UNITED STATES
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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ITEM 1.01. | ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT |
New Senior Secured Credit Facility
On January 26, 2021, the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority d/b/a Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (the “Company”) entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) among the Company, the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut (the “Tribe”), Citizens Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, and the other lenders and financial institutions party thereto, providing for a $262.875 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “New Senior Secured Credit Facility”). The New Senior Secured Credit Facility will mature on April 14, 2023.
The initial drawing under the New Senior Secured Credit Facility, together with the proceeds from the Notes (defined below), was used to (i) prepay all amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2016 (as amended, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Tribe, Citizens Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, and the other lenders and financial institutions party thereto, (ii) prepay all amounts outstanding under the Loan Agreement (Main Street Priority Loan Facility), dated as of December 1, 2020 (the “Main Street Loan Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Tribe, and Liberty Bank, as lender, (iii) repay certain debt obligations of the Company to the Tribe and (iv) pay related fees and expenses. The New Senior Secured Credit Facility will otherwise be available for general corporate purposes.
The Credit Agreement contains certain customary covenants applicable to the Company and its restricted subsidiaries, including covenants governing: incurrence of indebtedness, incurrence of liens, payment of dividends and other distributions, investments, asset sales, affiliate transactions and mergers or consolidations. Additionally, the Credit Agreement includes financial maintenance covenants pertaining to total leverage, secured leverage and fixed charge coverage, as well as a minimum liquidity covenant. The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default relating to, among other things, failure to make payments, breach of covenants and breach of representations.
Borrowings under the New Senior Secured Credit Facility will bear interest as follows: (i) for base rate loans, a base rate equal to the highest of (x) the prime rate, (y) the federal funds rate plus 50 basis points and (z) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 100 basis points (the highest of (x), (y) and (z), the “base rate”), plus a leverage-based margin of 100 to 275 basis points; and (ii) for Eurodollar rate loans, the applicable LIBOR rate (subject to a 0.75% LIBOR floor) plus a leverage-based margin of 200 to 375 basis points. The Company is also required to pay a leverage-based undrawn commitment fee on the New Senior Secured Credit Facility of between 37.5 and 50 basis points. Interest on Eurodollar rate loans is payable in arrears at the end of each applicable interest period, but not less frequently than quarterly. Interest on base rate advances is payable quarterly in arrears.
The New Senior Secured Credit Facility is fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by each of Downs Racing, L.P., Backside, L.P., Mill Creek Land, L.P., Northeast Concessions, L.P., Mohegan Commercial Ventures PA, LLC, Mohegan Basketball Club LLC, Mohegan Ventures-Northwest, LLC and Mohegan Golf, LLC (the “Guarantors”; and the Guarantors other than Mohegan Basketball Club LLC, the “Grantors”). The New Senior Secured Credit Facility is secured on a first priority senior secured basis by collateral constituting substantially all of the Company’s and Grantors’ assets. In the future, certain other subsidiaries of the Company may be required to become Guarantors and/or Grantors in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement and related loan documents.
The foregoing description of certain provisions of the New Senior Secured Credit Facility is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
New Senior Secured Notes
On January 26, 2021, the Company issued $1.175 billion in aggregate principal amount of second priority senior secured notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) in a private placement. On the same date, the Company, the Guarantors and the Tribe entered into an indenture agreement (the “Indenture”) with U.S. Bank National Association, the trustee for the Notes.
The Notes bear interest payable at a fixed rate of 8.000% per annum and mature on the earlier of February 1, 2026 and the Springing Maturity Date (as defined in the Indenture). Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing on August 1, 2021. The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by each of the Guarantors and will be guaranteed by each other restricted subsidiary of the Company that becomes a guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Notes. The Notes are secured on a second priority senior secured basis by collateral constituting substantially all of the Company’s and Grantors’ assets.
Prior to February 1, 2023, the Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date, plus the “make-whole” premium described in the Indenture. Prior to February 1, 2023, the Company may, during the twelve-month period commencing on the issue date of the Notes and during the twelve-month period subsequent to such initial twelve-month period and prior to February 1, 2023, redeem in each such twelve-month period up to 10% of the initial aggregate principal amount of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date, provided that if the Company does not redeem 10% of the initial aggregate principal amount of the Notes during the initial twelve-month period commencing on the issue date of the Notes, the Company may, in the subsequent period prior to February 1, 2023, redeem the Notes in an amount that does not exceed 10% of the initial aggregate principal amount of the Notes plus the difference between (i) 10% of the initial aggregate principal amount of the Notes and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of any Notes redeemed during such initial twelve-month period. On or after February 1, 2023, the Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at the redemption prices set forth in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date.
The Indenture contains certain customary covenants, including in respect of the Company’s and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to incur additional debt, pay dividends or distributions, make certain investments, create liens on assets, enter into transactions with affiliates, merge or consolidate with another company or sell assets. The Indenture includes customary events of default, including, but not limited to, failure to make required payments and failure to comply with certain covenants.
The proceeds from the Notes were used as described above.
The foregoing description of certain provisions of the Indenture is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 1.02. | TERMINATION OF A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT |
Prepayment of Existing Credit Agreement
On January 26, 2021, the Company prepaid all amounts outstanding under, and terminated, the Existing Credit Agreement.
Prepayment of Main Street Loan Agreement
On January 26, 2021, the Company prepaid all amounts outstanding under, and terminated, the Main Street Loan Agreement.
ITEM 2.04. | TRIGGERING EVENTS THAT ACCELERATE OR INCREASE A DIRECT OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT |
The disclosures in Item 1.02 of this Current Report are incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 8.01. | OTHER EVENTS |
On January 26, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the refinancing transactions described in this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
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On January 26, 2021, the Company entered into amendments with respect to the Mohegan Expo Credit Facility (through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mohegan Expo) and the Guaranteed Credit Facility (each as defined in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020) in order to, among other things, provide waivers relating to disclosures in the Company’s Form 10-K regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
This report is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of, the Notes or any other securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.
ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) Exhibits.
* | Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon its request. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 27, 2021 | MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY D/B/A MOHEGAN GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT | |||||
By: | /s/ Ralph James Gessner, Jr. | |||||
Ralph James Gessner, Jr. Chairman, Management Board |
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Exhibit 4.1
Execution Version
MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY,
as ISSUER
8.000% SECOND PRIORITY SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2026
INDENTURE
Dated as of January 26, 2021
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority of The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
the Guarantors
U.S. Bank National Association
Trustee
Execution Version
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 |
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE | ||||||
Section 1.01. |
Definitions | 1 | ||||
Section 1.02. |
Other Definitions | 31 | ||||
Section 1.03. |
Rules of Construction | 31 | ||||
ARTICLE 2 |
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THE NOTES |
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Section 2.01. |
Form and Dating | 32 | ||||
Section 2.02. |
Execution and Authentication | 33 | ||||
Section 2.03. |
Registrar and Paying Agent | 33 | ||||
Section 2.04. |
Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust | 34 | ||||
Section 2.05. |
Holder Lists | 34 | ||||
Section 2.06. |
Transfer and Exchange | 34 | ||||
Section 2.07. |
Replacement Notes | 45 | ||||
Section 2.08. |
Outstanding Notes | 45 | ||||
Section 2.09. |
Treasury Notes | 46 | ||||
Section 2.10. |
Temporary Notes | 46 | ||||
Section 2.11. |
Cancellation | 46 | ||||
Section 2.12. |
Defaulted Interest | 46 | ||||
Section 2.13. |
CUSIP Numbers | 46 | ||||
ARTICLE 3 |
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REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT |
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Section 3.01. |
Notices to Trustee | 47 | ||||
Section 3.02. |
Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed | 47 | ||||
Section 3.03. |
Notice of Redemption | 47 | ||||
Section 3.04. |
Effect of Notice of Redemption | 48 | ||||
Section 3.05. |
Deposit of Redemption Price | 48 | ||||
Section 3.06. |
Notes Redeemed in Part | 49 | ||||
Section 3.07. |
Optional Redemption | 49 | ||||
Section 3.08. |
Redemption Pursuant to Gaming Law | 49 | ||||
Section 3.09. |
Mandatory Redemption | 50 | ||||
Section 3.10. |
Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds | 50 |
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ARTICLE 4 |
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COVENANTS |
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Section 4.01. |
Payment of Notes |
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Section 4.02. |
Maintenance of Office or Agency | 52 | ||||
Section 4.03. |
Reports | 52 | ||||
Section 4.04. |
Compliance Certificate | 55 | ||||
Section 4.05. |
Taxes | 55 | ||||
Section 4.06. |
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws | 55 | ||||
Section 4.07. |
Restricted Payments | 56 | ||||
Section 4.08. |
Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries | 59 | ||||
Section 4.09. |
Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock | 60 | ||||
Section 4.10. |
Asset Sales | 63 | ||||
Section 4.11. |
Transactions with Affiliates | 64 | ||||
Section 4.12. |
Liens | 65 | ||||
Section 4.13. |
Line of Business | 66 | ||||
Section 4.14. |
Existence of the Authority and Maintenance of the Lease | 66 | ||||
Section 4.15. |
Offer to Repurchase at the Option of Holders upon Change of Control | 66 | ||||
Section 4.16. |
[Reserved] | 67 | ||||
Section 4.17. |
Sale and Leaseback Transactions | 67 | ||||
Section 4.18. |
Limitation on Issuances and Sales of Equity Interests in Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries | 68 | ||||
Section 4.19. |
[Reserved] | 68 | ||||
Section 4.20. |
Guarantees | 68 | ||||
Section 4.21. |
Ownership Interests in the Authority | 68 | ||||
Section 4.22. |
[Reserved] | 68 | ||||
Section 4.23. |
Restrictions on Leasing and Dedication of Property | 68 | ||||
Section 4.24. |
Maintenance of Insurance | 69 | ||||
Section 4.25. |
Gaming Licenses | 69 | ||||
Section 4.26. |
[Reserved] | 70 | ||||
Section 4.27. |
Suspension of Covenants | 70 | ||||
Section 4.28. |
Maintenance of Properties | 70 | ||||
Section 4.29. |
Defense of Credit Documents | 70 | ||||
ARTICLE 5 |
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SUCCESSORS |
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Section 5.01. |
Liquidation or Dissolution | 71 | ||||
ARTICLE 6 |
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DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES |
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Section 6.01. |
Events of Default | 71 | ||||
Section 6.02. |
Acceleration | 73 | ||||
Section 6.03. |
Other Remedies | 74 | ||||
Section 6.04. |
Waiver of Past Defaults | 74 | ||||
Section 6.05. |
Control by Majority | 74 | ||||
Section 6.06. |
Limitation on Suits | 74 | ||||
Section 6.07. |
Rights of Holders to Bring Suit for Payment | 75 | ||||
Section 6.08. |
Collection Suit by Trustee | 75 | ||||
Section 6.09. |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim | 75 | ||||
Section 6.10. |
Priorities | 75 | ||||
Section 6.11. |
Undertaking for Costs | 76 |
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ARTICLE 7 |
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TRUSTEE |
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Section 7.01. |
Duties of Trustee | 76 | ||||
Section 7.02. |
Rights of Trustee | 77 | ||||
Section 7.03. |
Individual Rights of Trustee | 78 | ||||
Section 7.04. |
Trustees Disclaimer | 78 | ||||
Section 7.05. |
Notice of Defaults | 78 | ||||
Section 7.06. |
[Reserved] | 78 | ||||
Section 7.07. |
Compensation and Indemnity | 78 | ||||
Section 7.08. |
Replacement of Trustee | 79 | ||||
Section 7.09. |
Successor Trustee by Merger, etc. | 80 | ||||
Section 7.10. |
Eligibility; Disqualification | 80 | ||||
ARTICLE 8 |
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SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; LEGAL DEFEASANCE |
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AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE |
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Section 8.01. |
Satisfaction and Discharge | 80 | ||||
Section 8.02. |
Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance | 81 | ||||
Section 8.03. |
Legal Defeasance and Discharge | 81 | ||||
Section 8.04. |
Covenant Defeasance | 82 | ||||
Section 8.05. |
Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance | 82 | ||||
Section 8.06. |
Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions | 83 | ||||
Section 8.07. |
Repayment to Authority | 84 | ||||
Section 8.08. |
Reinstatement | 84 | ||||
ARTICLE 9 |
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AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER |
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Section 9.01. |
Without Consent of Holders | 84 | ||||
Section 9.02. |
With Consent of Holders | 85 | ||||
Section 9.03. |
[Reserved] | 87 | ||||
Section 9.04. |
Revocation and Effect of Consents | 87 | ||||
Section 9.05. |
Notation on or Exchange of Notes | 87 | ||||
Section 9.06. |
Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc. | 88 | ||||
ARTICLE 10 |
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GUARANTEES |
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Section 10.01. |
Unconditional Guarantee | 88 | ||||
Section 10.02. |
Severability | 89 | ||||
Section 10.03. |
Release of Guarantor | 89 | ||||
Section 10.04. |
Limitation on Amount Guaranteed | 89 | ||||
Section 10.05. |
Waiver of Subrogation | 90 | ||||
Section 10.06. |
Execution of Guarantee | 90 | ||||
Section 10.07. |
Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws | 90 |
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ARTICLE 11 |
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COLLATERAL AND SECURITY |
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Section 11.01. |
The Collateral | 91 | ||||
Section 11.02. |
Further Assurances; After-Acquired Property | 91 | ||||
Section 11.03. |
Impairment of Security Interest | 92 | ||||
Section 11.04. |
[Reserved] | 92 | ||||
Section 11.05. |
Post-Closing Actions Relating to Collateral | 92 | ||||
Section 11.06. |
Release of Liens on the Collateral | 94 | ||||
Section 11.07. |
Authorization of Actions to Be Taken by the Trustee or the Collateral Trustee Under the Security Documents | 96 | ||||
Section 11.08. |
[Reserved] | 97 | ||||
Section 11.09. |
[Reserved] | 97 | ||||
Section 11.10. |
Amendments to the Security Documents | 97 | ||||
Section 11.11. |
Application of Proceeds from Sale of Collateral | 98 | ||||
ARTICLE 12 |
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COVENANTS OF THE TRIBE |
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Section 12.01. |
Negative Covenants of the Tribe | 99 | ||||
Section 12.02. |
Affirmative Covenants of the Tribe | 101 | ||||
Section 12.03. |
Additional Agreements and Acknowledgments of the Tribe | 101 | ||||
ARTICLE 13 |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 13.01. |
Limitations on Management Activities | 102 | ||||
Section 13.02. |
[Reserved] | 103 | ||||
Section 13.03. |
Notices | 103 | ||||
Section 13.04. |
[Reserved] | 105 | ||||
Section 13.05. |
Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent | 105 | ||||
Section 13.06. |
Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion | 105 | ||||
Section 13.07. |
[Reserved] | 105 | ||||
Section 13.08. |
Rules by Trustee and Agents | 105 | ||||
Section 13.09. |
Dispute Resolution and Consent to Suit | 106 | ||||
Section 13.10. |
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders | 108 | ||||
Section 13.11. |
Governing Law | 108 | ||||
Section 13.12. |
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements | 109 | ||||
Section 13.13. |
Successors | 109 | ||||
Section 13.14. |
Severability | 109 | ||||
Section 13.15. |
Counterpart Originals | 109 | ||||
Section 13.16. |
Table of Contents, Headings, etc. | 109 |
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Schedule I Mortgaged Property
EXHIBITS | ||
Exhibit A | FORM OF NOTE | |
Exhibit B | FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER | |
Exhibit C | FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE | |
Exhibit D | FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR | |
Exhibit E | FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS |
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Execution Version
INDENTURE dated as of January 26, 2021, by and among the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority of The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut (the Authority), The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut (the Tribe), the Guarantors (as defined below) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the Trustee).
The Authority, the Guarantors, the Tribe and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes (as defined below):
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01. Definitions.
144A Global Note means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.
Acquired Indebtedness means, with respect to any specified Person: (i) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is consolidated or merged with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, including, without limitation, Indebtedness incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person consolidating or merging with or into or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person; and (ii) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
Additional Notes means the Authoritys 8.000% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2026 issued under this Indenture other than Initial Notes.
Adjusted Net Assets of a Guarantor at any date shall mean the lesser of the amount by which (x) the fair value of the property of such Guarantor exceeds the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities (after giving effect to all other fixed and contingent liabilities), but excluding liabilities under the Guarantee, of such Guarantor at such date and (y) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Guarantor at such date exceeds the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Guarantor on its debts (after giving effect to all other fixed and contingent liabilities and after giving effect to any collection from any Subsidiary of such Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such Subsidiary under the Guarantee), excluding Indebtedness in respect of the Guarantee, as they become absolute and matured.
Affiliate of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, control, as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise. For purposes of this definition, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with shall have correlative meanings. For the avoidance of doubt, each Governmental Component of the Tribe shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Tribe and each other Governmental Component of the Tribe.
Agent means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar.
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Applicable Premium means, with respect to any Note on any applicable Redemption Date, the greater of:
(1) | 1% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Note; and |
(2) | the excess of: |
(a) the present value at such Redemption Date of (i) the redemption price of the Note, at February 1, 2023 (such redemption price being set forth in the table appearing in the Note under Optional Redemption) plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the Note through February 1, 2023 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points; over
(b) the then outstanding principal amount of the Note.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.
Asset Sale means: (i) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets or rights (including, without limitation, by way of a sale and leaseback) other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; provided that the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by Section 4.15 and not by Section 4.10 hereof; and (ii) the issuance by any of the Authoritys Restricted Subsidiaries of Equity Interests or the sale by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Equity Interests in any of their respective Subsidiaries.
Notwithstanding the preceding, the following items shall not be deemed to be Asset Sales: (i) any single transaction or series of related transactions that: (a) involves assets having a fair market value of less than $15.0 million; or (b) results in net proceeds to the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries of less than $15.0 million; (ii) a transfer of assets between or among the Authority and its Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries; (iii) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary to the Authority or to another Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary; (iv) a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted by Section 4.07 hereof; (v) any Extraordinary Loss; (vi) transfers of assets as a result of foreclosure of a Permitted Lien; (vii) any lease or sublease not prohibited by Section 4.23 hereof; (viii) the licensing, on a non-exclusive basis (including the provision of software under an open source license), of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business; (ix) the sale or other transfer of Income Assets in connection with a Permitted Lease Financing; and (x) any Resort Transaction.
Attributable Debt in respect of a sale (including sale or other disposition of an interest in a leasehold) and leaseback transaction means, at the time of determination, the present value of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction including any period for which such lease has been extended (or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended). Such present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP.
Authority means the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority together with any subdivision, agency or subunit that has no separate legal existence from the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, and any successor and assignee thereto.
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Bank Credit Facility means the credit agreement, entered into as of the Issue Date, among the Authority, as borrower, the Tribe, the lenders party thereto from time to time and Citizens Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, including any related notes, guarantees, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and in each case as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, Replaced or refinanced from time to time.
Bank Product Obligations has the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
Bankruptcy Code means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled Bankruptcy, as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
Bankruptcy Law means the Bankruptcy Code and any similar federal, state, tribal or foreign law for the relief of debtors or insolvency.
BIA means the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Business Day means any day other than a Legal Holiday.
Capital Lease Obligation means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations (under FASB ASC Topic 840) or a financing lease (under FASB ASC Topic 842) under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
Capital Stock means: (i) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock; (ii) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock; (iii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and (iv) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person. For the avoidance of doubt, the Tribes ownership interest in the Authority and the Authoritys and its Restricted Subsidiaries ownership interest in Restricted Subsidiaries of the Authority shall be deemed to be Capital Stock.
Cash Equivalents means: (i) United States dollars; (ii) securities 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 the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition; (iii) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers acceptances with maturities not exceeding six months and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any lender party to the Bank Credit Facility or with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million and a Thomson BankWatch Rating of B or better; (iv) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (iii) above; (v) commercial paper having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Moodys Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poors Ratings Group and in each case maturing within six months after the date of acquisition; and (vi) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (i)-(v) of this definition.
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Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the Authority ceases to be a wholly owned unit, instrumentality or subdivision of the Tribe; (ii) the Authority (including any employees, agents, independent contractors, managers, operators or other Persons to which the Authority has delegated its right to operate the Resort in compliance with this Indenture) ceases to have the exclusive legal right to operate the Resort; (iii) the Authority fails to retain in full force and effect at all times all material governmental consents, permits or legal rights necessary for the operation of the Resort and such failure results in the cessation of gaming operations at the Resort for a period of more than 90 consecutive days; or (iv) the sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the consolidation or merger of the Authority with or into, any other Person (other than a consolidation or merger with a Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority in which the Authority is the surviving entity).
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking, S.A.
Collateral means, collectively, the Property pledged or purported to be pledged to the Collateral Trustee pursuant to the Security Documents and any additional Property pledged to the Collateral Trustee pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture and the Security Documents. The Collateral shall not include any Protected Assets or any Excluded Assets.
Collateral Trust Agreement means the Collateral Trust Agreement, dated the Issue Date, among the Authority, the Guarantors, the Collateral Trustee, the Trustee, and Citizens Bank, N.A., as administrative and collateral agent under the Bank Credit Facility, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, or Replaced from time to time in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and the terms thereof.
Collateral Trustee means Citizens Bank, N.A., in its capacity as collateral trustee for the benefit of the Holders and the other Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) pursuant to the Collateral Trust Agreement.
Compact means the tribal-state Compact entered into between the Tribe and the State of Connecticut pursuant to IGRA, dated May 17, 1994, together with that certain Memorandum of Understanding, dated May 17, 1994, as such may be amended, or such other Compact as may be substituted therefor.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the fixed rate United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity most comparable to February 1, 2023, that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practices, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to February 1, 2023.
Comparable Treasury Price means, as to any Redemption Date:
(i) the average of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date, as set forth in the daily statistical release (or any successor release) published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and designated Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities; or
(ii) if such release (or any successor release) is not published or does not contain such prices on such Business Day, (A) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest or lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (B) if the Trustee obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
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Completion Guarantee and Keep-Well Agreement means (i) the guarantee by the Authority or a Restricted Subsidiary of the completion of the development, construction and opening of a new gaming facility by an Affiliate of the Authority, (ii) the agreement by the Authority or a Restricted Subsidiary to advance funds, property or services on behalf of an Affiliate of the Authority in order to maintain the financial condition of such Affiliate in connection with the development, construction and opening of a new gaming facility and/or related amenities and facilities by such Affiliate and (iii) performance bonds incurred in the ordinary course of business; provided that, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, such guarantee or agreement is entered into in connection with obtaining financing for such gaming facility and/or related amenities and facilities or is required by a Gaming Regulatory Authority.
Consolidated Cash Flow means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus:
(i) an amount equal to (a) any extraordinary loss, plus (b) any net loss realized in connection with an Asset Sale, in each case to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(ii) provision for taxes based on the income or profits, gross receipts or revenue of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such provision for taxes was included in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(iii) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued (including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers acceptance financings, and net payments, if any, pursuant to Hedging and Swap Obligations), to the extent that such consolidated interest expense was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(iv) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of goodwill and other intangibles, but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period), non-cash charges associated with equity option plans and other non-cash expenses (excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus (or minus)
(v) non-cash items decreasing (increasing) such Consolidated Net Income for such period; plus (or minus)
(vi) any loss (or gain) of the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries arising from a change in GAAP; plus
(vii) pre-opening costs and expenses, to the extent such charges or expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(viii) charges and expenses relating to (A) any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness of the Authority or a Restricted Subsidiary, (B) any Investment that results in a Person that is not a Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (C) any sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any Property by the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary, any designation or any redesignation of a Subsidiary that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a
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Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (D) any acquisition or Investment constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of another Person or of interests in a joint venture, in each case with a fair market value of at least $10.0 million or constituting all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, (E) the making of any Restricted Payment, or (F) expenses of the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in connection with reduction-in-force, severance and similar operational restructuring programs, integration costs, personnel restructuring, relocation or integration costs, one-time compensation charges and the amount of any signing, retention and completion bonuses and other similar restructuring cash charges and expenses; provided that the aggregate amount of additions made to Consolidated Cash Flow for such period pursuant to this clause (viii) shall not exceed 10.0% of Consolidated Cash Flow in the aggregate for any such period (after giving effect to this clause (viii)),
all determined on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Leverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of total consolidated Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness in respect of clauses (iii), (vi), (vii) and (viii) of the definition of Indebtedness (except (A) with respect to clause (iii), to the extent any letter of credit has been drawn, and (B) with respect to clauses (vii) and (viii), to the extent such guarantee or Lien has been called upon or enforcement action with respect thereto taken)) of the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date that is not Subordinated Indebtedness to Consolidated Cash Flow of the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of determination, with such adjustments as are consistent with the adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
Consolidated Net Income means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that, without duplication:
(i) the Net Income of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary thereof;
(ii) the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Guarantor) shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders;
(iii) the Net Income of any Person acquired after the Issue Date in a business combination for any period prior to the date of such acquisition shall be excluded;
(iv) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles shall be excluded;
(v) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, in each case pursuant to GAAP, shall be excluded;
(vi) charges and expenses relating to the Refinancing Transactions shall be excluded; and
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(vii) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, shall be excluded; provided that to the extent not otherwise included in calculating Consolidated Net Income, the Consolidated Net Income of the specified Person shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period.
Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of total consolidated secured Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness in respect of clauses (iii), (vi), (vii) and (viii) of the definition of Indebtedness (except (A) with respect to clause (iii), to the extent any letter of credit has been drawn, and (B) with respect to clauses (vii) and (viii), to the extent such guarantee or Lien has been called upon or enforcement action with respect thereto taken)) of the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date to Consolidated Cash Flow of the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of determination, with such adjustments as are consistent with the adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any determination of the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio for purposes of Section 4.09(b)(ii) hereof, any unsecured Indebtedness outstanding or to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(ii) hereof, shall be deemed to be secured by a Parity Lien.
Constitution means the Constitution of the Tribe adopted by the Tribe and ratified by the Tribes members by Tribal Referendum dated April 12, 1996, as amended August 10, 2002, as amended September 6, 2003, as amended May 2, 2004, as amended November 30, 2007, as amended June 16, 2010, as amended February 23, 2014, and as it may be further amended from time to time.
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 13.03 hereof or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Authority.
Credit Facility means (i) the Bank Credit Facility, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, restructured, renewed, refinanced, restated, Replaced or refunded in whole or in part from time to time, and (ii) whether or not the Credit Facility referred to in clause (i) remains outstanding, one or more (A) debt facilities or commercial paper facilities, providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing, financing of Income Assets or letters of credit, (B) debt securities, indentures or other forms of debt financing, or (C) instruments or agreements evidencing any other Indebtedness, in each case, with the same or different borrowers or issuers and, in each case, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, restructured, renewed, refinanced, restated, Replaced or refunded in whole or in part from time to time.
Custodian means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Global Notes, or any successor entity thereto.
Default means any event that is or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be an Event of Default.
Definitive Note means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto.
Depositary means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.
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Designated Non-cash Consideration means non-cash consideration received by the Authority or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated by the Authority as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an Officers Certificate, setting forth the fair market value of such non-cash consideration and the basis of such valuation, executed by the principal financial officer of the Authority.
Disqualified Stock means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date on which the Notes mature; provided, however, that any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Authority to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or an Asset Sale shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Authority may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.07 hereof.
Earth Hotel Lease means that certain sublease dated February 1, 2015, by and between the Authority and Mohegan Tribal Finance Authority, including all exhibits and schedules attached thereto (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time).
Eligible Assets means (i) any assets comprising the Resort; (ii) any interest of the Tribe, directly or through an instrumentality or subsidiary of the Tribe (excluding the Authority and its Subsidiaries) in any casino gaming operation; and (iii) any interest of the Tribe in a commercial activity and assets of the Tribe, such instrumentality or subsidiary employed in or derived from a commercial activity. For the avoidance of doubt, Eligible Assets shall not include any Protected Assets.
Equity Interests means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Excluded Assets has the meaning given to such term in the Security Agreement.
Existing Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Authority and the Restricted Subsidiaries in existence on the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Facility and the Notes issued on the Issue Date), including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Existing Senior Unsecured Notes, outstanding on the Issue Date.
Existing Senior Unsecured Notes means the Authoritys 7.875% Senior Notes due 2024 to the extent outstanding on the Issue Date.
Extraordinary Loss means any loss, destruction or damage to Property of the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, of any such Property, or confiscation or requisition of use of any such Property.
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Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, repays, redeems, repurchases or retires any Indebtedness (other than revolving credit borrowings, except to the extent the commitments with respect to such borrowings are permanently reduced therewith) or issues or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated but prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the Calculation Date), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom) to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, repayment, redemption, repurchase or retirement of Indebtedness, or such issuance or redemption of preferred stock, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period.
In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:
(i) acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations and including any related financing transactions, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date shall be deemed to have occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period and Consolidated Cash Flow for such reference period shall be calculated without giving effect to clause (iii) of the proviso set forth in the definition of Consolidated Net Income;
(ii) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations, businesses or Income Assets disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, shall be excluded; and
(iii) the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, shall be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date.
Fixed Charges means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(i) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers acceptance financings, and net payments, if any, pursuant to Hedging and Swap Obligations in respect of interest rates; plus
(ii) the consolidated interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus
(iii) any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is (A) guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, but only if such guarantee has been called upon in whole or in part or (B) secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, but only if an enforcement action with respect to such Lien is taken; plus
(iv) the product of (a) all cash dividend payments or other distributions on any series of preferred equity of such Person, times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal,
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in each case, on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP.
Funded Debt means, with respect to any specified Person, any Indebtedness of such Person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables), whether or not contingent, that is (1) in respect of borrowed money or advances or (2) evidenced by loan agreements, bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), whether or not then available or drawn. For the avoidance of doubt, Funded Debt shall not include Hedging and Swap Obligations or Bank Product Obligations.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect on the Issue Date; provided that lease obligations not capitalized under GAAP as in effect on October 14, 2016 shall not be deemed to constitute Indebtedness under this Indenture as a result of any change in GAAP after such date, regardless of whether such lease obligations were incurred on, before or after such date.
Gaming means any and all activities defined as Class II or Class III Gaming under IGRA or authorized under the Compact.
Gaming License means every license, franchise or other authorization required to own, lease, operate or otherwise conduct gaming activities of the Tribe or the Authority, including, without limitation, all such licenses granted under the Tribal Gaming Ordinance, and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and other applicable federal, state, foreign or local laws.
Gaming Regulatory Authority means any agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, office or instrumentality of any nature whatsoever of the United States or any foreign or tribal government, any state, province or any city or other political subdivision, whether now or hereafter existing, or any officer or official thereof, including, without limitation, the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Commission or any other agency, with authority to regulate any gaming operation (or proposed gaming operation) owned, managed or operated by the Tribe or the Authority.
Global Note Legend means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(ii) hereof, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
Global Notes means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(iv) or 2.06(d)(ii) hereof.
Government Securities means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America, and for the payment of which the United States pledges its full faith and credit.
Government Service Payments means: (i) Priority Distributions; (ii) amounts equal to those reflected on each annual audited income statement of the Authority as prepared in accordance with GAAP relating to payment for governmental goods and services (including charges for utilities, police and fire department services, health and emergency medical services, gaming commission and surveillance services, gaming disputes court and legal services, workers compensation and audit committee services, human resources services, finance and information technology services, construction, development and environmental related services, rental or lease agreements, the pro rata portion of Tribal Council costs and salaries attributable to the operations of the Authority, and similar pro rata costs of other tribal
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departments, in each case, only to the extent that the costs of such departments are attributable to the operations of the Authority) made by the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Tribe or any of its representatives, political subunits, councils, agencies, instrumentalities or subsidiaries; provided that goods and services purchased pursuant to this clause (ii) shall be priced consistent with past practice, (iii) payments to the Tribe pursuant to the Lease, (iv) payments to the Tribe or any agency, instrumentality or political subunit or Affiliate thereof (other than Restricted Investments) pursuant to the terms of transactions entered into in compliance with the applicable requirements of Section 4.11 hereof and for the purpose of (a) developing gaming, hotel, retail, entertainment and other related or ancillary facilities to be owned, leased, licensed or managed by the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, pursuant to the terms of a Resort Transaction) or (b) acquiring goods and services with respect to which the Authority reasonably determines that the Tribe (or the applicable agency, instrumentality or political subunit or Affiliate thereof) is the best reasonably available supplier (but excluding, in any event, transactions in the nature of consulting, advisory or like arrangements), (v) payments pursuant to arrangements contemplated by clauses (i), (iii), (ix) and (x) of Section 4.11(b), (vi) payments to the Tribe for taxes, fees, charges and assessments permitted under Section 12.01(a), (vii) charges under the Tribal Gaming Ordinance in respect of the NIGC and (viii) fees imposed by the NIGC under IGRA.
Governmental Authority means the government of the United States, a foreign nation or the Tribe, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
Governmental Component means, with respect to the Tribe or any other government, any corporation, board, enterprise, authority, division, branch, political subdivision, agency, instrumentality or governmental component directly or indirectly owned or controlled by the Tribe or such other government. For the avoidance of doubt, the Issuer and its Subsidiaries are Governmental Components of the Tribe.
guarantee means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner (including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness.
Guarantee means the joint and several guarantee by the Guarantors of the Note Obligations on the terms set forth in this Indenture.
Guarantors means the Pocono Subsidiaries, the WNBA Subsidiary, Mohegan Ventures-Northwest, LLC, Mohegan Golf, LLC and each other Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority that becomes a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
Hedging and Swap Obligations means, with respect to any Person: (i) the obligations of such Person under interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements; and (ii) the obligations of such Person under other agreements or arrangements relating to, or the value of which is dependent upon, interest rates, or currency exchange rates or indices.
Holder means a Person in whose name a Note is registered.
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IAI Global Note means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee that may be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes transferred to Institutional Accredited Investors in accordance with this Indenture.
IGRA means the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., as the same may, from time to time, be amended.
Income Assets means income streams, including income and profits and other contractual rights, created under leases or other agreements for the use or occupancy of the whole or part of real property, lessor rights under any lease and ancillary assets or property related thereto, from time to time held, acquired or otherwise owned by the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority; provided that such interests, and related assets or property, shall relate to the retail, food and beverage, cell tower or other non-gaming operations of the Authority or its Subsidiaries.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent, in respect of: (i) borrowed money; (ii) bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments; (iii) letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof) or bankers acceptances; (iv) Capital Lease Obligations and Attributable Debt; (v) the balance, deferred and unpaid, of the purchase price of any property, except any such balance that constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable; (vi) any Hedging and Swap Obligations; (vii) all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person, but not in an amount in excess of the fair market value of the applicable collateral); and (viii) to the extent not otherwise included, the guarantee by such specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person, if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than in respect of clauses (iii), (vi), (vii) and (viii)) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness does not include the obligations of the Authority under the Priority Distribution Agreement.
The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be: (i) in the case of Hedging and Swap Obligations, the net amount payable by the applicable Person in the event of termination of the agreements governing such Hedging and Swap Obligations; (ii) the accreted value thereof, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount; and (iii) the principal amount thereof, together with any interest thereon that is more than 30 days past due, in the case of any other Indebtedness.
Indenture means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
Independent Investment Banker means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers or another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Treasury Dealer appointed by the Authority.
Indirect Participant means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.
Initial Notes means the $1,175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture on the Issue Date.
Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding means:
(i) any voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary;
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(ii) any other voluntary or involuntary insolvency, reorganization or bankruptcy case or proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding, with respect to the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary or with respect to a material portion of the Authoritys or any Restricted Subsidiarys assets;
(iii) any case or proceeding for the liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or winding up of the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy; or
(iv) any case or proceeding relating to the assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshaling of assets and liabilities of the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary.
Institutional Accredited Investor means an institutional accredited investor as described in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act.
Investments means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of direct or indirect loans (including guarantees of Indebtedness or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority, the Authority shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the fair market value of the Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in Section 4.07(d) hereof.
Issue Date means the date of first issuance of the Notes under this Indenture.
Issue Date Payment means the payment to the Tribe on or about the Issue Date, solely to permanently prepay existing subordinated Indebtedness of the Authority to the Tribe in a principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 (and to pay accrued interest thereon).
Junior Lien Debt means any Funded Debt of the Authority or any Guarantor secured by Junior Liens on the Collateral that was permitted to be incurred and so secured under this Indenture; provided that:
(i) on or before the date on which such Funded Debt is incurred by the Authority or such Guarantor, as applicable, such Funded Debt is designated by the Authority, in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Collateral Trustee, as Junior Lien Debt for purposes of this Indenture and the Collateral Trust Agreement or Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable; provided that no Indebtedness may be designated as Junior Lien Debt if also designated as Priority Lien Debt or Parity Lien Debt; and
(ii) either (A) the Collateral Trust Agreement has been amended or amended and restated to provide for third lien debt that is subject to lien subordination terms and provisions that are (x) customary for such Indebtedness, (y) based on the lien subordination terms and provisions applicable to the Notes relative to the Priority Lien Debt and (z) and no more favorable to the holders of such third lien debt relative to the holders of Parity Lien Debt than the comparable provisions of the Collateral Trust Agreement are to holders of Parity Lien Debt relative to holders of Priority Lien Debt (in each case, as determined by the Authority in good faith), and the Junior Lien Debt Representative with respect to such Indebtedness has duly executed and delivered a joinder to the Collateral Trust Agreement as a Junior Lien Debt Representative (or comparable term) thereunder or (B) the Junior Lien Debt Representative with respect to such Indebtedness, the Authority, the Guarantors, and the Collateral Trustee have duly executed and delivered a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
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Junior Lien Debt Cap means, as of any date of determination, the maximum amount of Junior Lien Debt that may be incurred by the Authority such that, after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, any other incurrence of Indebtedness or the grant of any Lien on such date of determination and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio would not exceed 4.25 to 1.0.
Junior Lien Debt Obligations means Junior Lien Debt and all other Obligations in respect thereof.
Junior Lien Debt Representative means the administrative agent, collateral agent, trustee or similar entity for the lenders or holders of obligations, as applicable, under any Junior Lien Debt of a series, together with its successors and permitted assigns.
Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement means a customary intercreditor agreement entered into by and among the Authority, the Guarantors, the Collateral Trustee and one or more Junior Lien Debt Representatives, providing for third lien debt that is subject to lien subordination terms and provisions (x) customary for such Indebtedness, (y) based on the lien subordination terms and provisions applicable to the Notes relative to the Priority Lien Debt and (z) no more favorable to the holders of such third lien debt relative to holders of Parity Lien Debt than the comparable provisions of the Collateral Trust Agreement are to holders of Parity Lien Debt relative to holders of Priority Lien Debt (in each case, as determined by the Authority in good faith), as the same may be amended, supplemented, modified, replaced or restated in accordance with the terms thereof.
Junior Liens means Liens granted to the Collateral Trustee or to another agent for the holders of any Junior Lien Debt Obligations upon the Collateral which Liens rank junior to the Parity Liens pursuant to the Collateral Trust Agreement or a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
Key Project Asset Sale means any Asset Sale of Key Project Assets.
Key Project Assets means: (i) the Lease and any real property or interest in real property comprising the Resort held in trust for the Tribe by the United States; (ii) any improvements (including, without limitation, the Resort) to the leasehold estate under the Lease or such real property comprising the Resort (but excluding any obsolete personal property or real property improvements determined by the Authority to be no longer useful to the operations of the Resort); and (iii) any business records of the Authority or the Tribe relating to the operation of the Resort; provided, notwithstanding the foregoing, Key Project Assets shall not include any interest in the Lease or the real property (including improvements) subject thereto or any reasonably related interests and rights to the extent the related real property is not then developed for use in Gaming at Mohegan Sun.
Laws means, collectively, (i) all international, foreign, federal, tribal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, in each case to the extent binding upon any relevant Person, (ii) any interpretation or administration of the items described in clause (i) by any Governmental Authority which has the binding force of law, and (iii) all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority which any relevant Person is obligated to conform to as a matter of law.
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Lease means that certain Amended and Restated Lease, dated October 14, 2016, by and between the Tribe and the Authority, as the same has been amended or hereafter may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof and of this Indenture.
Lease Financing Amount means, with respect to any Permitted Lease Financing, as of the date of any incurrence of Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(i), the aggregate net cash proceeds to any Special Purpose Financing Subsidiary under any Permitted Lease Financing in connection with the sale of, or the obtaining of loans secured by, Income Assets by such Special Purpose Financing Subsidiary, as the same may be reduced from time to time by collections with respect to such Income Assets or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the documents or agreements evidencing, relating to, or otherwise governing such Permitted Lease Financing (but excluding any such collections used to make payment of interest).
Leased Property means that certain land and improvements thereon located in the Town of Montville, County of New London and State of Connecticut and owned by the United States of America, in trust for the Tribe and leased to the Authority pursuant to the Lease.
Legal Holiday means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York or at a place of payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the intervening period.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction).
Management Board means the Management Board of the Authority or any authorized committee of the Management Board of the Authority, as applicable.
Mohegan Golf Property means the golf course at Mohegan Sun Country Club at Pautipaug.
Mohegan Sun means the casino property and related transportation, retail, dining and entertainment facilities, including the Casino of the Sky and Casino of the Earth, and the Sky Hotel Tower (including any future expansions thereof), owned by the Authority commonly known as Mohegan Sun and located in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Mortgaged Property means the real property described in Schedule I hereto and each other real property hereafter encumbered by a Mortgage pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture or the Security Documents.
Net Income means, with respect to any Person for any period, the net income (loss) of such Person for such period, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of dividends on preferred interests, excluding, however:
(i) any gain or loss, together with any related provision for taxes on such gain or loss, realized in connection with (A) any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, dispositions pursuant to sale leaseback transactions), (B) the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (C) any sale, transfer or other disposition of Income Assets in connection with Permitted Lease Financings or otherwise;
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(ii) (A) any extraordinary or nonrecurring item, together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary or nonrecurring item and (B) any severance expenses or charges pertaining to workforce reductions;
(iii) any fees, expenses or charges related to any incurrence, refinancing, Replacement or repurchase of or tender for any Indebtedness that was permitted to be incurred under this Indenture (including without limitation the incurrence of the Notes issued on the Issue Date and the entry into and/or incurrence of Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Facility on the Issue Date); and
(iv) in the case of any Person that is a partnership or a limited liability company, the amount of withholding for tax purposes of such Person for such period.
Net Proceeds means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale) or Extraordinary Loss (excluding business interruption and delay in completion insurance proceeds), net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale or Extraordinary Loss, including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions and any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, taxes paid or payable as a result thereof, in each case after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements, and amounts required (other than pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof) to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness, secured by a Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale or Extraordinary Loss, and any reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP.
NIGC means the National Indian Gaming Commission.
Non-Tribal Entity means each Guarantor that is not a Tribal Entity.
Non-U.S. Person means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.
Northeast Gaming Operations means casino gaming operations, projects or developments in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont or Maine. For the avoidance of doubt, Northeast Gaming Operations does not include hotel, retail or other non-gaming activities, whether or not co-located with casino and other gaming operations.
Note Obligations means the Notes and any related Obligations under the Notes, this Indenture and the Security Documents.
Notes means, collectively, the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes, in each case as issued pursuant to this Indenture.
Obligations means any principal, interest, default interest, penalties, fees, indemnification, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness (including, without limitation, interest accruing thereon after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding).
Offering Memorandum means the final offering memorandum relating to the offering of the Initial Notes, dated January 15, 2021.
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Officer means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice President of such Person and, in the case of the Authority, shall include members of the Management Board.
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed on behalf of the Authority by an Officer of the Authority, who is the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Authority.
Opinion of Counsel means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Authority, the Tribe or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority or the Trustee.
Ownership Interest means, with respect to any Person, Capital Stock of such Person or any interest which carries the right to elect or appoint any members of the Management Board or the Board of Directors or other executive office of such Person.
Parity Lien Debt means:
(a) the Initial Notes and the guarantees thereof;
(b) any other Funded Debt of the Authority or any Guarantor secured by Parity Liens on Collateral that was permitted to be incurred and so secured under this Indenture; provided that in the case of Funded Debt referred to in this clause (b):
(i) on or before the date on which such Funded Debt is incurred by the Authority or such Guarantor, as applicable, such Indebtedness is designated by the Authority, in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Collateral Trustee, as Parity Lien Debt for purposes of this Indenture and the Collateral Trust Agreement; provided that no Funded Debt may be designated as Parity Lien Debt if also designated as Priority Lien Debt; and
(ii) the Parity Lien Representative with respect to such Funded Debt has duly executed and delivered a joinder to the Collateral Trust Agreement and any other applicable Security Documents.
Parity Lien Documents means, collectively, with respect to any Parity Lien Debt, the agreements, documents and instruments providing for or evidencing any Parity Lien Obligations, including the definitive documentation in respect of such Parity Lien Debt (including without limitation this Indenture and the Security Documents), the security documents and any collateral trust agreement, intercreditor or joinder agreement among any holders of Parity Lien Obligations with respect to such Parity Lien Debt (or binding upon one or more of such holders or their representatives), to the extent such are effective at the relevant time, as each may be amended, restated, supplemented, modified, renewed or extended from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Collateral Trust Agreement.
Parity Lien Obligations means Parity Lien Debt and all other Obligations in respect thereof (including any Hedging and Swap Obligations incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(viii) and/or Bank Product Obligations, in each case that constitute Secured Obligations or Obligations pursuant to any series of Parity Lien Debt).
Parity Lien Representative means the administrative agent, collateral agent, trustee or similar entity for the lenders or holders of obligations, as applicable, under any Parity Lien Debt of a series, together with its successors and permitted assigns.
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Parity Lien Secured Parties means, at any relevant time, (a) the Collateral Trustee, (b) the Trustee, (c) each other Parity Lien Representative, and (d) the holders of Parity Lien Obligations.
Parity Liens means Liens granted to the Collateral Trustee, at any time, upon the Collateral to secure Parity Lien Obligations.
Participant means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).
Paying Agent means an office or agency maintained by the Authority pursuant to the terms of this Indenture where Notes may be presented for payment.
Permitted Asset Swap means the exchange by the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary of any assets for other assets from a Person; provided that the assets received in such exchange are believed by the Authority in good faith to be of substantially equivalent value and substantially all of which are either (i) long term assets that are used or useful in the Principal Business, (ii) cash or (iii) any combination of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii).
Permitted Encumbrances means:
(i) inchoate Liens incident to construction or maintenance of real property, and Liens incident to construction or maintenance of real property now or hereafter filed of record for which adequate accounting reserves have been set aside and which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and have not proceeded to judgment; provided that, no such real property is subject to a material risk of loss or forfeiture by reason of nonpayment of the obligations secured by such Liens;
(ii) Liens for taxes and assessments on Property which are not yet past due and Liens for taxes and assessments on Property for which adequate reserves have been set aside and are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and have not proceeded to judgment; provided that no such Property is subject to a material risk of loss or forfeiture by reason of nonpayment of the obligations secured by such Liens;
(iii) minor defects and irregularities in title to any real property which in the aggregate do not materially impair the fair market value or use of the real property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held;
(iv) easements, exceptions, reservations, or other agreements granted or entered into after the Issue Date for the purpose of pipelines, conduits, cables, wire communication lines, power lines and substations, streets, trails, walkways, drainage, irrigation, water, and sewerage purposes, dikes, canals, ditches, the removal of oil, gas, coal, or other minerals, and other like purposes affecting real property which in the aggregate do not materially burden or impair the fair market value or use of such real property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held;
(v) rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority by Law to control or regulate, or obligations or duties under Law to any Governmental Authority with respect to, the use of any real property;
(vi) rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority by Law to control or regulate, or obligations or duties under Law to any Governmental Authority with respect to, any right, power, franchise, grant, license or permit;
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(vii) present or future zoning laws and ordinances or other laws and ordinances restricting the occupancy, use or enjoyment of real property;
(viii) statutory Liens, other than those described in clauses (i) or (ii) above, arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to obligations which are not delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that, if delinquent, adequate reserves have been set aside with respect thereto and no Property is subject to a material risk of loss or forfeiture by reason of nonpayment;
(ix) Liens consisting of pledges or deposits made in connection with obligations under workers compensation laws, unemployment insurance or similar legislation, including Liens of judgments thereunder which are not currently dischargeable;
(x) Liens consisting of pledges or deposits of Property to secure performance in connection with operating leases made in the ordinary course of business to which the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party as lessee; provided the aggregate value of all such pledges and deposits in connection with any such lease does not at any time exceed 10% of the annual fixed rentals payable under such lease;
(xi) Liens consisting of deposits of Property to secure statutory obligations of the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business;
(xii) Liens consisting of deposits of Property to secure (or in lieu of) surety, appeal or customs bonds in proceedings to which the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party in the ordinary course of its business;
(xiii) Liens created by or resulting from any litigation or legal proceeding involving the Authority or a Restricted Subsidiary which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that adequate reserves have been set aside with respect thereto, and such Liens are discharged or stayed within 60 days of creation and no Property is subject to a material risk of loss or forfeiture; and
(xiv) encumbrances consisting of the rights of tenants/lessees under retail, restaurant or other commercial leases at the Resort, Pocono or concerning any other property owned by the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary and associated rights of such tenants under subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements, including without limitation in connection with a Resort Transaction.
Permitted Investments means:
(i) any Investment in the Authority or in a Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority;
(ii) any Investment in cash or Cash Equivalents;
(iii) any Investment by the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority in a Person engaged in the Principal Business or a Related Business, if as a result of such Investment such Person (a) becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority and a Guarantor or (b) is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, a Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority;
(iv) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.10 hereof;
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(v) any Investment in any Persons engaged in the Principal Business or a Related Business having an aggregate fair market value (as reasonably determined in good faith by the Management Board and measured as of the date of such Investment, without giving effect to any subsequent increases or decreases in value) not to exceed, at any one time outstanding as of the date of any such Investment, the sum of (A) (i) $225.0 million if the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.00 to 1.00 after giving effect to the incurrence of any such Investment or (ii) $100.0 million if the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio exceeds 5.00 to 1.00 after giving effect to the incurrence of any such Investment and (B) any cash returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayment, income and similar amounts) actually received by the Authority or its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any such Investment;
(vi) payroll advances to employees of the Authority or its Restricted Subsidiaries for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2.0 million at any one time outstanding;
(vii) accounts and notes receivable if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and which are payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms;
(viii) Investments consisting of or related to Hedging and Swap Obligations, so long as such Hedging and Swap Obligations are not used for speculative purposes;
(ix) Investments in entities conducting Northeast Gaming Operations with the proceeds of equity contributions from the Tribe, provided such equity contributions shall not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 4.07(a)(C);
(x) Investments consisting of or pursuant to Completion Guarantee and Keep-Well Agreements;
(xi) Investments existing on the Issue Date;
(xii) Investments in a Special Purpose Financing Subsidiary to the extent such Investments are made in connection with Permitted Lease Financings; and
(xiii) guarantees of Indebtedness of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary up to $150.0 million at any one time outstanding.
Permitted Lease Financings means one or more financings, securitizations or similar transactions or series of transactions pursuant to which the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries sells, assigns, contributes, grants an interest in or otherwise transfers Income Assets (and/or grants a Lien on such Income Assets transferred or purported to be transferred) to one or more Special Purpose Financing Subsidiaries for consideration (which may include debt or equity received as consideration for or as a portion of the purchase price of the Income Assets transferred, or any other instrument through which the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has rights to or receives distributions in respect of any excess or residual interest in the Income Assets) in an amount not less than the fair market value, at the time of transfer of such Income Assets, that would be attributed to such Income Assets by an unaffiliated third party purchasing the Income Assets in an arms-length sale transaction, as determined in good faith by the Management Board; provided, however, that Permitted Lease Financings will not include any such transaction, unless, as of the date of any increase in the Lease Financing Amount with respect to such transaction, the Authority could incur secured Indebtedness under Section 4.09(b)(i) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of such increase in the Lease Financing Amount (as determined after giving effect to any repayment of Indebtedness in connection therewith but without giving effect to Section 4.09(b)(i)(A)(y)).
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Permitted Liens means:
(i) Liens securing Indebtedness that was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred under clauses (v) (provided that such Liens do not extend to any property owned by the Authority or a Restricted Subsidiary other than the property being financed), (vii) and (xi) of Section 4.09(b) hereof;
(ii) Liens held by the Collateral Trustee securing the Notes issued on the Issue Date and the Guarantees thereof;
(iii) Priority Liens securing Priority Lien Debt incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(i) or Section 4.09(b)(xiv) hereof, together with any guarantees thereof and any Priority Lien Obligations relating thereto;
(iv) Parity Liens securing Parity Lien Debt incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(i), Section 4.09(b)(ii) or Section 4.09(b)(xiv) hereof, together with any guarantees thereof and any Parity Lien Obligations relating thereto;
(v) Junior Liens securing Junior Lien Debt (x) incurred as Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Existing Senior Unsecured Notes (provided that such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness (A) has a final maturity date later than the date that is 91 days after the Stated Maturity of the Notes and (B) does not require any scheduled repayments of principal until the date that is 91 days after the Stated Maturity of the Notes), (y) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the Junior Lien Debt Cap and/or (z) incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(i), Section 4.09(b)(ii), Section 4.09(b)(x) or Section 4.09(b)(xiv), in each case together with any guarantees thereof and any Junior Lien Debt Obligations relating thereto;
(vi) Liens in favor of the Authority or a Restricted Subsidiary;
(vii) Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Liens permitted by clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this definition of Permitted Liens);
(viii) Permitted Encumbrances and Permitted Rights of Others;
(ix) Liens in favor of the Tribe representing the ground lessors interest under the Lease;
(x) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by the Authority or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition; provided, further, that such Liens do not extend to any other property owned by the Authority or a Restricted Subsidiary;
(xi) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Authority or a Restricted Subsidiary with respect to obligations that do not exceed $500,000 at any one time outstanding and that (a) are not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credit (other than trade credit in the ordinary course of business) and (b) do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the property or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of business by the Authority;
(xii) Liens created by or resulting from any legal proceeding with respect to which the Authority or a Restricted Subsidiary is prosecuting an appeal proceeding for review; provided, however, that any reserve or other appropriate provision as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor and such legal proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to any such Lien;
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(xiii) Liens securing Indebtedness (other than Priority Lien Debt and Parity Lien Debt) permitted under Section 4.09 hereof; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness secured by Liens pursuant to this clause (xiii) shall not exceed $35.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;
(xiv) Liens in respect of assets of the WNBA Subsidiary in favor of WNBA, LLC or its designees to secure obligations of the WNBA Subsidiary under the WNBA Agreements;
(xv) Rights of Others granted pursuant to the WNBA Agreements consisting of the right to use the Mohegan Sun Arena for scheduled home games of the Connecticut Sun and related basketball activities;
(xvi) Liens to secure Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(vi) and any guarantees thereof; provided, however, that (a) the original Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, Replaced, defeased or refunded by such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness was secured by a Lien permitted to be incurred under this Indenture, (b) the new Lien incurred pursuant to this clause (xvi) is limited to all or part of the same property and assets (or type of property and assets) that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to which the original Lien was created, could secure, the original Lien; and (c) unless the new Lien incurred pursuant to this clause (xvi) is junior in priority to the Liens securing the Notes, the new Lien incurred pursuant to this clause (xvi) cannot rank senior to the Lien which secured the original Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, Replaced, defeased or refunded by such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
(xvii) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 4.09(b)(xiii); and
(xviii) Liens encumbering Income Assets purported to be sold or otherwise transferred in connection with Permitted Lease Financings.
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness means any Indebtedness of the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to acquire, repurchase, retire, extend, refinance, renew, Replace, defease or refund, other Indebtedness of the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that:
(i) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of (or accreted value, if applicable), plus accrued interest with respect to the Indebtedness so acquired, repurchased, retired, extended, refinanced, renewed, Replaced, defeased or refunded (plus the amount of prepayment premiums, consent fees and reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith);
(ii) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness (A) has a final maturity date later than the earlier of (x) the final maturity date of the Indebtedness being acquired, repurchased, retired, extended, refinanced, renewed, Replaced, defeased or refunded and (y) the date that is 91 days after the Stated Maturity of the Notes, and (B) has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity (x) equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being acquired, repurchased, retired, extended, refinanced, renewed, Replaced, defeased or refunded or (y) does not require any scheduled repayments of principal until the date that is 91 days after the Stated Maturity of the Notes;
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(iii) if the Indebtedness being acquired, repurchased, retired, extended, refinanced, renewed, Replaced, defeased or refunded is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes on terms at least as favorable to the Holders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, Replaced, defeased or refunded; and
(iv) such Indebtedness is incurred either by the Authority or by the Restricted Subsidiary who is the obligor on the Indebtedness being acquired, repurchased, retired, extended, refinanced, renewed, Replaced, defeased or refunded.
Permitted Right of Others means a Right of Others consisting of (a) an interest (other than a legal or equitable co-ownership interest, an option or right to acquire a legal or equitable co-ownership interest and any interest of a ground lessor under a ground lease) that does not materially impair the value or use of property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held, (b) an option or right to acquire a Lien that would be a Permitted Encumbrance, (c) rights pursuant to contracts in respect of Asset Sales (and dispositions excluded from the definition of Asset Sale) permitted under this Indenture and (d) the reversionary interest of a landlord under a lease of Property.
Permitted Tribal Payments means payments for governmental goods and services provided to the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by the Tribe or any of its representatives, political subunits, councils, agencies, instrumentalities or subsidiaries, in each case to the extent included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA (including charges for utilities, police and fire department services, health and emergency medical services, gaming commission and surveillance services, gaming disputes court and legal services, workers compensation and audit committee services, human resources services, finance and information technology services, construction, development and environmental related services, rental or lease agreements, the pro rata portion of Tribal Council costs and salaries attributable to the operations of the Authority, and similar pro rata costs of other tribal departments), in each case, to the extent that the costs of such departments are reasonably attributable to the operations of the Authority, provided that such payments are not duplicative of taxes imposed by the Tribe upon the Authority and its operations.
Person means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or agency or political subdivision, instrumentality or subunit thereof (including any subdivision or ongoing business of any such entity or substantially all of the assets of any such entity, subdivision or business).
Pocono means the harness racetrack and casino known as Mohegan Sun Pocono, located in Plains Township, Pennsylvania, and related assets.
Pocono Subsidiaries means, collectively, (a) Downs Racing, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership, Backside, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership, Mill Creek Land, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership, Northeast Concessions, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership, and Mohegan Commercial Ventures PA, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, and their respective successors, and (b) any other Persons formed as Restricted Subsidiaries of the Authority for the purpose of owning or operating Pocono and the businesses related thereto.
Principal Business means (i) (a) Gaming and (b) hotel and resort businesses and any activity or business incidental, directly or indirectly related, or similar thereto, or any business or activity that is a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto, including, without limitation, any golf, entertainment, transportation, recreation or other activity or business designed to promote, market, support, develop, construct or enhance Gaming and other businesses, in either case operated by the Authority at the Resort, and (ii) casino gaming and related businesses (including, without limitation, those described in clause (i)(b) above) located outside the Tribes reservation.
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Priority Distribution Agreement means that certain Priority Distribution Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2001, between the Tribe and the Authority, as amended December 31, 2014 (as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, so long as a true, correct and complete copy of any such amendment, restatement, supplement or modification has been provided to the Trustee).
Priority Distributions means distributions to the Tribe by the Authority in an aggregate amount not to exceed in any fiscal year (inclusive of Priority Distributions made prior to the Issue Date under the Existing Indebtedness) the greater of (i) $70.0 million and (ii) 20% of Consolidated Cash Flow for the prior fiscal year; provided that, subject to the next succeeding proviso, not more than $25.0 million of the Priority Distributions permissible in any fiscal year shall be made in any fiscal quarter; provided, further, that the amount of Priority Distributions permitted to be made in any fiscal quarter shall be increased by the unused amount of Priority Distributions (without the accrual of interest thereon) allocated for any prior fiscal quarter. Priority Distributions include priority distribution payments made by the Authority under the Priority Distribution Agreement.
Priority Lien Debt means:
(a) Indebtedness incurred under the Bank Credit Facility (excluding any Replacement thereof, it being understood that any Replacement thereof may constitute Priority Lien Debt pursuant to clause (b) of this definition); and
(b) other Indebtedness (including letters of credit and reimbursement obligations with respect thereto) of the Authority or any Guarantor that was permitted to be incurred and so secured under this Indenture; provided that in the case of Indebtedness referred to in this clause (b):
(i) on or before the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred by the Authority or such Guarantor, as applicable, such Indebtedness is designated by the Authority, in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Collateral Trustee, as Priority Lien Debt for purposes of this Indenture and the Collateral Trust Agreement; provided that no Indebtedness may be designated as Priority Lien Debt if also designated as Parity Lien Debt or Junior Lien Debt; and
(ii) the Priority Lien Representative with respect to such Indebtedness has duly executed and delivered a joinder to the Collateral Trust Agreement as a Priority Lien Representative thereunder.
Priority Lien Obligations means Priority Lien Debt and all other Obligations in respect thereof (including any Hedging and Swap Obligations incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(vii) and/or Bank Product Obligations, in each case that constitute Secured Obligations or Obligations pursuant to any series of Priority Lien Debt).
Priority Lien Representative means the administrative agent, collateral agent, trustee or similar entity for the lenders or holders of obligations, as applicable, under any Priority Lien Debt of a series, together with its successors and permitted assigns.
Priority Liens means Liens granted to the Collateral Trustee, at any time, upon the Collateral to secure Priority Lien Obligations.
Private Placement Legend means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(i) hereof to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.
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Property of a Person means any and all property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible, or mixed, of such Person, or other assets owned, leased or operated by such Person.
Protected Assets means (i) any assets of the Tribe, or any instrumentality or subsidiary of the Tribe against which it would be a violation of federal law, applicable state law or the Compact to encumber or to enforce remedies hereunder; (ii) any real property held in trust in the name of the United States or subject to restrictions against alienation by the United States for the benefit of the Authority or the Tribe and all improvements, fixtures and accessions affixed or attached to such real property; (iii) any deposit or securities account of the Tribe or any instrumentality or subsidiary of the Tribe, and any money, securities or other assets credited thereto, in each case (a) held for the purpose of collecting and disbursing funds for payroll, medical insurance, workers compensation claims and other purposes related thereto, (b) held in escrow or pursuant to a fiduciary obligation on behalf of, or for the benefit of, one or more Persons other than the Authority or a Guarantor or (c) held for contract health or social services under federal laws or contracts; (iv) any assets of the Tribe employed in the provision of governmental services (including real property and related improvements, fixtures and accessions affixed or attached to such real property used for tribal housing, health care, education, museum or general governmental services) or containing or constituting materials of cultural significance; (v) any ownership interest in Gaming of the Tribe (but excluding any proceeds thereof); and (vi) any account receivable in respect of or other entitlement to Permitted Tribal Payments and Priority Distributions (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, any receipts or proceeds of such account receivable or entitlement to the extent not otherwise constituting a Protected Asset).
QIB means a qualified institutional buyer as defined in Rule 144A.
Qualified Gaming Company means a Person that, together with its Subsidiaries, has a minimum of five years experience in operating casinos, gaming facilities or gaming enterprises and which has derived at least $150.0 million of revenue for its last four fiscal quarters from activities relating to the gaming business, other than Internet gaming.
Redemption Date means, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, in whole or in part, the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
Reference Treasury Dealer means Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and their respective successors. If any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a Primary Treasury Dealer), the Authority will appoint in its place another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.
Refinancing Transactions means the offering of the Initial Notes, the entry into the Bank Credit Facility, the termination of the credit facilities with respect to which the Bank Credit Facility and the Initial Notes are a Replacement and the use of proceeds from the offering of the Initial Notes to refinance such facilities as described in the Offering Memorandum.
Registrar means an office or agency maintained by the Authority pursuant to the terms of this Indenture where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange.
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Regulation S means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
Regulation S-X means Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act.
Regulation S Global Note means a Global Note in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee, that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.
Regulatory Debt Facility means one or more debt facilities entered into pursuant to the laws, rules or regulations of any Governmental Authority (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any agency or instrumentality of the United States, including the Federal Reserve and other federal bank regulatory agencies) promulgated under any legislation, rule or regulation providing for economic relief or assistance in response to an emergency, pandemic or disaster (including, without limitation, the Main Street Lending Program, the CARES Act or any other legislation, regulation, act or similar law in response to, or related to the effect of, COVID-19), in each case, as amended, supplemented, restated, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, repaid, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time.
Related Business means any business related to the Principal Business.
Replacement means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance or replace, or to issue other Indebtedness (Replacement Indebtedness), in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness in whole or in part. Replaced and Replacement shall have correlative meanings.
Resort means the multi-amenity gaming and entertainment resort located on the existing reservation of the Tribe located adjacent to Uncasville, Connecticut and the convention center, retail facilities, arena, hotel and improvements constructed or proposed to be constructed on the existing reservation, including the Casino of the Sky, Casino of the Wind and Casino of the Earth, and the Sky Hotel Tower (including any future expansions thereof) but excluding (i) any obsolete personal property or real property improvement reasonably determined by the Authority in good faith to be no longer useful or necessary to the operations or support of the Resort and (ii) any equipment leased from a third party in the ordinary course of business.
Resort Transaction means, to the extent in compliance with the applicable requirements of Section 4.11, (i) the sale, sub-lease or other disposition of a portion of the Lease and reasonably related interests and rights to the extent the related real property is not then otherwise developed for use in Gaming at Mohegan Sun to the Tribe or any other Person for the purpose of permitting the Tribe or such Person to construct hotel, retail, entertainment or other related assets on such Authority Property and (ii) if applicable, the lease, license or other contract for use by the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary of such facilities.
Responsible Officer when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the Global Corporate Trust department of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
Restricted Definitive Note means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.
Restricted Global Note means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.
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Restricted Investment means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
Restricted Period means, with respect to any Notes, the period of 40 consecutive days beginning on and including the later of (a) the day on which such Notes are first offered to persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) in reliance on Regulation S, notice of which day shall be promptly given by the Authority to the Trustee, and (b) the Issue Date, and with respect to any Additional Notes that are subject to a restricted period, it means the comparable period of 40 consecutive days.
Restricted Subsidiary of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Right of Others means, as to any Property in which a Person has an interest, (a) any legal or equitable right, title or other interest (other than a Lien) held by any other Person in or with respect to that Property, and (b) any option or right held by any other Person to acquire any right, title or other interest in or with respect to that Property, including any option or right to acquire a Lien.
Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 144A means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 903 means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 904 means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Security Agreement means that certain Second Lien Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by the Authority, each Guarantor (other than the WNBA Subsidiary) as of the date hereof and each future Restricted Subsidiary that may subsequently become party thereto in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the ratable benefit of Holders and the other Parity Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), as amended, modified, renewed, restated, amended and restated, or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its terms.
Security Documents means the Collateral Trust Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, all security agreements, pledge agreements, collateral assignments, mortgages, deeds of trust or other grants or transfers for security or agreements related thereto executed and delivered by the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary creating or perfecting (or purporting to create or perfect) a Lien upon Collateral in favor of the Collateral Trustee to secure the Note Obligations, in each case, as amended, modified, renewed, restated, amended and restated, or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its terms.
series means, with respect to any Indebtedness, severally, each series of such Indebtedness for which a single transfer register is maintained.
Significant Subsidiary means any Subsidiary that would be a significant subsidiary as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, as such regulation is in effect on the Issue Date.
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SNDA means a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement, substantially in the form attached as an exhibit to the Collateral Trust Agreement, with such changes from the form as the Authority may direct the Collateral Trustee to make (provided that such changes are not, when taken as a whole, materially adverse to any holder of Parity Lien Obligations, as evidenced by an Officers Certificate delivered to the Collateral Trustee), executed by the Collateral Trustee and a tenant of the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at Mohegan Sun, Pocono or other venues operated by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Special Purpose Financing Subsidiary means an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Authority established in connection with, and in order to effectuate, a Permitted Lease Financing which Unrestricted Subsidiary meets the following criteria: (a) the business activities of such Unrestricted Subsidiary consists solely of engaging in one or more Permitted Lease Financings and any activities reasonably related or ancillary thereto (including the purchase and financing of Income Assets), (b) no portion of the Indebtedness (including any Permitted Lease Financing) of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Unrestricted Subsidiary is guaranteed by or otherwise recourse to the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than reasonable and customary undertakings in respect of the Income Assets transferred to such Special Purpose Financing Subsidiary, (c) such Unrestricted Subsidiary is not party to any contracts, agreements, arrangements or understanding with the Authority or its Restricted Subsidiaries other than on terms that are no less favorable to the Authority or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained by the Authority or such Restricted Subsidiary from a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Authority and (d) neither the Authority nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any obligation to maintain or preserve such Unrestricted Subsidiarys financial condition or cause such Unrestricted Subsidiary to achieve certain levels of operating results.
Specified Employee Compensation Payments means payments to the Tribe in respect of the Authoritys executive benefit plan, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 per annum, that would otherwise be paid as compensation to employees of the Authority who are participants of the plan.
Springing Maturity Date means the earlier of (i) the date that is ninety-one (91) days prior to the final maturity date of the Existing Senior Unsecured Notes, unless, on such date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Existing Senior Unsecured Notes is less than $50.0 million and (ii) the date that is ninety-one (91) days prior to the maturity date of any Indebtedness incurred to refinance, in whole or in part, the Existing Senior Unsecured Notes, unless on such date the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness (together with the aggregate principal amount of any Existing Senior Unsecured Notes then outstanding) is less than $50.0 million. As of the Issue Date, the Existing Senior Unsecured Notes mature on October 15, 2024.
Stated Maturity means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which such payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid including as a result of any mandatory sinking fund payment or mandatory redemption in the documentation governing such Indebtedness in effect on the date hereof or, if such Indebtedness is incurred after the Issue Date, in the original documentation governing such Indebtedness, and shall not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
Subordinated Indebtedness means any Indebtedness that by its terms is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Note Obligations.
Subsidiary means: (i) any instrumentality or subdivision or subunit of the Authority that has a separate legal existence or status or whose property and assets would not otherwise be bound to the terms of this Indenture; or (ii) with respect to any other Person, any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of the shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof. The Tribe and any other instrumentality of the Tribe that is not also an instrumentality or subdivision or subunit of the Authority shall not be a Subsidiary of the Authority.
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Town Agreement means that certain Agreement, dated as of June 16, 1994, between the Tribe and the Town of Montville, Connecticut, as amended up to the Issue Date.
Treasury Rate means, for any Redemption Date, an annual rate equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date. The semiannual equivalent yield to maturity will be computed as of the third Business Day immediately preceding such Redemption Date.
Tribal Council means the Tribes nine member elected council which exercises all the legislative and executive powers of the Tribe.
Tribal Entity means the Authority and each Guarantor that conducts Gaming activities pursuant to IGRA.
Tribal Gaming Ordinance means the ordinance and any amendments thereto, and all related or implementing ordinances or regulations, including, without limitation, the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Ordinance, enacted on July 28, 1994 as Ordinance 94-1, and which are enacted by the Tribe or authorize and regulate gaming on the existing reservation of the Tribe located adjacent to Uncasville, Connecticut pursuant to IGRA.
Tribal Tax Code means any sales, use, room occupancy and related excise taxes, including admissions and cabaret taxes and any other tax (other than income tax) that may be imposed by the State of Connecticut or local governments in the surrounding area that the Tribe may impose on the Authority, its patrons or operations; provided, however, that the rate and scope of such taxes shall not be more onerous than those imposed by the State of Connecticut or local governments in the surrounding area.
Tribe means The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, a sovereign tribe recognized by the United States of America pursuant to 25 C.F.R. § 83.
Trustee means the party named as such above until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.
Unrestricted Definitive Note means one or more Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
Unrestricted Global Note means a permanent Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary, representing the Notes that do not bear the Private Placement Legend.
Unrestricted Subsidiary means, in each case, (i) Mohegan Gaming Advisors, LLC; MGNV Holding, LLC; Mohegan Global Holding Corporation; Mohegan Lacrosse, LLC; Mohegan Earth Hotel, LLC; and Salishan-Mohegan, LLC; (ii) subject to the second paragraph of this definition, any Subsidiary of the Authority that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Management Board in the manner provided below and (iii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Management Board may designate any Restricted Subsidiary (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary of the Authority) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary owns any Capital Stock of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that either (A) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total assets of $1,000 or less or (B) if such Subsidiary has assets greater than $1,000, such designation would not be prohibited by Section 4.07 hereof.
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Any such designation by the Management Board shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the resolution of the Management Board giving effect to such designation and an Officers Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions and was permitted by Section 4.07 hereof. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the foregoing requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority as of such date (and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 4.09 hereof, the Authority shall be in default of such Section). The Authority may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such designation shall be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation shall only be permitted if (a) such Indebtedness is permitted by Section 4.09 hereof, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period, and (b) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.
U.S. Person means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act.
Voting Stock of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Management Board or Board of Directors, as the case may be, of such Person.
Weighted Average Life to Maturity means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment, by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of any Person means a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock or other Ownership Interests of which (other than directors qualifying shares) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person.
WNBA Agreements means, collectively, the WNBA Membership Agreement between WNBA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the WNBA Subsidiary and the related guarantee executed by the Authority in favor of WNBA, LLC, in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
WNBA Subsidiary means Mohegan Basketball Club LLC, a limited liability company formed under the Laws of the Tribe and a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Authority, which is the owner and operator of the Womens National Basketball Association franchise known as the Connecticut Sun.
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Section 1.02. Other Definitions.
Term |
Defined in Section | |||
Affiliate Transaction |
4.11 | |||
Asset Sale Offer |
4.10 | |||
Asset Sale Offer Price |
4.10 | |||
Authentication Order |
2.02 | |||
Change of Control Offer |
4.15 | |||
Change of Control Payment |
4.15 | |||
Change of Control Payment Date |
4.15 | |||
Covenant Defeasance |
8.04 | |||
Credit Documents |
13.01 | |||
Creditor Parties |
13.01 | |||
DTC |
2.03 | |||
Event of Default |
6.01 | |||
Excess Proceeds |
4.10 | |||
incur |
4.09 | |||
Lease Transaction |
4.23 | |||
Legal Defeasance |
8.03 | |||
Management Activities |
13.01 | |||
Moodys |
4.27 | |||
Mortgage |
11.05 | |||
Offer Amount |
3.10 | |||
Offer Period |
4.10 | |||
Paying Agent |
2.03 | |||
Payment Default |
6.01 | |||
Primary Treasury Dealer |
1.01 | |||
Purchase Date |
3.10 | |||
Rating Event Date |
4.27 | |||
Registrar |
2.03 | |||
Reinstated Covenants |
4.27 | |||
Reinstatement Date |
4.27 | |||
Restricted Payments |
4.07 | |||
Suspended Covenants |
4.27 | |||
Suspension Period |
4.27 | |||
S&P |
4.27 | |||
Title Authority |
11.05 | |||
Title Policy |
11.05 | |||
Title Policies |
11.05 | |||
UCC |
4.03 |
Section 1.03. Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(c) or is not exclusive;
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(d) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;
(e) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and
(f) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement of successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time.
In addition, for all purposes under this Indenture, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdictions laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
ARTICLE 2
THE NOTES
Section 2.01. Form and Dating.
(a) General. The Notes and the Trustees certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Authority, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
(b) Global Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.
(c) Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System and Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking and Customer Handbook of Clearstream shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Notes that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream. Following the expiration of the Restricted Period, beneficial interests in any temporary Regulation S Global Note issued pursuant to Rule 903 will be exchanged for beneficial interests in a permanent Regulation S Global Note pursuant to the Applicable Procedures.
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(d) Regulation S Global Notes. The purchaser in a sale of beneficial interests in any Regulation S Global Note that occurs outside the United States of America (within the meaning of Regulation S), shall not, until the expiration of the 40-day distribution compliance period within the meaning of Rule 903 of Regulation S, make any offer or sale of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Notes to a U.S. person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. person within the meaning of Rule 902(k) of the Securities Act, except as otherwise permitted by the Securities Act. Furthermore, if beneficial interests in any Regulation S Global Notes are sold within the United States of America or to, or for the benefit of, a U.S. person pursuant to Rule 144A or pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act, such person must (a) hold its interest in the Notes offshore through Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, until the expiration of the 40-day distribution compliance period and (b) upon the expiration of such 40-day period, if requested by the Authority, certify to the Authority that it bought its beneficial interests pursuant to Rule 144A or pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act.
Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication.
Two Officers of the Authority shall sign the Notes for the Authority by manual or facsimile signature.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.
A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.
The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Authority signed by an Officer of the Authority (an Authentication Order), authenticate Notes for original issue, which order shall specify whether such notes are Initial Notes or Additional Notes. Initial Notes may be issued up to an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,175,000,000 (other than as provided in Section 2.07 hereof). Subject to compliance with Sections 4.09 and 4.12 hereof, Additional Notes may be issued in an unlimited principal amount.
The Notes shall be issued only in fully registered form, without coupons and only in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Authority to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Authority.
Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent.
The Authority shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (Registrar) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (Paying Agent). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Authority may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term Registrar includes any registrar and the term Paying Agent includes any additional paying agent. The Authority may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Authority shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Authority fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
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The Authority initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (DTC) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.
The Authority initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.
Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
The Authority shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium or interest on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Authority in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Authority at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Authority or a Restricted Subsidiary or an Affiliate) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Authority or a Restricted Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Authority, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
Section 2.05. Holder Lists.
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Authority shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders.
Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange.
Transfers and exchanges in the Notes will in all cases be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act.
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. Global Notes will be exchanged by the Authority for Definitive Notes if:
(i) the Authority delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Authority within 120 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary; or
(ii) the Authority in its sole discretion determines that the Global Notes (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to such effect to the Trustee.
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Other than as set forth above, Global Notes may be exchanged by the Authority for Definitive Notes only with the consent of the Authority (which may be granted or withheld by the Authority in its sole discretion). Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in (i) or (ii) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a), however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b) or (c) hereof.
(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also will require compliance with one of subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:
(i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; provided, however, that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person. Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i).
(ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either:
(1) both:
i. | a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and |
ii. | instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase; or |
(2) both (along with a consent in writing from the Authority, other than as provided in Section 2.06(a)(i) or Section 2.06(a)(ii)):
i. | a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and |
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ii. | instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above; |
Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall a Definitive Note be issued upon the transfer or exchange of any temporary Regulation S Global Note issued pursuant to 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period and the receipt by the Registrar of any certificate required pursuant to Rule 903 under the Securities Act.
(iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and the Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in a 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(2) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates, Opinion of Counsel and other information required in item (2) thereof, if applicable; and
(3) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in an IAI Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates, Opinion of Counsel, and other information required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
(iv) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) above, the Authority consents (in its sole discretion) to the issuance of an Unrestricted Global Note, and the Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or
(2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates, Opinion of Counsel, and other information required by item (4) thereof, if applicable;
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and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (iv), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar and the Authority to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
If any such transfer is effected pursuant to this subparagraph (iv) at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Authority shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to this subparagraph (iv) above.
Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.
(c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.
(i) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, and provided that the Authority has given its prior written consent to such exchange or transfer and the issuance of Restricted Definitive Note (which consent may be given or withheld in the Authoritys sole discretion) then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
(1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;
(2) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(3) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates, Opinion of Counsel and other information required in item (2) thereof, if applicable;
(4) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates, Opinion of Counsel and other information required in item (3)(a) thereof, if applicable;
(5) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (2) through (4) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates, Opinion of Counsel and other information required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;
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(6) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Authority or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or
(7) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,
the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Authority shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.
(ii) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if the Authority has given its prior written consent to such exchange or transfer and the issuance of an Unrestricted Definitive Note (which consent may be given or withheld in the Authoritys sole discretion) and the Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or
(2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (ii), if the Authority or the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, and such other certifications, certificates or information as the Authority or the Registrar so requests.
(iii) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note and the Authority has given its prior written consent to such exchange or transfer and the issuance of an Unrestricted Definitive Note (which consent may be given or withheld in the Authoritys sole discretion) then, upon satisfaction of the
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conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii) hereof, the Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Authority will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) will be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest requests through instructions to the Registrar from or through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee will deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) will not bear the Private Placement Legend.
(d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.
(i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
(1) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;
(2) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(3) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates, Opinion of Counsel and other information required by item (2) thereof, if applicable;
(4) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates, Opinion of Counsel and other information required by item (3)(a) thereof, if applicable;
(5) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (2) through (4) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates, Opinion of Counsel and other information required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;
(6) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Authority or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or
(7) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,
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the Trustee will cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (1) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (2) above, the 144A Global Note, in the case of clause (3) above, the Regulation S Global Note, in the case of clause (5) above, the IAI Global Note, and in the case of clause (7) above, the Unrestricted Definitive Note.
(ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if the Authority has given its prior written consent to such exchange or transfer and the issuance of an Unrestricted Global Note (which consent may be given or withheld in the Authoritys sole discretion) and the Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or
(2) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates, Opinion of Counsel, and other information required by item (4) thereof, if applicable;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (ii), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, and such other certifications, certificates or information as the Authority or the Registrar so requests.
Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee will cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.
(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee will cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.
If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraph (ii) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Authority will issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee will authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.
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(e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holders compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar will register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder must present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder must provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.06(e).
(i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(2) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates, Opinion of Counsel, and other information required by item (2) thereof, if applicable; and
(3) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates, Opinion of Counsel and other information required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
(ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if the Authority has given its prior written consent to such exchange or transfer and the issuance of an Unrestricted Definitive Note (which consent may be given or withheld in the Authoritys sole discretion) and the Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or
(2) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates, Opinion of Counsel, and other information required by item (4) thereof, if applicable;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (ii), if the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, and such other certifications, certificates or information as the Authority or the Registrar so requests.
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(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.
(f) Reserved.
(g) Legends. The following legends will appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
(i) Private Placement Legend.
(1) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION.
BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER REPRESENTS THAT
(1) IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, OR
(2) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES (WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT).
NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS [IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES: ONE YEAR] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: 40 DAYS] AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE AUTHORITY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE AUTHORITY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS NOTE (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF THIS SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE AUTHORITY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE NOTES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
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REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE AUTHORITYS AND THE TRUSTEES RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM.
(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(iv), (c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii) or (e)(iii) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) will not bear the Private Placement Legend.
(ii) Global Note Legend.
(1) Each Global Note will bear a legend in substantially the following form:
THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE AUTHORITY.
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (DTC), TO THE AUTHORITY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
(2) Additionally, each Global Note offered and sold to a QIB pursuant to Rule 144A will bear a legend in substantially the following form:
EACH PURCHASER OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.
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(iii) Original Issue Discount Legend. To the extent applicable, each Note will bear a legend in substantially the following form:
THIS SECURITY WAS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. A HOLDER MAY OBTAIN THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO MATURITY FOR SUCH SECURITY BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR SUCH INFORMATION TO: GENERAL COUNSEL, MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY, ONE MOHEGAN SUN BOULEVARD, UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT 06382, TELEPHONE NUMBER: (800) 862-8000.
(h) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note will be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note will be reduced accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note will be increased accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.
(i) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.
(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Authority will execute and the Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof or at the Registrars request.
(ii) No service charge will be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Authority may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.10, 4.15 and 9.05 hereof).
(iii) The Registrar will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
(iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes will be the valid obligations of the Authority, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
(v) Neither the Registrar nor the Authority will be required:
(1) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection;
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(2) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part; or
(3) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date.
(vi) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Authority may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Authority shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
(vii) The Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.
(viii) All certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.
Section 2.07. Replacement Notes.
If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Authority and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Authority shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note in accordance with this Indenture. If required by the Trustee or the Authority, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Authority to protect the Authority, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Authority may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.
Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Authority and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
Section 2.08. Outstanding Notes.
The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Authority or an Affiliate of the Authority holds the Note.
If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.
If the Paying Agent (other than the Authority, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a Redemption Date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest.
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Section 2.09. Treasury Notes.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes registered in the name of, or owned or held directly or indirectly by, the Tribe, the Authority, or any of their respective Affiliates, shall be disregarded, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so registered, owned or held shall be so disregarded.
Section 2.10. Temporary Notes.
Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Authority may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Authority considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Authority shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 2.11. Cancellation.
The Authority at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall destroy canceled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act). Certification of the destruction of all canceled Notes shall be delivered to the Authority. The Authority may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.12. Defaulted Interest.
If the Authority defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Authority shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The Authority shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Authority (or, upon the written request of the Authority, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Authority) shall mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.
Section 2.13. CUSIP Numbers.
The Authority in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or the omission of such numbers. The Authority will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers.
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ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee.
If the Authority elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date (except as set forth in Section 3.03 below), an Officers Certificate setting forth (i) the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the Redemption Date, (iii) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed, (iv) the redemption price and (v) if applicable, any redemption requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the Notes are listed.
Section 3.02. Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed.
If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee shall select the Notes for redemption in compliance with any requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed as set forth in the Officers Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 3.01 hereof or, if the Notes are not so listed or if the requirements are not set forth in such Officers Certificate, on a pro rata basis, by lot or in accordance with any other method the Trustee considers fair and appropriate. In the event of partial redemption by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Authority in writing of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. Notes and portions of Notes selected shall be in amounts of $2,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not $2,000 or a multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, shall be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.
Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption.
Subject to the provisions of Section 3.10 hereof, at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Authority shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address.
The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:
(a) the Redemption Date and any conditions precedent to such redemption;
(b) the redemption price;
(c) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the Redemption Date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion shall be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;
(d) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(e) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
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(f) that, unless the Authority defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes or portions of them called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;
(g) the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and
(h) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.
Any such optional redemption of the Notes may, at the Authoritys discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of a debt or equity financing, acquisition or other transaction or event. In addition, if such redemption is subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, the related notice shall describe each such condition, and if applicable, shall state that, in the Authoritys discretion, the Redemption Date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied or waived (including to a date later than 60 days after the date on which such notice was mailed or delivered electronically), or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived by the Redemption Date, or by the Redemption Date as so delayed, or such notice may be rescinded at any time in the Authoritys discretion if in the good faith judgment of the Authority any or all of such conditions will not be satisfied or waived.
At the Authoritys request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Authoritys name and at its expense; provided, however, that the Authority shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 20 days prior to the Redemption Date (unless a shorter period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), an Officers Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.
Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the Redemption Date at the redemption price (subject to the satisfaction or waiver of any conditions precedent).
Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.
One Business Day prior to the Redemption Date, the Authority shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on Notes to be redeemed on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Authority any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Authority in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed.
If the Authority complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the Redemption Date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption. If a Note is redeemed on or after an interest record date but on or prior to the related interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such record date. If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption because of the failure of the Authority to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the Redemption Date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof.
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Section 3.06. Notes Redeemed in Part.
Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Authority shall issue and, upon the Authoritys written request, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Authority a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.
Section 3.07. Optional Redemption.
(a) At any time prior to February 1, 2023, the Notes will be redeemable, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the option of the Authority, at a redemption price equal to the sum of:
(i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and
(ii) the Applicable Premium;
plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but not including, the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders on the related record date to receive interest due on the related interest payment date).
(b) At any time prior to February 1, 2023, the Authority may, (i) during the twelve month period commencing on the Issue Date and (ii) during the period subsequent to such twelve month period and prior to February 1, 2023, redeem in each period up to 10.0% of the initial aggregate principal amount of Notes at a redemption price equal to 103% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes to be redeemed to but excluding the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders on the related record date to receive interest due on the related interest payment date); provided that if the Authority does not redeem 10.0% of the initial aggregate principal amount of Notes during the twelve month period commencing on the Issue Date, the Authority may, in the subsequent period prior to February 1, 2023, redeem the Notes in an amount that does not exceed 10.0% of the initial aggregate principal amount of Notes plus the difference between (x) 10.0% of the initial aggregate principal amount of Notes and (y) the aggregate principal amount of Notes that were redeemed in such twelve month period commencing on the Issue Date.
(c) At any time or from time to time on or after February 1, 2023, the Notes will be redeemable, at the option of the Authority, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) set forth in the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders on the related record date to receive interest due on the related interest payment date).
Section 3.08. Redemption Pursuant to Gaming Law.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article 3, if any Gaming Regulatory Authority requires that a Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes must be licensed, qualified or found suitable under any applicable gaming laws in order for the Authority to obtain or maintain any gaming license or franchise, and the Holder or beneficial owner does not obtain such license, qualification or finding of suitability within 30 days after being requested to do so by such Gaming Regulatory Authority (or such lesser period that may be required by such Gaming Regulatory Authority) or if such Holder or beneficial owner is not so licensed, qualified or found suitable, the Authority has the right, at its option, (i) to require such Holder or beneficial owner to dispose of such Holders or beneficial owners Notes within 30 days of receipt of such finding by the applicable Gaming Regulatory Authority (or such earlier date as may be required by the applicable Gaming Regulatory Authority); or (ii) to call for redemption of the Notes of such Holder or beneficial owner at a redemption price equal to the lesser of (1) the principal amount thereof and (2) the price at which such Holder or beneficial owner acquired the Notes together with, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the earlier of the Redemption Date or the date of the finding of unsuitability by such Gaming Regulatory Authority, which may be less than 30 days following the notice of redemption if so ordered by such Gaming Regulatory Authority.
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(b) In connection with any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.08, and except as may be required by a Gaming Regulatory Authority, the Authority shall comply with Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
(c) The Authority shall not be required to pay or reimburse any Holder or beneficial owner of Notes who is required to apply for such license, qualification or finding of suitability for the costs of the licensure or investigation for such qualification or finding of suitability. Such expenses shall be the obligation of such Holder or beneficial owner.
Section 3.09. Mandatory Redemption.
Without limiting the obligations of the Authority set forth in Sections 4.10 or 4.15 hereof or the application of the Springing Maturity Date, the Authority shall not be required to make mandatory redemption payments with respect to the Notes.
Section 3.10. Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds.
In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof, the Authority shall be required to commence an Asset Sale Offer, it shall follow the procedures specified below.
The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for the Offer Period and no longer, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law. No later than five Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the Purchase Date), the Authority shall purchase the principal amount of Notes required to be purchased pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof (the Offer Amount) or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes tendered in response to the Asset Sale Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased shall be made in the same manner as interest payments are made.
If the Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such record date, and no additional interest shall be payable to Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.
Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Authority shall send, by first class mail, a notice to the Trustee and each of the Holders. The notice shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders. The notice, which shall govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, shall state:
(a) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.10 and Section 4.10 hereof and the length of time the Asset Sale Offer shall remain open;
(b) the Offer Amount, the purchase price for the Notes and the Purchase Date;
(c) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest;
(d) that, unless the Authority defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Purchase Date;
(e) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer may elect to have Notes purchased in integral multiples of $1,000 only; provided that no Notes of denominations less than $2,000 will be redeemed in part;
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(f) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to any Asset Sale Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the Note completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Authority, a depositary, if appointed by the Authority, or a paying agent at the address specified in the notice at least three days before the Purchase Date;
(g) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Authority, the depositary or the paying agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased;
(h) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by Holders exceeds the Offer Amount, the Authority shall select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Authority so that only Notes in denominations of $2,000, or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, shall be purchased); and
(i) that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part shall be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer).
On or before the Purchase Date, the Authority shall, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes tendered, and shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that such Notes or portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Authority in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.10. The Authority, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall promptly (but in any case not later than five Business Days after the Purchase Date) mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Authority for purchase, and the Authority shall promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon written request from the Authority shall authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note to such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Authority to the Holder thereof. The Authority shall publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on the Purchase Date.
Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.10, any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.10 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.01. Payment of Notes.
(a) The Authority shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Authority or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Authority in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, then due. The Authority shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any Springing Maturity Date.
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(b) The Authority shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate equal to 1% per annum in excess of the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful.
Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
(a) The Authority shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an Affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Authority in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Authority shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Authority shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
(b) The Authority may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Authority of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York for such purposes. The Authority shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.
(c) The Authority hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Authority in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof.
Section 4.03. Reports.
(a) Notwithstanding that the Authority may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or otherwise report on an annual and quarterly basis on forms provided for such annual and quarterly reporting pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, from and after the Issue Date, the Authority will furnish to the Trustee, within 15 days after the time periods specified below:
(i) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year (or if such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day), the annual financial statements that would be required to be contained in an annual report on Form 10-K, or any successor or comparable form, filed with the SEC, including a report on the annual financial statements by the Authoritys independent registered public accounting firm, and a Managements discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (which Managements discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations will include (x) a presentation of adjusted EBITDA substantially consistent with the presentation thereof contained in the Offering Memorandum and (y) a presentation of the results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries as a whole on a consolidating basis, except to the extent that, in the case of this clause (y), the Authority determines in its good faith judgment that such presentation that would otherwise be required to be disclosed is not material to the Holders or is not material relative to the business, assets, operations, financial positions or prospects of the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole);
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(ii) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (or if such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day), the quarterly financial statements that would be required to be contained in quarterly report on Form 10-Q, or any successor or comparable form, filed with the SEC, which financial statements will be reviewed by the Authoritys independent registered public accounting firm, and a Managements discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (which Managements discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations will include (x) a presentation of adjusted EBITDA substantially consistent with the presentation thereof contained in the Offering Memorandum and (y) a presentation of the results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries as a whole on a consolidating basis, except to the extent that, in the case of this clause (y), the Authority determines in its good faith judgment that such presentation that would otherwise be required to be disclosed is not material to the Holders or is not material relative to the business, assets, operations, financial positions or prospects of the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole); and
(iii) promptly after the occurrence of any of the following events, all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K as in effect on the Issue Date (if the Authority had been a reporting company under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act); provided that the foregoing shall not obligate the Authority to make available (i) any information otherwise required to be included on a Form 8-K regarding the occurrence of any of the following events if the Authority determines in its good faith judgment that such event that would otherwise be required to be disclosed is not material to the Holders or the business, assets, operations, financial positions or prospects of the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) an exhibit or a summary of the terms of, any employment or compensatory arrangement, agreement, plan or understanding between the Authority or any of its Subsidiaries and any director, officer or manager of the Authority or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) copies of any agreements, financial statements or other items that would be required to be filed as exhibits to a current report on Form 8-K or (iv) any trade secrets, privileged or confidential information obtained from another Person and competitively sensitive information:
(1) the entry into or termination of material agreements;
(2) significant acquisitions or dispositions (which shall only be with respect to acquisitions or dispositions that are significant pursuant to the definition of Significant Subsidiary);
(3) bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings;
(4) cross-default under direct material financial obligations;
(5) a change in the Authoritys certifying independent auditor;
(6) the appointment or departure of directors or executive officers (with respect to the principal executive officer, president, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and principal operating officer only);
(7) non-reliance on previously issued financial statements; and
(8) change of control transactions,
in each case, in a manner that complies in all material respects with the requirements specified in such form, except as described in this Section 4.03 and subject to exceptions consistent with the presentation of information in the Offering Memorandum; provided, however, that the Authority shall not be required to provide (i) segment reporting and disclosure (including any required by FASB Accounting Standards
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Codification Topic 280), (ii) separate financial statements or other information contemplated by Rules 3-05, 3-09, 3-10 or 3-16 or 4-08 of Regulation S-X (or any successor provisions) or any schedules required by Regulation S-X, (iii) information required by Regulation G under the Exchange Act or Item 10, Item 302, Item 402 or Item 601 of Regulation S-K (or any successor provision), (iv) XBRL exhibits, (v) earnings per share information, (vi) information regarding executive compensation and related party disclosure related to SEC Release Nos. 33-8732A, 34-54302A and IC-27444A, and (vii) other information customarily excluded from an offering memorandum, including any information that is not otherwise of the type and form currently included in the Offering Memorandum relating to the Notes. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Authority will not be required to (i) comply with Sections 302, 906 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, or (ii) otherwise furnish any information, certificates or reports required by Items 307 or 308 of Regulation S-K (or any successor provision). To the extent any such information is not so filed or furnished, as applicable, within the time periods specified above and such information is subsequently filed or furnished, as applicable, the Authority will be deemed to have satisfied its obligations with respect thereto at such time and any Default with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been cured; provided that such cure shall not otherwise affect the rights of the Holders under Section 8.01 if Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then total outstanding Notes have declared the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the then outstanding Notes to be due and payable immediately and such declaration shall not have been rescinded or canceled prior to such cure. In addition, to the extent not satisfied by the foregoing, the Authority will, for so long as any Notes are outstanding, furnish to Holders and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
(b) Substantially concurrently with the furnishing or making such information available to the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.03(a), the Authority shall also use its commercially reasonable efforts to post copies of such information required by Section 4.03(a) on a website (which may be nonpublic, require a confidentiality acknowledgement and may be maintained by the Authority or a third party) to which access will be given to Holders, bona fide prospective investors in the Notes (which prospective investors shall be limited to qualified institutional buyers within the meaning of Rule 144A of the Securities Act or non-U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) that certify their status as such to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority), and securities analysts (to the extent providing analysis of an investment in the Notes) and market making financial institutions that are reasonably satisfactory to the Authority who agree to treat such information and reports as confidential; provided that the Authority may deny access to any competitively-sensitive information and reports otherwise to be provided pursuant to this paragraph to any Holder, bona fide prospective investors, security analyst or market maker that is a competitor of the Authority and its Subsidiaries to the extent that the Authority determines in good faith that the provision of such information and reports to such Person would be competitively harmful to the Authority and its Subsidiaries. The Authority may condition the delivery of any such reports to such Holders, prospective investors in the Notes and securities analysts and market making financial institutions on the agreement of such Persons to (i) treat all such reports (and the information contained therein) and information as confidential, (ii) not use such reports (and the information contained therein) and information for any purpose other than their investment or potential investment in the Notes and (iii) not publicly disclose any such reports (and the information contained therein) and information.
(c) The Authority shall participate in quarterly conference calls (which may be a single conference call together with investors and lenders holding other securities or Indebtedness of the Authority or its Subsidiaries) to discuss results of operations, which quarterly conference calls will be held within 10 Business Days after delivery of the annual and quarterly financial statements pursuant to Section 4.03(a)(i) and Section 4.03(a)(ii).
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(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 4.03, if the Authority has filed or furnished with the SEC the reports described in Section 4.03(a) within the time periods provided therein, the Authority shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of Section 4.03(a) and Section 4.03(b).
(e) Delivery under this Section 4.03 of reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only. The Trustee shall have no duty to review or analyze any reports furnished or made available to it and the Trustees receipt of such reports, information and documents shall not constitute actual or constructive knowledge of the information contained therein or determinable therefrom.
Section 4.04. Compliance Certificate.
(a) The Authority shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officers Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Authority and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officer with a view to determining whether the Authority has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Authority has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Authority is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of or interest on the Notes is prohibited or if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Authority is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
(b) The Authority shall, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, forthwith upon any Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, an Officers Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Authority is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
Section 4.05. Taxes.
The Authority shall pay, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.
Section 4.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.
The Authority covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Authority (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
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Section 4.07. Restricted Payments.
(a) The Authority will not, and the Authority will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to: (i) make any payment on or with respect to any of the Authoritys or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Equity Interests; (ii) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interest in the Authority or any direct or indirect parent of the Authority held by Persons other than the Authority or a Restricted Subsidiary; (iii) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Subordinated Indebtedness, other than the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of Subordinated Indebtedness in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case within one year of the Stated Maturity thereof and other than a payment of interest or principal at the Stated Maturity thereof; (iv) make any payment or distribution to the Tribe (or any agency, instrumentality or political subunit or Subsidiary (other than the Authority and its Subsidiaries) thereof) or make any general distribution to the members of the Tribe; or (v) make any Restricted Investment; other than, in each case, Government Service Payments (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (v) of this Section 4.07(a) (exclusive of Government Service Payments) are collectively referred to as Restricted Payments) unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:
(A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;
(B) the Authority would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(a) hereof; and
(C) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.07(b) hereof), is less than the sum, without duplication, of (1) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Authority for the period (taken as one accounting period) from April 1, 2021, to the end of the Authoritys most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal consolidated financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit), plus (2) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or fair market value (as determined in the good faith, reasonable judgment of the Management Board and evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee) of assets or property (other than cash) received by the Authority after the Issue Date from capital contributions from the Tribe that bear no mandatory obligation to repay the Tribe, plus (3) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the Issue Date or any Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary or joint venture existing on the Issue Date is sold, liquidated or otherwise disposed of or realized upon (including by way of dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayment, income and similar amounts in respect of such Investments), the lesser of (I) the cash, or fair market value (as determined in the good faith, reasonable judgment of the Management Board) of assets other than cash, received by the Authority or its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition to the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries, if any) and (II) the initial amount of such Investment, plus (4) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, the lesser of (I) the fair market value of the Authoritys Investment in such Subsidiary as of the date of such redesignation and (II) such fair market value as of the date on which such Subsidiary was originally designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus (5) $25.0 million.
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(b) The preceding provisions will not prohibit:
(i) the defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Indebtedness with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
(ii) the payment of any dividend by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority to the holders of its common Equity Interests on a pro rata basis;
(iii) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority held by any member of the Authoritys (or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) management pursuant to any management equity subscription agreement or stock option agreement in effect as of the Issue Date; provided that (a) the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests shall not exceed $1.0 million in any 12-month period and (b) the aggregate amount of all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests shall not in the aggregate exceed $3.0 million;
(iv) the redemption or purchase of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Authority in the event that the holder of such Subordinated Indebtedness has failed to be licensed, qualified or found suitable or otherwise be eligible by any Gaming Regulatory Authority to remain a holder of such Subordinated Indebtedness;
(v) the redemption, defeasance, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Indebtedness with the net cash proceeds from a substantially concurrent capital contribution from the Tribe (provided that such capital contribution is not counted for purposes of Section 4.07(a)(C)(2) hereof);
(vi) the Issue Date Payment;
(vii) the redemption, defeasance, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Indebtedness in connection with any repurchase offer related to an Asset Sale or Change of Control but only if the Authority shall have complied with Section 4.10 hereof or Section 4.15 hereof, as applicable and purchased all Notes validly tendered in connection therewith prior to the redemption of such Subordinated Indebtedness;
(viii) payments to the Tribe (or any agency, instrumentality or political subunit thereof) on account of Indebtedness of the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary held by the Tribe (or any agency, instrumentality or political subunit thereof) at the Stated Maturity thereof;
(ix) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount since the Issue Date not to exceed $50.0 million;
(x) the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Authority held by the Tribe (or any agency, instrumentality or political subunit or Subsidiary (other than the Authority and its Subsidiaries) thereof), provided that (A) the Authority delivers to the Trustee an Officers Certificate as to the fairness to the Authority or such Restricted Subsidiary of the price of such repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value, from a financial point of view, and (B) in the aggregate, all such repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value do not exceed $10.0 million or otherwise constitute Permitted Investments;
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(xi) the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interest in any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Authority to the extent that such purchase or acquisition constitutes a Permitted Investment;
(xii) [reserved];
(xiii) other Restricted Payments not otherwise permitted hereunder, provided that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 3.00 to 1.00, calculated giving pro forma effect to such Restricted Payments and the incurrence of any Indebtedness in connection therewith;
(xiv) to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, Specified Employee Compensation Payments; and
(xv) payments made pursuant to the Earth Hotel Lease and other arrangements contemplated by Section 4.11(b)(vii);
provided, however, that at the time of, and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment pursuant to clause (ix) or (xiii), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof.
(c) Following the Issue Date, the Authority may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if such designation would not cause a Default; provided that in no event shall any Key Project Assets or Gaming Licenses be transferred to an Unrestricted Subsidiary other than pursuant to an Asset Sale in compliance with Section 4.10 hereof; provided, further, that Gaming Licenses unrelated to the Resort or Pocono may be transferred to an Unrestricted Subsidiary, so long as at the time and after giving effect to such transfer (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; and (ii) the Authority would, at the time of such transfer and after giving pro forma effect thereto, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(a) hereof. In the event of such designation, all outstanding Investments owned by the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of such designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07(a) hereof unless the Investment constitutes a Permitted Investment (in which case, such Investment will reduce the amount available for Permitted Investments, as applicable); provided that in the event that Salishan-Mohegan, LLC shall become a Subsidiary and shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, any Investments in Salishan-Mohegan, LLC outstanding as of the Issue Date and still outstanding as of the date of such designation shall be excluded from such calculation and shall not be deemed to be an Investment or Restricted Payment and shall not reduce the amount otherwise available for Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments. Except as set forth above with respect to Salishan-Mohegan, LLC, all such outstanding Investments will be deemed to constitute Restricted Payments (or Permitted Investments, as the case may be) in an amount equal to the fair market value of such Investments at the time of such designation. Such designation will only be permitted if such Restricted Payment (or Permitted Investments, as the case may be) would be permitted at such time and if such Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Authority may redesignate an Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if such redesignation would not otherwise cause a Default.
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(d) The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than in the form of cash) shall be the fair market value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the assets or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Authority or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The fair market value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued by this Section 4.07 shall be determined in good faith by the Management Board whose resolution with respect thereto shall be delivered to the Trustee.
Section 4.08. Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 4.08(b) hereof, the Authority will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to: (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock, or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, to the Authority or any of the Authoritys Restricted Subsidiaries, or pay any indebtedness owed to the Authority or any of the Authoritys Restricted Subsidiaries; (ii) make loans or advances to the Authority or any of the Authoritys Restricted Subsidiaries; or (iii) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Authority or any of the Authoritys Restricted Subsidiaries.
(b) The provisions of Section 4.08(a) hereof will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Issue Date, including without limitation pursuant to Existing Indebtedness and the Bank Credit Facility (including any security documents relating to the Existing Indebtedness or the Bank Credit Facility) as in effect on the Issue Date and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, extensions, increases, supplements, refundings, Replacements or refinancings thereof; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, extensions, increases, supplements, refundings, Replacements or refinancings are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in such contractual encumbrance or restriction, as in effect on the Issue Date;
(ii) the Notes, this Indenture and the Security Documents;
(iii) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(iv) any agreement or other instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness was incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired;
(v) customary non-assignment provisions in leases, licenses or other contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;
(vi) purchase money obligations (including, without limitation, Capital Lease Obligations) for property acquired in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions on the property so acquired of the nature described in Section 4.08(a)(iii) hereof;
(vii) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets that impose restrictions on the transfer of such assets and any contract or agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary pending its sale or other disposition;
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(viii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the applicable restrictions contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced;
(ix) any provision of secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to Sections 4.09 and 4.12 hereof that limits the right of the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to dispose of the assets subject to the Liens securing such Indebtedness;
(x) provisions with respect to the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xi) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xii) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of the Authority or any Guarantor that is incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to Section 4.09 hereof containing applicable encumbrances and restrictions that are not materially more restrictive than the encumbrances and restrictions in effect on the Issue Date pursuant to this Indenture and the Bank Credit Facility, taken together; and
(xiii) documents or agreements evidencing, relating to, or otherwise governing any Permitted Lease Financing to the extent such encumbrances or restrictions are applicable solely to the Income Assets with respect to such Permitted Lease Financing.
Section 4.09. Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.
(a) The Authority will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, incur) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) and the Authority will not issue any Disqualified Stock and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that the Authority may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue Disqualified Stock and the Guarantors may incur Indebtedness or issue preferred stock if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Authoritys most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal consolidated financial statements are available would have been at least 2.0 to 1.0, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred or the Disqualified Stock or preferred stock had been issued, as applicable, at the beginning of such four-quarter period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Authority will not issue any Disqualified Stock or any type of Capital Stock that would violate IGRA.
(b) Section 4.09(a) hereof will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness:
(i) the incurrence by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of (A) Priority Lien Debt, Parity Lien Debt, Junior Lien Debt or unsecured Indebtedness (including letters of credit) under Credit Facilities; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness under Credit Facilities outstanding under this clause (i)(A) (taken together with the principal amount of any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (i)(B) below) as of the date of any incurrence pursuant to this clause (i)(A), after giving effect to any such incurrence and the application of the net proceeds therefrom (with letters of credit being
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deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder) shall not exceed $300.0 million minus (x) the aggregate amount of all Net Proceeds of Asset Sales applied by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the Issue Date to repay Priority Lien Indebtedness and (as applicable and without duplication) permanently reduce the commitments under Credit Facilities pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof and (y) the Lease Financing Amount, if any, outstanding at such time; and (B) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness (including letters of credit) under Credit Facilities to Replace any Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to this clause (i) (provided that such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness (x) may only be secured by a Priority Lien if the Indebtedness being Replaced was secured by a Priority Lien and (y) may only be secured by a Parity Lien if the Indebtedness being Replaced was secured by a Priority Lien or a Parity Lien);
(ii) the incurrence by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of (A) Parity Lien Debt, Junior Lien Debt or unsecured Indebtedness (including letters of credit) under Credit Facilities; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness under Credit Facilities outstanding under this clause (ii)(A) (taken together with the principal amount of any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (ii)(B) below) as of the date of any incurrence pursuant to this clause (ii)(A), after giving effect to any such incurrence and the application of the net proceeds therefrom (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of the Authority and its Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder) shall not exceed the greater of (1) $150.0 million and (2) the maximum amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred by the Authority such that, after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, any other incurrence of Indebtedness or the grant of any Lien on such date of determination and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio would not exceed 4.0 to 1.0; and (B) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness (including letters of credit) under Credit Facilities to Replace any Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to this clause (ii) (provided that such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness may only be secured by a Parity Lien if the Indebtedness being Replaced was secured by a Parity Lien);
(iii) the incurrence by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Existing Indebtedness;
(iv) the incurrence by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by the Notes (including the Guarantees) issued on the Issue Date;
(v) the incurrence by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of (A) Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price of real property, furniture, fixtures, equipment or similar assets used or useful in the business of the Authority or such Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness outstanding under this clause (v)(A) as of the date of any incurrence, together with any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(vi), shall not exceed $150.0 million; and (B) Attributable Debt arising from a transaction in connection with which (i) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(i)(1) is reduced as a result of the application of the Net Proceeds of Asset Sales from such transaction in accordance with Section 4.10, in an amount not to exceed such reduction, and/or (ii) in accordance with Section 4.10, the Net Proceeds of Asset Sales from such transaction are applied to repay or offer to repay the Notes and any other Parity Lien Debt permitted to be so repaid, in an amount not to exceed the principal amount of such repayment or (without duplication) offer;
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(vi) the incurrence by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refund, refinance, renew, extend, defease or Replace, Indebtedness that was permitted by this Indenture to be incurred under Section 4.09(a) hereof or clause (iii), (iv), (v) or (x) of this Section 4.09(b) or this clause (vi);
(vii) the incurrence by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Hedging and Swap Obligations that are incurred to manage interest rates or currency exchange rates or interest rate or currency exchange rate risk and not for speculative purposes;
(viii) the guarantee by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness of the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this Section 4.09;
(ix) the incurrence by (1) a Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness owed to another Restricted Subsidiary or to the Authority or (2) the Authority of Indebtedness owed to a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, in each case, if at any time any such Restricted Subsidiary ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, any such Indebtedness shall be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for the purposes of this Section 4.09;
(x) the incurrence by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable) outstanding under this clause (x) as of the date of any incurrence, together with any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(vi), not to exceed $100.0 million;
(xi) to the extent that such incurrence does not result in the incurrence by the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary of any obligation for the payment of borrowed money of others, Indebtedness incurred solely as a result of the execution by the Authority or its Restricted Subsidiaries of a Completion Guarantee and Keep-Well Agreement;
(xii) any guarantee of Indebtedness of another Person to the extent constituting a Permitted Investment incurred pursuant to clauses (v) or (xiii) of the definition thereof;
(xiii) Indebtedness of Mohegan Earth Hotel, LLC and/or Mohegan Hotel Holding, LLC (or their respective successors), in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100.0 million, which Indebtedness shall be (A) unsecured or (B) secured only by assets of Mohegan Earth Hotel, LLC and/or Mohegan Hotel Holding, LLC (or their respective successors); provided that immediately after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence and any other transaction consummated on the date of incurrence that is being given pro forma effect, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio would not exceed the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as calculated immediately prior to such incurrence and without giving pro forma effect to any other such transaction; and
(xiv) Indebtedness of the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under one or more Regulatory Debt Facilities in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable) outstanding under this clause (xiv) as of the date of any incurrence not to exceed $50.0 million.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09 in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (xiv) above or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a) hereof, the Authority shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify such item
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of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with this Section 4.09 (and without giving pro forma effect to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clauses (i) through (xiv) if incurred simultaneous with Indebtedness that may be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a) or Section 4.09(b)(ii)(A)(2) hereof when calculating the amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a) or Section 4.09(b)(ii)(A)(2) hereof); provided that if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien, such Lien would be permitted to be incurred to secure such reclassified Indebtedness as of the date of reclassification in accordance with Section 4.12; provided, further, that Indebtedness outstanding under the Bank Credit Facility on the Issue Date, and any Replacement of such Indebtedness that is secured by a Priority Lien, shall be deemed to be outstanding pursuant to clause (i) above. The payment of dividends on preferred stock in the form of additional shares of preferred stock of the same class, accretion of original issue discount, pay-in-kind interest or liquidation preference and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 4.09.
Section 4.10. Asset Sales.
(a) The Authority will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless: (i) the Authority (or its Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value (as determined in the good faith, reasonable judgment of the Management Board, as evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee) of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of and (ii) except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap, at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by the Authority or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash; provided, however, that any Key Project Asset Sale shall be for 100% cash consideration. For purposes of this provision (other than with respect to a Key Project Asset Sale), each of the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities that would appear on the Authoritys or such Restricted Subsidiarys balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or any Guarantee) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary novation agreement that releases the Authority or such Restricted Subsidiary from further liability; (B) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Authority or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Authority or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash (to the extent of the cash received) within 30 days of the receipt thereof; and (C) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Authority or any such Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an aggregate fair market value (as set forth in the Officers Certificate described in the definition of Designated Non-cash Consideration), taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received since the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (C), less the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection of Designated Non-cash Consideration, not in excess of $50.0 million.
(b) Within 360 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale or Extraordinary Loss, the Authority may apply such Net Proceeds, at its option, to (i) (A) in the case of Net Proceeds of assets not constituting Collateral, retire Indebtedness secured by the asset which was the subject of the Asset Sale or Extraordinary Loss, (B) repurchase, retire or repay any Priority Lien Debt, or (C) repurchase, retire or repay any Parity Lien Debt; provided that, in the case of this clause (C), the Authority shall apply a pro rata amount of such Net Proceeds to redeem the Notes or make an offer to repurchase the Notes at par pursuant to procedures comparable to those set forth in Section 4.10(c) hereof; provided that, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), in the case of any repurchase, retirement or repayment of a revolving loan agreement or similar arrangement, the commitment with respect thereto is permanently reduced by such amount; (ii) acquire the assets of, or a majority of the Voting Stock of, an entity engaged in the Principal Business or a Related Business; provided that in the case of Net Proceeds of assets constituting Collateral, such acquired assets constitute
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Collateral or such entity becomes a Guarantor, as applicable, (iii) make capital expenditures or acquire other long-term assets that are used or useful in the Principal Business or a Related Business; provided that in the case of Net Proceeds of assets constituting Collateral, such capital expenditures are made with respect to assets constituting Collateral or such acquired assets constitute Collateral, as applicable, or (iv) make an investment in the Principal Business or a Related Business or in tangible long-term assets used or useful in the Principal Business or a Related Business; provided that in the case of Net Proceeds of assets constituting Collateral, such investment is made with respect to assets constituting Collateral;
provided, however, that if the Authority contractually commits within such 360-day period to apply such Net Proceeds within 180 days of such contractual commitment in accordance with (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this clause (b), and such Net Proceeds are subsequently applied as contemplated in such contractual commitment, then the requirement for application of Net Proceeds set forth in this clause (b) shall be considered satisfied; provided, further, that notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, all Net Proceeds of any Key Project Asset Sale shall be applied in accordance with clause (i) of this sub-section (b) as promptly as reasonably practicable following receipt thereof.
(c) Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale or Extraordinary Loss, the Authority may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings or otherwise invest or apply such Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Indenture. At any time during such 360-day period, the Authority may elect to treat all or any portion of such Net Proceeds as Excess Proceeds, and make an Asset Sale Offer to the Holders as set forth in Sections 3.10 and 4.10(d) hereof.
(d) Any Net Proceeds from any Asset Sale or Extraordinary Loss that are not applied or invested as provided in clause (b) will be deemed to constitute Excess Proceeds. When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $25.0 million, the Authority will make an offer to repurchase the Notes, together with any other Parity Lien Debt (and/or, in the case of Net Proceeds of assets not constituting Collateral, other unsubordinated Indebtedness) containing similar provisions requiring the Authority to make an offer to purchase such other Parity Lien Debt (or other debt) with the proceeds from such Asset Sale or Extraordinary Loss pursuant to a cash offer (subject only to conditions required by applicable law, if any), pro rata in proportion to the respective principal amounts of the Notes and such Parity Lien Debt or other debt (or accreted values in the case of Indebtedness issued with an original issue discount) and the Notes (the Asset Sale Offer) at a purchase price of 100% of the principal amount (or accreted value in the case of Indebtedness issued with an original issue discount) plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to, but not including, the date of purchase (or, in respect of such other Parity Lien Debt or other Indebtedness, such lesser price, if any, as may be provided for by the terms of such other Parity Lien Debt) (the Asset Sale Offer Price). The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for at least 20 Business Days following its commencement (the Offer Period). The Asset Sale Offer Price will be payable in cash, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture or such Parity Lien Debt or other Indebtedness, as applicable. To the extent that any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, the Authority may use such Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and such other Parity Lien Debt tendered into such Asset Sale Offer surrendered by holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the Notes and such other Parity Lien Debt to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Upon completion of such Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero.
Section 4.11. Transactions with Affiliates.
(a) The Authority will not, and the Authority will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment or distribution to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with or for the benefit of, (i)
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any Affiliate of the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) any member of the Tribe or any business entity directly or indirectly controlled by any member or members of the Tribe (each of the foregoing, an Affiliate Transaction), unless: (i) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to the Authority or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Authority or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; (ii) other than with respect to transactions undertaken in the ordinary course of business, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from any such Affiliate Transaction; and (iii) the Authority delivers to the Trustee: (A) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $5.0 million, a resolution of the Management Board set forth in an Officers Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this Section 4.11 and that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Management Board, if any; and (B) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $35.0 million, an opinion as to the fairness to the Authority or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Affiliate Transaction (or series of related Affiliate Transactions) from a financial point of view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing.
(b) The following items shall not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of Section 4.11(a) hereof: (i) any employment agreement or arrangement entered into by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the past practice of the Authority or such Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) transactions between or among the Authority and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries; (iii) payment of reasonable Management Board fees to members of the Management Board; (iv) transactions with Persons in whom the Authority owns any Equity Interests, so long as the remaining equity holders of such Person are not Affiliates of the Tribe, the Authority or any of its Subsidiaries provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from entering into such transaction; (v) Government Service Payments; (vi) Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments that are made in compliance with the provisions of Section 4.07 hereof; (vii) contractual arrangements existing on the Issue Date (other than arrangements providing for Government Service Payments) and any renewals, extensions and modifications thereof that are not materially adverse to Holders of the Notes, including without limitation the Earth Hotel Lease; (viii) the sale or other transfer of Income Assets in connection with a Permitted Lease Financing; (ix) reasonable and customary employment and bid preferences to members of the Tribe and businesses owned by members of the Tribe in accordance with Tribal law or policy (as such Tribal law or policy exists on the Issue Date, together with such amendments that would not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Holders); (x) provision by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of development or management services to a joint venture or an Unrestricted Subsidiary engaged in the Principal Business or a Related Business; provided that the Authority or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is reimbursed by the joint venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary for all incremental out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including without limitation payroll) it incurs in providing such services; and (xi) any transaction or series of related transactions involving aggregate consideration of $1.0 million or less to the extent such transaction or series of related transactions would, in the absence of this clause (xi), constitute an Affiliate Transaction or Affiliate Transactions.
Section 4.12. Liens.
The Authority will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any Lien of any kind (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of the Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired. In addition, the Authority will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any Lien of any kind (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of their respective property or assets, other than Collateral, or any proceeds therefrom, now owned or hereafter acquired, which secures either:
(a) Subordinated Indebtedness, unless the Notes are (and/or each applicable Guarantee is) secured by a Lien on such property, assets or proceeds, which Lien is senior in priority to the Liens securing such Subordinated Indebtedness; or
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(b) other senior Indebtedness pari passu in right of payment with the Notes, unless the Notes are (and/or each applicable Guarantee is) equally and ratably secured with, or secured prior to, the Liens securing such pari passu Indebtedness.
Section 4.13. Line of Business.
The Authority shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than the Principal Business or a Related Business.
Section 4.14. Existence of the Authority and Maintenance of the Lease.
(a) The Authority shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect their respective existence, in accordance with their respective organizational documents, and their respective rights (contractual, charter and statutory), licenses and franchises, except to the extent permitted under Section 5.01 hereof; provided, however, that neither the Authority nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall be required to preserve, with respect to itself, any license, right or franchise and, with respect to its Restricted Subsidiaries, any such existence, license, right or franchise, if its Management Board or Board of Directors, or other governing body or officers authorized to make such determination, as the case may be, shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.
(b) Subject to the provisions described in Section 13.01 hereof, the Authority shall do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to perform any material covenants set forth in the Lease in order to keep the Lease in full force and effect.
Section 4.15. Offer to Repurchase at the Option of Holders upon Change of Control.
(a) If a Change of Control occurs, each Holder will have the right to require the Authority to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that Holders Notes pursuant to a change of control offer (a Change of Control Offer). In the Change of Control Offer, the Authority will offer a payment (a Change of Control Payment) in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon, to, but not including, the date of purchase.
(b) Within 20 Business Days following any Change of Control, the Authority will deliver a notice to each Holder (and, unless the Trustee makes the mailing on behalf of the Authority, to the Trustee) describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and offering to repurchase Notes on the date specified in such notice, which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is electronically delivered or mailed (a Change of Control Payment Date), pursuant to the procedures required by this Indenture and described in such notice. If the Authority wishes the Trustee to do the mailing, it will give the Trustee adequate prior notice so that the Trustee may do so. The Authority will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control.
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(c) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Authority, to the extent lawful, will: (i) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered; and (iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an Officers Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the Authority.
(d) The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Notes so tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each such new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Authority will notify the Trustee and will instruct the Trustee to notify the Holders of the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.
(e) If Holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes in a Change of Control Offer and the Authority, or any third party making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Authority as described above, purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, the Authority or such third party will have the right, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior notice given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer described above, to redeem all Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes that remain outstanding to, but not including, the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the Redemption Date).
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.15, the Authority shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.15 and all other provisions of this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Authority and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.
Section 4.16. [Reserved].
Section 4.17. Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
The Authority will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any sale and leaseback transaction (other than incidental to any Permitted Lease Financing) involving the Resort or any Key Project Assets; provided that the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into such a sale and leaseback transaction if: (i) the Authority or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, could have (a) incurred Indebtedness in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt relating to such sale and leaseback transaction and (b) incurred a Lien on the Property subject to such sale and leaseback to secure such Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.12 hereof, and thereafter for the term of the applicable lease, the Authority or such Restricted Subsidiary will be deemed to have incurred Indebtedness in the amount of the Attributable Debt secured by a Lien on such Property; (ii) the gross cash proceeds of such sale and leaseback transaction are at least equal to the fair market value, as determined in the good faith, reasonable judgment of the Management Board and set forth in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee, of the property that is the subject of such sale and leaseback transaction; and, in the case of any such transaction (or series of related transactions) involving the sale of assets with a value in excess of $50.0 million, an opinion as to the fairness to the Authority or such Restricted Subsidiary of such sale and leaseback transaction from a financial point of view is issued by an
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accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing; (iii) the transfer of assets in such sale and leaseback transaction is permitted by, and the Authority applies the proceeds of such transaction in compliance with Section 4.10 hereof; and (iv) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a result of such transaction; provided, further, that no Resort Transaction shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 4.17.
Section 4.18. Limitation on Issuances and Sales of Equity Interests in Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries.
The Authority (i) will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority to, transfer, convey, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any Equity Interests in any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority to any Person (other than the Authority or another Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority), unless (a) (1) such transfer, conveyance, sale, lease or other disposition is of all the Equity Interests in such Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary or (2) the Authoritys Investment in such formerly Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary remaining immediately after giving effect to such transfer, conveyance, sale, lease or other disposition would be permitted under Section 4.07 hereof, and (b) the cash Net Proceeds from such transfer, conveyance, sale, lease or other disposition are applied in accordance with Section 4.10 hereof, and (ii) will not permit any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority to issue any of its Equity Interests (other than, if necessary, shares of its Capital Stock constituting directors qualifying shares) to any Person other than to the Authority or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority unless upon such issuance, the Authoritys Investment in any such formerly Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary would be permitted under Section 4.07 hereof.
Section 4.19. [Reserved].
Section 4.20. Guarantees.
As of the Issue Date, the Pocono Subsidiaries, the WNBA Subsidiary, Mohegan Ventures-Northwest, LLC, and Mohegan Golf, LLC shall be Guarantors. If, after the Issue Date, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority guarantees any other Indebtedness of the Authority or a Guarantor in excess of $25.0 million in aggregate principal amount, then that Restricted Subsidiary must (i) execute a supplemental indenture substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E to this Indenture to become a Guarantor, which supplemental indenture shall not include any provisions that conflict with the limitations set forth in Section 13.01 and (ii) deliver an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee in respect of the foregoing requirements, in each case within 20 Business Days of the date on which it first satisfies the foregoing conditions.
Section 4.21. Ownership Interests in the Authority.
Neither the Tribe nor the Authority shall permit any Person other than the Tribe to acquire any Ownership Interest whatsoever in the Authority.
Section 4.22. [Reserved].
Section 4.23. Restrictions on Leasing and Dedication of Property.
(a) Except as provided in Section 4.23(b) hereof, the Authority will not lease (as lessor), sublease (as sublessor), or grant a license, concession or other agreement to occupy, manage or use any material portion of the Authoritys property and assets owned or leased by the Authority and located on the Resort (each, a Lease Transaction).
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(b) Section 4.23(a) hereof will not prohibit any of the following Lease Transactions:
(i) the Authority may enter into a Lease Transaction with any Person (including, without limitation, a lease for the purpose of developing, constructing, operating and managing hotel, retail, restaurant, cell tower and other commercial establishments within the Resort); provided that: (A) such Lease Transaction will not materially interfere with, impair or detract from the operations of the Resort; (B) such Lease Transaction contains rent and such other terms such that the Lease Transaction, taken as a whole, is commercially reasonable in light of prevailing or comparable transactions in other casinos, hotels, attractions or shopping venues; and (C) such Lease Transaction complies with all applicable law, including obtaining any consent of the BIA, if required;
(ii) Lease Transactions in existence on the Issue Date and any amendments, extensions, modifications or renewals thereof which are not materially adverse to the Holders;
(iii) the Authority may enter into a management or operating agreement with respect to any of the Authoritys property and assets with any Person (a Management Contract); provided that: (A) the manager or operator has experience in managing or operating similar operations and, in the case of a Management Contract in respect of Gaming activities, is a Qualified Gaming Company; (B) such Management Contract is on commercially reasonable and fair terms to the Authority; and (C) to the extent required by law, such Management Contract has been submitted to and approved by the NIGC;
(iv) Permitted Lease Financings; and
(v) any Resort Transaction.
Section 4.24. Maintenance of Insurance.
Until the Notes have been paid in full, the Authority shall maintain insurance with responsible carriers against such risks and in such amounts as is customarily carried by similar businesses with such deductibles, retentions, self-insured amounts and coinsurance provisions as are customarily carried by similar businesses of similar size, including, without limitation, liability, property and casualty.
Subject to the Collateral Trust Agreement, the Authority will use reasonable best efforts to cause the Collateral Trustee to be named as an additional insured or loss payee as its interests may appear with respect to applicable policies of insurance.
Section 4.25. Gaming Licenses.
The Authority will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain and retain in full force and effect at all times all Gaming Licenses necessary for the operation of the Resort and Pocono; provided that, if in the course of the exercise of its governmental or regulatory functions the Authority is required to suspend or revoke any consent, permit or license or close or suspend any operation or any part of the Resort as a result of any noncompliance with the law, the Authority will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to promptly and diligently correct such noncompliance or replace any personnel causing such noncompliance so that the Resort will be open and fully operating.
The Authority shall file with the Trustee and provide Holders any Notice of Violation, Order of Temporary Closure, or Assessment of Civil Fines from the NIGC pursuant to 25 C.F.R. Part 573 or 575 or any successor provision, and any Notice of Non-Compliance issued by, or cause of action commenced by, the State of Connecticut under Section 13 of the Compact, or any successor provision.
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Section 4.26. [Reserved].
Section 4.27. Suspension of Covenants.
Following the first date upon which the Notes are rated Baa3 or better by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys) and BBB- or better by Standard & Poors Ratings Group (S&P) (or, in either case, if such person ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the control of the Authority, the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization (within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act) selected by the Authority as a replacement agency) (the Rating Event Date) and provided no Default or Event of Default shall exist on the Rating Event Date, the covenants specifically listed under Section 4.07, Section 4.08, Section 4.09, Section 4.10, Section 4.11, Section 4.18, Section 4.20, Section 4.23 and Section 4.24 hereof (collectively, the Suspended Covenants) will no longer be applicable to the Notes; provided, however, that in the event that at any time after a Rating Event Date, the Notes shall be rated lower than Baa3 by Moodys or lower than BBB- by S&P, or any equivalent rating by a successor agency to Moodys or S&P, the Suspended Covenants shall be automatically reinstated (the Reinstated Covenants) with respect to the Notes and all transactions by the Authority that occurred during the time that such covenants were suspended (the Suspension Period) and that would have violated such covenants had such covenants been in effect at the time shall be deemed not to constitute a Default or Event of Default, as the case may be, and shall be deemed to have been in compliance with such covenants for all purposes; provided, further, that thereafter all transactions by the Authority occurring on or after the date on which the Suspended Covenants have been reinstated (such date, the Reinstatement Date) shall be required to be in compliance with the Reinstated Covenants. For purposes of interpreting the definition of Permitted Liens during the time any Suspended Covenants are suspended, the definition should be read as if the Suspended Covenants were not so suspended. Calculations made after the Reinstatement Date of the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.07 hereof will be made as though such covenant had been in effect from the Issue Date and throughout the Suspension Period. Accordingly, Restricted Payments made during the Suspension Period will reduce the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.07(a) hereof to the extent provided therein.
Section 4.28. Maintenance of Properties.
Subject to, and in compliance with, Section 13.01, the Authority shall cause all material properties used or useful in the conduct of its business or the business of any of the Guarantors to be maintained and kept in good operating condition, repair and working order (ordinary wear and tear and casualty loss excepted), shall cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereto; provided that the Authority shall not be obligated to make or cause to be made such repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements or maintain such properties if the failure to do so would not result in a material adverse effect on the ability of the Authority and the Guarantors to satisfy their obligations under the Notes, the Guarantees, this Indenture and the Security Documents.
Section 4.29. Defense of Credit Documents.
If any Person commences any action or proceeding seeking to characterize this Indenture or any interest thereunder or the Security Documents, for any reason (i) as constituting, creating or providing a proprietary interest in gaming activities or gaming operations or (ii) constituting a management contract or a management agreement, in either case in violation of IGRA, the Authority will, at its own cost, object to any such characterization and support and defend this Indenture and/or the Security Documents, individually and collectively, as not creating providing or constituting any proprietary interest in gaming activities and not constituting a management contract or a management agreement, in either case in violation of IGRA or any other Law.
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ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSORS
Section 5.01. Liquidation or Dissolution.
(a) The Authority shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other Person (other than a consolidation or merger with a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Authority in which the Authority is the surviving entity); provided, any Subsidiary of the Authority may liquidate and distribute all of its assets to the Authority.
(b) Subject to the foregoing subsection (a) and the provisions of Sections 4.10 and 10.03 hereof, no Guarantor may consolidate with or merge with or into another corporation, Person or entity whether or not affiliated with such Guarantor unless (A) (i) such Guarantor is the surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than such Guarantor) assumes all the obligations of such Guarantor under this Indenture, the Guarantees and the applicable Security Documents pursuant to a supplemental indenture, security documents and/or joinders in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (provided that such documents shall not include provisions that conflict with the limitations in Section 13.01) and takes all actions required by the Security Documents to perfect, assure and confirm the Liens intended to be conferred thereunder; and (ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; provided, any Guarantor may merge with or into another Guarantor or (B) such consolidation or merger results in such Subsidiary ceasing to be a Guarantor pursuant to a transaction otherwise permitted under this Indenture, including Section 4.10.
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01. Events of Default.
An Event of Default (Event of Default) occurs with respect to the Notes if:
(a) the Authority or any Guarantor defaults for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes;
(b) the Authority or any Guarantor defaults in payment when due (including on the Springing Maturity Date, if any) of the principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes;
(c) the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fails to comply with any of the provisions of Section 4.10 or 5.01 hereof;
(d) the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fails for 30 days after notice to the Authority by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes to comply with any covenant or other agreement in this Indenture, the Notes or the Security Documents;
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(e) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists or is created after the Issue Date, if that default (i) is caused by a failure to pay principal of or premium, if any, or interest on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a Payment Default); or (ii) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity; and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates to $50.0 million or more;
(f) the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fails to pay final judgments in amounts not covered by insurance or not adequately reserved for in accordance with GAAP aggregating in excess of $50.0 million, which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed (by reason of pending appeal or otherwise) for a period of 60 days;
(g) the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Law:
(i) commences a voluntary case,
(ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,
(iii) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property,
(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or
(v) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or
(h) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(i) is for relief against the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, in an involuntary case;
(ii) appoints a custodian of the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, for all or substantially all of the property of the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or
(iii) orders the liquidation of the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days;
(i) revocation, termination, suspension or other cessation of effectiveness of any Gaming License which results in the cessation or suspension of gaming operations for a period of more than 90 consecutive days at the Resort or Pocono;
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(j) cessation of gaming operations for a period of more than 90 consecutive days at the Resort or Pocono (other than as a result of a casualty loss and other than pursuant to order of a Governmental Authority of general applicability in connection with a public health crisis);
(k) the Lease ceases to be in full force and effect in any material respect; and
(l) failure by the Tribe to comply with the provisions of Article 12 hereof for 30 days after notice to the Authority and the Tribe by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding; provided that such 30-day period shall not apply to any failure by the Tribe to comply with clauses (h), (j), (m) and (o) of Section 12.01; and
(m) the occurrence of any of the following:
(i) any Security Document is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect or is declared null and void, other than in accordance with the terms of the relevant Security Document; or
(ii) except as permitted by this Indenture or the Security Documents, any Lien purported to be granted under any Security Document on Collateral, individually or in the aggregate, having a fair market value in excess of $25.0 million ceases to be an enforceable and perfected first-priority Lien, subject only to Permitted Liens; or
(iii) the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any Person acting on behalf of any of them, denies or disaffirms, in writing, any obligation of the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary set forth in or arising under any Security Document.
Section 6.02. Acceleration.
If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (g) or (h) of Section 6.01 hereof with respect to the Authority, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Upon any such declaration, the Notes shall become due and payable immediately. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default specified in clause (g) or (h) of Section 6.01 hereof occurs with respect to the Authority, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes shall be due and payable immediately without further action or notice. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of all of the Holders, rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default (except nonpayment of principal, interest or premium that has become due solely because of the acceleration) have been cured or waived.
If an Event of Default occurs by reason of any willful action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of the Authority with the intention of avoiding payment of the premium that the Authority would have to pay if the Authority had elected to redeem the Notes pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof, then, upon acceleration of the Notes, an equivalent premium shall also become and be immediately due and payable, to the extent permitted by law, anything in this Indenture or in the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding.
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Section 6.03. Other Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes, this Indenture, or the Security Documents.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults.
Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default (other than nonpayment of principal, interest or premium that has become due solely because of an acceleration that has been rescinded) in the payment of premium, if any, or interest on, or the principal of, the Notes, including in connection with an offer to purchase. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist with respect to the Notes, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured with respect to the Notes for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 6.05. Control by Majority.
Subject to the terms of the Security Documents, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability.
Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits.
A Holder of a Note may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes only if:
(a) the Holder of a Note gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;
(b) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(c) such Holder or Holders offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
(d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of indemnity; and
(e) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.
A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note.
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Section 6.07. Rights of Holders to Bring Suit for Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, but subject to Section 6.05, the right of any Holder of a Note to bring suit for payment of principal, premium and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder (for the avoidance of doubt, neither (i) the amendment, supplement or modification of this Indenture in accordance with Article 9 hereof nor (ii) any remedy obtained or proceeding instituted therefor in accordance with Section 6.05, shall be deemed to impair the right of any Holder of a Note to bring suit for payment of principal, premium and interest on the Notes).
Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.
If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a) or (b) hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Authority for the whole amount of principal of, premium, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Authority (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 6.10. Priorities.
If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article, it shall pay out the money in the following order:
First: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;
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Second: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium and interest ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium and interest, respectively; and
Third: to the Authority or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.10.
Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such persons own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
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(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 7.01.
(e) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holder shall have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Authority. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
(g) Delivery of reports, information and documents to the Trustee under Section 4.03 hereof is for informational purposes only and the Trustees receipt of the foregoing shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Authoritys compliance with any of their covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee.
(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.
(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Authority shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Authority.
(f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
(g) Except with respect to Section 7.01 hereof, the Trustee shall have no duty to inquire as to the performance of the Authoritys covenants in Article 4 or Article 12 hereof. In addition, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except (i) any Event of Default occurring pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) or (b) or Section 4.01 hereof or (ii) any Default or Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notification or obtained actual knowledge.
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(h) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee may, in its discretion, make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Authority personally or by agent or attorney during regular business hours.
(i) In the absence of a written direction to do so received by the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof from Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and indemnification from such Holders for any costs incurred by the Trustee in acting pursuant to such direction, the Trustee shall be under no duty to inquire into or to determine whether the Authority has taken any willful action under Section 6.02 hereof.
Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Authority or any Affiliate of the Authority with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. The Trustee is also subject to Section 7.10 hereof.
Section 7.04. Trustees Disclaimer.
The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Authoritys use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Authority or upon the Authoritys direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.
Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults.
If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee shall mail to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has knowledge thereof. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall have no obligation whatsoever to determine whether or not the Springing Maturity Date has occurred.
Section 7.06. [Reserved].
Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity.
The Authority shall pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder. The Trustees compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Authority shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustees agents and counsel.
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The Authority shall indemnify the Trustee and its directors, officers, employees and agents against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Authority (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Authority or any Holder or any other person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense is attributable to its negligence or bad faith. The Trustee shall notify the Authority promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Authority shall not relieve the Authority of its obligations hereunder. The Authority shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Authority shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Authority need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
The obligations of the Authority under this Section 7.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
To secure the Authoritys payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or (h) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.
A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustees acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section.
The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Authority. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of all Notes then outstanding may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Authority in writing. The Authority may remove the Trustee if:
(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;
(b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
(c) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Authority shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Authority.
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If any Gaming Regulatory Authority requires a Trustee to be approved, licensed or qualified and the Trustee fails or declines to do so, such approval, license or qualification shall be obtained upon the request of, and at the expense of, the Authority unless the Trustee declines to do so, or, if the Trustees relationship with the Authority may, in the Authoritys discretion, jeopardize any material gaming license or franchise or right or approval granted thereto, the Trustee shall resign, and, in addition, the Trustee may at its option resign if the Trustee in its sole discretion determines not to be so approved, licensed or qualified.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Authority, or the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of all Notes then outstanding may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
If the Trustee, after written request by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of all Notes then outstanding, fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, such Holders may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Authority. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Authoritys obligations under Section 7.07 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.
If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business (including the trust created by this Indenture) to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.
Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.
There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has, or together with all of its Subsidiaries and parent entities has, a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.
ARTICLE 8
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; LEGAL DEFEASANCE
AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 8.01. Satisfaction and Discharge.
This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes when:
(1) either:
(a) all Notes that have been authenticated (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Authority) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
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(b) all Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise, (ii) will become due and payable within one year or (iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Authority, and in each case the Authority has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in amounts sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium and accrued interest to, but not including, the date of maturity or redemption;
(2) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of any such deposit or shall occur as a result of any such deposit;
(3) the Authority has paid or caused to be paid all sums due and payable by it under this Indenture with respect to the Notes; and
(4) the Authority has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply any deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or the Redemption Date, as the case may be.
In addition, the Authority must deliver an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraphs in this Section 8.01, the Authoritys Obligations in Article 2 hereof and in Sections 4.01, 4.02, 7.07, 7.08, 8.07 and 8.08 hereof shall survive until the Notes are no longer outstanding. After the Notes are no longer outstanding, the Authoritys Obligations in Sections 7.07, 8.07 and 8.08 hereof shall survive.
After such delivery or irrevocable deposit, the Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Authoritys Obligations under the Notes, the Guarantors obligations under the Guarantees and this Indenture except for those surviving Obligations specified above.
Section 8.02. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The Authority may, at the option of its Management Board evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officers Certificate, at any time, elect to have either Section 8.03 or 8.04 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.
Section 8.03. Legal Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Authoritys exercise under Section 8.02 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Authority shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.05 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, Legal Defeasance). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Authority shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness
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represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be outstanding only for the purposes of Section 8.06 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Authority, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive solely from the trust fund described in Section 8.05 hereof, and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes when such payments are due, (b) the Authoritys obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.02 hereof, (c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Authoritys obligations in connection therewith, (d) this Article 8 and (e) the rights of Holders to file an unconsented suit or other action permitted in accordance with the Tribes and/or the Authoritys waiver of sovereign immunity. Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Authority may exercise its option under this Section 8.03 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.04 hereof.
Section 8.04. Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Authoritys exercise under Section 8.02 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.04, the Authority shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.05 hereof, be released from its obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14(b), 4.15, 4.17, 4.18, 4.20, 4.21, 4.23, 4.24 and 4.28 hereof and Section 5.01 hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.05 hereof are satisfied (hereinafter, Covenant Defeasance), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not outstanding for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed outstanding for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the Authority may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Authoritys exercise under Section 8.02 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.04 hereof, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.05 hereof, Sections 6.01(c) through 6.01(f) and Sections 6.01(i) through 6.01(l) hereof shall not constitute Events of Default.
Section 8.05. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.03 or 8.04 hereof to the outstanding Notes:
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:
(a) the Authority must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in United States dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium and interest on the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable Redemption Date, as the case may be;
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(b) in the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the Authority shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (A) the Authority has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
(c) in the case of an election under Section 8.04 hereof, the Authority shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the incurrence of Indebtedness all or a portion of the proceeds of which will be used to defease the Notes pursuant to this Article 8 concurrently with such incurrence) or insofar as Sections 6.01(g) or 6.01(h) hereof is concerned, at any time in the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit;
(e) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is bound; and
(f) the Authority shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
Section 8.06. Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to Section 8.07 hereof, all money and non-callable Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.06, the Trustee) pursuant to Section 8.05 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Authority acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
The Authority shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.05 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.
Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Authority from time to time upon the request of the Authority any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.05 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.05(a) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
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Section 8.07. Repayment to Authority.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Authority, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall, subject to applicable escheat laws, be paid to the Authority on its request or (if then held by the Authority) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Authority for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Authority as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Authority cause to be published once, in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Authority.
Section 8.08. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.03 or 8.04 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Authoritys obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.03 or 8.04 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.03 or 8.04 hereof, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Authority makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Authority shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders.
Notwithstanding Section 9.02 hereof, the Authority, the Tribe and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Notes without the consent of any Holder of a Note to:
(a) cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(b) conform the text of this Indenture or the Notes to any provision of the Description of Notes contained in the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such provision in the Description of Notes was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision in this Indenture or the Notes, which intent shall be evidenced by an Officers Certificate to that effect;
(c) provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes (provided that such uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) or to alter the provisions of Article 2 hereof (other than Sections 2.09 and 2.12), including the related definitions, in a manner that does not materially adversely affect any Holder;
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(d) provide for the assumption of the Authoritys or a Guarantors obligations to the Holders in the case of a merger or consolidation not prohibited by the terms of this Indenture or sale of all or substantially all of the Authoritys or such Guarantors assets;
(e) make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not adversely affect the legal rights hereunder of such Holders;
(f) comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect, obtain or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb), if applicable;
(g) allow any Subsidiary to execute a supplemental indenture substantially in the form of such supplemental indenture attached as Exhibit E to this Indenture or (B) release any Guarantor from its obligations under its Guarantee or this Indenture in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(h) release Collateral in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Security Documents;
(i) mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant any additional Lien in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Holders, as additional security for the payment and performance of all Obligations with respect to the Notes;
(j) evidence and provide for the appointment of a successor Collateral Trustee so long as such successor Collateral Trustee (a) is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and (b) is otherwise qualified and eligible to serve as Collateral Trustee;
(k) make changes of a technical or conforming nature in order to (i) (x) add any Parity Lien Obligations permitted to be incurred hereunder to the Obligations secured by the Security Documents on the terms permitted thereunder or otherwise reflect the rights and obligations of holders of additional Parity Lien Obligations, or (y) reflect the incurrence of any Junior Lien Debt Obligations permitted to be incurred hereunder and/or enter into a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or (ii) reflect any amendment, amendment and restatement or replacement of any of the Security Documents permitted hereunder, including to provide for additional Parity Lien Debt and/or Priority Lien Debt permitted hereunder; or
(l) effect any other action described in Section 11.10 to the extent specified therein to be permissible without the consent of Holders.
Upon the request of the Authority accompanied by a resolution of its Management Board authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental Indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Authority and the Guarantors, if any, in the execution of any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders.
(a) Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Authority, the Tribe and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture (including Sections 3.10 and 4.10 hereof) and the Notes with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or
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Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes).
(b) Section 2.08 hereof shall determine which Notes are considered to be outstanding for purposes of this Section 9.02.
(c) Upon the request of the Authority accompanied by a resolution of its Management Board authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental Indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Authority in the execution of such amended or supplemental Indenture unless such amended or supplemental Indenture directly affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture.
(d) It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
(e) After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section becomes effective, the Authority shall mail to the Holders a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Authority to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental Indenture or waiver. Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may waive compliance in a particular instance by the Authority with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes.
(f) Without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a nonconsenting Holder):
(i) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
(ii) reduce the principal of or change the fixed final maturity of any Note or reduce the price payable upon redemption of any Note or change the earliest time at which any Note may be redeemed pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof and Section 5 of the Notes at the applicable redemption price set forth therein;
(iii) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Note;
(iv) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration after the payment default that triggered such acceleration has been cured);
(v) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in such Note;
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(vi) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults;
(vii) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note (other than a payment required by Sections 3.10, 4.10 and 4.15 hereof);
(viii) release any Guarantor that taken together with each other Guarantor being released from its obligations under its Guarantee or this Indenture in one transaction or a series of related transactions, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, except in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(ix) make any change to the sovereign immunity waiver, governing law and consent to jurisdiction provisions of this Indenture or the Notes; or
(x) make any change in the foregoing (or following) amendment and waiver provisions.
(g) Without the consent of holders of at least 66 2/3% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, such Notes), the Authority may not amend, alter or waive (a) the provisions set forth in Section 4.15 in a manner that adversely affects the rights of the Holders or (b) the provisions of this Indenture or any Security Document in a manner that has the effect of releasing all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Liens that secure the Notes (unless, in the case of this clause (b), such release is permitted under the express terms of this Indenture or the Security Documents).
Section 9.03. [Reserved].
Section 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents.
Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective (as determined by the Authority and which may be prior to any such amendment, supplement or waiver becoming operative), a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same Indebtedness as the consenting Holders Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date of the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective (as determined by the Authority and which may be prior to any such amendment, supplement or waiver becoming operative). After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Holder.
The Authority may, and shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver, which record date shall be the date so fixed by the Authority. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the last sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date, and only those Persons (or their duly designated proxies), shall be entitled to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date.
Section 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes.
The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Authority in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.
Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
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Section 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.
The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Authority may not sign an amendment or supplemental Indenture until the Management Board approves it. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) shall be fully protected in relying upon an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture.
ARTICLE 10
GUARANTEES
Section 10.01. Unconditional Guarantee.
Each Guarantor shall unconditionally, jointly and severally guarantee to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns that: (i) the principal of and interest on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, subject to any applicable grace period, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise and interest on the overdue principal of, if any, and interest on any interest, to the extent lawful, on the Notes and all other Obligations of the Authority to the Holders or the Trustee under this Indenture or the Notes will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof and (ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or of any such other Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, subject to any applicable grace period, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.
Each Guarantor agrees that, as between such Guarantor on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the Obligations Guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof for the purposes of the Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Obligations Guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any acceleration of such Obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by such Guarantor for the purposes of the Guarantee in each case to the extent lawful.
Each Guarantor agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Authority, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance (other than payment in full) which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a Guarantor in each case to the extent lawful. Each Guarantor waives, to the extent lawful, diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Authority, any right to require a proceeding first against the Authority, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that the Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes, this Indenture and in the Guarantee. If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Authority, any Guarantor, or any Custodian acting in relation to the Authority or any Guarantor, any amount paid by the Authority or such Guarantor to the Trustee or such Holder, the Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. Each Guarantor agrees that, in the event of Default in the payment of principal (or
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premium, if any) or interest on the Notes, whether at their Stated Maturity, by acceleration, upon redemption, purchase or otherwise, legal proceedings may be instituted by the Trustee on behalf of, or by, the Holder, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Indenture, directly against each of the Guarantors to enforce the Guarantee without first proceeding against the Authority. Each Guarantor agrees that if, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee or any Holders are prevented by applicable law from exercising their respective rights to accelerate the maturity of the Notes, to collect interest on the Notes, or to enforce any other right or remedy with respect to the Notes, the Guarantors, to the extent lawful, will pay to the Trustee for the account of the Holders, upon demand therefor, the amount that would otherwise have been due and payable had such rights and remedies been permitted to be exercised by the Trustee or any of the Holders. The Guarantors will agree to pay, in addition to the amount stated above, any and all out-of-pocket reasonable expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee and the Holders in enforcing any rights under the Guarantees with respect to the Guarantors.
Section 10.02. Severability.
In case any provision of the Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 10.03. Release of Guarantor.
A Guarantor may, by execution and delivery to the Trustee of a supplemental indenture reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, be automatically and unconditionally released from its Guarantee upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(i) the sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition (other than to any other Guarantor or the Authority) to any Person that is not required to become a Guarantor of all of the Capital Stock of (including by way of merger or consolidation), or all or substantially all the assets of, such Guarantor, which sale, exchange or transfer is made in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture (including without limitation Section 4.10 hereof);
(ii) such Guarantor otherwise ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Authority in a transaction permitted by this Indenture;
(iii) such Guarantor ceases to guarantee any other Indebtedness of the Authority or another Guarantor in excess of $25.0 million in aggregate principal amount; or
(iv) the designation of such Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture;
provided, in each such case, the Authority has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transactions have been complied with and that such release is authorized and permitted under this Indenture.
Section 10.04. Limitation on Amount Guaranteed.
The obligations of each Guarantor are limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution Obligations under this Indenture, result in the Obligations of such Guarantor under the Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law. Each Guarantor that makes a payment or distribution under a Guarantee shall be entitled to a contribution from each other Guarantor in a pro rata amount based on the Adjusted Net Assets of each Guarantor.
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Section 10.05. Waiver of Subrogation.
Until payment in full is made on the Notes and all other Obligations of the Authority to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder and under the Notes, each Guarantor irrevocably waives any claim or other rights it acquires against the Authority that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantors obligations under the Guarantee and this Indenture, including without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, indemnification, and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of any Holder against the Authority, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity, or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Authority, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim or other rights. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence and the Notes shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall have been deemed to have been paid to such Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for the benefit of, the Holders, and shall forthwith be paid to the Trustee for the benefit of such Holders to be credited and applied upon the Notes, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the waiver set forth in this Section 10.05 is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
Section 10.06. Execution of Guarantee.
To evidence its Guarantee to the Holders set forth in this Article 10, each Guarantor hereby agrees that this Indenture or, if applicable, a supplemental indenture in the form of Exhibit E, shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by an Officer of such Guarantor who has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate actions. Each Guarantor agrees that the Guarantee set forth in this Article 10 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of any endorsement or notation of such Guarantee on the Notes. In case any Officer who shall have signed this Indenture or the applicable supplemental indenture on behalf of any Guarantor shall cease to be such Officer before any Note shall have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or disposed of by the Authority, such Note nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of as though the person who signed this Indenture or such supplemental indenture had not ceased to be such Officer of such Guarantor. The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, will constitute the delivery of the Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.
Section 10.07. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws.
Each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury law or other law that would prohibit or forgive such Guarantor from performing the Guarantee as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) each Guarantor expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
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ARTICLE 11
COLLATERAL AND SECURITY
Section 11.01. The Collateral.
(a) The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and the Guarantees thereof when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, interest on the overdue principal of and interest (to the extent lawful), if any, on the Notes and the Guarantees thereof and performance of all other obligations under this Indenture, including, without limitation, the obligations of the Authority set forth in Section 7.07 and Section 8.08 hereof, shall be secured by Liens and security interests in the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Trustee and of the Holders, in each case subject in priority to Priority Liens and applicable Permitted Liens only, as provided in the Security Documents which the Authority and the Guarantors, as the case may be, have entered into simultaneously with the execution of this Indenture (or in accordance with the provisions of Sections 11.04 and 11.05 hereof shall enter into) and will be secured by all Security Documents hereafter delivered as required or permitted by this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Collateral Trust Agreement.
(b) The Authority and the Guarantors hereby agree that the Collateral Trustee shall hold the Collateral in trust for its benefit and for the benefit of the Trustee, the Holders and the holders of the Parity Lien Obligations, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents and the Collateral Trust Agreement, and the Collateral Trustee is hereby authorized to execute and deliver the Security Documents and the Collateral Trust Agreement.
(c) Each Holder, by its acceptance of any Notes and the Guarantees thereof, consents and agrees to the terms of the Security Documents and the Collateral Trust Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions providing for foreclosure) as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and authorizes and directs the Collateral Trustee to perform its obligations and exercise its rights under the Security Documents and the Collateral Trust Agreement in accordance therewith.
(d) The Trustee and each Holder, by accepting the Notes and the Guarantees thereof, acknowledge that, as more fully set forth in the Security Documents and the Collateral Trust Agreement, the Collateral as now or hereafter constituted shall be held for the benefit of the Collateral Trustee, and for the benefit of the Trustee, the Holders and the holders of Parity Lien Obligations, and that the Lien of this Indenture and the Security Documents in favor of the Collateral Trustee, the Trustee, and the Holders and the holders of the Note Obligations and the other Parity Lien Obligations is subject to and qualified and limited in all respects by the Collateral Trust Agreement and actions that may be taken thereunder.
Section 11.02. Further Assurances; After-Acquired Property.
Subject to the Collateral Trust Agreement, the Authority and each of the Guarantors shall do or cause to be done all acts and things that may be required (including the filing of financing statements, amendments thereto and continuation statements), to assure and confirm that the Collateral Trustee holds, for the benefit of the Holders and the holders of Parity Lien Obligations, duly created and enforceable and perfected Liens upon the Collateral (including any property or assets that are acquired or otherwise become Collateral after the Notes are issued in accordance with Sections 11.04 and 11.05 hereof), in each case, as and to the extent contemplated by, and with the Lien priority required under, this Indenture and the Security Documents.
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Subject to the Collateral Trust Agreement, the Authority and each of the Guarantors (including any future Subsidiaries that become Guarantors in accordance with Section 4.20 hereof) will promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver such security documents, mortgages and leasehold mortgages (or amendments, restatements and other modifications thereto), title insurance policies, title surveys, instruments, certificates, notices and other documents, and take such other actions, in each case as may be reasonably required to create, perfect, protect or enforce the Liens and benefits intended to be conferred, in each case as contemplated by this Indenture and the Security Documents for its benefit and for the benefit of the Trustee, the Holders and the other Parity Lien Secured Parties.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or the provisions of Section 4.20, the Authority and the Guarantors will not be required to grant or perfect any security interest or Lien on those assets as to which the Authority shall reasonably determine, as set forth in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Collateral Trustee, that the costs of granting or perfecting such a security interest or Lien are excessive in relation to the value of the security to be afforded thereby.
Section 11.03. Impairment of Security Interest.
Neither the Authority nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall take or omit to take any action not otherwise permitted by this Indenture, the Collateral Trust Agreement or any other Security Documents which would materially adversely affect or impair the Liens on the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Trustee, the Trustee, and the Holders and the holders of the Parity Lien Obligations with respect thereto.
Section 11.04. [Reserved].
Section 11.05. Post-Closing Actions Relating to Collateral.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture or the Security Documents, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Authority and the Guarantors shall be required to, (I) in the case of the Leased Property, no later than the later to occur of (a) the date that is 30 days after the Issue Date or (b) within 5 Business Days after obtaining the approval of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, if required for the execution and delivery of a leasehold mortgage encumbering the Leased Property, which approval the Authority shall use diligent efforts to obtain at the earliest reasonably practicable date and (II) with respect to all other real property constituting a Mortgaged Property as of the Issue Date, within 30 days of the Issue Date, deliver to the Collateral Trustee the following, in each case, in form and substance as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee and its counsel, as appropriate; provided that no such document, instrument or item shall contain provisions that conflict with Section 13.01:
(i) a mortgage or mortgage deed, assignment of leases and rents and security agreement (each, a Mortgage) granted by the owner or lessee, as applicable, of the applicable interest listed opposite each Mortgaged Property as set forth on Schedule I hereto in favor of the Collateral Trustee for its benefit and for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders encumbering each such partys fee or leasehold interest in such Mortgaged Property, duly executed and acknowledged by such party in form for recording in the appropriate recording office of the political subdivision where such Mortgaged Property is situated (and, in the case of the Mortgage encumbering the Leased Property, in the Land Title and Records Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and with the Town of Montville, Connecticut), together with such certificates, affidavits, questionnaires or returns as shall be required in connection with the recording or filing thereof and such financing statements and other similar statements in respect of each such Mortgage, and any other instruments necessary to grant the interests purported to be granted by each such Mortgage (and to record such Mortgage in the appropriate recording offices) under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction, which Mortgage and financing statements and other instruments shall be effective to create a valid and enforceable lien on such Mortgaged Property in favor of the Collateral Trustee for its benefit and for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders, subject to no liens other than Permitted Liens;
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(ii) with respect to each Mortgage encumbering the Leased Property and Pocono, a policy of title insurance (or irrevocable commitment to issue such a policy) insuring (or irrevocably committing to insure) the lien of such Mortgage as a valid and enforceable mortgage or mortgage deed lien, as applicable, on the real property and fixtures described therein, in favor of the Collateral Trustee for its benefit and for the benefit of the Trustee, securing the obligations of the Issuer under this Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents and the Collateral Trust Agreement, in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than, when combined with the policies of title insurance in favor of the Collateral Trustee on account of the Bank Credit Facility, the principal amount of the Initial Notes, such policies to be allocated between the Leased Property and Pocono proportionate to the amount allocated to such Mortgaged Properties in connection with the mortgagees policy of title insurance covering the mortgage lien securing the obligations under the Bank Credit Facility and which policy (or irrevocable commitment) shall (a) be issued by Chicago Title Insurance Company or an insurer of comparable creditworthiness (the Title Authority), (b) include reinsurance arrangements, (c) have been supplemented by endorsements reasonably requested by the Collateral Trustee to the extent the same were delivered to the Administrative Agent under the Bank Credit Facility (including, without limitation, to the extent reasonably available at commercially reasonable costs, endorsements on matters relating to usury, first loss, last dollar, non-imputation, public road access, doing business, variable rate, contiguity (where appropriate), tie-in or cluster, environmental lien, address, subdivision, survey, any special use of the Mortgaged Property or improvements or equipment related thereto, and so-called comprehensive coverage over covenants and restrictions); it being understood that where such endorsements are not available at commercially reasonable costs and rates, the Authority will obtain a PZR report or letters from the appropriate governmental authorities or other evidence as to zoning and from local or special counsel opinions relating to usury, in each case to the extent the same were delivered to the Administrative Agent under the Bank Credit Facility and (d) contain no defects, liens or encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances and/or Permitted Liens (individually, a Title Policy, and, collectively, Title Policies);
(iii) with respect to each Mortgaged Property, a survey of the Mortgaged Property in such form (including with respect to American Land Title Association detail requirements and additional Table A items), and any Officers Certificates or other survey updates, as shall be required (x) by the Title Authority to issue the so-called comprehensive and other survey related endorsements required under Section 11.05(a)(ii) hereof and to remove the standard survey exceptions from the Title Policy with respect to such Mortgaged Property (and for avoidance of doubt, to otherwise issue such Title Policy without exceptions related to the date or detail level of such survey) and (y) to locate all improvements, public streets and recorded easements affecting such Mortgaged Property
(iv) policies or certificates of insurance providing for the coverage required herein or in the Security Documents and covering the Mortgaged Properties, and any other assets of the Authority as required by this Indenture and the Security Documents, which policies or certificates name the Collateral Trustee, for its benefit and the benefit of the Trustee and the holders of the Notes, as additional insured and loss payee and mortgagee, as applicable and appropriate, and shall otherwise bear endorsements of the character required pursuant to this Indenture and the Security Documents;
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(v) such affidavits, certificates and instruments of indemnification and other items (including a so-called gap indemnification) as shall be reasonably required to induce the Title Authority to issue the Title Policies with respect to each Mortgaged Property;
(vi) checks or wire transfers to the Title Authority in respect of amounts in payment of required recording cost and taxes due in respect of the execution, delivery or recording of the Mortgages, fixture filings and related documents, together with a check or wire transfer for the Title Authority in payment of its premium, search and examination charges, applicable survey costs and any other amounts then due in connection with the issuance of the Title Policies;
(vii) with respect to each Mortgaged Property, a completed FEMA Standard Flood Hazard Determination and if the area in which any improvements located on the Mortgaged Property is designated a flood hazard area in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by FEMA (or successor agency), a signed notice by the Authority or a Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, with respect to such Flood Hazard Determination, and flood insurance in favor of Collateral Trustee, for its benefit and the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders, as loss payee and mortgagee, and shall otherwise bear endorsements of the character required pursuant to the Security Documents;
(viii) with respect to each Mortgaged Property, opinions, addressed to the Collateral Trustee and the Trustee, of local counsel in the jurisdiction where such Mortgaged Property is located as to the enforceability of the applicable Mortgage under applicable law and other matters reasonably requested by the Collateral Trustee or the Trustee; and
(ix) such further information, certificates and documents evidencing or relating to the Collateral or required to effect the foregoing as the Collateral Trustee may reasonably request including, without limitation, such information, certificates and documents substantially similar in form and substance to those delivered to the Administrative Agent under the Bank Credit Facility;
provided that to the extent any information, certificates and documents delivered to the Collateral Trustee are substantially similar in form and substance to those delivered to the Administrative Agent under the Bank Credit Facility (other than the subordination provisions contained therein), such information, certificates and documents shall be deemed to be reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee and its counsel; provided, further, that in no event shall the Authority or any Guarantor be required to deliver any surveys, opinions, insurance or endorsements, or any other documents, or take any actions, pursuant to this Section 11.05 and ancillary to any Mortgage to the extent that it is not required to deliver comparable surveys, opinions, or other documents, or take comparable actions, with respect to the mortgages to be delivered in respect of the Bank Credit Facility (provided in no event shall this proviso excuse the Authority or Guarantors from delivering the Mortgage with respect to each Mortgaged Property).
Section 11.06. Release of Liens on the Collateral.
(a) Subject to the terms of the Collateral Trust Agreement, if applicable, the Collateral Trustees Liens upon the Collateral will no longer secure the Notes and Guarantees outstanding under this Indenture or any other Note Obligations, and the right of the holders of the Note Obligations to the benefits and proceeds of the Collateral Trustees Liens on the Collateral will automatically terminate and be discharged:
(i) subject to Article 12, in whole or in part, as applicable, as to all or any portion of the Collateral subject to the Collateral Trustees Liens which has been taken by eminent domain, condemnation or other similar circumstances;
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(ii) in whole, upon payment in full and discharge of all outstanding Note Obligations except for indemnity obligations; provided that the Authority has delivered an Officers Certificate to the Collateral Trustee and the Trustee certifying that the conditions described in this paragraph (ii) have been met and that such release of the Collateral does not violate the terms of this Indenture or the Security Documents;
(iii) as to any Collateral that is sold, exchanged, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Authority or any Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after such sale, exchange, transfer or disposition) the Authority or a Guarantor in a transaction or other circumstance that is not prohibited by the terms of this Indenture, at the time of such sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition to the extent of the interest sold, exchanged, transferred or otherwise disposed of (and excluding any proceeds received by the Authority or any Guarantor from such sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition to the extent not constituting Excluded Assets);
(iv) as provided in the Collateral Trust Agreement or the Security Documents;
(v) as to any other release of the Collateral, if (A) consent to the release of all Liens on such Collateral from the holders of the requisite percentage of Notes in accordance with Article 9 herein has been given and (B) the Authority has delivered an Officers Certificate to the Collateral Trustee and the Trustee certifying that any such necessary consents have been obtained and that such release of the Collateral does not violate the terms of this Indenture or the Security Documents;
(vi) in whole, upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as set forth under Section 8.01 hereof;
(vii) in whole, upon a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance of the Notes as set forth under Article 8 hereof; or
(viii) with respect to the property and assets of any Guarantor if such Guarantor is released from its Guarantee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
(b) In the event the Authority requests the Collateral Trustee to evidence in writing a release of any assets permitted hereunder or the Authority requests that the Trustee instruct the Collateral Agent as provided in Section 11.06(e), the Authority and each Guarantor will furnish to the Collateral Trustee and the Trustee, prior to each proposed release of such Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents and this Indenture, an Officers Certificate (i) requesting such release and (ii) to the effect that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture and the Security Documents to such release have been complied with.
(c) Upon compliance by the Authority or the Guarantors, as the case may be, with the conditions precedent set forth above, the Trustee or the Collateral Trustee shall promptly cause to be released and reconveyed to the Authority, or its Guarantors, as the case may be, the released Collateral.
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(d) The release of any Collateral from the terms of the Security Documents will not be deemed to impair the security under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions hereof or affect the Lien of this Indenture or the Security Documents if and to the extent the Collateral is released pursuant to this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Collateral Trust Agreement or upon the termination of this Indenture.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, as and when requested by the Authority, the Trustee shall instruct the Collateral Trustee to execute and deliver Uniform Commercial Code financing statement amendments or releases solely to the extent necessary to delete properties and assets required to be released pursuant to Section 11.06(a) hereof from the description of assets in any previously filed financing statements. If requested in writing by the Authority, and upon receipt of the Officers Certificate described in Section 11.06(b), the Trustee shall instruct the Collateral Trustee to execute and deliver such documents, instruments or statements and to take such other action as the Authority may request to evidence or confirm that properties and assets required to be released pursuant to Section 11.06(a) hereof described in the immediately preceding sentence have been released from the Liens of each of the Security Documents. The Collateral Trustee shall execute and deliver such documents, instruments and statements and shall take all such actions promptly upon receipt of such instructions from the Trustee, without recourse or warranty, without the consent of the Holders.
(f) The Authority may direct the Collateral Trustee, without notice to or consent from the Holders, to execute and deliver SNDAs in favor of any tenant of the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary under a lease permitted by the terms of this Indenture; provided that the Authority delivers to the Collateral Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such SNDA is authorized or permitted by this Indenture.
Section 11.07. Authorization of Actions to Be Taken by the Trustee or the Collateral Trustee Under the Security Documents.
(a) Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents and the Collateral Trust Agreement, each of the Trustee or the Collateral Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, on behalf of the Holders, take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to (i) enforce any of its rights or any of the rights of the Holders under the Security Documents and the Collateral Trust Agreement and (ii) collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Collateral in respect of the obligations of the Authority and the Subsidiaries hereunder and thereunder. Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents and the Collateral Trust Agreement, the Trustee or the Collateral Trustee shall have the power (but not the obligation) to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as it may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts that may be unlawful or in violation of the Security Documents, the Collateral Trust Agreement or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee or the Collateral Trustee may deem expedient to preserve or protect its interest and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral (including power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment, rule or order would impair the security interest hereunder or be prejudicial to the interests of the Holders or the Trustee).
(b) The Trustee or the Collateral Trustee shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee or the Collateral Trustee, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the validity of the title of the Authority to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral. The Trustee or the Collateral Trustee shall have no responsibility for recording, filing, re-recording or refiling any financing statement, continuation statement, document, instrument or other notice in any public office at any time or times or to otherwise take any action to perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest granted to it under the Security Documents or otherwise.
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(c) The Trustee or the Collateral Trustee, in giving any consent or approval under the Security Documents or the Collateral Trust Agreement, shall be entitled to receive, as a condition to such consent or approval, an Officers Certificate to the effect that the action or omission for which consent or approval is to be given does not adversely affect the interests of the Holders or impair the security of the Holders in contravention of the provisions of this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Collateral Trust Agreement, and the Trustee or the Collateral Trustee shall be fully protected in giving such consent or approval on the basis of such Officers Certificate.
Section 11.08. [Reserved].
Section 11.09. [Reserved].
Section 11.10. Amendments to the Security Documents.
Subject to the terms of the Collateral Trust Agreement, no amendment or supplement to the provisions of any Security Document will be effective without the approval of the Collateral Trustee acting as directed by the Required Parity Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), except that:
(a) any amendment or supplement that has the effect solely of adding or maintaining Collateral or preserving, perfecting or establishing the priority of the Liens thereon or the rights of the Collateral Trustee therein or adding Parity Lien Obligations permitted under this Indenture to obligations secured under the Security Documents or adding Junior Lien Debt Obligations permitted under this Indenture, will become effective when executed and delivered by the Authority or any other Guarantor party thereto and the Collateral Trustee, without further consent of the Trustee or any Holder;
(b) any amendment or supplement that has the effect solely of curing any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or making any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the holders of Note Obligations or the Collateral Trustee will, in each case, become effective when executed and delivered by the Authority and any Guarantor party thereto and the Collateral Trustee, without further consent of the Trustee or any Holder;
(c) any amendment or supplement that has the effect solely of conforming the text of any Security Document to any provision of the Description of Notes contained in the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such provision in the Description of Notes was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of such Security Document, which intent shall be evidenced by an Officers Certificate to that effect, will become effective when executed and delivered by the Authority and any Guarantor party thereto and the Collateral Trustee, without further consent of the Trustee or any Holder;
(d) any amendment or supplement to release Collateral in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Security Documents will, in each case, become effective when executed and delivered by the Authority and any Guarantor party thereto and the Collateral Trustee, without further consent of the Trustee or any Holder;
(e) any amendment or supplement in accordance with the Collateral Trust Agreement will become effective when executed and delivered by the Authority and any Guarantor party thereto and the Collateral Trustee, without further consent of the Trustee or any Holder;
(f) any amendment or supplement to evidence and provide for the appointment of a successor Collateral Trustee so long as such successor Collateral Trustee (1) is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and (2) is otherwise qualified and eligible to serve as Collateral Trustee will become effective when executed and delivered by the Authority and any Guarantor party thereto and the successor Collateral Trustee, without further consent of any the Trustee or any Holder;
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(g) any amendment or supplement that has the effect solely of effecting any other action described in Section 9.01 will become effective when executed and delivered by the Authority and any other Guarantors party thereto and the Collateral Trustee, without further consent of the Trustee or any Holder;
(h) the Collateral Trustee and the Trustee are authorized to amend the Security Documents, without further consent of the Trustee, the Collateral Trustee or any Holder, to add additional secured parties to the extent Liens securing the Obligations held by such parties are permitted under this Indenture; and
(i) no amendment or supplement that imposes any obligation upon the Collateral Trustee or adversely affects the rights of the Collateral Trustee in its individual capacity as such will become effective without the consent of the Collateral Trustee.
In addition, any amendment or supplement to, or waiver of, the provisions of this Indenture or any Security Document that has the effect of (i) releasing all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Liens that secure the Notes, (ii) impairing or adversely affecting the contractual right of the Holders to share in the proceeds of Collateral as described in Section 11.11 hereof or (iii) impairing or adversely affecting the right of the Holders to vote with respect to amendments or supplements to the Security Documents, will require the consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding.
The consent of the Holders and/or Parity Lien Obligations will not be necessary under this Indenture or the Security Documents to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or supplement to the Security Documents. It is sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed amendment or supplement.
Section 11.11. Application of Proceeds from Sale of Collateral.
Subject to the terms of the Collateral Trust Agreement, if any Collateral is sold or otherwise realized upon by the Collateral Trustee in connection with any foreclosure, collection or other enforcement of Liens granted to the Collateral Trustee in the Security Documents, the proceeds received by the Collateral Trustee from such foreclosure, collection or other enforcement which are distributed to the Trustee in accordance with the Collateral Trust Agreement, after payment of the fees, costs and expenses of the Collateral Trustee, will be distributed by the Trustee in the following order of application:
FIRST, to the payment of all amounts payable under this Indenture and the Security Documents on account of the fees, costs, expenses and other liabilities of any kind incurred by or owing to the Trustee in connection with any of this Indenture or the Security Documents;
SECOND, to the extent of any surplus remaining after the payment in full in cash of the amounts described in the preceding clause, ratably, for application to the payment of all outstanding Obligations in respect of the Notes in an amount sufficient to pay in full in cash all such Obligations; and
THIRD, any surplus remaining after the payment in full in cash of the amounts described in the preceding clauses will be paid to the Authority, the applicable Guarantor or the Collateral Trustee for any other secured indebtedness, as the case may be, or its successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.
The foregoing order of application will be subject to (i) the seniority of any Permitted Liens, (ii) the rights of the holders of any Priority Lien Obligations and (iii) ratable sharing with other Parity Lien Obligations, in each case subject to the provisions of the Collateral Trust Agreement.
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ARTICLE 12
COVENANTS OF THE TRIBE
Section 12.01. Negative Covenants of the Tribe.
The Tribe shall not, and shall not permit any of its representatives, political subunits or councils, agencies or instrumentalities, directly or indirectly, except as required by federal or state law, to do any of the following:
(a) increase or impose any tax, fee, charge, assessment or other payment obligation on the Authority or on any patrons of, or any activity at, the Resort other than:
(i) payments that are due under any agreement, law or regulation (including the Tribal Gaming Ordinance and the Town Agreement) in effect on the Issue Date or payments which are not materially adverse to the economic interests of Holders;
(ii) payments that the Authority has agreed to reimburse each Holder for the economic effect thereof, if any;
(iii) payments that correspondingly reduce the Restricted Payments otherwise payable to the Tribe;
(iv) pursuant to the Tribal Tax Code; or
(v) Government Service Payments;
(b) subject to the provisions described under Section 13.01, rescind the Lease or amend the terms of the Lease in any manner that would be materially adverse to the economic interests of Holders or which could reasonably be expected to impair, delay, hinder or interfere with, in any material manner, any right or remedy of the Trustee or any Holder;
(c) amend the Tribal Gaming Ordinance (or accompanying gaming regulations in effect on the Issue Date), the Compact, the Constitution or the Town Agreement (in each case unless any such amendment is a legitimate effort to ensure that the Authority and the Resort conduct gaming operations in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws, rules and regulations or that protects the environment, the public health and safety, or the integrity of the Authority or the Resort) to restrict or eliminate the exclusive right of the Authority to conduct gaming operations on the existing reservation of the Tribe located adjacent to Uncasville, Connecticut in a manner that would be materially adverse to the economic interests of Holders or which could reasonably be expected to impair, delay, hinder or interfere with, in any material manner, any right or remedy of the Trustee or any Holder;
(d) permit or incur any consensual liability of the Tribe (or of any other instrumentality, enterprise or subunit of the Tribe) to be or become a legal obligation of the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or for which assets of the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may be bound, other than a liability that the Authority or its Restricted Subsidiaries are permitted or not prohibited from incurring on their own behalf under this Indenture;
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(e) exercise any power of eminent domain or condemnation over the assets of the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any such exercise that would not materially adversely affect the economic rights and benefits of the Trustee or the Holders);
(f) take any other action (including, without limitation, applying the Tribal Gaming Ordinance or gaming regulations in a discriminatory manner against the Holders), enter into any agreement, amend the Constitution, the Tribal Gaming Ordinance (or accompanying gaming regulations), the UCC Ordinance, the Compact or the Town Agreement, or enact any ordinance, law, rule or regulation that would have a material adverse effect on the economic interests of the Holders, or which could reasonably be expected to impair, delay, hinder or interfere with, in any material manner, any right or remedy of the Trustee or any Holder;
(g) other than through the Authority, a Subsidiary of the Authority or a joint venture of the Authority (with any one or more entities that are not Affiliates of the Tribe unless they are Subsidiaries of the Authority) and except as in existence as of the Issue Date, develop, own, operate or manage Northeast Gaming Operations;
(h) abrogate or take any action to abrogate the Tribes waiver of sovereign immunity and consent to jurisdiction or any waiver of sovereign immunity or consents to jurisdiction provided by the Authority or any Guarantor pursuant to this Indenture or the Security Documents;
(i) knowingly accept or retain a Restricted Payment (other than Government Service Payments) from the Authority in violation of this Indenture;
(j) dissolve, liquidate, reorganize or restructure the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary, other than as permitted under this Indenture, terminate gaming operations conducted by the Authority, or authorize gaming operations (other than class I gaming under IGRA) on its reservation other than through the Authority;
(k) fail to segregate Tribal assets from assets of the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(l) convey into trust with the federal government of the United States any Authority assets other than real property;
(m) directly or indirectly challenge the validity or legality of any provision of this Indenture or the Security Documents in any court or other forum on the basis that such agreement or document violates or fails to comply with IGRA or such other statutes, laws, ordinances or government rules and regulations applicable to federally-recognized Indian tribes;
(n) fail to maintain its existence as a federally recognized Indian tribe;
(o) take any action, pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law, to appoint or consent to the appointment of a custodian, receiver or trustee (or other similar office) of the Authority or for all or substantially all of the property of the Authority;
(p) take any action to enact any Bankruptcy Law that would impair, limit, restrict, delay or otherwise adversely affect any of the rights and remedies of the Trustee or the Holders provided for in this Indenture or the Notes and the Security Documents;
(q) take any action that impairs necessary access to the lands of the Tribe by the Authority for purposes of operating the Resort and conducting the business of the Resort;
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(r) adopt, enact, amend or modify any law impairing (as such term is used in Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution) any contractual obligation of the Tribe, the Authority or the Guarantors under this Indenture, the Notes or the Security Documents other than laws required under applicable state or federal law or reasonably adopted in good faith to ensure that the Principal Business and any Related Business are conducted in a manner consistent with applicable laws to protect the environment or the public health and safety relating to the conduct of the Principal Business or such Related Business;
(s) initiate or participate in any proceeding to have the interests of the Trustee or any Holder under this Indenture or the Security Documents declared invalid or unenforceable on the basis that this Indenture or the Security Documents, individually or collectively, (a) provide any Person with a proprietary interest in any gaming activity in contravention of the requirements under IGRA, including 25 U.S.C. Section 2710(b)(2)(A), or under the Tribes Constitution and any tribal law, ordinance or resolution including, without limitation, the Tribal Gaming Ordinance, or (b) constitute, individually or as a whole, a management contract or a management agreement under IGRA, including 25 U.S.C. Section 2711, and its implementing regulations, or as otherwise provided under the Tribes Constitution and any tribal law ordinance or resolution, including, without limitation, the Tribal Gaming Ordinance; or
(t) except as required by federal or state law, directly or indirectly impose, tax or otherwise make a charge on the Creditor Parties in their capacities as such, the Notes, this Indenture, the Security Documents or any payments or deposits to be made thereunder;
provided that, except as set forth in the previous clauses (c) and (g) nothing in the foregoing shall restrict the ability of the Tribe, directly or indirectly, to engage in any business, including a gaming enterprise, outside of the Authority.
Section 12.02. Affirmative Covenants of the Tribe.
(a) Any action taken by the Tribe to comply with federal or state law that would otherwise violate Section 12.01 hereof shall be taken only after prior written notice to the Trustee, accompanied with an Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel that such action is required by federal or state law. To the extent possible under the federal or state law, the Tribe shall give the Trustee at least 30 days prior written notice of any such action.
(b) In the event that the Tribe or any agency, instrumentality, political subunit or Subsidiary (other than the Authority and its Subsidiaries) of the Tribe receives, directly or indirectly, any payment, distribution or transfer from the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary at a time when such payment, distribution or transfer is prohibited by the terms of this Indenture, such payment shall be held by the Tribe in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid forthwith over and delivered promptly to the Authority; provided that, if an Event of Default resulting in acceleration of the Notes has occurred and is continuing, such payment shall, subject to the Collateral Trust Agreement, be paid forthwith over and delivered promptly to the Collateral Trustee.
(c) The Tribe agrees that, at all times, the Authority shall have sole and exclusive right to operate the Resort; provided that the Authority may delegate its right to operate the Resort to one or more employees, agents, independent contractors, managers, operators or other Persons in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, and any such delegation shall not constitute a breach of this clause (c).
Section 12.03. Additional Agreements and Acknowledgments of the Tribe.
(a) Any action taken in violation of this Article 12 shall be deemed in contravention of Article XIV (Non-Impairment of Contracts) of the Constitution of the Tribe.
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(b) Subject to the terms of the Collateral Trust Agreement, upon any payment or distribution of assets upon any liquidation, dissolution, winding up, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors, marshaling of assets or any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings of the Authority or the Resort, the Holders shall be entitled to receive payment in full in respect of all principal, premium, interest and other amounts owing in respect of the Notes before any payment or any distribution to the Tribe.
ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 13.01. Limitations on Management Activities.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Indenture, the Collateral Trust Agreement or any other Security Document (collectively, the Credit Documents), none of the Trustee, Collateral Trustee or any Holder (collectively, the Creditor Parties) shall engage in any of the following: planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, controlling or managing all or any portion of the Authoritys or any other Tribal Entitys gaming operations that are regulated by IGRA (collectively, Management Activities), including (but not limited to) with respect to the following:
(a) the training, supervision, direction, hiring, firing, retention, compensation (including benefits) of any employee (whether or not a management employee) or contractor;
(b) any employment policies or practices;
(c) the hours or days of operation;
(d) any accounting systems or procedures;
(e) any advertising, promotions or other marketing activities;
(f) the purchase, lease, or substitution of any gaming device or related equipment or software, including player tracking equipment;
(g) the vendor, type, theme, percentage of pay-out, display or placement of any gaming device or equipment; or
(h) budgeting, allocating, or conditioning payments of any Tribal Entitys operating expenses;
provided, however, none of the Creditor Parties will be in violation of the foregoing restriction solely because any of the Creditor Parties:
(i) exercises any rights that do not require the gaming operation to be subject to any third-party decision-making as to any Management Activities; or
(ii) requires that all or any portion of the revenues securing the Note Obligations or any other Parity Lien Obligations, if any, be applied to satisfy the terms of the Credit Documents or the Parity Lien Documents, if any; or
(iii) otherwise foreclose on all or any portion of the property securing the Notes or any other Parity Lien Obligations;
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provided, further, that nothing in this Section 13.01 shall limit any Creditor Partys right to engage in Management Activities with respect to any Non-Tribal Entity to the extent such rights are granted pursuant to the Credit Documents and are otherwise consistent with applicable law.
Notwithstanding any right of the Trustee or any Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes contained in this Indenture, the Notes or any requirement or restriction imposed on the Authority or the Tribe herein, any right, requirement or restriction that encumbers Indian land within the meaning of 25 U.S.C. § 81(b) shall not be effective for longer than six years and 364 days except if the document is an agreement or contract described in 25 U.S.C. § 81(c) or bears the approval of the Secretary of the Interior within the meaning of 25 U.S.C. § 81(b).
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY PROVISION(S) CONTAINED IN THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE SECURITY DOCUMENTS, IT IS AGREED THAT WITHIN THE MEANING OF IGRA: (A) THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE SECURITY DOCUMENTS, INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, DO NOT AND SHALL NOT PROVIDE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ALL OR ANY PART OF THE MOHEGAN SUN GAMING OPERATIONS BY ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE TRIBE OR THE AUTHORITY, OR DEPRIVE THE TRIBE OR THE AUTHORITY OF THE SOLE PROPRIETARY INTEREST AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE MOHEGAN SUN GAMING OPERATIONS; AND (B) NO TRUSTEE, COLLATERAL TRUSTEE OR HOLDER (NOR ANY SUCCESSOR, ASSIGN OR AGENT OF ANY TRUSTEE, COLLATERAL TRUSTEE OR HOLDER) WILL OR MAY EXERCISE ANY REMEDY OR OTHERWISE TAKE ANY ACTION UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS IN A MANNER THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE MANAGEMENT OF ALL OR ANY PART OF THE MOHEGAN SUN GAMING OPERATIONS OR THAT WOULD DEPRIVE THE TRIBE OR THE AUTHORITY OF THE SOLE PROPRIETARY INTEREST AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE MOHEGAN SUN GAMING OPERATIONS.
Section 13.02. [Reserved].
Section 13.03. Notices.
Any notice or communication by the Authority, any Guarantor or the Trustee to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or mailed by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested) or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others address below:
If to the Authority or any Guarantors:
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
One Mohegan Sun Boulevard
Uncasville, CT 06382
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
With a copy to:
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
One Mohegan Sun Boulevard
Uncasville, CT 06382
Attention: General Counsel
and
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Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen& Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Joshua Feltman, Esq.
If to the Tribe:
The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
One Mohegan Sun Boulevard
Uncasville, CT 06382
Attention: Chair, Tribal Council
With a copy to:
The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
One Mohegan Sun Boulevard
Uncasville, CT 06382
Attention: Attorney General
If to the Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Global Corporate Trust
CityPlace I
185 Asylum Street, 27th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
Attention: L. Casasanta
With a copy to:
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
One Constitution Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103
Attention: William G. Rock
The Authority or the Trustee, by notice to the others may designate additional or different addresses or means, including electronically or by telecopier, for subsequent notices or communications.
All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.
Any communication sent to the Trustee may be in the form of a document that is signed manually or by way of a digital signature provided by a digital signature provider specified in writing to the Trustee by an authorized officer of the Authority. The Authority agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.
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If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
If the Authority mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
Section 13.04. [Reserved].
Section 13.05. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon any request or application by the Authority or any Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Authority shall furnish to the Trustee:
(a) an Officers Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 13.06 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signer, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and
(b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 13.06 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.
Section 13.06. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.
Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than the certificate contemplated in Section 4.04 of this Indenture) shall include:
(a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;
(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and
(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied.
Section 13.07. [Reserved].
Section 13.08. Rules by Trustee and Agents.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.
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Section 13.09. Dispute Resolution and Consent to Suit.
(a) The Tribe does not consent to the enforcement, levy, or other execution of any judgment for money or other damages against any assets, real or personal, of the Tribe, except that the Tribe, the Authority and each of the Guarantors, as applicable, consent to the enforcement and execution of any judgment, whether obtained as a result of judicial, administrative, or arbitrational proceedings, against any Eligible Assets of the Authority and the Guarantors and, only as specifically set forth in clause (v) and (vi) below, against Eligible Assets of the Tribe, in each case, to the extent set forth in the remainder of this paragraph. Subject to the foregoing, each of the Tribe, the Authority and the Guarantors expressly and irrevocably waives its sovereign immunity (and any defense based thereon) from unconsented suit, whether such suit be brought in law or in equity, or in administrative proceedings or proceedings in arbitration, to permit the commencement, maintenance, and enforcement of any action, by any person with standing to maintain an action (i) to interpret and enforce the terms of this Indenture, the Notes or the Security Documents, (ii) to enforce and execute any judgment resulting therefrom against the Authority and the Guarantors or the Eligible Assets of the Authority and the Guarantors, (iii) to seek any form of monetary recovery available at law or in equity against the Authority and the Guarantors in the event that, by a final determination of a court of competent jurisdiction, any of this Indenture, the Notes or the Security Documents is found void as a management contract not approved by the NIGC pursuant to IGRA, (iv) to specifically enforce the obligations of the Tribe hereunder, (v) to compel the Tribe to return any payment made to the Tribe in violation of this Indenture as described in Section 12.02(b) hereof, (vi) subject to the final paragraph of this Section 13.09(a), to enforce and execute against only the Eligible Assets of the Tribe any judgment in respect only of direct damages resulting from any breach by the Tribe of any of its obligations under Section 12.01(a), (b), (c), (h), (i), (j), (k), (m) and (p), Section 12.02(c) and Section 12.03(b) of this Indenture (the Limited Recourse Covenants), or (vii) subject to the final paragraph of this Section 13.09(a), otherwise arising out of or related to this Indenture, the Notes or the Security Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Tribe, the Authority and the Guarantors waive their immunity from unconsented suit to permit the maintenance of the following actions in respect of the Notes, this Indenture or the Security Documents:
(i) Courts. The Tribe, the Authority and the Guarantors each waive their immunity from unconsented suit to permit any of the courts set forth in Section 13.09(b) to (i) enforce and interpret the terms of this Indenture, the Notes and the Security Documents, and award and enforce the award of damages against the Authority or the Guarantors owing as a consequence of a breach thereof, whether such award is the product of litigation, administrative proceedings, or arbitration; (ii) obtain and enforce any monetary recovery pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding paragraph; (iii) determine whether any consent or approval of the Tribe, the Authority or the Guarantors has been improperly granted or unreasonably withheld; (iv) enforce any judgment prohibiting the Tribe, the Authority or the Guarantors from taking any action, or mandating or obligating the Tribe, the Authority or the Guarantors to take any action, including a judgment compelling the Tribe, the Authority or the Guarantors to submit to binding arbitration pursuant to subsection (c) below; and (v) adjudicate any claim under the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, 25 U.S.C. § 1301 et seq. (or any successor statute) or Article XIV of the Mohegan Constitution.
(ii) Arbitration. The Tribe, the Authority and the Guarantors each waive their immunity from unconsented suit to permit arbitrators, appointed and acting under the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association, whenever and to the extent any agreement to submit a matter to arbitration is made by the Tribe, the Authority or the Guarantors, to (i) enforce and interpret the terms of this Indenture, the Notes and the Security Documents, to adjudicate any other dispute with the Authority or the Guarantors (but not the Tribe) arising out of or related to this Indenture, the Notes and the Security Documents (but subject to the final paragraph of this Section 13.09(a)) and to award and enforce the award of any damages owing as
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a consequence thereof; (ii) determine whether any consent or approval of the Tribe, the Authority or the Guarantors has been improperly granted or unreasonably withheld; and (iii) enforce any judgment prohibiting the Tribe, the Authority or the Guarantors from taking any action, or mandating or obligating the Tribe, the Authority or the Guarantors to take any action, including a judgment compelling the Tribe, the Authority or the Guarantors to submit to binding arbitration. The Tribe, the Authority and the Guarantors hereby agree that if neither the state or federal courts specified in Section 13.09(b) hereof can or is willing to hear a dispute submitted to it in accordance with the first paragraph of this Section 13.09(a) and subsection (i) of this Section 13.09(a), then any proper party to such dispute may request binding arbitration of such dispute pursuant to this subsection (b). The dispute shall be settled in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction, including, without limitations, the courts set forth in Section 13.09(b) and any and all courts located in a jurisdiction in which are located assets against which such judgement is sought to be enforced.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) any action against the Tribe for a breach by the Tribe of the Limited Recourse Covenants pursuant to Section 13.09(a)(vi) above must be commenced within three years after the occurrence of the facts that are the primary basis of the action or, if later, three years from the date those facts reasonably should have been discovered by the party bringing the action; and (B) the waiver of sovereign immunity set forth in Section 13.09(a)(vii) above:
(i) is limited to suit against the Authority and its Subsidiaries and excludes actions against the Tribe;
(ii) shall not extend to any action (sounding in tort, fraudulent conveyance, for injunctive relief, or otherwise) against the Authority or any Subsidiary in respect of a distribution or payment by the Authority or any Subsidiary to the Tribe or any Affiliate thereof that is not prohibited by the terms of this Indenture;
(iii) does not extend to claims under federal or state securities law; and
(iv) shall not extend to claims for punitive or consequential damages.
(b) Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the Tribe, the Authority and the Guarantors hereby consents to the jurisdiction over any suit or other action in respect of the Notes, this Indenture or the Security Documents by (i) any United States District Court in the City and County of New York, any state court in the City and County of New York, and any Federal or state courts having appellate jurisdiction thereof (the New York Courts), (ii) in the event that the New York Courts lack or decline jurisdiction, the United States District Court of Connecticut, any state courts of the State of Connecticut and any Federal or state courts having appellate jurisdiction thereof (the Connecticut Courts), (iii) in the event that the Connecticut Courts lack or decline jurisdiction, arbitration (as provided in this Section 13.09), (iv) in the event that arbitration is not available, the Mohegan Gaming Disputes Court, and (v) in the event that the Mohegan Gaming Disputes Court lack or decline jurisdiction, any court or other forum of the Tribe. Each of the Tribe, the Authority and the Guarantors agrees that a final judgment in any action brought in any such court shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any manner provided by law, including, without limitations, the courts set forth in this clause (b), and consents to the jurisdiction of any and all courts located in a jurisdiction in which are located assets against which such judgment is sought to be enforced. Each of the Tribe, the Authority and the Guarantors irrevocably and expressly waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, (i) any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue to any action in any such court and (ii) the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
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(c) Tribal Exhaustion/Tribal Court Actions. Each of the Tribe, the Authority and the Guarantors irrevocably and expressly waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, (i) its right to have any suit or other action arising out of or relating to the Notes, this Indenture or the Security Documents heard in any court or other forum of the Tribe, including the Mohegan Gaming Disputes Court, and (ii) any requirement for exhaustion of remedies available in any court or other forum of the Tribe, including the Mohegan Gaming Disputes Court, prior to the commencement of any suit, action or proceeding in any state or Federal court. In any event, no such action may be brought in any court or other forum of the Tribe, including the Mohegan Gaming Disputes Court, without the prior written consent of the Trustee; provided, however, that the preceding clause shall not be construed to prohibit any action in any such forum which is a legitimate effort to ensure that the gaming operations of the Authority and the Resort are conducted in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations or to protect the environment, the public health and safety, or the integrity of the Authority or the Resort and not for the purpose of delaying or hindering the repayment of the Notes.
(d) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE NOTES, THIS INDENTURE OR ANY SECURITY DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH OF THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THE NOTES, THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITY DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
(e) Service of Process. In any action or proceeding as to which the Authority or any Guarantors has waived its sovereign immunity as set forth in this Section 13.09, the Authority and the Guarantors consent and agree that process against any of them shall be effective if served by sending the process by registered or certified mail to the Chairman of the Management Board of the Authority, with a copy to the General Counsel of the Authority and a copy to the Attorney General of the Tribe, all at the address set forth in Section 13.03. In any action or proceeding as to which the Tribe has waived its sovereign immunity as set forth in this Section 13.09, the Tribe consents and agrees that process against it shall be effective if served by sending the process by registered or certified mail to the Chairman of the Tribe, with a copy to the Attorney General of the Tribe, at the address set forth in Section 13.03. Nothing in the Credit Documents will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.
Section 13.10. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.
Neither the Tribe nor any director, officer, office holder, employee, agent, representative or member of the Authority or the Tribe or holder of an Ownership Interest of the Authority, any Guarantor or the Tribe, as such, shall have any liability for, nor be subject to suit in respect of, any obligations of the Authority or any Guarantor under the Notes or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.
Section 13.11. Governing Law.
THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE GUARANTEES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PERFECTION, THE EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR NONPERFECTION OR THE PRIORITY OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS CREATED BY THE SECURITY DOCUMENTS, OR REMEDIES THEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL, ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IN WHICH CASE THE LAWS OF THE OTHER JURISDICTION SHALL GOVERN.
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Section 13.12. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Authority or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section 13.13. Successors.
All agreements of the Authority in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture shall bind its successors.
Section 13.14. Severability.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 13.15. Counterpart Originals.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
Section 13.16. Table of Contents, Headings, etc.
The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
[Signatures on following page]
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Accepted and Agreed to as of the date above written:
MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY | ||
By: | /s/ Mario C. Kontomerkos | |
Name: Mario C. Kontomerkos | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
MOHEGAN BASKETBALL CLUB LLC | ||
MOHEGAN COMMERCIAL VENTURES PA, LLC | ||
MOHEGAN GOLF, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Mario C. Kontomerkos | |
Name: Mario C. Kontomerkos | ||
Title: President | ||
MOHEGAN VENTURES-NORTHWEST, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Raymond Pineault | |
Name: Raymond Pineault | ||
Title: President | ||
BACKSIDE, L.P. | ||
DOWNS RACING, L.P. | ||
MILL CREEK LAND, L.P. | ||
NORTHEAST CONCESSIONS, L.P. | ||
By: MOHEGAN COMMERCIAL VENTURES PA, LLC, its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Mario C. Kontomerkos | |
Name: Mario C. Kontomerkos | ||
Title: President | ||
THE MOHEGAN TRIBE OF INDIANS OF CONNECTICUT (for the limited purpose of joining the Tribal Provisions) | ||
By: | /s/ Ralph James Gessner, Jr. | |
Name: Ralph James Gessner, Jr. | ||
Title: Chairman of the Tribal Council |
[Signature Page Indenture]
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | ||
As Trustee | ||
By: |
/s/ Laurel Casasanta | |
Name: Laurel Casasanta | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature Page Indenture]
SCHEDULE I
Mortgaged Property
EXHIBIT A
THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE AUTHORITY.
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (DTC), TO THE AUTHORITY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION.
BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER REPRESENTS THAT
(1) IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, OR
(2) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES (WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT).
NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS [IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES: ONE YEAR] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: 40 DAYS]
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AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE AUTHORITY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE AUTHORITY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS NOTE (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF THIS SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE AUTHORITY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE NOTES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE AUTHORITYS AND THE TRUSTEES RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM.
[EACH PURCHASER OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.]
[THIS SECURITY IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 1271 ET SEQ. OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. A HOLDER MAY OBTAIN THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO MATURITY FOR SUCH SECURITY BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR SUCH INFORMATION TO: GENERAL COUNSEL, MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY, ONE MOHEGAN SUN BOULEVARD, UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT 06382, TELEPHONE NUMBER (860) 862-5997.]
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[Face of Note]
8.000% Second Priority Senior Secured Note due 2026
CUSIP [ ]
No.______ | $__________ |
MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY
promises to pay to
or registered assigns,
the principal sum of
Dollars on February 1, 2026 or, if applicable, the
Springing Maturity Date
Interest Payment Dates: February 1 and August 1,
beginning on August 1, 2021.
Record Dates: January 15 and July 15
Dated:
MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
This is one of the Notes referred
to in the within-mentioned Indenture:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
By: | ||
Authorized Signatory |
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[Back of Note]
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
1. INTEREST. The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (the Authority) promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 8.000% per annum from January 26, 2021 until maturity (except as otherwise described below). The Authority will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an Interest Payment Date) to the holders of record on the preceding January 15 and July 15, respectively. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of original issuance; provided that, if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest with respect to the Notes, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided, further, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be August 1, 2021. The Authority shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the rate then in effect; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Authority will pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on the January 15 or July 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium and interest at the office or agency of the Paying Agent and Registrar maintained for such purpose within the City and State of New York, or, at the option of the Authority, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders, and provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest and premium, if any, on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall hold at least $1.0 million in principal amount of Notes and have provided wire transfer instructions to the Authority and the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be made in accordance with those instructions.
3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Authority may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Authority may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
4. INDENTURE. The Authority issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of January 26, 2021 (Indenture) among the Authority, The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut (the Tribe), the Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
At any time prior to February 1, 2023, the Notes will be redeemable, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the option of the Authority, at a redemption price equal to the sum of:
(1) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and
(2) the Applicable Premium;
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plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders on the related record date to receive interest due on the related interest payment date).
At any time prior to February 1, 2023, the Authority may, (i) during the twelve month period commencing on the Issue Date and (ii) during the period subsequent to such twelve month period and prior to February 1, 2023 redeem in each period up to 10.0% of the initial aggregate principal amount of Notes at a redemption price equal to 103% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes to be redeemed to but excluding the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders on the related record date to receive interest due on the related interest payment date); provided that if the Authority does not redeem 10.0% of the initial aggregate principal amount of Notes during the twelve month period commencing on the Issue Date, the Authority may, in the subsequent period prior to February 1, 2023, redeem the Notes in an amount that does not exceed 10.0% of the initial aggregate principal amount of Notes plus the difference between (x) 10.0% of the initial aggregate principal amount of Notes and (y) the aggregate principal amount of Notes that were redeemed in such twelve month period.
At any time or from time to time on or after February 1, 2023, the Notes will be redeemable, at the option of the Authority, in whole or in part, at the following redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders on the related record date to receive interest due on the related interest payment date), if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on February 1 of the years set forth below:
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2023 |
104.000 | % | ||
2024 |
102.000 | % | ||
2025 and thereafter |
100.000 | % |
Any redemption described above may, at the Authoritys discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of a debt or equity financing, acquisition or other transaction or event. In addition, if such redemption is subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, the related notice shall describe each such condition, and if applicable, shall state that, in the Authoritys discretion, the Redemption Date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied or waived (including to a date later than 60 days after the date on which such notice was mailed or delivered electronically), or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived by the Redemption Date, or by the Redemption Date as so delayed, or such notice may be rescinded at any time in the Authoritys discretion if in the good faith judgment of the Authority any or all of such conditions will not be satisfied or waived.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of Article 3 of the Indenture, if any Gaming Regulatory Authority requires that a Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes be licensed, qualified or found suitable under any applicable gaming laws in order to obtain or maintain any gaming license or franchise of the Authority under any applicable gaming laws, and the Holder or beneficial owner fails to apply for a
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license, qualification or finding of suitability within 30 days after being requested to do so by such Gaming Regulatory Authority (or such lesser period that may be required by such Gaming Regulatory Authority) or if such Holder or beneficial owner is not so licensed, qualified or found suitable, the Authority has the right, at its option, (i) to require such Holder or beneficial owner to dispose of such Holders or beneficial owners Notes within 30 days of receipt of such notice of such finding by the applicable Gaming Regulatory Authority (or such earlier date as may be required by the applicable Gaming Regulatory Authority); or (ii) to call for redemption of the Notes of such Holder or beneficial owner at a redemption price equal to the lesser of (1) the principal amount thereof and (2) the price at which such Holder or beneficial owner acquired the Notes, together with, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the earlier of the Redemption Date or the date of the finding of unsuitability by such Gaming Regulatory Authority, which may be less than 30 days following the notice of redemption if so ordered by such Gaming Regulatory Authority. The Authority shall not be required to pay or reimburse any Holder or beneficial owner of Notes who is required to apply for any such license, qualification or finding of suitability for the costs of the licensure or investigation for such qualification or finding of suitability. Such expenses shall be the obligation of such Holder or beneficial owner.
6. MANDATORY REDEMPTION.
Except as set forth in paragraph 7 below, the Authority shall not be required to make mandatory redemption payments with respect to the Notes.
7. REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDER.
(a) If there is a Change of Control, the Authority shall be required to make an offer (a Change of Control Offer) to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of each Holders Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the date of purchase (the Change of Control Payment). Within 20 Business Days following any Change of Control, the Authority shall deliver a notice to each Holder setting forth the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as required by the Indenture.
If Holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes in a Change of Control Offer and the Authority, or any third party making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Authority as described above, purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, the Authority or such third party will have the right, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer described above, to redeem all Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes that remain outstanding to, but not including, the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the Redemption Date).
(b) If the Authority or a Restricted Subsidiary consummates any Asset Sales, the Authority may be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes, as and to the extent provided in the applicable provisions of the Indenture
8. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Except as set forth in paragraph 5 above, notice of redemption will be mailed at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the Redemption Date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.
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9. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Authority may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Authority need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Authority need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.
10. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.
11. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Guarantees, the Notes or the Security Documents may be amended or supplemented pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture and/or the Security Documents, as applicable.
12. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. Events of Default with respect to the Notes include: (i) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes; (ii) default in payment when due of principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes; (iii) failure by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with Section 4.10 or 5.01 of the Indenture; (iv) failure by the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for 30 days after notice to the Authority by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding to comply with any covenant or other agreement in the Indenture, the Notes or the Security Documents; (v) default under certain other agreements relating to Indebtedness of the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which default (A) is caused by a Payment Default or (B) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity; and in each case, the principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates to $50.0 million or more; (vi) certain final judgments for the payment of money in excess of $50.0 million that remain undischarged for a period of 60 days; (vii) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Authority or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; (viii) revocation, termination, suspension or other cessation of effectiveness of any Gaming License which results in the cessation or suspension of gaming operations for a period of more than 90 consecutive days at the Resort or Pocono; (ix) cessation of gaming operations for a period of more than 90 consecutive days at the Resort or Pocono (other than as a result of a casualty loss and other than pursuant to order of a Governmental Authority of general applicability in connection with a public health crisis); (x) the Lease ceases to be in full force and effect in any material respect; (xi) failure by the Tribe to comply with the provisions of Article 12 of the Indenture for 30 days after notice to the Authority and the Tribe by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding provided such 30-day period shall not apply to any failure by the Tribe to comply with clauses (h), (j), (m) and (o) of Section 12.01 of the Indenture; and (xii) (a) any Security Document is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect or is declared null and void, other than in accordance with the terms of the relevant Security Document; or (b) except as permitted by the Indenture, any Lien purported to be granted under any Security Document on Collateral, individually or in the aggregate, having a fair market value in excess of $25.0 million ceases to be an enforceable and perfected first-priority Lien, subject only to Permitted Liens; or (c) the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any Person acting on behalf of any of them, denies or disaffirms, in writing, any obligation of the Authority or any Restricted Subsidiary set forth in or arising under any Security Document. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may declare all
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the Notes to be due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default(other than nonpayment of principal, interest or premium that has become due solely because of an acceleration that has been rescinded) in the payment of premium, if any, or interest on, or the principal of, the Notes, including in connection with an offer to purchase. The Authority is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Authority is required upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.
13. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH AUTHORITY. Subject to Section 7.03 of the Indenture, the Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Authority or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Authority or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.
14. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. A controlling person, director, officer, employee or holder of an Ownership Interest of the Authority, as such, shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Authority under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
15. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
16. LIMITATIONS ON MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY; DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND CONSENT TO SUIT. Section 13.01 of the Indenture and all provisions in the Indenture relating to the Authoritys, the Tribes and the Guarantors waivers of sovereign immunity and rights to resolve disputes in tribal court, as well as all consents and agreements of the Authority, the Tribe and the Guarantors to applicable laws and jurisdictions for the resolution of disputes are hereby incorporated herein with the same force and effect as though set forth at length herein, including Section 13.09 of the Indenture.
17. ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
18. [Reserved]
19. CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Authority has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
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The Authority will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
One Mohegan Sun Boulevard
Uncasville, CT 06382
Attention: General Counsel
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to: |
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(Insert assignees legal name) |
(Insert assignees soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
(Print or type assignees name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint to transfer this Note on the books of the Authority. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Date: |
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Your Signature: |
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) |
Signature Guarantee*: |
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* | Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee). |
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Authority pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.15 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:
☐ Section 4.10 ☐ Section 4.15
If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Authority pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:
$_______________________
Date: |
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Your Signature: |
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) | ||||
Tax Identification No.: |
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Signature Guarantee*: |
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* | Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee). |
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:
Date of Exchange |
Amount of decrease in |
Amount of increase in Principal Amount of this Global Note |
Principal Amount of this Global Note following such decrease (or increase) |
Signature of authorized Note Custodian |
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
One Mohegan Sun Boulevard
Uncasville, CT 06382
U.S. Bank National Association
185 Asylum Street, 27th Floor
Hartford, CT, 06103
Re: 8.000% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2026
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of January 26, 2021 (the Indenture), among the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, as issuer (the Authority), The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut (the Tribe), the Guarantors party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the Trustee). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
__________ (the Transferor) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $ in such Note[s] or interests (the Transfer), to __________ (the Transferee), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:
[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
1. ☐ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note Pursuant to Rule 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believed and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
2. ☐ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act; (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration
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requirements of the Securities Act, (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person and (v) the proposed transferee was advised of the transfer restriction applicable to the Notes. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
3. ☐ Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):
(a) ☐ such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;
or
(b) ☐ such Transfer is being effected to the Authority or a subsidiary thereof;
or
(c) ☐ such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act;
or
(d) ☐ such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby further certifies that it has not engaged in any general solicitation within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act and the Transfer complies with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note or Restricted Definitive Notes and the requirements of the exemption claimed, which certification is supported by (1) a certificate executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit D to the Indenture and (2) if such Transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes at the time of transfer of less than $250,000, an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which the Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the IAI Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
4. ☐ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.
(a) ☐ Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
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(b) ☐ Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S. (i) The Transfer is being effected and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
(c) ☐ Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
5. ☐ Check if the Transfer is for (i) beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note for beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note; (ii) beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Restricted Definitive Notes; (iii) beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes; (iv) beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Notes for Unrestricted Definitive Notes; (v) Restricted Definitive Notes for beneficial interests in Unrestricted Global Notes; or (vi) Restricted Definitive Notes for Unrestricted Definitive Notes The prior written consent of the Authority has been obtained for the Transfer.
Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee shall refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (2), 3(a), 3(d), (4)(b) or (4)(c) is checked, the Trustee shall be entitled to require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such Opinion of Counsel, certifications and other information as the Authority has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
If box (5) is checked, the Trustee shall refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered holder thereof unless it is provided with a copy of the written consent of the Authority to such Transfer.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Authority.
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[Insert Name of Transferor] | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
Dated:__________
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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
1. | The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following: |
[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]
(a) | ☐ a beneficial interest in the: |
(i) | ☐ 144A Global Note (CUSIP ), or |
(ii) | ☐ Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP ), or |
(iii) | ☐ IAI Global Note (CUSIP ), or |
(b) | ☐ a Restricted Definitive Note. |
2. | After the Transfer the Transferee will hold: |
[CHECK ONE]
(a) | ☐ a beneficial interest in the: |
(i) | ☐ 144A Global Note (CUSIP ), or |
(ii) | ☐ Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP ), or |
(iii) | ☐ IAI Global Note (CUSIP ), or |
(iv) | ☐ Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP ); or |
(b) | ☐ a Restricted Definitive Note; or |
(c) | ☐ an Unrestricted Definitive Note, |
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
One Mohegan Sun Boulevard
Uncasville, CT 06382
U.S. Bank National Association
185 Asylum Street, 27th Floor
Hartford, CT, 06103
Re: | 8.000% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2026 |
(CUSIP __________)
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of January 26, 2021 (the Indenture) among the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, as issuer (the Authority), The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut (the Tribe), the Guarantors party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
(the Owner) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $ in such Note[s] or interests (the Exchange). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:
1. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note.
(a) ☐ Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owners beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owners own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (v) the prior written consent of the Authority for such Exchange has been obtained.
(b) ☐ Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owners beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owners own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and (v) the prior written consent of the Authority for such Exchange has been obtained.
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(c) ☐ Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Owners Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owners own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (v) the prior written consent of the Authority for such Exchange has been obtained.
(d) ☐ Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Owners Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owners own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (v) the prior written consent of the Authority for such Exchange has been obtained.
2. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes.
(a) ☐ Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Restricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owners beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owners own account without transfer and the prior written consent of the Authority for such Exchange has been obtained. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
(b) ☐ Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owners Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] ☐ 144A Global Note, ☐ Regulation S Global Note, ☐ IAI Global Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owners own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
If either box (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(c), or 2(a) is checked, the Trustee shall refuse to register the Exchange unless it is provided with a copy of the written consent of the Authority to such Exchange.
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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Authority.
[Insert Name of Transferor] | ||
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Name: | ||
Title: |
Dated:
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM
ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
One Mohegan Sun Boulevard
Uncasville, CT 06382
U.S. Bank National Association
185 Asylum Street, 27th Floor
Hartford, CT, 06103
Re: 8.000% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2026
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of January 26, 2021 (the Indenture), among the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, as issuer (the Authority), The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut (the Tribe), the Guarantors party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
In connection with our proposed purchase of $ aggregate principal amount of:
(a) ☐ a beneficial interest in a Global Note, or
(b) ☐ a Definitive Note,
we confirm that:
1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Notes or any interest therein, we will do so only (A) to the Authority or any subsidiary thereof, (B) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a qualified institutional buyer (as defined therein), (C) to an institutional accredited investor (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the Authority a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter and, if such transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes, at the time of transfer of less than $250,000, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Authority to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (D) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (E) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or (F) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to any Person purchasing the Definitive Note or beneficial interest in a Global Note from us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (E) of this paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as stated herein.
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3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you and the Authority such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Authority may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.
4. We are an institutional accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.
5. We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional accredited investor) as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.
You and the Authority are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
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[Insert Name of Accredited Investor] | ||
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Title: |
Dated:
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this Supplemental Indenture), dated as of , among (the Guarantor), a subsidiary of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (or its permitted successor), (the Authority), the Authority, the Tribe (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the Trustee).
W I T N E S E T H:
WHEREAS the Authority has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the Indenture), dated as of January 26, 2021 providing for the issuance of 8.000% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (the Notes);
WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guarantor shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guarantor shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Authoritys Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the Guarantee); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guarantor and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:
1. CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
2. INDENTURE PROVISION PURSUANT TO WHICH GUARANTEE IS GIVEN. This Supplemental Indenture is being executed and delivered pursuant to Section 4.20 of the Indenture.
3. AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. The Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:
(a) The Guarantor, jointly and severally with all other Guarantors, if any, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns that:
(i) the principal of and interest on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Authority to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder, under the Notes or under the Indenture will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and
(ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately, in each case to the extent lawful.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that this Guarantee would constitute or result in a violation of any applicable fraudulent conveyance or similar law of any relevant jurisdiction, the liability of the Guarantor under this Supplemental Indenture and its Guarantee shall be limited to such amount as will not, after giving effect thereto, and to all other liabilities of the Guarantor, result in such amount constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
4. EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF GUARANTEES.
(a) To evidence its Guarantee set forth in this Supplemental Indenture, the Guarantor hereby agrees that this Supplemental Indenture shall be executed on behalf of the Guarantor by an Officer of such Guarantor who has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate actions.
(b) Notwithstanding the absence of any endorsement or notation of such Guarantee on the Notes, the Guarantor hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect
(c) If an Officer whose signature is on this Supplemental Indenture no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates any Note, the Guarantee shall be valid nevertheless.
(d) The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof under the Indenture, shall constitute due delivery of the Guarantee set forth in this Supplemental Indenture on behalf of the Guarantor.
(e) The Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, regardless of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or the Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Authority, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor in each case to the extent lawful.
(f) The Guarantor hereby waives, to the extent lawful, diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Authority, any right to require a proceeding first against the Authority, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that its Guarantee made pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture will not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and the Indenture or pursuant to Section 5(b) of this Supplemental Indenture.
(g) If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Supplemental Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then, and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Guarantor, the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
(h) The Guarantor hereby waives and will not in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any rights of reimbursement, indemnity or subrogation or any other rights against the Authority or any other Guarantor as a result of any payment by such Guarantor under its Guarantee. The Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand:
(i) in each case, to the extent lawful, the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 of the Indenture for the purposes of the Guarantee made pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby; and
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(ii) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor for the purpose of the Guarantee made pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, in each case to the extent lawful.
(i) The Guarantor shall have the right to seek contribution from any other nonpaying Guarantor, if any, so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Guarantee made pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture.
(j) The Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of the Indenture or this Guarantee; and the Guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
5. [RESERVED].
6. LIMITATIONS ON MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY; DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND CONSENT TO SUIT. Section 13.01 of the Indenture and all provisions in the Indenture relating to the Authoritys, the Tribes and the Guarantors waivers of sovereign immunity and rights to resolve disputes in tribal court, as well as all consents and agreements of the Authority, the Tribe and the Guarantors to applicable laws and jurisdictions for the resolution of disputes are hereby incorporated herein with the same force and effect as though set forth at length herein, including Section 13.09 of the Indenture.
7. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. The internal law of the State of New York shall govern and be used to construe this Supplemental Indenture.
8. COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
9. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.
Dated: ___________________, ___
[GUARANTOR] | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: | ||
MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: | ||
THE MOHEGAN TRIBE OF INDIANS OF CONNECTICUT | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: | ||
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
By: |
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Authorized Signatory |
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Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of January 26, 2021,
among
MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY,
as the Borrower,
THE MOHEGAN TRIBE OF INDIANS OF CONNECTICUT,
as an additional party with respect to certain
representations, warranties and covenants,
CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Swingline Lender,
CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,
as L/C Issuer,
The Other Lenders Party Hereto,
and
CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
FIFTH THIRD BANK, CREDIT SUISSE LOAN FUNDING LLC,
TRUIST SECURITIES, INC., BOFA SECURITIES, INC., and
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners for the Revolving Credit Facility
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS |
1 | |||||
1.01 |
Defined Terms | 1 | ||||
1.02 |
Other Interpretive Provisions | 56 | ||||
1.03 |
Accounting Terms | 57 | ||||
1.04 |
Rounding | 58 | ||||
1.05 |
References to Agreements and Laws | 58 | ||||
1.06 |
Times of Day; Rates | 58 | ||||
1.07 |
Letter of Credit Amounts | 58 | ||||
1.08 |
Certain Calculations and Tests | 58 | ||||
1.09 |
Limited Condition Transactions | 60 | ||||
ARTICLE II THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS |
61 | |||||
2.01 |
Revolving Loans | 61 | ||||
2.02 |
Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Revolving Loans | 61 | ||||
2.03 |
Letters of Credit | 63 | ||||
2.04 |
Swingline Loans | 71 | ||||
2.05 |
Prepayments | 74 | ||||
2.06 |
Termination or Reduction of Commitments | 76 | ||||
2.07 |
Repayment of Loans | 77 | ||||
2.08 |
Interest | 77 | ||||
2.09 |
Fees | 78 | ||||
2.10 |
Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate | 78 | ||||
2.11 |
Evidence of Debt | 79 | ||||
2.12 |
Payments Generally | 80 | ||||
2.13 |
Sharing of Payments | 81 | ||||
2.14 |
[Reserved] | 82 | ||||
2.15 |
Incremental Facilities | 82 | ||||
2.16 |
Cash Collateral | 85 | ||||
2.17 |
Defaulting Lenders | 85 | ||||
2.18 |
[Reserved] | 88 | ||||
2.19 |
Refinancing Amendments | 88 | ||||
2.20 |
Extension of Loans and Commitments | 89 | ||||
2.21 |
Benchmark Replacement Setting | 91 | ||||
ARTICLE III TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY |
93 | |||||
3.01 |
Taxes | 93 | ||||
3.02 |
Illegality | 97 | ||||
3.03 |
Inability to Determine Rates | 98 | ||||
3.04 |
Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans | 98 | ||||
3.05 |
Compensation for Losses | 100 | ||||
3.06 |
Matters Applicable to all Requests for Compensation | 101 | ||||
3.07 |
Survival | 101 |
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ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING DATE AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS |
101 | |||||
4.01 |
Conditions to Closing Date | 101 | ||||
4.02 |
Conditions to all Credit Extensions | 105 | ||||
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRIBE |
106 | |||||
5.01 |
Existence and Qualification; Power; Compliance With Laws | 106 | ||||
5.02 |
Authority; Compliance With Other Agreements and Instruments and | |||||
Government Regulations | 107 | |||||
5.03 |
No Governmental Approvals Required | 107 | ||||
5.04 |
The Nature of the Borrower | 107 | ||||
5.05 |
No Management Contract | 108 | ||||
5.06 |
Real Property | 108 | ||||
5.07 |
Binding Obligations | 108 | ||||
5.08 |
No Default | 108 | ||||
5.09 |
Disclosure | 108 | ||||
5.10 |
Gaming Laws | 109 | ||||
5.11 |
Arbitration | 109 | ||||
5.12 |
Recourse Obligations | 109 | ||||
5.13 |
No Pending Referendum | 109 | ||||
5.14 |
Allocation Plan | 109 | ||||
5.15 |
Indian Lands | 109 | ||||
ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER |
109 | |||||
6.01 |
Existence, Qualification and Power | 109 | ||||
6.02 |
Authorization; No Contravention | 110 | ||||
6.03 |
Governmental Authorization; Other Consents; Compliance with Law | 111 | ||||
6.04 |
Binding Effect | 111 | ||||
6.05 |
Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect | 111 | ||||
6.06 |
Litigation | 111 | ||||
6.07 |
No Default | 112 | ||||
6.08 |
Ownership of Property; Liens | 112 | ||||
6.09 |
Environmental Compliance | 112 | ||||
6.10 |
Insurance | 112 | ||||
6.11 |
Taxes | 113 | ||||
6.12 |
ERISA Compliance | 113 | ||||
6.13 |
Subsidiaries | 113 | ||||
6.14 |
Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act | 113 | ||||
6.15 |
Disclosure | 113 | ||||
6.16 |
Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. | 114 | ||||
6.17 |
Security Documents | 114 | ||||
6.18 |
OFAC | 115 |
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6.19 |
Anti-Corruption Laws | 115 | ||||
6.20 |
EEA Financial Institutions | 115 | ||||
6.21 |
Tribal Court Enforcement | 115 | ||||
6.22 |
Deposit Accounts | 115 | ||||
6.23 |
No Licensure Required | 116 | ||||
6.24 |
Solvency | 116 | ||||
6.25 |
Beneficial Ownership Certification | 116 | ||||
6.26 |
Designation as Senior Debt | 116 | ||||
ARTICLE VII COVENANTS OF THE TRIBE |
116 | |||||
7.01 |
Ownership and Operation of Mohegan Sun | 116 | ||||
7.02 |
Sovereign Immunity; Jurisdiction and Venue | 116 | ||||
7.03 |
The Lease and the Landlord Consent | 117 | ||||
7.04 |
Preservation of Existence; Operation | 117 | ||||
7.05 |
Prohibited Transactions | 117 | ||||
7.06 |
Amendments to Material Laws and Agreements | 117 | ||||
7.07 |
Impairment of Contracts; Imposition of Governmental Charges | 118 | ||||
7.08 |
Segregation of Property | 118 | ||||
7.09 |
Trust Property | 118 | ||||
7.10 |
Liens on Authority Property | 118 | ||||
7.11 |
Bankruptcy Matters; etc. | 119 | ||||
7.12 |
Challenges by the Tribe | 119 | ||||
7.13 |
Access to Lands of the Tribe | 120 | ||||
7.14 |
Compliance with Law | 120 | ||||
7.15 |
Impairment of Contracts | 120 | ||||
7.16 |
Mohegan Sun Korea Management Agreement | 120 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER |
120 | |||||
8.01 |
Financial Statements | 120 | ||||
8.02 |
Certificates; Other Information | 121 | ||||
8.03 |
Notices | 123 | ||||
8.04 |
Preservation of Existence, Etc. | 124 | ||||
8.05 |
Maintenance of Properties | 125 | ||||
8.06 |
Maintenance of Insurance | 125 | ||||
8.07 |
Compliance with Laws | 125 | ||||
8.08 |
Books and Records | 126 | ||||
8.09 |
Inspection Rights | 126 | ||||
8.10 |
Use of Proceeds | 126 | ||||
8.11 |
Environmental Covenant | 126 | ||||
8.12 |
[Reserved] | 127 | ||||
8.13 |
Additional Subsidiaries and Collateral | 127 | ||||
8.14 |
Maintenance of Ratings | 128 | ||||
8.15 |
Anti-Corruption Laws | 128 |
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8.16 |
Payment of Taxes and Obligations | 128 | ||||
8.17 |
Operating Accounts | 129 | ||||
8.18 |
Continual Operation of Mohegan Sun | 129 | ||||
8.19 |
Defense of Loan Documents | 129 | ||||
8.20 |
Post-Closing Covenants | 129 | ||||
ARTICLE IX NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
130 | |||||
9.01 |
Liens | 130 | ||||
9.02 |
Investments | 132 | ||||
9.03 |
Indebtedness | 134 | ||||
9.04 |
Fundamental Changes | 136 | ||||
9.05 |
Dispositions | 137 | ||||
9.06 |
Restricted Payments | 139 | ||||
9.07 |
Change in Nature of Business | 140 | ||||
9.08 |
Transactions with Affiliates | 140 | ||||
9.09 |
Negative Pledges and Other Contractual Restrictions | 141 | ||||
9.10 |
Financial Covenants | 141 | ||||
9.11 |
Use of Proceeds | 143 | ||||
9.12 |
Certain Prepayments of Indebtedness | 143 | ||||
9.13 |
Sanctions | 144 | ||||
9.14 |
Anti-Corruption Laws | 144 | ||||
9.15 |
WNBA Subsidiary Operations and Indebtedness | 144 | ||||
9.16 |
CT Expo Subsidiary Operations and Indebtedness | 144 | ||||
9.17 |
[Reserved] | 144 | ||||
9.18 |
Change in Fiscal Year | 144 | ||||
9.19 |
Additional Financial Covenants | 144 | ||||
ARTICLE X EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES |
145 | |||||
10.01 |
Events of Default | 145 | ||||
10.02 |
[Reserved] | 149 | ||||
10.03 |
Remedies Upon Event of Default | 149 | ||||
10.04 |
Application of Funds | 150 | ||||
10.05 |
Right to Cure | 151 | ||||
ARTICLE XI THE AGENTS |
152 | |||||
11.01 |
Appointment and Authority | 152 | ||||
11.02 |
Rights as a Lender | 153 | ||||
11.03 |
Exculpatory Provisions | 154 | ||||
11.04 |
Reliance by the Agents | 155 | ||||
11.05 |
Delegation of Duties | 155 | ||||
11.06 |
Resignation of the Administrative Agent | 155 | ||||
11.07 |
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders | 156 | ||||
11.08 |
No Other Duties, Etc. | 156 |
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11.09 |
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding | 157 | ||||
11.10 |
Collateral and Guaranty Matters | 158 | ||||
11.11 |
Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management | |||||
Agreements | 159 | |||||
11.12 |
Certain ERISA Matters | 160 | ||||
ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS |
161 | |||||
12.01 |
Amendments, Etc. | 161 | ||||
12.02 |
Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies | 163 | ||||
12.03 |
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies | 165 | ||||
12.04 |
Attorney Costs and Expenses | 165 | ||||
12.05 |
Indemnification by the Borrower; Reimbursement by Lenders; Waiver | 166 | ||||
12.06 |
Payments Set Aside | 168 | ||||
12.07 |
Successors and Assigns | 168 | ||||
12.08 |
Confidentiality | 174 | ||||
12.09 |
Set-off | 175 | ||||
12.10 |
Interest Rate Limitation | 175 | ||||
12.11 |
Counterparts | 176 | ||||
12.12 |
Integration | 176 | ||||
12.13 |
Survival of Representations and Warranties | 176 | ||||
12.14 |
Severability | 176 | ||||
12.15 |
[Reserved] | 176 | ||||
12.16 |
Replacement of Lenders | 176 | ||||
12.17 |
Governing Law | 177 | ||||
12.18 |
Arbitration Reference | 178 | ||||
12.19 |
Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury | 179 | ||||
12.20 |
WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION | 179 | ||||
12.21 |
Lender Covenant | 181 | ||||
12.22 |
Gaming Law Limitations | 181 | ||||
12.23 |
Section 81 Compliance | 182 | ||||
12.24 |
USA PATRIOT Act Notice | 182 | ||||
12.25 |
[Reserved] | 182 | ||||
12.26 |
[Reserved] | 182 | ||||
12.27 |
Gaming Boards | 182 | ||||
12.28 |
Gaming Regulations | 183 | ||||
12.29 |
No Personal Liability | 183 | ||||
12.30 |
Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents | 183 | ||||
12.31 |
Entire Agreement | 183 | ||||
12.32 |
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial | |||||
Institutions | 183 | |||||
12.33 |
No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility | 184 | ||||
12.34 |
Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs | 185 |
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ANNEXES |
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A |
Revolving Commitments | |
SCHEDULES | ||
1.03 |
Persons/Entities/Contracts in Accordance with GAAP | |
2.03 |
Existing Letters of Credit | |
5.06 |
Mohegan Sun Real Property | |
6.06 |
Litigation | |
6.08A |
Pocono Real Property | |
6.08B |
Mohegan Golf Real Property | |
6.09 |
Environmental Matters | |
6.13 |
Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments | |
6.16 |
Intellectual Property Matters | |
6.22 |
Operating Accounts | |
8.20 |
Post-Closing Items | |
9.01 |
Existing Liens | |
9.02 |
Existing Investments | |
9.03 |
Existing Indebtedness | |
12.02 |
Administrative Agents Office, Certain Addresses for Notices | |
EXHIBITS |
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A |
Form of Revolving Loan Notice | |
B |
[Reserved] | |
C |
Form of Revolving Note | |
D |
Form of Compliance Certificate | |
E |
Form of Assignment and Assumption | |
F |
[Reserved] | |
G |
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates | |
H |
Form of Liquidity Certificate | |
I |
[Reserved] | |
J |
Form of Perfection Certificate | |
K |
Form of Restricted Group Reporting |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of January 26, 2021 (as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this Agreement), among THE MOHEGAN TRIBE OF INDIANS OF CONNECTICUT, a federally recognized Indian Tribe and Native American sovereign nation (the Tribe), the MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY, a governmental instrumentality of the Tribe (the Borrower), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the Lenders and individually, a Lender), CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Swingline Lender, and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as L/C Issuer.
RECITALS
A. The Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a revolving credit facility to the Borrower.
B. The Lenders are willing to provide such revolving credit facility upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above Recitals and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
AAA has the meaning specified in Section 12.18(a).
Account Control Agreement means a control agreement among the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, the Collateral Trustee and the depositary or securities intermediary for each Operating Account, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee and the Borrower and complying with the limitations in Section 12.22.
Act has the meaning specified in Section 12.24.
Additional Lender has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(b).
Administrative Agent means Citizens Bank, in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.
Administrative Agents Office means the Administrative Agents address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 12.02, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.
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Administrative Questionnaire means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
Affected Financial Institution means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. Control means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. Controlling and Controlled have meanings correlative thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, each Governmental Component of the Tribe shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Tribe and each other Governmental Component of the Tribe
Agent Parties has the meaning specified in Section 12.02(b).
Agent-Related Persons means the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee, together with their respective Affiliates (including, in the case of Citizens Bank, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee, Citizens Bank, in its capacity as Arranger), and the officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact of such Persons and Affiliates.
Aggregate Revolving Commitments means, at any time, the Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders. As of the Closing Date, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments are in an amount equal to $262,875,000.
Agreement has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
All-In Yield means, as to any Indebtedness, the interest margin applicable thereto; provided that (a) original issue discount (OID) or upfront or similar fees (which shall be deemed to constitute like amounts of OID) payable for the account of the holders of such Indebtedness in connection with (i) the primary syndication thereof and (ii) any amendment that extends the stated maturity thereof (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with any other amendment or waiver) shall be included (with OID, upfront and similar fees being equated to interest based on an assumed four-year life to maturity), (b) customary arrangement or commitment fees payable to any arrangers (or their affiliates) of such Indebtedness in their capacity as such and not paid to all relevant lenders generally shall be excluded, and (c) if such Indebtedness has a LIBOR floor or base rate floor that is greater than any LIBOR floor or Base Rate floor, respectively, for any Facility and such LIBOR floor or Base Rate floor is applicable at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, the amount by which such LIBOR or base rate floor for such Indebtedness exceeds the LIBOR Floor or Base Rate floor, respectively, for such Facility, shall be included in the calculation of All-In Yield for such Indebtedness.
Allocation Plan means the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Revenue Allocation Plan, last amended as of July 29, 2010, as such plan may be amended or succeeded from time to time, approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on July 29, 2010, relating to the application, distribution or use of revenues from class II and class III gaming (as defined in IGRA).
Applicable Rate means:
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(a) with respect to any Revolving Commitment, Revolving Loan and Letter of Credit Fee payable to Lenders under the Initial Revolving Credit Facility, the following rates per annum (expressed in basis points), based upon the Total Leverage Ratio as set forth below:
Applicable Rate | ||||||||
Pricing Level |
Total Leverage Ratio |
Unused Fee |
Eurodollar Rate + Letters of Credit |
Base Rate + | ||||
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< 2.50x | 37.5 | 2.00% | 1.00% | ||||
2 |
2.50x < x < 3.00x | 37.5 | 2.50% | 1.50% | ||||
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3.00x < x < 3.50x | 37.5 | 3.00% | 2.00% | ||||
4 |
3.50x < x < 4.00x | 50.0 | 3.25% | 2.25% | ||||
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4.00x < x < 4.50x | 50.0 | 3.50% | 2.50% | ||||
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> 4.50x | 50.0 | 3.75% | 2.75% |
(b) with respect to any Other Revolving Commitment and Other Revolving Loan, as set forth in the applicable Refinancing Amendment; and
(c) with respect to any Extended Revolving Commitment and Extended Revolving Loan, as set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment.
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Total Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 8.02(b); provided, however, that (i) if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with Section 8.02(b), then the highest Pricing Level shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall continue to apply until the first Business Day after the date such certificate is delivered and (ii) for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the first date thereafter on which a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 8.02(b), the highest Pricing Level shall apply.
Approved Fund means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
Arrangers means Citizens Bank, DBSI, Goldman, Fifth Third, Credit Suisse, Truist Securities, BofA Securities and KeyBank in their capacities as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers for the Revolving Credit Facility.
Assignee Group means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.
Assignment and Assumption means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit E or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
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Attorney Costs means and includes all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel.
Attributable Indebtedness means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease; provided that, for purposes of this definition, Attributable Indebtedness shall not include obligations or liabilities of any Person under any lease, which obligations are not required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations (under FASB ASC Topic 840) or a financing lease (under FASB ASC Topic 842) under GAAP.
Audited Financial Statements means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year ended September 30, 2020, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.
Authority Property means any and all now owned or hereafter acquired real, mixed and personal Property of the Borrower (whether or not otherwise designated as property of the Borrower) and its Restricted Subsidiaries. Authority Property in any event includes, without limitation, (a) Mohegan Sun and Pocono and (b) all gaming revenues of the Borrower and all gaming and other revenues of its Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that neither (i) the Property of the WNBA Subsidiary and the Borrowers ownership interests in the WNBA Subsidiary, nor (ii) the Property of any Unrestricted Subsidiaries, nor (iii) the Pennsylvania Tax Revenues, shall be considered to be Authority Property.
Authorizing Resolutions means (a) as to the Tribe, Resolution No. 2021-21 of the Tribal Council dated January 13, 2021 and (b) as to the Borrower, Resolution No. TGA 2021-05 of the Management Board dated January 13, 2021.
Autoborrow Agreement means, collectively, (i) that certain Line of Credit Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Borrower and the Swingline Lender and (ii) that certain Autoborrow Service Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Borrower and the Swingline Lender, together with all other promissory notes and other agreements between Borrower and the Swingline Lender related thereto.
Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).
Availability Period means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the latest then-effective Maturity Date for any Revolving Credit Facility, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06 and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 10.03.
Available Amount shall mean, on any date, an amount not less than zero, equal to:
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(a) the aggregate amount of Quarterly Excess Cash Flow for each completed full Fiscal Quarter after the Closing Date beginning with the Fiscal Quarter ending on June 30, 2021, minus the aggregate amount of Investment Returns deducted in calculating the usage of an Investment basket pursuant to the definition of Investment to the extent such Investment Return was included in Consolidated EBITDA for such period; plus
(b) the amount of Investment Returns not deducted in calculating the usage of an Investment basket pursuant to the definition of Investment and received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from Persons other than Loan Parties after the Closing Date to the extent not included in Consolidated EBITDA; plus
(c) without duplication of any amounts included in clause (b) above, the amount of Investment Returns not deducted in calculating the usage of an Investment basket pursuant to the definition of Investment and received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date in respect of (1) Investments prior to the Closing Date in Inspire Integrated Resort Co. Ltd. and (2) Investments prior to the Closing Date in Salishan-Mohegan LLC, in each case to the extent not included in Consolidated EBITDA; plus
(d) upon the redesignation of a Subsidiary that was previously designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the aggregate amount of any Investment in such Subsidiary that was made pursuant to Section 9.02 prior to such redesignation and is outstanding at the time of such redesignation; minus
(e) the aggregate amount of any (i) Investments made pursuant to Section 9.02(j)(i), (ii) Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 9.06(f)(i) and (iii) Junior Prepayments pursuant to Section 9.12(f)(x) (in each case, in reliance on the then-outstanding Available Amount) made since the Closing Date and on or prior to such date.
Available Tenor means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this Agreement 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 2.21(d).
Bail-In Action means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
Bail-In Legislation means, (a) 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, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time that is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
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Bankruptcy Code means the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq., as amended.
Base Rate means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Citizens Bank as its prime rate and (c) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1.00%. The prime rate is a rate set by Citizens Bank based upon various factors including Citizens Banks costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Citizens Bank shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.
Base Rate Loan means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
Base Rate Revolving Loan means a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan.
Benchmark means, initially, with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Eurodollar Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the Eurodollar Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then Benchmark means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.21(a).
Benchmark Replacement means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1) | the sum of: (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; |
(2) | the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; |
(3) | the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor 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 for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; |
provided that, in the case of clause (1), such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
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Benchmark Replacement Adjustment means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:
(1) | for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of the definition of Benchmark Replacement, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent: |
(a) | the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; |
(b) | the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; and |
(2) | for purposes of clause (3) of the definition of 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 Administrative Agent and the Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) 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 on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date or (ii) 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 U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities; |
provided that, in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of Base Rate, the definition of Business Day, the definition of Interest Period, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or,
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if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
Benchmark Replacement Date means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of Benchmark Transition Event, the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of Benchmark Transition Event, the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein; or
(3) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) 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:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark
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(or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer representative.
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 Unavailability Period means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition 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 2.21 and (y) 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 2.21.
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, as amended.
BofA Securities means BofA Securities, Inc. and its successors.
Borrower has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
Borrower Materials has the meaning specified in Section 8.02.
Borrowing means a Revolving Borrowing or a Swingline Borrowing, as the context may require.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the State of New York and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day that is also a London Banking Day.
Capital Expenditure means any expenditure that is considered a capital expenditure under GAAP, including any amount that is required to be treated as an asset subject to a Capital Lease.
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Capital Lease means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations (under FASB ASC Topic 840) or a financing lease (under FASB ASC Topic 842) under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
Capital Stock means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, partnership interests, limited liability company membership interests, or any other participation, right, warrants, options or other interest in the nature of an equity interest or ownership interest in such Person, but excluding any debt security convertible or exchangeable into such equity interest or ownership interest. For the avoidance of doubt, the Tribes ownership interest in the Borrower and the Borrowers and its Restricted Subsidiaries ownership interest in Restricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be Capital Stock.
Cash Collateralize means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuer or the Revolving Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer. Cash Collateral shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
Cash Equivalents means, for any Person: (a) direct obligations of the United States, or of any agency thereof, or obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States, or by any agency thereof or issued by FNMA, FHLMC or FFCB, in either case maturing not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof by such Person; (b) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers acceptances (including eurodollar deposits) issued by (i) any bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof and having capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $500,000,000 that is assigned at least a B rating by Thomson Financial Bank Watch or (ii) any Lender or bank holding company owning any Lender (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (c) commercial paper maturing not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof by such Person and (i) issued by any Lender or bank holding company owning any Lender or (ii) rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moodys, respectively, (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than thirty (30) days for underlying securities of the types described in subsections (a) above or (e) below entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in subsection (b) above (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (e) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or by any foreign government, and rated at least A by S&P or A by Moodys (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (f) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of subsection (b) above (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (g) money market mutual funds that invest primarily in the foregoing items (determined at the time such investment in such fund is made); (h) corporate notes issued by domestic corporations that are rated at least A by S&P or A by Moodys, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition; or (i) auction rate securities including taxable municipals, taxable auction notes, and money market preferred; provided that the credit quality is consistent with subsection (h) of this definition.
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Cash Management Agreement means any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.
Cash Management Bank means (a) any Person that, at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement with a Loan Party, is a Lender, an Arranger, the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing, and (b) any Person that, on the Closing Date is a party to a Cash Management Agreement with a Loan Party, if such Person becomes a Lender, an Arranger, the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date, in each case, in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement.
Change in Law means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a Change in Law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
Change of Control means that the Borrower ceases to be a wholly-owned instrumentality of the Tribe, managed and controlled by the Tribe.
Citizens Bank means Citizens Bank, N.A. and its successors.
Claim has the meaning specified in Section 12.18(a).
Closing Date shall mean the date of this Agreement.
Closing Date Payment shall mean the payment to the Tribe on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 and all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, solely to permanently prepay the portion of the Existing Specified Tribal Contribution constituting Indebtedness.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Collateral means, collectively, the Property pledged or purported to be pledged to the Collateral Trustee pursuant to the Security Documents and any additional Property pledged to the Collateral Trustee pursuant to Section 8.13 or Section 8.20. The Collateral shall not include any Protected Assets or any Excluded Assets (as defined in the Security Agreement).
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Collateral Trust Agreement means that certain Collateral Trust Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Borrower, each other Loan Party from time to time party thereto, the Administrative Agent, the Second Lien Notes Trustee, the Collateral Trustee, the Second Lien Collateral Trustee, and each other person that becomes a party thereto pursuant to the terms thereof, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Collateral Trustee means Citizens Bank, in its capacity as Collateral Trustee under the Collateral Trust Agreement for the benefit of the Secured Parties and the other Priority Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.
Commission means the National Indian Gaming Commission.
Commodity Exchange Act means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
Compact means the tribal-state Compact entered into between the Tribe and the State of Connecticut pursuant to IGRA, dated May 17, 1994, together with that certain Memorandum of Understanding dated May 17, 1994, as such may be amended.
Compensation Period has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(c)(ii).
Compliance Certificate means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
Connection Income Taxes means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
Consolidated EBITDA means, for any period, the Borrowers and its Restricted Subsidiaries Consolidated Net Income for such period before (i.e., calculated without giving effect to) any of the following: interest expense (including amortization of debt issuance costs, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of payments in respect of Capital Leases and commissions and other fees in respect of letters of credit), the aggregate amount of taxes on or measured by the income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, depreciation, amortization, non-cash rent expense, Pre-Opening Expenses, non-cash change in value of derivative instruments, interest costs associated with derivative instruments not otherwise included in interest expense, non-cash litigation accruals, charges or expenses relating to the modification or early retirement of debt, any impairment charges or asset write-offs, all non-recurring non-cash losses or expenses (or gains or income) not otherwise specified and all gains or losses in connection with a Disposition outside the ordinary course of business, acquisition and merger related charges, and extraordinary items, all as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (a) cash dividends and distributions paid to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary, provided that the cumulative amount of such cash dividends and distributions included in Consolidated EBITDA shall not exceed the cumulative amount of the Borrowers and its Restricted Subsidiaries share of the Consolidated EBITDA of such Person, plus (or minus) (b) any loss (or gain) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries arising from a change in GAAP, plus (or minus) (c) any non-cash loss, costs or expenses (or non-cash gain or
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income) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries resulting from adjustments to any earn out obligation or other contingent consideration and any loss or income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries resulting from an earn out obligation or other contingent consideration being paid or no longer being contingent, plus (d) the Estimated Business Interruption Insurance for such period (notwithstanding any classification of the affected operations as discontinued operations or any disposal of such operations), plus (e) [reserved], plus (f) non-recurring cash charges and expenses of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding fees and expenses included in clause (g) below), and costs of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, incurred in connection with reduction-in-force, severance and similar operational restructuring programs, including without limitation, measurement period adjustments, the effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in any line item in such Persons consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, integration costs, personnel restructuring, relocation or integration costs, one-time compensation charges and the amount of any signing, retention and completion bonuses; provided that the aggregate amount of additions made to Consolidated EBITDA for any period pursuant to clause (f) shall not exceed 10.0% of Consolidated EBITDA in the aggregate for any Test Period (after giving effect to clause (f)), plus (g) fees and expenses incurred by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the issuance, incurrence, repayment, prepayment, refinancing, redemption or repurchase of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and the making of Investments or Dispositions, including without limitation investment banking, brokerage and legal costs, minus (h) the Estimated Business Interruption Insurance Shortfall for such period, minus (i) business interruption insurance proceeds received during such period to the extent they represent payment of amounts previously included in Estimated Business Interruption Insurance. If and to the extent that any non-cash litigation accruals have not been included in the computation of Consolidated EBITDA, the amount of any non-appealable judgment or the cash payment in respect of any settlement or judgment in respect thereof (net of any assets acquired in connection with such settlement or judgment) in any future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for all purposes of this Agreement other than the determination of Excess Cash Flow, (i) Consolidated EBITDA for the calendar month ending (x) March 31, 2020 shall be deemed to be $37,118,000, (y) April 30, 2020 shall be deemed to be $25,094,000, and (z) May 31, 2020 shall be deemed to be $25,987,000 and (ii) for each day on which Pocono is required to be closed, and is in fact closed, pursuant to any Law or any act, directive or order of any applicable Governmental Authority, in each case, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA an amount equal to $208,000 for each such day, less any amounts attributable to any Estimated Business Interruption Insurance or any actual business interruption insurance recovery relating to Pocono.
Consolidated Funded Indebtedness means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (exclusive of any Indebtedness of the Borrowers Restricted Subsidiaries to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary or any Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Restricted Subsidiary), the sum (without duplication) of (a) the outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness for borrowed money minus the amount of any cash borrowed by the Borrower and pledged or deposited by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(iii) or Section 2.16 as cash collateral, (b) the aggregate amount of all Attributable Indebtedness, (c) the outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness of the type described in
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clause (e) of the definition thereof, (d) the outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness of the type described in clause (d) of the definition thereof, and (e) all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in subsections (a) through (d) above of Persons other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall not include any Defeased Indebtedness. The amount of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall be deemed to be zero with respect to any letter of credit, unless and until a drawing is made with respect thereto. Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall exclude the Consolidated Funded Indebtedness of each Unrestricted Subsidiary and all Subsidiaries of any Unrestricted Subsidiary. Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall exclude any Guarantee of Indebtedness at the Mohegan Sun Korea Project incurred pursuant to Sections 9.02(c) and 9.03(g) until any call or demand is made on such Guarantee or such Guarantee otherwise becomes payable.
Consolidated Net Income means, with respect to any fiscal period, the consolidated net income from continuing operations before extraordinary or non-recurring items of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for that period, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided further that, without duplication: (a) the Consolidated Net Income of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions paid in cash to Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; and (b) the Consolidated Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Consolidated Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders.
Constitution means the Constitution of the Tribe adopted by the Tribe and ratified by the Tribes members by Tribal Referendum dated April 12, 1996, as amended August 10, 2002, as amended September 6, 2003, as amended May 2, 2004, as amended November 30, 2007, as amended June 16, 2010, as amended February 23, 2014, and as it may be further amended from time to time.
Contractual Obligation means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of 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 has the meaning specified in the definition of Affiliate.
Corresponding Tenor with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
Covered Party has the meaning specified in Section 12.34(a).
COVID-19 means the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 (and all related strains and sequences), including any intensification, resurgence or any evolutions or mutations thereof, and/or related or associated epidemics, pandemics, disease outbreaks or public health emergencies.
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CPI means the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Revised Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (1982-84=100), U.S. City Average, All Items, or, if that index is not available at the time in question, the index designated by the United States Department of Labor as the successor to such index, and if there is no index so designated, an index for an area in the United States that most closely corresponds to the entire United States, published by the United States Department of Labor, or if none, by any other instrumentality of the United States.
CPI Increase means, with respect to any Fiscal Year, the quotient equal to (i) the published CPI as of the first day of any specified Fiscal Year, divided by (ii) the published CPI as of the Closing Date. If the quotient is less than one, the CPI Increase shall be equal to one.
Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness means Indebtedness issued, incurred or obtained pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment (including, without limitation, Other Revolving Loans as well as any extension or renewal of any Revolving Commitments) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace or refinance, in whole or part, Revolving Commitments or any then existing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (any of the foregoing, Refinanced Debt); provided that (i) such Indebtedness is entitled to all the benefits afforded by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, (x) benefit equally and ratably from the Guaranty and the Collateral and (y) not have any borrower or guarantors other than the Borrower and the Guarantors or benefit from any collateral other than the Collateral, (ii) such Indebtedness has a maturity equal to or later than the Refinanced Debt, (iii) such Indebtedness shall not have a greater principal amount than the outstanding principal amount of the Refinanced Debt (or, if purchased at a discount, such discounted amount) plus accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) thereon and reasonable fees and expenses associated with the refinancing, (iv) such Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, satisfied and discharged or constitute Defeased Indebtedness on a dollar-for-dollar basis (or at a discount), and all accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) in connection therewith shall be paid, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained, (v) the aggregate unused Revolving Commitments under such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall not exceed the unused Revolving Commitments being replaced and (vi) the other terms of such Indebtedness shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, provided that fees and interest in respect thereof shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable lenders.
Credit Extension means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.
Credit Suisse means Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC and its successors.
CT Expo means an exposition and convention center construction project on or about the existing reservation of the Tribe located adjacent to Uncasville, Connecticut, which may include an exhibition hall and pre-function area, ballroom, conference rooms, entertainment and retail amenities, support and kitchen facilities and other related facilities and related fixtures, equipment and other personalty.
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CT Expo Existing Indebtedness means the obligations pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2017, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the requirements thereof, by and among the CT Expo Subsidiary, the lenders party from time to time thereto, and KeyBank National Association, as agent.
CT Expo Subsidiary means Mohegan Expo Center, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the Laws of the Tribe and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, which is the owner and operator of the CT Expo.
Customary Intercreditor Agreement means with respect to any Indebtedness, a customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee and the Borrower, which agreement shall provide that the Liens on the Collateral securing such Indebtedness shall rank junior to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations, it being understood that the applicable intercreditor and subordination provisions of the Collateral Trust Agreement concerning the relative priority and other rights of the Priority Lien Obligations and Parity Lien Obligations thereunder are reasonable.
Daily Simple SOFR means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining Daily Simple SOFR for business loans; provided that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
Debtor Relief Laws means the Bankruptcy Code and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States, the Tribe or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
Default means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
Default Rate means, (a) as to any Obligation other than Obligations in respect of Swingline Loans, a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the interest rate otherwise applicable to such Obligation plus 2% per annum, and when used with respect to Obligations with respect to which no interest rate or per annum fees are specified, means an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate applicable to Base Rate Loans plus 2% per annum, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws and (b) as to any Obligations in respect of Swingline Loans, the applicable rate provided under the Autoborrow Agreement.
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Defaulting Lender means, subject to Section 2.17(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lenders determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans) within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lenders obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lenders determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this subsection (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) as of the applicable date of determination such Lender, or a direct or indirect parent company of such Lender, (i) is the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) has had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, which appointment is then in effect, or (iii) is the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Capital Stock in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of subsections (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.17(b)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender and each other Lender promptly following such determination.
Defeased Indebtedness means Indebtedness (a) that has been defeased in accordance with the terms of the indenture or other agreement under which it was issued, (b) that has been called for redemption and for which funds sufficient to redeem such Indebtedness have been set aside in a separate account by the Borrower, (c) for which amounts are set aside in trust or are held by a representative of the holders of such Indebtedness or any third party escrow agent pending satisfaction or waiver of the conditions for the release of such funds, or (d) that has otherwise been defeased to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent.
Designated Jurisdiction means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.
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DBSI means Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and its successors.
Disposition or Dispose means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction), in one transaction or in a series of related transactions and whether effected pursuant to a Division or otherwise, of any Property by the Borrower or any Guarantor, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith. For the avoidance of doubt, an Extraordinary Loss shall not constitute a Disposition.
Disqualified Capital Stock shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable or redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (other than solely (x) for Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock or upon a sale of assets, casualty event or a change of control, in each case, subject to the prior payment in full of the Obligations, (y) as a result of a redemption required by Gaming Law or (z) as a result of a redemption that by the terms of such Capital Stock is contingent upon such redemption not being prohibited by this Agreement), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than solely for Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock) or exchangeable or convertible into debt securities of the issuer thereof at the sole option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 181 days after the latest Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance thereof.
Dividing Person has the meaning specified in the definition of Division.
Division shall mean the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the Dividing Person) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a plan of division or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not survive.
Dollar and $ mean lawful money of the United States.
Early Opt-in Election means, if the then-current Benchmark is the Eurodollar Rate, occurrence of (a) a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five (5) currently outstanding U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and (b) the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from the Eurodollar Rate and the provision by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Lenders.
Earth Hotel Lease means that certain sublease dated February 1, 2015, by and between the Borrower and Mohegan Tribal Finance Authority, including all exhibits and schedules attached thereto.
ECF Percentage means, for any Fiscal Year, commencing with the Fiscal Year ended September 30, 2021, (a) 50% if the Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Fiscal Year is greater than 4.50 to 1.00, (b) 75% if the Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Fiscal Year is equal to or less than 4.50 to 1.00 and greater than 3.50 to 1.00 and (c) 100% if the Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Fiscal Year is equal to or less than 3.50 to 1.00.
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EEA Financial Institution means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a Subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
EEA Member Country means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
EEA Resolution Authority means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
Eligible Assignee means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 12.07(b)(iii) or (iv) (as applicable) and Section 12.07(b)(v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 12.07(b)(iii) or (iv) (as applicable)).
Environmental Laws means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.
Environmental Liability means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
ERISA Affiliate means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
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ERISA Event means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
Estimated Business Interruption Insurance means an estimate of the amount (determined in good faith by senior management of the Borrower, notwithstanding the failure of any designation by applicable insurance carriers as to how much of any expected recovery is attributable to business interruption coverage as opposed to other types of coverage) of business interruption insurance the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries expect to collect with respect to any applicable period; provided that such amount (a) shall not be taken in account for any period after two years following the date of the event giving rise to the claim under the relevant business interruption insurance, and (b) shall not exceed the sum of (i) the excess of (A) the applicable casualty propertys historical Consolidated EBITDA for the four Fiscal Quarters most recently ended prior to such date for which internal financial reports are available for that property ending prior to the date of the business interruption (or annualized if such property has less than four full Fiscal Quarters of operations) over (B) the actual Consolidated EBITDA generated by such property for such four-Fiscal Quarter period, and (ii) the amount of insurance proceeds not reflected in subsection (i) that the Borrower expects to collect as a reimbursement in respect of expenses incurred at that property with respect to such period (provided that the amount included pursuant to this subsection (ii) shall not exceed the amount of the other expenses incurred at that property that are actually included in calculating the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries Consolidated Net Income for such fiscal quarter).
Estimated Business Interruption Insurance Shortfall shall mean, for any period in which it is ultimately determined that the amount of insurance proceeds payable in respect of an event for which Estimated Business Interruption Insurance amounts were previously included in Consolidated EBITDA are less than the amount of Estimated Business Interruption Insurance that were previously included in Consolidated EBITDA for such event, an amount equal to such shortfall.
EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
Eurodollar Rate means:
(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the offered rate for deposits of U.S. Dollars for a term coextensive with the designated Interest Period which the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any successor administrator of London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR)) fixes as its LIBOR rate as of 11:00 a.m. London time on the day which is two (2) London Banking Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period; and
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(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the offered rate for deposits of U.S. Dollars for a one month term which the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any successor administrator of LIBOR rates) fixes as its LIBOR rate as of 11:00 a.m. London time on the day which is two (2) London Banking Days prior to such date;
provided, further, that the Eurodollar Rate shall in no event be less than 0.75% per annum.
Eurodollar Rate Loan means a Revolving Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Eurodollar Rate.
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 10.01.
Excess Cash Flow means, for any period, without duplication,
(a) | Consolidated EBITDA for such period; minus, |
(b) | the sum (for such period) of (in each case, to the extent not deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA): |
(i) | Interest Charges actually paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, |
(ii) | the sum of (x) cash Maintenance Capital Expenditures incurred by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period plus (y) other cash Capital Expenditures incurred by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period plus (z) cash expenditures in respect of Investments made pursuant to Sections 9.02(f), (j)(ii), (k) (to the extent made in cash, including cash payments with respect to Guarantees), and (o); |
(iii) | cash payments of Priority Distributions, |
(iv) | the aggregate principal amount of (1) all mandatory prepayments and scheduled repayments of any Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period and (2) all voluntary prepayments of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than (x) any voluntary prepayment of revolving Indebtedness, except to the extent any related commitment is permanently reduced in connection with such prepayment and (y) any voluntary prepayments made with the Available Amount pursuant to Section 9.12(f)(x)), |
(v) | [reserved], |
(vi) | state or federal income taxes paid (or to be paid) in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis with respect to such period; provided that with respect to any such amounts to be paid after the close of such period, any amount so deducted shall not be deducted again in calculating Excess Cash Flow for a subsequent period, |
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(vii) | cash costs incurred during such period in respect of (A) Pre-Opening Expenses and (B) fees and expenses in connection with the issuance, incurrence, repayment, prepayment, refinancing, redemption or repurchase of Indebtedness of, and the making of Investments or Dispositions by, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including without limitation investment banking, brokerage and legal costs, minus |
(c) | the Estimated Business Interruption Insurance for such period (notwithstanding any classification of the affected operations as discontinued operations or any disposal of such operations) to the extent such Estimated Business Interruption Insurance increased Consolidated EBITDA for such period and was not received in cash in such period, minus |
(d) | cash costs incurred during such period to the extent such amounts were added back to Consolidated Net Income in calculating Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (f) of the definition thereof, plus |
(e) | the sum (for such period) of all amounts referred to in clauses (b)(ii), (iii), (iv) or (vii) above to the extent funded with the proceeds of the issuance or incurrence of Indebtedness (excluding proceeds of Revolving Loans), the proceeds of the sale or issuance of Capital Stock (or capital contributions on account of such Capital Stock) or the proceeds of, any sale, transfer or other disposition to any person other than a Subsidiary of any asset or assets (or insurance proceeds or other compensation arising from any loss, damage, destruction or condemnation of any asset or assets) (but only to the extent that such sale, transfer or other disposition did not increase Consolidated EBITDA), plus |
(f) | (i) any business interruption insurance received in cash and not included in Consolidated EBITDA for such period and (ii) the amount of any reduction to Consolidated EBITDA due to clause (h) of the definition thereof in such period, plus or minus, as the case may be |
(g) | any extraordinary or non-recurring cash items excluded from Consolidated EBITDA and any cash tax refunds, cash pension plan reversions, indemnity payments, purchase price adjustments or other similar cash items (but, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Net Cash Proceeds resulting from an Extraordinary Loss or Disposition outside the ordinary course of business). |
Excluded Swap Obligation means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantors failure for any reason to constitute an eligible contract participant as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
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Excluded Taxes means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, being engaged in a trade or business for applicable income, franchise or branch profits tax purposes in, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 12.16) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lenders assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipients failure to comply with Section 3.01(d) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
Existing Credit Agreement means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2016 (as amended and otherwise modified prior to the date hereof), among Borrower, Citizens Bank as administrative agent, the lenders party thereto and the other parties party thereto.
Existing Letters of Credit means letters of credit issued and outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement as of the Closing Date as set forth in Schedule 2.03, which shall be deemed outstanding as Letters of Credit hereunder as of the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.03(a).
Existing Specified Tribal Contribution has the meaning specified in the definition of Specified Tribal Contribution.
Existing Revolving Facility has the meaning specified in Section 2.20(a).
Existing Revolving Loans has the meaning specified in Section 2.20(a).
Extended Revolving Commitments has the meaning specified in Section 2.20(a).
Extended Revolving Facility has the meaning specified in Section 2.20(a).
Extended Revolving Loans has the meaning specified in Section 2.20(a).
Extending Lender has the meaning specified in Section 2.20(b).
Extension Amendment has the meaning specified in Section 2.20(c).
Extension Election has the meaning specified in Section 2.20(b).
Extension Request means a Revolving Extension Request.
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Extraordinary Loss means any loss, destruction or damage to Property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, of any such Property, or confiscation or requisition of use of any such Property.
Facility means any Revolving Credit Facility.
FATCA means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Closing Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantially comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations promulgated thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, and any legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention entered into in connection with the implementation of any such Sections of the Code.
Federal Funds Rate means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Citizens Bank on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent; provided, further, that if the Federal Funds Rate is less than zero, it shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
Fifth Third means Fifth Third Bank and its successors.
Fiscal Quarter means the fiscal quarter of the Borrower consisting of a three month fiscal period ending on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.
Fiscal Year means the fiscal year of the Borrower consisting of a twelve month fiscal period ending on each September 30.
Fitch means Fitch Ratings, a business segment of Fitch Group, Inc. and any successor thereto.
Fixed Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 1.08(d).
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio means, as of the last day of the applicable Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of:
(a) | Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period minus (i) the aggregate amount of any taxes on or measured by consolidated income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period (whether or not payable during such Test Period, and excluding any amount payable to the State of Connecticut under the Compact) to the extent not otherwise deducted in determining Consolidated EBITDA, (ii) Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 9.06(f) that are made during such period to the extent that such Restricted Payments are not expenditures which have been deducted in computing Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period, (iii) Priority Distributions that are made during such Test Period and (iv) Maintenance Capital Expenditures made during such Test Period; to |
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(b) | the sum of (i) Interest Charges to the extent payable in cash by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary for the most recently ended Test Period, plus (ii) any scheduled amortization payments by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary with respect to Indebtedness (including Capital Leases) required to be made during such Test Period in cash (other than any such principal payments due upon the final maturity of any such Indebtedness); provided that (A) for the four-Fiscal Quarter period ending March 31, 2021, the amounts in clauses (i) and (ii) above shall be deemed to equal such amounts for the Fiscal Quarter ended March 31, 2021 multiplied by 4; and (B) for the four-Fiscal Quarter periods ending June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021, the amounts in clauses (i) and (ii) shall be deemed to equal such amounts determined for the period commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2021 through the last day of such four-Fiscal Quarter period multiplied by a factor of 2 and 4/3, respectively). |
Flood Determination means, with respect to any mortgaged or to-be mortgaged property, a completed Life-of-Loan Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to such property (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the applicable Loan Party relating thereto).
Flood Insurance Laws means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 and (v) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, in each case, as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.
Floor means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the Eurodollar Rate.
Foreign Lender means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
FRB means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
Fronting Exposure means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lenders Pro Rata Share of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lenders participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lenders Pro Rata Share of Swingline Loans other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lenders participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof.
Fund means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business.
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GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.
Gaming means any and all activities defined as class II or class III gaming under IGRA or authorized under the Compact.
Gaming Authority Ordinance means Chapter 2, Article II of the Mohegan Tribe Code, also known as Ordinance No. 95-2 of the Tribe, as enacted on July 15, 1995.
Gaming Board means, collectively, (a) the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Commission, (b) the Connecticut Division of Special Revenue, (c) the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, (d) the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission, (e) the Commission, and (f) any other Governmental Authority that holds licensing or permit authority over gambling, gaming or casino activities conducted by the Tribe, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary within its jurisdiction.
Gaming Laws means IGRA, the Gaming Ordinance, the Gaming Authority Ordinance and all other Laws pursuant to which any Gaming Board possesses licensing or permit authority over gambling, gaming or casino activities conducted by the Tribe, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary within its jurisdiction.
Gaming License shall mean every license, permit, franchise or other authorization from any Gaming Board required on the date hereof or at any time thereafter to own, lease, operate or otherwise conduct the class II gaming or class III gaming activities of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, including all licenses granted under applicable federal, tribal, state, foreign or local laws.
Gaming Ordinance means Chapter 2, Article III of the Mohegan Tribe Code, also known as Ordinance 94-1 of the Tribe, as enacted on July 28, 1994.
Goldman means Goldman Sachs Bank USA, and its successors.
Governmental Authority means the government of the United States, the Tribe or any other nation, or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local or tribal, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
Governmental Component means with respect to the Tribe or any other government, any corporation, board, enterprise, authority, division, branch, political subdivision, agency, instrumentality or governmental component directly or indirectly owned or controlled by the Tribe or such other government. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are Governmental Components of the Tribe.
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Granting Lender has the meaning specified in Section 12.07(g).
Guarantee means, as to any Person, any (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the primary obligor) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, keep well arrangements, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (excluding a Lien on the Capital Stock in any Unrestricted Subsidiary, which Lien only secures Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries which Indebtedness is not Guaranteed by any Loan Party). The amount of any obligation under a Guarantee of a guarantor shall be deemed to be the lower of (i) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee is made and (ii) the maximum amount for which such guarantor may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guarantor may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such obligation shall be such guarantors maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith. The term Guarantee as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
Guarantors means those Persons identified as a Guarantor on Schedule 6.13 and any other Subsidiary that executes a Guaranty; provided that any Guarantor that is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in a Disposition permitted by Section 9.05 or that is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder may be released from the Guaranty in accordance with Section 11.10 and thereafter such Person shall no longer be a Guarantor or a Loan Party for purposes of any Loan Document.
Guaranty means the Guaranty, dated as of the date hereof, by each of the Guarantors (including any Guarantor that may become party thereto after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 8.13 hereof) and the Borrower in favor of the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties.
Hazardous Materials means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
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Hedge Bank means (a) any Person that, at the time it enters into a Swap Contract with a Loan Party, is a Lender, an Arranger, the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing, and (b) any Person that, on the Closing Date is a party to a Swap Contract with a Loan Party, if such Person becomes a Lender, an Arranger, the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date, in each case, in its capacity as a party to such Swap Contract.
Honor Date has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).
IGRA means the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, as amended, codified at 25 U.S.C. § 2701, et seq.
ISDA Definitions means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.
Impacted Loans has the meaning specified in Section 3.03.
Increase Effective Date has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(c).
Increased Revolving Commitment has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a).
Incremental Equivalent Debt has the meaning specified in Section 9.03(f).
Incremental Joinder has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(d).
Incremental Loan Amount means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) $50,000,000 minus (ii) the aggregate amount of any Increased Revolving Commitments or Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred prior to such date of determination.
Incurrence-Based Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 1.08(d).
Indebtedness means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
(b) all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under Letters of Credit unpaid at draw, bankers acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;
(c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract in respect of interest rate hedging;
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(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business);
(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements) (excluding a Lien on the Capital Stock in any Unrestricted Subsidiary, which Lien only secures indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries which indebtedness is not Guaranteed by any Loan Party), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse, provided, however, that if such indebtedness has not been assumed, the amount of such indebtedness included for the purposes of this definition will be the amount equal to the lesser of the fair market value of such property and the amount of the indebtedness secured;
(f) Capital Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations;
(g) [reserved]; and
(h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any Capital Lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date. Indebtedness shall not include any Defeased Indebtedness. The obligations of the Borrower under the Priority Distribution Agreement do not constitute Indebtedness. For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness excludes all leases classified as operating leases in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date.
Indemnified Taxes means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
Indemnitee has the meaning specified in Section 12.05.
Information has the meaning specified in Section 12.08.
Initial Revolving Credit Facility means the Revolving Commitments provided by the Revolving Lenders on the Closing Date.
Inspire has the meaning specified in Section 7.16.
Interest Charges means, with respect to any fiscal period, the sum of (a) all interest, fees, charges and related expenses payable with respect to that period to a lender in connection with borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of assets that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) the portion of rent payable with respect to that fiscal period under Capital Leases that should be treated as interest in accordance with GAAP; provided however, that (x) the
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premium and related costs of purchases, tender offers, exchange offers and consent solicitations permitted in connection with the permitted prepayment, refinancing, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness and the associated write off of unamortized debt issuance costs and (y) any in-kind interest in respect of any Specified Tribal Contribution, in each case, shall not be considered to be Interest Charges.
Interest Payment Date means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the applicable Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the applicable Maturity Date; and (c) as to any Swingline Loan, as provided in the Autoborrow Agreement.
Interest Period means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Revolving Loan Notice or such other period (not to exceed 12 months) that is requested by the Borrower and determined by the Administrative Agent to be available in the eurodollar market and acceptable to each Lender under the applicable Facility; provided that:
(a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;
(b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and
(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date.
Investment means any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any other Person that is not a Guarantor prior to or substantially concurrently with such acquisition or investment, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Capital Stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment, but, except to the extent the Borrower shall otherwise elect, reduced by the amount of any repayment, interest, return, profit, distribution, income or similar amount in respect of such Investment which has actually been received in cash or Cash Equivalents or has been converted into cash or Cash Equivalents (collectively, Investment Returns).
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Investment Returns has the meaning specified in the definition of Investment.
IP Rights has the meaning specified in Section 6.16.
IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
ISP means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the International Standby Practices 1998 published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
Issuer Documents means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) or in favor the L/C Issuer and relating to any such Letter of Credit.
Junior Prepayments has the meaning specified in Section 9.12.
KeyBank means KeyBank National Association, and its successors.
Landlord Consent means the consent executed by the Tribe as a part of the Leasehold Mortgage, and concurrently therewith in favor of the Collateral Trustee, as it may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, restated or extended.
Laws means, collectively, (a) all international, foreign, Federal, tribal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, in each case to the extent binding upon any relevant Person, (b) any interpretation or administration of the items described in clause (a) by any Governmental Authority which has the binding force of law with respect to any relevant Person, and (c) all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority which any relevant Person is obligated to conform to as a matter of law.
L/C Advance means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, such Revolving Lenders funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.
L/C Borrowing means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Commitment.
L/C Credit Extension means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.
L/C Issuer means Citizens Bank in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder and in its capacity as issuer of the Existing Letters of Credit, any other Revolving Lender mutually agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (and that accepts such appointment as L/C Issuer) or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.
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L/C Obligations means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including, but without duplication, all L/C Borrowings. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be outstanding in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
LCT Election has the meaning specified in Section 1.09.
LCT Test Date has the meaning specified in Section 1.09.
Lease means that certain Amended and Restated Lease, dated October 14, 2016, by and between the Tribe and the Borrower, with respect to the real property underlying Mohegan Sun and the improvements thereon.
Leasehold Mortgage means that certain Open-End Leasehold Mortgage Deed, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed by the Borrower in favor of the Collateral Trustee, encumbering the leasehold interest of the Borrower under the Lease to the reservation real property described on Schedule 5.06 and the related improvements and fixtures used in connection with Mohegan Sun.
Lender has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the context requires, includes the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender.
Lending Office means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lenders Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, which office may include any Affiliate of such Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate. Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to a Lender shall include its applicable Lending Office.
Letter of Credit means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit.
Letter of Credit Application means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.
Letter of Credit Expiration Date means the fifth Business Day prior to the latest Maturity Date then in effect for any Revolving Credit Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
Letter of Credit Fee has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(h).
Letter of Credit Sublimit means, at any time, an amount equal to $75,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facilities.
LIBOR has the meaning specified in the definition of Eurodollar Rate.
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Lien means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
Limited Condition Transaction means any Investment permitted hereunder and any related incurrence of Indebtedness by the Borrower or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.
Liquidity means, on any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (whether or not subject to an Account Control Agreement) that would not appear as restricted on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any cage cash of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), plus (ii) the aggregate amount of unused Revolving Commitments, in each case as of such date.
Liquidity Cure Expiration Date has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.
Loan means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Revolving Loan or a Swingline Loan.
Loan Documents means collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, each Letter of Credit, each Issuer Document, the Autoborrow Agreement, the Security Documents, any Request for Credit Extension, the Guaranty, each Incremental Joinder, any Extension Amendment, any Refinancing Amendment, each Customary Intercreditor Agreement, and any other agreements of any type or nature heretofore or hereafter executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Tribe or any of its Affiliates to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in any way relating to or in furtherance of this Agreement, in each case as the same may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, restated, extended or supplanted.
Loan Parties means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.
London Banking Day means a day on which dealings in US dollars deposits are transacted in the London interbank market.
Main Street Loan Agreement means that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2020 (as amended and otherwise modified prior to the date hereof), among Borrower, the Tribe and Liberty Bank, as lender.
Maintenance Capital Expenditure means a Capital Expenditure for the maintenance, repair, restoration or refurbishment of the properties of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, but excluding any Capital Expenditure which adds to Mohegan Sun, Pocono or any other property owned by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Management Activities has the meaning specified in Section 12.22.
Management Board means the Management Board of the Borrower, as established pursuant to the Gaming Authority Ordinance.
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Mandatory Prepayment Date has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(g).
Master Agreement has the meaning specified in the definition of Swap Contract.
Material Adverse Effect means (a) a material adverse change in the business, assets, financial condition or results of operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the rights and remedies, taken as a whole, of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents.
Material Agreements means, collectively, the Lease, the Earth Hotel Lease, the Compact and the Town Agreement.
Material Laws means, collectively the Constitution, the Gaming Ordinance and accompanying gaming regulations, the Gaming Authority Ordinance, the UCC Ordinance, the Allocation Plan and each Authorizing Resolution.
Material Restricted Subsidiary means, collectively (a) Downs Racing, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership, and each other Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower which owns or leases any interest in the principal fixed assets used in connection with the gaming, lodging and entertainment activities conducted at Mohegan Sun or Pocono (but specifically excluding any Restricted Subsidiary which is a passive landowner of property which is not actively used in such activities), and (b) as of any date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary whose consolidated assets and operations, as of the last day of the then most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 8.01(b), account for 5% or more of the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of that date or 5% or more of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the four-Fiscal Quarter period ending on that date.
Maturity Date means (a) with respect to the Initial Revolving Credit Facility, April 14, 2023, (b) with respect to any Other Revolving Credit Facility, as set forth in the applicable Refinancing Amendment and (c) with respect to any Extended Revolving Facility, as set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment.
Maximum Priority Distributions Amount means, (a)(i) for the Fiscal Year ending on September 30, 2021 (inclusive of Priority Distributions under the Existing Credit Agreement made in such Fiscal Year prior to the Closing Date), $70,000,000 and (ii) for each Fiscal Year thereafter, an amount equal to the lesser of (A) 102.0% of the Maximum Priority Distributions Amount for the prior Fiscal Year (as determined in accordance with this definition) and (B) the product of (1) $70,000,000 and the (2) CPI Increase for such Fiscal Year, and (b) for any Fiscal Quarter, the Maximum Priority Distributions Amount for the Fiscal Year of such Fiscal Quarter (as determined in accordance with this definition) divided by 4.
Maximum Rate has the meaning specified in Section 12.10.
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MGHC Pledge Agreement means a customary naked pledge agreement governed by the laws of England and Wales and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee to be executed and delivered pursuant to Section 8.20.
MGHC Subsidiary means Mohegan Global Holding Corporation, a federally chartered corporation formed under Section 17 of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, as amended, and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.
Minimum Collateral Amount means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 105% of the Fronting Exposure of the L/C Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time and (b) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer in their sole discretion.
Mohegan Golf Mortgage means that certain Open-End Mortgage Deed, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Security Agreements, dated as of the date hereof, executed by Mohegan Golf, LLC with respect to the real property described on Schedule 6.08B and the improvements and fixtures thereon.
Mohegan Sun means the casino property and related transportation, retail, dining and entertainment facilities, including the Casino of the Sky, Casino of the Wind and Casino of the Earth, and the Sky Hotel Tower (including any future expansions thereof), owned or leased by the Borrower commonly known as Mohegan Sun and located in Uncasville, Connecticut, which facilities are located upon the real property described on Schedule 5.06.
Mohegan Sun Disposition means any Disposition of all or any material portion of Mohegan Sun, whether by sale or lease of the underlying assets, fee owned or leased real property or otherwise.
Mohegan Sun Korea Debt means Indebtedness of any Person in respect of or related to Inspire or the Mohegan Sun Korea Project, which Indebtedness is Guaranteed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
Mohegan Sun Korea Debt Trigger has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(r).
Mohegan Sun Korea Management Agreement has the meaning specified in Section 7.16.
Mohegan Sun Korea Project means the proposed development project consisting of an integrated resort, casino and related facilities to be located in Incheon, South Korea and owned by Inspire Integrated Resort Co. Ltd., a joint venture of Mohegan Gaming Advisors, LLC, a wholly-owned Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Borrower.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
Multiemployer Plan means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
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Multiple Employer Plan means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.
Nevada Pledge Approval means, with respect to any Nevada Pledged Subsidiary, all approvals of all applicable Governmental Authorities of the State of Nevada to permit the Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries to pledge all of the Capital Stock of such Nevada Pledged Subsidiary as required under Section 8.13.
Nevada Pledged Subsidiaries means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is formed in the State of Nevada or is otherwise subject to the Gaming Laws of the State of Nevada, and with respect to which a Nevada Pledge Approval is required in order for the Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries to pledge the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary to the extent required under Section 8.13. MGNV Holding, LLC is the sole Nevada Pledged Subsidiary that exists on the Closing Date.
Net Cash Proceeds means:
(a) with respect to the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the cash proceeds received in connection with such transaction, net of underwriting or placement agents fees, discounts and commissions and other reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection therewith; and
(b) with respect to any Disposition or any Extraordinary Loss, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and cash equivalents received in connection with such transaction (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received and excluding business interruption and delay in completion insurance proceeds) over (ii) the sum of (A) the amount of any Indebtedness that is secured by such asset and that is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents or that is secured on a pari passu or junior lien basis to the Obligations), including Indebtedness repaid in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Disposition or Extraordinary Loss or required to be repaid by applicable law, (B) the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with such transaction (C) all Federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes arising in connection with such Disposition or Extraordinary Loss that are paid or required to be accrued as a liability under GAAP by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries, and (D) all contractually required distributions and other payments made to minority interest holders (but excluding distributions and payments to Affiliates of such Person) in Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person as a result of such Disposition or Extraordinary Loss which would otherwise constitute Net Cash Proceeds.
Non-Consenting Lender means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders or all Lenders (or all affected Lenders) of a Facility in accordance with the terms of Section 12.01 and has been approved by the Required Lenders.
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Non-Defaulting Lender means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
Non-Extension Notice Date has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).
Northeast Gaming Operations means casino gaming operations (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Keno lottery games outside of casino operations), projects or developments in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont or Maine. For the avoidance of doubt, Northeast Gaming Operations does not include hotel, retail or other non-gaming activities, whether or not co-located with casino and other gaming operations.
Notice of Intent to Cure has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.
Obligations means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, the Tribe or any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document, Secured Hedge Agreement, Secured Cash Management Agreement or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, Swap Contract under a Secured Hedge Agreement or Secured Cash Management Agreement, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against the Tribe or any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that the Obligations of any Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor.
OFAC means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
OID has the meaning specified in the definition of All-in Yield.
Operating Accounts means the deposit and securities accounts of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding the Special Purpose Restricted Subsidiaries) described on Schedule 6.22, and each other deposit, securities, savings, brokerage or similar account hereafter established by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding the Special Purpose Restricted Subsidiaries), provided that Operating Accounts shall not include (i) the accounts designated on Schedule 6.22 as Operating Account Exclusions, (ii) any other deposit, securities, savings, brokerage or similar account hereafter established that in the aggregate for all such accounts contain less than $1,000,000 on deposit therein, (iii) any other deposit, securities, savings, brokerage or similar account hereafter existing for the purpose of collecting or disbursing funds for the payment of payroll, medical insurance and workmens compensation claims, tip money belonging to employees, money belonging to patrons and other disbursements of a similar nature, or accounts for the short-term investment of such funds pending their disbursement, or statutory or trust accounts (including horsemen and lottery accounts) or (iv) any other deposit, securities, savings, brokerage or similar account, the funds in which are swept at least once per day into an Operating Account subject to an Account Control Agreement and in the aggregate for all such accounts in this clause (iv) contain less than $5,000,000 on deposit therein.
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Organization Documents means, (a) with respect to the Tribe, the Constitution, (b) with respect to the Borrower, the Gaming Authority Ordinance, (c) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (d) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (e) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
Other Connection Taxes means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than any such connection arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
Other Junior Indebtedness shall mean the Senior Unsecured Notes (and any Permitted Refinancing thereof that is not incurred under this Agreement), the Second Lien Notes (and any Permitted Refinancing thereof that is not incurred under this Agreement) and Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 9.03(f), (i), (k), or (n) that is secured by a Lien on Collateral junior to the Liens securing the Obligations or that is unsecured.
Other Revolving Commitments means Revolving Commitments that result from a Refinancing Amendment.
Other Revolving Credit Facility means any Revolving Credit Facility consisting of Other Revolving Commitments.
Other Revolving Loans means one or more tranches of Revolving Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.
Other Taxes means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06).
Outside Affiliates means those Affiliates of the Tribe other than Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Outstanding Amount means (a) with respect to Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the
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amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.
Ownership Interest means, with respect to any Person, Capital Stock of such Person or any interest which carries the right to elect or appoint any members of the management board or the board of directors or other executive office of such Person.
Participant has the meaning specified in Section 12.07(d).
Participant Register has the meaning specified in Section 12.07(d).
PBGC means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Pennsylvania Tax Revenues means the portion of the revenues of Downs Racing, L.P. which is required to be paid to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a tax under Chapter 14 of the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act.
Pension Plan means any employee pension benefit plan (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, including a Multiple Employer Plan), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is sponsored or maintained by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, or to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a Multiple Employer Plan or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.
Perfection Certificate means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J.
Permitted Acquisition means the purchase or other acquisition after the Closing Date by a Loan Party (other than the WNBA Subsidiary) of property and assets or businesses of any Person or of assets constituting a business unit, a line of business or division of such Person, or all of the Capital Stock in a Person that, upon the consummation thereof, will be a Guarantor (including as a result of a merger or consolidation); provided that, with respect to each such purchase or other acquisition:
(a) each such newly created or acquired Subsidiary (and, to the extent required by Section 8.13, each of the Subsidiaries of such created or acquired Subsidiary) shall be a Guarantor and shall have complied with the requirements of Section 8.13, within the time periods specified therein (or, as to real property collateral, deposit accounts and such other collateral as the Administrative Agent may agree, such time periods as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion);
(b) the aggregate amount of consideration (cash and noncash and including the fair market value of all Capital Stock issued or transferred to the sellers thereof, all earnouts and other contingent payment obligations to, and the aggregate amounts paid or to be paid under noncompete agreements with, the sellers thereof, and all assumptions of debt for
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borrowed money in connection therewith) paid during the term of this Agreement in respect of all such purchases and acquisitions shall not exceed $50,000,000; provided the foregoing limitation shall not apply to a purchase or acquisition (and a purchase or acquisition shall not be included in such $50,000,000 limitation) if, after giving effect to the applicable purchase or acquisition, on a Pro Forma Basis (i) the Total Leverage Ratio would not exceed the lesser of (A) 4.65 to 1.00 and (B) 0.50:1.00 less than the maximum Total Leverage Ratio then permitted under Section 9.10(b) and (ii) the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio would not exceed 0.50:1.00 less than the maximum Senior Secured Leverage Ratio then permitted under Section 9.10(c);
(c) such purchase or other acquisition is not hostile and the acquired property, assets, business or Person is in the same line of business as the Borrower or a business substantially related or incidental thereto;
(d) (i) immediately before and after giving effect to such purchase or other acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) immediately after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently-ended Test Period the Borrower shall be in compliance with Section 9.10;
(e) no Person acquired pursuant to, or formed to effect, a Permitted Acquisition may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary simultaneously with the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition;
(f) any Person acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition that will, upon the consummation thereof, become a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower shall be wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower; and
(g) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, no later than five (5) Business Days after the date on which any such purchase or other acquisition is consummated, a certificate of a Responsible Officer, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, certifying that all of the requirements set forth in this definition have been satisfied or will be satisfied substantially simultaneously with the consummation of such purchase or other acquisition.
Permitted Junior Debt Conditions means, in respect of any Indebtedness, that such Indebtedness (i) does not have a scheduled maturity date prior to the date that is 180 days after the latest Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance for any then-existing Facility, (ii) shall not have any scheduled principal payments or be subject to any mandatory redemption, prepayment, or sinking fund (except for customary change of control (and, in the case of convertible or exchangeable debt instruments, delisting) provisions and customary asset sale or event of loss provisions that permit application of the applicable proceeds to the payment of the Obligations prior to application to such Indebtedness) due prior to the date that is 180 days after the latest Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance for any then-existing Facility, (iii) is not at any time guaranteed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than the Borrower or a Guarantor, (iv) has terms (excluding pricing, fees, original issue discount, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or optional redemption provisions) that are (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), taken as a whole, no more restrictive to the Borrower and its
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Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms set forth in this Agreement and (v) to the extent secured by any Collateral, the holders of which (or their authorized representatives) shall have subordinated their Liens thereon to the Liens of the Collateral Trustee securing the Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Trust Agreement as Parity Lien Obligations thereunder and/or pursuant to a Customary Intercreditor Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the usual and customary terms of debt instruments issued in a registered offering or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be no more restrictive to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms set forth in this Agreement and the Second Lien Notes as in effect on the Closing Date shall be deemed to satisfy the Permitted Junior Debt Conditions.
Permitted Junior Lien Indebtedness means any Indebtedness of a Loan Party (and Guarantees of any Loan Party in respect thereof) that (a) is secured by the Collateral on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the Liens securing the Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Trust Agreement or a Customary Intercreditor Agreement and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral and (b) meets the Permitted Junior Debt Conditions.
Permitted Liens means the Liens permitted under Section 9.01.
Permitted Pari Passu Debt Conditions means, in respect of any Indebtedness, that such Indebtedness (i) does not have a scheduled maturity date prior to the latest Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance for any then-existing Facility, (ii) shall not have any scheduled principal payments in excess of 1.0% of the initial principal amount thereof per year or be subject to any mandatory redemption, prepayment, or sinking fund (except for customary change of control (and, in the case of convertible or exchangeable debt instruments, delisting) provisions and customary asset sale or event of loss provisions and non-permitted debt provisions that permit the pro rata sharing of such prepayments with the Facilities) due prior to the latest Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance for any then-existing Facility, (iii) is not at any time guaranteed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than the Borrower or a Guarantor, (iv) has terms (excluding pricing, fees, original issue discount, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or optional redemption provisions) that are (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), taken as a whole, no more restrictive to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms set forth in this Agreement, and (v) to the extent secured by any Collateral, the holders of which (or their authorized representatives) shall have become parties to the Collateral Trust Agreement.
Permitted Refinancing means, with respect to any Indebtedness, any Indebtedness incurred to refinance such Indebtedness so long as (a) any such refinancing Indebtedness shall (i) not have a stated maturity or, other than in the case of a revolving credit facility, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter than that of the Indebtedness being refinanced, (ii) if the Indebtedness being refinanced (or the Liens securing such Indebtedness) is subordinated to the Obligations (or to the Liens securing the Obligations, if applicable) by its terms or by the terms of any agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness, be (and be secured by Liens, if applicable) at least as subordinate to the Obligations (or to the Liens securing the Obligations) as the Indebtedness being refinanced (and except for a Permitted Refinancing of Senior Unsecured Notes pursuant to Section 9.03(c)(A) that will be secured by a Lien permitted by Section 9.01(w)(iii), unsecured if the refinanced Indebtedness is unsecured) and (iii) be in a principal amount that does not exceed the principal amount so refinanced (or, if purchased at a discount,
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such discounted amount), plus, accrued interest, plus, any customary premium or other payment required to be paid in connection with such refinancing, plus, the amount of customary fees and expenses of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in connection with such refinancing, plus, any unutilized commitments thereunder; (b) such Indebtedness being refinanced shall be repaid, satisfied and discharged or constitute Defeased Indebtedness, and all accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) in connection therewith shall be paid or provided for, on the date such Permitted Refinancing is issued, incurred or obtained; and (c) the obligors on such refinancing Indebtedness shall not include any Person that is not an obligor on the Indebtedness being refinanced; provided that any Loan Party shall be permitted to guarantee any such refinancing Indebtedness of any other Loan Party.
Permitted Rights of Others means Rights of Others consisting of (a) an interest (other than a legal or equitable co-ownership interest, an option or right to acquire a legal or equitable co-ownership interest and any interest of a ground lessor under a ground lease) that does not materially impair the value or use of property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held, (b) an option or right to acquire a Lien that would be a Permitted Lien (other than a Lien that is a Permitted Lien as a result of this clause (b)), (c) Rights of Others pursuant to contracts in respect of Dispositions permitted hereunder, (d) the reversionary interest of a landlord under a lease of Property and (e) rights of lessors in personal Property leased by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from such lessors.
Permitted Tribal Payments means payments for governmental goods and services provided to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by the Tribe or any of its representatives, political subunits, councils, agencies, instrumentalities or subsidiaries, in each case to the extent included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA (including charges for utilities, police and fire department services, health and emergency medical services, gaming commission and surveillance services, gaming disputes court and legal services, workers compensation and audit committee services, human resources services, finance and information technology services, construction, development and environmental related services, rental or lease agreements, the pro rata portion of Tribal Council costs and salaries attributable to the operations of the Borrower, and similar pro rata costs of other tribal departments), in each case, to the extent that the costs of such departments are reasonably attributable to the operations of the Borrower, provided that such payments are not duplicative of taxes imposed by the Tribe upon Borrower and its operations.
Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness means any Indebtedness of a Loan Party (and Guarantees of any Loan Party in respect thereof) that (a) is unsecured and (b) meets the Permitted Junior Debt Conditions.
Person means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Plan means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan) established by the Borrower or to which the Borrower is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, established by any ERISA Affiliate or to which any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.
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Platform has the meaning specified in Section 8.02.
Pledge Agreement means that certain First Lien Pledge Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by the Borrower, each Guarantor (other than the WNBA Subsidiary) as of the Closing Date and each future Restricted Subsidiary that may subsequently become party thereto in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties and the other Priority Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), with respect to all Capital Stock held by each such Loan Party in a Subsidiary (excluding any Special Purpose Restricted Subsidiary, any Tribal Entity and otherwise as provided in the definition of Excluded Assets therein).
Pocono means the harness racetrack and casino known as Mohegan Sun Pocono located in Plains Township, Pennsylvania, and related assets.
Pocono Disposition means any Disposition of all or any portion of Pocono, whether by sale of the underlying assets, the sale of Capital Stock in the Pocono Subsidiaries or otherwise; provided that a Disposition solely of personal property located at Pocono without a concurrent sale or lease of the underlying real estate (and otherwise not as a going concern) shall not constitute a Pocono Disposition.
Pocono Mortgages means the Open-End Mortgage and Security Agreements, dated as of the date hereof, executed by those of the Pocono Subsidiaries owning real property interests underlying Pocono with respect thereto.
Pocono Subsidiaries means, collectively, (a) Downs Racing, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership, Backside, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership, Mill Creek Land, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership, Northeast Concessions, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership, and Mohegan Commercial Ventures PA, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, and their respective successors, and (b) any other Persons formed as Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower for the purpose of owning or operating Pocono or any of the businesses related thereto.
Pre-Opening Expenses means, for any fiscal period, pre-opening expenses of any new hotel or gaming facility during that period, determined in accordance with GAAP.
Priority Distribution Agreement means that certain Priority Distribution Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2001, between the Tribe and the Borrower, as amended December 31, 2014 (as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, so long as a true, correct and complete copy of any such amendment, restatement, supplement or modification has been provided to the Administrative Agent).
Priority Distributions means distributions or similar payments made by the Borrower to the Tribe in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Maximum Priority Distributions Amount for the applicable Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter, as applicable; provided, that any such distribution or similar payment not made during the Fiscal Quarter in which it was first permitted as a Priority Distribution may be made as a Priority Distribution in any subsequent Fiscal Quarter of the applicable Fiscal Year or the following Fiscal Year (provided that if any such amount is so carried over, it will not be deemed used in the applicable subsequent Fiscal Quarter until after the making of any Priority Distributions permitted for such subsequent Fiscal Quarter). Subject to the limitations set forth above, Priority Distributions include priority distribution payments made by the Borrower under the Priority Distribution Agreement.
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Pro Forma Basis means, with respect to compliance with any test or covenant or calculation of any ratio hereunder, the determination or calculation of such test, covenant or ratio (including in connection with Specified Transactions) in accordance with Section 1.08.
Pro Rata Share means, with respect to any Commitment of a Lender under any Revolving Credit Facility at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the respective Commitment of such Lender under such Facility at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the aggregate amount of Commitments under such Facility at such time; provided that if the commitment of each Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated, then the Pro Rata Share of each Revolving Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such Revolving Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof.
Property of a Person means any and all property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible, or mixed, of such Person, or other assets owned, leased or operated by such Person.
Protected Assets means (i) any assets of the Tribe, or any instrumentality or subsidiary of the Tribe against which it would be a violation of federal law, applicable state law or the Compact to encumber or to enforce remedies hereunder; (ii) any real property held in trust in the name of the United States or subject to restrictions against alienation by the United States for the benefit of the Borrower or the Tribe and all improvements, fixtures and accessions affixed or attached to such real property; (iii) any deposit or securities account of the Tribe or any instrumentality or subsidiary of the Tribe, and any money, securities or other assets credited thereto, in each case (a) held for the purpose of collecting and disbursing funds for payroll, medical insurance, workers compensation claims and other purposes related thereto, (b) held in escrow or pursuant to a fiduciary obligation on behalf of, or for the benefit of, one or more Persons other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or (c) held for contract health or social services under federal laws or contracts; (iv) any assets of the Tribe employed in the provision of governmental services (including real property and related improvements, fixtures and accessions affixed or attached to such real property used for tribal housing, health care, education, museum or general governmental services) or containing or constituting materials of cultural significance; (v) any ownership interest in Gaming of the Tribe (but excluding any proceeds thereof); and (vi) any account receivable in respect of or other entitlement to Permitted Tribal Payments and Priority Distributions (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, any receipts or proceeds of such account receivable or entitlement to the extent not otherwise constituting a Protected Asset).
Public Lender has the meaning specified in Section 8.02.
QFC Credit Support has the meaning specified in Section 12.34.
Quarterly Excess Cash Flow means, for (a) any Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, March 31 or June 30, an amount equal to 50% of the Excess Cash Flow for such Fiscal Quarter
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and (b) any Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, an amount equal to the Year-End Available Amount Gross-Up for such Fiscal Quarter, provided that the Quarterly Excess Cash Flow for any Fiscal Quarter shall be deemed to be zero until the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.01(a) or (b), as applicable, for such Fiscal Quarter, and the related Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.02(b) for such Fiscal Quarter, have been received by the Administrative Agent.
Rating Agency means each of S&P, Moodys, Fitch and any nationally recognized statistical rating organization (within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder).
Ratio Debt Threshold means, at any time, (a) with respect to Subordinated Indebtedness or unsecured senior Indebtedness, a Total Leverage Ratio of 6.00 to 1.00, and (b) with respect to Permitted Junior Lien Indebtedness, a Senior Secured Leverage Ratio of 4.00 to 1.00.
Recipient means the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Swingline Lender or the L/C Issuer as applicable.
Reference Time with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is the Eurodollar Rate, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two (2) London banking days preceding the date of such setting, and (2) if such Benchmark is not the Eurodollar Rate, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
Referendum Action has the meaning specified in Section 5.13.
Refinanced Debt has the meaning specified in the definition of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.
Refinancing Amendment means an amendment to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower executed by each of (a) the Borrower, (b) the Tribe, (c) the Administrative Agent and (d) each additional Lender and each existing Lender that agrees to provide any portion of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness being incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.19.
Register has the meaning specified in Section 12.07(c).
Relevant Governmental Body means the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
Reinvest or Reinvestment means the application of funds for any of the following purposes: (a) to reinvest in Property (other than cash, cash equivalents or securities) to be owned by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and used in a business permitted by Section 9.07, (b) to pay the costs of improving, restoring, replacing or developing any Property owned by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary which is used in a business permitted by Section 9.07 or (c) to fund one or more investments in any other Person engaged primarily in a business permitted by Section 9.07 (including the acquisition from third parties of Capital Stock of such Person) as a
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result of which such other Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, funds expended by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for any of the foregoing purposes after the applicable Disposition or the Extraordinary Loss, regardless of the timing of receipt of any insurance proceeds or other payment that is included in the computation of Net Cash Proceeds, shall be included in the computation of funds that have been Reinvested.
Related Parties means, with respect to any Person, such Persons Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Persons Affiliates.
Reportable Event means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.
Request for Credit Extension means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Revolving Loans, a Revolving Loan Notice and (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application.
Required Lenders means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (a) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lenders risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans being deemed held by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) the aggregate unused Revolving Commitments; provided that the Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.
Requirement of Law means, as to any Person, the Organization Documents of such Person and any Law or judgment, award, decree, writ or determination of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its Property or to which such Person or any of its Property is subject.
Resolution Authority means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
Responsible Officer means (a) as to the Tribe, the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer of the Tribal Council of the Tribe, the Chief Operating Officer of the Tribe, the Chief Financial Officer of the Tribe and the Attorney General of the Tribe, (b) as to Borrower, the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer of the Management Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer and the Chief Accounting Officer, and (c) as to each other Loan Party, the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, secretary and manager of such Loan Party (or such Loan Partys manager, sole member or general partner as applicable). Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of the Tribe or a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary tribal, corporate, limited liability company, partnership and/or other action on the part of the Tribe or such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of the Tribe or such Loan Party.
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Restricted Debt Issuance means the incurrence by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to Section 2.19 or any Indebtedness that is not permitted by Section 9.03.
Restricted Payment means (a) any transfer of cash or other Property from Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Tribe or any of its members or Outside Affiliates, (b) any retirement, redemption, purchase or other acquisition for value by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from the Tribe or any of its Outside Affiliates, (c) the declaration or payment by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any dividend, distribution or similar payment to the Tribe or any of its members or any of its Outside Affiliates, (d) any Investment (whether by means of loans, advances or otherwise) by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in Securities or other obligations of the Tribe or any of its Outside Affiliates, or (e) any other payment, assignment or transfer, whether in cash or other Property, from Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Tribe or any of its members or Outside Affiliates, including the payment of any tax, fee, charge or assessment imposed by the Tribe on Borrower, its Restricted Subsidiaries, their revenues or the Authority Property; provided that none of (A) Permitted Tribal Payments, (B) the making of payments by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Tribe or any of its Affiliates or members in consideration of Property, goods and services provided to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by, or other contractual arrangement (including without limitation the Earth Hotel Lease) with, the Tribe or its Affiliates or members to the extent permitted by Section 9.08, (C) Specified Employee Compensation Payments, (D) the provision of services by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Tribe, its members or any of its Affiliates in the ordinary course of business in exchange for reasonable consideration to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (E) payments under the Lease, (F) taxes and other charges permitted pursuant to Section 7.07, (G) assessment by the Tribe against Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of the regulatory costs and expenses of the Tribe associated with Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (H) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries or joint ventures of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries otherwise permitted hereunder or (I) the making of Priority Distributions (subject to the limitations set forth in the definition of Priority Distributions), shall be considered Restricted Payments.
Restricted Subsidiary means each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Borrower may at any time designate an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary in a written notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent so long as (a) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time and immediately after giving effect to such designation, and (b) after giving effect to such designation, the Borrower would be in compliance with Section 9.10 on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended.
Revolving Borrowing or Borrowing means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made or otherwise held by each of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.
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Revolving Commitment or Commitment means, as to each Revolving Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01 (including Extended Revolving Commitments and Other Revolving Commitments), (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swingline Loans, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Revolving Lenders name in the column labeled Revolving Commitment on Annex A, in any subsequent Assignment and Assumption or in any Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
Revolving Commitment Increase Lender has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(d).
Revolving Credit Facility means the Initial Revolving Credit Facility, any Other Revolving Credit Facility and any Extended Revolving Facility, as the case may be.
Revolving Extension Request has the meaning specified in Section 2.20(a).
Revolving Lender means each Person party hereto that holds a Revolving Commitment.
Revolving Loan means each Loan made by a Revolving Lender under any Revolving Credit Facility.
Revolving Loan Notice means a notice of (a) a Revolving Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
Revolving Note means a promissory note made by the Borrower to a Revolving Lender evidencing that Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, either as originally executed or as the same may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, renewed, extended or supplanted.
Right of Others means, as to any Property in which a Person has an interest, (a) any legal or equitable right, title or other interest (other than a Lien) held by any other Person in or with respect to that Property, and (b) any option or right held by any other Person to acquire any right, title or other interest in or with respect to that Property, including any option or right to acquire a Lien.
S&P means Standard & Poors Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc. and any successor thereto.
Sanction(s) means any sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government (including without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majestys Treasury (HMT) or other relevant sanctions authority.
Second Lien Collateral Trustee means Citizens Bank, in its capacity as Collateral Trustee under the Collateral Trust Agreement for the benefit of the holders of the Second Lien Notes and the other Parity Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.
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Second Lien Notes shall mean the 8.000% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2026, issued by the Borrower pursuant to the Second Lien Notes Indenture.
Second Lien Note Documents means, collectively, the Second Lien Notes, the Second Lien Notes Indenture and the Second Lien Security Documents.
Second Lien Notes Indenture means that certain Indenture, dated as of January 26, 2021, as in effect on the Closing Date and as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the requirements hereof and thereof, by the Borrower, the Second Lien Notes Trustee and the Guarantors party thereto.
Second Lien Notes Trustee means U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as trustee under the Second Lien Notes Indenture, together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.
Second Lien Security Documents shall mean the Security Documents as defined in the Second Lien Notes Indenture.
Secured Cash Management Agreement means any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between a Loan Party and a Cash Management Bank.
Secured Hedge Agreement means any Swap Contract that is entered into by and between any Loan Party and any Hedge Bank.
Secured Parties means, collectively, the Lenders (including the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender), the Hedge Banks under the Secured Hedge Agreements, the Cash Management Banks under the Secured Cash Management Agreements, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee.
Securities means any Capital Stock, shares, voting trust certificates, bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, membership interests, limited partnership interests, or any warrant, option or other right to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing.
Security Agreement means that certain First Lien Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by the Borrower, each Guarantor (other than the WNBA Subsidiary) as of the Closing Date and each future Restricted Subsidiary that may subsequently become party thereto in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties and the other Priority Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement).
Security Documents means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, each Account Control Agreement, the Leasehold Mortgage, the Landlord Consent, the Pocono Mortgages, the Mohegan Golf Mortgage, the Collateral Trust Agreement, each joinder agreement to the Collateral Trust Agreement (including in respect of any Permitted Junior Lien Indebtedness), any Customary Intercreditor Agreement, the MGHC Pledge Agreement, and any other pledge agreement, hypothecation agreement, security agreement, account control agreement, assignment, deed of trust, mortgage or similar instrument executed by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in favor of the Collateral Trustee or any Secured Party to grant or perfect a Lien to secure the Obligations.
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Senior Secured Indebtedness means, at any time, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness of the Borrower and of the Restricted Subsidiaries which is secured by Liens on property or assets of the Borrower or any the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date (other than any such Indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations pursuant to a written agreement).
Senior Secured Leverage Ratio means the ratio of (a) Senior Secured Indebtedness to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period. Subject to Section 1.08, for purposes of determining such ratio, Senior Secured Indebtedness shall be calculated as of the last day of the applicable Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis.
Senior Unsecured Notes means the Borrowers 7.875% senior notes due 2024, issued pursuant to that certain indenture, dated as of October 14, 2016, among the Borrower, the Tribe, the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
SOFR means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrators Website at approximately 8:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
SOFR Administrator means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
SOFR Administrators Website means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
Solvent and Solvency shall mean, for any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the assets of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts and liabilities beyond such Persons ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Persons property would constitute an unreasonably small capital and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts as they become due and payable. For purposes of this definition, the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability, without duplication.
SPC has the meaning specified in Section 12.07(g).
Special Purpose Restricted Subsidiaries means (i) the WNBA Subsidiary and (ii) until such time as it becomes a Guarantor, the CT Expo Subsidiary, in each case, to the extent and for so long as the same constitute Restricted Subsidiaries.
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Specified Employee Compensation Payments means payments to the Tribe in respect of the Borrowers executive benefit plan, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 per annum, that would otherwise be paid as compensation to employees of the Borrower who are participants of the plan.
Specified Equity Contribution has the meaning specified in Section 10.05(b).
Specified Transaction means (a) any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, (b) any Investment that results in a Person that is not a Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (c) any Disposition, designation or redesignation of a Subsidiary that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (d) any acquisition or Investment constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of another Person, in each case under this subsection (d), with a fair market value of at least $10,000,000 or constituting all or substantially all of the assets of a Person or (e) the making of any Restricted Payment hereunder.
Specified Tribal Contribution means (i) that certain $20,000,000 investment made by the Tribe in the Borrower on August 28, 2020, of which $5,000,000 was loaned to the Borrower in the form of Subordinated Indebtedness and $15,000,000 was contributed thereto (the Existing Specified Tribal Contribution) and (ii) at any time after the Closing Date, any cash contributed by the Tribe to the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or loaned thereto to the extent such loan shall be in the form of Subordinated Indebtedness; provided, (x) until the Second Lien Notes are repaid, redeemed, repurchased, exchanged or otherwise satisfied in full, such Subordinated Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity no earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Second Lien Notes and until the Senior Unsecured Notes are repaid, redeemed, repurchased, exchanged or otherwise satisfied in full, such Subordinated Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity no earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Senior Unsecured Notes, (y) until the Second Lien Notes and the Senior Unsecured Notes are repaid, redeemed, repurchased, exchanged or otherwise satisfied in full, such Subordinated Indebtedness bears interest solely in-kind and not in cash and (z) any Specified Tribal Contribution made after the Closing Date in the form of Subordinated Indebtedness shall be on substantially identical terms to the portion of the Existing Specified Tribal Contribution constituting Subordinated Indebtedness (other than with respect to principal amount, interest rate and maturity, but in any event subject to satisfaction of the conditions in the preceding clauses (x) and (y)).
Stated Maturity means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which such payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid (as such date may be extended from time to time) including as a result of any mandatory sinking fund payment or mandatory redemption in the documentation governing such Indebtedness in effect on the date hereof or, if such Indebtedness is incurred after the date hereof, in the original documentation governing such Indebtedness, and shall not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
Subordinated Indebtedness means all unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower for money borrowed which is subordinated, upon terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in right of payment to the payment in full in cash of all Obligations, including the portion of the Existing Specified Tribal Contribution constituting Indebtedness.
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Subsidiary of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a Subsidiary or to Subsidiaries shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
Supported QFC has the meaning specified in Section 12.34.
Swap Contract means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a Master Agreement), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
Swap Obligation means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a swap within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Swap Termination Value means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in subsection (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
Swingline means the revolving credit facility made available by the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.04.
Swingline Borrowing means a borrowing of a Swingline Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.
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Swingline Lender means Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as provider of Swingline Loans, or any successor swingline lender hereunder and under the Autoborrow Agreement.
Swingline Loan has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).
Swingline Sublimit means, at any time, an amount equal to $25,000,000. The Swingline Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facilities.
Synthetic Lease Obligation means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
Taxes means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Term SOFR means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
Test Period means, for any date of determination, the period of the four most recently ended consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for which financial statements have been delivered.
Threshold Amount means $50,000,000.
Title Company means Chicago Title Insurance Company or such other title insurance company as may be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee.
Total Leverage Ratio means as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period. Subject to Section 1.08, for purposes of determining such ratio, the outstanding Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall be calculated as of the last day of the applicable Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis.
Total Outstandings means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations.
Total Revolving Outstandings means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and all L/C Obligations.
Town Agreement means that certain Agreement, dated as of June 16, 1994, between the Tribe and the Town of Montville, Connecticut, as amended up to the Closing Date.
Tribal Council means the Tribal Council of the Tribe elected in accordance with the Constitution.
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Tribal Court means any tribal court of the Tribe.
Tribal Entity means the Borrower and any other Person that conducts or manages gaming activities pursuant to IGRA. As of the Closing Date, the only Loan Party that is a Tribal Entity is the Borrower (the Initial Tribal Entity).
Tribal Provisions means Articles V and VII and Sections 12.01, 12.13, 12.14, 12.17, 12.18, 12.19, 12.20, 12.21, 12.22, 12.23, 12.24, 12.30 and 12.32.
Tribe has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
Trigger Threshold means that the Total Leverage Ratio as of the end of the most recently-ended Test Period is not greater than 5.75 to 1:00.
Truist Securities means Truist Securities, Inc. and its successors.
Type means, with respect to a Revolving Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in any applicable jurisdiction.
UCC Ordinance means Chapter 7, Article III of the Mohegan Tribe Code, also known as Ordinance Number 98-7 of the Tribe.
UK Financial Institution means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
UK Resolution Authority means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
United States and U.S. mean the United States of America.
Unreimbursed Amount has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).
Unrestricted Subsidiary means (1) (a) the Subsidiaries of the Borrower designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries on Schedule 6.13 on the Closing Date; and (b) each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is so designated in a written notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent so long as after giving effect to any such designation (i) no Event of Default would exist and (ii) the Borrower would be in compliance with Section 9.10 on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended; and (2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (unless
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contributed or otherwise transferred to such Unrestricted Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries by the Borrower or one or more of its Subsidiaries after the date of designation of the parent entity as an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder, in which case the Subsidiary so transferred would be required to be independently designated in accordance with the preceding clause (1)). The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of the assets of such Subsidiary (less any liabilities of such Subsidiary, excluding the Obligations, that will not constitute liabilities of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after such designation (and including, for the avoidance of doubt, the fair market value of any Investments of such Subsidiary in its Subsidiaries)) at the time that such Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that in the event that SalishanMohegan LLC shall become a Subsidiary and substantially concurrently therewith shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, any Investments in SalishanMohegan LLC outstanding as of the Closing Date and still outstanding as of the date of such designation shall be excluded from such calculation and shall not be deemed to be an additional Investment in Salishan-Mohegan LLC. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement (except, for the avoidance of doubt, the immediately following proviso), until the first date that the Borrower shall have achieved the Trigger Threshold, the Borrower shall not be permitted to newly designate any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be deemed to restrict existing Unrestricted Subsidiaries from forming new Subsidiaries which shall be Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
U.S. Person means any Person that is a United States Person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
U.S. Special Resolution Regimes has the meaning specified in Section 12.34.
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(d)(ii)(B)(III).
Weighted Average Life to Maturity shall mean, on any date and with respect to any Indebtedness (or any applicable portion thereof), an amount equal to (a) the scheduled repayments of such Indebtedness to be made after such date, multiplied by the number of days from such date to the date of each such scheduled repayment divided by (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness; provided that for purposes of determining the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Indebtedness being refinanced or any Indebtedness that is being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended (the Applicable Indebtedness), the effects of any amortization or prepayments made on such Applicable Indebtedness vis-à-vis the amortization schedule prior to the date of the applicable modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension shall be disregarded.
WNBA Agreements means the WNBA Membership Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2003, between WNBA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the WNBA Subsidiary.
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WNBA Subsidiary means Mohegan Basketball Club LLC, a limited liability company formed under the Laws of the Tribe and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, which is the owner and operator of the Womens National Basketball Association franchise known as the Connecticut Sun.
Write-Down and Conversion Powers means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
Year-End Available Amount Gross-Up means, for the fourth Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year, an amount equal to (a) the applicable ECF Percentage multiplied by the aggregate amount of Excess Cash Flow for the Fiscal Year ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter (or, in the case of the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2021, for the period from the first day of the first full Fiscal Quarter after the Closing Date through September 30, 2021) minus (b) the aggregate Quarterly Excess Cash Flow for the first three (3) Fiscal Quarters of such Fiscal Year (or, in the case of the determination made for the fourth Fiscal Quarter for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2021, each Fiscal Quarter commencing after the Closing Date except for the fourth Fiscal Quarter for such Fiscal Year).
1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
(a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.
(b) (i) The words herein, hereto, hereof and hereunder and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.
(ii) Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Loan Document in which such reference appears.
(iii) The term including is by way of example and not limitation.
(iv) The term documents includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.
(c) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word from means from and including; the words to and until each mean to but excluding; and the word through means to and including. The word or is not exclusive.
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(d) Unless the context otherwise requires, the expressions payment in full paid in full and any other similar terms or phrases when used with respect to the Obligations, when used in any Loan Document, shall mean the termination of all the Commitments, payment in full, in cash, of all of the Obligations (other than (x) any unasserted contingent reimbursement or indemnity obligations, (y) L/C Obligations that have been Cash Collateralized pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (z) Obligations arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement or Secured Cash Management Agreement) and the cancellation or expiration of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or as to which other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer shall have been made).
(e) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
1.03 Accounting Terms. (a) Except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements.
(b) If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.03 (i) to the extent that any person or entity listed on Schedule 1.03 which the Borrower does not currently consolidate in accordance with GAAP is required to be consolidated with the Borrower for any reason other than its direct or indirect majority equity ownership, such person or entity shall be deconsolidated for purposes of calculating compliance with the financial covenants in Section 9.10 and (ii) any lease that is accounted for by any Person as an operating lease as of the Closing Date and any similar lease entered into after the Closing Date by any Person may, in the sole discretion of the Borrower, be accounted for as an operating lease and not as a Capital Lease, notwithstanding any change in GAAP occurring after the Closing Date.
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1.04 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
1.05 References to Agreements and Laws. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Loan Document; and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.
1.06 Times of Day; Rates.
(a) Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
(b) The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of Eurodollar Rate or with respect to any comparable or successor rate thereto.
1.07 Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time, giving effect to any draws thereunder prior to such time that may not be re-drawn; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
1.08 Certain Calculations and Tests.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Total Leverage Ratio, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated in the manner prescribed by this Section 1.08; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in subsections (b) or (c) of this Section 1.08 when calculating the Total Leverage Ratio, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as applicable, for purposes of determining actual compliance (and not pro forma compliance or compliance on a Pro Forma Basis) with any financial covenant pursuant to Section 9.10, the events described in this Section 1.08 that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period (other than the entry into and initial borrowings under this Agreement, the issuance of the Second Lien Notes, the application of the proceeds of each of the foregoing and the other transactions consummated in connection therewith on or about the Closing Date) shall not be given pro forma effect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, such events as took place on or after the first day of the applicable Test Period but on or prior to the end of the applicable Test Period shall be given pro forma effect).
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(b) For purposes of calculating the Total Leverage Ratio, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Specified Transactions (and the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness in connection therewith) that have been made (i) during the applicable Test Period or (ii) subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis assuming that all such Specified Transactions (and any increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA and the component financial definitions used therein attributable to any Specified Transaction) had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period. If, since the beginning of any applicable Test Period, any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such Test Period shall have made any Specified Transaction that would have required adjustment pursuant to this Section 1.08, then the Total Leverage Ratio, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated to give pro forma effect thereto in accordance with this Section 1.08.
(c) In the event that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs (including by assumption or guarantees) or repays (including by redemption, repayment, prepayment, retirement, exchange, extinguishment or satisfaction and discharge) any Indebtedness included in the calculations of the Total Leverage Ratio, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as the case may be (in each case, other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility), (i) during the applicable Test Period and/or (ii) subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, then the Total Leverage Ratio, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, to the extent required, as if the same had occurred on (A) the last day of the applicable Test Period in the case of the Total Leverage Ratio and the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and (B) the first day of the applicable Test Period in the case of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any hedging obligations applicable to such Indebtedness); provided that, in the case of repayment of any Indebtedness, to the extent actual interest related thereto was included during all or any portion of the applicable Test Period, the actual interest may be used for the applicable portion of such Test Period. Interest on a Capital Lease shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease in accordance with GAAP. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a London interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be determined to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Borrower may designate.
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(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless the Borrower otherwise notifies the Administrative Agent, with respect to any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or test (any such amounts, the Fixed Amounts) substantially concurrently with any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that requires compliance with a financial ratio or test (any such amounts, the Incurrence-Based Amounts), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts in connection with such substantially concurrent incurrence; provided that this subsection (d) shall apply solely with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness pursuant to Section 9.03 and shall not apply to any transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on any provision of Article IX (other than Section 9.03).
1.09 Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, when determining compliance with any applicable conditions to the consummation of any Limited Condition Transaction (including, without limitation, any Default or Event of Default condition), the date of determination of such applicable conditions shall, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrowers election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an LCT Election), be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (the LCT Test Date). If on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Limited Condition Transaction and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) such applicable conditions are calculated as if such Limited Condition Transaction and other related transactions had occurred at the beginning of the most recent Test Period ending prior to the LCT Test Date for which financial statements are available to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary could have taken such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with the applicable conditions thereto, such applicable conditions shall be deemed to have been complied with, unless an Event of Default pursuant to Section 10.01(a), (f) or (g) shall be continuing on the date such Limited Condition Transaction is actually consummated. For the avoidance of doubt, if an LCT Election is made, the applicable conditions thereto shall not be tested at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction. If the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket availability with respect to any other Specified Transaction on or following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio or basket shall be calculated both (x) on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other related transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated and (y) on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other related transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have not been consummated, and the applicable action shall only be permitted if there is sufficient availability under the applicable ratio or basket under both of the calculations pursuant to subsection (x) and (y).
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ARTICLE II
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
2.01 Revolving Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lenders Revolving Commitment; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of any Borrowing of Revolving Loans on the Closing Date may not exceed $175,000,000; provided, further, that after giving effect to any Borrowing of Revolving Loans, (i) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Revolving Lender, plus such Revolving Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Revolving Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swingline Loans shall not exceed such Lenders Revolving Commitment. Within the limits of each Revolving Lenders Revolving Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01. Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Revolving Loans.
(a) Each Revolving Borrowing, each conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrowers irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone, or (B) a Revolving Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Revolving Loan Notice. Each such Revolving Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Revolving Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Revolving Loans; provided, however, that if the Borrower wishes to request Eurodollar Rate Loans having an Interest Period other than one, two, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of Interest Period, the applicable notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. four (4) Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the applicable Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them. Not later than 11:00 a.m., three (3) Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the applicable Lenders. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Revolving Loans shall be in a principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Revolving Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Revolving Borrowing, a conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Revolving Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Revolving Loans to be
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borrowed or to which existing Revolving Loans are to be converted, (v) the Facility pursuant to which the Borrowing is being requested, and (vi) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Revolving Loan in a Revolving Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Revolving Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Revolving Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.
(b) Following receipt of a Revolving Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender that holds a Commitment (or, in the case of any Facility after the making of the applicable Revolving Loans, each Lender that holds any such Revolving Loans) under the applicable Facility of the amount of its Pro Rata Share of the applicable Revolving Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each applicable Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in the preceding subsection. In the case of a Revolving Borrowing, each Lender that holds a Commitment under the applicable Facility shall make the amount of its Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agents Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Revolving Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is a part of the initial Credit Extensions on the Closing Date, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Citizens Bank with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date the Revolving Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and second, shall be made available to the Borrower as provided above.
(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Revolving Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders funding such Loans of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of the Eurodollar Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders holding such Loans of any change in the Base Rate promptly following such change.
(e) After giving effect to all Revolving Borrowings, all conversions of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Revolving Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten (10) Interest Periods in effect with respect to Revolving Loans.
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(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all or a portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Lender.
2.03 Letters of Credit.
(a) The Letter of Credit Commitment.
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Revolving Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (y) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Revolving Lender, plus such Revolving Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Revolving Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swingline Loans shall not exceed such Revolving Lenders Commitment, and (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.
(ii) The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit, if:
(A) Subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Required Lenders have approved such expiry date; or
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(B) The expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless (x) all of the Revolving Lenders and the L/C Issuer have approved such expiry date or (y) such Letter of Credit is Cash Collateralized on terms and pursuant to arrangements satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer; provided that in the case of any such Letter of Credit that is so Cash Collateralized, the obligations of the Revolving Lenders to participate in such Letter of Credit pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall terminate upon the Letter of Credit Expiration Date.
(iii) The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;
(B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate any Laws or one or more policies of the L/C Issuer;
(C) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is in an initial face amount less than $25,000;
(D) such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars;
(E) such Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder; or
(F) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuers actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.
(iv) The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.
(v) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.
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(vi) The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Sections 11.03, 11.04 and 11.05 with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term Administrative Agent as used in such Sections included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.
(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit.
(i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application may be sent by facsimile, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system provided by the L/C Issuer, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to the L/C Issuer. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two (2) Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (G) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require.
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(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Revolving Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one (1) Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuers usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Lenders Pro Rata Share of all Revolving Credit Facilities times the amount of such Letter of Credit.
(iii) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the Non-Extension Notice Date) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Revolving Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of subsection (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven (7) Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Lender or any Loan Party that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.
(iv) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
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(c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.
(i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an Honor Date) to the extent the Borrower receives notice of draw prior to 12:00 p.m. on the Honor Date, and not later than 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day following the Honor Date otherwise, the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the Unreimbursed Amount), and the amount of such Revolving Lenders Pro Rata Share thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans under the Revolving Commitment to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Revolving Loan Notice). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(ii) Each Revolving Lender (including the Lender acting as L/C Issuer) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agents Office in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Revolving Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Revolving Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer.
(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Revolving Lenders payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Revolving Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.
(iv) Until each Revolving Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lenders Pro Rata Share of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.
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(v) Each Revolving Lenders obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Lenders obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Revolving Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.
(vi) If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this subsection (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Repayment of Participations.
(i) At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Lender such Lenders L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Revolving Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lenders L/C Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.
(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 12.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Revolving Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.
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(e) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;
(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off, defense or other right that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(iv) any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;
(v) waiver by the L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for the L/C Issuers protection and not the protection of the Borrower or any waiver by the L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrower;
(vi) honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;
(vii) any payment made by the L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC or the ISP, as applicable; or
(viii) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrowers instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will promptly notify the L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
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(f) Role of L/C Issuer. Each Revolving Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, any Agent-Related Person nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Revolving Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Revolving Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Application. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrowers pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, any Agent-Related Person, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of the L/C Issuer, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in subsections (i) through (v) of Section 2.03(e); provided, however, that anything in such subsections to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by the L/C Issuers willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuers willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason. The L/C Issuer may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.
(g) Applicability of ISP98. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), the rules of the ISP shall apply to each Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible to the Borrower for, and the L/C Issuers rights and remedies against the Borrower shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of the L/C Issuer required or expressly permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or expressly permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where the L/C Issuer or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.
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(h) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share a Letter of Credit fee (the Letter of Credit Fee) equal to the Applicable Rate times the daily maximum amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit. Letter of Credit Fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears and shall be due and payable on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily maximum amount of each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.
(i) Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit in such amounts and at such times as agreed from time to time by the Borrower and the L/C Issuer, but in any event not to exceed 0.125% per annum.
(j) Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.
(k) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, any Person other than the Borrower, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the issuance of any Letters of Credit at the Borrowers request for the account of any other Person will inure to the benefit of the Borrower.
2.04 Swingline Loans.
(a) The Swingline. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, to make Revolving Loans (as defined in the Autoborrow Agreement) (each such loan, a Swingline Loan) to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period on the terms and conditions set forth in the Autoborrow Agreement in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swingline Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swingline Loans, when aggregated with the Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations of the Revolving Lender acting as Swingline Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lenders Revolving Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Swingline Loan, (i) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Revolving Lender, plus such Revolving Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Revolving Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swingline Loans shall not exceed such Lenders Revolving Commitment. Immediately upon the making of a Swingline Loan, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swingline Lender a risk participation in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Lenders Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Swingline Loan.
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(b) The Autoborrow Agreement. The terms of the Swingline Loans shall be governed by the Autoborrow Agreement, including, without limitation, interest rates (including interest payable upon a Default or Event of Default), borrowing notices and the place, timing and manner of payments of interest, principal and other amounts; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any refinancing of a Swingline Loan with a Revolving Loan, and any participation interest of a Revolving Lender in a Swingline Loan, shall be governed by this Agreement.
(c) Refinancing of Swingline Loans.
(i) The Swingline Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Lender make a Base Rate Revolving Loan in an amount equal to such Lenders Pro Rata Share of the amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding; provided that the Administrative Agent may from time to time (but no more frequently than once per week) in its sole and absolute discretion require that the Swingline Lender make such a request for Base Rate Revolving Loans. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Swingline Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Revolving Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Lender shall make an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the amount specified in such Revolving Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the account of the Swingline Lender at the Administrative Agents Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Revolving Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Revolving Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Revolving Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swingline Lender.
(ii) If for any reason any Swingline Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Base Rate Revolving Loans submitted by the Swingline Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swingline Lender that each of the Revolving Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swingline Loan and each Revolving Lenders payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.
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(iii) If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swingline Lender at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lenders Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swingline Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swingline Lender submitted to any Revolving Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this subsection (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(iv) Each Revolving Lenders obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Lender may have against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Lenders obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swingline Loans, together with interest as provided herein.
(d) Repayment of Participations.
(i) At any time after any Revolving Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swingline Loan, if the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account of such Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Revolving Lender through the Administrative Agent its Pro Rata Share of such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Revolving Lenders risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by the Swingline Lender.
(ii) If any payment received by the Swingline Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swingline Loan is required to be returned by the Swingline Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 12.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swingline Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Swingline Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swingline Lender.
(e) Interest for Account of Swingline Lender. The Swingline Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swingline Loans pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Autoborrow Agreement. Until each Revolving Lender funds its Base Rate Revolving Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Lenders Pro Rata Share of any Swingline Loan, interest in respect of such Pro Rata Share shall be solely for the account of the Swingline Lender.
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(f) Payments Directly to Swingline Lender. The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swingline Loans directly to the Swingline Lender.
2.05 Prepayments.
(a) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Revolving Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be in a form agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (A) three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (B) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Revolving Loans; (ii) any prepayment of a Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of a Borrowing of Base Rate Revolving Loans shall be in a principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, such other amount equal to the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment, the Type(s) and Facility of Revolving Loans to be prepaid and the conditions (which may only relate to the incurrence of Indebtedness or the receipt of proceeds of a Disposition or capital contribution by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries), if any, to such prepayment. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lenders Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, subject to satisfaction or waiver of any conditions specified in such notice (which conditions may only relate to the incurrence of Indebtedness or the receipt of proceeds of a Disposition or capital contribution by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries). Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Each such prepayment shall be applied to the Revolving Loans of the Lenders under the applicable Facility in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.
(b) The Borrower may, at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swingline Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Autoborrow Agreement.
(c) If for any reason the Total Revolving Outstandings at any time exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans the Total Revolving Outstandings exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect.
(d) Within five (5) Business Days after (i) any Restricted Debt Issuance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) the incurrence or issuance by the Borrower of any Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness or Permitted Junior Lien Indebtedness pursuant to Section 9.03(i)(i), the Borrower shall repay Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds from such Restricted Debt Issuance or incurrence or issuance of such unsecured Indebtedness or such Permitted Junior Lien Indebtedness and the Commitments of each Lender shall be ratably reduced by, in the aggregate, the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds.
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(i) Within five (5) Business Days after the receipt by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds of any Disposition of any Authority Property (other than a Pocono Disposition, a Mohegan Sun Disposition or Dispositions expressly permitted under Sections 9.05(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) (other than a Disposition in the form of a sale, rather than a lease, sublease or similar transaction), (g), (h), (i), (j) or (l)) or any Extraordinary Loss, the Borrower shall repay Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds and the Commitments of each Lender shall be ratably reduced by, in the aggregate, the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds; provided that if the Borrower shall certify at the time of such receipt that it intends to Reinvest all or a portion of such Net Cash Proceeds (the Net Cash Proceeds that are so designated for Reinvestment pursuant to such certification, Designated Net Cash Proceeds), the Borrower may use the Designated Net Cash Proceeds for such purposes; provided further, that to the extent the Borrower shall not have Reinvested the Designated Net Cash Proceeds by the date that is one year after the receipt thereof, the Borrower shall use any such remaining Designated Net Cash Proceeds that have not been Reinvested to repay Loans on such date and the Commitments of each Lender shall be ratably reduced by, in the aggregate, the amount of such remaining Designated Net Cash Proceeds; provided, further, that any such Net Cash Proceeds received as a result of losses or the taking of assets at (A) Pocono may only be used in connection with the foregoing provisos to replace, restore, repair or purchase capital assets used in connection with Pocono and (B) Mohegan Sun may only be used in connection with the foregoing provisos to replace, restore, repair or purchase capital assets used in connection with Mohegan Sun; provided, further, that the Borrower shall not be required to repay Loans pursuant to this subsection (e)(i) unless and until the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds from such Dispositions and Extraordinary Losses (other than such Net Cash Proceeds that have been Reinvested pursuant to the foregoing provisos) is equal to or greater than $10,000,000; provided, further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall not have the right to elect to Reinvest the Net Cash Proceeds of any Disposition or series of related Dispositions with aggregate Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $100,000,000 and all of the Net Cash Proceeds of any such Disposition or series of related Dispositions shall be required to repay Loans pursuant to this subsection (e)(i) and the Commitments of each Lender shall be ratably reduced by, in the aggregate, the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds.
(ii) Within five (5) Business Days after the receipt by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds of a Pocono Disposition, the Borrower shall prepay Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds and the Commitments of each Lender shall be ratably reduced by, in the aggregate, the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds.
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(iii) Within five (5) Business Days after the receipt by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds of a Mohegan Sun Disposition, the Borrower shall prepay Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds and the Commitments of each Lender shall be ratably reduced by, in the aggregate, the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds.
(f) All prepayment of Loans made pursuant to subsections (d) or (e) of this Section 2.05 shall be applied ratably to repay the Revolving Loans and reduce the Revolving Commitments.
(g) The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (who will notify each Lender) notice of each prepayment required under Section 2.05(d) or (e) not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the date such prepayment shall be made (each such date, a Mandatory Prepayment Date). Such notice shall set forth (i) the Mandatory Prepayment Date, (ii) the principal amount of each Loan (or portion thereof) to be prepaid and Commitments to be reduced and (iii) the Type of each Loan being prepaid. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, at the time of each prepayment required under Sections 2.05(d) or (e), a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount of such prepayment.
(h) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.05, any Net Cash Proceeds from any Disposition or Extraordinary Loss otherwise required to be applied to prepay the Loans may, at the Borrowers option, be applied to prepay the principal amount of Incremental Equivalent Debt secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations only to (and not in excess of) the extent to which a mandatory prepayment in respect of such Disposition or Extraordinary Loss is required under the terms of such Incremental Equivalent Debt (with any remaining Net Cash Proceeds applied to prepay outstanding Loans and reduce Commitments in accordance with the terms hereof), unless such application would result in the holders of such Incremental Equivalent Debt receiving in excess of their pro rata share (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans and such Incremental Equivalent Debt at such time) of such Net Cash Proceeds relative to Lenders, in which case such Net Cash Proceeds may only be applied to prepay the principal amount of such Incremental Equivalent Debt on a pro rata basis with outstanding Loans. To the extent the holders of such Incremental Equivalent Debt decline to have such indebtedness repurchased, repaid or prepaid with any such Net Cash Proceeds, the declined amount of such Net Cash Proceeds shall promptly (and, in any event, within five (5) Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay Loans and reduce Commitments in accordance with the terms hereof (to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds would otherwise have been required to be applied if such Incremental Equivalent Debt was not then outstanding). Any such application to Incremental Equivalent Debt shall reduce any prepayments otherwise required hereunder by an equivalent amount.
2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments. The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five (5) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Outstandings would exceed
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the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, and (iv) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swingline Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, such sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments. All fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
2.07 Repayment of Loans.
(a) The Borrower shall repay in full to each Revolving Lender on the Maturity Date for any Revolving Credit Facility the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding under such Facility on such date.
(b) The Borrower shall repay each Swingline Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the request of the Swingline Lender or the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.04(c), with the proceeds of a Revolving Loan, and (ii) the latest Maturity Date for any then-effective Revolving Credit Facility.
2.08 Interest.
(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Revolving Loan under the Initial Revolving Credit Facility that is a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii) each Revolving Loan under the Initial Revolving Credit Facility that is a Base Rate Revolving Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate; (iii) each Swingline Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum set forth in the Autoborrow Agreement or any other rate as the Borrower and the Swingline Lender may agree; (iv) each Other Revolving Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof at the rate per annum set forth in the Refinancing Amendment for the applicable Facility; and (v) each Extended Revolving Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof at the rate per annum set forth in the Extension Amendment for the applicable Facility.
(b) (i) If any amount of principal of any Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(ii) If any amount (other than principal of any Loan and Obligations in respect of Swingline Loans) payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
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(iii) Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
(iv) The Swingline Loans shall bear interest at the Default Rate (as defined in the Autoborrow Agreement) as provided in the Autoborrow Agreement, which interest shall be payable on the terms set forth in the Autoborrow Agreement.
(c) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.
2.09 Fees. In addition to certain fees described in subsections (h) and (i) of Section 2.03:
(a) Unused Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share of each Revolving Credit Facility, an unused fee equal to the Applicable Rate for such Revolving Credit Facility times the actual daily amount by which the Aggregate Revolving Commitments exceed the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, the Outstanding Amount of Swingline Loans shall not be counted towards or considered usage of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments for purposes of determining the unused fee. The unused fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Section 4.02 is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the Maturity Date for any Revolving Credit Facility. The unused fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.
(b) Upfront Fees. The Borrower shall pay to each Revolving Lender, on the Closing Date, upfront fees in an amount equal to 0.50% of the Revolving Commitment of such Revolving Lender on the Closing Date.
(c) Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified.
2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate.
(a) All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365 day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one (1) day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
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(b) If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Borrower or for any other reason, the Borrower or the Lenders determine that (i) the Total Leverage Ratio as calculated by the Borrower as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Total Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Law, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under Section 2.03(c)(iii), 2.03(i) or 2.08(b) or under Article X.
2.11 Evidence of Debt.
(a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lenders Loans under the applicable Facility in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Revolving Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
(b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a), each Revolving Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Revolving Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Revolving Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.
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2.12 Payments Generally.
(a) All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agents Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lenders Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.
(b) If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.
(c) Unless the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent, prior to the date any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder, that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the Person entitled thereto. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Revolving Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Revolving Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lenders share of such Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds, then:
(i) if the Borrower failed to make such payment, each Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender in immediately available funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect; and
(ii) if any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative Agent the amount thereof in immediately available funds, together with interest thereon for the period from the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent (the Compensation Period) at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. If such Lender pays such
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amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lenders Revolving Loan included in the applicable Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agents demand therefor, the Administrative Agent may make a demand therefor upon the Borrower, and the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the applicable Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(d) If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.
(e) The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Revolving Loans and the obligations of the Revolving Lenders to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Revolving Loan or to fund any such participation on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Revolving Loan or purchase its participation.
(f) Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.
2.13 Sharing of Payments. If, other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein (including by way of a permitted assignment), any Lender shall obtain on account of the Revolving Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations or in Swingline Loans held by it, any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase from the other Lenders entitled to such payment such participations in the Revolving Loans made by them and/or such subparticipations in the participations in L/C Obligations or Swingline Loans held by them, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of such Revolving Loans or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each other Lender entitled to such payment; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 12.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lenders ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount
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of such paying Lenders required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off, but subject to Section 12.09) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. The Administrative Agent will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this Section and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased.
2.14 [Reserved].
2.15 Incremental Facilities.
(a) Request for Increase. Provided there exists no Event of Default, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders), the Borrower may from time to time request an increase in the Revolving Commitments under any Revolving Credit Facility (an Increased Revolving Commitment); provided that (i) any such Increased Revolving Commitments shall be in a minimum amount of $10,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate amount of all Increased Revolving Commitments incurred pursuant to this Section 2.15 on such date shall not exceed the Incremental Loan Amount as of the date of incurrence thereof.
(b) Notification by the Administrative Agent; Additional Lenders. Any Increased Revolving Commitments may, at the option of the Borrower, be provided by existing Lenders or, subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent (which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld) but only to the extent the Administrative Agents consent would be needed for an assignment to such Lender under Section 12.07, the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Lenders (each, an Additional Lender). For the avoidance of doubt, no existing Lender shall have any obligation to provide any portion of any Increased Revolving Commitments.
(c) Closing Date and Allocations. The Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the lenders participating therein shall determine the effective date (the Increase Effective Date) and the final allocation of any Increased Revolving Commitments. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Increase Effective Date.
(d) Conditions to Effectiveness of Increases. As conditions precedent to any such increase,
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(i) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Articles V and VI and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, except that any such representation or warranty qualified by materiality or as to Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects and except that for purposes of this Section 2.15, the representations and warranties contained in subsection (a) of Section 6.05 shall be deemed to refer to the latest of the Audited Financial Statements and the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of Section 8.01 and (B) no Event of Default shall exist,
(ii) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the Increase Effective Date signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (x) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such increase, (y) in the case of the Borrower, certifying that, the conditions described in subsection (i) above have been satisfied,
(iii) the Administrative Agent shall have received a joinder agreement (each, an Incremental Joinder) duly executed by the Borrower, each Lender providing any portion of such Increased Revolving Commitments and the Administrative Agent setting forth the commitments and other provisions relevant to such Increased Revolving Commitments, which shall in each case be customary for facilities of such type and, in the case of any Additional Lender, include the agreement by such Additional Lender to become a party to this Agreement,
(iv) the Borrower shall have delivered legal opinions, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, relating to such Increased Revolving Commitments covering matters similar to those covered in the opinions delivered on the Closing Date,
(v) [reserved],
(vi) any Lenders and Additional Lenders in respect of Increased Revolving Commitments may be paid such fees as the Borrower and such Lenders and Additional Lenders may agree,
(vii) [reserved],
(viii) if requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee (in each case, in its sole discretion), the Administrative Agent and Collateral Trustee shall have received modification endorsements, or a commitment acceptable to the Administrative Agent to obtain modification endorsements, to the title policies increasing the title insurance thereunder to an aggregate amount of not less than the sum of the Revolving Commitment (as increased by any Increased Revolving Commitment),
(ix) the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall have received such amendments and modifications in respect of the Collateral (including date-downs of the title policies) as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee may reasonably request, and
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(x) after giving effect to such Increased Revolving Commitments, the Borrower would be in compliance with Section 9.10 on a Pro Forma Basis (calculated as though any such Increased Revolving Commitments were fully drawn).
If the Borrower increases the Revolving Commitments (a) each Revolving Lender immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each lender providing a portion of the Increased Revolving Commitments (each, a Revolving Commitment Increase Lender), and each such Revolving Commitment Increase Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Revolving Lenders participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans such that, after giving effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding (i) participations hereunder in Letters of Credit and (ii) participations hereunder in Swingline Loans held by each Revolving Lender (including each such Revolving Commitment Increase Lender) will equal the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders represented by such Revolving Lenders Revolving Commitment and (b) if, on the date of such increase, there are any Revolving Loans outstanding, the Borrower shall, in coordination with the Administrative Agent, repay outstanding Revolving Loans of certain of the Revolving Lenders, and incur additional Revolving Loans from certain other Revolving Lenders, in each case to the extent necessary so that all of the Revolving Lenders participate in each outstanding Borrowing of Revolving Loans in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Share (after giving effect to any increase in the Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.15) and with the Borrower being obligated to pay to the respective Revolving Lenders any costs of the type referred to in Section 3.05 in connection with any such repayment and/or Borrowing. The Borrower shall also pay any costs and expenses (including, without limitation, Attorney Costs) incurred in connection with the increase of any Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.15.
(e) Equal and Ratable Benefit. The Loans and Commitments established pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall constitute Loans and Commitments under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, (x) benefit equally and ratably from the Guaranty and the Collateral and constitute Priority Lien Obligations under the Collateral Trust Agreement and (y) not have any borrower or guarantors other than the Borrower and the Guarantors or benefit from any collateral other than the Collateral. Any Increased Revolving Commitments shall have terms identical to the terms of the existing Revolving Commitments of the relevant Revolving Credit Facility hereunder; provided, however, that (A) upfront fees may be paid to Lenders providing such Increased Revolving Commitments as agreed by such Lenders and the Borrower and (B) the conditions applicable to the incurrence of such Increased Revolving Commitments shall be as provided in this Section 2.15.
(f) Conflicting Provisions. This Section 2.15 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 12.01 to the contrary.
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2.16 Cash Collateral.
(a) Certain Credit Support Events. If there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one (1) Business Day following any written request by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount.
(b) Grant of Security Interest. The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority lien and security interest in all cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein employed to Cash Collateralize L/C Obligations in accordance with Section 2.16(a) and Section 2.17, and in all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, as security for the Defaulting Lenders obligation to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, to be applied pursuant to Section 2.16(c). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer as herein provided (other than Permitted Liens), or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).
(c) Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section 2.16 or Section 2.17 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lenders obligation to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.
(d) Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce the L/C Issuers Fronting Exposure shall be released pursuant to this Section 2.16 following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 12.06(b)(vi))), or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, that, subject to Section 2.17 the Person providing Cash Collateral and the L/C Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.
2.17 Defaulting Lenders.
(a) Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:
(i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lenders right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders, and Section 12.01.
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(ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article X or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 12.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.16; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lenders potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.16; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lenders breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lenders breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Obligations owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments hereunder without giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.17(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii) Certain Fees.
(A) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee payable under Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).
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(B) Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Pro Rata Share of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.16.
(C) With respect to any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to subsection (A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lenders participation in L/C Obligations or Swingline Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to subsection (iv) below, (y) pay to the L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuers or Swingline Lenders Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
(iv) Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lenders participation in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lenders Revolving Commitment) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause any Non-Defaulting Lenders aggregate Pro Rata Share of the Total Revolving Outstandings to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lenders Revolving Commitment. Subject to Section 12.29, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lenders increased exposure following such reallocation.
(v) Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swingline Loans. If the reallocation described in subsection (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under applicable Law, (x) first, prepay Swingline Loans in an amount equal to the Swingline Lenders Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.16.
(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuer agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders under the applicable Facility or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans under any Facility to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares of such Facility (without giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lenders having been a Defaulting Lender.
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2.18 [Reserved].
2.19 Refinancing Amendments.
(a) At any time after the Closing Date, the Borrower may obtain Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of all or any portion of the Revolving Loans (or unused Revolving Commitments) then outstanding under this Agreement (which for purposes of this subsection (a) will be deemed to include any Revolving Loan (or unused Revolving Commitments) under the Initial Revolving Credit Facility, Other Revolving Loans (or unused Other Revolving Commitments) and Extended Revolving Loans), in the form of Other Revolving Loans or Other Revolving Commitments pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.19 or otherwise, (1) the borrowing and repayment of Loans with respect to Other Revolving Commitments after the date of obtaining any Other Revolving Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Commitments, except in the case of (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Other Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the maturity date of any Facility and (C) repayment made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments of any Facility (subject to subsection (2) below), (2) the permanent repayment of Revolving Loans with respect to, and termination of, Revolving Commitments after the date of obtaining any Other Revolving Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis among all Revolving Commitments, except that the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments under any Facility on a non-pro rata basis if such Facility has an earlier maturity date than any Facility not so reduced, and (3) assignments and participations of Other Revolving Commitments and Other Revolving Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans. The effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02, and to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the effective date of such Refinancing Amendment signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (x) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such refinancing, (y) in the case of the Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such refinancing, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Articles V and VI and the other Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of such date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.19, the representations and warranties contained in subsection (a) of Section 6.05 shall be deemed to refer to the latest of the Audited Financial Statements and the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of Section 8.01, and (B) no Default exists, and (ii) legal opinions reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent relating to the matters described above covering matters similar to those covered in the opinions delivered on the Closing Date. Each issuance of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness under this Section 2.19(a) shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x) not less than $5,000,000 and (y) an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.
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(b) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Refinancing Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Loans and Commitments subject thereto as Other Revolving Loans and Other Revolving Commitments, as applicable). Any Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.19.
(c) This Section 2.19 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 12.01 to the contrary.
2.20 Extension of Loans and Commitments.
(a) The Borrower may at any time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Commitments of any then existing Facility (an Existing Revolving Facility and any related Revolving Loans thereunder, Existing Revolving Loans) be modified to constitute another Facility of Revolving Commitments in order to extend the scheduled maturity date thereof (any such Revolving Commitments which have been so modified, Extended Revolving Commitments and any related Revolving Loans, Extended Revolving Loans) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.20. In order to establish any Extended Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Existing Revolving Facility) (a Revolving Extension Request) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Commitments to be established, which terms shall be identical to those applicable to the Revolving Commitments of the Existing Revolving Facility from which they are to be modified except (i) the scheduled termination date of the Extended Revolving Commitments and the related scheduled maturity date of the related Extended Revolving Loans shall be extended to the date set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment, (ii) (A) the interest rate with respect to the Extended Revolving Loans may be higher or lower than the interest rate for the Revolving Loans of such Existing Revolving Facility and/or (B) additional fees may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Revolving Commitments, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, (iii) the Applicable Rate with respect to the Extended Revolving Commitments may be higher or lower than the Applicable Rate for the Revolving Commitments of such Existing Revolving Facility and (iv) the covenants set forth in Article IX may be modified in a manner acceptable to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party to the applicable Extension Amendment, such modifications to become effective only after the latest Maturity Date of any Facility in effect immediately prior to giving effect to such Extension Amendment (it being understood that each Lender providing Extended Revolving Commitments, by executing an Extension Amendment, agrees to be bound by such provisions and waives any inconsistent provisions set forth in Section 2.13 or Section 12.09). Each Lender holding Extended Revolving Commitments shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by this Agreement (including,
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without limitation, the provisions set forth in Section 2.05 applicable to Existing Revolving Loans) and the other Loan Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guaranties and the Collateral and constitute Priority Lien Secured Party under the Collateral Trust Agreement. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Revolving Commitments of any Existing Revolving Facility modified to constitute Extended Revolving Commitments pursuant to any Revolving Extension Request. Any Extended Revolving Commitments established pursuant to the same Extension Amendment shall constitute a separate facility of Revolving Commitments (each, an Extended Revolving Facility) from the Existing Revolving Facility from which they were modified. If, on the date of any extension, any Revolving Loans of any Extending Lender are outstanding under the applicable Existing Revolving Facility, such Revolving Loans (and any related participations) shall be deemed to be allocated as Extended Revolving Loans (and related participations) in the same proportion as such Extending Lenders Extended Revolving Commitments bear to its remaining Revolving Commitments of the Existing Revolving Facility. In addition, if so provided in the relevant Extension Amendment and with the consent of the applicable L/C Issuer, upon the termination of Revolving Commitments under a Revolving Credit Facility with an earlier Maturity Date than an Extended Revolving Facility, participations in Letters of Credit under such Revolving Credit Facility shall be re-allocated from Lenders of such Revolving Credit Facility to Lenders holding Extended Revolving Commitments in accordance with the terms of such Extension Amendment; provided that (i) such participation interests shall, upon receipt thereof by the relevant Lenders holding Extended Revolving Commitments, be deemed to be participation interests in respect of such Extended Revolving Commitments and the terms of such participation interests (including, without limitation, the commission applicable thereto) shall be adjusted accordingly and (ii) such re-allocation shall not cause the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Revolving Lender, plus such Revolving Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Revolving Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swingline Loans to exceed such Revolving Lenders Revolving Commitment.
(b) The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which Lenders under the existing Facility are requested to respond. Any Lender wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Commitments of the existing Facility subject to such Extension Request modified to constitute Extended Revolving Loans and related Commitments (an Extending Lender) shall notify the Administrative Agent (an Extension Election) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Revolving Commitments of the existing Facility which it has elected to modify to constitute Extended Revolving Loans and related Commitments. In the event that the aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments of the existing Facility subject to Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Revolving Loans and related Commitments requested pursuant to the Extension Request or Revolving Commitments subject to such Extension Elections shall be modified to constitute Extended Revolving Loans and related Commitments on a pro rata basis based on the amount of Revolving Commitments included in such Extension Elections. The Borrower shall have the right to withdraw any Extension Request upon written notice to the Administrative Agent.
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(c) Extended Revolving Loans and related Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (an Extension Amendment) to this Agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Each Extension Amendment shall be executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Extending Lenders (it being understood that such Extension Amendment shall not require the consent of any Lender other than the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Revolving Loans and related Commitments established thereby) extending their respective Loans and Commitments thereunder. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension Amendment. An Extension Amendment may, subject to Section 2.20(a), without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or advisable, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.20 (including, without limitation, such technical amendments as may be necessary or advisable, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to give effect to the terms and provisions of any Extended Revolving Loans and related Commitments); provided that each Lender whose Loans or Commitments are affected by such Extension Amendment shall have approved such Extension Amendment.
(d) The effectiveness of any Extension Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02, and to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the effective date of such Refinancing Amendment signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (x) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such extension, (y) in the case of the Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such extension, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Articles V and VI and the other Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of such date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.20, the representations and warranties contained in subsection (a) of Section 6.05 shall be deemed to refer to the latest of the Audited Financial Statements and the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of Section 8.01, and (B) no Default exists, and (ii) legal opinions reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent relating to the matters described above covering matters similar to those covered in the opinions delivered on the Closing Date.
(e) This Section 2.20 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 12.01 to the contrary.
2.21 Benchmark Replacement Setting.
(a) Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the definition of Benchmark Replacement for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (3) of the definition of Benchmark Replacement for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark
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Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
(b) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(c) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (d) below and (v) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.21 including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.21.
(d) Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR or the Eurodollar Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of Interest Period for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of Interest Period for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
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(e) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrowers receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate.
ARTICLE III
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
3.01 Taxes.
(a) Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes.
(i) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Laws. If any applicable Laws (as determined in the good faith discretion of the applicable withholding agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Administrative Agent, a Loan Party, or any other applicable withholding agent, then the Administrative Agent, such Loan Party, or such withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding.
(ii) If any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, or any other applicable withholding agent shall be required by any applicable Laws to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including, but not limited to, United States Federal backup withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) the Administrative Agent or other applicable withholding agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent or such withholding agent to be required, (B) the Administrative Agent or other applicable withholding agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the applicable Laws, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.
(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment by the Administrative Agent to the relevant Governmental Authority (provided the Administrative Agent delivers to Borrower evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Borrower) of, any Other Taxes.
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(i) The Borrower shall, and does hereby indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall, and does hereby, indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for any amount which a Lender for any reason fails to pay to the Administrative Agent as required pursuant to Section 3.01(b)(ii) below.
(ii) Each Lender shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, (x) the Administrative Agent against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that a Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (y) the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties, as applicable, against any Taxes attributable to such Lenders failure to comply with the provisions of Section 12.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties, as applicable, against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this subsection (ii).
(c) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by a Loan Party to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
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(d) Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation.
(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.01(d)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lenders reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(I) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the interest article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the business profits or other income article of such tax treaty;
(II) executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(III) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a 10 percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a controlled foreign corporation described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable); or
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(IV) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2 or Exhibit G-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lenders obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this subsection (D), FATCA shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(iii) Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 3.01 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall promptly (x) notify Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy, and (y) update such form or certification or notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
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(e) FATCA. For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the Closing Date, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) this Agreement as not qualifying as a grandfathered obligation within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).
(f) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 3.01 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (f) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (f) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(g) Each partys obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Revolving Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
(h) For purposes of this Section 3.01, for the avoidance of doubt, the term Lender includes the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender, and the term Laws includes FATCA.
3.02 Illegality. If any Lender determines that as a result of any Change in Law any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain, issue or fund Credit Extensions whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to issue, make, maintain, fund or charge interest with respect to such Credit Extensions or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Revolving Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the
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Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted. Each Lender agrees to designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.
3.03 Inability to Determine Rates. If the Required Lenders determine (i) (A) that dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank market for the applicable requested amount and Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan, or (B) that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan (in each case with respect to this subsection (i), Impacted Loans), or (ii) that the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender under the applicable Facility. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans under such Facility shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans under such Facility or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans under such Facility in the amount specified therein.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if relevant Lenders have made the determination described in subsection (i) of the first sentence of this Section 3.03, the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower and the affected Lenders, may establish an alternative interest rate for the Impacted Loans, in which case, such alternative rate of interest shall apply with respect to the Impacted Loans until (1) the Required Lenders revoke the notice delivered with respect to the Impacted Loans under such Facility under subsection (i) of the first sentence of this section, (2) the Required Lenders for such Facility notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that such alternative interest rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding the Impacted Loans, or (3) any Lender under such Facility determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to such alternative rate of interest or to determine or charge interest rates based upon such rate or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to do any of the foregoing and provides the Administrative Agent and the Borrower written notice thereof.
3.04 Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.
(a) Changes in Law. If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 3.04(e)) or the L/C Issuer;
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(ii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than, in each case, (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in subsections (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii) impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to increase the cost to such Lender, the L/C Issuer or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, the L/C Issuer or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender, the L/C Issuer or other Recipient, the Borrower will pay to such Lender, the L/C Issuer or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, the L/C Issuer or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lenders or the L/C Issuers holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lenders or the L/C Issuers capital or on the capital of such Lenders or the L/C Issuers holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lenders or the L/C Issuers holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lenders or the L/C Issuers policies and the policies of such Lenders or the L/C Issuers holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lenders or the L/C Issuers holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or the L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 15 days after receipt thereof.
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(d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lenders or the L/C Issuers right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lenders or the L/C Issuers intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
(e) Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans. The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as Eurocurrency liabilities), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided the Borrower shall have received at least 15 days prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice 15 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable 30 days from receipt of such notice.
3.05 Compensation for Losses. Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:
(a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);
(b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or
(c) any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 12.16;
including any loss of anticipated profits solely attributable to a decline in the Eurodollar Rate after the date such Loan was made and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.
For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded. Any Lender making a claim for compensation for losses pursuant to this Section 3.05 shall make such claim within 30 days after such Lender first becomes aware of the loss, cost or expense incurred by it.
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3.06 Matters Applicable to all Requests for Compensation.
(a) A certificate of the Administrative Agent or any Lender claiming compensation under this Article III and setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder (including calculations thereof in reasonable detail) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, the Administrative Agent or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. Any and all claims for compensation under this Article III (other than Sections 3.01 and 3.05) shall be made by a Lender within 180 days after such Lender becomes aware of the facts or circumstances giving rise to such claim. Each Lender agrees to use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office if such designation will avoid the need for or reduce the amount of any request for compensation under this Article III and take any other action available to reduce or mitigate such costs in each case if such action will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.
(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 3.06(a), the Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 12.16(b).
3.07 Survival. All of the Borrowers obligations under this Article III shall survive payment in full of the Obligations hereunder.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING DATE AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
4.01 Conditions to Closing Date. The effectiveness of this Agreement and the occurrence of the Closing Date are subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) The Administrative Agents receipt (subject to Section 8.20) of the following, each properly executed (as applicable) by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party and each other party thereto and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders:
(i) executed counterparts of this Agreement by the Tribe, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each initial Lender party hereto;
(ii) a Revolving Note (or Revolving Notes) executed by the Borrower and dated the Closing Date in favor of each Lender requesting a Revolving Note (or Revolving Notes);
(iii) the Guaranty, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed by each Loan Party and the Administrative Agent;
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(iv) the Collateral Trust Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed by the Collateral Trustee, the Second Lien Notes Trustee, each Loan Party and the Administrative Agent;
(v) (x) the Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed by each Loan Party (other than the WNBA Subsidiary) and the Collateral Trustee and (y) the Pledge Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed by each Loan Party (other than the WNBA Subsidiary) and the Collateral Trustee, in each case, together with:
(A) acknowledgment copies of properly filed Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (Form UCC-1), or such other evidence of filing as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee, naming each of the Loan Parties (other than the WNBA subsidiary) (as appropriate) as the debtor, and the Collateral Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties, as the secured party, or other similar instruments or documents, filed under the Uniform Commercial Code of all jurisdictions as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee, desirable to perfect the security interest of the Collateral Trustee pursuant to the Security Agreement;
(B) Uniform Commercial Code termination statements necessary to release all Liens and other rights of any Person securing any existing Liens (other than Permitted Liens);
(C) results of customary lien, judgment and bankruptcy searches conducted in the applicable jurisdictions in which Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are organized or do business;
(D) certificates representing the pledged securities referred to on Schedule 1 to the Pledge Agreement, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank;
(E) security agreements or other agreements in appropriate form for filing in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office with respect to intellectual property of the Loan Parties (other than the WNBA Subsidiaries) to the extent required pursuant to the Security Agreement; and
(F) all other instruments and documents required to be delivered to the Collateral Trustee pursuant to the Security Agreement;
(vi) [reserved];
(vii) executed counterparts of the Leasehold Mortgage (including the Landlord Consent) shall have been delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee and in a form suitable for recordation with the Land Title and Records Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and with the Town of Montville, Connecticut;
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(viii) executed counterparts of the Pocono Mortgages shall have been delivered by the applicable Pocono Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee and each in a form suitable for recordation with the official records of the applicable county;
(ix) executed counterparts of the Mohegan Golf Mortgage shall have been delivered by Mohegan Golf, LLC to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee and in form suitable for recordation with the Towns of Franklin and Sprague, Connecticut;
(x) [reserved];
(xi) a completed Flood Determination with respect to the real property for which a mortgage is required pursuant to the foregoing;
(xii) [reserved];
(xiii) such documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to confirm the existence of the Tribe as a federally recognized Indian Tribe, the formation, valid existence and good standing of the Borrower and each other Loan Party, each Loan Partys and the Tribes authority to execute, deliver and perform any Loan Document, and the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer authorized to act on their behalf under the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, certified copies of the Constitution, the Gaming Ordinance, the Gaming Authority Ordinance and each Guarantors governing documents, and amendments thereto, certified resolutions, incumbency certificates, certificates of Responsible Officers, and the like;
(xiv) a certificate of a Responsible Officer or Secretary of the Tribe and each Loan Party either (A) attaching copies of all consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Tribe or such Loan Party and the validity against the Tribe or such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect, or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so required;
(xv) favorable written legal opinions of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, special counsel to Loan Parties and the Tribe, Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C., special Connecticut counsel to the Loan Parties and the Tribe, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, special Indian law counsel to the Loan Parties and the Tribe, Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald LLP, special Pennsylvania counsel to the Loan Parties and the Tribe, and Eckert Seamans, special Pennsylvania gaming counsel to the Loan Parties and the Tribe, in each case addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee and each Lender, and such other opinions of counsel concerning the Tribe, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the Loan Documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
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(xvi) a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower certifying that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the transactions to occur substantially concurrent with the Closing Date, are Solvent;
(xvii) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer or Secretary of the Tribe and the Borrower attaching true, correct and complete copies of each of the Material Laws (other than the gaming regulations accompanying the Gaming Ordinance) and Material Agreements (including, in each case, any amendments or modifications of the terms thereof entered into as of the Closing Date);
(xviii) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Tribe and the Borrower, as applicable, certifying (A) that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied, and (B) that (x) there has been no event or circumstance since September 30, 2020 that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and (y) there is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending or threatened in any court of before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(xix) a declination letter from the Office of General Counsel of the Commission in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to the effect that (A) none of the most recent drafts submitted for review of this Agreement, the Collateral Trust Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the Leasehold Mortgage is a management contract or management agreement within the meaning of IGRA and related regulations and confirming that (B) no approval from the Commission is required with respect to the documents specified in clause (A), and (C) none of documents specified in clause (A) violate IGRAs sole proprietary interest requirement; and
(xx) an executed Perfection Certificate.
(b) The Borrower shall have effected (or will, on the Closing Date, effect) the repayment in full of all obligations and indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of each of the Existing Credit Agreement and the Main Street Loan Agreement, including, without limitation, the termination of all outstanding commitments in effect under the Existing Credit Agreement (with the exception of obligations relating to each applicable Existing Letter of Credit issued under the Existing Credit Agreement) and the Main Street Loan Agreement, on customary terms and conditions and pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. All Liens and guarantees in respect of such obligations shall have been terminated or released (or arrangements for such termination or release reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent shall have been made) (with the exception of obligations relating to each applicable Existing Letter of Credit issued under the Existing Credit Agreement), and the Administrative Agent shall have received (or will, on the Closing Date, receive) evidence thereof reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and a pay-off letter or letters reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with respect to such obligations and such UCC termination statements, mortgage releases and other instruments, in each case in proper form for recording, as the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested to release and terminate of record the Liens securing such obligations (or arrangements for such termination or release reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall have been made).
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(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the Borrower shall have issued the Second Lien Notes (or that the Second Lien Notes will be issued substantially concurrently with the Closing Date) in an aggregate principal amount of $1,175,000,000.
(d) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) a public corporate rating with respect to the Borrower from S&P Global Inc. and (ii) a public corporate family rating with respect to the Borrower from Moodys Investor Services, Inc.
(e) The Lenders shall have received at least five (5) days prior to the Closing Date (i) all documentation and other information reasonably requested in writing at least seven (7) days prior to the Closing Date by the Lenders that the Lenders reasonably determine is required by regulatory authorities from the Tribe and the Loan Parties under applicable know your customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the Act, and (ii) if any Loan Party qualifies as a legal entity customer under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Loan Party.
(f) All requisite tribal and governmental authorities (in the case of the Commission, limited to the declination letter described in Section 4.01(a)(xix) above) and third parties shall have approved or consented to the transactions contemplated hereby to the extent required, there shall be no litigation, tribal, governmental, administrative or judicial action, actual or threatened, that could reasonably be expected to restrain, prevent or impose burdensome conditions on the transactions contemplated hereby, and none of the Secured Parties or the Arrangers shall be required to be licensed in order to take part in the transactions contemplated hereby or enforce their rights in respect thereof and the Arrangers shall be satisfied that no tribal taxes will levied on the Arrangers, the Lenders or the Facilities.
(g) Any fees required to be paid on or before the Closing Date shall have been or shall substantially simultaneously be paid.
(h) The Borrower shall have made arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent for the Closing Date Payment to be made substantially concurrently with the Closing Date.
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 11.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
4.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Revolving Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Revolving Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) is subject to the following conditions precedent:
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(a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Tribe contained in Articles V or VI or any other Loan Document, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in subsection (a) of Section 6.05 shall be deemed to refer to the latest of the Audited Financial Statements and the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of Section 8.01; provided further that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality, Material Adverse Effect or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates, as applicable.
(b) No Default shall exist or would result from such proposed Credit Extension.
(c) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.
Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Revolving Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Revolving Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRIBE
The Tribe represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
5.01 Existence and Qualification; Power; Compliance With Laws. The Tribe is federally recognized as an Indian Tribe pursuant to a determination of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, dated March 7, 1994, published in the Federal Register on March 15, 1994, as amended by a correction dated July 1, 1994, published in the Federal Register on July 20, 1994, and as an Indian Tribal government pursuant to Sections 7701(a)(40)(A) and 7871(a) of the Code. As of the Closing Date, the Tribe is a non-taxable entity for purposes of federal income taxation under the Code. The Tribe has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver each Loan Document to which it is a party and to perform its respective Obligations. The Tribe is in material compliance with the terms of the Compact, the Gaming Authority Ordinance, the Gaming Ordinance and with all Laws and other legal requirements applicable to its existence and business (including, without limitation, IGRA and all Gaming Laws). The Tribe has obtained all authorizations, consents, approvals, orders, licenses and permits from, and has accomplished all filings, registrations and qualifications with, or obtained exemptions from any of the foregoing from, any Governmental Authority that are necessary for the transaction of its business, except, in each case, where the failure so to comply, to obtain such authority, consents, approvals, orders, licenses and permits, or to file, register, qualify or obtain exemptions does not constitute a Material Adverse Effect. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party are each Contracts of The Tribal Gaming Authority within the meaning of Section 1 of Article XIII (entitled Tribal Gaming Authority Amendment) of the Constitution.
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5.02 Authority; Compliance With Other Agreements and Instruments and Government Regulations. The execution, delivery and performance by the Tribe of the Loan Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary Tribal Council, Management Board and other action, and do not:
(a) require any consent or approval not heretofore obtained of any enrolled tribal member, Tribal Council member, Management Board member, security holder or creditor;
(b) violate or conflict with any provision of the Constitution, charter, bylaws or other governing documents of the Tribe or of the Borrower;
(c) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) upon or with respect to any Authority Property now owned or leased or hereafter acquired;
(d) violate any Law or Requirement of Law, including any Gaming Law, applicable to the Tribe in any material respect;
(e) constitute a transfer of an interest or an obligation incurred that is avoidable by a trustee under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, as amended, or constitute a fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent obligation or fraudulent transfer within the meanings of the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyances Act or Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, as enacted in any applicable jurisdiction, or any similar Law;
(f) result in a material breach of or default under, or would, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, constitute a material breach of or default under, or cause or permit the acceleration of any obligation owed under, any mortgage, indenture or loan or credit agreement or any other Contractual Obligation to which the Tribe is a party or by which the Tribe or any of its Property is bound or affected; or
(g) require any consent or approval of any Governmental Authority, or any notice to, registration or qualification with any Governmental Authority, not heretofore obtained or obtained concurrently with the Closing Date;
and the Tribe is not in violation of, or default under, any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation, or any mortgage, indenture, loan or credit agreement described in Section 5.02(f) in any respect that constitutes a Material Adverse Effect.
5.03 No Governmental Approvals Required. No authorization, consent, approval, order, license or permit from, or filing, registration or qualification with, any Governmental Authority is required to authorize or permit under applicable Laws the execution, delivery and performance by the Tribe of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, other than such as have been obtained on or prior to the Closing Date.
5.04 The Nature of the Borrower. All activities of the Tribe constituting or relating to the ownership and operation of gaming facilities (including all class II and class III gaming activities within the meaning of IGRA) at Mohegan Sun and all activities of the Tribe constituting or relating to the ownership of hotel, restaurant, entertainment and resort facilities included within
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Mohegan Sun are conducted and owned by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the authority granted to Borrower in the Gaming Authority Ordinance, other than (i) the development and operation of the CT Expo, which may be conducted by an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (ii) activities of the Mohegan Tribal Finance Authority in connection with the Earth Hotel and (iii) facilities and operations constructed and conducted not in violation of any covenant contained herein, in each case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) other than any class II or class III gaming activities within the meaning of IGRA.
5.05 No Management Contract. Neither this Agreement nor the other Loan Documents, taken individually or as a whole, constitute management contracts or management agreements within the meaning of Section 12 of IGRA and related regulations, or deprive the Tribe and the Borrower of the sole proprietary interest and responsibility of the conduct of gaming activity at Mohegan Sun.
5.06 Real Property. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 5.06 sets forth a summary description of all real property owned by the Tribe which is leased to the Borrower, including all of the land subject to the Lease, which includes all of the land underlying Mohegan Sun, and such summary is accurate and complete in all material respects. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.06, (x) as of the Closing Date, each of the leases creating such real property leasehold estates are, and (y) the Lease is, in full force and effect and create a valid leasehold estate on the terms of such lease, and the Tribe is not in default or breach of any material provision thereof. The copies of such real property leases heretofore furnished to the Administrative Agent are true copies and there are no amendments thereto as of the Closing Date copies of which have not been furnished to the Administrative Agent.
5.07 Binding Obligations. The Loan Documents to which the Tribe is a party have been executed and delivered by the Tribe, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Tribe, enforceable against the Tribe in accordance with their terms. The provisions of Section 12.18 are specifically enforceable against the Tribe, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries. The waivers of sovereign immunity by the Tribe contained in the Loan Documents are legal, valid, binding and irrevocable.
5.08 No Default. No event has occurred and is continuing that is a Default or an Event of Default.
5.09 Disclosure. No written statement made by or on behalf of the Tribe to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement, or in connection with any Loan or Letter of Credit, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits a material fact necessary in order to make the statement made not misleading in light of all the circumstances existing at the date the statement was made (including all other information disclosed by the Tribe, the Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries theretofore). There is no fact known to the Tribe (other than matters of a general economic nature or matters generally applicable to businesses of the types engaged in by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) which would constitute a Material Adverse Effect that has not been disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
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5.10 Gaming Laws. The Tribe is in material compliance with all applicable Gaming Laws.
5.11 Arbitration. To the extent that any dispute among the parties to the Loan Documents is initiated in or referred to the Tribal Court, (i) such court lacks discretion to refuse to compel arbitration among the parties to the dispute to the extent that such dispute has been submitted to arbitration pursuant to Section 12.18, and (ii) such court is obligated to honor and enforce any award by an arbitrator or any judgment or order of a state or federal court, without review of any nature by such court.
5.12 Recourse Obligations. Under current Law, no obligation of the Tribe of any type or nature may be recourse to Borrower unless, and only to the extent that, the Borrower has become an express obligor with respect thereto, and the Tribe has no authority, independent of the Borrower, to incur any obligation on behalf of the Borrower, to bind any Authority Property, or to grant Liens upon any Authority Property.
5.13 No Pending Referendum. No Tribal law permits any tribal member to challenge by referendum or initiative any action of the Tribal Council authorizing and approving the execution and delivery of any Loan Document or the application of the proceeds of the Loans and Letters of Credit (Referendum Action). No Referendum Action is, to the Tribes knowledge, threatened or pending which would reduce the obligations of the Tribe or Borrower under the Loan Documents or impair the enforceability of the Loan Documents or the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereunder or cause a Material Adverse Effect.
5.14 Allocation Plan. Subject to the making of the Priority Distributions, all revenues of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (until the date on which it becomes a Guarantor, other than the CT Expo Subsidiary) are available to make payments required under the Loan Documents and such required payments under the Loan Documents are required to be paid as and when due prior to any applicable allocation of such revenues under the Allocation Plan or other applicable law.
5.15 Indian Lands. The lands on which the Mohegan Sun gaming operations of the Tribe and the Borrower are conducted are Indian lands as defined in the IGRA and the Borrower has the right to conduct class II and class III gaming on such lands under (x) the IGRA, (y) with respect to class III gaming, the Compact, and (z) applicable law.
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
6.01 Existence, Qualification and Power. The Borrower is an unincorporated governmental instrumentality of the Tribe, duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the Tribe. Each of the Restricted Subsidiaries is an unincorporated governmental instrumentality of the Tribe, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. As of the Closing Date, each
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of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries is a non-taxable entity for purposes of federal income taxation under the Code and the gaming and other revenues of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are exempt from federal income taxation. To the extent required by Law, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are qualified to do business and are in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which they are required to be qualified by reason of the location or the conduct of their business, except where failure to so qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries each have all requisite power and authority to (a) conduct their respective businesses and to own and lease their respective Properties, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (b) to execute and deliver each Loan Document to which they are a party and to perform their respective Obligations. The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in material compliance with the terms of the Compact, the Gaming Ordinance, the Gaming Authority Ordinance and with all Laws and other legal requirements applicable to their existence and business (including, without limitation, IGRA and all Gaming Laws), have obtained all authorizations, consents, approvals, orders, licenses and permits from, and have accomplished all filings, registrations and qualifications with, or obtained exemptions from any of the foregoing from, any Governmental Authority that are necessary for the transaction of their business, except, in each case, where the failure to so comply, to obtain such authority, consents, approvals, orders, licenses and permits, or to file, register, qualify or obtain exemptions does not constitute a Material Adverse Effect; provided that until the first date that the Borrower shall have achieved the Trigger Threshold, the failure to obtain or accomplish any of the foregoing arising out of, resulting from or in connection with COVID-19 shall not be a breach of this last sentence of Section 6.01.
6.02 Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Loan Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary Tribal Council, Management Board and other action, and do not:
(a) require any consent or approval not heretofore obtained of any enrolled tribal member or Tribal Council member, Management Board member, security holder or creditor;
(b) violate or conflict with any provision of the Constitution, charter, bylaws or other governing documents of the Tribe, the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(c) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) upon or with respect to any Authority Property now owned or leased or hereafter acquired;
(d) violate any Law or Requirement of Law, including any Gaming Law, applicable to the Tribe, the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, except for such violations that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(e) result in a breach of or default under, or would, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, constitute a breach of or default under, or cause or permit the acceleration of any obligation owed under, any mortgage, indenture or loan or credit agreement or any other Contractual Obligation to which the Tribe, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Tribe, the Borrower, its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their Property is bound or affected, except, in each case, to the extent that such breach, default or acceleration could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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6.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents; Compliance with Law. No authorization, consent, approval, order, license or permit from, or filing, registration or qualification with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person, in each case material to the operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, is required to authorize or permit under applicable Laws the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Loan Documents to which they are parties, other than such as have been obtained on or prior to the Closing Date. The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not in violation of any Requirement of Law, except to the extent that such violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.04 Binding Effect. The Loan Documents to which the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are party have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable. The Loan Documents executed by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable, enforceable against Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable, in accordance with their terms. The waivers of sovereign immunity by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries contained in the Loan Documents are legal, valid, binding and irrevocable.
6.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
(a) The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (ii) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein.
(b) Since September 30, 2020, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that until the first date that the Borrower shall have achieved the Trigger Threshold, for the purposes of this Section 6.05(b), a Material Adverse Effect under clause (a) of the definition thereof shall not include effects, events, occurrences, facts, conditions or changes arising out of, resulting from or in connection with COVID-19.
6.06 Litigation. Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 6.06, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) as of the Closing Date, purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that until the first date that the Borrower shall have achieved the Trigger Threshold, for the purposes of this Section 6.06, a Material Adverse Effect under clause (a) of the definition thereof shall not include effects, events, occurrences, facts, conditions or changes arising out of, resulting from or in connection with COVID-19.
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6.07 No Default. Neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
6.08 Ownership of Property; Liens.
(a) As of the Closing Date, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have good and valid title to all the Authority Property reflected in the financial statements described in Section 6.05 other than immaterial items of Property subsequently sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business, free and clear of all Liens and Rights of Others, other than Liens permitted by Section 9.01 and Permitted Rights of Others, provided that title to the real property comprising a portion of Mohegan Sun is held by the United States in trust on behalf of the Tribe. The Authority Property includes all real, mixed and personal property which is operationally integral to the on-reservation gaming activities of the Borrower.
(b) As of the Closing Date, Schedule 5.06 sets forth a summary description of all real property leasehold estates held by the Borrower from the Tribe (including the real property underlying Mohegan Sun), which summary is accurate and complete in all material respects. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.06, (x) as of the Closing Date, each of the leases creating such real property leasehold estates are, and (y) the Lease is, in full force and effect and create a valid leasehold estate on the terms of such lease, and neither Borrower nor the Tribe is in default or breach of any material provision thereof. The copies of such real property leases heretofore furnished to the Administrative Agent are true copies and there are no amendments thereto existing as of the Closing Date copies of which have not been furnished to the Administrative Agent. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 6.08A sets forth a summary description of all real property owned or leased by the Pocono Subsidiaries, and Schedule 6.08B sets forth a summary description of all real property owned or leased by Mohegan Golf, LLC.
6.09 Environmental Compliance. The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Environmental Laws and are not subject to any Environmental Liabilities, in each case except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 6.09 and except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.10 Insurance. The properties of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance compatible with the following standards), with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary operates.
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6.11 Taxes. The Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has filed all Federal, state and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and has paid, all Federal, state and other material Taxes levied or imposed upon it or its properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except such Taxes (a) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or (b) as could not, individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.12 ERISA Compliance. As of the Closing Date neither Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains, contributes to or is required to contribute to any employee pension benefit plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate are in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, have not incurred any material liability to the PBGC or any Plan and no Reportable Event or transaction prohibited by Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA has occurred.
6.13 Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 6.13 correctly sets forth the names, form of legal entity, U.S. taxpayer identification number, number of shares of Capital Stock issued and outstanding, and the record owner thereof and jurisdictions of organization of all Subsidiaries of the Borrower and designates which Subsidiaries are Unrestricted Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, all of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each Restricted Subsidiary are owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to purchase Capital Stock of any such Restricted Subsidiary, and all such Capital Stock so owned is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and was issued in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities and other Laws, and is free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens permitted under Section 9.01.
6.14 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.
(a) The Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulations U and X issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.
(b) Neither the Tribe, any Loan Party nor any other Restricted Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
6.15 Disclosure. All written reports, financial statements, certificates and other written information (other than projections, estimates, budgets, forward looking statements and information of a general economic or industry nature) furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement, on or prior to the Closing Date (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished on or prior to the Closing Date), when taken as a whole, were complete and correct in all material respects and did not omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time (it being recognized that such projected financial information is not to be viewed as facts and are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Borrowers control, that no assurance can be given that any particular financial projections will be realized, that actual results may differ from projected results and that such differences may be material).
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6.16 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, IP Rights) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person, except as would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by any other Person, except as would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 6.16, no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.17 Security Documents. The Security Agreement creates a valid Lien in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties and the other Priority Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) on the Collateral described therein securing the Obligations and the other Priority Lien Obligations (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), which Lien is perfected to the fullest extent that the same may be perfected by the filing of financing statements under the applicable state versions of the UCC and the UCC Ordinance. Upon recordation with the Land Title and Records Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and with the town of Montville, Connecticut, the Leasehold Mortgage creates a valid and perfected Lien in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties and the other Priority Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) in the collateral described therein securing the Obligations and the other Priority Lien Obligations (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement). The Pocono Mortgages create a valid and perfected Lien in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties and the other Priority Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) in the collateral described therein securing the Obligations and the other Priority Lien Obligations (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) of the applicable Pocono Subsidiaries. The Mohegan Golf Mortgage creates a valid and perfected Lien in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties and the other Priority Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) in the collateral described therein securing the Obligations and the other Priority Lien Obligations (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) of Mohegan Golf, LLC. The Pledge Agreement creates a valid Lien in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties and the other Priority Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) in the pledged collateral described therein securing the Obligations and the other Priority Lien Obligations (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) and all action necessary to perfect the Liens so created has been taken and completed. The Account Control Agreements are effective to perfect the Lien in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties and the other Priority Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) in the Operating Accounts securing the Obligations and the other Priority Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement). Each of the Liens described in this Section are of first priority, subject only to Liens permitted under Section 9.01 and matters described in Schedule 9.01. Each of the other Security Documents creates a valid Lien in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties and the other Priority Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) on the collateral described therein, securing the Obligations and the other Priority Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement).
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6.18 OFAC. Neither any Loan Party, nor any of their respective Subsidiaries, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, any director, officer, employee, agent or Affiliate thereof is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by any individual or entity that is (i) currently the subject or target of any Sanctions, (ii) included on OFACs List of Specially Designated Nationals, HMTs Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets and the Investment Ban List or any similar list enforced by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or, to the extent applicable to such Loan Party, Subsidiary or Affiliate, any member state of the European Union, or (iii) organized, resident or permanently located in a Designated Jurisdiction. No Loan Party (i) is a person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (ii) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such person in any manner violative of Section 2, or (iii) is a person on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control regulation or executive order.
6.19 Anti-Corruption Laws. Each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in material compliance with, to the extent applicable to such Loan Party and such Subsidiary, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions. and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve material compliance with such laws.
6.20 EEA Financial Institutions. No Loan Party is an Affected Financial Institution.
6.21 Tribal Court Enforcement. To the extent that any dispute among the parties to the Loan Documents is initiated in or referred to the Tribal Court, (i) such court lacks discretion to refuse to compel arbitration among the parties to the dispute, to the extent that such dispute has been submitted to arbitration pursuant to Section 12.18, and (ii) such court is obligated to honor and enforce any award by an arbitrator or any judgment or order of a state or federal court, without review of any nature by such court.
6.22 Deposit Accounts. The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries do not maintain any Operating Account which is not listed on Schedule 6.22 or the existence of which has not been disclosed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee and the Lenders in writing (it being understood that the foregoing shall not be deemed to restrict the ability of the Borrower to open or close Operating Accounts, subject to compliance with applicable provisions of the Loan Documents).
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6.23 No Licensure Required. None of the Collateral Trustee and the parties to this Agreement is required to register with, give notice to any Person or receive any permit or license from any Gaming Board or other Governmental Authority by reason of any Laws of the Tribe or Gaming Laws in connection with its entering into any Loan Document, receipt of any Note, performance, observance or enforcement (except for authorizations, approvals or notices to or from Gaming Boards (other than tribal Gaming Boards) in connection with the enforcement of remedies) of any obligation of such party under any Loan Document, in each case except as such registration has been obtained, such notice has been given or such permit or license has been received on or prior to the Closing Date.
6.24 Solvency. As of the Closing Date, the Borrower (on a consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries) is Solvent after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to occur on the Closing Date.
6.25 Beneficial Ownership Certification. As of the Closing Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification (if any) is true and correct in all material respects.
6.26 Designation as Senior Debt. All Obligations shall be Designated Senior Indebtedness for purposes of and as defined in any existing or future indenture between the Borrower and a trustee relating to any subordinated debt issued by the Borrower, if and to the extent that such term (or any comparable term) is defined therein as providing specific rights to certain holders of senior Indebtedness.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS OF THE TRIBE
From the Closing Date until payment in full of the Obligations:
7.01 Ownership and Operation of Mohegan Sun. The Tribe shall:
(a) Not develop, own, operate or manage Northeast Gaming Operations other than (i) through the Borrower, a Subsidiary of the Borrower or a joint venture of the Borrower (with any one or more entities that are not Affiliates of the Tribe unless they are Subsidiaries of the Borrower) or (ii) as in existence on the Closing Date;
(b) Cause the Borrower to have the sole and exclusive right to operate Mohegan Sun at all times; provided the Borrower may delegate its right to operate the Mohegan Sun to one or more employees, agents, independent contractors, managers, operators or other Persons not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement, and any such delegation shall not constitute a breach of this clause; and
(c) Not permit any Person other than the Tribe to acquire any Ownership Interest whatsoever in the Borrower.
7.02 Sovereign Immunity; Jurisdiction and Venue. The Tribe shall not abrogate or take any action to abrogate the Tribes waiver of sovereign immunity and consent to jurisdiction or any waiver of sovereign immunity or consents to jurisdiction provided by the Borrower or any Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
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7.03 The Lease and the Landlord Consent. The Tribe shall continuously abide by the terms of the Lease and the Landlord Consent in all material respects.
7.04 Preservation of Existence; Operation. The Tribe shall:
(a) Do all things necessary to maintain the existence of the Tribe as a federally recognized Indian Tribe under 25 C.F.R. Part 83 and as an Indian Tribal government pursuant to Sections 7701(a)(40)(A) and 7871(a) of the Code; and
(b) Not (i) dissolve, liquidate, reorganize or restructure the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or MGHC Subsidiary, other than as permitted under this Agreement, (ii) terminate gaming operations conducted by the Borrower, or (iii) authorize gaming operations (other than class I gaming under IGRA) on its reservation other than through the Borrower.
7.05 Prohibited Transactions.
(a) The Tribe shall not knowingly accept or retain a Restricted Payment from the Borrower in violation of this Agreement; and
(b) In the event that the Tribe or any agency, instrumentality, political subunit or Subsidiary (other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) of the Tribe receives, directly or indirectly, any payment, distribution or transfer from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary at a time when such payment, distribution or transfer is prohibited by the terms of this Agreement, the Tribe shall hold such payment in trust for the benefit of, and pay forthwith over and deliver promptly to the Borrower; provided that, if an Event of Default resulting in acceleration of the Obligations has occurred and is continuing, such payment shall be paid forthwith over and delivered promptly to the Administrative Agent.
7.06 Amendments to Material Laws and Agreements. The Tribe shall:
(a) Not rescind the Lease or amend the terms of the Lease in any manner that would be materially adverse to the economic interests of the Secured Parties or which could reasonably be expected to impair, delay, hinder or interfere with, in any material manner, any right or remedy of the Secured Parties, subject to the provisions described under Section 12.22.
(b) Not amend or rescind any other Material Agreements or Material Law (in each case unless any such amendment is a legitimate effort to ensure that the Borrower and Mohegan Sun conduct gaming operations in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws, rules and regulations (other than Tribal laws, rules and regulations) or that protects the environment, the public health and safety, or the integrity of the Borrower or Mohegan Sun) to restrict or eliminate the exclusive right of the Borrower to conduct gaming operations on the existing reservation of the Tribe located adjacent to Uncasville, Connecticut in a manner that would be materially adverse to the economic interests of Secured Parties or which could reasonably be expected to impair, delay, hinder or interfere with, in any material manner, any right or remedy of the Secured Parties; provided that this provision shall not prohibit any change to the UCC Ordinance arising automatically from a corresponding change to the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Connecticut.
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(c) Not take any other regulatory or governmental action (including, without limitation, amending the Constitution, the Gaming Ordinance (or accompanying gaming regulations), the UCC Ordinance, the Compact or the Town Agreement, or applying the Gaming Ordinance or gaming regulations in a discriminatory manner against the Secured Parties), or enact any ordinance, law, rule or regulation that would have a material adverse effect on the economic interests of the Secured Parties, or which could reasonably be expected to impair, delay, hinder or interfere with, in any material manner, any right or remedy of the Secured Parties or the Obligations of the Tribe or the other Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (in each case, unless any such foregoing action is a legitimate effort to ensure that the Borrower and Mohegan Sun conduct gaming operations in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws, rules and regulations (other than Tribal laws, rules and regulations) or that protects the environment, the public health and safety, or the integrity of the Borrower or Mohegan Sun); provided that this provision shall not prohibit any change to the UCC Ordinance arising automatically from a corresponding change to the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Connecticut.
7.07 Impairment of Contracts; Imposition of Governmental Charges. The Tribe shall not demand, impose or receive any tax, charge, assessment, fee or other imposition (except as specifically contemplated by Sections 9.06 or 9.08) or impose any regulatory or licensing requirement, against Borrower, its Restricted Subsidiaries or their customers or guests, their operations or Authority Property (including, without limitation, Mohegan Sun or Pocono), the Secured Parties, the Arrangers, the Loan Documents, the employees, officers, directors, patrons or vendors of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than (i) as provided in the Gaming Ordinance, (ii) charges upon Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries to pay the actual and reasonable regulatory expenditures of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Commission under the Gaming Ordinance, (iii) fees imposed on Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries by the Commission under IGRA, (iv) the actual costs to the Tribe of services provided to Borrower under the Town Agreement, and (v) sales, use, room occupancy and related excise taxes, including admissions and cabaret taxes and any other taxes imposed by the Tribe at rates which are not more onerous than corresponding or similar taxes which may be imposed by the State of Connecticut or local governments in the surrounding area, provided that the Tribe shall not impose any taxes which are the functional equivalent of property taxes, gross receipts or gross revenues taxes, business franchise taxes or income taxes upon Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, and any such taxes shall (x) be of general application to all similarly situated persons, (y) not be duplicative of Permitted Tribal Payments, and (z) be rationally related to the overall tax policy of the Tribe.
7.08 Segregation of Property. The Tribe shall not fail to segregate Tribal assets from assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or MGHC Subsidiary.
7.09 Trust Property. The Tribe shall not convey into trust with the federal government of the United States any Authority Property other than real property.
7.10 Liens on Authority Property. The Tribe shall not permit or incur any consensual liability of the Tribe (or of any Governmental Component of the Tribe) to be or become a legal obligation of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or MGHC Subsidiary or a liability for which assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or MGHC Subsidiary may be bound, other than a liability that the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries are permitted or not prohibited from incurring on their own behalf under this Agreement.
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7.11 Bankruptcy Matters; etc.
(a) The Tribe shall not (i) take any action to enact any Debtor Relief Law that would impair, limit, restrict, delay or otherwise adversely affect any of the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties provided for in this Agreement, (ii) exercise any power of eminent domain or condemnation over the assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or MGHC Subsidiary (other than any such exercise that would not materially adversely affect the economic rights and benefits of the Secured Parties) or (iii) take any action, pursuant to or within the meaning of Debtor Relief Law, to appoint or consent to the appointment of a custodian, receiver or trustee (or other similar office) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a tribal entity) or MGHC Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a tribal entity) or MGHC Subsidiary; and
(b) the Tribe agrees that upon any payment or distribution of assets upon any liquidation, dissolution, winding up, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors, marshaling of assets or any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings of the Borrower or Mohegan Sun, the Secured Parties shall be entitled to receive payment in full in respect of all principal, premium, interest and other amounts owing in respect of the Obligations before any payment or any distribution to the Tribe.
7.12 Challenges by the Tribe. The Tribe shall:
(a) Not directly or indirectly challenge the validity or legality of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court or other forum on the basis that this Agreement or any other Loan Document violates or fails to comply with IGRA or such other statutes, laws, ordinances or government rules and regulations applicable to federally-recognized Indian tribes; and
(b) Not initiate or participate in any proceeding to have the interests of the Secured Parties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document declared invalid or unenforceable on the basis that this Agreement or any other Loan Document (a) provides any Person with a proprietary interest in any gaming activity in contravention of the requirements under IGRA, including 25 U.S.C. Section 2710(b)(2)(A), or under the Constitution and any tribal law, ordinance or resolution including, without limitation, the Gaming Ordinance, or (b) constitutes, individually or as a whole, a management contract or a management agreement under IGRA, including 25 U.S.C. Section 2711, and its implementing regulations, or as otherwise provided under the Constitution and any tribal law ordinance or resolution, including, without limitation, the Gaming Ordinance.
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7.13 Access to Lands of the Tribe. The Tribe shall not take any action that impairs necessary access to the lands of the Tribe by the Borrower for purposes of operating Mohegan Sun and conducting the business of Mohegan Sun.
7.14 Compliance with Law. Any action taken by the Tribe to comply with federal or state law that would otherwise violate Article VII hereof shall be taken only after prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, accompanied with an officers certificate and opinion of counsel that such action is required by federal or state law. To the extent possible under the federal or state law, the Tribe shall give the Administrative Agent at least 30 days prior written notice of any such action.
7.15 Impairment of Contracts. The Tribe agrees that any action taken in violation of Sections 7.02, 7.06, 7.07, 7.11 or 7.12 shall be deemed in contravention of Article XIV (Non-Impairment of Contracts) of the Constitution of the Tribe.
7.16 Mohegan Sun Korea Management Agreement. The Tribe agrees that (a) if the Tribe or one or more Affiliates or instrumentalities of the Tribe (other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries and other than Inspire Integrated Resort Co. Ltd., or its successors or assigns to the ownership or operation of the Mohegan Sun Korea Project (Inspire) and its Subsidiaries), on the one hand, and Inspire, on the other hand, enter into any management agreement, development agreement, licensing agreement or other agreement providing for the payment of a fee relating to the Mohegan Sun Korea Project (a Mohegan Sun Korea Management Agreement), any fees actually paid by Inspire to any such entity pursuant to such Mohegan Sun Korea Management Agreement shall, to the extent lawfully permitted, promptly be distributed, contributed or otherwise transferred to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, net of any fees, costs or expenses incurred or reasonably expected to be incurred by such entity in connection with such Mohegan Sun Korea Management Agreement; and (b) if the Tribe or one or more Affiliates or instrumentalities of the Tribe (other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries) receives any dividends, distributions or other payments or amounts from Inspire on account of its ownership of any equity interest therein, such entity shall, to the extent lawfully permitted, promptly cause any such amounts to be distributed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, net of any fees, costs or expenses incurred or reasonably expected to be incurred by such entity in connection with its ownership of such equity interest.
ARTICLE VIII
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER
From the Closing Date until payment in full of the Obligations:
8.01 Financial Statements. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent for delivery to each Lender:
(a) as soon as available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower (commencing with the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2021), a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any going concern or like qualification or exception (other than a qualification or exception pertaining to the upcoming maturity of a Facility occurring within one (1) year from the time such report and opinion is delivered) or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit;
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(b) as soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three (3) Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower (commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2020), a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders equity and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Borrowers Fiscal Year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter of the previous Fiscal Year and the corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; and
(c) Within ten (10) Business Days after the delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(b) with respect to any Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter, as applicable, a reconciliation substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K, or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), of consolidated EBITDA for the period covered thereby derived from such financial statements to Consolidated EBITDA for such period as determined hereunder.
8.02 Certificates; Other Information. The Borrower shall:
(a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 8.01(a), deliver to the Administrative Agent for delivery to each Lender, to the extent reasonably available, consistent with the policies of the applicable accounting firm, a certificate of its independent certified public accountants stating that in making the examination necessary for such financial statements no knowledge was obtained of any Default under Article IX or, if any such Default shall exist, stating the nature and status of such event;
(b) deliver to the Administrative Agent for delivery to each Lender, within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 8.01(a) and (b) (commencing with the delivery of the financial statements for the Fiscal Quarter ended December 31, 2020), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower;
(c) promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent or any request by a Lender made through the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent for delivery to each Lender copies of any audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the Management Board (or the audit committee of the Management Board) of the Borrower by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any audit of any of them;
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(d) promptly after the same are available, deliver to the Administrative Agent for delivery to each Lender, copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower may file or be required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;
(e) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 8.01(a) and (b), deliver to the Administrative Agent for delivery to each Lender managements discussion and analysis of the important operational and financial developments of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter, as applicable, in form and detail materially consistent with the Borrowers past practice;
(f) to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 8.01(a) and (b), the Borrower shall, within ten Business Days after such delivery, host a conference call or meeting with the Lenders;
(g) as soon as available, and in any event no later than 120 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower, deliver to the Administrative Agent for delivery to each Lender (other than Public Lenders) for the then current Fiscal Year a projected consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of such current Fiscal Year, together with the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected income;
(h) promptly, deliver to the Administrative Agent for delivery to each Lender such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender acting through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request;
(i) until the first date that the Borrower shall have achieved the Trigger Threshold, deliver to the Administrative Agent for delivery to the private-side of the Platform, within ten (10) Business Days after the end of each calendar month (commencing with the first calendar month ending after the Closing Date), a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H, or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), demonstrating Borrowers compliance with Section 9.19(a) as of the last day of the most recently ended calendar month; and
(j) promptly, deliver to the Administrative Agent for delivery to each Lender such additional documentation and other information as shall have been reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Agent or a Lender through the Administrative Agent that the Administrative Agent (or such Lender) shall have reasonably determined is required by regulatory authorities under applicable know your customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including Title III of the USA Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
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Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.01 or Section 8.02 may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which such documents are publicly available through EDGAR (or any successor system of the Securities and Exchange Commission); (ii) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrowers website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 12.02; or (iii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrowers behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents and the Administrative Agent shall post such documents and notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) each Lender of the posting of any such documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide a paper copy or a .pdf or facsimile copy of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 8.02(b) to the Administrative Agent. Except for such Compliance Certificates, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.
The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, Borrower Materials) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks, ClearPar or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the Platform) and (b) certain of the Lenders may be public-side Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities) (each, a Public Lender). The Borrower hereby agrees that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked PUBLIC which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word PUBLIC shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials PUBLIC, the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as either publicly available information or not material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws; (y) all Borrower Materials marked PUBLIC are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated Public Investor; and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked PUBLIC as being suitable only for posting on a portion or the Platform not designated Public Investor.
8.03 Notices. The Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent for delivery to each Lender:
(a) of the occurrence of any Default;
(b) of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, including as a result of (i) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or any other Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between any Loan Party or any other Restricted Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority (including under any Environmental Laws); or (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting any Loan Party or any other Restricted Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable
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Environmental Laws; provided that until the first date that the Borrower shall have achieved the Trigger Threshold, for the purposes of this Section 8.03(b), a Material Adverse Effect under clause (a) of the definition thereof shall not include effects, events, occurrences, facts, conditions or changes arising out of, resulting from or in connection with COVID-19;
(c) of the occurrence of any ERISA Event;
(d) of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(e) of any material modification of any insurance policy;
(f) of the (i) incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(d), and (ii) occurrence of any Disposition of property or assets or any Extraordinary Loss for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(e);
(g) as soon as practicable, and in any event not less than five (5) Business Days (or, if acceptable to the Administrative Agent, a shorter period) prior to the proposed effective date thereof, with written notice of any proposed amendment, modification or waiver of the terms and provisions of any of the Material Laws or Material Agreements;
(h) as soon as practicable, of the occurrence (or any alleged occurrence, if such allegation is in writing) of (i) a default, violation or any other breach in respect of any Indebtedness of Unrestricted Subsidiaries Guaranteed by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii) any other event giving rise to a right by the holder of any such Indebtedness to call upon any such Guarantee; and
(i) of the occurrence of the Trigger Threshold (which may be on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently-ended Test Period);
Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 8.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.
8.04 Preservation of Existence, Etc. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary and MGHC Subsidiary to: (a) preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 9.04 or 9.05 or, in the case of the Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses (including, without limitation, gaming and liquor licenses) and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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8.05 Maintenance of Properties. The Borrower shall, and shall cause its Restricted Subsidiaries and MGHC Subsidiary to: (a) maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted except to the extent failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
8.06 Maintenance of Insurance. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary, to maintain liability, casualty and other insurance (subject to customary deductibles and retentions) with responsible insurance companies in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance compatible with the following standards) and against such risks as is carried by responsible companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar assets in the general areas in which the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries operate. Each policy evidencing such insurance shall name the Collateral Trustee as loss payee and additional insured, as applicable, and the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that such policies provide that such insurance companies provide the Collateral Trustee and the Administrative Agent thirty (30) days written notice before the termination thereof. Without limiting the obligations of the Borrower under the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.06, in the event the Borrower shall fail to maintain in full force and effect insurance as required by the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.06, then the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee may, and shall if instructed so to do by the Required Lenders, procure insurance covering the interests of the Secured Parties and the Administrative Agent in such amounts and against such risks as otherwise would be required hereunder; provided that no funds shall be advanced to procure such insurance under any insurance policies with respect to any gaming operations or facilities regulated by IGRA unless an Event of Default exists and is continuing (including by reason of a failure to pay any such premium). The Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, in respect of any insurance premiums paid by the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Trustee pursuant to the foregoing. Without limitation of the foregoing, except as otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the Collateral Trustee, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, take all actions as needed to insure compliance with all requirements under the Flood Insurance Laws, including the maintenance of all flood hazard insurance and certifications required thereunder. In the event of any change in the insurance carrier of any policy of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries required pursuant to this Section 8.06, and in the event of any other material change relating to any such policy, the Borrower shall promptly deliver copies of certificates evidencing such policies to the Administrative Agent.
8.07 Compliance with Laws. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Restricted Subsidiary, to comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws (including Gaming Laws) and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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8.08 Books and Records. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to (a) maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in all material respects in material conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be; and (b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be.
8.09 Inspection Rights. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee to visit and inspect the Collateral, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants (provided that the Borrower has the opportunity to participate in such discussions), all at such reasonable times during normal business hours, as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided that excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default (x) the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall not exercise the rights set forth in this Section more than one time (in the aggregate) in any calendar year and (y) only one (in the aggregate) such visit and inspection per calendar year shall be at the Borrowers expense. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be required to disclose or permit the visitation or inspection or discussion of, any document, information or other matter (1) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law (including any applicable Gaming Laws) or any binding agreement not entered into in contemplation of avoiding such inspection and disclosure rights, (2) that is subject to attorney client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product, (3) in respect of which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owes confidentiality obligations to any third party not entered into in contemplation of avoiding such inspection and disclosure or (4) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and/or any customers and/or suppliers of the foregoing.
8.10 Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions for any one or more of the following: (a) to refinance all or a portion of the Existing Credit Agreement and the Main Street Loan Agreement on the Closing Date, (b) to fund the transaction costs in connection with this Agreement and the Loan Documents, and (c) for working capital and general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document (including permitted refinancing of Indebtedness and Investments).
8.11 Environmental Covenant. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to:
(a) use and operate all of its facilities and properties in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, keep all permits, approvals, certificates, licenses and other authorizations required pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws in effect and remain in compliance therewith, and handle all Hazardous Materials in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, in each case except to the extent failure to do so, whether singly or in aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
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(b) promptly (i) notify the Administrative Agent and provide copies upon receipt of all written claims, complaints, notices or inquiries relating to the condition of its facilities and properties under, or compliance of its facilities and properties with, applicable Environmental Laws which could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) commence and diligently proceed to take any action required pursuant to Environmental Laws to mitigate and eliminate such condition; and
(c) provide such information and certifications which the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time to evidence compliance with this Section 8.11.
8.12 [Reserved].
8.13 Additional Subsidiaries and Collateral. The Borrower shall:
(a) cause each Person which is at any time a Restricted Subsidiary (other than (i) until such time as the Borrower elects to cause it to become a Guarantor, the CT Expo Subsidiary and (ii) the WNBA Subsidiary with respect to any Security Document) to promptly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, joinder agreements with respect to, or otherwise become a party to, the Guaranty, the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the other applicable Security Documents and any and all other documents reasonably required by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee in connection with the Loan Documents (including any mortgages, leasehold mortgages, title insurance and any other documentation and deliverables with respect to real property);
(b) execute, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Special Purpose Restricted Subsidiaries) to execute, and to deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, promptly upon request of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee, such Security Documents (including any mortgages, leasehold mortgages, title insurance and any other documentation and deliverables with respect to real property) as are reasonably required by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee (including, without limitation, in the case of any property that is to be subject to a mortgage or a leasehold mortgage, a Flood Determination with respect to such property (which Flood Determination shall be delivered at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the time that any such mortgage or leasehold mortgage becomes effective, together with, except as otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the Collateral Trustee, evidence of all flood insurance required to comply with the Flood Insurance Laws) to create a valid and perfected Lien upon any material property which they hereafter acquire (excluding property not required to be encumbered by the existing Security Documents (it being understood that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to (i) deliver a mortgage with respect to (w) any leasehold interest in real property (other than (i) the real property subject to the Lease (including any sub-lease thereof) and (ii) the real property of or related to Pocono Downs in the event of any sale-leaseback transaction with respect to Pocono Downs) if the applicable landlords consent to the mortgage of such leasehold interest is required and the Borrower and the applicable Restricted Subsidiary have used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of such landlord to the delivery of a mortgage hereunder, and have not been able to obtain such consent, (x) the leasehold interest in the Earth Hotel, (y) the real property commonly known as the Downs at Carbondale and (z) the undeveloped real property owned by Mill Creek Land, L.P. as of the Closing Date and (ii) until the first date that the CT Expo Subsidiary
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becomes a Guarantor, grant the Collateral Trustee a security interest in the Capital Stock of the CT Expo Subsidiary)), provided that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be required to pledge their respective interests under third-party management, development or other related agreements entered into by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to third-party gaming facilities;
(c) pledge and cause its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Special Purpose Restricted Subsidiaries) to pledge all of the Capital Stock held by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Special Purpose Restricted Subsidiaries) in any Person which is or hereafter becomes a Subsidiary, and deliver to the Collateral Trustee in pledge all certificates evidencing such Capital Stock accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank, in each case except for Capital Stock in (A) any Person which is not wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent such pledge is restricted by the organizational documents of such Person or by contract with other holders of Securities of such Person, (B) the Special Purpose Restricted Subsidiaries, (C) any Tribal Entity, or (D) any Nevada Pledged Subsidiary (unless a Nevada Pledge Approval is received by the Borrower with respect to such Person);
(d) cause CT Expo Subsidiary to become a Guarantor or to pledge all of its Collateral (and any entity that owns Capital Stock of CT Expo Subsidiary to pledge such Capital Stock) promptly upon the repayment in full of the CT Expo Existing Indebtedness, other than with the proceeds of new Indebtedness of the CT Expo Subsidiary, the terms of which prohibit the CT Expo Subsidiary from becoming a Guarantor and pledgor; and
(e) within 180 days (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in writing in its sole discretion) from the date on which (i) any Nevada Pledged Subsidiary is hereafter acquired or (ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower becomes a Nevada Pledged Subsidiary, obtain a Nevada Pledge Approval with respect to such Person and promptly pledge all of the Capital Stock of such Person as required pursuant to subsection (c) above.
8.14 Maintenance of Ratings. The Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain (a) a public corporate credit rating from S&P and (b) a public corporate family rating from Moodys; provided that in no event shall the Borrower be required to maintain any specific rating.
8.15 Anti-Corruption Laws. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, conduct its businesses in material compliance with, as applicable, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions, and all applicable Sanctions, and shall maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such Laws, if applicable.
8.16 Payment of Taxes and Obligations. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its obligations and liabilities, including all Tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its Properties or assets, unless (a) the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or (b) the failure to so pay and discharge such amounts could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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8.17 Operating Accounts. Within forty-five (45) days following the opening of each Operating Account (or such later date as agreed by the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall enter into or cause its relevant Restricted Subsidiaries, other than the Special Purpose Restricted Subsidiaries, to enter into an Account Control Agreement with respect to each Operating Account hereafter established; provided that with respect to Operating Accounts that are both (i) held with foreign banks or overseas branches of domestic banks and containing up to $50 million (dollar equivalent) of funds in the aggregate for all such Operating Accounts and (ii) established for a bona fide business purpose requiring the maintenance of funds in the applicable jurisdiction, such covenant shall be deemed satisfied if the Borrower and the applicable Restricted Subsidiary shall have used commercially reasonable efforts to enter into an Account Control Agreement or other arrangement required under applicable law to perfect the lien of the Administrative Agent in such Operating Account.
8.18 Continual Operation of Mohegan Sun. The Borrower shall continuously operate Mohegan Sun substantially in the manner operated as of the Closing Date (or as contemplated on the Closing Date to be operated) and in any event in material compliance with the Gaming Ordinance, the Gaming Authority Ordinance, all applicable Laws and the Compact, and refrain from conducting any gaming activities (including without limitation all class II and class III gaming activities (as defined in IGRA)) at any location on the Tribes current reservation near Uncasville, Connecticut, other than Mohegan Sun; provided that, until the first date that the Borrower shall have achieved the Trigger Threshold, if and solely for so long as any Governmental Authority (including the Tribe) prohibits the operation of Mohegan Sun, any failure to continuously operate Mohegan Sun arising out of, resulting from or in connection with COVID-19 shall not be a breach of this Section 8.18.
8.19 Defense of Loan Documents. If any Person commences any action or proceeding seeking to characterize any Loan Document or any interest thereunder, for any reason (a) as constituting, creating or providing a proprietary interest in gaming activities or gaming operations or (b) as constituting a management contract or a management agreement, in either case, in violation of IGRA or any other Law, the Borrower shall, at its own cost, object to any such characterization and support and defend the Loan Documents, as not creating, providing or constituting a proprietary interest in gaming activities and not constituting a management contract or a management agreement, in either case in violation of IGRA or any other Law.
8.20 Post-Closing Covenants. No later than the dates set forth on Schedule 8.20 (as such date may be extended by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) the Borrower will cause the actions set forth on such schedule to be taken (it being understood and agreed that all conditions, representations, warranties and covenants of the Loan Documents with respect to the taking of such actions are qualified by the noncompletion of such actions until such time as they are completed or required to be completed in accordance with this Section 8.20).
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ARTICLE IX
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
From the Closing Date until payment in full of the Obligations:
9.01 Liens. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of the Authority Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:
(a) Liens pursuant to any Loan Document securing the Obligations;
(b) Liens existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 9.01 and any renewals or extensions thereof, provided that the property covered thereby is not increased and any renewal or extension of the Indebtedness, if any, secured or benefited thereby is permitted by Section 9.03(c);
(c) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies not yet delinquent or thereafter payable without penalty or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;
(d) carriers, warehousemens, mechanics, materialmens, repairmens, Liens for labor done and materials and services supplied and furnished or other like Liens and statutory Liens (i) which are for amounts not yet overdue for a period of more than 60 days, (ii) which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person, or (iii) which have been bonded in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(e) pledges or deposits made or Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security or employment or insurance legislation and deposits and other Liens to secure premiums or reimbursement or indemnification obligations to insurance companies in the ordinary course of business;
(f) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business, including during the course of any development;
(g) Liens on Capital Stock in Unrestricted Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or its Subsidiaries;
(h) easements, rights-of-way, reservations, covenants, conditions, restrictions, defects and irregularities in title to any real property and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, do not materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;
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(i) rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate, or obligations or duties to any Governmental Authority with respect to (i) the use of any real property, or (ii) any right, power, franchise, grant, license, or permit, including present or future zoning laws, building codes and ordinances, zoning restrictions, or other laws and ordinances restricting the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of real property;
(j) rights of tenants under leases and rental agreements covering real property entered into in the ordinary course of business of the Person owning such real property;
(k) Liens consisting of any right of offset, or statutory bankers lien, on bank deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business so long as such bank deposit accounts are not established or maintained for the purpose of providing such right of offset or bankers lien;
(l) Liens securing writs of attachment or similar instruments or judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 10.01(h) or 10.01(i) or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments;
(m) Liens on cash securing only Defeased Indebtedness;
(n) precautionary UCC financing statement filings made in connection with operating leases;
(o) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.03(e); provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property (and proceeds of the sale or other Disposition thereof and the proceeds (including insurance proceeds), products, rents, profits, accession and replacements thereof or thereto) financed by such Indebtedness (or, in the case of Liens incurred in connection with the Indebtedness permitted by Section 9.03(e)(ii), Liens on the Capital Stock in the CT Expo Subsidiary), (ii) such Liens either exist on the date hereof or are created in connection with (within 180 days of) the acquisition, design, installation, development, construction, repair or improvement of such Property (or such Liens secure Permitted Refinancings of Indebtedness secured by Liens of the type described in this clause (ii)) and (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring, designing, installing, developing, constructing, repairing or improving the property which is the subject of such financing (or constitutes Permitted Refinancing of such Indebtedness);
(p) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Sections 9.03(f), 9.03(i), 9.03(k) or 9.03(p);
(q) Permitted Rights of Others;
(r) (i) Liens in respect of assets of the WNBA Subsidiary in favor of WNBA, LLC or its designees to secure obligations of the WNBA Subsidiary under the WNBA Agreements and (ii) Liens granted pursuant to the WNBA Agreements consisting of the right to use the Mohegan Sun Arena for scheduled home games of the Connecticut Sun and related basketball activities;
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(s) any Lien existing on property, assets or revenue prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or existing on property, assets or revenue of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of, or in connection with, such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(t) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(u) licenses of intellectual property granted by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(v) other Liens on property securing obligations in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000; and
(w) Liens on Collateral securing (i) the Second Lien Notes and the other obligations under the Second Lien Note Documents, (ii) any Permitted Refinancing in respect of the Second Lien Notes and the other obligations under the Second Lien Note Documents, and/or (iii) subject to pro forma compliance with Section 9.10, any Permitted Refinancing of the Senior Unsecured Notes, in each case under this clause (w), provided that such Liens are junior to the Liens securing the Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Trust Agreement.
9.02 Investments. The Borrower shall not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly, make any Investments, except:
(a) Investments held by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in the form of cash, cash equivalents or short-term marketable securities;
(b) Investments consisting of payroll advances to employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(c) Investments consisting of Guarantees by Loan Parties of the obligations of any Person that is not a Loan Party in an aggregate amount not to exceed $150,000,000 at any time outstanding, provided that both before and after giving effect to the incurrence of any such Investment (i) no Default or Event of Default shall then exist and (ii) the Borrower is in compliance with Section 9.10 on a Pro Forma Basis;
(d) Investments of the Borrower in any Guarantor and Investments of any Restricted Subsidiary in the Borrower or in a Guarantor;
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(e) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;
(f) Capital Expenditures, to the extent constituting an Investment, and subject to Section 9.19(b);
(g) Investments representing all or a portion of the sales price for property sold to another Person;
(h) Investments identified on Schedule 9.02;
(i) [reserved];
(j) from and after the first date that the Borrower shall have achieved the Trigger Threshold, additional Investments (i) in an amount up to the Available Amount determined at the time such Investment is made and (ii) in an unlimited amount; provided, (A) in each case, immediately before and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (B) in each case immediately after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently-ended Test Period the Borrower shall be in compliance with Section 9.10 and (C) solely in the case of investments pursuant to the foregoing clause (ii), the Total Leverage Ratio would not exceed 3.00 to 1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis (as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period) after giving effect to such Investment;
(k) additional Investments, provided (i) the aggregate amount of such Investments outstanding at any time pursuant to this Section 9.02(k) does not exceed (A) until the first date that the Borrower shall have achieved the Trigger Threshold, $100,000,000 and (B) at any other time, $200,000,000, (ii) immediately before and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (iii) immediately after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently-ended Test Period the Borrower shall be in compliance with Section 9.10;
(l) to the extent constituting Investments, transactions permitted under Section 9.04(a), (b) and (c) and Specified Employee Compensation Payments;
(m) Investments in CT Expo Subsidiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed (i) $5,000,000 to be used solely for payments of regularly scheduled principal and interest under the CT Expo Existing Indebtedness, plus (ii) $25,000,000 to be used solely for the repayment (in full or in part) of the CT Expo Existing Indebtedness, provided that substantially simultaneously with the repayment in full of the CT Expo Existing Indebtedness, CT Expo Subsidiary becomes a Guarantor to the extent required under Section 8.13(d);
(n) Investments in Swap Contracts with Hedge Banks entered into to hedge against fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates and not for speculative purposes; and
(o) Permitted Acquisitions; provided, no Investments pursuant to this clause (o) shall be permitted until the first date that the Borrower shall have achieved the Trigger Threshold.
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For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 9.02, in the event that an Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Investment described in subsections (a) through (o) above, the Borrower may from time to time, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify such Investment (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Investment in one or more of the above subsections.
9.03 Indebtedness. The Borrower shall not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, in each case, other than:
(a) the Obligations under the Loan Documents;
(b) unsecured intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Loan Parties;
(c) (A) the Senior Unsecured Notes and any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof, (B) the Second Lien Notes and any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof and (C) all other Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 9.03 and any Permitted Refinancings thereof;
(d) Indebtedness (contingent or otherwise) under Swap Contracts entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to hedge against fluctuations in interest rates or exchange rates, and not for speculative purposes;
(e) Indebtedness (A) (i) in respect of capital leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations and purchase money obligations for fixed or capital assets or (ii) incurred by the CT Expo Subsidiary for the purpose of financing all or any part of the acquisition, design, installation, development, construction, repair or improvement cost of the CT Expo; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness under this clause (A) at any one time outstanding shall not exceed $150,000,000; and, without duplication, Permitted Refinancings in respect of the foregoing; and (B) arising from a Pocono Disposition constituting a sale and leaseback transaction that is permitted by Section 9.05;
(f) (A) Indebtedness of the Borrower in respect of one or more series of (i) senior or subordinated unsecured notes or loans, (ii) pari passu lien notes or loans that may be secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations or (iii) junior lien notes or loans that may be secured by the Collateral on a junior basis with the Obligations, in each case that are issued or made in lieu of Increased Revolving Commitments pursuant to an indenture, a loan agreement or a note purchase agreement or otherwise (any such Indebtedness, Incremental Equivalent Debt); provided that (i) the principal amount of Incremental Equivalent Debt issued or incurred pursuant to this Section 9.03(f) shall not exceed the Incremental Loan Amount as of the date of issuance or incurrence thereof; (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist immediately after giving effect to such incurrence or issuance; (iii) such Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred pursuant to clauses (A)(i) or (A)(iii) shall satisfy the definition of Permitted Junior Debt Conditions and such Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred pursuant to clause (A)(ii) shall satisfy the definition of Permitted Pari Passu Debt Conditions; (iv) (A) if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is secured, the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representatives) shall be party to (1) the Collateral Trust Agreement (in the case of any such
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Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (A)(ii) as Priority Lien Debt and in the case of any such Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (A)(iii) as Parity Lien Debt) or (2) a Customary Intercreditor Agreement (in the case of any such Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (A)(iii)) and (B) such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall not be secured by any assets other than the Collateral; (v) after giving effect to such Incremental Equivalent Debt, the Borrower would be in compliance with Section 9.10 on a Pro Forma Basis (calculated as though any such Incremental Equivalent Debt were fully drawn); and (vi) with respect to any such Incremental Equivalent Debt with a scheduled maturity date prior to the date that is one year after the latest Maturity Date then in effect for any then-outstanding Facility, in the event that the All-In Yield for such Incremental Equivalent Debt is greater than the Applicable Rate for any Facility by more than 0.50%, the Applicable Rate for such Facility shall be increased to the extent necessary so that the All-In Yield for such Incremental Equivalent Debt is not more than 0.50% higher than the All-In Yield for such Facility, and (B) any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof that (in the case of a refinancing of Indebtedness incurred under clauses (A)(i) or (A)(iii)) satisfies the requirements of clause (iv) of the definition of Permitted Junior Debt Conditions or (in the case of a refinancing of Indebtedness incurred under clause (A)(ii)) satisfies the requirements of clause (iv) of the definition of Permitted Pari Passu Debt Conditions;
(g) Guarantees by Loan Parties of obligations of any Person that is not a Loan Party in an aggregate amount not to exceed $150,000,000 at any time outstanding, so long as both before and after giving effect to the incurrence of any such Indebtedness (i) no Default or Event of Default shall then exist and (ii) the Borrower is in compliance with Section 9.10 on a Pro Forma Basis;
(h) Guarantees on Indebtedness that the Borrower has elected to incur pursuant to Section 9.02(k), so long as both before and after giving effect to the incurrence of any such Indebtedness (i) no Default or Event of Default shall then exist and (ii) the Borrower is in compliance with Section 9.10 on a Pro Forma Basis;
(i) (i) Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness and/or Permitted Junior Lien Indebtedness satisfying the Permitted Junior Debt Conditions, provided that the proceeds thereof are applied to prepay the Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) and effectuate a corresponding permanent reduction in Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06 and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof;
(j) [reserved];
(k) (i) Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness, Subordinated Indebtedness and/or Permitted Junior Lien Indebtedness in an aggregate amount equal to (A) $150,000,000, plus (B) any amount such that, on a Pro Forma Basis, after giving effect to the incurrence and application of proceeds thereof, the Total Leverage Ratio (in the case of any such Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness or Subordinated Indebtedness) or Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (in the case of any such Permitted Junior Lien Indebtedness), as applicable, shall not be greater than the applicable Ratio Debt Threshold; provided that, in each case, (x) such Indebtedness satisfies the Permitted Junior Debt Conditions, (y) no Default or Event of Default shall then exist and (z) the Borrower is in compliance with Section 9.10 on a Pro Forma Basis and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof;
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(l) Indebtedness of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary of a Loan Party (other than the WNBA Subsidiary) after the date hereof in connection with a Permitted Acquisition; provided, however, that such Indebtedness existed at the time such Person became a Subsidiary and was not created in anticipation or contemplation thereof, and Permitted Refinancings thereof;
(m) Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Tribe incurred pursuant to any Specified Tribal Contribution;
(n) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor, in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000; provided that such Indebtedness shall be unsecured, or if secured, shall be secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Lien securing the Obligations;
(o) with respect to any of the foregoing Indebtedness (other than any Indebtedness incurred by a Person that is not a Loan Party), any Guarantee of such Indebtedness given by a Loan Party; and
(p) (i) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred pursuant to any bail-out, support or relief plan offered by any Governmental Authority (other than the Tribe or any Affiliate thereof) in connection with COVID-19 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000, including any such Indebtedness provided through a designee thereof or an intermediary financial institution, so long as both before and after giving effect to the incurrence of any such Indebtedness (A) no Default or Event of Default shall then exist and (B) the Borrower is in compliance with Section 9.10 on a Pro Forma Basis; provided, that if such Indebtedness is secured, the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representatives) shall be party to (1) the Collateral Trust Agreement to the extent that the Borrower elects to cause the obligations in respect of such Indebtedness to constitute Priority Lien Debt or Parity Lien Debt thereunder or (2) a Customary Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing thereof.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 9.03, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness described in subsections (a) through (p) above, the Borrower may from time to time, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of the above subsections; provided that all Indebtedness outstanding under the Loan Documents will be deemed to have been incurred in reliance only on the exception in subsection (a) of this Section 9.03, the Senior Unsecured Notes will be deemed to have been incurred in reliance only on the exception set forth in subsection (c)(A) of this Section 9.03 and the Second Lien Notes will be deemed to have been incurred in reliance only on the exception set forth in subsection (c)(B) of this Section 9.03.
9.04 Fundamental Changes. The Borrower shall not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly, merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the stock or assets of any Person (or of any division thereof), or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person (including, in each case, pursuant to a Division), except that:
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(a) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with (i) the Borrower, provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that when any Guarantor is merging with another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, the Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person or such surviving Person shall execute and deliver a Guaranty, provided further, that the WNBA Subsidiary may not merge with any other Guarantor unless (x) such other Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person and (y) such other Guarantor is not prevented or restricted from granting Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent under the Security Documents as a result of such merger;
(b) any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Guarantor, then the transferee must either be the Borrower or a Guarantor (other than the WNBA Subsidiary);
(c) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may make a Disposition to the extent permitted by Section 9.05, including, in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary, by way of merger;
(d) the merger or liquidation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary into a Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Special Purpose Restricted Subsidiaries), provided that the applicable Unrestricted Subsidiary would have been permitted to be designated a Restricted Subsidiary hereunder at the time of such transaction; and
(e) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may implement a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder of all or substantially all of the stock or assets of any Person (or of any division thereof) (including through a merger (provided that the Borrower must be the surviving entity of any merger involving the Borrower)) so long (i) both before and after giving pro forma effect to any such purchase or acquisition, no Event of Default shall then exist and (ii) after giving effect to such purchase or acquisition, the Borrower would have been in compliance with Section 9.10 on a Pro Forma Basis on the last day of the most recently ended Test Period.
9.05 Dispositions. The Borrower will not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly, make any Disposition except:
(a) Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;
(b) Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Dispositions of machinery and equipment no longer used or useful in the business;
(d) Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;
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(e) Dispositions of property by (i) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Guarantor (other than the WNBA Subsidiary) or (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor;
(f) the sale, sub-lease or other disposition of a portion of the Lease and related interests and rights, to the extent the related real property is not then otherwise developed for use in Gaming, to the Tribe or any other Person for the purpose of permitting the Tribe or such Person to construct the CT Expo or a hotel, retail, entertainment or other related asset on such real property; provided that the Tribe or such other Person (other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) shall not conduct any class II or class III gaming activities within the meaning of IGRA on such real property;
(g) Dispositions permitted by Sections 9.02, 9.04 and 9.06, Priority Distributions (subject to the limitations in the definition thereof) and Permitted Tribal Payments (subject to the limitations in the definition thereof);
(h) the Disposition, abandonment, cancellation or lapse of intellectual property which, in the reasonable determination of the Borrower, are not material to the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, or are no longer economical to maintain in light of their respective use, in the ordinary course of business;
(i) Dispositions of cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities;
(j) (i) licenses and sublicenses by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of software and intellectual property, and (ii) retail, restaurant, cell tower and other leases of real property owned or leased by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(k) Dispositions of property subject to an Extraordinary Loss;
(l) Dispositions of property having an aggregate fair market value of not to exceed $15,000,000 per Fiscal Year; and
(m) Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under this Section 9.05; provided that (i) such Disposition (together with any related Dispositions) does not materially impair the operation of Mohegan Sun as a gaming facility, (ii) at the time of such Disposition, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition, (iii) such Disposition is made at the fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Management Board, (iv) the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary shall receive not less than 75% of the consideration for such Disposition in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents and (v) the Net Cash Proceeds of such Disposition are applied to the extent required by Section 2.05(e).
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 9.05, in the event that a Disposition meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Disposition described in subsections (a) through (m) above, the Borrower may from time to time, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify such Disposition (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Disposition in one or more of the above subsections.
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9.06 Restricted Payments. The Borrower shall not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly, declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except that:
(a) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower and to wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, to the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Capital Stock or other equity interests in such Restricted Subsidiary on a pro-rata basis based on their relative ownership interests);
(b) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common equity interests of such Person;
(c) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its common stock or other common equity interests or warrants or options to acquire any such shares with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new shares of its common stock or other common equity interests;
(d) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon the exercise of options, warrants or rights or upon the conversion or exchange of or into Capital Stock, or payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law;
(e) [reserved];
(f) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make additional Restricted Payments (i) in an amount up to the Available Amount determined at the time such Restricted Payment is made and (ii) in an unlimited amount; provided that (A) immediately before and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (B) immediately after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently-ended Test Period (x) the Borrower shall be in compliance with Section 9.10 and (y) the Total Leverage Ratio would not exceed 4.50 to 1.00 and (C) solely in the case of Restricted Payments pursuant to the foregoing clause (ii), immediately after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently-ended Test Period, the Total Leverage Ratio would not exceed 3.00 to 1.00;
(g) [reserved];
(h) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make payments to the Tribe (or any agency, instrumentality or political subunit thereof) on account of any Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement which is held by the Tribe (or any agency, instrumentality or political subunit thereof), subject to Section 9.12, (i) at the Stated Maturity thereof, (ii) with the proceeds of other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder, and (iii) in the case of any Indebtedness the majority of which is not held by the Tribe (or any Affiliate thereof), upon the payment in full of such Indebtedness; and
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(i) to the extent construed as Restricted Payments, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may (i) make payments made pursuant to the Earth Hotel Lease to the extent permitted under Section 9.08(i) and (ii) subject to Sections 9.02 and 9.08, the purchase of the interests of the Tribe in the direct or indirect owner of the Earth Hotel.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 9.06, in the event that any Restricted Payment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Restricted Payment described in subsections (a) through (i) above, the Borrower may from time to time, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify such Restricted Payment, or any portion thereof, and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Restricted Payment in one or more of the above subsections.
9.07 Change in Nature of Business. The Borrower shall not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly, engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof or any business substantially related or incidental thereto. In no event shall any Loan Party (other than the Initial Tribal Entity) or MGE Global Holding Limited, MGHC Subsidiary or CT Expo Subsidiary (regardless of whether such entities are a Loan Party) be a Tribal Entity.
9.08 Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower shall not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Borrower, other than (a) employment of enrolled tribal members, and the immediate family members of tribal members, on terms consistent with the past practices of the Borrower (including the payment of employment bonuses in accordance with past practices), (b) transactions involving Property having an aggregate value of not more than $5,000,000 for all such transactions, (c) transactions which are on commercially reasonable terms entered into with Native American suppliers and vendors in accordance with the affirmative action provisions of the Tribes Employment Rights Ordinance (in the case of any such transactions or series of related transactions involving more than $5,000,000, on terms disclosed to the Lenders), (d) other transactions on terms at least as favorable to Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary as would be the case in an arms-length transaction between unrelated parties of equal bargaining power, the terms of which are disclosed to the Lenders in writing, (e) payments pursuant to the Lease, (f) transactions with the WNBA Subsidiary contemplated by the WNBA Agreements, (g) transactions amongst Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, or amongst Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case which are not prohibited under Section 9.02, (h) Restricted Payments expressly permitted under Section 9.06, Permitted Tribal Payments (subject to the limitations in the definition thereof), Priority Distributions (subject to the limitations in the definition thereof) and Indebtedness incurred to the Tribe pursuant to any Specified Tribal Contribution (subject to the limitations in the definition thereof), (i) the payments and other transactions contemplated by the Earth Hotel Lease, the retail leases relating to Jersey Mikes and Pasta Vita restaurants at Mohegan Sun and the agreements governing the Specified Employee Compensation Payments (in each case, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, and with any amendments thereto that are not, in the good faith reasonable determination of the Borrower, adverse to the interests of the Borrower and are otherwise permitted to be entered into pursuant to clause (d) above), (j) payment of reasonable and customary fees to members of the Management Board, consistent with past practice and (k) provision by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of development or management services to a joint
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venture or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, provided that the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is reimbursed for incremental out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in providing such services. For the avoidance of doubt, taxes, assessments and other amounts permitted under Section 7.07(i) through (v) shall not be deemed to be transactions governed by this Section 9.08.
9.09 Negative Pledges and Other Contractual Restrictions. The Borrower shall not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly, enter into any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that (a) limits the ability (i) of any Restricted Subsidiary (until the first date that it becomes a Guarantor, other than the CT Expo Subsidiary) to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor or to otherwise transfer property to the Borrower or any Guarantor, (ii) of any Restricted Subsidiary (until the first date that it becomes a Guarantor, other than the CT Expo Subsidiary) to Guarantee the Obligations or (iii) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Special Purpose Restricted Subsidiaries) to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person to secure the Obligations; provided, however, that (1) (x) subsections (a)(i) and (iii) shall not prohibit any Contractual Obligation in an agreement governing Indebtedness permitted under any of Section 9.03(c)(C) or (e) solely to the extent any such Contractual Obligation relates to the property financed by or that is the subject of such Indebtedness and (y) subsection (a)(iii) shall not prohibit any restrictions on the granting of a Lien to secure the Obligations on the Capital Stock of any Unrestricted Subsidiary which restrictions are contained in any Contractual Obligations governing Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or its Subsidiaries, (2) subsection (a)(i) shall not prohibit restrictions contained in the WNBA Agreements solely to the extent such restrictions relate solely to the WNBA Subsidiary, (3) subsection (a)(i) shall not prohibit restrictions in any Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.03 that are not more restrictive than those set forth in this Agreement, (4) subsections (a)(i) and (iii) shall not prohibit leases, licenses and other Contractual Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and on customary terms which limit Liens on and/or assignments of such leases, licenses and Contractual Obligations, (5) subsection (a) shall not prohibit customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to a Disposition permitted by Section 9.05 (provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the asset or Person to be sold), (6) subsection (a) shall not prohibit restrictions contained in Indebtedness or other Contractual Obligations of Persons acquired pursuant to, or assumed in connection with, permitted acquisitions or Investments not prohibited hereunder after the Closing Date and which restrictions apply only to such Persons, and Permitted Refinancings thereof, (7) subsections (a)(i) and (iii) shall not prohibit restrictions with respect to the disposition of and/or Liens on interests in or assets of joint ventures contained in agreements governing such joint ventures, (8) subsections (a)(i) and (iii) shall not prohibit restrictions on cash deposits or other deposits imposed by Contractual Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business; or (b) requires the grant of a Lien by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Special Purpose Restricted Subsidiaries) to secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure the Obligations, other than any Permitted Lien.
9.10 Financial Covenants. So long as any Lender shall have any Revolving Commitment, any Revolving Loan or other Obligation shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower shall not, subject to Section 1.08:
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(a) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2021) to be less than the ratio set forth below opposite such fiscal quarter:
Fiscal Quarter Ending |
Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio | |
March 31, 2021 |
1.00 to 1.00 | |
June 30, 2021 |
1.00 to 1.00 | |
September 30, 2021 |
1.00 to 1.00 | |
December 31, 2021 |
1.00 to 1.00 | |
March 31, 2022 |
1.15 to 1.00 | |
June 30, 2022 and each Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter |
1.15 to 1.00 |
(b) Total Leverage Ratio. Permit the Total Leverage Ratio on the last day of any period of four Fiscal Quarters of the Borrower (commencing with the period of four Fiscal Quarters ending March 31, 2021) set forth below to be greater than the ratio set forth below opposite such period:
Four Fiscal Quarters Ending |
Maximum Total Leverage Ratio | |
March 31, 2021 |
7.75 to 1.00 | |
June 30, 2021 |
7.75 to 1.00 | |
September 30, 2021 |
8.00 to 1.00 | |
December 31, 2021 |
7.25 to 1.00 | |
March 31, 2022 |
6.75 to 1.00 | |
June 30, 2022 and each Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter |
6.50 to 1.00 |
(c) Senior Secured Leverage Ratio. Permit the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio on the last day of any period of four Fiscal Quarters of the Borrower (commencing with the period of four Fiscal Quarters ending March 31, 2021) set forth below to be greater than the ratio set forth below opposite such period:
Four Fiscal Quarters Ending |
Maximum Senior Secured Leverage Ratio | |
March 31, 2021 |
5.50 to 1.00 | |
June 30, 2021 |
5.50 to 1.00 | |
September 30, 2021 |
5.75 to 1.00 | |
December 31, 2021 |
5.25 to 1.00 | |
March 31, 2022 |
4.75 to 1.00 | |
June 30, 2022 and each Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter |
4.50 to 1.00 |
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9.11 Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock in violation of Regulations U and X of the FRB or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose in violation of such Regulations.
9.12 Certain Prepayments of Indebtedness. The Borrower shall not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, voluntarily prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (it being understood that payments of regularly scheduled principal and interest shall be permitted) any Disqualified Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or Other Junior Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (such payments, Junior Prepayments), except:
(a) with respect to intercompany indebtedness between or among the Loan Parties;
(b) a Permitted Refinancing of any such Indebtedness (including through exchange offers and similar transactions) or a refinancing of such Indebtedness with the proceeds of (or in exchange for) Permitted Junior Lien Indebtedness or unsecured Indebtedness (in each case that is permitted to be incurred by the terms of this Agreement) incurred simultaneously with such repayment;
(c) exchanges of unregistered Indebtedness for Indebtedness having substantially equivalent terms pursuant to customary exchange offers for registered Indebtedness;
(d) Junior Prepayments of Disqualified Capital Stock with the proceeds of any issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock permitted to be issued hereunder or in exchange for Disqualified Capital Stock or other Capital Stock permitted to be issued hereunder;
(e) the Closing Date Payment;
(f) provided (1) immediately before and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (2) immediately after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently-ended Test Period the Borrower shall be in compliance with Section 9.10, additional Junior Prepayments (x) in an amount up to the Available Amount as of the time of such Junior Prepayment, provided after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis the Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently-ended Test Period would not exceed 5.15 to 1.00, plus (y) in an amount up to $150,000,000, provided after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis the Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently-ended Test Period would not exceed 4.25 to 1.00, and plus (z) in an unlimited amount, provided after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis the Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently-ended Test Period would not exceed 3.25 to 1.00.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 9.12 to the contrary (and except in the case of the Closing Date Payment), the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not make any cash payments of principal or interest with respect to) any Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Tribe incurred pursuant to any Specified Tribal Contribution to the extent and for so long as any Revolving Commitments remain in effect.
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9.13 Sanctions. The Borrower shall not, and shall cause each Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, or lend or contribute such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity to fund any activities of or business with any individual, or entity, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is, to the knowledge of the Borrower (other than in the case of a Subsidiary), the subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation of applicable Sanctions.
9.14 Anti-Corruption Laws. The Borrower shall not, and shall cause each Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for any purpose which would breach, to the extent applicable, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions to the extent applicable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
9.15 WNBA Subsidiary Operations and Indebtedness. The Borrower shall not permit the WNBA Subsidiary to enter into any substantial operations other than the operation of a Womens National Basketball Association franchise, nor permit the WNBA Subsidiary to own any substantial assets other than the Womens National Basketball Association franchise and the assets related to its operations. The Borrower and its other Restricted Subsidiaries will not, either directly or indirectly, be liable for any obligations of the WNBA Subsidiary, or have any continuing obligations to WNBA, LLC or its Affiliates, other than (a) obligations of the Borrower to honor scheduled arena dates for home games of the Womens National Basketball Association franchise and related basketball activities, and (b) obligations under Borrowers guarantee of the WNBA Subsidiarys obligations under the WNBA Agreements.
9.16 CT Expo Subsidiary Operations and Indebtedness. For so long as the CT Expo Subsidiary is a Restricted Subsidiary and not a Loan Party hereunder, the Borrower shall not permit the CT Expo Subsidiary to conduct any business other than the development, construction, ownership and operation of the CT Expo, and activities ancillary thereto, nor permit the CT Expo Subsidiary to own any substantial assets other than the CT Expo and the assets related to its development and operations.
9.17 [Reserved].
9.18 Change in Fiscal Year. The Borrower shall not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, change its fiscal year from September 30.
9.19 Additional Financial Covenants. Until the first date that the Borrower shall have achieved the Trigger Threshold, the Borrower shall not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to:
(a) permit Liquidity as of the last day of any calendar month ending after the Closing Date to be less than $70,000,000; or
(b) incur Capital Expenditures in any Fiscal Quarter in an aggregate amount exceeding $12,500,000; provided that the amount of Capital Expenditures permitted to be incurred in any Fiscal Quarter shall be increased by the unused amount of Capital Expenditures allocated for the immediately prior Fiscal Quarter up to a maximum aggregate amount of $12,500,000.
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ARTICLE X
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
10.01 Events of Default. Any of the following shall constitute an event of default (each, an Event of Default) under this Agreement:
(a) Non-Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation, (ii) within five (5) Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five (5) Business Days after demand therefor, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or
(b) Specific Covenants. The Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Sections 8.03(a), 8.04(a) (with respect to the Borrower), 8.20 or Article IX or the Tribe fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Article VII; provided that an Event of Default under this subsection (b) as a result of the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiarys failure to perform or observe any covenant contained in (i) Section 9.19(a) shall (A) automatically be deemed cured if the Borrower is in compliance with Section 9.19(a) as of the last day of any succeeding calendar month and (B) be subject to cure pursuant to Section 10.05 and (ii) Section 9.10 shall be subject to cure pursuant to Section 10.05; or
(c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party, MGHC Subsidiary or any Restricted Subsidiary or the Tribe fail to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in subsection (a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues with respect to any other such covenant or agreement, for 30 days after notice shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent; or
(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Tribe, the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or MGHC Subsidiary or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made; or
(e) Cross-Default. (i) The Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or MGHC Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment when due after giving effect to any applicable notice and cure periods (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) in an amount equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, in each case after giving effect to any applicable notice and cure periods, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be
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repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or any Indebtedness consisting of a Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; provided that this paragraph (e)(i) shall not apply to any secured Indebtedness becoming due as a result of a Disposition of the Property or assets securing such Indebtedness if such Disposition and the prepayment of such secured Indebtedness are permitted hereunder; or (ii) any counterparty under Swap Contract terminates such Swap Contract as a result of an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or MGHC Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or MGHC Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or MGHC Subsidiary as a result thereof is equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount and the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or MGHC Subsidiary, as the case may be, has not paid such Swap Termination Value within 30 days of the due date thereof, unless such termination or such Swap Termination Value is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been provided; or
(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. The Tribe, the Borrower or any Material Restricted Subsidiary or MGHC Subsidiary institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 90 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 90 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or
(g) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) The Borrower or any Material Restricted Subsidiary or MGHC Subsidiary admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the Authority Property and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within 90 calendar days after its issue or levy; or
(h) Judgments. There is entered against the Borrower or any Material Restricted Subsidiary or MGHC Subsidiary a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance of a solvent insurer and as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage) and either (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order and are not stayed within five (5) Business Days, or (B) there is a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or
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(i) Judgments against the Tribe. There is entered against the Tribe a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount which entitles the judgment creditor to exercise any rights in respect of any Authority Property or the revenues of Mohegan Sun (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage), and either (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order and are not stayed within five (5) Business Days, or (B) there is a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or
(j) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower or any Material Restricted Subsidiary under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii) the Borrower, any Material Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or
(k) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any Loan Document or any portion or provision thereof, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or payment in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect and binding on each Loan Party party thereto (or in the case of the MGHC Pledge Agreement, ceases to be in full force and effect and binding on MGHC Subsidiary) and, in the reasonable judgment of the Required Lenders, such circumstance is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders; or any Lien in favor of the Collateral Trustee on a material portion of the Collateral any time after its perfection and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or payment in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect (or in the case of the MGHC Pledge Agreement, ceases to be in full force and effect and binding on MGHC Subsidiary) and, in the reasonable judgment of the Required Lenders, such circumstance is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders; or the Tribe or any Loan Party (or in the case of the MGHC Pledge Agreement, MGHC Subsidiary) contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document; or the Tribe or any Loan Party (or in the case of the MGHC Pledge Agreement, MGHC Subsidiary) denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document; or
(l) Tribe Status. The Tribe at any time ceases to be a federally recognized Indian Tribe; or
(m) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control; or
(n) License Revocation. Any of the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiarys Gaming Licenses shall have been lost or suspended or any other event shall have occurred, in each case, resulting in the inability to legally conduct class II gaming or class III gaming at Mohegan Sun for a period in excess of fifteen (15) consecutive days after the date of cessation of operations as a result of such loss or suspension or other event; provided that, until the first date that the Borrower shall have achieved the Trigger Threshold, any such suspension or temporary loss arising out of, resulting from or in connection with COVID-19 shall not be an Event of Default under this Section 10.01(n); or
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(o) Referendum Action. A Referendum Action with respect to any matter shall have passed, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(p) Management Agreement. The Tribe or Borrower shall enter into any management agreement with any Affiliate of the Tribe or Borrower, other than a Loan Party, with respect to all or any part of the Gaming operations of Mohegan Sun or Pocono at any time during the term of this Agreement unless (i) the manager thereunder has entered into a subordination agreement with the Administrative Agent (which the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to enter into) and (ii) in the case of any such management agreement (within the meaning of IGRA) with respect to Mohegan Sun, such subordination agreement is effective and the Commission has approved such subordination agreement and management agreement or has issued a declination letter in connection with such subordination agreement and management agreement (including to the effect that the subordination agreement does not modify such management agreement); or
(q) Collateral Trust Agreement. The provisions of the Collateral Trust Agreement shall, in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against the Persons party thereto, or any Person party to the Collateral Trust Agreement shall assert in writing that any provision thereof is not legally valid, binding and enforceable;
(r) Mohegan Sun Korea Debt. (i) The occurrence of any event under the definitive financing agreements governing any Mohegan Sun Korea Debt such that a Guarantee thereof by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may then be called in an amount in excess of $50,000,000 (a Mohegan Sun Korea Debt Trigger); provided that such Event of Default under this Section 10.01(r) shall automatically be deemed cured if (a) the Mohegan Sun Korea Debt Trigger is cured or waived or no longer applies, or (b) the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries raise equity or incur Indebtedness that is unsecured or secured by the Collateral on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the Liens securing the Obligations, in each case that is otherwise permitted under this Agreement and the Collateral Trust Agreement, in an amount sufficient to, and the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries apply the proceeds thereof to, satisfy such Guarantee; or (ii) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary satisfies any Guarantee in respect of Mohegan Sun Korea Debt in excess of $25,000,000 other than with proceeds of equity or Indebtedness that is unsecured or secured by the Collateral on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the Liens securing the Obligations, in each case that is otherwise permitted under this Agreement and the Collateral Trust Agreement; or
(s) a final judgment is entered by a court or other tribunal which purports to be of competent jurisdiction that any Subordinated Indebtedness is not subordinated in accordance with its terms to the Obligations if such Indebtedness would not have been permitted to be incurred hereunder but for such subordination.
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10.02 [Reserved].
10.03 Remedies Upon Event of Default. If (x) any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions (but subject at all times to Section 10.04):
(a) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;
(b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;
(c) require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and
(d) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable law;
provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Law, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY PROVISION(S) CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, IT IS AGREED THAT WITHIN THE MEANING OF IGRA: (A) THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, DO NOT AND SHALL NOT PROVIDE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ALL OR ANY PART OF THE MOHEGAN SUN GAMING OPERATIONS BY ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE TRIBE OR THE BORROWER, OR DEPRIVE THE TRIBE OR THE BORROWER OF THE SOLE PROPRIETARY INTEREST AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE MOHEGAN SUN GAMING OPERATIONS; AND (B) NO SECURED PARTIES (NOR ANY SUCCESSOR, ASSIGN OR AGENT OF ANY SECURED PARTY) WILL OR MAY EXERCISE ANY REMEDY OR OTHERWISE TAKE ANY ACTION UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS IN A MANNER THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE MANAGEMENT OF ALL OR ANY PART OF THE MOHEGAN SUN GAMING OPERATIONS OR THAT WOULD DEPRIVE THE TRIBE OR THE BORROWER OF THE SOLE PROPRIETARY INTEREST AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE MOHEGAN SUN GAMING OPERATIONS.
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10.04 Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 10.03 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 10.03), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:
First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts other than principal and interest (including Attorney Costs and amounts payable under Article III) payable to each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee in its capacity as such;
Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including Attorney Costs and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;
Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, L/C Borrowings and other Obligations and fees, premiums and scheduled periodic payments under any Secured Hedge Agreements, ratably among the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Hedge Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;
Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings, breakage, termination and other payments due to any Hedge Bank under any Secured Hedge Agreement and remaining payments due to any Cash Management Bank under any Secured Cash Management Agreement, ratably among the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;
Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit; and
Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations (including, for purposes of this clause Last, all Obligations arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement or Secured Cash Management Agreement) have been paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.
Subject to Section 2.03(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Obligations arising under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee have not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee may request, from the applicable Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank and (ii) amounts
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received from any Loan Party shall not be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Loan Party. Each Hedge Bank and Cash Management Bank not a party to the Credit Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article XI hereof and the Collateral Trustee pursuant to the terms of Section 3.1 of the Collateral Trust Agreement for itself and its Affiliates as if a Lender party hereto.
10.05 Right to Cure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 10.01 or 10.03,
(a) if the Borrower determines that an Event of Default under the covenant set forth in Section 9.19(a) has occurred or may occur, on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date on which the certificate required to be delivered hereunder pursuant to Section 8.02(i)(i) with respect to such calendar month (the Liquidity Cure Expiration Date), a Specified Tribal Contribution may be made in the form of cash common equity (or equity that would be common equity if the Borrower were a corporation), and the amount of the net cash proceeds thereof shall be deemed to increase Liquidity as of the last day of such calendar month provided that such net cash proceeds are actually received by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries on or prior to the Liquidity Cure Expiration Date; and
(b) in the event the Borrower fails to comply with any financial covenant set forth in Section 9.10 as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, any Specified Tribal Contribution made in the form of cash common equity (or equity that would be common equity if the Borrower were a corporation) during such Fiscal Quarter or after the last day of the applicable Fiscal Quarter with respect to which such covenants are being tested and on or prior to the day that is ten (10) days after the day on which financial statements are required to be delivered for such Fiscal Quarter will, at the irrevocable election of the Borrower, be included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA solely for the purposes of determining compliance with such covenants at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and any subsequent period that includes such Fiscal Quarter (any such equity contribution so included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA, a Specified Equity Contribution); provided that (a) notice of the Borrowers intent to make a Specified Equity Contribution shall be delivered no later than the day on which financial statements are required to be delivered for the applicable Fiscal Quarter, (b) in each consecutive four-Fiscal Quarter period there will be at least two (2) Fiscal Quarters in which no Specified Equity Contribution is made, (c) the amount of any Specified Equity Contribution will be no greater than the amount required to cause the Loan Parties to be in compliance with the financial covenants in Section 9.10, (d) all Specified Equity Contributions will be disregarded for purposes of the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for all other purposes, including calculating basket levels, pricing and other items governed by reference to Consolidated EBITDA, (e) there shall be no more than five (5) Specified Equity Contributions made in the aggregate after the Closing Date, (f) the proceeds received by the Borrower from all Specified Equity Contributions shall be promptly used by the Borrower to prepay the Revolving Loans (without a corresponding reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments), if any, outstanding, and (g) any Indebtedness prepaid with the proceeds of Specified Equity Contributions shall be deemed outstanding for purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenants in Section 9.10 for the current Fiscal Quarter (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not the three (3) Fiscal Quarters thereafter).
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.01 and Section 10.03, (A) upon any Specified Tribal Contribution in an amount necessary to cure any Event of Default under the covenants set forth in Section 9.10 and Section 9.19(a), such covenants will be deemed satisfied and complied with as of the end of the relevant period with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply with such covenant and any Event of Default under such covenant (and any other Default as a result thereof) will be deemed not to have occurred for purposes of the Loan Documents, and (B) from and after the date that Borrower delivers a written notice to the Administrative Agent that it intends to exercise its cure right under this Section 10.05 (a Notice of Intent to Cure) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender may exercise any rights or remedies under Section 10.03 (or under any other Loan Document) on the basis of any actual or purported Event of Default under the covenants set forth in Section 9.10 and Section 9.19(a) with respect to the period for which a Notice of Intent to Cure has been provided (and any other Default as a result thereof) until the date specified in sub-section (a) or (b) above, as applicable. Following a breach of Section 9.10 or Section 9.19(a), no Revolving Lender, Swingline Lender or L/C Issuer shall have any obligation to make any Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans or honor any request for an L/C Credit Extension until the Specified Tribal Contribution is consummated or such Event of Default is otherwise cured (including in the case of Section 9.19(a), by satisfying such covenant as of the last day of any subsequent calendar month).
ARTICLE XI
THE AGENTS
11.01 Appointment and Authority.
(a) Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints Citizens Bank to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.
(b) The Collateral Trustee shall act as the collateral agent or security trustee under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (in its capacities as a Lender, Swingline Lender (if applicable), or party to a Swap Contract (and on behalf of any of its Affiliates that is party to a Swap Contract)) and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Collateral Trustee to act as the agent of such Lender, the L/C Issuer and such Affiliates for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Collateral Trustee, as collateral agent, security trustee and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Collateral Trustee pursuant to clause (c) below and Section 11.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Security Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Collateral Trustee, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article XI and Article XII (including Sections 12.04 and 12.05 as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the collateral agent or security trustee under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
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(c) The Administrative Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized to appoint Citizens Bank, as Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties and the other Priority Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) pursuant to the Collateral Trust Agreement and for the purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Security Documents or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder and is further authorized by each of the Lenders (in its capacities as a Lender, Swingline Lender (if applicable), or party to a Swap Contract (and on behalf of any of its Affiliates that is party to a Swap Contract)) and the L/C Issuer and each of the other Secured Parties to enter into, or to direct the Collateral Trustee to enter into, as the case may be, amendments and agreements supplemental to this Agreement, the Collateral Trust Agreement or any other Loan Document for the purpose of curing any defect, inconsistency, omission or ambiguity in this Agreement, the Collateral Trust Agreement or any other Loan Document to which the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee is a party or to make administrative changes that are not adverse to any Secured Party (in each case without any consent or approval by the Secured Parties) if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five (5) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Collateral Trustee (to the extent acting on behalf of the Secured Parties) shall be deemed to be an agent hereunder and shall be the beneficiary of all the rights of an agent hereunder, including all provisions of this Article XI and Article XII (including Sections 12.04 and 12.05 as though the Collateral Trustee was the administrative agent, collateral agent or security trustee under the Loan Documents). Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Trustee shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents to which it is a party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Collateral Trustee shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (b) except as expressly set forth herein, the Collateral Trustee shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Tribe, the Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties or Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the institution serving as Collateral Trustee or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Collateral Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Secured Parties as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in this Agreement and the Collateral Trust Agreement) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Collateral Trustee shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or in any other Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Collateral Trustee.
11.02 Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee and the term Lender or Lenders shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent
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or the Collateral Trustee hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
11.03 Exculpatory Provisions. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Trustee shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein, the Collateral Trust Agreement and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee:
(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the Collateral Trust Agreement and the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein, in the Collateral Trust Agreement or in the other Loan Documents), provided that neither the Administrative Agent note the Collateral Trustee shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; and
(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Trustee shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as it shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 12.01 and 10.03) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee by the Borrower, a Lender or the L/C Issuer.
Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Trustee shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, the Collateral Trust Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, the Collateral Trust Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Security Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee.
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11.04 Reliance by the Agents. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
11.05 Delegation of Duties. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee, as applicable. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent or Collateral Trustee.
11.06 Resignation of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that in no event shall any successor Administrative Agent be a Defaulting Lender; provided further that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (a) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of
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any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (b) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuer directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section. Upon the acceptance of a successors appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agents resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Sections 12.04 and 12.05 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them (i) while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent and (ii) after such resignation or removal for as long as any of them continues to act in any capacity hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including (a) acting as collateral agent or otherwise holding any collateral security on behalf of any of the Lenders and (b) in respect of any actions taken in connection with transferring the agency to any successor Administrative Agent.
Any resignation by Citizens Bank as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer with respect to the issuance of any Letter of Credit after the effective date of such resignation, if applicable. Upon the acceptance of a successors appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer, (ii) the retiring L/C Issuer shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (iii) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.
11.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
11.08 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Arrangers shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee, a Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder.
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11.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(h) and (i), 2.09, 12.04 and 12.05) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09, 12.04 and 12.05.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the L/C Issuer or in any such proceeding.
The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations (including accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (a) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Debtor Relief Laws, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any similar Laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, (b) at any other sale or foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable Law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Obligations owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit
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bid on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that would vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) in the asset or assets so purchased (or in the equity interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are used to consummate such purchase). In connection with any such bid (i) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles to make a bid, (ii) to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or equity interests thereof shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by the vote of the Required Lenders, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in subsections (a) through (k) of Section 12.01 of this Agreement), (iii) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to assign the relevant Obligations to any such acquisition vehicle pro rata by the Lenders, as a result of which each of the Lenders shall be deemed to have received a pro rata portion of any equity interests and/or debt instruments issued by such an acquisition vehicle on account of the assignment of the Obligations to be credit bid, all without the need for any Secured Party or acquisition vehicle to take any further action, and (iv) to the extent that Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of debt credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Lenders pro rata and the equity interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of the Obligations that had been assigned to the acquisition vehicle shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action.
11.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters. The Lenders and the L/C Issuer irrevocably authorize each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, at its option and in its discretion,
(a) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee under any Loan Document (including, as applicable, by way of amending or subdividing the Leasehold Mortgage in connection with an amendment of the Lease in connection with a transaction pursuant to Section 9.05(f)) (i) upon termination of the Facilities and payment in full of all Obligations under this Agreement, (ii) in connection with a corporate restructuring of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries so long as after giving effect thereto substantially all Collateral of each Guarantor remains Collateral, (iii) that is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of or to be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of to a Person that is not required to be a Loan Party as part of or in connection with any sale, transfer or other disposition not prohibited hereunder or under any other Loan Document (and the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee acknowledge that, in the case of this clause (iii), the Liens on the applicable property shall be released automatically upon consummation of such transaction), or (iv) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section 12.01;
(b) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty and the Security Documents if such Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary or will cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder;
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(c) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty and the Security Documents as a result of a corporate restructuring of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries so long as after giving effect thereto each Person that is required to be a Guarantor pursuant to the terms hereof becomes or continues to be a Guarantor;
(d) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 9.01(o); and
(e) to enter into the Collateral Trust Agreement, Customary Intercreditor Agreements or any joinder agreement thereto to the extent permitted by Sections 9.01 and 9.03 hereof, it being understood that the Liens securing any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder on a junior secured basis relative to the Obligations may rank junior to, pari-passu with or senior to the Liens securing the Second Lien Notes, to the extent consistent with the terms of the Second Lien Notes Indenture.
Upon request by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agents or the Collateral Trustees, as applicable, authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty or to enter into Customary Intercreditor Agreements pursuant to this Section 11.10. In each case as specified in this Section 11.10, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, will, at the Borrowers expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Security Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, and will enter into Customary Intercreditor Agreements, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, the Collateral Trust Agreement and this Section 11.10.
11.11 Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements. No Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank that obtains the benefits of Section 10.04, the Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of the Guaranty or any other Loan Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article XI to the contrary, none of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall be obligated to any Lender to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Hedge Agreements or Secured Cash Management Agreements unless the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee may request, from the applicable Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank.
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11.12 Certain ERISA Matters.
(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i) such Lender is not using plan assets (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lenders entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement,
(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lenders entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a Qualified Professional Asset Manager (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84- 14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lenders entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(b) In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lenders entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
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ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
12.01 Amendments, Etc. Subject to the proviso following subsection (h) below, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Tribe, the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Tribe, the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:
(a) waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01, or, solely in the case of the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.02, without the written consent of each Lender;
(b) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender;
(c) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, it being understood that the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any mandatory prepayment of any Loans required under Section 2.05 shall not constitute a postponement of any date fixed by this Agreement for the payment of principal, interest or other amounts due to the Lenders;
(d) reduce or forgive the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (it being understood that the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any mandatory prepayment of any Loans required under Section 2.05 shall not constitute a reduction in an amount payable hereunder); provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to (i) amend the definition of Default Rate, (ii) waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate or (iii) waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate;
(e) change Section 2.13 or Section 10.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
(f) change any provision of this Section or the definition of Required Lenders or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender under the related Facility or Facilities (or, in the case of changes to the definition of Required Lenders or any provision of this Section or any other provision of this Agreement directly affecting all Lenders, without the written consent of all Lenders);
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(g) subject to Section 11.10, release all or substantially all of the Guarantors from the Guaranty without the written consent of each Lender;
(h) subject to Section 11.10, release all or substantially all of the Collateral without the written consent of each Lender (provided that the Pocono Mortgage and other Liens upon Pocono and associated property may be released in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of, or equity interests in, Pocono, not prohibited hereunder); or
(i) subject to Section 11.10, subordinate, or have the effect of subordinating, (i) the Obligations hereunder to any other Indebtedness or other obligation or (ii) the Liens securing the Obligations to Liens securing any other Indebtedness or other obligation, in each case, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby;
provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the amendments, modifications, waivers and consents described in subsections (a) through (i) shall not require the consent of any Lenders other than as specified in such subsections (except that, subject to Sections 2.15, 2.19 and 2.20, the increase in the Commitment of any Lender shall also require the consent of the Required Lenders);
and, provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) the Autoborrow Agreement may be amended, waived, modified or a consent granted thereunder with the written agreement of the Borrower and the Swingline Lender, without the consent of any other Lender; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee under this Agreement, the Collateral Trust Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iv) each of the Administrative Agent and Collateral Trustee, as applicable, may, with the consent of the Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any other Loan Document to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee, as applicable), so long as such amendment, modification or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any Lender (or any L/C Issuer, if applicable) or the Lenders shall have received at least five (5) Business Days prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall not have received, within five (5) Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that the Required Lenders object to such amendment; (v) no amendment, waiver or consent shall amend, modify or waive the Credit Agreement, the Collateral Trust Agreement or the other Loan Documents so as to alter the ratable treatment of Obligations arising under the Loan Documents and Obligations arising under Secured Hedge Agreements or the definition of Hedge Bank, Secured Hedge Agreement, Swap Contract, Secured Parties, Obligations, Secured Obligations or Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in any applicable Loan Document), in each case in a manner adverse to an Hedge Bank without the written consent of such Hedge Bank; and (vi) Section 12.07(g) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other modification. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any
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amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, provided that (i) the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended or the principal or interest owing to such Lender reduced, or the date for payment thereof extended, without the consent of such Lender, and (ii) any amendment, waiver or consent requiring the consent of all Lenders or each directly affected Lender which would affect such Lender more adversely than the other directly affected Lenders or which would amend this proviso shall require the consent of such Lender.
The Administrative Agent and the Borrower may (without the consent of Lenders) amend any Loan Document to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of Increased Revolving Commitments, Other Revolving Commitments and Extended Revolving Commitments (including, without limitation, such other technical amendments as may be necessary or advisable, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to give effect to the terms and provisions of any Increased Revolving Commitments, Other Revolving Commitments and Extended Revolving Commitments). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, such amendment shall become effective without any further consent of any other party to such Loan Document. In addition, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the relevant Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness may amend this Agreement to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Loans and Commitments subject thereto as Other Revolving Loans and/or Other Revolving Commitments). The Administrative Agent and the Borrower may effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the terms of any Refinancing Amendment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (a) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Revolving Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (b) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders and the Lenders Pro Rata Share.
12.02 Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies.
(a) General. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including by facsimile transmission). All such written notices shall be mailed certified or registered mail, faxed or delivered to the applicable address, facsimile number or (subject to subsection (c) below) electronic mail address, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:
(i) if to the Tribe, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 12.02 or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties; and
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(ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender.
Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent, if a confirmation of transmittal is confirmed (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).
(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail, FpML messaging and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender and the L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the senders receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the return receipt requested function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing subsection (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.
THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED AS IS AND AS AVAILABLE. THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY
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AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the Agent Parties) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrowers or the Administrative Agents transmission of the Borrower Materials or notices through the Platform, any other electronic platform or electronic messaging service, or through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).
(c) Effectiveness of Facsimile Documents and Signatures. Loan Documents may be transmitted and/or signed by facsimile or other form of electronic transmission (including by electronic imaging). The effectiveness of any such documents and signatures shall, subject to applicable Law, have the same force and effect as manually-signed originals and shall be binding on all Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. The Administrative Agent may also require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof; provided, however, that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any such document or signature.
(d) Reliance by the Administrative Agent and Lenders. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic notices and Revolving Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify each Agent-Related Person and each Lender from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.
12.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
12.04 Attorney Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation, negotiation, syndication and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions
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contemplated hereby and thereby, including all applicable Attorney Costs, (b) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement, attempted enforcement, or preservation of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any workout or restructuring in respect of the Obligations and during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law), including all applicable Attorney Costs, and (c) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to pay or reimburse each Lender for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with any workout or restructuring in respect of the Obligations and during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, including all Attorney Costs. The foregoing costs and expenses shall include all search, filing, recording, title insurance and appraisal charges and fees related thereto, and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, and the cost of independent public accountants and other outside experts retained by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee, as applicable. All amounts due under this Section 12.04 shall be payable within ten Business Days after demand therefor. The agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of the Facilities and repayment of all other Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 12.04 shall limit any right to reimbursement for expenses provided to the Collateral Trustee pursuant to the terms of Collateral Trust Agreement.
12.05 Indemnification by the Borrower; Reimbursement by Lenders; Waiver. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), the Collateral Trustee (and any sub-agent thereof), each Arranger, each Lender and the L/C Issuer, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an Indemnitee) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any outside counsel for any Indemnitee), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of the Borrowers or such Loan Partys directors, shareholders or creditors or Affiliates, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF THE INDEMNITEE; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined
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by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by the Borrower or any other Loan Party against an Indemnitee for material breach of such Indemnitees obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if the Borrower or such Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. In connection with any claim for indemnification pursuant to this Agreement by more than one Indemnitee, all such Indemnitees shall be represented by the same legal counsel selected by the Indemnitees; provided that if such legal counsel determines in good faith that representing all such Indemnitees is reasonably likely to result in a conflict of interest under Laws or ethical principles applicable to such legal counsel or that a defense or counterclaim is available to an Indemnitee that is not available to all such Indemnitees, then to the extent reasonably necessary to avoid such a conflict of interest or to permit unqualified assertion of such a defense or counterclaim, each Indemnitee shall be entitled to separate representation. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 12.05 shall limit any right to indemnity provided to the Collateral Trustee pursuant to the terms of Collateral Trust Agreement.
To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to pay any amount required under Section 12.04 or Section 12.05 to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the Collateral Trustee (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuer or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent thereof), the Collateral Trustee (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuer or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lenders ratable share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the Collateral Trustee (or any such sub-agent) or the L/C Issuer in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the Collateral Trustee (or any such sub-agent) or L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(c).
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, and acknowledges that no other Person shall have, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
All amounts due under this Section 12.05 shall be payable within ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor. The agreements in this Section shall survive after the resignation of the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Trustee, the replacement of any Lender and the payment in full of the Obligations. This Section 12.05 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
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12.06 Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of set-off, and such payment or the proceeds of such set-off or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such set-off had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under subsection (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
12.07 Successors and Assigns.
(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Tribe and the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of their rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section, (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section, or (iv) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of subsection (g) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void ab initio). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment(s) and the Loans (including for purposes of this Section 12.07(b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Swingline Loans) at the time owing to it under any Facility); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
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(i) Minimum Amounts.
(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lenders Commitment or Loans under any Facility or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
(B) in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of any such Lenders Commitment or Loans subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if Trade Date is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met;
(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned (and any assignment of Revolving Commitments shall include the proportionate share of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations, and vice versa), except that this subsection (ii) shall not (A) apply to the Swingline Lenders rights and obligations in respect of Swingline Loans or (B) prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Commitments on a non-pro rata basis;
(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:
(A) Unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of an assignment, the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of a Revolving Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment in respect of the same Facility, an Affiliate of such a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such a Lender; provided that such consent shall be deemed to have been given if the Borrower has not responded within ten Business Days after notice by the Administrative Agent;
(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of a Revolving Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment or Loans in respect of the same Facility, an Affiliate of such a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such a Lender;
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(C) the consent of the L/C Issuer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of any Revolving Credit Facility; and
(D) the consent of the Swingline Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of any Revolving Credit Facility.
(iv) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
(v) No Assignment to the Borrower or a Defaulting Lender. No such assignment shall be made (A) to the Borrower or any of the Borrowers Affiliates or Subsidiaries or (B) to any Defaulting Lender or to any of its Subsidiaries, or to any Person who, upon becoming a Lender, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this subsection (B).
(vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a natural person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural Person).
(vii) Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans in accordance with its Pro Rata Share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
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Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 12.04 and 12.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lenders having been a Defaulting Lender. Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Revolving Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 12.07(d).
(c) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agents Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts and stated interest of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the Register). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In addition, at any time that a request for a consent for a material or other substantive change to the Loan Documents is pending, any Lender wishing to consult with other Lenders in connection therewith may request and receive from the Administrative Agent a copy of the Register. No assignment of a Loan, L/C Obligation or Commitment, whether or not evidenced by a Note, will be effective without being recorded in the Register.
(d) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural Person, a Defaulting Lender or the Borrower or any of the Borrowers Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a Participant) in all or a portion of such Lenders rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lenders participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swingline Loans) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lenders obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this
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Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification that (i) reduces the fees, interest rate or principal payable directly or indirectly to such Participant (or such Lender in respect of such Participant), (ii) increases the Commitment of such Participant (or such Lender in respect of such Participant) or (iii) extends the final maturity date for the Loans held by such Participant (or such Lender in respect of such Participant). Subject to subsection (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 3.01(d)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section; provided, however, that such Participant agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 12.16 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 12.09 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.
Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participants interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the Participant Register); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participants interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(e) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 or 3.04 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01 unless such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 3.01(d) as though it were a Lender (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(d) shall be delivered to the participating Lenders).
(f) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. In the case of any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans, such Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, collaterally assign or pledge all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement, including the Loans and Notes or any other instrument evidencing its rights as a Lender under this Agreement, to any holder of, trustee for, or any other representative of holders of, obligations owed or securities issued, by such fund, as security for such obligations or securities.
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(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a Granting Lender) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (an SPC) the option to provide all or any part of any Revolving Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Revolving Loan, and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Revolving Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Revolving Loan pursuant to the terms hereof or, if it fails to do so, to make such payment to the Administrative Agent as is required under Section 2.12(c)(ii). Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i) neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement (including its obligations under Section 3.04), (ii) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the lender of record hereunder. The making of a Revolving Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Revolving Loan were made by such Granting Lender. In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior debt of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and with the payment of a processing fee of $2,500 (which processing fee may be waived by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Revolving Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Revolving Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.
(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Citizens Bank assigns all of its Revolving Commitment and Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Citizens Bank may, upon 30 days notice to the Borrower and the Revolving Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer, other than with respect to Letters of Credit then outstanding. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Revolving Lenders (or, if no Revolving Lender acceptable to the Borrower in its sole discretion shall agree to serve such role, any other Person reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) a successor L/C Issuer hereunder (with such Revolving Lenders or other Persons consent); provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Citizens Bank as L/C Issuer with respect to the issuance of future Letters of Credit. If Citizens Bank resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of the L/C Issuer hereunder
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with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Revolving Lenders to make Base Rate Revolving Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer, (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letter of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to Citizens Bank to effectively assume the obligations of Citizens Bank with respect to such Letters of Credit.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America, N.A. assigns all of its Revolving Commitment and Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Bank of America, N.A. may, upon 30 days notice to the Borrower and the Revolving Lenders, resign as Swingline Lender. In the event of any such resignation as Swingline Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Revolving Lenders (with such appointed Revolving Lenders consent) a successor Swingline Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America, N.A. as Swingline Lender. If Bank of America, N.A. resigns as Swingline Lender, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of the Swingline Lender hereunder with respect to all Swingline Loans outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as Swingline Lender (including the right to require the Revolving Lenders to make Base Rate Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c)). Upon the appointment of a successor Swingline Lender, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Swingline Lender and (b) the successor Swingline Lender shall enter into a new agreement in substitution of the Autoborrow Agreement, the Autoborrow Agreement shall terminate and all Swingline Loans shall be repaid in full together with all interest and fees owing in connection therewith.
12.08 Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates respective auditors, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, service providers and representatives that need to know such information (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (ii) any pledgee referred to in Section 12.07(f), or (iii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section, (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a
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source other than the Borrower or (z) to the extent such information is independently developed by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee, any Arranger, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the Commitments. For purposes of this Section, Information means all information received from the Tribe, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries relating to the Tribe, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure to any such Person by the Tribe, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
12.09 Set-off. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, each Lender is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, any such notice being waived by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party) to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by, and other indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the respective Loan Parties against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall have made demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured or denominated in a currency different from that of the applicable deposit or indebtedness. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such set-off and application made by such Lender; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.
12.10 Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (other than Tribal Laws) (the Maximum Rate). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.
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12.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by facsimile or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement and such other Loan Document. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee may also require that any such documents and signatures delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission be confirmed by a manually signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission.
12.12 Integration. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, comprises the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on such subject matter. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control; provided that the inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in any other Loan Document shall not be deemed a conflict with this Agreement. Each Loan Document was drafted with the joint participation of the respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof.
12.13 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.
12.14 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid, void or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid, void or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid, void or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
12.15 [Reserved].
12.16 Replacement of Lenders. If the Borrower is entitled to replace a Lender pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.06, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 12.07), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.04) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:
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(a) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 12.07(b);
(b) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
(c) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;
(d) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws; and
(e) in the case of an assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.
A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. Neither the consent nor signature of an applicable Lender shall be required in connection with the provisions of this Section and any assignment pursuant hereto may be deemed effective by the Borrower, if the applicable Lender has not executed the applicable Assignment and Assumption within three (3) Business Days of its receipt of the Borrowers written request therefor.
12.17 Governing Law. Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided therein, each Loan Document shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the Law of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of law principles that would result in the application of any Law other than the Law of the State of New York (other than any mandatory provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York relating to the Law governing perfection and the effect of perfection of the security interests granted under the Loan Documents), provided however, that if and only to the extent that any security interest granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be deemed exempt from the provisions of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York by virtue of the Borrower being a governmental entity, then such security interest shall be governed by the corresponding provisions of Article 9 of the Tribes Uniform Commercial Code, as adopted by the UCC Ordinance. The Borrower and each other party hereto each hereby consents to the application of New York civil law to the construction, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to the application of New York civil law to the procedural aspects of any suit, action or
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proceeding relating thereto, including but not limited to legal process, execution of judgments and other legal remedies, except for any procedural matters governed by or relating to the conduct of arbitration under Section 12.18. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party are each Contracts of the Tribal Gaming Authority within the meaning of Section 1 of Article XIII (entitled Tribal Gaming Authority Amendment) of the Constitution.
12.18 Arbitration Reference.
(a) Mandatory Arbitration. Subject to clause (c) below, at the option of the Administrative Agent (exercised in accordance with consent of the Required Lenders), the Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Tribal Entities or, to the extent it is a party to any such controversy or claim, the Tribe, any controversy or claim between or among the parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any agreements or instruments relating hereto or thereto or delivered in connection herewith or therewith and any claim based on or arising from an alleged tort in connection herewith or therewith (each, a Claim), shall be determined by arbitration. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the United States Arbitration Act (Title 9, U.S. Code), notwithstanding any choice of law provision in this Agreement, and under the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA). The arbitrators shall give effect to statutes of limitation in determining any claim. Any controversy concerning whether an issue is arbitrable shall be determined by the arbitrators. Judgment upon the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction and each of the Tribe, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary consents to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in any jurisdiction in which are located assets against which such judgment is sought to be enforced. The institution and maintenance of an action for judicial relief or pursuit of a provisional or ancillary remedy shall not constitute a waiver of the right of any party, including the plaintiff, to submit the controversy or claim to arbitration if any other party contests such action for judicial relief.
(b) Provisional Remedies, Self-Help and Foreclosure. No provision of this Section shall limit the right of any party to this Agreement to exercise self-help remedies such as setoff, to foreclose against or sell any real or personal property collateral or security or to obtain provisional or ancillary remedies from a court of competent jurisdiction before, after, or during the pendency of any arbitration or other proceeding. The exercise of a remedy does not waive the right of any party to resort to arbitration or reference. At the Required Lenders option, foreclosure under a deed of trust or mortgage may be accomplished either by exercise of power of sale under the deed of trust or mortgage or by judicial foreclosure.
(c) Limitation.
(i) This Section shall not be construed to require arbitration by the Secured Parties of any disputes which now exist or hereafter arise amongst themselves which do not involve the Tribe, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and are not related to this Agreement and the Loan Documents.
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(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any Loan Document, a Claim may only be submitted to or otherwise determined by arbitration pursuant to clause (a) or otherwise if, and only if, each of the courts described in Section 12.20(c)(i) and 12.20(c)(ii) lack or decline jurisdiction with respect to such Claim.
(d) Specific Enforcement Representation. Each party to this Agreement severally represents and warrants to the other parties that this Section 12.18 is specifically enforceable against such party by the other parties.
12.19 Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL OR, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED BY SECTION 12.18, ARBITRATION, WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
12.20 WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION.
(a) Borrower hereby expressly and irrevocably waives the sovereign immunity of the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and any defense based thereon) from any suit, action or proceeding or from any legal process (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution, exercise of contempt powers, or otherwise) or arbitration in any forum, with respect to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, provided that (1) the waiver contained in this clause (a) is expressly limited to actions against Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (2) any recovery upon any judgment resulting therefrom shall be limited to recovery against the Authority Property (other than any Protected Assets), including Pocono and the revenues of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and all Collateral relating thereto.
(b) The Tribe hereby expressly and irrevocably waives its own sovereign immunity (applicable to itself as an Indian tribal nation) (and any defense based thereon) from any suit, action or proceeding or from any legal process (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution, exercise of contempt powers, or otherwise) with respect to the representations and warranties of the Tribe set forth in Article V, the covenants of the Tribe set forth in Article VII, and each provision of Section 10.01 which relates to an Event of Default caused by the Tribes breach of any such representation, warranty or covenant, it being expressly understood that (1) the waivers and consents contained in this clause (b) are not limited to actions against Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (2) any action described in this clause (b) may be brought against the Tribe, and (3) any recovery upon any judgment resulting from any such action may be had against the assets and revenues of the Tribe, other than Protected Assets, in a manner consistent with Section 12.21
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(c) Each of the Tribe, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries hereby expressly and irrevocably submits to the exclusive (subject to Section 12.18 and other than with respect to actions by the Administrative Agent in respect of rights under any Security Document governed by law other than the law of the State of New York or with respect to any Collateral subject thereto) jurisdiction of (i) any New York state court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, (ii) in the event that the courts described in clause (i) above lack or decline jurisdiction, any Connecticut state court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in Connecticut, and any appellate court from any thereof and (iii) in the event that the courts described in clauses (i) and (ii) above lack or decline jurisdiction, any other court of otherwise competent jurisdiction, including, subject to clause (g) below, any Tribal Court, in each case in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such courts. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law, and each of the Tribe, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary consents to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in any jurisdiction in which are located assets against which such judgment is sought to be enforced. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents against the Tribe, the Borrower, the Restricted Subsidiaries or their respective properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(d) Each of the Tribe, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries hereby expressly and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in any court described in clause (c) above. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(e) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 12.02. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
(f) The waivers and consents described in this Section shall inure to the benefit of the Secured Parties, their successors and assigns, and each other Person who is entitled to the benefits of the Loan Documents (including without limitation the indemnitees referred to in Section 12.05). Subject to Sections 12.21 and 12.22 the Secured Parties and such other Persons shall have and be entitled to all available legal and equitable remedies, including the right to specific performance, money damages and injunctive or declaratory relief. The waivers of sovereign immunity and consents to jurisdiction contained in this Section are irrevocable.
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(g) Each of the Tribe, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries agrees that any action for the entry of judgment on and/or enforcement of an arbitration award or court order or judgment may be brought in the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Disputes Court. Each of the Tribe, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries expressly waives the application of the doctrines of exhaustion of tribal remedies and any right of comity with respect to any Tribal Court or any tribal court of appeals the Tribe may now or hereafter maintain. In any event, no action may be brought in any Tribal Court without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (with the consent of the Required Lenders).
12.21 Lender Covenant. In any action or proceeding against Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to enforce the Loan Documents which is not also an action or proceeding against the Tribe, the Secured Parties agree that they shall have no recourse to the Tribe or to its property which is not Authority Property. In any action or proceeding to enforce the Loan Documents which includes the Tribe, the Secured Parties agree that they shall, to the extent then permitted by applicable Law (other than Tribal Law), take commercially practicable steps to enforce any claim for damages awarded to the Secured Parties by any court, tribunal, arbitrator or other decision maker against Borrower or the Authority Property prior to taking recourse to the Tribe or any Property thereof which is not Authority Property. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed (a) to create any recourse on the part of the Secured Parties against the Tribe, the property of the Tribe which is not Authority Property or revenues except for any breach of the Tribes own representations, warranties and covenants set forth in Articles V and VII, or (b) to create any recourse on the part of the Secured Parties against any Protected Assets, or (c) to require exhaustion by the Secured Parties of any remedies against Borrower, its Restricted Subsidiaries or the Authority Property prior to having recourse, in the proper case, against the Tribe and its property which is not Authority Property.
12.22 Gaming Law Limitations. Notwithstanding any provision in any Loan Document, none of the Secured Parties shall engage in any of the following: planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, controlling or managing all or any portion of the Tribes or Borrowers or any other Tribal Entitys gaming operations that are regulated by IGRA (collectively, Management Activities), including (but not limited to) with respect to the following:
(a) the training, supervision, direction, hiring, firing, retention, or compensation (including benefits) of any employee (whether or not a management employee) or contractor;
(b) any employment policies or practices;
(c) the hours or days of operation;
(d) any accounting systems or procedures;
(e) any advertising, promotions or other marketing activities;
(f) the purchase, lease, or substitution of any gaming device or related equipment or software, including player tracking equipment;
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(g) the vendor, type, theme, percentage of pay-out, display or placement of any gaming device or equipment; or
(h) budgeting, allocating, or conditioning payments of any Tribal Entitys operating expenses;
provided, however, that a Secured Party will not be in violation of the foregoing restriction solely because such Secured Party:
(1) enforces compliance with any term in any Loan Document that does not require the gaming operation to be subject to any third-party decision-making as to any Management Activities; or
(2) requires that all or any portion of the revenues securing the Loans and other Obligations be applied to satisfy valid terms of the Loan Documents; or
(3) otherwise forecloses on all or any portion of the property securing the Obligations.
12.23 Section 81 Compliance. The parties hereto agree that any right, restriction or obligation contained in any Loan Document that encumbers Indian land within the meaning of 25 U.S.C. § 81(b) shall not be effective for longer than six years, 364 days unless the Loan Document is an agreement or contract described in 25 U.S.C. § 81(c) or bears the approval of the Secretary of the Interior within the meaning of 25 U.S.C. § 81(b).
12.24 USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Tribe and the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the Act) and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Tribe and the Loan Parties, which information includes the name and address of the Tribe and the Loan Parties and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Tribe and the Loan Parties in accordance with the Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
12.25 [Reserved].
12.26 [Reserved].
12.27 Gaming Boards. Each Lender and the Administrative Agent agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with all Gaming Boards (other than tribal Gaming Boards) in connection with the administration of their regulatory jurisdiction over the Borrower and its Affiliates, including by providing in a timely manner such documents or other information as may be requested by any such Gaming Board (other than tribal Gaming Boards) relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates or to the Loan Documents. The Borrower and each of its Affiliates hereby consents to any such disclosure by the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee to any Gaming Board and releases such parties from any liability for any such disclosure.
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12.28 Gaming Regulations. Each party to this Agreement hereby acknowledges that the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents is subject to applicable Gaming Laws, including but not limited to any licensing or qualification requirements imposed on the Lenders and the Loan Parties thereby (other than by tribal Gaming Laws). The Borrower represents and warrants that it will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all requisite approvals necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and in the other Loan Documents.
12.29 No Personal Liability. No director, officer, office holder, employee, agent, representative or member of the Borrower, any Guarantor or the Tribe, as such, shall have any liability for, nor be subject to suit in respect of, any obligations of the Borrower or any Guarantor hereunder or the other Loan Documents or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. It is expressly acknowledged and agreed that the Tribe shall not be deemed to be a Guarantor, and its representations and covenants shall be limited to those expressly set forth herein.
12.30 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents. The words execution, signed, signature, and words of like import in or related to this Agreement or any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumptions, amendments or other modifications, Revolving Loan Notices, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the procedures approved by it.
12.31 Entire Agreement. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.
12.32 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Solely to the extent any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an Affected Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
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(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable;
(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any applicable Resolution Authority.
12.33 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each of the Borrower and the Tribe acknowledges and agrees that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee, the Arrangers and the Lenders are arms-length commercial transactions between the Tribe, the Borrower and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each of the Borrower and the Tribe has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) each of the Borrower and the Tribe is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee, the Arrangers and the Lenders each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Tribe, the Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents, and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee, the Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to the Tribe, the Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee, the Arrangers, the Lenders, and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Tribe, the Borrower and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee, the Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Tribe, the Borrower or their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Tribe and the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee, the Arrangers and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
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12.34 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Swap Contracts or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, QFC Credit Support and each such QFC a Supported QFC), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York or of the United States or any other state of the United States):
(a) In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a Covered Party) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(b) As used in this Section 12.34, the following terms have the following meanings:
BHC Act Affiliate of a party means an affiliate (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
Covered Entity means any of the following:
(i) a covered entity as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(ii) a covered bank as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(iii) a covered FSI as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
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Default Right has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
QFC has the meaning assigned to the term qualified financial contract in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY | ||
By: | /s/ Mario C. Kontomerkos | |
Name: Mario C. Kontomerkos | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
THE MOHEGAN TRIBE OF INDIANS OF CONNECTICUT (for the limited purpose of joining the Tribal Provisions) | ||
By: | /s/ Ralph James Gessner, Jr. | |
Name: Ralph James Gessner, Jr. | ||
Title: Chairman of the Tribal Council |
CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent | ||
By: | /s/ Sean McWhinnie | |
Name: | Sean McWhinnie | |
Title: | Director |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as L/C Issuer and a Revolving Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Sean McWhinnie | |
Name: | Sean McWhinnie | |
Title: | Director |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Swingline Lender and a Revolving Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Brian D. Corum | |
Name: | Brian D. Corum | |
Title: | Managing Director |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Revolving Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Philip Tancorra | |
Name: | Philip Tancorra | |
Title: | Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Yumi Okabe | |
Name: | Yumi Okabe | |
Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Revolving Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas Manning | |
Name: | Thomas Manning | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
FIFTH THIRD BANK, as a Revolving Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Lise Hinton | |
Name: | Lise Hinton | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as a Revolving Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Whitney Gaston | |
Name: | Whitney Gaston | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
By: | /s/ Andrew Griffin | |
Name: | Andrew Griffin | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
TRUIST BANK, as a Revolving Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Frank McCormack | |
Name: | Frank McCormack | |
Title: | SVP |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Revolving Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Matthew J. Bradley | |
Name: | Matthew J. Bradley | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
Exhibit 99.1
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment Announces Closing of Refinancing Transactions
UNCASVILLE, Conn., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE or the Company) today announced the closing of its previously announced refinancing transactions, including a notes offering and entry into a new credit agreement.
On January 26, 2021, the Company closed its previously announced private offering (the Offering) of $1.175 billion in aggregate principal amount of 8.000% second priority senior secured notes due 2026 (the Notes). The notes are guaranteed by certain of the Companys subsidiaries.
The Company has also entered into a Credit Agreement providing for approximately $263 million in a new revolving senior secured credit facility (the New Senior Secured Credit Facility).
The Company applied the net proceeds from the Offering and borrowings under the New Senior Secured Credit Facility, together with cash on hand, to fund the repayment, satisfaction and discharge of certain existing indebtedness of MGE, including all loans outstanding under MGEs previous senior secured credit facilities, all obligations in respect of MGEs Main Street term loan facility and MGEs debt to the Mohegan Tribe in respect of certain subordinated loans, and to pay related fees and expenses.
The Notes were offered in a private placement to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state or other securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of, the Notes or any other securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Some information included in this press release may contain forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements can sometimes be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as may, will, anticipate, estimate, expect or intend and similar expressions. Such forward-looking information may involve important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or
on behalf of MGE. Information concerning potential factors that could affect MGEs financial results is included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K (filed by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, as well as in MGEs other reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date of this release. MGE does not undertake any obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. MGE cannot assure that projected results or events will be achieved or will occur.
Contact:
Christopher Jones
Vice President, Corporate Finance
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment
(860) 862-8000
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Document Period End Date | Jan. 26, 2021 |
Entity Registrant Name | MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY |
Entity File Number | 033-80655 |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 06-1436334 |
Entity Address, Address Line One | One Mohegan Sun Boulevard |
Entity Address, City or Town | Uncasville |
Entity Incorporation State Country Code | CT |
Entity Address, State or Province | CT |
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 06382 |
City Area Code | (860) |
Local Phone Number | 862-8000 |
Written Communications | false |
Soliciting Material | false |
Pre Commencement Tender Offer | false |
Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
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