EX-10.1 2 dex101.htm CREDIT AGREEMENT Credit Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

 

Portions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately pursuant to an application for confidential treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Omissions are designated as [***].

 


 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

by and among

 

SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, a Missouri corporation

 

as Borrower,

 

SAVVIS, INC.

(f/k/a SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION), a Delaware corporation

 

as a Guarantor,

 

THE LENDERS THAT ARE SIGNATORIES HERETO

 

as the Lenders,

 

and

 

WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.

 

as the Arranger and Administrative Agent

 

Dated as of June 10, 2005

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

1.

   DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION    1

1.1.

   Definitions    1

1.2.

   Accounting Terms    1

1.3.

   Code    1

1.4.

   Construction    1

1.5.

   Schedules and Exhibits    2

2.

   LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT    2

2.1.

   Revolver Advances    2

2.2.

   [Intentionally Omitted]    3

2.3.

   Borrowing Procedures and Settlements    3

2.4.

   Payments    10

2.5.

   Overadvances    13

2.6.

   Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and Calculations    14

2.7.

   Cash Management    15

2.8.

   Crediting Payments; Clearance Charge    17

2.9.

   Designated Account    17

2.10.

   Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations    17

2.11.

   Fees    17

2.12.

   Letters of Credit    18

2.13.

   LIBOR Option    21

2.14.

   Capital Requirements    23

2.15.

   Registered Notes    23

3.

   CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT    24

3.1.

   Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit    24

3.2.

   Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit    24

3.3.

   Term    24

3.4.

   Effect of Termination    24

3.5.

   Early Termination by Borrower    25

4.

   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES    25

4.1.

   No Encumbrances    25

4.2.

   [Intentionally Omitted]    26

 

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4.3.

   Equipment    26

4.4.

   Location of Inventory and Equipment    26

4.5.

   [Intentionally Omitted]    26

4.6.

   State of Incorporation; Location of Chief Executive Office; Organizational Identification Number; Commercial Tort Claims    26

4.7.

   Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries    26

4.8.

   Due Authorization; No Conflict    27

4.9.

   Litigation    28

4.10.

   No Material Adverse Change    29

4.11.

   Fraudulent Transfer    29

4.12.

   Employee Benefits    29

4.13.

   Environmental Condition    29

4.14.

   Intellectual Property    29

4.15.

   Leases    31

4.16.

   Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts    31

4.17.

   Complete Disclosure    31

4.18.

   Indebtedness    32

5.

   AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS    32

5.1.

   Accounting System    32

5.2.

   Collateral Reporting    32

5.3.

   Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates    32

5.4.

   Customer Contracts    32

5.5.

   Inspection    33

5.6.

   Maintenance of Properties    33

5.7.

   Taxes    33

5.8.

   Insurance    33

5.9.

   Location of Inventory and Equipment    34

5.10.

   Compliance with Laws    35

5.11.

   Leases    35

5.12.

   Existences    35

5.13.

   Environmental    35

5.14.

   Disclosure Updates    36

5.15.

   Control Agreements    36

 

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5.16.

   Formation of Subsidiaries    36

5.17.

   Copyrights    37

6.

   NEGATIVE COVENANTS    37

6.1.

   Indebtedness    37

6.2.

   Liens    39

6.3.

   Restrictions on Fundamental Changes    40

6.4.

   Disposal of Assets    40

6.5.

   Change Name    40

6.6.

   Nature of Business    40

6.7.

   Prepayments and Amendments    40

6.8.

   Change of Control    41

6.9.

   Consignments    41

6.10.

   Distributions    41

6.11.

   Accounting Methods    42

6.12.

   Investments    42

6.13.

   Transactions with Affiliates    43

6.14.

   Use of Proceeds    43

6.15.

   Inventory and Equipment with Bailees    43

6.16.

   Financial Covenants    44

6.17.

   Business Activities    45

7.

   EVENTS OF DEFAULT    45

8.

   THE LENDER GROUP’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES    47

8.1.

   Rights and Remedies    47

8.2.

   Remedies Cumulative    48

9.

   TAXES AND EXPENSES    48

10.

   WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION    48

10.1.

   Demand; Protest; etc.    48

10.2.

   The Lender Group's Liability for Borrower Collateral    48

10.3.

   Indemnification    49

11.

   NOTICES    50

12.

   CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER    50

13.

   ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS    51

13.1.

   Assignments and Participations    51

13.2.

   Successors    55

 

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14.

   AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS    55

14.1.

   Amendments and Waivers    55

14.2.

   Replacement of Holdout Lender    56

14.3.

   No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies    57

15.

   AGENT; THE LENDER GROUP    57

15.1.

   Appointment and Authorization of Agent    57

15.2.

   Delegation of Duties    58

15.3.

   Liability of Agent    58

15.4.

   Reliance by Agent    58

15.5.

   Notice of Default or Event of Default    59

15.6.

   Credit Decision    59

15.7.

   Costs and Expenses; Indemnification    60

15.8.

   Agent in Individual Capacity    60

15.9.

   Successor Agent    61

15.10.

   Lender in Individual Capacity    61

15.11.

   Withholding Taxes    62

15.12.

   Collateral Matters    64

15.13.

   Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments    65

15.14.

   Agency for Perfection    65

15.15.

   Payments by Agent to the Lenders    65

15.16.

   Concerning the Collateral and Related Loan Documents    66

15.17.

   Field Audits and Examination Reports; Confidentiality; Disclaimers by Lenders; Other Reports and Information    66

15.18.

   Several Obligations; No Liability    67

15.19.

   Bank Product Providers    67

15.20.

   Proofs of Claim    67

15.21.

   Microsoft Consent    67

16.

   GENERAL PROVISIONS    68

16.1.

   Effectiveness    68

16.2.

   Section Headings    68

16.3.

   Interpretation    68

16.4.

   Severability of Provisions    68

 

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16.5.

   Counterparts; Electronic Execution    68

16.6.

   Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations    68

16.7.

   Confidentiality    68

16.8.

   Integration    69

 

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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

 

Exhibit A-1    Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit B-1    Form of Borrowing Base Certificate
Exhibit C-1    Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit F-1    Form of First Out Note
Exhibit L-1    Form of Last Out Note
Exhibit L-2    Form of LIBOR Notice
Schedule A-1    Agent’s Account
Schedule A-2    Authorized Persons
Schedule C-1    Commitments
Schedule D-1    Designated Account
Schedule F-1    Foreign Cash Equivalent Jurisdictions
Schedule O-1    Oak Hill’s Account
Schedule P-1    Permitted Liens
Schedule 1.1    Definitions
Schedule 2.7(a)    Cash Management Banks
Schedule 3.1(a)    Conditions Precedent
Schedule 3.1(b)    Conditions Subsequent
Schedule 4.4    Locations of Inventory, Equipment and Account Records
Schedule 4.6(a)    Jurisdictions of Organization
Schedule 4.6(b)    Chief Executive Offices
Schedule 4.6(c)    Organizational Identification Numbers
Schedule 4.7(b)    Holdings’ Subscriptions, Options, Warrants, Calls
Schedule 4.7(c)    Capitalization of Borrower’s Subsidiaries
Schedule 4.13    Environmental Matters
Schedule 4.14(a)    Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
Schedule 4.14(c)    Ownership
Schedule 4.16    Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts
Schedule 4.18    Permitted Indebtedness
Schedule 5.2    Collateral Reporting
Schedule 5.3    Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is entered into as of June 10, 2005 by and among the lenders identified on the signature pages hereof (such lenders, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “Lender” and collectively as the “Lenders”), WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC., a California corporation, as the arranger and administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, “Agent”), SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, a Missouri corporation (“Borrower”), and SAVVIS, INC. (f/k/a SAVVIS Communications Corporation), a Delaware corporation and sole owner of all of the Stock of Borrower (“Holdings”). Oak Hill (as hereinafter defined) and WFF (as hereinafter defined) have executed four Assignments and Acceptances each dated as of the date hereof (collectively, the “Oak Hill Assignment and Acceptance”) pursuant to which Oak Hill has agreed to purchase on June 13, 2005 from WFF the entire Last Out Revolver Commitment (as hereinafter defined) and all of the then outstanding Last Out Advances (as hereinafter defined) and thereby become the sole Last Out Lender.

 

The parties agree as follows:

 

1. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.

 

1.1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings specified therefor on Schedule 1.1.

 

1.2. Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. When used herein, the term “financial statements” shall include the notes and schedules thereto. Whenever the term “Borrower” is used in respect of a financial covenant or a related definition, it shall be understood to mean Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

 

1.3. Code. Any terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the Code shall be construed and defined as set forth in the Code unless otherwise defined herein; provided, however, that to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein and such term is defined differently in different Articles of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 shall govern.

 

1.4. Construction. Unless the context of this Agreement or any other Loan Document clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms “includes” and “including” are not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be. Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents to any agreement, instrument, or document shall

 


include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein). Any reference herein to the satisfaction or repayment in full of the Obligations shall mean the repayment in full in cash (or cash collateralization in accordance with the terms hereof) of all Obligations other than contingent indemnification Obligations unasserted and other than any Bank Product Obligations that, at such time, are allowed by the applicable Bank Product Provider to remain outstanding and are not required to be repaid or cash collateralized pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein or in the other Loan Documents shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record and any Record transmitted shall constitute a representation and warranty as to the accuracy and completeness of the information contained therein.

 

1.5. Schedules and Exhibits. All of the schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.

 

2. LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.

 

2.1. Revolver Advances.

 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and during the term of this Agreement, each Lender with a Revolver Commitment agrees (severally, not jointly or jointly and severally) to make advances (“Advances”) to Borrower in Dollars in an amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount less the Letter of Credit Usage less the aggregate amount of reserves, if any, established by Agent under Section 2.1(b) against the Maximum Revolver Amount, or (ii) the Borrowing Base less the Letter of Credit Usage. Advances made by or on behalf of a First Out Lender shall be First Out Advances and Advances made by or on behalf of a Last Out Lender shall be Last Out Advances.

 

(b) Anything to the contrary in this Section 2.1 notwithstanding, Agent shall have the right to establish reserves in such amounts, and with respect to such matters, as Agent in its Permitted Discretion shall deem necessary or appropriate, against the Maximum Revolver Amount and/or Borrowing Base (provided however the reserves described in the following clauses (C), (D) and (E) may only be applied against the Borrowing Base and not against the Maximum Revolver Amount), including reserves (i) with respect to (A) sums that Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries is required to pay by any Section of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (such as taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, or, in the case of leased assets, rents or other amounts payable under such leases) and has failed to pay when due, (B) amounts owing by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any Person to the extent secured by a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on, or trust over, any of the Collateral, which Lien or trust, in the Permitted Discretion of Agent likely would have a priority superior to the Agent’s Liens (such as Liens or trusts in favor of landlords, warehousemen, carriers, mechanics, materialmen, laborers, or suppliers, or Liens or trusts for ad valorem, excise, sales, or other taxes where given priority under applicable law) in and to such

 

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item of the Collateral, (C) the results of Recurring Revenue appraisals (using a methodology consistent with the methodology used by the Agent with respect to credit facilities agented by Agent that appraise Recurring Revenue) to the extent the net orderly liquidation value of such appraisals does not exceed the sum of the Maximum Revolver Amount, (D) any change in the manner in which Borrower recognizes revenue or any change by Borrower in its billing practices and (E) any potential offsets or disputes with customers or other matters which Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, determines could reasonably be expected to impair collections by Borrower of Recurring Revenues and (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, with respect to such other matters, as Agent in its Permitted Discretion shall deem necessary or appropriate. The amount of any reserve established by Agent shall bear a reasonable relationship to the events which is the basis for such reserve.

 

(c) Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.1 may be repaid and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, reborrowed at any time during the term of this Agreement.

 

2.2. [Intentionally Omitted.]

 

2.3. Borrowing Procedures and Settlements.

 

(a) Procedure for Borrowing. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2.3, each Borrowing shall be made by an irrevocable written request by an Authorized Person delivered to Agent. Unless Swing Lender is not obligated to make a Swing Loan pursuant to Section 2.3(b) below, such notice must be received by Agent no later than 10:00 a.m. (California time) on the Business Day that is the requested Funding Date specifying (i) the amount of such Borrowing, and (ii) the requested Funding Date, which shall be a Business Day; provided, however, that if Swing Lender is not obligated to make a Swing Loan as to a requested Borrowing, such notice must be received by Agent no later than 10:00 a.m. (California time) on the Business Day prior to the date that is the requested Funding Date. At Agent’s election, in lieu of delivering the above-described written request, any Authorized Person may give Agent telephonic notice of such request by the required time. In such circumstances, Borrower agrees that any such telephonic notice will be confirmed in writing within 24 hours of the giving of such telephonic notice, but the failure to provide such written confirmation shall not affect the validity of the request.

 

(b) Making of Swing Loans. In the case of a request for an Advance and so long as either (i) the aggregate amount of Swing Loans made since the last Settlement Date plus the amount of the requested Advance does not exceed $8,500,000, or (ii) Swing Lender, in its sole discretion, shall agree to make a Swing Loan notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, Swing Lender, as a Lender, shall make an Advance in the amount of such Borrowing (any such Advance made solely by Swing Lender as a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.3(b) being referred to as a “Swing Loan” and such Advances being referred to collectively as “Swing Loans”) available to Borrower on the Funding Date applicable thereto by transferring immediately available funds to Borrower’s Designated Account. No Protective General Advance or Protective Last Out Advance shall be a Swing Loan. Each Swing Loan shall be deemed to be an Advance hereunder and shall be subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to other Advances, except that all payments on any Swing Loan shall be payable to Swing Lender as a

 

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Lender solely for its own account. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(d)(ii), Swing Lender as a Lender shall not make and shall not be obligated to make any Swing Loan if Swing Lender has actual knowledge that (i) one or more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 will not be satisfied on the requested Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing, or (ii) the requested Borrowing would exceed the Availability on such Funding Date. Swing Lender as a Lender shall not otherwise be required to determine whether the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 have been satisfied on the Funding Date applicable thereto prior to making any Swing Loan. The Swing Loans shall be secured by the Agent’s Liens, constitute Obligations hereunder, and bear interest at the rate applicable from time to time to Advances that are Base Rate Loans.

 

(c) Making of Loans.

 

(i) In the event that Swing Lender is not obligated to make a Swing Loan, then promptly after receipt of a request for a Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.3(a), Agent shall notify the Lenders, not later than 1:00 p.m. (California time) on the Business Day immediately preceding the Funding Date applicable thereto, by telecopy, telephone, or other similar form of transmission, of the requested Borrowing. Each Lender shall make the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the requested Borrowing available to Agent in immediately available funds, to Agent’s Account, not later than 10:00 a.m. (California time) on the Funding Date applicable thereto. After Agent’s receipt of the proceeds of such Advances, Agent shall make the proceeds thereof available to Borrower on the applicable Funding Date by transferring immediately available funds equal to such proceeds received by Agent to Borrower’s Designated Account; provided, however, that, subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(d)(ii), Agent shall not request any Lender to make, and no Lender shall have the obligation to make, any Advance if Agent shall have actual knowledge that (1) one or more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 will not be satisfied on the requested Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing unless such condition has been waived, or (2) the requested Borrowing would exceed the Availability on such Funding Date. It being understood that this Section 2.3(c) does not apply to Protective General Advances or Protective Last Out Advances.

 

(ii) Unless Agent receives notice from a Lender prior to 9:00 a.m. (California time) on the date of a Borrowing, that such Lender will not make available as and when required hereunder to Agent for the account of Borrower the amount of that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Borrowing, Agent may assume that each Lender has made or will make such amount available to Agent in immediately available funds on the Funding Date and Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent any Lender shall not have made its full amount available to Agent in immediately available funds and Agent in such circumstances has made available to Borrower such amount, that Lender shall on the Business Day following such Funding Date make such amount available to Agent, together with interest at the Defaulting Lender Rate for each day during such period. A notice submitted by Agent to any Lender with respect to amounts owing under this subsection shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If such amount is so made available, such payment to Agent shall constitute such Lender’s Advance on the date of Borrowing for all purposes of this Agreement. If such amount is not made available to Agent on the Business Day following the Funding Date, Agent will notify Borrower of such failure to fund and, upon demand by Agent, Borrower shall pay such amount to Agent

 

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for Agent’s account, together with interest thereon for each day elapsed since the date of such Borrowing, at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate applicable at the time to the Advances composing such Borrowing. The failure of any Lender to make any Advance on any Funding Date shall not relieve any other Lender of any obligation hereunder to make an Advance on such Funding Date, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Advance to be made by such other Lender on any Funding Date.

 

(iii) Agent shall not be obligated to transfer to a Defaulting Lender any payments made by Borrower to Agent for the Defaulting Lender’s benefit, and, in the absence of such transfer to the Defaulting Lender, Agent shall, in accordance with Section 2.4(b), transfer any such payments to each other non-Defaulting Lender member of the Lender Group ratably in accordance with their Commitments (but only to the extent that such Defaulting Lender’s Advance was funded by the other members of the Lender Group) or, if so directed by Borrower and if no Default or Event of Default had occurred and is continuing (and to the extent such Defaulting Lender’s Advance was not funded by the Lender Group), retain same to be re-advanced to Borrower as if such Defaulting Lender had made Advances to Borrower. Subject to the foregoing, Agent may hold and, in its Permitted Discretion, re-lend to Borrower for the account of such Defaulting Lender the amount of all such payments received and retained by Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender. Solely for the purposes of voting or consenting to matters with respect to the Loan Documents, such Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a “Lender”, a “First Out Lender” or a “Last Out Lender” and such Lender’s Commitment, First Out Revolver Commitment and Last Out Revolver Commitment shall be deemed to be zero. This Section shall remain effective with respect to such Lender until (x) the Obligations under this Agreement shall have been declared or shall have become immediately due and payable, (y) the non-Defaulting Lenders, Agent, and Borrower shall have waived such Defaulting Lender’s default in writing, or (z) the Defaulting Lender makes its Pro Rata Share of the applicable Advance and pays to Agent all amounts owing by Defaulting Lender in respect thereof. The operation of this Section shall not be construed to increase or otherwise affect the Commitment, Revolver Commitment, the First Out Revolver Commitment or the Last Out Revolver Commitment of any Lender, to relieve or excuse the performance by such Defaulting Lender or any other Lender of its duties and obligations hereunder, or to relieve or excuse the performance by Borrower of its duties and obligations hereunder to Agent or to the Lenders other than such Defaulting Lender. Any such failure to fund by any Defaulting Lender shall constitute a material breach by such Defaulting Lender of this Agreement and shall entitle Borrower at its option, upon written notice to Agent, to arrange for a substitute Lender to assume the Commitment, Revolver Commitment, the First Out Revolver Commitment and the Last Out Revolver Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, such substitute Lender to be acceptable to Agent. In connection with the arrangement of such a substitute Lender, the Defaulting Lender shall have no right to refuse to be replaced hereunder, and agrees to execute and deliver a completed form of Assignment and Acceptance in favor of the substitute Lender (and agrees that it shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such document if it fails to do so) subject only to being repaid its share of the outstanding Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations, but including an assumption of its Pro Rata Share of the Risk Participation Liability) without any premium or penalty of any kind whatsoever; provided, however, that any such assumption of the Commitment, Revolver Commitment, the First Out Revolver Commitment and the Last Out Revolver Commitment of such Defaulting Lender shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of

 

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any of the Lender Groups’ or Borrower’s rights or remedies against any such Defaulting Lender arising out of or in relation to such failure to fund.

 

(d) Protective General Advances and Optional Overadvances.

 

(i) Agent hereby is authorized by Borrower and the Lenders, from time to time in Agent’s sole discretion, (A) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, or (B) at any time that any of the other applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 are not satisfied, to make Advances to Borrower on behalf of the Lenders that Agent, in its Permitted Discretion deems necessary or desirable (1) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, (2) to enhance the likelihood of repayment of the Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations), or (3) to pay any other amount chargeable to Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including Lender Group Expenses and the costs, fees, and expenses described in Section 9 (any of the Advances described in this sentence shall be referred to as “Protective General Advances”); provided, however, that, without duplication, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Protective General Advances (it being understood that the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Protective Last Out Advances is not included in the outstanding principal balance of Protective General Advances) plus Overadvances made pursuant to clause (ii) below shall not exceed $8,500,000 at any time. To the extent practicable (and absent Exigent Circumstances) Agent shall notify Oak Hill Representative one Business Day prior to making any Protective General Advance and afford the Oak Hill Entities (but not any other Lender) the opportunity to participate in such General Protective Advance in accordance with each Oak Hill Entity’s Pro Rata Share (calculated in accordance with clause (c) of the definition of Pro Rata Share); provided, however, that this sentence and each of the Oak Hill Entities’ rights to so participate in any such Protective General Advance shall only apply during periods in which the Oak Hill Entities collectively have a Last Out Pro Rata Share of not less than 60%. In order to so participate in such Protective General Advance, Oak Hill Representative must notify Agent of the applicable Oak Hill Entities’ election to so participate not later than 10:00 a.m. (California time) on the date that such Protective General Advance is to be made, and each such Oak Hill Entity must remit to Agent’s Account in immediately available funds its portion of such Protective General Advance not later than 10:00 a.m. (California time) on the second Business Day after the date that such Protective General Advance was made (the portion of any Protective General Advance made by any Oak Hill Entity in accordance with this sentence shall be referred to as “Protective General Advance Oak Hill Share”) .

 

In the event that Agent elects not to make a Protective General Advance, the Oak Hill Entities (but not any other Lender), upon one Business Day’s prior written notice by Oak Hill Representative to Agent, may in their sole discretion make (and is authorized by Borrower and the Lenders to make) Advances to Borrower during the periods specified in clauses (A) or (B) above so long as the Oak Hill Representative in its Permitted Discretion deems such Advances necessary for the purposes specified in clauses (1), (2) or (3) above (any of the Advances described in this sentence shall be referred to as “Protective Last Out Advances”); provided, however, that this sentence and each of the Oak Hill Entities’ rights to make a Protective Last Out Advance shall only apply during periods in which the Oak Hill Entities collectively have a Last Out Pro Rata Share of not less than 60%; provided, further however, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Protective Last Out Advances (it being understood

 

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that the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Protective General Advances is not included in the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Protective Last Out Advances) shall not exceed $8,500,000 at any time. No First Out Lender shall be obligated to reimburse any Oak Hill Entity for any Protective Last Out Advance.

 

(ii) Any contrary provision of this Agreement notwithstanding, the Lenders hereby authorize Agent or Swing Lender, as applicable, and either Agent or Swing Lender, as applicable, may, but is not obligated to, knowingly and intentionally, continue to make Advances (including Swing Loans) to Borrower notwithstanding that an Overadvance exists or thereby would be created, so long as (A) after giving effect to such Advances, the outstanding Revolver Usage does not exceed the Borrowing Base by more than $8,500,000, (B) after giving effect to such Advances, the outstanding Revolver Usage (except for and excluding amounts charged to the Loan Account for interest, fees, or Lender Group Expenses) does not exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount and (C) after giving effect to such Advances, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Protective General Advances (it being understood that the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Protective Last Out Advances is not included in the outstanding principal balance of Protective General Advances) plus intentional Overadvances made pursuant to this clause (ii) does not exceed $8,500,000. In the event Agent obtains actual knowledge that the Revolver Usage exceeds the amounts permitted by the immediately foregoing sentence, regardless of the amount of, or reason for, such excess, Agent shall notify the Lenders as soon as practicable (and prior to making any (or any additional) intentional Overadvances (except for and excluding amounts charged to the Loan Account for interest, fees, or Lender Group Expenses and except for Protective General Advances) unless Agent determines that prior notice would result in imminent harm to the Collateral or its value), and the Lenders with Revolver Commitments thereupon shall, together with Agent, jointly determine the terms of arrangements that shall be implemented with Borrower intended to reduce, within a reasonable time, the outstanding principal amount of the Advances to Borrower to an amount permitted by the immediately preceding sentence. In such circumstances, if any Lender with a Revolver Commitment objects to the proposed terms of reduction or repayment of any Overadvance, the terms of reduction or repayment thereof shall be implemented according to the determination of the Required Lenders and shall be binding on all Lenders. Each Lender with a Revolver Commitment shall be obligated to settle with Agent no later than 12:00 p.m. (California time) on the Business Day after receiving notice thereof from Agent for the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any unintentional Overadvances by Agent reported to such Lender, any intentional Overadvances made as permitted under this Section 2.3(d)(ii), and any Overadvances resulting from the charging to the Loan Account of interest, fees, or Lender Group Expenses.

 

(iii) Each Protective General Advance, Protective Last Out Advance and each Overadvance shall be deemed to be an Advance hereunder, except that no Protective General Advance, Protective Last Out Advance or Overadvance shall be eligible to be a LIBOR Rate Loan and all payments on (x) the Protective General Advances shall be payable to Agent solely for its own account, other than on the Protective General Advance Oak Hill Share shall be payable to the applicable Oak Hill Entities solely for their own account and (y) the Protective Last Out Advances shall be payable to the applicable Oak Hill Entities solely for their own account. The Protective General Advances, the Protective Last Out Advances and Overadvances shall be repayable on demand, secured by the Agent’s Liens, constitute Obligations hereunder,

 

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and bear interest at the rate applicable from time to time to Advances that are Base Rate Loans. The provisions of this Section 2.3(d) are for the exclusive benefit of Agent, Swing Lender, and the Lenders and are not intended to benefit Borrower in any way.

 

(e) Settlement re Swing Loans and Protective General Advances. Agent, Swing Lender, and the other Lenders agree (which agreement shall not be for the benefit of Borrower) that in order to facilitate the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, settlement among the Lenders as to the Swing Loans and the Protective General Advances (provided that solely for the purposes of this clause (e) Protective General Advance Oak Hill Share shall not be considered part of the Protective General Advances; provided further that no First Out Lender shall be required to settle any amounts with respect to Protective Last Out Advances or Protective General Advance Oak Hill Share; provided further that the Oak Hill Entities shall not be required to settle any Protective General Advance if the amount of Oak Hill Entities’ Pro Rata Share of such Protective General Advance is less than or equal to the amount of the Protective General Advance Oak Hill Share, if any, made by the Oak Hill Entities with respect to such Protective General Advance) shall take place on a periodic basis in accordance with the following provisions:

 

(i) Agent shall request settlement (“Settlement”) with the Lenders on a weekly basis, or on a more frequent basis if so determined by Agent (1) on behalf of Swing Lender, with respect to the outstanding Swing Loans and (2) and for itself, with respect to the outstanding Protective General Advances by notifying the Lenders by telecopy, telephone, or other similar form of transmission, of such requested Settlement, no later than 2:00 p.m. (California time) on the Business Day immediately prior to the date of such requested Settlement (the date of such requested Settlement being the “Settlement Date”). Such notice of a Settlement Date shall include a summary statement of the amount of outstanding Swing Loans and Protective General Advances for the period since the prior Settlement Date. Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein (including Section 2.3(c)(iii)): (y) if a Lender’s balance of the Swing Loans and Protective General Advances exceeds such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Swing Loans and Protective General Advances as of a Settlement Date, then Agent shall, by no later than 12:00 p.m. (California time) on the Settlement Date, transfer in immediately available funds to a Deposit Account of such Lender (as such Lender may designate), an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have as of the Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Swing Loans and Protective General Advances, and (z) if a Lender’s balance of the Swing Loans and Protective General Advances is less than such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Swing Loans and Protective General Advances as of a Settlement Date, such Lender shall no later than 12:00 p.m. (California time) on the Settlement Date transfer in immediately available funds to the Agent’s Account, an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon transfer of such amount, have as of the Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Swing Loans and Protective General Advances. Such amounts made available to Agent under clause (z) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be applied against the amounts of the applicable Swing Loans or Protective General Advances and, together with the portion of such Swing Loans or Protective General Advances representing Swing Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, shall constitute Advances of such Lenders. If any such amount is not made available to Agent by any Lender on the Settlement Date applicable thereto to the extent required by the terms hereof, Agent shall be entitled to recover for its account such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender Rate.

 

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(ii) In determining whether a Lender’s balance of the Swing Loans and Protective General Advances is less than, equal to, or greater than such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Swing Loans and Protective General Advances as of a Settlement Date, Agent shall, as part of the relevant Settlement, apply to such balance, in accordance with Section 2.4(b), the portion of payments actually received in good funds by Agent with respect to principal, interest, fees payable by Borrower and allocable to the Lenders hereunder, and proceeds of Collateral. To the extent that a net amount is owed to any such Lender after such application, such net amount shall be distributed by Agent to that Lender as part of such next Settlement.

 

(iii) During the period between Settlement Dates, Swing Lender with respect to Swing Loans and Agent with respect to Protective General Advances shall be entitled to interest at the applicable rate or rates payable under this Agreement on the daily amount of funds employed by Swing Lender or Agent, as applicable.

 

(f) Settlement re Protective General Advance Oak Hill Share and Protective Last Out Advance. The Last Out Lenders agree (which agreement shall not be for the benefit of Borrower) that in order to facilitate the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, settlement among the Last Out Lenders as to the Protective General Advances Oak Hill Share and Protective Last Out Advances (provided that no First Out Lender shall be required to settle any amounts with respect to Protective Last Out Advances or Protective General Advance Oak Hill Share) shall take place on a periodic basis in accordance with the following provisions: Oak Hill Representative shall request settlement (“Last Out Settlement”) with the Last Out Lenders on a weekly basis, or on a more frequent basis if so determined by Oak Hill Representative for the applicable Oak Hill Entities, with respect to the outstanding Protective General Advances Oak Hill Share and Protective Last Out Advances by notifying the Last Out Lenders by telecopy, telephone, or other similar form of transmission, of such requested Last Out Settlement, no later than 2:00 p.m. (California time) on the Business Day immediately prior to the date of such requested Last Out Settlement (the date of such requested Last Out Settlement being the “Last Out Settlement Date”). Such notice of a Last Out Settlement Date shall include a summary statement of the amount of outstanding Protective General Advances Oak Hill Share and Protective Last Out Advances for the period since the prior Last Out Settlement Date. Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein (including Section 2.3(c)(iii)): (y) if a Last Out Lender’s balance of the Protective General Advances Oak Hill Share and Protective Last Out Advances exceeds such Last Out Lender’s Last Out Pro Rata Share of the Protective General Advances Oak Hill Share and Protective Last Out Advances as of a Last Out Settlement Date, then Oak Hill Representative shall, by no later than 12:00 p.m. (California time) on the Last Out Settlement Date, transfer in immediately available funds to a Deposit Account of such Last Out Lender (as such Last Out Lender may designate), an amount such that each such Last Out Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have as of the Last Out Settlement Date, its Last Out Pro Rata Share of the Protective General Advances Oak Hill Share and Protective Last Out Advances, and (z) if a Last Out Lender’s balance of the Protective General Advances Oak Hill Share and Protective Last Out Advances is less than such Last Out Lender’s Last Out Pro Rata Share of the Protective General Advances Oak Hill Share and Protective Last Out Advances as of a Last Out Settlement Date, such Last Out Lender shall no later than 12:00 p.m. (California time) on the Last Out Settlement Date transfer in immediately available funds to the Oak Hill’s Account, an amount such that each such Last Out Lender shall, upon transfer of such amount, have as of the Last Out Settlement Date, its Last Out Pro Rata

 

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Share of the Protective General Advances Oak Hill Share and Protective Last Out Advances. Such amounts made available to Oak Hill under clause (z) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be applied against the amounts of the applicable Protective General Advances Oak Hill Share or Protective Last Out Advances and, together with the portion of such Protective General Advances Oak Hill Share or Protective Last Out Advances Oak Hill’s Last Out Pro Rata Share thereof, shall constitute Last Out Advances of such Last Out Lenders. If any such amount is not made available to Oak Hill by any Last Out Lender on the Last Out Settlement Date applicable thereto to the extent required by the terms hereof, Oak Hill shall be entitled to recover for its account such amount on demand from such Last Out Lender together with interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender Rate. Oak Hill Representative shall provide Agent with same day notice of each and every Last Out Settlement. During the period between Last Out Settlement Dates, the Oak Hill Entities with respect to Protective General Advances Oak Hill Share and Protective Last Out Advances shall be entitled to interest at the applicable rate or rates payable under this Agreement on the daily amount of funds employed by the Oak Hill Entities.

 

(g) Notation. Agent shall record on its books the principal amount of the Advances (including without limitation a breakdown of the First Out Advances and Last Out Advances) owing to each Lender, including the Swing Loans owing to Swing Lender, Protective General Advances owing to Agent, Protective Last Out Advances and Protective General Advance Oak Hill Share owing to Oak Hill Entities, and the interests therein of each Lender, from time to time and such records shall, absent manifest error, conclusively be presumed to be correct and accurate.

 

(h) Lender’s Failure to Perform. All Advances (other than Swing Loans, Protective General Advances and Protective Last Out Advances) shall be made by the Lenders contemporaneously and in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares. It is understood that (i) no Lender shall be responsible for any failure by any other Lender to perform its obligation to make any Advance (or other extension of credit) hereunder, nor shall any Commitment, Revolver Commitment, First Out Revolver Commitment or Last Out Revolver Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of any failure by any other Lender to perform its obligations hereunder, and (ii) no failure by any Lender to perform its obligations hereunder shall excuse any other Lender from its obligations hereunder.

 

2.4. Payments.

 

(a) Payments by Borrower.

 

(i) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by Borrower (including repayments of Advances) shall be made in Dollars to Agent’s Account for the account of the Lender Group and shall be made in immediately available funds, no later than 11:00 a.m. (California time) on the date specified herein. Any payment received by Agent later than 11:00 a.m. (California time) shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue until such following Business Day.

 

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and when required, Agent may assume that Borrower has made (or will make) such payment in full to Agent on such date in immediately available funds and Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the extent Borrower does not make such payment in full to Agent on the date when due, each Lender severally shall repay to Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Lender, together with interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date repaid.

 

(b) Apportionment and Application.

 

(i) Except as otherwise provided with respect to Defaulting Lenders, except as otherwise provided in the Loan Documents (including agreements between Agent and individual Lenders and including the Agreement Among Lenders) and except as otherwise provided below in this Section 2.4(b)(i), aggregate principal and interest payments shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders (according to the unpaid principal balance of the Obligations to which such payments relate held by each Lender) and payments of fees and expenses (other than fees or expenses that are for Agent’s separate account, after giving effect to any agreements between Agent and individual Lenders) shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders having a Pro Rata Share of the type of Commitment or Obligation to which a particular fee relates. Subject to Section 2.4(b)(iii), all payments shall be remitted to Agent and all such payments, and all proceeds of Collateral received by Agent, shall be applied, in each case without duplication, by Agent as follows (provided that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Agent shall be entitled to apply the proceeds of Collections to reduce the balance of the Advances outstanding):

 

(A) first, ratably to pay any Lender Group Expenses then due to Agent or any of the Lenders under the Loan Documents, until paid in full,

 

(B) second, ratably to pay any fees or premiums then due to Agent (for its separate account, after giving effect to any agreements between Agent and individual Lenders) or any of the Lenders under the Loan Documents until paid in full; provided that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the priority of payment of any fee or premium payable to any Last Out Lender shall, unless First Out Required Lenders agree in their sole discretion to forego deferring such payment, be deferred to item “fourteenth” below,

 

(C) third, to pay interest due in respect of all Protective General Advances (other than Protective General Advance Oak Hill Share) until paid in full,

 

(D) fourth, to pay the principal of all Protective General Advances (other than Protective General Advance Oak Hill Share) until paid in full,

 

(E) fifth, ratably to pay interest due in respect of all Protective General Advance Oak Hill Share until paid in full,

 

(F) sixth, ratably to pay the principal of all Protective General Advance Oak Hill Share until paid in full,

 

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(G) seventh, ratably to pay interest due in respect of the Advances (other than Protective General Advances and Protective Last Out Advances) and the Swing Loans until paid in full; provided that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the priority of any payment of interest due to any Last Out Lender in respect of Last Out Advances (other than Protective General Advances and Protective Last Out Advances) shall, unless First Out Required Lenders agree in their sole discretion to forego deferring such payment, be deferred to item “fifteenth” below,

 

(H) eighth, to pay the principal of all Swing Loans until paid in full,

 

(I) ninth, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and at Agent’s election (which election Agent agrees will not be made if an Overadvance would be created thereby), to pay amounts then due and owing by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries in respect of Bank Products until paid in full,

 

(J) tenth, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, ratably to pay the principal of all Advances (other than Protective General Advances and Protective Last Out Advances) until paid in full,

 

(K) eleventh, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, ratably (i) to pay the principal of all Advances (other than Protective General Advances and Protective Last Out Advances) until paid in full; provided that the priority of any payment of principal due to a Last Out Lender with respect to the Last Out Advances shall, unless First Out Required Lenders agree in their sole discretion to forego deferring such payment, be deferred to item “sixteenth” below, (ii) to Agent, to be held by Agent, for the ratable benefit of Issuing Lender and those Lenders having a Revolver Commitment, as cash collateral in an amount up to 105% of the Letter of Credit Usage until paid in full; provided unless First Out Required Lenders agree in their sole discretion otherwise, such cash collateral shall only be for the ratable benefit of Issuing Lender and the First Out Lenders and the cash collateral shall only be provided in an amount up to 105% of the portion of the Letter of Credit Usage for which the First Out Lenders are obligated or for which is owing to the First Out Lenders and (iii) to Agent, to be held by Agent, for the benefit of the Bank Product Providers, as cash collateral in an amount up to the amount of the Bank Product Reserve established prior to the occurrence of, and not in contemplation of, the subject Event of Default until Holdings’, Borrower’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ obligations in respect of Bank Products have been paid in full or the cash collateral amount has been exhausted;

 

(L) twelfth, ratably to pay interest due in respect of all Protective Last Out Advances until paid in full,

 

(M) thirteenth, ratably to pay the principal of all Protective Last Out Advances until paid in full,

 

(N) fourteenth, ratably to pay any fees or premiums then due to Last Out Lenders under the Loan Documents until paid in full,

 

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(O) fifteenth, ratably to pay any interest in respect of Last Out Advances then due to Last Out Lenders under the Loan Documents until paid in full,

 

(P) sixteenth, ratably (i) to pay the principal of all Last Out Advances until paid in full and (ii) to Agent, to be held by Agent, for the ratable benefit of Issuing Lender and the Last Out Lenders, as cash collateral in an amount up to 105% of the Letter of Credit Usage for which the Last Out Lenders are obligated or which is owing to the Last Out Lenders until paid in full,

 

(Q) seventeenth, ratably to pay any other Obligations (including the provision of amounts to Agent, to be held by Agent, for the benefit of the Bank Product Providers, as cash collateral in an amount up to the amount determined by Agent in its Permitted Discretion as the amount necessary to secure Holdings’, Borrower’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ obligations in respect of Bank Products), and

 

(R) eighteenth, to Borrower (to be wired to the Designated Account) or such other Person entitled thereto under applicable law.

 

(ii) Agent promptly shall distribute to each Lender, pursuant to the applicable wire instructions received from each Lender in writing, such funds as it may be entitled to receive, subject to a Settlement delay as provided in Section 2.3(e).

 

(iii) In each instance, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, this Section 2.4(b) shall not apply to any payment made by Borrower to Agent and specified by Borrower to be for the payment of specific Obligations then due and payable (or prepayable) under any provision of this Agreement.

 

(iv) For purposes of Section 2.4(b)(i), “paid in full” means payment of all amounts owing under the Loan Documents according to the terms thereof, including loan fees, service fees, professional fees, interest (and specifically including interest accrued after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding), default interest, interest on interest, and expense reimbursements, whether or not any of the foregoing would be or is allowed or disallowed in whole or in part in any Insolvency Proceeding.

 

(v) In the event of a direct conflict between the priority provisions of this Section 2.4 and other provisions contained in any other Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such priority provisions in such documents shall be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other. In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, the terms and provisions of this Section 2.4 shall control and govern.

 

2.5. Overadvances. If, at any time or for any reason, the amount of Obligations owed by Borrower to the Lender Group pursuant to Section 2.1 or Section 2.12 is greater than any of the limitations set forth in Section 2.1 or Section 2.12, as applicable (an “Overadvance”), Borrower immediately shall pay to Agent, in cash, the amount of such excess, which amount shall be used by Agent to reduce the Obligations in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 2.4(b). In addition, Borrower hereby promises to pay the Obligations (including

 

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principal, interest, fees, costs, and expenses) in Dollars in full as and when due and payable under the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

2.6. Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and Calculations.

 

(a) Interest Rates. Except as provided in clause (c) below, all Obligations (except for undrawn Letters of Credit and except for Bank Product Obligations) that have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest on the Daily Balance thereof as follows (i) if the relevant Obligation is an Advance that is a LIBOR Rate Loan, at a per annum rate equal to the LIBOR Rate plus the LIBOR Rate Margin, and (ii) otherwise, at a per annum rate equal to the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin. Interest on Base Rate Loans shall be due and payable, in arrears, on the first Business Day of each month.

 

The foregoing notwithstanding, at no time shall any portion of the Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations) bear interest on the Daily Balance thereof at a per annum rate less than 5.25%. To the extent that interest accrued hereunder at the rate set forth herein would be less than the foregoing minimum daily rate, the interest rate chargeable hereunder for such day automatically shall be deemed increased to the minimum rate.

 

(b) Letter of Credit Fee. Borrower shall pay Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Lenders with a Revolver Commitment, subject to any agreements between Agent and individual Lenders), a Letter of Credit fee (in addition to the charges, commissions, fees, and costs set forth in Section 2.12(e)) which shall accrue at a rate equal to 1.25% per annum of the Daily Balance of the undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit. Letter of Credit fees shall be due and payable, in arrears, on the first Business Day of each month.

 

(c) Default Rate. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default (and at the election of Agent or the Required Lenders),

 

(i) all Obligations (except for undrawn Letters of Credit and except for Bank Product Obligations) that have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest on the Daily Balance thereof at a per annum rate equal to 2 percentage points above the per annum rate otherwise applicable hereunder, and

 

(ii) the Letter of Credit fee provided for above shall be increased to 2 percentage points above the per annum rate otherwise applicable hereunder.

 

(d) Payment. Except as provided to the contrary in Section 2.11 or Section 2.13(a), interest, Letter of Credit fees, and all other fees payable hereunder shall be due and payable, in arrears, on the first Business Day of each month at any time that Obligations or Commitments are outstanding. Agent will invoice Borrower for Lender Group Expenses and such Lender Group Expenses shall be due 10 days after receipt by Borrower of such invoices; provided that to the extent an Event of Default is in existence Lender Group Expenses shall be due as and when incurred. Borrower hereby authorizes Agent, from time to time without prior notice to Borrower, to charge all interest and fees, all Lender Group Expenses, all charges, commissions, fees, and costs provided for in Section 2.12(e), all fees and costs provided for in Section 2.11, and all other payments payable under any Loan Document (including any amounts due and payable to the Bank Product Providers in respect of Bank Products up to the amount of

 

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the Bank Product Reserve) to Borrower’s Loan Account if such amounts are not paid by 11:00 a.m. California time on the date such amounts are due, and such amounts shall thereafter constitute Advances hereunder and shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Advances hereunder; provided, however, that it being understood that the payment of all such amounts shall be subject to Section 2.4(b). Any interest not paid when due shall be compounded by being charged to Borrower’s Loan Account and shall thereafter constitute Advances hereunder and shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Advances that are Base Rate Loans hereunder.

 

(e) Computation. All interest and fees chargeable under the Loan Documents shall be computed on the basis of a 360 day year for the actual number of days elapsed. In the event the Base Rate is changed from time to time hereafter, the rates of interest hereunder based upon the Base Rate automatically and immediately shall be increased or decreased by an amount equal to such change in the Base Rate.

 

(f) Intent to Limit Charges to Maximum Lawful Rate. In no event shall the interest rate or rates payable under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document, plus any other amounts paid in connection herewith, exceed the highest rate permissible under any law that a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable. Borrower and the Lender Group, in executing and delivering this Agreement, intend legally to agree upon the rate or rates of interest and manner of payment stated within it; provided, however, that, anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if said rate or rates of interest or manner of payment exceeds the maximum allowable under applicable law, then, ipso facto, as of the date of this Agreement, Borrower is and shall be liable only for the payment of such maximum as allowed by law, and payment received from Borrower in excess of such legal maximum, whenever received, shall be applied to reduce the principal balance of the Obligations to the extent of such excess.

 

2.7. Cash Management.

 

(a) Holdings and Borrower shall and shall cause each of their respective Domestic Subsidiaries (to the extent such Subsidiaries have Deposit Accounts) to (i) establish and maintain cash management services of a type and on terms satisfactory to Agent at one or more of the banks set forth on Schedule 2.7(a) (each, a “Cash Management Bank”), and shall request in writing and otherwise take such reasonable steps to ensure that all of its and its Domestic Subsidiaries’ Account Debtors forward payment of the amounts owed by them directly to a Cash Management Account at such Cash Management Bank, and (ii) deposit or cause to be deposited promptly, and in any event no later than the first Business Day after the date of receipt thereof, all of their Collections (including those sent directly by their Account Debtors to Holdings, Borrower or one of their respective Domestic Subsidiaries) into a bank account subject to a Control Agreement (a “Cash Management Account”) at one of the Cash Management Banks.

 

(b) Each Cash Management Bank shall establish and maintain Cash Management Agreements and Control Agreements with Agent and Holdings, Borrower and their respective Domestic Subsidiaries (to the extent such Subsidiaries have Deposit Accounts), each in form and substance acceptable to Agent pertaining to each Cash Management Account. Each such Cash Management Agreement and Control Agreement shall provide, among other things, that (i) the Cash Management Bank will comply with any instructions originated by Agent

 

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directing the disposition of the funds in Cash Management Accounts at such Cash Management Bank without further consent by Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable and (ii) the Cash Management Bank has no rights of setoff or recoupment or any other claim against the applicable Cash Management Account other than for payment of its service fees and other charges directly related to the administration of such Cash Management Account and for returned checks or other items of payment or such other items approved by Agent. Each such Cash Management Agreement and Control Agreement shall also provide that upon the receipt by the applicable Cash Management Bank of Agent’s written instructions (in each case, a “Sweep Notice”), all amounts in the Cash Management Accounts at such Cash Management Bank shall be swept into the Agent’s Account (provided that solely during periods in which no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, up to $2,000,000 in the aggregate of funds maintained in Deposit Accounts of Savvis Federal shall not be subject to such sweep) and a standing instruction to sweep daily all amounts in such Cash Management Accounts into the Agent’s Account shall be effective. Notwithstanding the preceding two sentences, no Sweep Notice shall be provided by the Agent unless (i) Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash held by a Bank Product Provider is less than $7,000,000 at any time or (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. There shall be no limit on the number of Sweep Notices Agent may deliver. No more than three (3) times in any 12 month period, Borrower may request in writing to terminate the daily sweep into the Agent’s Account (a “Sweep Termination Request”). Agent shall agree to end the daily sweep into the Agent’s Account if Borrower has provided sufficient evidence in the Sweep Termination Request that Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash held by a Bank Product Provider (i) exceeds $7,000,000 and no Event of Default is in existence on the date of the Sweep Termination Request and (ii) exceeded $7,000,000 at all times during the most-recent 30 day period. Nothing herein shall prevent Agent from delivering additional Sweep Notices subject to the terms of this Section 2.7(b) after a daily sweep has been terminated after the delivery of a Sweep Termination Request related to a previous Sweep Notice.

 

(c) So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower may amend Schedule 2.7(a) to add or replace a Cash Management Bank or Cash Management Account; provided, however, that (i) such prospective Cash Management Bank shall be reasonably satisfactory to Agent, and (ii) prior to the time of the opening of such Cash Management Account, Holdings, Borrower or their applicable Subsidiary and such prospective Cash Management Bank shall have executed and delivered to Agent a Cash Management Agreement and Control Agreement in accordance with clause (b) above. Holdings, Borrower or their applicable Subsidiary shall close any of its Cash Management Accounts (and establish replacement cash management accounts in accordance with the foregoing sentence) promptly and in any event within 30 days of notice from Agent that the creditworthiness of any Cash Management Bank is no longer acceptable in Agent’s reasonable judgment, or as promptly as practicable and in any event within 60 days of notice from Agent that the operating performance, funds transfer, or availability procedures or performance of the Cash Management Bank with respect to Cash Management Accounts or Agent’s liability under any Cash Management Agreement with such Cash Management Bank is no longer acceptable in Agent’s reasonable judgment.

 

(d) The Cash Management Accounts shall be cash collateral accounts subject to Control Agreements.

 

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2.8. Crediting Payments. The receipt of any payment item by Agent (whether from transfers to Agent by the Cash Management Banks pursuant to the Cash Management Agreements or otherwise) shall not be considered a payment on account unless such payment item is a wire transfer of immediately available federal funds made to the Agent’s Account or unless and until such payment item is honored when presented for payment. Should any payment item not be honored when presented for payment, then Borrower shall be deemed not to have made such payment and interest shall be calculated accordingly. Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, any payment item shall be deemed received by Agent only if it is received into the Agent’s Account on a Business Day on or before 11:00 a.m. (California time). If any payment item is received into the Agent’s Account on a non-Business Day or after 11:00 a.m. (California time) on a Business Day, it shall be deemed to have been received by Agent as of the opening of business on the immediately following Business Day.

 

2.9. Designated Account. Agent is authorized to make the Advances, and Issuing Lender is authorized to issue the Letters of Credit, under this Agreement based upon telephonic or other instructions received from anyone Agent reasonably believes to be an Authorized Person or, without instructions, if pursuant to Section 2.6(d). Borrower agrees to establish and maintain the Designated Account with the Designated Account Bank for the purpose of receiving the proceeds of the Advances requested by Borrower and made by Agent or the Lenders hereunder. Unless otherwise agreed by Agent and Borrower, any Advance, Protective General Advance, Protective Last Out Advance or Swing Loan requested by Borrower and made by Agent or the Lenders hereunder shall be made to the Designated Account; provided that Agent may direct a Protective General Advance to such Person and to such account as Agent deems appropriate and Oak Hill Representative may direct a Protective Last Out Advance to such Person and to such account as Oak Hill Representative deems appropriate.

 

2.10. Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations. Agent shall maintain an account on its books in the name of Borrower (the “Loan Account”) on which Borrower will be charged with all Advances (including Protective General Advances, Protective Last Out Advances, Swing Loans, First Out Advances and Last Out Advances) made by Agent, Oak Hill, Swing Lender, or the Lenders to Borrower or for Borrower’s account, the Letters of Credit issued by Issuing Lender for Borrower’s account, and with all other payment Obligations, when due, hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (except for Bank Product Obligations), including, accrued interest, fees and expenses, and Lender Group Expenses in accordance with Section 2.6(d). In accordance with Section 2.8, the Loan Account will be credited with all payments received by Agent from Borrower or for Borrower’s account, including all amounts received in the Agent’s Account from any Cash Management Bank. Agent shall render statements regarding the Loan Account to Borrower, including principal, interest, fees, and including an itemization of all charges and expenses constituting Lender Group Expenses owing, and such statements, absent manifest error, shall be conclusively presumed to be correct and accurate and constitute an account stated between Borrower and the Lender Group unless, within 30 days after receipt thereof by Borrower, Borrower shall deliver to Agent written objection thereto describing the error or errors contained in any such statements.

 

2.11. Fees. Borrower shall pay to Agent, as and when due and payable under the terms of the Fee Letter, the fees set forth in the Fee Letter.

 

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2.12. Letters of Credit.

 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Issuing Lender agrees to issue letters of credit for the account of Borrower (each, an “L/C”) or to purchase participations or execute indemnities or reimbursement obligations (each such undertaking, an “L/C Undertaking”) with respect to letters of credit issued by an Underlying Issuer (as of the Closing Date, the prospective Underlying Issuer is to be Wells Fargo) for the account of Borrower. Each request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or the amendment, renewal, or extension of any outstanding Letter of Credit, shall be made in writing by an Authorized Person and delivered to the Issuing Lender and Agent via hand delivery, telefacsimile, or other electronic method of transmission reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension. Each such request shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Issuing Lender in its Permitted Discretion and shall specify (i) the amount of such Letter of Credit, (ii) the date of issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension of such Letter of Credit, (iii) the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, (iv) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof (or the beneficiary of the Underlying Letter of Credit, as applicable), and (v) such other information (including, in the case of an amendment, renewal, or extension, identification of the outstanding Letter of Credit to be so amended, renewed, or extended) as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew, or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the Issuing Lender, Borrower also shall be an applicant under the application with respect to any Underlying Letter of Credit that is to be the subject of an L/C Undertaking. The Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue a Letter of Credit if any of the following would result after giving effect to the issuance of such requested Letter of Credit:

 

(i) the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed the Borrowing Base less the outstanding amount of Advances, or

 

(ii) the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed $15,000,000, or

 

(iii) the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount less the outstanding amount of Advances.

 

Borrower and the Lender Group acknowledge and agree that certain Underlying Letters of Credit may be issued to support letters of credit that already are outstanding as of the Closing Date. Each Letter of Credit (and corresponding Underlying Letter of Credit) shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Issuing Lender (in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion), including the requirement that the amounts payable thereunder must be payable in Dollars. If Issuing Lender is obligated to advance funds under a Letter of Credit, Borrower immediately shall reimburse such L/C Disbursement to Issuing Lender by paying to Agent an amount equal to such L/C Disbursement not later than 11:00 a.m. (California time) on the date that such L/C Disbursement is made, if Borrower shall have received written or telephonic notice of such L/C Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m. (California time) on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than 11:00 a.m. (California time) on the Business Day that Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m. (California time) on the date of receipt, and, in the absence of such reimbursement, the L/C Disbursement immediately and automatically shall be deemed to be an Advance hereunder and, thereafter, shall bear interest at the rate then applicable to Advances that are Base

 

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Rate Loans under Section 2.6. To the extent an L/C Disbursement is deemed to be an Advance hereunder, Borrower’s obligation to reimburse such L/C Disbursement shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Advance which shall be deemed to be made by Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares. Promptly following receipt by Agent of any payment from Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, Agent shall distribute such payment to the Issuing Lender or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant to Section 2.12(b) to reimburse the Issuing Lender, then to such Lenders and the Issuing Lender as their interests may appear.

 

(b) Promptly following receipt of a notice of L/C Disbursement pursuant to Section 2.12(a), each Lender with a Revolver Commitment agrees to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Advance deemed made pursuant to the foregoing subsection on the same terms and conditions as if Borrower had requested such Advance and Agent shall promptly pay to Issuing Lender the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the Issuing Lender or the Lenders with Revolver Commitments, the Issuing Lender shall be deemed to have granted to each Lender with a Revolver Commitment, and each Lender with a Revolver Commitment shall be deemed to have purchased, a participation in each Letter of Credit, in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Risk Participation Liability of such Letter of Credit, and each such Lender agrees to pay to Agent, for the account of the Issuing Lender, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any payments made by the Issuing Lender under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender with a Revolver Commitment hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to Agent, for the account of the Issuing Lender, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of each L/C Disbursement made by the Issuing Lender and not reimbursed by Borrower on the date due as provided in clause (a) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to Borrower for any reason. Each Lender with a Revolver Commitment acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to deliver to Agent, for the account of the Issuing Lender, an amount equal to its respective Pro Rata Share of each L/C Disbursement made by the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section 2.12(b) shall be absolute and unconditional and such remittance shall be made notwithstanding the occurrence or continuation of an Event of Default or Default or the failure to satisfy any condition set forth in Section 3 hereof. If any such Lender fails to make available to Agent the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of each L/C Disbursement made by the Issuing Lender in respect of such Letter of Credit as provided in this Section, such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender and Agent (for the account of the Issuing Lender) shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender Rate until paid in full.

 

(c) Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify, save, defend, and hold the Lender Group harmless from any loss, cost, expense, or liability, and reasonable attorneys fees incurred by the Lender Group arising out of or in connection with any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be obligated hereunder to indemnify for any loss, cost, expense, or liability to the extent that it is caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Lender or any other member of the Lender Group. Borrower agrees to be bound by the Underlying Issuer’s regulations and interpretations of any Underlying Letter of Credit or by Issuing Lender’s interpretations of any L/C issued by Issuing Lender to or for Borrower’s account, even though this interpretation may be different from Borrower’s own, and Borrower understands and agrees that the Lender Group shall not be liable for any error, negligence, or

 

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mistake, whether of omission or commission, in following Borrower’s instructions or those contained in the Letter of Credit or any modifications, amendments, or supplements thereto. Borrower understands that the L/C Undertakings may require Issuing Lender to indemnify the Underlying Issuer for certain costs or liabilities arising out of claims by Borrower against such Underlying Issuer. Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify, save, defend, and hold the Lender Group harmless with respect to any loss, cost, expense (including reasonable attorneys fees), or liability incurred by the Lender Group under any L/C Undertaking as a result of the Lender Group’s indemnification of any Underlying Issuer; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be obligated hereunder to indemnify for any loss, cost, expense, or liability to the extent that it is caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Lender or any other member of the Lender Group. Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that neither the Lender Group nor the Issuing Lender shall be responsible for delays, errors, or omissions resulting from the malfunction of equipment in connection with any Letter of Credit.

 

(d) Borrower hereby authorizes and directs any Underlying Issuer to deliver to the Issuing Lender all instruments, documents, and other writings and property received by such Underlying Issuer pursuant to such Underlying Letter of Credit and to accept and rely upon the Issuing Lender’s instructions with respect to all matters arising in connection with such Underlying Letter of Credit and the related application.

 

(e) Any and all issuance charges, commissions, fees, and costs incurred by the Issuing Lender relating to Underlying Letters of Credit shall be Lender Group Expenses for purposes of this Agreement and immediately shall be reimbursable by Borrower to Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender; it being acknowledged and agreed by Borrower that, as of the Closing Date, the issuance charge imposed by the prospective Underlying Issuer is .825% per annum times the undrawn amount of each Underlying Letter of Credit, that such issuance charge may be changed from time to time, and that the Underlying Issuer also imposes a schedule of charges for amendments, extensions, drawings, and renewals.

 

(f) If by reason of (i) any change after the Closing Date in any applicable law, treaty, rule, or regulation or any change in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority, or (ii) compliance by the Underlying Issuer or the Lender Group with any direction, request, or requirement (irrespective of whether having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority or monetary authority including, Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board as from time to time in effect (and any successor thereto):

 

(i) any reserve, deposit, or similar requirement is or shall be imposed or modified in respect of any Letter of Credit issued hereunder, or

 

(ii) there shall be imposed on the Underlying Issuer or the Lender Group any other condition regarding any Underlying Letter of Credit or any Letter of Credit issued pursuant hereto,

 

and the result of the foregoing is to increase, directly or indirectly, the cost to the Lender Group of issuing, making, guaranteeing, or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount receivable in respect thereof by the Lender Group, then, and in any such case, Agent may, at any time within a reasonable period after the additional cost is incurred or the amount received is

 

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reduced, notify Borrower, and Borrower shall pay on demand such amounts as Agent may specify to be necessary to compensate the Lender Group for such additional cost or reduced receipt, together with interest on such amount from the date of such demand until payment in full thereof at the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans hereunder. The determination by Agent of any amount due pursuant to this Section, as set forth in a certificate setting forth the calculation thereof in reasonable detail, shall, in the absence of manifest or demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding on all of the parties hereto.

 

2.13. LIBOR Option.

 

(a) Interest and Interest Payment Dates. In lieu of having interest charged at the rate based upon the Base Rate, Borrower shall have the option (the “LIBOR Option”) to have interest on all or a portion of the Advances be charged at a rate of interest based upon the LIBOR Rate. Interest on LIBOR Rate Loans shall be payable on the earliest of (i) the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto or if the Interest Period is longer than 3 months, on the last day of the third month of such Interest Period and on the last day of such Interest Period, (ii) the occurrence of an Event of Default in consequence of which the Required Lenders or Agent on behalf thereof have elected to accelerate the maturity of all or any portion of the Obligations, or (iii) termination of this Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof. On the last day of each applicable Interest Period, unless Borrower properly has exercised the LIBOR Option with respect thereto, the interest rate applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loan automatically shall convert to the rate of interest then applicable to Base Rate Loans of the same type hereunder. At any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower no longer shall have the option to request that Advances bear interest at a rate based upon the LIBOR Rate and Agent shall have the right to convert the interest rate on all outstanding LIBOR Rate Loans to the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans hereunder.

 

(b) LIBOR Election.

 

(i) Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, elect to exercise the LIBOR Option by notifying Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. (California time) at least 3 Business Days prior to the commencement of the proposed Interest Period (the “LIBOR Deadline”). Notice of Borrower’s election of the LIBOR Option for a permitted portion of the Advances and an Interest Period pursuant to this Section shall be made by delivery to Agent of a LIBOR Notice received by Agent before the LIBOR Deadline, or by telephonic notice received by Agent before the LIBOR Deadline (to be confirmed by delivery to Agent of a LIBOR Notice received by Agent prior to 5:00 p.m. (California time) on the same day). Promptly upon its receipt of each such LIBOR Notice, Agent shall provide a copy thereof to each of the Lenders having a Revolver Commitment.

 

(ii) Each LIBOR Notice shall be irrevocable and binding on Borrower. In connection with each LIBOR Rate Loan, Borrower shall indemnify, defend, and hold Agent and the Lenders harmless against any loss, cost, or expense incurred by Agent or any Lender as a result of (a) the payment of any principal of any LIBOR Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any LIBOR Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, or (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any LIBOR Rate Loan on the

 

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date specified in any LIBOR Notice delivered pursuant hereto (such losses, costs, or expenses, collectively, “Funding Losses”). Funding Losses shall, with respect to Agent or any Lender, be deemed to equal the amount determined by Agent or such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such LIBOR Rate Loan had such event not occurred, at the LIBOR Rate that would have been applicable thereto, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert, or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period therefor), minus (ii) the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which Agent or such Lender would be offered were it to be offered, at the commencement of such period, Dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period in the London interbank market. A certificate of Agent or a Lender delivered to Borrower setting forth any amount or amounts that Agent or such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(iii) Borrower shall have not more than 5 LIBOR Rate Loans in effect at any given time. Borrower only may exercise the LIBOR Option for LIBOR Rate Loans of at least $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof.

 

(c) Prepayments. Borrower may prepay LIBOR Rate Loans at any time; provided, however, that in the event that LIBOR Rate Loans are prepaid on any date that is not the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, including as a result of any automatic prepayment through the required application by Agent of proceeds of Holdings’, Borrower’s and their respective Domestic Subsidiaries’ Collections in accordance with Section 2.4(b) or for any other reason, including early termination of the term of this Agreement or acceleration of all or any portion of the Obligations pursuant to the terms hereof, Borrower shall indemnify, defend, and hold Agent and the Lenders and their Participants harmless against any and all Funding Losses in accordance with clause (b)(ii) above.

 

(d) Special Provisions Applicable to LIBOR Rate.

 

(i) The LIBOR Rate may be adjusted by Agent with respect to any Lender on a prospective basis to take into account any additional or increased costs to such Lender of maintaining or obtaining any eurodollar deposits or increased costs, in each case, due to changes in applicable law occurring subsequent to the commencement of the then applicable Interest Period, including changes in tax laws (except changes of general applicability in corporate income tax laws) and changes in the reserve requirements imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor), excluding the Reserve Percentage, which additional or increased costs would increase the cost of funding loans bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate. In any such event, the affected Lender shall give Borrower and Agent notice of such a determination and adjustment and Agent promptly shall transmit the notice to each other Lender and, upon its receipt of the notice from the affected Lender, Borrower may, by notice to such affected Lender (y) require such Lender to furnish to Borrower a statement setting forth the basis for adjusting such LIBOR Rate and the method for determining the amount of such adjustment, or (z) repay the LIBOR Rate Loans with respect to which such adjustment is made (together with any amounts due under clause (b)(ii) above).

 

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(ii) In the event that any change in market conditions or any law, regulation, treaty, or directive, or any change therein or in the interpretation of application thereof, shall at any time after the date hereof, in the reasonable opinion of any Lender, make it unlawful or impractical for such Lender to fund or maintain LIBOR Advances or to continue such funding or maintaining, or to determine or charge interest rates at the LIBOR Rate, such Lender shall give notice of such changed circumstances to Agent and Borrower and Agent promptly shall transmit the notice to each other Lender and (y) in the case of any LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender that are outstanding, the date specified in such Lender’s notice shall be deemed to be the last day of the Interest Period of such LIBOR Rate Loans, and interest upon the LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender thereafter shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans, and (z) Borrower shall not be entitled to elect the LIBOR Option until such Lender determines that it would no longer be unlawful or impractical to do so.

 

(e) No Requirement of Matched Funding. Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, neither Agent, nor any Lender, nor any of their Participants, is required actually to acquire eurodollar deposits to fund or otherwise match fund any Obligation as to which interest accrues at the LIBOR Rate. The provisions of this Section shall apply as if each Lender or its Participants had match funded any Obligation as to which interest is accruing at the LIBOR Rate by acquiring eurodollar deposits for each Interest Period in the amount of the LIBOR Rate Loans.

 

2.14. Capital Requirements. If, after the date hereof, any Lender determines that (i) the adoption of or change in any law, rule, regulation or guideline regarding capital requirements for banks or bank holding companies, or any change in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the administration thereof, or (ii) compliance by such Lender or its parent bank holding company with any guideline, request, or directive of any such entity regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law), has the effect of reducing the return on such Lender’s or such holding company’s capital as a consequence of such Lender’s Commitments hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or such holding company could have achieved but for such adoption, change, or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such holding company’s then existing policies with respect to capital adequacy and assuming the full utilization of such entity’s capital) by any amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then such Lender may notify Borrower and Agent thereof. Following receipt of such notice, Borrower agrees to pay such Lender on demand the amount of such reduction of return of capital as and when such reduction is determined, payable within 90 days after presentation by such Lender of a statement in the amount and setting forth in reasonable detail such Lender’s calculation thereof and the assumptions upon which such calculation was based (which statement shall be deemed true and correct absent manifest error). In determining such amount, such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.

 

2.15. Notes. The First Out Advances made by each First Out Lender shall be evidenced by a First Out Note payable to the order of such First Out Lender in an amount equal to such First Out Lender’s First Out Revolver Commitment. The Last Out Advances made by each Last Out Lender shall be evidenced by a Last Out Note payable to the order of such Last Out Lender in an amount equal to such Last Out Lender’s Last Out Revolver Commitment.

 

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3. CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT.

 

3.1. Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit/Conditions Subsequent to the Initial Extension of Credit.

 

(a) The obligation of each Lender to make its initial extension of credit provided for hereunder, is subject to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of Agent and each Lender of each of the conditions precedent set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) (the making of such initial extension of credit by a Lender being conclusively deemed to be its satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent).

 

(b) The obligation of each Lender to continue to make Advances (or otherwise extend credit hereunder) is subject to the fulfillment, on or before the date applicable thereto, of each of the conditions subsequent set forth below on Schedule 3.1(b) (the failure by Borrower to so perform or cause to be performed constituting an Event of Default).

 

3.2. Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit. The obligation of the Lender Group (or any member thereof) to make any Advances hereunder (or to extend any other credit hereunder) at any time shall be subject to the following conditions precedent:

 

(a) the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the date of such extension of credit, as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date);

 

(b) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such extension of credit, nor shall either result from the making thereof;

 

(c) no injunction, writ, restraining order, or other order of any nature restricting or prohibiting, directly or indirectly, the extending of such credit shall have been issued and remain in force by any Governmental Authority against Borrower, Agent, any Lender, or any of their Affiliates; and

 

(d) no Material Adverse Change shall have occurred.

 

3.3. Term. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for a term ending on December 9, 2008 (the “Maturity Date”). The foregoing notwithstanding, the Lender Group, upon the election of the Required Lenders, shall have the right to terminate its obligations under this Agreement immediately and without notice upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default.

 

3.4. Effect of Termination. On the date of termination of this Agreement, all Obligations (including contingent reimbursement obligations of Borrower with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit and including all Bank Product Obligations) immediately shall become due and payable without notice or demand. No termination of this Agreement, however, shall relieve or discharge Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries of their

 

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duties, Obligations, or covenants hereunder or under any other Loan Document and the Agent’s Liens in the Collateral shall remain in effect until all Obligations have been paid in full in cash (which Obligations constituting outstanding Letters of Credit or Bank Product Obligations may be satisfied (a) with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit, by either (i) providing cash collateral to be held by Agent for the benefit of those Lenders with a Revolver Commitment in an amount equal to 105% of the Letter of Credit Usage, or (ii) causing the original Letters of Credit to be returned to the Issuing Lender, and (b) with respect to Bank Product Obligations, by providing cash collateral (in an amount determined by Agent as sufficient to satisfy the reasonably estimated credit exposure) to be held by Agent for the benefit of the Bank Product Providers). When this Agreement has been terminated and all of the Obligations have been paid in full in accordance with the preceding sentence or in accordance with Section 3.5, Agent will, at Borrower’s sole expense, execute and deliver any termination statements, lien releases, mortgage releases, re-assignments of trademarks, discharges of security interests, and other similar discharge or release documents (and, if applicable, in recordable form) as are reasonably necessary or desirable to release, as of record, the Agent’s Liens and all notices of security interests and liens previously filed by Agent with respect to the Obligations.

 

3.5. Early Termination by Borrower. Borrower has the option, at any time upon 30 days prior written notice to Agent, to terminate this Agreement by paying to Agent, in cash, the Obligations (which Obligations constituting outstanding Letters of Credit or Bank Product Obligations may be satisfied (a) with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit, by either (i) providing cash collateral to be held by Agent for the benefit of those Lenders with a Revolver Commitment in an amount equal to 105% of the Letter of Credit Usage, or (ii) causing the original Letters of Credit to be returned to the Issuing Lender, and (b) with respect to Bank Product Obligations, by providing cash collateral (in an amount determined by Agent as sufficient to satisfy the reasonably estimated credit exposure) to be held by Agent for the benefit of the Bank Product Providers), in full, on the date set forth as the date of termination of this Agreement in such notice. If Borrower has sent a notice of termination pursuant to the provisions of this Section, then the Commitments shall terminate on the date set forth as the date of termination of this Agreement in such notice.

 

4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

 

In order to induce the Lender Group to enter into this Agreement, each of Holdings and Borrower makes the following representations and warranties to the Lender Group which shall be true, correct, and complete, in all material respects, as of the date hereof, and shall be true, correct, and complete, in all material respects, as of the Closing Date and at and as of the date of the making of each Advance (or other extension of credit) made thereafter, as though made on and as of the date of such Advance (or other extension of credit) (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date) and such representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement:

 

4.1. No Encumbrances. Holdings, Borrower and each of their respective Subsidiaries have good and indefeasible title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, their personal property assets and good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, their Real Property, in each case, free and clear of Liens except for Permitted Liens.

 

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4.2. [Intentionally Omitted.]

 

4.3. Equipment. Each material item of Equipment of Borrower and its Subsidiaries is used or held for use in their business and is in good working order, ordinary wear and tear and damage by casualty excepted.

 

4.4. Location of Inventory, Equipment and Account Records. The Inventory and Equipment (other than (x) vehicles or Equipment out for repair and (y) Inventory and Equipment owned by Borrower located outside of the continental United States so long as the aggregate book value of all such Inventory and Equipment located outside of the continental United States at any time does not exceed $500,000) of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries are not stored with a bailee, warehouseman, or similar party and are located only at, or in-transit between, the locations identified on Schedule 4.4 (as such Schedule may be updated pursuant to Section 5.9) or at customer locations in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. Substantially all of the original Records pertaining to Accounts of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries are located at the locations identified on Schedule 4.4 for such purpose with respect to each such Person (as such Schedule may be updated pursuant to Section 5.9).

 

4.5. [Intentionally omitted.]

 

4.6. State of Incorporation; Location of Chief Executive Office; Organizational Identification Number; Commercial Tort Claims.

 

(a) The name of (within the meaning of Section 9-503 of the Code) and jurisdiction of organization of Holdings, Borrower and each of their respective Subsidiaries is set forth on Schedule 4.6(a).

 

(b) The chief executive office of Holdings, Borrower and each of their respective Domestic Subsidiaries is located at the address indicated on Schedule 4.6(b) (as such Schedule may be updated pursuant to Section 5.9).

 

(c) Holdings’, Borrower’s and each of their respective Domestic Subsidiaries’ organizational identification numbers (or similar registration number), if any, are identified on Schedule 4.6(c) (as such Schedule may be updated pursuant to Section 6.5).

 

(d) As of the Closing Date, Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries do not hold any commercial tort claims.

 

4.7. Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.

 

(a) Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries are each duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and qualified to do business in any state where the failure to be so qualified reasonably could be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

(b) As of Closing Date, other than as described on Schedule 4.7(b), there are no subscriptions, options, warrants, or calls relating to any shares of Holdings’ capital Stock,

 

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including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other instrument. Holdings is not subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of its capital Stock or any security convertible into or exchangeable for any of its capital Stock.

 

(c) Set forth on Schedule 4.7(c) (as such Schedule may be updated pursuant to Section 5.16), is a complete and accurate list of Holdings’ direct and indirect Subsidiaries (including Borrower), showing: (i) the jurisdiction of their organization, (ii) the number of shares of each class of common and preferred Stock authorized for each of such Subsidiaries, and (iii) the number and the percentage of the outstanding shares, and the owner thereof, of each such class owned directly or indirectly by Holdings. All of the outstanding capital Stock of each such Subsidiary has been validly issued and is fully paid and non-assessable.

 

(d) There are no subscriptions, options, warrants, or calls relating to any shares of Holdings’ Subsidiaries’ capital Stock, including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other instrument. None of Holdings’ Subsidiaries is subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of Holdings’ or of Holdings’ Subsidiaries’ capital Stock or any security convertible into or exchangeable for any such capital Stock.

 

(e) Neither Borrower nor Holdings has any Material Foreign Subsidiaries (i) as of the Closing Date other than the UK Foreign Subsidiary and (ii) at any time after the Closing Date other than the UK Foreign Subsidiary and any other Material Foreign Subsidiary that Borrower has notified Agent of in accordance with Section 5.16.

 

4.8. Due Authorization; No Conflict.

 

(a) The execution, delivery, and performance by Borrower of this Agreement and the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Borrower.

 

(b) The execution, delivery, and performance by Borrower of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party do not and will not (i) violate any provision of federal, state, or local law or regulation applicable to Borrower, the Governing Documents of Borrower, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on Borrower, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any material contractual obligation of Borrower, (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any properties or assets of Borrower, other than Permitted Liens, or (iv) require any approval of Borrower’s interest holders or any approval or consent of any Person under any material contractual obligation of Borrower, other than consents or approvals that have been obtained and that are still in force and effect.

 

(c) Other than the filing of financing statements, the execution, delivery, and performance by Borrower of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party do not and will not require any registration with, consent, or approval of, or notice to,

 

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or other action with or by, any Governmental Authority, other than consents or approvals that have been obtained and that are still in force and effect.

 

(d) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party, and all other documents contemplated hereby and thereby, when executed and delivered by Borrower will be the legally valid and binding obligations of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally.

 

(e) The Agent’s Liens are validly created, perfected (except to the extent (i) such Liens are not validly created or perfected solely as a result of negligent acts or negligent omissions of the Agent, (ii) such Liens are released in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents, or (iii) the Loan Documents do not require perfection of such Liens) and first priority Liens, subject only to Permitted Liens.

 

(f) The execution, delivery, and performance by each Guarantor of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Guarantor.

 

(g) The execution, delivery, and performance by each Guarantor of the Loan Documents to which it is a party do not and will not (i) violate any provision of federal, state, or local law or regulation applicable to such Guarantor, the Governing Documents of such Guarantor, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on such Guarantor, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any material contractual obligation of such Guarantor, (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any properties or assets of such Guarantor, other than Permitted Liens, or (iv) require any approval of such Guarantor’s interest holders or any approval or consent of any Person under any material contractual obligation of such Guarantor, other than consents or approvals that have been obtained and that are still in force and effect.

 

(h) Other than the filing of financing statements, the execution, delivery, and performance by each Guarantor of the Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party do not and will not require any registration with, consent, or approval of, or notice to, or other action with or by, any Governmental Authority, other than consents or approvals that have been obtained and that are still in force and effect.

 

(i) The Loan Documents to which each Guarantor is a party, and all other documents contemplated hereby and thereby, when executed and delivered by such Guarantor will be the legally valid and binding obligations of such Guarantor, enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally.

 

4.9. Litigation. Other than those matters that reasonably could not be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, there are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to the

 

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best knowledge of Holdings and Borrower, threatened against Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries. .

 

4.10. No Material Adverse Change. All financial statements relating to Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries that have been delivered by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates to the Lender Group have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited financial statements, for the lack of footnotes and being subject to year-end audit adjustments) and present fairly in all material respects, Holdings’, Borrower’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ financial condition as of the date thereof and results of operations for the period then ended. There has not been a Material Adverse Change since the date of the latest financial statements submitted to Agent on or before the Closing Date.

 

4.11. Fraudulent Transfer.

 

(a) Each of Holdings, Borrower and Savvis Federal is Solvent. Holdings, Borrower and each of their respective Domestic Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are Solvent.

 

(b) No transfer of property is being made by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries and no obligation is being incurred by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud either present or future creditors of Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries.

 

4.12. Employee Benefits. None of Holdings, Borrower, any of their respective Subsidiaries, or any of their ERISA Affiliates maintains or contributes to any Benefit Plan.

 

4.13. Environmental Condition. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13, (a) to Holdings’ and Borrower’s knowledge, none of Holdings’, Borrower’s or any of their respective Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has ever been used by Borrower, or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or by previous owners or operators in the disposal of, or to produce, store, handle, treat, release, or transport, any Hazardous Materials, where such use, production, storage, handling, treatment, release or transport was in violation, in any material respect, of any applicable Environmental Law, (b) to Holdings’ and Borrower’s knowledge, none of Holdings’, Borrower’s or any of their respective Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has ever been designated or identified in any manner pursuant to any environmental protection statute as a Hazardous Materials disposal site, (c) neither Holdings, Borrower nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has received notice that a Lien arising under any Environmental Law has attached to any revenues or to any Real Property owned or operated by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, and (d) neither Holdings, Borrower nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has received a summons, citation, notice, or directive from the United States Environmental Protection Agency or any other federal or state governmental agency concerning any action or omission by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries resulting in the releasing or disposing of Hazardous Materials into the environment.

 

4.14. Intellectual Property/Proprietary Rights.

 

(a) Each of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed, or otherwise possesses legally enforceable rights, to use, sell or license, as applicable,

 

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all Proprietary Rights used or held for use in the business of each such Person. Schedule 4.14(a) (as updated from time to time by Borrower by a written notice to Agent referring to such Schedule and updating the same) contains a complete and correct list of all of Holdings’, Borrower’s and each of their respective Subsidiaries’ patents and patent applications; trademark and service mark registrations and applications for registration thereof; domain names; copyright registrations and applications for registration thereof; and material computer software owned or used by such Persons (excluding Commercial Software). Holdings, Borrower and each of their respective Subsidiaries has licenses for all Commercial Software used in their respective businesses and other than as set forth on Schedule 4.14(a), no such Person has any obligation to pay fees, royalties and other amounts at any time pursuant to any such license.

 

(b) None of Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries is in violation, in any material respect, of any license, sublicense or other agreement pursuant to which Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries is authorized to use, sell, distribute or license any Proprietary Right and such license, sublicense and agreements will continue to be legal, valid, binding enforceable and in full force and effect following the Closing Date.

 

(c) Except for Commercial Software and Embedded Products for which Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries have valid non-exclusive licenses and other than as set forth on Schedule 4.14(c), Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries are the sole and exclusive owners of the Proprietary Rights (free and clear of any Liens, other than Permitted Liens). Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries represent that none of the software products sold or licensed by Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries to customers or used in providing services to customers within the Proprietary Rights incorporates open source or public library software.

 

(d) To the knowledge of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, (i) none of the Proprietary Rights infringes on any intellectual property rights of any third Persons, (ii) no Person is infringing any of the Proprietary Rights of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries and (iii) no Person has made a claim of ownership over any Proprietary Right adverse to the ownership interest of Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries. Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries have not received a written demand, claim, notice or inquiry from any Person in respect of the Proprietary Rights which challenges or threatens to challenge the validity of the right of Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries to use any such Proprietary Rights that has not been resolved.

 

(e) All software products sold or licensed by Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries to customers or used in providing services to customers (i) were authored by regular employees of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries within the scope of their employment and Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries thus was the original author pursuant to the work made for hire doctrine, (ii) are software products that Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries license from providers thereof with appropriate rights to resell or sublicense to third parties, or (iii) were authored by third party contractors who have agreed in writing to assign all of their rights in such software products to Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries. Holdings and Borrower each represent and warrant that Holdings, Borrower and/or each of their respective Subsidiaries have taken all

 

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reasonable steps and implemented measures to safeguard the secrecy and confidentiality of any trade secrets within the Proprietary Rights.

 

(f) None of Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries has by any of its acts or omissions, or by acts or omissions of its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, or representatives caused any of its Company Software, to be transferred, diminished, or adversely affected to any material extent.

 

(g) The Proprietary Rights of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries that are sold or licensed to customers of such Persons are and have at all times been in compliance with all laws applicable thereto.

 

(h) Substantially all of the Proprietary Rights of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries are owned by Borrower.

 

(i) To the extent that any of the Proprietary Rights of Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries are material to the operation of one of their respective Affiliates, Holdings, Borrower and/or each of their respective Subsidiaries has authorized such Affiliate to use such Proprietary Rights. Borrower hereby agrees on behalf of itself, Holdings and each of their respective Subsidiaries that in the event of any foreclosure by Agent pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or in the event of any Insolvency Proceeding involving any such Person, such Person shall not withdraw the authorization of any Affiliate to use such Proprietary Rights or require that such Affiliate may use such Proprietary Rights only on terms and conditions less favorable to such Affiliate than those in existence on the date of foreclosure or Insolvency Proceeding.

 

4.15. Leases. Holdings, Borrower and each of their respective Subsidiaries enjoy peaceful and undisturbed possession under all leases material to their business and to which they are parties or under which they are operating, and all of such material leases are valid and subsisting and no material default by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries exists under any of them.

 

4.16. Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts. Set forth on Schedule 4.16 is a listing of all of Holdings’, Borrower’s and each of their respective Subsidiaries’ Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts, including, with respect to each bank or securities intermediary (a) the name and address of such Person, and (b) the account numbers of the Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts maintained with such Person.

 

4.17. Complete Disclosure. All factual information (taken as a whole) furnished by or on behalf of Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries in writing to Agent or any Lender (including all information contained in the Schedules hereto or in the other Loan Documents) for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or any transaction contemplated herein or therein is, and all other such factual information (taken as a whole) hereafter furnished by or on behalf of Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries in writing to Agent or any Lender will be, true and accurate, in all material respects, on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete by omitting to state any fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading in any

 

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material respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided. On the Closing Date, the Closing Date Projections represent, and as of the date on which any other Projections are delivered to Agent, such additional Projections represent Holdings’ and Borrower’s good faith estimate of Holdings, Borrower and each of their respective Subsidiaries future performance for the periods covered thereby.

 

4.18. Indebtedness. Set forth on Schedule 4.18 is a true and complete list of all Indebtedness of Holdings, Borrower and each of their respective Subsidiaries (other than inter-company Indebtedness) outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date that is to remain outstanding after the Closing Date and such Schedule accurately reflects the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness as of May 1, 2005. As of April 30, 2005, (i) the aggregate net inter-company payable owing by the Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings to Holdings and its Domestic Subsidiaries is $32,058,165 and (ii) none of the inter-company loans described in Section 6.1(j) or 6.1(k) are evidenced by promissory notes.

 

5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.

 

Each of Holdings and Borrower covenants and agrees that, until termination of all of the Commitments and payment in full of the Obligations, each of Holdings and Borrower shall and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to do all of the following:

 

5.1. Accounting System. Maintain a system of accounting that enables Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries to produce financial statements in accordance with GAAP and maintain records pertaining to the Collateral that contain information as from time to time reasonably may be requested by Agent. Holdings and Borrower also shall keep a reporting system that shows all additions, sales, claims, returns, and allowances with respect to Holdings and Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries’ sales.

 

5.2. Collateral Reporting. Provide Agent (and if so requested by Agent, with copies for each Lender) with each of the reports set forth on Schedule 5.2 at the times specified therein. In addition, Holdings and Borrower agree at the Agent’s request to use commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate and implement a system of electronic collateral reporting in order to provide electronic reporting of each of the items set forth above.

 

5.3. Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates. Deliver to Agent, with copies to each Lender, each of the financial statements, reports, or other items set forth on Schedule 5.3 at the times specified therein. In addition, Holdings and Borrower agree that no Subsidiary of Holdings or Borrower will have a fiscal year different from that of Holdings or Borrower.

 

5.4. Customer Contracts. Conduct their business such that (a) substantially all, both in terms of number and amount of revenues derived therefrom, of the customers of Holdings’ consolidated operations shall be customers of, and shall be subject to customer contracts with, (i) Borrower (as opposed to being customers of, or being subject to customer contracts with, Holdings or any of Holdings’ other Subsidiaries) or (ii) in the case of customers that are governmental agencies, either Borrower or SAVVIS Federal, (b) the customer contracts referred to in clause (a) above shall be billed and collected solely in the United States and solely by (and the Accounts generated thereunder shall be owned solely by) and payable solely to Borrower or

 

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SAVVIS Federal, and (c) the Foreign Subsidiaries shall not have any direct customers or be party to any customer contracts except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.

 

5.5. Inspection. Permit Agent, each Lender, and each of their duly authorized representatives or agents to visit any of its properties and inspect any of its assets or books and records, to examine and make copies of its books and records to make physical verifications and other appraisals of the Collateral (including the Recurring Revenue Agreements), and business valuations, and to discuss its affairs, finances, and accounts with, and to be advised as to the same by, its officers and employees at such reasonable times and intervals as Agent or any such Lender may designate during reasonable business hours and, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, with reasonable prior written notice to Borrower.

 

5.6. Maintenance of Properties. Maintain and preserve all of its properties which are necessary or used in the proper conduct to its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear, tear, and casualty excepted (and except where the failure to do so could not be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change), and comply at all times with the material provisions of all material leases to which it is a party as lessee, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder.

 

5.7. Taxes. Cause all assessments and taxes, whether real, personal, or otherwise, due or payable by, or imposed, levied, or assessed against Holdings, Borrower, their respective Subsidiaries, or any of their respective assets to be paid in full, before delinquency or before the expiration of any extension period, except to the extent that the validity of such assessment or tax shall be the subject of a Permitted Protest and other than immaterial assessment and taxes that do not exceed, in the aggregate (together with the immaterial tax payments and withholding taxes described in the immediately following sentence, which are not timely paid or deposited) $250,000. Holdings and Borrower will and will cause their respective Subsidiaries to make timely payment or deposit of all tax payments and withholding taxes, other than immaterial tax payments and withholding taxes that do not exceed, in the aggregate (together with assessments and taxes described in the immediately preceding sentence which are not timely paid in full) $250,000 required of it and them by applicable laws, including those laws concerning F.I.C.A., F.U.T.A., state disability, and local, state, and federal income taxes, and will, upon request, furnish Agent with proof satisfactory to Agent indicating that Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries have made such payments or deposits.

 

5.8. Insurance.

 

(a) At Borrower’s expense, maintain insurance respecting its and its Subsidiaries’ assets wherever located, covering loss or damage by fire, theft, explosion, and all other hazards and risks as ordinarily are insured against by other Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses; provided that in any event, such insurance shall insure against all risks and liabilities of the type insured against as of the Closing Date and shall have insured amounts no less than, and deductibles no higher than, those amounts provided for as of the Closing Date unless Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of Agent. Holdings and Borrower also shall maintain business interruption, public liability, and product liability insurance, as well as insurance against larceny, embezzlement, and criminal misappropriation as ordinarily are

 

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insured against by other Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses; provided that in any event, such insurance shall insure against all risks and liabilities of the type insured against as of the Closing Date and shall have insured amounts no less than, and deductibles no higher than, those amounts provided for as of the Closing Date unless Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of Agent. All such policies of insurance shall be with insurance companies with an A.M. Best rating of “A” (other than earthquake insurance which may be rated “A-”). Borrower shall deliver copies of all such policies to Agent with an endorsement naming Agent as loss payee (under a satisfactory lender’s loss payable endorsement) or additional insured, as appropriate. Each policy of insurance or endorsement shall contain a clause requiring the insurer to give not less than 10 days’ prior written notice to Agent in the event of cancellation of the policy for nonpayment of premium and not less than 30 days prior written notice to Agent in the event of cancellation of the policy for any other reason whatsoever.

 

(b) Borrower shall give Agent prompt notice of any loss exceeding $500,000 covered by such insurance. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall have the exclusive right to adjust any losses payable under any such insurance policies. With respect to any monies received as payment for any loss under any insurance policy mentioned above (other than liability insurance) or as payment of any award or compensation for condemnation or taking by eminent domain so long as (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, (B) Borrower shall have given Agent prior written notice of Holdings’, Borrower’s or their respective Subsidiaries’ intention to apply such monies to the costs of repairs, replacement, or restoration of the property which is the subject of the loss, destruction, or taking by condemnation, (C) the monies are held in a cash collateral account in which Agent has a perfected first priority security interest, and (D) Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiary completes such repairs, replacements, or restoration within 180 days after the initial receipt of such monies, Borrower shall have the option to apply such monies to the costs of repairs, replacement, or restoration of the property which is the subject of the loss, destruction, or taking by condemnation unless and to the extent that such applicable period shall have expired without such repairs, replacements, or restoration being made, in which case, any amounts remaining in the cash collateral account shall be paid to Agent and applied as set forth in the last sentence of this Section 5.8(b) regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; provided, however, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any monies received by Borrower in connection with business interruption insurance may be retained by Borrower. Following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default any monies received as payment for any loss under any insurance policy mentioned above (other than liability insurance) or as payment of any award compensation for condemnation or taking by eminent domain, shall be paid over to Agent to be applied at the option of the Required Lenders either to the prepayment of the Obligations or shall be disbursed to Borrower under staged payment terms reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders for application to the cost of repairs, replacements, or restorations.

 

5.9. Location of Inventory, Equipment and Account Records. Keep Holdings’, Borrower’s and their respective Domestic Subsidiaries’ (a) Inventory and Equipment (other than vehicles and Equipment out for repair) only at the locations identified on Schedule 4.4 for such purpose, or at customer locations in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (b) original Records pertaining to Accounts of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Domestic Subsidiaries only at the locations identified on Schedule 4.4 for such purpose;

 

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provided, however, that (i) Borrower may amend Schedule 4.4 to add new locations within the continental United States so long as such amendment occurs by written notice to Agent not less than 30 days prior to the date on which such Inventory, Equipment or Records is moved or relocated to such new location and so long as, in the case of Holdings, Borrower or one of their respective Domestic Subsidiaries, at the time of such written notification, Borrower provides Agent a Collateral Access Agreement with respect thereto and (ii) Borrower may keep Inventory and Equipment owned by Borrower outside of the continental United States so long as the aggregate book value of all such Inventory and Equipment at any times does not exceed $500,000.

 

5.10. Compliance with Laws. Comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and orders of any Governmental Authority, other than laws, rules, regulations, and orders the non-compliance with which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

5.11. Leases. Pay when due all rents and other amounts payable under any material leases to which Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party or by which Holdings’, Borrower’s or any such Subsidiaries’ properties and assets are bound, unless such payments are the subject of a Permitted Protest or unless such nonpayment could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

5.12. Existence. At all times preserve and keep in full force and effect Holdings’, Borrower’s and their respective Subsidiaries valid existence and good standing and any rights and franchises material to their businesses; provided; however, that nothing in this Section 5.12 shall prevent (a) any consolidation, merger or other transaction permitted by Section 6.3 or (b) dissolution of (i) any Foreign Subsidiary (other than a Material Foreign Subsidiary or other than a group of Foreign Subsidiaries that when aggregated would constitute a Material Foreign Subsidiary) in the ordinary course of business or (ii) any Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings existing as of the date hereof other than Borrower or SAVVIS Federal, in each case, so long as such dissolution does not change the overall nature of the business conducted by Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and so long is such dissolution is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Lenders and is, in the opinion of Borrower, in the best interests of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

5.13. Environmental. (a) Keep any property either owned or operated by Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries free of any Environmental Liens or post bonds or other financial assurances sufficient to satisfy the obligations or liability evidenced by such Environmental Liens, (b) comply, in all material respects, with Environmental Laws and provide to Agent documentation of such compliance which Agent reasonably requests, (c) promptly notify Agent of any release of a Hazardous Material in any reportable quantity from or onto property owned or operated by Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries and take any Remedial Actions required to abate said release or otherwise to come into compliance with applicable Environmental Law, and (d) promptly, but in any event within 5 days of its receipt thereof, provide Agent with written notice of any of the following: (i) notice that an Environmental Lien has been filed against any of the real or personal property of Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries, (ii) commencement of any Environmental Action or notice that an Environmental Action will be filed against Holdings, Borrower or their respective

 

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Subsidiaries, and (iii) notice of a violation, citation, or other administrative order which reasonably could be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

5.14. Disclosure Updates. Promptly and in no event later than 5 Business Days after obtaining knowledge thereof, notify Agent if any written information, exhibit, or report furnished to the Lender Group contained, at the time it was furnished, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which made. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, any notification pursuant to the foregoing provision will not cure or remedy the effect of the prior untrue statement of a material fact or omission of any material fact nor shall any such notification have the effect of amending or modifying this Agreement or any of the Schedules hereto.

 

5.15. Control Agreements. Take all reasonable steps in order for Agent to obtain control in accordance with Sections 8-106, 9-104, 9-105, 9-106, and 9-107 of the Code with respect to (subject to the proviso contained in Section 6.12) all Securities Accounts, Deposit Accounts, electronic chattel paper, investment property, and letter-of-credit rights of Holdings, Borrower and each of their respective Domestic Subsidiaries.

 

5.16. Formation of Subsidiaries/Material Foreign Subsidiaries. Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.3, (a) at the time that Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries forms any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary or acquires any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary after the Closing Date, Holdings, Borrower or such Subsidiary shall, or (b) if any of Holdings’ or Borrower’s respective Foreign Subsidiaries that are incorporated under the laws of a particular country at any time individually or collectively with all other Foreign Subsidiaries incorporated under the laws of such country contributes more than 5% of either of the consolidated revenues during any four fiscal quarter period, or of consolidated assets as of the end of any fiscal quarter, of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries (each a “Material Foreign Subsidiary”) Borrower shall promptly notify Agent thereof and Borrower shall, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b),

 

(i) cause such new Domestic Subsidiary or Material Foreign Subsidiary, as applicable, to provide to Agent a joinder to the Guaranty and the Security Agreement, or other guaranty and/or security agreement required by Agent, together with such other security documents (including Mortgages with respect to any Real Property of such new Subsidiary), as well as appropriate financing statements (and with respect to all property subject to a Mortgage, fixture filings), all in form and substance satisfactory to Agent (including being sufficient to grant Agent a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in and to the assets of such newly formed or acquired Domestic Subsidiary or such Material Foreign Subsidiary, as applicable),

 

(ii) provide to Agent a pledge agreement and appropriate certificates and powers or financing statements, hypothecating all of the direct or beneficial ownership interest in such new Domestic Subsidiary or such Material Foreign Subsidiary, as applicable, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, and

 

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(iii) provide to Agent all other documentation, including one or more opinions of counsel satisfactory to Agent, which in its opinion is appropriate with respect to the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above (including policies of title insurance or other documentation with respect to all property subject to a Mortgage and including an Acknowledgement of the provisions of Sections 6.1(k) and 4.14(i)).

 

; provided, however, that with respect to a Material Foreign Subsidiary, upon the request of Borrower, Agent may consent (which consent shall be binding on all Lenders and which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld by Agent and in evaluating such consent Agent shall consider the desire for a guaranty from such Material Foreign Subsidiary and collateral with respect to such Material Foreign Subsidiary balanced against the reasonably expected adverse tax impact to Holdings and its Subsidiaries as a result of such guaranty and collateral along with the other reasonably anticipated out-of-pocket costs to obtain such guaranty and collateral) to (x) not requiring such Material Foreign Subsidiary to provide the guaranty and security contemplated by clause (i) above and (y) with respect to clause (ii) above, not requiring a pledge of more than 65% of the outstanding Stock issued by such Material Foreign Subsidiary.

 

Any document, agreement, or instrument executed or issued pursuant to this Section 5.16 shall be a Loan Document. Without limiting the provisions of this Section 5.16 or Section 6.3, Borrower shall amend Schedules 4.6(a), 4.6(c) and 4.7(c) to include relevant information with respect to Subsidiaries acquired, established or created after the date hereof in accordance with Section 6.3(c) and such amendment shall occur by written notice to Agent prior to the date that such Subsidiary is so acquired, established or created.

 

5.17. Copyrights. Provide Agent with 30 days prior written notice of any registration by Holdings or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries in the applicable federal filing office of (a) any works protectable by copyrights (including the initial versions thereof) or (b) any changes to copyrights that have already been registered by such Person with the applicable federal filing office.

 

6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS.

 

Each of Holdings and Borrower covenants and agrees that, until termination of all of the Commitments and payment in full of the Obligations, neither Holdings nor Borrower will, and neither Holdings nor Borrower will permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to do any of the following:

 

6.1. Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume, suffer to exist, guarantee, or otherwise become or remain, directly or indirectly, liable with respect to any Indebtedness, except:

 

(a) Indebtedness evidenced by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with Indebtedness owed to Underlying Issuers with respect to Underlying Letters of Credit,

 

(b) Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 4.18,

 

(c) Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness,

 

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(d) refinancings, renewals, or extensions of Indebtedness permitted under clauses (b) and (f) of this Section 6.1 (and continuance or renewal of any Permitted Liens associated therewith) so long as: (i) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in an increase in the principal amount of, or interest rate (and (x) in the case of Capital Leases, do not result in increases of lease payments or effective interest rate in the case of Capital Leases and (y) in the case of the Dupont Leases, do not result in increases of the cash payments of base rent, additional rent or any other cash payments with respect to the Dupont Leases), with respect to the Indebtedness so refinanced, renewed, or extended; provided that with respect to the Dupont Leases, the amount of the lease payments with respect to the Dupont Leases may be increased in an amount reasonably acceptable to Agent in connection with (A) a corresponding reduction of the effective interest rate and related lease and rent payments and (B) the alteration of payment terms so that no lease or rent payments are due or payable until at least 180 days after the Maturity Date, (ii) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in a shortening of the average weighted maturity of the Indebtedness so refinanced, renewed, or extended (and in the case of the Dupont Leases, do not change the dates upon which scheduled payments of lease payments, base rent, additional rent or interest thereon are due thereon in a manner adverse to Agent or the Lenders other than to extend such dates), nor are they on terms or conditions that, taken as a whole, are materially more burdensome or restrictive to any of Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries, (iii) if the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed, or extended was subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, then the terms and conditions of the refinancing, renewal, or extension Indebtedness must include subordination terms and conditions that are at least as favorable to the Lender Group as those that were applicable to the refinanced, renewed, or extended Indebtedness, (iv) if the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed or extended was (x) unsecured, then the refinanced, renewed or extended Indebtedness must be unsecured or (y) secured, then the refinanced, renewed or extended Indebtedness must not be secured by any assets which did not secure the Indebtedness that was refinanced, renewed or extended, (v) the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed, or extended is not recourse to any Person that is liable on account of the Obligations other than those Persons which were obligated with respect to the Indebtedness that was refinanced, renewed, or extended, and (vi) all payments made with respect to the Indebtedness that is so refinanced shall be funded solely from the Indebtedness that refinances such refinanced Indebtedness,

 

(e) unsecured Indebtedness of Holdings constituting the Series A Subordinated Indebtedness,

 

(f) unsecured Indebtedness of Borrower and Holdings under the Dupont Leases,

 

(g) unsecured Indebtedness of Borrower under the Bank of America Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement (provided that Borrower shall not permit, or suffer to exist, the issuance after the Closing Date of any additional letters of credit under the Bank of America Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement),

 

(h) endorsement of instruments or other payment items for deposit,

 

(i) Indebtedness composing Permitted Investments,

 

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(j) Indebtedness arising as a result of inter-company loans made in the ordinary course of business and solely to the extent that such loans are owing by Borrower or Holdings’ other wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiaries to Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries; provided, however, that no such Indebtedness described in this clause (j) shall be evidenced by promissory notes unless Agent is notified on or prior to the execution of any such promissory notes and the sole originally executed counterparts of such notes are promptly pledged and delivered to Agent, for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, as security for the Obligations, and

 

(k) Indebtedness arising as a result of inter-company loans or inter-company receivables made or extended in the ordinary course of business so long as (i) such loans or receivables, as applicable, are owing by wholly-owned Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings to Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries, (ii) the proceeds of such loans or receivables, as applicable, are used solely to pay operating expenses (incurred in the ordinary course of business and due within 90 days after the initial making or extension of such loans or receivables) of such Foreign Subsidiaries or to acquire fixed assets from Holdings or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries for use in the business of such Foreign Subsidiaries, (iii) during periods in which an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or Average Availability (exclusive of cash and Cash Equivalents of Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings) as of any day during the previous calendar month is less than $35,000,000, prior to making any such loan or extending any such receivable, as applicable, to any such Foreign Subsidiary for the purposes described in the foregoing clause (ii), all available funds (to the extent the available funds of all Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings exceeds $10,000,000 in the aggregate) of all Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings that directly or indirectly own any Stock of such Foreign Subsidiary must be exhausted for such purpose, (iv) the aggregate net inter-company payable owing by the Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings to Holdings and its Domestic Subsidiaries shall at no time exceed $50,000,000 and (v) during periods in which an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or Average Availability (exclusive of cash and Cash Equivalents of Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings) as of any day during the previous calendar month is less than $15,000,000, such loans or receivables, as applicable, may not be made or extended for the purchase of fixed assets (it being understood that this clause (v) does not apply to any loans or receivables made or extended to pay operating expenses referred to in clause (ii) above) unless (x) the applicable Loan Party is subject to a binding commitment entered into prior to the beginning of such period with a Person that is not an Affiliate of any Loan Party to acquire such fixed assets and (y) the aggregate amount of intercompany loans and receivables made or extended during such period for the purpose of acquiring fixed assets shall not exceed $1,000,000; provided, however, that no such Indebtedness described in this clause (k) shall be evidenced by promissory notes unless Agent is notified on or prior to the execution of any such promissory notes and the sole originally executed counterparts of such notes are promptly pledged and delivered to Agent, for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, as security for the Obligations.

 

6.2. Liens. Create, incur, assume, or suffer to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on or with respect to any of its assets, of any kind, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, except for Permitted Liens (including Liens that are replacements of Permitted Liens to the extent that the original Indebtedness is refinanced, renewed, or extended under Section 6.1(d) and so long as the replacement Liens only encumber those assets that secured the refinanced, renewed, or extended Indebtedness).

 

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6.3. Restrictions on Fundamental Changes.

 

(a) Enter into any merger (other than (i) a Permitted Acquisition, or (ii) mergers among wholly-owned Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings), consolidation, reorganization, or recapitalization (other than any non-cash Stock split only involving Stock issued by Holdings),

 

(b) Liquidate, wind up, or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), except as permitted by Section 5.12,

 

(c) Acquire, establish or create any Subsidiary except pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition and except as otherwise consented to by Agent (which such consent of Agent with respect to this clause (c) shall not be (x) unreasonably withheld or (y) required with respect to the first five Subsidiaries acquired, established or created after the Closing Date), or

 

(d) Suspend or cease operating a substantial portion of the business of Borrower, or of Holdings and its Domestic Subsidiaries taken as a whole or of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

6.4. Disposal of Assets. Other than Permitted Dispositions, convey, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any of Holdings’, Borrower’s or their respective Subsidiaries assets.

 

6.5. Change Name. Change Holdings’, Borrower’s or any of their respective Subsidiaries’ name, organizational identification number, state of organization or organizational identity; provided, however, that Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries may change their names upon at least 30 days prior written notice to Agent of such change and so long as, at the time of such written notification, Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiary provides any financing statements necessary to perfect and continue perfected the Agent’s Liens.

 

6.6. Nature of Business. Make any change in the principal nature of the business of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

6.7. Prepayments, Amendments and Forgiveness. Except in connection with a refinancing permitted by Section 6.1(d),

 

(a) optionally prepay, redeem, defease, purchase, or otherwise acquire any Indebtedness of Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries, other than the Obligations in accordance with this Agreement,

 

(b) make any payment on account of Indebtedness that has been contractually subordinated in right of payment if such payment is not permitted at such time under the subordination terms and conditions (including the Series A Subordinated Indebtedness Subordination Agreement),

 

(c) directly or indirectly, amend, modify, alter, or change any of the terms or conditions of (i) any agreement, instrument, document, indenture, or other writing evidencing or

 

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concerning Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.1(b), (d), (e), (f) or (g), except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 6.1(d), (ii) the SAVVIS Center Naming Rights Agreement; provided that so long as no Event of Default is in existence the SAVVIS Center Naming Rights Agreement may be amended, modified, altered or changed if such amendment, modification, alteration or change solely would have the effect of eliminating all other payments required to be made by the Loan Parties under the SAVVIS Center Naming Rights Agreement in exchange for payments not to exceed $[***] in the aggregate or (iii) Section 15 of the Microsoft Sublease in a manner adverse to Agent or any Lender and without first providing 10 Business Days prior written notice to Agent, or

 

(d) permit the balance of the net inter-company payable owing from Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings to Holdings and its Domestic Subsidiaries to be reduced or forgiven except as a result of (i) actual payments made by Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings to Holdings and its Domestic Subsidiaries, (ii) actual payments made on behalf of Holdings or its Domestic Subsidiaries by Foreign Subsidiaries, (iii) offsets resulting from the crediting (in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices) of revenues earned by Holdings and its Domestic Subsidiaries to the extent such revenues resulted from services provided by Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings on behalf of Holdings and its Domestic Subsidiaries or (iv) conversions permitted pursuant to clause (g) of the definition of Permitted Investments.

 

6.8. Change of Control. Cause, permit, or suffer, directly or indirectly, any Change of Control.

 

6.9. Consignments. Consign any of its or their Inventory or sell any of its or their Inventory on bill and hold, sale or return, sale on approval, or other conditional terms of sale.

 

6.10. Distributions.

 

(a) Make any distribution or declare or pay any dividends (in cash or other property, other than common Stock) on, or purchase, acquire, redeem, or retire any of Holdings’ or Borrower’s Stock, of any class, whether now or hereafter outstanding, other than (i) Subsidiaries of Holdings may make distributions to Holdings, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 in any calendar year, the proceeds of which will be used in full by Holdings, within 5 Business Days of receipt thereof from such Subsidiaries, to repurchase Stock previously issued by Holdings to employees of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (or such employees’ heirs or decedents) in connection with the termination of the employment of such employees; provided that (x) no Event of Default exists at the time of such distribution or repurchase or would occur as a result thereof, and (y) immediately before and after giving effect to the making of such distribution and repurchase, Borrower shall be in compliance on a pro forma basis with the covenants set forth in Section 6.16 recomputed for the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which information is available (provided that such condition required by this clause (y) shall not be applicable if immediately before and after giving effect to the making of such distribution and repurchase (A) Average Availability for each month during the previous 3 month period is greater than $35,000,000 and (B) Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash is greater than $35,000,000 as of the last day of each of the previous 3 months), (ii) Subsidiaries of Holdings may make distributions to Holdings, the proceeds of which will be used in fully by Holdings, within 5 Business Days of receive thereof from such Subsidiaries, to make payments in respect

 

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of fractional shares of common Stock of Holdings in connection with any reverse stock split of Holdings’ common Stock in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000 in any calendar year, (iii) Subsidiaries of Holdings may make distributions to Holdings, the proceeds of which will be used in full by Holdings, within 5 Business Days of receive thereof from such Subsidiaries, to make payments in respect of fractional shares of common Stock of Holdings in connection with the conversion of Holdings’ Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or the exercise of warrants to purchase Shares of Holdings’ common Stock in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000 in any calendar year, (iv) Subsidiaries of Holdings may make distributions to Holdings, the proceeds of which promptly will be used in full by Holdings to pay operating expenses of Holdings incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the permitted business activities of Holdings described in subsection 6.17(i) and, with respect to proceeds of distributions by Domestic Subsidiaries of Holdings to Holdings, solely to the extent that such expenses are incurred on behalf of such Domestic Subsidiaries and not on behalf of any Foreign Subsidiary of Holdings, (v) wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiaries of Borrower may make distributions to Borrower and other wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiaries of Borrower, and (vi) wholly-owned Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings may make distributions to Holdings and other wholly-owned Subsidiaries of Holdings; in each case, with respect to clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) above provided further that such distributions, repurchases and payments are permitted pursuant to the terms of the Series A Subordinated Notes.

 

(b) Cause, permit, or suffer, directly or indirectly, any “change of control” (or other similar event) as defined in, or under, any of (i) the Series A Subordinated Notes and the Series A Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, (ii) any other Indebtedness of Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries involving an aggregate amount of $2,500,000 or more or (iii) any of the terms pertaining to any of the Stock of Holdings, in each case to the extent that such “change of control” (or other similar event) would require, or would entitle the holder of such Indebtedness or Stock to require, Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries to (x) make any payments of any kind with respect to such Indebtedness or Stock or (y) make any distribution, declaration, payment, purchase, acquisition, redemption or retirement prohibited by Section 6.10(a).

 

6.11. Accounting Methods. Modify or change its fiscal year or its method of accounting (other than as may be required to conform to GAAP).

 

6.12. Investments. Except for Investments by Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings in Foreign Cash Equivalents and except for Permitted Investments, directly or indirectly, make or acquire any Investment or incur any liabilities (including contingent obligations) for or in connection with any Investment; provided, however, that Holdings, Borrower and their respective Domestic Subsidiaries shall not have Permitted Investments (other than in the Cash Management Accounts) in Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts in an aggregate amount in excess of $100,000 at any one time unless, with respect to Holdings, Borrower or their respective Domestic Subsidiaries, Holdings, Borrower or such Domestic Subsidiaries, as applicable, and the applicable securities intermediary or bank have entered into Control Agreements governing such Permitted Investments in order to perfect (and further establish) the Agent’s Liens in such Permitted Investments. Subject to the foregoing proviso, neither Holdings nor Borrower shall and shall not permit any of their respective Domestic Subsidiaries to establish or maintain any

 

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Deposit Account or Securities Account unless Agent shall have received a Control Agreement in respect of such Deposit Account or Securities Account.

 

6.13. Transactions with Affiliates. Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower except for transactions that (a) are in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, (b) are upon fair and reasonable terms, (c) if they involve one or more payments by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries in excess of $500,000 (other than with respect to matters expressly permitted by Sections 6.1(j) or 6.1(k)), are fully disclosed to Agent, and (d) are no less favorable to Holdings, Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with a non-Affiliate, in each case other than (i) loans to employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice for travel and entertainment expenses, relocation costs and similar purposes, (ii) cashless exercises of Stock options issued by Holdings in the ordinary course of business and (iii) transactions among Holdings, Borrower and its Domestic Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, on fair and reasonable terms and not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, none of Holdings, Borrower nor any Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings shall enter into any transaction with a Foreign Subsidiary of Holdings, make an Investment in a Foreign Subsidiary of Holdings or otherwise transfer any property to a Foreign Subsidiary of Holdings, except as permitted by Section 6.1(k) and clauses (f) and (g) of the definition of Permitted Investments.

 

6.14. Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Advances for any purpose other than (a) on the Closing Date, (i) to repay, in full, the outstanding principal, accrued interest, and accrued fees and expenses owing to Existing Lender, and (ii) to pay transactional fees, costs, and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and (b) thereafter, consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, for Borrower’s lawful and permitted purposes.

 

6.15. Inventory and Equipment with Bailees. Store the Inventory or Equipment of Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries at any time now or hereafter with a bailee, warehouseman, or similar party.

 

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6.16. Financial Covenants.

 

(a) Leverage Ratio. With respect to any fiscal quarter during which either (i) Average Availability for any month during such fiscal quarter is less than $35,000,000 or (ii) the sum of Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash as of the last day of any month during such fiscal quarter is less than $35,000,000, permit the Leverage Ratio for the applicable period set forth below ending on the last day of such fiscal quarter to be greater than the applicable ratio set forth in the following table for the applicable period set forth opposite thereto:

 

Applicable Ratio


  

Applicable Period


2.80:1.00

   For the 4 fiscal quarter period ending June 30, 2005; provided that for the purpose of calculating the Leverage Ratio for such period, Adjusted EBITDA for such period shall be the Adjusted EBITDA for the 2 fiscal quarter period ended June 30, 2005 multiplied by 2

2.70:1.0

   For the 4 fiscal quarter period ending September 30, 2005; provided that for the purpose of calculating the Leverage Ratio for such period, Adjusted EBITDA for such period shall be the Adjusted EBITDA for the 3 fiscal quarter period ended September 30, 2005 multiplied by 1.33

2.50:1.0

   For the 4 fiscal quarter period ending December 31, 2005

2.25:1.0

   For the 4 fiscal quarter period ending March 31, 2006

2.00:1.0

   For the 4 fiscal quarter period ending June 30, 2006

2.00:1.0

   For the 4 fiscal quarter period ending September 30, 2006

2.00:1.0

   For the 4 fiscal quarter period ending December 31, 2006

1.75:1.0

   For the 4 fiscal quarter period ending each fiscal quarter thereafter

 

(b) Capital Expenditures. With respect to any fiscal year that either (i) Average Availability for such fiscal year is less than $35,000,000 or (ii) the sum of Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash as of the last day of such fiscal year is less than $35,000,000, make Capital Expenditures in such fiscal year in excess of the amount set forth in the following table for the applicable period:

 

Fiscal Year 2005


  

Fiscal Year 2006 and each subsequent Fiscal Year


$47,500,000

   An amount representing one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the proposed Capital Expenditures in the Projections which have been approved by Agent and Required Lenders in their respective Permitted Discretion for this purpose and have been delivered to Agent pursuant to Section 5.3 (but if Borrower has not delivered Projections so approved by Agent and Required Lenders for this purpose, such amount shall be $47,500,000).

 

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6.17. Business Activities. Engage in any type of business activity other than (i) with respect to Holdings (x) serving as a passive holding company with respect to Borrower and the other Subsidiaries of Holdings listed on Schedule 4.7(c) as being directly owned by Holdings and (y) performance of its obligations under the Loan Documents, Series A Subordinated Debt Purchase Agreement, the Dupont Leases and the SAVVIS Center Naming Rights Agreement and (ii) with respect to any Subsidiary of Holdings (including Borrower), the business that such Subsidiary of Holdings, respectively, is engaged in on the date hereof and any business activity that is similar or complementary thereto (or, in the case of a new Foreign Subsidiary, any business activity that is similar or complementary to the business of the other Foreign Subsidiaries).

 

7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

 

Any one or more of the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an “Event of Default”) under this Agreement:

 

7.1. If Borrower fails to pay when due and payable, or when declared due and payable, (a) all or any portion of the Obligations consisting of interest, fees, or charges due the Lender Group, reimbursement of Lender Group Expenses, or other amounts (other than any portion thereof constituting principal) constituting Obligations (including any portion thereof that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), and such failure continues for a period of 3 Business Days, or (b) all or any portion of the principal of the Obligations;

 

7.2. If Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries:

 

(a) fails to perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in any of Sections 2.7, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.8, 5.12, 5.14, 5.16, and 6.1 through 6.17 of this Agreement; provided that no more than two (2) times during any Fiscal Year, Borrower may fail to deliver in a timely manner a delivery required under Section 5.2 or 5.3 if such delivery shall occur no later than two (2) Business Days following the applicable due date thereof;

 

(b) fails to perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in Sections 5.6, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11 and 5.15 of this Agreement and such failure continues for a period of 10 days after the earlier of (i) the date on which such failure shall first become known to any officer of Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or (ii) written notice thereof is given to Borrower by Agent; or

 

(c) fails to perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement, or in any of the other Loan Documents; in each case, other than any such covenant or agreement that is the subject of another provision of this Section 7 (in which event

 

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such other provision of this Section 7 shall govern), and such failure continues for a period of 20 days after the earlier of (i) the date on which such failure shall first become known to any officer of Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or (ii) written notice thereof is given to Borrower by Agent;

 

7.3. If any material portion of Holdings’, Borrower’s or any of their respective Subsidiaries’ assets is attached, seized, subjected to a writ or distress warrant, or is levied upon, or comes into the possession of any third Person and the same is not discharged before the earlier of 45 days after the date it first arises or 5 days prior to the date on which such property or asset is subject to forfeiture by Holdings, Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary;

 

7.4. If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries;

 

7.5. If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced against Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries and any of the following events occur: (a) Holdings, Borrower or such Subsidiary consents to the institution of such Insolvency Proceeding against it, (b) the petition commencing the Insolvency Proceeding is not timely controverted, (c) the petition commencing the Insolvency Proceeding is not dismissed within 60 calendar days of the date of the filing thereof, (d) an interim trustee is appointed to take possession of all or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of, or to operate all or any substantial portion of the business of, Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or (e) an order for relief shall have been issued or entered therein;

 

7.6. If Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries taken as a whole is enjoined, restrained, or in any way prevented by court order from continuing to conduct all or any material part of its business affairs;

 

7.7. If one or more judgments, orders, or awards involving an aggregate amount of $2,500,000, or more (except to the extent fully covered by insurance pursuant to which the insurer has accepted liability therefor in writing) shall be entered or filed against Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or with respect to any of their respective assets, and the same is not released, discharged, bonded against, or stayed pending appeal before the earlier of 30 days after the date it first arises or 5 days prior to the date on which such asset is subject to being forfeited by Holdings, Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary;

 

7.8. If there is a default in one or more agreements to which Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party with one or more third Persons relative to Holdings’, Borrower’s or any of their respective Subsidiaries’ Indebtedness involving an aggregate amount of $2,500,000 or more, and such default (i) occurs at the final maturity of the obligations thereunder, or (ii) results in a right by such third Person(s), irrespective of whether exercised, to accelerate the maturity of Holdings’, Borrower’s or the applicable Subsidiary’s obligations thereunder;

 

7.9. If any warranty, representation, statement, or Record made herein or in any other Loan Document or delivered to Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document proves to be untrue in any material respect (except that such materiality

 

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qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of the date of issuance or making or deemed making thereof;

 

7.10. If the obligation of any Guarantor under the Guaranty is limited or terminated by operation of law or by such Guarantor, or any such Guarantor becomes the subject of an Insolvency Proceeding;

 

7.11. If the Security Agreement or any other Loan Document that purports to create a Lien, shall, for any reason, fail or cease to create a valid and perfected and, except to the extent permitted by the terms hereof or thereof, first priority Lien on or security interest in the Collateral covered hereby or thereby, except as a result of a disposition of the applicable Collateral in a transaction permitted under this Agreement; or

 

7.12. Any provision of any Loan Document shall at any time for any reason be declared to be null and void, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or a proceeding shall be commenced by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall deny that Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Loan Document.

 

8. THE LENDER GROUP’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.

 

8.1. Rights and Remedies. Upon the occurrence, and during the continuation, of an Event of Default, the Required Lenders (at their election but without notice of their election and without demand) may authorize and instruct Agent to do any one or more of the following on behalf of the Lender Group (and Agent, acting upon the instructions of the Required Lenders, shall do the same on behalf of the Lender Group), all of which are authorized by Holdings and Borrower:

 

(a) Declare all or any portion of the Obligations, whether evidenced by this Agreement, by any of the other Loan Documents, or otherwise, immediately due and payable;

 

(b) Cease advancing money or extending credit to or for the benefit of Borrower under this Agreement, under any of the Loan Documents, or under any other agreement between Borrower and the Lender Group;

 

(c) Terminate this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents as to any future liability or obligation of the Lender Group, but without affecting any of the Agent’s Liens in the Collateral and without affecting the Obligations;

 

(d) The Lender Group shall have all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity or pursuant to any other Loan Document.

 

(e) The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 7.4 or Section 7.5, in addition to the remedies set forth

 

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above, without any notice to Holdings, Borrower or any other Person or any act by the Lender Group, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the Obligations then outstanding, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and all fees and all other amounts due under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest, or notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by Holdings and Borrower.

 

8.2. Remedies Cumulative. The rights and remedies of the Lender Group under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and all other agreements shall be cumulative. The Lender Group shall have all other rights and remedies not inconsistent herewith as provided under the Code, by law, or in equity. No exercise by the Lender Group of one right or remedy shall be deemed an election, and no waiver by the Lender Group of any Event of Default shall be deemed a continuing waiver. No delay by the Lender Group shall constitute a waiver, election, or acquiescence by it.

 

9. TAXES AND EXPENSES.

 

If Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries fail to pay any monies (whether taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, or, in the case of leased properties or assets, rents or other amounts payable under such leases) due to third Persons, or fails to make any deposits or furnish any required proof of payment or deposit, to the extent required under the terms of this Agreement, then, Agent, in its sole discretion and without prior notice to Borrower or any other Person, may do any or all of the following: (a) make payment of the same or any part thereof, (b) set up such reserves against the Borrowing Base or the Maximum Revolver Amount as Agent deems necessary to protect the Lender Group from the exposure created by such failure, or (c) in the case of the failure to comply with Section 5.8 hereof, obtain and maintain insurance policies of the type described in Section 5.8 and take any action with respect to such policies as Agent deems prudent. Any such amounts paid by Agent shall constitute Lender Group Expenses and any such payments shall not constitute an agreement by the Lender Group to make similar payments in the future or a waiver by the Lender Group of any Event of Default under this Agreement. Agent need not inquire as to, or contest the validity of, any such expense, tax, or Lien and the receipt of the usual official notice for the payment thereof shall be conclusive evidence that the same was validly due and owing.

 

10. WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION.

 

10.1. Demand; Protest; etc. Each of Holdings and Borrower waives demand, protest, notice of protest, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees at any time held by the Lender Group on which Holdings or Borrower may in any way be liable.

 

10.2. The Lender Group’s Liability for Collateral. Holdings and Borrower hereby agree that: (a) so long as Agent complies with its obligations, if any, under the Code, the Lender Group shall not in any way or manner be liable or responsible for: (i) the safekeeping of the Collateral, (ii) any loss or damage thereto occurring or arising in any manner or fashion from any cause, (iii) any diminution in the value thereof, or (iv) any act or default of any carrier,

 

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warehouseman, bailee, forwarding agency, or other Person, and (b) all risk of loss, damage, or destruction of the Collateral shall be borne by Borrower.

 

10.3. Indemnification. Borrower shall pay, indemnify, defend, and hold the Agent-Related Persons, the Lender-Related Persons, and each Participant (each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless (to the fullest extent permitted by law) from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings, and damages, and all reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements and other costs and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith or in connection with the enforcement of this indemnification (as and when they are incurred and irrespective of whether suit is brought), at any time asserted against, imposed upon, or incurred by any of them (a) in connection with or as a result of or related to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance, or administration (including any restructuring or workout with respect hereto) of this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the monitoring of Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, and (b) with respect to any investigation, litigation, or proceeding related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or the use of the proceeds of the credit provided hereunder (irrespective of whether any Indemnified Person is a party thereto), or any act, omission, event, or circumstance in any manner related thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”). WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FOREGOING INDEMNITY SHALL APPLY TO EACH INDEMNIFIED PERSON WITH RESPECT TO INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES WHICH IN WHOLE OR IN PART ARE CAUSED BY OR ARISE OUT OF ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OF SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON OR OF ANY OTHER PERSON. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, Borrower shall have no obligation to any Indemnified Person under this Section 10.3 with respect to any Indemnified Liability that a court of competent jurisdiction finally determines to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. This provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment of the Obligations. If any Indemnified Person makes any payment to any other Indemnified Person with respect to an Indemnified Liability as to which Borrower was required to indemnify the Indemnified Person receiving such payment, the Indemnified Person making such payment is entitled to be indemnified and reimbursed by Borrower with respect thereto.

 

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11. NOTICES.

 

Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices or demands by Holdings, Borrower, Agent or any Lender to the other relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing and (except for financial statements and other informational documents which may be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid) shall be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested), overnight courier, electronic mail (at such email addresses as Holdings, Borrower, Agent or such Lender, as applicable, may designate to each other in accordance herewith), or telefacsimile to Holdings, Borrower, Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, at its address set forth below:

 

If to Holdings or Borrower:

  

SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS

CORPORATION

1 SAVVIS Parkway

Town & Country, Missouri 63017

Attn: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer

Fax No.: (703) 667-6564

               (314) 628-7540

If to Agent or WFF as a Lender:

  

WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.

1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 1450

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attention: Business Finance Manager

Fax No.: (770) 508-1375

with copies to:

  

GOLDBERG, KOHN, BELL, BLACK,

ROSENBLOOM & MORITZ, LTD.

55 E. Monroe Street, Suite 3700

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Attn: Gary T. Zussman, Esq.

         Jonathan M. Cooper, Esq.

Fax No.: (312) 332-2196

If to any other Lender:

   See notice information set forth on the signature pages hereto under the signature block of such Lender or such notice information set forth in an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement

 

Agent, Holdings and Borrower may change the address at which they are to receive notices hereunder, by notice in writing in the foregoing manner given to the other parties. All notices or demands sent in accordance with this Section 11, other than notices by Agent in connection with enforcement rights against the Collateral under the provisions of the Code, shall be deemed received on the earlier of the date of actual receipt or 3 Business Days after the deposit thereof in the mail. Each of Holdings and Borrower acknowledges and agrees that notices sent by the Lender Group in connection with the exercise of enforcement rights against Collateral under the provisions of the Code shall be deemed sent when deposited in the mail or personally delivered, or, where permitted by law, transmitted by telefacsimile or any other method set forth above.

 

12. CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER.

 

(a) THE VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN ANOTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN RESPECT OF SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT), THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF AND THEREOF, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND

 

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THERETO WITH RESPECT TO ALL MATTERS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO OR THERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

(b) THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE TRIED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN THE STATE AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT AGENT’S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE AGENT ELECTS TO BRING SUCH ACTION OR WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. HOLDINGS, BORROWER AND EACH MEMBER OF THE LENDER GROUP WAIVE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION 12(b).

 

(c) HOLDINGS, BORROWER AND EACH MEMBER OF THE LENDER GROUP HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS. HOLDINGS, BORROWER AND EACH MEMBER OF THE LENDER GROUP REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

 

13. ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS.

 

13.1. Assignments and Participations.

 

(a) Any Lender may assign and delegate to one or more assignees (each an “Assignee”) that are Eligible Transferees all, or any ratable part of all, of the Obligations, the Commitments and the other rights and obligations of such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 with respect to partial assignments (except such minimum amount shall not apply to an assignment and delegation by a Lender to (x) any other Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender or a Related Fund of such Lender or (y) a group of new Lenders, each of which is an Affiliate or Related Fund of each other so long as the aggregate amount to be assigned to such group is at least $5,000,000); provided, however, that the Loan Parties and Agent may continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with the interest so assigned to an Assignee until (i) written notice of such

 

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assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses, and related information with respect to the Assignee, have been given to Borrower and Agent by such Lender and the Assignee, (ii) such Lender and its Assignee have delivered to Borrower and Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, (iii) such Lender and its Assignee have delivered to Agent an Acknowledgement to the Agreement Among Lenders in the form attached as Exhibit A to the Agreement Among Lenders; it being understood that regardless of whether or not such Acknowledgement is delivered or required, each Lender shall be bound by the terms of the Agreement Among Lenders as it was a direct signatory thereto, and (iv) the assigning Lender or Assignee has paid to Agent for Agent’s separate account a processing fee in the amount of $3,500. Each Assignee that receives an assignment of any of the Last Out Obligations, the Last Out Commitments and the other rights of an assigning Lender from, in each case, a Last Out Lender shall to the extent of such assignment be a Last Out Lender hereunder. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the payment of any fees (including the $3,500 processing fee) shall not be required and the Assignee need not be an Eligible Transferee if (x) such assignment is in connection with any merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, or other disposition of all or any substantial portion of the business or loan portfolio of the assigning Lender or (y) the assignee is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or a Related Fund of a Lender. Any such assignment or delegation to an Assignee shall also require new Notes (along with cancellation or exchanges of old Notes) to reflect such assignment or delegation.

 

(b) From and after the date that Agent notifies the assigning Lender (with a copy to Borrower) that it has received an executed Assignment and Acceptance and payment of the above-referenced processing fee (if required), (i) the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii) the assigning Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights (except with respect to Section 10.3 hereof) and be released from any future obligations under this Agreement (and in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto and thereto), and such assignment shall effect a novation between the Loan Parties and the Assignee; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall release any assigning Lender from obligations that survive the termination of this Agreement, including such assigning Lender’s obligations under Article 15 and Section 16.7 of this Agreement.

 

(c) [Intentionally Omitted]

 

(d) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender thereunder and the Assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (1) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto, (2) such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of Loan Parties or the performance or observance by Loan Parties of any of

 

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its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto, (3) such Assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance, (4) such Assignee will, independently and without reliance upon Agent, such assigning Lender or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement, (5) such Assignee appoints and authorizes Agent to take such actions and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to Agent, by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, and (6) such Assignee agrees that it will perform all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

(e) Immediately upon Agent’s receipt of any processing fee payment (if required) and the fully executed Assignment and Acceptance, this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, but only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of the Assignee and the resulting adjustment of the Commitments arising therefrom. The Commitment allocated to each Assignee shall reduce such Commitments of the assigning Lender pro tanto.

 

(f) Any Lender may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks, financial institutions, or other Persons (a “Participant”) participating interests in all or any portion of its Obligations, the Commitment, and the other rights and interests of that Lender (the “Originating Lender”) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that (i) the Originating Lender shall remain a “Lender” (and a “First Out Lender” or a “Last Out Lender”, as applicable) for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the Participant receiving the participating interest in the Obligations, the Commitments, and the other rights and interests of the Originating Lender hereunder shall not constitute a “Lender” hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and the Originating Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) the Originating Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) Loan Parties, Agent, and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with the Originating Lender in connection with the Originating Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (iv) no Originating Lender shall transfer or grant any participating interest under which the Participant has the right to approve any amendment to, or any consent or waiver with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except to the extent such amendment to, or consent or waiver with respect to this Agreement or of any other Loan Document would (A) extend the final maturity date of the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is participating, (B) reduce the interest rate applicable to the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is participating, (C) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or guaranties (except to the extent expressly provided herein or in any of the Loan Documents) supporting the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is participating, (D) postpone the payment of, or reduce the amount of, the interest or fees payable to such Participant through such Lender, or (E) change the amount or due dates of scheduled principal repayments or prepayments or premiums, and (v) all amounts payable by any Loan Parties hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation, except that, if amounts outstanding under this Agreement are due and unpaid, or shall have been declared or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of set off in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent as if the

 

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amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement. The rights of any Participant only shall be derivative through the Originating Lender with whom such Participant participates and no Participant shall have any rights under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any direct rights as to the other Lenders, Agent, Loan Parties, the Collections, the Collateral, or otherwise in respect of the Obligations. No Participant shall have the right to participate directly in the making of decisions by the Lenders among themselves. The provisions of this Section 13.1(f) are solely for the benefit of the Lender Group, and Loan Parties shall not have any rights as third party beneficiaries of any such provisions.

 

(g) In connection with any such assignment or participation or proposed assignment or participation, a Lender may, subject to the provisions of Section 16.7, disclose all documents and information which it now or hereafter may have relating to Loan Parties and their respective businesses.

 

(h) Any other provision in this Agreement notwithstanding, any Lender may at any time create a security interest in, or pledge, all or any portion of its rights under and interest in this Agreement in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the Federal Reserve Bank or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR § 203.24 or any other Person and such Person, may enforce such pledge or security interest in any manner permitted under applicable law; provided, that no such pledge or grant of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or secured party (or any transferee thereof) for such Lender as a party hereto unless such pledgee or secured party (or transferee) becomes a Lender hereunder.

 

(i) Agent shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of Borrower, maintain, or cause to be maintained, a register (the “Register”) on which it shall enter the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitments of, and the principal amount of the Advances (and stated interest thereon) and Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit owing to, each Lender from time to time. Subject to the last sentence of this Section 13.1(i), the entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and Loan Parties, Agent and Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable notice.

 

(j) A Registered Loan may be assigned or sold in whole or in part only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register. Any assignment or sale of all or part of such Registered Loan may be effected only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register. Prior to the registration of assignment or sale of any Registered Loan, Agent and Borrower shall treat the Person in whose name such Registered Loan is registered as the owner thereof for the purpose of receiving all payments thereon, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.

 

(k) In the event that a Lender sells participations in the Registered Loan, such Lender shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name of all participants in the Registered Loans held by it and the principal amount (and stated interest thereon) of the portion of the Registered Loan that is the subject of the participation (the “Participant Register”). A Registered Loan may be participated

 

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in whole or in part only by registration of such participation on the Participant Register. Any participation of such Registered Loan may be effected only by the registration of such participation on the Participant Register.

 

(l) So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Lender shall assign or sell participations in any portion of its Loans or Commitments to an Assignee or Participant, unless, as of the date of the proposed assignment or sale, such Assignee or Participant is exempt from withholding taxes.

 

13.2. Successors. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of each of the parties; provided, however, that neither Holdings nor Borrower may not assign this Agreement or any rights or duties hereunder without the Lenders’ prior written consent and any prohibited assignment shall be absolutely void ab initio. No consent to assignment by the Lenders shall release Holdings or Borrower from its Obligations. A Lender may assign this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and its rights and duties hereunder and thereunder pursuant to Section 13.1 hereof and, except as expressly required pursuant to Section 13.1 hereof, no consent or approval by Holdings or Borrower is required in connection with any such assignment.

 

14. AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS.

 

14.1. Amendments and Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than Bank Product Agreements), and no consent with respect to any departure by Holdings or Borrower therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or by Agent at the written request of the Required Lenders) Holdings and Borrower and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective, but only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all of the Lenders affected thereby, Holdings and Borrower, do any of the following:

 

(a) increase or extend any Commitment of any Lender,

 

(b) postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees, or other amounts due hereunder or under any other Loan Document,

 

(c) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest on, any loan or other extension of credit hereunder, or reduce any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document,

 

(d) change the Pro Rata Share, First Out Pro Rata Share or Last Out Pro Rata Share that is required to take any action hereunder,

 

(e) amend or modify this Section or any provision of the Agreement providing for consent or other action by all Lenders,

 

(f) other than as permitted by Section 15.12, release Agent’s Lien in and to any of the Collateral,

 

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(g) change the definition of “Required Lenders”, “First Out Pro Rata Share”, “Last Out Pro Rata Share” or “Pro Rata Share”,

 

(h) contractually subordinate any of the Agent’s Liens,

 

(i) release Borrower or any Guarantor from any obligation for the payment of money,

 

(j) change the definition of Borrowing Base or the definition of Maximum Revolver Amount,

 

(k) amend any of the provisions of Section 2.4(b), or

 

(l) amend any of the provisions of Section 15.

 

and, provided further, however, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by Agent, Issuing Lender, or Swing Lender, as applicable, affect the rights or duties of Agent, Issuing Lender, or Swing Lender, as applicable, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. The foregoing notwithstanding, any amendment, modification, waiver, consent, termination, or release of, or with respect to, any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that relates only to the relationship of the Lender Group among themselves, and that does not affect the rights or obligations of Holdings or Borrower, shall not require consent by or the agreement of Holdings or Borrower.

 

Agent and Lenders have executed the Agreement Among Lenders on the Closing Date pursuant to which the Agent and each Lender have agreed, among other things, to certain arrangements amongst themselves. The rights and duties of the Agent and Lenders (vis-à-vis each other and not vis-à-vis the Loan Parties), with respect to the matters addressed in the Agreement Among Lenders, are subject to the Agreement Among Lenders.

 

14.2. Replacement of Holdout Lender.

 

(a) If any action to be taken by the Lender Group or Agent hereunder requires the unanimous consent, authorization, or agreement of all Lenders, and a Lender (“Holdout Lender”) fails to give its consent, authorization, or agreement, then Agent, upon at least 5 Business Days prior irrevocable notice to the Holdout Lender, may permanently replace the Holdout Lender with one or more substitute Lenders (each, a “Replacement Lender”), and the Holdout Lender shall have no right to refuse to be replaced hereunder. Such notice to replace the Holdout Lender shall specify an effective date for such replacement, which date shall not be later than 15 Business Days after the date such notice is given.

 

(b) Prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Holdout Lender and each Replacement Lender shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance, subject only to the Holdout Lender being repaid its share of the outstanding Obligations (including an assumption of its Pro Rata Share of the Risk Participation Liability) without any premium or penalty of any kind whatsoever. If the Holdout Lender shall refuse or fail to execute and deliver any such Assignment and Acceptance prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Holdout Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and

 

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Acceptance. The replacement of any Holdout Lender shall be made in accordance with the terms of Section 13.1. Until such time as the Replacement Lenders shall have acquired all of the Obligations, the Commitments, and the other rights and obligations of the Holdout Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Holdout Lender shall remain obligated to make the Holdout Lender’s Pro Rata Share of Advances and to purchase a participation in each Letter of Credit, in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Risk Participation Liability of such Letter of Credit.

 

14.3. No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by Agent or any Lender to exercise any right, remedy, or option under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or delay by Agent or any Lender in exercising the same, will operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by Agent or any Lender will be effective unless it is in writing, and then only to the extent specifically stated. No waiver by Agent or any Lender on any occasion shall affect or diminish Agent’s and each Lender’s rights thereafter to require strict performance by Holdings and Borrower of any provision of this Agreement. Agent’s and each Lender’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy that Agent or any Lender may have.

 

15. AGENT; THE LENDER GROUP.

 

15.1. Appointment and Authorization of Agent. Each Lender hereby designates and appoints WFF as its representative under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes Agent to execute and deliver each of the other Loan Documents on its behalf and to take such other action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to Agent by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 15. The provisions of this Section 15 (other than the proviso to Section 15.11(a)) are solely for the benefit of Agent, and the Lenders, and Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries shall have no rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein. Any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document notwithstanding, Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against Agent; it being expressly understood and agreed that the use of the word “Agent” is for convenience only, that WFF is merely the representative of the Lenders, and only has the contractual duties set forth herein. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions that Agent expressly is entitled to take or assert under or pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, or of any other provision of the Loan Documents that provides rights or powers to Agent, Lenders agree that Agent shall have the right to exercise the following powers as long as this Agreement remains in effect: (a) maintain, in accordance with its customary business practices, ledgers and records reflecting the status of the Obligations, the Collateral, the Collections of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, and related matters,

 

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(b) execute or file any and all financing or similar statements or notices, amendments, renewals, supplements, documents, instruments, proofs of claim, notices and other written agreements with respect to the Loan Documents, (c) make Advances, for itself or on behalf of Lenders as provided in the Loan Documents, (d) exclusively receive, apply, and distribute the Collections of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries as provided in the Loan Documents, (e) open and maintain such bank accounts and cash management arrangements as Agent deems necessary and appropriate in accordance with the Loan Documents for the foregoing purposes with respect to the Collateral and the Collections of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, (f) perform, exercise, and enforce any and all other rights and remedies of the Lender Group with respect to Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, the Obligations, the Collateral, the Collections of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, or otherwise related to any of same as provided in the Loan Documents, and (g) incur and pay such Lender Group Expenses as Agent may deem necessary or appropriate for the performance and fulfillment of its functions and powers pursuant to the Loan Documents.

 

15.2. Delegation of Duties. Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys in fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney in fact that it selects as long as such selection was made without gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

15.3. Liability of Agent. None of the Agent-Related Persons shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (b) be responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliate of Holdings or Borrower, or any officer or director thereof, contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for any failure of Borrower or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the books and records or properties of Holdings or Borrower or the books or records or properties of any of Holdings’ or Borrower’s respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates. Without limiting the foregoing, Lenders acknowledge and agree that Agent may select Oak Hill or certain other Persons as its agent pursuant to the terms of the Agreement Among Lenders to take enforcement actions under the Loan Documents and such selection shall not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

15.4. Reliance by Agent. Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission, telex or telephone message, statement or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal

 

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counsel (including counsel to Holdings or Borrower or counsel to any Lender), independent accountants and other experts selected by Agent. Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless Agent shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Lenders as it deems appropriate and until such instructions are received, Agent shall refrain from acting, as it deems advisable. If Agent so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the requisite Lenders and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Lenders.

 

15.5. Notice of Default or Event of Default. Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest, fees, and expenses required to be paid to Agent for the account of the Lenders and, except with respect to Defaults or Events of Default or the existence of any Overadvance of which Agent has actual knowledge, unless Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default, and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” Agent promptly will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice or of any Defaults or Event of Default of which Agent has actual knowledge. If any Lender obtains actual knowledge of any Defaults or Event of Default, such Lender promptly shall notify the other Lenders and Agent of such Default or Event of Default. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for giving any notices to its Participants, if any. Subject to Section 15.4, Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Required Lenders in accordance with Section 8; provided, that if Exigent Circumstances exist, Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable; provided that Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to contact Oak Hill Representative regarding the taking of such action so long as the Oak Hill Entities collectively have a Last Out Pro Rata Share of not less than 60%.

 

15.6. Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that none of the Agent-Related Persons has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender. Each Lender represents to Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of Borrower and any other Person party to a Loan Document, and all applicable bank regulatory laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to Borrower. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of Borrower and any

 

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other Person party to a Loan Document. Except for notices, reports, and other documents expressly herein required to be furnished to the Lenders by Agent, Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of Borrower and any other Person party to a Loan Document that may come into the possession of any of the Agent-Related Persons.

 

15.7. Costs and Expenses; Indemnification. Agent may incur and pay Lender Group Expenses to the extent Agent reasonably deems necessary or appropriate for the performance and fulfillment of its functions, powers, and obligations pursuant to the Loan Documents, including court costs, attorneys fees and expenses, fees and expenses of financial accountants, advisors, consultants, and appraisers, costs of collection by outside collection agencies, auctioneer fees and expenses, and costs of security guards or insurance premiums paid to maintain the Collateral, whether or not Borrower is obligated to reimburse Agent or Lenders for such expenses pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise. Agent is authorized and directed to deduct and retain sufficient amounts from the Collections of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries received by Agent to reimburse Agent for such out-of-pocket costs and expenses prior to the distribution of any amounts to Lenders. In the event Agent is not reimbursed for such costs and expenses from the Collections of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries received by Agent, each Lender hereby agrees that it is and shall be obligated to pay to or reimburse Agent for the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall indemnify upon demand the Agent-Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of Borrower and without limiting the obligation of Borrower to do so), according to their Pro Rata Shares, from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to any Agent-Related Person of any portion of such Indemnified Liabilities resulting solely from such Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct nor shall any Lender be liable for the obligations of any Defaulting Lender in failing to make an Advance or other extension of credit hereunder. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse Agent upon demand for such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any costs or out of pocket expenses (including attorneys, accountants, advisors, and consultants fees and expenses) incurred by Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment, or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of Borrower. The undertaking in this Section shall survive the payment of all Obligations hereunder and the resignation or replacement of Agent.

 

15.8. Agent in Individual Capacity. WFF and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates and any other Person party to any Loan Documents as though WFF were not Agent hereunder, and, in each case, without notice to or consent of the other members of the Lender Group. The other members of the Lender Group acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, WFF or its Affiliates may receive information regarding Holdings, Borrower or their respective Affiliates and any other Person party to any Loan Documents that is subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of Holdings,

 

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Borrower or such other Person and that prohibit the disclosure of such information to the Lenders, and the Lenders acknowledge that, in such circumstances (and in the absence of a waiver of such confidentiality obligations, which waiver Agent will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain), Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to them. The terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include WFF in its individual capacity. Each of the Lenders acknowledge that as of the Closing Date, WFF is the Agent, a Lender and a First Out Lender and as a result WFF may, in each of those capacities, have interests which conflict with the interests of some or all of the other Lenders (including the Last Out Lenders) and, except as provided in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents, WFF (either individually or in its capacity as Agent) shall have no obligations or duties whatsoever with respect to such other Lenders and all such other Lenders waive any such conflict of interest.

 

15.9. Successor Agent. Agent may resign as Agent upon 45 days notice to the Lenders; provided that no such notice, or a lesser period of notice, may be required to the extent provided in the Agreement Among Lenders. If Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall appoint a successor Agent for the Lenders. If no successor Agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of Agent, Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders, a successor Agent. If Agent has materially breached or failed to perform any material provision of this Agreement or of applicable law, the Required Lenders may agree in writing to remove and replace Agent with a successor Agent from among the Lenders. In any such event, upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor Agent hereunder, such successor Agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers, and duties of the retiring Agent and the term “Agent” shall mean such successor Agent and the retiring Agent’s appointment, powers, and duties as Agent shall be terminated. After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Section 15 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement. If no successor Agent has accepted appointment as Agent by the date which is 45 days (or such lesser period as provided in the first sentence of this Section 15.9) following a retiring Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided for above.

 

15.10. Lender in Individual Capacity. Any Lender and its respective Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates and any other Person party to any Loan Documents as though such Lender were not a Lender hereunder without notice to or consent of the other members of the Lender Group. The other members of the Lender Group acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, such Lender and its respective Affiliates may receive information regarding Holdings, Borrower or their respective Affiliates and any other Person party to any Loan Documents that is subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of Borrower or such other Person and that prohibit the disclosure of such information to the Lenders, and the Lenders acknowledge that, in such circumstances (and in the absence of a waiver of such confidentiality obligations, which waiver such Lender will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain), such Lender shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to the Swing Loans and Protective General Advances, Swing

 

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Lender shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the sub-agent of Agent.

 

15.11. Withholding Taxes.

 

(a) All payments made by any Loan Party hereunder or under any note or other Loan Document will be made without setoff, counterclaim, or other defense. In addition, all such payments will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any present or future Taxes, and in the event any deduction or withholding of Taxes is required, each Loan Party shall comply with the penultimate sentence of this Section 15.11(a). “Taxes” shall mean, any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein with respect to such payments (but excluding any tax imposed by any jurisdiction or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein measured by or based on the net income or net profits of Lender) and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto. If any Taxes are so levied or imposed, each Loan Party agrees to pay the full amount of such Taxes and such additional amounts as may be necessary so that every payment of all amounts due under this Agreement, any note, or Loan Document, including any amount paid pursuant to this Section 15.11(a) after withholding or deduction for or on account of any Taxes, will not be less than the amount provided for herein; provided, however, that Loan Parties shall not be required to increase any such amounts if the increase in such amount payable results from Agent’s or such Lender’s own willful misconduct or gross negligence (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction); provided, further, that the Loan Parties shall not be required to bear the cost of any Taxes consisting of United States withholding Taxes or to compensate any Lender in any manner (including, without limitation, by means of a “gross up” payment) with respect to such withholding Taxes unless (i) such Lender has taken all commercially reasonable steps (including, without limitation, the delivery of the applicable IRS Forms described in Section 15.11(b)) to obtain any available exemption from or reduction in such withholding Taxes, and (ii) either (A) the applicability of such withholding Taxes is solely attributable to a change in law subsequent to the time such Lender became a Lender under this Agreement or (B) at the time such Lender became a Lender under this Agreement, an Event of Default had occurred and was continuing. Each Loan Party will furnish to Agent as promptly as possible after the date the payment of any Tax is due pursuant to applicable law certified copies of tax receipts evidencing such payment by any Loan Party.

 

(b) (i) If a Lender claims an exemption from United States withholding tax, such Lender shall deliver to Agent:

 

(A) if such Lender claims an exemption from, or a reduction of, withholding tax under a United States tax treaty, a properly completed and executed IRS Form W-8BEN before receiving its first payment under this Agreement and at any other time reasonably requested in writing by Agent or the assigning Lender, as applicable;

 

(B) if such Lender claims that interest paid under this Agreement is exempt from United States withholding tax because it is effectively connected with a United States trade or business of such Lender, a properly completed and executed copy of IRS

 

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Form W-8ECI before receiving its first payment under this Agreement and at any other time reasonably requested in writing by Agent or the assigning Lender, as applicable;

 

(C) such other form or forms, including IRS Form W-9, as may be required under the IRC or other laws of the United States as a condition to exemption from, or reduction of, United States withholding or backup withholding tax before receiving its first payment under this Agreement and at any other time reasonably requested in writing by Agent or the assigning Lender, as applicable; or

 

(D) if such Lender claims an exemption from United States withholding tax pursuant to the portfolio interest exemption, a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN, before receiving its first payment under this Agreement and at any other time reasonably requested in writing by Agent or the assigning Lender, as applicable.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Lender may provide a form W-8IMY, where applicable, with appropriate forms attached thereto. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify Agent or the assigning Lender, as applicable, of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 15.11, no Lender shall be required to deliver any form that such Lender is not legally able to deliver.

 

(ii) If a Lender claims an exemption from United States withholding tax pursuant to the portfolio interest exception, such Lender represents that such Lender is not (x) a “bank” as described in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the IRC, (y) a 10% shareholder of any Loan Party within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the IRC, or (z) a controlled foreign corporation related to any Loan Party within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the IRC.

 

(c) If a Lender claims an exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax in a jurisdiction other than the United States, such Lender shall deliver to Agent any such form or forms, as may be required under the laws of such jurisdiction as a condition to exemption from, or reduction of, foreign withholding or backup withholding tax before receiving its first payment under this Agreement and at any other time reasonably requested in writing by Agent or the assigning Lender, as applicable. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify Agent or the assigning Lender, as applicable, of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction.

 

(d) Intentionally Omitted.

 

(e) If any Lender is entitled to a reduction in the applicable withholding tax, Agent may withhold from any interest payment to such Lender an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding tax after taking into account such reduction. If the forms or other documentation required by subsection (b) or (c) of this Section 15.11 are not delivered in accordance with such subsections, then Agent or the assigning Lender, as applicable, may withhold from any interest payment to such Lender not providing such forms or other documentation an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding tax.

 

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properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender due to a failure on the part of the Lender (because the appropriate form was not delivered, was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the proper Person of a change in circumstances which rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason) such Lender shall indemnify and hold Agent or the assigning Lender, as applicable, harmless for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by Agent or the assigning Lender, as applicable, as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, and including any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to Agent or the assigning Lender, as applicable, under this Section 15.11, together with all costs and expenses (including attorneys fees and expenses). The obligation of the Lenders under this subsection shall survive the payment of all Obligations and the resignation or replacement of Agent.

 

15.12. Collateral Matters.

 

(a) The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize Agent, at its option and in its sole discretion, to release any Lien on any Collateral (i) upon the termination of the Commitments and payment and satisfaction in full by Borrower of all Obligations, (ii) constituting property being sold or disposed of if a release is required or desirable in connection therewith and if Borrower certifies to Agent that the sale or disposition is permitted under Section 6.4 of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (and Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), (iii) constituting property in which Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries owned no interest at the time the Agent’s Lien was granted nor at any time thereafter, (iv) constituting property leased to Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries under a lease that has expired or is terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or (v) in accordance with the Agreement Among Lenders or in connection with respect to any exercise of any rights or remedies by Agent against the Collateral pursuant to any Loan Document and/or the Agreement Among Lenders or any action taken by Agent pursuant to Section 7 of the Agreement Among Lenders. Except as provided above, Agent will not execute and deliver a release of any Lien on any Collateral without the prior written authorization of (y) if the release is of all or substantially all of the Collateral, all of the Lenders, or (z) otherwise, the Required Lenders. Upon request by Agent or Borrower at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing Agent’s authority to release any such Liens on particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 15.12; provided, however, that (1) Agent shall not be required to execute any document necessary to evidence such release on terms that, in Agent’s opinion, would expose Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Lien without recourse, representation, or warranty, and (2) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of Borrower in respect of) all interests retained by Borrower, including, the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral.

 

(b) Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by Holdings, Borrower or any other Person or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available

 

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to Agent pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given Agent’s own interest in the Collateral in its capacity as one of the Lenders and that Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to any Lender as to any of the foregoing, except as otherwise provided herein.

 

15.13. Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments.

 

(a) Each of the Lenders agrees that it shall not, without the express written consent of Agent, and that it shall, to the extent it is lawfully entitled to do so, upon the written request of Agent, set off against the Obligations, any amounts owing by such Lender to Holdings or Borrower or any deposit accounts of Holdings or Borrower now or hereafter maintained with such Lender. Each of the Lenders further agrees that it shall not, unless specifically requested to do so in writing by Agent, take or cause to be taken any action, including, the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral.

 

(b) If, at any time or times any Lender shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, setoff, or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations, except for any such proceeds or payments received by such Lender from Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from Agent in excess of such Lender’s ratable portion (including as such ratable portion is determined in accordance with Section 2.4(b)) of all such distributions by Agent, such Lender promptly shall (1) turn the same over to Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to Agent, or in immediately available funds, as applicable, for the account of all of the Lenders and for application to the Obligations in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, or (2) purchase, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in the Obligations owed to the other Lenders so that such excess payment received shall be applied ratably as among the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares; provided, however, that to the extent that such excess payment received by the purchasing party is thereafter recovered from it, those purchases of participations shall be rescinded in whole or in part, as applicable, and the applicable portion of the purchase price paid therefor shall be returned to such purchasing party, but without interest except to the extent that such purchasing party is required to pay interest in connection with the recovery of the excess payment.

 

15.14. Agency for Perfection. Agent hereby appoints each other Lender as its agent (and each Lender hereby accepts such appointment) for the purpose of perfecting the Agent’s Liens in assets which, in accordance with Article 8 or Article 9, as applicable, of the Code can be perfected only by possession or control. Should any Lender obtain possession or control of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify Agent thereof, and, promptly upon Agent’s request therefor shall deliver possession or control of such Collateral to Agent or in accordance with Agent’s instructions.

 

15.15. Payments by Agent to the Lenders. All payments to be made by Agent to the Lenders shall be made by bank wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to such wire transfer instructions as each party may designate for itself by written notice to Agent.

 

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Concurrently with each such payment, Agent shall identify whether such payment (or any portion thereof) represents principal, premium, fees, or interest of the Obligations.

 

15.16. Concerning the Collateral and Related Loan Documents. Each member of the Lender Group authorizes and directs Agent to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each member of the Lender Group agrees that any action taken by Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents relating to the Collateral and the exercise by Agent of its powers set forth therein or herein, together with such other powers that are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be binding upon all of the Lenders.

 

15.17. Field Audits and Examination Reports; Confidentiality; Disclaimers by Lenders; Other Reports and Information. By becoming a party to this Agreement, each Lender:

 

(a) is deemed to have requested that Agent furnish such Lender, promptly after it becomes available, a copy of each field audit or examination report (each a “Report” and collectively, “Reports”) prepared by or at the request of Agent, and Agent shall so furnish each Lender with such Reports,

 

(b) expressly agrees and acknowledges that Agent does not (i) make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any Report, and (ii) shall not be liable for any information contained in any Report,

 

(c) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not comprehensive audits or examinations, that Agent or other party performing any audit or examination will inspect only specific information regarding Borrower and will rely significantly upon Holdings’, Borrower’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ books and records, as well as on representations of Borrower’s personnel,

 

(d) agrees to keep all Reports and other material, non-public information regarding Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries and their operations, assets, and existing and contemplated business plans in a confidential manner in accordance with Section 16.7, and

 

(e) without limiting the generality of any other indemnification provision contained in this Agreement, agrees: (i) to hold Agent and any other Lender preparing a Report harmless from any action the indemnifying Lender may take or fail to take or any conclusion the indemnifying Lender may reach or draw from any Report in connection with any loans or other credit accommodations that the indemnifying Lender has made or may make to Borrower, or the indemnifying Lender’s participation in, or the indemnifying Lender’s purchase of, a loan or loans of Borrower, and (ii) to pay and protect, and indemnify, defend and hold Agent, and any such other Lender preparing a Report harmless from and against, the claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses, and other amounts (including, attorneys fees and costs) incurred by Agent and any such other Lender preparing a Report as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who might obtain all or part of any Report through the indemnifying Lender.

 

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Agent that has not been contemporaneously provided by Borrower to such Lender, and, upon receipt of such request, Agent promptly shall provide a copy of same to such Lender, (y) to the extent that Agent is entitled, under any provision of the Loan Documents, to request additional reports or information from Borrower, any Lender may, from time to time, reasonably request Agent to exercise such right as specified in such Lender’s notice to Agent, whereupon Agent promptly shall request of Borrower the additional reports or information reasonably specified by such Lender, and, upon receipt thereof from Borrower, Agent promptly shall provide a copy of same to such Lender, and (z) any time that Agent renders to Borrower a statement regarding the Loan Account, Agent shall send a copy of such statement to each Lender.

 

15.18. Several Obligations; No Liability. Notwithstanding that certain of the Loan Documents now or hereafter may have been or will be executed only by or in favor of Agent in its capacity as such, and not by or in favor of the Lenders, any and all obligations on the part of Agent (if any) to make any credit available hereunder shall constitute the several (and not joint) obligations of the respective Lenders on a ratable basis, according to their respective Commitments, to make an amount of such credit not to exceed, in principal amount, at any one time outstanding, the amount of their respective Commitments. Nothing contained herein shall confer upon any Lender any interest in, or subject any Lender to any liability for, or in respect of, the business, assets, profits, losses, or liabilities of any other Lender. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for notifying its Participants of any matters relating to the Loan Documents to the extent any such notice may be required, and no Lender shall have any obligation, duty, or liability to any Participant of any other Lender. Except as provided in Section 15.7, no member of the Lender Group shall have any liability for the acts of any other member of the Lender Group. No Lender shall be responsible to Borrower or any other Person for any failure by any other Lender to fulfill its obligations to make credit available hereunder, nor to advance for it or on its behalf in connection with its Commitment, nor to take any other action on its behalf hereunder or in connection with the financing contemplated herein.

 

15.19. Bank Product Providers. Each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed a party hereto for purposes of any reference in a Loan Document to the parties for whom Agent is acting; it being understood and agreed that the rights and benefits of such Bank Product Provider under the Loan Documents consist exclusively of such Bank Product Provider’s right to share in payments and collections out of the Collateral as more fully set forth herein. In connection with any such distribution of payments and collections, Agent shall be entitled to assume no amounts are due to any Bank Product Provider unless such Bank Product Provider has notified Agent in writing of the amount of any such liability owed to it prior to such distribution.

 

15.20. Proofs of Claim. In connection with any Insolvency Proceeding, each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize Agent to file, in Agent’s discretion, one or more proofs of claims with respect to the Obligations, including separate proofs of claims with respect to the First Out Obligations and Last Out Obligations.

 

15.21. Microsoft Consent. Each of the Lenders hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Microsoft Consent and hereby instructs and authorizes Agent to enter into, execute, deliver and perform the Microsoft Consent.

 

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16. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

 

16.1. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be binding and deemed effective when executed by Holdings, Borrower, Agent, and each Lender whose signature is provided for on the signature pages hereof.

 

16.2. Section Headings. Headings and numbers have been set forth herein for convenience only. Unless the contrary is compelled by the context, everything contained in each Section applies equally to this entire Agreement.

 

16.3. Interpretation. Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed against the Lender Group, Holdings or Borrower, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by all parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to accomplish fairly the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto.

 

16.4. Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement shall be severable from every other provision of this Agreement for the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any specific provision.

 

16.5. Counterparts; Electronic Execution. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement. The foregoing shall apply to each other Loan Document mutatis mutandis.

 

16.6. Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations. If the incurrence or payment of the Obligations by Borrower or any Guarantor or the transfer to the Lender Group of any property should for any reason subsequently be declared to be void or voidable under any state or federal law relating to creditors’ rights, including provisions of the Bankruptcy Code relating to fraudulent conveyances, preferences, or other voidable or recoverable payments of money or transfers of property (collectively, a “Voidable Transfer”), and if the Lender Group is required to repay or restore, in whole or in part, any such Voidable Transfer, or elects to do so upon the reasonable advice of its counsel, then, as to any such Voidable Transfer, or the amount thereof that the Lender Group is required or elects to repay or restore, and as to all reasonable costs, expenses, and attorneys fees of the Lender Group related thereto, the liability of Borrower or such Guarantor automatically shall be revived, reinstated, and restored and shall exist as though such Voidable Transfer had never been made.

 

16.7. Confidentiality. Agent and Lenders each individually (and not jointly or jointly and severally) agree that material, non-public information regarding Holdings, Borrower and

 

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their respective Subsidiaries, their operations, assets, and existing and contemplated business plans shall be treated by Agent and the Lenders in a confidential manner, and shall not be disclosed by Agent and the Lenders to Persons who are not parties to this Agreement, except: (a) to attorneys for and other advisors, accountants, auditors, and consultants to any member of the Lender Group, (b) to Subsidiaries and Affiliates of any member of the Lender Group (including the Bank Product Providers), provided that any such Subsidiary or Affiliate shall have agreed to receive such information hereunder subject to the terms of this Section 16.7, (c) as may be required by statute, decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation, (d) as may be agreed to in advance by Holdings or its Subsidiaries or as requested or required by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any subpoena or other legal process, provided that Agent or Lenders, as applicable, give Borrower prompt written notice of such request or requirement, to the extent it is reasonably practicable to give such notice, so that Borrower may seek an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy, (e) as to any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public (other than as a result of prohibited disclosure by Agent or the Lenders), (f) in connection with any assignment, prospective assignment, sale, prospective sale, participation or prospective participations, or pledge or prospective pledge of any Lender’s interest under this Agreement, provided that any such assignee, prospective assignee, purchaser, prospective purchaser, participant, prospective participant, pledgee, or prospective pledgee shall have agreed in writing to receive such information hereunder subject to the terms of this Section, and (g) in connection with any litigation or other adversary proceeding involving parties hereto which such litigation or adversary proceeding involves claims related to the rights or duties of such parties under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. The provisions of this Section 16.7 shall survive for 2 years after the payment in full of the Obligations.

 

16.8. Integration. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, reflects the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral or written, before the date hereof.

 

[Signature pages to follow.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,
a Missouri corporation, as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Jeffrey H. Von Deylen

Title:

  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
SAVVIS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation, as a Guarantor
By:  

/s/ Jeffrey H. Von Deylen

Title:

  Chief Financial Officer
WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.,
a California corporation, as Agent and as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Phyliss Hasen

Title:

  Senior Vice President

 

Signature Page to Credit Agreement

 


 

EXHIBIT A-1

 

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT

 

This ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT (“Assignment Agreement”) is entered into as of                              between                          (“Assignor”) and                          (“Assignee”). Reference is made to the Agreement described in Annex I hereto (the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

1. In accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 13 of the Credit Agreement, the Assignor hereby sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from the Assignor, that interest in and to the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Loan Documents as of the date hereof with respect to the Obligations owing to the Assignor, and Assignor’s portion of the Commitments, all to the extent specified on Annex I.

 

2. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that such interest is free and clear of any adverse claim and (ii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, representations or warranties made in or in connection with the Loan Documents, or (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; (c) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Borrower or any Guarantor or the performance or observance by any Borrower or any Guarantor of any of their respective obligations under the Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto, and (d) represents and warrants that the amount set forth as the Purchase Price on Annex I represents the amount owed by Borrower to Assignor with respect to Assignor’s share of the Advances assigned hereunder, as reflected on Assignor’s books and records.

 

3. The Assignee (a) confirms that it has received copies of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment Agreement; (b) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon Agent, Assignor, or any other Lender, based upon such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking any action under the Loan Documents; (c) confirms that it is an Eligible Transferee; (d) appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated to Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (e) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender; (f) agrees to be bound to as a [“First Out Lender”] [“Last Out Lender”] under the Agreement Among Lenders; (g) attaches an executed Acknowledgement to the Agreement Among Lenders; [and

 


(h) attaches the forms prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States certifying as to the Assignee’s status for purposes of determining exemption from United States withholding taxes with respect to all payments to be made to the Assignee under the Credit Agreement or such other documents as are necessary to indicate that all such payments are subject to such rates at a rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty.]

 

4. Following the execution of this Assignment Agreement by the Assignor and Assignee, the Assignor will deliver this Assignment Agreement to the Agent for recording by the Agent. The effective date of this Assignment (the “Settlement Date”) shall be the latest to occur of (a) the date of the execution and delivery hereof by the Assignor and the Assignee, (b) the receipt by Agent for its sole and separate account a processing fee in the amount of $3,500 (if required by the Credit Agreement), (c) the receipt of any required consent of the Agent, and (d) the date specified in Annex I.

 

5. As of the Settlement Date (a) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned pursuant to this Assignment Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender (and a First Out Lender, Last Out Lender or both, as applicable) thereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and (b) the Assignor shall, to the extent of the interest assigned pursuant to this Assignment Agreement, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall release any assigning Lender from obligations that survive the termination of this Agreement, including such assigning Lender’s obligations under Article 15 and Section 16.7 of the Credit Agreement.

 

6. On or prior to the Settlement Date, Assignee shall pay to Assignor the Purchase Price (as set forth in Annex I). From and after the Settlement Date, Agent shall make all payments that are due and payable to the holder of the interest assigned hereunder (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to Assignor for amounts which have accrued up to but excluding the Settlement Date and to Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Settlement Date. On the Settlement Date, Assignor shall pay to Assignee an amount equal to the portion of any interest, fee, or any other charge that was paid to Assignor prior to the Settlement Date on account of the interest assigned hereunder and that are due and payable to Assignee with respect thereto, to the extent that such interest, fee or other charge relates to the period of time from and after the Settlement Date.

 

7. This Assignment Agreement may be executed in counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This Assignment Agreement may be executed and delivered by telecopier or other facsimile transmission all with the same force and effect as if the same were a fully executed and delivered original manual counterpart.

 

8. THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment Agreement and Annex I hereto to be executed by their respective officers, as of the first date written above.

 

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
as Assignor
By    
    Name:
    Title:

 

[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
as Assignee
By    
    Name:
    Title:

 


 

ACCEPTED THIS ____ DAY OF _______________
WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.,
a California corporation, as Agent
By    
    Name:
    Title:

 

[Accepted:

SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
a Missouri corporation, as Borrower

By    
    Name:
      Title:] [only include Borrower signature block to the extent required by the Credit Agreement]

 


 

ANNEX FOR ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

 

ANNEX I

 

1. Borrower:        Savvis Communications Corporation, a Missouri corporation

 

2. Name and Date of Credit Agreement:

 

Credit Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2005, by and among Borrower, SAVVIS, Inc., (f/k/a SAVVIS Communications Corporation), a Delaware corporation, the lenders from time to time a party thereto (the “Lenders”), Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., a California corporation, as the arranger and administrative agent for the Lenders

 

3.     Date of Assignment Agreement:      _________
4.     Amounts:       
    

 a.     Assigned Amount of First Out Revolver Commitment

   $                     
    

 b.     Assigned Amount of Last Out Revolver Commitment

   $                     
    

 c.     Assigned Amount of First Out Advances

   $                     
    

 d.     Assigned Amount of Last Out Advances

   $                     
5.     Settlement Date:      _________
6.     Purchase Price    $                     

 

7. Notice and Payment Instructions, etc.

 

Assignee:

   Assignor:

__________________________________

  

__________________________________

__________________________________

  

__________________________________

__________________________________

  

__________________________________

 


8. Agreed and Accepted:

 

[ASSIGNOR]

   [ASSIGNEE]

By: __________________________________

  

By: __________________________________

Title: __________________________________

  

Title: __________________________________

 

Accepted:
WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.,
a California corporation, as Agent
By:    
    Name:
    Title:

 

[Accepted:

SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
a Missouri corporation, as Borrower

By:    
    Name:
       Title:] [only include Borrower signature block to the extent required by the Credit Agreement]

 


 

EXHIBIT B-1

 

FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

 

Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc.

1000 Abernathy Road

Suite 1450

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attn: Business Finance Manager

 

The undersigned, Savvis Communications Corporation, a Missouri corporation (“Borrower”), pursuant to Schedule 5.2 of that certain Credit Agreement dated as of June 10, 2005 (as amended, restated, modified, supplemented, refinanced, renewed, or extended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), entered into among Borrower, SAVVIS, Inc., (f/k/a SAVVIS Communications Corporation), a Delaware corporation, the lenders signatory thereto from time to time and Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., a California corporation as the arranger and administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, if any, in such capacity, “Agent”), hereby certifies to Agent that the following items, calculated in accordance with the terms and definitions set forth in the Credit Agreement for such items are true and correct, and that Borrower is in compliance with and, after giving effect to any currently requested Advances, will be in compliance with, the terms, conditions, and provisions of the Credit Agreement.

 

All initially capitalized terms used in this Borrowing Base Certificate have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement unless specifically defined herein.

 

[Remainder of page intentionally left blank.]

 


Effective Date of Calculation: ________________________________

 

A.     Borrowing Base Calculation

             

1.      Recurring Revenue

             

a.        (i)   The Recurring Revenues for the most recent 12-month period for which

        Agent received (i) Borrowing Base Certificate and (ii) monthly financial
        statements

   $ ________       

(ii)   Multiple

     0.30       

b.               the product of Item 1.a.(i) and Item 1.a(ii)

          $ ________

c.        (i)   the average daily Collections with respect to Accounts of Borrower and
        SAVVIS Federal over the immediately preceding 90 day period

   $ ________       

(ii)   Multiple

     65       

d.               the product of Item 1.c.(i) and Item 1.c(ii)

          $ ________

e.               the lesser of Item1.b and Item 1.d

          $ ________

2.      Reserves

             

a.      Bank Product Reserve

   $ ________       

b.      the aggregate amount of reserves established by Agent, if any, pursuant to Section 2.1(b) against the Borrowing Base

   $ ________       

c.      sum of Item 2.a. and Item 2.b.

          $ ________

3.      Borrowing Base

             

a.      Borrowing Base (Item 1.e. minus Item 2.c.)

          $ ________

4.      Availability Calculation

             

(a)      (i)    Maximum Revolving Amount

   $ ________       

(ii)    Letter of Credit Usage

   $ ________       

(iii)   outstanding Advances

   $ ________       

 


(iv)     the aggregate amount of reserves established by Agent, if any, pursuant to Section 2.1(b) against the Maximum Revolver Amount

   $ ________       

(v)    Item 4.a.(i) minus Item 4.a.(ii) minus Item 4.a.(iii) minus Item 4.a.(iv)

          $ ________

(b)      (i)    Borrowing Base (see Item 3.a)

   $ ________       

(ii)    Letter of Credit Usage

   $ ________       

(iii)   outstanding Advances

   $ ________       

(iv)   Item 4.b.(i) minus Item 4.b.(ii) minus Item 4.b.(iii)

          $ ________

(c)    lesser of Item 4.a.(v) and 4.b.(iv)

          $ ________

 


(a) Additionally, the undersigned hereby certifies and represents and warrants to the Lender Group on behalf of Borrower that (i) as of the date hereof, each representation or warranty contained in any Loan Document, and as of the effective date of any advance, continuation or conversion requested above is true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent any representation or warranty expressly related to an earlier date), (ii) no injunction, writ, restraining order, or other order of any nature restricting or prohibiting, directly or indirectly, the extending of such credit have been issued or remain in force by any Governmental Authority against Borrower, Agent, any Lender, or any of their Affiliates; (iii) no Material Adverse Change has occurred, (iv) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof, nor will any thereof occur after giving effect to the request above, and (v) all of the foregoing is true and correct as of the effective date of the calculations set forth above and that such calculations have been made in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement.

 

SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,
a Missouri corporation, as Borrower
By:    

Title:

   

 


 

EXHIBIT C-1

 

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

[on Borrower’s letterhead]

 

To: Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc.

1000 Abernathy Road

Suite 1450

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attn: Business Finance Division Manager

 

  Re: Compliance Certificate dated

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of June 10, 2005, by and among the lenders identified on the signature pages thereof (such lenders, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “Lender” and collectively as the “Lenders”), WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC., a California corporation, as the arranger and administrative agent for the Lenders (“Agent”), SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, a Missouri corporation (“Borrower”) and SAVVIS, INC., (f/k/a SAVVIS Communications Corporation), a Delaware corporation. Capitalized terms used in this Compliance Certificate have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement unless specifically defined herein.

 

Pursuant to Schedule 5.3 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned officer of Borrower hereby certifies that:

 

1. The financial information of Borrower, Holdings and their respective Subsidiaries furnished in Schedule 1 attached hereto, has been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except for year-end adjustments and the lack of footnotes), and fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition of Borrower, Holdings and their respective Subsidiaries.

 

2. Such officer has reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and has made, or caused to be made under his/her supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition of Borrower, Holdings and their respective Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the financial statements delivered pursuant to Schedule 5.3 of the Credit Agreement.

 

3. Such review has not disclosed the existence on and as of the date hereof, and the undersigned does not have knowledge of the existence as of the date hereof, of any event or condition that constitutes a Default or Event of Default, except for such conditions or events listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action Borrower, Holdings and their respective Subsidiaries have taken, are taking, or propose to take with respect thereto.

 


4. The representations and warranties of Borrower, Holdings and their respective Subsidiaries set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent they relate to a specified date), except as set forth on Schedule 3 attached hereto.

 

5. Borrower, Holdings and their respective Subsidiaries are in compliance with the applicable covenants contained in Section 6.16 of the Credit Agreement as demonstrated on Schedule 4 hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Compliance Certificate is executed by the undersigned this              day of                     ,             .

 

SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,
a Missouri corporation
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 


 

SCHEDULE 1

 

Financial Information

 

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SCHEDULE 2

 

Default or Event of Default

 

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SCHEDULE 3

 

Representations and Warranties

 

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SCHEDULE 4

 

Financial Covenants

 

  1. Leverage Ratio. 1

 

The Leverage Ratio for the fiscal quarter period ending                     ,                      is                     , which ratio [is/is not] less than the required ratio set forth in Section 6.16(a) of the Credit Agreement for the corresponding period. The Average Availability for each month during such fiscal quarter period is $                    , $                     and $                    , and the sum of the Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash as of the last day of each month during such fiscal quarter is $                    , $                     and $                    .

 

  2. Maximum Capital Expenditures.2

 

Capital Expenditures of Borrower, Holdings and their Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending                     ,                      is $                     which amount [is/is not] less than the amount set forth in Section 6.16(b) of the Credit Agreement for such fiscal year. The Average Availability for such fiscal year is $                    , and the sum of the Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash as of the last day of such fiscal year is $                    .


1 Applicable if with respect to any fiscal quarter (i) the Average Availability for any month during such fiscal quarter is less than $35,000,000 or (ii) the sum of Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash as of the last day of any month during such fiscal quarter is less than $35,000,000.

 

2 Applicable if with respect to any fiscal year (i) the Average Availability for such fiscal year is less than $35,000,000 or (ii) the sum of Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash as of the last day of such fiscal year is less than $35,000,000.

 

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EXHIBIT F-1

 

FORM OF FIRST OUT NOTE

 

FIRST OUT REVOLVING LOAN NOTE

 

$65,000,000.00   Chicago, Illinois
    June 10, 2005

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, a Missouri corporation (“Borrower”), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC. (“First Out Lender”) at the office of Agent at 1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 1450, Atlanta, Georgia 30328, or at such other place as Agent may from time to time designate in writing, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, the principal sum of Sixty-Five Million Dollars and No Cents ($65,000,000.00), or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Advances made or deemed made by First Out Lender to Borrower under the terms of that certain Credit Agreement of even date herewith among Borrower, various financial institutions as are, or may from time to time become, parties thereto as Lenders (including without limitation First Out Lender) and Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., as Agent (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). This First Out Revolving Loan Note (this “Note”) is issued in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement and is entitled to the benefits and security of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement for a statement of the terms and conditions under which the Advances evidenced hereby may be made and are required to be repaid. All capitalized terms used herein (which are not otherwise specifically defined herein) shall be used in this Note as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

The outstanding principal balance of the Advances evidenced by this Note shall be payable in full on the Maturity Date, or on such earlier date as provided for in the Credit Agreement.

 

Borrower promises to pay interest from the date hereof until payment in full hereof on the unpaid principal balance of the Advances evidenced hereby at the per annum rate or rates set forth in the Credit Agreement.

 

Upon and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, and as provided in the Credit Agreement, the Advances evidenced by this Note may be declared, and immediately shall become, due and payable without demand, notice or legal process of any kind; provided, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.4 or Section 7.5 of the Credit Agreement, the Advances evidenced by this Note shall automatically be due and payable, without demand, notice or acceleration of any kind whatsoever.

 

Payments received in respect of the Advances shall be applied as provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

Presentment, demand, protest and notice of presentment, demand, nonpayment and protest are each hereby waived by Borrower.

 


THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES. Whenever possible each provision of this Note shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but in case any provision of or obligation under this Note shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Whenever in this Note reference is made to Agent, First Out Lender or Borrower, such reference shall be deemed to include, as applicable, a reference to their respective successors and assigns. The provisions of this Note shall be binding upon Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of First Out Lender and its successors and assigns.

 

In addition to and without limitation of any of the foregoing, this Note shall be deemed to be a Loan Document and shall otherwise be subject to all of general terms and conditions contained in the Credit Agreement, mutatis mutandi.

 

SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,

A MISSOURI CORPORATION

By:    

Its:

   

 

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EXHIBIT L-1

 

FORM OF LAST OUT NOTE

 

LAST OUT REVOLVING LOAN NOTE

 

$20,000,000   Chicago, Illinois
    June 10, 2005

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION., a Missouri corporation (“Borrower”), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC. (“Last Out Lender”) at the office of Agent at 1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 1450, Atlanta, Georgia 30328, or at such other place as Agent may from time to time designate in writing, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, the principal sum of Twenty Million Dollars and No Cents ($20,000,000), or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Advances made or deemed made by Last Out Lender to Borrower under the terms of that certain Credit Agreement of even date herewith among Borrower, various financial institutions as are, or may from time to time become, parties thereto as Lenders (including without limitation Last Out Lender) and Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., as Agent (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). This Last Out Revolver Loan Note (this “Note”) is issued in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement and is entitled to the benefits and security of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement for a statement of the terms and conditions under which the Advances evidenced hereby may be made and are required to be repaid. All capitalized terms used herein (which are not otherwise specifically defined herein) shall be used in this Note as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

The outstanding principal balance of the Advances evidenced by this Note shall be payable in full on the Maturity Date, or on such earlier date as provided for in the Credit Agreement.

 

Borrower promises to pay interest from the date hereof until payment in full hereof on the unpaid principal balance of the Advances evidenced hereby at the per annum rate or rates set forth in the Credit Agreement.

 

Upon and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, and as provided in the Credit Agreement, the Advances evidenced by this Note may be declared, and immediately shall become, due and payable without demand, notice or legal process of any kind; provided, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.4 or Section 7.5 of the Credit Agreement, the Advances evidenced by this Note shall automatically be due and payable, without demand, notice or acceleration of any kind whatsoever.

 

Payments received in respect of the Advances shall be applied as provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

Presentment, demand, protest and notice of presentment, demand, nonpayment and protest are each hereby waived by Borrower.

 


THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES. Whenever possible each provision of this Note shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but in case any provision of or obligation under this Note shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Whenever in this Note reference is made to Agent, Last Out Lender or Borrower, such reference shall be deemed to include, as applicable, a reference to their respective successors and assigns. The provisions of this Note shall be binding upon Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Last Out Lender and its successors and assigns.

 

In addition to and without limitation of any of the foregoing, this Note shall be deemed to be a Loan Document and shall otherwise be subject to all of general terms and conditions contained in the Credit Agreement, mutatis mutandi.

 

SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,

A MISSOURI CORPORATION

By:    

Its:

   

 

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EXHIBIT L-2

 

FORM OF LIBOR NOTICE

 

Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., as Agent

1000 Abernathy Road

Suite 1450

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attn: Business Finance Division Manager

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference hereby is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2005 (the “Credit Agreement”), among Savvis Communications Corporation, a Missouri corporation (“Borrower”), SAVVIS, Inc., (f/k/a SAVVIS Communications Corporation), a Delaware corporation, the lenders signatory thereto (the “Lenders”), and Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., a California corporation, as the arranger and administrative agent for the Lenders (“Agent”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

This LIBOR Notice represents Borrower’s request to elect the LIBOR Option with respect to outstanding Advances in the amount of $                     (the “LIBOR Rate Advance”)[, and is a written confirmation of the telephonic notice of such election given to Agent].

 

The LIBOR Rate Advance will have an Interest Period of [1, 2, 3 or 6] month(s) commencing on                     .

 

This LIBOR Notice further confirms Borrower’s acceptance, for purposes of determining the rate of interest based on the LIBOR Rate under the Credit Agreement, of the LIBOR Rate as determined pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

 

Borrower represents and warrants that (i) as of the date hereof, each representation or warranty contained in any Loan Document, and as of the effective date of any advance, continuation or conversion is true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent any representation or warranty expressly related to an earlier date), (ii) no injunction, writ, restraining order, or other order of any nature restricting or prohibiting, directly or indirectly, the extending of such credit have been issued or remain in force by any Governmental Authority against Borrower, Agent, any Lender, or any of their Affiliates; (iii) no Material Adverse Change has occurred, (iv) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof, nor will any thereof occur after giving effect to the request above, and (v) all of the foregoing is true and correct as of the effective date of the calculations set forth above and that such calculations have been made in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement.

 


Dated:

   
SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,
a Missouri corporation, as Borrower
By:    

Name:

   

Title:

   

 

Acknowledged by:

WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.,

as Agent

By:    

Name:

   

Title:

   

 

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Schedule A-1

 

Agent’s Account

 

An account at a bank designated by Agent from time to time as the account into which Borrower shall make all payments to Agent for the benefit of the Lender Group and into which the Lender Group shall make all payments to Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; unless and until Agent notifies Borrower and the Lender Group to the contrary, Agent’s Account shall be that certain deposit account bearing account number [***] and maintained by Agent with JPMorgan Chase Bank, 4 New York Plaza, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10004, ABA #021000021.

 


 

Schedule A-2

 

Authorized Persons

 

Name


  

Title


Jeffrey H. Von Deylen    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jens Teagan    Vice President and Treasurer
Chris Knibb    Vice President and Controller
John Lindblad    Assistant Treasurer

 


 

Schedule C-1

 

Commitments

 

Closing Date Commitments:

 

Lender


   First Out Revolver
Commitment


   Last Out Revolver
Commitment


   Total
Commitment


Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc.

   $ 65,000,000    $ 20,000,000    $ 85,000,000

All Lenders

   $ 65,000,000    $ 20,000,000    $ 85,000,000
After the effective date of the Oak Hill Assignment and Acceptance:

Lender


   First Out Revolver
Commitment


   Last Out Revolver
Commitment


   Total
Commitment


Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc.

   $ 65,000,000    $ 0    $ 65,000,000

Oak Hill Securities Fund, L.P.

   $ 0    $ 1,911,000    $ 1,911,000

Oak Hill Securities Fund II, L.P.

   $ 0    $ 6,469,000    $ 6,469,000

Oak Hill Credit Alpha Fund, L.P.

   $ 0    $ 3,497,000    $ 3,497,000

Oak Hill Credit Alpha Fund (Offshore), Ltd.

   $ 0    $ 8,123,000    $ 8,123,000

All Lenders

   $ 65,000,000    $ 20,000,000    $ 85,000,000

 


 

Schedule D-1

 

Designated Account

 

Company Name


  

Account No.


  

Account Name


  

Bank


Borrower

   [***]    Operating Account   

Bank of America N.A.

1101 Wootton Parkway

Rockville, MD 20852

 


 

Schedule F-1

 

Foreign Cash Equivalent Jurisdictions

 

Australia

Belgium

Bermuda

Brazil

Canada

Finland

France

Germany

Hong Kong

Hungary

Italy

Japan

Malaysia

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Philippines

Singapore

Spain

Switzerland

Taiwan

Turkey

United Kingdom

 


 

Schedule O-1

 

Oak Hill’s Account

 

The wire instructions for Oak Hill Credit Alpha Fund (Offshore), Ltd. will be:

 

Citibank

111 Wall Street, New York, NY

ABA # 021-00-0089

FAO: Bear Stearns & Co.

Account # [***]

For Further Credit to: Oak Hill Credit Alpha Fund (Offshore), Ltd.

Account # [***]

 

The wire instructions for Oak Hill Credit Alpha Fund, LP will be:

 

Citibank

111 Wall Street, New York, NY

ABA # 021-00-0089

FAO: Bear Stearns & Co.

Account # [***]

For Further Credit To: Oak Hill Credit Alpha Fund, LP

Account # [***]

 

The wire instructions for Oak Hill Securities Fund II, L.P. will be:

 

The Bank of New York

ABA# 021-000-018

Name of Account: Oak Hill Securities Fund II, L.P.

Account Number: [***]

Reference: (important) BBK/IOC/565/Institutional Custody

Additional Information: Attn: Sophea Tsigakos (212) 635-6401

 

The wire instructions for Oak Hill Securities Fund, L.P. will be:

 

The Bank of New York

ABA# 021-000-018

Name of Account: Oak Hill Securities Fund, L.P.

Account Number: [***]

Reference: (important) BBK/IOC/565/Institutional Custody

Additional Information: Attn: Sophea Tsigakos (212) 635-6401

 


 

Schedule P-1

 

Permitted Liens

 

1. Bear Stearns Security Corp., covering financial assets in securities accounts [***], [***] and [***], subject to that certain Securities Account Control Agreement, dated the date hereof, among Borrower, Agent and Bear Stearns Security Corp.

 

2. Fleet Business Credit Corporation, UCC Filing Nos. 01113C0227 (California Secretary of State) and 0010027149 (Virginia Secretary of State), covering specific equipment.

 

3. Leasetech Corporation, UCC Filing Nos. 0010360239 (California Secretary of State), covering specific equipment, 4096200, 4096368, 4144466, 200012921, 200012923 (Missouri Secretary of State), and 200103187 (St. Louis County, Missouri), covering leased specific equipment.

 

4. Cisco Systems Capital Corporation, UCC Filing Nos. 10890983, 30755390 (Delaware Secretary of State), 4112138, 20018016021B, 20020045600A (Missouri Secretary of State), covering leased specific equipment, and 0207017225-3 (Virginia Secretary of State), covering leased specific equipment.

 

5. Global Solutions Group, Inc., UCC Filing Nos. 22231250 (Delaware Secretary of State) and 20020097091B (Missouri Secretary of State), covering specific equipment.

 

6. De Lage Landen Financial Services Inc., UCC Filing Nos. 42741249 (Delaware Secretary of State) and 20040086569A (Missouri Secretary of State), covering specific equipment.

 

7. Hewlett-Packard Financial Services Company, UCC Filing Nos. 50494550 (Delaware Secretary of State), covering leased specific equipment and software, and 20040114361C, 20050015137F (Missouri Secretary of State), covering specific equipment and software.

 

8. EMC Corporation, UCC Filing Nos. 4092032, 20030081818B (Missouri Secretary of State), 200012227 (St. Louis County, MO), 0010027150 (Virginia Secretary of State), and 00-010363, 00-010364 (Fairfax County, VA), covering specific equipment.

 

9. IKON Office Solutions, UCC Filing No. 20020094672C (Missouri Secretary of State), covering leased specific equipment.

 

10. King Commercial, Inc., UCC Filing No. 20050530459H (Missouri Secretary of State), covering specific equipment.

 

11. Key Equipment Finance, UCC Filing Nos. 20030023772H and 20030024000B (Missouri Secretary of State), covering leased specific equipment.

 

12. Dynavar Networking Corp., UCC Filing No. 20030038989C (Missouri Secretary of State), covering specific equipment.

 

13. IOS Capital, UCC Filing No. 20040076223H (Missouri Secretary of State), covering leased specific equipment.

 

14. Sumner Group, Inc., UCC Filing No. 20050000679M (Missouri Secretary of State), covering specific equipment.

 

15. Citcorp Vendor Finance Inc., UCC Filing No. 0101117138 (Virginia Secretary of State), covering leased specific equipment.

 

16. Storagetek Financial Services Corporation, UCC Filing No. 20050047925F (Missouri Secretary of State), covering leased specific equipment.

 

17. Axis Capital, Inc., UCC Filing No. 20050032635H (Missouri Secretary of State), covering leased specific equipment per lease or security agreements.

 

18. Mechanics Lien, dated August 22, 2001 (St. Louis County, MO, Filing No. 01ML-000353), in the amount of $8,624.94.

 

19. State Tax Lien, dated December 9, 2004 (Fulton County, GA, File No. 145/197), in the amount of $4,585.78.

 

20. County Tax Lien, dated December 28, 2004 (Los Angeles County, CA), in the amount of $305.91.

 


 

Schedule 1.1

 

As used in the Agreement, the following terms shall have the following definitions:

 

Account” means an account (as that term is defined in the Code).

 

Account Debtor” means any Person who is obligated on an Account, chattel paper, or a general intangible.

 

ACH Transactions” means any cash management or related services (including the Automated Clearing House processing of electronic fund transfers through the direct Federal Reserve Fedline system) provided by a Bank Product Provider for the account of Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries.

 

Adjusted EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of EBITDA for such period plus, to the extent a Permitted Acquisition has been consummated during such period, Pro Forma EBITDA attributable to such Permitted Acquisition (but only that portion of Pro Forma EBITDA attributable to the portion of such period that occurred prior to the date of consummation of such Permitted Acquisition).

 

Advances” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.1(a).

 

Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of Stock, by contract, or otherwise; provided, however, that, for purposes of Section 6.13 of the Agreement: (a) any Person which owns directly or indirectly 10% or more of the Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other members of the governing body of a Person or 10% or more of the partnership or other ownership interests of a Person (other than as a limited partner of such Person) shall be deemed an Affiliate of such Person, (b) each director (or comparable manager) of a Person shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Person, and (c) each partnership or joint venture in which a Person is a partner or joint venturer shall be deemed an Affiliate of such Person.

 

Agent” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble to the Agreement.

 

Agent-Related Persons” means Agent, together with its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents.

 

Agent’s Account” means the Deposit Account of Agent identified on Schedule A-1.

 

Agent’s Liens” means the Liens granted by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries to Agent under the Loan Documents.

 

Agreement” means the Credit Agreement to which this Schedule 1.1 is attached.

 


Agreement Among Lenders” means that certain Agreement Among Lenders, dated as of even date herewith, but not effective until the Oak Hill Assignment first becomes effective, by and among the Lenders and Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders and Agent.

 

Applicable Margin” means, from the date hereof to, but not including, the first date of adjustment provided for below:

 

Loans


   Applicable Margin

 

Base Rate Loans

   1.25 %

LIBOR Rate Loans

   3.00 %

 

Commencing with the delivery of the audited financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Schedule 5.3 for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005, the percentages described in this definition of “Applicable Margin” will be adjusted (effective prospectively) on the first day of the month following delivery to Agent of the audited financial statements corresponding to the end of a fiscal year, along with the related Compliance Certificate, required to be delivered pursuant to Schedule 5.3, by reference to Adjusted EBITDA for such fiscal year, in accordance with the following:

 

Adjusted EBITDA


   Applicable Margin
for Base Rate
Loans


    Applicable Margin for LIBOR
Rate Loans


 

Greater than $60,000,000

   1.00 %   2.75 %

Greater than $51,000,000 but less than or equal to $60,000,000

   1.25 %   3.00 %

Less than or equal to $51,000,000

   1.50 %   3.25 %

 

provided, that if Borrower fails to deliver the relevant financial statements and Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Schedule 5.3 on or before the due date thereof, the Applicable Margin shall be the highest Applicable Margin set forth above until the actual delivery of such financial statements, at which time the Applicable Margin shall adjust as set forth above (effective prospectively).

 

Assignee” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(a).

 

Assignment and Acceptance” means an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.

 

Authorized Person” means any of the people set forth on Schedule A-2, as such schedule of Authorized Persons has been from time to time be amended or supplemented by

 

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Borrower pursuant to a written notice delivered by Borrower to Agent and acknowledged in writing by Agent.

 

Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the amount that Borrower is entitled to borrow as Advances under Section 2.1 (after giving effect to all then outstanding Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations) and all sublimits and reserves then applicable hereunder).

 

Average Availability” means, with respect to any period, the amount of Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash as of the end of each day in such period divided by the number of days in such period.

 

Bank of America Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement” means that Amended and Restated Standby Letter of Credit Agreement dated as of June 1, 2005 between Borrower and Bank, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Bank Product” means any financial accommodation extended to Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries by a Bank Product Provider (other than pursuant to the Agreement) including: (a) credit cards, (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) purchase cards, (e) ACH Transactions, (f) cash management, including controlled disbursement, accounts or services, or (g) transactions under Hedge Agreements.

 

Bank Product Agreements” means those agreements entered into from time to time by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries with a Bank Product Provider in connection with the obtaining of any of the Bank Products.

 

Bank Product Obligations” means all obligations, liabilities, contingent reimbursement obligations, fees, and expenses owing by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any Bank Product Provider pursuant to or evidenced by the Bank Product Agreements and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including all such amounts that Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries are obligated to reimburse to Agent or any member of the Lender Group as a result of Agent or such member of the Lender Group purchasing participations from, or executing indemnities or reimbursement obligations to, a Bank Product Provider with respect to the Bank Products provided by such Bank Product Provider to Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries.

 

Bank Product Provider” means Wells Fargo or any of its Affiliates.

 

Bank Product Reserve” means, as of any date of determination, the lesser of (a) $8,500,000, and (b) the amount of reserves that Agent has established (based upon the Bank Product Providers’ reasonable determination of the credit exposure of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries in respect of Bank Products) in respect of Bank Products then provided or outstanding.

 

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Bankruptcy Code” means title 11 of the United States Code, as in effect from time to time.

 

Base LIBOR Rate” means the rate per annum, (i) established by Bloomberg as published in The Wall Street Journal on the date following such establishment (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100%), to be the rate at which Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of the requested Interest Period) are offered to major banks in the London interbank market 2 Business Days prior to the commencement of the requested Interest Period, or (ii) if the Bloomberg rate is unavailable, as determined by Agent in accordance with its customary procedures, and utilizing such electronic or other quotation sources as it considers appropriate, in each case for a term and in an amount comparable to the Interest Period and the amount of the LIBOR Rate Loan requested (whether as an initial LIBOR Rate Loan or as a continuation of a LIBOR Rate Loan or as a conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan) by Borrower in accordance with the Agreement, which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

 

Base Rate” means, the rate of interest announced, from time to time, within Wells Fargo at its principal office in San Francisco as its “prime rate”, with the understanding that the “prime rate” is one of Wells Fargo’s base rates (not necessarily the lowest of such rates) and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans making reference thereto and is evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement in such internal publications as Wells Fargo may designate.

 

Base Rate Loan” means the portion of the Advances that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.

 

Base Rate Margin” means the Applicable Margin pertaining to Base Rate Loans as set forth in the definition of Applicable Margin.

 

Benefit Plan” means a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA) for which Holdings, Borrower or any Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate of Borrower has been an “employer” (as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA) within the past six years.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors (or comparable managers) of Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable.

 

Borrower” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble to the Agreement.

 

Borrowing” means a borrowing hereunder consisting of Advances made on the same day by the Lenders (or Agent on behalf thereof), or by Swing Lender in the case of a Swing Loan, or by Agent (or by Oak Hill, as applicable) in the case of a Protective General Advance, or by Oak Hill in the case of a Protective Last Out Advance.

 

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Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of determination, the result of:

 

(a) the lesser of

 

(i) 30% of Borrower’s Recurring Revenues for the most recently ended twelve-month period prior to such date for which Agent has received a Borrowing Base Certificate and the monthly financial statements of Borrower required to be delivered to Agent pursuant to Schedule 5.2 and Schedule 5.3, and

 

(ii) an amount equal to the average daily Collections with respect to Accounts of Borrower and SAVVIS Federal over the immediately preceding 90 day period multiplied by 65; minus

 

(b) the sum of

 

(i) the Bank Product Reserve, and

 

(ii) the aggregate amount of reserves, if any, established by Agent under Section 2.1(b) against the Borrowing Base.

 

Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit B-1.

 

Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banks are authorized or required to close in the states of Georgia or New York, except that, if a determination of a Business Day shall relate to a LIBOR Rate Loan, the term “Business Day” also shall exclude any day on which banks are closed for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

 

Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period that are capital expenditures as determined in accordance with GAAP, whether such expenditures are paid in cash or financed; provided that Capital Expenditures shall not include expenditures that have been fully reimbursed in cash by Persons other than Loan Parties and for which the Loan Parties are not obligated in any respect.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligation” means that portion of the obligations under a Capital Lease that is required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.

 

Capital Lease” means a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.

 

Cash Equivalents” means (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof, (b) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either Standard & Poor’s Rating Group (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), (c) commercial paper maturing no more than 270 days from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s, (d) certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances maturing

 

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within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000, (e) Deposit Accounts maintained with (i) any bank that satisfies the criteria described in clause (d) above, or (ii) any other bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof so long as the amount maintained with any such other bank is less than or equal to $100,000 and is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and (f) Investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets are invested in the types of assets described in clauses (a) through (e) above.

 

Cash Management Account” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.7(a).

 

Cash Management Agreements” means those certain cash management agreements, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, each of which is among Holdings, Borrower or one of their respective Domestic Subsidiaries, Agent, and one of the Cash Management Banks.

 

Cash Management Bank” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.7(a).

 

Change of Control” means that (a) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than Permitted Holders, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of (i) 30%, or more, of the Stock of Holdings having the right to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors and (ii) a higher percentage of the Stock of Holdings having the right to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors than the percentage of such Stock held by the Permitted Holders, (b) a majority of the members of the Board of Directors do not constitute Continuing Directors of Holdings, or (c) subject to Section 5.12, Holdings fails to own and control 100% of the Stock of any of its Subsidiaries, including Borrower (it being understood that this clause (c) shall not apply to Foreign Subsidiaries to the extent that applicable law requires a Person other than Holdings to own a de minimis amount of Stock of such Foreign Subsidiary).

 

Closing Date” means the date of the making of the initial Advance (or other extension of credit) hereunder.

 

Code” means the New York Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time.

 

Collateral” means all assets and interests in assets and proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries in or upon which a Lien is granted under any of the Loan Documents.

 

Collateral Access Agreement” means a landlord waiver, bailee letter, or acknowledgement agreement of any lessor, warehouseman, processor, consignee, or other Person in possession of, having a Lien upon, or having rights or interests in Holdings’, Borrower’s or their respective Subsidiaries’ books and records, Equipment, or Inventory, in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.

 

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Collections” means all cash, checks, notes, instruments, and other items of payment (including insurance proceeds, proceeds of cash sales, rental proceeds, and tax refunds).

 

Commercial Software” means packaged commercially available software programs generally available to the public which have been licensed to Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to end-user licenses and which are used in Borrower’s business but not a component of or incorporated into any Borrower product.

 

Company Software” means proprietary rights in the software for which Proprietary Rights are owned by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, including copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets.

 

Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, its Revolver Commitment.

 

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 delivered by the chief financial officer of Borrower to Agent.

 

Continuing Director” means (a) any member of the Board of Directors who was a director of Holdings on the Closing Date, and (b) any individual who becomes a member of the Board of Directors of Holdings after the Closing Date if such individual was appointed or nominated for election to the Board of Directors by a majority of the directors who were directors on the Closing Date or who were appointed or nominated for election to the Board of Directors of Holdings by directors who were directors on the Closing Date or who were appointed or nominated for election to the Board of Directors of Holdings by directors who had also been so appointed or nominated, but excluding any such individual originally proposed for election in opposition to the Board of Directors in office at the Closing Date in an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the directors of Holdings and whose initial assumption of office resulted from such contest or the settlement thereof.

 

Control Agreement” means a control agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, executed and delivered by Holdings, Borrower or one of their respective Domestic Subsidiaries, as applicable, Agent, and the applicable securities intermediary (with respect to a Securities Account) or bank (with respect to a Deposit Account).

 

Daily Balance” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to any Obligation, the amount of such Obligation owed at the end of such day.

 

Default” means an event, condition, or default that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

 

Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that fails to make any Advance (or other extension of credit) that it is required to make hereunder on the date that it is required to do so hereunder.

 

Defaulting Lender Rate” means (a) for the first 3 days from and after the date the relevant payment is due, the Base Rate, and (b) thereafter, the interest rate then applicable to Advances that are Base Rate Loans (inclusive of the Base Rate Margin applicable thereto).

 

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Deposit Account” means any deposit account (as that term is defined in the Code).

 

Designated Account” means the Deposit Account of Borrower identified on Schedule D-1.

 

Designated Account Bank” has the meaning specified therefor in Schedule D-1.

 

Dollars” or “$” means United States dollars. To the extent any amount is owing or is otherwise denominated in a currency other than Dollars, such amount shall be recalculated for the purposes of this Agreement in the then Dollar equivalent amount thereof as determined from time to time by Agent.

 

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary organized solely under the laws of the District of Columbia or any State of the United States.

 

Dupont Leases” means each of the (i) Lease Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2004, between Borrower (as successor by merger with SAVIS, Inc., f/k/a SAVVIS Asset Holdings, Inc.) and Meerkat SC Office LLC, (ii) Lease Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2004, between Borrower (as successor by merger with SAVIS, Inc., f/k/a SAVVIS Asset Holdings, Inc.) and Meerkat LA1 LLC, (iii) Lease Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2004, between Borrower (as successor by merger with SAVIS, Inc., f/k/a SAVVIS Asset Holdings, Inc.) and Meerkat SC4 LLC, (iv) Lease Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2004, between Borrower (as successor by merger with SAVVIS, Inc., f/k/a SAVVIS Asset Holdings, Inc.) and Meerkat SC5 LLC and (v) Lease Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2004, between Borrower (as successor by merger with SAVIS, Inc., f/k/a SAVVIS Asset Holdings, Inc.) and Meerkat SC8 LLC.

 

Embedded Products” means all licenses, sublicenses and other agreements as to which Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party and pursuant to which such Person is authorized to use any third party patents, patent rights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets or copyrights, including software, which are distributed by any such Person or incorporated in any existing product or service of any such Person.

 

EBITDA” means, with respect to any fiscal period, Holdings’, Borrower’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ consolidated net earnings (or loss), minus, (a) to the extent included in consolidated net earnings (or loss), extraordinary gains and interest income, plus (b) to the extent deducted in consolidated net earnings (or loss), the sum of (i) interest expense, (ii) income taxes, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) non-cash accretion, (vi) non-cash equity-based compensation, (vii) non-cash impairment charges, (viii) non-cash loss on extinguishment of Indebtedness resulting from the termination on the Closing Date of the Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement dated as of March 8, 2002 among General Electric Capital Corporation and certain of the Loan Parties, (ix) non-cash restructuring charges, (x) payments of up to $[***] under the SAVVIS Center Naming Rights Agreement solely to effectuate the restructuring of the SAVVIS Center Naming Rights Agreement contemplated in Section 6.7(c)(ii) and (xi) integration costs related to the purchase of assets from Cable & Wireless USA, Inc. and Cable & Wireless Internet Services, Inc. on March 5, 2004 (provided that solely for the purposes of this clause (xi), such integration costs (x) shall not exceed $6,000,000 in the aggregate,

 

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(y) shall only apply with respect to periods ending on or prior to December 31, 2005 and (z) shall not exceed $4,000,000 in the aggregate during the period between April 1, 2005 and December 31, 2005), in each case for such period and in each case, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Eligible Transferee” means (a) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having total assets in excess of $250,000,000, (b) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or a political subdivision of any such country and which has total assets in excess of $250,000,000, provided that such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States, (c) a finance company, insurance company, or other financial institution or fund that is engaged in making, purchasing, or otherwise investing in commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and having (together with its Affiliates) total assets in excess of $250,000,000, (d) any Lender or any Affiliate (other than individuals) or Related Fund of a Lender, (e) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other Person approved by Agent and Borrower (which approval of Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned), and (f) during the continuation of an Event of Default, any other Person approved by Agent.

 

Environmental Actions” means any complaint, summons, citation, notice, directive, order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, judgment, letter, or other communication from any Governmental Authority, or any third party involving violations of Environmental Laws or releases of Hazardous Materials from (a) any assets, properties, or businesses of Holdings, Borrower, any of their respective Subsidiaries, or any of their predecessors in interest, (b) from adjoining properties or businesses, or (c) from or onto any facilities which received Hazardous Materials generated by Holdings, Borrower, any of their respective Subsidiaries, or any of their predecessors in interest.

 

Environmental Law” means any applicable federal, state, provincial, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, binding and enforceable guideline, binding and enforceable written policy, or rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, in each case, to the extent binding on Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, relating to the environment, the effect of the environment on employee health, or Hazardous Materials, in each case as amended from time to time.

 

Environmental Liabilities” means all liabilities, monetary obligations, losses, damages, punitive damages, consequential damages, treble damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts, or consultants, and costs of investigation and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions, and interest incurred as a result of any claim or demand, or Remedial Action required, by any Governmental Authority or any third party, and which relate to any Environmental Action.

 

Environmental Lien” means any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for Environmental Liabilities.

 

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Equipment” means equipment (as that term is defined in the Code).

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute thereto.

 

ERISA Affiliate” means (a) any Person subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as employed by the same employer as the employees of Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(b), (b) any trade or business subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as employed by the same employer as the employees of Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(c), (c) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, any organization subject to ERISA that is a member of an affiliated service group of which Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a member under IRC Section 414(m), or (d) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, any Person subject to ERISA that is a party to an arrangement with Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries and whose employees are aggregated with the employees of Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(o).

 

Event of Default” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.

 

Excess Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the amount equal to Availability minus the aggregate amount, if any, of (i) all undisputed portions of trade payables of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries aged over either 120 days past their due date or 180 days past the date of their creation, to the extent the aggregate amount of such trade payables exceed $4,000,000 and (ii) all book overdrafts of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries in excess of historical practices with respect thereto, in each case as determined by Agent in its Permitted Discretion.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect from time to time.

 

Exigent Circumstance” means an event or circumstance that materially and imminently threatens the ability of the Agent, on behalf of the Lender Group, to realize upon all or a material part of the Collateral, such as, without limitation, fraudulent removal, concealment, or abscondment thereof, destruction (other than to the extent covered by insurance) or material waste thereof, or the failure of Holdings, Borrower or any other their respective Subsidiaries after reasonable demand to maintain or reinstate adequate casualty insurance coverage with respect thereto.

 

Existing Lender” means General Electric Capital Corporation.

 

Fee Letter” means that certain fee letter between Borrower and Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.

 

First Out Advance” means any Advance funded by a First Out Lender in respect of its First Out Commitment.

 

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First Out Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, its First Out Revolver Commitment, if any.

 

First Out Lender” means any Lender that has a First Out Pro Rata Share greater than zero; provided that each reference to a First Out Lender shall only be deemed to be made to a Lender in its capacity as having a First Out Commitment, First Out Advance or First Out Pro Rata Share of items pertaining thereto.

 

First Out Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of a First Out Lender and otherwise substantially the form of Exhibit F-1 hereto, evidencing indebtedness of the Borrower under the First Out Revolver Commitment of such First Out Lender.

 

First Out Obligations” means any Obligations other than Last Out Obligations.

 

First Out Pro Rata Share” means, as of any date of determination with respect to a Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Lender’s First Out Revolver Commitment, by (b) the aggregate amount of First Out Revolver Commitments of all Lenders; provided, however, that in the event the First Out Revolver Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, First Out Pro Rata Share shall be the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s First Out Advances plus such Lender’s ratable portion of the Risk Participation Liability with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit to the extent such Letters of Credit pertain to the First Out Revolver Commitments, by (ii) the outstanding principal amount of all First Out Advances plus the aggregate amount of the Risk Participation Liability of all Lenders with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit to the extent such Letters of Credit pertain to the First Out Revolver Commitments.

 

First Out Required Lenders” means, at any time, First Out Lenders whose aggregate First Out Pro Rata Shares equal or exceed 50.1%; provided so long as there only two First Out Lenders (exclusive of any First Out Lender that is also a Last Out Lender or an Affiliate or Related Fund of a Last Out Lender), “First Out Required Lenders” shall include both such First Out Lenders so long as each such First Out Lender has a Pro Rata Share (calculated under clause (c) of the definition of Pro Rata Share) in excess of 20%.

 

First Out Revolver Commitment” means, with respect to each First Out Lender, its First Out Revolver Commitment, and, with respect to all First Out Lenders, their First Out Revolver Commitments, in each case as such Dollar amounts are set forth beside such First Out Lender’s name under the applicable heading on Schedule C-1 or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such First Out Lender became a First Out Lender hereunder, as such amounts may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments made in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.1.

 

Foreign Cash Equivalents” means (a) certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank organized under the laws of a jurisdiction set forth on Schedule F-1 having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000, and (b) Deposit Accounts maintained with any bank that satisfies the criteria described in clause (a) above.

 

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Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

Funding Date” means the date on which a Borrowing occurs.

 

Funding Losses” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.13(b)(ii).

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States, consistently applied.

 

Governing Documents” means, with respect to any Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, or other organizational documents of such Person.

 

Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, or other governmental or administrative body, instrumentality, board, department, or agency or any court, tribunal, administrative hearing body, arbitration panel, commission, or other similar dispute-resolving panel or body.

 

Guarantors” means (a) each Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings other than Borrower, (b) Holdings, and (c) any other Person that guaranties all or any portion of the Obligations, and “Guarantor” means any one of them.

 

Guaranty” means that certain general continuing guaranty executed and delivered by each Guarantor in favor of Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.

 

Hazardous Materials” means (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable laws or regulations as “hazardous substances,” “hazardous materials,” “hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” or any other formulation intended to define, list, or classify substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, or “EP toxicity”, (b) oil, petroleum, or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids, synthetic gas, drilling fluids, produced waters, and other wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal resources, (c) any flammable substances or explosives or any radioactive materials, and (d) asbestos in any form or electrical equipment that contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of 50 parts per million.

 

Hedge Agreement” means any and all agreements or documents now existing or hereafter entered into by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries that provide for an interest rate, credit, commodity or equity swap, cap, floor, collar, forward foreign exchange transaction, currency swap, cross currency rate swap, currency option, or any combination of, or option with respect to, these or similar transactions, for the purpose of hedging Holdings’, Borrower’s or any of their respective Subsidiaries’ exposure to fluctuations in interest or exchange rates, loan, credit exchange, security, or currency valuations or commodity prices.

 

Holdings” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble of this Agreement.

 

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Holdout Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 14.2(a).

 

Indebtedness” means (a) all obligations for borrowed money (including inter-company loans, advances and receivables), (b) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments and all reimbursement or other obligations in respect of letters of credit, bankers acceptances, interest rate swaps, or other financial products, (c) all obligations as a lessee under Capital Leases, (d) all obligations or liabilities of others secured by a Lien on any asset of a Person or its Subsidiaries, irrespective of whether such obligation or liability is assumed, (e) all obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of assets (other than trade payables incurred to non-Affiliates in the ordinary course of business and repayable in accordance with customary trade practices), (f) all obligations owing under Hedge Agreements, and (g) any obligation guaranteeing or intended to guarantee (whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted, or sold with recourse) any obligation of any other Person that constitutes Indebtedness under any of clauses (a) through (f) above.

 

Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.3.

 

Indemnified Person” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.3.

 

Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other state or federal or under any foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief.

 

Inter-company Subordination Agreement” means a subordination agreement executed and delivered by Holdings, Borrower, each of their respective Subsidiaries, and Agent, the form and substance of which is satisfactory to Agent.

 

Interest Period” means, with respect to each LIBOR Rate Loan, a period commencing on the date of the making of such LIBOR Rate Loan (or the continuation of a LIBOR Rate Loan or the conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan) and ending 1, 2, or 3 or 6 months thereafter; provided, however, that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended (subject to clauses (c)-(e) below) to the next succeeding Business Day, (b) interest shall accrue at the applicable rate based upon the LIBOR Rate from and including the first day of each Interest Period to, but excluding, the day on which any Interest Period expires, (c) any Interest Period that would end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (d) with respect to an Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period), the Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month that is 1, 2, or 3 or 6 months after the date on which the Interest Period began, as applicable, and (e) Borrower may not elect an Interest Period which will end after the Maturity Date.

 

Inventory” means inventory (as that term is defined in the Code).

 

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Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any investment by such Person in any other Person (including Affiliates) in the form of loans, guarantees, advances, or capital contributions (excluding (a) commission, travel, relocation and similar advances to officers and employees of such Person consistent with past practice and so long as the aggregate outstanding amount of such advances at no time exceeds $1,000,000 and advances to officers and employees to fund payments by such officers and employees to Holdings in connection with the exercise of options to acquire Stock of Holdings, and (b) bona fide Accounts (other than inter-company Accounts among the Loan Parties) arising in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), purchases or other acquisitions of Indebtedness, Stock, or all or substantially all of the assets of such other Person (or of any division or business line of such other Person), and any other items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

Investment Affiliate” means any fund or investment vehicle that (a) is organized by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe VIII, L.P. for the purpose of making equity or debt investments in one or more companies and (b) is controlled by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe VIII, L.P. For purposes of this definition “control” means the power to direct or cause the direction of management and policies of a Person, whether by contract or otherwise.

 

IRC” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect from time to time.

 

Issuing Lender” means WFF or any other Lender that, at the request of Borrower and with the consent of Agent, agrees, in such Lender’s sole discretion, to become an Issuing Lender for the purpose of issuing L/Cs or L/C Undertakings pursuant to Section 2.12.

 

L/C” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.12(a).

 

L/C Disbursement” means a payment made by the Issuing Lender pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

 

L/C Undertaking” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.12(a).

 

Last Out Advance” means any Advance funded by a Last Out Lender in respect of its Last Out Commitment.

 

Last Out Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, its Last Out Revolver Commitment, if any.

 

Last Out Lender” means any Lender that has a Last Out Pro Rata Share greater than zero; provided that each reference to a Last Out Lender shall only be deemed to be made to a Lender in its capacity as having a Last Out Commitment, Last Out Advance or Last Out Pro Rata Share of items pertaining thereto.

 

Last Out Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of a Last Out Lender and otherwise substantially the form of Exhibit L-1 hereto, evidencing indebtedness of the Borrower under the Last Out Revolver Commitment of such Last Out Lender.

 

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Last Out Obligations” means any all Obligations described in clause (a) of the definition of Obligations, but only to the extent that such Obligations are owing to Last Out Lenders with respect Last Out Advances, the Last Out Commitments or their Last Out Pro Rata Shares of items pertaining thereto.

 

Last Out Pro Rata Share” means, as of any date of determination with respect to a Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Lender’s Last Out Revolver Commitment, by (b) the aggregate amount of Last Out Revolver Commitments of all Lenders; provided, however, that in the event the Last Out Revolver Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, Last Out Pro Rata Share shall be the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Last Out Advances plus such Lender’s ratable portion of the Risk Participation Liability with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit to the extent such Letters of Credit pertain to the Last Out Revolver Commitments, by (ii) the outstanding principal amount of all Last Out Advances plus the aggregate amount of the Risk Participation Liability of all Lenders with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit to the extent such Letters of Credit pertain to the Last Out Revolver Commitments.

 

Last Out Required Lenders” means, at any time, Last Out Lenders whose aggregate Last Out Pro Rata Shares equal or exceed 50.1%.

 

Last Out Revolver Commitment” means, with respect to each Last Out Lender, its Last Out Revolver Commitment, and, with respect to all Last Out Lenders, their Last Out Revolver Commitments, in each case as such Dollar amounts are set forth beside such Last Out Lender’s name under the applicable heading on Schedule C-1 or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Last Out Lender became a Last Out Lender hereunder, as such amounts may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments made in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.1.

 

Last Out Settlement” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(f).

 

Last Out Settlement Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(f).

 

Lender” and “Lenders” have the respective meanings set forth in the preamble to the Agreement, and shall include any other Person made a party to the Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.1.

 

Lender Group” means, individually and collectively, each of the Lenders (including the Issuing Lender) and Agent.

 

Lender Group Expenses” means all (a) costs or expenses (including taxes, and insurance premiums) required to be paid by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries under any of the Loan Documents that are paid, advanced, or incurred by the Lender Group, (b) fees or charges paid or incurred by Agent in connection with the Lender Group’s transactions with Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, including, fees or charges for photocopying, notarization, couriers and messengers, telecommunication, public record searches (including tax lien, litigation, and UCC searches and including searches with the patent and trademark office, the copyright office, or the department of motor vehicles), filing, recording, publication, appraisal (including periodic collateral appraisals or business valuations

 

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to the extent of the fees and charges (and up to the amount of any limitation) contained in the Agreement), real estate surveys, real estate title policies and endorsements, and environmental audits, (c) costs and expenses incurred by Agent in the disbursement of funds to Borrower or other members of the Lender Group (by wire transfer or otherwise), (d) charges paid or incurred by Agent resulting from the dishonor of checks, (e) reasonable costs and expenses paid or incurred by the Lender Group to correct any default or enforce any provision of the Loan Documents, or in gaining possession of, maintaining, handling, preserving, storing, shipping, selling, preparing for sale, or advertising to sell the Collateral, or any portion thereof, irrespective of whether a sale is consummated, (f) audit fees and expenses of Agent related to any inspections or audits to the extent of the fees and charges (and up to the amount of any limitation) contained in the Agreement, (g) reasonable costs and expenses of third party claims or any other suit paid or incurred by the Lender Group in enforcing or defending the Loan Documents or in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or the Lender Group’s relationship with Borrower or any its Subsidiaries, (h) Agent’s and Oak Hill Representative’s reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred in advising, structuring, drafting, reviewing, administering, syndicating, or amending the Loan Documents; provided, however, that Oak Hill Representative’s rights under this clause (h) shall only apply during periods in which the Oak Hill Entities collectively have a Last Out Pro Rata Share of not less than 60%, and (i) Agent’s and each Lender’s reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other advisors fees and expenses) incurred in terminating, enforcing (including attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other advisors fees and expenses incurred in connection with a “workout,” a “restructuring,” or an Insolvency Proceeding concerning Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or in exercising rights or remedies under the Loan Documents), or defending the Loan Documents, irrespective of whether suit is brought, or in taking any Remedial Action concerning the Collateral.

 

Lender-Related Person” means, with respect to any Lender, such Lender, together with such Lender’s Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents.

 

Letter of Credit” means an L/C or an L/C Undertaking, as the context requires.

 

Letter of Credit Usage” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit.

 

Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, the ratio of (i) Indebtedness of such Persons as of the last day of such period, other than the Series A Subordinated Indebtedness and other than obligations owing under Hedge Agreements to (ii) Adjusted EBITDA of such Persons for such period.

 

LIBOR Deadline” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.13(b)(i).

 

LIBOR Notice” means a written notice in the form of Exhibit L-2.

 

LIBOR Option” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.13(a).

 

LIBOR Rate” means, for each Interest Period for each LIBOR Rate Loan, the rate per annum determined by Agent (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100%) by dividing (a) the Base LIBOR Rate for such Interest Period, by (b) 100% minus the Reserve

 

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Percentage. The LIBOR Rate shall be adjusted on and as of the effective day of any change in the Reserve Percentage.

 

LIBOR Rate Loan” means each portion of an Advance that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate.

 

LIBOR Rate Margin” means the Applicable Margin pertaining to LIBOR Rate Loans as set forth in the definition of Applicable Margin.

 

Lien” means any interest in an asset securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, any Person other than the owner of the asset, irrespective of whether (a) such interest is based on the common law, statute, or contract, (b) such interest is recorded or perfected, and (c) such interest is contingent upon the occurrence of some future event or events or the existence of some future circumstance or circumstances. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Lien” includes retention of title claims, and also includes the lien or security interest arising from a mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance, notice of Lien, levy or assessment, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt, or from a lease, consignment, or bailment for security purposes and also includes reservations, exceptions, encroachments, easements, rights-of-way, covenants, conditions, restrictions, leases, and other title exceptions and encumbrances affecting Real Property.

 

Loan Account” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.10.

 

Loan Documents” means the Agreement, the Notes, the Bank Product Agreements, the Cash Management Agreements, the Control Agreements, the Fee Letter, the Guaranty, the Inter-company Subordination Agreement, Series A Subordinated Indebtedness Subordination Agreement, the Letters of Credit, the Mortgages, the Security Agreement, the UK Pledge Agreement, the UCC Authorization to File UCC Financing Statements dated as of the date hereof executed by Holdings and its Domestic Subsidiaries in favor of Agent, Assignment of Business Interruption Insurance dated as of the date hereof executed by Holdings and its Domestic Subsidiaries in favor of Agent, any note or notes executed by Borrower in connection with the Agreement and payable to a member of the Lender Group, and any other agreement entered into, now or in the future, by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries and the Lender Group in connection with the Agreement.

 

Loan Party” means each of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries.

 

Material Adverse Change” means (a) a material adverse change in the business, prospects, operations, results of operations, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) (x) of Borrower or (y) of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of (x) the ability of Borrower to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (y) the ability of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to perform their collective obligations under the Loan Documents to which they are parties or (z) the Lender Group’s ability to enforce the Obligations or realize upon the Collateral, or (c) a material impairment of the enforceability or priority of the Agent’s Liens with respect to the Collateral as a result of an action or failure to act on the part of Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries.

 

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Material Foreign Subsidiary” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 5.16.

 

Maturity Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.3.

 

Maximum Revolver Amount” means $85,000,000.

 

Microsoft Consent” means the agreement dated as of the date hereof among Borrower, Microsoft Corporation and Agent pertaining to the Microsoft Option Equipment.

 

Microsoft Option Equipment” means the equipment and personal property of the Loan Parties located at 2045 Lafayette Street and constituting Option Property (as defined in Section 15 of the Microsoft Sublease).

 

Microsoft Sublease” means that certain Sublease dated as of August 2, 2002 between Borrower (as successor to Cable & Wireless Internet Services, Inc. and SAVVIS Asset Holdings, Inc. a/k/a SAVVIS, Inc.) and Microsoft Corporation, as amended by the First Amendment to Sublease dated as of March 17, 2004 and by the Microsoft Consent, as the same may be further amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Mortgages” means, individually and collectively, and if any, one or more mortgages, deeds of trust, or deeds to secure debt, executed and delivered by Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries in favor of Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, that encumber the Real Property Collateral.

 

Note” means any First Out Note or Last Out Note and “Notes” means all such Notes.

 

Oak Hill” means collectively, Oak Hill Securities Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Oak Hill Securities Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Oak Hill Credit Alpha Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Oak Hill Credit Alpha Fund (Offshore), LTD., a Cayman Islands exempt limited liability company, in each case in their respective capacities as Lenders.

 

Oak Hill Assignment and Acceptance” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble of this Agreement.

 

Oak Hill Entities” means Oak Hill and Affiliates and Related Funds of Oak Hill, in their respective capacities as Lenders; it being understood the definition of Oak Hill Entities shall not include any Person that is a successor or assignee of Oak Hill or any of its Affiliates and Related Funds if such Person is not Oak Hill or is not an Affiliate or Related Fund of Oak Hill.

 

Oak Hill Representative” means Oak Hill Securities Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, in its capacity as such, or any other Oak Hill Entity designated by each of the Oak Hill Entities as being the successor “Oak Hill Representative” pursuant to a written notice delivered by each of the Oak Hill Entities to Agent.

 

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Oak Hill’s Account” means the Deposit Account of Oak Hill Representative identified on Schedule O-1.

 

Obligations” means (a) all loans, Advances, debts, principal, interest (including any interest that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit, premiums, liabilities (including all amounts charged to Borrower’s Loan Account pursuant hereto), obligations (including indemnification obligations), fees (including the fees provided for in the Fee Letter), charges, costs, Lender Group Expenses (including any fees or expenses that accrue after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), lease payments, guaranties, covenants, and duties of any kind and description owing by Borrower to the Lender Group pursuant to or evidenced by the Loan Documents and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including all interest not paid when due and all other expenses or other amounts that Borrower is required to pay or reimburse by the Loan Documents, by law, or otherwise, and (b) all Bank Product Obligations. Any reference in the Agreement or in the Loan Documents to the Obligations shall include all or any portion thereof and any extensions, modifications, renewals, or alterations thereof, both prior and subsequent to any Insolvency Proceeding.

 

Originating Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(e).

 

Overadvance” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.5.

 

Participant” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(e).

 

Participant Register” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(k).

 

Permitted Acquisition” means an acquisition of the assets and/or business of a Person by Borrower or by a Subsidiary of Holdings or Borrower or the acquisition of all of the Stock of a Person (such Person, the “Target”) by a Borrower or by a Subsidiary of Holdings or Borrower in which (a) the business and assets acquired are for use in, the same business engaged in by Borrower as of the Closing Date and which acquired business and assets would not subject Agent or any Lender to any regulatory or third party approvals in connection with the exercise of its rights and remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Document other than approvals applicable to the exercise of such rights and remedies with respect to Borrower prior to such Permitted Acquisition, (b) immediately before and after giving effect to such asset acquisition or Stock acquisition and the making of any Advances in connection therewith, no Default or Event of Default exists (and, with respect to the financial covenants included in Section 6.16, Agent has been provided with calculations showing compliance with such financial covenants on a pro forma basis as of the most recent month end for which financial statements have been delivered, after giving effect to such asset or Stock acquisition as if such acquisition occurred at the beginning of the relevant period and as if any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith was incurred on the first day of such period notwithstanding whether or not the financial covenants included in Section 6.16 are otherwise tested pursuant to the terms of Section 6.16), (c) the

 

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aggregate consideration to be paid by the Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries (including any liabilities assumed by Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries and the liabilities retained by the Target) in connection with such asset or Stock acquisition, together with the consideration paid in connection with all other asset or Stock acquisitions completed by Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries during the consecutive 12-month period ending on the date of such asset or Stock acquisition does not exceed $5,000,000; provided that this clause (c) shall only apply with respect to asset or Stock acquisitions completed on or prior to June 10, 2006, (d) the aggregate consideration to be paid by Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries (including any liabilities assumed by Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries and any liabilities retained by the Target) in connection with such asset or Stock acquisition, together with the consideration paid in connection with all of the asset or Stock acquisitions completed by Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date of such asset or Stock acquisition, does not exceed $15,000,000; provided that the portion of consideration paid or to be paid by Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries in connection with any asset or Stock acquisition by the issuance of common Stock of Holdings shall be excluded from such $15,000,000 limitation so long as the aggregate consideration paid and to be paid by Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries (including any liabilities assumed by Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries and the liabilities retained by the Target but excluding any consideration paid or to be paid by the issuance of common Stock of Holdings) does not exceed $10,000,000, (e) the acquisition is consensual and has been approved by the respective board of directors (or equivalent body) of the parties to such acquisition (including in the case of a Stock acquisition, the board of directors of the Target), (f) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such asset or Stock acquisition and the making of any Advances in connection therewith, Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash is not less than $35,000,000, (g) during the 30 days prior to the time of such asset or Stock acquisition, the sum of Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash as of the end of each day during such 30 day period divided by 30 is not less than $35,000,000, (h) at least 30 days prior to such asset or Stock acquisition, Agent shall have received a description of such asset or Stock acquisition and such legal and business due diligence as is customarily and reasonably required by Agent (with results of such due diligence being satisfactory to Agent), and projections for the succeeding three-year period, which projections shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Agent and shall take into account the proposed Permitted Acquisition, (i) at least 5 days prior to the consummation of such asset or Stock acquisition, Agent has received complete executed or conformed copies of the material documentation to be executed in connection with such acquisition, (j) consents have been obtained in favor of Agent and Lenders to the collateral assignment of rights and indemnities under the material acquisition documents, (k) (x) in the case of an asset acquisition, Agent shall have received a perfected, first-priority Lien in all of the assets (other than assets located outside of the United States) so acquired and all of the assets so acquired shall be free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens) and (y) in the case of a Stock acquisition, Agent shall have received a perfected, first-priority Lien in all of the assets (other than assets located outside of the United States) of the Target and all of the assets of Target shall be free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens) and the Target (so long as the Target is not a Foreign Subsidiary) shall have executed and delivered a joinder to the Guaranty and Agent shall have received a perfected, first priority Lien on all of the Stock (or 65% of the Stock if the Target is a Foreign Subsidiary) issued by the Target and (l) any contingent liabilities or Indebtedness assumed by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with such asset

 

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acquisition or if a Stock acquisition, retained by Target or assumed by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with such Stock acquisition have been approved by Agent and Required Lenders.

 

Permitted Discretion” means a determination made in the exercise of reasonable (from the perspective of a secured lender) business judgment.

 

Permitted Dispositions” means (a) sales or other dispositions of Equipment that is substantially worn, damaged, or obsolete in the ordinary course of business, (b) sales, leases or licensing of Inventory or Equipment to customers in the ordinary course of business, (c) the use or transfer of money or Cash Equivalents in a manner that is not prohibited by the terms of the Agreement or the other Loan Documents, (d) the licensing, on a non-exclusive basis, of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business, (e) sales of Equipment not covered under clause (a) above, so long as (i) no Event of Default exists, (ii) such sales are on an arm’s length basis and (iii) the aggregate fair market value of such Equipment sold from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date does not exceed $10,000,000, (f) sales of the Microsoft Option Equipment in accordance, and to the extent required by, Section 15 of the Microsoft Sublease and the Microsoft Consent so long as all of the proceeds of such sale are immediately delivered by Microsoft Corporation or the applicable Loan Party to the Agent for application to the outstanding Advances and other Obligations and (g) leases of the Microsoft Option Equipment pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Microsoft Sublease (as in effect on the date hereof).

 

Permitted Holder” means Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe VI, L.P.; Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe VII, L.P.; Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe VIII, L.P.; WCAS Information Partners, L.P.; WCAS Capital Partners II, L.P.; WCAS VI Partners, L.P.; WCAS VII Partners, L.P.; WCAS VIII Associates; WCAS INFO Partners; WCAS CP II Partners; and the individual general partners of each of the foregoing partnerships.

 

Permitted Investments” means (a) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents, (b) Investments in negotiable instruments for collection, (c) advances (other than advances made between the Loan Parties) made in connection with purchases of goods or services in the ordinary course of business, (d) Investments received in settlement of amounts due to the Loan Parties from Persons that are not Affiliates of any Loan Party effected in the ordinary course of business or owing to any Loan Party as a result of Insolvency Proceedings involving an Account Debtor or upon the foreclosure or enforcement of any Lien in favor of any Loan Party, (e) Permitted Acquisitions, (f) Investments arising as a result of loans and receivables between the Loan Parties in accordance with Section 6.1(j) or 6.1(k), (g) Investments arising as a result of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Domestic Subsidiaries converting inter-company loans or receivables permitted by Section 6.1(k) made to Foreign Subsidiaries into equity in such Foreign Subsidiaries or making capital contributions to such Foreign Subsidiaries, in each case solely to the extent such equity and capital contributions are required by applicable law or regulation in order to maintain required capital balances in such Foreign Subsidiaries and after giving effect to such conversions and contributions Borrower is in compliance with Section 6.1(k); provided that solely for the purposes of calculating the aggregate net inter-company payable referred to in Section 6.1(k)(iv) and solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of outstanding inter-company loans and reimbursements under Section 6.1(k) any such

 

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inter-company loans or receivables converted to equity after the Closing Date or capital contributions made after the Closing Date shall be treated as if they were outstanding inter-company loans or receivables, (h) capital contributions by Holdings and its wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiaries in wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiaries of Holdings, and (i) capital contributions by wholly-owned Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings in other wholly-owned Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings.

 

Permitted Liens” means (a) Liens held by Agent to secure the Obligations, (b) Liens for unpaid taxes, assessments, or other governmental charges or levies that either (i) are not yet delinquent, or (ii) do not have priority over the Agent’s Liens and the underlying taxes, assessments, or charges or levies are the subject of Permitted Protests, (c) judgment Liens that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 7.7, (d) Liens set forth on Schedule P-1, (e) the interests of lessors under operating leases, (f) purchase money Liens or the interests of lessors under Capital Leases to the extent that such Liens or interests secure Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness and so long as such Lien attaches only to the asset purchased or acquired and the proceeds thereof, (g) Liens arising by operation of law in favor of warehousemen, landlords, carriers, mechanics, materialmen, laborers, or suppliers, incurred in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money, and which Liens either (i) are for sums not yet delinquent, or (ii) are the subject of Permitted Protests, (h) Liens on amounts deposited in connection with obtaining worker’s compensation or other unemployment insurance, (i) Liens on amounts deposited in connection with the making or entering into of bids, tenders, or leases in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money, (j) Liens on amounts deposited as security for surety or appeal bonds in connection with obtaining such bonds in the ordinary course of business, (k) with respect to any Real Property, easements, rights of way, and zoning restrictions that do not materially interfere with or impair the use or operation thereof and (l) Section 15 of the Microsoft Lease (as modified by the Microsoft Consent) with respect to the Microsoft Option Equipment.

 

Permitted Protest” means the right of Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries to protest any Lien (other than any Lien that secures the Obligations), taxes (other than payroll taxes or taxes that are the subject of a United States federal tax lien), or rental payment, provided that (a) a reserve with respect to such obligation is established on Holdings’, Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s books and records in such amount as is required under GAAP, (b) any such protest is instituted promptly and prosecuted diligently by Holdings, Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, in good faith, and (c) Agent is satisfied that, while any such protest is pending, there will be no impairment of the enforceability, validity, or priority of any of the Agent’s Liens.

 

Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, Purchase Money Indebtedness incurred by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Domestic Subsidiaries after the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time not in excess of $7,500,000.

 

Person” means natural persons, corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, land trusts, business trusts, or other organizations, irrespective of whether they are legal entities, and governments and agencies and political subdivisions thereof.

 

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Projections” means Holdings’, Borrower’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ forecasted consolidated and consolidating (a) balance sheets, (b) profit and loss statements, and (c) cash flow statements, all prepared on a basis consistent with each such Person’s historical financial statements, together with appropriate supporting details and a statement of underlying assumptions.

 

Pro Forma EBITDA” means, with respect to any Target acquired in a Permitted Acquisition, EBITDA for such Target for the most recent twelve (12) month period for which financial statements are made available to Agent at the time of determination thereof, adjusted by extraordinary expenses, increased costs, identifiable and verifiable expense reductions and excess management compensation, if any, in each case calculated by Borrower and approved by Agent and Required Lenders.

 

Pro Rata Share” means, as of any date of determination:

 

(a) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to make Advances and, subject to Section 2.4(b), right to receive payments of principal, interest, fees, costs, and expenses with respect thereto, (i) prior to the Revolver Commitments being terminated or reduced to zero, the percentage obtained by dividing (y) such Lender’s Revolver Commitment, by (z) the aggregate Revolver Commitments of all Lenders, and (ii) from and after the time that the Revolver Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, the percentage obtained by dividing (y) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Advances by (z) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Advances,

 

(b) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to participate in Letters of Credit, to reimburse the Issuing Lender, and, subject to Section 2.4(b), right to receive payments of fees with respect thereto, (i) prior to the Revolver Commitments being terminated or reduced to zero, the percentage obtained by dividing (y) such Lender’s Revolver Commitment, by (z) the aggregate Revolver Commitments of all Lenders, and (ii) from and after the time that the Revolver Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, the percentage obtained by dividing (y) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Advances by (z) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Advances, and

 

(c) subject to Section 2.4(b), with respect to all other matters as to a particular Lender (including the indemnification obligations arising under Section 15.7), the percentage obtained by dividing (i) such Lender’s Revolver Commitment, by (ii) the aggregate amount of Revolver Commitments of all Lenders; provided, however, that in the event the Revolver Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, Pro Rata Share under this clause shall be the percentage obtained by dividing (A) the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Advances plus such Lender’s ratable portion of the Risk Participation Liability with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit, by (B) the outstanding principal amount of all Advances plus the aggregate amount of the Risk Participation Liability with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit.

 

Proprietary Rights” means (a) all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all patents, patent applications, and patent disclosures, together with all reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions, and reexaminations thereof, (b) all trademarks, service marks,

 

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trade dress, logos, trade names, and corporate names, together with all translations, adaptations, derivations, and combinations thereof and including all goodwill associated therewith, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (c) all copyrightable works, all copyrights, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (d) all mask works and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (e) all trade secrets and confidential business information (including ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information, and business and marketing plans and proposals), (f) all computer software (including data and related documentation), (g) all other proprietary rights, and (h) all copies and tangible embodiments thereof (in whatever form or medium).

 

Protective General Advances” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(d)(i).

 

Protective General Advance Oak Hill Share” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(d)(i).

 

Protective Last Out Advances” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(d)(i).

 

Purchase Money Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Obligations, but including Capitalized Lease Obligations), incurred at the time of, or within 20 days after, the acquisition of any fixed assets for the purpose of financing all or any part of the acquisition cost thereof.

 

Qualified Cash” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of (a) unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of Holdings and its wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiaries that is in Deposit Accounts (other than in the Designated Account) or in Securities Accounts, or any combination thereof, and which such Deposit Account or Securities Account is the subject of a Control Agreement and is maintained by a branch office of the bank or securities intermediary located within the United States plus (b) up to $5,000,000 of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings.

 

Real Property” means any estates or interests in real property now owned or hereafter acquired by Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries and the improvements thereto.

 

Real Property Collateral” means any Real Property hereafter acquired by Holdings, Borrower or their respective Domestic Subsidiaries.

 

Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or which is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

 

Recurring Revenue” means, with respect to any period, the revenue arising in the ordinary course of business under Recurring Revenue Agreements recognized (in accordance with GAAP) by Borrower and SAVVIS Federal during such period, without giving effect to any revenue recognized by (i) any Loan Party other than Borrower and SAVVIS Federal or

 

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(ii) Borrower and SAVVIS Federal to the extent such revenue resulted from services performed by Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings on behalf of Borrower and SAVVIS Federal.

 

Recurring Revenue Agreement” means an agreement between Borrower (or by Holdings on behalf of Borrower, solely with respect to the Reuters Network Agreement) or SAVVIS Federal and a customer of Borrower or SAVVIS Federal, as applicable, providing for regular and recurring monthly payments by such customer to Borrower or SAVVIS Federal, as applicable, for ongoing and recurring services to be rendered by Borrower or SAVVIS Federal, as applicable, to such customers over extended periods of time.

 

Register” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(i).

 

“Registered Loan” means any loan recorded on the Register (or a comparable register) pursuant to Section 13.1(i).

 

Related Fund” means a fund, money market account, investment account or other account managed by a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or its investment manager or an Affiliate of its investment manager.

 

Remedial Action” means all actions taken to (a) clean up, remove, remediate, contain, treat, monitor, assess, evaluate, or in any way address Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment, (b) prevent or minimize a release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials so they do not migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment, (c) restore or reclaim natural resources or the environment, (d) perform any pre-remedial studies, investigations, or post-remedial operation and maintenance activities, or (e) conduct any other actions with respect to Hazardous Materials authorized by Environmental Laws.

 

Replacement Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 14.2(a).

 

Report” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 15.17.

 

Required Lenders” means First Out Required Lenders and Last Out Required Lenders.

 

Reserve Percentage” means, on any day, for any Lender, the maximum percentage prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor Governmental Authority) for determining the reserve requirements (including any basic, supplemental, marginal, or emergency reserves) that are in effect on such date with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “eurocurrency liabilities”) of that Lender, but so long as such Lender is not required or directed under applicable regulations to maintain such reserves, the Reserve Percentage shall be zero.

 

Reuters Network Agreement” means that certain Network Services Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2001, by and between Holdings and Reuters Limited Holdings.

 

Revolver Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, its First Out Revolver Commitment and/or its Last Out Revolver Commitment, as applicable.

 

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Revolver Usage” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the amount of outstanding Advances, plus (b) the amount of the Letter of Credit Usage.

 

Risk Participation Liability” means, as to each Letter of Credit, all reimbursement obligations of Borrower to the Issuing Lender with respect to an L/C Undertaking, consisting of (a) the amount available to be drawn or which may become available to be drawn, (b) all amounts that have been paid by the Issuing Lender to the Underlying Issuer to the extent not reimbursed by Borrower, whether by the making of an Advance or otherwise, and (c) all accrued and unpaid interest, fees, and expenses payable with respect thereto.

 

SAVVIS Center Naming Rights Agreement” means that certain Arena Naming Rights Agreement, dated as of August 17, 2000, among Holdings, Kiel Center Partners, L.P., Bridge Information Systems, Inc. and Borrower, as amended by the Agreement and First Amendment dated as of June 19, 2002 and the Settlement Agreement relating thereto dated as of July 30, 2003, as the same may be further amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

SAVVIS Federal” means SAVVIS Federal Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor thereto.

 

Securities Account” means a securities account (as that term is defined in the Code).

 

Security Agreement” means a security agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, executed and delivered by Holdings, Borrower and each of their respective Domestic Subsidiaries to Agent.

 

Series A Subordinated Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness of Holdings evidenced by the Series A Subordinated Notes.

 

Series A Subordinated Indebtedness Subordination Agreement” means the Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement dated as of even date herewith by and among Agent, the holders of Series A Subordinated Notes, Holdings and Borrower, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Series A Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of February 9, 2004 among Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe VIII, L.P. and the other “Purchasers” named therein, and Holdings, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be further amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Series A Subordinated Indebtedness Subordination Agreement.

 

Series A Subordinated Notes” means those Series A Subordinated Notes originally issued pursuant to the Series A Subordinated Notes Purchase Agreement, and all

 

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Series A Subordinated Notes issued subsequently as payment in kind interest on such Series A Subordinated Notes.

 

Settlement” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(e)(i).

 

Settlement Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(e)(i).

 

Solvent” means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that, at fair valuations, the sum of such Person’s assets is greater than all of such Person’s debts.

 

Stock” means all shares, options, warrants, interests, participations, or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a Person, whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock, or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act).

 

Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity in which that Person directly or indirectly owns or controls the shares of Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or appoint other comparable managers) of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity.

 

Sweep Notice” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.7(b).

 

Sweep Termination Request” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.7(b).

 

Swing Lender” means WFF or any other Lender that, at the request of Borrower and with the consent of Agent agrees, in such Lender’s sole discretion, to become the Swing Lender under Section 2.3(b).

 

Swing Loan” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(b).

 

Target” has the meaning given to it in the definition of Permitted Acquisition.

 

Taxes” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 15.11.

 

Total Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, its Revolver Commitment.

 

UK Foreign Subsidiary” means SAVVIS UK Limited, a (registered no. 03816299) having its registered office at Eskdale Road, Winnersh Triangle, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 5TS).

 

UK Pledge Agreement” means that certain change of Share in UK Foreign Subsidiary dated as of the date hereof between Holdings and Agent.

 

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Underlying Issuer” means a third Person which is the beneficiary of an L/C Undertaking and which has issued a letter of credit at the request of the Issuing Lender for the benefit of Borrower.

 

Underlying Letter of Credit” means a letter of credit that has been issued by an Underlying Issuer.

 

United States” means the United States of America.

 

Voidable Transfer” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 16.6.

 

Wells Fargo” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association.

 

WFF” means Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., a California corporation.

 

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Schedule 2.7(a)

 

Cash Management Banks

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

Wells Fargo, N.A.

 


 

Schedule 3.1(a)

 

The obligation of each Lender to make its initial extension of credit provided for in the Agreement is subject to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of each Lender (the making of such initial extension of credit by any Lender being conclusively deemed to be its satisfaction or waiver of the following), of each of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a) the Closing Date shall occur on or before June 15, 2005;

 

(b) Agent shall have received a letter duly executed by Borrower and each Guarantor authorizing Agent to file appropriate financing statements in such office or offices as may be necessary or, in the opinion of Agent, desirable to perfect the security interests to be created by the Loan Documents;

 

(c) Agent shall have completed its UCC, tax lien and litigation searches and received evidence that appropriate financing statements have been duly filed in such office or offices as may be necessary or, in the opinion of Agent, desirable to perfect the Agent’s Liens in and to the Collateral, and Agent shall have received searches reflecting the filing of all such financing statements;

 

(d) Agent shall have received each of the following documents, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, duly executed, and each such document shall be in full force and effect:

 

(i) the Notes,

 

(ii) the Control Agreements,

 

(iii) the Security Agreement,

 

(iv) the UK Pledge Agreement,

 

(v) a disbursement letter executed and delivered by Borrower to Agent regarding the extensions of credit to be made on the Closing Date, the form and substance of which is satisfactory to Agent,

 

(vi) the Fee Letter,

 

(vii) the Guaranty,

 

(viii) the Inter-company Subordination Agreement,

 

(ix) the Series A Subordinated Indebtedness Subordination Agreement,

 

(x) a letter, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, from Existing Lender to Agent respecting the amount necessary to repay in full all of the obligations of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries owing to Existing Lender and its other co-lenders and obtain a release of all of the Liens existing in favor of Existing Lender and such

 

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co-lenders in and to the assets of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, together with termination statements and other documentation evidencing the termination by Existing Lender of its Liens in and to the properties and assets of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries,

 

(xi) the Oak Hill Assignment and Acceptance, and

 

(xii) the other documents and items described on the Closing Checklist pertaining hereto;

 

(e) Agent shall have received a certificate from the Secretary of Borrower (i) attesting to the resolutions of Borrower’s Board of Directors authorizing its execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party, (ii) authorizing specific officers of Borrower to execute the same, and (iii) attesting to the incumbency and signatures of such specific officers of Borrower;

 

(f) Agent shall have received copies of Borrower’s Governing Documents, as amended, modified, or supplemented to the Closing Date, certified by the Secretary of Borrower;

 

(g) Agent shall have received a certificate of status with respect to Borrower, dated within 30 days of the Closing Date, such certificate to be issued by the appropriate officer of the jurisdiction of organization of Borrower, which certificate shall indicate that Borrower is in good standing in such jurisdiction;

 

(h) Agent shall have received certificates of status with respect to Borrower, each dated within 90 days of the Closing Date, such certificates to be issued by the appropriate officer of the jurisdictions (other than the jurisdiction of organization of Borrower) in which its failure to be duly qualified or licensed would constitute a Material Adverse Change, which certificates shall indicate that Borrower is in good standing in such jurisdictions;

 

(i) Agent shall have received a certificate from the Secretary of each Guarantor (i) attesting to the resolutions of such Guarantor’s Board of Directors authorizing its execution, delivery, and performance of the Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, (ii) authorizing specific officers of such Guarantor to execute the same and (iii) attesting to the incumbency and signatures of such specific officers of Guarantor;

 

(j) Agent shall have received copies of each Guarantor’s Governing Documents, as amended, modified, or supplemented to the Closing Date, certified by the Secretary of such Guarantor;

 

(k) Agent shall have received a certificate of status with respect to each Guarantor, dated within 30 days of the Closing Date for each Guarantor, such certificate to be issued by the appropriate officer of the jurisdiction of organization of such Guarantor, which certificate shall indicate that such Guarantor is in good standing in such jurisdiction;

 

(l) Agent shall have received certificates of status with respect to each Guarantor, each dated within 90 days of the Closing Date, such certificates to be issued by the appropriate officer of the jurisdictions (other than the jurisdiction of organization of such

 

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Guarantor) in which its failure to be duly qualified or licensed would constitute a Material Adverse Change, which certificates shall indicate that such Guarantor is in good standing in such jurisdictions;

 

(m) Agent shall have received a certificate of insurance, together with the endorsements thereto, as are required by Section 5.8, the form and substance of which shall be satisfactory to Agent;

 

(n) Agent shall have received a Collateral Access Agreement with respect to the following locations: SAVVIS Parkway Town & Country, Missouri 63017, Herndon, Virginia, 4650 Old Ironside Drive, Santa Clara, California, 200 North Nash Street, El Segundo, California, 2401 Walsh Street, Santa Clara, California, 2403 Walsh Street, Santa Clara, California and 4700 Old Ironside Drive, Santa Clara, California;

 

(o) Agent shall have received an opinion of Borrower’s and each Guarantor’s counsel in form and substance satisfactory to Agent;

 

(p) After giving effect to the initial extensions of credit hereunder and the payment of all fees and expenses required to be paid by Borrower on the Closing Date under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the amount of Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash shall exceed $35,000,000;

 

(q) Agent shall have completed its business, legal, and collateral due diligence, including (i) a collateral audit and review of Holdings’, Borrower’s and their respective Subsidiaries books and records and verification of Holdings’, Borrower’s and their respective Subsidiaries representations and warranties to Lender Group, the results of which shall be satisfactory to Agent, and (ii) receipt of a recurring revenues appraisal performed by a third party acceptable to Agent, the results of which shall be satisfactory to Agent;

 

(r) Agent shall have received completed reference checks with respect to Holdings, Borrower’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ senior management, the results of which are satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion;

 

(s) Agent shall have received a set of Projections and related business plan for the 1 year period following January 1, 2005 (on a month by month basis), in form and substance (including as to scope and underlying assumptions) satisfactory to Agent;

 

(t) Borrower shall have paid all Lender Group Expenses incurred in connection with the transactions evidenced by this Agreement;

 

(u) Agent shall have received certified copies of each of (i) the Series A Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, (ii) the SAVVIS Center Naming Rights Agreement, (iii) the Dupont Leases, (iv) the Bank of America Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement and (v) the Microsoft Sublease;

 

(v) Holdings, Borrower and each of their respective Subsidiaries shall have received all licenses, approvals or evidence of other actions required by any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution and delivery by Holdings, Borrower or their

 

Schedule 3.1 - Page 3


Subsidiaries of the Loan Documents or with the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby;

 

(x) Agent shall have received copies of financial statements, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, evidencing that (x) revenue of Borrower was at least $616,800,000 as of December 31, 2004 for the twelve month period then ended and $162,200,000 as of March 31, 2005 for the three month period then ended and (y) Adjusted EBITDA was at least $8,400,000 as of December 31, 2004 for the twelve month period then ended, $16,200,000 as of December 31, 2004 for the three month period then ended and $14,000,000 as of March 31, 2005 for the three month period then ended;

 

(y) Agent shall have received a duly executed Agreement Among Lenders; and

 

(z) all other documents and legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been delivered, executed, or recorded and shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.

 

Schedule 3.1 - Page 4


 

Schedule 3.1(b)

 

The obligation of each Lender to continue to make Advances (or otherwise extend credit hereunder) is subject to the fulfillment, on or before the date applicable thereto, of each of the conditions subsequent set forth below (the failure by Borrower to so perform or cause to be performed constituting an Event of Default):

 

(i) within 30 days after the Closing Date, deliver to Agent an acknowledgement to the provisions of Section 6.1(k) and 4.14(i) executed by each Foreign Subsidiary of Holdings, the form and substance of which shall be reasonably satisfactory to Agent and its counsel; and

 

(ii) within 30 days after the Closing Date, deliver to Agent a Control Agreement, the form and substance of which shall be reasonably satisfactory to Agent and its counsel with respect to accounts at Banc of America Securities LLC.

 

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Schedule 4.4

 

Locations of Inventory, Equipment and Account Records

 

Inventory and Equipment Locations: see attached list.

 

Inventory and Equipment stored with a bailee, warehouseman or similar party: None.

 

Substantially all of the original Records pertaining to Accounts of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries are maintained at the following locations:

 

  1. 1 SAVVIS Parkway, Town & Country, MO 63017

 

  2. 12851 Worldgate Drive, Herndon, VA 20170

 


 

Schedule 4.4 – Locations of Inventory and Equipment

 

[***] [Three pages omitted.]

 


 

Schedule 4.6(a)

 

Jurisdictions of Organization

 

Holdings    Delaware
Borrower    Missouri
SAVVIS Communications International, Inc.    Delaware
SAVVIS Procurement Corporation    Delaware
SAVVIS Federal    Delaware
SAVVIS Australia Pty. Ltd.    Australia
SAVVIS Hong Kong Limited    Hong Kong
SAVVIS Communications Private Limited    India
SAVVIS Communications KK    Japan
SAVVIS New Zealand Limited    New Zealand
SAVVIS Philippines, Inc.    Philippines
SAVVIS Singapore Company Pte. Ltd.    Singapore
SAVVIS Taiwan Limited    Taiwan
SAVVIS Argentina, S.A.    Argentina
SAVVIS do Brasil Ltda.    Brazil
SAVVIS Telecomunicacoes Ltda.    Brazil
SAVVIS Bermuda Ltd.    Bermuda
SAVVIS Communications Chile, S.A.    Chile
SAVVIS Mexico, S.A. de C.V.    Mexico
SAVVIS Panama, S.A.    Panama
SAVVIS Venezuela, S.A.    Venezuela
SAVVIS France S.A.S.    France
SAVVIS Germany GmbH    Germany
SAVVIS Magyarorszag Tavkozlesi Kft.    Hungary
SAVVIS Italia S.r.l.    Italy
SAVVIS Poland Sp Zo.o.    Poland
SAVVIS Switzerland A.G.    Switzerland
SAVVIS UK Limited    United Kingdom
SAVVIS Malaysia Sdn. Bhd    Malaysia
SAVVIS Europe B.V.    Netherlands

 


 

Schedule 4.6(b)

 

Chief Executive Offices

 

1 SAVVIS Parkway, Town & Country, Missouri 63017

 


 

Schedule 4.6(c)

 

Organizational Identification Numbers

 

Holdings – Charter No. 2866075

Borrower – Charter No. 00418625

SAVVIS Communications International, Inc. – Charter No. 3038147

SAVVIS Procurement Corporation – Charter No. 3327521

SAVVIS Federal – Charter No. 3822634

 


 

Schedule 4.7(b)

 

Holdings’ Subscriptions, Options, Warrants, Calls

 

1. Holdings has 203,070 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding.

 

2. Holdings has a warrant, dated as of March 18, 2002, outstanding to Nortel Networks, Inc. to purchase 6,431,505 shares of Holdings common Stock at $0.75 per share, all of which are currently exercisable.

 

3. Holdings has four warrants, each dated as of June 28, 2002, outstanding to Constellation Ventures and its Affiliates to purchase 6,666,667 shares in the aggregate of Holdings common Stock at $0.75 per share, all of which are currently exercisable.

 

4. As of May 23, 2005, Holdings had 52,107,088 shares of common Stock underlying outstanding stock options that were granted to employees under Holdings’ stock option plans currently in effect.

 


 

Schedule 4.7(c)

 

Capitalization of Holdings’ Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiary


  

Jurisdiction
of
Organization


  

Authorized
Shares of
Common Stock


  

Outstanding
Shares of
Common Stock


  

Owner


Borrower    Missouri    2,434,194    1,606,682    Holdings (100%)
SAVVIS Communications International, Inc.    Delaware    1,000    100    Holdings (100%)
SAVVIS Procurement Corporation    Delaware    1,000    100    Borrower (100%)
SAVVIS Federal    Delaware    1,000    100    Borrower (100%)
SAVVIS Australia Pty. Ltd.    Australia         1    Holdings (100%)
SAVVIS Hong Kong Limited    Hong Kong         2   

Holdings (50%)

SAVVIS Communications
International, Inc., as nominee (50%)

SAVVIS Communications Private Limited    India    100,000    100,000   

Holdings (90%)

R. Begur (4.99%)

A. Fazelbhoy (4.99%)

SAVVIS Communications KK    Japan         127    Holdings (100%)
SAVVIS New Zealand Limited    New Zealand         200,000    Holdings (100%)
SAVVIS Philippines, Inc.    Philippines         7,910,000   

Holdings (99.9%)

H. Leon (1 share)

R. Ongkiko (1 share)

M. Mercado (1 share)

A. Bengson (1 share)

N. Patacsil (1 share)

L. Blumenfeld (1 share)
D. Frear (1 share)

SAVVIS Singapore Company Pte. Ltd.    Singapore    200,000    2    Holdings (100%)
SAVVIS Taiwan Limited    Taiwan    8,000,000    7,999,946   

Holdings (99.9%)

SAVVIS Communications International, Inc. (1 share)

SAVVIS Europe B.V. (1 share)

SAVVIS Australia Pty. Ltd (1 share)

SAVVIS Hong Kong Limited (1 share)

SAVVIS New Zealand Limited (1 share)

SAVVIS Singapore Company Pte. Ltd. (1 share)

SAVVIS Argentina, S.A.    Argentina             

Holdings (99.8%)

SAVVIS Communications International, Inc. (0.2%)

SAVVIS do Brasil Ltda.    Brazil             

Holdings (95.0%)

SAVVIS Communications International, Inc. (5.0%)

SAVVIS Telecomunicacoes Ltda.    Brazil             

SAVVIS do Brasil Ltda. (99.8%)

Holdings (0.2%)

SAVVIS Bermuda Ltd.    Bermuda         12,000    Holdings (100%)

 


SAVVIS Communications Chile, S.A.    Chile             

Holdings (99.9%)

SAVVIS Communications International, Inc. (0.1%)

SAVVIS Mexico, S.A. de C.V.    Mexico         5,000   

Holdings (99.0%)

SAVVIS Communications International, Inc. (1.0%)

SAVVIS Panama, S.A.    Panama         100    Holdings (100%)
SAVVIS Venezuela, S.A.    Venezuela         615    Holdings (100%)
SAVVIS France S.A.S.    France              Holdings (100%)
SAVVIS Germany GmbH    Germany         1    Holdings (100%)
SAVVIS Magyarorszag Tavkozlesi Kft.    Hungary              Holdings (100%)
SAVVIS Italia S.r.l.    Italy             

Holdings (95.0%)

SAVVIS Communications International, Inc. (5.0%)

SAVVIS Poland Sp Zo.o.    Poland         80    Holdings (100%)
SAVVIS Switzerland A.G.    Switzerland         400    Holdings (100%)
SAVVIS UK Limited    U.K.    1,000,000    1,000,000    Holdings (100%)
SAVVIS Malaysia Sdn. Bhd    Malaysia    100,000    100,000   

Holdings (99.9%)

K. Abraham (1 share)

Timothy Lwa (1 share)

SAVVIS Europe B.V.    Netherlands         40    Holdings (100%)

 


 

Schedule 4.13

 

Environmental Matters

 

None.

 


 

Schedule 4.14(a)

 

Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights

 

Trademarks

 

Trademark


  

Case Number/

Country


  

Application

Number/Date


  

Registration

Number/ Date


  

Status/

Intern. Class


  

Owner


Digital Island and Design   

027078.00008

United States

  

76/016691

Apr 1, 2000

  

2524334

Jan 1, 2002

  

Registered

09, 38, 39, 42

   Borrower
Exodus   

027078.00009

United States

  

75/391548

Nov 17, 1997

  

2289845

Dec 7, 1999

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
Exodus and Design   

027078.00010

United States

  

75/611555

Dec 21, 1998

  

2486578

Sep 11, 2001

  

Registered

38, 42

   Borrower
Exodus Communications   

027078.00011

United States

  

74/643549

Mar 8, 1995

  

2371376

Jul 25, 2000

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
Footprint   

027078.00012

United States

  

75/536002

Aug 13, 1998

  

2348162

May 9, 2000

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
Footprint Manager   

027078.00013

United States

  

75/536003

Aug 13, 1998

  

2404656

Nov 14, 2000

  

Registered

09

   Borrower
Miscellaneous Design   

027078.A19

United States

  

76/016688

Apr 1, 2000

  

2511927

Nov 27, 2001

  

Registered

09, 38, 39, 42

   Borrower
Sandpiper   

027078.00019

United States

  

75/536252

Aug 13, 1998

  

2495272

Oct 9, 2001

  

Registered

09, 38

   Borrower
Sandpiper Networks   

027078.00020

United States

  

75/536004

Aug 13, 1998

  

2348163

May 9, 2000

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
Traceware   

027078.A27

United States

  

75/578475

Oct 28, 1998

  

2432671

Mar 6, 2001

  

Registered

09, 42

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A1

Australia

  

787926

Mar 10, 1999

  

787926

Mar 10, 1999

  

Registered

38, 42

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A2

Benelux

  

899974

Aug 27, 1997

  

627765

Aug 22, 1997

  

Registered

35, 38, 42

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A4

Canada

  

854891

Aug 29, 1997

  

TMA531443

Aug 18, 2000

  

Registered

38, 42

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A5

China (People’s Republic)

  

 

Dec 3, 1997

  

1272262

May 7, 1999

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A6

European Community

  

000611830

Aug 22, 1997

  

000611830

Mar 24, 2000

  

Registered

38, 42

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A7

France

  

97/692686

Aug 26, 1997

  

97/692686

Aug 26, 1997

  

Registered

35, 38, 42

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A8

Germany

  

397407467

Aug 26, 1997

  

39740746

Sep 7, 2000

  

Registered

38, 42

   Borrower

 


Digital Island   

027078.00026

Hong Kong

  

199712364

Aug 28, 1997

  

1999B14489

Nov 22, 1999

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A11

Israel

  

12644

Mar 15, 1999

  

126499

Mar 15, 1999

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A10

Italy

  

MI97C007851

Aug 19, 1997

  

00810989

Aug 26, 2000

  

Registered

38, 42

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A12

Japan

  

H09-155677

Sep 5, 1997

  

4422960

Oct 6, 2000

  

Registered

38, 42

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A18

Korea, Republic of

  

12415/97

Sep 2, 1997

  

53258

Feb 10, 1999

  

Registered

XX 106 (Korean)

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A19

Korea, Republic of

  

12415/97

Sep 2, 1997

  

49296

Nov 10, 1998

  

Registered

XX 112(Korean)

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A13

Mexico

  

388756

Aug 26, 1999

  

633920

Aug 26, 1999

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A14

Mexico

  

388757

Aug 26, 1999

  

628317

Aug 26, 1999

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A16

Singapore

  

T97/10653I

Aug 30, 1997

  

T97/10653I

Aug 30, 1997

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A17

Singapore

  

T97/10654G

Aug 30, 1997

  

T97/10654G

Aug 30, 1997

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A21

United Kingdom

  

2142965

Aug 22, 1997

  

2142965

Sep 4, 1998

  

Registered

38, 42

   Borrower
Digital Island and Design   

027078.A11

Chile

  

515379

Jan 22, 2001

  

635510

Jul 8, 2002

  

Registered

09

   Borrower
Digital Island and Design   

027078.A12

Chile

  

515380

Jan 22, 2001

  

635514

Jul 8, 2002

  

Registered

09

   Borrower
Exodus Communications   

027078.00000

India

       

929526

Jun 2, 2000

  

Registered

09

   Borrower
Footprint   

027078.00041.TR.001

Canada

  

1097885

Mar 29, 2001

  

TMA628228

Dec 13, 2004

   Registered    Borrower
Footprint   

027078.A7

China

  

2001002396

Jan 2, 2001

  

1714122

Feb 14, 2002

  

Registered

09

   Borrower
Footprint   

027078.A8

China

  

2001002397

Jan 2, 2001

  

1739878

Mar 28, 2002

  

Registered

09, 38, 42

   Borrower
Footprint   

027078.A7

European Community

  

2150902

Mar 27, 2001

  

2150902

Apr 24, 2002

  

Registered

09, 38, 42

   Borrower
Footprint   

027078.00025

Hong Kong

  

200105397

Apr 4, 2001

  

300241596

Apr 4, 2003

  

Registered

09

   Borrower

 


Footprint   

027078.A3

Hong Kong

  

20015398

Apr 4, 2001

  

300241587

Apr 4, 2003

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
Footprint   

027078.A1

Japan

  

2001-27959

Apr 4, 2001

  

4634166

Jan 10, 2003

  

Registered

09, 38

   Borrower
Traceware   

027078.A22

Benelux

  

938603

May 20, 1999

  

668621

May 20, 1999

  

Registered

09, 35, 38, 42

   Borrower
Traceware   

027078.A42

Japan

  

H11-048311

May 31, 1999

  

4641499

Jan 31, 2003

  

Registered

09, 42

   Borrower
Traceware   

027078.A26

United Kingdom

  

2197828

May 19, 1999

  

2197828

Jul 7, 2000

  

Registered

09, 42

   Borrower
Business Ready Hosting   

02707800074

USA

  

78/290497

Aug 21, 2003

        Pending    Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A3

Brazil

  

820208094

Sep 3, 1997

       

Pending

42

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A15

Russian Federation

  

99703298

Mar 15, 1999

       

Pending

09, 35, 38, 42

   Borrower
Traceware   

027078.A23

Germany

  

39929157.1

May 20, 1999

       

Pending

09, 42

   Borrower
Traceware   

027078.A25

Switzerland

  

04718/1999

May 21, 1999

       

Pending

09, 42

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078A1

Australia

  

787926

Mar 10, 1999

  

787926

Mar 10, 1999

  

Registered

38, 42

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A2

Benelux

  

899974

Aug 27, 1997

  

627765

Aug 27, 1997

  

Registered

35, 38, 42

   Borrower
Digital Island   

027078.A3

Brazil

  

820208094

Sep 3, 1997

       

Pending

42

   Borrower
IFAS    USA   

78/276833

Jul 21, 2003

       

Published

38, 42

   Borrower
Intelligent IP Networking for Dynamic Companies    USA   

76/130150

Sep 15, 2000

  

2500174

Oct 23, 2001

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
Proconnect    USA   

75/816511

Oct 6, 1999

  

2452623

May 22, 2001

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
Prolink    USA   

75/816915

Oct 6, 1999

  

2364749

Jul 4, 2000

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
Promanaged    USA   

75/816755

Oct 6, 1999

  

2421038

Jan 16, 2001

  

Registered

38

   Borrower

 


Promanaged Plus    USA   

75/816753

Oct 6, 1999

  

2421036

Jan 16, 2001

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
Prosecure    USA   

75/816560

Oct 6, 1999

  

2421035

Jan 16, 2001

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
SAVVIS    USA   

75/816754

Oct 6, 1999

  

2421037

Jan 16, 2001

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
SAVVIS Communications    USA   

75/204404

Nov 26, 1996

  

2148947

Apr 7, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
The Network that Powers Wall Street    USA   

78/112647

Mar 5, 2002

  

2757570

Aug 26, 2003

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
Trust the Network that Powers Wall Street to Empower Your Business    USA   

78/156212

Aug 21, 2002

  

2719511

May 27, 2003

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
When “Good Enough” is not Enough    USA   

78/273893

Jul 14, 2003

       

Pending

38, 42

   Borrower
When “Good Enough” is Not Enough…There’s SAVVIS    USA   

78/205360

Jan 21, 2003

  

2907240

Nov 30, 2004

  

Registered

38, 42

   Borrower
SAVVIS    Argentina   

2,233,944

Aug 10, 1999

  

1,810,829

Nov 16, 2000

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Austria   

AM 4944/99

Aug 9, 1999

   n/a    Abandoned    Borrower
SAVVIS    Australia   

805747

Aug 1, 1999

  

805747

Sep 1, 1999

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Bahamas    n/a    n/a    Not filed    Borrower
SAVVIS    Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg)   

944192

Aug 13, 1999

  

944,192

Aug 13, 1999

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Bermuda   

TMA 31093

Sep 28, 1999

   n/a    Abandoned on 3/24/01    Borrower
SAVVIS    Brazil   

821,734,032

Oct 20, 1999

   n/a    Abandoned    Borrower
SAVVIS    Canada   

1025143

Aug 9, 1999

  

TMA593797

Nov 3, 2003

   Registered    Borrower

 


SAVVIS    Cayman Islands    Same as UK Reg.    2205574    Withdrawn    Borrower
SAVVIS    Chile   

462,343

Sep 28, 1999

  

562,134

Feb 23, 2000

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    China   

9900126680

Oct 26, 1999

  

1475715

Nov 14, 2000

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Columbia   

99-055,381

Sep 2, 1999

  

251019

Jul 28, 2000

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Denmark   

VA 1999 03241

Aug 10, 1999

  

VR 200002409

Jun 2, 2000

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Finland   

T199902524

Aug 13, 1999

  

218769

Sep 29, 2000

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    France   

99 807 353

Aug 10, 1999

  

99 807 353

Aug 10, 1999

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Germany   

399 48 151.6/38

Aug 11, 1999

  

399 48 151

Feb 24, 2000

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Greece   

142742

Dec 27, 1999

  

142742

Jul 17, 2001

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Hong Kong   

12015/99

Sep 2, 1999

  

6116/200

Sep 22, 1999

   Registered    Borrower

SAVVIS

(Cl. 16)

   India   

875438

Sep 8, 1999

        OA Response pending (Descriptive, LOC)    Borrower

SAVVIS

(Cl. 38)

   India    Aug 9, 2004         OA Response pending (Descriptive)    Borrower
SAVVIS    Indonesia   

J99 14299

Aug 10, 1999

  

462586

Jan 17, 2002

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Ireland   

99/2711

Sep 9, 1999

  

215344

Aug 9, 1999

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Italy   

RM 99 004138

Sep 18, 1999

  

892,142

May 20, 2003

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Japan   

78023/1999

Sep 24, 1999

  

4468427

Apr 20, 2001

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS   

Korea

(South)

  

99-11609

Aug 11, 1999

  

63964

Oct 13, 2000

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Malaysia   

99/09513

Sep 27, 1999

  

9909513

Sep 27, 1999

   Registered    Borrower

 


SAVVIS    Mexico   

387764

Aug 19, 1999

       

Office Action Response Pending (LOC w/SAVVY)

Request Consent if Necessary

   Borrower
SAVVIS    New Zealand   

314238

Aug 6, 1999

  

314238

Aug 11, 1999

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Norway   

99,07982

Aug 10, 1999

  

212,105

Dec 6, 2001

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Oman   

20718

Aug 22, 1999

        Office Action Response pending 6/1/03    Borrower
SAVVIS    Panama   

104756

Jan 7, 2000

  

104756

Jan 23, 2001

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Peru   

90061

Aug 26, 1999

  

20335

Feb 14, 2000

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Philippines   

4-1999-

0005760

Aug 10, 1999

   n/a    Abandoned    Borrower

SAVVIS

(Refile)

   Philippines   

4-2003-0000653

Jan 24, 2002

        • Awaiting 1st OA    Borrower
SAVVIS    Portugal   

346732R

May 22, 2000

  

346,732

Jun 18, 2001

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Qatar   

21227

Aug 22, 1999

       

Power of Attorney to FA 11/19/00

Awaiting 1st OA

   Borrower
SAVVIS    Saudi Arabia   

62338

Jan 30, 2000

   n/a    Abandoned    Borrower
SAVVIS    Singapore   

T99/08532F

Aug 11, 1999

  

T99/08532F

Aug 11, 1999

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    South Africa   

09914532

Aug 11, 1999

  

99/14532

Aug 11, 1999

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Spain   

30013

Nov 4, 1999

  

2268139

May 5, 2000

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Sweden   

99-05605

Aug 11, 1999

  

348472

Sep 7, 2001

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Switzerland   

07169/1999

Aug 10, 1999

  

444,337

Aug 10, 1999

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Taiwan   

88244000

Sep 3, 1999

  

130192

Oct 1, 2000

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Thailand   

399301

Sep 28, 1999

  

399301

Sep 28, 1999

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Trinidad & Tobago   

30013

Oct 11, 1999

  

30013

Jun 15, 2000

   Registered    Borrower

 


SAVVIS    UAE   

35012

Feb 14, 2000

  

27231

Jan 20, 2001

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    United Kingdom   

2205574

Aug 12, 1999

  

2205574

Aug 12, 1999

   Registered    Borrower
SAVVIS    Venezuela   

2000-005288

Mar 30, 2000

  

S-015744

Nov 22, 2000

   Registration Fee Paid    Borrower
! (design)    United States        

2073528

Jun 24, 1997

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
! (design)    Australia        

753161

Jan 21, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
! (design) (Color is a feature of the Mark)    Canada         —      —      Borrower
! (design)    Canada        

TMA497523

Jul 21, 1998

   Registered    Borrower
! (design) (in color)    China        

1372462

Mar 7, 2000

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
! (design)    Egypt        

112422

Jan 25, 1998

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
! (design)    European Community        

000664110

Aug 23, 1999

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
! (design)    Israel        

117974

Feb 23, 1999

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
! (design)    Japan        

4322967

Oct 8, 1999

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
! (design)    Liechtenstein        

10656

Jun 10, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
! (design)    Mexico        

565847

Nov 28, 1997

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
! (design)    New Zealand        

287889

Oct 24, 1997

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
! (design)    Norway        

191764

Jul 30, 1998

  

Registered

38, 42

   Borrower

 


! (design)    Poland        

134775

Jan 26, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
! (design)    North Korea        

9679

Aug 26, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
! (design)    Romania        

34769

Mar 6, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
! (design)    Russian Federation        

177064

Jan 23, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
! (design)    Saudi Arabia        

483/60

Jun 17, 1998

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
! (design)    South Africa        

98/1204

Jan 30, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
! (design)    United Arab Emirates        

22845

May 20, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    United States        

2147154

Mar 31, 1998

  

Registered

39

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    Australia        

753163

Jan 21, 1998

  

Registered

35

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    Canada        

TMA523073

Feb 15, 2000

   Registered    Borrower
WAM!BASE (in Chinese Characters)    China        

1292268

Jul 7, 1999

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    China        

1292270

Jul 7, 1999

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    South Korea        

52745

Jan 27, 1999

  

Registered

112 (Korean Class)

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    Egypt (in Arabic)        

112426

Jan 25, 1998

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    Egypt        

112424

Jan 25, 1998

  

Registered

42

   Borrower

 


WAM!BASE    European Community        

000664136

Dec 17, 1999

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    Israel        

117633

May 6, 1999

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    Japan        

4423186

Oct 6, 2000

  

Registered

35

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    Liechtenstein        

10653

Jun 10, 1998

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    Mexico        

566817

Dec 15, 1997

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    New Zealand        

287895

Oct 22, 1997

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    Norway        

191763

Jul 30, 1998

  

Registered

35, 38, 42

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    Poland        

134963

Mar 11, 2003

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    North Korea        

9678

Aug 26, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    Romania        

35264

Mar 6, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    Russian Federation        

190323

Jun 28, 2000

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!BASE (in Arabic)    Saudi Arabia        

471/20

Jun 18, 1998

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    Saudi Arabia        

467/91

Jun 17, 1998

  

Registered

42

   Borrower

 


WAM!BASE    South Africa        

98/1205

Nov 5, 2001

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    Switzerland        

474586

Jul 27, 2000

  

Registered

35

   Borrower
WAM!BASE (in Arabic)    United Arab Emirates        

22023

May 20, 1998

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!BASE    United Arab Emirates        

26620

May 20, 1998

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!NET    United States        

2024019

Dec 17, 1996

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!NET    Australia        

753160

Jan 21, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!NET    Canada        

TMA497425

Jul 20, 1998

   Registered    Borrower
WAM!NET (in Chinese Characters)    China        

1277448

May 21, 1999

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!NET    China        

1299823

Jul 28, 1999

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!NET    South Korea        

52310

Jan 20, 1999

  

Registered

112 (Korean Class)

   Borrower
WAM!NET    Egypt        

112420

Jan 25, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!NET (in Arabic)    Egypt        

112421

May 26, 2002

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!NET    European Community        

000346759

Mar 1, 1999

  

Registered

9, 38, 42

   Borrower
WAM!NET    Israel        

117634

Jun 7, 1999

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!NET    Israel        

117631

Jun 7, 1999

  

Registered

9

   Borrower
WAM!NET    Japan        

4378525

Apr 21, 2000

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!NET    Liechtenstein        

10654

Jun 10, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower

 


WAM!NET    Mexico        

541389

Jan 31, 1997

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!NET    New Zealand        

287896

Feb 4, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!NET    New Zealand        

288016

Feb 4, 1998

  

Registered

9

   Borrower
WAM!NET    Norway        

191761

Jul 30, 1998

  

Registered

38, 42

   Borrower
WAM!NET    Poland        

134777

Jan 26, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!NET    North Korea        

9680

Aug 26, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!NET    Romania        

35262

Mar 6, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!NET    Russian Federation        

185370

Mar 3, 2001

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!NET (in Arabic)    Saudi Arabia        

471/16

Jun 18, 1998

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!NET    Saudi Arabia        

471/17

Jun 18, 1998

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!NET    South Africa        

98/1202

Jan 30, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!NET    Switzerland        

466385

Nov 4, 1999

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    United States        

2024112

Dec 17, 1996

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    Australia        

753162

Jan 21, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    Canada        

TMA497449

Jul 20, 1998

   Registered    Borrower
WAM!PROOF    China        

1277449

May 21, 1999

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF (in Chinese Characters)    China        

1277447

May 21, 1999

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    South Korea        

52744

Jan 27, 1999

  

Registered

112 (Korean Class)

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    Egypt        

112425

Jan 25, 1998

  

Registered

42

   Borrower

WAM!PROOF

(in Arabic)

   Egypt        

112423

Jan 25, 1998

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    European Community        

000664086

Feb 22, 1999

  

Registered

38

   Borrower

 


WAM!PROOF    Israel        

117632

Feb 7, 1999

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    Japan        

4322968

Oct 8, 1999

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    Liechtenstein        

10655

Jun 10, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    Mexico        

566818

Dec 15, 1997

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    New Zealand        

287894

Oct 22, 1997

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    Norway        

191762

Jul 30, 1998

  

Registered

35, 38, 42

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    Poland        

134774

Jan 26, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    North Korea        

9677

Aug 26, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    Romania        

35263

Mar 6, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    Russian Federation        

178753

Jan 23, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF (in Arabic)    Saudi Arabia        

471/19

Jun 18, 1998

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    Saudi Arabia        

471/18

Apr 5, 1999

  

Registered

42

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    South Africa        

98/1203

Jan 30, 1998

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF    Switzerland        

466384

Nov 4, 1999

  

Registered

38

   Borrower
WAM!PROOF (in Arabic)    United Arab Emirates         —      38    Borrower
WAM!PROOF    United Arab Emirates         —      38    Borrower

 


Pending U.S. Patent Applications:

 

Title


  

Application No.


  

Filed


Configurable adaptive global traffic control and management    10/259,497    September 30, 2002
Managed Object Replication    10/073,938    February 14, 2002
Systems, methods and protocols for securing data in transit over networks    10/190,495    July 9, 2002
Integrity Monitoring System and Data Visualization Tool for Viewing Data Generated Thereby    10/768,738    February 2, 2004
Event monitoring system and method    10/318,025    December 13, 2002
Product toolkit system and method    10/315,214    December 10, 2002
Real-time streaming media measurement system and method    10/174,481    June 19, 2002
System and method for providing composite variance analysis for network operation    10/743,732    December 24, 2003
System and method for preventing comprehension of a printed document    09/612,598    July 2, 2003
Optimized network resource location    09/930,975    August 17, 2001
Internet content delivery network    10/095,811    March 13, 2002
Secured shared storage architecture    10/173,512    June 14, 2002
Methods and systems for shared storage virtualization    10/192,182    July 9, 2002
On-demand overlay routing for computer-based communication networks    10/630,559    July 30, 2003
Method and System for Optimizing Routing of Data Packets    11/013,361    December 17, 2004
Identifying and requesting data in network using identifiers which are based on contents of data (co-owned with Kinetech)    09/987,723    November 15, 2001
Identifying data in a data processing system (co-owned with Kinetech)    10/742,972    December 23, 2003
Content Delivery Network and Associated Methods and Mechanisms    11/017,650    December 22, 2004
Filed/Not Published    10/430,375    May 7, 2003
Filed/Not Published    09/603,174    June 23, 2000

 

Issued U.S. Patents:

 

Patent Name


  

Registration No.


  

Date Issued


System and method for providing composite variance analysis for network operation    6,708,137    March 16, 2004
Optimized network resource location    6,185,598    February 6, 2001
Internet content delivery network    6,654,807    November 25, 2003
Document management system and method for business quality modeling    6,154,753    November 28, 2000
On-demand overlay routing for computer-based communication networks    6,275,470    August 14, 2001
On-demand overlay routing for computer-based communication networks    6,473,405    October 29, 2002
On-demand overlay routing for computer-based communication networks    6,778,502    August 17, 2004
Method and system for optimizing routing of data packets    6,130,890    October 10, 2000
Data processing system using substantially unique identifiers to identify data items, whereby identical data items have the same identifiers (co-owned with Kinetech)    5,978,791    November 2, 1999
Identifying and requesting data in network using identifiers which are based on contents of data (co-owned with Kinetech)    6,415,280    July 2, 2002
Service network incorporating geographically-remote hubs linked by high speed transmission paths    6,044,405    March 28, 2000
Method and system for optimizing routing of data packets    6,870,851    March 22, 2005
Method for cloning a source application with assignment of unique identifier to clone application    6,088,516    July 11, 2000

 


Foreign Patents or Applications:

 

Country / Entity


  

App. No.


  

Patent No.


Korea

   10-2004-70046B     

China

   2821371.8     

EPO

   2799672.7     

Japan

   2003-531370     

Japan

   2003-568495     

Korea

   10-2004-7012607     

Europe

   3739748.6     

China

         

Canada

   2320261     

Europe

   99906680.6     

Hong Kong

   1103543.5     

Europe

   128346.4    EP (UK) 1143337 B1

Sweden

        128346.4

Germany

        699 09 839.4-08

Australia

   26529/99    763539

Japan

   2000-530860     

Norway

   20004010     

Europe

   2782505.8     

Europe

   2752239     

Japan

   2001-504633     

Europe

   941508.4     

Canada

   2,374,621     

Taiwan

   88116516    133064

Japan

   531073/1996     

Europe

   96910762.2     

Europe

   979234093     

Canada

   2224664    2224664

Australia

   29221/97    736773

Japan

   9-537246     

New Zealand

   329369     

 

Registered Domain Names:

 

MYADVANCE.INFO

 

3561.COM

 

3561.NET

 

ARCA.COM

 

AS3561.NET

 

ATCDNS.NET

 

COLLOCATION.NET

 

COLOCATION.ORG

 

DIGISLE.COM

 

DIGISLE.NET

 

DIGISLE.ORG

 

DIGITALISLAND.COM

 

DIGITALISLAND.NET

 

EXODUS.COM

 

EXODUS.NET

 

EXODUSCOMMUNICATIONS.BIZ

 


EXODUSCOMMUNICATIONS.COM

 

EXODUSCOMMUNICATIONS.NET

 

SAVVISCOMMUNICATIONS.US

 

SAVVISCOMMUNICATIONS.ORG

 

SAVVISCOMMUNICATIONS.NET

 

SAVVISCOMMUNICATIONS.INFO

 

SAVVISCOMMUNICATIONS.COM

 

SAVVISCOMMUNICATIONS.BIZ

 

SAVVIS.ORG

 

SAVVIS.NET

 

SAVVIS.COM

 

TRACEWARE.NET

 

TRACEWARE.COM

 

SSLCDN.ORG

 

SSLCDN.NET

 

SSLCDN.COM

 

SAVVISSTATION.NET

 

SAVVISSTATION.COM

 

SAVIS.NET

 

SAVIS.COM

 

SANDPIPER.NET

 

OUT-SOURCE.NET

 

NETSEARCH.COM

 

MYEXODUS.NET

 

MYEXODUS.COM

 

FOOTPRINT.NET

 

FOOTPRINTINTERACTIVE.COM

 

FOOTPRINTINTERACTIVE.NET

 

FPLIVE.NET

 

FPONDEMAND.NET

 

GLOBAL.NET

 

IPROXY.COM

 

ISLD.NET

 

Obligations to pay fees, royalties, etc.: None

 


 

Schedule 4.14(c)

 

Ownership

 

Borrower, as successor in interest to Digital Island, Inc., has a license to use technology jointly owned with Kinetech, Inc. pursuant to that certain License Agreement, dated September 1, 2000, among Digital Island, Inc. and Kinetech, Inc.

 

Borrower has a license to use technology owned by Inkra Networks Corporation pursuant to that certain Technology Agreement, dated May 24, 2005, among Borrower and Inkra Networks Corporation.

 


 

Schedule 4.16

 

Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts

 

DOMESTIC ACCOUNTS

 

Sl.
No.


  

Company Name


  

Account No.


  

Account Name


  

Bank


1    Borrower    [***]    Operating Account   

Bank of America N.A.

1101 Wootton Parkway

Rockville, MD 20852

2    Borrower    [***]    Savvis Communications - Receivables   
3    Borrower    [***]    Savvis Communications Corporation   
4    Borrower    [***]    Savvis Communications   
5    Borrower    [***]    Savvis Comm - ACH Disbursements   
6    Borrower    [***]    Electronic Payables Account   
7    Borrower    [***]    Savvis Employee Benefits Account   
8    Borrower    [***]    Payroll Account   
9    Borrower    [***]    Acuity Receivables   
10    Borrower    [***]    Portal Receivables   
11    Borrower    [***]    Concentration Account   
12    Savvis Federal    [***]    Operating   
13    Savvis Federal    [***]    Payroll   
14    Savvis Federal    [***]    Concentration Account   
15    Borrower    [***]*    Money Market   

Bank of America Securities LLC

8300 Greensboro Drive,

Suite 620

McLean, VA 22102

16    Borrower    [***]*    Securities Account   
17    Borrower    [***]*    Money Market   

Bank of America Securities, LLC

100 Federal Street

MS: MA5-100-12-08

Boston, MA 02110

18    Borrower    [***]*    Securities Account   
19    Borrower    [***]*    Money Market   

Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.

383 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10179

20    Borrower    [***]*    Money Market   
21    Borrower    [***]    Money Market   
22    Borrower    [***]    Money Market   

JPMorgan Chase Bank

1411 Broadway 45

New York, NY 10018

23    Borrower    [***]    Time Deposit   

Wells Fargo, N.A.

Grand Cayman Branch

MAC A0195-177

San Francisco, CA 94163-5803


* To be closed as soon as practicable following the Closing Date.

 


 

INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTS

 

Sl.
No.


  

Company Name


  

Account No.


  

Currency


  

Bank


1    Savvis Europe BV    [***]    Euro   

Bank of America

26 Elmfield Road, Bromley BR1 1WA

2    Savvis Europe BV    [***]    DKK   
3    Savvis Europe BV    [***]    Euro   
4    Savvis Europe BV    [***]    Euro   
5    Savvis Europe BV    [***]    Euro   
6    Savvis Europe BV    [***]    Euro   
7    Savvis Europe BV    [***]    Euro   
8    Savvis France SA    [***]    Euro   
9    Savvis Germany GMBH    [***]    Euro   
10    Savvis UK Limited    [***]    GBP   
11    Savvis Europe BV    [***]    Swed Krona   
12    Savvis Switzerland AG    [***]    Swis Francs   
13    Savvis Europe BV    [***]    Euro   
14    Savvis Europe BV    [***]    Nor Krona   
15    Borrower    [***]*    Term Deposit   

Bank of America

5 Canada Square

London E14 5AQ, England

16    Borrower    [***]    CAD   

Bank of America

200 Front St., Suite 2500

Toronto, Canada M5V 3L2

17    SAVVIS Australia Pty Limited    [***]    AUD   

HSBC Bank Australia Ltd –

28 Bridge Street, Sydney NSW 2000

18    SAVVIS New Zealand Limited    [***]    NZD   

HSBC Limited New Zealand

50 Manners Street, Wellington, New Zealand

19    SAVVIS Hong Kong Limited    [***]    HKD   

HSBC Corp Limited

1 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

20    SAVVIS Hong Kong Limited    [***]    USD   

HSBC Corp Limited

1 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

21    SAVVIS Singapore Company Pte Ltd    [***]    SGD   

HSBC Corp Limited

Collyer Quay Branch

21 Collyer Quay #01-00 HSBC

Building (S) 049320

Singapore

22    SAVVIS Singapore Company Pte Ltd    [***]    USD   
23    SAVVIS Philippines    [***]    Peso   

HSBC Corp Limited

Manila Head Office

G/F The Enterprise Center

6766 Ayala Avenue Corner Paseo de Roxas

Makati City, Philippines

24    SAVVIS Communications K.K.    [***]    JPY   

Mizuho Bank

Kamiyacho Branch

1-5 Toranomon 5-chome,

Minato-ku Tokyo, 105-0001

Japan

25    SAVVIS Communications K.K.    [***]    USD   

* To be closed as soon as practicable following the Closing Date

 


26    SAVVIS Taiwan[***]    [***]    NTD   

HSBC Corp Limited

23/F International Trade Building

333 Keelung Rd, Sec. 1, Taipei 110, Taiwan

27    SAVVIS Taiwan    [***]    NTD   
28    SAVVIS Taiwan    [***]    USD   
29    SAVVIS Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.    [***]    MYR   

HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd

Menara Genesis

33 Jalan Sultan Ismail

50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

30    SAVVIS Europe BV    [***]    Euro   

ABN Amro

Vijzelstraat 68-78, 1017 HL

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

31    SAVVIS Italy SRO    [***]    Euro   

Banco Popolare di Milano

Via Mazzini, 9/11 20123

Milano, Italy

32    SAVVIS Magyarorszag KFT    [***]    HUF   

BNP Paribas

H-1055

Budapest, Hungary

33    SAVVIS Germany GMBH    [***]    Euro   

Dresdner Bank AG

60613 Frankfurt, Germany

34    SAVVIS Europe BV    [***]    USD   

Garanti

Villa Cad., Maya Is Merkezi, 101/102

Istanbul, Turkey

35    SAVVIS Europe BV    [***]    TRL   
36    SAVVIS UK Limited    [***]    GBP   

Natwest

Bournemouth Commercial Office,

2nd Floor Heron House

10 Christ Church Road

Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 3WR

37    SAVVIS UK Limited    [***]    GBP   
38    SAVVIS UK Limited    [***]    Euro   
39    SAVVIS UK Limited    [***]    USD   
40    SAVVIS UK Limited    [***]    Euro   
41    SAVVIS UK Limited    [***]    GBP   
42    SAVVIS Europe BV    [***]    Euro   

Santander Centra Hispano

2758 Madrid, Spain

43    SAVVIS France SA    [***]    Euro   

Societe Generale

91 Avenue des Champs Elysees

75008 Paris, France

44    SAVVIS Switzerland AG    [***]    Swis Francs   

UBS

Lowenstasse 49, Postfach 8098

Zurich, Switzerland

45    SAVVIS Bermuda    [***]    USD   

Bank of Bermuda

P.O. Box HM 1020

Hamilton HM DX Bermuda

46    SAVVIS Telecommunications    [***]    USD   

Banco Itau

Rua Francisco Tramontanto 100

3 Andar Real Parque

05686-010 Sao Paulo SP

 


 

Schedule 4.18

 

Permitted Indebtedness

 

1. Series A Subordinated Indebtedness (obligation as of May 1, 2005 $233,474,015)

 

2. DuPont Leases (obligation as of May 1, 2005 $59,447,182)

 

3. Guaranty of DuPont Leases by Holdings

 

4. EMC2 Equipment Lease (Long-term Capital Lease obligation of Borrower as of May 1, 2005 $127,741)

 

5. King Commercial Lease (Short-term Capital Lease obligation of Borrower as of May 1, 2005 $6,789)

 

6. EMC2 Equipment Lease (Short-term Capital Lease obligation of Borrower as of May 1, 2005 $75,237)

 

7. Master Lease and Financing Agreement Number 102920 with Hewlett-Packard Financial Services Company (Short-term Capital Lease obligation of Borrower as of May 1, 2005 $216,713)

 

8. Sun Equipment Lease (Short-term Capital Lease obligation of Borrower as of May 1, 2005 $127,219)

 

9. Unsecured Promissory Note payable by Borrower to Duke Realty Limited Partnership dated May 28, 2002 (obligation as of May 1, 2005 $1,192,403) (Note: this obligation is reflected on the consolidated balance sheet as accrued rent)

 


 

Schedule 5.2

 

Provide Agent (and if so requested by Agent, with copies for each Lender) with each of the documents set forth below at the following times in form satisfactory to Agent:

 

Monthly (not later than the 20th day of each month)  

(a) a detailed calculation of the Borrowing Base set forth in a Borrowing Base Certificate,

 

(b) a cash report of Collections received for domestic Accounts from the prior month with supporting documentation,

 

(c) a Recurring Revenue report detailing a calculation for the prior month of the Recurring Revenue, and detailing inter-company revenue allocated to Foreign Subsidiaries,

 

(d) a summary aging of Borrower’s accounts payable, and any book overdraft, and

 

(e) a list of any Subsidiaries created, formed or acquired during the prior month.

Quarterly  

(e) if requested by Agent, a detailed list of Borrower’s customers (with monthly Recurring Revenues in excess of $20,000),

 

(f) a report of all modified, newly developed, and newly acquired intellectual property for Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, if any, and

 

(g) a report regarding Holdings’, Borrower’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ accrued, but unpaid, taxes owing to the United States or jurisdictions located in the United States.

Within 5 Business Days prior to of entering into:   (h) subscriptions, options (other than options granted to employees or directors to an option plan described on Schedule 4.7(b)), warrants, or calls relating to any shares of Holdings’ capital Stock, including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other instrument.
Upon request by Agent   (i) such other reports as to the Collateral or the financial condition of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, as Agent may reasonably request.
Upon Borrower obtaining knowledge  

(j) notice of any material change in revenue recognition or billing practices.

 

(k) receipt of a “Purchase Option Notice” pursuant to Section 15(c) of the Microsoft Sublease.

 

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Schedule 5.3

 

Deliver to Agent, with copies to each Lender, each of the financial statements, reports, or other items set forth set forth below at the following times in form satisfactory to Agent:

 

as soon as available, but in any event within 30 days (45 days in the case of a month that is the end of one of Borrower’s fiscal quarters) after the end of each month during each of Borrower’s fiscal years  

(a) an unaudited (x) consolidated and consolidating balance sheet and income statement and (y) consolidated statement of cash flow, in each case covering Holdings’, Borrower’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ operations during such period,

 

(b) a management discussion and analysis with respect to such monthly financial statements required under (a) above, including comparisons to Projections and an attrition analysis,

 

(c) a Compliance Certificate, and

 

(d) a report setting for in reasonable detail the amount of cash, Cash Equivalents and Foreign Cash Equivalents of the Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings, along with the current balance of the net inter-company payable owing by the Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings to Holdings and its Domestic Subsidiaries.

as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each of Borrower’s fiscal years  

(e) consolidated financial statements of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries for each such fiscal year, audited by independent certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to Agent and certified, without any qualifications (including any (A) “going concern” or like qualification or exception, (B) qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit, or (C) qualification which relates to the treatment or classification of any item and which, as a condition to the removal of such qualification, would require an adjustment to such item, the effect of which would be to cause any noncompliance with the provisions of Section 6.16), by such accountants to have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (such audited financial statements to include a balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flow and, if prepared, such accountants’ letter to management), and

 

(f) a Compliance Certificate.

as soon as available, but in any event within 30 days prior to the start of each of Borrower’s fiscal years,   (g) copies of Borrower’s Projections, in form and substance (including as to scope, underlying assumptions and for financial covenant purposes) satisfactory to Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, for the forthcoming fiscal year, month by month, certified by the chief financial officer of Borrower as being such officer’s good faith estimate of the financial performance of Holdings, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries during the period covered thereby.
if and when filed or otherwise delivered by Holdings, Borrower, or any of their respective Subsidiaries  

(h) written notice of the filing of Form 10-Q quarterly reports, Form 10-K annual reports, and Form 8-K current reports,

 

(i) written notice of the filing of any other filings made by Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries with the SEC, and

 

(j) any other information that is provided by Holdings to its shareholders (in their capacity as shareholders and not any other capacity) generally, including without limitation monthly reporting distributed to shareholders.

 

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promptly, but in any event within 5 Business Days after Borrower has knowledge of any event or condition that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default,   (k) notice of such event or condition and a statement of the curative action that Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto.
promptly after the commencement thereof, but in any event within 15 days after the service of process with respect thereto on Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries,   (l) notice of all actions, suits, or proceedings brought by or against Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries before any Governmental Authority which reasonably could be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
upon the request of Agent,   (m) any other information reasonably requested relating to the financial condition of Holdings, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries.

 

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