SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of August 3, 2022, is entered into among ARCH RECEIVABLE COMPANY, LLC (the “Seller”), ARCH COAL SALES COMPANY, INC. (the “Servicer”), the various financial institutions party to the Agreement (as defined below) as Conduit Purchasers (the “Conduit Purchasers”), as Related Committed Purchasers (the “Related Committed Purchasers”), as LC Participants (the “LC Participants”), and as Purchaser Agents (the “Purchaser Agents”), PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“PNC”), as Administrator (the “Administrator”) and as LC Bank (the “LC Bank”; together with the Conduit Purchasers, the Related Committed Purchasers and the LC Participants, the “Purchasers”), and solely with respect to Section 5 hereof, the various entities listed on the signature pages hereto as Originators (the “Originators” and, together with the Seller, the "Arch Parties").
RECITALS
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.
ARCH RECEIVABLE COMPANY, LLC,
as Seller
By: /s/ Matthew C. Giljum
Name:Matthew C. Giljum
Title:Vice President & Treasurer
ARCH COAL SALES COMPANY, INC.,
as Servicer
By: /s/ Matthew C. Giljum
Name:Matthew C. Giljum
Title:Treasurer
ARCH RESOURCES, INC.,
as Performance Guarantor
By: /s/ Matthew C. Giljum
Name:Matthew C. Giljum
Title: SVP & CFO
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrator
By: /s/ Deric Bradford
Name:Deric Bradford
Title:Senior Vice President
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Purchaser Agent
By: /s/ Deric Bradford
Name:Deric Bradford
Title: Senior Vice President
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as the LC Bank and as an LC Participant
By: /s/ Deric Bradford
Name:Deric Bradford
Title: Senior Vice President
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Related Committed Purchaser
By: /s/ Deric Bradford
Name:Deric Bradford
Title:Senior Vice President
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REGIONS BANK,
as a Purchaser Agent
By: /s/ James Barwis
Name: James Barwis
Title: MD
REGIONS BANK,
as a Related Committed Purchaser
By: /s/ James Barwis
Name: James Barwis
Title: MD
REGIONS BANK,
as an LC Participant
By: /s/ James Barwis
Name: James Barwis
Title: MD
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BRONCO MINING COMPANY LLC
HAWTHORNE COAL COMPANY LLC
KING KNOB COAL CO. LLC
MELROSE COAL COMPANY LLC
PATRIOT MINING COMPANY LLC
VINDEX ENERGY LLC
WHITE WOLF ENERGY LLC
WOLF RUN MINING LLC,
each as an Originator, solely with respect to Section 5 of this Amendment
By: /s/ Rosemary L. Klein
Name: Rosemary L. Klein
Title: Vice President and Secretary
ARCH COAL SALES COMPANY, INC.
ARCH ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC
ARCH WESTERN RESOURCES, LLC
MINGO LOGAN COAL LLC
MOUNTAIN COAL COMPANY, L.L.C.
THUNDER BASIN COAL COMPANY, L.L.C.
COALQUEST DEVELOPMENT LLC
HUNTER RIDGE COAL LLC
HUNTER RIDGE HOLDINGS, INC.
HUNTER RIDGE LLC
ICG BECKLEY, LLC
ICG EAST KENTUCKY, LLC
ARCH COAL GROUP, LLC
ICG, LLC
ICG NATURAL RESOURCES, LLC
ICG TYGART VALLEY, LLC
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY GROUP, LLC
MARINE COAL SALES LLC
UPSHUR PROPERTY LLC
each as an Originator, solely with respect to Section 5 of this Amendment
By: /s/ Rosemary L. Klein
Name: Rosemary L. Klein
Title: Vice President and Secretary
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[EXHIBIT A]
AMENDMENTS TO RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
ATTACHED
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EXECUTION VERSION
EXHIBIT A to SixthSeventh Amendment, dated as of October 8August 3, 20212022
EXECUTION VERSION
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF OCTOBER 5, 2016
BY AND AMONG
ARCH RECEIVABLE COMPANY, LLC,
as Seller,
ARCH COAL SALES COMPANY, INC.,
as initial Servicer,
THE VARIOUS CONDUIT PURCHASERS, RELATED COMMITTED PURCHASERS, LC PARTICIPANTS AND PURCHASER AGENTS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
AND
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrator and as LC Bank
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I.AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE PURCHASES 2
Section 1.1Purchase Facility 2 Section 1.2Making Purchases; Assignment and Assumption 3 Section 1.3Purchased Interest Computation 6 Section 1.4Settlement Procedures 6 Section 1.5Fees 12 Section 1.6Payments and Computations, Etc 12 Section 1.7Increased Costs 13 Section 1.8Requirements of Law; Funding Losses 14
Section 1.9Inability to Determine Euro-RateDaily 1M SOFR or Term
Section 1.10 Taxes 1617 Section 1.11 Letters of Credit 17 Section 1.12 Issuance of Letters of Credit 17 Section 1.13 Requirements For Issuance of Letters of Credit 18 Section 1.14 Disbursements, Reimbursement 18 Section 1.15 Repayment of Participation Advances 19 Section 1.16 Documentation 20 Section 1.17 Determination to Honor Drawing Request 20 Section 1.18 Nature of Participation and Reimbursement Obligations 2021 Section 1.19 Indemnity 22 Section 1.20 Liability for Acts and Omissions 2223 Section 1.21 Benchmark Replacement Setting 24
Section 1.22 Conforming Changes Relating to Daily 1M SOFR and the
Term SOFR Rate 28
ARTICLE II.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS; TERMINATION EVENTS 2429
Section 2.1Representations and Warranties; Covenants 2429 Section 2.2Termination
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Section 3.1Indemnities by the Seller 2429
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ARTICLE IV.ADMINISTRATION AND, COLLECTIONS27 AND INSURANCE RECEIVABLES
Section 4.1Appointment of the Servicer 2732 Section 4.2Duties of the Servicer 2833 Section 4.3Lock-Box Account and LC Collateral Account Arrangements 2934 Section 4.4Enforcement Rights 3035 Section 4.5Responsibilities of the Seller 3136 Section 4.6Servicing Fee 3136
Section 4.7Authorization and Action of the Administrator and Purchaser
Agents 3137
Section 4.8Nature of Administrator’s Duties; Delegation of
Administrator’s Duties; Exculpatory Duties 3338 Section 4.9UCC Filings 3439 Section 4.10 Agent’s Reliance, Etc 3439 Section 4.11 Administrator and Affiliates 3540 Section 4.12 Notice of Termination Events 3540
Section 4.13 Non-Reliance on Administrator, Purchaser Agents and other Purchasers; Administrators and Affiliates 3641
Section 4.14Indemnification 3642 Section 4.15 Successor Administrator 3742 Section 4.16 Credit Insurance Policies 43 ARTICLE V.MISCELLANEOUS 3745
Section 5.1Amendments, Etc 3745 Section 5.2Notices, Etc 3845 Section 5.3Successors and Assigns; Assignability; Participations 3846 Section 5.4Costs, Expenses and Taxes 4149 Section 5.5No Proceedings; Limitation on Payments 4350 Section 5.6Confidentiality 4351 Section 5.7GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION 4452
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Section 5.8Execution in Counterparts 4552 Section 5.9Survival of Termination; Non-Waiver 4552
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Section 5.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 4552
Section 5.11 Entire Agreement 4553 Section 5.12 Headings 4653 Section 5.13 Right of Setoff 4653 Section 5.14 Purchaser Groups’ Liabilities 4653 Section 5.15 Sharing of Recoveries 4654 Section 5.16 USA Patriot Act 4654 Section 5.17 Tax Matters 4754 Section 5.18 Severability 4755 Section 5.19 Mutual Negotiations 4755
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EXHIBIT IDEFINITIONS
EXHIBIT IICONDITIONS PRECEDENT
EXHIBIT III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXHIBIT IVCOVENANTS
EXHIBIT VTERMINATION EVENTS
SCHEDULE ICREDIT AND COLLECTION POLICY
SCHEDULE II | LOCK-BOX BANK, BLOCKED ACCOUNT AND LOCK-BOX ACCOUNT |
SCHEDULE IIIACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS SCHEDULE IVGROUP COMMITMENTS
ANNEX A FORM OF INFORMATION PACKAGE ANNEX B-1FORM OF PURCHASE NOTICE ANNEX B-2FORM OF ISSUANCE NOTICE ANNEX C FORM OF PAYDOWN NOTICE
ANNEX DFORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE ANNEX E FORM OF LETTER OF CREDIT APPLICATION ANNEX FFORM OF ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT ANNEX G FORM OF TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT
ANNEX H-1FORM OF WEEKLY REPORT ANNEX H-2FORM OF DAILY REPORT ANNEX I[RESERVED]
ANNEX JFORM OF CASH FLOW FORECAST
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ThisTHIRDAMENDEDANDRESTATEDRECEIVABLESPURCHASE
AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of October 5, 2016, by and among ARCH RECEIVABLE COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as seller (the “Seller”), ARCH COAL SALES COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Arch Sales”), as initial servicer (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Servicer”), the various CONDUIT PURCHASERS, RELATED COMMITTED PURCHASERS, LC
PARTICIPANTS and PURCHASER AGENTS from time to time party hereto and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (“PNC”), as administrator (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrator”) and as issuer of Letters of Credit (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “LC Bank”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS. Certain terms that are capitalized and used throughout this Agreement are defined in Exhibit I. References in the Exhibits hereto to the “Agreement” refer to this Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety, as of the Closing Date, the Second Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 13, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Prior Agreement”), among each of the parties hereto. Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Prior Agreement shall, subject to this paragraph, be superseded hereby in their entirety. Notwithstanding the amendment and restatement of the Prior Agreement by this Agreement, (i) the Seller and Servicer shall continue to be liable to PNC, Regions and any other Indemnified Party or Affected Person (as such terms are defined in the Prior Agreement) for fees and expenses which are accrued and unpaid under the Prior Agreement on the date hereof (collectively, the “Prior Agreement Outstanding Amounts”) and all agreements to indemnify such parties in connection with events or conditions arising or existing prior to the effective date of this Agreement and (ii) the security interest created under the Prior Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as security for such Prior Agreement Outstanding Amounts until such Prior Agreement Outstanding Amounts shall have been paid in full. Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, each reference to the Prior Agreement in any other document, instrument or agreement shall mean and be a reference to this Agreement. Nothing contained herein, unless expressly herein stated to the contrary, is intended to amend, modify or otherwise affect any other instrument, document or agreement executed and/or delivered in connection with the Prior Agreement.
The Seller (i) desires to sell, transfer and assign an undivided percentage interest in a pool of receivables, and the Purchasers desire to acquire such undivided percentage interest, as such percentage interest shall be adjusted from time to time based upon, in part, reinvestment payments that are made by such Purchasers and (ii) may, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, request that the LC Bank issue or cause the issuance of one or more Letters of Credit.
In consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I.
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE PURCHASES
Section 1.1Purchase Facility.
The Seller may, subject to this paragraph (a) and the other requirements and conditions herein, use the proceeds of any purchase by the Purchasers hereunder to satisfy its Reimbursement Obligation to the LC Bank and the LC Participants (ratably, based on the outstanding amounts funded by the LC Bank and each such LC Participant) pursuant to Section
1.14 below.
Each of the parties hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that from and after the Closing Date, the Purchaser Groups that includes PNC and Regions, as a Purchaser Agent and as
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a Purchaser, shall not include a Conduit Purchaser, and each request by the Seller for ratable Purchases by the Conduit Purchasers pursuant to Section 1.1(a)(i) shall be deemed to be a request that the Related Committed Purchasers in PNC’s and Regions’ Purchaser Group make their ratable share of such Purchases.
Section 1.2Making Purchases; Assignment and Assumption.
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notice must be received by the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent before 11:00 a.m., New York City time) at least two Business Days before the requested Purchase Date, which notice shall specify: (A) solely in the case of a Funded Purchase maintained by Capital (other than one made pursuant to Section 1.14(b)), the amount requested to be paid to the Seller (such amount, which shall not be less than $300,000 (or such lesser amount as agreed to by the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent) and shall be in integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof, being the Capital relating to the undivided percentage ownership interest then being purchased with respect to each Purchaser Group), (B) the date of such Funded Purchase (which shall be a Business Day), and (C) the pro forma calculation of the Purchased Interest after giving effect to the increase in the Aggregate Capital.
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Assets. The Seller hereby authorizes the Administrator to file financing statements describing the collateral covered thereby as “all of the debtor’s personal property or assets” or words to that effect, notwithstanding that such wording may be broader in scope than the collateral described in this Agreement. The Administrator (on behalf of the Secured Parties) shall have, with respect to the Pool Assets, and in addition to all the other rights and remedies available to the Administrator and the Purchasers, all the rights and remedies of a secured party under any applicable UCC. The Seller hereby acknowledges and agrees that pursuant to the Prior Agreement, the Seller granted to the Administrator a security interest in all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Pool Assets (as defined in the Prior Agreement). The Seller hereby confirms such security interest and acknowledges and agrees that such security interest is continuing and is supplemented and restated by the security interest granted by the Seller pursuant to this Section 1.2(d).
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a Letter of Credit hereunder, as the case may be, shall not relieve any other Related Committed Purchaser or related LC Participant of its obligation hereunder to make payment for any Funded Purchase or such drawing. Further, in the event any Related Committed Purchaser or related LC Participant fails to satisfy its obligation to make a purchase or payment with respect to such drawing as required hereunder, upon receipt of notice of such failure from the Administrator (or any relevant Purchaser Agent), subject to the limitations set forth herein, the non-defaulting Related Committed Purchasers or related LC Participants in such defaulting Related Committed Purchaser’s or related LC Participant’s Purchaser Group shall fund the defaulting Related Committed Purchaser’s or related LC Participant’s Commitment Percentage of the related Purchase or drawing pro rata in proportion to their relative Commitment Percentages (determined without regard to the Commitment Percentage of the defaulting Related Committed Purchaser or related LC Participant; it being understood that a defaulting Related Committed Purchaser’s or related LC Participant’s Commitment Percentage of any Purchase or drawing shall be first funded by the Related Committed Purchasers or related LC Participants in such defaulting Related Committed Purchaser’s or related LC Participant’s Purchaser Group and thereafter if there are no other Related Committed Purchasers or related LC Participants in such Purchaser Group or if such other Related Committed Purchasers or related LC Participants are also defaulting Related Committed Purchasers or related LC Participants, then such defaulting Related Committed Purchaser’s or related LC Participant’s Commitment Percentage of such Purchase or drawing shall be funded by each other Purchaser Group ratably and applied in accordance with this paragraph (g)). Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph (g) to the contrary and for the avoidance of doubt, each Related Committed Purchaser’s and LC Participant’s obligation to make a Purchase or payment with respect to any drawing shall be subject in all respects to the limitations set forth in the last sentence of the first paragraph of Section 1.1(a).
Section 1.3 Purchased Interest Computation. The Purchased Interest shall be initially computed on the Closing Date. Thereafter, until the Facility Termination Date, such Purchased Interest shall be automatically recomputed (or deemed to be recomputed) on each Business Day other than a Termination Day. From and after the occurrence of any Termination Day, the Purchased Interest shall (until the event(s) giving rise to such Termination Day are satisfied or are waived by the Administrator in accordance with Section 5.1) be deemed to be 100%. The Purchased Interest shall become zero when (a) the Aggregate Capital thereof and Aggregate Discount thereon shall have been paid in full, (b) an amount equal to 100% of the LC Participation Amount and the LC Fee Expectation shall have been deposited in the LC Collateral Account, or all Letters of Credit shall have expired or otherwise been terminated and (c) all the amounts owed by the Seller and the Servicer hereunder to each Purchaser, the Administrator and any other Indemnified Party or Affected Person are paid in full (other than indemnification and other contingent obligations not yet due and owing), and the Servicer shall have received the accrued Servicing Fee thereon.
Section 1.4Settlement Procedures.
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information needed for such administration, including notice of the occurrence of any Termination Day and current computations of the Purchased Interest.
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may retain the portion of the Collections set aside pursuant to clause (b)(i) that represents the aggregate of each Purchasers’ Share of the Servicing Fee. On or prior to the last day of each Settlement Period, each Purchaser Agent will notify the Servicer by facsimile of the amount of Discount accrued with respect to each Portion of Capital during such Settlement Period or portion thereof.
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clause (b) of the definition thereof or a Termination Event is continuing, an amount equal to the LC Fee Expectation at such time (or such portion thereof not currently on deposit in the LC Collateral Account), fifth, if the Aggregate Capital and accrued Aggregate Discount with respect to each Portion of Capital for all Purchaser Groups have been reduced to zero, and the aggregate of the Purchasers’ Share of all accrued Servicing Fees payable to the Servicer (if other than Arch Sales or an Affiliate thereof) have been paid in full, to each Purchaser Agent ratably, based on the amounts payable to each Purchaser in such Purchaser Agent’s Purchaser Group (for the benefit of the relevant Purchasers in such Purchaser Agent’s Purchaser Group), the Administrator and any other Secured Party in payment in full of any other amounts owed thereto by the Seller or the Servicer hereunder, and sixth, to the Servicer (if the Servicer is Arch Sales or an Affiliate thereof) in payment in full of the aggregate of the Purchasers’ Share of all accrued Servicing Fees.
After the Aggregate Capital, Aggregate Discount, fees payable pursuant to the Fee Letters and Servicing Fees with respect to the Purchased Interest, and any other amounts payable by the Seller and the Servicer to each Purchaser Group, the Administrator or any other Indemnified Party or Affected Person hereunder, have been paid in full, and (on and after a Termination Day) after an amount equal to 100% of the LC Participation Amount and the LC Fee Expectation has been deposited in the LC Collateral Account, all additional Collections with respect to the Purchased Interest shall be paid to the Seller for its own account.
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Receivables, starting with the oldest such Receivable, unless such Obligor designates in writing its payment for application to specific Receivables; and
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provided, that the amount of any such reduction shall be not less than $300,000 and shall be an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof.
Section 1.5Fees.
The Seller shall pay to the Administrator, the Purchaser Agents and the Purchasers certain fees in the amounts and on the dates set forth in one or more fee letter agreements for each Purchaser Group, in each case entered into from time to time by and among the Servicer, the Seller and the applicable Purchaser Agent and/or the Administrator (as any such fee letter agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, each, a “Fee Letter”).
Section 1.6Payments and Computations, Etc.
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Section 1.7Increased Costs.
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central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law), affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Affected Person, and such Affected Person determines that the amount of such capital is increased by or based upon the existence of any commitment to make purchases of (or otherwise to maintain the investment in) Pool Receivables or issue any Letter of Credit related to this Agreement or any related liquidity facility, credit enhancement facility and other commitments of the same type, then, upon demand by such Affected Person (with a copy to the Administrator), the Seller shall promptly pay to the Administrator, for the account of such Affected Person, from time to time as specified by such Affected Person, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Affected Person for increased costs in the light of such circumstances, to the extent that such Affected Person reasonably determines such increase in capital to be allocable to the existence of any of such commitments. A certificate as to such amounts submitted to the Seller and the Administrator by such Affected Person shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
Section 1.8Requirements of Law; Funding Losses.
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(iii) | does or shall impose on such Affected Person any other condition, |
and the result of any of the foregoing is: (A) to increase the cost to such Affected Person of acting as Administrator, or of agreeing to purchase or purchasing or maintaining the ownership of undivided percentage ownership interests with regard to, or issuing any Letter of Credit in respect of, the Purchased Interest (or interests therein) or any Portion of Capital, or (B) to reduce any amount receivable hereunder (whether directly or indirectly), then, in any such case, upon demand by such Affected Person, the Seller shall promptly pay to such Affected Person additional amounts necessary to compensate such Affected Person for such additional cost or reduced amount receivable. All such amounts shall be payable as incurred. A certificate as to such amounts from such Affected Person to the Seller and the Administrator shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary, for purposes of this Section 1.8, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and all requests, rules, guidelines and directives promulgated thereunder, and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or any Governmental Authority, any central bank of any jurisdiction, comparable agency or other Person, in each case pursuant to, or implementing, the accord known as Basel III, are, in the case of each of clause (i) and clause (ii) above, deemed to have been introduced or adopted after the date hereof, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued, promulgated or implemented.
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Person to lenders of funds borrowed by it to fund or maintain any Portion of Capital hereunder at an interest rate determined by reference to the Euro-Rate or LMIR and any loss sustained by such Person in connection with the re-employment of such funds), which such Affected Person may sustain with respect to funding or maintaining such Portion of Capital at the Euro-Rate or LMIR if, for any reason, funding or maintaining such Portion of Capital at an interest rate determined by reference to the Euro-Rate or LMIR does not occur on a date specified therefor.
Section 1.9 Inability to Determine Euro-Rate.
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Section 1.9Daily 1M SOFR or Term SOFR Rate Unascertainable; Increased Costs; Illegality.
then the Administrator shall have the rights specified in Section 1.9(c).
Upon such date as shall be specified in such notice (which shall not be earlier than the date such notice is given), the obligation of (i) the Purchaser Agents, in the case of such notice given by the Administrator, or (ii) such Purchaser Agent, in the case of such notice given by such Purchaser Agent, to allow the Seller to select, convert to or renew any Purchase (or Portion of Capital thereof) accruing yield by reference to Daily 1M SOFR or the Term SOFR Rate shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Alternate Rate or the applicable Settlement Period) until
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the Administrator shall have later notified the Seller, or such Purchaser Agent shall have later notified the Administrator, of the Administrator’s or such Purchaser Agent’s, as the case may be, determination that the circumstances giving rise to such previous determination no longer exist.
If at any time the Administrator makes a determination under Section 1.9(a), (A) if the Seller has delivered a Purchase Notice for an affected Purchase (or Portion of Capital thereof) that has not yet been made, such Purchase Request shall be deemed to request a Purchase accruing yield at the Base Rate, and (B) any outstanding affected Purchases (or Portions of Capital thereof) shall be deemed to have been converted into Purchases (or Portions of Capital thereof) accruing yield at the Base Rate at the end of the applicable Settlement Period until the Administrator shall have later notified the Seller, or such Purchaser Agent shall have later notified the Administrator, of the Administrator’s or such Purchaser Agent’s, as the case may be, determination that the circumstances giving rise to such previous determination no longer exist.
Section 1.10Taxes.
The Seller agrees that any and all payments by the Seller under this Agreement shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all current or future taxes, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding overall income or franchise taxes, in either case, imposed on the Person receiving such payment by the Seller hereunder by the jurisdiction under whose laws such Person is organized, operates or where its principal executive office is located or any political subdivision thereof (all such nonexcluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as “Taxes”). If the Seller shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to any Purchaser, Purchaser Agent, Liquidity Provider, Program Support Provider or the Administrator, then the sum payable shall be increased by the amount necessary to yield to such Person (after payment of all Taxes) an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made. Whenever any Taxes are payable by the Seller, the Seller agrees that, as promptly as possible thereafter, the Seller shall send to the Administrator for its own account or for the account of any Purchaser, Purchaser Agent, Liquidity Provider or other Program Support Provider, as the case may be, a certified copy of an original official receipt showing payment thereof or such other evidence of such payment as may be available to the Seller and acceptable to the taxing authorities having jurisdiction over such Person. If the Seller fails to pay any Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the Administrator the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Seller shall indemnify the Administrator and/or any other Affected Person, as applicable, for any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by such party as a result of any such failure.
Section 1.11Letters of Credit.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and the satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Exhibit II, the LC Bank shall issue or cause the issuance of Letters of Credit (“Letters of Credit”) on behalf of Seller (and, if applicable, on behalf of, or for the account of, the Transferor or any Subsidiary thereof) in favor of such beneficiaries as the Seller or the
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Transferor, as applicable may elect. All amounts drawn upon Letters of Credit shall accrue Discount. Letters of Credit that have not been drawn upon shall not accrue Discount.
Section 1.12Issuance of Letters of Credit.
Section 1.13Requirements For Issuance of Letters of Credit.
The Seller shall authorize and direct the LC Bank to name the Seller or the Transferor as the “Applicant” or “Account Party” of each Letter of Credit.
Section 1.14Disbursements, Reimbursement.
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LC Participant’s Pro Rata Share of the face amount of such Letter of Credit and the amount of such drawing, respectively.
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hereunder remains outstanding and uncancelled or (C) all Persons (other than the Seller) have been fully reimbursed for all payments made under or relating to Letters of Credit.
Section 1.15Repayment of Participation Advances.
Section 1.16Documentation.
The Seller agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Credit Application and by the LC Bank’s interpretations of any Letter of Credit issued for the Seller and by the LC Bank’s written regulations and customary practices relating to letters of credit, though the LC Bank’s interpretation of such regulations and practices may be different from the Seller’s own. In the event of a conflict between the Letter of Credit Application and this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern. It is understood and agreed that, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the LC Bank, the LC Bank shall not be liable for any error, negligence and/or mistakes, whether of omission or commission, in following the Seller’s instructions or those contained in the Letters of Credit or any modifications, amendments or supplements thereto.
Section 1.17Determination to Honor Drawing Request.
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In determining whether to honor any request for drawing under any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof, the LC Bank shall be responsible only to determine that the documents and certificates required to be delivered under such Letter of Credit have been delivered and that they comply on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit and that any other drawing condition appearing on the face of such Letter of Credit has been satisfied in the manner so set forth.
Section 1.18Nature of Participation and Reimbursement Obligations.
Each LC Participant’s obligation in accordance with this Agreement to make participation advances as a result of a drawing under a Letter of Credit, and the obligations of the Seller to reimburse the LC Bank upon a draw under a Letter of Credit, shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Article I under all circumstances, including the following circumstances:
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invalid, defective or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, even if the Administrator or the LC Bank has been notified thereof;
party thereto;
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respect to the Seller, the Transferor, any Originator or any Affiliate thereof;
Section 1.19Indemnity.
In addition to other amounts payable hereunder, the Seller hereby agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save harmless the Administrator, the LC Bank, each LC Participant and any of the LC Bank’s Affiliates that have issued a Letter of Credit from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, taxes, penalties, interest, judgments, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including Attorney Costs) which the Administrator, the LC Bank, any LC Participant or any of their respective Affiliates may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of the issuance of any Letter of Credit, except to the extent resulting from (a)
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the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the party to be indemnified as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (b) the wrongful dishonor by the LC Bank of a proper demand for payment made under any Letter of Credit, except if such dishonor resulted from any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto Governmental Authority (all such acts or omissions herein called “Governmental Acts”).
Section 1.20Liability for Acts and Omissions.
As between the Seller, on the one hand, and the Administrator, the LC Bank, the LC Participants, the Purchaser Agents and the Purchasers, on the other, the Seller assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of any Letter of Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the respective foregoing, none of the Administrator, the LC Bank, the LC Participants, the Purchaser Agents or the Purchasers shall be responsible for: (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for an issuance of any such Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged (even if the LC Bank or any LC Participant shall have been notified thereof); (ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any such 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; (iii) the failure of the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit, or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred, to comply fully with any conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit or any other claim of the Seller against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit, or any such transferee, or any dispute between or among the Seller and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any such transferee; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, electronic mail, cable, telegraph, telex, facsimile or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or (viii) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Administrator, the LC Bank, the LC Participants, the Purchaser Agents and the Purchasers, including any Governmental Acts, and none of the above shall affect or impair, or prevent the vesting of, any of the LC Bank’s rights or powers hereunder. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall relieve the LC Bank from liability for its gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in connection with actions or omissions described in such clauses (i) through (viii) of such sentence. In no event shall the Administrator, the LC Bank, the LC Participants, the Purchaser Agents or the Purchasers or their respective Affiliates, be liable to the Seller or any other Person for any indirect, consequential, incidental, punitive, exemplary or special damages or expenses (including without limitation attorneys’ fees), or for any damages resulting from any change in the value of any property relating to a Letter of Credit.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator, the LC Bank, the LC Participants, the Purchaser Agents and the Purchasers and each of its Affiliates (i) may
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rely on any written communication believed in good faith by such Person to have been authorized or given by or on behalf of the applicant for a Letter of Credit; (ii) may honor any presentation if the documents presented appear on their face to comply with the terms and conditions of the relevant Letter of Credit; (iii) may honor a previously dishonored presentation under a Letter of Credit, whether such dishonor was pursuant to a court order, to settle or compromise any claim of wrongful dishonor, or otherwise, and shall be entitled to reimbursement to the same extent as if such presentation had initially been honored, together with any interest paid by the LC Bank or its Affiliates; (iv) may honor any drawing that is payable upon presentation of a statement advising negotiation or payment, upon receipt of such statement (even if such statement indicates that a draft or other document is being delivered separately), and shall not be liable for any failure of any such draft or other document to arrive, or to conform in any way with the relevant Letter of Credit; (v) may pay any paying or negotiating bank claiming that it rightfully honored under the laws or practices of the place where such bank is located; and (vi) may settle or adjust any claim or demand made on the Administrator, the LC Bank, the LC Participants, the Purchaser Agents or the Purchasers or their respective Affiliates, in any way related to any order issued at the applicant’s request to an air carrier, a letter of guarantee or of indemnity issued to a carrier or any similar document (each an “Order”) and may honor any drawing in connection with any Letter of Credit that is the subject of such Order, notwithstanding that any drafts or other documents presented in connection with such Letter of Credit fail to conform in any way with such Letter of Credit.
In furtherance and extension and not in limitation of the specific provisions set forth above, any action taken or omitted by the LC Bank under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it or any documents and certificates delivered thereunder, if taken or omitted in good faith and without gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, shall not put the LC Bank under any resulting liability to the Seller, any LC Participant or any other Person.
Section 1.21Successor to Euro-Rate or LMIRBenchmark Replacement Setting.
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notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided such proposed amendment to all Majorityto the Purchaser Agents, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document so long as the Administrator has not received, by such time, written notice from Purchaser Agents comprising the Majority Purchaser Agents of objection to such amendment from all of the Majority Purchaser Agents. Until the Benchmark Replacement is effective, each advance, conversion and renewal of any Portion of Capital accruing Discount by reference to LMIR or Euro-Rate will continue to accrue Discount with reference to LMIR or Euro-Rate; provided, however, that during a Benchmark Unavailability Period (i) any pending selection of, conversion to or renewal of any Portion of Capital accruing Discount by reference to LMIR or Euro-Rate that has not yet gone into effect shall be deemed to be a selection of, conversion to or renewal of the Alternate Rate determined by reference to the Base Rate with respect to such Portion of Capital, and such Portion of Capital shall accrue Discount by reference to the Alternate Rate determined by reference to the Base Rate (rather than by reference to LMIR or Euro-Rate), and (ii) all outstanding Portion of Capital accruing Discount by reference to LMIR or Euro-Rate shall automatically be converted to accrue Discount by reference to the Alternate Rate determined by reference to the Base Rate at the expiration of the existing Settlement Period (or sooner, if Administrator cannot continue to lawfully maintain such affected Portion of Capital accruing Discount by reference to LMIR or Euro-Rate).determined in accordance with clause (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement”.
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implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term 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 Administrator 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 not or will not be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrator may modify the definition of “Yield Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) 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 not or will not be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrator may modify the definition of “Yield Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the “LC Participation Fee” (as defined in the applicable Fee Letter) shall not be amended solely in connection with selecting any replacement index in accordance with this Section 1.21.
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“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if such Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of a Settlement Period pursuant to this Agreement or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor of such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Settlement Period” pursuant to clause (d) of this Section 1.21.
“Benchmark” means, initially, Daily 1M SOFR and the Term SOFR Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the then-current Benchmark, then
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“Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to this Section 1.21.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, the first applicable alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrator for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrator and the Seller, giving due consideration to (ix) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (iiy) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate of interest as a replacement to LMIR or Euro-Rate for U.S.the then-current Benchmark for dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (bB) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
provided, that, at any time if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined pursuant to clause (2) above would be less than the Benchmark Replacement Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Benchmark Replacement Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; and provided further, that any Benchmark Replacement shall be administratively feasible as reasonably determined by the Administrator.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of LMIR or Euro-Rate with an alternate benchmark rate for each applicable Discountthe then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrator and the Seller (a), giving due consideration to (iA) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of LMIR or Euro-Ratesuch Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement (excluding such spread adjustment) by the Relevant Governmental Body or (iiB) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining asuch spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for suchthe replacement of LMIR or Euro-Rate for U.S. dollar-denominatedsuch Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) which may also reflect adjustments to account for (i) the effects of the transition from LMIR or Euro-Rate to the Benchmark Replacement and (ii) yield- or risk-based differences between LMIR or Euro-Rate and the Benchmark Replacement..
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Rate,” the definition of “Discount,” 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 Administrator decides may be
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appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrator in a manner substantially consistent with market practice in the United States (or, if the Administrator decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrator determines that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrator decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliera date and time determined by the Administrator, which date shall be no later than the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the LMIR or Euro-Ratethen-current Benchmark:
“Benchmark Replacement Floor” means the minimum rate of interest, if any, specified for LMIR or Euro-Rate or, if no minimum rate of interest is specified, zero percent.
For the avoidance of doubt, 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 LMIR or Euro-Ratethe then-current Benchmark:
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Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for USD LIBORsuch Benchmark (or such component thereof), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for USD LIBORsuch Benchmark (or such component thereof) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for USD LIBORsuch Benchmark (or such component thereof), which states that the administrator of USD LIBORsuch Benchmark (or such component thereof) has ceased or will cease to provide USD LIBORall 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 USD LIBORany Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
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, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LMIR or Euro-Rate and solely to the extent that LMIR or Euro-Rate has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that sucha Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced LMIR or Euro-Ratethe then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in accordance with this Section 1.91.21 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced LMIR or Euro-Ratethe then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder pursuant toand under any Transaction Document in accordance with this Section 1.21.
“Early Opt-in Event” means a determination by the Administrator that U.S. dollar-denominated credit facilities being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in this Section 1.21, are being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace LMIR or Euro-Rate for loans in U.S. dollars.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve BoardSystem of the United States and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board and/System of the United States or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
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“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
Section 1.22Conforming Changes Relating to Daily 1M SOFR and the Term SOFR Rate.
With respect to Daily 1M SOFR and the Term SOFR Rate, the Administrator will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrator shall provide notice to the Seller and each Purchaser Agent of each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
Section 1.23Selection of Daily 1M SOFR and Term SOFR Rate; Rate Quotations.
ARTICLE II.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS;
TERMINATION EVENTS
Section 2.1Representations and Warranties; Covenants.
Each of the Seller and the Servicer hereby makes the representations and warranties, and hereby agrees to perform and observe the covenants, applicable to it as set forth in Exhibits III and IV, respectively.
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Section 2.2Termination Events.
If any of the Termination Events set forth in Exhibit V shall occur, the Administrator may (with the consent of the Majority Purchaser Agents) and shall (at the direction of the Majority Purchaser Agents), by notice to the Seller, declare the Facility Termination Date to have occurred (in which case the Facility Termination Date shall be deemed to have occurred); provided, that automatically upon the occurrence of any event (without any requirement for the passage of time or the giving of notice) described in paragraph (f) of Exhibit V, the Facility Termination Date shall occur. Upon any such declaration, occurrence or deemed occurrence of the Facility Termination Date, the Purchasers, the Purchaser Agents and the Administrator shall have, in addition to the rights and remedies that they may have under this Agreement, all other rights and remedies provided after default under the UCC and under other Applicable Law, which rights and remedies shall be cumulative.
ARTICLE III.
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 3.1Indemnities by the Seller.
Without limiting any other rights that the Administrator, the Purchasers, the Purchaser Agents, the Liquidity Providers, any Program Support Provider or any of their respective Affiliates, employees, officers, directors, agents, counsel, successors, transferees or permitted assigns (each, an “Indemnified Party”) may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, the Seller hereby agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Party from and against any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs, losses, liabilities, penalties and taxes (including Attorney Costs) (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “Indemnified Amounts”) at any time imposed on or incurred by any Indemnified Party arising out of or otherwise relating to any Transaction Document, the transactions contemplated thereby or the acquisition of any portion of the Purchased Interest, or any action taken or omitted by any of the Indemnified Parties (including any action taken by the Administrator as attorney-in-fact for the Seller, the Transferor or any Originator hereunder or under any other Transaction Document) whether arising by reason of the acts to be performed by the Seller hereunder or otherwise, excluding only Indemnified Amounts to the extent: (a) a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction holds that such Indemnified Amounts resulted from gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Party seeking indemnification, (b) due to the credit risk of the Obligor and for which reimbursement would constitute recourse to the Transferor, any Originator or the Servicer for uncollectible Receivables or (c) other than in the case of clause (xiii) below, such Indemnified Amounts include taxes imposed or based on, or measured by, the gross or net income or receipts of such Indemnified Party by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Indemnified Party is organized, operates or where its principal executive office is located (or any political subdivision thereof); provided, however, that nothing contained in this sentence shall limit the liability of the Seller or the Servicer or limit the recourse of any Indemnified Party to the Seller or the Servicer for any amounts otherwise specifically provided to be paid by the Seller or the Servicer hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing indemnification, and subject to the exclusions in the preceding sentence, the Seller shall indemnify each Indemnified Party for Indemnified Amounts (including losses in respect of uncollectible Receivables regardless for purposes of these specific
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matters whether reimbursement therefor would constitute recourse to the Seller or the Servicer, except as set forth in subclause (viii) below) relating to or resulting from any of the following:
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such goods or services or other similar claim or defense not arising from the financial inability of any Obligor to pay undisputed indebtedness;
Section 3.2Indemnities by the Servicer.
Without limiting any other rights that any Indemnified Party may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, the Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Party from and against any and all Indemnified Amounts arising out of or resulting from (whether directly or indirectly): (a) the failure of any information contained in an Information Package or any Interim Report to be true and correct, or the failure of any other information provided to any such Indemnified Party by, or on behalf of, the Servicer to be true and correct, (b) the failure of any
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representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by the Servicer (or any of its officers) under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party to have been true and correct as of the date made or deemed made when made,
ARTICLE IV.
ADMINISTRATION, COLLECTIONS AND INSURANCE RECEIVABLES
Section 4.1Appointment of the Servicer.
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the terms hereof, (ii) the Servicer shall remain liable for the performance of the duties and obligations so delegated, (iii) the Seller, the Administrator, the Purchaser Agents and the Purchasers shall have the right to look solely to the Servicer for performance, and (iv) the terms of any agreement with any Sub-Servicer shall provide that the Administrator may terminate such agreement upon the termination of the Servicer hereunder by giving notice of its desire to terminate such agreement to the Servicer (and the Servicer shall provide appropriate notice to each such Sub-Servicer); provided, however, that if any such delegation is to any Person other than an Originator or the Transferor, the Administrator and the Majority Purchaser Agents shall have consented in writing in advance to such delegation.
Section 4.2Duties of the Servicer.
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to any indebtedness that is not a Pool Receivable, and copies of records in its possession that evidence or relate to any indebtedness that is a Pool Receivable.
Section 4.3Lock-Box Account and LC Collateral Account Arrangements.
Prior to the Closing Date, the Seller shall have entered into Lock-Box Agreements with all of the Lock-Box Banks and delivered original counterparts thereof to the Administrator. During the continuance of a Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event or during a Minimum Liquidity Period, the Administrator may (and shall, at the direction of the Majority Purchaser Agents), at any time give notice to each Lock-Box Bank that the Administrator is exercising its rights under the Lock-Box Agreements to do any or all of the following: (a) to exercise exclusive dominion and control (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) over each of the Lock-Box Accounts and all funds on deposit therein and (b) to take any or all other actions permitted under the applicable Lock-Box Agreement. The Seller and the Servicer each hereby agree that if the Administrator at any time takes any action set forth in the preceding sentence, the Administrator shall have exclusive control (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) of each Lock-Box Account and of the proceeds (including Collections) of all Pool Receivables in such Lock-Box Accounts and the Seller and the Servicer hereby further agree to take any other action that the Administrator may reasonably request to transfer such control or to ensure that the Administrator maintains such control. Any proceeds of Pool Receivables received by the Seller or the Servicer thereafter shall be sent immediately to, or as otherwise instructed by, the Administrator. The Seller and the Servicer hereby irrevocably instruct the Administrator on each Business Day during the Minimum Liquidity Period, so long as the Administrator has taken exclusive dominion and control over each of the Lock-Box Accounts and no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event exists, to transfer all available amounts on deposit in the Lock-Box Accounts as of the end of each Business Day and after giving effect to any distributions to the Servicer on such day pursuant to Section 1.4(g), to the LC Collateral Account.The parties hereto hereby acknowledge that if it at any time takes control of any Lock-Box Accounts, the Administrator shall not have any rights to the funds therein in excess of the unpaid amounts due to the Administrator, the Purchaser Agents, the Purchasers, any Indemnified Party, any Affected Person or any other Person hereunder or under any other Transaction Document, and the Administrator shall distribute or cause to be distributed such funds in accordance with Section 4.2(b) and Article I (in each case as if such funds were held by the Servicer thereunder).
The Administrator shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over the LC Collateral Account and the Seller hereby grants the Administrator a security interest in the LC Collateral Account and all money or other assets on deposit therein or credited thereto. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrator
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and at the Seller’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in the LC Collateral Account. Moneys in the LC Collateral Account shall be applied by the Administrator to reimburse the LC Bank for each drawing under a Letter of Credit and for repayment of amounts owing by the Seller hereunder and under each of the other Transaction Documents to each of the other Secured Parties, it being understood and agreed that certain amounts on deposit in the LC Collateral Account may, from time to time, be remitted to the Servicer pursuant to Section 1.4(g). Amounts, if any, on deposit in the LC Collateral Account on the Final Payout Date shall be remitted by the Administrator to the Seller.
The Administrator shall, on each Settlement Date (if such date occurs on a Termination Day), remove any available amounts then on deposit in the LC Collateral Account and deposit such amounts into each Purchaser Agent’s account in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 1.4(d), to the extent that any amounts are then due and owing under clauses first through third of Section 1.4(d)(ii) after giving effect to the distribution, if any, by the Servicer on such date in accordance with Section 1.4(d).
Section 4.4Enforcement Rights.
(2) Business Days following instruction by the Administrator, the Administrator (at the Seller’s or the Servicer’s, as the case may be, expense) may so notify the Obligors;
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Section 4.5Responsibilities of the Seller.
Section 4.6Servicing Fee.
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and expenses incurred by such successor Servicer in connection with the performance of its obligations as Servicer hereunder.
Section 4.7Authorization and Action of the Administrator and Purchaser Agents.
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Section 4.8Nature of Administrator’s Duties; Delegation of Administrator’s Duties; Exculpatory Duties.
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Sub-Servicer, the Servicer, the Transferor, any Originator or any of their Affiliates to perform any obligation hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party (or under any Contract), or (iv) the satisfaction of any condition specified in Exhibit II. The Administrator shall not have any obligation to any Purchaser Agent or Purchaser to ascertain or inquire about the observance or performance of any agreement contained in any Transaction Document or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Seller, the Servicer, the Transferor, any Originator or any of their respective Affiliates.
Section 4.9UCC Filings.
Each of the Seller and the Purchasers expressly recognizes and agrees that the Administrator may be listed as the assignee or secured party of record on the various UCC filings required to be made hereunder in order to perfect the transfer of the Purchased Interest from the Seller to the Purchasers, that such listing shall be for administrative convenience only in creating a record or nominee owner to take certain actions hereunder on behalf of the Purchasers and that such listing will not affect in any way the status of the Purchasers as the beneficial owners of the Purchased Interest. In addition, such listing shall impose no duties on the Administrator other than those expressly and specifically undertaken in accordance with this Section 4.9.
Section 4.10Agent’s Reliance, Etc.
None of the Administrator and the Purchaser Agents, nor any of their respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it as Administrator or as Purchaser Agent, as the case may be, under or in connection with this Agreement except for such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Each of the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent: (i) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Seller), independent public accountants and other experts selected by the Administrator and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (ii) makes no warranty or representation to any Purchaser or Purchaser Agent and shall not be responsible to any Purchaser or Purchaser Agent for any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement; (iii) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement on the part of the Seller, the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer, the Transferor or any Originator or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of the Seller, the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer, the Transferor or any Originator; (iv) shall not be responsible to any Purchaser or Purchaser Agent for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency, or value of this Agreement, or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; and (v) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by acting upon any notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telex) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties. The Administrator may at any time request instructions from the Purchasers and/or Purchaser Agents, and the Purchaser Agents may at any time request instructions from the Purchasers in their Purchaser Groups, with respect to any actions or approvals which by the terms of this Agreement or of any of the other Transaction Documents the Administrator or such Purchaser Agent is permitted or required to take or to grant, and if such instructions are promptly requested,
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the Administrator and/or such Purchaser Agent shall be absolutely entitled to refrain from taking any action or to withhold any approval and shall not be under any liability whatsoever to any Person for refraining from any action or withholding any approval under any of the Transaction Documents until it shall have received such instructions from the Majority Purchaser Agents, in the case of the Administrator or Purchasers holding the majority of the aggregate of the Commitments in such Purchaser Agent’s Purchaser Group, in the case of any Purchaser Agent (or, in either case, where expressly required hereunder, from the Majority LC Participants, the LC Bank, all of the Purchasers and/or all of the LC Participants). Without limiting the foregoing, (x) none of the Purchasers and the Purchaser Agents shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrator as a result of the Administrator acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the instructions of the Majority Purchaser Agents and (y) none of the Purchasers in a Purchaser Agent’s Purchaser Group shall have any right of action whatsoever against such Purchaser Agent as a result of such Purchaser Agent acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the instructions of the Purchasers within such Purchaser Agent’s Purchaser Group with a majority of the Commitments of such Purchaser Group. The Administrator shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement in accordance with a request of the required Purchasers or required Purchaser Agents, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all Purchasers, all Purchaser Agents and the Administrator. Each Purchaser Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement in accordance with a request of the Purchasers in such Purchaser Agent’s Purchaser Group with a majority of the Commitments of such Purchaser Group, and any such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Purchasers in such Purchaser Agent’s Purchaser Group and such Purchaser Agent.
Section 4.11Administrator and Affiliates.
To the extent that the Administrator or any of its Affiliates is or shall become an LC Participant hereunder, the Administrator or such Affiliate, in such capacity, shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as would any other LC Participant hereunder and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrator. The Administrator and its Affiliates may generally engage in any kind of business with the Seller, the Transferor, any Originator, ACI, any Sub-Servicer or the Servicer, any of their respective Affiliates and any Person who may do business with or own securities of the Seller, the Transferor, any Originator, ACI, any Sub-Servicer or the Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates, all as if it were not the Administrator hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to any Purchaser Agent, or Purchaser.
Section 4.12Notice of Termination Events.
Neither the Administrator nor any Purchaser Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event unless it has received notice from, in the case of the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent, any Purchaser, the Servicer or the Seller and, in the case of any Purchaser Agent, the Administrator, any other Purchaser Agent, any Purchaser, the Servicer or the Seller, in each case
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stating that a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event has occurred hereunder and describing such Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event. In the event that the Administrator receives such a notice, it shall promptly give notice thereof to each Purchaser Agent. In the event that a Purchaser Agent receives such a notice, it shall promptly give notice thereof to the Administrator (unless such Purchaser Agent first received notice of such Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event from the Administrator) and to each of its related Purchasers. The Administrator shall take such action concerning a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event as may be directed by the Majority Purchaser Agents (unless such action otherwise requires the consent of the required Purchasers, all Purchaser Agents or the LC Bank), but until the Administrator receives such directions, the Administrator may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, as the Administrator deems advisable and in the best interests of the Purchasers and Purchaser Agents.
Section 4.13Non-Reliance on Administrator, Purchaser Agents and other Purchasers; Administrators and Affiliates.
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“Purchasers” shall include, to the extent applicable, each of the Purchaser Agents and the Administrator in their individual capacities.
Section 4.14Indemnification.
Each LC Participant and Related Committed Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrator and its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents and the LC Bank (to the extent not reimbursed by the Seller, the Transferor, the Servicer or any Originator and without limiting the obligation of the Seller, the Transferor, the Servicer, or any Originator to do so), ratably according to its Pro Rata Share, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, settlements, costs, expenses and, or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, in connection with any investigative or threatened proceeding, whether or not the Administrator, the LC Bank or such Person shall be designated a party thereto) that may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrator, LC Bank or such Person as a result of, or related to, any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the execution, delivery or performance of the Transaction Documents or any other document furnished in connection therewith; provided, however, that no LC Participant or Related Committed Purchaser shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses, or disbursements resulting from the Administrator’s or the LC Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each LC Participant agrees to reimburse the Administrator and the LC Bank, ratably according to their Pro Rata Shares, promptly upon demand, for any out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred by the Administrator or the LC Bank in connection with the administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of its rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement.
Section 4.15Successor Administrator.
The Administrator may, upon at least thirty (30) days’ notice to the Seller, the Purchaser Agents and the Servicer, resign as Administrator. Such resignation shall not become effective until a successor Administrator is appointed by the Majority Purchaser Agents and the LC Bank (subject to the consent of the Seller, so long as no Termination Event exists, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and has accepted such appointment. If no successor Administrator shall have been so appointed by the Majority Purchaser Agents and the LC Bank within sixty (60) days after the resigning Administrator’s giving of notice of resignation, the resigning Administrator may, on behalf of the Secured Parties, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Administrator. Upon such acceptance of its appointment as Administrator hereunder by a successor Administrator, such successor Administrator shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of the resigning Administrator, and the resigning Administrator shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Transaction Documents. After any resigning Administrator’s
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resignation hereunder, the provisions of Sections 3.1 and 3.2 and this Article IV shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrator.
Section 4.16Credit Insurance Policies.
(a) | At all times prior to the Final Payout Date while any Pool Receivables are being reported as Insured Receivables: |
(i) | the Seller shall maintain the Credit Insurance Policy with respect thereto in full force and effect; |
(ii) | the Seller shall pay all premiums and other amounts due by the Seller from time to time under such Credit Insurance Policy when due in accordance with the terms thereof; |
(iii) | the Seller and the Servicer shall refrain from taking any action or omitting to take any action which could reasonably be expected to prejudice or limit the Seller’s or the Administrator’s rights to payment under such Credit Insurance Policy with respect to the Pool Receivables insured thereby; |
(iv) | the Seller and the Servicer shall enforce the obligations of the applicable Credit Insurer under such Credit Insurance Policy; |
(v) | the Seller and the Servicer shall maintain all records and documents that may be necessary to make claims for reimbursement under such Credit Insurance Policy; |
(vi) | the Seller and the Servicer shall, and the Servicer shall cause the Seller to, perform all its other obligations under such Credit Insurance Policy in accordance with the terms thereof (including, without limitation, delivering information regarding the relevant Pool Receivables and notices of insolvency with respect to Obligors when required pursuant to the terms of such Credit Insurance Policy); |
(vii) | the Seller and Servicer shall advise promptly the Administrator of any payment the Seller receives directly under any Credit Insurance Policy, any denial of coverage under any such policy, any cancelation of such policy or any other information received in connection with any such policy which is material to the payment of any claim thereunder; |
(viii) | neither the Seller nor Servicer shall amend, modify or waive (or consent to any such amendment, modification or waiver of) any provision of any Credit Insurance Policy in respect of Insured Receivables, which is material to the payment of any claim thereunder, without the prior written consent of the Administrator and Majority Purchaser Agents; and |
(ix) | the Seller and Servicer shall deliver any additional instruments, certificates and documents, provide such other information and take such other actions as may be necessary or desirable, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrator, to give |
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further assurances of any of the rights granted or provided for herein or under any Credit Insurance Policy (including, without limitation, providing copies of invoices, purchase orders, and the proof of delivery of products as may be requested by the insurer thereunder).
(b) | If the Seller fails to pay any premium or other amount due under any Credit Insurance Policy, the Administrator may (in its sole discretion) pay such premium or other amount from the Pool Assets or Collections thereon or from its own funds in order to keep such Credit Insurance Policy in force. Any amount so paid by the Administrator from its own funds shall constitute an Indemnified Amount payable by the Seller to the Administrator hereunder. |
(c) | As to any Insured Designated Receivables only, in the event that any Obligor defaults on the payment of any of its Pool Receivables, becomes subject to an Insolvency Proceeding or becomes subject to any other event that gives rise to a claim for reimbursement under a Credit Insurance Policy, the Seller and the Servicer shall, promptly (but not later than the later of (x) ten (10) Business Days after such event or (y) the first date on which such a claim may be filed pursuant to the terms of such Credit Insurance Policy), file a claim for such reimbursement (with a copy thereof to the Administrator) in accordance with the terms of such Credit Insurance Policy and shall take any other actions required under the terms of such Credit Insurance Policy to obtain such reimbursement (including, without limitation, providing the applicable Credit Insurer with itemized statements, invoices, bills of lading, purchase orders, summaries of collections efforts, evidence of debt or other documentation that may be required under the terms of such Credit Insurance Policy). The Seller and the Servicer shall cause any amounts paid by a Credit Insurer under any Credit Insurance Policy to be paid directly to a Lock-Box Account owned by the Seller and to be applied as a Collection in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. |
(d) | In the event that a Credit Insurer pays a claim under a Credit Insurance Policy with respect to a Pool Receivable and the Seller is required to subrogate its rights, claims, guaranties, security, collateral or defenses to such Credit Insurer in respect of such Pool Receivable, the Seller shall (and the Servicer shall cause Seller to) so subrogate such rights, claims, guaranties, security, collateral or defenses in accordance with the terms of such Credit Insurance Policy. Simultaneously with receipt of such a payment in a Lock-Box Account and upon such subrogation, the Administrator shall be automatically deemed to have released to the Seller any ownership or security interest it may have hereunder (on behalf of itself and the Purchasers) in such rights, claims, guaranties, security, collateral or defenses so subrogated, to the extent necessary to permit such subrogation; provided, however, that the Administrator shall not be deemed to have released any such ownership or security interest it may have in related rights under such Credit Insurance Policy (including, without limitation, any right of the Seller to receive ratable or other allocations of Collections or other recoveries in respect of the related Pool Receivables). |
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(e) | If any Credit Insurance Policy ceases to be Eligible Credit Insurance, the Seller and the Servicer shall furnish to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent written notice thereof, together with a statement of the actions the Seller plans to take to remedy such situation, if any, promptly but not later than five (5) Business Days thereafter. |
(f) | Any Collections received by the Administrator pursuant to the Credit Insurance Policy (including as an additional insured thereunder) shall be distributed in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in Section 1.4(d). |
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 5.1Amendments, Etc.
No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or consent to any departure by the Seller or the Servicer therefrom, shall be effective unless in a writing signed by the Administrator, the Majority Purchaser Agents and the LC Bank and, in the case of an amendment, by the other parties thereto (other than the Secured Parties); provided, however, that no such amendment shall, (a) without the consent of each affected Purchaser, (i) extend the date of any payment or deposit of Collections by the Seller or the Servicer or decrease the outstanding amount of or rate of Discount or extend the repayment of or any scheduled payment date for the payment of any Discount in respect of any Portion of Capital or any fees owed to a Purchaser; (ii) reduce any fees payable pursuant to the applicable Fee Letter, (iii) forgive or waive or otherwise excuse any repayment of Capital or change either the amount of Capital of any Purchaser or any Purchaser’s pro rata share of the Purchased Interest; (iii) increase the Commitment of any Purchaser; (iv) amend or modify the Pro Rata Share of any LC Participant; (v) amend or modify the provisions of this Section 5.1 or of Section 4.3, Exhibit V or the definition of “Eligible Receivables”, “Eligible Credit Insurance”, “Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit”, “Net Receivables Pool Balance”, “Majority LC Participants”, “Majority Purchaser Agents”, “Minimum Liquidity”, “Minimum Liquidity Period”, “Purchased Interest”, “Scheduled Commitment Termination Date”, “Termination Day”, “Termination Event” or “Total Reserves” or (vi) amend or modify any defined term (or any term used directly or indirectly in such defined term) used in clauses (i) through (v) above in a manner that would circumvent the intention of the restrictions set forth in such clauses and (b) without the consent of the Majority Purchaser Agents and/or Majority LC Participants, as applicable, amend, waive or modify any provision expressly requiring the consent of such Majority Purchaser Agents and/or Majority LC Participant. Each such amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. The Administrator hereby agrees to provide executed copies of any material amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to the Rating Agencies if requested by any party hereto. No failure on the part of any Purchaser Agent, any Purchaser or the Administrator to exercise, and no delay in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.
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Section 5.2Notices, Etc.
All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including facsimile or electronic mail communication) and shall be personally delivered or sent by facsimile, electronic mail or by overnight mail, to the intended party at the mailing address or electronic mail address or facsimile number of such party set forth under its name on the signature pages hereof (or in any other document or agreement pursuant to which it is or became a party hereto), or at such other address or facsimile number as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and communications shall be effective (i) if delivered by overnight mail, when received, and (ii) if transmitted by facsimile or electronic mail, when sent, receipt confirmed by telephone or electronic means.
Section 5.3Successors and Assigns; Assignability; Participations.
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other similar amounts under this Agreement) of each Participant’s interest in a Purchased Interest or other obligations under the Transaction Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Purchaser shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant's interest in a Purchased Interest) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that a Purchased Interest 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 Purchaser 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 Administrator (in its capacity as Administrator) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
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adjustment of the selling Related Committed Purchaser’s Commitmentand, if applicable, selling related LC Participant’s Pro Rata Share of the LC Participation Amount.
(i) to any Conduit Purchaser’s assignment, participation, grant of security interests in or other transfers of any portion of, or any of its beneficial interest in, the Purchased Interest (or portion thereof), including without limitation to any collateral agent in connection with its commercial paper program and (ii) to the complete assignment by any Conduit Purchaser of all of its rights and obligations hereunder to any other Person, and upon such assignment such Conduit Purchaser shall be released from all obligations and duties, if any, hereunder; provided, that such Conduit Purchaser may not, without the prior consent of its Related Committed Purchasers, make any such transfer of its rights hereunder unless the assignee (x) is a Conduit or (y) (i) is principally engaged in the purchase of assets similar to the assets being purchased hereunder, (ii) has as its Purchaser Agent the Purchaser Agent of the assigning Conduit Purchaser and (iii) issues commercial paper or other Notes with credit ratings substantially comparable to the ratings of the assigning Conduit Purchaser. Any assigning Conduit Purchaser shall deliver to any assignee a Transfer Supplement with any changes as have been approved by the parties thereto, duly executed by such Conduit Purchaser, assigning any portion of its interest in the Purchased Interest to its assignee. Such Conduit Purchaser shall promptly (i) notify each of the other parties hereto of such assignment and (ii) take all further action that the assignee reasonably requests in order to evidence the assignee’s right, title and interest in such interest in the Purchased Interest and to enable the assignee to exercise or enforce any rights of such Conduit Purchaser hereunder. Upon the assignment of any portion of its interest in the Purchased Interest, the assignee shall have all of the rights hereunder with respect to such interest (except that the Discount therefor shall thereafter accrue at the rate, determined with respect to the assigning Conduit Purchaser unless the Seller, the related Purchaser Agent and the assignee shall have agreed upon a different Discount).
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whole or in part, by the Administrator and its successors and assigns; provided, that unless:
(i) such assignment is to an Affiliate of PNC, (ii) it becomes unlawful for PNC to serve as the Administrator or (iii) a Termination Event exists, the Seller has consented to such assignment, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
Section 5.4Costs, Expenses and Taxes.
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reimburse each Conduit Purchaser for any amounts such Conduit Purchaser must pay to any Liquidity Provider or other Program Support Provider on account of any Tax. The Seller shall reimburse each Conduit Purchaser on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by such Conduit Purchaser or any holder of membership interests of such Conduit Purchaser in connection with the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, including costs related to the auditing of the Conduit Purchaser’s books by certified public accountants, Rating Agency fees and fees and out of pocket expenses of counsel of the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent and any Purchaser, or any membership interest holder, or administrator, of such for advice relating to such Conduit Purchaser’s operation.
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§101 of the Bankruptcy Code) against or company obligation of such Conduit Purchaser for any such insufficiency unless and until such Conduit Purchaser satisfies the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) above. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
Section 5.6Confidentiality.
Unless otherwise required by Applicable Law, each of the Seller and the Servicer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (and all drafts thereof) in communications with third parties and otherwise; provided, that this Agreement may be disclosed: (a) to third parties to the extent such disclosure is made pursuant to a written agreement of confidentiality in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent, (b) to the Seller’s legal counsel and auditors if they agree to hold it confidential, subject to Applicable Law, (c) in connection with any legal proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the preservation or maintenance of that party’s rights hereunder or thereunder, (d) if required to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction whether in pursuance of any procedure for discovering documents or otherwise, (e) pursuant to any law in accordance with which that party is required or accustomed to act (including applicable SEC requirements), (f) to any Governmental Authority, and (g) to any Person in connection with any credit agreement or other financing transaction. The restrictions in the preceding sentence shall not apply to disclosures to any party to this Agreement by any other party hereto, information already known to a recipient otherwise than in breach of this Section, information also received from another source on terms not requiring it to be kept confidential, or information that is or becomes publicly available otherwise than in breach of this Section. Unless otherwise required by Applicable Law, each of the Administrator, the Purchaser Agents and the Purchasers agrees to maintain the confidentiality of non-public financial information regarding ACI, the Seller, the Transferor, the Servicer and
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the Originators; provided, that such information may be disclosed to: (i) third parties to the extent such disclosure is made pursuant to a written agreement of confidentiality in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to ACI, (ii) legal counsel and auditors of the Purchasers, the Purchaser Agents or the Administrator if they agree to hold it confidential, (iii) any nationally recognized statistical rating organization or if applicable, the Rating Agencies rating the Notes of any Conduit Purchaser, (iv) any Program Support Provider or potential Program Support Provider (if they agree to hold it confidential), (v) any placement agency placing the Notes and
Section 5.7GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION.
Section 5.8Execution in Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart hereof by facsimile or other electronic means shall be equally effective as delivery of an originally executed counterpart.
Section 5.9Survival of Termination; Non-Waiver.
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The provisions of Sections 1.7, 1.8, 1.18, 1.19, 3.1, 3.2, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.10 and
5.14 shall survive any termination of this Agreement. Section 5.10WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUTOFORRELATEDTOTHISAGREEMENTORTHETRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR PARTIES, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO FURTHER AGREES THAT ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING THAT SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 5.11Entire Agreement.
This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements and understandings of such Persons, verbal or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
Section 5.12Headings.
The captions and headings of this Agreement and any Exhibit, Schedule or Annex hereto are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation hereof or thereof.
Section 5.13Right of Setoff.
Each Secured Party is hereby authorized (in addition to any other rights it may have) to setoff, appropriate and apply (without presentment, demand, protest or other notice which are hereby expressly waived) any deposits and any other indebtedness held or owing by such Secured Party (including by any branches or agencies of such Secured Party) to, or for the account of, (i) the Seller against amounts owing by the Seller hereunder (even if contingent or unmatured) and (ii) the Servicer against amounts owing by the Servicer hereunder (even if contingent or unmatured); provided that such Secured Party shall notify the Seller or the Servicer, as applicable, promptly following such setoff; provided further, that no Secured Party shall exercise any setoff against the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement with respect to any deposits of the Servicer held by such Secured Party, if such exercise is in contravention of any deposit account control agreement or other similar agreement with the Servicer that is then in
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effect and to which such Secured Party or an Affiliate of such Secured Party is a party in the capacity of the bank maintaining the Servicer’s relevant account.
Section 5.14Purchaser Groups’ Liabilities.
The obligations of each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser under the Transaction Documents are solely the corporate obligations of such Person. No recourse shall be had for any obligation or claim arising out of or based upon any Transaction Document against any member, employee, officer, director or incorporator of any such Person; provided, however, that this Section shall not relieve any such Person of any liability it might otherwise have for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Section 5.15Sharing of Recoveries.
Each Purchaser agrees that if it receives any recovery, through set-off, judicial action or otherwise, on any amount payable or recoverable hereunder in a greater proportion than should have been received hereunder or otherwise inconsistent with the provisions hereof, then the recipient of such recovery shall purchase for cash an interest in amounts owing to the other Purchasers (as return of Capital or otherwise), without representation or warranty except for the representation and warranty that such interest is being sold by each such other Purchaser free and clear of any Adverse Claim created or granted by such other Purchaser, in the amount necessary to create proportional participation by the Purchaser in such recovery. If all or any portion of such amount is thereafter recovered from the recipient, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
Section 5.16USA Patriot Act.
Each of the Administrator and each of the other Secured Parties hereby notifies the Seller and the Servicer that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, the Administrator and the other Secured Parties may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Seller, the Originators, the Transferor, the Servicer and the Performance Guarantor, which information includes the name, address, tax identification number and other information regarding the Seller, the Originators, the Transferor, the Servicer and the Performance Guarantor that will allow the Administrator and the other Secured Parties to identify the Seller, the Originators, the Transferor, the Servicer and the Performance Guarantor in accordance with the USA Patriot Act. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act. Each of the Seller and the Servicer agrees to provide the Administrator and each other Secured Parties, from time to time, with all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the USA Patriot Act.
Section 5.17Tax Matters.
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Section 5.18Severability.
Any provisions of this Agreement which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 5.19Mutual Negotiations.
This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are the product of mutual negotiations by the parties thereto and their counsel, and no party shall be deemed the draftsperson of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any provision hereof or thereof or to have provided the same. Accordingly, in the event of any inconsistency or ambiguity of any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, such inconsistency or ambiguity shall not be interpreted against any party because of such party’s involvement in the drafting thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
ARCH RECEIVABLE COMPANY, LLC,
as Seller
By: Name: Title:
Address:One CityPlace Drive, Suite 300
St. Louis, MO 63141
Attention:Robert G. Jones Telephone:314-994-2716
Facsimile:314-994-2736
Email:bjones@archcoal.com
ARCH COAL SALES COMPANY, INC.,
as initial Servicer
By: Name: Title:
Address:One CityPlace Drive, Suite 300
St. Louis, MO 63141
Attention:Robert G. Jones Telephone:314-994-2716
Facsimile:314-994-2736
Email:bjones@archcoal.com
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrator
By: Name: Michael Brown
Title: Senior Vice President
Address: | PNC Bank, National Association 300 Fifth Avenue |
11th Floor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Attention: Brian Stanley Telephone:412-768-2001
Facsimile:412-768-5151
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Related Committed Purchaser
By: Name: Michael Brown
Title: Senior Vice President
Address: | PNC Bank, National Association 300 Fifth Avenue |
11th Floor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Attention: Brian Stanley Telephone:412-768-2001
Facsimile:412-768-5151
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as the LC Bank and as an LC Participant
By: Name: Michael Brown
Title: Senior Vice President
Address: | PNC Bank, National Association 300 Fifth Avenue |
11th Floor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Attention: Brian Stanley Telephone:412-768-2001
Facsimile:412-768-5151
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Purchaser Agent
By: Name: Michael Brown
Title: Senior Vice President
Address: | PNC Bank, National Association 300 Fifth Avenue |
11th Floor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Attention: Brian Stanley Telephone:412-768-2001
Facsimile:412-768-5151
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REGIONS BANK,
as a Purchaser Agent
By: Name: Title:
Address:Regions Bank
1180 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 1000
Atlanta, GA 30309
Attention: Mark Kassis or Linda Harris Telephone: 404-221-4366 or 404-221-4354
Facsimile: 404-805-0841
REGIONS BANK,
as a Related Committed Purchaser
By: Name: Title:
Address:Regions Bank
1180 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 1000
Atlanta, GA 30309
Attention: Mark Kassis or Linda Harris Telephone: 404-221-4366 or 404-221-4354
Facsimile: 404-805-0841
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By: Name: Title:
Address:Regions Bank
1180 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 1000
Atlanta, GA 30309
Attention: Mark Kassis or Linda Harris Telephone: 404-221-4366 or 404-221-4354
Facsimile: 404-805-0841
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EXHIBIT I
DEFINITIONS
As used in the Agreement (including its Exhibits, Schedules and Annexes), the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined). Unless otherwise indicated, all Section, Annex, Exhibit and Schedule references in this Exhibit are to Sections of and Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules to the Agreement.
“ABL Agent” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Credit Agreement. “ACI” means Arch Resources, Inc. (f/k/a Arch Coal, Inc.), a Delaware corporation.
“Adjusted LC Participation Amount” means, at any time, the greater of (i) LC Participation Amount less the amount of cash collateral held in the LC Collateral Account at such time and (ii) zero ($0).
“Administration Account” means the account number 1002422076 of the Administrator maintained at the office of PNC at 300 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, or such other account as may be so designated in writing by the Administrator to the Servicer.
“Administrator” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.
“Adverse Claim” means any Lien other than a Permitted Lien; it being understood that any Lien in favor of, or assigned to, the Administrator (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall not constitute an Adverse Claim.
“Affected Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.7 of the Agreement.
“Affiliate” means, as to any Person: (a) any Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, or (b) who is a director or officer: (i) of such Person or (ii) of any Person described in clause (a), except that, in the case of each Conduit Purchaser, Affiliate shall mean the holder(s) of its capital stock or membership interests, as the case may be. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect: (x) to vote 25% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or managers of such Person, or (y) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, in either case whether by ownership of securities, contract, proxy or otherwise.
“Agents” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Credit Agreement.
“Aggregate Capital” means at any time the aggregate outstanding Capital of all Purchasers at such time.
“Aggregate Discount” means, at any time, the sum of the aggregate for each Purchaser of the accrued and unpaid Discount with respect to each such Purchaser’s Capital at such time.
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“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.
“Alternate Rate” means an interest rate per annum selected in accordance with Section 1.23, for any Settlement Period for any Capital (or portion thereof) funded by any Purchaser other than through the issuance of Notes means an interest rate per annum equal to: (a) solely with respect to PNC and Regions, as Purchasers, (i) the daily average LMIR for such Settlement Period, or (ii) if LMIR is unavailable pursuant to Section 1.9 or 1.21, the Base(i) the Benchmark that is the Term SOFR Rate for such Settlement Period or (b) with respect to any Purchaser other than PNC or Regions, the Euro-Rateplus the SOFR Adjustment, (ii) the Benchmark that is Daily 1M SOFR for such Settlement Period, or, in the sole and absolute discretion of the applicable Purchaser Agent, plus the SOFR Adjustment or (iii) the Base Rate for such Settlement Period; provided, however, that the “Alternate Rate” for any day while a Termination Event exists shall be an interest rate equal to the greater of (i) 3.0% per annum above the Base Rate as in effect on such day and (ii) the “Alternate Rate” as calculated in clause (a) or (b) above, as applicable.
“Anti-Terrorism Laws” means any applicable laws or regulation relating to terrorism, trade sanctions programs and embargoes, import/export licensing, money laundering or bribery, and any regulation, order, or directive promulgated, issued or enforced pursuant to such applicable laws or regulations, all as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, (x) all provisions of law, statute, treaty, constitution, ordinance, rule, regulation, ordinance, requirement, restriction, permit, executive order, certificate, decision, directive or order of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person or any of its property and (y) all judgments, injunctions, orders, writs, decrees and awards of all courts and arbitrators in proceedings or actions in which such Person is a party or by which any of its property is bound.
“Arch Group” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3(c) of Exhibit IV to the Agreement.
“Arch Sales” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.
“Assumption Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form set forth in Annex F to this Agreement.
“Attorney Costs” means and includes all reasonable fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of (i) prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event, one law firm for the Administrator, the Indemnified Parties and the Secured Parties (and one local law firm in each applicable jurisdiction), taken as a whole, and, in the case of any actual conflict of interest, one additional law firm to the affected parties similarly situated (and one local law firm in each applicable jurisdiction), taken as a whole and (ii) on and after the occurrence of any Termination Event, any law firm or other external counsel and all reasonable disbursements of internal counsel.
“Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C.
§ 101, et seq.), as amended from time to time.
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“Bankruptcy Court” means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri or such other court as shall have jurisdiction over the Chapter 11 Cases.
“Base Rate” means, with respect to any Purchaser, for any day, a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time, which rate shall be at all times equal to the higherhighest of:
“Benefit Plan” means any employee benefit pension plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA in respect of which the Seller, the Transferor, any Originator, ACI or any ERISA Affiliate is, or at any time during the immediately preceding six years was, an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Business Day” means any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) or a legal holiday on which: (a) commercial banks are not authorized or required to close inby law to be closed for business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or New York City, New York, or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and (b) if this definition of “Business Day” is utilized in connection with the Euro-Rate or LMIR, dealings are carried out in the London interbank market; provided that, for purposes of any direct or indirect calculation or determination involving SOFR, the term “Business Day” means any such day that is also a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“Capital” means, with respect to any Purchaser, the aggregate amounts paid to the Seller in connection with Funded Purchases in respect of the Purchased Interest by such Purchaser pursuant to Section 1.2 of the Agreement (including such Purchaser’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount of all unreimbursed draws deemed to be Funded Purchases pursuant to Section 1.2(e)), as reduced from time to time by Collections distributed and applied on account of such Capital pursuant to Section 1.4(d) of the Agreement; provided, that if such Capital shall have been reduced by any distribution and thereafter all or a portion of such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason, such Capital shall be increased by the amount of such rescinded or returned distribution as though it had not been made.
“Capital Tranche” means specified portions of the Purchases outstanding as follows: (a) any Purchase (or Portions of Capital thereof) for which the applicable Discount is determined by reference to the Term SOFR Rate and which have the same Settlement Period shall constitute one Capital Tranche, (b) all Purchases (or Portions of Capital thereof) for which the applicable Discount is determined by reference to Daily 1M SOFR shall constitute one Capital Tranche, and
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“Cash Flow Forecast” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(a)(iii) of Exhibit IV. “Change in Control” means (a) ACI ceases to own, directly or indirectly, (1) 100% of the
issued and outstanding capital stock of Arch Sales free and clear of all Adverse Claims (other than any Adverse Claim in favor of either Agent), (2) 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of each Originator (it being understood that the foregoing clause
“Chapter 11 Cases” means the Chapter 11 cases of ACI and all of its Subsidiaries jointly administered under Case No. 16-40120-705 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
“Chapter 11 Debtors” means ACI and certain of its Subsidiaries that are debtors in any of the Chapter 11 Cases.
“Chapter 11 Obligor” means, at any time, an Obligor that either (a) is a debtor in a case commenced under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and for which such case has not been converted to Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code or (b) is a resident of Canada and is subject to an Insolvency Proceeding.
“Chapter 11 Obligor Receivable” means, at any time, any Receivable the Obligor of which is a Chapter 11 Obligor.
“Closing Date” means October 5, 2016.
“Collections” means, with respect to any Pool Receivable: (a) all funds that are received by any Originator, the Transferor, ACI, the Seller or the Servicer in payment of any amounts owed in respect of such Receivable (including purchase price, finance charges, interest and all other charges), or applied to amounts owed in respect of such Receivable (including insurance payments and net proceeds of the sale or other disposition of repossessed goods or other
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collateral or property of the related Obligor or any other Person directly or indirectly liable for the payment of such Pool Receivable and available to be applied thereon), (b) all amounts deemed to have been received pursuant to Section 1.4(e) of the Agreement, (c) all other proceeds of such Pool Receivable (including payments by guarantors and drawings under any Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit or any other letter of credit in favor of any Originator, the Seller or the Servicer with respect to such Receivable), and (d) all amounts paid by or on behalf of a Credit Insurer under any Credit Insurance Policy or in respect of any claim thereunder.
“Commitment” means, with respect to any Related Committed Purchaser, LC Participant or LC Bank, as applicable, the maximum aggregate amount which such Purchaser is obligated to pay hereunder on account of all Funded Purchases and all drawings under all Letters of Credit, on a combined basis, as set forth on Schedule IV or in the Assumption Agreement or other agreement pursuant to which it became a Purchaser, as such amount may be modified in connection with any subsequent assignment pursuant to Section 5.3 or in connection with a change in the Purchase Limit pursuant to Section 1.1(b) of the Agreement). For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the sum of the aggregate Commitments of all Purchasers in a Purchaser Group exceed such Purchaser Group’s Group Commitment.
“Commitment Percentage” means, for each Related Committed Purchaser or related LC Participant in a Purchaser Group, the Commitment of such Related Committed Purchaser or related LC Participant, as the case may be, divided by the total of all Commitments of all Related Committed Purchasers or related LC Participants, as the case may be, in such Purchaser Group.
“Commodity Hedge” means a price protection agreement: (i) related to crude oil, diesel fuel, heating oil, coal, SO2 allowances or other commodities used in the ordinary course of business of ACI and its Affiliates and (ii) entered into by ACI and its Affiliates for hedging purposes in the ordinary course of the operations of their business.
“Company Note” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 of the Sale and Contribution Agreement.
“Concentration Percentage” means: (a) except as provided in clause (b) below, (i) for any Group A Obligor, 25%, (bii) for any Group B Obligor, 20%, (ciii) for any Group C Obligor, 10% and (div) for any Group D Obligor, 5%., and (b) for each of the Obligors listed in the chart below (each, a “Special Obligor”), the percentage specified in the chart below for such Special Obligor (the applicable “Special Concentration Limit”); provided, however, that the Administrator (with the prior written consent of the Majority Purchaser Agents) may approve higher “Concentration Percentages” for selected Obligors; provided, further, that the Administrator may (or, at the direction of the Majority Purchaser Agents shall), upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ notice to the Seller, (i) solely with respect to ArcelorMittal S.A., and its Subsidiaries, cancel or reduce the Special Concentration Limit in the event that ArcelorMittal S.A.’s long-term debt rating falls below investment grade or (ii) with respect to any other Special Obligors, cancel or reduce the Special Concentration Limit, and in each case, the Concentration Percentage for such Special Obligor(s) shall be determined pursuant to clause (a) above (or if reduced, shall be no less than the percentage determined pursuant to clause (a) above). In the event that any other Obligor is or becomes an Affiliate of a Special Obligor, the Special Concentration Limit shall
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apply to both such Obligor and such Special Obligor and shall be calculated as if such Obligor and such Special Obligor were a single Obligor.
Special Obligor | Special Concentration Limit |
ArcerlorMittal S.A., and Subsidiaries | 15% |
“Concentration Reserve” means at any time, the product of (a) the Aggregate Capital plus the Adjusted LC Participation Amount, and (b)(i) the Concentration Reserve Percentage divided by (ii) 1 minus the Concentration Reserve Percentage.
“Concentration Reserve Percentage” means, at any time, the largest of the following: (i) the sum of the five (5) largest Obligor Percentages of Group D Obligors, (ii) the sum of the three
“Conduit” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(c) of the Agreement.
“Conduit Purchaser” means each commercial paper conduit that is a party to this Agreement, as a purchaser, or that becomes a party to this Agreement as a purchaser pursuant to an Assumption Agreement or otherwise.
“Confirmation Order” means the final order confirming the Plan of Reorganization entered by the Bankruptcy Court on September 13, 2016, which, among other things, approves the transactions described in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to Daily 1M SOFR, the Term SOFR Rate or any Benchmark Replacement in relation thereto, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,”
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the definition of “Yield Period,” the definition of “Settlement Period”, the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” timing and frequency of determining rates and the timing of making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrator, in consultation with the Seller, decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of Daily 1M SOFR, the Term SOFR Rate or such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrator in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrator decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrator determines that no market practice for the administration of Daily 1M SOFR, the Term SOFR Rate or the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrator decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents).
“Contract” means, with respect to any Receivable, any and all contracts, instruments, agreements, leases, invoices, notes or other writings pursuant to which such Receivable arises or that evidence such Receivable or under which an Obligor becomes or is obligated to make payment in respect of such Receivable.
“Covered Entity” means (a) the Seller, the Servicer, the Performance Guarantor, the Transferor and each Originator and (b) each Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of a Person described in clause (a) above. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean the direct or indirect (x) ownership of, or power to vote, 25% or more of the issued and outstanding equity interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or other Persons performing similar functions for such Person, or (y) power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by ownership of equity interests, contract or otherwise.
“CP Rate” means, for any Conduit Purchaser and for any Settlement Period for any Portion of Capital (a) the per annum rate equivalent to the weighted average cost (as determined by the applicable Purchaser Agent and which shall include commissions of placement agents and dealers, incremental carrying costs incurred with respect to Notes of such Person maturing on dates other than those on which corresponding funds are received by such Conduit Purchaser, other borrowings by such Conduit Purchaser (other than under any Program Support Agreement) and any other costs associated with the issuance of Notes) of or related to the issuance of Notes that are allocated, in whole or in part, by the applicable Conduit Purchaser to fund or maintain such Portion of Capital (and which may be also allocated in part to the funding of other assets of such Conduit Purchaser); provided, however, that if any component of such rate is a discount rate, in calculating the “CP Rate” for such Portion of Capital for such Settlement Period, the applicable Purchaser Agent shall for such component use the rate resulting from converting such discount rate to an interest bearing equivalent rate per annum; provided, further, that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Seller agrees that any amounts payable to Conduit Purchasers in respect of Discount for any Settlement Period with respect to any Portion of Capital funded by such Conduit Purchasers at the CP Rate shall include an amount equal to the portion of the face amount of the outstanding Notes issued to fund or maintain such Portion of Capital that corresponds to the portion of the proceeds of such Notes that was used to pay the interest component of maturing Notes issued to
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fund or maintain such Portion of Capital, to the extent that such Conduit Purchaser had not received payments of interest in respect of such interest component prior to the maturity date of such maturing Notes (for purposes of the foregoing, the “interest component” of Notes equals the excess of the face amount thereof over the net proceeds received by such Conduit Purchaser from the issuance of Notes, except that if such Notes are issued on an interest-bearing basis its “interest component” will equal the amount of interest accruing on such Notes through maturity) or (b) any other rate designated as the “CP Rate” for such Conduit Purchaser in an Assumption Agreement or Transfer Supplement or other document pursuant to which such Person becomes a party as a Conduit Purchaser to this Agreement, or any other writing or agreement provided by such Conduit Purchaser to the Seller, the Servicer and the applicable Purchaser Agent from time to time. The “CP Rate” for any day while a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event exists shall be an interest rate equal to the greater of (a) 3.0% per annum above the Base Rate as in effect on such day and (b) the Alternate Rate as calculated in the definition thereof.
“Credit Agreement” means (i) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2017 (as extended, renewed, amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Original Term Loan Credit Agreement”), by and among ACI, the other borrowers from time to time party thereto, the lenders from to time party thereto, and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, together with its successors, the “Original Term Loan Agent” and, together with the administrative agent or collateral agent under any other agreement referred to in clause (iii) below, the “Term Loan Agent”), (ii) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2017 (as extended, renewed, amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Original ABL Credit Agreement”), by and among ACI, the lenders from to time party thereto, and Regions Bank, as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors, the “Original ABL Agent” and, together with the administrative agent or collateral agent under any other agreement referred to in clause (iii) below, the “ABL Agent”; the ABL Agent together with the Term Loan Agent, the “Agents”), or (iii) any other loan agreement, credit agreement, indenture or other agreement from time to time entered into by ACI, any Originator and/or any Affiliate thereof in connection with the incurrence or issuance of Debt (or commitments in respect thereof) in exchange or replacement for or to refinance the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement or the Original ABL Credit Agreement, in each case, in whole or in part, whether or not with the same or different lenders, arrangers, agents or other investors and whether with a larger or smaller aggregate principal amount and/or a longer or shorter maturity, that provides for or is secured by, in whole or in part, among other things, a mortgage, security interest or other Adverse Claim on any interest in real property or as-extracted collateral (or any proceeds thereof) of any Originator related to such Originator’s mining operations or a minehead.
“Credit and Collection Policy” means, as the context may require, those receivables credit and collection policies and practices of the Originators and the Transferor in effect on the Closing Date and described in Schedule I to the Agreement, as modified in compliance with the Agreement.
“Credit Insurance Policy” means a credit insurance policy naming the Seller as insured and the Administrator as an additional insured or a loss payee, which policy insures the payment of Pool Receivables owing by one or more Obligors.
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“Credit Insurer” means each insurance company that provides a Credit Insurance Policy to the Seller.
“Cut-off Date” has the meaning set forth in the Sale Agreements.
“Daily 1M SOFR” means, for any day, the rate per annum determined by the applicable Purchaser Agent by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, at such Purchaser Agent’s discretion, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) (a) the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such day for a term of the Yield Period, as published by the Term SOFR Administrator, by (b) a number equal to 1.00 minus the SOFR Reserve Percentage; provided, that if Daily 1M SOFR, determined as provided above, would be less than the SOFR Floor, then Daily 1M SOFR shall be deemed to be the SOFR Floor. The rate of interest will be adjusted automatically as of each Business Day based on changes in Daily 1M SOFR without notice to the Seller.
“Daily Report” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(a)(ii) of Exhibit IV to this Agreement.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), the interest rate per annum determined by the applicable Purchaser Agent by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, at such Purchaser Agent’s discretion, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) (A) SOFR for the day (the “SOFR Determination Date”) that is 2 Business Days prior to (i) such SOFR Rate Day if such SOFR Rate Day is a Business Day or (ii) the Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day if such SOFR Rate Day is not a Business Day, by (B) a number equal to 1.00 minus the SOFR Reserve Percentage, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate) on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source identified by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or its successor administrator for the secured overnight financing rate from time to time. If Daily Simple SOFR as determined above would be less than the SOFR Floor, then Daily Simple SOFR shall be deemed to be the SOFR Floor. If SOFR for any SOFR Determination Date has not been published or replaced with a Benchmark Replacement by 5:00 p.m. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the second Business Day immediately following such SOFR Determination Date, then SOFR for such SOFR Determination Date will be SOFR for the first Business Day preceding such SOFR Determination Date for which SOFR was published in accordance with the definition of “SOFR”; provided that SOFR determined pursuant to this sentence shall be used for purposes of calculating Daily Simple SOFR for no more than 3 consecutive SOFR Rate Days. If and when Daily Simple SOFR as determined above changes, any applicable rate of interest based on Daily Simple SOFR will change automatically without notice to the Seller, effective on the date of any such change.
“Days’ Sales Outstanding” means, for any calendar month, an amount computed as of the last day of such calendar month equal to: (a) the average of the Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables as of the last day of each of the three most recent calendar months ended on the last day of such calendar month divided by (b) (i) the aggregate credit sales made by the Originators and the Transferor during the three calendar months ended on the last day of such calendar month, divided by (ii) 90.
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“Debt” means, as to any Person at any time, any and all indebtedness, obligations or liabilities (whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or joint or several) of such Person for or in respect of: (i) borrowed money, (ii) amounts raised under or liabilities in respect of any bonds, debentures, notes, note purchase, acceptance or credit facility, or other similar instruments or facilities, (iii) reimbursement obligations (contingent or otherwise) under any letter of credit, (iv) any other transaction (including production payments (excluding royalties), installment purchase agreements, forward sale or purchase agreements, capitalized leases and conditional sales agreements) having the commercial effect of a borrowing of money entered into by such Person to finance its operations or capital requirements (but not including trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business which are not represented by a promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness), or (v) any Guaranty of any such Debt. It is understood that obligations in respect of any Hedging Transaction shall not be deemed to be Debt.
“Declining Conduit Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(b)(ii) of this Agreement.
“Declining Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(b)(ii) of this Agreement. “Default Ratio” means the ratio (expressed as a percentage and rounded to the nearest
1/100 of 1%, with 5/1000th of 1% rounded upward) computed as of the last day of each calendar month by dividing: (a) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables that became Defaulted Receivables during such month; provided, however, that such amount may, from time to time, exclude the aggregate Outstanding Balance of Eligible Chapter 11 Receivables if consented to in writing by the Administrator and the Majority Purchaser Agents by (b) the aggregate credit sales made by the Originators and the Transferor during the month that is seven calendar months before such month.
“Defaulted Receivable” means a Receivable:
provided, however, that for purposes of calculating the Default Ratio, no Receivable will be deemed to have become a Defaulted Receivable more than once.
“Delinquency Ratio” means the ratio (expressed as a percentage and rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%, with 5/1000th of 1% rounded upward) computed as of the last day of each calendar month by dividing: (a) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables that
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were Delinquent Receivables on such day by (b) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables on such day.
“Delinquent Receivable” means a Receivable as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than 60 days from the original due date for such payment.
“Dilution Horizon” means, for any calendar month, the ratio (expressed as a percentage and rounded to the nearest 1/100th of 1%, with 5/1000th of 1% rounded upward) computed as of the last day of such calendar month of: (a) the aggregate credit sales made by the Originators and the Transferor during the two most recent calendar months to (b) the Net Receivables Pool Balance at the last day of the most recent calendar month.
“Dilution Ratio” means the ratio (expressed as a percentage and rounded to the nearest 1/100th of 1%, with 5/1000th of 1% rounded upward), computed as of the last day of each calendar month by dividing: (a) the aggregate amount of payments made or owed by the Seller pursuant to Section 1.4(e)(i) of the Agreement during such calendar month by (b) the aggregate credit sales made by the Originators and the Transferor during the calendar month that is one month prior to such calendar month.
“Dilution Reserve” means, on any day, an amount equal to: (a) the sum of the Aggregate Capital plus the Adjusted LC Participation Amount at the close of business of the Servicer on such day multiplied by (b) (i) the Dilution Reserve Percentage on such day, divided by (ii) 100% minus the Dilution Reserve Percentage on such day.
“Dilution Reserve Percentage” means, on any day, the product of (a) the Dilution Horizon multiplied by (b) the sum of (i) 2.5 times the average of the Dilution Ratios for the twelve most recent calendar months and (ii) the Spike Factor.
“Discount” means, with respect to any Purchaser:
CPR x C x ED/360
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where:
AR = the Alternate Rate for such Portion of Capital for such Settlement Period with respect to such Purchaser,
C = the Portion of Capital during such Settlement Period with respect to such Purchaser,
CPR = the CP Rate for the Portion of Capital for such Settlement Period with respect to such Purchaser,
ED=the actual number of days during such Settlement Period,
Year = if such Portion of Capital is funded based upon: (i) the Euro-Rate or LMIRSOFR, 360 days, and (ii) the Base Rate, 365 or 366 days, as applicable, and
TF = the Termination Fee, if any, for the Portion of Capital for such Settlement Period with respect to such Purchaser;
provided, that no provision of the Agreement shall require the payment or permit the collection of Discount in excess of the maximum permitted by Applicable Law; and provided further, that Discount for any Portion of Capital shall not be considered paid by any distribution to the extent that at any time all or a portion of such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason.
“Drawing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.14 of the Agreement.
“Eligible Assignee” means any bank or financial institution acceptable to the LC Bank and the Administrator.
“Eligible Chapter 11 Receivable” means, at any time, any Chapter 11 Obligor Receivable for which both (a) either (I) a final order has been entered by the applicable United States Bankruptcy Court having jurisdiction over the related Chapter 11 Obligor (x) authorizing and approving assumption of the Contract that gave rise to such Chapter 11 Obligor Receivable, (y) authorizing the related Chapter 11 Obligor to perform (prior to assumption) post-petition under the terms of the Contract that gave rise to such Chapter 11 Obligor Receivable or (z) providing for a critical vendor order authorizing payment of such Chapter 11 Obligor Receivable to the extent such Receivable arises with respect to shipments of coal occurring pre-petition and, in each case, such order has not been subsequently stayed, reversed or vacated or (II) the related Obligor of which is a resident of Canada and (b) the Administrative AgentAdministrator and the Majority Purchaser Agents have in their sole and absolute discretion provided written consent to the Seller that such Chapter 11 Obligor Receivable shall constitute an “Eligible Chapter 11 Receivable”; provided, however, that the Administrative AgentAdministrator or the Majority Purchaser Agents may, upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ notice to the Seller, cancel any or all designations of Chapter 11 Obligor Receivables as Eligible Chapter 11 Receivables and
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thereafter such Chapter 11 Obligor Receivable(s) shall not constitute Eligible Chapter 11 Receivables for purposes of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
“Eligible Credit Insurance” means a Credit Insurance Policy issued by an Eligible Credit Insurance Provider, which policy (a) is a Credit Insurance Policy that the Administrator and the Purchaser Agents (in their sole discretion) have agreed in writing constitutes “Eligible Credit Insurance,” (b) such Credit Insurance Policy’s designation as “Eligible Credit Insurance” has not been revoked in writing by the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent; provided that any such designation may only be revoked at a time when the long-term unsecured and uncredit-enhanced senior debt obligation of the related Eligible Credit Insurance Provider is withdrawn or falls below a rating of (i) “AA-” by Standard & Poor’s, or (ii) “Aa3” by Moody’s, (c) is in full force and effect and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Eligible Credit Insurance Provider, and (d) with respect to which, all due and payable premiums have been paid in full. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Credit Insurer of such a Credit Insurance Policy ceases to be an Eligible Credit Insurance Provider, such policy shall cease to constitute Eligible Credit Insurance.
“Eligible Credit Insurance Provider” means an insurance company in the business of issuing commercial credit insurance (a) which company is not an Affiliate of ACI, the Transferor, the Servicer or any other Originator, (b) which is not a Sanctioned Person, and (c) with respect to which, it has not had any credit rating assigned by any of Moody’s, Standard Poor’s or A.M. Best Company, Inc. to it reduced by two or more ratings “notches” since the time any Credit Insurance Policy written by such Credit Insurer became Eligible Credit Insurance hereunder.
“Eligible Foreign Obligor” means an Obligor which is a resident of any country (other than the United States of America) that is not a Sanctioned Country.
“Eligible Receivable” means, at any time, a Pool Receivable:
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“Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit” means, with respect to any Pool Receivables of an Obligor, an unconditional (except for any draft or documentation required to be presented as a condition to drawings thereunder), irrevocable standby or commercial letter of credit, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrator, issued or confirmed by an Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit Provider, which letter of credit (i) supports the payment of such Pool Receivables, (ii) names the Originator of such Pool Receivables as the sole beneficiary thereof,
(iii) is payable in U.S. Dollars, (iv) is in full force and effect and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit Provider and (v) unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Administrator, by its terms requires proceeds of all drawings thereunder to be sent by the issuer thereof (or, if applicable, the confirming bank) directly to a Lock-Box Account designated therein.
“Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit Provider” means a bank so designated in writing by the Administrator to the Servicer (in the reasonable discretion of the Administrator); provided that at any time after the long-term unsecured and uncredit-enhanced senior debt obligation of
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such bank is withdrawn or falls below a rating of (a) “BBB-” by Standard & Poor’s, or (b) “Baa3” by Moody’s, the Administrator may revoke (in the sole discretion of the Administrator) any such designation by written notice, which revocation shall be effective on the date so designated, and on such effective date, each letter of credit issued or confirmed by such bank shall cease to be an Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit; provided, however, that no bank shall constitute an “Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit Provider” if at any time it is any of the following: (a) a Sanctioned Person or (b) an Affiliate of ACI, the Transferor, the Servicer or any Originator.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute of similar import, together with the rulings and regulations thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time. References to sections of ERISA also refer to any successor sections.
“ERISA Affiliate” means: (a) any corporation that is a member of the same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Internal Revenue Code) as the Seller, the Transferor, any Originator or ACI, (b) a trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue Code) with the Seller, the Transferor, any Originator or ACI, or (c) a member of the same affiliated service group (within the meaning of Section 414(m) of the Internal Revenue Code) as the Seller, the Transferor, any Originator, ACI, any corporation described in clause (a) or any trade or business described in clause (b).
“Euro-Rate” means with respect to any Settlement Period, the greater of (a) 0.50% and
Euro-Rate =Composite of London interbank offered rates
shown on Bloomberg Finance L.P. Screen US0001M or appropriate successor
1.00 - Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage
where “Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage” means the maximum effective percentage in effect on such day as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any
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successor) for determining the reserve requirements (including without limitation, supplemental, marginal, and emergency reserve requirements) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities”). The Euro-Rate shall be adjusted with respect to any Portion of Capital funded at the Alternate Rate and based upon the Euro-Rate that is outstanding on the effective date of any change in the Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage as of such effective date. The applicable Purchaser Agent shall give prompt notice to the Seller of the Euro-Rate as determined or adjusted in accordance herewith (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error).
“Exception Account”: means the deposit account maintained at PNC in the name of Arch Coal Sales Company, Inc. with the following account number: 1082061214.
“Exception Account Conditions” means, as of any date of determination, the satisfaction of each of the following: (a) no Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, (b) all Collections on Pool Receivables received in any Exception Account are then being swept directly to a Collection Account no later than one (1) Business Day following receipt and identification thereof pursuant to a zero account balance arrangement or an automatic daily sweep arrangement established with PNC, (c) each Exception Account is maintained at PNC and subject to a Lock-Box Agreement in favor of the Administrator, (d) no Exception Account is subject to any account control agreement or similar agreement granting (or purporting to grant) any Person (other than the Administrator) “control” (as defined in Section 9-104 of the UCC) over such Exception Account and (e) no amounts other than Collections on Receivables the Obligor of which is Hyundai Steel Company or another Obligor approved in writing by the Administrator in its sole discretion are being deposited in any Exception Account.
“Excess Concentration” means the sum, without duplication, of the following amounts:
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provided, that, for purposes of determining the “Excess Concentration” pursuant to clause (i) above, with respect to any Eligible Receivable that is supported by an Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit or any Eligible Receivable that is an Insured Designated Receivable, the “Obligor” thereof shall be deemed to be the related Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit Provider or Eligible Credit Insurance Provider, as applicable, provided, further that, for purposes of determining the “Excess Concentration” pursuant to clause (iii) or (iv) above, with respect to any Eligible Receivable that is supported by an Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit or any Eligible Receivable that is an Insured Designated Receivable, the “Obligor” thereof shall be deemed to be the related Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit Provider or Eligible Credit Insurance Provider, as applicable (and, with respect to any Eligible Receivable that is supported by an Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit or any Eligible Receivable that is an Insured Designated Receivable, such Obligor shall be deemed to be organized under the laws of the country in which the office from which it is obligated to make payment with respect to such Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit or Eligible Credit Insurance is located) and provided, further that (x) if any Pool Receivable is partially supported by an Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit, then the “Obligor” thereof shall be deemed to be (i) with respect to the Unsupported Outstanding Balance of such Pool Receivable, the Obligor of such Pool Receivable and (ii) with respect to the Supported Outstanding Balance of such Pool Receivable, the related Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit Provider and (y) if any Pool Receivable is an Insured Designated Receivable, the “Obligor” thereof shall be deemed to be (i) with respect to the Insured Amount of such Insured Designated
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Receivable, the related Eligible Credit Insurance Provider and (ii) with respect to the remaining Outstanding Balance of such Insured Designated Receivable, the Obligor of such Insured Receivable.
“Exiting Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(b)(ii) of this Agreement. “Exiting Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(b)(ii) of this Agreement. “Facility Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of: (a) the date determined
pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Agreement, (b) the date the Purchase Limit reduces to zero
pursuant to Section 1.1(b) of this Agreement, (c) with respect to each Purchaser Group, the earliest to occur of (i) the date that the commitments of the related Liquidity Providers, if any, terminate under the Liquidity Agreement and (ii) the date that the Commitments of all Related Committed Purchasers in such Purchaser Group terminate hereunder, (d) the date which is 15 days after the date on which the Administrator has received written notice from the Seller of its election to terminate the Purchase Facility, and (e) with respect to the LC Bank, any LC Participant or any Related Committed Purchaser, the LC Bank’s, such LC Participant’s or such Related Committed Purchaser’s Scheduled Commitment Termination Date.
“FAS 166/167” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.7(c) of the Agreement. “FASB” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.7(a) of the Agreement.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the per annum rate set forth in the weekly statistical release designated as H.15(519), or any successor publication, published by the Federal Reserve Board (including any such successor, “H.15(519)”) for such day opposite the caption “Federal Funds (Effective).” If on any relevant day such rate is not yet published in H. 15(519), the rate for such day will be the rate set forth in the daily statistical release designated as the Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities, or any successor publication, published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (including any such successor, the “Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations”) for such day under the caption “Federal Funds Effective Rate.” If on any relevant day the appropriate rate is not yet published in either H.15(519) or the Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations, the rate for such day will be the arithmetic mean as determined by the Administrator of the rates for the last transaction in overnight Federal funds arranged before 9:00 a.m. (New York time) on that day by each of three leading brokers of Federal funds transactions in New York City selected by the Administrator.
“Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or any entity succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Fee Letters” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.5 of the Agreement.
“Fees” means the fees payable by the Seller pursuant to the applicable Fee Letter. “Fifth Amendment Effective Date” shall mean December 4, 2020.
“Final Payout Date” means the latest of (i) the Facility Termination Date, (ii) the date on which no Capital of or Discount in respect of the Purchased Interest shall be outstanding, (iii) the
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LC Participation Amount has been reduced to zero ($0) and no Letters of Credit issued hereunder remain outstanding and undrawn (unless backstopped in a manner agreed to in writing by the LC Bank and the Majority LC Participants in their sole and absolute discretion), (iv) the date all other amounts owing to the Purchaser Agents, the Purchasers, the Administrator and the other Indemnified Parties and Affected Person under this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents have been paid in full (other than indemnification or other contingent obligations not yet due and owing) and (v) all accrued Servicing Fees have been paid in full.
“Floor” means a rate of interest equal to zero (0.00%) per annum.
“Fresh Start Reporting” means the preparation of consolidated financial statements of ACI in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position (90-7), which reflects the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Plan of Reorganization on a presumed effective date of October 5, 2016.
“Funded Purchase” means a purchase or deemed purchase of undivided percentage ownership interests in the Purchased Interest under the Agreement which (i) is paid for in cash, including pursuant to Section 1.1(b) (other than through reinvestment of Collections pursuant to Section 1.4(b) of the Agreement) or (ii) is treated as a Funded Purchase pursuant to Section 1.2(e) of the Agreement and/or any of the provisions set forth in Sections 1.11 through
1.20 of the Agreement.
“Governmental Acts” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.19 of the Agreement. “Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political
subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, any
agency, authority, instrumentality, body or entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including any court and any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank.
“Group A Obligor” means any Obligor with a short-term rating of at least: (a) “A1” by Standard & Poor’s, or if such Obligor does not have a short-term rating from Standard & Poor’s, a rating of “A+” or better by Standard & Poor’s on its long-term senior unsecured and uncredit-enhanced debt securities, and (b) “P-1” by Moody’s, or if such Obligor does not have a short-term rating from Moody’s, “Al” or better by Moody’s on its long-term senior unsecured and uncredit-enhanced debt securities.
“Group B Obligor” means an Obligor, not a Group A Obligor, with a short-term rating of at least: (a) “A-2” by Standard & Poor’s, or if such Obligor does not have a short-term rating from Standard & Poor’s, a rating of “BBB+” to “A” by Standard & Poor’s on its long-term senior unsecured and uncredit-enhanced debt securities, and (b) “P-2” by Moody’s, or if such Obligor does not have a short-term rating from Moody’s, “Baal” to “A2” by Moody’s on its long-term senior unsecured and uncredit-enhanced debt securities.
“Group Capital” means, with respect to any Purchaser Group, an amount equal to the aggregate outstanding Capital of all Purchasers within such Purchaser Group.
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“Group C Obligor” means an Obligor, not a Group A Obligor or a Group B Obligor, with a short-term rating of at least: (a) “A-3” by Standard & Poor’s, or if such Obligor does not have a short-term rating from Standard & Poor’s, a rating of “BBB-” to “BBB” by Standard & Poor’s on its long-term senior unsecured and uncredit-enhanced debt securities, and (b) “P-3” by Moody’s, or if such Obligor does not have a short-term rating from Moody’s, “Baa3” to “Baa2” by Moody’s on its long-term senior unsecured and uncredit-enhanced debt securities; provided, that T S Global Procurement Company Pte. Ltd., and its Subsidiaries need only satisfy the requirements set forth in either of clauses (a) or (b) above to be a Group C Obligor.
“Group Commitment” means, with respect to any Purchaser Group, the aggregate of the Commitments of each Related Committed Purchaser within such Purchaser Group, which amount is set forth on Schedule IV hereto.
“Group D Obligor” means any Obligor that is not a Group A Obligor, Group B Obligor or Group C Obligor.
“Guaranty” of any Person means any obligation of such Person guarantying or in effect guarantying any liability or obligation of any other Person in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any such liability arising by virtue of partnership agreements, including any agreement to indemnify or hold harmless any other Person, any performance bond or other suretyship arrangement and any other form of assurance against loss, except endorsement of negotiable or other instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business.
“Hedging Transaction” means any of the following transactions by ACI or any of its Subsidiaries: any rate swap transaction, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction or any combination of the foregoing transactions, including, without limitation, any Interest Rate Hedge or any Commodity Hedge.
“Indemnified Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 of the Agreement. “Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 of the Agreement. “Independent Director” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3(c) of Exhibit IV to the
Agreement.
“Information Package” means a report, in substantially the form of Annex A to the Agreement, furnished to the Administrator pursuant to the Agreement.
“Insolvency Proceeding” means (a) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors of a Person, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors of a Person, or other similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its
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creditors, in each of cases (a) and (b) undertaken under U.S. Federal, state or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code.
“Insured Amount” means, with respect to any Insured Designated Receivable, the excess, if any, of (a) the portion of the Outstanding Balance of such Insured Designated Receivable that is insured (based on the allocation rules set forth in the definition of Insured Designated Receivable), over (b) the total amount of deductibles and coinsurance with respect to a claim and such other amounts as determined by the Administrator (in its reasonable discretion) likely to diminish any recovery for a related claim under the related Eligible Credit Insurance (including, without limitation, fees associated with claims, any discount to present value based on the expected timing of such recovery or other “haircut” amounts based on the likelihood of recovery under the related Eligible Credit Insurance).
“Insured Obligor” means each Obligor for which all or a portion of its Receivables are insured pursuant to Eligible Credit Insurance.
“Insured Receivable” means each Receivable for which the Obligor thereof is an Insured Obligor; provided, that no Receivable shall constitute an Insured Receivable at any time the Credit Insurance Policy relating thereto shall cease to constitute Eligible Credit Insurance.
“Insured Designated Receivable” means each Insured Receivable for which all or a portion of the Outstanding Balance thereof is insured pursuant to Eligible Credit Insurance; provided, however, that in allocating Eligible Credit Insurance for any Insured Obligor to the related Insured Receivables, such Eligible Credit Insurance shall be allocated to Receivables based on the date such Receivable was originated and starting with the oldest outstanding Receivable.
“Interest Rate Hedge” means an interest rate exchange, collar, cap, swap, adjustable strike cap, adjustable strike corridor or similar agreements entered into by ACI or any of its Affiliates in the ordinary course operations of their business.
“Interim Report” means each Daily Report and Weekly Report.
“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute of similar import, together with the regulations thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time. References to sections of the Internal Revenue Code also refer to any successor sections.
“Issuance Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.12(a) of the Agreement. “LC Bank” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.
“LC Collateral Account” means the account designated as the LC Collateral Account established and maintained by the Administrator (for the benefit of the LC Bank and the LC Participants), or such other account as may be so designated as such by the Administrator.
“LC Fee Expectation” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.15(c) of the Agreement.
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“LC Participant” means each Person listed as such (and its respective Commitment) for each Purchaser Group as set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement or in any Assumption Agreement or Transfer Supplement.
“LC Participation Amount” means, at any time, the then sum of the undrawn amounts of all outstanding Letters of Credit.
“Letter of Credit” means any stand-by letter of credit issued by the LC Bank for the account of the Seller (or for the account of the Transferor or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable) pursuant to the Agreement.
“Letter of Credit Application” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.12 of the Agreement.
“Level I Liquidity Trigger Period” means each period, if any, commencing on any date that the Liquidity shall be less than $250,000,000 and ending on (but not including) any succeeding date, if any, that the Liquidity shall be greater than $250,000,000.
“Lien” means any ownership interest or claim, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien, security interest, hypothecation, charge or other encumbrance or security arrangement of any nature whatsoever, whether voluntarily or involuntarily given, including, but not limited to, any conditional sale or title retention arrangement, and any assignment, deposit arrangement or lease intended as, or having the effect of, security and any filed financing statement or other notice of any of the foregoing (whether or not a lien or other encumbrance is created or exists at the time of the filing) or any hypothetical lien that would give a trustee superior rights to the Administrator or any of the Secured Parties.
“Liquidity” means the sum of (i) unrestricted cash or Permitted Investments of ACI and its Subsidiaries (other than the Securitization Subsidiaries and Bonding Subsidiaries) that are not Foreign Subsidiaries, (ii) withdrawable funds from brokerage accounts of ACI and its Subsidiaries (other than the Securitization Subsidiaries and Bonding Subsidiaries) that are not Foreign Subsidiaries and (iii) any unused commitments that are available to be drawn by ACI pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and any Working Capital Facility. For purposes of this definition, the terms “Securitization Subsidiaries,” “Bonding Subsidiaries,” “Foreign Subsidiaries” and “Working Capital Facility” have the following meanings:
“Bonding Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of ACI the sole purpose of which is to own a leasehold interest in a coal lease where the lessor thereof is a Person who is not an Affiliate of ACI (but not to operate any mining operations thereon) and to enter into surety or similar arrangements to provide payment assurances to the lessor thereof related to the cost of acquiring such leasehold interest and any bonus bid and royalty payments thereunder, and Bonding Subsidiaries shall mean, collectively, each and every Bonding Subsidiary.
“Foreign Subsidiaries” means, for any Person, each Subsidiary (other than a Loan Party) of such Person that is (a) a “controlled foreign corporation” (a “CFC”) within the meaning of Section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, (b) a Subsidiary of a CFC or (c) a Subsidiary substantially all of the
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assets of which constitute equity interests (or equity interests and indebtedness) of CFCs or of Subsidiaries described in this clause (c).
“Securitization Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of ACI (all of the outstanding equity interests of which, other than de minimis preferred stock and director’s qualifying shares, if any, are owned, directly or indirectly, by ACI) that is established for the limited purpose of acquiring and financing accounts receivable (including any bills of exchange) and related assets and property from time to time originated, acquired or otherwise owned by ACI or any Subsidiary of ACI and interests therein of ACI or any Subsidiary of ACI and engaging in activities ancillary thereto.
“Working Capital Facility” shall mean any revolving credit facility entered into by ACI for general working capital purposes, including the Original ABL Credit Agreement.
“Liquidity Agent” means any bank or other financial institution acting as agent for the various Liquidity Providers under each Liquidity Agreement.
“Liquidity Agreement” means any agreement entered into in connection with the Agreement pursuant to which a Liquidity Provider agrees to make purchases or advances to, or purchase assets from, any Conduit Purchaser in order to provide liquidity for such Conduit Purchaser’s Purchases.
“Liquidity Provider” means each bank or other financial institution that provides liquidity support to any Conduit Purchaser pursuant to the terms of a Liquidity Agreement.
“LLC Agreement” means the limited liability company agreement of Seller.
“LMIR” means for any day during any Settlement Period, the greater of (a) 0.50% and (b) the interest rate per annum determined by dividing (i) the one-month Eurodollar rate for U.S. dollar deposits as reported by Bloomberg Finance L.P. and shown on US0001M Screen or any other service or page that may replace such page from time to time for the purpose of displaying offered rates of leading banks for London interbank deposits in United States dollars, as of 11:00
a.m. (London time) on such day, or if such day is not a Business Day, then the immediately preceding Business Day (or if not so reported, then as determined by the Administrator from another recognized source for interbank quotation), in each case, changing when and as such rate changes, by (ii) a number equal to 1.00 minus the Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage on such day. The calculation of LMIR may also be expressed by the following formula:
LMIR =
One-month Eurodollar rate for U.S. Dollars shown on Bloomberg US0001M Screen
or appropriate successor
1.0 | - Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage |
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LMIR shall be adjusted on the effective date of any change in the Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage as of such effective date.
“Lock-Box Account” means each account listed on Schedule II to this Agreement (in each case, in the name of the Seller and maintained at a Lock-Box Bank pursuant to a Lock-Box Agreement for the purpose of receiving Collections.
“Lock-Box Agreement” means each agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrator, among the Seller, the Servicer, the Administrator and a Lock-Box Bank, governing the terms of the related Lock-Box Accounts.
“Lock-Box Bank” means any of the banks or other financial institutions holding one or more Lock-Box Accounts; provided, however, that such bank or other financial institution shall be either PNC or an Affiliate thereof so long as PNC is the Administrator.
“Loss Reserve” means, on any date, an amount equal to: (a) the sum of the Aggregate Capital plus the Adjusted LC Participation Amount at the close of business of the Servicer on such date multiplied by (b) (i) the Loss Reserve Percentage on such date divided by (ii) 100% minus the Loss Reserve Percentage on such date.
“Loss Reserve Percentage” means, on any date, (i) the product of (A) 2.5 times (B) the highest average of the Default Ratios for any three consecutive calendar months during the twelve most recent calendar months times (C) (x) the aggregate credit sales made by the Originators and the Transferor during the 5 most recent calendar months plus (y) 97.5% times the aggregate credit sales made by the Originators and the Transferor during the 6th most recent calendar month divided by (ii) the Net Receivables Pool Balance as of such date.
“Majority LC Participants” means, at any time, (i) if fewer than three (3) LC Participants are then a party to this Agreement, all LC Participants and (ii) otherwise, the LC Participants whose Commitments aggregate more than 66 2/3% of the Commitments of all LC Participants at such time; provided that so long as Regions’ Pro Rata Share of the Commitments are not less than its Pro Rata Share of the Commitments as of the Closing Date, the Majority LC Participants shall include Regions.
“Majority Purchaser Agents” means, at any time, (i) if fewer than three (3) Purchaser Agents are then a party to this Agreement, all Purchaser Agents and (ii) otherwise, the Purchaser Agents for the Purchaser Groups with Related Committed Purchasers whose Commitments aggregate more than 66 2/3% of the aggregate of the Commitments of all Related Committed Purchasers in all Purchaser Groups; provided that so long as Regions’ Ratable Share of the Commitments are not less than its Ratable Share of the Commitments as of the Closing Date, the Majority Purchaser Agents shall be required to include Regions.
“Material Adverse Effect” means relative to any Person with respect to any event or circumstance, a material adverse effect on:
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“Minimum Dilution Reserve” means, on any day, an amount equal to: (a) the sum of the Aggregate Capital plus the Adjusted LC Participation Amount at the close of business of the Servicer on such day, multiplied by (b)(i)the Minimum Dilution Reserve Percentage divided by
(ii) | 100% minus the Minimum Dilution Reserve Percentage on such day. |
“Minimum Dilution Reserve Percentage” means, on any day, the product of (a) the average of the Dilution Ratios for the twelve most recent calendar months multiplied by (b) the Dilution Horizon.
“Minimum Liquidity” means $275,000,000.
“Minimum Liquidity Period” means each period, if any, commencing on the date that the Liquidity is less than the Minimum Liquidity and ending on (but not including) the date, if any, that the Liquidity is no longer less than the Minimum Liquidity.
“Monthly Settlement Date” means the 21st day of each calendar month (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next occurring Business Day); provided, however, that on and after the occurrence and continuation of any Termination Event, the Monthly Settlement Date shall be the date selected as such by the Administrator (with the consent or at the direction of the Majority Purchaser Agents) from time to time (it being understood that the Administrator (with the consent or at the direction of the Majority Purchaser Agents) may select such Monthly Settlement Date to occur as frequently as daily) or, in the absence of any such selection, the date which would be the Monthly Settlement Date pursuant to this definition).
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Mortgage” means a mortgage or deed of trust in favor of any Person on any real property of any Originator for which all, or any portion thereof, is a location of such Originator’s mining operations or a minehead.
“Net Receivables Pool Balance” means, at any time: (a) the Outstanding Balance of Eligible Receivables then in the Receivables Pool, minus (b) the Excess Concentration.
“No Proceedings Agreement” means each of (a) that certain no proceedings letter agreement, dated as of March 7, 2017, among the Administrator, the Term Loan Agent, Seller
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and ACI, (b) that certain no proceedings letter agreement, dated as of April 27, 2017, among the Administrator, the ABL Agent, Seller and ACI and (c) any additional replacement or successor agreement consented to in writing by the Administrator in its reasonable discretion and entered into by the agent under any Credit Agreement and ACI.
“Notes” means short-term promissory notes issued, or to be issued, by any Conduit Purchaser to fund its investments in accounts receivable or other financial assets.
“Obligor” means, with respect to any Receivable, the Person obligated to make payments pursuant to the Contract relating to such Receivable.
“Obligor Percentage” means, at any time of determination, for each Obligor, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate Outstanding Balance of the Eligible Receivables of such Obligor less the amount (if any) then included in the calculation of the Excess Concentration with respect to such Obligor and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables at such time.
“Order” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.20 of the Agreement.
“Originator” and “Originators” have the meaning set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement, as the same may be modified from time to time by adding new Originators or removing Originators, in each case with the prior written consent of the Administrator.
“Originator Performance Guaranty” means the Amended and Restated Originator Performance Guaranty, dated as of the Closing Date, by each Originator in favor of the Administrator for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Outstanding Balance” of any Receivable at any time means the then outstanding principal balance thereof.
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b) of the Agreement. “Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b) of the Agreement. “Paydown Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(f)(i) of the Agreement. “Performance Guarantor” means ACI.
“Performance Guaranty” means the Third Amended and Restated Performance Guaranty, dated as of the Closing Date, by the Performance Guarantor in favor of the Administrator for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Permitted Lien” means any Lien (a) as to which no enforcement collection, execution, levy or foreclosure proceeding shall have been commenced or threatened and that solely secure the payment of taxes, assessments and/or governmental charges or levies, if and to the extent the same are either (x) not yet due and payable or (y) being contested in good faith and as to which
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adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP, but, in any case, only to the extent that such Lien securing payment of such taxes or assessments or other governmental charges constitutes an inchoate tax lien, and (b) inchoate and unperfected workers’, mechanics’, suppliers’ or similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, in any case, as to which no enforcement collection, execution, levy or foreclosure proceeding shall have been commenced or threatened; provided, however, that no Lien(s) that could (individually or in the aggregate) be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect shall constitute a Permitted Lien.
“Permitted Investments” means:
i. | securities with maturities of 18 months or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency thereof; |
ii. | certificates of deposit and time deposits with maturities of 18 months or less from the date of acquisition and overnight bank deposits of any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000; |
iii. | repurchase obligations of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (ii) of this definition with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government; |
iv. | commercial paper of a domestic issuer rated at least A-2 by Standard & Poor’s or P-2 by Moody’s, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency if both of Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s cease publishing ratings of investments; |
v. | securities with maturities of 18 months or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by Standard & Poor’s or A by Moody’s; |
vi. | securities with maturities of 18 months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (ii) of this definition; |
vii. | corporate obligations such as notes, bonds, loan participation certificates, master notes, and variable rate demand notes rated at least A by Standard & Poor’s or A2 by Moody’s; |
viii. | asset backed and mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations rated AAA by Standard & Poor’s or Aaa by Moody’s; |
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ix. | money market auction rate preferred securities and auction rate notes with auctions scheduled no less frequently than every 49 days; and |
x. | shares of money market mutual or similar funds which invest principally in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (i) through (ix) of this definition. |
“Permitted Merger” means (i) any merger of any existing Originator into any other existing Originator or (ii) any merger of any existing Originator into ACI.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof.
“Plan of Reorganization” shall mean the chapter 11 plan of reorganization of the Chapter 11 Debtors confirmed by the Confirmation Order.
“PNC” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.
“Pool Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2(d) of the Agreement. “Pool Receivable” means a Receivable in the Receivables Pool.
“Portion of Capital” means, with respect to any Purchaser and its related Capital, the portion of such Capital being funded or maintained by such Purchaser by reference to a particular interest rate basis.
“Prior Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.
“Prior Agreement Outstanding Amounts” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.
“Program Support Agreement” means and includes any Liquidity Agreement and any other agreement entered into by any Program Support Provider providing for: (a) the issuance of one or more letters of credit for the account of any Conduit Purchaser, (b) the issuance of one or more surety bonds for which any Conduit Purchaser is obligated to reimburse the applicable Program Support Provider for any drawings thereunder, (c) the sale by any Conduit Purchaser to any Program Support Provider of the Purchased Interest (or portions thereof) maintained by such Conduit Purchaser and/or (d) the making of loans and/or other extensions of credit to any Conduit Purchaser in connection with such Conduit Purchaser’s receivables-securitization program contemplated in the Agreement, together with any letter of credit, surety bond or other instrument issued thereunder.
“Program Support Provider” means and includes, with respect to any Conduit Purchaser, any Liquidity Provider and any other Person (other than any customer of such Conduit Purchaser) now or hereafter extending credit or having a commitment to extend credit to or for
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the account of, or to make purchases from, such Conduit Purchaser pursuant to any Program Support Agreement.
“Pro Rata Share” means, as to any LC Participant, a fraction, the numerator of which equals the Commitment of such LC Participant at such time and the denominator of which equals the aggregate of the Commitments of all LC Participants at such time.
“Purchase” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a) of this Agreement.
“Purchase and Sale Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Originators and the Transferor, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Purchase and Sale Indemnified Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Purchase and Sale Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Purchase and Sale Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Purchase and Sale Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Purchase Date” means the date on which a Funded Purchase or a reinvestment is made pursuant to this Agreement.
“Purchase Facility” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Purchase Limit” means $110,000,000150,000,000, as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 1.1 (b) of the Agreement or otherwise in connection with any Exiting Purchaser, or increased pursuant to Section 1.1(f) of this Agreement. References to the unused portion of the Purchase Limit shall mean, at any time, the Purchase Limit minus the sum of the then Aggregate Capital plus the LC Participation Amount.
“Purchase Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2(a) of the Agreement. “Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 of the Purchase and Sale
Agreement.
“Purchase Report” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Purchased Interest” means, at any time, the undivided percentage ownership interest in:
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of, such Pool Receivables and Related Security (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Seller's Permitted Payments). Such undivided percentage interest shall be computed as:
Aggregate Capital + Adjusted LC Participation Amount + Total Reserves Net Receivables Pool Balance
The Purchased Interest shall be determined from time to time pursuant to Section 1.3 of the Agreement.
“Purchaser” means each Conduit Purchaser, Related Committed Purchaser, LC Participant and the LC Bank.
“Purchaser Agent” means each Person acting as agent on behalf of a Purchaser Group and designated as a Purchaser Agent for such Purchaser Group on the signature pages to this Agreement or any other Person who becomes a party to the Agreement as a Purchaser Agent pursuant to an Assumption Agreement or a Transfer Supplement.
“Purchaser Group” means, (i) for any Conduit Purchaser, such Conduit Purchaser, together with such Conduit Purchaser’s Related Committed Purchasers, related Purchaser Agent and related LC Participants, (ii) for Regions, Regions as a Purchaser Agent, a Related Committed Purchaser and an LC Participant and (iii) for PNC, PNC as a Purchaser Agent, a Related Committed Purchaser, the LC Bank and an LC Participant.
“Purchasers’ Share” of any amount, at any time, means such amount multiplied by the Purchased Interest at such time.
“Purchasing Related Committed Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(c) of the Agreement.
“Ratable Share’ means, for each Purchaser Group, such Purchaser Group’s Group Commitment divided by the aggregate Group Commitments of all Purchaser Groups.
“Rating Agency” mean each of Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s (and/or each other rating agency then rating the Notes of any Conduit Purchaser).
“Receivable” means any indebtedness and other obligations owed to any Originator, the Transferor or the Seller by, or any right of the Seller, the Transferor or any Originator to payment from or on behalf of, an Obligor, whether constituting an account, as-extracted collateral, chattel paper, a payment intangible, an instrument or a general intangible, in each instance arising in connection with the sale of goods or the rendering of services, and includes, without limitation, the obligation to pay any finance charges, fees and other charges with respect thereto. Indebtedness and other obligations arising from any one transaction, including, without limitation, indebtedness and other obligations represented by an individual invoice or agreement, shall constitute a Receivable separate from a Receivable consisting of the indebtedness and other obligations arising from any other transaction.
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“Receivables Pool” means, at any time, all of the then outstanding Receivables purchased by the Seller pursuant to the Sale and Contribution Agreement prior to the Facility Termination Date.
“Regions” means Regions Bank.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17 of the Agreement.
“Reimbursement Obligation” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.14 of the Agreement.
“Related Committed Purchaser” means each Person listed as such for each Conduit Purchaser as set forth on the signature pages of the Agreement or in any Assumption Agreement or Transfer Supplement.
“Related Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Related Security” means, with respect to any Receivable:
“Reportable Compliance Event” means that any Covered Entity becomes a Sanctioned Person, or is charged by indictment, criminal complaint or similar charging instrument, arraigned, or custodially detained in connection with any Anti-Terrorism Law or any predicate crime to any Anti-Terrorism Law, or has knowledge of facts or circumstances to the effect that it
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is reasonably likely that any aspect of its operations is in actual or probable violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law.
“Restricted Payments” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(n) of Exhibit IV of the Agreement.
“Rio Tinto” means Rio Tinto Energy America Inc.
“Rio Tinto Receivable” means a Receivable (a) arising under the “SRP Contract” (as such term is defined in the Coal Sales Agreement, dated October 1, 2009, by and among ACI and Kennecott Coal Sales Company (the “SRP Agreement”) and acquired by ACI pursuant to the terms and conditions of such SRP Agreement or (b) arising under a “Coal Sales Agreement” (as such term is defined in the Arch Coal Supply Agreement, dated October 1, 2009, between ACI and Rio Tinto (the “Rio Tinto Agreement”) and acquired by ACI pursuant to the terms and conditions of such Rio Tinto Agreement.
“Rio Tinto Trigger Event” means, with respect to all Rio Tinto Receivables, the first to occur of (a) Rio Tinto shall fail to maintain a long term debt rating of at least “BBB-” by Standard & Poor’s and “Baa3” by Moody’s and (b) the aggregate amount of any asserted dispute, offset, hold back, defense, or Adverse Claim outstanding against all Rio Tinto Receivables shall be greater than $50,000.
“Sale Agreements” means, collectively the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Sale and Contribution Agreement.
“Sale and Contribution Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Transferor and the Seller, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Sale and Contribution Indemnified Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 of the Sale and Contribution Agreement.
“Sale and Contribution Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 of the Sale and Contribution Agreement.
“Sale and Contribution Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4 of the Sale and Contribution Agreement.
“Sale and Contribution Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 of the Sale and Contribution Agreement.
“Sales Agency Agreements” means each of (i) the Customer Relations and Marketing Services Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, between Arch Sales and the Originators from time to time party thereto, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and (ii) the Customer Relations and Marketing Services Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2011, between Arch Sales and the Originators from time to time party thereto, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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“Sanctioned Country” means a country subject to a sanctions program maintained under any Anti-Terrorism Law.
“Sanctioned Person” means any individual person, group, regime, entity or thing listed or otherwise recognized as a specially designated, prohibited, sanctioned or debarred person, group, regime, entity or thing, or subject to any limitations or prohibitions (including but not limited to the blocking of property or rejection of transactions), under any Anti-Terrorism Law.
“Scheduled Commitment Termination Date” means with respect to the LC Bank, any LC Participant or any Related Committed Purchaser, September 29August 1, 20232025, as such date may be extended from time to time in the sole and absolute discretion of the LC Bank, such LC Participant or such Related Committed Purchaser, as the case may be.
“SEC” shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any governmental agencies substituted therefor.
“Secured Parties” means the Administrator, each Purchaser, each Purchaser Agent, each Indemnified Party and each Affected Person.
“Seller” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.
“Seller’s Permitted Payments” means amounts paid to the Seller for its own account by (or on behalf of) the Administrator, the Purchaser Agents and the Purchasers as proceeds of Purchases or pursuant to Section 1.4, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, solely to the extent such amounts have been used by the Seller to (i) pay the “Purchase Price” due by the Seller to the Transferor under the Sale and Contribution Agreement, (ii) make payments of principal or interest due to the Transferor under the Company Note or (iii) make other Restricted Payments, in each case, solely to the extent such payments were permitted (and not prohibited) when made by the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
“Seller’s Share” of any amount means the greater of: (a) $0 and (b) such amount minus the Purchasers’ Share.
“Servicer” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement. “Servicing Fee” means the fee referred to in Section 4.6 of the Agreement. “Servicing Fee Rate” means the rate referred to in Section 4.6 of the Agreement.
“Settlement Date” means with respect to any Portion of Capital for any Settlement Period, (i) prior to the Facility Termination Date, the Monthly Settlement Date and (ii) on and after the Facility Termination Date, each day selected from time to time by the Administrator (with the consent or at the direction of the Majority Purchaser Agents) (it being understood that the Administrator (with the consent or at the direction of the Majority Purchaser Agents) may select such Settlement Date to occur as frequently as daily), or, in the absence of such selection, the Monthly Settlement Date.
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“Settlement Period” means: (a) before the Facility Termination Date: (i) initially the period commencing on the date of the initial purchase pursuant to Section 1.2 of the Agreement (or in the case of any fees payable hereunder, commencing on the Closing Date) and ending on (but not including) the next Monthly Settlement Date, and (ii) thereafter, each period commencing on such Monthly Settlement Date and ending on (but not including) the next Monthly Settlement Date, and (b) on and after the Facility Termination Date, such period (including a period of one day) as shall be selected from time to time by the Administrator (with the consent or at the direction of the Majority Purchaser Agents) or, in the absence of any such selection, each period of 30 days from the last day of the preceding Settlement Period.
“SOFR” means, for any day, a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Adjustment” means ten basis points (0.10%).
“SOFR Determination Date” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.
“SOFR Floor” means a rate of interest per annum equal to zero basis points (0.00%). “SOFR Rate Day” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.
“SOFR Reserve Percentage” means, for any day, the maximum effective percentage in effect on such day, if any, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the reserve requirements (including, without limitation, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserve requirements) with respect to SOFR funding.
“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person at any time, a condition under which:
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For purposes of this definition:
“Special Concentration Limit” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Concentration Percentage.
“Special Obligor” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Concentration Percentage.
“Spike Factor” means, for any calendar month, (a) the positive difference, if any, between: (i) the highest Dilution Ratio for any one calendar month during the twelve most recent calendar months and (ii) the arithmetic average of the Dilution Ratios for such twelve months times (b) (i) the highest Dilution Ratio for any one calendar month during the twelve most recent calendar months divided by (ii) the arithmetic average of the Dilution Ratios for such twelve months.
“Standard & Poor’s” means S&P Global Ratings and any successor thereto. “Sub-Servicer” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(d) of this Agreement.
“Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock of each class or other interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or other interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the Board of Directors or other managers of such entity are at the time owned, or management of which is otherwise controlled: (a) by such Person, (b) by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (c) by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Supported Outstanding Balance” means, for any Receivable at any time that is supported in whole or in part by an Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit, the lesser of (a) the Outstanding Balance of such Receivable and (b) the face amount of such Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit.
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“Tangible Net Worth” means, with respect to any Person, the tangible net worth of such Person as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
“Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.10 of the Agreement.
“Term Loan Agent” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Credit Agreement. “Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited
(CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrator in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Determination Date” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Term SOFR Rate”.
“Term SOFR Rate” shall mean, with respect to any amount for which the Term SOFR Reference Rate applies, for any day in any Settlement Period, the interest rate per annum determined by the applicable Purchaser Agent by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, at such Purchaser Agent’s discretion, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) (A) the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a term of the Yield Period on the day (the “Term SOFR Determination Date”) that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Settlement Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator, by (B) a number equal to 1.00 minus the SOFR Reserve Percentage. If the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published or replaced with a Benchmark Replacement by 5:00 p.m. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the Term SOFR Determination Date, then the Term SOFR Reference Rate, for purposes of clause (A) in the preceding sentence, shall be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor on the first Business Day preceding such Term SOFR Determination Date for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published in accordance herewith, so long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than three (3) Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Date. If the Term SOFR Rate, determined as provided above, would be less than the SOFR Floor, then the Term SOFR Rate shall be deemed to be the SOFR Floor.
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” shall mean the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. “Termination Day” means: (a) each day on which the conditions set forth in Section 2(b)
of Exhibit II to the Agreement are not satisfied or (b) each day that occurs on or after the Facility Termination Date.
“Termination Event” has the meaning specified in Exhibit V to the Agreement. “Termination Fee” means, for any Settlement Period during which a Termination Day
occurs, the amount, if any, by which: (a) the additional Discount (calculated without taking into account any Termination Fee or any shortened duration of such Settlement Period pursuant to the definition thereof) that would have accrued during such Settlement Period on the reductions of Capital relating to such Settlement Period had such reductions not been made, exceeds (b) the income, if any, received by the applicable Purchaser from investing the proceeds of such
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reductions of Capital, as determined by the applicable Purchaser Agent, which determination shall be binding and conclusive for all purposes, absent manifest error.
“Tier 1 Eligible Foreign Obligor” means an Obligor which is a resident of any country (other than the United States of America) that has a short-term foreign currency rating (or, if such country does not have such a short-term foreign currency rating, a long-term foreign currency rating) of at least “A2” (or “A”) by Standard & Poor’s and “P-1” (or “A2”) by Moody’s.
“Tier 2 Eligible Foreign Obligor” means any Eligible Foreign Obligor that is not a Tier 1 Eligible Foreign Obligor.
“Total Reserves” means, at any time, the sum of: (a) the Yield Reserve, plus (b) the greater of (i) the Concentration Reserve plus the Minimum Dilution Reserve and (ii) the Loss Reserve plus the Dilution Reserve.
“Transaction Documents” means the Agreement, the Lock-Box Agreements, each Fee Letter, the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Sale and Contribution Agreement, each Company Note, the Performance Guaranty, the Originator Performance Guaranty, each Sales Agency Agreement, any No Proceedings Agreement and all Information Packages, Interim Reports, other certificates, instruments, UCC financing statements, reports, notices, agreements and documents executed or delivered under or in connection with the Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Agreement.
“Transfer Supplement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(c) of this Agreement. “Transferor” has the meaning set forth in the Sale and Contribution Agreement.
“TVA” means Tennessee Valley Authority, an Obligor of the Originators and the Transferor.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (A) a Saturday, (B) a Sunday or (C) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable jurisdiction.
“Unmatured Purchase and Sale Termination Event” means any event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Purchase and Sale Termination Event.
“Unmatured Sale and Contribution Termination Event” means any event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Sale and Contribution Termination Event.
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“Unmatured Termination Event” means an event that, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a Termination Event.
“Unsupported Outstanding Balance” means, for any Receivable at any time that is supported in part by an Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit, (a) the then Outstanding Balance of such Receivable, less (b) the Supported Outstanding Balance for such Receivable.
“USA Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.
“Weekly Report” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(a)(ii) of Exhibit IV to the Agreement.
“Yield Period” means one month.
“Yield Reserve” means, on any date, an amount equal to: (a) the sum of the Aggregate Capital plus the Adjusted LC Participation Amount at the close of business of the Servicer on such date multiplied by (b) (i) the Yield Reserve Percentage on such date divided by (ii) 100% minus the Yield Reserve Percentage on such date.
“Yield Reserve Percentage” means at any time:
(BR+SFR)x l.5 x DSO
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where: | | |
BR | = | the Base Rate computed for the most recent Settlement Period, |
DSO | = | Days’ Sales Outstanding, and |
SFR | = | the Servicing Fee Rate |
Other Terms. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. As the context requires, all terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the State of New York, and not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such Article 9. Unless the context otherwise requires, “or” means “and/or,” and “including” (and with correlative meaning “include” and “includes”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding such term.
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EXHIBIT II
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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matters (iii) certain bankruptcy matters, and (iv) certain UCC creation and Delaware perfection matters.
5.4 of the Agreement (including all Attorney Costs that have been invoiced at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date and payment of reasonable costs and expenses to counsel for Regions in an amount not to exceed $15,000) and the Fee Letters.
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(iv) | the Facility Termination Date has not occurred. |
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EXHIBIT III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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expected to have a Material Adverse Effect upon the ability of the Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party.
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that name any Originator (or, if such Originator is not the “record owner” of the underlying property, any “record owner” with respect to such as-extracted collateral, as such term is used in the UCC) as grantor, debtor or words of similar effect filed or recorded in any jurisdiction.
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pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document will be, taken as a whole, true and accurate in all material respects on the date such information is stated or certified; provided that with respect to projected financial information and information of a general economic or industry specific nature, the Servicer represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time made.
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Event or during a Minimum Liquidity Period, to comply with all instructions originated by the Administrator (on behalf of the Secured Parties) directing the disposition of funds in such Lock-Box Account without further consent by the Seller or the Servicer.
(y) as to which no enforcement collection, execution, levy or foreclosure proceeding shall have been commenced or threatened and that solely secures the payment of taxes, if and to the extent the taxes are either (A) not yet due and payable or (B) being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, but, in any case, only to the extent such lien securing payment of such taxes constitutes an inchoate tax lien.
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have been satisfied (and upon such satisfaction, the Purchase and Sale Agreement shall be deemed amended to reflect such updated Schedule V to the Purchase and Sale Agreement).
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Date:
EXHIBIT IV
COVENANTS
and administered in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the appropriate jurisdiction, and the Seller (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall furnish to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent:
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standing as a domestic organization in its jurisdiction of organization and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted.
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of Credit Provider to deliver subsequent payments (if any) in respect of Eligible Supporting Letters of Credit issued (or confirmed by) such Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit Provider directly to a Lock-Box Account if the Servicer fails to do so. The Seller will not permit the funds other than Collections on Pool Receivables and other Pool Assets to be deposited into any Lock-Box Account. If such funds are nevertheless deposited into any Lock-Box Account, the Seller will within two Business Days identify such funds for segregation. The Seller will not, and will not permit the Servicer, any Originator or the Transferor or other Person to, commingle Collections or other funds to which the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser is entitled with any other funds. The Seller shall only add, and shall only permit an Originator or the Transferor to add, a Lock-Box Bank (or the related lock-box or post office box), or Lock-Box Account to those listed on Schedule II to this Agreement, if the Administrator has received notice of such addition, a copy of any new Lock-Box Agreement and an executed and acknowledged copy of a Lock-Box Agreement (or an amendment thereto) in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrator from the applicable Lock-Box Bank. The Seller shall only terminate a Lock-Box Bank or close a Lock-Box Account (or the related lock-box or post office box), with the prior written consent of the Administrator.
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ACI’s percentage of ownership or control of the Seller to be reduced. The Seller shall provide the Administrator and each Purchaser with at least 10 days’ prior written notice before making any change in the Seller’s name, location or making any other change in the Seller’s identity or corporate structure that could impair or otherwise render any UCC financing statement filed in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document “seriously misleading” as such term (or similar term) is used in the applicable UCC; each notice to the Administrator and the Purchaser Agents pursuant to this sentence shall set forth the applicable change and the proposed effective date thereof. The Seller will also maintain and implement (or cause the Servicer to maintain and implement) administrative and operating procedures (including an ability to recreate records evidencing Pool Receivables and related Contracts in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain (or cause the Servicer to keep and maintain) all documents, books, records, computer tapes and disks and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all Pool Receivables (including records adequate to permit the daily identification of each Pool Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Pool Receivable).
(n) | Restricted Payments. (i) Except pursuant to clause (ii) below, the Seller will not: |
(A) purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock, (B) declare or pay any dividend or set aside any funds for any such purpose, (C) prepay, purchase or redeem any Debt, (D) lend or advance any funds or (E) repay any loans or advances to, for or from any of its Affiliates (the amounts described in clauses (A) through (E) being referred to as “Restricted Payments”).
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Transaction Document without the signature of the Seller. A photocopy or other reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law.
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Service, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or the U.S. Department of Labor or that such Person or any of its ERISA Affiliates receives from any of the foregoing or from any multiemployer plan (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) to which such Person or any ERISA Affiliate of ACI is or was, within the preceding five years, a contributing employer, in each case in respect of the assessment of withdrawal liability or an event or condition that could, in the aggregate, result in the imposition of liability on ACI and/or any such ERISA Affiliate.
$35,000,000 or more of indebtedness pursuant to which ACI, Arch Sales, any Originator, the Transferor or any of their Subsidiaries is a debtor or an obligor.
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properties of the Servicer for the purpose of examining such books and records, and (C) to discuss matters relating to the Pool Receivables, other Pool Assets or the Servicer’s performance hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party with any of the officers, directors, employees or independent public accountants of the Servicer (provided that representatives of the Servicer are present during such discussions) having knowledge of such matters and (ii) without limiting the provisions of clause (i) above, during regular business hours, at the Servicer’s expense, upon prior written notice from the Administrator or such Purchaser Agent, permit certified public accountants or other auditors acceptable to the Administrator to conduct, a review of its books and records with respect to such Receivables; provided, that unless a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, that the Servicer shall be required to reimburse the Administrator and the Purchaser Agents for only one (1) such audit per year.
(1) Business Day following receipt thereof. The Servicer will, at all times, maintain such books and records necessary to identify Collections received from time to time on Pool Receivables and to segregate such Collections from other property of the Servicer, the Transferor and the Originators. If any such payments or other Collections are received by the Servicer, it shall hold such payments in trust for the benefit of the Administrator and the Purchasers and promptly (but in any event within two Business Days after receipt) remit such funds into a Lock-Box Account. The Servicer will cause each Lock-Box Bank to comply with the terms of each applicable Lock-Box Agreement. The Servicer will (on behalf of the Seller), unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Administrator, instruct each Originator, in its capacity as the beneficiary of an Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit, to instruct each Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit Provider to make payments in respect of Eligible Supporting Letters of Credit issued (or confirmed by) such Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit Provider directly to a Lock-Box Account if the applicable Originator fails to do so and, if an Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit Provider fails to so deliver payments to a Lock-Box Account, the Servicer will, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Administrator, use all reasonable efforts to cause the applicable Originator to cause such Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit Provider to deliver subsequent payments (if any) in respect of Eligible Supporting Letters of Credit issued (or confirmed by) such Eligible Supporting Letter of Credit Provider directly to a Lock-Box Account if the applicable Originator fails to do so. The Servicer will not permit the funds other than Collections on Pool Receivables and other Pool Assets to be deposited into any Lock-Box Account.If such funds are nevertheless deposited into any Lock-Box Account, the Servicer will within two Business Days identify such funds for segregation. The Servicer will not commingle Collections or other funds to which the Administrator or any other Secured Party is entitled with any other funds. The Servicer shall only add, a Lock-Box Bank (or the related lock-box or post office box), or Lock-Box Account to those listed on Schedule II to this Agreement, if the Administrator has received notice of such addition, a copy of any new Lock-Box Agreement and an executed and acknowledged copy of a Lock-Box Agreement (or an amendment thereto) in form and substance acceptable to the Administrator from any such new Lock-Box Bank. The Servicer shall only
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terminate a Lock-Box Bank or close a Lock-Box Account (or the related lock-box or post office box) with the prior written consent of the Administrator.
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perfect, protect or more fully evidence the interest of the Administrator (on behalf of the Secured Parties) as the Administrator may reasonably request.
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custody or control of a Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law; (b) do business in or with, or derive any of its income from investments in or transactions with, any Sanctioned Country or Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law; (c) engage in any dealings or transactions prohibited by any Anti-Terrorism Law or (d) use the proceeds of any Purchase to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or, make any payments to, a Sanctioned Country or Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law. The funds used to repay Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents will not be derived from any unlawful activity. Each Covered Entity shall comply with all Anti-Terrorism Laws. Servicer shall promptly notify the Administrator in writing upon the occurrence of a Reportable Compliance Event.
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agreements for the selling and servicing of the Receivables Pool, and (iii) conducting such other activities as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out its primary activities;
(5) years preceding such person’s initial appointment: (1) a direct, indirect or beneficial stockholder, equityholder, officer, director (other than the Independent Director), employee, member, manager, attorney, partner, affiliate, or supplier of Seller, ACI, Arch Sales, any Originator, the Transferor or any of their respective Subsidiaries (the “Arch Group”); provided, that indirect stock ownership of any member of the Arch Group by any person through a mutual fund or similar diversified investment pool shall not disqualify such person from being an Independent Director unless such person maintains direct or indirect control of the investment decisions of such mutual fund or similar diversified investment pool, (2) a customer of, supplier to or other person who derives more than 1% of its purchases or revenues from its activities with any member of the Arch Group; (3) a trustee, conservator or receiver for any member of the Arch Group; (4) a person or other entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with any such equity holder, partner, member, manager, customer, supplier or other person; or (5) a member of the immediate family of any such equityholder, director, officer, employee, member, manager, partner, customer, supplier or other person and (B) (1) who has (x) prior experience as an independent director for a corporation or an independent manager of a limited liability company whose charter documents required the unanimous consent of all independent director or independent managers thereof before such corporation could consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it or could file a petition seeking relief under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy and (y) at least three years of employment experience with one or more entities that provide, in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, advisory, management or placement services to issuers of securitization or structured finance instruments, agreements or securities and (2) is reasonably acceptable to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent (such acceptability of any Independent Director appointed after the date hereof must be evidenced in writing signed by the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent). Under this clause (c), the term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management, policies or activities of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. (ii) The operating agreement of the Seller shall provide that: (A) the Seller’s board of managers or other governing body shall not approve, or take any other action to cause the filing of, a voluntary bankruptcy petition with respect to the Seller unless the Independent Director shall approve the taking of such action in writing before the taking of such action, and (B) such provision and each other provision requiring an Independent Director cannot be amended without the prior written consent of the Independent Director.
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deliver to the Administrator favorable opinions, addressed to the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrator, of external counsel for the Seller, Originators, the Servicer and ACI, covering certain corporate and UCC perfection matters relating to the Originators organized in Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia as well as certain UCC perfection matters with respect to county-level filings made by each Originator.
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EXHIBIT V
TERMINATION EVENTS
Each of the following shall be a “Termination Event”:
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part of its property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including the entry of an order for relief against, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for, it or for any substantial part of the property) shall occur, or the Seller, ACI and the Transferor or any Originator shall take any corporate or organizational action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this paragraph;
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lien released within 10 days or (ii) either the Internal Revenue Service or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall have filed one or more notices of lien asserting a claim or claims pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, or ERISA, as applicable, against the assets of (a) the Seller or (b) the Servicer, the Transferor, any Originator, ACI or any ERISA Affiliate (other than the Seller) in an amount in excess of $250,000 and such lien is not released within 10 days;
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SCHEDULE I
CREDIT AND COLLECTION POLICY
[Attached]
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SCHEDULE II
LOCK-BOX BANK, BLOCKED ACCOUNT AND LOCK-BOX ACCOUNT
Lock-Box Bank | Blocked Account | Lock-Box Account |
PNC Bank, National Association | 1019291244 | 642545 |
PNC Bank, National Association | 1077763916 | |
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SCHEDULE III ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS
[NONE]
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SCHEDULE IV
GROUP COMMITMENTS
Purchaser Group | | | | |
Name | Capacity | Commitment | Group Commitment | |
PNC Purchaser Group | Purchaser Group | N/A | $70,000,000102, 500,000 | |
| PNC | Related Committed Purchaser | $70,000,000102, 500,000 | |
| PNC | LC Participant | $70,000,000102, 500,000 | |
| PNC | Purchaser Agent | N/A | |
| PNC | LC Bank | N/A | |
Regions Purchaser Group | Purchaser Group | N/A | $40,000,00047,5 00,000 | |
| Regions | Related Committed Purchaser | $40,000,00047,5 00,000 | |
| Regions | LC Participant | $40,000,00047,5 00,000 | |
| Regions | Purchaser Agent | N/A | |
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ANNEX A
to Receivables Purchase Agreement FORM OF INFORMATION PACKAGE
[Attached]
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ANNEX B-1
to Receivables Purchase Agreement FORM OF PURCHASE NOTICE
, [201 ]
PNC Bank, National Association 300 Fifth Avenue
11th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222
[Each other Purchaser Agent] Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to the Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase
Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2016 (as heretofore amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”), among Arch Receivable Company, LLC, (“Seller”), Arch Coal Sales Company, Inc., as Servicer, the various Conduit Purchasers, Related Committed Purchasers, LC Participants and Purchaser Agents from time to time parties thereto and PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”, as administrator (in such capacity, the “Administrator”) and as the issuer of letters of credit thereunder (in such capacity, the “LC Bank”). Capitalized terms used in this Purchase Notice and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
This letter constitutes a Purchase Notice pursuant to Section 1.2(a) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement. Seller desires to sell an undivided percentage interest in a pool of receivables on , [201 ], for a purchase price of
$1 (of which $
will be funded by PNC and $
will be
funded by Regions).Subsequent to this Purchase, the Aggregate Capital will be
$ .
Seller hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof, and as of the date of such purchase, as follows:
1 | Such amount, which shall not be less than $300,000 (or such lesser amount as agreed to by the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent) and shall be in integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof. |
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(iv) | the Facility Termination Date shall not have occurred. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Purchase Notice to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.
ARCH RECEIVABLE COMPANY, LLC
By: Name:
Title:
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ANNEX B-2
to Receivables Purchase Agreement FORM OF ISSUANCE NOTICE
, [201 ]
PNC Bank, National Association 300 Fifth Avenue
11th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222
[Each other Purchaser Agent] Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to the Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase
Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2016 (as heretofore amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”), among Arch Receivable Company, LLC, (“Seller”), Arch Coal Sales Company, Inc., as Servicer, the various Conduit Purchasers, Related Committed Purchasers, LC Participants and Purchaser Agents from time to time parties thereto and PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”, as administrator (in such capacity, the “Administrator”) and as the issuer of letters of credit thereunder (in such capacity, the “LC Bank”). Capitalized terms used in this Issuance Notice and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
This letter constitutes a notice pursuant to Section 1.12(a) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement. Seller desires that LC Bank issue a Letter of Credit with a face amount of $ . Subsequent to this issuance, the LC Participation Amount will be $ [and the Aggregate Capital will be $ ].
Seller hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof, and as of the date of such issuance, as follows:
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(iv) | the Facility Termination Date shall not have occurred. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Issuance Notice to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.
ARCH RECEIVABLE COMPANY, LLC
By: Name:
Title:
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ANNEX C
to Receivables Purchase Agreement FORM OF PAYDOWN NOTICE
, 200
PNC Bank, National Association 300 Fifth Avenue
11th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222
[Each other Purchaser Agent] Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to the Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”), among Arch Receivable Company, LLC, as Seller, Arch Coal Sales Company, Inc., as Servicer, the various Conduit Purchasers, Related Committed Purchasers, LC Participants and Purchaser Agents from time to time parties thereto and PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”), as Administrator and as the LC Bank. Capitalized terms used in this paydown notice and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
This letter constitutes a Paydown Notice pursuant to Section 1.4(f)(i) of the Receivables PurchaseAgreement.TheSellerdesirestoreducetheAggregateCapitalon
, 1 by the application of $ (of which
$ will reduce Capital funded by the PNC Purchaser Group and $ will reduce Capital funded by the Regions Purchaser Group) in cash to pay Aggregate Capital and Aggregate Discount to accrue (until such cash can be used to pay commercial paper notes) with respect to such Aggregate Capital, together with all costs related to such reduction of Aggregate Capital. Subsequent to this paydown, the Aggregate Capital will be $ .
1 Notice must be given at least five (5) Business Days’ prior to the requested paydown date, in the case of reductions in excess of $20,000,000, or at least two (2) Business Days’ prior to the requested paydown date, in the case of reductions of $20,000,000 or less.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this paydown notice to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.
ARCH RECEIVABLE COMPANY, LLC
By: Name:
Title:
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ANNEX D
to Receivables Purchase Agreement FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
To: PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrator [Each Purchaser Agent]
This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2016 by and among Arch Receivable Company, LLC (“Seller”), Arch Coal Sales Company, Inc. (the “Servicer”), the various Conduit Purchasers, Related Committed Purchasers, LC Participants and Purchaser Agents from time to time parties thereto and PNC Bank, National Association (the “Administrator”) and as the LC Bank (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.
THE UNDERSIGNED, SOLELY IN [HIS] [HER] CAPACITY AS OF SELLER, HEREBY CERTIFIES ON BEHALF OF SELLER THAT:
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The foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Schedule I hereto and the financial statements delivered with this Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered this day of , 20 .
ARCH RECEIVABLE COMPANY, LLC
By: Name: Title:
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ANNEX E
to Receivables Purchase Agreement FORM OF LETTER OF CREDIT APPLICATION
[Attached]
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ANNEX F
to Receivables Purchase Agreement
FORM OF ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
Dated as of [ , 20 ]
THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “AGREEMENT”), dated as of [ ,
], is among ARCH RECEIVABLE COMPANY, LLC (the “Seller”), [ ], as purchaser (the “[ ] Conduit Purchaser”), [ ], as the related committed purchaser (the “[ ] Related Committed Purchaser”), [ ], as related lc participant (the “[ ] LC Participant” and together with the Conduit Purchaser and the Related Committed Purchaser, the “[ ] Purchasers”), and [ ], as agent for the [ ] Purchasers (the “[ ] Purchaser Agent” and together with the [ ] Purchasers, the “[ ] Purchaser Group”).
BACKGROUND
The Seller and various others are parties to that certain Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of October 5, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof, the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meaning assigned to such terms in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. This letter constitutes an Assumption Agreement pursuant to Section 1.2(f) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.The Seller desires [the [ ] Purchasers] [the [ ] Related Committed Purchaser] [the [ ] related LC Participant] to [become Purchasers under] [increase its existing Commitment under] the Receivables Purchase Agreement and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the [ ] Purchasers agree to [become Purchasers thereunder] [increase its Commitment in an amount equal to the amount set forth as the “Commitment” under the signature of such [ ] Related Committed Purchaser hereto] [increase its Commitment in an amount equal to the amount set forth as the “Commitment” under the signature of such [ ] related LC Participant hereto].
Seller hereby represents and warrants to the [ ] Purchasers as of the date hereof, as follows:
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representations and warranties which apply as to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date);
(iii) | the Facility Termination Date has not occurred. |
SECTION 2. Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and each member of the [ ] Purchaser Group, satisfaction of the other conditions to assignment specified in Section 1.2(e) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement (including the written consent of the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent) and receipt by the Administrator and Seller of counterparts of this Agreement (whether by facsimile or otherwise) executed by each of the parties hereto, [the [ ] Purchasers shall become a party to, and have the rights and obligations of Purchasers under, the Receivables Purchase Agreement][the [ ] Related Committed Purchaser shall increase its Commitment in the amount set forth as the “Commitment” under the signature of the [ ] Related Committed Purchaser hereto][the [ ] related LC Participant shall increase its Commitment in the amount set forth as the “Commitment” under the signature of the [ ] related LC Participant hereto].
SECTION 3. Each party hereto hereby covenants and agrees that it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, any Conduit Purchaser, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding, or other proceeding under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law, for one year and one day after the latest maturing Note issued by such Conduit Purchaser is paid in full. The covenant contained in this paragraph shall survive any termination of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
SECTION 4. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK) EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE VALIDITY OR PERFECTION OF A SECURITY INTEREST OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or waived except pursuant to a writing signed by the party to be charged. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and by the different parties on different counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(continued on following page)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
[ ], as a Conduit Purchaser
By: Name Printed:
Title:
[Address]
[ ], as a Related Committed Purchaser By:
Name Printed:
Title:
[Address] [Commitment]
[ ], as a related LC Participant
By: Name Printed:
Title:
[Address] [Commitment]
[ ], as Purchaser Agent for [ ] By:
Name Printed:
Title:
[Address]
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ARCH RECEIVABLE COMPANY, LLC, as Seller
By: Name Printed: Title:
Consented and Agreed:
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrator By:
Name Printed: Title:
Address: | PNC Bank, National Association 300 Fifth Avenue |
11th Floor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as LC Bank
By:
Name Printed: Title:
Address: | PNC Bank, National Association 300 Fifth Avenue |
11th Floor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
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[THE PURCHASER AGENTS]
By: Name Printed:
Title: [Address]
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ANNEX G
to Receivables Purchase Agreement
FORM OF TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT
Dated as of [ , 20 ]
Section 1.
Commitment assigned:$ Assignor’s remaining Commitment: $
Capital allocable to Commitment assigned: $ Assignor’s remaining Capital:$ Discount (if any) allocable to
Capital assigned:$ Discount(if any) allocable to Assignor’s remaining Capital: $
Section 2.
Effective Date of this Transfer Supplement: [ ]
Upon execution and delivery of this Transfer Supplement by transferee and transferor and the satisfaction of the other conditions to assignment specified in Section 5.3(c) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement (as defined below), from and after the effective date specified above, the transferee shall become a party to, and have the rights and obligations of a Related Committed Purchaser under, the Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof, the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”), among Arch Receivable Company, LLC, as Seller, Arch Coal Sales Company, Inc., as initial Servicer, the various Conduit Purchasers, Related Committed Purchasers, Purchaser Agents and LC Participants from time to time parties thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrator and as LC Bank.
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ASSIGNOR: [ ], as a Related Committed Purchaser
By: Name:
Title:
ASSIGNEE:[ ], as a Purchasing Related Committed Purchaser By:
Name:
Title:
[Address]
Accepted as of date first above written:
[ ], as Purchaser Agent for the [ ] Purchaser Group
By: Name:
Title:
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ANNEX H-1
to Receivables Purchase Agreement FORM OF WEEKLY REPORT
[Attached]
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ANNEX H-2
to Receivables Purchase Agreement FORM OF DAILY REPORT
[Attached]
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[Reserved]
ANNEX I
to Receivables Purchase Agreement
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ANNEX J
to Receivables Purchase Agreement FORM OF CASH FLOW FORECAST
[Attached]
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[ANNEX A] ATTACHED
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CLOSING MEMORANDUM
SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
among
ARCH RECEIVABLE COMPANY, LLC,
as Seller,
ARCH COAL SALES COMPANY, INC.,
as initial Servicer,
THE VARIOUS CONDUIT PURCHASERS, RELATED COMMITTED PURCHASERS, LC PARTICIPANTS AND PURCHASER AGENTS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES THERETO,
as Conduit Purchasers, Related Committed Purchasers, LC Participants and Purchaser Agents
and
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrator and as LC Bank
For July 29, 2022 Closing
Abbreviations:
ACI:Arch Resources, Inc. (f/k/a Arch Coal, Inc.), a Delaware corporation
Administrator:PNC
LC Bank:PNC
LC Participants:PNC and Regions
LW:Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel to ACI, Seller, Servicer and Originators
MB:Mayer Brown LLP, counsel to PNC
Performance Guarantor:ACI
PNC:PNC Bank, National Association
Purchaser Agents:PNC and Regions
Regions:Regions Bank
Seller:Arch Receivable Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
Servicer:Arch Coal Sales Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation
Transferor:ACI
Originators:See Schedule I hereto
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Document or Action |
A. BASIC DOCUMENTS |
1.Seventh Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement |
2.Exhibit A to Seventh Amendment to Third A&R RPA |
3.Thirteenth Amended and Restated Fee Letter (PNC) |
4.Seventh Amended and Restated Fee Letter (Regions) |
B.DOCUMENTATION AS TO AUTHORITY, INCUMBENCY AND OTHER MATTERS WITH RESPECT TO THE SELLER AND THE SERVICER |
5. Secretary’s Certificate of the Seller as to: a. Certificate of Formation b. Limited Liability Company Agreement c. Resolutions d. Incumbency and signature |
6. Secretary’s Certificate of the Servicer as to: a. Certificate of Incorporation b. By-laws c. Resolutions d. Incumbency and signature |
7. Good Standing Certifications as to: a. Seller b. Servicer |
C.LEGAL OPINIONS |
8. Opinion of counsel to Seller and Servicer re: enforceability, general corporate matters, no-conflicts with organizational documents, material agreements and Delaware, New York and Federal law |
D.MISCELLANEOUS |
9.Pro Forma Information Package |
10.Payment of Fees and Expenses |
Schedule I
List of Originators (post-December, 2016 Re-Organization)
Arch Coal Sales Company, Inc. Arch Energy Resources, LLC Arch Western Resources, LLC Mingo Logan Coal LLC Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C.
Thunder Basin Coal Company, L.L.C. Bronco Mining Company LLC CoalQuest Development LLC Hawthorne Coal Company LLC Hunter Ridge Coal LLC
Hunter Ridge Holdings, Inc. Hunter Ridge LLC
ICG Beckley, LLC
ICG East Kentucky, LLC Arch Coal Group, LLC ICG, LLC
ICG Natural Resources, LLC ICG Tygart Valley, LLC International Energy Group, LLC King Knob Coal Co. LLC Marine Coal Sales LLC
Melrose Coal Company LLC Patriot Mining Company LLC Upshur Property LLC
Vindex Energy LLC White Wolf Energy LLC
Wolf Run Mining Company LLC
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