UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
December 28, 2015
NEOGENOMICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 001-35756 | 74-2897368 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9, Fort Myers, Florida |
33913 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(239) 768-0600
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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Introductory Note
On December 30, 2015 (the Closing Date), NeoGenomics, Inc. (NeoGenomics) (through NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of NeoGenomics) acquired from GE Medical Holding AB (GE Medical), a subsidiary of General Electric Company (GE), all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Clarient, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Medical (Clarient), for a purchase price consisting of (i) cash consideration of approximately $74.0 million, which includes an approximately $6.7 million estimated working capital adjustment and adjustments for estimated cash on hand and estimated indebtedness of Clarient on the Closing Date, (ii) 15,000,000 shares (the NEO Common Shares) of NeoGenomics common stock, and (iii) 14,666,667 shares (the NEO Preferred Shares, and, together with the NEO Common Shares, the NEO Shares) of NeoGenomics series A convertible preferred stock (the Transaction), pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated October 20, 2015, by and among NeoGenomics, NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and GE Medical, as amended on December 28, 2015 (the Purchase Agreement).
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Stock Purchase Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to NeoGenomics Current Report on Form 8-K on October 26, 2015, and is incorporated by reference herein, and Amendment No. 1 to the Stock Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Additional information relating to the Transaction was previously included in NeoGenomics Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on November 13, 2015 (the Proxy Statement).
The Purchase Agreement has been included as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other financial information about the parties thereto or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Purchase Agreement are made only for purposes of that agreement and as of specific dates; are solely for the benefit of the parties thereto; may be subject to limitations agreed upon by such parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties thereto instead of establishing these matters as facts; and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any description thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the parties to the Purchase Agreement or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the dates of the Purchase Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in public disclosures by the parties thereto.
Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Investor Board Rights, Lockup and Standstill Agreement
On the Closing Date, NeoGenomics and GE Medical Information Systems Technologies, Inc., an affiliate of GE Medical (GE Medical Systems), entered into an investor board rights, lockup and standstill agreement (the Investor Board Rights Agreement).
GE Medical Systems Representation on the NeoGenomics Board of Directors
Pursuant to the Investor Board Rights Agreement, NeoGenomics is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to appoint, within 30 days of the closing of the Transaction, one director designated by GE Medical Systems to the NeoGenomics board of directors; provided that such designee meets the
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director qualification requirements set forth in the Investor Board Rights Agreement. Thereafter, for so long as GE Medical Systems, or GE and its subsidiaries (collectively, the GE Parties), continue to beneficially own in the aggregate at least 10% of NeoGenomics then-outstanding voting stock, GE Medical Systems will be entitled to designate for nomination one director for election at each annual or special meeting of NeoGenomics stockholders at which directors of the board are to be elected and at which the seat held by GE Medical Systems designee is subject to election (an election meeting).
Subject to the director qualification requirements set forth in the Investor Board Rights Agreement, NeoGenomics is required to appoint GE Medical Systems designee to the board, include such designee on the management nomination slate, recommend that NeoGenomics stockholders vote in favor of such designee, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the election of such designee at each election meeting.
GE Medical Systems must vote all shares of NeoGenomics voting stock beneficially owned by it in favor of the management nomination slate. However, GE Medical Systems obligation to do so will expire upon the earlier of:
| the date on which GE Medical Systems director designation rights terminate pursuant to the Investor Board Rights Agreement; and |
| NeoGenomics material breach of any of its obligations under the Investor Board Rights Agreement which breach is incurable or remains uncured 10 business days following notice thereof from GE Medical Systems. |
Board Observer Rights
For so long as the GE Parties continue to beneficially own at least 20% of NeoGenomics then-outstanding voting stock, GE will be entitled to have one representative of the GE Parties acceptable to NeoGenomics attend all meetings of the board (and any committees upon which GE Medical Systems designee sits that are held incident with such board meeting), in a non-voting observer capacity, and such representative will receive copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials NeoGenomics provides to its directors in connection with such meeting. NeoGenomics may exclude such representative from access to any of such materials or meetings or portions thereof if it believes that any such material or portion thereof is a trade secret or similar confidential information or such exclusion is necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege.
General Standstill Provisions
For a period of 48 months following the closing of the Transaction, unless specifically approved by NeoGenomics or earlier terminated in accordance with the Investor Board Rights Agreement, none of the GE Parties will, directly or indirectly, acquire or agree, whether by purchase, tender or exchange offer, to acquire ownership of any shares of NeoGenomics common stock, except the NEO Shares, any shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the NEO Preferred Shares or as a result of the terms of the NEO Preferred Shares, any shares issued or issuable as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, right, warrant, or other distribution, recapitalization or offering made available by NeoGenomics to holders of its voting stock or shares acquired pursuant to the participation rights provided in the Investor Board Rights Agreement.
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Transfer Restrictions
None of the GE Parties may, without NeoGenomics prior written consent, sell or transfer any of the NEO Shares, or engage in any hedging or other transaction designed to or that reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in the disposition of the NEO Shares, until the earlier of (i) two years from the closing of the Transaction and (ii) the date which is 6 months after NeoGenomics has redeemed all of the Series A Preferred Stock, unless such prohibitions are earlier terminated in accordance with the Investor Board Rights Agreement. However, this restriction will not apply to any of the following dispositions, among others:
| dispositions by one GE Party to another in compliance with the Investor Board Rights Agreement; |
| dispositions by the GE Parties during any three month period that in the aggregate satisfy the volume limitations under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; |
| dispositions resulting from the exercise of any rights under the piggyback registration provisions in the Registration Rights Agreement (as described below); |
| dispositions to NeoGenomics or any of its affiliates; |
| dispositions pursuant to a tender offer, exchange offer, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or other reorganization involving NeoGenomics or its voting stock; |
| dispositions following any of a third party or groups announcement of its intention to acquire, its entrance into an agreement to acquire, or its acquisition of 25% or more of NeoGenomics outstanding voting stock; |
| dispositions following a third party or groups entrance into an agreement to acquire, or announcement of its intention to acquire, all or substantially all of NeoGenomics assets; |
| dispositions following a third party or groups offer, or announcement of its intention to make an offer, to acquire control of NeoGenomics or to elect two or more directors to the Board or otherwise engage in a transaction that would require approval of NeoGenomics stockholders; |
| dispositions following a third party or groups assistance or encouragement of any other person to engage in, or to announce its intention to engage in, any of the transactions contemplated in any of the three preceding bullets; |
| dispositions following NeoGenomics entry into an agreement with respect to its consolidation, merger, amalgamation, reorganization or otherwise in which NeoGenomics would be merged into or combined with another person, unless immediately following the consummation of such transaction NeoGenomics stockholders immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction would continue to hold 60% or more of all of the outstanding common stock or other securities entitled to vote for the election of directors of the surviving or resulting entity in such transaction or any direct or indirect parent thereof; and |
| dispositions following NeoGenomics public announcement of its intention to do any of the actions set forth in the preceding five bullets or other public announcement of its intention to explore strategic alternatives, or any public announcement indicating that it is actively seeking a change in control of NeoGenomics. |
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Anti-Takeover Provisions
Pursuant to the Investor Board Rights Agreement, NeoGenomics may not implement a stockholder rights plan of a type commonly known as a poison pill unless such plan specifically permits the GE Parties to beneficially own the percentage of NeoGenomics outstanding voting stock they own as of the date of adoption of such plan, plus any increase in such percentage resulting from shares of voting stock acquired or that may be acquired pursuant to the terms of NeoGenomics series A convertible preferred stock, or as a result of any stock dividend, stock split or other recapitalization of NeoGenomics, or pursuant to the participation rights provided in the Investor Board Rights Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Investor Board Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Investor Board Rights Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Registration Rights Agreement
On the Closing Date, GE Medical Systems and NeoGenomics entered into a registration rights agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement). Pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, NeoGenomics is required to file on or before the earlier of (i) 21 months following the closing of the Transaction and (ii) 6 months after NeoGenomics redeems all of the NEO Preferred Shares held by GE Medical Systems, a shelf registration statement for the offer and sale of the NEO Common Shares and any shares of NeoGenomics common stock issuable upon conversion of the NEO Preferred Shares. The agreement also provides GE Medical Systems with customary demand and piggyback registration rights with respect to such shares.
The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Registration Rights Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Credit Facilities
As previously announced, concurrent with the signing of the Purchase Agreement on October 20, 2015, NeoGenomics entered into commitment letters providing for a new senior secured revolving credit facility (the Revolving Credit Facility) and a new senior secured term loan facility (the Term Loan Facility) in order to finance the Transaction. On the Closing Date, NeoGenomics Laboratories entered into (i) the Revolving Credit Facility, and borrowed $10.0 million thereunder, and (ii) the Term Loan Facility, and borrowed $55.0 million thereunder. The proceeds from such borrowings, net of applicable bank fees, were used to pay a portion of the cash consideration for the Transaction.
Revolving Credit Facility
The Revolving Credit Facility, for which Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., acts as agent, provides for up to $25.0 million of revolving loans. The facility also provides a letter of credit subfacility for $1.0 million. Borrowings under the revolver and the letter of credit subfacility are limited to a borrowing base comprised of 85% of the expected net value of certain billed and unbilled accounts less reserves established by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
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The interest rate for borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility will be, at NeoGenomics Laboratories election, (i) (A) a base rate equal to the greatest of the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.5% and the three month LIBOR rate plus 1%, plus (B) an applicable margin ranging from 2.0% to 2.5%, or (ii) the (A) LIBOR rate plus (B) an applicable margin ranging from 3.0% to 3.5%. NeoGenomics will also pay 0.25% per year on any unused portion of the revolver. NeoGenomics is a guarantor under the Revolving Facility, All of NeoGenomics present and future subsidiaries (including NeoGenomics Laboratories) are borrowers under the Revolving Credit Facility.
The Revolving Credit Facility contains the following customary financial covenants: (i) maintenance of a maximum total leverage ratio (funded indebtedness (including the outstanding amounts under the Credit Facilities), plus capitalized lease obligations, divided by EBITDA) of not more than 4.0 to 1.0 (stepping down over time to 3.25 to 1.0), (ii) maintenance of a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio (EBITDA less capital expenditures not financed with debt or certain equity), divided by the sum of cash interest expense, scheduled payments and mandatory prepayments of principal on indebtedness, taxes and restricted payments) of at least 1.1 to 1.0 (stepping up over time to 1.25 to 1.0) and (iii) maintenance of a minimum cash velocity equal to or greater than 80%.
The Revolving Credit Facility also contains various affirmative and negative covenants, such as the delivery of financial statements, tax authority compliance, maintenance of property, limitations on additional debt, restriction of dividends and other standard clauses.
The Revolving Credit Facility has a maturity of five years. In addition, the Revolving Credit Facility provides for mandatory prepayment in the event that the borrowing base is less than the aggregate amount of the advances outstanding under the revolver and any letters of credit, which prepayment will be equal to the amount necessary to remedy the over-advance.
Term Loan Facility
The Term Loan Facility, for which AB Private Credit Investors LLC serves as administrative agent, provides for $55.0 million of borrowings on the Closing Date. The interest rate for borrowings under the Term Loan Facility will be, at NeoGenomics Laboratories election, (i) (A) a base rate equal to the greatest of 4%, the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.5% and the one month LIBOR rate plus 1%, plus (B) an initial applicable margin of 6% , or (ii) the (A) LIBOR rate for interest periods from one to twelve months, plus (B) an initial applicable margin of 7%., with a minimum LIBOR of 1.00%. Interest on borrowings under the facility will be reduced to Base Rate plus 5.5% or LIBOR plus 6.50% upon the later of (i) NeoGenomics achieving maximum total leverage of less than 2.0 to 1.0 and (ii) January 1, 2017. NeoGenomics and all of its present and future subsidiaries (other than NeoGenomics Laboratories) are guarantors under the Term Loan Facility.
The Term Loan Facility contains the following customary financial covenants: (i) maintenance of a maximum total leverage ratio of 4.0 to 1.0 (stepping down over time to 3.25 to 1.0), and (ii) maintenance of a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.10 to 1.0 (stepping up over time to 1.25 to 1.0).
The Term Loan Facility also contains various affirmative and negative covenants, such as the delivery of financial statements, tax authority compliance, maintenance of property, limitations on additional debt, restriction of dividends and other standard clauses.
The Term Loan Facility has a maturity of five years. In addition, the Term Loan Facility provides for annual amortization payments in an amount equal to 1.0% of the original principal amount of the term loan, paid in quarterly installments, and customary mandatory prepayments with (i) proceeds of certain
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assets sales and recovery events, (ii) proceeds of certain debt issuances, (iii) proceeds of certain extraordinary receipts, (iv) a portion of certain tax refunds and insurance proceeds, and (v) a portion of excess cash flow.
The foregoing descriptions of the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan Facility are qualified in their entirety by reference to the respective agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.3 and 10.4, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
On the Closing Date, NeoGenomics (through NeoGenomics Laboratories) acquired from GE Medical all of the issued and outstanding shares of Clarient for a purchase price consisting of (i) cash consideration of approximately $74.0 million, which includes an approximately $6.7 million estimated working capital adjustment and adjustments for estimated cash on hand and estimated indebtedness of Clarient on the Closing Date, (ii) 15,000,000 shares (the NEO Common Shares) of NeoGenomics common stock, (ii) the NEO Common Shares and (iii) the NEO Preferred Shares, as discussed above. As a result, Clarient is now a wholly owned subsidiary of NeoGenomics.
The foregoing description of the Transaction does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to NeoGenomics Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 26, 2015 and the Proxy Statement.
Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement. |
The disclosure provided under the heading Credit Facilities in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
On the Closing Date, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, NeoGenomics delivered the NEO Shares to GE Medical Systems, GE Medicals assignee of the right to receive the NEO Shares, together with the cash consideration payable as part of the Transaction, for the issued and outstanding shares of Clarient. The issuance of the NEO Shares by NeoGenomics to GE Medical Systems was made in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as the offer and sale of the NEO Shares does not involve a public offering of NeoGenomics common stock or preferred stock. NeoGenomics has determined that GE Medical Systems is an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. The certificate or book-entry designations representing the NEO Shares will bear appropriate legends to the effect that such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state and may not be sold or transferred in the absence of an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from registration thereunder. In addition, such NEO Shares are subject to transfer, ownership and other restrictions set forth in the Investor Board Rights Agreement.
The NEO Preferred Shares are convertible into shares of NeoGenomics common stock under certain circumstances. A description of the circumstances under which the NEO Preferred Shares may be converted into shares of NeoGenomics common stock is included in the Proxy Statement under the heading Description of Capital StockPreferred StockSeries A Preferred Stock, which description is incorporated herein by reference
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Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On December 28, 2015, NeoGenomics filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada amendments to its Articles of Incorporation to (i) increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 100.0 million shares to 250.0 million shares, (ii) increase the authorized number of shares of preferred stock from 10.0 million shares to 50.0 million shares and (iii) designate 25,442,121 shares of preferred stock as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, with the voting powers designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of such shares as set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock filed with the amendment. A description of the Series A Preferred Stock is included in the Proxy Statement under the heading Description of Capital StockPreferred StockSeries A Preferred Stock, which description is incorporated herein by reference.
The amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock and preferred stock is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Series A Preferred Stock does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 30, 2015, NeoGenomics issued a press release announcing the closing of its acquisition of Clarient. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired. The financial statements of Clarient required by Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X in connection with the Transaction were previously included in the Proxy Statement. Pursuant to the General Instruction B.3 of Form 8-K, no additional financial statements of Clarient are required to be filed.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. The pro forma financial information required by Article 11 of Regulation S-X in connection with the Transaction were previously included in the Proxy Statement. Pursuant to General Instruction B.3 of Form 8-K, no additional pro forma financial statements are required to be filed.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit |
Description | |
2.1 | Stock Purchase Agreement, by and among NeoGenomics, Inc., NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and GE Medical AB, dated October 20, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 26, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference). | |
2.2 | Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement, by and among NeoGenomics, Inc., NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and GE Medical AB, dated December 29, 2015. | |
3.1 | Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on December 28, 2015. |
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3.2 | Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. | |
10.1 | Investor Board Rights, Lockup and Standstill Agreement, dated December 30, 2015, by and between NeoGenomics, Inc. and GE Medical Information Systems Technologies, Inc. | |
10.2 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 30, 2015, by and between NeoGenomics, Inc. and GE Medical Information Systems Technologies, Inc. | |
10.3 | Credit Agreement, dated December 30, 2015, by and among NeoGenomics, Inc., NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., Path Labs LLC, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | |
10.4 | Term Loan and Guaranty Agreement, dated December 30, 2015, by and among NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., NeoGenomics, Inc., certain other subsidiaries of NeoGenomics, Inc., the lenders party thereto and AB Private Credit Investors LLC. | |
99.1 | Press Release dated December 30, 2015. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
NEOGENOMICS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/George Cardoza | |
George Cardoza | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
Date: December 31, 2015
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Description | |
2.1 | Stock Purchase Agreement, by and among NeoGenomics, Inc., NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and GE Medical AB, dated October 20, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 26, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference). | |
2.2 | Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement, by and among NeoGenomics, Inc., NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and GE Medical AB, dated December 29, 2015. | |
3.1 | Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on December 28, 2015. | |
3.2 | Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. | |
10.1 | Investor Board Rights, Lockup and Standstill Agreement, dated December 30, 2015, by and between NeoGenomics, Inc. and GE Medical Information Systems Technologies, Inc. | |
10.2 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 30, 2015, by and between NeoGenomics, Inc. and GE Medical Information Systems Technologies, Inc. | |
10.3 | Credit Agreement, dated December 30, 2015, by and among NeoGenomics, Inc., NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., Path Labs LLC, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | |
10.4 | Term Loan and Guaranty Agreement, dated December 30, 2015, by and among NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., NeoGenomics, Inc., certain other subsidiaries of NeoGenomics, Inc., the lenders party thereto and AB Private Credit Investors LLC. | |
99.1 | Press Release dated December 30, 2015. |
Exhibit 2.2
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this Amendment) is made as of December 28, 2015, by and among GE Medical Holding AB, a private limited company (privat aktiebolag) organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (Reg. No. 556648-9315) (Seller), NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a Florida corporation (Buyer), and NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (Parent, and together with Seller and Buyer, the Parties).
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement on October 20, 2015 (the Purchase Agreement), and all capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Purchase Agreement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.09 of the Purchase Agreement, the Parties desire to amend certain provisions of the Purchase Agreement as set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Purchase Agreement, the Closing is to take place on, and the Closing Date shall be, the date that is three (3) Business Days after the satisfaction or written waiver of the Closing Conditions or on such other date as the Parties may agree; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to agree to have the Closing occur at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on December 30, 2015 (the New Closing Date) and that the Effective Time on the New Closing Date shall be 12:01 am, subject to the satisfaction or written waiver of the Closing Conditions and to all of the terms, conditions and obligations set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants made herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Agreement. Pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Purchase Agreement, the Parties agree to have the Closing occur at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on the New Closing Date and that the Effective Time on the New Closing Date shall be 12:01 am, subject to the satisfaction or written waiver of the Closing Conditions and to all of the terms, conditions and obligations set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
2. The definition of Effective Time in Exhibit A (Definitions) to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
Effective Time means 12:01 a.m. (Pacific time) on the Closing Date.
3. Approval. In connection with Section 6.01(b) of the Purchase Agreement, Seller hereby consents to Parent pledging 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Buyer as required by the senior lenders in connection with the Financing.
4. Clarient Saudi Arabia. In connection with the transfer of the Companys 5% ownership interest in Clarient Saudi Arabia, the Parties hereby agree to the provisions set forth on Annex A attached hereto.
5. Payment of Purchase Price. The Parties acknowledge and agree that Seller has assigned all rights to receive the Stock Consideration to GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc., and, accordingly, (a) the Stock Consideration shall be issued to and in the name of GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. and (b) GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. shall be the Investor under each of the Investor Rights Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. The applicable provisions of the Purchase Agreement and the Disclosure Schedules (i.e., the provisions that provide for the Stock Consideration to be issued to and in the name of Seller) shall be deemed automatically amended in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 4. For the avoidance of doubt, in accordance with Schedule 3.03(b)(1), the Closing Cash Payment shall be paid to and received by Seller or Sellers designees by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Seller Account as directed by Seller.
6. Company Intellectual Property. The Company Intellectual Property set forth on Annex B attached hereto that is being assigned to Buyer pursuant to the Transactions will not be maintained and will be abandoned by Buyer and its Affiliates after the Closing. As a result, the Parties acknowledge and agree that, pursuant to that certain written direction of Buyer and Parent received on December 15, 2015, Seller and its Affiliates will not be required to transfer to Buyer or any of its Affiliates any files (physical, digital or otherwise) relating to such Company Intellectual Property or to make any payments or take any actions in order to maintain or keep active any such Company Intellectual Property.
7. Effectiveness. Pursuant to Section 13.09 of the Purchase Agreement, this Amendment shall be effective and binding upon the execution of this Amendment by the Parties. Any reference in the Purchase Agreement to this Agreement shall hereafter be deemed to refer to the Purchase Agreement as hereby amended.
8. Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by means of a facsimile machine or by .pdf, .tif, .gif, ..peg or similar attachment to electronic mail (any such delivery, an Electronic Delivery) shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original executed counterpart and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party hereto, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute the original form of this Agreement and deliver such form to all other parties. No party hereto shall raise the use of Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of Electronic Delivery as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense relates to lack of authenticity.
9. Full Force and Effect. This Amendment is limited by its terms and does not and shall not serve to amend or waive any provision of the Purchase Agreement except as expressly provided for in this Amendment, and all other terms, conditions and obligations set forth in the Purchase Agreement remain in full force and effect, are not amended or waived in any respect and are hereby reaffirmed by the Parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Amendment on the date first written above.
SELLER: | ||
GE MEDICAL HOLDING AB | ||
By | /s/ Kieran Murphy | |
Name: | Kieran Murphy | |
Title: | CEO, GE Healthcare Life Sciences | |
PARENT: | ||
NEOGENOMICS, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Steven C. Jones | |
Name: | Steven C. Jones | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Finance | |
BUYER: | ||
NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Steven C. Jones | |
Name: | Steven C. Jones | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Finance |
Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement
Annex A
1. | In connection with Section 6.01(a) of the Purchase Agreement and the terms of this Annex A, Buyer hereby consents to that certain Power of Attorney (Power of Attorney), to be entered into on or prior to the New Closing Date, between Company Subsidiary and GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (Transferee), pursuant to which Company Subsidiary appoints Transferee as its attorney-in-fact in connection with the transfer of Company Subsidiarys ownership interest in Clarient Diagnostic Services Limited, a Saudi Arabian limited liability company (Clarient Saudi Arabia), that certain Lab Services Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2013, by and between Company Subsidiary and Saudi Arabian National Guard Health Affairs, as well as any and all other agreements, instruments, rights or obligations of or related to Clarient Saudi Arabia (the Saudi Items), to Transferee prior to Closing. Such transfer of the Saudi Items from Company Subsidiary to Transferee shall be referred to herein as the Saudi Transfer. The Parties hereby agree that such Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect from and after the Closing. |
2. | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in addition to, and in no way limiting the terms of the Power of Attorney, the Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the management and operation of the Saudi Transfer and the Saudi Items in connection with the continued operation of the applicable portion of such business shall in all respects be by and at the direction of Transferee and shall be managed and operated by Transferee for Transferees benefit and account, with Transferee treated as the beneficial owner thereof and with all gains, income, Losses, Taxes and Tax benefits or other items generated thereby to be for Transferees account. |
3. | For purposes of the Saudi Transfer, neither Buyer nor any of its Affiliates will, or will cause and direct their Affiliates to, take or omit to take any action that will have the effect of delaying, impairing or impeding the Saudi Transfer. Seller agrees to use reasonable efforts to complete the Saudi Transfer as soon as reasonably practicable and to keep Buyer reasonably informed with respect to the status, timing and material developments with respect to the Saudi Transfer. |
4. | From and after the Closing, Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Losses that are suffered or incurred by any Buyer Indemnified Party arising out of, resulting from or relating to the Saudi Transfer and the Saudi Items. To the extent that any Party disagrees with the validity or amount of all or a portion of any indemnification claim with respect thereto, the provisions of Section 12.05 of the Purchase Agreement shall apply to the procedures of such indemnification claim, mutatis mutandis, as if set forth herein. |
5. | The Parties acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Purchase Agreement or otherwise, to the extent any representation, warranty, covenant or other statement in the Purchase Agreement, the Disclosure Schedules or any other Transaction Agreement is inaccurate as a result of giving effect (or pursuant) to matters covered in this Annex A or the Saudi Transfer not being complete as of the Closing, such representation, warranty, covenant or other statement shall be deemed to be revised and amended as needed to reflect the actions contemplated by this Annex A, including for purposes of Article XII of the Purchase Agreement. |
Annex B
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Title |
Application |
Current Publication |
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266787 |
2 | US | Choate, Hall and Stewart LLP | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND THERAPY | 11/432604 | 2007-0065888 | 7504225 | |||||||
266857 |
1 | US | Yoo Warren, Heeja (GE) | CLONE-ARRAY POOLED SHOTGUN STRATEGY FOR NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING | 09/969111 | 2003-0092007 | 6975943 | |||||||
266860 |
2 | US | Choate, Hall and Stewart LLP | TLE3 AS A MARKER FOR CHEMOTHERAPY | 12/277920 | 20090155798A1 | 7816084 | |||||||
266860 |
4 | CA | KIRBY EADES GALE BAKER | TLE3 AS A MARKER FOR CHEMOTHERAPY | 2706881 | |||||||||
266860 |
5 | CN | Lee and Li | TLE3 AS A MARKER FOR CHEMOTHERAPY | 200880125991.9 | 101932938A | ZL200880125991.9 | |||||||
266860 |
6 | EP | LARSSON, Anders (GE) | TLE3 AS A MARKER FOR CHEMOTHERAPY | 08855868.9 | 2227693 | 2227693 | |||||||
266860 |
7 | IN | DE PENNING & DE PENNING | TLE3 AS A MARKER FOR CHEMOTHERAPY | 3897/CHENP/2010 | |||||||||
266860 |
8 | JP | Global Patent Operation Japan | TLE3 AS A MARKER FOR CHEMOTHERAPY | 2010-536127 | 2011505562 | 5745273 | |||||||
266860 |
9 | GB | Mewburn Ellis (LOND) | TLE3 AS A MARKER FOR CHEMOTHERAPY | 0910374.8 | 2460769 | 2460769 | |||||||
266860 |
10 | US | Choate, Hall and Stewart LLP | TLE3 AS A MARKER FOR CHEMOTHERAPY | 12/578255 | 20100062444A1 | 7754431 | |||||||
266860 |
11 | US | Choate, Hall and Stewart LLP | TLE3 AS A MARKER FOR CHEMOTHERAPY | 12/889630 | 20110015259A1 | 9005900 | |||||||
266860 |
12 | HK | Lee and Li | TLE3 AS A MARKER FOR CHEMOTHERAPY | 11106089.6 | 1152563A | HK1152563 | |||||||
266860 |
13 | US | Choate, Hall and Stewart LLP | TLE3 AS A MARKER FOR CHEMOTHERAPY | 13/685924 | 20130079392A1 | 8785156 | |||||||
266860 |
14 | US | Parks Wood, LLC | TLE3 AS A MARKER FOR CHEMOTHERAPY | 14/671015 | 20150198599A1 | ||||||||
266860 |
15 | DE | LARSSON, Anders (GE) | TLE3 AS A MARKER FOR CHEMOTHERAPY | 08855868.9 | 2227693 | 2227693 | |||||||
266860 |
16 | FR | LARSSON, Anders (GE) | TLE3 AS A MARKER FOR CHEMOTHERAPY | 08855868.9 | 2227693 | 2227693 | |||||||
266860 |
17 | IT | LARSSON, Anders (GE) | TLE3 AS A MARKER FOR CHEMOTHERAPY | 08855868.9 | 2227693 | 2227693 | |||||||
266861 |
3 | US | Choate, Hall and Stewart LLP | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND THERAPY | 12/444007 | 20100143947A1 | 8697373 | |||||||
266862 |
2 | US | Choate, Hall and Stewart LLP | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND THERAPY | 12/013739 | 2008-0199891 | 7811774 | |||||||
266862 |
5 | AU | Spruson and Ferguson | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND THERAPY | 2006255766 | 2006255766 | ||||||||
266862 |
6 | CA | Goudreau Gage Dubuc | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND THERAPY | 2598170 | 2598170 | ||||||||
266862 |
8 | CH | Mewburn Ellis (LOND) | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND THERAPY | 06784318.5 | 1856535 | 1856535 | |||||||
266862 |
9 | DE | Mewburn Ellis (LOND) | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND THERAPY | 06784318.5 | 1856535 | 1856535 | |||||||
266862 |
10 | FR | Mewburn Ellis (LOND) | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND THERAPY | 06784318.5 | 1856535 | 1856535 | |||||||
266862 |
11 | GB | Mewburn Ellis (LOND) | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND THERAPY | 06784318.5 | 1856535 | 1856535 | |||||||
266862 |
12 | IE | Mewburn Ellis (LOND) | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND THERAPY | 06784318.5 | 1856535 | 1856535 | |||||||
266862 |
13 | LU | Mewburn Ellis (LOND) | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND THERAPY | 06784318.5 | 1856535 | 1856535 | |||||||
266862 |
14 | NL | Mewburn Ellis (LOND) | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND THERAPY | 06784318.5 | 1856535 | 1856535 | |||||||
266862 |
15 | ES | Mewburn Ellis (LOND) | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND THERAPY | 06784318.5 | 1856535 | 1856535 | |||||||
266862 |
16 | IT | Mewburn Ellis (LOND) | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND THERAPY | 06784318.5 | 1856535 | 1856535 | |||||||
266862 |
17 | US | Choate, Hall and Stewart LLP | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND THERAPY | 13/300134 | 2012-0065107 | 8399622 | |||||||
266862 |
18 | CA | Goudreau Gage Dubuc | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND THERAPY | ||||||||||
266862 |
18 | US | LARSSON, Anders (GE) | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND THERAPY | 12/879356 | 2011-0003709 | 8440410 |
Exhibit 3.1
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BARBARA K. CEGAVSKE Secretary of State 202 North Carson Street Carson City, Nevada 89701-4201 (775)684-5708 Website: www.nvsos.gov |
Certificate of Amendment (PURSUANT TO NRS 78.385 AND 78.390
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USE BLACK INK ONLY DO NOT HIGHLIGHT | ABOVE SPACE IS FOR OFFICE USE ONLY |
Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
For Nevada Profit Corporations
(Pursuant to NRS 78.385 and 78.390 - After Issuance of Stock)
1. Name of corporation:
NeoGenomics, Inc.
2. The articles have been amended as follows: (provide article numbers, if available)
Subparagraph A of Article Fourth is deleted in its entirety and the following substituted in lieu thereof:
A. The Corporation is authorized to issue 250,000,000 shares which shall be designated as Common Stock, having a par value of $.001 per share (the Common Stock), and 50,000,000 shares which shall be designated as Preferred Stock, having a par value of $.001 per share (the Preferred Stock).
3. The vote by which the stockholders holding shares in the corporation entitling them to exercise at least a majority of the voting power, or such greater proportion of the voting power as may be required in the case of a vote by classes or series, or as may be required by the provisions of the articles of incorporation* have voted in favor of the amendment is: a majority of the voting power.
4. Effective date and time of filing: (optional) | Date: | Time: | ||
(must not be later than 90 days after the certificate is filed) |
5. Signature: (required)
X /s/ George Cardoza |
Signature of Officer |
* | If any proposed amendment would alter or change any preference or any relative or other right given to any class or series of outstanding shares, then the amendment must be approved by the vote, in addition to the affirmative vote otherwise required, of the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of each class or series affected by the amendment regardless to limitations or restrictions on the voting power thereof. |
IMPORTANT: Failure to include any of the above information and submit with the proper fees may cause this filing to be rejected.
Nevada Secretary of State Amend Profit-After
This form must be accompanied by appropriate fees. | Revised: 1-5-15 |
Exhibit 3.2
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BARBARA K. CEGAVSKE Secretary of State 202 North Carson Street Carson City, Nevada 89701-4201 (775) 684-5708 Website: www.nvsos.gov | |
Certificate of Designation (PURSUANT TO NRS 78.1955)
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USE BLACK INK ONLYDO NOT HIGHLIGHT ABOVE SPACE IS FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Certificate of Designation For
Nevada Profit Corporations
(Pursuant to NRS 78.1955)
1. | Name of corporation: |
Neogenomics, Inc.
2. | By resolution of the board of directors pursuant to a provision in the articles of incorporation this certificate establishes the following regarding the voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions and relative rights of the following class or series of stock. |
The undersigned, a duly authorized officer of Neogenomics, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada (the Company), in accordance with the Companys Articles of Incorporation (the Articles) and the provisions of Sections 78.195 and 78.1955 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the NRS), does hereby certify that the following resolution was duly approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board) at a meeting of the Board pursuant to Section 78.315 of the NRS, on October 19, 2015:
See Exhibit A for the remainder of the resolution.
3. | Effective date of filing: (optional) |
(must not be later than 90 days after the certificate is filed)
4. | Signature: (required) |
X /s/ George Cardoza
Signature of Officer
Filing Fee: $175.00
IMPORTANT: Failure to include any of the above information and submit with the proper fees may cause this filing to be rejected.
This form must be accompanied by appropriate fees. | Nevada Secretary of State Stock Designation |
Revised: 1-5-15
Exhibit A
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
OF
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
(Par Value $0.001)
OF NEOGENOMICS, INC.,
WHEREAS, on December 21, 2015, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Articles, which among other things, increased (i) the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Common Stock) authorized for issuance from One Hundred Million (100,000,000) to Two Hundred Fifty Million (250,000,000); and (ii) the number of shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Preferred Stock) authorized for issuance from Ten Million (10,000,000) to Fifty Million (50,000,000); and
WHEREAS, the Board has the power, pursuant to Article 4 of the Articles, to authorize the issuance from time to time of one or more series of Preferred Stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix by resolution providing for the authorization of such series, the number of shares of each such series, and the voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions, relative rights and distinguishing designation of each such series and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof; and
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company to provide for the designation of Twenty Five Million, Four Hundred Forty Two Thousand, One Hundred Twenty One (25,442,121) shares of the Preferred Stock as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, having a par value of $0.001 per share (the Series A Preferred Stock); and therefore, it is
RESOLVED, that, pursuant to the authority expressly granted to and vested in the Board by the Articles and Sections 78.195 and 78.1955 of the NRS, the Board hereby fixes the voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock as follows:
SECTION 1
DESIGNATION AND RANK
1.1 Designation. There is hereby created out of the authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock of the Company a single series of Preferred Stock, the designation of which shall be Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.001 per share. The Stated Value for each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall initially equal $7.50 per share.
1.2 Number of Authorized Shares. The number of authorized shares constituting the Series A Preferred Stock is Twenty Five Million, Four Hundred Forty Two Thousand, One Hundred Twenty One (25,442,121).
1.3 Rank. The Series A Preferred Stock shall be senior to all other classes and series of capital stock of the Company, including, without limitation, Common Stock and other series of Preferred Stock (collectively, Junior Stock), including, without limitation, with respect to the payment of dividends and other distributions on the capital stock of the Company, including the distribution of the assets of the Company upon a Liquidation Event (as defined herein).
1.4 Initial Issuance. The Company anticipates issuing 14,666,667 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, with an aggregate Liquidation Preference of $110,000,000 as of the date of issuance, promptly following the filing of this Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada (the Initial Issuance).
SECTION 2
VOTING RIGHTS
2.1 General. Each holder of Series A Preferred Stock (each, a Holder) shall have such number of votes for each share of Series A Preferred Stock held of record by such Holder on an as converted (into Common Stock) basis, on each matter upon which holders of Common Stock have the right to vote and shall vote together with the holders of Common Stock (and any other class or series which may be similarly entitled to vote) as one class on all matters upon which holders of Common Stock have the right to vote, and not as a separate class or series except as set forth in Section 2.2 below.
2.2 Series Voting. In addition to the other requirements of this Certificate of Designations and any other vote of the Companys stockholders required under applicable law, if any shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding at any point in time, the affirmative vote or written consent of the Holders of at least a majority of the then issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the Company to effect any corporate action (whether taken by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to:
(i) increase or decrease the authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock; or
(ii) create or authorize the creation of or issue any equity security, including any security convertible into or exchangeable for any equity security, of any other class or series having rights, preferences or privileges ranking on parity with or senior to or prior to the Series A Preferred Stock; or
(iii) change the powers, designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions, voting or other rights of the Series A Preferred Stock set forth in this Certificate of Designations; or
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(iv) alter or amend any provision of the Articles or the Bylaws of the Company in a manner adverse to the rights of the Series A Preferred Stock set forth in this Certificate of Designations; or
(v) redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Junior Stock; provided, that, this restriction shall not apply to the repurchase of Junior Stock held by employees, independent contractors, consultants or medical doctors of the Company upon termination of their employment or services pursuant to employment agreements, consulting agreements or settlement agreements providing for such repurchase; or
(vi) after the Initial Issuance, issue any additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock, except as required pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations; or
(vii) effect an exchange, reclassification or cancellation of all or part of the Series A Preferred Stock; or
(viii) change the Series A Preferred Stock into the same or a different number of shares, with or without par value, of the same or another class.
In addition, without the affirmative vote or written consent of Holders of at least a majority of the then issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class, the Company shall not consummate a recapitalization, share exchange or reclassification involving the Series A Preferred Stock or a merger or consolidation of the Company with another entity, which recapitalization, share exchange, reclassification, merger or consolidation does not constitute a Liquidation Event, unless in each case after giving effect to such recapitalization, share exchange, reclassification, merger or consolidation: (i) the Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding and the powers, preferences, privileges and voting and other rights are not amended in any respect or, in the case of any such recapitalization, share exchange, reclassification, merger or consolidation with respect to which the Company is not the surviving or resulting entity, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are converted into or exchanged for preferred securities of the surviving or resulting entity or its ultimate parent; and (ii) the shares of Series A Preferred Stock remaining outstanding or such preferred securities, as the case may be, have such powers, preferences, privileges and voting and other rights that are substantially the same as the powers, preferences, privileges and voting and other rights of the Series A Preferred Stock immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction.
SECTION 3
CONVERSION RIGHTS
3.1 Conversion.
(a) Automatic Conversion. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of the date which is the tenth anniversary (the Automatic Conversion Date) of the first date on which shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued (the Original Issue Date) shall automatically convert into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances (except those created by the Holders), equal to the quotient of its Liquidation Preference, as adjusted for any stock dividends,
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combinations, splits, recapitalizations and the like with respect to such shares (including after giving effect to the last paragraph of Section 4.1(a)), divided by the then effective Conversion Price (an Automatic Conversion). The Conversion Price shall be equal to the Stated Value multiplied by the Conversion Rate (as defined below). The Conversion Rate shall initially be equal to 1.0, subject to the adjustments set forth under this Section 3 that may occur prior to the Automatic Conversion Date.
(b) Optional Conversion by Holder. At any time, from and after the third anniversary of the Original Issue Date, to the extent the VWAP (as defined below) of the Companys Common Stock equals or exceeds $8.00 per share, as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations and the like with respect to shares of Common Stock (the Optional Conversion Trigger Price), for thirty consecutive trading days, any Holder, upon written notice (the Optional Conversion Notice) to the Company, shall have the right to convert any or all shares of Series A Preferred Stock it owns into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances (except those created by the Holders), equal to the quotient of the Liquidation Preference, as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations and the like with respect to such shares (including after giving effect to the last paragraph of Section 4.1(a)), divided by the then effective Conversion Price (an Optional Conversion), and the date upon which the Company receives such notice shall be the effective date of any Optional Conversion (an Optional Conversion Date). The Optional Conversion Notice shall specify the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted by a Holder pursuant to the Optional Conversion. VWAP means, as of any applicable date of determination, the volume weighted average per share price of the Common Stock on the applicable trading day on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading (the Principal Securities Exchange). An example calculation is as follows: if a Holder submits an Optional Conversion Notice on the 180th day after the 4th anniversary of the Original Issue Date, then each share of Series A Preferred Stock such Holder elects to convert, shall convert into Common Stock based on the following formula, assuming no adjustments for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations and the like with respect to Series A Preferred Stock (other than PIK Dividends as noted below):
Liquidation Preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock/Conversion Price per share of Series A Preferred Stock
Liquidation Preference = $110,000,000
Aggregate accrued and unpaid PIK Dividends as of the beginning of year 5 = $13,735,040
Accrued and unpaid PIK Dividends in the calendar year in which conversion occurs (6 month period in year 5) = $3,093,376
Conversion Price = $7.50
Common Stock issued = ($110,000,000 + $13,735,040 + $3,093,376)/$7.50 = 16,910,456
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(c) Conversion Protocol. Upon any Automatic Conversion or Optional Conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, each Holder shall be deemed to own the number of shares of Common Stock into which such Holders shares of Series A Preferred Stock are converted. Promptly thereafter the Holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing the Series A Preferred Stock that were converted at the office of the Company or of the transfer agent for such shares, or at such other place designated by the Company. Such surrender shall be made by hand delivery or by reputable overnight courier. The Company shall, promptly upon receipt of such certificates representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock that have been converted, deliver to such Holder, a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder shall be entitled and, if applicable, a certificate representing those shares of Series A Preferred Stock that have not been so converted. At the close of business on the Automatic Conversion Date or the Optional Conversion Date, the Holder shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock into which the converted Series A Preferred Stock have been converted, and the converted Series A Preferred Stock theretofore held by such Holder shall no longer be outstanding and shall be deemed cancelled and void irrespective of whether such Holder delivers the certificate representing the subject shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
(d) Application to PIK Dividends. The conversion (Section 3.1) and anti- dilution (Sections 3.3 - 3.6) terms of this Section 3 shall be applicable to and include any shares of Series A Preferred Stock that have accrued as PIK Dividends pursuant to Section 4.1 but that have not been paid as of any Automatic Conversion Date or Optional Conversion Date.
3.2 No Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue or cause to be issued fractional shares of Common Stock pursuant to any provision of this Certificate of Designations. If any fraction of a share of Common Stock would be issuable pursuant to this Certificate of Designations, the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share.
3.3 Adjustments for Consolidation, Merger, etc. In case of any consolidation or merger of the Company with any other entity (other than a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company), or in case of any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or in case of any share exchange pursuant to which all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock are converted into other securities or property of the Company, the Company shall, prior to or at the time of such transaction, make appropriate provision or cause appropriate provision to be made so that Holders of each share of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall have the right thereafter to convert such shares of Series A Preferred Stock into the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable upon such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which such share of Series A Preferred Stock could have been converted immediately prior to the effective date of such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange. If in connection with any such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, each holder of shares of Common Stock is entitled to elect to receive either securities, cash or other assets upon completion of such transaction, the Company shall provide or cause to be provided to each Holder of Series A Preferred Stock the right to elect the securities, cash or other assets into which the Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holder shall be convertible after consummation of any such transaction on the same terms and subject to the same conditions
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applicable to holders of the Common Stock (including, without limitation, notice of the right to elect, limitations on the period in which such election shall be made and the effect of failing to exercise the election).
3.4 Adjustments to Conversion Rate for Stock Splits, Reclassifications, and Certain Distributions.
(a) In the event the Company at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date fixes a record date for the effectuation of a split or subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of Common Stock or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly, additional shares of Common Stock (hereinafter referred to as Common Stock Equivalents) without payment of any consideration by such holder for the additional shares of Common Stock or the Common Stock Equivalents (including the additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof), then, as of such record date (or the date of such dividend distribution, split or subdivision if no record date is fixed), the Conversion Rate of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be appropriately decreased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be increased in proportion to such increase in the aggregate of shares of Common Stock outstanding and those shares of Common Stock issuable with respect to such Common Stock Equivalents as though such shares were issued at the time such Common Stock Equivalents were issued.
(b) If the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time after the Original Issue Date is decreased by a combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then, following the record date of such combination (or the date of such combination if no record date is fixed), the Conversion Rate for the Series A Preferred Stock shall be appropriately increased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares.
(c) In the event the Company declares a dividend or distribution payable in securities of other persons, evidences of indebtedness issued by the Company or other persons, assets, rights or warrants entitling such holders to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the then-current closing share price of the Common Stock, or any other Common Stock Equivalents not referred to in Section 3.4(a), then, in each such case, the Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to a proportionate share of any such distribution as though they were the holders of the number of shares of Common Stock into which their shares of Series A Preferred Stock would be convertible as if they were converted on the record date fixed for the determination of the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution.
(d) In the event the Common Stock is changed into the same or a different number of shares of any class or classes of stock, whether by recapitalization, reclassification or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares, dividend, distribution or reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of assets or share exchange provided for elsewhere in this Section 3), in any such event each Holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right thereafter to convert such Series A Preferred Stock into the kind and amount of stock and other
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securities and property receivable upon such recapitalization, reclassification or other change by holders of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock could have been converted immediately prior to such recapitalization, reclassification or change, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein or with respect to such other securities or property by the terms hereof.
3.5 Subsequent Adjustments. In the case of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 3, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the application of the provisions of this Section 3 with respect to the rights of the Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock after such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange, recapitalization, reclassification or other change to the end that the provisions of this Section 3 (including adjustment of the Conversion Rate then in effect and the number of shares of Common Stock, securities or other property, or class or classes of stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock) shall be applicable after that event as nearly equivalent as may be practicable.
3.6 Stockholder Rights Plans. To the extent that the Company has a rights plan in effect with respect to the Common Stock on the Automatic Conversion Date or an Optional Conversion Date, upon conversion of any Series A Preferred Stock, such Holder shall receive, in addition to the Common Stock, the rights under such rights plan, unless, prior to such Automatic Conversion Date or an Optional Conversion Date, the rights have separated from the Common Stock, in which case the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation of such rights as if the Company made a distribution to all holders of Common Stock.
3.7 No Impairment. The Company will not, by amendment of its Articles or through any reorganization, recapitalization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in carrying out all the provisions of this Section 3 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock against impairment.
SECTION 4
DIVIDEND RIGHTS
4.1 Dividends or Distributions.
(a) General Obligation. Commencing on the one year anniversary of the Original Issue Date and ending on the Automatic Conversion Date, in the event that any shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain issued and outstanding, dividends (the PIK Dividends) on each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall accrue quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December, and in kind in an amount of shares of Series A Preferred Stock equal to (i) the product of the PIK Dividend rate described in the table below for the period indicated (as applicable, the PIK Dividend Rate), multiplied by the then effective Liquidation Preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock, divided by (ii) four (4).
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For the Period: |
PIK Dividend Rate per Annum in Effect | |
Commencing on the Original Issue Date and ending on the 1st anniversary of the Original Issue Date |
0.0% | |
Commencing on the day after the 1st anniversary of the Original Issue Date and ending on the 4th anniversary of the Original Issue Date |
4.0% | |
Commencing on the day after the 4th anniversary of the Original Issue Date and ending on the 5th anniversary of the Original Issue Date |
5.0% | |
Commencing on the day after the 5th anniversary of the Original Issue Date and ending on the 6th anniversary of the Original Issue Date |
6.0% | |
Commencing on the day after the 6th anniversary of the Original Issue Date and ending on the 7th anniversary of the Original Issue Date |
7.0% | |
Commencing on the day after the 7th anniversary of the Original Issue Date and ending on the 8th anniversary of the Original Issue Date |
8.0% | |
Commencing on the day after the 8th anniversary of the Original Issue Date and ending on the 9th anniversary of the Original Issue Date |
9.0% | |
Commencing on the day after the 9th anniversary of the Original Issue Date and ending on the Automatic Conversion Date |
10.0% |
Such PIK Dividends shall be cumulative and shall accrue whether or not they have been earned or declared and whether or not there are profits, surplus or other funds of the Company legally available for the payment of PIK Dividends. On December 31 of each year, beginning on the first anniversary of the Original Issue Date and ending on the Automatic Conversion Date (each, a Dividend Reference Date), all PIK Dividends which have accrued on a share of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding during such calendar year (or such shorter period in the case of the initial Dividend Reference Date) shall be added to the then effective Liquidation Preference of such share of Series A Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event of a Redemption or conversion of Series A Preferred Stock or a Liquidation Event on any date other than December 31 of any calendar year, the Redemption Amount, Liquidation Preference and the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so convertible in connection therewith, as applicable, shall be increased by PIK Dividends in an amount equal to the Liquidation Preference multiplied by the product of (i) the PIK Dividend Rate in effect for such year reflected in the table above, and (ii) the quotient of (x) the number of calendar days elapsed from January 1 of such year to the date of consummation of such Redemption, conversion or Liquidation Event, as applicable, divided by (y) 360.
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(b) Dividend Payment Date. The accrued PIK Dividends shall be payable at such times and with such frequency as determined in the sole discretion of the Board (each such date, a PIK Dividend Payment Date) to the Holders of record, as they appear on the stock records of the Company at the close of business on such record date as shall be fixed by the Board not more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days preceding such PIK Dividend Payment Date.
(c) Payment Method. The Company shall make PIK Dividend payments on each PIK Dividend Payment Date by Payment-in-Kind. Payment-In-Kind with respect to any PIK Dividend Payment Date, means the issuance by the Company to each Holder of Series A Preferred Stock that number of additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock that have a Stated Value, as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations and the like with respect to such shares, equal to the amount of accrued PIK Dividends on such Holders shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of such PIK Dividend Payment Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Redemption Amount, Liquidation Preference and the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock convertible hereunder shall be increased in accordance with this Certificate of Designations for all accrued and unpaid PIK Dividends, regardless of whether there has been any Payment-in-Kind with respect thereto.
(d) Limited Alternative Payment Method. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein if, on account of an increase in the Liquidation Preference of a share of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 4.1(a), any Holder of Series A Preferred Stock would be prohibited by any applicable law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended) from holding its Series A Preferred Stock or converting all its Series A Preferred Stock at the then effective Conversion Price, without receiving the consent of any governmental authority that has not been obtained at such time, then the Liquidation Preference shall not be so increased and on such Dividend Reference Date, such PIK Dividend shall be paid in cash on such Dividend Reference Date to each Holder in respect of each share of Series A Preferred Stock that it holds, in lieu of such increase in the Liquidation Preference; provided further that if the condition set forth above shall cease to exist prior to an Optional Conversion Date or the Automatic Conversion Date, the Liquidation Preference shall be increased to such Liquidation Preference that would then be in effect as if such condition had not existed. The Company agrees to notify each Holder, at least five (5) Business Days prior to any Dividend Reference Date on which the condition set forth above will apply, of such condition.
4.2 Consent of Series A Preferred Holders. No dividends, share repurchases, or any other payments may be made with respect to any Junior Stock without the prior written consent of Holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding. If the Holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so grant their consent to such dividend, share repurchase or other payment, the Series A Preferred Stock shall participate in all such dividends and other payments and, at the Holders election, share repurchases, in each case with respect to Junior Stock on an as-converted basis. Consent of Holders of a majority of the Series A Preferred Stock is not required if all shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been redeemed or converted in accordance with the terms of this Certificate of Designations prior to the declaration of any such dividend, the consummation of any such share repurchase or payment, or the fixing of a record date for the stockholders to participate therein with respect thereto.
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SECTION 5
LIQUIDATION RIGHTS
5.1 Liquidation Preference. To the extent not prohibited by applicable law, upon the occurrence of any Liquidation Event, each Holder shall be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or funds of the Company to the holders of shares of Junior Stock out of the assets of the Company legally available therefor, whether such assets are capital, surplus or earnings, an amount, payable in cash, equal to the Stated Value plus all declared and unpaid dividends thereon, including all accrued and unpaid PIK Dividends regardless of whether there has been any Payment-in-Kind with respect thereto and after giving effect to the last paragraph of Section 4.1(a), in each case, as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations and the like with respect to such shares (the Liquidation Preference), for each share of Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holder. Liquidation Event means any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, either voluntary or involuntary, and any Deemed Liquidation Event.
5.2 Deemed Liquidation Event. A Deemed Liquidation Event shall mean any of the following: (a) the acquisition by any person other than a Holder or an Affiliate (as defined below) of any Holder of 50% or more of the voting securities of the Company; (b) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization, in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization, own less than 50% of the Companys voting power immediately after such consolidation, merger or reorganization; and (c) any sale, lease, license, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets, technology or intellectual property of the Company, other than non-exclusive licenses granted in the ordinary course of the Companys business. Affiliate of a person entity shall mean another person or entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such first person or entity.
5.3 Pro Rata Distribution. If, upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event, the assets and funds of the Company distributed among the Holders shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such Holders of the full Liquidation Preference, then the entire net assets of the Company legally available for distribution shall be distributed among the Holders, ratably in proportion to the aggregate Liquidation Preference to which each Holder would otherwise be entitled and such distributions may be made in cash.
SECTION 6
REDEMPTION RIGHTS
6.1 Redemption; Company Option. At any time, and from time to time, the Company may redeem, via cash delivery to the Holders, all, or any portion with an aggregate Redemption Amount of no less than (a) from the Original Issue Date until the 4th anniversary of the Original
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Issue Date, $10,000,000 and (b) after the 4th anniversary of the Original Issue Date, $5,000,000 (each a Minimum Redemption Amount), of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding (Redemption). If at any time the Company elects to redeem less than all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding pursuant to this Section 6.1, (x) the Company shall redeem shares of Series A Preferred Stock pro rata among all Holders based on the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then held by each Holder as a percentage of the aggregate number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding and (y) any Redemption in excess of the Minimum Redemption Amount shall be made only in $1,000,000 increments. The Company shall effect any event of Redemption by providing the Holders with five (5) Business Days advance written notice (the Redemption Notice), and the delivery to the Holders of an amount equal to the then effective Liquidation Preference (including after giving effect to the last paragraph of Section 4.1(a)) per share of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed (the Redemption Amount) on or prior to the date of Redemption (the Redemption Date) with respect thereto. The Redemption Date for a Redemption shall be specified in the Redemption Notice for such Redemption and in no event shall such Redemption Date be more than five (5) Business Days following Holders receipt of the applicable Redemption Notice. A Redemption Notice with respect to a Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock held by the Holders shall be irrevocable upon receipt by any Holder. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed by the Company will be automatically and immediately cancelled and retired and will not be reissued, sold or transferred.
6.2 Redemption Upon Future Capital Raises. For so long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, in the event that the Company issues any other class or series of equity or Common Stock Equivalents or any unsecured debt securities for cash consideration, subject to the terms and conditions of this Certificate of Designations (each such issuance, a Triggering Issuance), the Company shall apply at least fifty percent (50%) of the Net Cash Proceeds (as defined below) from any such Triggering Issuance to redeem shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock at the time of such Triggering Issuance at a redemption price per share equal to the Redemption Amount, payable in cash, and such payment to be made in full within five (5) Business Days of the consummation of such Triggering Issuance; provided, however, that cash proceeds received by the Company in connection with the exercise of options, warrants or similar securities that are issued by the Company to employees, directors, independent contractors, consultants or medical doctors as compensation shall not be applied to the redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock. Any Redemption pursuant to this Section 6.2 shall be made pro rata among all Holders based on the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then held by each Holder as a percentage of the aggregate number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding. The Company shall provide a Redemption Notice to the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with Section 6.1 with respect to any redemption pursuant to this Section 6.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the terms of this Section 6.2 shall restrict or otherwise limit or impede the Companys rights and sole discretion to pursue and consummate any transaction that would constitute a Triggering Issuance, subject to the terms and conditions of this Certificate of Designations. Further, the provisions of this Section 6.2 notwithstanding, in the event that the Company issues any additional equity or Common Stock Equivalents in connection with an acquisition or any other transaction where the Company does not receive, directly or indirectly, cash proceeds in exchange for the securities being issued, such transaction shall not constitute a Triggering Issuance. The Company shall provide the Holders of
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Series A Preferred Stock (i) five (5) days prior written notice of any proposed Triggering Issuance and (ii) within two (2) Business Days of the Triggering Issuance, a detailed breakdown of the Net Cash Proceeds with respect thereto. Net Cash Proceeds means the amount equal to (a) the gross cash proceeds of the Triggering Issuance, minus (b) all (i) underwriting discounts, commissions and expenses, (ii) placement agent fees paid to persons and entities that are not Affiliates of the Company, and (iii) reasonable legal and accounting fees and expenses.
6.3 Redemption Discounts. Commencing on the Original Issue Date and ending on the fourth anniversary of the Original Issue Date, in the event that any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are redeemed pursuant to Section 6.1 or 6.2, the Redemption Amount for each share being redeemed shall be reduced by an amount determined by multiplying the discount rate listed below for the period in which the Redemption is consummated by the Redemption Amount before such discount is applied.
For the Period: |
Discount to Redemption Amount in Effect | |
Commencing on the Original Issue Date and ending on the 1st anniversary of the Original Issue Date |
9.0909% | |
Commencing on the day after the 1st anniversary of the Original Issue Date and ending on the 2nd anniversary of the Original Issue Date |
6.8182% | |
Commencing on the day after the 2nd anniversary of the Original Issue Date and ending on the 3rd anniversary of the Original Issue Date |
4.5455% | |
Commencing on the day after the 3rd anniversary of the Original Issue Date and ending on the 4th anniversary of the Original Issue Date |
2.2727% |
From and after the fourth anniversary of the Original Issue Date, no reduction shall be made to the Redemption Amount for any share of Series A Preferred Stock.
SECTION 7
TRANSFERS
7.1 Prohibitions on Transfers. No sale, exchange, delivery, assignment, transfer, disposal, encumbrance, pledge or hypothecation, whether voluntary, involuntary, by operation of law, or resulting from death, disability or otherwise (a Transfer) will be made by a Holder of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holder without the express written consent of the Company (which approval may be granted, denied or withheld in the Boards reasonable discretion), provided that, a Holder may effect a Transfer to its Affiliate upon written notice to the Company.
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7.2 Effect of Wrongful Transfers. Any attempted Transfer not in accordance with the terms of this Section 7 will be null and void and will not be reflected on the Companys books and records.
SECTION 8
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 Headings of Subdivisions. The headings of the various Sections hereof are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof.
8.2 Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for shares of Series A Preferred Stock and for shares of Common Stock deliverable pursuant to this Certificate of Designations shall be made without charge to the Holders for any issue tax, withholding tax, transfer agent fee or other incidental tax or expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company. The Holder shall be responsible for all transfer tax and other tax liability that may arise as a result of transferring the Series A Preferred Stock or the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock deliverable pursuant to this Certificate of Designations in a name other than that of the Holder of the Series A Preferred Stock to be converted.
8.3 Replacement Certificates. If any certificate evidencing Series A Preferred Stock, or Common Stock deliverable pursuant to this Certificate of Designations, is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, or a Holder fails to deliver such certificate as may otherwise be provided herein, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution for such certificate, a new certificate, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction (in such case) and, in each case, customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. Applicants for a new certificate under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Company may prescribe.
8.4 Reservation of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock. The Company shall, at all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue shares of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock as required hereunder, prior to the Automatic Conversion Date, the number of shares of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock which are then issuable and deliverable pursuant to this Certificate of Designations, in each case free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holders. All shares of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and non-assessable, and free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances (except those created by the Holders). Prior to the delivery of any securities that the Company shall be obligated to issue upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to comply with all federal and state laws and regulations thereunder requiring the registration of such securities with, or any approval of or consent to the delivery thereof by, any governmental authority (if applicable).
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8.5 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (ii) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to the Company, to the address therefor set forth on the signature page hereto, or (ii) if to a Holder, to the address appearing on the Companys stockholder records or such other address as such Holder may provide to the Company in accordance with this Section 8.5. Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York, New York are required or authorized by law to be closed.
8.6 Amendments; Modifications. No provision of this Certificate of Designations may be amended, except in a written instrument signed by the Company and Holders of at least a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding. Any of the rights of the Holders set forth herein may be waived by the affirmative vote of Holders of at least a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding, provided that only a Holder may waive its own rights as provided in this Certificate of Designations. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Certificate of Designations shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Designations for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock has been executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company on the date set forth below.
NEOGENOMICS, INC. | ||||||
Date: December 28, 2015 | By: | /s/ George Cardoza | ||||
Name: | George Cardoza | |||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
COMPANY ADDRESS: | ||||||
12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9 | ||||||
Fort Myers, FL 33913 |
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Exhibit 10.1
INVESTOR BOARD RIGHTS, LOCKUP, AND STANDSTILL AGREEMENT
This Investor Board Rights, Lockup, and Standstill Agreement (this Agreement or Investor Rights Agreement) is made as of this 30th day of December, 2015, by and between NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the Company), on the one hand, and GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the Investor), and General Electric Company, a New York corporation (GE) acting for itself and each GE Subsidiary (as defined below), on the other hand.
WHEREAS, the Company, NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a Florida corporation and subsidiary of the Company and GE Medical Holding AB, a private limited company (privat aktiebolag) organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the Seller), are parties to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2015 (the Stock Purchase Agreement), pursuant to which the Investor (after the assignment by Seller to the Investor of all rights to receive the Shares (as defined below)) has received from the Company as of the date hereof, (i) 15,000,000 shares of the Companys Common Stock (the Common Shares), and (ii) 14,666,667 shares of the Companys Preferred Stock (the Preferred Shares, and together with the Common Shares, the Shares) which Preferred Shares are convertible into Common Stock in accordance with their terms (the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, collectively, the Conversion Shares), as a portion of the consideration for the sale to the Company of the Investors shares of capital stock in Clarient, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement and the issuance of the Shares to the Investor, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement in order to establish certain rights and restrictions relating to the Shares.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and for other good and valid consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings:
Action has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Affiliate has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Applicable Exchange means the Eligible Market on which the Companys capital stock is listed.
Beneficial Owner, Beneficial Ownership, Beneficially Own or Beneficially Owned shall refer to the concept of beneficial ownership in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
Board or Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Company.
Board Qualifications has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
Business Day means a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or public holidays in the United States of America.
Closing has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Closing Date has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Common Shares has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Common Stock means the Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.
Company has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph.
Company Breach has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02
Conversion Shares has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Current Market means The Nasdaq Capital Market.
Election Meetings has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
Eligible Market means The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., The NYSE MKT LLC, The NASDAQ Capital Market, or The Nasdaq Global Market.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
GE has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph.
GE Subsidiary means any wholly-owned Subsidiary of GE.
Governmental Authority has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Holders means each of Investor, GE and each GE Subsidiary to the extent any such entity or entities Beneficially Own Shares or Conversion Shares.
Holder Breach has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(b).
Initial Investor Designee has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09.
Investor has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph.
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Investor Designee has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
Investor Designee Termination Event has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06.
Law has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Liability has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Lockup Period means, with respect to the Common Shares and Conversion Shares Beneficially Owned by Holders, the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on the day that is the earlier of (i) two (2) years from the date of this Agreement or (ii) the date which is six (6) months after all of the Preferred Shares have been redeemed by the Company, subject to earlier termination as provided for in this Agreement.
NGC has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
Permitted Acquisition has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
Permitted Disposition has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(b).
Permitted Transfer has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(c).
Permitted Transferee means the recipient of a Permitted Transfer.
Person means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization, any other business organization or entity, or Governmental Authority.
Preferred Shares has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Preferred Stock means the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.
Purchase Rights has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03.
Registration Rights Agreement means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, of even date herewith, by and between the Company and the Investor.
Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
Shares has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
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Standstill Period means the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the 48-month anniversary of the date hereof, subject to earlier termination as provided for in this Agreement.
Stock Purchase Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Subsidiary has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Third Party shall mean any Person other than Investor, GE or a GE Subsidiary.
Transfer means (i) sell, assign, give, pledge, encumber, hypothecate, mortgage, exchange or otherwise dispose, (ii) grant to any Person any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise receive, or (iii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences or other rights of ownership
Voting Stock means the shares of Common Stock and the other securities of the Company or its successor that have the power to generally vote in the election of members of the Board or the equivalent of its successor.
Volume Limitation means the volume limitations set forth in clause (e) of Rule 144 applicable during any three month period.
ARTICLE 2
BOARD REPRESENTATION
Section 2.01 Investor Designee Appointment and Nomination Right. So long as the Holders continue to Beneficially Own in the aggregate at least ten percent (10%) of the Companys then outstanding Voting Stock on any record date for a meeting of Companys shareholders, Investor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to designate one nominee to serve as a director of the Company (the Investor Designee). The Company shall (a) appoint such Investor Designee to its Board of Directors, (b) include the Investor Designee in its slate of nominees for election to the Board of Directors at each annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company following the Closing at which directors are to be elected and at which the seat held by the Investor Designee is subject to election (such annual or special meetings, the Election Meetings), and (c) recommend that the Companys stockholders vote in favor of the Investor Designee and support for election the Investor Designee in the same manner as the Company supports the other nominees nominated by the Board of Directors for election to the Board of Directors, and otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the election of the Investor Designee to the Board of Directors at each of the Election Meetings. The foregoing appointment and nomination rights will be subject to the Investor Designee satisfying the Companys Board Qualifications; provided that, if a determination is made pursuant to Section 2.03 that the Investor Designee does not meet the Board Qualifications, (i) the Company will not nominate a replacement candidate in place of the rejected Investor Designee (unless the Investor does not nominate a replacement candidate pursuant to its rights in the following clause (ii)), and (ii) the Investor shall have the right to nominate a replacement candidate in place of the rejected Investor Designee and continue such process of nominating a replacement candidate until such time as an Investor Designee meets the Board Qualifications; provided, that Company shall not be required to delay any meeting of shareholders beyond the earlier to occur of (1) forty (40) days
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prior to the deadline established in the Companys By-laws for holding any annual meeting of shareholders or (2) the deadline established by the NASDAQ Stock Exchanges for holding an annual meeting of shareholders.
Section 2.02 Vacancies. If at any time prior to an Investor Designee Termination Event, an Investor Designee resigns from the Board, is removed (with or without cause) pursuant to applicable Law or the Companys Bylaws, fails to satisfy the Board Qualifications, fails to be elected to the Board at an Election Meeting, dies or otherwise cannot or is not willing to stand for reelection or to continue to serve as a member of the Board, the Investor shall have the ability to select a substitute person to join the Board as a new Investor Designee, provided that such new Investor Designee meets the Board Qualifications pursuant to Section 2.03. In the event such substitute person does not satisfy the Board Qualifications, Investor will have the right to recommend an additional substitute person as an Investor Designee and continue the process until such time as a substitute person meets the Board Qualifications, provided, that the Company shall not be required to delay any annual meeting of shareholders beyond the times listed in Section 2.01. Provided such substitute Investor Designee meets the Board Qualifications, the Board will appoint such substitute person as an Investor Designee to the Board no later than ten (10) Business Days after the recommendation of that person to the Board by Investor and include such Investor Designee in the slate of the Companys director nominees for election at Election Meetings pursuant to Section 2.01 above. So long as any Investor Designee is eligible to be so designated in accordance with this Agreement, the Company shall (a) not take any action to remove such person as a director, without the prior written consent of Investor, and (b) unequivocally and actively support each Investor Designee without reservation for such Investor Designees election to the Board, including in the event the Investor Designee is the target of opposition by any stockholder of the Company, including any just say no campaign or any other attempt to unseat or defeat such Investor Designee.
Section 2.03 Board Qualifications. Each Investor Designee shall, at the time of nomination (and at all times thereafter until such individuals service on the Board of Directors ceases), (a) meet any applicable requirements under applicable Law, stock exchange rules or the Companys corporate governance policies generally applicable to the non-executive directors on the Board, (b) complete the Companys standard director questionnaire which is generally required of non-executive directors on the Board, (c) be approved of by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the NGC) and thereafter by the Board and (d) comply with any minimum annual attendance requirements in effect for the entire Board and applied uniformly to all directors; provided, that the NGC and the Board may only fail to approve an Investor Designee if the NGC determines in good faith: (i) that the Investor Designee fails to satisfy the applicable requirements under applicable Law, the Applicable Exchange or such corporate governance policies; (ii) the recommendation of the Investor Designee would violate the fiduciary duties of the Board or the NGC; or (iii) the Investor Designee has failed to meet the minimum attendance requirements in effect for (and applied uniformly to) the entire Board in any preceding twelve (12) month period (the Board Qualifications). Investor agrees that, upon the request of the Company, it will consider any requests for a replacement Investor Designee if the NGC raises concerns about the suitability of any proposed Investor Designee. The Company shall not revise or amend the Board Qualifications or any applicable governance guidelines or other requirements in a manner that has the intent or effect of adversely affecting the nomination or election of an Investor Designee (by for instance, adding requirements that all directors meet citizenship or independence requirements that would disqualify Persons known by the Company to be the Investors probable designees).
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Section 2.04 Compensation, Indemnification and Insurance. Investor Designees shall be entitled to the same retainer, equity compensation, benefits and other fees or compensation, including travel and expense reimbursement, paid to the other non-executive directors of the Company for their services as a director, including for any service on any committee of the Board. For so long as an Investor Designee continues to serve as a director and for a period of six (6) years thereafter, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws, indemnify such Investor Designees and shall maintain in full force and effect directors and officers liability insurance in reasonable amounts from established and reputable insurers to the same or greater extent it now indemnifies and provides insurance for the non-executive members of the Board of Directors. Without limiting the foregoing, the Investor Designee shall be provided indemnification which is no less favorable than provided to the other non-executive directors of the Company. In all directors and officers insurance policies, each Investor Designee shall be covered as an insured in such a manner as to provide the Investor Designee with rights and benefits under such insurance policies no less favorable than provided to the other non-executive directors of the Company. To the extent the Company has a policy in effect of entering into director indemnification agreements with its directors at any time, the Company shall enter into its standard director indemnification agreement provided to other members of the Board with each Investor Designee, effective as of the date such Investor Designee joins the Board or such director indemnification agreements are entered into with other directors.
Section 2.05 Committees. For so long as such membership does not conflict with any applicable Law or rule of the Applicable Exchange, the Investor Designee shall be entitled to serve as a member of or observer to certain committees of the Board that are mutually agreed upon between the Investor Designee and the Company and are based on the relative skills and experience of the Investor Designee. Investor understands and acknowledges that it is the policy of the Company that each non-executive Director sit on at least one committee of the Board. The Company shall take such actions as are necessary to appoint the Investor Designee to such committees as are mutually agreed by the Investor Designee and the Company within ten (10) Business Days of reaching such agreement.
Section 2.06 Termination of Investor Designee Rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investors rights under this ARTICLE 2 with respect to the Investor Designee shall terminate automatically on the earlier to occur of: (a) the date when the Holders and their Affiliates cease to Beneficially Own in the aggregate at least ten percent (10%) of the Companys then outstanding Voting Stock or (b) the Holders are in breach of any of their obligations in any material respect set forth in this Agreement and such breach has not been cured (or is incapable of being cured) by the Holders within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of written notice from Company specifying the details of such breach (such uncured breach, hereafter a Holder Breach). Either of the events described in this Section 2.06(a) or (b) is referred to as an Investor Designee Termination Event. Upon the occurrence of an Investor Designee Termination Event, the term of an incumbent Investor Designee impacted by the Investor Designee Termination Event shall continue until the earlier of (i) the Election Meeting that immediately follows the Investor Termination Event and (ii) the Investor Designee dies or resigns from the Board.
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Section 2.07 Subsequent Board Increases. So long as the Holders and their Permitted Transferees continue to Beneficially Own in the aggregate at least ten percent (10%) of the Companys outstanding Voting Stock, the Company shall not increase the authorized number of directors on the Board to more than ten without the prior written consent of the Investor.
Section 2.08 Transferability. The Investor may Transfer to GE or to any GE Subsidiary all or any portion of its rights under this ARTICLE 2 subject to the continuing rights of Company to approve any Investor Designees.
Section 2.09 Initial Investor Designee. The Investor agrees to propose an initial Investor Designee (the Initial Investor Designee) and have such proposed Initial Investor Designee meet with members of the Companys NGC as part of the process to approve such Initial Investor Designee. So long as the Initial Investor Designee meets the Board Qualifications of Section 2.03, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to appoint such Initial Investor Designee to the Board within thirty (30) days of the date of this Agreement and appoint the Initial Investor Designee to one or more mutually agreed upon committees of the Board not later than the first Board Meeting following the date of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 3
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS
Section 3.01 Standstill.
(a) Limitation. Subject to the remainder of this Section 3.01, during the Standstill Period and unless otherwise approved by the Company, Investor and GE will not, and GE will cause each of the GE Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly, acquire or agree, whether by purchase, tender or exchange offer, to acquire ownership of any Common Stock of the Company, other than (A) the Shares delivered pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, (B) any Conversion Shares issued or issuable pursuant to a conversion of any Preferred Shares and any other Common Stock issued or issuable as a result of the terms of the Preferred Shares, (C) any Common Stock issued or issuable as a result of any stock splits, stock dividends, rights, warrants, or other distributions, recapitalizations or offerings made available by the Company to holders of its Voting Stock, or (D) any Voting Stock acquired in accordance with Section 4.03 (each event listed in clauses (A) through (D), a Permitted Acquisition). In addition, nothing in this Section 3.01 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall prohibit Investor, GE or any GE Subsidiary from acquiring any Person that Beneficially Owns any Voting Stock or rights or options to acquire Voting Stock (including any shares acquired pursuant to any exercise of such rights and options).
(b) Termination of Standstill. The restrictions set forth in Section 3.01(a) shall cease and terminate and each of Investor, GE and each GE Subsidiary will be released from (i) the obligations of Section 3.01(a) and (ii) the other obligations under this Agreement, in the
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case of such other obligations to the extent necessary to comply with any requirements of law in making a competing offer or to purchase any Voting Stock, if any of the following occurs:
(i) a Third Party or group commences or announces its intention to commence a tender or exchange offer for 25% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;
(ii) a Third Party or group acquires (in any manner) Beneficial Ownership of 25% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or otherwise announces its intention to acquire (in any manner) Beneficial Ownership of 25% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;
(iii) a Third Party or group enters into an agreement to acquire (in any manner), or announces its intention to acquire (in any manner) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;
(iv) a Third Party or group enters into an agreement to acquire (in any manner), or announces its intention to acquire (in any manner) 25% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;
(v) a Third Party or group has made, or has announced its intention to make an offer to acquire (in any manner) control of the Company or to elect two or more directors to the Board (including, without limitation, through a solicitation of proxies) or otherwise engage in a transaction that would require approval of the Companys stockholders;
(vi) a Third Party or group is assisting or encouraging any other Person to engage in, or to announce its intention to engage in, any of the transactions contemplated in sub-clauses (i) through (v) above;
(vii) the Company enters into an agreement with respect to its consolidation, merger, amalgamation, reorganization or otherwise in which the Company would be merged into or combined with another Person, unless immediately following the consummation of such transaction the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction would continue to hold (in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Companys Voting Stock) 60% or more of all of the outstanding common stock or other securities entitled to vote for the election of directors of the surviving or resulting entity in such transaction or any direct or indirect parent thereof; or
(viii) the Company publicly announces its intention to do any of the actions set forth in clauses (i) (vii) or otherwise publicly announces its intention to explore strategic alternatives, or makes any public announcement indicating that it is actively seeking a change in control of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, and only if, (x) the restrictions set forth in Section 3.01(a) are terminated pursuant to any of clauses (i) (vi) of this Section 3.01(b) as a result of a Third Party or groups announcement of its intention to take any action, and (y) such Third Party
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or group (1) publicly retracts or withdraws its prior announcement of its intention to take such action, or fails to commence such action within sixty (60) days of such initial announcement, (2) in the case of clauses (iii) and (iv) above, terminates such definitive agreement or (3) otherwise finally and definitively fails to consummate such action, then three (3) Business Days following such public retraction, or in the case of (2) or (3) above, following written notice from the Company to Investor that such termination of a definitive agreement or final and definitive failure to consummate an action has taken place, the restrictions set forth in Section 3.01(a) shall be reinstated in full force and effect for the balance of the Standstill Period, subject to any subsequent termination event pursuant to this Section 3.01(b). For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall prevent Investor, GE and or any GE Subsidiary from consummating a transaction pursuant to a definitive agreement entered after the termination of the restrictions in Section 3.01(a) in accordance with this Section 3.01(b), but prior to the reinstatement of such restrictions in accordance with this paragraph.
(c) Most Favored Nation. So long as the Holders continue to Beneficially Own in the aggregate at least twenty percent (20%) of the Companys then outstanding Voting Stock, if the Company engages in a transaction with a Third Party or group pursuant to which such Third Party or group acquires, through open market purchases or purchases from the Company, or a combination thereof, Beneficial Ownership of shares of Voting Stock possessing voting rights equal to or in excess of the voting rights of 20% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock, and the Company either does not enter into a standstill agreement with respect to such Third Partys or groups ownership or enters into a standstill agreement with such Third Party or group which includes standstill provisions that are less favorable to the Company than those contained in this Section 3.01, then the definition of Standstill Period and the provisions of this Section 3.01 shall be automatically amended to the extent necessary to conform them to the corresponding provisions of the agreement with such Third Party or group and the Company shall promptly notify Investor in writing of such amendments; provided that Investor and GE may, by written notice to the Company, reject each such change individually (or group of changes as a whole) and elect to retain the standstill provisions in effect as of immediately prior to the date on which such provisions would have otherwise been amended in accordance with this Section 3.01(c). The Company represents that it has not entered into any transaction with a Third Party or group prior to the date hereof that would violate this Section 3.01(c) if entered into after the date hereof.
(d) Termination of Section. This Section 3.01 shall cease and terminate and each of Investor, GE and each GE Subsidiary will be released from this Section 3.01 when GE and the GE Subsidiaries cease to Beneficially Own in the aggregate ten percent (10%) or more of the Companys Voting Stock.
Section 3.02 Dispositions.
(a) Lockup Period.
(i) Subject to the remainder of this Section 3.02, during the Lockup Period the Investor and GE will not, and GE will cause each of the GE Subsidiaries or any Permitted Transferees not to, without the prior written consent of the Company, sell or Transfer any of the Common Shares or Preferred Shares.
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(ii) In addition, subject to the remainder of this Section 3.02, during the Lockup Period, the Holders will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, (a) establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to any of the Common Shares or Preferred Shares, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Common Shares or Preferred Shares, in cash or otherwise, or (b) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing. The foregoing restriction is expressly agreed to preclude the Holders from engaging in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of the Common Shares or Preferred Shares even if the Common Shares or Preferred Shares would be disposed of by someone other than the undersigned. Such prohibited hedging or other transactions would include any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including any put or call option) with respect to any of the Common Shares or Preferred Shares or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from the Common Shares or Preferred Shares.
(b) Permitted Dispositions. The restrictions set forth in Section 3.02(a) shall cease and terminate and each of Investor, GE and each GE Subsidiary will be released from the obligations of Section 3.02(a) in connection with dispositions of Common Shares pursuant to any of the following (each event listed in clauses (i) through (v), a Permitted Disposition):
(i) dispositions by a Holder to Investor, GE or any GE Subsidiary, including subsequent dispositions by such Holder to Investor, GE or any GE Subsidiary so long as each such transfer is a Permitted Transfer under this Agreement;
(ii) during any three (3) month period, dispositions by the Holders in the aggregate pursuant to the Rule 144 Volume Limitations;
(iii) dispositions resulting from the exercise of any rights under Section 2.03 of the Registration Rights Agreement;
(iv) dispositions to the Company or its any of its Affiliates;
(v) dispositions following a Third Party or groups acquisition of (in any manner) Beneficial Ownership of 25% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or announcement of its intention to acquire (in any manner) Beneficial Ownership of 25% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;
(vi) dispositions following a Third Party or groups entrance into an agreement to acquire (in any manner), or announcement of its intention to acquire (in any manner) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;
(vii) dispositions following a Third Party or groups entrance into an agreement to acquire (in any manner), or announcement of its intention to acquire (in any manner) 25% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;
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(viii) dispositions following a Third Party or groups offer, or announcement of its intention to make an offer, to acquire (in any manner) control of the Company or to elect two or more directors to the Board (including, without limitation, through a solicitation of proxies) or otherwise engage in a transaction that would require approval of the Companys stockholders;
(ix) dispositions following a Third Party or groups assistance or encouragement of any other Person to engage in, or to announce its intention to engage in, any of the transactions contemplated in sub-clauses (v) through (viii) above;
(x) dispositions following the Companys entrance into an agreement with respect to its consolidation, merger, amalgamation, reorganization or otherwise in which the Company would be merged into or combined with another Person, unless immediately following the consummation of such transaction the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction would continue to hold (in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Companys Voting Stock) 60% or more of all of the outstanding common stock or other securities entitled to vote for the election of directors of the surviving or resulting entity in such transaction or any direct or indirect parent thereof;
(xi) dispositions following the Companys public announcement of its intention to do any of the actions set forth in clauses (v) (x) or other public announcement of its intention to explore strategic alternatives, or any public announcement indicating that it is actively seeking a change in control of the Company; and
(xii) dispositions to a Third Party pursuant to a tender offer, exchange offer, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or other reorganization involving the Company or any of its Voting Stock.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, and only if, (x) Permitted Dispositions are made pursuant to any of clauses (v) (ix) of this Section 3.02(b) as a result of a Third Party or groups announcement of its intention to take any action, and (y) such Third Party or group (1) publicly retracts or withdraws its prior announcement of its intention to take such action, or fails to commence such action within sixty (60) days of such initial announcement, (2) in the case of clauses (vi) and (vii) above, terminates such definitive agreement or (3) otherwise finally and definitively fails to consummate such action, then three (3) Business Days following such public retraction, or in the case of (2) or (3) above, following written notice from the Company to Investor that such termination of a definitive agreement or final and definitive failure to consummate an action has taken place, no further Permitted Dispositions may be made pursuant to such clause of this Section 3.02(b) for the balance of the Lock-Up Period, subject to any subsequent events that would allow Permitted Dispositions under such clause. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall prevent Investor, GE and or any GE Subsidiary from consummating a transaction pursuant to a definitive agreement entered after the inapplicability of the restrictions in Section 3.02(a) in accordance with this Section 3.02(b), but prior to the reinstatement of such restrictions in accordance with this paragraph.
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(c) Permitted Transfers. Each of Investor, GE and GE Subsidiary expressly agrees that during the Lockup Period they will not transfer any of the Shares owned by them to any other entity that would not be classified as a Holder under this Agreement other than transfers permitted under Sections 3.02(b)(ii) through (b)(v). In the event that any Holder makes a Transfer during the Lockup Period pursuant to Section 3.2(b)(i), such Holder will notify the Company in writing three (3) business days in advance of any such Transfers during the Lockup period and will obtain written acknowledgement from any such transferees that they are Holders under this Agreement and bound by the restrictions of this Agreement. Any such Transfer made in compliance with this Section 3.02(c) shall be deemed to be a Permitted Transfer under this Agreement. Investor, GE and GE Subsidiary expressly agree and acknowledge that any Transfer of Shares during the Lockup Period that is not a Permitted Transfer shall be void ab initio. For the sake of clarity, the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 3.02(c) shall not apply to any transfer permitted under Sections 3.02(b)(ii) through (b)(v).
(d) Most Favored Nation. So long as the Holders continue to Beneficially Own in the aggregate at least twenty percent (20%) of the Companys then outstanding Voting Stock, if the Company engages in a transaction with a Third Party or group pursuant to which such Third Party or group acquires, through open market purchases or purchases from the Company, or a combination thereof, Beneficial Ownership of shares of Voting Stock possessing voting rights equal to or in excess of the voting rights of 20% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock, and the Company either does not enter into a lock-up agreement with respect to such Third Partys or groups ownership or enters into a lock-up agreement with such Third Party or group which includes lock-up provisions that are less favorable to the Company than those contained in this Section 3.02, then the definition of Lock-Up Period herein and the provisions of this Section 3.02 shall be automatically amended to the extent necessary to conform them to the corresponding provisions of the agreement with such Third Party or group and the Company shall promptly notify Investor in writing of such amendments; provided that Investor may, by written notice to the Company, reject each such change (or group of changes as a whole) and elect to retain the lock-up provisions in effect as of immediately prior to the date on which such provisions would have otherwise been amended in accordance with this Section 3.02(d). The Company represents that it has not entered into any transaction with a Third Party or group prior to the date hereof that would violate this Section 3.02(d) if entered into after the date hereof.
ARTICLE 4
OTHER COVENANTS
Section 4.01 Application of Covenants. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit the activities in the ordinary course of business of the financial services businesses of GE or any GE Subsidiary or any of their Affiliates (including any pension, retirement or employee benefit fund), including without limitation, brokerage, money management, financing, financial advisory, arbitrage, sales, trading and passive market making activities. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement and the limitations contained herein shall not apply to General Electric Capital Corporation, GE Ventures Limited or any of their Subsidiaries or to any of the activities undertaken by General Electric Capital Corporation, GE Ventures Limited or any of their Subsidiaries. In addition, this Agreement and the limitations contained herein shall terminate as to any GE Subsidiary at such time as such Person is no longer a GE Subsidiary. The
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Holders agree not to disclose any confidential or material, non-public information regarding the Company to General Electric Capital Corporation, GE Ventures Limited or any of their Subsidiaries without the prior written consent of the Company.
Section 4.02 Voting at Election Meetings. From the date hereof until the earlier of (a) such date that the rights of Investor under Section 2.01 have terminated pursuant to this Agreement, or (b) the Companys breach of any of its obligations in any material respect set forth in this Agreement and such breach has not been cured (or is incapable of being cured) by the Company within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of written notice from Investor specifying the details of such breach (such uncured breach, hereafter a Company Breach), Investor agrees to vote at any Election Meeting any shares of Voting Stock then Beneficially Owned by it at in favor of the election of the Companys slate of nominees for election to the Board of Directors.
Section 4.03 Purchase Rights. If at any time on or after the date hereof, the Company grants or issues rights to purchase any shares of capital stock pro rata to the record holders of shares of Common Stock (the Purchase Rights), then the Company shall offer the Investor and its Affiliates, the right to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate number of shares of capital stock which Investor and its Affiliates could have acquired if Investor and its Affiliates had held the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of all Preferred Shares Beneficially Owned by Investor and its Affiliates. Any such shares of capital stock acquired by Investor, GE and its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Section 4.03 shall be exempt from any Takeover Statute (as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement).
Section 4.04 Board Observer Rights. So long as the Holders continue to Beneficially Own in the aggregate at least twenty percent (20%) of the Companys then outstanding Voting Stock, GE shall be entitled to have one representative of Investor, GE or any GE Subsidiary that is mutually agreed upon in advance by Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) attend all meetings of the Board of Directors (and any committees upon which the Investor Designee sits that are held incident with such Board Meeting), in a non-voting observer capacity (the Board Observer) and, in this respect, shall give such representative copies of all notices (in the same manner as provided to the members of Board of Directors), minutes, consents and other materials that it has provided to its directors in connection with such meeting; provided, however, that the Company reserves the right to exclude such representative from access to any of such materials or meetings or portions thereof if the Company believes that (a) any such material or portion thereof to be a trade secret or similar confidential information, or (b) such exclusion is necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege. GE shall be entitled to select a substitute person to serve as Board Observer that is mutually agreed in advance by the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), provided that GE may not appoint a new Board Observer more than once in any twelve (12) month period.
Section 4.05 Confidentiality. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning the Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iii) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any
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other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning the Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to the Investor and allow the Investor, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.
Section 4.06 Listing of Shares. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the authorization for quotation of the Companys Common Stock on its Current Market or any other Eligible Market.
Section 4.07 Reservation of Common Stock. The Company covenants that it shall at all times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall then be issuable upon the conversion of all of the Preferred Shares. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock which shall be issuable upon any conversion of the Preferred Shares shall, upon such issuance, be duly and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable
Section 4.08 Shareholder Rights Agreement. The Company agrees that it shall not adopt any shareholder rights agreement of a type commonly known as a poison pill unless the Company provides that the provisions of such shareholders rights agreement or rights plan specifically permit Holders to Beneficially Own the percentage of the Companys outstanding Voting Stock which the Holders Beneficially Own as of the date of adoption of such shareholder rights agreement, increased by the percentage of Beneficial Ownership represented by any shares of Voting Stock which the Holders obtain or may in the future obtain pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Stock, or as a result of any stock dividend, stock split or other recapitalization of the Company, or pursuant to any exercise of their rights set forth in Section 4.03 of this Agreement. The intention of the Parties is that the Holders will be grandfathered in with respect to such Beneficial Ownership and the Holders will not be trigger any distribution of rights or otherwise be deemed to be an acquiring person under any shareholder rights agreement or rights plan as a result of the acquisition of any securities contemplated in the previous sentence or any increase in Holders Beneficial Ownership as contemplated by this Section 4.08.
ARTICLE 5
TERMINATION
Section 5.01 Termination. In addition to the termination provisions applicable to particular Sections of this Agreement that are specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate and the covenants set forth herein shall cease upon the earlier to occur of the following: (a) at any time upon the mutual written agreement of the Company, on the one hand, and GE and Investor, on the other hand; and (b) at such time as the Holders cease to Beneficially Own ten percent (10%) or more the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company. In addition, Investor and GE shall have the right to (i) terminate this Agreement and covenants set forth herein or (ii) terminate the restrictions set forth in Article 3 of this Agreement, upon a Company Breach, and the Company shall have the right to (i) terminate this Agreement and the covenants set forth herein or (ii) terminate the Board representation rights set forth in Article 2 of this Agreement, upon a Holder Breach.
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Section 5.02 Survivability of Company Obligations. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the Companys obligations in the second sentence of Section 2.04, Section 4.03, and Article 6 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 6
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 6.01 Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may be amended, restated supplemented or otherwise modified, and any provision hereof may be waived, only by written agreement making specific reference to this Agreement or provision to be waived, in each case duly executed by the Company and holders of a majority in interest of the Shares determined on an as converted basis.
Section 6.02 Titles and Subtitles; Interpretation. Unless otherwise indicated herein, with respect to any reference made in this Agreement to a Section (or Article, Subsection, Paragraph, Subparagraph or Clause), such reference shall be to a section (or article, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or clause) of, or an exhibit or schedule to, this Agreement. The table of contents and any article, section, subsection, paragraph or subparagraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Any reference made in this Agreement to a statute or statutory provision shall mean such statute or statutory provision as it has been amended through the date as of which the particular portion of the Agreement is to take effect, or to any successor statute or statutory provision relating to the same subject as the statutory provision so referred to in this Agreement, and to any then applicable rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed, as the context indicates, to be followed by the words but (is/are) not limited to. The words herein, hereof, hereunder and words of like import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary. Words used herein, regardless of the number and gender specifically used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context indicates is appropriate. Where specific language is used to clarify or illustrate by example a general statement contained herein, such specific language shall not be deemed to modify, limit or restrict the construction of the general statement which is being clarified or illustrated.
Section 6.03 Waiver. No failure on the part of any party hereto to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver hereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. Any agreement on the part of a party to any waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed by such party. No failure to exercise, delay in exercising, or single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy by any party, and no course of dealing among the parties, shall constitute a waiver of any such right, power or remedy.
Section 6.04 Binding Nature; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto. Neither party hereto may assign (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) this Agreement or any rights, interests or obligations provided
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by this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party hereto; provided, however, that the Investor may assign this Agreement and any or all rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement to any Holders upon prior written notice to the Company. For the sake of clarity, each transferee of Shares in connection with an assignment permitted by the previous sentence shall be deemed to be a Holder for purposes of this Agreement and Company shall have recourse against any Holders for breaches of this Agreement. Any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 6.04 shall be void ab initio.
Section 6.05 Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Law or as a matter of public policy, the validity, legality and enforceability of all other terms and provisions of this Agreement will not in any way be affected or impaired. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination will have the power to reduce the scope, duration, area or applicability of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid, legal and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision.
Section 6.06 Notices and Addresses. All notices and other communications under or by reason of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made: (a) when personally delivered, (b) when delivered by facsimile or e-mail transmission with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original by another delivery method provided for in this Section 6.06), or (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with overnight courier service, in each case to the addresses and attention parties indicated below (or such other address, facsimile number, e-mail address or attention party as the recipient party has specified by prior notice given to the sending party in accordance with this Section 6.06:
(a) if to the Investor to:
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
8200 West Tower Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223
Attention: Secretary
Facsimile: (414) 721-2230
and
GE Healthcare Life Sciences
350 Campus Drive
Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752-3082
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (609) 228-6148
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
c/o GE Healthcare Limited
Pollards Wood
Nightingales Lane
Chalfont St Giles
Buckinghamshire HP8 4SP
United Kingdom
Attention: Executive Counsel, M&A
Facsimile: +44 1494 545 275
and
Paul Hastings LLP
71 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4500
Chicago, IL 60606
Attention: Thaddeus J. Malik
Richard S. Radnay
Facsimile: (312) 499-6100
E-mail: thaddeusmalik@paulhastings.com
richardradnay@paulhastings.com
and
Paul Hastings LLP
695 Town Center Drive, Seventeenth Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92926
Attention: Stephen D. Cooke
Facsimile: (714) 668-6364
E-mail: stephencooke@paulhastings.com
(b) if to GE:
General Electric Company
GE Healthcare Life Sciences
350 Campus Drive
Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752-3082
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (609) 228-6148
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Paul Hastings LLP
71 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4500
Chicago, IL 60606
Attention: Thaddeus J. Malik
Richard S. Radnay
Facsimile: (312) 499-6100
E-mail: thaddeusmalik@paulhastings.com
richardradnay@paulhastings.com
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and
Paul Hastings LLP
695 Town Center Drive, Seventeenth Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92926
Attention: Stephen D. Cooke
Facsimile: (714) 668-6364
E-mail: stephencooke@paulhastings.com
(c) if to the Company:
NeoGenomics, Inc.
12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9
Fort Myers, FL 33913
Attention: Douglas M. VanOort, CEO
Facsimile: (239) 768-0600
E-mail: dvanoort@neogenomics.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
K&L Gates LLP
200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 3900
Miami, Florida 33131
Attention: Clayton E. Parker, Esq.
Facsimile: (305) 358-7095
E-mail: clayton.parker@klgates.com
Section 6.07 Governing Law. This Agreement and any Action arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement, whether in contract, tort, common law, statutory law, equity, or otherwise, including any question regarding its existence, validity, or scope (each, a Transaction Dispute), shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law rules that would cause the application of Laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of New York. Investor will cause the Investor Indemnitees, and the Company will cause the Company Indemnitees, to comply with the foregoing as though such Indemnified Parties were a party to this Agreement.
Section 6.08 Complete Agreement. This Agreement (including the exhibit hereto) and the other Transaction Agreements collectively constitute and contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior negotiations, correspondence, understandings and contracts among the parties hereto respecting the subject matter hereof and thereof.
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Section 6.09 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third-party beneficiary rights in any Person not a party to this Agreement, including any Affiliates of any party hereto.
Section 6.10 Counterparts and Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimiles, e-mail transmission of .pdf signatures or other electronic copies of signatures shall be deemed to be originals.
Section 6.11 Further Assurances. Each party shall cooperate and take such action as may be reasonably requested by another party in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 6.12 Remedies; Specific Performance.
(a) Except to the extent set forth otherwise in this Agreement, all remedies under this Agreement expressly conferred upon a party hereto will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by Law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party hereto of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.
(b) Each party hereto agrees that irreparable damage would occur and the parties would not have an adequate remedy at Law if any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with its specific terms or is otherwise breached. Accordingly, each party hereto agrees that the other parties will be entitled to injunctive relief from time to time to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement without the requirement of posting any bond or other indemnity, in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled, at Law or in equity, and each party hereto agrees not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches of this Agreement, and to specifically enforce the terms of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of such party under this Agreement.
Section 6.13 Dispute Resolution; Consent to Jurisdiction.
(a) Any Transaction Dispute will exclusively be brought and resolved in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (where federal jurisdiction exists) or the Commercial Division of the Courts of the State of New York sitting in the County of New York (where federal jurisdiction does not exist), and the appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals in such courts. In that context, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party irrevocably and unconditionally:
(i) submits for itself and its property to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts with respect to any Transaction Dispute and for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, and agrees that all claims in respect of any Transaction Dispute shall be heard and determined in such courts;
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(ii) agrees that venue would be proper in such courts, and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have that any such court is an improper or inconvenient forum for the resolution of any Transaction Dispute; and
(iii) agrees that the mailing by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the Persons listed in Section 6.06 of any process required by any such court, will be effective service of process; provided, however, that nothing herein will be deemed to prevent a party from making service of process by any means authorized by the Laws of the State of New York.
(b) The foregoing consent to jurisdiction will not constitute submission to jurisdiction or general consent to service of process in the State of New York for any purpose except with respect to any Transaction Dispute.
Section 6.14 Actions of the Investor Designees. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict or otherwise apply to the activities of any Investor Designee in such Persons capacity as a director of the Company.
Section 6.15 Breaches by the Board. In the event of any breach of this Agreement in any material respect by the Board or by the NGC, such breach shall be deemed a breach by the Company.
Section 6.16 No Recourse. This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any Action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement may only be brought against the entities that are expressly named as parties hereto and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such party. Except to the extent a named party (and then only to the extent of the specific obligations undertaken by such named party in this Agreement and not otherwise), no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, authorized person, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney or their respective Affiliates shall have any Liability (whether in contract or tort) for any one or more of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations or liabilities of either Investor, Company or GE under this Agreement (whether for indemnification or otherwise) of or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 6.17 Waiver of Jury Trial. To the maximum extent permitted by Law, each party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right to trial by jury in any forum in respect of any Transaction Dispute and covenants that neither it nor any of its Affiliates or representatives will assert (whether as plaintiff, defendant or otherwise) any right to such trial by jury. Each party certifies and acknowledges that (a) such party has considered the implications of this waiver, (b) such party makes this waiver voluntarily and (c) such waiver constitutes a material inducement upon which such party is relying in entering into the Agreement. Each party may file an original counterpart or a copy of this Section 6.17 with any court as written evidence of the consent of each party to the waiver of its right to trial by jury.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers on the day and year first above written.
NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Douglas VanOort | |
Name: | Douglas VanOort | |
Title: | Chairman and CEO | |
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Kieran Murphy | |
Name: | Kieran Murphy | |
Title: | CEO, GE Healthcare, Life Sciences | |
General Electric Company, a New York corporation, on behalf of itself and each GE Subsidiary (as defined in this Agreement) | ||
By: | /s/ Kieran Murphy | |
Name: | Kieran Murphy | |
Title: | CEO, GE Healthcare, Life Sciences |
Exhibit 10.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this Agreement) is made as of this 30th day of December, 2015, by and between NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the Company), and GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the Investor).
WHEREAS, the Company, NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a Florida corporation and subsidiary of the Company and GE Medical Holding AB, a private limited company (privat aktiebolag) organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the Seller), are parties to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2015 (the Stock Purchase Agreement), pursuant to which the Investor (after the assignment by Seller to the Investor of all rights to receive the Shares (as defined below)) will receive on the date hereof, (i) 15,000,000 shares of the Companys Common Stock (the Common Shares), and (ii) 14,666,667 shares of the Companys Preferred Stock (the Preferred Shares, and together with the Common Shares, the Shares) which Preferred Shares are convertible into Common Stock in accordance with their terms (the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, collectively, the Conversion Shares), as a portion of the consideration for the sale of Investors shares of capital stock in Clarient, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement and the issuance of the Shares to the Investor, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement in order to establish certain rights and restrictions relating to the registration of the Shares.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and for other good and valid consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings:
Action has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Affiliate has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Beneficial Owner, Beneficial Ownership, Beneficially Own or Beneficially Owned shall refer to the concept of beneficial ownership in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
Board or Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Company.
Brokers Transaction has the meaning ascribed to such term under Rule 144(g) under the Securities Act.
Business Day means a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or public holidays in the United States of America.
Closing has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Closing Date has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Common Stock means the Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.
Company has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Company Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(b).
Company Supported Distribution means a public underwritten offering by the Company of Registrable Securities that is designated by the Holders as a Company Supported Distribution in the applicable Shelf Take-Down Notice or Demand Notice.
Conversion Shares has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Demand Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).
Demand Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).
Demand Registration Statement has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).
Eligible Market means The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., THE NYSE MKT LLC, The NASDAQ Capital Market, or The Nasdaq Global Market.
Equity Securities of the Company means any capital stock or other equity interests of the Company, any securities convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable for capital stock or other equity interests of the Company, and any other rights, warrants or options to acquire any of the foregoing securities.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
Existing Registration Rights Agreements means (i) that Registration Rights Agreement dated March 23, 2005, by the Company for the benefit of Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, John Elliot, Steven Jones, Larry Kuhnert and Michael T. Dent, M.D., (ii) that Registration Rights Agreement dated March 30, 2006, by the Company for the benefit of Aspen Select Healthcare, LP and Steven C. Jones, (iii) that Registration Rights Agreement dated January 10, 2011, by and between the Company and Kevin C. Johnson, (iv) that Registration Rights Agreement dated January 10, 2011, by and between the Company and the Steven and Carisa Jones Defined Benefit Pension Plan & Trust, (v) that Registration Rights Agreement dated January 10, 2011, by and between the Company and the George A Cardoza Living Trust, and (vi) that Registration Rights Agreement dated January 10, 2011, by and between the Company and the Douglas M. VanOort Living Trust.1
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FINRA means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
GE means General Electric Company, a New York corporation.
GE Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of GE.
Governmental Authority has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Holders means Investor and any other Person to whom Shares and rights, interests or obligations hereunder have been Transferred to as permitted by Section 5.04 below and the Investor Rights Agreement.
Holder Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a).
Indemnified Party has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(c).
Indemnifying Party has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(c).
Investor has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Law has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Legal Counsel shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(d).
Losses shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a).
Market Material Adverse Effect means (i) any change in financial markets in the U.S. or in international financial, political or economic conditions, currency exchange rates or exchange controls the effect of which is to make it impractical to market offerings of debt or equity securities or to enforce contracts for the sale of debt or equity securities, whether in the primary market or in respect of dealings in the secondary market; (ii) any suspension or material limitation of trading in securities generally on the NASDAQ or the Eligible Market on which the Companys securities are listed, or any setting of minimum or maximum prices for trading on such exchange; (iii) any banking moratorium declared by any U.S. federal, Delaware or New York authorities; (iv) any major disruption of settlements of securities, payment, or clearance services in the United States; or (v) any attack on, outbreak or escalation of hostilities or act of terrorism involving the United States, any declaration of war by Congress or any other national or international calamity or emergency which makes it impractical to market offerings of debt or equity securities or to enforce contracts for the sale of debt or equity securities in the United States.
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Other Securities means the Common Stock or other securities of the Company which the Company is registering pursuant to a Registration Statement covered by ARTICLE 2.
Person means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization, any other business organization or entity, or Governmental Authority.
Piggyback Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).
Piggyback Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).
Preferred Stock means the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.
Prospectus means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference into such prospectus.
Registrable Securities means (i) the Common Shares and (ii) the Conversion Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, as well as any shares of Common Stock or other securities issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange generally for, or in replacement generally of, such Shares, Conversion Shares or other Registrable Securities, and any securities issued in exchange for such Shares, Conversion Shares or other Registrable Securities in any merger, reorganization, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, restructuring or other comparable transaction of the Company. As to any particular Registrable Securities, once issued such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale by the Holder has been declared or deemed effective by the SEC and such securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such securities have been sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of by a Holder (other than in accordance with Section 5.04), (iii) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding, or (iv) such securities have been or could all be sold in a single transaction without volume or other limitations pursuant to Rule 144.
Registration Expenses has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a).
Registration Statement means any registration statement of the Company under the Securities Act which permits the public offering of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Holders to sell Registrable Securities to the public without registration.
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SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
Shares has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Shelf Registration Statement has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
Shelf Take-Down Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).
Stock Purchase Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Subsidiary has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Suspension Period has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(ii).
Transfer means (i) sell, assign, give, pledge, encumber, hypothecate, mortgage, exchange or otherwise dispose, (ii) grant to any Person any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise receive, or (iii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences or other rights of ownership.
ARTICLE 2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
Section 2.01 Shelf Registration.
(a) On or before the earlier to occur of (i) the twenty-one (21)-month anniversary of the date of this Agreement or (ii) the date which is six (6) months after the Company has redeemed all of the Preferred Shares held by all Holders (such date hereafter, the Lock-up Expiration), the Company shall file with the SEC a Registration Statement providing for registration and resale, on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC, of all of the Registrable Securities (such registration statement, a Shelf Registration Statement). The Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (or any comparable or successor form or forms then in effect) under the Securities Act; provided, however, that if the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) at the time of filing of the Shelf Registration Statement with the SEC, such Shelf Registration Statement shall be designated by the Company as an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act). The Shelf Registration Statement shall contain (except if otherwise directed by a Holder) the Plan of Distribution section in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and shall name the Holders as the selling security holders. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the Holders no longer hold any Registrable Securities. If the Shelf Registration Statement is not on Form S-3ASR, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to become effective, as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the filing of such Shelf Registration Statement.
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(b) In the event any Holder wishes to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus (a Shelf Take-Down) in an underwritten offering after the Lock-up Expiration, such Holder shall notify the Company of such intent (a Shelf Take-Down Notice) and shall deliver such Shelf Take-Down Notice at least ten (10) Business Days prior to any intended distribution of Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement if a Company Supported Distribution is not also being requested as part of such Shelf Take-Down Notice, or least thirty (30) Business Days prior to any intended distribution of Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement if a Company Supported Distribution is being requested as part of the Shelf Take-Down Notice. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with the Holder to facilitate any such distribution requested in a Shelf Take-Down Notice, including making such revisions to the Plan of Distribution as reasonably requested and taking the actions required pursuant to Sections 2.05(a)(ix)-(xv) and pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(xvi) if a Company Supported Distribution is requested in such Shelf-Take-Down Notice. From and after the date the Shelf Registration Statement is declared or deemed effective, the Company shall, as promptly as practicable after the date of the Shelf Take-Down Notice:
(i) prepare and, if required by applicable Law, file a supplement to the related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document in such a manner as to permit the Holders to deliver or be deemed to have delivered such Prospectus to purchasers of Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable Law; and
(ii) provide the Holders copies of any documents filed pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(i).
(c) In the event that the Holders request a Shelf Take-Down via an underwritten offering during a Suspension Period, the Company, in its sole discretion may delay assisting with such Shelf Take-Down until such time as a Suspension Period is no longer in effect.
(d) In the case that Holders request a Company Supported Distribution, the Holders shall have the right to notify the Company that they have determined that the Shelf Take-Down be abandoned or withdrawn, in which event the Company shall promptly abandon or withdraw all activities undertaken in connection with such offering with respect to Registrable Securities, and such withdrawn Shelf Take-Down shall not count against the limit of such Company Supported Distributions set forth in Section 2.05(a)(xvi). However, if such Shelf Take Down is abandoned or withdrawn after any underwriter has commenced marketing activities with respect to such offering and the Companys name has been disclosed to more than seven (7) investors (a Launch), then such Shelf Take Down will count against the limit of such Company Supported Distributions set forth in Section 2.05(a)(xvi) unless (i) such abandonment or withdrawal is based upon material adverse information concerning the Company that the Company has not publicly disclosed in compliance with applicable securities Laws at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Companys receipt of such withdrawal request, or (ii) there occurs an event or series of related events that (A) has a material adverse effect on the business, assets,
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condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company or (B) has caused a Market Material Adverse Effect. In the event that a Shelf Take-Down is abandoned or withdrawn for any reason other than the reasons set forth in clauses (i) or (ii) of the preceding sentences, the Holders shall reimburse the Company for all Registration Expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any such abandoned or withdrawn Shelf Take-Down.
(e) The Holders agree that the Company may include any Other Securities covered by any Existing Registration Rights Agreements that it deems appropriate in any Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement, subject to the cutback limitations set forth in Section 2.01(f).
(f) In the event that the SEC sets forth a limitation on the securities that may be registered on a particular Shelf Registration Statement, the Company may reduce the number of securities to be registered on such Shelf Registration Statement to such number of securities as allowed by the SEC; provided, that, the Company shall include in such Shelf Registration Statement (i) first, the quantity of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) second, any remaining amounts, if any, shall be allocable to holders of Other Securities, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities proposed by the Company to be included in such Shelf Registration Statement and the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities. If less than all of the Registrable Securities may be included in such Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall as soon as practicable, subject to the rules and regulations of the SEC, file such additional Shelf Registration Statements as necessary to register all of the Registrable Securities on Shelf Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2.01.
Section 2.02 Demand Registration.
(a) At any time following the second (2nd) anniversary of the date of this Agreement, in the event that Shelf Registration Statement is not effective with the SEC covering all of the Registrable Securities of the Holders, the Holders shall have the right, subject to the rules and regulations of the SEC, by delivering a written notice to the Company (a Demand Notice), to require the Company to register under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act the number of Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by the Holders and requested by such Demand Notice to be so registered (a Demand Registration); provided, however, that the Holders in the aggregate shall not be entitled pursuant to this Section 2.02 to require the Company to effectuate more than two (2) Demand Registrations (which may collectively include underwritten Demand Registrations and Company Supported Distributions) during the Term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the at least 5,000,000 Preferred Shares (as adjusted for splits, dividends, reclassifications and the like) convert into the applicable number of Conversion Shares then the number of Demand Registrations that the Company may be obligated to undertake shall increase to three (3) and if at least 10,000,000 Preferred Shares (as adjusted for splits, dividends, reclassifications and the like) convert into the applicable number of Conversion Shares then the number of Demand Registrations that the Company may be obligated to undertake shall increase to four (4) and the Holders shall be entitled to deliver a Demand Notice for up to the two additional Demand Registrations any time after such conversion of the Preferred Shares into Conversion Shares has taken place. A Demand Notice shall also specify the expected method or methods of disposition of the
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applicable Registrable Securities. Following receipt of a Demand Notice, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file, as promptly as reasonably practicable, but not later than forty-five (45) days after receipt by the Company of such Demand Notice provided that a Suspension Period is not in effect, a Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities requested to be included therein by the Holders in accordance with the methods of distribution elected (a Demand Registration Statement) and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof. The Holders agree that if any Holder intends to distribute any Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering it shall promptly so advise the Company and the Company shall cooperate with the Holder to facilitate such distribution, including the actions required pursuant to Sections 2.05(a)(ix)-(xv) and, if a Company Supported Distribution is requested, Section 2.05(a)(xvi) so long as the Holders have not previously exhausted the limit for such Company Supported Distributions specified in Section 2.05(a)(xvi).
(b) The Holders agree that the Company may include any Other Securities covered by any Existing Registration Rights Agreements that it deems appropriate in any Demand Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement, subject to the cutback limitations set forth in Section 2.02(c) and Section 2.02(d).
(c) In the event that the SEC sets forth a limitation on the securities that may be registered on a particular Demand Registration Statement, the Company may reduce the number of securities to be registered on such Demand Registration Statement to such number of securities as allowed by the SEC; provided, that, the Company shall include in such Demand Registration Statement (i) first, the quantity of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Demand Registration Statement and (ii) second, any remaining amounts, if any, shall be allocable to holders of Other Securities, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities proposed by the Company to be included in such Demand Registration Statement and the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities.
(d) If any of the Registrable Securities registered pursuant to a Demand Registration are to be sold in a firm commitment underwritten offering, and the managing underwriter of such underwritten offering advises the Company or Holders in writing that it is their good faith opinion that the total number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such offering, together with any Other Securities proposed to be included by the Company or holders thereof which are entitled to include securities in such Registration Statement, exceeds the total number or dollar amount of such securities that can be sold without having an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Registrable Securities to be so included together with all such Other Securities, then there shall be included in such firm commitment underwritten offering the number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities and such Other Securities that in the opinion of such managing underwriter can be sold without so adversely affecting such offering, and such number of Registrable Securities and Other Securities shall be allocated for inclusion as follows:
(i) first, up to eighty five percent (85%) of the total shares included in such underwritten offering shall be comprised of the Registrable Securities for which inclusion in such underwritten offering was requested by the Holders; and
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(ii) second, the Company may include up to fifteen percent (15%) or such lower amount of the total shares included in such underwritten offering; and
(iii) third, any remaining amounts, if any, shall be allocable to holders of Other Securities, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities proposed by the Company to be included in such underwritten offering and the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities;
(e) In the event of a Demand Registration, the Company shall be required to maintain the continuous effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement for a period of at least one hundred twenty (120) days after the effective date thereof or such shorter period in which all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement have actually been sold.
(f) Any Holder whose Registrable Securities are covered by a Demand Registration shall have the right to notify the Company that it has determined that the Registration Statement relating to the Demand Registration be abandoned or withdrawn with respect to such Registrable Securities, in which event the Company shall promptly abandon or withdraw such Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities. In the event that the Company has not yet filed the Demand Registration Statement with the SEC, such abandoned Demand Registration Statement shall not count against the limit for Demand Registrations specified in Section 2.02(a). However, if the Company has already filed the Demand Registration Statement with the SEC and the Holders request that it be withdrawn, the Holders agree that such withdrawn Demand Registration Statement shall count against the limit for Demand Registrations specified in Section 2.02(a) and will reimburse the Company for all Registration Expenses incurred by the Company in connection with such withdrawn Demand Registration Statement, unless (i) such abandonment or withdrawal is based upon material adverse information concerning the Company that the Company has not publicly disclosed in compliance with applicable securities Laws at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Companys receipt of such withdrawal request, or (ii) there occurs an event or series of related events that (A) has a material adverse effect on the business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company or (B) has caused a Market Material Adverse Effect.
(g) In the case that Holders request a Company Supported Distribution in connection with a Demand Registration, the Holders shall have the right to notify the Company that they have determined that the offering be abandoned or withdrawn, in which event the Company shall promptly abandon or withdraw all activities undertaken in connection with such offering with respect to Registrable Securities. In the event that the Company has not yet Launched the offering, such withdrawn or abandoned offering shall not count against the limit of such Company Supported Distributions set forth in Section 2.05(a)(xvi). However, if such offering is abandoned or withdrawn after the offering has Launched, then such abandoned or withdrawn offering will count against the limit of such Company Supported Distributions set forth in Section 2.05(a)(xvi) unless (i) such abandonment or withdrawal is based upon material adverse information concerning the Company that the Company has not publicly disclosed in compliance with applicable securities Laws at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Companys receipt of such withdrawal request, or (ii) there occurs an event or series of related events that (A) has a material adverse effect on the business, assets, condition (financial or
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otherwise) or results of operations of the Company or (B) has caused a Market Material Adverse Effect. In the event that such offering is abandoned or withdrawn for any reason other than the reason set forth in clauses (i) or (ii) of the preceding sentences, the Holders shall reimburse the Company for all Registration Expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any such abandoned or withdrawn Company Supported Distribution.
Section 2.03 Piggyback Registration.
(a) If the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act at any time following the earlier of (x) the two (2) year anniversary of the date of this Agreement, (y) the date which is six (6) months after all of the Preferred Shares have been redeemed by the Company and (z) the date of this Agreement, solely with respect to an amount of Registrable Securities not to exceed the volume limitations set forth in clause (e) of Rule 144 as calculated based on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock set forth in the Company most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (or, if more recent, Annual Report on Form 10-K) filed with the SEC to be sold in an offering pursuant to clause (ii) of this sentence, (i) with respect to an offering by the Company for its own account (other than a registration statement (A) on Form S-4, Form S-8 or any successor forms thereto, (B) filed solely in connection with any employee benefit, dividend reinvestment, or any other similar plan or (C) for the purpose of effecting a rights offering afforded to all holders of the Shares), or (ii) with respect to an offering for the account of any of its security holders, the Company will give each Holder written notice of such filing at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the anticipated filing date (the Piggyback Notice). The Piggyback Notice shall offer the Holders the opportunity to include in such registration statement the number of Registrable Securities (for purposes of this Section 2.03, Registrable Securities shall be deemed to mean solely securities of the same type as those proposed to be offered for the account of the Company or its security holders) as they may request (a Piggyback Registration). Subject to Section 2.03(b), the Company shall include in each such Piggyback Registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received a written request from the Holders for inclusion therein within five (5) Business Days after notice has been given to the Holders. The Company shall be required to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for a Piggyback Registration for a period of at least one hundred twenty (120) days after the effective date thereof or such shorter period in which all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement have actually been sold.
(b) If any of the securities to be registered pursuant to the Registration Statement giving rise to the Holders rights under this Section 2.03 are to be sold in an underwritten offering, then each Holder shall be permitted to include all Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Registration Statement in such offering on the same terms and conditions as the securities of the Company or its security holders included therein; provided, however, that if such offering involves a firm commitment underwritten offering and the managing underwriter of such underwritten offering advises the Holders in writing that it is their good faith opinion that the total number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such offering, together with all Other Securities that the Company and any other Persons having rights to participate in such registration intend to include in such offering, exceeds the total number or dollar amount of such securities that can be sold without having an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Registrable Securities to be so included
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together with all such Other Securities, then there shall be included in such firm commitment underwritten offering the number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities and such Other Securities that in the opinion of such managing underwriter can be sold without so adversely affecting such offering, and such number of Registrable Securities and Other Securities shall be allocated for inclusion as follows:
(i) first, up to 85% of all shares to be included in the underwritten offering shall be comprised of Other Securities being sold by the Company or by any Person (other than the Investor) exercising a contractual right to demand registration pursuant to which such registration statement was filed;
(ii) second, if such registration statement is filed pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(i), if elected by the Holders, up to 50% of any remaining shares not otherwise designated by the Company to be included in such underwritten offering shall be comprised of the Registrable Securities in such proportions as such participating Holders inform the Company;
(iii) third, if such registration statement is filed pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(ii), the Company may include up to 50% of any remaining shares not otherwise designated by the Person exercising their registration rights; and
(iv) fourth, any remaining amounts, if any, shall be allocable to any Holders of Registrable Securities or Beneficial Owners of Other Securities on a pro rata basis, based on the total number of Registrable Securities and Other Securities requested to be included in such underwritten offering.
(c) The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 2.03 prior to the effectiveness of the related Registration Statement and shall have no obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration, except to the extent provided herein. Each Holder shall have the right to withdraw its request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in any Piggyback Registration by giving written notice to the Company of its request to withdraw at least two (2) Business Days prior to the planned effective date of the related Registration Statement. The Registration Expenses of any such withdrawn Piggyback Registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 2.04.
(d) In the event that the SEC sets forth a limitation on the number of securities that may be registered in a particular Piggyback Registration, the Company may reduce the number of securities to be registered in such Piggyback Registration to such number of securities as allowed by the SEC.
Section 2.04 Registration Expenses.
(a) Expenses of the Company. Unless otherwise specified herein, in connection with registrations pursuant to Section 2.01, Section 2.02, or Section 2.03, the Company shall pay all of the registration expenses incurred in connection with the registration thereunder (the Registration Expenses), including, without limitation, all: (i) registration and filing fees, (ii) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. fees, (iii) printing, duplicating, word
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processing, telephone and facsimile expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of the Companys counsel, (v) blue sky fees and expenses, (vi) fees and expenses of the Companys independent accountants in connection with any regular or special reviews or audits incident to or required by any such registration, (vii) expenses incurred in connection with making road show presentations and holding meetings with potential investors, including all travel, meals and lodging, (viii) messenger and delivery expenses, (ix) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with listing the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange and (x) the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm of attorneys acting as counsel of the Holders.
(b) Expenses of the Investor. Each Holder shall be responsible for (i) any allocable underwriting fees, discounts or commissions, (ii) any allocable commissions of brokers and dealers, (iii) fees and disbursements of counsel for such Holder other than as provided in Section 2.04(a), and (iv) capital gains, income and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale of Registrable Securities of the Investor.
Section 2.05 Registration Procedures.
(a) In connection with the registration of any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will keep each Holder with Registrable Securities covered by such registration advised in writing as to the initiation of each such registration and the Company will:
(i) Use commercially reasonable efforts to keep each Registration Statement continuously effective during the period such Registration Statement is required to remain effective pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, which Registration Statement shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include or incorporate by reference all financial statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith or incorporated therein and upon the occurrence of any event that would cause the Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein (A) to contain a material misstatement or omission or (B) not to be effective and usable for resale of Registrable Securities during the period such Registration Statement is required to remain effective pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall file promptly an appropriate amendment to the Registration Statement, a supplement to the Prospectus or a report filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, in the case of clause (A), correcting any such misstatement or omission, and, in the case of either clause (A) or (B), the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such amendment to be declared or deemed effective and the Registration Statement and the related Prospectus to become usable for their intended purposes as soon as practicable thereafter.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company may delay filing or suspend the effectiveness of a Registration Statement and the Investors right to sell thereunder (each such period, a Suspension Period) if (A) the Company is pursuing a material acquisition, merger, reorganization, disposition or similar transaction and the Board determines in good faith that the Companys ability to pursue or consummate such a transaction would be materially adversely affected by any required disclosure of such transaction in the registration statement, or (B) the Company
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has experienced some other material non-public event the disclosure of which at such time could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the Company; provided that no Suspension Period shall exceed ninety (90) consecutive days and all such Suspension Periods shall not exceed one hundred eighty (180) days in the aggregate in any twelve (12) month period; provided further that no Suspension Period may be implemented under this Section 2.05(a)(ii) unless the same or more onerous restrictions are imposed on all of the Companys directors and officers and all other holders of registration rights granted by the Company.
(iii) Prepare and file with the SEC such supplements, amendments and post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective during the period provided herein and as required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Registration Statement or by the Securities Act or by any other rules and regulations thereunder for registrations, and the Company agrees to notify Legal Counsel and the Holders of Registrable Securities of any such supplement or amendment (other than with respect to a Piggyback Registration) before it is used or filed with the SEC; respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the SEC with respect to such Registration Statement, or any amendment, post-effective amendment or supplement relating thereto; and as promptly as reasonably possible, upon request, provide the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC relating to such Registration Statement; and comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to it with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution by the selling Holders thereof.
(iv) Advise each Holder and Legal Counsel promptly (which notice pursuant to clauses (B) through (D) below shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the Company shall have remedied the basis for such suspension and shall include the steps the Company intends to remedy such basis and the Company shall promptly thereafter notify the Holder of such remediation):
(A) when the Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment is proposed to be or has been filed, and, with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective;
(B) of any request by the SEC or any other Governmental Authority received by the Company for amendments to the Registration Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information relating thereto;
(C) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order received by the Company suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Securities Act or of the suspension by any state securities commission of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the threatening or initiation of any proceeding for any of the preceding purposes;
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(D) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; or
(E) of the existence of any fact or the happening of any event, during the pendency of a distribution of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, that makes any statement of a material fact made in such Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein untrue, or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to disclose confidential information to any Holders or their Legal Counsel (i) unless and until a mutually acceptable confidentiality agreement is in place with the Holders, and/or (ii) if such information is subject to attorney-client privilege, if such disclosure would result in loss of attorney-client privilege, unless such Holders sign a reasonable joint defense agreement.
(v) Unless any Registrable Securities shall be in book-entry form only, cooperate with the Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends, and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Holder may request at least two (2) Business Days before any sale of Registrable Securities.
(vi) Use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly register or qualify any Registrable Securities under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as the Holder reasonably requests and which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Holder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by the Holder, keep such registrations or qualifications in effect for so long as the applicable Registration Statement is required to remain in effect and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Holder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by the Holder provided, however, that the Company will not be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Agreement, (B) subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be subject to taxation but for this Agreement or (C) consent to general service of process in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be subject to such service but for this Agreement.
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(vii) Use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly cause any Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other Governmental Authority within the United States as may be necessary to enable the Holder to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended methods of disposition set forth in such Registration Statement.
(viii) Use commercially reasonable efforts either to (A) cause all of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, or (B) secure the inclusion for quotation of all of the Registrable Securities on an Eligible Market and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for at least two market makers to register with FINRA as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 2.05(a)(viii).
(ix) In the event that a Holder advises the Company that the Holder intends to distribute any Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering, whether pursuant to Section 2.01 or Section 2.02, enter into an underwriting agreement in form, scope and substance (including customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnifications) acceptable to the Company in its discretion, to be exercised in good faith, and take all such other actions reasonably requested by the Holder or by the managing underwriter, if any, to expedite or facilitate the underwritten disposition of such Registrable Securities and deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Holder, its counsel and the managing underwriter, if any.
(x) Use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent, or obtain the withdrawal of, any stop order or other order suspending the use of any Prospectus.
(xi) Deliver to the Holder and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many copies of the applicable Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto as the Holder or underwriter may reasonably request.
(xii) Cooperate with the Holder and the underwriters, if any, of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required by Law to be made with FINRA.
(xiii) Obtain opinions of counsel to the Company and updates thereof addressed to the Holders and the underwriters or initial purchasers, if any, covering matters as are customarily requested in opinions covering secondary resale offerings of securities.
(xiv) Obtain comfort letters and updates thereof from the Companys independent certified public accountants, such letters covering matters as are customarily requested in comfort letters covering secondary resale offerings of securities.
(xv) Make available for inspection by each Holder, the underwriters, if any, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by a Holder or the underwriters,
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all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause the Companys officers, directors, employees and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by a Holder or any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such registration statement, provided that any of the foregoing parties shall enter into a mutually acceptable confidentiality agreement if reasonably requested by the Company.
(xvi) In the case of a Company Supported Distribution, as requested by the managing underwriter in any such underwritten offering, provide reasonable assistance with the marketing of any such offering, including causing members of the Companys management team to participate in a customary number of road show presentations, conference calls, investor meetings and due diligence sessions, in each case and, to the extent to be in-person, to take place in the continental United States. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holders explicitly agree that the Company shall not be required to (A) undertake more than two (2) Company Supported Distributions pursuant to this Agreement, (B) unless otherwise agreed upon in writing in advance, cause members of the Companys management team to spend more than three (3) Business Days participating in road show presentations with respect to any Company Supported Distribution, or (C) participate in more than one Company Supported Distribution during any twelve (12) month period during this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at least 5,000,000 Preferred Shares (as adjusted for splits, dividends, reclassifications and the like) convert into the applicable number of Conversion Shares then the number of Company Supported Distributions that the Company may be obligated to undertake shall increase to three (3) and if at least 10,000,000 Preferred Shares (as adjusted for splits, dividends, reclassifications and the like) convert into the applicable number of Conversion Shares then the number of Company Supported Distributions that the Company may be obligated to undertake shall increase to four (4).
(b) The Holders agree by acquisition of a Registrable Security that such Holder shall not be entitled to sell any of such Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, or to receive a Prospectus relating thereto, unless the Holder has furnished the Company with the information set forth in the next sentence at least three (3) Business Days prior to the filing of the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus. The Company may require the Holders whose Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement to furnish to the Company such customary information regarding the Holders and the distribution of such Shares as the Company may reasonably require for inclusion in such Registration Statement. The Holders agree promptly to furnish to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by the Holders not misleading. The Company may exclude from such Registration Statement the Registrable Securities of any Holder if such Holder fails to furnish such information within four (4) Business Days after delivering such request. The Company shall not include in any Registration Statement any information regarding, relating to or referring to the Holders or its plan of distribution without the approval of the Holders in writing; provided, that no such approval shall be required for information previously provided to the Company as part of a selling stockholder questionnaire in connection with such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Holders shall also provide the Company as a condition to
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including Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement, such information as is reasonably requested by the Company in response to the Companys customary selling stockholder questionnaire seeking the information required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(c) For any underwritten offering of securities pursuant to Section 2.01 or Section 2.02 of this Agreement, the Holders and the Company shall mutually agree in writing on the managing book-running underwriters prior to the time that either the Holders or the Company contacts any underwriters. The Holders expressly agree that the Company, in its sole discretion, may determine and select joint-lead managers (other than a book-running underwriter), co-managers, or syndicate members and determine the relative economic splits of any underwriting discounts between all underwriters; provided, however, the Holders shall have the right to approve the aggregate underwriting discount to be paid to all underwriters collectively.
(d) The Company shall (A) permit outside legal counsel for the Holders (Legal Counsel) to review and comment upon (i) a Registration Statement at least five (5) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC and (ii) all amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC, and (B) not file any Registration Statement (other than with respect to a Piggyback Registration) or amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which Legal Counsel reasonably objects. The Company shall not submit a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement (other than with respect to a Piggyback Registration) or any amendment or supplement thereto without the prior approval of Legal Counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed beyond three (3) Business Days. The Company shall furnish to Legal Counsel, without charge, (i) copies of any correspondence from and to the SEC or the staff of the SEC relating to any Registration Statement, (ii) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by Legal Counsel, and all exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the Companys obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05.
Section 2.06 Indemnification.
(a) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, (1) each Holder if the any of the Holders Registrable Securities are covered by a Registration Statement or Prospectus, (2) each of the Holders Affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, employees, advisors, agents, (3) each underwriter (including the Holders if deemed to be an underwriter pursuant to any SEC comments or policies), if any, and (4) each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) such underwriter (collectively, Holder Indemnitees), from and against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, penalties, judgments, suits, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and disbursements, which shall be reimbursed periodically as incurred) (collectively, Losses) in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration
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Statement under this Agreement arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any such Registration Statement or any Prospectus (including preliminary or final) relating to the registration of such Registrable Securities or any amendment or supplement thereto or any document incorporated by reference therein or any omission or (ii) or any alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, and will reimburse to each of the Persons listed above, for any reasonable legal or any other expenses actually suffered or incurred and paid in connection with investigating and defending any such Losses; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to such Holder Indemnitee in any such case to the extent that any such Loss, claim, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, including any such preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein or any such amendments or supplements thereto, or contained in any free writing prospectus (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) prepared by the Company or authorized by it in writing for use by such Holder Indemnitee (or any amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with information regarding such Holder Indemnitee or its plan of distribution or ownership interests which was furnished in writing to the Company expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement, including any such preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein or any such amendments or supplements thereto.
(b) In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder is participating by registering Registrable Securities, such Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the Company, its Affiliates, the officers, directors, shareholders, advisors, agents, representatives or other employees of the Company, each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Company, each underwriter, if any, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) such underwriter (collectively, Company Indemnitees), from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising out of or based on any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any such Registration Statement or preliminary or final Prospectus relating to the registration of such Registrable Securities or any amendment or supplement thereto or any document incorporated by reference therein, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, in each case solely to the extent that such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission is made in such Registration Statement or in any preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein or any such amendments or supplements thereto or contained in any free writing prospectus (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Holder expressly for inclusion in such document; provided, however, that in no event shall the liability of the Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by the Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(c) If any Person shall be entitled to indemnity hereunder (an Indemnified Party), such Indemnified Party shall give prompt notice to the party from which such indemnity
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is sought (the Indemnifying Party) of any claim or of the commencement of any Action with respect to which such Indemnified Party has actual notice and seeks indemnification or contribution pursuant hereto; provided, however, that the delay or failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any obligation or liability except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party has been actually prejudiced by such delay or failure. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, exercisable by giving written notice (including an acknowledgement of its obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Party therefor on the terms set forth herein) to an Indemnified Party promptly after the receipt of written notice from such Indemnified Party of such claim or Action, to assume, at the Indemnifying Partys expense, the defense of any such Action, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party; provided, however, that an Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless: (i) the Indemnifying Party agrees to pay such fees and expenses; (ii) the Indemnifying Party fails promptly to assume, or in the event of a conflict of interest cannot assume, the defense of such Action or fails to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party, in which case the Indemnified Party shall also have the right to employ counsel and to assume the defense of such Action or (iii) in the Indemnified Partys reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such Indemnified Party and Indemnifying Party may exist in respect of such Action; provided, further, that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any one such Action or separate but substantially similar or related Actions in the same jurisdiction, arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one firm of attorneys (together with appropriate local counsel) at any time for all of the Indemnified Parties, or for fees and expenses that are not reasonable.
(d) Neither party shall settle, compromise, discharge or consent to an entry of judgment with respect to a claim or liability subject to indemnification under this Section 2.06 without the other partys prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that the Indemnifying Party may agree without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party solely to any settlement, compromise, discharge or consent to an entry of judgment, in each case that relates only to money damages and by its terms obligates the Indemnifying Party to pay the full amount of the liability in connection with such claim and which unconditionally releases the Indemnified Party from all liability or obligation in connection with such claim.
(e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.06 is unavailable to hold harmless each of the Indemnified Parties against any Losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses to which such parties may become subject under the Securities Act, then the Indemnifying Party shall, in lieu of indemnifying each party entitled to indemnification hereunder, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such party as a result of such Losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Parties, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions or alleged statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses; provided, that the liability of the Indemnifying Party shall not exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Section 2.06(a) or Section 2.06(b), respectively. The relative fault of such parties shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or
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omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, relates to information supplied by or concerning the Indemnifying Party on the one hand, or by such Indemnified Party on the other, and such partys relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to have corrected or prevented such statement or omission.
Section 2.07 Notice. Each time a Registration Statement is declared effective, notify each such Holder as promptly as practicable, and in any event no later than the next Business Day, when such Registration Statement has become effective and take such other actions as are reasonably necessary to permit sales of the Registrable Securities, including providing each Holder a reasonable number of copies of the Prospectus which is a part of such Registration Statement as requested by such Holder in writing.
Section 2.08 Miscellaneous.
(a) Subject to the provisions hereof, in the event that the Company is actively engaged in a process to launch an underwritten public offering, to the extent required by the managing underwriters, and provided that the Company and all executive officers (as defined under the Exchange Act) and directors of the Company are also so bound, the Holders agree to enter into a customary agreement with the managing underwriters not to effect any sale or distribution of equity securities of the Company, or any securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for or into such securities, without the consent of the managing underwriters, for a period not to exceed ten (10) days prior to the date such offering is commenced and ending no later the later of (i) than one hundred twenty (120) days following the effective date of the registration statement in connection with such offering or (ii) such other longer period as may be requested by the underwriters in connections with such offering, except pursuant to such offering in accordance with the terms hereof; provided, however, that if any executive officer or director is released by such managing underwriters from its lockup obligations herein, then each Holder shall be so released on a pro rata basis (with the percentage of the Holders Registrable Securities so released being equal to the percentage of shares so released for the executive officer or director having the highest percentage of released shares among all of the executive officers or directors). The Company may impose stop-transfer restrictions with respect to the securities subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of the required stand-off period and shall lift such stop-transfer restrictions immediately upon the end of such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Holder shall be bound by such lockup more than twice during any 12-month period. This Section 2.08(a) shall terminate and be of no further force or effect, upon the date when the Holders collectively cease to Beneficially Own at least ten percent (10%) of the then outstanding Common Stock.
(b) The registration rights granted to the Investor and the other Holders under this Agreement shall terminate on the date on which the Investor and such other Holders no longer own any Registrable Securities.
(c) If the Company becomes ineligible to use the registration form on which a Registration Statement is filed and declared effective, thereby precluding any Holder from using the related Prospectus, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file either a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement to convert such registration statement to, or a new Registration Statement on, another registration form which the Company
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is eligible to use within thirty (30) days or such longer period required by the rules and regulations of the SEC after the date that the Company becomes ineligible or such other timeframe determined in good faith by the Company in consultation with its securities counsel as may be required by the facts and circumstances giving rise to the need to for such activity. In the event that Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on Form S-1 or another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Holders and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.
(d) Except for the Existing Registration Rights Agreements, the Company has taken prior to the date hereof, the Investor and the other Holders rights under this Article 2 are senior or pari passu in priority and preference to any registration rights granted to any other holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company with respect to such securities. From and after the date hereof, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders, enter into any agreement granting any other holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company registration rights with respect to such securities unless such new registration rights, including with respect to underwriters cutbacks and standoff obligations, do not conflict with, the registration rights granted to Investor and the other Holders hereunder.
(e) If a Holder is required under applicable securities Laws to be described in a Registration Statement as an underwriter or the Holder believes that it could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of Registrable Securities, at the request of the Holder, the Company shall furnish to the Holder, on the date of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as the Holder may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Companys independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investor, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Holder.
(f) If a Holder is required under applicable securities Laws to be described in a Registration Statement as an underwriter or a Holder believes that it could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of Registrable Securities, the Company shall make available for inspection by (i) the Holder, (ii) Legal Counsel and (iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Holder, all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by any such party set forth in clauses (i)-(iii), and cause the Companys officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Holder or their Legal Counsel may reasonably request; provided, however, the Company shall be under no obligation to share any confidential information to any Holders or their Legal Counsel (i) unless and until a mutually acceptable confidentiality agreement is in place with the Holders, and/or (ii) if such information is subject to attorney-client privilege, if such disclosure would result in loss of attorney-client privilege, unless such Holders sign a reasonable joint defense agreement.
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(g) Neither the Company nor any Affiliate thereof shall identify any Holder as an underwriter in any public disclosure or filing with the SEC or any Eligible Market without the prior written consent of such Holder (it being understood, that if the Company is required to name the Holder as an underwriter in such Registration Statement by the SEC (after a good faith discussion with the SEC to lift such requirement, including, without limitation, any reduction in the number of Registrable Securities of the Holder to be registered on such Registration Statement (to the extent necessary to lift such requirement)), the Holder shall have the option of electing to exclude all such Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement or to be named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Company from including the disclosure found in the Plan of Distribution section attached hereto as Exhibit A in the Registration Statement.
ARTICLE 3
OTHER COVENANTS
Section 3.01 Reports Under the Exchange Act. With a view to making available to Investor and the other Holders the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the SEC which may at any time permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration, the Company agrees, so long as there are outstanding Registrable Securities, to use commercially reasonable efforts to:
(a) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
(b) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents as the SEC may prescribe under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act at any time while the Company is subject to such reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
(c) furnish to each Holder so long as such Holder owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
Section 3.02 Confidentiality. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning the Holders provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning the Holder is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to the Holder and allow the Holder, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.
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ARTICLE 4
TERMINATION
Section 4.01 Termination. Other than the termination provisions applicable to particular Sections of this Agreement that are specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate (a) at any time upon the mutual written agreement of the Company and the Holders holding a majority in interest of the Shares (on an as converted basis) and (b) as to any particular Holder, at such time as the Holder ceases to Beneficially Own any Shares.
ARTICLE 5
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 5.01 Amendment and Modification. This Agreement (including all exhibits hereto) may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, and any provision hereof may be waived, only by written agreement making specific reference to this Agreement or the applicable provision to be waived, in each case duly executed by the Company and Holders holding a majority in interest of the Shares (on an as converted basis).
Section 5.02 Titles and Subtitles; Interpretation. Unless otherwise indicated herein, with respect to any reference made in this Agreement to a Section (or Article, Subsection, Paragraph, Subparagraph or Clause), such reference shall be to a section (or article, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or clause) of, or an exhibit or schedule to, this Agreement. The table of contents and any article, section, subsection, paragraph or subparagraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Any reference made in this Agreement to a statute or statutory provision shall mean such statute or statutory provision as it has been amended through the date as of which the particular portion of the Agreement is to take effect, or to any successor statute or statutory provision relating to the same subject as the statutory provision so referred to in this Agreement, and to any then applicable rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed, as the context indicates, to be followed by the words but (is/are) not limited to. The words herein, hereof, hereunder and words of like import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary. Words used herein, regardless of the number and gender specifically used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context indicates is appropriate. Where specific language is used to clarify or illustrate by example a general statement contained herein, such specific language shall not be deemed to modify, limit or restrict the construction of the general statement which is being clarified or illustrated.
Section 5.03 Waiver. No failure on the part of a party to this Agreement to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such party to this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. Any such agreement on the part of a party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed by such party.
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Section 5.04 Binding Nature; Assignment. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto. Neither party to this Agreement may assign (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) this Agreement or any rights, interests or obligations provided by this Agreement without prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that Investor may Transfer any or all of the Shares and assign this Agreement and any or all rights, interests or obligations hereunder to GE or to any GE Subsidiary and GE and any such GE Subsidiary may further assign this Agreement and any or all its rights, interests or obligations hereunder to any other GE Subsidiary or to GE so long as any such Transfer does not contravene the restrictions on transfer included in the Investor Rights Agreement. For the sake of clarity, each transferee as permitted in the previous sentence shall be deemed to be a Holder for purposes of this Agreement. Any attempted assignment or Transfer in violation of this Section 5.04 or the Investor Rights Agreement shall be void ab initio.
Section 5.05 Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Law or as a matter of public policy, the validity, legality and enforceability of all other terms and provisions of this Agreement will not in any way be affected or impaired. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or other Government Authority declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties to this Agreement agree that the court making such determination will have the power to reduce the scope, duration, area or applicability of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid, legal and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision.
Section 5.06 Notices and Addresses. All notices and other communications under or by reason of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (a) when personally delivered, (b) when delivered by facsimile or email transmission with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original by another delivery method provided for in this Section 5.06), or (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with overnight courier service, in each case to the addresses and attention parties indicated below (or such other address, facsimile number, e-mail address or attention party as the recipient party has specified by prior notice given to the sending party in accordance with this Section 5.04):
(a) if to the Investor and the other Holders to:
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
8200 West Tower Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223
Attention: Secretary
Facsimile: (414) 721-2230
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GE Healthcare Life Sciences
350 Campus Drive
Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752-3082
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: +1 609 228 6148
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
c/o GE Healthcare Limited
Pollards Wood
Nightingales Lane
Chalfont St Giles
Buckinghamshire HP8 4SP
United Kingdom
Attention: Executive Counsel, M&A
Facsimile: +44 1494 545 275
and
Paul Hastings LLP
71 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4500
Chicago, IL 60606
Attention: Thaddeus J. Malik
Richard S. Radnay
Facsimile: (312) 499-6100
E-mail: thaddeusmalik@paulhastings.com
richardradnay@paulhastings.com
and
Paul Hastings LLP
695 Town Center Drive, Seventeenth Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92926
Attention: Stephen D. Cooke
Facsimile: (714) 668-6364
E-mail: stephencooke@paulhastings.com
(b) if to the Company:
NeoGenomics, Inc.
12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9
Fort Myers, FL 33913
Attention: Douglas M. VanOort, CEO
Facsimile: (239) 768-0600
E-mail: dvanoort@neogenomics.com
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
K&L Gates LLP
200 South Biscayne Boulevard
Suite 3900
Miami, Florida 33131
Attention: Clayton E. Parker, Esq.
Facsimile: (305) 358-7095
E-mail: clayton.parker@klgates.com
Section 5.07 Governing Law. Subject to Section 5.05, this Agreement, and any Action arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement, whether in contract, tort, common law, statutory law, equity, or otherwise, including any question regarding its existence, validity, or scope (each, a Transaction Dispute), shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law rules that would cause the application of Laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of New York. Investor will cause the Holder Indemnitees, and the Company will cause the Company Indemnitees, to comply with the foregoing as though such Indemnified Parties were a party to this Agreement.
Section 5.08 Complete Agreement. This Agreement (including the exhibits hereto) and the documents referred to herein collectively constitute and contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any prior negotiations, correspondence, understandings and contracts by or between the parties respecting the subject matter hereof and thereof.
Section 5.09 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and, and, except with respect to the Holder Indemnitees and the Company Indemnitees pursuant to Section 2.06, and any Holder, nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any Person not a party to this Agreement, including any Affiliates of any party hereto.
Section 5.10 Counterparts and Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimiles, e-mail transmission of .pdf signatures or other electronic copies of signatures shall be deemed to be originals.
Section 5.11 Further Assurances. Each party shall cooperate and take such action as may be reasonably requested by another party in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 5.12 Specific Performance.
(a) Except to the extent set forth otherwise in this Agreement, all remedies under this Agreement expressly conferred upon a party hereto will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by Law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party hereto of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.
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(b) Each party hereto agrees that irreparable damage would occur and the parties hereto would not have an adequate remedy at Law if any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with its specific terms or is otherwise breached. Accordingly, each party hereto agrees that the other parties hereto will be entitled to injunctive relief from time to time to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement without the requirement of posting any bond or other indemnity, in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled, at Law or in equity, and each party hereto agrees not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches of this Agreement, and to specifically enforce the terms of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of such party under this Agreement.
Section 5.13 Dispute Resolution; Consent to Jurisdiction.
(a) Any Transaction Dispute will exclusively be brought and resolved in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (where federal jurisdiction exists) or the Commercial Division of the Courts of the State of New York sitting in the County of New York (where federal jurisdiction does not exist), and the appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals in such courts. In that context, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party irrevocably and unconditionally:
(i) submits for itself and its property to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts with respect to any Transaction Dispute and for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, and agrees that all claims in respect of any Transaction Dispute shall be heard and determined in such courts;
(ii) agrees that venue would be proper in such courts, and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have that any such court is an improper or inconvenient forum for the resolution of any Transaction Dispute; and
(iii) agrees that the mailing by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the Persons listed in Section 5.06 of any process required by any such court, will be effective service of process; provided, however, that nothing herein will be deemed to prevent a party from making service of process by any means authorized by the Laws of the State of New York.
(b) The foregoing consent to jurisdiction will not constitute submission to jurisdiction or general consent to service of process in the State of New York for any purpose except with respect to any Transaction Dispute.
Section 5.14 Waiver of Jury Trial. To the maximum extent permitted by Law, each party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right to trial by jury in any forum in respect of any Transaction Dispute and covenants that neither it nor any of its Affiliates or representatives will assert (whether as plaintiff, defendant or otherwise) any right to
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such trial by jury. Each party certifies and acknowledges that (a) such party has considered the implications of this waiver, (b) such party makes this waiver voluntarily and (c) such waiver constitutes a material inducement upon which such party is relying in entering into the Agreement. Each party may file an original counterpart or a copy of this Section 5.14 with any court as written evidence of the consent of each party to the waiver of its right to trial by jury.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers on the day and year first above written.
NeoGenomics, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Douglas VanOort | |
Name: | Douglas VanOort | |
Title: | Chairman & CEO |
(Signature page to Registration Rights Agreement)
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Kieran Murphy | |
Name: | Kieran Murphy | |
Title: | CEO, GE Healthcare, Life Sciences |
(Signature page to Registration Rights Agreement)
Exhibit A
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We are registering shares of common stock and shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Series A Preferred Stock to permit the resale of these shares of common stock and any shares of common stock received upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock by the holders of such shares of common stock and the holders of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholder of the shares of common stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of common stock.
The selling shareholder may sell all or a portion of the shares of common stock beneficially owned by it and offered hereby from time to time directly to purchasers or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, or through any combination of these methods. If the shares of common stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling shareholder will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agents commissions. The shares of common stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions,
| on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale; |
| in the over-the-counter market; |
| in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market; |
| through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise; |
| an underwritten offering; |
| ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
| block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
| purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
| an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
| privately negotiated transactions; |
| short sales; |
| sales pursuant to Rule 144; |
| broker-dealers may agree with the selling security holders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; |
| a combination of any such methods of sale; and |
| any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
If the selling shareholder effects such transactions by selling shares of common stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholder or commissions from purchasers of the shares of common stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of common stock or otherwise, the selling shareholder may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of common stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling shareholder may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver shares of common stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling shareholder may also loan or pledge shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.
The selling shareholder may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock or shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, amending, if necessary, the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as a selling shareholder under this prospectus. The selling shareholder also may transfer and donate the shares of common stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
The selling shareholder and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of common stock may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of common stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of common stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any
broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling shareholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.
Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.
There can be no assurance that the selling shareholder will sell any or all of the shares of common stock registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.
The selling shareholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the selling shareholder and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock.
We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of common stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, estimated to be $[ ] in total, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or blue sky laws; provided, however, that the selling shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling shareholder against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreement, or the selling shareholder will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling shareholder against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling shareholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreement, or we may be entitled to contribution.
Once sold under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of common stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.
Exhibit 10.3
EXECUTION VERSION
CREDIT AGREEMENT
by and among
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent,
THE LENDERS THAT ARE PARTIES HERETO
as the Lenders,
NEOGENOMICS, INC., as Parent,
NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES, INC.,
PATH LABS, LLC,
and the other parties signatory hereto,
as Borrowers
Dated as of December 30, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION |
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1.1 |
Definitions |
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1.2 |
Accounting Terms |
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1.3 |
Code |
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1.4 |
Construction |
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1.5 |
Time References |
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1.6 |
Schedules and Exhibits |
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2. |
LOANS AND TERMS OF PAYMENT |
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2.1 |
Revolving Loans |
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2.2 |
[Intentionally Omitted]. |
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2.3 |
Borrowing Procedures and Settlements. |
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2.4 |
Payments; Reductions of Commitments; Prepayments |
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2.5 |
Promise to Pay; Promissory Notes |
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2.6 |
Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and Calculations |
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2.7 |
Crediting Payments |
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2.8 |
Designated Account |
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2.9 |
Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations |
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2.10 |
Fees |
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2.11 |
Letters of Credit |
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2.12 |
LIBOR Option |
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2.13 |
Capital Requirements |
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2.14 |
[Intentionally Omitted] |
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2.15 |
Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers |
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3. |
CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT. |
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3.1 |
Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit |
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3.2 |
Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit |
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3.3 |
Maturity |
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3.4 |
Effect of Maturity |
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3.5 |
Early Termination by Borrowers |
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3.6 |
Conditions Subsequent |
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4. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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4.1 |
Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries |
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4.2 |
Due Authorization; No Conflict |
30 | ||||||
4.3 |
Governmental Consents |
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4.4 |
Binding Obligations; Perfected Liens |
31 | ||||||
4.5 |
Title to Assets; No Encumbrances |
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4.6 |
Litigation |
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4.7 |
Compliance with Laws |
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4.8 |
No Material Adverse Effect |
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4.9 |
Solvency |
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4.10 |
Employee Benefits |
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4.11 |
Environmental Condition |
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4.12 |
Complete Disclosure |
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4.13 |
Patriot Act |
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4.14 |
Indebtedness |
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4.15 |
Payment of Taxes |
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4.16 |
Margin Stock |
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4.17 |
Governmental Regulation |
34 | ||||||
4.18 |
OFAC |
34 | ||||||
4.19 |
Employee and Labor Matters |
34 | ||||||
4.20 |
Leases |
34 | ||||||
4.21 |
Eligible Accounts |
35 | ||||||
4.22 |
Health Care Matters. |
35 | ||||||
4.23 |
Hedge Agreements |
37 | ||||||
5. |
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
37 | ||||||
5.1 |
Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates |
37 | ||||||
5.2 |
Reporting |
37 | ||||||
5.3 |
Existence |
37 | ||||||
5.4 |
Maintenance of Properties |
37 | ||||||
5.5 |
Taxes |
38 | ||||||
5.6 |
Insurance |
38 | ||||||
5.7 |
Inspection |
38 | ||||||
5.8 |
Compliance with Laws |
39 | ||||||
5.9 |
Environmental |
39 | ||||||
5.10 |
Disclosure Updates |
39 | ||||||
5.11 |
Formation of Subsidiaries |
39 | ||||||
5.12 |
Further Assurances |
40 | ||||||
5.13 |
Lender Meetings |
40 | ||||||
5.14 |
Location of Inventory |
41 | ||||||
5.15 |
Compliance with Health Care Laws. |
41 | ||||||
5.16 |
Bank Products |
41 | ||||||
5.17 |
Acquisition Documentation |
42 | ||||||
6. |
NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
42 | ||||||
6.1 |
Indebtedness |
42 | ||||||
6.2 |
Liens |
42 | ||||||
6.3 |
Restrictions on Fundamental Changes |
42 | ||||||
6.4 |
Disposal of Assets |
42 | ||||||
6.5 |
Nature of Business |
43 | ||||||
6.6 |
Prepayments and Amendments |
43 | ||||||
6.7 |
Restricted Payments |
43 | ||||||
6.8 |
Accounting Methods |
44 | ||||||
6.9 |
Investments |
44 | ||||||
6.10 |
Transactions with Affiliates |
44 | ||||||
6.11 |
Use of Proceeds |
45 | ||||||
6.12 |
Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests |
45 | ||||||
7. |
FINANCIAL COVENANTS |
45 | ||||||
8. |
EVENTS OF DEFAULT. |
46 | ||||||
8.1 |
Payments |
46 | ||||||
8.2 |
Covenants |
46 | ||||||
8.3 |
Judgments |
47 |
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8.4 |
Voluntary Bankruptcy, etc |
47 | ||||||
8.5 |
Involuntary Bankruptcy, etc |
47 | ||||||
8.6 |
Default Under Other Agreements |
47 | ||||||
8.7 |
Representations, etc |
47 | ||||||
8.8 |
Guaranty |
47 | ||||||
8.9 |
Security Documents |
47 | ||||||
8.10 |
Loan Documents |
48 | ||||||
8.11 |
Change of Control |
48 | ||||||
8.12 |
Overpayment |
48 | ||||||
8.13 |
Lockbox Instructions |
48 | ||||||
8.14 |
Health Care Laws |
48 | ||||||
8.15 |
AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement |
49 | ||||||
9. |
RIGHTS AND REMEDIES. |
49 | ||||||
9.1 |
Rights and Remedies |
49 | ||||||
9.2 |
Remedies Cumulative |
50 | ||||||
10. |
WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION |
50 | ||||||
10.1 |
Demand; Protest; etc |
50 | ||||||
10.2 |
The Lender Groups Liability for Collateral |
50 | ||||||
10.3 |
Indemnification |
50 | ||||||
11. |
NOTICES |
51 | ||||||
12. |
CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER; JUDICIAL REFERENCE PROVISION |
52 | ||||||
13. |
ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS |
55 | ||||||
13.1 |
Assignments and Participations |
55 | ||||||
13.2 |
Successors |
58 | ||||||
14. |
AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS |
58 | ||||||
14.1 |
Amendments and Waivers |
58 | ||||||
14.2 |
Replacement of Certain Lenders |
60 | ||||||
14.3 |
No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies |
61 | ||||||
15. |
AGENT; THE LENDER GROUP |
61 | ||||||
15.1 |
Appointment and Authorization of Agent |
61 | ||||||
15.2 |
Delegation of Duties |
62 | ||||||
15.3 |
Liability of Agent |
62 | ||||||
15.4 |
Reliance by Agent |
62 | ||||||
15.5 |
Notice of Default or Event of Default |
62 | ||||||
15.6 |
Credit Decision |
63 | ||||||
15.7 |
Costs and Expenses; Indemnification |
63 | ||||||
15.8 |
Agent in Individual Capacity |
64 | ||||||
15.9 |
Successor Agent |
64 | ||||||
15.10 |
Lender in Individual Capacity |
65 | ||||||
15.11 |
Collateral Matters. |
65 | ||||||
15.12 |
Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments |
67 | ||||||
15.13 |
Agency for Perfection |
67 |
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15.14 |
Payments by Agent to the Lenders |
67 | ||||||
15.15 |
Concerning the Collateral and Related Loan Documents |
67 | ||||||
15.16 |
Field Examination Reports; Confidentiality; Disclaimers by Lenders; Other Reports and Information |
68 | ||||||
15.17 |
Several Obligations; No Liability |
68 | ||||||
16. |
WITHHOLDING TAXES |
69 | ||||||
16.1 |
Payments |
69 | ||||||
16.2 |
Exemptions |
69 | ||||||
16.3 |
Reductions |
71 | ||||||
16.4 |
Refunds |
71 | ||||||
17. |
GENERAL PROVISIONS |
72 | ||||||
17.1 |
Effectiveness |
72 | ||||||
17.2 |
Section Headings |
72 | ||||||
17.3 |
Interpretation |
72 | ||||||
17.4 |
Severability of Provisions |
72 | ||||||
17.5 |
Bank Product Providers |
72 | ||||||
17.6 |
Debtor-Creditor Relationship |
73 | ||||||
17.7 |
Counterparts; Electronic Execution |
73 | ||||||
17.8 |
Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations; Certain Waivers |
73 | ||||||
17.9 |
Confidentiality |
73 | ||||||
17.10 |
Survival |
75 | ||||||
17.11 |
Patriot Act |
75 | ||||||
17.12 |
Integration |
76 | ||||||
17.13 |
NeoGenomics as Agent for Borrowers |
76 | ||||||
17.14 |
Florida Documentary Stamp Tax |
76 |
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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 L-1 | Form of LIBOR Notice | |
Exhibit N-1 | Form of Intercompany Note | |
Exhibit P-1 | Form of Perfection Certificate | |
Exhibit S-1 | Form of Joinder Agreement | |
Schedule A-1 | Agents Account | |
Schedule A-2 | Authorized Persons | |
Schedule C-1 | Commitments | |
Schedule D-1 | Designated Account | |
Schedule P-1 | Permitted Investments | |
Schedule P-2 | Permitted Liens | |
Schedule S-1 | Sources and Uses | |
Schedule 1.1 | Definitions | |
Schedule 3.1 | Conditions Precedent | |
Schedule 3.2 | Clarient Acquisition Conditions | |
Schedule 3.6 | Conditions Subsequent | |
Schedule 4.1(b) | Capitalization of Loan Parties | |
Schedule 4.1(c) | Capitalization of Loan Parties Subsidiaries | |
Schedule 4.1(d) | Subscriptions, Options, Warrants, Calls | |
Schedule 4.6(b) | Litigation | |
Schedule 4.11 | Environmental Matters | |
Schedule 4.14 | Permitted Indebtedness | |
Schedule 5.1 | Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates | |
Schedule 5.2 | Collateral Reporting | |
Schedule 5.14(a) | Location of Inventory | |
Schedule 5.14(b) | Chief Executive Office | |
Schedule 6.5 | Nature of Business |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (this Agreement), is entered into as of December 30, 2015, by and among the lenders identified on the signature pages hereof (each of such lenders, together with its successors and permitted assigns, is referred to hereinafter as a Lender, as that term is hereinafter further defined), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as administrative agent for each member of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, Agent), NEOGENOMICS, INC., a Nevada corporation (Parent), NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES, INC., a Florida corporation (NeoGenomics), PATH LABS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (PathLogic), and the other parties signatory hereto as Borrowers from time to time (such other parties, together with NeoGenomics and PathLogic, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a Borrower, and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, as the Borrowers).
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; provided, that if Borrowers notify Agent that Borrowers request an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any Accounting Change occurring after the Closing Date or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if Agent notifies Borrowers that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such Accounting Change or in the application thereof, then Agent and Borrowers agree that they will negotiate in good faith amendments to the provisions of this Agreement that are directly affected by such Accounting Change with the intent of having the respective positions of the Lenders and Borrowers after such Accounting Change conform as nearly as possible to their respective positions as of the date of this Agreement and, until any such amendments have been agreed upon and agreed to by the Required Lenders, the provisions in this Agreement shall be calculated as if no such Accounting Change had occurred. When used herein, the term financial statements shall include the notes and schedules thereto. Whenever the term Parent is used in respect of a financial covenant or a related definition, it shall be understood to mean Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (a) all financial statements delivered hereunder shall be prepared, and all financial covenants contained herein shall be calculated, without giving effect to any election under the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159 (or any similar accounting principle) permitting a Person to value its financial liabilities or Indebtedness at the fair value thereof, and (b) the term unqualified opinion as used herein to refer to opinions or reports provided by accountants shall mean an opinion or report that is (i) unqualified, and (ii) does not include any explanation, supplemental comment, or other comment concerning the ability of the applicable Person to continue as a going concern or concerning the scope of the audit
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, 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 of the Code 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 any other Loan Document 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). The words asset and property shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties. Any reference herein or in any other Loan Document to the satisfaction, repayment, or payment in full of the Obligations shall mean (a) the payment or repayment in full in immediately available funds of (i) the principal amount of, and interest accrued and unpaid with respect to, all outstanding Loans, together with the payment of any premium applicable to the repayment of the Loans, (ii) all Lender Group Expenses that have accrued and are unpaid regardless of whether demand has been made therefor, (iii) all fees or charges that have accrued hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including the Letter of Credit Fee and the Unused Line Fee) and are unpaid, (b) in the case of contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of Credit, providing Letter of Credit Collateralization, (c) in the case of obligations with respect to Bank Products (other than Hedge Obligations), providing Bank Product Collateralization, (d) the receipt by Agent of cash collateral in order to secure any other contingent Obligations for which a claim or demand for payment has been made on or prior to such time or in respect of matters or circumstances known to Agent or a Lender at such time that are reasonably expected to result in any loss, cost, damage, or expense (including attorneys fees and legal expenses), such cash collateral to be in such amount as Agent reasonably determines is appropriate to secure such contingent Obligations, (e) the payment or repayment in full in immediately available funds of all other outstanding Obligations (including the payment of any termination amount then applicable (or which would or could become applicable as a result of the repayment of the other Obligations) under Hedge Agreements provided by Hedge Providers) other than (i) unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations, (ii) any Bank Product Obligations (other than Hedge Obligations) that, at such time, are allowed by the applicable Bank Product Provider to remain outstanding without being required to be repaid or cash collateralized, and (iii) any Hedge Obligations that, at such time, are allowed by the applicable Hedge Provider to remain outstanding without being required to be repaid, and (f) the termination of all of the Commitments of the Lenders. Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Persons successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record.
1.5 Time References. Unless the context of this Agreement or any other Loan Document clearly requires otherwise, all references to time of day refer to Pacific standard time or Pacific daylight saving time, as in effect in Los Angeles, California on such day. For purposes of the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word from means from and including and the words to and until each means to and including; provided that, with respect to a computation of fees or interest payable to Agent or any Lender, such period shall in any event consist of at least one full day.
1.6 Schedules and Exhibits. All of the schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.
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2. LOANS AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
2.1 Revolving Loans.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and during the term of this Agreement, each Revolving Lender agrees (severally, not jointly or jointly and severally) to make revolving loans (Revolving Loans) to Borrowers in an amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the lesser of:
(i) such Lenders Revolver Commitment, or
(ii) such Lenders Pro Rata Share of an amount equal to the lesser of:
(A) the amount equal to (1) the Maximum Revolver Amount less (2) the sum of (y) the Letter of Credit Usage at such time, plus (z) the principal amount of Swing Loans outstanding at such time, and
(B) the amount equal to (1) the Borrowing Base as of such date (based upon the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered by Borrowers to Agent) less the sum of (1) the Letter of Credit Usage at such time, plus (2) the principal amount of Swing Loans outstanding at such time.
(b) 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. The outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans, together with interest accrued and unpaid thereon, shall constitute Obligations and shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date or, if earlier, on the date on which they are declared due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(c) Anything to the contrary in this Section 2.1 notwithstanding, Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation), in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion, to establish and increase or decrease Receivable Reserves, Bank Product Reserves, and other Reserves against the Borrowing Base or the Maximum Revolver Amount. The amount of any Receivable Reserve, Bank Product Reserve, or other Reserve established by Agent shall have a reasonable relationship to the event, condition, other circumstance, or fact that is the basis for such reserve and shall not be duplicative of any other reserve established and currently maintained.
2.2 [Intentionally Omitted].
2.3 Borrowing Procedures and Settlements.
(a) Procedure for Borrowing Revolving Loans. Each Borrowing shall be made by a written request by an Authorized Person delivered to Agent and received by Agent no later than 10:00 a.m. (i) on the Business Day that is the requested Funding Date in the case of a request for a Swing Loan, and (ii) on the Business Day that is 1 Business Day prior to the requested Funding Date in the case of all other requests, specifying (A) the amount of such Borrowing, and (B) the requested Funding Date (which shall be a Business Day); provided, that Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to accept as timely requests that are received later than 10:00 a.m. on the applicable Business Day. At Agents 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, Borrowers agree 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.
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(b) Making of Swing Loans. In the case of a request for a Revolving Loan and so long as either (i) the aggregate amount of Swing Loans made since the last Settlement Date, minus all payments or other amounts applied to Swing Loans since the last Settlement Date, plus the amount of the requested Swing Loan does not exceed $3,000,000, or (ii) Swing Lender, in its sole discretion, agrees to make a Swing Loan notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, Swing Lender may, in its sole discretion, make a Revolving Loan (any such Revolving Loan made by Swing Lender pursuant to this Section 2.3(b) being referred to as a Swing Loan and all such Revolving Loans being referred to as Swing Loans) available to Borrowers on the Funding Date applicable thereto by transferring immediately available funds in the amount of such requested Borrowing to the Designated Account. Each Swing Loan shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan hereunder and shall be subject to all the terms and conditions (including Section 3) applicable to other Revolving Loans, except that all payments (including interest) on any Swing Loan shall be payable to Swing Lender solely for its own account. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(d)(ii), Swing Lender shall not decide 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 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 Agents Liens, constitute Revolving Loans and Obligations, and bear interest at the rate applicable from time to time to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans.
(c) Making of Revolving Loans.
(i) In the event that Swing Lender is not obligated to make a Swing Loan, then after receipt of a request for a Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.3(a), Agent shall notify the Lenders by telecopy, telephone, email, or other electronic form of transmission, of the requested Borrowing; such notification to be sent on the Business Day that is 1 Business Day prior to the requested Funding Date. If Agent has notified the Lenders of a requested Borrowing on the Business Day that is 1 Business Day prior to the Funding Date, then each Lender shall make the amount of such Lenders Pro Rata Share of the requested Borrowing available to Agent in immediately available funds, to Agents Account, not later than 10:00 a.m. on the Business Day that is the requested Funding Date. After Agents receipt of the proceeds of such Revolving Loans from the Lenders, Agent shall make the proceeds thereof available to Borrowers on the applicable Funding Date by transferring immediately available funds equal to such proceeds received by Agent to the Designated Account; provided, that, subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(d)(ii), no Lender shall have an obligation to make any Revolving Loan, if (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 by the Required Lenders, or (2) the requested Borrowing would exceed the Availability on such Funding Date.
(ii) Unless Agent receives notice from a Lender prior to 9:30 a.m. on the Business Day that is the requested Funding Date relative to a requested Borrowing as to which Agent has notified the Lenders of a requested Borrowing that such Lender will not make available as and when required hereunder to Agent for the account of Borrowers the amount of that Lenders 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 Borrowers a corresponding amount. If, on the requested Funding Date, any Lender shall not have remitted the full amount that it is required to make
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available to Agent in immediately available funds and if Agent has made available to Borrowers such amount on the requested Funding Date, then such Lender shall make the amount of such Lenders Pro Rata Share of the requested Borrowing available to Agent in immediately available funds, to Agents Account, no later than 10:00 a.m. on the Business Day that is the first Business Day after the requested Funding Date (in which case, the interest accrued on such Lenders portion of such Borrowing for the Funding Date shall be for Agents separate account). If any Lender shall not remit the full amount that it is required to make available to Agent in immediately available funds as and when required hereby and if Agent has made available to Borrowers such amount, then that Lender shall be obligated to immediately remit such amount to Agent, together with interest at the Defaulting Lender Rate for each day until the date on which such amount is so remitted. A notice submitted by Agent to any Lender with respect to amounts owing under this Section 2.3(c)(ii) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If the amount that a Lender is required to remit is made available to Agent, then such payment to Agent shall constitute such Lenders Revolving Loan 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 Borrowers of such failure to fund and, upon demand by Agent, Borrowers shall pay such amount to Agent for Agents 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 Revolving Loans composing such Borrowing.
(d) Protective Advances and Optional Overadvances.
(i) Any contrary provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document notwithstanding, but subject to Section 2.3(d)(iv), at any time (A) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, or (B) that any of the other applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 are not satisfied, Agent hereby is authorized by Borrowers and the Lenders, from time to time, in Agents sole discretion, to make Revolving Loans to, or for the benefit of, Borrowers, on behalf of the Revolving Lenders, that Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, deems necessary or desirable (1) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, or (2) to enhance the likelihood of repayment of the Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations) (the Revolving Loans described in this Section 2.3(d)(i) shall be referred to as Protective Advances).
(ii) Any contrary provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document notwithstanding, but subject to Section 2.3(d)(iv), 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 Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans) to Borrowers notwithstanding that an Overadvance exists or would be created thereby, so long as (A) after giving effect to such Revolving Loans, the outstanding Revolver Usage does not exceed the Borrowing Base by more than $2,500,000, and (B) after giving effect to such Revolving Loans, 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. In the event Agent obtains actual knowledge that the Revolver Usage exceeds the amounts permitted by the immediately foregoing provisions, 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) unless Agent determines that prior notice would result in imminent harm to the Collateral or its value, in which case Agent may make such Overadvances and provide notice as promptly as practicable thereafter), and the Lenders with Revolver Commitments thereupon shall, together with Agent, jointly determine the terms of arrangements that shall be implemented with Borrowers intended to reduce, within a reasonable time, the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans to Borrowers to an amount permitted by the 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. The foregoing
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provisions are meant for the benefit of the Lenders and Agent and are not meant for the benefit of Borrowers, which shall continue to be bound by the provisions of Section 2.4(e). Each Lender with a Revolver Commitment shall be obligated to settle with Agent as provided in Section 2.3(e) (or Section 2.3(g), as applicable) for the amount of such Lenders 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 Advance and each Overadvance (each, an Extraordinary Advance) shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan hereunder, except that no Extraordinary Advance shall be eligible to be a LIBOR Rate Loan and, prior to Settlement therefor, all payments on the Extraordinary Advances shall be payable to Agent solely for its own account. The Extraordinary Advances shall be repayable on demand, secured by Agents Liens, constitute Obligations hereunder, and bear interest at the rate applicable from time to time to Revolving Loans 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 Borrowers (or any other Loan Party) in any way.
(e) Settlement. It is agreed that each Lenders funded portion of the Revolving Loans is intended by the Lenders to equal, at all times, such Lenders Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Revolving Loans. Such agreement notwithstanding, Agent, Swing Lender, and the other Lenders agree (which agreement shall not be for the benefit of Borrowers) that in order to facilitate the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, settlement among the Lenders as to the Revolving Loans, the Swing Loans, and the Extraordinary Advances 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 in its sole discretion (1) on behalf of Swing Lender, with respect to the outstanding Swing Loans, (2) for itself, with respect to the outstanding Extraordinary Advances, and (3) with respect to Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries payments or other amounts received, as to each by notifying the Lenders by telecopy, telephone, or other similar form of transmission, of such requested Settlement, no later than 2:00 p.m. 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 Revolving Loans, Swing Loans, and Extraordinary Advances for the period since the prior Settlement Date. Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein (including Section 2.3(g)): (y) if the amount of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans, and Extraordinary Advances) made by a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender exceeds such Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans, and Extraordinary Advances) as of a Settlement Date, then Agent shall, by no later than 12:00 p.m. 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 Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans, and Extraordinary Advances), and (z) if the amount of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans, and Extraordinary Advances) made by a Lender is less than such Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans, and Extraordinary Advances) as of a Settlement Date, such Lender shall no later than 12:00 p.m. on the Settlement Date transfer in immediately available funds to Agents 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 Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans and Extraordinary 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 Extraordinary Advances and, together with the portion of such Swing Loans or Extraordinary Advances representing Swing Lenders Pro Rata Share thereof, shall constitute Revolving Loans of such Lenders. If any such
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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.
(ii) In determining whether a Lenders balance of the Revolving Loans, Swing Loans, and Extraordinary Advances is less than, equal to, or greater than such Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans, Swing Loans, and Extraordinary Advances as of a Settlement Date, Agent shall, as part of the relevant Settlement, apply to such balance the portion of payments actually received in good funds by Agent with respect to principal, interest, fees payable by Borrowers and allocable to the Lenders hereunder, and proceeds of Collateral.
(iii) Between Settlement Dates, Agent, to the extent Extraordinary Advances or Swing Loans are outstanding, may pay over to Agent or Swing Lender, as applicable, any payments or other amounts received by Agent, that in accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be applied to the reduction of the Revolving Loans, for application to the Extraordinary Advances or Swing Loans. Between Settlement Dates, Agent, to the extent no Extraordinary Advances or Swing Loans are outstanding, may pay over to Swing Lender any payments or other amounts received by Agent, that in accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be applied to the reduction of the Revolving Loans, for application to Swing Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans. If, as of any Settlement Date, payments or other amounts of Borrowers or their Subsidiaries received since the then immediately preceding Settlement Date have been applied to Swing Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans other than to Swing Loans, as provided for in the previous sentence, Swing Lender shall pay to Agent for the accounts of the Lenders, and Agent shall pay to the Lenders (other than a Defaulting Lender if Agent has implemented the provisions of Section 2.3(g)), to be applied to the outstanding Revolving Loans of such Lenders, an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have, as of such Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans. During the period between Settlement Dates, Swing Lender with respect to Swing Loans, Agent with respect to Extraordinary Advances, and each Lender with respect to the Revolving Loans other than Swing Loans and Extraordinary 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, Agent, or the Lenders, as applicable.
(iv) Anything in this Section 2.3(e) to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, Agent shall be entitled to refrain from remitting settlement amounts to the Defaulting Lender and, instead, shall be entitled to elect to implement the provisions set forth in Section 2.3(g).
(f) Notation. Agent, as a non-fiduciary agent for Borrowers, shall maintain a register showing the principal amount (and stated interest) of the Revolving Loans, owing to each Lender, including the Swing Loans owing to Swing Lender, and Extraordinary Advances owing to Agent, and the interests therein of each Lender, from time to time and such register shall, absent manifest error, conclusively be presumed to be correct and accurate. Upon the request of Borrowers, Agent will provide to Borrowers the Loan history or other similar computer generated statement containing the Loan transactions, which will be provided in Agents standard format for the time period specified by Borrowers and will provide the Lender Commitment percentages.
(g) Defaulting Lenders.
(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.4(b)(iii), Agent shall not be obligated to transfer to a Defaulting Lender any payments made by Borrowers to Agent for the Defaulting Lenders benefit or any proceeds of Collateral that would otherwise be remitted hereunder to the Defaulting Lender, and, in the absence of such transfer to the Defaulting Lender, Agent shall transfer any
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such payments (A) first, to Swing Lender to the extent of any Swing Loans that were made by Swing Lender and that were required to be, but were not, paid by the Defaulting Lender, (B) second, to Issuing Bank, to the extent of the portion of a Letter of Credit Disbursement that was required to be, but was not, paid by the Defaulting Lender, (C) third, to each Non-Defaulting Lender ratably in accordance with their Commitments (but, in each case, only to the extent that such Defaulting Lenders portion of a Revolving Loan (or other funding obligation) was funded by such other Non-Defaulting Lender), (D) to a suspense account maintained by Agent, the proceeds of which shall be retained by Agent and may be made available to be re-advanced to or for the benefit of Borrowers (upon the request of Borrowers and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 3.2) as if such Defaulting Lender had made its portion of Revolving Loans (or other funding obligations) hereunder, and (E) from and after the date on which all other Obligations have been paid in full, to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with tier (L) of Section 2.4(b)(iii). Subject to the foregoing, Agent may hold and, in its discretion, re-lend to Borrowers 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 (including the calculation of Pro Rata Share in connection therewith) and for the purpose of calculating the fee payable under Section 2.10(b), such Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a Lender and such Lenders Commitment shall be deemed to be zero; provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to any of the matters governed by Section 14.1(a)(i) through (iii). The provisions of this Section 2.3(g) shall remain effective with respect to such Defaulting Lender until the earlier of (y) the date on which all of the Non-Defaulting Lenders, Agent, Issuing Bank, and Borrowers shall have waived, in writing, the application of this Section 2.3(g) to such Defaulting Lender, or (z) the date on which such Defaulting Lender makes payment of all amounts that it was obligated to fund hereunder, pays to Agent all amounts owing by Defaulting Lender in respect of the amounts that it was obligated to fund hereunder, and, if requested by Agent, provides adequate assurance of its ability to perform its future obligations hereunder (on which earlier date, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any remaining cash collateral held by Agent pursuant to Section 2.3(g)(ii) shall be released to Borrowers). The operation of this Section 2.3(g) shall not be construed to increase or otherwise affect the 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 any Borrower of its duties and obligations hereunder to Agent, Issuing Bank, or to the Lenders other than such Defaulting Lender. Any failure by a Defaulting Lender to fund amounts that it was obligated to fund hereunder shall constitute a material breach by such Defaulting Lender of this Agreement and shall entitle Borrowers, at their option, upon written notice to Agent, to arrange for a substitute Lender to assume the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, such substitute Lender to be reasonably 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 paid its share of the outstanding Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations, but including (1) all interest, fees, and other amounts that may be due and payable in respect thereof, and (2) an assumption of its Pro Rata Share of its participation in the Letters of Credit); provided, that any such assumption of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any of the Lender Groups or Borrowers rights or remedies against any such Defaulting Lender arising out of or in relation to such failure to fund. In the event of a direct conflict between the priority provisions of this Section 2.3(g) and any other provision contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such provisions 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 2.3(g) shall control and govern.
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(ii) If any Swing Loan or Letter of Credit is outstanding at the time that a Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:
(A) such Defaulting Lenders Swing Loan Exposure and Letter of Credit Exposure shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares but only to the extent (x) the sum of all Non-Defaulting Lenders Revolving Loan Exposures plus such Defaulting Lenders Swing Loan Exposure and Letter of Credit Exposure does not exceed the total of all Non-Defaulting Lenders Revolver Commitments and (y) the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 are satisfied at such time;
(B) if the reallocation described in clause (A) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, Borrowers shall, within two Business Days following notice by Agent (x) first, prepay such Defaulting Lenders Swing Loan Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (A) above) and (y) second, cash collateralize such Defaulting Lenders Letter of Credit Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (A) above), pursuant to a cash collateral agreement to be entered into in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, for so long as such Letter of Credit Exposure is outstanding; provided, that Borrowers shall not be obligated to cash collateralize any Defaulting Lenders Letter of Credit Exposure if such Defaulting Lender is also the Issuing Bank;
(C) if Borrowers cash collateralize any portion of such Defaulting Lenders Letter of Credit Exposure pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii), Borrowers shall not be required to pay any Letter of Credit Fees to Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.6(b) with respect to such cash collateralized portion of such Defaulting Lenders Letter of Credit Exposure during the period such Letter of Credit Exposure is cash collateralized;
(D) to the extent the Letter of Credit Exposure of the Non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii), then the Letter of Credit Fees payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.6(b) shall be adjusted in accordance with such Non-Defaulting Lenders Letter of Credit Exposure;
(E) to the extent any Defaulting Lenders Letter of Credit Exposure is neither cash collateralized nor reallocated pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii), then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Issuing Bank or any Lender hereunder, all Letter of Credit Fees that would have otherwise been payable to such Defaulting Lender under Section 2.6(b) with respect to such portion of such Letter of Credit Exposure shall instead be payable to the Issuing Bank until such portion of such Defaulting Lenders Letter of Credit Exposure is cash collateralized or reallocated;
(F) so long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Swing Lender shall not be required to make any Swing Loan and the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend, or increase any Letter of Credit, in each case, to the extent (x) the Defaulting Lenders Pro Rata Share of such Swing Loans or Letter of Credit cannot be reallocated pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii) or (y) the Swing Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, has not otherwise entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Swing Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, and Borrowers to eliminate the Swing Lenders or Issuing Banks risk with respect to the Defaulting Lenders participation in Swing Loans or Letters of Credit; and
(G) Agent may release any cash collateral provided by Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii) to the Issuing Bank and the Issuing Bank may apply any such cash collateral to the payment of such Defaulting Lenders Pro Rata Share of any Letter of Credit Disbursement that is not reimbursed by Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.11(d).
(h) Independent Obligations. All Revolving Loans (other than Swing Loans and Extraordinary Advances) shall be made by the Lenders contemporaneously and in accordance with their
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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 Revolving Loan (or other extension of credit) hereunder, nor shall any 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; Reductions of Commitments; Prepayments.
(a) Payments by Borrowers.
(i) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by Borrowers shall be made to Agents Account for the account of the Lender Group and shall be made in immediately available funds, no later than 1:30 p.m. on the date specified herein. Any payment received by Agent later than 1:30 p.m. shall be deemed to have been received (unless Agent, in its sole discretion, elects to credit it on the date received) on the following Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue until such following Business Day.
(ii) Unless Agent receives notice from Borrowers prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders that Borrowers will not make such payment in full as and when required, Agent may assume that Borrowers have 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 Borrowers do 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) So long as no Application Event has occurred and is continuing and except as otherwise provided herein with respect to Defaulting Lenders, all principal and interest payments received by Agent 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 all payments of fees and expenses received by Agent (other than fees or expenses that are for Agents separate account or for the separate account of Issuing Bank) shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders having a Pro Rata Share of the type of Commitment or Obligation to which a particular fee or expense relates.
(ii) Subject to Section 2.4(b)(v) and Section 2.4(e), all payments to be made hereunder by Borrowers shall be remitted to Agent and all such payments, and all proceeds of Collateral received by Agent, shall be applied, so long as no Application Event has occurred and is continuing and except as otherwise provided herein with respect to Defaulting Lenders, to reduce the balance of the Revolving Loans outstanding and, thereafter, to Borrowers (to be wired to the Designated Account) or such other Person entitled thereto under applicable law.
(iii) At any time that an Application Event has occurred and is continuing and except as otherwise provided herein with respect to Defaulting Lenders, all payments remitted to Agent and all proceeds of Collateral received by Agent shall be applied as follows:
(A) first, to pay any Lender Group Expenses (including cost or expense reimbursements) or indemnities then due to Agent under the Loan Documents, until paid in full,
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(B) second, to pay any fees or premiums then due to Agent under the Loan Documents until paid in full,
(C) third, to pay interest due in respect of all Extraordinary Advances until paid in full,
(D) fourth, to pay the principal of all Extraordinary Advances until paid in full,
(E) fifth, ratably, to pay any Lender Group Expenses (including cost or expense reimbursements) or indemnities then due to any of the Lenders under the Loan Documents, until paid in full,
(F) sixth, ratably, to pay any fees or premiums then due to any of the Lenders under the Loan Documents until paid in full,
(G) seventh, to pay interest accrued in respect of the Swing Loans until paid in full,
(H) eighth, to pay the principal of all Swing Loans until paid in full,
(I) ninth, ratably, to pay interest accrued in respect of the Revolving Loans (other than Extraordinary Advances) until paid in full,
(J) tenth, ratably
i. to pay the principal of all Revolving Loans (other than Extraordinary Advances) until paid in full,
ii. to Agent, to be held by Agent, for the benefit of Issuing Bank (and for the ratable benefit of each of the Lenders that have an obligation to pay to Agent, for the account of Issuing Bank, a share of each Letter of Credit Disbursement), as cash collateral in an amount up to 105% of the Letter of Credit Usage (to the extent permitted by applicable law, such cash collateral shall be applied to the reimbursement of any Letter of Credit Disbursement as and when such disbursement occurs and, if a Letter of Credit expires undrawn, the cash collateral held by Agent in respect of such Letter of Credit shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be reapplied pursuant to this Section 2.4(b)(iii), beginning with tier (A) hereof), and
iii. to (y) the Bank Product Providers, ratably based upon amounts then certified by the applicable Bank Product Provider to Agent (in form and substance satisfactory to Agent) to be due and payable to such Bank Product Providers on account of Bank Product Obligations, and (z) with any balance to be paid to Agent, to be held by Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Bank Product Providers, as cash collateral (which cash collateral may be released by Agent to the applicable Bank Product Provider and applied by such Bank Product Provider to the payment or reimbursement of any amounts due and payable with respect to Bank Product Obligations owed to the applicable Bank Product Provider as and when such amounts first become due and payable and, if and at such time as all such Bank Product Obligations are paid or otherwise satisfied in full, the cash collateral held by Agent in respect of such Bank Product Obligations shall be reapplied pursuant to this Section 2.4(b)(iii), beginning with tier (A) hereof),
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(K) eleventh, to pay any other Obligations other than Obligations owed to Defaulting Lenders (including being paid, ratably, to the Bank Product Providers on account of all amounts then due and payable in respect of Bank Product Obligations, with any balance to be paid to Agent, to be held by Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Bank Product Providers, as cash collateral (which cash collateral may be released by Agent to the applicable Bank Product Provider and applied by such Bank Product Provider to the payment or reimbursement of any amounts due and payable with respect to Bank Product Obligations owed to the applicable Bank Product Provider as and when such amounts first become due and payable) and, if and at such time as all such Bank Product Obligations are paid or otherwise satisfied in full, the cash collateral held by Agent in respect of such Bank Product Obligations shall be reapplied pursuant to this Section 2.4(b)(iii), beginning with tier (A) hereof);
(L) twelfth, ratably to pay any Obligations owed to Defaulting Lenders; and
(M) thirteenth, to Borrowers (to be wired to the Designated Account) or such other Person entitled thereto under applicable law.
(iv) 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).
(v) In each instance, so long as no Application Event has occurred and is continuing, Section 2.4(b)(iii) shall not apply to any payment made by Borrowers to Agent and specified by Borrowers to be for the payment of specific Obligations then due and payable (or prepayable) under any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(vi) For purposes of Section 2.4(b)(iii), paid in full of a type of Obligation means payment in cash or immediately available funds of all amounts owing on account of such type of Obligation, including interest accrued after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding, default interest, interest on interest, and expense reimbursements, irrespective of whether any of the foregoing would be or is allowed or disallowed in whole or in part in any Insolvency Proceeding.
(vii) In the event of a direct conflict between the priority provisions of this Section 2.4 and any other provision contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such provisions 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, if the conflict relates to the provisions of Section 2.3(g) and this Section 2.4, then the provisions of Section 2.3(g) shall control and govern, and if otherwise, then the terms and provisions of this Section 2.4 shall control and govern.
(c) Reduction of Revolver Commitments. The Revolver Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date. Borrowers may terminate the Revolver Commitments in whole or in part from time to time prior to the Maturity Date by providing not less than 10 Business Days irrevocable prior written notice to Agent, and on the effective date of such reduction, Borrowers shall repay the principal of the Loans, together with interest thereon, to the extent required to avoid the Revolver Usage exceeding the Maximum Revolver Amount after giving effect to such reduction.
(d) Optional Prepayments. Borrowers may prepay the principal of any Revolving Loan at any time in whole or in part, without premium or penalty.
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(e) Mandatory Prepayments. If, at any time, (A) the Revolver Usage on such date exceeds (B) the Borrowing Base reflected in the Borrowing Base Certificate most recently delivered by Borrowers to Agent, then Borrowers shall immediately prepay the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(f)(i) in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of such excess.
(f) Application of Payments. Each prepayment pursuant to Section 2.4(e) shall, (A) so long as no Application Event shall have occurred and be continuing, be applied, first, to the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans until paid in full, and second, to cash collateralize the Letters of Credit in an amount equal to 105% of the then outstanding Letter of Credit Usage, and (B) if an Application Event shall have occurred and be continuing, be applied in the manner set forth in Section 2.4(b)(iii).
2.5 Promise to Pay; Promissory Notes.
(a) Borrowers agree to pay the Lender Group Expenses on the earlier of (i) the first day of the month following the date on which the applicable Lender Group Expenses were first incurred or (ii) the date on which demand therefor is made by Agent (it being acknowledged and agreed that any charging of such costs, expenses or Lender Group Expenses to the Loan Account pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.6(d) shall be deemed to constitute a demand for payment thereof for the purposes of this subclause (ii)). Borrowers promise to pay all of the Obligations (including principal, interest, premiums, if any, fees, costs, and expenses (including Lender Group Expenses)) in full on the Maturity Date or, if earlier, on the date on which the Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations) become due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Borrowers agree that their obligations contained in the first sentence of this Section 2.5(a) shall survive payment or satisfaction in full of all other Obligations. Upon request of Borrowers, Agent agrees to promptly provide Borrowers with copies of invoices received from third parties comprising Lender Group Expenses that have been charged to the Loan Account (with redacted copies or summaries of the same if such invoices are subject to the attorney-client privilege or similar privilege and cannot be provided to Borrowers in their original form).
(b) Any Lender may request that its Commitments and the Loans made by it be evidenced by one or more promissory notes. In such event, Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender the requested promissory notes payable to the order of such Lender in a form furnished by Agent and reasonably satisfactory to Borrowers. Thereafter, the Commitments and Loans evidenced by such promissory notes and interest thereon shall at all times be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein.
2.6 Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and Calculations.
(a) Interest Rates. Except as provided in Section 2.6(c), all Obligations (except for undrawn Letters of Credit) that have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest as follows:
(i) if the relevant Obligation 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.
(b) Letter of Credit Fee. Borrowers shall pay Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Revolving Lenders), a Letter of Credit fee (the Letter of Credit Fee) (which fee shall be in addition to
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the fronting fees and commissions, other fees, charges and expenses set forth in Section 2.11(k)) that shall accrue at a per annum rate equal to the LIBOR Rate Margin times the undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit.
(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) that have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to 2 percentage points above the per annum rate otherwise applicable thereunder, and
(ii) the Letter of Credit Fee shall be increased to 2 percentage points above the per annum rate otherwise applicable hereunder.
(d) Payment. Except to the extent provided to the contrary in Section 2.10, Section 2.11(k) or Section 2.12(a), (i) all interest, all Letter of Credit Fees and all other fees payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents shall be due and payable, in arrears, on the first day of each month and (ii) all costs and expenses payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, and all Lender Group Expenses shall be due and payable on the earlier of (x) the first day of the month following the date on which the applicable costs, expenses, or Lender Group Expenses were first incurred or (y) the date on which demand therefor is made by Agent (it being acknowledged and agreed that any charging of such costs, expenses or Lender Group Expenses to the Loan Account pursuant to the provisions of the following sentence shall be deemed to constitute a demand for payment thereof for the purposes of this subclause (y)). Borrowers hereby authorize Agent, from time to time without prior notice to Borrowers, to charge to the Loan Account (A) on the first day of each month, all interest accrued during the prior month on the Revolving Loans hereunder, (B) on the first day of each month, all Letter of Credit Fees accrued or chargeable hereunder during the prior month, (C) as and when incurred or accrued, all fees and costs provided for in Section 2.10 (a) or (c), (D) on the first day of each month, the Unused Line Fee accrued during the prior month pursuant to Section 2.10(b), (E) as and when due and payable, all other fees payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, (F) as and when incurred or accrued, the fronting fees and all commissions, other fees, charges and expenses provided for in Section 2.11(k), (G) as and when incurred or accrued, all other Lender Group Expenses, and (H) as and when due and payable all other payment obligations payable under any Loan Document or any Bank Product Agreement (including any amounts due and payable to the Bank Product Providers in respect of Bank Products). All amounts (including interest, fees, costs, expenses, Lender Group Expenses, or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document or under any Bank Product Agreement) charged to the Loan Account shall thereupon constitute Revolving Loans hereunder, shall constitute Obligations hereunder, and shall initially accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans (unless and until converted into LIBOR Rate Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement). Upon request of Borrowers, Agent agrees to promptly provide Borrowers with copies of invoices received from third parties comprising Lender Group Expenses that have been charged to the Loan Account (with redacted copies or summaries of the same if such invoices are subject to the attorney-client privilege or similar privilege and cannot be provided to Borrowers in their original form).
(e) Computation. All interest and fees chargeable under the Loan Documents shall be computed on the basis of a 360 day year, in each case, for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which the interest or fees accrue. 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.
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(f) Intent to Limit Charges to Maximum Lawful Rate. In no event shall the interest rate or rates payable under this Agreement, 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. Borrowers 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, that, anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if such 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, Borrowers are and shall be liable only for the payment of such maximum amount as is allowed by law, and payment received from Borrowers 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 and thereafter refunded to the Borrowers.
2.7 Crediting Payments. The receipt of any payment item by Agent shall not be required to be considered a payment on account unless such payment item is a wire transfer of immediately available federal funds made to Agents 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 Borrowers 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 Agents Account on a Business Day on or before 1:30 p.m. If any payment item is received into Agents Account on a non-Business Day or after 1:30 p.m. on a Business Day (unless Agent, in its sole discretion, elects to credit it on the date received), it shall be deemed to have been received by Agent as of the opening of business on the immediately following Business Day.
2.8 Designated Account. Agent is authorized to make the Revolving Loans, and Issuing Bank is authorized to issue the Letters of Credit, under this Agreement based upon telephonic or other instructions received from anyone purporting to be an Authorized Person or, without instructions, if pursuant to Section 2.6. Borrowers agree to establish and maintain the Designated Account with the Designated Account Bank for the purpose of receiving the proceeds of the Revolving Loans requested by Borrowers and made by Agent or the Lenders hereunder. Unless otherwise agreed by Agent and Borrowers, any Revolving Loan or Swing Loan requested by Borrowers and made by Agent or the Lenders hereunder shall be made to the Designated Account.
2.9 Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations. Agent shall maintain an account on its books in the name of Borrowers (the Loan Account) on which Borrowers will be charged with all Revolving Loans (including Extraordinary Advances and Swing Loans) made by Agent, Swing Lender, or the Lenders to Borrowers or for Borrowers account, the Letters of Credit issued or arranged by Issuing Bank for Borrowers account, and with all other payment Obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including, accrued interest, fees and expenses, and Lender Group Expenses. In accordance with Section 2.7, the Loan Account will be credited with all payments received by Agent from Borrowers or for Borrowers account. Agent shall make available to Borrowers monthly statements regarding the Loan Account, including the principal amount of the Revolving Loans, interest accrued hereunder, fees accrued or charged hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and a summary itemization of all charges and expenses constituting Lender Group Expenses accrued hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and each such statement, absent manifest error, shall be conclusively presumed to be correct and accurate and constitute an account stated between Borrowers and the Lender Group unless, within 30 days after Agent first makes such a statement available to Borrowers, Borrowers shall deliver to Agent written objection thereto describing the error or errors contained in such statement.
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2.10 Fees.
(a) Agent Fees. Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the account of Agent, as and when due and payable under the terms of the Fee Letter, the fees set forth in the Fee Letter.
(b) Unused Line Fee. Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the ratable account of the Revolving Lenders, an unused line fee (the Unused Line Fee) in an amount equal to 0.25% per annum times the result of (i) the aggregate amount of the Revolver Commitments, less (ii) the average amount of the Revolver Usage, in each case during the immediately preceding month (or portion thereof), which Unused Line Fee shall be due and payable on the first day of each month from and after the Closing Date up to the first day of the month prior to the date on which the Commitments are terminated and on the date on which the Commitments are terminated.
(c) Field Examination and Other Fees. Borrowers shall pay to Agent, field examination, collateral reporting, appraisal, and valuation fees and charges, as and when incurred or chargeable under the terms of the Fee Letter and hereof. Unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Loan Parties shall only be liable for the cost of two (2) field examinations during any twelve (12) month period.
2.11 Letters of Credit.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, upon the request of Borrowers made in accordance herewith, and prior to the Maturity Date, Issuing Bank agrees to issue requested Letters of Credit for the account of Borrowers. By submitting a request to Issuing Bank for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, Borrowers shall be deemed to have requested that Issuing Bank issue the requested Letter of Credit. Each request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or the amendment, renewal, or extension of any outstanding Letter of Credit, shall be irrevocable and shall be made in writing by an Authorized Person and delivered to Issuing Bank via telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission reasonably acceptable to Issuing Bank and reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension. Each such request shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Issuing Bank and (i) shall specify (A) the amount of such Letter of Credit, (B) the date of issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension of such Letter of Credit, (C) the proposed expiration date of such Letter of Credit, (D) the name and address of the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit, and (E) such other information (including, the conditions to drawing, and, in the case of an amendment, renewal, or extension, identification of the Letter of Credit to be so amended, renewed, or extended) as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew, or extend such Letter of Credit, and (ii) shall be accompanied by such Issuer Documents as Agent or Issuing Bank may request or require, to the extent that such requests or requirements are consistent with the Issuer Documents that Issuing Bank generally requests for Letters of Credit in similar circumstances. Banks records of the content of any such request will be conclusive. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, Issuing Bank may, but shall not be obligated to, issue a Letter of Credit that supports the obligations of Borrowers or one of their Subsidiaries in respect of (x) a lease of real property to the extent that the face amount of such Letter of Credit exceeds the highest rent (including all rent-like charges) payable under such lease for a period of one year, unless Borrower and Issuing Bank otherwise agree, or (y) an employment contract to the extent that the face amount of such Letter of Credit exceeds the highest compensation payable under such contract for a period of one year.
(b) Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue a Letter of Credit if any of the following would result after giving effect to the requested issuance:
(i) the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed $1,000,000, or
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(ii) the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount less the outstanding amount of Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans), or
(iii) the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed the Borrowing Base at such time less the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans (inclusive of Swing Loans) at such time.
(c) In the event there is a Defaulting Lender as of the date of any request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue or arrange for such Letter of Credit to the extent (i) the Defaulting Lenders Letter of Credit Exposure with respect to such Letter of Credit may not be reallocated pursuant to Section 2.3(g)(ii), or (ii) the Issuing Bank has not otherwise entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it and Borrowers to eliminate the Issuing Banks risk with respect to the participation in such Letter of Credit of the Defaulting Lender, which arrangements may include Borrowers cash collateralizing such Defaulting Lenders Letter of Credit Exposure in accordance with Section 2.3(g)(ii). Additionally, Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue a Letter of Credit if (A) any order, judgment, or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall, by its terms, purport to enjoin or restrain Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to Issuing Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over Issuing Bank shall prohibit or request that Issuing Bank refrain from the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular, (B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally, or (C) if amounts demanded to be paid under any Letter of Credit will or may not be in Dollars.
(d) Any Issuing Bank (other than Wells Fargo or any of its Affiliates) shall notify Agent in writing no later than the Business Day immediately following the Business Day on which such Issuing Bank issued any Letter of Credit; provided that (i) until Agent advises any such Issuing Bank that the provisions of Section 3.2 are not satisfied, or (ii) unless the aggregate amount of the Letters of Credit issued in any such week exceeds such amount as shall be agreed by Agent and such Issuing Bank, such Issuing Bank shall be required to so notify Agent in writing only once each week of the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank during the immediately preceding week as well as the daily amounts outstanding for the prior week, such notice to be furnished on such day of the week as Agent and such Issuing Bank may agree. Each Letter of Credit shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Issuing Bank, including the requirement that the amounts payable thereunder must be payable in Dollars. If Issuing Bank makes a payment under a Letter of Credit, Borrowers shall pay to Agent an amount equal to the applicable Letter of Credit Disbursement on the Business Day such Letter of Credit Disbursement is made and, in the absence of such payment, the amount of the Letter of Credit Disbursement immediately and automatically shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan hereunder (notwithstanding any failure to satisfy any condition precedent set forth in Section 3) and, initially, shall bear interest at the rate then applicable to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans. If a Letter of Credit Disbursement is deemed to be a Revolving Loan hereunder, Borrowers obligation to pay the amount of such Letter of Credit Disbursement to Issuing Bank shall be automatically converted into an obligation to pay the resulting Revolving Loan. Promptly following receipt by Agent of any payment from Borrowers pursuant to this paragraph, Agent shall distribute such payment to Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to Section 2.11(e) to reimburse Issuing Bank, then to such Revolving Lenders and Issuing Bank as their interests may appear.
(e) Promptly following receipt of a notice of a Letter of Credit Disbursement pursuant to Section 2.11(d), each Revolving Lender agrees to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Revolving Loan deemed made pursuant to Section 2.11(d) on the same terms and conditions as if Borrowers had requested the amount thereof as a Revolving Loan and Agent shall promptly pay to Issuing Bank the
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amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment, renewal, or extension of a Letter of Credit) and without any further action on the part of Issuing Bank or the Revolving Lenders, Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have granted to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to have purchased, a participation in each Letter of Credit issued by Issuing Bank, in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such Letter of Credit, and each such Revolving Lender agrees to pay to Agent, for the account of Issuing Bank, such Revolving Lenders Pro Rata Share of any Letter of Credit Disbursement made by Issuing Bank under the applicable Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to Agent, for the account of Issuing Bank, such Revolving Lenders Pro Rata Share of each Letter of Credit Disbursement made by Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by Borrowers on the date due as provided in Section 2.11(d), or of any reimbursement payment that is required to be refunded (or that Agent or Issuing Bank elects, based upon the advice of counsel, to refund) to Borrowers for any reason. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to deliver to Agent, for the account of Issuing Bank, an amount equal to its respective Pro Rata Share of each Letter of Credit Disbursement pursuant to this Section 2.11(e) 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. If any such Revolving Lender fails to make available to Agent the amount of such Revolving Lenders Pro Rata Share of a Letter of Credit Disbursement as provided in this Section, such Revolving Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender and Agent (for the account of Issuing Bank) shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Revolving Lender together with interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender Rate until paid in full.
(f) Each Borrower agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each member of the Lender Group (including Issuing Bank and its branches, Affiliates, and correspondents) and each such Persons respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents (each, including Issuing Bank, a Letter of Credit Related Person) (to the fullest extent permitted by law) from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings, liabilities, fines, costs, penalties, and damages, and all reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys, experts, or consultants and all 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), which may be incurred by or awarded against any such Letter of Credit Related Person (other than Taxes, which shall be governed by Section 16) (the Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs), and which arise out of or in connection with, or as a result of:
(i) any Letter of Credit or any pre-advice of its issuance;
(ii) any transfer, sale, delivery, surrender or endorsement of any Drawing Document at any time(s) held by any such Letter of Credit Related Person in connection with any Letter of Credit;
(iii) any action or proceeding arising out of, or in connection with, any Letter of Credit (whether administrative, judicial or in connection with arbitration), including any action or proceeding to compel or restrain any presentation or payment under any Letter of Credit, or for the wrongful dishonor of, or honoring a presentation under, any Letter of Credit;
(iv) any independent undertakings issued by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit;
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(v) any unauthorized instruction or request made to Issuing Bank in connection with any Letter of Credit or requested Letter of Credit or error in computer or electronic transmission;
(vi) an adviser, confirmer or other nominated person seeking to be reimbursed, indemnified or compensated;
(vii) any third party seeking to enforce the rights of an applicant, beneficiary, nominated person, transferee, assignee of Letter of Credit proceeds or holder of an instrument or document;
(viii) the fraud, forgery or illegal action of parties other than the Letter of Credit Related Person;
(ix) Issuing Banks performance of the obligations of a confirming institution or entity that wrongfully dishonors a confirmation; or
(x) the acts or omissions, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto governmental or regulatory authority or cause or event beyond the control of the Letter of Credit Related Person;
in each case, including that resulting from the Letter of Credit Related Persons own negligence; provided, however, that such indemnity shall not be available to any Letter of Credit Related Person claiming indemnification under clauses (i) through (x) above to the extent that such Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs may be finally determined in a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Letter of Credit Related Person claiming indemnity. Borrowers hereby agree to pay the Letter of Credit Related Person claiming indemnity on demand from time to time all amounts owing under this Section 2.11(f). If and to the extent that the obligations of Borrowers under this Section 2.11(f) are unenforceable for any reason, Borrowers agree to make the maximum contribution to the Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs permissible under applicable law. This indemnification provision shall survive termination of this Agreement and all Letters of Credit.
(g) The liability of Issuing Bank (or any other Letter of Credit Related Person) under, in connection with or arising out of any Letter of Credit (or pre-advice), regardless of the form or legal grounds of the action or proceeding, shall be limited to direct damages suffered by Borrowers that are caused by Issuing Banks gross negligence or willful misconduct in (i) honoring a presentation under a Letter of Credit that on its face does not at least substantially comply with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit, (ii) failing to honor a presentation under a Letter of Credit that strictly complies with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit or (iii) retaining Drawing Documents presented under a Letter of Credit. Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have acted with due diligence and reasonable care if Issuing Banks conduct is in accordance with Standard Letter of Credit Practice or in accordance with this Agreement. Borrowers aggregate remedies against Issuing Bank and any Letter of Credit Related Person for wrongfully honoring a presentation under any Letter of Credit or wrongfully retaining honored Drawing Documents shall in no event exceed the aggregate amount paid by Borrowers to Issuing Bank in respect of the honored presentation in connection with such Letter of Credit under Section 2.11(d), plus interest at the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans hereunder. Borrowers shall take action to avoid and mitigate the amount of any damages claimed against Issuing Bank or any other Letter of Credit Related Person, including by enforcing its rights against the beneficiaries of the Letters of Credit. Any claim by Borrowers under or in connection with any Letter of Credit shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of (x) the amount (if any) saved by
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Borrowers as a result of the breach or alleged wrongful conduct complained of; and (y) the amount (if any) of the loss that would have been avoided had Borrowers taken all commercially reasonable steps to mitigate any loss, and in case of a claim of wrongful dishonor, by specifically and timely authorizing Issuing Bank to effect a cure.
(h) Borrowers are responsible for preparing or approving the final text of the Letter of Credit as issued by Issuing Bank, irrespective of any assistance Issuing Bank may provide such as drafting or recommending text or by Issuing Banks use or refusal to use text submitted by Borrowers. Borrowers are solely responsible for the suitability of the Letter of Credit for Borrowers purposes. With respect to any Letter of Credit containing an automatic amendment to extend the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, Issuing Bank, in its sole and absolute discretion, may give notice of nonrenewal of such Letter of Credit and, if Borrowers do not at any time want such Letter of Credit to be renewed, Borrowers will so notify Agent and Issuing Bank at least 15 calendar days before Issuing Bank is required to notify the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any advising bank of such nonrenewal pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit.
(i) Borrowers reimbursement and payment obligations under this Section 2.11 are absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever, including:
(i) any lack of validity, enforceability or legal effect of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement or any term or provision therein or herein;
(ii) payment against presentation of any draft, demand or claim for payment under any Drawing Document that does not comply in whole or in part with the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit or which proves to be fraudulent, forged or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, or which is signed, issued or presented by a Person or a transferee of such Person purporting to be a successor or transferee of the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit;
(iii) Issuing Bank or any of its branches or Affiliates being the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit;
(iv) Issuing Bank or any correspondent honoring a drawing against a Drawing Document up to the amount available under any Letter of Credit even if such Drawing Document claims an amount in excess of the amount available under the Letter of Credit;
(v) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that any Borrower or any other Person may have at any time against any beneficiary, any assignee of proceeds, Issuing Bank or any other Person;
(vi) any other event, circumstance or conduct whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing that might, but for this Section 2.11(i), constitute a legal or equitable defense to or discharge of, or provide a right of set-off against, any Borrowers or any of its Subsidiaries reimbursement and other payment obligations and liabilities, arising under, or in connection with, any Letter of Credit, whether against Issuing Bank, the beneficiary or any other Person; or
(vii) the fact that any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
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provided, however, that subject to Section 2.11(g) above, the foregoing shall not release Issuing Bank from such liability to Borrowers as may be finally determined in a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction against Issuing Bank following reimbursement or payment of the obligations and liabilities, including reimbursement and other payment obligations, of Borrowers to Issuing Bank arising under, or in connection with, this Section 2.11 or any Letter of Credit.
(j) Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, Issuing Bank and each other Letter of Credit Related Person (if applicable) shall not be responsible to Borrowers for, and Issuing Banks rights and remedies against Borrowers and the obligation of Borrowers to reimburse Issuing Bank for each drawing under each Letter of Credit shall not be impaired by:
(i) honor of a presentation under any Letter of Credit that on its face substantially complies with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit, even if the Letter of Credit requires strict compliance by the beneficiary;
(ii) honor of a presentation of any Drawing Document that appears on its face to have been signed, presented or issued (A) by any purported successor or transferee of any beneficiary or other Person required to sign, present or issue such Drawing Document or (B) under a new name of the beneficiary;
(iii) acceptance as a draft of any written or electronic demand or request for payment under a Letter of Credit, even if nonnegotiable or not in the form of a draft or notwithstanding any requirement that such draft, demand or request bear any or adequate reference to the Letter of Credit;
(iv) the identity or authority of any presenter or signer of any Drawing Document or the form, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any Drawing Document (other than Issuing Banks determination that such Drawing Document appears on its face substantially to comply with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit);
(v) acting upon any instruction or request relative to a Letter of Credit or requested Letter of Credit that Issuing Bank in good faith believes to have been given by a Person authorized to give such instruction or request;
(vi) any errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any message, advice or document (regardless of how sent or transmitted) or for errors in interpretation of technical terms or in translation or any delay in giving or failing to give notice to Borrowers;
(vii) any acts, omissions or fraud by, or the insolvency of, any beneficiary, any nominated person or entity or any other Person or any breach of contract between the beneficiary and any Borrower or any of the parties to the underlying transaction to which the Letter of Credit relates;
(viii) assertion or waiver of any provision of the ISP or UCP that primarily benefits an issuer of a letter of credit, including any requirement that any Drawing Document be presented to it at a particular hour or place;
(ix) payment to any paying or negotiating bank (designated or permitted by the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit) claiming that it rightfully honored or is entitled to reimbursement or indemnity under Standard Letter of Credit Practice applicable to it;
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(x) acting or failing to act as required or permitted under Standard Letter of Credit Practice applicable to where Issuing Bank has issued, confirmed, advised or negotiated such Letter of Credit, as the case may be;
(xi) honor of a presentation after the expiration date of any Letter of Credit notwithstanding that a presentation was made prior to such expiration date and dishonored by Issuing Bank if subsequently Issuing Bank or any court or other finder of fact determines such presentation should have been honored;
(xii) dishonor of any presentation that does not strictly comply or that is fraudulent, forged or otherwise not entitled to honor; or
(xiii) honor of a presentation that is subsequently determined by Issuing Bank to have been made in violation of international, federal, state or local restrictions on the transaction of business with certain prohibited Persons.
(k) Borrowers shall pay immediately upon demand to Agent for the account of Issuing Bank as non-refundable fees, commissions, and charges (it being acknowledged and agreed that any charging of such fees, commissions and charges to the Loan Account pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.6(d) shall be deemed to constitute a demand for payment thereof for the purposes of this Section 2.11(k)): (i) a fronting fee which shall be imposed by Issuing Bank upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit of 0.250% per annum of the face amount thereof, plus (ii) any and all other customary commissions, fees and charges then in effect imposed by, and any and all expenses incurred by, Issuing Bank, or by any adviser, confirming institution or entity or other nominated person, relating to Letters of Credit, at the time of issuance of any Letter of Credit and upon the occurrence of any other activity with respect to any Letter of Credit (including transfers, assignments of proceeds, amendments, drawings, renewals or cancellations).
(l) If by reason of (x) any Change in Law, or (y) compliance by Issuing Bank or any other member of 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 Board of Governors 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 or caused to be issued hereunder or hereby, or
(ii) there shall be imposed on Issuing Bank or any other member of the Lender Group any other condition regarding any Letter of Credit,
and the result of the foregoing is to increase, directly or indirectly, the cost to Issuing Bank or any other member of the Lender Group of issuing, making, participating in, or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount receivable in respect thereof, 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 reduced, notify Borrowers, and Borrowers shall pay within 30 days after demand therefor, such amounts as Agent may specify to be necessary to compensate Issuing Bank or any other member of 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; provided, that (A) Borrowers shall not be required to provide any compensation pursuant to this Section 2.11(l) for any such amounts incurred more than 180 days prior to the date on which the demand for payment of such amounts is first made to Borrowers, and (B) if an event or circumstance giving rise to such amounts is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect
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thereof. The determination by Agent of any amount due pursuant to this Section 2.11(l), 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.
(iii) Unless otherwise expressly agreed by Issuing Bank and Borrowers when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the ISP and the UCP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the UCP shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.
(m) In the event of a direct conflict between the provisions of this Section 2.11 and any provision contained in any Issuer Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such provisions 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 2.11 shall control and govern.
2.12 LIBOR Option.
(a) Interest and Interest Payment Dates. In lieu of having interest charged at the rate based upon the Base Rate, Borrowers shall have the option, subject to Section 2.12(b) below (the LIBOR Option) to have interest on all or a portion of the Revolving Loans be charged (whether at the time when made (unless otherwise provided herein), upon conversion from a Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan, or upon continuation of a LIBOR Rate Loan as a LIBOR Rate Loan) 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; provided, that, subject to the following clauses (ii) and (iii), in the case of any Interest Period greater than 3 months in duration, interest shall be payable at 3 month intervals after the commencement of the applicable Interest Period and on the last day of such Interest Period, (ii) the date on which all or any portion of the Obligations are accelerated pursuant to the terms hereof, or (iii) the date on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to the terms hereof. On the last day of each applicable Interest Period, unless Borrowers have properly 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, at the election of Agent or the Required Lenders, Borrowers no longer shall have the option to request that Revolving Loans bear interest at a rate based upon the LIBOR Rate.
(b) LIBOR Election.
(i) Borrowers may, at any time and from time to time, so long as Borrowers have not received a notice from Agent (which notice Agent may elect to give or not give in its discretion unless Agent is directed to give such notice by the Required Lenders, in which case, it shall give the notice to Borrowers), after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to terminate the right of Borrowers to exercise the LIBOR Option during the continuance of such Event of Default, elect to exercise the LIBOR Option by notifying Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. at least 1 Business Day prior to the commencement of the proposed Interest Period (the LIBOR Deadline). Notice of Borrowers election of the LIBOR Option for a permitted portion of the Revolving Loans 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. on the same day). Promptly upon its receipt of each such LIBOR Notice, Agent shall provide a copy thereof to each of the affected Lenders.
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(ii) Each LIBOR Notice shall be irrevocable and binding on Borrowers. In connection with each LIBOR Rate Loan, each Borrower shall indemnify, defend, and hold Agent and the Lenders harmless against any loss, cost, or expense actually 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 date specified in any LIBOR Notice delivered pursuant hereto (such losses, costs, or expenses, Funding Losses). A certificate of Agent or a Lender delivered to Borrowers setting forth in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that Agent or such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Borrowers shall pay such amount to Agent or the Lender, as applicable, within 30 days of the date of its receipt of such certificate.
(iii) Unless Agent, in its sole discretion, agrees otherwise, Borrowers shall have not more than 5 LIBOR Rate Loans in effect at any given time. Borrowers may only exercise the LIBOR Option for proposed LIBOR Rate Loans of at least $1,000,000.
(c) Conversion. Borrowers may convert LIBOR Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans at any time; provided, that in the event that LIBOR Rate Loans are converted or prepaid on any date that is not the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, including as a result of any prepayment through the required application by Agent of any payments or proceeds of Collateral 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, each Borrower shall indemnify, defend, and hold Agent and the Lenders and their Participants harmless against any and all Funding Losses in accordance with Section 2.12 (b)(ii).
(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 any Changes in Law (including any 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, which additional or increased costs would increase the cost of funding or maintaining loans bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate. In any such event, the affected Lender shall give Borrowers 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, Borrowers may, by notice to such affected Lender (A) require such Lender to furnish to Borrowers a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for adjusting such LIBOR Rate and the method for determining the amount of such adjustment, or (B) repay the LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender with respect to which such adjustment is made (together with any amounts due under Section 2.12(b)(ii)).
(ii) In the event that any change in market conditions or any Change in Law 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 Rate Loans 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 Borrowers 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 Lenders 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) Borrowers 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.
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(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.
2.13 Capital Requirements.
(a) If, after the date hereof, Issuing Bank or any Lender determines that (i) any Change in Law regarding capital or reserve requirements for banks or bank holding companies, or (ii) compliance by Issuing Bank or such Lender, or their respective parent bank holding companies, with any guideline, request or directive of any Governmental Authority regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law), has the effect of reducing the return on Issuing Banks, such Lenders, or such holding companies capital as a consequence of Issuing Banks or such Lenders commitments hereunder to a level below that which Issuing Bank, such Lender, or such holding companies could have achieved but for such Change in Law or compliance (taking into consideration Issuing Banks, such Lenders, or such holding companies then existing policies with respect to capital adequacy and assuming the full utilization of such entitys capital) by any amount deemed by Issuing Bank or such Lender to be material, then Issuing Bank or such Lender may notify Borrowers and Agent thereof. Following receipt of such notice, Borrowers agree to pay Issuing Bank or such Lender the amount of such reduction of return of capital as and when such reduction is determined, within 30 days after presentation by Issuing Bank or such Lender of a statement in the amount and setting forth in reasonable detail Issuing Banks or such Lenders 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, Issuing Bank or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. Failure or delay on the part of Issuing Bank or any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of Issuing Banks or such Lenders right to demand such compensation; provided that Borrowers shall not be required to compensate Issuing Bank or a Lender pursuant to this Section for any reductions in return incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that Issuing Bank or such Lender notifies Borrowers of such Change in Law giving rise to such reductions and of such Lenders intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that if such claim arises by reason of the Change in Law that is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
(b) If Issuing Bank or any Lender requests additional or increased costs referred to in Section 2.11(l) or Section 2.12(d)(i) or amounts under Section 2.13(a) or sends a notice under Section 2.12(d)(ii) relative to changed circumstances (such Issuing Bank or Lender, an Affected Lender), then such Affected Lender shall use reasonable efforts to promptly designate a different one of its lending offices or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices or branches, if (i) in the reasonable judgment of such Affected Lender, such designation or assignment would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.11(l), Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a), as applicable, or would eliminate the illegality or impracticality of funding or maintaining LIBOR Rate Loans and (ii) in the reasonable judgment of such Affected Lender, such designation or assignment would not subject it to any material unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be materially disadvantageous to it. Borrowers agree to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by such Affected Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment. If, after such reasonable efforts, such Affected Lender does not so designate a different one of its lending offices or assign its rights to another of its offices or branches so as to eliminate Borrowers obligation to pay any future amounts to such Affected Lender pursuant to Section 2.11(l),
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Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a), as applicable, or to enable Borrowers to obtain LIBOR Rate Loans, then Borrowers (without prejudice to any amounts then due to such Affected Lender under Section 2.11(l), Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a), as applicable) may, unless prior to the effective date of any such assignment the Affected Lender withdraws its request for such additional amounts under Section 2.11(l), Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a), as applicable, or indicates that it is no longer unlawful or impractical to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans, may designate a different Issuing Bank or substitute a Lender, in each case, reasonably acceptable to Agent to purchase the Obligations owed to such Affected Lender and such Affected Lenders commitments hereunder (a Replacement Lender), and if such Replacement Lender agrees to such purchase, such Affected Lender shall assign to the Replacement Lender its Obligations and commitments, and upon such purchase by the Replacement Lender, which such Replacement Lender shall be deemed to be Issuing Bank or a Lender (as the case may be) for purposes of this Agreement and such Affected Lender shall cease to be Issuing Bank or a Lender (as the case may be) for purposes of this Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the protection of Sections 2.11(l), 2.12(d), and 2.13 shall be available to Issuing Bank and each Lender (as applicable) regardless of any possible contention of the invalidity or inapplicability of the law, rule, regulation, judicial ruling, judgment, guideline, treaty or other change or condition which shall have occurred or been imposed, so long as it shall be customary for issuing banks or lenders affected thereby to comply therewith. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, neither Issuing Bank nor any Lender shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.13 if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of Issuing Bank or such Lender (as the case may be) to demand such compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other credit agreements, if any.
2.14 [Intentionally Omitted].
2.15 Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers.
(a) Each Borrower is accepting joint and several liability hereunder and under the other Loan Documents in consideration of the financial accommodations to be provided by the Lender Group under this Agreement, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each Borrower and in consideration of the undertakings of the other Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the Obligations.
(b) Each Borrower, jointly and severally, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint and several liability with the other Borrowers, with respect to the payment and performance of all of the Obligations (including any Obligations arising under this Section 2.15), it being the intention of the parties hereto that all the Obligations shall be the joint and several obligations of each Borrower without preferences or distinction among them.
(c) If and to the extent that any Borrower shall fail to make any payment with respect to any of the Obligations as and when due or to perform any of the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, then in each such event the other Borrowers will make such payment with respect to, or perform, such Obligation until such time as all of the Obligations are paid in full.
(d) The Obligations of each Borrower under the provisions of this Section 2.15 constitute the absolute and unconditional, full recourse Obligations of each Borrower enforceable against each Borrower to the full extent of its properties and assets, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the provisions of this Agreement (other than this Section 2.15(d)) or any other circumstances whatsoever.
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(e) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each Borrower hereby waives notice of acceptance of its joint and several liability, notice of any Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit issued under or pursuant to this Agreement, notice of the occurrence of any Default, Event of Default, or of any demand for any payment under this Agreement, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by Agent or Lenders under or in respect of any of the Obligations, any requirement of diligence or to mitigate damages and, generally, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement). Each Borrower hereby assents to, and waives notice of, any extension or postponement of the time for the payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action or acquiescence by Agent or Lenders at any time or times in respect of any default by any Borrower in the performance or satisfaction of any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement, any and all other indulgences whatsoever by Agent or Lenders in respect of any of the Obligations, and the taking, addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, at any time or times, of any security for any of the Obligations or the addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, of any Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower assents to any other action or delay in acting or failure to act on the part of any Agent or Lender with respect to the failure by any Borrower to comply with any of its respective Obligations, including, without limitation, any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy or to comply fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder, which might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.15 afford grounds for terminating, discharging or relieving any Borrower, in whole or in part, from any of its Obligations under this Section 2.15, it being the intention of each Borrower that, so long as any of the Obligations hereunder remain unsatisfied, the Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.15 shall not be discharged except by performance and then only to the extent of such performance. The Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.15 shall not be diminished or rendered unenforceable by any winding up, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, reconstruction or similar proceeding with respect to any other Borrower or any Agent or Lender.
(f) Each Borrower represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders that such Borrower is currently informed of the financial condition of Borrowers and of all other circumstances which a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations. Each Borrower further represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders that such Borrower has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents. Each Borrower hereby covenants that such Borrower will continue to keep informed of Borrowers financial condition and of all other circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance of the Obligations.
(g) The provisions of this Section 2.15 are made for the benefit of Agent, each member of the Lender Group, each Bank Product Provider, and their respective successors and assigns, and may be enforced by it or them from time to time against any or all Borrowers as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part of Agent, any member of the Lender Group, any Bank Product Provider, or any of their successors or assigns first to marshal any of its or their claims or to exercise any of its or their rights against any Borrower or to exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any Borrower or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 2.15 shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full or otherwise fully satisfied. If at any time, any payment, or any part thereof, made in respect of any of the Obligations, is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower, or otherwise, the provisions of this Section 2.15 will forthwith be reinstated in effect, as though such payment had not been made.
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(h) Each Borrower hereby agrees that it will not enforce any of its rights of contribution or subrogation against any other Borrower with respect to any liability incurred by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, any payments made by it to Agent or Lenders with respect to any of the Obligations or any collateral security therefor until such time as all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash. Any claim which any Borrower may have against any other Borrower with respect to any payments to any Agent or any member of the Lender Group hereunder or under any of the Bank Product Agreements are hereby expressly made subordinate and junior in right of payment, without limitation as to any increases in the Obligations arising hereunder or thereunder, to the prior payment in full in cash of the Obligations and, in the event of any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding under the laws of any jurisdiction relating to any Borrower, its debts or its assets, whether voluntary or involuntary, all such Obligations shall be paid in full in cash before any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made to any other Borrower therefor.
(i) Each Borrower hereby agrees that after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default, such Borrower will not demand, sue for or otherwise attempt to collect any indebtedness of any other Borrower owing to such Borrower until the Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, such Borrower shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such indebtedness, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such Borrower as trustee for Agent, and such Borrower shall deliver any such amounts to Agent for application to the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(b).
3. CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT.
3.1 Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit. The obligation of each Lender to make the initial extensions 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 (the making of such initial extensions of credit by a Lender being conclusively deemed to be its satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent).
3.2 Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit. The obligation of the Lender Group (or any member thereof) to make any Revolving Loans hereunder (or to extend any other credit hereunder) at any time shall be subject to the following conditions precedent:
(a) except with respect to the making of any Revolving Loans for the consummation of the Clarient Acquisition on the Clarient Acquisition Date, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party or its Subsidiaries 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, in which case such representations and warranties 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) as of such earlier date);
(b) except with respect to the making of any Revolving Loans for the consummation of the Clarient Acquisition on the Clarient Acquisition Date, 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; and
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(c) with respect to the making of any Revolving Loans hereunder for consummation of the Clarient Acquisition on the Clarient Acquisition Date, the making of such Revolving Loans shall be subject to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of Agent and each Lender, of each of the conditions precedent set forth on Schedule 3.2.
3.3 Maturity. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for a term ending on the Maturity Date.
3.4 Effect of Maturity. On the Maturity Date, all commitments of the Lender Group to provide additional credit hereunder shall automatically be terminated and all of the Obligations immediately shall become due and payable without notice or demand and Borrowers shall be required to repay all of the Obligations in full. No termination of the obligations of the Lender Group (other than payment in full of the Obligations and termination of the Commitments) shall relieve or discharge any Loan Party of its duties, obligations, or covenants hereunder or under any other Loan Document and Agents Liens in the Collateral shall continue to secure the Obligations and shall remain in effect until all Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have been terminated. When all of the Obligations have been paid in full and the Lender Groups obligations to provide additional credit under the Loan Documents have been terminated irrevocably, Agent will, at Borrowers sole expense, execute and deliver any termination statements, lien releases, discharges of security interests, and other similar discharge or release documents (and, if applicable, in recordable form) as are reasonably necessary to release, as of record, Agents Liens and all notices of security interests and liens previously filed by Agent.
3.5 Early Termination by Borrowers. Borrowers have the option, at any time upon 10 Business Days prior written notice to Agent, to terminate this Agreement and terminate the Commitments hereunder by repaying to Agent all of the Obligations in full. The foregoing notwithstanding, (a) Borrowers may rescind termination notices relative to proposed payments in full of the Obligations with the proceeds of third party Indebtedness if the closing for such issuance or incurrence does not happen on or before the date of the proposed termination (in which case, a new notice shall be required to be sent in connection with any subsequent termination), and (b) Borrowers may extend the date of termination at any time with the consent of Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
3.6 Conditions Subsequent. The obligation of the Lender Group (or any member thereof) to continue to make Revolving Loans (or otherwise extend credit hereunder) is subject to the fulfillment, on or before the date applicable thereto, of the conditions subsequent set forth on Schedule 3.6 (the failure by Borrowers to so perform or cause to be performed such conditions subsequent as and when required by the terms thereof (unless such date is extended, in writing, by Agent, which Agent may do without obtaining the consent of the other members of the Lender Group), shall constitute an Event of Default).
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
In order to induce the Lender Group to enter into this Agreement each Loan Party makes the following representations and warranties to the Lender Group which shall be true, correct, and complete, 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), as of the Closing Date, and shall be true, correct, and complete, 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), and subject to Section 3.2(a) on the Clarient Acquisition Date, as of the date of the making of each Revolving Loan (or other extension of credit) made thereafter, as though made on and as of the date of such Revolving Loan (or other extension of credit) (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such
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representations and warranties 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) as of such earlier date) and such representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement:
4.1 Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.
(a) Each Loan Party (i) is duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) is qualified to do business in any state where the failure to be so qualified could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties, to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter into the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to carry out the transactions contemplated thereby.
(b) Set forth on Schedule 4.1(b) (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement) is a complete and accurate description of the authorized Equity Interests of each Loan Party, by class, and, as of the Closing Date, a description of the number of shares of each such class that are issued and outstanding. No Loan Party is subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of its Equity Interests or any security convertible into or exchangeable for any of its Equity Interests (other than solely with Qualified Equity Interests).
(c) Set forth on Schedule 4.1(c) (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement), is a complete and accurate list of the Loan Parties direct and indirect Subsidiaries, showing: (i) the number of shares of each class of common and preferred Equity Interests authorized for each of such Subsidiaries, and (ii) the number and the percentage of the outstanding shares of each such class owned directly or indirectly by Parent. All of the outstanding Equity Interests of each such Subsidiary has been validly issued and is fully paid and non-assessable. No Inactive Subsidiary has any assets.
(d) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1(d), there are no subscriptions, options, warrants, or calls relating to any shares of Parents or any of its Subsidiaries Equity Interests, including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other instrument.
4.2 Due Authorization; No Conflict.
(a) As to each Loan Party, the execution, delivery, and performance by such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Loan Party.
(b) As to each Loan Party, the execution, delivery, and performance by such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party do not and will not (i) violate any material provision of federal, state, or local law or regulation applicable to any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, the Governing Documents of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any agreement of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries where any such conflict, breach or default could individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any assets of any Loan Party, other than Permitted Liens, or (iv) require any approval of any holder of Equity Interests of a Loan Party or any approval or consent of any Person under any agreement of any Loan Party, other than
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consents or approvals that have been obtained and that are still in force and effect and except, in the case of agreements, for consents or approvals, the failure to obtain could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.
4.3 Governmental Consents. The execution, delivery, and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents 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 registrations, consents, approvals, notices, or other actions that have been obtained and that are still in force and effect and except for filings and recordings with respect to the Collateral to be made, or otherwise delivered to Agent for filing or recordation, as of the Closing Date.
4.4 Binding Obligations; Perfected Liens.
(a) Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto and is the legally valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its 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.
(b) Agents Liens in and to the Collateral are validly created, perfected (other than (i) money, (ii) letter-of-credit rights (other than supporting obligations), (iii) commercial tort claims (other than those that, by the terms of the Guaranty and Security Agreement, are required to be perfected), and (iv) any Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts not subject to a Control Agreement as permitted by Section 7(k)(iv) of the Guaranty and Security Agreement), and subject only to the filing of financing statements, in the appropriate filing offices, and first priority Liens subject only to Permitted Liens which are non-consensual Permitted Liens, permitted purchase money Liens, the interests of lessors under Capital Leases, and, after the Clarient Acquisition Date, the AB-PCI Lien on the AB-PCI Priority Collateral.
4.5 Title to Assets; No Encumbrances. Each of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries has (a) good, sufficient and legal title to (in the case of fee interests in Real Property), (b) valid leasehold interests in (in the case of leasehold interests in real or personal property), and (c) good and marketable title to (in the case of all other personal property), all of their respective assets reflected in their most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1, in each case except for assets disposed of since the date of such financial statements to the extent permitted hereby. All of such assets are free and clear of Liens except for Permitted Liens.
4.6 Litigation.
(a) There are no legal actions, suits, or legal proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, after due inquiry, threatened in writing against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries that either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Schedule 4.6(b) sets forth a complete and accurate description, with respect to each of the legal actions, suits, or legal proceedings with asserted liabilities in excess of, or that could reasonably be expected to result in liabilities in excess of $500,000 that, as of the Closing Date, is pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, after due inquiry, threatened against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, of (i) the parties to such actions, suits, or proceedings, (ii) the nature of the dispute that is the subject of such actions, suits, or proceedings, (iii) the procedural status, as of the Closing Date, with respect to such actions, suits, or proceedings, and (iv) whether any liability of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in connection with such actions, suits, or proceedings is covered by insurance.
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(c) Proceedings. There is no pending (or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened) Health Care Proceeding commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Authority or arbitrator against or affecting any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party that either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of any Loan Party, there are no facts, circumstances or conditions that would reasonably be expected to form the basis for any such Health Care Proceeding against or affecting any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party.
4.7 Compliance with Laws. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries (a) is in violation of any applicable laws, rules, regulations, executive orders, or codes (including Environmental Laws) that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (b) is subject to or in default with respect to any final judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees, rules or regulations of any court or any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.8 No Material Adverse Effect. All historical financial statements relating to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries that have been delivered by Borrowers to Agent 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, the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries consolidated financial condition as of the date thereof and results of operations for the period then ended. Since December 31, 2014, no event, circumstance, or change has occurred that has or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries.
4.9 Solvency.
(a) The Loan Parties, taken as a whole on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.
(b) No transfer of property is being made by any Loan Party and no obligation is being incurred by any Loan Party 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 such Loan Party.
4.10 Employee Benefits. No Loan Party, none of their Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective ERISA Affiliates maintains or contributes to any Benefit Plan.
4.11 Environmental Condition. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.11, (a) to each Loan Partys knowledge, no Loan Partys nor any of its Subsidiaries properties or assets has ever been used by a Loan Party, its 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 disposal, production, storage, handling, treatment, release or transport was in violation, in any material respect, of any applicable Environmental Law, (b) to each Loan Partys knowledge, after due inquiry, no Loan Partys nor any of its 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) no Loan Party nor any of its 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 a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, and (d) no Loan
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Party nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective facilities or operations is subject to any outstanding written order, consent decree, or settlement agreement with any Person relating to any Environmental Law or Environmental Liability that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.12 Complete Disclosure. All factual information taken as a whole (other than forward-looking information and projections and information of a general economic nature and general information about Borrowers industry) furnished by or on behalf of a Loan Party or its 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 or the other Loan Documents, and all other such factual information taken as a whole (other than forward-looking information and projections and information of a general economic nature and general information about Borrowers industry) hereafter furnished by or on behalf of a Loan Party or its 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 material respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided. The Projections delivered to Agent on prior to the Closing Date represent, and as of the date on which any other Projections are delivered to Agent, such additional Projections represent, Borrowers good faith estimate, on the date such Projections are delivered, of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries future performance for the periods covered thereby based upon assumptions believed by Borrowers to be reasonable at the time of the delivery thereof to Agent (it being understood that such Projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, and no assurances can be given that such Projections will be realized, and although reflecting Borrowers good faith estimate, projections or forecasts based on methods and assumptions which Borrowers believed to be reasonable at the time such Projections were prepared, are not to be viewed as facts, and that actual results during the period or periods covered by the Projections may differ materially from projected or estimated results).
4.13 Patriot Act. To the extent applicable, each Loan Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with the (a) Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (b) Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001) (the Patriot Act). No part of the proceeds of the loans made hereunder will be used by any Loan Party or any of their Affiliates, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
4.14 Indebtedness. Set forth on Schedule 4.14 is a true and complete list of all Indebtedness of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date that is to remain outstanding immediately after giving effect to the closing hereunder on the Closing Date and such Schedule accurately sets forth the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness as of the Closing Date.
4.15 Payment of Taxes. Except as otherwise permitted under Section 5.5, all tax returns and reports of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries required to be filed by any of them have been timely filed, and all taxes shown on such tax returns to be due and payable and all assessments, fees and other governmental charges upon a Loan Party and its Subsidiaries and upon their respective assets, income, businesses and franchises that are due and payable have been paid when due and payable. Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries have made adequate provision in accordance with GAAP for all taxes
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not yet due and payable. No Borrower knows of any proposed tax assessment against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries that is not being actively contested by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary diligently, in good faith, and by appropriate proceedings; provided such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made or provided therefor.
4.16 Margin Stock. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of the loans made to Borrowers will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock or for any purpose that violates the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors.
4.17 Governmental Regulation. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under any other federal or state statute or regulation which may limit its ability to incur Indebtedness or which may otherwise render all or any portion of the Obligations unenforceable. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is a registered investment company or a company controlled by a registered investment company or a principal underwriter of a registered investment company as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
4.18 OFAC. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any of the country or list based economic and trade sanctions administered and enforced by OFAC. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries (a) is a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity, (b) has its assets located in Sanctioned Entities, or (c) derives revenues from investments in, or transactions with Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Entities. No proceeds of any loan made hereunder will be used to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity.
4.19 Employee and Labor Matters. There is (i) no unfair labor practice complaint pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries before any Governmental Authority and no grievance or arbitration proceeding pending or threatened against any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries which arises out of or under any collective bargaining agreement and that could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability, (ii) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown, stoppage or similar action or grievance pending or threatened in writing against any Borrower or its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability, or (iii) to the knowledge of any Loan Party, after due inquiry, no union representation question existing with respect to the employees of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries and no union organizing activity taking place with respect to any of the employees of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability or obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or similar state law, which remains unpaid or unsatisfied. The hours worked and payments made to employees of each Loan Party or its Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable legal requirements, except to the extent such violations could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All material payments due from any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of such Loan Parties, except where the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.20 Leases. Each Loan Party and its 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, subject to Permitted Protests, all of such material leases are valid and subsisting and no material default by the applicable Loan Party or its Subsidiaries exists under any of them.
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4.21 Eligible Accounts. As to each Account that is identified by Borrowers as an Eligible Account in a Borrowing Base Certificate submitted to Agent, such Account is (a) a bona fide existing payment obligation of the applicable Account Debtor created by sale of goods or the rendition of laboratory testing services in the ordinary course of Borrowers business, (b) owed to a Borrower without any known defenses, disputes, offsets, counterclaims, or rights of return or cancellation, and (c) not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria (other than any Agent-discretionary criteria) set forth in the definition of Eligible Accounts. Each Account that is identified by Borrowers as an Eligible Account reimbursed pursuant to a Third Party Payor Arrangement (a) will be originated in compliance with the reimbursement policies of the applicable Third Party Payor Arrangement and (b) shall not exceed the amount a Borrower is entitled to receive under any applicable capitation arrangement, fee schedule, discount formula, cost-based reimbursement or other adjustment or limitation to a Borrowers usual charges.
4.22 Health Care Matters.
(a) Compliance with Health Care Laws; Health Care Permits; Third Party Payors. Each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries is in compliance with all material Health Care Laws and material requirements of Third Party Payor Arrangements applicable to it and its assets, business or operations in all material respects. Each Loan Party and each of their Subsidiaries (i) holds in full force and effect (without default, violation or noncompliance) all material Health Care Permits necessary for it to own, lease, sublease or operate its assets and the facilities or to conduct its business and operations as presently conducted (including to obtain reimbursement under all Third Party Payor Arrangements in which it participates), and (ii) to the extent prudent and customary in the industry in which it is engaged, has obtained and maintains accreditation from all generally recognized accreditation agencies. To the knowledge of any Loan Party, no circumstance exists or event has occurred which could reasonably be expected to result in the suspension, revocation, termination, restriction, limitation, modification or non-renewal of any Health Care Permit that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The facilities operated by each Loan Party and each of their Subsidiaries and the services provided at such facilities are qualified for participation in the Government Reimbursement Programs, and each Loan Party and each of their Subsidiaries is entitled to reimbursement under the Government Reimbursement Programs for services rendered at such facilities to qualified beneficiaries. To the knowledge of any Loan Party, all Persons providing professional health care services for or on behalf of any Loan Party (either as an employee or independent contractor) are appropriately licensed in every jurisdiction in which they hold themselves out as professional health care providers, except for such licensures that would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Compliance with CLIA. All activities performed by each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries are performed in compliance with the CLIA in all material respects. Each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries maintain a current CLIA certificate and accreditation by the College of American Pathologists as required by CLIA.
(c) Absence of Prohibited Financial Arrangements. No Loan Party, nor any of its respective Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective officers, nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any of their respective employees, agents or contractors, have engaged in any activity which is not in compliance in all material respects under any Health Care Law respecting the delivery of, or billing or payment for, health care items or services, including (i) offering or paying, or soliciting or receiving, any remuneration (including any kickback, bribe or rebate) directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in
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cash or in kind, (A) in return for or to induce referring an individual to a person for the furnishing or arranging for the furnishing of any item or service for which payment may be made in whole or in part by any Government Reimbursement Program, or (B) in return for or to induce purchasing, leasing or ordering or arranging for, or recommending, purchasing, leasing or ordering any good, facility service, or item for which payment may be made in whole or in part by any such Government Reimbursement Program; or (ii) billing for, accepting or making certain referrals, including certain referrals by physicians having direct or indirect financial relationships with any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries. Each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries have conducted business in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of Government Reimbursement Programs. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Loan Party, nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has knowingly or willingly offered discounts, free goods, waivers of coinsurance (except in individually documented cases of financial hardship which documentation is maintained by such Loan Party or any Subsidiary), or any other things of value or concessions, in order to acquire or maintain business or patients or sales.
(d) Cost Reports; Overpayments. Each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be timely filed all material cost reports required by any Government Reimbursement Program to have been filed or made with respect to the operations of the Loan Parties. No Loan Party nor any of their Subsidiaries (i) has retained a material overpayment received from, or failed to refund any material amount due to any Government Reimbursement Program in violation of any Health Care Law, or (ii) has received, except to the extent the same has been promptly reported to Agent, written notice of, or has knowledge of, any material overpayment or refund due to any Third Party Payor.
(e) Material Statements. To the knowledge of any Loan Party, no Loan Party nor any of their Subsidiaries, nor any officer, affiliate, employee or agent of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, has made an untrue statement of a material fact or fraudulent statement to any Governmental Authority, failed to disclose a material fact that must be disclosed to any Governmental Authority, or committed an act, made a statement or failed to make a statement that, at the time such statement, disclosure or failure to disclose occurred, would constitute a violation of any Health Care Law that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Exclusion. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective officers, directors, or managing employees nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any owner, partner, agent, or other Person with a direct or indirect ownership interest (as that phrase is defined in 42 C.F.R. § 420.201) in any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, has (i) been excluded from any Government Reimbursement Program or had a civil monetary penalty assessed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7; (ii) been convicted (as that term is defined in 42 C.F.R. §1001.2) of any of those offenses described in 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7b or 18 U.S.C. §§669, 1035, 1347 or 1518, including any of the following categories of offenses: (A) criminal offenses relating to the delivery of an item or service under any federal health care program (as that term is defined in 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7b) or healthcare benefit program (as that term is defined in 18 U.S.C. §24b), (B) criminal offenses under federal or state law relating to patient neglect or abuse in connection with the delivery of a healthcare item or service, (C) criminal offenses under laws relating to fraud and abuse, theft, embezzlement, false statements to third parties, money laundering, kickbacks, breach of fiduciary responsibility or other financial misconduct in connection with the delivery of a healthcare item or service or with respect to any act or omission in a program operated by or financed in whole or in part by any federal, state or local governmental agency, (D) laws relating to the interference with or obstruction of any investigations into any criminal offenses described in this clause (f), or (E) criminal offenses under laws relating to the unlawful manufacturing, distribution, prescription or dispensing of a controlled substance; or (iii) been involved or named in a U.S. Attorney complaint made or any other action taken pursuant to the False Claims Act under 31 U.S.C. §§3729-3731 or in any qui tam action brought pursuant to 31 U.S.C. §3729 et seq.
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(g) HIPAA. Each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with HIPAA.
(h) Corporate Integrity Agreement. No Loan Party nor any of their Subsidiaries, nor any officer, director, partner, agent or managing employee of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, is a party to or bound by any individual integrity agreement, corporate integrity agreement, corporate compliance agreement, deferred prosecution agreement, or other formal or informal agreement with any Governmental Authority concerning compliance with Health Care Laws, any Government Reimbursement Programs or the requirements of any Health Care Permit.
4.23 Hedge Agreements. On each date that any Hedge Agreement is executed by any Hedge Provider, Borrowers and each other Loan Party satisfy all eligibility, suitability and other requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1, et seq., as in effect from time to time) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations.
5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.
Each Loan Party covenants and agrees that, until termination of all of the Commitments and payment in full of the Obligations:
5.1 Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates. Borrowers (a) will deliver to Agent, with copies to be furnished to each Lender by Agent, each of the financial statements, reports, and other items set forth on Schedule 5.1 no later than the times specified therein, (b) agree that no Subsidiary of a Loan Party will have a fiscal year different from that of Parent, (c) agree to maintain a system of accounting that enables Borrowers to produce financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and (d) agree that they will, and will cause each other Loan Party to, (i) keep a reporting system that shows all additions, sales, claims, returns, and allowances with respect to their sales, and (ii) maintain their billing systems and practices substantially as in effect as of the Closing Date and shall only make material modifications thereto with notice to, and with the consent of, Agent.
5.2 Reporting. Borrowers (a) will deliver to Agent (and if so requested by Agent, with copies for each Lender) each of the reports set forth on Schedule 5.2 at the times specified therein, and (b) agree to use commercially reasonable efforts in cooperation with Agent to facilitate and implement a system of electronic collateral reporting in order to provide electronic reporting of each of the items set forth on such Schedule.
5.3 Existence. Except as otherwise permitted under Section 6.3 or Section 6.4, each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect such Persons valid existence and good standing in its jurisdiction of organization and, except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, good standing with respect to all other jurisdictions in which it is qualified to do business and any rights, franchises, permits, licenses, accreditations, authorizations, or other approvals material to their businesses.
5.4 Maintenance of Properties. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain and preserve all of its assets that are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear, tear, casualty, and condemnation and Permitted Dispositions excepted.
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5.5 Taxes. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay in full before delinquency or before the expiration of any extension period all material governmental assessments and taxes imposed, levied, or assessed against it, or any of its assets or in respect of any of its income, businesses, or franchises, except to the extent that the validity of such governmental assessment or tax is the subject of a Permitted Protest.
5.6 Insurance. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at such Loan Partys expense, maintain insurance respecting each Loan Partys and its Subsidiaries assets wherever located, covering liabilities, losses or damages as are customarily are insured against by other Persons engaged in same or similar businesses and similarly situated and located. All such policies of insurance shall be with financially sound and reputable insurance companies acceptable to Agent (it being agreed that, as of the Closing Date, Westport Insurance Corporation, Homeland Insurance Company of New York, Federal Insurance Company, and Great Northern Insurance Company are acceptable to Agent) and in such amounts as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated and located and, in any event, in amount, adequacy, and scope reasonably satisfactory to Agent (it being agreed that the amount, adequacy, and scope of the policies of insurance of Loan Parties in effect as of the Closing Date are acceptable to Agent). All property insurance policies covering the property are to be made payable to Agent for the benefit of Agent and the Lenders, as their interests may appear, in case of loss, pursuant to a standard loss payable endorsement with a standard non contributory lender or secured party clause and are to contain such other provisions as Agent may reasonably require to fully protect the Lenders interest in the Collateral and to any payments to be made under such policies. All certificates of property and general liability insurance are to be delivered to Agent, with the loss payable (but only in respect of Collateral) and additional insured endorsements in favor of Agent and shall provide for not less than 30 days (10 days in the case of non-payment) prior written notice to Agent and Borrower of the exercise of any right of cancellation. If any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries fails to maintain such insurance, Agent may arrange for such insurance, but at Borrowers expense and without any responsibility on Agents part for obtaining the insurance, the solvency of the insurance companies, the adequacy of the coverage, or the collection of claims. Borrowers shall give Agent prompt notice of any loss exceeding, prior to the Clarient Acquisition Date, $250,000, and after the Clarient Acquisition Date, $500,000, covered by any Loan Partys or its Subsidiaries casualty or business interruption or medical malpractice insurance. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and subject to the terms of the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement, Agent shall have the sole right to file claims under any property and general liability insurance policies in respect of the Collateral, to receive, receipt and give acquittance for any payments that may be payable thereunder, and to execute any and all endorsements, receipts, releases, assignments, reassignments or other documents that may be necessary to effect the collection, compromise or settlement of any claims under any such insurance policies.
5.7 Inspection.
(a) Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit Agent, any Lender, and each of their respective 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, and to discuss its affairs, finances, and accounts with, and to be advised as to the same by, its officers and employees (provided an authorized representative of a Loan Party shall be allowed to be present) at such reasonable times and intervals as Agent or any Lender, as applicable, may designate and, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, with reasonable prior notice to Administrative Borrower and during regular business hours.
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(b) Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit Agent and each of its duly authorized representatives or agents to conduct appraisals and valuations at such reasonable times and intervals as Agent may designate.
5.8 Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, 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 Effect.
5.9 Environmental. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
(a) Keep any property either owned or operated by any Loan Party or its 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 which any Loan Party has knowledge of a Hazardous Material in any reportable quantity from or onto property owned or operated by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries and take any Remedial Actions required to abate said release or otherwise to come into compliance, in all material respects, with applicable Environmental Law, and
(d) Promptly, but in any event within 5 Business 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 a Borrower or its Subsidiaries, (ii) commencement of any Environmental Action or written notice that an Environmental Action will be filed against a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, and (iii) written notice of a violation, citation, or other administrative order from a Governmental Authority which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.10 Disclosure Updates. Administrative Borrower will, promptly and in no event later than 5 Business Days after any Loan Party obtaining knowledge thereof, notify Agent if any written information, exhibit, or report furnished to Agent or the Lenders 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.
5.11 Formation of Subsidiaries. Each Loan Party will, at the time that such Loan Party forms any direct or indirect Subsidiary or acquires any direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Closing Date, within 10 days of such formation or acquisition (or such later date as permitted by Agent in its sole discretion) (a) cause such new Subsidiary to provide to Agent a joinder to the Guaranty and Security Agreement, together with such other security agreements as well as appropriate financing statements (including, upon request of Agent, a mortgage with respect to any Real Property owned in fee of such new Subsidiary with a fair market value in excess of $1,000,000), all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent (including being sufficient to grant Agent a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in and to the assets that comprise the Collateral of such newly formed or acquired Subsidiary); provided, that the joinder to the Guaranty and Security Agreement, and such other security agreements
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shall not be required to be provided to Agent with respect to any Subsidiary of any Loan Party that is a CFC if providing such agreements could result in adverse tax consequences or the costs to such Loan Party of providing such guaranty or such security agreements are unreasonably excessive (as determined by Agent in consultation with Borrowers) in relation to the benefits to Agent and the Lenders of the security or guarantee afforded thereby, (b) subject to the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement, provide, or cause the applicable Loan Party to provide, to Agent, a pledge agreement (or an addendum to the Guaranty and Security Agreement) and appropriate certificates and powers or financing statements, pledging all of the direct or beneficial ownership interest in such new Subsidiary that constitutes Collateral, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent; provided, in any case, that only 65% of the total outstanding voting Equity Interests of any first tier Subsidiary of a Borrower that is a CFC (and none of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of such CFC) shall be required to be pledged if pledging a greater amount could result in adverse tax consequences or the costs to such Loan Party of providing such pledge are unreasonably excessive (as determined by Agent in consultation with Administrative Borrower) in relation to the benefits to Agent and the Lenders of the security afforded thereby (which pledge, if reasonably requested by Agent, shall be governed by the laws of the jurisdiction of such Subsidiary), and (c) provide to Agent all other documentation, including one or more opinions of counsel reasonably satisfactory to Agent, which, in its opinion, is appropriate with respect to the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above. Any document, agreement, or instrument executed or issued pursuant to this Section 5.11 shall constitute a Loan Document.
5.12 Further Assurances. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of the other Loan Parties to, at any time upon the reasonable request of Agent, execute or deliver to Agent any and all financing statements, security agreements, pledges, assignments, (and upon request of Agent, a mortgage with respect to any Real Property with a fair market value in excess of $1,000,000), opinions of counsel, and all other documents (the Additional Documents) that Agent may reasonably request in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, to create, perfect, and continue perfected or to better perfect Agents Liens in the Collateral of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries (whether now owned or hereafter arising or acquired, tangible or intangible, real and personal), and in order to fully consummate all of the transactions contemplated hereby and under the other Loan Documents; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any Inactive Subsidiary or to any Subsidiary of a Borrower that is a CFC if providing such documents would result in adverse tax consequences or the costs to Borrowers of providing such documents are unreasonably excessive (as determined by Agent in consultation with Borrowers) in relation to the benefits to Agent and the Lenders of the security afforded thereby. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, if any Loan Party or any Subsidiary refuses or fails to execute or deliver any reasonably requested Additional Documents within a reasonable period of time following the request to do so, each Loan Party and each Subsidiary hereby authorizes Agent to execute any such Additional Documents in the applicable Loan Partys name and authorizes Agent to file such executed Additional Documents in any appropriate filing office. In furtherance of, and not in limitation of, the foregoing, each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, take such actions as Agent may reasonably request from time to time to ensure that the Obligations are guaranteed by the Guarantors and are secured by substantially all of the Collateral of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries, in the priority required for such items of Collateral, including all of the outstanding capital Equity Interests of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries (subject to exceptions and limitations contained in the Loan Documents with respect to CFCs).
5.13 Lender Meetings. The Loan Parties will, within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of Administrative Borrower, at the request of Agent or of the Required Lenders and upon reasonable prior notice, hold a meeting (at a mutually agreeable location and time or, at the option of Agent, by conference call) with all Lenders who choose to attend such meeting at which meeting shall be reviewed the financial results of the previous fiscal year and the financial condition of Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and the projections presented for the current fiscal year of Administrative Borrower.
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5.14 Location of Inventory. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep its Inventory only at the locations identified on Schedule 5.14(a) and their chief executive offices only at the locations identified on Schedule 5.14(b); provided, that Administrative Borrower may amend Schedule 5.14(a) or Schedule 5.14(b) so long as such amendment occurs by written notice to Agent not less than 10 days prior to the date on which such Inventory is moved to such new location or such chief executive office is relocated and so long as such new location is within the continental United States.
5.15 Compliance with Health Care Laws.
(a) Each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries will comply with all applicable Health Care Laws, except to the extent that any noncompliance, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries shall (i) obtain, maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to obtain, maintain and preserve, and take all necessary action to timely renew, all material Health Care Permits (including, as applicable, Health Care Permits necessary for it to be eligible to receive payment and compensation from and to participate in any material Third Party Payor Arrangements) which are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business; (ii) be and remain in material compliance with all requirements for participation in, and for licensure required to provide the goods or services that are reimbursable under, all Third Party Payor Arrangements; (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Persons providing professional health care services for or on behalf of any Borrower (either as an employee or independent contractor) to comply with all applicable material Health Care Laws in the performance of their duties, and to maintain in full force and effect all professional licenses and other material Health Care Permits required to perform such duties; and (iv) keep and maintain all material records required to be maintained by any Governmental Authority or otherwise under any material Health Care Law.
(c) Each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries shall maintain a corporate and health care regulatory compliance program (RCP) which addresses the requirements of all material Health Care Laws and includes the following components: (i) standards of conduct and procedures that describe compliance policies regarding laws with an emphasis on prevention of fraud and abuse; (ii) a specific officer within high-level personnel identified as having overall responsibility for compliance with such standards and procedures; (iii) training and education programs which effectively communicate the compliance standards and procedures to employees and agents, including fraud and abuse laws and illegal billing practices; (iv) auditing and monitoring systems and reasonable steps for achieving compliance with such standards and procedures including publicizing a reporting system to allow employees and other agents to anonymously report criminal or suspect conduct and potential compliance problems; (v) disciplinary guidelines and consistent enforcement of compliance policies including discipline of individuals responsible for the failure to detect violations of the RCP; and (vi) mechanisms to immediately respond to detected violations of the RCP. Each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries shall modify such RCPs from time to time, as may be necessary to ensure continuing compliance with all applicable Health Care Laws. Upon request, Agent (and/or its consultants) shall be permitted to review such RCPs.
(d) Each Loan Party shall provide to Agent upon request, an accurate, complete and current list of all Third Party Payor Arrangements with respect to the business of the Loan Parties.
5.16 Bank Products. The Loan Parties (other than Parent) shall establish their primary depository and treasury management relationships with Wells Fargo or one or more of its Affiliates not later than 30 days after the Closing Date, or if such Loan Party has become a Loan Party after the Closing Date, not later than 30 days after such Person becomes a Loan Party, and in each case shall maintain such relationships with Wells Fargo or one or more of its Affiliates at all times thereafter.
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5.17 Acquisition Documentation. Parent and NeoGenomics shall pay, observe and perform all covenants and agreements required to be paid, observed and performed under the terms of the Acquisition Documentation, except where such non-compliance would not result in a default under such Acquisition Documentation.
6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS.
Each Loan Party covenants and agrees that, until termination of all of the Commitments and payment in full of the Obligations:
6.1 Indebtedness. Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume, suffer to exist, guarantee, or otherwise become or remain, directly or indirectly, liable with respect to any Indebtedness, except for Permitted Indebtedness.
6.2 Liens. Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to 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.
6.3 Restrictions on Fundamental Changes. Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
(a) other than in order to consummate a Permitted Acquisition, enter into any merger, consolidation, reorganization, or recapitalization, or reclassify its Equity Interests, except for (i) any merger between Loan Parties, provided, that a Borrower must be the surviving entity of any such merger to which it is a party and no merger may occur between Parent and any other Loan Party, (ii) any merger between a Loan Party (other than Parent) and a Subsidiary of such Loan Party that is not a Loan Party so long as such Loan Party is the surviving entity of any such merger, and (iii) any merger between Subsidiaries of any Borrower that are not Loan Parties,
(b) liquidate, wind up, or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), except for (i) the liquidation or dissolution of non-operating Subsidiaries of any Borrower with nominal assets and nominal liabilities, (ii) the liquidation or dissolution of a Loan Party (other than Parent or any Borrower) or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries so long as all of the assets (including any interest in any Equity Interests) of such liquidating or dissolving Loan Party or Subsidiary are transferred to a Loan Party (other than Parent) that is not liquidating or dissolving, or (iii) the liquidation or dissolution of a Subsidiary of any Borrower that is not a Loan Party (other than any such Subsidiary the Equity Interests of which (or any portion thereof) is subject to a Lien in favor of Agent) so long as all of the assets of such liquidating or dissolving Subsidiary are transferred to a Subsidiary of a Borrower that is not liquidating or dissolving, or
(c) suspend or cease operating a substantial portion of its or their business, except as permitted pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above or in connection with a transaction permitted under Section 6.4.
6.4 Disposal of Assets. Other than Permitted Dispositions or transactions expressly permitted by Section 6.3 or 6.9, each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to convey, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into an agreement to convey, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of) any of its or their assets.
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6.5 Nature of Business. Each Loan Party will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to make any change in the nature of its or their business as described in Schedule 6.5 or acquire any properties or assets that are not reasonably related to the conduct of such business activities; provided, that the foregoing shall not prevent any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries from engaging in any business that is reasonably related or ancillary to its or their business.
6.6 Prepayments and Amendments. Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
(a) Except in connection with Refinancing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1,
(i) optionally prepay, redeem, defease, purchase, or otherwise acquire any Indebtedness of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, other than (A) the Obligations in accordance with this Agreement, and (B) Permitted Intercompany Advances; provided the Loan Parties may prepay the Term Loan (1) with the proceeds of any Qualified Equity Interests, (2) with the proceeds of AB-PCI Priority Collateral in accordance with the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement; or (3) with the proceeds of the Revolving Loans so long as (X) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise as a result of such prepayment, and (Y) after giving effect to such prepayment, the Loan Parties have the Required Availability and shall be in compliance on a pro forma basis with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7 (recomputed for the most recent twelve month period for which monthly financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the terms hereof after giving effect thereto), or
(ii) make any payment on account of Indebtedness that has been contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations if such payment is not permitted at such time under the subordination terms and conditions, or
(b) Directly or indirectly, amend, modify, or change any of the terms or provisions of
(i) any agreement, instrument, document, indenture, or other writing evidencing or concerning Permitted Indebtedness other than (A) the Obligations in accordance with this Agreement, (B) Permitted Intercompany Advances, (C) Indebtedness permitted under clauses (c), (f), (h), (i), (l), (n), (o) or (r) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, and (D) the Term Loan to the extent permitted by the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement, or
(ii) the Governing Documents of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries if the effect thereof, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders.
6.7 Restricted Payments. Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to make any Restricted Payment; provided, that, so long as it is permitted by law, and so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom,
(a) The Loan Parties may make individual distributions to former employees, officers, or directors of the Loan Parties (or any spouses, ex-spouses, or estates of any of the foregoing) on account of redemptions of Equity Interests of Parent held by such Persons, provided, that the aggregate amount of such redemptions made by the Loan Parties during the term of this Agreement plus the amount of Indebtedness outstanding under clause (n) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, does not exceed $250,000,
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(b) The Loan Parties may make distributions to former employees, officers, or directors of the Loan Parties (or any spouses, ex-spouses, or estates of any of the foregoing), solely in the form of forgiveness of Indebtedness of such Persons owing to the Loan Parties on account of repurchases of the Equity Interests of Parent held by such Persons; provided that such Indebtedness was incurred by such Persons solely to acquire Equity Interests of Parent,
(c) Parent may make Restricted Payments to its shareholders; provided, that all of the following conditions are satisfied with respect to each such distribution: (A) both (1) for the 30 day period prior to such Restricted Payment, and (2) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Loan Parties have the Required Availability and shall be in compliance on a pro forma basis with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7 (recomputed for the most recent twelve month period for which monthly financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the terms hereof after giving effect thereto), (B) the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payments in any fiscal year shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of undistributed Excess Cash Flow for the immediately preceding fiscal year, as determined pursuant to the Distribution Notice, and (C) Agent shall have received written notice (the Distribution Notice) from Administrative Borrower, of Parents intention to make such Restricted Payments at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date of such proposed Restricted Payments, which such notice shall include a detailed calculation satisfactory to Agent in its reasonable discretion evidencing such Required Availability, financial covenant compliance, and Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year, as applicable,
(d) Parent may redeem the Parent Preferred Shares (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) with the proceeds of any Qualified Equity Interests, and
(e) Any Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party may make Restricted Payments to a Loan Party.
6.8 Accounting Methods. Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to modify or change its fiscal year or its method of accounting (other than as may be required to conform to GAAP).
6.9 Investments. Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make or acquire any Investment or incur any liabilities (including contingent obligations) for or in connection with any Investment except for Permitted Investments.
6.10 Transactions with Affiliates. Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction with any Affiliate of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries except for:
(a) transactions (other than the payment of management, consulting, monitoring, or advisory fees) between such Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Affiliate of such Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, so long as such transactions are no less favorable, taken as a whole, to such Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, than would be obtained in an arms length transaction with a non-Affiliate,
(b) so long as it has been approved by such Loan Partys or its applicable Subsidiarys board of directors (or comparable governing body) in accordance with applicable law, any indemnity provided for the benefit of directors (or comparable managers) of such Loan Party or its applicable Subsidiary,
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(c) so long as it has been approved by such Loan Partys or its applicable Subsidiarys board of directors (or comparable governing body) in accordance with applicable law, the payment of reasonable compensation, severance, or employee benefit arrangements to employees, officers, and outside directors of such Loan Party and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and consistent with industry practice, and
(d) transactions permitted by Section 6.3 or Section 6.7, or any Permitted Intercompany Advance.
6.11 Use of Proceeds. Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to use the proceeds of any Loan made hereunder for any purpose other than (a) on the Closing Date to pay the fees, costs, and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (b) on the Clarient Acquisition Date, to pay a portion of the acquisition price under the Purchase Agreement and other fees and expenses associated with the consummation of the Clarient Acquisition in accordance with the Sources and Uses, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000, and (c) at any other time, consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, to finance the ongoing general corporate needs of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for their lawful and permitted purposes (including that no part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used to purchase or carry any such Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such Margin Stock or for any purpose that violates the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors).
6.12 Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests. Except for the issuance or sale of Qualified Equity Interests by Parent or the issuance of Equity Interests by any subsidiary of a Loan Party to a Loan Party, each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to issue or sell or enter into any agreement or arrangement for the issuance or sale of any of its Equity Interests.
7. FINANCIAL COVENANTS.
Each Loan Party covenants and agrees that, until termination of all of the Commitments and payment in full of the Obligations:
(a) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Parent, on a consolidated basis, shall maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter on a trailing twelve (12) month basis, beginning with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2016, of not less than the correlative ratio indicated below:
Fiscal Quarter End Date |
Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage | |
March 31, 2016 and for each Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter through and including December 31, 2016 |
1.10:1.00 | |
March 31, 2017 and for each Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter |
1.25:1.00 |
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(b) Total Leverage Ratio. Parent, on a consolidated basis, shall not permit the Total Leverage Ratio to exceed, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, beginning with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2016, the correlative ratio indicated below:
Fiscal Quarter End Date |
Total Leverage Ratio | |
March 31, 2016 |
4.00:1.00 | |
June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016 |
3.75:1.00 | |
December 31, 2016 and for each Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter through and including June 30, 2017 |
3.50:1.00 | |
September 30, 2017 and for each Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter |
3.25:1.00 |
(c) Minimum Cash Velocity. It shall not allow (i) Collections of the Borrowers deposited during any Test Period into accounts subject to Control Agreements, the proceeds of which are Agents Collateral, to be less than (ii) 80% of Borrowers net revenue (as determined in accordance with GAAP), during the 3 calendar month period ending 2 months prior to the end of such Test Period.
8. 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:
8.1 Payments. If Borrowers fail 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, (b) all or any portion of the principal of the Loans, or (c) any amount payable to Issuing Bank in reimbursement of any drawing under a Letter of Credit;
8.2 Covenants. If any Loan Party:
(a) fails to perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in any of (i) Section 3.6, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 (solely if any Loan Party is not in good standing in its jurisdiction of organization), 5.6, 5.7 (solely if any Loan Party refuses to allow Agent or its representatives or agents to visit any Loan Partys properties, inspect its assets or books or records, examine and make copies of its books and records, or discuss any Loan Partys affairs, finances, and accounts with officers and employees of any Loan Party), 5.10, 5.11, 5.13, 5.14, 5.15, or 5.16 of this Agreement, (ii) Section 6 of this Agreement, (iii) Section 7 of this Agreement, or (iv) Section 7 of the Guaranty and Security Agreement;
(b) fails to perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in any of Sections 5.3 (other than if any Loan Party is not in good standing in its jurisdiction of organization), 5.4, 5.5, 5.8, and 5.12 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 any Loan Party or (ii) the date on which written notice thereof is given to Borrowers by Agent; or
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(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 8 (in which event such other provision of this Section 8 shall govern), and such failure continues for a period of 30 days after the earlier of (i) the date on which such failure shall first become known to any officer of any Loan Party or (ii) the date on which written notice thereof is given to Administrative Borrower by Agent;
8.3 Judgments. If one or more judgments, orders, or awards for the payment of money involving an aggregate amount of $2,000,000, or more (except to the extent fully covered (other than to the extent of customary deductibles) by insurance pursuant to which the insurer has not denied coverage) is entered or filed against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or with respect to any of their respective assets, and either (a) there is a period of 30 consecutive days at any time after the entry of any such judgment, order, or award during which (1) the same is not discharged, satisfied, vacated, or bonded pending appeal, or (2) a stay of enforcement thereof is not in effect, or (b) enforcement proceedings are commenced upon such judgment, order, or award;
8.4 Voluntary Bankruptcy, etc. If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries;
8.5 Involuntary Bankruptcy, etc. If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced against a Loan Party and any of the following events occur: (a) such Loan Party, as applicable, 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, such Loan Party, as applicable, or (e) an order for relief shall have been issued or entered therein;
8.6 Default Under Other Agreements. If (a) any Event of Default (as such term is defined therein) has occurred under the Term Loan Documents, or (b) there is (i) a default in one or more agreements to which a Loan Party is a party with one or more third Persons relative to a Loan Partys Indebtedness involving an aggregate amount of more than $2,000,000, and such default (A) occurs at the final maturity of the obligations thereunder, or (B) results in a right by such third Person, irrespective of whether exercised, to accelerate the maturity of such Borrowers or its Subsidiarys or Parents obligations thereunder, (ii) a default in or an involuntary early termination of one or more Hedge Agreements to which a Loan Party is a party involving an aggregate amount of more than $2,000,000, or (iii) a default by Parent or NeoGenomics under the Purchase Agreement;
8.7 Representations, etc. If any warranty, representation, certificate, statement, or Record made herein or in any other Loan Document or delivered in writing 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 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;
8.8 Guaranty. If the obligation of any Guarantor under the guaranty contained in the Guaranty and Security Agreement is limited or terminated by operation of law or by such Guarantor (other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement);
8.9 Security Documents. If the Guaranty and 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
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and (except to the extent of Permitted Liens which are non-consensual Permitted Liens, the AB-PCI Lien on the AB-PCI Priority Collateral, permitted purchase money Liens or the interests of lessors under Capital Leases) first priority Lien on the Collateral covered thereby, except (a) as a result of a disposition of the applicable Collateral in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or (b) as the result of an action or failure to act on the part of Agent;
8.10 Loan Documents. The validity or enforceability of any Loan Document shall at any time for any reason (other than solely as the result of an action or failure to act on the part of Agent) be declared to be null and void, or a proceeding shall be commenced by a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, or by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries shall deny that such Loan Party or its Subsidiaries has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Loan Document;
8.11 Change of Control. A Change of Control shall occur, whether directly or indirectly;
8.12 Overpayment. If any Loan Party is found to have been overpaid by a Government Account Debtor by more than $500,000 (excluding any open billing adjustments reserved for in the purchase price of the Clarient Acquisition) during any period covered by an audit conducted by such Government Account Debtor, and such overpayment is not repaid within 30 days of its due date or reserved for in a manner reasonably acceptable to Agent;
8.13 Lockbox Instructions. If (a) any instruction or agreement regarding any Government Receivables Lockbox Account, Non-Government Receivables Lockbox Account or Government Receivables Lockbox Account Agreement is amended or terminated by any Loan Party without the written consent of Agent, (b) any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries fails to forward any Collections on Government Receivables to the applicable Government Receivables Lockbox Account, or Non-Government Receivables to the applicable Non-Government Receivables Lockbox Account or to a Deposit Account subject to a Control Agreement in favor of Agent as required pursuant to Section 7(k) of the Guaranty and Security Agreement, or (c) any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries directs any Account Debtor to make a payment in respect of any Account to any place, lockbox or Deposit Account other than a Government Receivables Lockbox Account or Non-Government Receivables Lockbox Account, as applicable;
8.14 Health Care Laws. If any of the following shall occur:
(a) any material Health Care Permit of a Loan Party shall be revoked, fail to be renewed, suspended or otherwise terminated and such Health Care Permit is not reinstated within thirty (30) days;
(b) any Loan Party shall fail to be eligible for any reason to participate in any Government Reimbursement Program or to accept assignments or rights to reimbursement thereunder;
(c) any Account Debtor shall terminate, revoke or fail to renew any Loan Partys right to participate in any Third Party Payor Arrangement that provides reimbursement for services and such termination, revocation or failure to renew has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(d) any Loan Party shall enter into a settlement or other agreement with CMS or any other Governmental Authority for an amount in excess of $1,000,000;
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(e) any Loan Party shall fail to pay when due any amounts owing by a Loan Party under any extended repayment agreement with any Governmental Authority for an amount in excess of $500,000, or any Loan Party shall fail to perform in a timely manner any of its other obligations under any extended repayment agreement for an amount in excess of $500,000, or any event shall occur that shall permit CMS to accelerate the aggregate amounts payable under any extended repayment agreement in an amount in excess of $500,000;
(f) during the term of this Agreement, (i) more than three diagnostic laboratories operated by any Loan Party (which shall include remote diagnostic laboratories operated for the convenience of the employees or agents of any Loan Party) shall have been closed or ordered to be closed by any Governmental Authority, or (ii) any single diagnostic laboratory operated by any Loan Party shall have been closed by any Governmental Authority, or an order of closure shall have been issued by any Governmental Authority, that in the case of this clause (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(g) any Loan Party or any officer, director, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, treasurer, secretary or senior vice president of a Loan Party (i) shall have been found guilty of an act of fraud or been convicted of a felony crime that relates to any services provided by any Loan Party or Third Party Payor Arrangement or (ii) shall have been indicted for a felony crime relating to any services provided by any Loan Party or Third Party Payor Arrangement; or
8.15 AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement. If (a) the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement shall for any reason cease to be binding upon or enforceable against AB-PCI (or its successors or assigns), (b) AB-PCI shall take an affirmative action against Agent or any Lender or the Revolver Priority Collateral that is inconsistent with Agents first priority perfected Lien and security interest in the Revolver Priority Collateral and the terms of the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement, (c) AB-PCI shall commence any legal proceeding against any Loan Party, Agent, any Lender or the Revolver Priority Collateral to contest or dispute the validity or enforceability of the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement, (d) the Obligations, for any reason shall not have the priority contemplated by this Agreement, the Guaranty and Security Agreement or the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement, or (e) any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall contest in any manner the validity or enforceability of the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement or deny that it has any further liability or obligation thereunder.
9. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
9.1 Rights and Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Agent may, and, at the instruction of the Required Lenders, shall (in each case under clause (a) or (b) by written notice to Borrowers), in addition to any other rights or remedies provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Document or by applicable law, do any one or more of the following:
(a) (i) declare the principal of, and any and all accrued and unpaid interest and fees in respect of, the Loans and all other Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations), whether evidenced by this Agreement or by any of the other Loan Documents to be immediately due and payable, whereupon the same shall become and be immediately due and payable and Borrowers shall be obligated to repay all of such Obligations in full, without presentment, demand, protest, or further notice or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Borrower, and (ii) direct Borrowers to provide (and Borrowers agree that upon receipt of such notice Borrowers will provide) Letter of Credit Collateralization to Agent to be held as security for Borrowers reimbursement obligations for drawings that may subsequently occur under issued and outstanding Letters of Credit;
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(b) declare the Commitments terminated, whereupon the Commitments shall immediately be terminated together with (i) any obligation of any Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans, (ii) the obligation of the Swing Lender to make Swing Loans, and (iii) the obligation of Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit; and
(c) exercise all other rights and remedies available to Agent or the Lenders under the Loan Documents, under applicable law, or in equity.
The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 8.4 or Section 8.5, in addition to the remedies set forth above, without any notice to Borrowers or any other Person or any act by the Lender Group, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations), inclusive of the principal of, and any and all accrued and unpaid interest and fees in respect of, the Loans and all other Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations), whether evidenced by this Agreement or by any of the other Loan Documents, shall automatically become and be immediately due and payable and Borrowers shall automatically be obligated to repay all of such Obligations in full (including Borrowers being obligated to provide (and Borrowers agree that they will provide) (1) Letter of Credit Collateralization to Agent to be held as security for Borrowers reimbursement obligations in respect of drawings that may subsequently occur under issued and outstanding Letters of Credit and (2) Bank Product Collateralization to be held as security for Borrowers or their Subsidiaries obligations in respect of outstanding Bank Products), without presentment, demand, protest, or notice or other requirements of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by Borrowers and Parent.
9.2 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.
10. WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION.
10.1 Demand; Protest; etc. Each Loan Party 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 any Loan Party may in any way be liable.
10.2 The Lender Groups Liability for Collateral. Each Loan Party hereby agrees 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, warehouseman, bailee, forwarding agency, or other Person, and (b) all risk of loss, damage, or destruction of the Collateral shall be borne by Borrowers.
10.3 Indemnification. Each 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, liabilities, fines, costs, penalties, and damages, and all reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys, experts, or consultants and all 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
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upon, or incurred by any of them (a) in connection with or as a result of or related to the execution and delivery (provided that Borrowers shall not be liable for costs and expenses (including attorneys fees) of any Lender (other than Wells Fargo) incurred in advising, structuring, drafting, reviewing, administering or syndicating the Loan Documents), 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 Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents (provided, that the indemnification in this clause (a) shall not extend to (i) disputes solely between or among the Lenders that do not involve any acts or omissions of any Loan Party, or (ii) disputes solely between or among the Lenders and their respective Affiliates that do not involve any acts or omissions of any Loan Party; it being understood and agreed that the indemnification in this clause (a) shall extend to Agent (but not the Lenders) relative to disputes between or among Agent on the one hand, and one or more Lenders, or one or more of their Affiliates, on the other hand, or (iii) any Taxes or any costs attributable to Taxes, which shall be governed by Section 16), (b) with respect to any actual or prospective investigation, litigation, or proceeding related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the making of any Loans or issuance of any Letters of Credit hereunder, or the use of the proceeds of the Loans or the Letters of 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, and (c) in connection with or arising out of any presence or release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under, to or from any assets or properties owned, leased or operated by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Environmental Actions, Environmental Liabilities or Remedial Actions related in any way to any such assets or properties of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (each and all of the foregoing, the Indemnified Liabilities). The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, no Borrower shall have any 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 or its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, or agents. This provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment in full of the Obligations. If any Indemnified Person makes any payment to any other Indemnified Person with respect to an Indemnified Liability as to which Borrowers were required to indemnify the Indemnified Person receiving such payment, the Indemnified Person making such payment is entitled to be indemnified and reimbursed by Borrowers with respect thereto. 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.
11. NOTICES.
Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices or demands 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 a party may designate in accordance herewith), or telefacsimile. In the case of notices or demands to Parent, any Borrower or Agent, as the case may be, they shall be sent to the respective address set forth below:
If to Parent or Borrowers: | NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES, INC. | |
12701 Commonwealth Drive | ||
Suite 9 | ||
Fort Myers, FL 33913 | ||
Attn: George Cardoza | ||
Fax No.: 239-768-1672 | ||
Email: gcardoza@neogenomics.com |
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with copies to: | K&L GATES LLP | |
Southeast Financial Center, Suite 3900 | ||
200 South Biscayne Boulevard | ||
Miami, FL 33131-2399 | ||
Attn: Clayton E Parker, Esq. | ||
Fax No.: 305-358-7095 | ||
If to Agent: | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | |
2450 Colorado Ave., Suite 3000 West | ||
Santa Monica, CA 90404 | ||
Attn: Specialty Finance Manager | ||
Fax No.: 310-453-7442 | ||
with copies to: | GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP | |
3333 Piedmont Road NE, Suite 2500 | ||
Atlanta, GA 30305 | ||
Attn: Cindy J.K. Davis, Esq. | ||
Fax No.: 678-553-7351 |
Any party hereto may change the address at which they are to receive notices hereunder, by notice in writing in the foregoing manner given to the other party. All notices or demands sent in accordance with this Section 11, shall be deemed received on the earlier of the date of actual receipt or 3 Business Days after the deposit thereof in the mail; provided, that (a) notices sent by overnight courier service shall be deemed to have been given when received, (b) notices by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient) and (c) notices by electronic mail shall be deemed received upon the senders receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the return receipt requested function, as available, return email or other written acknowledgment).
12. CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER; JUDICIAL REFERENCE PROVISION.
(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, THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO WITH RESPECT TO ALL MATTERS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO OR THERETO, AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES OR DISPUTES 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
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COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT AGENTS OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE AGENT ELECTS TO BRING SUCH ACTION OR WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. PARENT, EACH 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) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PARENT, EACH BORROWER AND EACH MEMBER OF THE LENDER GROUP HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS, IF ANY, TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY 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 (EACH A CLAIM). PARENT, EACH 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.
(d) PARENT AND EACH BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT AGENT MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
(e) NO CLAIM MAY BE MADE BY ANY LOAN PARTY AGAINST AGENT, THE SWING LENDER, ANY OTHER LENDER, ISSUING BANK, OR ANY AFFILIATE, DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, COUNSEL, REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT, OR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF ANY OF THEM FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR LOSSES IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY ACT, OMISSION, OR EVENT OCCURRING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, RELEASES, AND AGREES NOT TO SUE UPON ANY CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER OR NOT ACCRUED AND WHETHER OR NOT KNOWN OR SUSPECTED TO EXIST IN ITS FAVOR.
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(f) IN THE EVENT ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING IS FILED IN A COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA (THE COURT) BY OR AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM AND THE WAIVER SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (C) ABOVE IS NOT ENFORCEABLE IN SUCH PROCEEDING, THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
(i) WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MATTERS SPECIFIED IN SUBCLAUSE (ii) BELOW, ANY CLAIM SHALL BE DETERMINED BY A GENERAL REFERENCE PROCEEDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTIONS 638 THROUGH 645.1. THE PARTIES INTEND THIS GENERAL REFERENCE AGREEMENT TO BE SPECIFICALLY ENFORCEABLE. VENUE FOR THE REFERENCE PROCEEDING SHALL BE IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
(ii) THE FOLLOWING MATTERS SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A GENERAL REFERENCE PROCEEDING: (A) NON-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF ANY SECURITY INTERESTS IN REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, (B) EXERCISE OF SELF-HELP REMEDIES (INCLUDING SET-OFF OR RECOUPMENT), (C) APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER, AND (D) TEMPORARY, PROVISIONAL, OR ANCILLARY REMEDIES (INCLUDING WRITS OF ATTACHMENT, WRITS OF POSSESSION, TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS, OR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS). THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT LIMIT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO EXERCISE OR OPPOSE ANY OF THE RIGHTS AND REMEDIES DESCRIBED IN CLAUSES (A) - (D) AND ANY SUCH EXERCISE OR OPPOSITION DOES NOT WAIVE THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO PARTICIPATE IN A REFERENCE PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER MATTER.
(iii) UPON THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF ANY PARTY, THE PARTIES SHALL SELECT A SINGLE REFEREE, WHO SHALL BE A RETIRED JUDGE OR JUSTICE. IF THE PARTIES DO NOT AGREE UPON A REFEREE WITHIN 10 DAYS OF SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST, THEN, ANY PARTY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUEST THE COURT TO APPOINT A REFEREE PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 640(B). THE REFEREE SHALL BE APPOINTED TO SIT WITH ALL OF THE POWERS PROVIDED BY LAW. PENDING APPOINTMENT OF THE REFEREE, THE COURT SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ISSUE TEMPORARY OR PROVISIONAL REMEDIES.
(iv) EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE REFEREE SHALL DETERMINE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE REFERENCE PROCEEDING IS CONDUCTED INCLUDING THE TIME AND PLACE OF HEARINGS, THE ORDER OF PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE, AND ALL OTHER QUESTIONS THAT ARISE WITH RESPECT TO THE COURSE OF THE REFERENCE PROCEEDING. ALL PROCEEDINGS AND HEARINGS CONDUCTED BEFORE THE REFEREE, EXCEPT FOR TRIAL, SHALL BE CONDUCTED WITHOUT A COURT REPORTER, EXCEPT WHEN ANY PARTY SO REQUESTS A COURT REPORTER AND A TRANSCRIPT IS ORDERED, A COURT REPORTER SHALL BE USED AND THE REFEREE SHALL BE PROVIDED A COURTESY COPY OF THE TRANSCRIPT. THE PARTY MAKING SUCH REQUEST SHALL HAVE THE OBLIGATION TO ARRANGE FOR AND PAY THE COSTS OF THE COURT REPORTER, PROVIDED THAT SUCH COSTS, ALONG WITH THE REFEREES FEES, SHALL ULTIMATELY BE BORNE BY THE PARTY WHO DOES NOT PREVAIL, AS DETERMINED BY THE REFEREE.
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(v) THE REFEREE MAY REQUIRE ONE OR MORE PREHEARING CONFERENCES. THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE ENTITLED TO DISCOVERY, AND THE REFEREE SHALL OVERSEE DISCOVERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF DISCOVERY, AND SHALL ENFORCE ALL DISCOVERY ORDERS IN THE SAME MANNER AS ANY TRIAL COURT JUDGE IN PROCEEDINGS AT LAW IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
(vi) THE REFEREE SHALL APPLY THE RULES OF EVIDENCE APPLICABLE TO PROCEEDINGS AT LAW IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND SHALL DETERMINE ALL ISSUES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL LAW. THE REFEREE SHALL BE EMPOWERED TO ENTER EQUITABLE AS WELL AS LEGAL RELIEF AND RULE ON ANY MOTION WHICH WOULD BE AUTHORIZED IN A TRIAL, INCLUDING MOTIONS FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT OR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. THE REFEREE SHALL REPORT HIS OR HER DECISION, WHICH REPORT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW. THE REFEREE SHALL ISSUE A DECISION AND PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, SECTION 644, THE REFEREES DECISION SHALL BE ENTERED BY THE COURT AS A JUDGMENT IN THE SAME MANNER AS IF THE ACTION HAD BEEN TRIED BY THE COURT. THE FINAL JUDGMENT OR ORDER FROM ANY APPEALABLE DECISION OR ORDER ENTERED BY THE REFEREE SHALL BE FULLY APPEALABLE AS IF IT HAS BEEN ENTERED BY THE COURT.
(vii) THE PARTIES RECOGNIZE AND AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS RESOLVED IN A GENERAL REFERENCE PROCEEDING PURSUANT HERETO WILL BE DECIDED BY A REFEREE AND NOT BY A JURY. AFTER CONSULTING (OR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT) WITH COUNSEL OF THEIR OWN CHOICE, EACH PARTY HERETO KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY AND FOR THEIR MUTUAL BENEFIT AGREES THAT THIS REFERENCE PROVISION SHALL APPLY TO ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN THEM THAT ARISES OUT OF OR IS RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
13. ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS.
13.1 Assignments and Participations.
(a) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in clause (a)(ii) below, any Lender may assign and delegate all or any portion of its rights and duties under the Loan Documents (including the Obligations owed to it and its Commitments) to one or more assignees so long as such prospective assignee is an Eligible Transferee (each, an Assignee), with the prior written consent (such consent not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of (X) Borrowers; provided, that no consent of Borrowers shall be required (1) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or (2) in connection with an assignment to a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate (other than natural persons) of a Lender; provided further, that Borrowers shall be deemed to have consented to a proposed assignment unless they object thereto by written notice to Agent within 5 Business Days after having received notice thereof; and (Y) Agent, Swing Lender, and Issuing Bank.
(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A) no assignment may be made to a Competitor or to a natural person,
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(B) no assignment may be made to a Loan Party or an Affiliate of a Loan Party,
(C) the amount of the Commitments and the other rights and obligations of the assigning Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to Agent) shall be in a minimum amount (unless waived by Agent) of $5,000,000 (except such minimum amount shall not apply to (I) an assignment or delegation by any Lender to any other Lender, an Affiliate of any Lender, or a Related Fund of such Lender or (II) a group of new Lenders, each of which is an Affiliate of each other or a Related Fund of such new Lender to the extent that the aggregate amount to be assigned to all such new Lenders is at least $5,000,000),
(D) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement,
(E) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to Agent an Assignment and Acceptance; provided, that Borrowers and Agent may continue to deal solely and directly with the assigning Lender in connection with the interest so assigned to an Assignee until written notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses, and related information with respect to the Assignee, have been given to Borrowers and Agent by such Lender and the Assignee,
(F) unless waived by Agent, the assigning Lender or Assignee has paid to Agent, for Agents separate account, a processing fee in the amount of $3,500, and
(G) the assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in a form approved by Agent (the Administrative Questionnaire).
(b) From and after the date that Agent receives the executed Assignment and Acceptance and, if applicable, payment of the required processing fee, (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 be a Lender and 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) 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 Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto and thereto); provided, that nothing contained herein shall release any assigning Lender from obligations that survive the termination of this Agreement, including such assigning Lenders obligations under Section 15 and Section 17.9(a).
(c) 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: (i) 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, (ii) such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Borrower or the performance or observance by any Borrower of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto, (iii) such Assignee confirms that it has received a copy of
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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, (iv) 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, (v) such Assignee appoints and authorizes Agent to take such actions and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to Agent, by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, and (vi) 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.
(d) Immediately upon Agents receipt of the required processing fee, if applicable, and delivery of notice to the assigning Lender pursuant to Section 13.1(b), 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.
(e) 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, its Commitment, and the other rights and interests of that Lender (the Originating Lender) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided, that (i) the Originating Lender shall remain a Lender 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 Lenders obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) the Originating Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) Borrowers, Agent, and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with the Originating Lender in connection with the Originating Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (iv) no 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 (other than a waiver of default interest), or (E) decrease the amount or postpone the due dates of scheduled principal repayments or prepayments or premiums payable to such Participant through such Lender, (v) no participation shall be sold to a natural person or a Competitor, (vi) no participation shall be sold to a Loan Party or an Affiliate of a Loan Party, and (vii) all amounts payable by Borrowers 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 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, Borrowers, 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.
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(f) In connection with any such assignment or participation or proposed assignment or participation or any grant of a security interest in, or pledge of, its rights under and interest in this Agreement, a Lender may, subject to the provisions of Section 17.9, disclose all documents and information which it now or hereafter may have relating to any Borrower and its Subsidiaries and their respective businesses.
(g) 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, and such Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or security interest in any manner permitted under applicable law.
(h) In the event that any Lender sells to a Participant participating interests in all or any portion of its Obligations, its Commitment, and the other rights and interests of that Lender hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, such Lender, as non-fiduciary agent on behalf of Borrowers, shall maintain a register on which it enters the name of all such Participants and the principal amount (and stated interest) of the portion of the Obligations subject to the participation.
(i) Each Lender shall make a copy of its Participant register, to the extent it has one, available to Agent for review by Borrowers from time to time as Borrowers may reasonably request.
13.2 Successors. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of each of the parties; provided, that 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 any 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 and, except as expressly required pursuant to Section 13.1, no consent or approval by any Borrower is required in connection with any such assignment.
14. AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS.
14.1 Amendments and Waivers.
(a) No amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than Bank Product Agreements or the Fee Letter), and no consent with respect to any departure by any Loan Party 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) and the Loan Parties that are party thereto 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, that no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all of the Lenders directly affected thereby and all of the Loan Parties that are party thereto, do any of the following:
(i) increase the amount of or extend the expiration date of any Commitment of any Lender or amend, modify, or eliminate the last sentence of Section 2.4(c),
(ii) 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,
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(iii) 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 (except (y) in connection with the waiver of applicability of Section 2.6(c) (which waiver shall be effective with the written consent of the Required Lenders), and (z) that any amendment or modification of defined terms used in the financial covenants in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest or a reduction of fees for purposes of this clause (iii)),
(iv) amend, modify, or eliminate this Section or any provision of this Agreement providing for consent or other action by all Lenders,
(v) amend, modify, or eliminate Section 3.1 or 3.2,
(vi) amend, modify, or eliminate Section 15.11,
(vii) other than as permitted by Section 15.11 and clause (e)(i) of this Section with respect to the Term Loan, release Agents Lien in and to all or substantially all of the Collateral,
(viii) amend, modify, or eliminate the definitions of Required Lenders or Pro Rata Share,
(ix) except in connection with the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement, contractually subordinate any of Agents Liens,
(x) other than in connection with a merger, liquidation, dissolution or sale of such Person expressly permitted by the terms hereof or the other Loan Documents, release any Borrower or any Guarantor from any obligation for the payment of money or consent to the assignment or transfer by any Borrower or any Guarantor of any of its rights or duties under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or
(xi) amend, modify, or eliminate any of the provisions of Section 2.4(b)(i) or (iii);
(b) No amendment, waiver, modification, or consent shall amend, modify, waive, or eliminate,
(i) the definition of, or any of the terms or provisions of, the Fee Letter, without the written consent of Agent and Borrowers (and shall not require the written consent of any of the Lenders),
(ii) any provision of Section 15 pertaining to Agent, or any other rights or duties of Agent under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, without the written consent of Agent, Borrowers, and the Required Lenders;
(c) No amendment, waiver, modification, elimination, or consent shall amend, without written consent of Agent, Borrowers and the Supermajority Lenders, modify, or eliminate the definition of Borrowing Base or any of the defined terms (including the definition of Eligible Accounts) that are used in such definition to the extent that any such change results in more credit being made available to Borrowers based upon the Borrowing Base, but not otherwise, or the definition of Maximum Revolver Amount, or change Section 2.1(c);
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(d) No amendment, waiver, modification, elimination, or consent shall amend, modify, or waive any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents pertaining to Issuing Bank, or any other rights or duties of Issuing Bank under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, without the written consent of Issuing Bank, Agent, Borrowers, and the Required Lenders;
(e) No amendment, waiver, modification, elimination, or consent shall amend, modify, or waive any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents pertaining to Swing Lender, or any other rights or duties of Swing Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, without the written consent of Swing Lender, Agent, Borrowers, and the Required Lenders; and
(i) Anything in this Section 14.1 to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) in connection with the Clarient Acquisition, Agent may (x) enter into the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement and the Additional Documents, together with any amendments, modifications, supplements, and other instruments Agent deems necessary or desirable in connection therewith, and for the joinder of additional Loan Parties, and granting of the Liens and security interests in connection with the Clarient Acquisition, and (y) release its security interest and Lien in, if applicable, the AB-PCI Priority Collateral to the extent required by the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement, and the foregoing shall not require the consent by or the agreement of any Lender, the Required Lenders, or any other Loan Party, (ii) any amendment, modification, elimination, 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 any Loan Party, shall not require consent by or the agreement of any Loan Party, and (iii) any amendment, waiver, modification, elimination, or consent of or with respect to any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document may be entered into without the consent of, or over the objection of, any Defaulting Lender.
14.2 Replacement of Certain Lenders.
(a) If (i) any action to be taken by the Lender Group or Agent hereunder requires the consent, authorization, or agreement of all Lenders or all Lenders affected thereby and if such action has received the consent, authorization, or agreement of the Required Lenders but not of all Lenders or all Lenders affected thereby, or (ii) any Lender makes a claim for compensation under Section 2.13 or Section 16, then Borrowers or Agent, upon at least 5 Business Days prior irrevocable notice, may permanently replace any Lender that failed to give its consent, authorization, or agreement (a Non-Consenting Lender) or any Lender that made a claim for compensation (a Tax Lender) with one or more Replacement Lenders, and the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall have no right to refuse to be replaced hereunder. Such notice to replace the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, 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 Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, and each Replacement Lender shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance, subject only to the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, being repaid in full its share of the outstanding Obligations (without any premium or penalty of any kind whatsoever, but including (i) all interest, fees and other amounts that may be due in payable in respect thereof, and (ii) an assumption of its Pro Rata Share of participations in the Letters of Credit). If the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall refuse or fail to execute and deliver any such Assignment and Acceptance prior to the effective date of such replacement, Agent may, but shall not be required to, execute and deliver such Assignment and Acceptance in the name or and on behalf of the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, and irrespective of whether Agent executes and delivers such Assignment and Acceptance, the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable,
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shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance. The replacement of any Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall be made in accordance with the terms of Section 13.1. Until such time as one or more Replacement Lenders shall have acquired all of the Obligations, the Commitments, and the other rights and obligations of the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall remain obligated to make the Non-Consenting Lenders or Tax Lenders, as applicable, Pro Rata Share of Revolving Loans and to purchase a participation in each Letter of Credit, in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of participations in such Letters 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 Agents and each Lenders rights thereafter to require strict performance by Loan Parties of any provision of this Agreement. Agents and each Lenders 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 Wells Fargo as its agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to designate, appoint, and authorize) 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 agent for and on behalf of the Lenders (and the Bank Product Providers) on the conditions contained in this Section 15. 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 or in the other Loan Documents, nor shall Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender (or Bank Product Provider), 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. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the term agent in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with reference to Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only a representative relationship between independent contracting parties. Each Lender hereby further authorizes (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to authorize) Agent to act as the secured party under each of the Loan Documents that create a Lien on any item of Collateral. 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, payments and proceeds of Collateral, and related matters, (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,
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(c) make Revolving Loans, for itself or on behalf of Lenders, as provided in the Loan Documents, (d) exclusively receive, apply, and distribute payments and proceeds of the Collateral 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, (f) perform, exercise, and enforce any and all other rights and remedies of the Lender Group with respect to any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, the Obligations, the Collateral, 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 (or Bank Product Providers) for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, 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 any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries 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 Lenders (or Bank Product Providers) 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 any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries.
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 counsel (including counsel to Borrowers 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 act, or refrain from acting, as it deems advisable. If Agent so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Lenders (and, if it so elects, the Bank Product Providers) 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 Required Lenders and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Lenders (and Bank Product Providers).
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 Events of Default of which Agent has actual knowledge, unless Agent shall have
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received written notice from a Lender or Borrowers 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 Event of Default of which Agent has actual knowledge. If any Lender obtains actual knowledge of any Event of Default, such Lender promptly shall notify the other Lenders and Agent of such 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 9; provided, that unless and until Agent has received any such request, 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.
15.6 Credit Decision. Each Lender (and Bank Product Provider) 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 any Borrower and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender (or Bank Product Provider). Each Lender represents (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to represent) to Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such due diligence, 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 each Borrower or 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 Borrowers. Each Lender also represents (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to represent) 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 each Borrower or any 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 (or Bank Product Provider) with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any Borrower or any other Person party to a Loan Document that may come into the possession of any of the Agent-Related Persons. Each Lender acknowledges (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that Agent does not have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis (except to the extent, if any, that is expressly specified herein) to provide such Lender (or Bank Product Provider) with any credit or other information with respect to any Borrower, its Affiliates or any of their respective business, legal, financial or other affairs, and irrespective of whether such information came into Agents or its Affiliates or representatives possession before or after the date on which such Lender became a party to this Agreement (or such Bank Product Provider entered into a Bank Product Agreement).
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 Borrowers are 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 payments or proceeds of the Collateral received by Agent to reimburse Agent for such out-of-pocket costs and expenses prior to the
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distribution of any amounts to Lenders (or Bank Product Providers). In the event Agent is not reimbursed for such costs and expenses by Borrowers or their Subsidiaries, each Lender hereby agrees that it is and shall be obligated to pay to Agent such Lenders ratable share thereof. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, each of the Lenders, on a ratable basis, shall indemnify and defend the Agent-Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of Borrowers and without limiting the obligation of Borrowers to do so) from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities; provided, that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to any Agent-Related Person of any portion of such Indemnified Liabilities resulting from such Persons gross negligence or willful misconduct nor shall any Lender be liable for the obligations of any Defaulting Lender in failing to make a Revolving Loan or other extension of credit hereunder. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse Agent upon demand for such Lenders ratable 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 or any other Loan Document to the extent that Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of Borrowers. 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. Wells Fargo and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, provide Bank Products to, acquire Equity Interests in, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with Parent, any Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and any other Person party to any Loan Document as though Wells Fargo 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 (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that, pursuant to such activities, Wells Fargo or its Affiliates may receive information regarding Parent, a Borrower or its Affiliates or any other Person party to any Loan Documents that is subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of Parent, such Borrower or such other Person and that prohibit the disclosure of such information to the Lenders (or Bank Product Providers), and the Lenders acknowledge (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to 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 Wells Fargo in its individual capacity.
15.9 Successor Agent. Agent may resign as Agent upon 30 days (10 days if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) prior written notice to the Lenders (unless such notice is waived by the Required Lenders) and Borrowers (unless such notice is waived by Borrowers) and without any notice to the Bank Product Providers. If Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall be entitled, with (so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) the consent of Borrowers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned), appoint a successor Agent for the Lenders (and the Bank Product Providers). If, at the time that Agents resignation is effective, it is acting as Issuing Bank or the Swing Lender, such resignation shall also operate to effectuate its resignation as Issuing Bank or the Swing Lender, as applicable, and it shall automatically be relieved of any further obligation to issue Letters of Credit, or to make Swing Loans. If no successor Agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of Agent, Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and Borrowers, 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 with (so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) the consent of Borrowers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned). In any such event, upon the acceptance of its appointment as
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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 Agents appointment, powers, and duties as Agent shall be terminated. After any retiring Agents 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 30 days following a retiring Agents notice of resignation, the retiring Agents 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, provide Bank Products to, acquire Equity Interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with any Borrower and its 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 (or the Bank Product Providers). The other members of the Lender Group acknowledge (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that, pursuant to such activities, such Lender and its respective Affiliates may receive information regarding a Borrower or its Affiliates or any other Person party to any Loan Documents that is subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Borrower or such other Person and that prohibit the disclosure of such information to the Lenders, and the Lenders acknowledge (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to 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.
15.11 Collateral Matters.
(a) The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to authorize) Agent to release any Lien on any Collateral (i) upon the termination of the Commitments and payment and satisfaction in full by Borrowers of all of the Obligations, (ii) constituting property being sold or disposed of if a release is required or desirable in connection therewith and if Borrowers certify to Agent that the sale or disposition is permitted under Section 6.4 (and Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), (iii) constituting property in which no Loan Party or its Subsidiaries owned any interest at the time Agents Lien was granted nor at any time thereafter, (iv) constituting property leased or licensed to a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries under a lease or license that has expired or is terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, (v) in connection with a credit bid or purchase authorized under this Section 15.11, or (vi) to the extent required by the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement. The Loan Parties and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to authorize) Agent, based upon the instruction of the Required Lenders, to (a) consent to the sale of, credit bid or purchase (either directly or indirectly through one or more entities) all or any portion of the Collateral at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, (b) credit bid or purchase (either directly or indirectly through one or more entities) all or any portion of the Collateral at any sale or other disposition thereof conducted under the provisions of the Code, including pursuant to Section 9-610 or 9-620 of the Code, or (c) credit bid or purchase (either directly or indirectly through one or more entities) all or any portion of the Collateral at any other sale or foreclosure conducted or consented to by Agent in accordance with applicable law in any judicial action or proceeding or by the exercise of any legal or equitable remedy. In connection with any such credit bid or purchase, (i) the Obligations owed to the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers shall be
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entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims being estimated for such purpose if the fixing or liquidation thereof would not impair or unduly delay the ability of Agent to credit bid or purchase at such sale or other disposition of the Collateral and, if such contingent or unliquidated claims cannot be estimated without impairing or unduly delaying the ability of Agent to credit bid at such sale or other disposition, then such claims shall be disregarded, not credit bid, and not entitled to any interest in the Collateral that is the subject of such credit bid or purchase) and the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers whose Obligations are credit bid shall be entitled to receive interests (ratably based upon the proportion of their Obligations credit bid in relation to the aggregate amount of Obligations so credit bid) in the Collateral that is the subject of such credit bid or purchase (or in the Equity Interests of the any entities that are used to consummate such credit bid or purchase), and (ii) Agent, based upon the instruction of the Required Lenders, may accept non-cash consideration, including debt and equity securities issued by any entities used to consummate such credit bid or purchase and in connection therewith Agent may reduce the Obligations owed to the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers (ratably based upon the proportion of their Obligations credit bid in relation to the aggregate amount of Obligations so credit bid) based upon the value of such non-cash consideration. 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 (without requiring the authorization of the Bank Product Providers), or (z) otherwise, the Required Lenders (without requiring the authorization of the Bank Product Providers). Upon request by Agent or Borrowers at any time, the Lenders will (and if so requested, the Bank Product Providers will) confirm in writing Agents authority to release any such Liens on particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 15.11; provided, that (1) anything to the contrary contained in any of the Loan Documents notwithstanding, Agent shall not be required to execute any document or take any action necessary to evidence such release on terms that, in Agents opinion, could 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 released) upon (or obligations of Borrowers in respect of) any and all interests retained by any Borrower, including, the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. Each Lender further hereby irrevocably authorize (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to irrevocably authorize) Agent, at its option and in its sole discretion, to subordinate any Lien granted to or held by Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Permitted Lien on such property if such Permitted Lien secures Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness.
(b) Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any of the Lenders (or the Bank Product Providers) (i) to verify or assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, (ii) to verify or assure that Agents Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, (iii) to verify or assure that any particular items of Collateral meet the eligibility criteria applicable in respect thereof, (iv) to impose, maintain, increase, reduce, implement, or eliminate any particular reserve hereunder or to determine whether the amount of any reserve is appropriate or not, or (v) 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 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 Agents 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 (or Bank Product Provider) as to any of the foregoing, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.
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15.12 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 Parent, any Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any deposit accounts of Parent, any Borrower or its Subsidiaries 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 enforce any Loan Document against any Borrower or any Guarantor or 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 Lenders Pro Rata Share of all such distributions by Agent, such Lender promptly shall (A) 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 (B) 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, 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.
15.13 Agency for Perfection. Agent hereby appoints each other Lender (and each Bank Product Provider) as its agent (and each Lender hereby accepts (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to accept) such appointment) for the purpose of perfecting Agents Liens in assets which, in accordance with Article 8 or Article 9, as applicable, of the Code can be perfected by possession or control. Should any Lender obtain possession or control of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify Agent thereof, and, promptly upon Agents request therefor shall deliver possession or control of such Collateral to Agent or in accordance with Agents instructions.
15.14 Payments by Agent to the Lenders. All payments to be made by Agent to the Lenders (or Bank Product Providers) 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. Concurrently with each such payment, Agent shall identify whether such payment (or any portion thereof) represents principal, premium, fees, or interest of the Obligations.
15.15 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 (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to agree) 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 (and such Bank Product Provider).
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15.16 Field 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 examination report respecting any Borrower or its Subsidiaries (each, a Report) 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 field examination will inspect only specific information regarding Borrowers and their Subsidiaries and will rely significantly upon Borrowers and their Subsidiaries books and records, as well as on representations of Borrowers personnel,
(d) agrees to keep all Reports and other material, non-public information regarding Borrowers and their Subsidiaries and their operations, assets, and existing and contemplated business plans in a confidential manner in accordance with Section 17.9, 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 Borrowers, or the indemnifying Lenders participation in, or the indemnifying Lenders purchase of, a loan or loans of Borrowers, 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.
(f) In addition to the foregoing, (x) any Lender may from time to time request of Agent in writing that Agent provide to such Lender a copy of any report or document provided by any Borrower or its Subsidiaries to Agent that has not been contemporaneously provided by such Borrower or such Subsidiary 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 any Borrower or its Subsidiaries, any Lender may, from time to time, reasonably request Agent to exercise such right as specified in such Lenders notice to Agent, whereupon Agent promptly shall request of Borrowers the additional reports or information reasonably specified by such Lender, and, upon receipt thereof from such Subsidiary, Agent promptly shall provide a copy of same to such Lender, and (z) any time that Agent renders to Borrowers a statement regarding the Loan Account, Agent shall send a copy of such statement to each Lender.
15.17 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
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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 any Borrower or any other Person for any failure by any other Lender (or Bank Product Provider) to fulfill its obligations to make credit available hereunder, nor to advance for such Lender (or Bank Product Provider) or on its behalf, nor to take any other action on behalf of such Lender (or Bank Product Provider) hereunder or in connection with the financing contemplated herein.
16. WITHHOLDING TAXES.
16.1 Payments. All payments made by Borrowers 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 Indemnified Taxes, and in the event any deduction or withholding of Indemnified Taxes is required, Borrowers shall comply with the next sentence of this Section 16.1. If any Indemnified Taxes are so levied or imposed, Borrowers agree to pay the full amount of such Indemnified 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 16.1 after withholding or deduction for or on account of any Indemnified Taxes, will not be less than the amount provided for herein. Borrowers will furnish to Agent as promptly as possible after the date the payment of any Indemnified Tax is due pursuant to applicable law, certified copies of tax receipts evidencing such payment by Borrowers. Borrowers agree to pay any present or future stamp, value added or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges, or similar levies that arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, performance, recordation, or filing of, or otherwise with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
16.2 Exemptions.
(a) If a Lender or Participant is entitled to claim an exemption or reduction from United States withholding tax, such Lender or Participant agrees with and in favor of Agent, to deliver to Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) one of the following before receiving its first payment under this Agreement:
(i) if such Lender or Participant is entitled to claim an exemption from United States withholding tax pursuant to the portfolio interest exception, (A) a statement of the Lender or Participant, signed under penalty of perjury, that it is not a (I) a bank as described in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the IRC, (II) a 10% shareholder of a Borrower (within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the IRC), or (III) a controlled foreign corporation related to Borrowers within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the IRC, and (B) a properly completed and executed IRS Form W-8BEN-E or Form W-8IMY (with proper attachments);
(ii) if such Lender or Participant is entitled to claim an exemption from, or a reduction of, withholding tax under a United States tax treaty, a properly completed and executed copy of IRS Form W-8BEN-E;
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(iii) if such Lender or Participant is entitled to claim 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 Form W-8ECI;
(iv) if such Lender or Participant is entitled to claim that interest paid under this Agreement is exempt from United States withholding tax because such Lender or Participant serves as an intermediary, a properly completed and executed copy of IRS Form W-8IMY (with proper attachments); or
(v) a properly completed and executed copy of any 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.
(b) Each Lender or Participant shall provide new forms (or successor forms) upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered forms and to promptly notify Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction.
(c) If a Lender or Participant claims an exemption from withholding tax in a jurisdiction other than the United States, such Lender or such Participant agrees with and in favor of Agent, to deliver to Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) 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, but only if such Lender or such Participant is legally able to deliver such forms, provided, that nothing in this Section 16.2(c) shall require a Lender or Participant to disclose any information that it deems to be confidential (including its tax returns). Each Lender and each Participant shall provide new forms (or successor forms) upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered forms and to promptly notify Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction.
(d) If a Lender or Participant claims exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax and such Lender or Participant sells, assigns, grants a participation in, or otherwise transfers all or part of the Obligations of Borrowers to such Lender or Participant, such Lender or Participant agrees to notify Agent (or, in the case of a sale of a participation interest, to the Lender granting the participation only) of the percentage amount in which it is no longer the beneficial owner of Obligations of Borrowers to such Lender or Participant. To the extent of such percentage amount, Agent will treat such Lenders or such Participants documentation provided pursuant to Section 16.2(a) or 16.2(c) as no longer valid. With respect to such percentage amount, such Participant or Assignee may provide new documentation, pursuant to Section 16.2(a) or 16.2(c), if applicable. Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of this Section 16 with respect to its participation in any portion of the Commitments and the Obligations so long as such Participant complies with the obligations set forth in this Section 16 with respect thereto.
(e) If a payment made to a Lender or Participant under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender or Participant were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the IRC, as applicable), such Lender or Participant shall deliver to the Borrowers and Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrowers or Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as
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prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the IRC) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrowers or Agent as may be necessary for the Borrowers and Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender or Participant has complied with such Lenders or Participants obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.
16.3 Reductions.
(a) If a Lender or a Participant is subject to an applicable withholding tax, Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, the Lender granting the participation) may withhold from any payment to such Lender or such Participant an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding tax. If the forms or other documentation required by Section 16.2(a) or 16.2(c) are not delivered to Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation), then Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation) may withhold from any payment to such Lender or such Participant not providing such forms or other documentation an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding tax.
(b) If the IRS or any other Governmental Authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation) did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender or any Participant due to a failure on the part of the Lender or any Participant (because the appropriate form was not delivered, was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify Agent (or such Participant failed to notify the Lender granting the participation) 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 harmless (or, in the case of a Participant, such Participant shall indemnify and hold the Lender granting the participation harmless) for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation), as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, and including any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) under this Section 16, together with all costs and expenses (including attorneys fees and expenses). The obligation of the Lenders and the Participants under this subsection shall survive the payment of all Obligations and the resignation or replacement of Agent.
16.4 Refunds. If Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes to which Borrowers have paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 16, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, it shall pay over such refund to Borrowers (but only to the extent of payments made, or additional amounts paid, by Borrowers under this Section 16 with respect to Indemnified Taxes giving rise to such a refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the applicable Governmental Authority with respect to such a refund); provided, that Borrowers, upon the request of Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to Borrowers (plus any penalties, interest or other charges, imposed by the applicable Governmental Authority, other than such penalties, interest or other charges imposed as a result of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Agent hereunder) to Agent or such Lender in the event Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 16 shall not be construed to require Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information which it deems confidential) to Borrowers or any other Person.
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17. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
17.1 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be binding and deemed effective when executed by Parent, each Borrower, Agent, and each Lender whose signature is provided for on the signature pages hereof.
17.2 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.
17.3 Interpretation. Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed against the Lender Group or Parent or any 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.
17.4 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.
17.5 Bank Product Providers. Each Bank Product Provider in its capacity as such shall be deemed a third party beneficiary hereof and of the provisions of the other Loan Documents for purposes of any reference in a Loan Document to the parties for whom Agent is acting. Agent hereby agrees to act as agent for such Bank Product Providers and, by virtue of entering into a Bank Product Agreement, the applicable Bank Product Provider shall be automatically deemed to have appointed Agent as its agent and to have accepted the benefits of the Loan Documents. It is understood and agreed that the rights and benefits of each Bank Product Provider under the Loan Documents consist exclusively of such Bank Product Providers being a beneficiary of the Liens and security interests (and, if applicable, guarantees) granted to Agent and the right to share in payments and collections out of the Collateral as more fully set forth herein. In addition, each Bank Product Provider, by virtue of entering into a Bank Product Agreement, shall be automatically deemed to have agreed that Agent shall have the right, but shall have no obligation, to establish, maintain, relax, or release reserves in respect of the Bank Product Obligations and that if reserves are established there is no obligation on the part of Agent to determine or insure whether the amount of any such reserve is appropriate or not. In connection with any such distribution of payments or proceeds of Collateral, Agent shall be entitled to assume no amounts are due or owing to any Bank Product Provider unless such Bank Product Provider has provided a written certification (setting forth a reasonably detailed calculation) to Agent as to the amounts that are due and owing to it and such written certification is received by Agent a reasonable period of time prior to the making of such distribution. Agent shall have no obligation to calculate the amount due and payable with respect to any Bank Products, but may rely upon the written certification of the amount due and payable from the applicable Bank Product Provider. In the absence of an updated certification, Agent shall be entitled to assume that the amount due and payable to the applicable Bank Product Provider is the amount last certified to Agent by such Bank Product Provider as being due and payable (less any distributions made to such Bank Product Provider on account thereof). Borrowers may obtain Bank Products from any Bank Product Provider, although Borrowers are not required to do so. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that no Bank Product Provider has committed to provide any Bank Products and that the providing of Bank Products by any Bank Product Provider is in the sole and absolute discretion of such Bank Product Provider. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no provider or holder of any Bank Product shall have any voting or approval rights hereunder (or be deemed a Lender) solely by virtue of its status as the provider or holder of such agreements or products or the Obligations owing thereunder, nor shall the consent of any such provider or holder be required (other than in their capacities as Lenders, to the extent applicable) for any matter hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, including as to any matter relating to the Collateral or the release of Collateral or Guarantors.
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17.6 Debtor-Creditor Relationship. The relationship between the Lenders and Agent, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, is solely that of creditor and debtor. No member of the Lender Group has (or shall be deemed to have) any fiduciary relationship or duty to any Loan Party arising out of or in connection with the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, and there is no agency or joint venture relationship between the members of the Lender Group, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, by virtue of any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein.
17.7 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.
17.8 Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations; Certain Waivers. If any member of the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider repays, refunds, restores, or returns in whole or in part, any payment or property (including any proceeds of Collateral) previously paid or transferred to such member of the Lender Group or such Bank Product Provider in full or partial satisfaction of any Obligation or on account of any other obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document or any Bank Product Agreement, because the payment, transfer, or the incurrence of the obligation so satisfied is asserted or declared to be void, voidable, or otherwise recoverable under any law relating to creditors rights, including provisions of the Bankruptcy Code relating to fraudulent transfers, preferences, or other voidable or recoverable obligations or transfers (each, a Voidable Transfer), or because such member of the Lender Group or Bank Product Provider elects to do so on the reasonable advice of its counsel in connection with a claim that the payment, transfer, or incurrence is or may be a Voidable Transfer, then, as to any such Voidable Transfer, or the amount thereof that such member of the Lender Group or Bank Product Provider elects to repay, restore, or return (including pursuant to a settlement of any claim in respect thereof), and as to all reasonable costs, expenses, and attorneys fees of such member of the Lender Group or Bank Product Provider related thereto, (i) the liability of the Loan Parties with respect to the amount or property paid, refunded, restored, or returned will automatically and immediately be revived, reinstated, and restored and will exist and (ii) Agents Liens securing such liability shall be effective, revived, and remain in full force and effect, in each case, as fully as if such Voidable Transfer had never been made. If, prior to any of the foregoing, (A) Agents Liens shall have been released or terminated or (B) any provision of this Agreement shall have been terminated or cancelled, Agents Liens, or such provision of this Agreement, shall be reinstated in full force and effect and such prior release, termination, cancellation or surrender shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligation of any Loan Party in respect of such liability or any Collateral securing such liability.
17.9 Confidentiality.
(a) Agent and Lenders each individually (and not jointly or jointly and severally) agree that material, non-public information regarding Parent, Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, their
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operations, assets, and existing and contemplated business plans (Confidential Information) 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: (i) to attorneys for and other advisors, accountants, auditors, and consultants to any member of the Lender Group and to employees, directors and officers of any member of the Lender Group (the Persons in this clause (i), Lender Group Representatives) on a need to know basis in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and on a confidential basis, (ii) 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 17.9, (iii) as may be required by regulatory authorities so long as such authorities are informed of the confidential nature of such information, (iv) as may be required by statute, decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation; provided that (x) prior to any disclosure under this clause (iv), the disclosing party agrees to provide Borrowers with prior notice thereof, to the extent that it is practicable to do so and to the extent that the disclosing party is permitted to provide such prior notice to Borrowers pursuant to the terms of the applicable statute, decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation and (y) any disclosure under this clause (iv) shall be limited to the portion of the Confidential Information as may be required by such statute, decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation, (v) as may be agreed to in advance in writing by Borrowers, (vi) as requested or required by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any subpoena or other legal process, provided, that, (x) prior to any disclosure under this clause (vi) the disclosing party agrees to provide Borrowers with prior written notice thereof, to the extent that it is practicable to do so and to the extent that the disclosing party is permitted to provide such prior written notice to Borrowers pursuant to the terms of the subpoena or other legal process and (y) any disclosure under this clause (vi) shall be limited to the portion of the Confidential Information as may be required by such Governmental Authority pursuant to such subpoena or other legal process, (vii) 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 or the Lender Group Representatives), (viii) in connection with any assignment, participation or pledge of any Lenders interest under this Agreement, provided that prior to receipt of Confidential Information any such assignee, participant, or pledgee shall have agreed in writing to receive such Confidential Information either subject to the terms of this Section 17.9 or pursuant to confidentiality requirements substantially similar to those contained in this Section 17.9 (and such Person may disclose such Confidential Information to Persons employed or engaged by them as described in clause (i) above), (ix) 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; provided, that, prior to any disclosure to any Person (other than any Loan Party, Agent, any Lender, any of their respective Affiliates, or their respective counsel) under this clause (ix) with respect to litigation involving any Person (other than any Borrower, Agent, any Lender, any of their respective Affiliates, or their respective counsel), the disclosing party agrees to provide Borrowers with prior written notice thereof, and (x) in connection with, and to the extent reasonably necessary for, the exercise of any secured creditor remedy under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document.
(b) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Agent may disclose information concerning the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to loan syndication and pricing reporting services or in its marketing or promotional materials, with such information to consist of deal terms and other information customarily found in such publications or marketing or promotional materials and may otherwise use the name, logos, and other insignia of any Borrower or the other Loan Parties and the Commitments provided hereunder in any tombstone or other advertisements, on its website or in other marketing materials of Agent.
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(c) The Loan Parties hereby acknowledge that Agent or its Affiliates may make available to the Lenders materials or information provided by or on behalf of Borrowers hereunder (collectively, Borrower Materials) by posting Borrower Materials on IntraLinks, SyndTrak or another similar electronic system (the Platform) and certain of the Lenders may be public-side Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Loan Parties or their securities) (each, a Public Lender). The Loan Parties shall be deemed to have authorized Agent and its Affiliates and the Lenders to treat Borrower Materials marked PUBLIC or otherwise at any time filed with the SEC as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Loan Parties or their securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws. All Borrower Materials marked PUBLIC are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated as Public Investor (or another similar term). Agent and its Affiliates and the Lenders shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked PUBLIC or that are not at any time filed with the SEC as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not marked as Public Investor (or such other similar term).
(d) During the course of field examinations and other visits, inspections, examinations and discussions, representatives of Agent and the Lenders may encounter individually identifiable healthcare information as defined under HIPAA, or other confidential information relating to healthcare patients (collectively, the Confidential Healthcare Information). The Loan Party maintaining such Confidential Healthcare Information shall, consistent with HIPAAs minimum necessary provisions, permit such disclosure for their healthcare operations purposes. Unless otherwise required by law, Agent, the Lenders and their respective representatives shall not require or perform any act that would cause the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries to violate any laws, regulations or ordinances intended to protect the privacy rights of healthcare patients, including HIPAA.
17.10 Survival. All representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that Agent, Issuing Bank, or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of, or any accrued interest on, any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding or unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or been terminated.
17.11 Patriot Act. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the Patriot Act hereby notifies Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Borrower, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify each Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act. In addition, if Agent is required by law or regulation or internal policies to do so, it shall have the right to periodically conduct (a) Patriot Act searches, OFAC/PEP searches, and customary individual background checks for the Loan Parties and (b) OFAC/PEP searches and customary individual background checks for the Loan Parties senior management and key principals, and each Borrower agrees to cooperate in respect of the conduct of such searches and further agrees that the reasonable costs and charges for such searches shall constitute Lender Group Expenses hereunder and be for the account of Borrowers.
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17.12 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. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, all Bank Product Agreements, if any, are independent agreements governed by the written provisions of such Bank Product Agreements, which will remain in full force and effect, unaffected by any repayment, prepayments, acceleration, reduction, increase, or change in the terms of any credit extended hereunder, except as otherwise expressly provided in such Bank Product Agreement.
17.13 NeoGenomics as Agent for Borrowers. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints NeoGenomics as the borrowing agent and attorney-in-fact for all Borrowers (the Administrative Borrower) which appointment shall remain in full force and effect unless and until Agent shall have received prior written notice signed by each Borrower that such appointment has been revoked and that another Borrower has been appointed Administrative Borrower. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Borrower (a) to provide Agent with all notices with respect to Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit obtained for the benefit of any Borrower and all other notices and instructions under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (and any notice or instruction provided by Administrative Borrower shall be deemed to be given by Borrowers hereunder and shall bind each Borrower), (b) to receive notices and instructions from members of the Lender Group (and any notice or instruction provided by any member of the Lender Group to the Administrative Borrower in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been given to each Borrower), and (c) to take such action as the Administrative Borrower deems appropriate on its behalf to obtain Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit and to exercise such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto to carry out the purposes of this Agreement. It is understood that the handling of the Loan Account and Collateral in a combined fashion, as more fully set forth herein, is done solely as an accommodation to Borrowers in order to utilize the collective borrowing powers of Borrowers in the most efficient and economical manner and at their request, and that Lender Group shall not incur liability to any Borrower as a result hereof. Each Borrower expects to derive benefit, directly or indirectly, from the handling of the Loan Account and the Collateral in a combined fashion since the successful operation of each Borrower is dependent on the continued successful performance of the integrated group.
17.14 Florida Documentary Stamp Tax. This Agreement has been executed by Parent and Borrowers in the State of Florida, and in accordance with Florida Statute 201.08(1)(a), Florida documentary stamp taxes in the amount of $2,450.00 are being remitted directly to the Florida Department of Revenue in connection with the execution of this Agreement as a written obligation to pay money. No separate promissory note has been executed or delivered in connection with the indebtedness evidenced by this Agreement.
[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.
BORROWERS: | NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES, INC., | |||||
a Florida corporation, | ||||||
as a Borrower | ||||||
By: | /s/ Steven C. Jones | |||||
Name: | Steven C. Jones | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Finance | |||||
PATH LABS, LLC, | ||||||
a Delaware limited liability company, | ||||||
as a Borrower | ||||||
By: | /s/ Steven C. Jones | |||||
Name: | Steven C. Jones | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Finance | |||||
PARENT: | NEOGENOMICS, INC., | |||||
a Nevada corporation, | ||||||
as Parent | ||||||
By: | /s/ Steven C. Jones | |||||
Name: | Steven C. Jones | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Finance |
CREDIT AGREEMENT
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | ||
a national banking association,as Agent and as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Kathy R. Plisko | |
Name: | Kathy R. Plisko | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Schedule 1.1
As used in the Agreement, the following terms shall have the following definitions:
AB-PCI means AB Private Credit Investors LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, or any successor administrative agent or collateral agent under the Term Loan Agreement.
AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement means that certain Intercreditor Agreement by and between Agent and AB-PCI to be entered into and effective as of the Clarient Acquisition Date, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
AB-PCI Lien means the Lien of AB-PCI on the AB-PCI Priority Collateral and the Revolver Priority Collateral and subject at all times to the terms of the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement.
AB-PCI Priority Collateral means after the consummation of the transactions described in the Purchase Agreement and the making of the Term Loan, substantially all of the Loan Parties now owned and hereafter acquired real property, intellectual property, equipment, and inventory and all Equity Interests of the Loan Parties (other than Parent) and other assets included in the Term Loan Priority Collateral (as defined in the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement) but in any event excluding the Revolver Priority Collateral.
Account means an account (as that term is defined in the Code), including all health care insurance receivables (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.
Accounting Changes means changes in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (or successor thereto or any agency with similar functions).
Acquired Indebtedness has the meaning specified therefor in clause (t) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness.
Acquisition means (a) the purchase or other acquisition by a Person or its Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of the assets of (or any division or business line of) any other Person, or (b) the purchase or other acquisition (whether by means of a merger, consolidation, or otherwise) by a Person or its Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of any other Person, including, without limitation, the Clarient Acquisition.
Acquisition Documentation means the Purchase Agreement and the other assignments, agreements, documents and if applicable, filings necessary to fully consummate the Clarient Acquisition and complete the transfer of ownership thereunder.
Additional Documents has the meaning specified therefor in Section 5.12 of the Agreement.
Administrative Borrower has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.13 of the Agreement.
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Administrative Questionnaire has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(a) of the Agreement.
Affected Lender has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.13(b) of the Agreement.
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 Equity Interests, by contract, or otherwise; provided, that, for purposes of the definition of Eligible Accounts and Section 6.10 of the Agreement: (a) any Person which owns directly or indirectly 10% or more of the Equity Interests 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 in which a Person is a general partner 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.
Agents Account means the Deposit Account of Agent identified on Schedule A-1 to the Agreement (or such other Deposit Account of Agent that has been designated as such, in writing, by Agent to Borrowers and the Lenders).
Agents Liens means the Liens granted by Parent, each Borrower or its Subsidiaries to Agent under the Loan Documents and securing the Obligations.
Agreement means the Credit Agreement to which this Schedule 1.1 is attached.
Applicable Margin means, as of any date of determination and with respect to Base Rate Loans or LIBOR Rate Loans, as applicable, the applicable margin set forth in the following table that corresponds to the Average Excess Availability of Borrowers for the most recently completed month; provided, that for the period from the Closing Date through and including the end of the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, the Applicable Margin shall be set at the margin in the row styled Level III; provided further, that any time an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Applicable Margin shall be set at the margin in the row styled Level III:
Level |
Average Excess Availability |
Applicable Margin Relative to Base Rate |
Applicable Margin Relative to LIBOR Rate | |||
I |
> 50% of Maximum Revolver Amount |
2.00 percentage points | 3.00 percentage points | |||
II |
> 25% of Maximum Revolving Amount and £ 50% of Maximum Revolver Amount |
2.25 percentage points | 3.25 percentage points | |||
III |
£ 25% of Maximum Revolver Amount |
2.50 percentage points | 3.50 percentage points |
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The Applicable Margin shall be re-determined as of the first day of each calendar month of Borrowers.
Application Event means the occurrence of (a) a failure by Borrowers to repay all of the Obligations in full on the Maturity Date, or (b) an Event of Default and the election by Agent or the Required Lenders to require that payments and proceeds of Collateral be applied pursuant to Section 2.4(b)(iii) of the Agreement.
Assignee has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(a) of the Agreement.
Assignment and Acceptance means an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the Agreement.
Authorized Person means any one of the individuals identified on Schedule A-2 to the Agreement, as such schedule is updated from time to time by written notice from Borrowers to Agent.
Availability means, as of any date of determination, the amount that Borrowers are entitled to borrow as Revolving Loans under Section 2.1 of the Agreement (after giving effect to the then outstanding Revolver Usage).
Average Excess Availability means, with respect to any period, the sum of the aggregate amount of Excess Availability for each Business Day in such period (calculated as of the end of each respective Business Day) divided by the number of Business Days in such period.
Bank Product means any one or more of the following financial products or accommodations extended to a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries by a Bank Product Provider: (a) credit cards (including commercial cards (including so-called purchase cards, procurement cards or p-cards)), (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) stored value cards, (e) Cash Management Services, or (f) transactions under Hedge Agreements.
Bank Product Agreements means those agreements entered into from time to time by a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries with a Bank Product Provider in connection with the obtaining of any of the Bank Products.
Bank Product Collateralization means providing cash collateral (pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to Agent) to be held by Agent for the benefit of the Bank Product Providers (other than the Hedge Providers) in an amount determined by Agent as sufficient to satisfy the reasonably estimated credit exposure with respect to the then existing Bank Product Obligations (other than Hedge Obligations).
Bank Product Obligations means (a) all obligations, liabilities, reimbursement obligations, fees, or expenses owing by each Borrower or its Subsidiaries to any Bank Product Provider pursuant to or evidenced by a Bank Product Agreement 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, (b) all Hedge Obligations, and (c) all amounts that Agent or any Lender is obligated to pay to a
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Bank Product Provider as a result of Agent or such Lender purchasing participations from, or executing guarantees or indemnities or reimbursement obligations to, a Bank Product Provider with respect to the Bank Products provided by such Bank Product Provider to a Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries.
Bank Product Provider means Wells Fargo or any of its Affiliates, including each of the foregoing in its capacity, if applicable, as a Hedge Provider.
Bank Product Reserves means, as of any date of determination, those reserves that Agent deems necessary or appropriate to establish (based upon the Bank Product Providers determination of the liabilities and obligations of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of Bank Product Obligations) in respect of Bank Products then provided or outstanding.
Bankruptcy Code means title 11 of the United States Code, as in effect from time to time.
Base Rate means the greatest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1⁄2%, (b) the LIBOR Rate (which rate shall be calculated based upon an Interest Period of 3 months and shall be determined on a daily basis), plus 1 percentage point, and (c) 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 Fargos 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 each portion of the Revolving Loans that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.
Base Rate Margin has the meaning 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 Parent, any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates has been an employer (as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA) within the past six years.
Board of Directors means, as to any Person, the board of directors (or comparable managers) of such Person, or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of the board of directors (or comparable managers).
Board of Governors means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
Borrower and Borrowers have the respective meanings specified therefor in the preamble to the Agreement, and shall include any Subsidiary of any Loan Party that becomes a Borrower hereunder after the Closing Date by executing and delivering a Joinder Agreement in favor of Agent.
Borrower Materials has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9(c) of the Agreement.
Borrowing means a borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans 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 in the case of an Extraordinary Advance.
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Borrowing Base means, as of any date of determination, the result of:
(a) 85% of the amount of Eligible Accounts multiplied by the Expected Net Value; provided, however, that the portion of Eligible Accounts that are Eligible Unbilled Accounts shall not exceed, in an aggregate amount, the greater of $2,500,000 and 20% of the Borrowing Base (including all Eligible Unbilled Accounts for purposes of such calculation), minus
(b) the Credit and Unapplied Collection Amount applicable to such Eligible Accounts, minus
(c) the aggregate amount of reserves, if any, established by Agent under Section 2.1(c) of the Agreement.
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 New York or California, 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 amount 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, but excluding, without duplication (a) with respect to the purchase price of assets that are purchased substantially contemporaneously with the trade-in of existing assets during such period, the amount that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such assets for the assets being traded in at such time, (b) expenditures made during such period to consummate one or more Permitted Acquisitions, and (c) expenditures during such period that, pursuant to a written agreement, are reimbursed by a third Person (excluding any Borrower or any of its Affiliates).
Capital Lease means a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.
Capitalized Lease Obligation means that portion of the obligations under a Capital Lease that is required to be capitalized 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 or fully guaranteed 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 & Poors Rating Group (S&P) or Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys), (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 Moodys, (d) certificates of deposit, time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers acceptances maturing 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 or the District of Columbia or any United States branch of a foreign bank having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000, (e) Deposit Accounts
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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 full amount maintained with any such other bank is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (f) repurchase obligations of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (d) of this definition or recognized securities dealer having combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000, having a term of not more than seven days, with respect to securities satisfying the criteria in clause (a) or (d) above, (g) debt securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any commercial bank satisfying the criteria described in clause (d) above, and (h) Investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets are invested in the types of assets described in clauses (a) through (g) above.
Cash Management Services means any cash management or related services including treasury, depository, return items, overdraft, controlled disbursement, merchant store value cards, e-payables services, electronic funds transfer, interstate depository network, automatic clearing house transfer (including the Automated Clearing House processing of electronic funds transfers through the direct Federal Reserve Fedline system) and other customary cash management arrangements.
CFC means a controlled foreign corporation (as that term is defined in Section 957 of the IRC).
CHAMPVA means, collectively, the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and all laws and implementing rules and regulations and requirements pertaining to such program, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Change in Law means the occurrence after the date of the Agreement of: (a) the adoption or effectiveness of any law, rule, regulation, judicial ruling, judgment or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation, judicial ruling, judgment or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application by any Governmental Authority of any law, rule, regulation, guideline or treaty, or (c) the making or issuance by any Governmental Authority of any request, rule, guideline or directive, whether or not having the force of law; provided that notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities shall, in each case, be deemed to be a Change in Law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
Change of Control means that:
(a) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert (other than Permitted Holders), shall have acquired beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of Equity Interests of Parent (or other securities convertible into such Equity Interests) representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of all Equity Interests of Parent entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors of Parent;
(b) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert (other than Permitted Holders), shall have acquired by contract or otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement that, upon consummation thereof, will result in its or their acquisition of the power to exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling influence over the management or
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policies of Parent or control over the Equity Interests of such Person entitled to vote for members of the Board of Directors of Parent on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such Equity Interests that such Person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right) representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of such Equity Interests;
(c) during any period of 24 consecutive months commencing on or after the Closing Date, the occurrence of a change in the composition of the Board of Directors of Parent such that a majority of the members of such Board of Directors are not Continuing Directors;
(d) Parent fails to own and control, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of each other Loan Party; or
(e) any change of control (or similar event, however denominated) shall occur under and as defined in any indenture or agreement in respect of any Indebtedness in an individual principal amount of $2,000,000 or more.
Clarient means Clarient, Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Clarient Diagnostic Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation and any other Subsidiary of Clarient, Inc. acquired in connection with the Clarient Acquisition.
Clarient Acquisition means the Acquisition of Clarient by NeoGenomics pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
Clarient Acquisition Date means the date upon which the Clarient Acquisition is consummated.
Clarient Saudi Arabia means GE Clarient Diagnostic Services Limited, a Saudi Arabian limited liability company.
CLIA means the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (42 U.S.C. § 263a) and the implementing regulations at 42 C.F.R. pt. 493.
Closing Date means the date of the making of the initial Revolving Loan (or other extension of credit) under the Agreement.
CMS means The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and any Governmental Authority successor thereto.
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 Parent or by any Borrower or its Subsidiaries in or upon which a Lien is granted by such Person in favor of Agent or the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents.
Collateral Access Agreement means a landlord waiver, bailee letter, or acknowledgement agreement of any lessor, warehouseman, consignee, or other Person in possession of, having a Lien upon, or having rights or interests in any Loan Partys books and records, Equipment, or Inventory, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
Collections means all collections, wire transfers, electronic funds transfers and other cash proceeds of Accounts.
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Commitment means, with respect to each Lender, its Revolver Commitment, and, with respect to all Lenders, their Revolver Commitments, in each case as such Dollar amounts are set forth beside such Lenders name under the applicable heading on Schedule C-1 to the Agreement or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender under the Agreement, 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 of the Agreement.
Competitor means any Person that is engaged in the business of providing cancer diagnostic services and cancer genetic and molecular laboratory testing services, including cytogenetics, flow cytometry, fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) morphological studies, immunohistochemistry and molecular testing, to hematologists, oncologists, urologists, pathologists, hospitals, medical reference laboratories, clinical research organizations, and pharmaceutical companies.
Compliance Certificate means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 to the Agreement delivered by the chief financial officer of Parent to Agent.
Confidential Information has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9(a) of the Agreement.
Consolidated Current Assets means, as of any date of determination, the total assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current assets in conformity with GAAP, excluding cash and Cash Equivalents.
Consolidated Current Liabilities means, as of any date of determination, the total liabilities of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current liabilities in conformity with GAAP, excluding the current portion of long term debt.
Consolidated Net Income means, for any period, (a) the net income (or loss) of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period determined in conformity with GAAP, minus (b) (i) the income (or loss) of any Person in which any other Person (other than the Loan Parties) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually received by a Loan Party from such Person during such period, (ii) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Loan Party or is merged into or consolidated with the Loan Parties or that Persons assets are acquired by a Loan Party, (iii) any after-tax gains or losses attributable to assets sales (other than dispositions of Inventory in the ordinary course of business) or returned surplus assets of any pension plan, (iv) income resulting from any reappraisal, revaluation or write-up of assets, (v) the income (or loss) of any Person that is not a Domestic Subsidiary of Parent, only to the extent that the payment of cash dividends or similar cash distributions by any such Person is restricted by operation of the terms of its Governing Documents or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to such Person, except (solely to the extent permitted to be paid) to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually received by Parent or any other Loan Party that is a Domestic Subsidiary of Parent from such Person during such period in accordance with such documents and regulations and (vi) (to the extent not included in clauses (i) through (v) above) any net extraordinary gains or net extraordinary losses.
Consolidated Working Capital means, as of any date of determination, the excess of Consolidated Current Assets over Consolidated Current Liabilities.
Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment means, for any period on a consolidated basis, the amount (which may be a negative number) by which Consolidated Working Capital as of the beginning of such period exceeds (or is less than) Consolidated Working Capital as of the end of such
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period. In calculating the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment there shall be excluded the effect of reclassification during such period of current assets to long term assets and current liabilities to long term liabilities and the effect of any Permitted Acquisition during such period; provided, that there shall be included with respect to any Permitted Acquisition during such period an amount (which may be a negative number) by which the Consolidated Working Capital acquired in such Permitted Acquisition immediately after giving effect to such acquisition exceeds (or is less than) Consolidated Working Capital at the end of such period.
Continuing Director means (a) any member of the Board of Directors who was a director (or comparable manager) of Parent on the Closing Date, and (b) any individual who becomes a member of the Board of Directors after the Closing Date if such individual was approved, appointed or nominated for election to the Board of Directors by either the Permitted Holders or a majority of the Continuing Directors.
Control Agreement means a control agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, executed and delivered by a Loan Party, Agent, and the applicable securities intermediary (with respect to a Securities Account) or bank (with respect to a Deposit Account other than a Government Receivables Lockbox Account), and as applicable, any other third parties (such as AB-PCI).
Credit and Unapplied Collection Amount means, at any time, the sum of (a) any credit charges of any Account Debtors of Eligible Accounts that are aged greater than 150 days from the service date and (b) any collections that have been received by a Borrower but have not yet been applied to the invoice.
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 (a) has failed to fund any amounts required to be funded by it under the Agreement on the date that it is required to do so under the Agreement (including the failure to make available to Agent amounts required pursuant to a Settlement or to make a required payment in connection with a Letter of Credit Disbursement), (b) notified Borrowers, Agent, or any Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with all or any portion of its funding obligations under the Agreement, (c) has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under the Agreement or under other agreements generally (as reasonably determined by Agent) under which it has committed to extend credit, (d) failed, within 1 Business Day after written request by Agent, to confirm that it will comply with the terms of the Agreement relating to its obligations to fund any amounts required to be funded by it under the Agreement, (e) otherwise failed to pay over to Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it under the Agreement on the date that it is required to do so under the Agreement, or (f) (i) becomes or is insolvent or has a parent company that has become or is insolvent or (ii) becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, or custodian or appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or has a parent company that has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment.
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 Revolving Loans 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 Administrative Borrower identified on Schedule D-1 to the Agreement (or such other Deposit Account of Administrative Borrower located at Designated Account Bank that has been designated as such, in writing, by Borrowers to Agent).
Designated Account Bank has the meaning specified therefor in Schedule D-1 to the Agreement (or such other bank that is located within the United States that has been designated as such, in writing, by Borrowers to Agent).
Disqualified Equity Interests shall mean any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is 180 days after the Maturity Date.
Dollars or $ means United States dollars.
Domestic Subsidiary means any Subsidiary organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia other than a CFC.
Drawing Document means any Letter of Credit or other document presented for purposes of drawing under any Letter of Credit.
Earn-Outs shall mean unsecured liabilities of a Loan Party arising under an agreement to make any deferred payment as a part of the Purchase Price for a Permitted Acquisition, including performance bonuses or consulting payments in any related services, employment or similar agreement, in an amount that is subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or profits (or the like) of the target of such Permitted Acquisition.
EBITDA means, with respect to any fiscal period, an amount determined for Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis equal to (a) Consolidated Net Income, plus, to the extent reducing Consolidated Net Income, the sum, without duplication, of amounts for (i) Interest Expense, (ii) provisions for taxes based on income, (iii) total depreciation expense, (iv) total amortization expense, (v) the aggregate amount of synergies in connection with the Clarient Acquisition which are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and projected by Parent and Borrowers in good faith to be realized within six (6) months from the Closing Date not to exceed $3,000,000 in any trailing four (4) fiscal quarter period ending on or before June 30, 2016 (excluding any synergies that have been realized; it being acknowledged that the historical quarterly EBITDA amounts set forth in the chart below have been increased to already contain $750,000 of synergies in each such quarterly amount), (vi) to the extent factually supportable and not capitalized, Transaction Costs and reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses actually incurred and paid in connection with the Clarient Acquisition not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate; provided not more than $1,000,000 of such amount shall be paid to Affiliates of any Loan Party, (vii) any cash non-recurring fees, costs and expenses that have been disclosed, and are acceptable to, Agent, (viii) non-cash stock-based compensation expenses, and (ix) other
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non-cash charges reducing Consolidated Net Income to the extent reasonably acceptable to Agent (excluding any such non-cash charge to the extent that it represents an accrual or reserve for a potential cash charge in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash charge that was paid in a prior period), minus (b) other non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding any such non cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for potential cash gain in any prior period); provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for each fiscal quarter set forth below, EBITDA for Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis shall be deemed to be the amount set forth below opposite such fiscal quarter:
Fiscal Quarter |
EBITDA | |
December 31, 2014 |
$6,880,941 | |
March 31, 2015 |
$5,289,528 | |
June 30, 2015 |
$4,834,301 | |
September 30, 2015 |
$4,893,488 |
For the purposes of calculating EBITDA for any period of 4 consecutive fiscal quarters (each, a Reference Period), if at any time during such Reference Period (and after the Closing Date), any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall have made a Permitted Acquisition, EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto (including pro forma adjustments arising out of events which are directly attributable to such Permitted Acquisition, are identifiable, factually supportable, and are projected to have a continuing impact, in each case to be mutually and reasonably agreed upon by Borrowers and Agent) or in such other manner acceptable to Agent as if any such Permitted Acquisition or adjustment occurred on the first day of such Reference Period.
Eligible Accounts means those Accounts created by a Borrower in the ordinary course of its business, that arise out of such Borrowers sale of goods and rendition of laboratory services, that comply with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Accounts made in the Loan Documents, and that are not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below; provided, that such criteria may be revised from time to time by Agent in Agents Permitted Discretion to address the results of any field examination performed by (or on behalf of) Agent from time to time after the Closing Date. In determining the amount to be included, Eligible Accounts shall be calculated net of unapplied cash, taxes, discounts, credits, allowances, and rebates. Eligible Accounts shall not include the following:
(a) Accounts that the Account Debtor has failed to pay within 120 days of original invoice date (or within 150 days of the original service date with respect to Accounts owing under Medicaid or Medicare, or owing from commercial insurance providers; provided that Borrowers may elect to include Accounts due from Medicaid and Medicare that have been outstanding for a period of between 150 to 180 days from the original service date in its Eligible Accounts in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any one time, or such other amount as shall be agreed to between Borrowers and Agent),
(b) Accounts owed by an Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) (other than Accounts owed by a Government Account Debtor under Medicare or Medicaid) where 50% or more of all Accounts owed by that Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) are deemed ineligible under clause (a) above,
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(c) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a natural person, an Affiliate of any Borrower or an employee or agent of any Borrower or any Affiliate of any Borrower,
(d) Accounts arising from the sale of Inventory or other assets,
(e) Accounts that are not payable in Dollars,
(f) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor either (i) does not maintain its chief executive office in the United States, or (ii) is not organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, or (iii) is the government of any foreign country or sovereign state, or of any state, province, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof, or of any department, agency, public corporation, or other instrumentality thereof,
(g) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is either (i) the United States or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States (exclusive, however, of Accounts with respect to which Borrowers have complied, to the reasonable satisfaction of Agent, with the Assignment of Claims Act, 31 USC §3727), or (ii) any state of the United States, but excluding in each case a Government Account Debtor,
(h) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a creditor of a Borrower, has or has asserted a right of recoupment or setoff, or has disputed its obligation to pay all or any portion of the Account, to the extent of such claim, right of recoupment or setoff, or dispute,
(i) Accounts with respect to an Account Debtor (other than Accounts owed by a Government Account Debtor under Medicare or Medicaid) whose total obligations owing to Borrowers exceed 10% (such percentage, as applied to a particular Account Debtor, being subject to reduction by Agent in its Permitted Discretion if the creditworthiness of such Account Debtor deteriorates) of all Eligible Accounts, to the extent of the obligations owing by such Account Debtor in excess of such percentage; provided, that, in each case, the amount of Eligible Accounts that are excluded because they exceed the foregoing percentage shall be determined by Agent based on all of the otherwise Eligible Accounts prior to giving effect to any eliminations based upon the foregoing concentration limit,
(j) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is subject to an Insolvency Proceeding, has gone out of business, or as to which any Borrower has received notice of an imminent Insolvency Proceeding or a material impairment of the financial condition of such Account Debtor,
(k) Accounts, the collection of which, Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, believes to be doubtful, including by reason of the Account Debtors financial condition,
(l) Accounts that are not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Agents Lien,
(m) Accounts with respect to which the services giving rise to such Account have not been performed and billed to the Account Debtor; provided, however, that Eligible Unbilled Accounts may constitute Eligible Accounts notwithstanding that such Accounts have not been billed to the applicable Account Debtor as described in this clause (m),
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(n) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Entity,
(o) Accounts that represent the right to receive progress payments or other advance billings that are due prior to the completion of performance by the applicable Borrower of the subject contract for services, or
(p) all Accounts owned by a target acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition if such Accounts exceed 10% of the Borrowing Base, until the completion of an appraisal and field examination with respect to such target, in each case, reasonably satisfactory to Agent (which appraisal and field examination may be conducted prior to the closing of such Permitted Acquisition).
Eligible Transferee means (a) any Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender), any Affiliate of any Lender and any Related Fund of any Lender; (b) (i) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; (ii) a savings and loan association or savings bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; (iii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country or a political subdivision thereof; provided that (A) (x) such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States or (y) such bank is organized under the laws of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or a political subdivision of such country, and (B) such bank has total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; (c) any other entity (other than a natural person) that is an accredited investor (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) that extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses including insurance companies, investment or mutual funds and lease financing companies, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; and (d) during the continuation of an Event of Default, any other Person approved by Agent.
Eligible Unbilled Accounts means Accounts that otherwise qualify as Eligible Accounts except that an invoice, statement or other billing document has not been sent to the applicable Account Debtor; provided, that any such Account shall cease to be an Eligible Unbilled Account on the date that (a) an invoice, statement or other billing document is sent to the applicable Account Debtor or (b) is more than 30 days after the most recent date on which services were provided by a Borrower; provided further, that any Accounts of Account Debtors who are natural persons or otherwise self-pay shall be excluded from the calculation of Eligible Unbilled Accounts in a manner satisfactory to Agent.
Environmental Action means any written complaint, summons, citation, notice, directive, order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, judgment, letter, or other written communication from any Governmental Authority, or any third party involving violations of Environmental Laws or releases of Hazardous Materials (a) from any assets, properties, or businesses of any Borrower, any Subsidiary of any Borrower, 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 any Borrower, any Subsidiary of any Borrower, 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 any Borrower or its 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.
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Environmental Liabilities means all liabilities, monetary obligations, losses, 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.
Equipment means equipment (as that term is defined in the Code).
Equity Interest means, with respect to a Person, all of the shares, options, warrants, interests, participations, or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in such Person, whether voting or nonvoting, including capital stock (or other ownership or profit interests or units), 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).
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 Parent, any Borrower or its 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 Parent, any Borrower or its 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 Parent, any Borrower or any of its 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 Parent, any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and whose employees are aggregated with the employees of Parent, such Borrower or its Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(o).
Event of Default has the meaning specified therefor in Section 8 of the Agreement.
Excess Availability means, as of any date of determination, the amount equal to Availability minus the aggregate amount, if any, of all book overdrafts of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries in excess of historical practices with respect thereto, in each case as determined by Agent in its Permitted Discretion.
Excess Cash Flow means, for any period, with respect to Parent determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, an amount (if positive) equal to:
(i) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of (a) Consolidated Net Income, plus, (b) the sum, without duplication, of (1) all non-cash charges reducing Consolidated Net Income, including for depreciation and amortization (excluding any such non-cash charge to the extent that it represents an accrual or reserve for a potential cash charge in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash charge that was paid in a prior period) plus (2) the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment,
minus:
(ii) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts paid in cash from operating cash flow during such period for (a) scheduled repayments of Indebtedness for borrowed money
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(including repayments of the Term Loan) and scheduled repayments of obligations under Capital Leases (excluding any Interest Expense portion thereof), plus (b) Capital Expenditures, plus (c) non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income (excluding any such non-cash gain to the extent that it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item in any prior period).
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect from time to time.
Excluded Taxes means (i) any tax imposed on the net income or net profits of any Lender or any Participant (including any franchise taxes and branch profits taxes), in each case imposed by the jurisdiction (or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof) in which such Lender or such Participant is organized or the jurisdiction (or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof) in which such Lenders or such Participants principal office or applicable lending office is located in each case as a result of a present or former connection between such Lender or such Participant and the jurisdiction or taxing authority imposing the tax (other than any such connection arising solely from such Lender or such Participant having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received payment under, or enforced its rights or remedies under the Agreement or any other Loan Document); (ii) taxes resulting from a Lenders or a Participants failure to comply with the requirements of Section 16.2 of the Agreement, (iii) any United States federal withholding taxes that would be imposed on amounts payable to a Foreign Lender based upon the law in effect at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to the Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except that Taxes shall include (A) any amount that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was previously entitled to receive pursuant to Section 16.1 of the Agreement, if any, with respect to such withholding tax at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to the Agreement (or designates a new lending office), and (B) additional United States federal withholding taxes that may be imposed after the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to the Agreement (or designates a new lending office), as a result of a change in law, rule, regulation, order or other decision with respect to any of the foregoing by any Governmental Authority, and (iv) any United States federal withholding taxes imposed under FATCA.
Expected Net Value means percentages that Agent deems necessary or appropriate, in its Permitted Discretion, adjusted from time to time to reduce Eligible Accounts by payor class (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance providers, etc.) based upon each Borrowers historical collection history, contractual allowances, returns, rebates, discounts, credits and other allowances that may result in the non-payment or diminution in value of Eligible Accounts.
Extraordinary Advances has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(d)(iii) of the Agreement.
FATCA means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the IRC, as of the date of the Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof.
FDA means the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and any Governmental Authority successor thereto.
Federal Funds Rate means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to, for each day during such period, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
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Fee Letter means that certain fee letter, dated as of even date herewith among Parent, NeoGenomics, PathLogic and Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
Fixed Charges means, with respect to any fiscal period and with respect to Parent and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the sum, without duplication, of (a) Interest Expense that is required to be paid during such period (excluding amortization of any original issue discount, interest paid in kind or added to principal, or other non-cash interest), (b) principal payments in respect of Indebtedness that are required to be paid during such period, including all scheduled payments made under any settlement or extended repayment agreement with any Governmental Authority (for the avoidance of doubt, the computation of Fixed Charges hereunder shall disregard any mandatory prepayments required under Section 2.12 of the Term Loan Agreement as of the Closing Date), (c) federal, state, and local income taxes that are required to be paid during such period, and (d) all Restricted Payments paid (whether in cash or other property, other than common Equity Interest) and management fees paid or payable during such fiscal period.
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio means, with respect to any four fiscal quarter period and with respect to Parent determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the ratio of (a) EBITDA for such period minus Capital Expenditures made (to the extent not already incurred in a prior period and to the extent not financed with either (x) Indebtedness permitted by clause (c) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, or (y) funds withdrawn from the Unrestricted Cash Equity Account) or incurred during such period, to (b) Fixed Charges for such period; provided, that, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Fixed Charges shall, other than in the case of one-time payments, be calculated for the period from January 1, 2016 through (i) the fiscal quarter ended on or about March 31, 2016 by multiplying the actual amounts for such period by four (4), (ii) the fiscal quarter ended on or about June 30, 2016, by multiplying the actual amounts for such period by two (2), and (iii) the fiscal quarter ended on or about September 30, 2016 by multiplying the actual amounts for such period by four thirds (4/3), in each case to reach an assumed annual amount, and thereafter on a trailing four (4) fiscal quarter basis.
Foreign Lender means any Lender or Participant that is not a United States person within the meaning of IRC section 7701(a)(30).
Funded Indebtedness means, as of any date of determination, all Indebtedness for borrowed money or letters of credit of Parent, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, that by its terms matures more than one year after the date of determination, and any such Indebtedness maturing within one year from such date that is renewable or extendable at the option of Parent or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to a date more than one year from such date, including, in any event, but without duplication, with respect to Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, the Revolver Usage and the amount of their Capitalized Lease Obligations.
Funding Date means the date on which a Borrowing occurs.
Funding Losses has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.12(b)(ii) of the Agreement.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States, consistently applied.
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Governing Documents means, with respect to any Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, or other organizational documents of such Person.
Government Account Debtor means the United States government or a political subdivision thereof, or any state, county or municipality or department, agency or instrumentality thereof, that is responsible for payment of an Account under any Government Reimbursement Program, or any agent, administrator, intermediary or carrier for the foregoing.
Government Receivable means any Account that is payable by a Government Account Debtor pursuant to a Government Reimbursement Program.
Government Receivables Lockbox Account means a Deposit Account of Borrowers that is used exclusively for the receipt of Collections of Government Receivables.
Government Receivables Lockbox Account Agreement means an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, executed and delivered by Borrowers, Agent, and the applicable bank with respect to a Government Receivables Lockbox Account, and as applicable, any other third parties (such as AB-PCI), in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 7(k) of the Guaranty and Security Agreement.
Government Reimbursement Program means (a) Medicare, (b) Medicaid, (c) the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program under 5 U.S.C. §§ 8902 et seq., (d) TRICARE, (e) CHAMPVA, or (f) if applicable within the context of this Agreement, any agent, administrator, administrative contractor, intermediary or carrier for any of the foregoing.
Governmental Authority means the government of any nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether at the national, state, territorial, provincial, municipal or any other level, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of, or pertaining to, government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
Guarantor means (a) Parent and (b) each Subsidiary of each Borrower, and (c) each other Person that becomes a guarantor after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.11 of the Agreement.
Guaranty and Security Agreement means a guaranty and security agreement, dated as of even date with the Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, executed and delivered by each of Borrowers and each of the Guarantors 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.
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Health Care Laws means, collectively, any and all federal, state or local laws, orders and implementing rules and regulations of any Governmental Authority (a) pertaining to health regulatory matters applicable to the operations of the of each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries, including, by way of example only, (i) the provisions of titles XI, XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, (ii) TriCare, administered by the Department of Defense, Federal Employees Health Benefit Program, administered by the Office of Personnel Management, section 340B of the Public Health Service Act, administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, workers compensation for federal employees, as administered by the Secretary of Labor, and any other federal health care program; (iii) any other Government Reimbursement Program; (iv) the licensure or regulation of healthcare providers, suppliers, professionals, diagnostic laboratories or payors; (v) Section 262 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191 (Aug. 21, 1996), the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, division A, title XIII, subtitle D, sections 13401 and 13404 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 115, 227 (Feb. 17, 2009), and the implementing regulations at 45 C.F.R. pts. 160, 162, and 164; (vi) CLIA; and (vii) the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 301 et. seq., and the Public Health Service Act § 351 et seq. or (b) relating to any of the following (i) the operation of any facilities or the provision of, or payment for, health care services, items or supplies; (ii) quality, safety certification and accreditation standards and requirements imposed by applicable law; (iii) the billing, coding or submission of claims or collection of accounts receivable or refund of overpayments; (iv) the practice of medicine and other health care professions or the organization of medical or professional entities; and (v) fee-splitting prohibitions, and any and all other applicable health care laws, rules, codes, regulations, or implementing rules and regulations, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
Health Care Permits means any and all permits, licenses, authorizations, certificates, including, but not limited to, any certificate issued under CLIA, certificates of need, accreditations and plans of third-party accreditation agencies (such as the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the College of American Pathologists) that are (a) necessary to enable any Loan Party to operate any diagnostic laboratory or provide services, participate in and receive payment under any Government Reimbursement Program, or otherwise continue to conduct its business as it is conducted on the Closing Date, or (b) required under any Health Care Law.
Health Care Proceeding means any investigation, hearings, litigation or proceedings (in each case, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) concerning any alleged or actual non-compliance by any Loan Party with any Health Care Laws or the requirements of any Health Care Permit or Third Party Payor Arrangement or the business affairs, practices, licensing or reimbursement entitlements of any Loan Party or diagnostic laboratory (including inquiries involving the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing and investigations initiated by a Fiscal Intermediary/Medicare Administrator Contractor, a Medicaid Integrity Contractor, a Recovery Audit Contractor, a Program Safeguard Contractor, a Zone Program Integrity Contractor, an Attorney General, the Office of Inspector General, the Department of Justice or any similar governmental agencies or contractors for such agencies).
Hedge Agreement means a swap agreement as that term is defined in Section 101(53B)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code.
Hedge Obligations means any and all obligations or liabilities, whether absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, of each Loan Party or its Subsidiaries arising under, owing pursuant to, or existing in respect of Hedge Agreements entered into with one or more of the Hedge Providers.
Hedge Provider means Wells Fargo or any of its Affiliates.
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HIPAA means (a) the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; (b) the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009); and (c) any state or local laws regulating the privacy and/or security of individually identifiable information imposing a more restrictive standard, in each case as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, any successor statutes thereto, and any and all rules or regulations promulgated from time to time thereunder.
Inactive Subsidiaries means NeoGenomics California, LLC, a California limited liability, and NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a New York corporation.
Indebtedness as to any Person means (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments and all reimbursement or other obligations in respect of letters of credit, bankers acceptances, or other financial products, (c) all obligations of such Person as a lessee under Capital Leases, (d) all obligations or liabilities of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, irrespective of whether such obligation or liability is assumed, (e) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of assets (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business and repayable in accordance with customary trade practices and, for the avoidance of doubt, other than royalty payments payable in the ordinary course of business in respect of non-exclusive licenses), (f) all monetary obligations of such Person owing under Hedge Agreements (which amount shall be calculated based on the amount that would be payable by such Person if the Hedge Agreement were terminated on the date of determination), (g) any Disqualified Equity Interests of such Person, and (h) any obligation of such Person 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 (g) above. For purposes of this definition, (i) the amount of any Indebtedness represented by a guaranty or other similar instrument shall be the lesser of the principal amount of the obligations guaranteed and still outstanding and the maximum amount for which the guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Indebtedness, and (ii) the amount of any Indebtedness which is limited or is non-recourse to a Person or for which recourse is limited to an identified asset shall be valued at the lesser of (A) if applicable, the limited amount of such obligations, and (B) if applicable, the fair market value of such assets securing such obligation.
Indemnified Liabilities has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.3 of the Agreement.
Indemnified Person has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.3 of the Agreement.
Indemnified Taxes means, any Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
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 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.
Intercompany Note means the Subordinated Intercompany Note dated of even date herewith by and among the Loan Parties, in the form of Exhibit N-1 to the Agreement.
Interest Expense means, for any period, the aggregate of the interest expense of Parent for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
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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, 3, or 6 months thereafter; provided, that (a) 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, (b) 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, (c) 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, 3, or 6 months after the date on which the Interest Period began, as applicable, and (d) Borrowers may not elect an Interest Period which will end after the Maturity Date.
Inventory means inventory (as that term is defined in the Code).
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, capital contributions (excluding (a) commission, travel, and similar advances to officers and employees of such Person made in the ordinary course of business, and (b) bona fide accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business), or acquisitions of Indebtedness, Equity Interests, 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. The amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additions thereto, without any adjustment for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs, or write-offs with respect to such Investment.
IRC means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect from time to time.
ISP means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the International Standby Practices 1998 (International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590) and any subsequent revision thereof adopted by the International Chamber of Commerce on the date such Letter of Credit is issued.
Issuer Document means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, a letter of credit application, a letter of credit agreement, or any other document, agreement or instrument entered into (or to be entered into) by a Borrower in favor of Issuing Bank and relating to such Letter of Credit.
Issuing Bank means Wells Fargo or any other Lender that, at the request of Borrowers and with the consent of Agent, agrees, in such Lenders sole discretion, to become an Issuing Bank for the purpose of issuing Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.11 of the Agreement, and Issuing Bank shall be a Lender.
Joinder Agreement means a Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit S-1 to this Agreement.
Lender has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement, shall include Issuing Bank and the Swing Lender, and shall also include any other Person made a party to the Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section 13.1 of the Agreement and Lenders means each of the Lenders or any one or more of them.
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Lender Group means each of the Lenders (including Issuing Bank and the Swing Lender) and Agent, or any one or more of them.
Lender Group Expenses means all (a) costs or expenses (including taxes and insurance premiums) required to be paid by any Loan Party under any of the Loan Documents that are paid, advanced, or incurred by the Lender Group, (b) reasonable documented out-of-pocket fees or charges paid or incurred by Agent in connection with the Lender Groups transactions with each Loan Party under any of the Loan Documents, including, photocopying, notarization, couriers and messengers, telecommunication, public record searches, filing fees, recording fees, publication, real estate surveys, real estate title policies and endorsements, and environmental audits, (c) Agents customary fees and charges imposed or incurred in connection with any background checks or OFAC/PEP searches related to Parent, any Borrower or its Subsidiaries, (d) Agents customary fees and charges (as adjusted from time to time) with respect to the disbursement of funds (or the receipt of funds) to or for the account of any Borrower (whether by wire transfer or otherwise), together with any out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith, (e) customary charges imposed or incurred by Agent resulting from the dishonor of checks payable by or to any Loan Party, (f) reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses paid or incurred by the Lender Group to correct any default or enforce any provision of the Loan Documents, or during the continuance of an Event of Default, 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, (g) a fee of (i) $1,000 per day, per field examiner, plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for each field examination of the Loan Parties performed by personnel employed by Agent, or (ii) the fees, charges or expenses paid or incurred by Agent (but, in any event, no less than a charge of $1,000 per day, per Person, plus out of pocket expenses (including travel, meals and lodging)) if it elects to employ the services of one or more third Persons to perform field examinations of the Loan Parties, and other appraisal fees, and valuation fees and expenses of Agent related to appraisals, or valuations to the extent of the fees and charges (and up to the amount of any limitation) provided in Section 2.10 of the Agreement and the Fee Letter, (h) Agents reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys fees and expenses) relative to third party claims or any other lawsuit or adverse proceeding paid or incurred, whether in enforcing or defending the Loan Documents or otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, Agents Liens in and to the Collateral, or the Lender Groups relationship with any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (i) Agents reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys fees and due diligence expenses) incurred in advising, structuring, drafting, reviewing, administering (including travel, meals, and lodging), syndicating (including reasonable costs and expenses relative to CUSIP, DXSyndicate, SyndTrak or other communication costs incurred in connection with a syndication of the loan facilities), or amending, waiving, or modifying the Loan Documents, and (j) Agents and each Lenders reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable documented 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 any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or in exercising rights or remedies under the Loan Documents), or defending the Loan Documents, irrespective of whether a lawsuit or other adverse proceeding is brought, or in taking any enforcement action or any Remedial Action with respect to the Collateral.
Lender Group Representatives has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9 of the Agreement.
Lender-Related Person means, with respect to any Lender, such Lender, together with such Lenders Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents.
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Letter of Credit means a letter of credit (as that term is defined in the Code) issued by Issuing Bank.
Letter of Credit Collateralization means either (a) providing cash collateral (pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to Agent, including provisions that specify that the Letter of Credit Fees and all commissions, fees, charges and expenses provided for in Section 2.11(k) of the Agreement (including any fronting fees) will continue to accrue while the Letters of Credit are outstanding) to be held by Agent for the benefit of the Revolving Lenders in an amount equal to 105% of the then existing Letter of Credit Usage, (b) delivering to Agent documentation executed by all beneficiaries under the Letters of Credit, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and Issuing Bank, terminating all of such beneficiaries rights under the Letters of Credit, or (c) providing Agent with a standby letter of credit, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, from a commercial bank acceptable to Agent (in its sole discretion) in an amount equal to 105% of the then existing Letter of Credit Usage (it being understood that the Letter of Credit Fee and all fronting fees set forth in the Agreement will continue to accrue while the Letters of Credit are outstanding and that any such fees that accrue must be an amount that can be drawn under any such standby letter of credit).
Letter of Credit Disbursement means a payment made by Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
Letter of Credit Exposure means, as of any date of determination with respect to any Lender, such Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Usage on such date.
Letter of Credit Fee has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.6(b) of the Agreement.
Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.11(f) of the Agreement.
Letter of Credit Related Person has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.11(f) of the Agreement.
Letter of Credit Usage means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit.
LIBOR Deadline has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.12(b)(i) of the Agreement.
LIBOR Notice means a written notice in the form of Exhibit L-1 to the Agreement.
LIBOR Option has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.12(a) of the Agreement.
LIBOR Rate means the rate per annum as reported on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 page (or any successor page) 2 Business Days prior to the commencement of the requested Interest Period, 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 Borrowers in accordance with the Agreement (and, if any such rate is below zero, the LIBOR Rate shall be deemed to be zero), which determination shall be made by Agent and shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
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LIBOR Rate Loan means each portion of a Revolving Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate.
LIBOR Rate Margin has the meaning set forth in the definition of Applicable Margin.
Lien means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, charge, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, easement, lien (statutory or other), security interest, or other security arrangement and any other preference, priority, or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever, including any conditional sale contract or other title retention agreement, the interest of a lessor under a Capital Lease and any synthetic or other financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing.
Loan shall mean any Revolving Loan, Swing Loan, or Extraordinary Advance made (or to be made) hereunder.
Loan Account has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.9 of the Agreement.
Loan Documents means the Agreement, the Control Agreements, the Collateral Access Agreements, the Government Receivables Lockbox Account Agreements, any Borrowing Base Certificate, the Fee Letter, the Guaranty and Security Agreement, any Issuer Documents, the Letters of Credit, the Patent Security Agreement, the Trademark Security Agreement, the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement, any Joinder Agreements, the Intercompany Note, any note or notes executed by Borrowers in connection with the Agreement and payable to any member of the Lender Group, and any other instrument or agreement entered into, now or in the future, by Parent, any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and any member of the Lender Group in connection with the Agreement.
Loan Party means any Borrower and any Guarantor.
Margin Stock as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors as in effect from time to time.
Material Adverse Effect means (a) a material adverse effect in the business, operations, results of operations, assets, liabilities or financial condition of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of the Loan Parties ability to perform their obligations under the Loan Documents to which they are parties or of the Lender Groups ability to enforce the Obligations or realize upon the Collateral (other than as a result of an action taken or not taken that is solely in the control of Agent), or (c) a material impairment of the enforceability or priority of Agents Liens with respect to all or a material portion of the Collateral.
Maturity Date means December 30, 2020.
Maximum Revolver Amount means $25,000,000, as such amount may be decreased by the amount of reductions in the Revolver Commitments made in accordance with Section 2.4(c) of the Agreement.
Medicaid means, collectively, the healthcare assistance program established by Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1396 et seq.) and any statutes succeeding thereto, and all implementing rules and regulations pertaining to such program, including all state statutes and plans for medical assistance enacted in connection with such program, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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Medicare means, collectively, the health insurance program for the aged and disabled established by Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1395 et seq.) and any statutes succeeding thereto, and all implementing rules and regulations pertaining to such program, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Moodys has the meaning specified therefor in the definition of Cash Equivalents.
Non-Consenting Lender has the meaning specified therefor in Section 14.2(a) of the Agreement.
Non-Defaulting Lender means each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.
Non-Government Receivable means an Account that is not a Government Receivable.
Non-Government Receivables Lockbox Account means a Deposit Account of any Borrower that is used exclusively for the receipt of Collections of Accounts that are Non-Government Receivables.
Obligations means (a) all loans (including the Revolving Loans (inclusive of Extraordinary Advances and Swing Loans)), 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), reimbursement or indemnification obligations with respect to Letters of Credit (irrespective of whether contingent), premiums, liabilities (including all amounts charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the Agreement), obligations (including indemnification obligations), fees (including the fees provided for in the Fee Letter), 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), guaranties, and all covenants and duties of any other kind and description owing by any Loan Party arising out of, under, pursuant to, in connection with, or evidenced by the Agreement or any of the other 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 Borrowers are required to pay or reimburse by the Loan Documents or by law or otherwise in connection with the Loan Documents, and (b) all Bank Product Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of Borrowers under the Loan Documents include the obligation to pay (i) the principal of the Revolving Loans, (ii) interest accrued on the Revolving Loans, (iii) the amount necessary to reimburse Issuing Bank for amounts paid or payable pursuant to Letters of Credit, (iv) Letter of Credit commissions, fees (including fronting fees) and charges, (v) Lender Group Expenses, (vi) fees payable under the Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and (vii) indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document. 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.
OFAC means The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Originating Lender has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(e) of the Agreement.
Overadvance means, as of any date of determination, that the Revolver Usage is greater than any of the limitations set forth in Section 2.1 or Section 2.11.
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Parent has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble to the Agreement.
Participant has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(e) of the Agreement.
Patent Security Agreement has the meaning specified therefor in the Guaranty and Security Agreement.
PathLogic has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble to the Agreement.
Patriot Act has the meaning specified therefor in Section 4.13 of the Agreement.
Perfection Certificate means a certificate in the form of Exhibit P-1 to the Agreement.
Permitted Acquisition means any Acquisition so long as:
(a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation of the proposed Acquisition and the proposed Acquisition is consensual,
(b) no Indebtedness will be incurred (other than Permitted Indebtedness), assumed, or would exist with respect to Parent, any Borrower or its Subsidiaries as a result of such Acquisition and no Liens will be incurred, assumed, or would exist with respect to the assets of Parent, any Borrower or its Subsidiaries as a result of such Acquisition other than Permitted Liens,
(c) Borrowers have provided Agent with written confirmation, supported by reasonably detailed calculations, that on a pro forma basis (including pro forma adjustments arising out of events which are directly attributable to such proposed Acquisition, are factually supportable, and are expected to have a continuing impact, in each case, determined as if the combination had been accomplished at the beginning of the relevant period; such eliminations and inclusions to be mutually and reasonably agreed upon by Borrowers and Agent) created by adding the historical consolidated financial statements of Parent (including the combined financial statements of any other Person or assets that were the subject of a prior Permitted Acquisition during the relevant period) to the historical consolidated financial statements of the Person to be acquired (or the historical financial statements related to the assets to be acquired) pursuant to the proposed Acquisition, Parent and its Subsidiaries are projected to be in compliance with the financial covenants in Section 7 of the Agreement for the 4 fiscal quarter period ended one year after the proposed date of consummation of such proposed Acquisition,
(d) Borrowers have provided Agent with its due diligence package relative to the proposed Acquisition, including any available forecasted balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and cash flow statements of the Person or assets to be acquired, all prepared on a basis consistent with such Persons (or assets) historical financial statements, together with appropriate supporting details and a statement of underlying assumptions for the 1 year period following the date of the proposed Acquisition, on a quarter by quarter basis, in form and substance (including as to scope and underlying assumptions) reasonably satisfactory to Agent,
(e) Borrowers shall have the Required Availability immediately after giving effect to the consummation of the proposed Acquisition,
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(f) Borrowers have provided Agent with written notice of the proposed Acquisition at least 15 Business Days prior to the anticipated closing date of the proposed Acquisition and, not later than 5 Business Days prior to the anticipated closing date of the proposed Acquisition, copies of the acquisition agreement and other material documents relative to the proposed Acquisition,
(g) the assets being acquired (other than a de minimis amount of assets in relation to Borrowers and their Subsidiaries total assets), or the Person whose Equity Interests are being acquired, are useful in or engaged in, as applicable, the business of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries or a business reasonably related thereto,
(h) the assets being acquired (other than a de minimis amount of assets in relation to the assets being acquired) are located within the United States or Canada or the Person whose Equity Interests are being acquired is organized in a jurisdiction located within the United States or Canada,
(i) the subject assets or Equity Interests, as applicable, are being acquired directly by a Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party, and, in connection therewith, a Borrower or the applicable Loan Party shall have complied with Section 5.11 or 5.12 of the Agreement, as applicable, of the Agreement and, in the case of an acquisition of Equity Interests, a Borrower or the applicable Loan Party shall have demonstrated to Agent that the new Loan Parties have received consideration sufficient to make the joinder documents binding and enforceable against such new Loan Parties, and
(j) after giving effect to the Acquisition, (i) the Total Leverage Ratio of Parent, on a consolidated basis, does not exceed (A) 3.75 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter ending from the Closing Date through and including March 31, 2016, (B) 3.50 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter ending after March 31, 2016 but on or before September 30, 2016, (C) 3.25 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter ending after September 30, 2016 but on or before June 30, 2017, or (D) 3.00 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter ending on or after September 30, 2017, and (ii) at any time, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of Parent, on a consolidated basis, is at least 1.25 to 1.00, in each case, calculated on a pro forma basis as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter for which Agent and the Lenders have received financial statements.
Permitted Discretion means a determination made in the exercise of reasonable (from the perspective of a secured asset-based lender) business judgment.
Permitted Dispositions means:
(a) sales, abandonment, or other dispositions of Equipment that is substantially worn, damaged, or obsolete or no longer used or useful in the ordinary course of business and leases or subleases of Real Property not useful in the conduct of the business of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries,
(b) sales of Inventory to buyers 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,
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(e) the granting of Permitted Liens,
(f) the sale or discount, in each case without recourse, of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof,
(g) any involuntary loss, damage or destruction of property,
(h) any involuntary condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, or confiscation or requisition of use of property,
(i) the leasing or subleasing of assets of any Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business,
(j) the sale or issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of Parent, including the issuance by Parent of Qualified Equity Interests to GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. in connection with the Clarient Acquisition,
(k) (i) the lapse of registered patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent not economically desirable in the conduct of their business or (ii) the abandonment of patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business so long as (in each case under clauses (i) and (ii)), (A) with respect to copyrights, such copyrights are not material revenue generating copyrights, and (B) such lapse is not materially adverse to the interests of the Lender Group,
(l) the making of Restricted Payments that are expressly permitted to be made pursuant to the Agreement,
(m) the making of Permitted Investments,
(n) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would immediately result therefrom, transfers of assets (i) from any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to a Loan Party (other than Parent), and (ii) from any Subsidiary of any Borrower that is not a Loan Party to any other Subsidiary of any Borrower, and
(o) sales or dispositions of assets (other than Accounts, Inventory, Equity Interests of Subsidiaries of any Borrower) not otherwise permitted in clauses (a) through (n) above so long as made at fair market value and the aggregate fair market value of all assets disposed of in fiscal year (including the proposed disposition) would not exceed $500,000.
Permitted Holder means General Electric or any Affiliate thereof.
Permitted Indebtedness means:
(a) Indebtedness evidenced by the Agreement or the other Loan Documents,
(b) Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 4.14 to the Agreement and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness,
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(c) Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness,
(d) endorsement of instruments or other payment items for deposit,
(e) Indebtedness consisting of (i) unsecured guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business with respect to surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, completion guarantee and similar obligations; (ii) unsecured guarantees arising with respect to customary indemnification obligations to purchasers in connection with Permitted Dispositions; and (iii) unsecured guarantees with respect to Indebtedness of any Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries, to the extent that the Person that is obligated under such guaranty could have incurred such underlying Indebtedness,
(f) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business under performance, surety, statutory, or appeal bonds,
(g) Indebtedness owed to any Person providing property, casualty, liability, workers compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits insurance, or other insurance to any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, so long as the amount of such Indebtedness is not in excess of the amount of the unpaid cost of, and shall be incurred only to defer the cost of, such insurance for the year in which such Indebtedness is incurred and such Indebtedness is outstanding only during such year,
(h) the incurrence by any Borrower or its Subsidiaries of Indebtedness under Hedge Agreements that are incurred for the bona fide purpose of hedging the interest rate, commodity, or foreign currency risks associated with Borrowers and their Subsidiaries operations and not for speculative purposes,
(i) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of credit cards, credit card processing services, debit cards, stored value cards, commercial cards (including so-called purchase cards, procurement cards or p-cards), or Cash Management Services,
(j) unsecured Indebtedness owing to sellers of assets or Equity Interests to Parent or its Subsidiaries that is incurred by Parent or its Subsidiaries in connection with the consummation of one or more Permitted Acquisitions so long as (i) the aggregate principal amount for all such unsecured Indebtedness does not exceed $5,000,000 at any one time outstanding, and (ii) such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to Agent,
(k) contingent liabilities in respect of any indemnification obligation, adjustment of purchase price, non-compete, or similar obligation of any Borrower or the applicable Loan Party incurred in connection with the consummation of one or more Permitted Acquisitions,
(l) Indebtedness composing Permitted Investments,
(m) unsecured Indebtedness incurred in respect of netting services, overdraft protection, and other like services, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business,
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(n) unsecured Indebtedness of Parent or any Borrower owing to employees, former employees, officers, former officers, directors, or former directors (or any spouses, ex-spouses, or estates of any of the foregoing) incurred in connection with repurchase or the redemption by Parent or such Borrower of the Equity Interests of Parent that has been issued to such Persons, so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness outstanding at any one time does not exceed $100,000, and (iii) such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to Agent,
(o) unsecured Indebtedness of any Borrower or its Subsidiaries in respect of Earn-Outs owing to sellers of assets or Equity Interests to such Borrower or its Subsidiaries that is incurred in connection with the consummation of one or more Permitted Acquisitions so long as such unsecured Indebtedness is on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to Agent,
(p) accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, or the payment of interest in kind, in each case, on Indebtedness that otherwise constitutes Permitted Indebtedness,
(q) unsecured Indebtedness in connection with Permitted Intercompany Advances,
(r) any other unsecured Indebtedness incurred by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $2,000,000 at any one time,
(s) Indebtedness under the Term Loan evidenced by the Term Loan Documents in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount permitted under the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement,
(t) Indebtedness of a Person whose assets or Equity Interests are acquired by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in a Permitted Acquisition (collectively, Acquired Indebtedness); provided, that such Indebtedness (i) is either purchase money Indebtedness or a Capital Lease with respect to Equipment or mortgage financing with respect to Real Property, (ii) was in existence prior to the date of such Permitted Acquisition, and (iii) was not incurred with, or in contemplation of, such Permitted Acquisition, and
(u) any obligations guaranteed by Parent under the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
Permitted Intercompany Advances means loans made by (a) a Loan Party to another Loan Party (other than Parent), (b) a Subsidiary of a Borrower that is a Loan Party to a Borrower or another Subsidiary of a Borrower that is a Loan Party, and (c) a Subsidiary of a Borrower that is not a Loan Party to another Subsidiary of a Borrower that is not a Loan Party; provided, all such loans shall be evidenced by the Intercompany Note and, if owed to a Loan Party, shall be subject to Agents Liens.
Permitted Investments means:
(a) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents,
(b) Investments in negotiable instruments deposited or to be deposited for collection in the ordinary course of business,
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(c) advances made in connection with purchases of goods or services in the ordinary course of business,
(d) Investments received in settlement of amounts due to any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries effected in the ordinary course of business or owing to any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of Insolvency Proceedings involving an account debtor or upon the foreclosure or enforcement of any Lien in favor of a Borrower or its Subsidiaries,
(e) Investments owned by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule P-1 to the Agreement,
(f) guarantees permitted under the definition of Permitted Indebtedness,
(g) Permitted Intercompany Advances,
(h) Equity Interests or other securities acquired in connection with the satisfaction or enforcement of Indebtedness or claims due or owing to a Borrower or its Subsidiaries (in bankruptcy of customers or suppliers or otherwise outside the ordinary course of business) or as security for any such Indebtedness or claims,
(i) deposits of cash made in the ordinary course of business to secure performance of operating leases,
(j) (i) non-cash loans and advances to employees, officers, and directors of a Parent or any of its Subsidiaries for the purpose of purchasing Equity Interests in Parent so long as the proceeds of such loans are used in their entirety to purchase such Equity Interests in Parent, and (ii) loans and advances to employees and officers of Parent, a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business for any other business purpose and in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000 at any one time,
(k) (i) Permitted Acquisitions, and (ii) the Investment in the Equity Interests of Clarient and its Subsidiaries in connection with the Clarient Acquisition provided the conditions precedent set forth on Schedule 3.2 are satisfied,
(l) Investments in the form of capital contributions and the acquisition of Equity Interests made by any Loan Party in any other Loan Party (other than capital contributions to or the acquisition of Equity Interests of Parent),
(m) Investments resulting from entering into (i) Bank Product Agreements, or (ii) agreements relative to Indebtedness that is permitted under clause (h) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness,
(n) equity Investments by any Loan Party in any Subsidiary of such Loan Party which is required by law to maintain a minimum net capital requirement or as may be otherwise required by applicable law,
(o) Investments held by a Person acquired in a Permitted Acquisition to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such Permitted Acquisition and were in existence on the date of such Permitted Acquisition, and
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(p) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, any other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000 during the term of the Agreement; provided that no such Investment shall be made in any Inactive Subsidiary or in Clarient Saudi Arabia.
Permitted Liens means
(a) Liens granted to, or for the benefit of, 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 Agents Liens and the underlying taxes, assessments, or charges or levies are the subject of Permitted Protests,
(c) judgment Liens arising solely as a result of the existence of judgments, orders, or awards that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 8.3 of the Agreement,
(d) Liens set forth on Schedule P-2 to the Agreement; provided, that to qualify as a Permitted Lien, any such Lien described on Schedule P-2 to the Agreement shall only secure the Indebtedness that it secures on the Closing Date and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof,
(e) the interests of lessors under operating leases and non-exclusive licensors under license agreements,
(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 or Acquired Indebtedness and in each case so long as (i) such Lien attaches only to the asset purchased or acquired and the proceeds thereof, and (ii) such Lien only secures the Indebtedness that was incurred to acquire the asset purchased or acquired or any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect 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 to secure any Borrowers and its Subsidiaries obligations in connection with workers compensation or other unemployment insurance,
(i) Liens on amounts deposited to secure any Borrowers and its Subsidiaries obligations 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 to secure any Borrowers and its Subsidiaries reimbursement obligations with respect to surety or appeal bonds obtained 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,
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(l) non-exclusive licenses of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business,
(m) Liens that are replacements of Permitted Liens to the extent that the original Indebtedness is the subject of permitted Refinancing Indebtedness and so long as the replacement Liens only encumber those assets that secured the original Indebtedness,
(n) rights of setoff or bankers liens upon deposits of funds in favor of banks or other depository institutions, solely to the extent incurred in connection with the maintenance of such Deposit Accounts in the ordinary course of business,
(o) Liens granted in the ordinary course of business on the unearned portion of insurance premiums securing the financing of insurance premiums to the extent the financing is permitted under the definition of Permitted Indebtedness,
(p) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods,
(q) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to a Permitted Acquisition,
(r) Liens in favor of AB-PCI granted pursuant to the Term Loan Documents and subject at all times to the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement, and
(s) other Liens which do not secure Indebtedness for borrowed money or letters of credit and as to which the aggregate amount of the obligations secured (on assets other than the Collateral) thereby does not exceed $2,000,000.
Permitted Protest means the right of any Parent or any of its 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 Parents or its Subsidiaries books and records in such amount as is required under GAAP, (b) any such protest is instituted promptly and prosecuted diligently by such Parent or its 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 Agents Liens.
Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness means, as of any date of determination, Indebtedness (other than the Obligations, but including Capitalized Lease Obligations), incurred after the Closing Date and 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.
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.
Platform has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9(c) of the Agreement.
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Projections means Parents forecasted (a) balance sheets, (b) profit and loss statements, and (c) cash flow statements, all prepared on a basis consistent with Parents historical financial statements, together with appropriate supporting details and a statement of underlying assumptions.
Pro Rata Share means, as of any date of determination:
(a) with respect to a Lenders obligation to make all or a portion of the Revolving Loans, with respect to such Lenders right to receive payments of interest, fees, and principal with respect to the Revolving Loans, and with respect to all other computations and other matters related to the Revolver Commitments or the Revolving Loans, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Revolving Loan Exposure of such Lender by (ii) the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders,
(b) with respect to a Lenders obligation to participate in the Letters of Credit, with respect to such Lenders obligation to reimburse Issuing Bank, and with respect to such Lenders right to receive payments of Letter of Credit Fees, and with respect to all other computations and other matters related to the Letters of Credit, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Revolving Loan Exposure of such Lender by (ii) the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders; provided, that if all of the Revolving Loans have been repaid in full and all Revolver Commitments have been terminated, but Letters of Credit remain outstanding, Pro Rata Share under this clause shall be determined as if the Revolver Commitments had not been terminated and based upon the Revolver Commitments as they existed immediately prior to their termination, and
(c) with respect to all other matters and for all other matters as to a particular Lender (including the indemnification obligations arising under Section 15.7 of the Agreement), the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Revolving Loan Exposure of such Lender by (ii) the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders, in any such case as the applicable percentage may be adjusted by assignments permitted pursuant to Section 13.1; provided, that if all of the Loans have been repaid in full, all Letters of Credit have been made the subject of Letter of Credit Collateralization, and all Commitments have been terminated, Pro Rata Share under this clause shall be determined as if the Revolving Loan Exposures had not been repaid, collateralized, or terminated and shall be based upon the Revolving Loan Exposures as they existed immediately prior to their repayment, collateralization, or termination.
Protective Advances has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(d)(i) of the Agreement.
Public Lender has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9(c) of the Agreement.
Purchase Agreement means that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 20, 2015 by and among NeoGenomics, Parent and Seller, together with all schedules, exhibits, disclosures and other attachments thereto.
Purchase Price means, with respect to any Acquisition, an amount equal to the aggregate consideration, whether cash, property or securities (including the fair market value of any Equity Interests of Parent issued in connection with such Acquisition and including the maximum amount of Earn-Outs), paid or delivered by a Parent or one of its Subsidiaries in connection with such Acquisition (whether paid at the closing thereof or payable thereafter and whether fixed or contingent), but excluding therefrom (a) any cash of the seller and its Affiliates used to fund any portion of such consideration and (b) any cash or Cash Equivalents acquired in connection with such Acquisition.
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Qualified Cash means, as of any date of determination, the amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries that is in Deposit Accounts 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.
Qualified Equity Interest means and refers to any Equity Interests issued by Parent (and not by one or more of its Subsidiaries) that is not a Disqualified Equity Interest.
Real Property means any estates or interests in real property now owned or hereafter acquired by any Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries and the improvements thereto.
Receivable Reserves means, as of any date of determination, (i) those reserves that Agent deems necessary or appropriate, in its Permitted Discretion and subject to Section 2.1(c), to establish and maintain (including reserves for rebates, discounts, warranty claims, and returns) with respect to the Eligible Accounts or the Maximum Revolver Amount and (ii) reserves equal to the sum of (1) the amount of retroactive settlements estimated to be due and owing to a Governmental Authority, (2) without duplication, 100% of those amounts for which payment plans have been established with the appropriate Governmental Authority, and (3) the amount of any overpayments or refunds due to any Third Party Payor or other Account Debtor.
Record means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
Reference Period has the meaning set forth in the definition of EBITDA.
Refinancing Indebtedness means refinancings, renewals, or extensions of Indebtedness so long as:
(a) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in an increase in the principal amount of the Indebtedness so refinanced, renewed, or extended, other than by the amount of premiums paid thereon and the fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith and by the amount of unfunded commitments with respect thereto,
(b) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in a shortening of the average weighted maturity (measured as of the refinancing, renewal, or extension) of the Indebtedness so refinanced, renewed, or extended, nor are they on terms or conditions that, taken as a whole, are or could reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders,
(c) 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 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, and
(d) 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.
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Related Fund means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and that is administered, advised or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages a Lender.
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 required by Environmental Laws.
Replacement Lender has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.13(b) of the Agreement.
Report has the meaning specified therefor in Section 15.16 of the Agreement.
Required Availability means that the sum of (a) Excess Availability, plus (b) Qualified Cash, exceeds (i) $11,000,000 on the Closing Date, and (ii) prior to making (x) Restricted Payments to shareholders pursuant to Section 6.7(c), (y) prepayments of the Term Loan pursuant to Section 6.6(a), and (z) a Permitted Acquisition, in each case, $10,000,000, with Excess Availability comprising at least $5,000,000 of such amount.
Required Lenders means, at any time, Lenders having or holding more than 50% of the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders; provided, that (i) the Revolving Loan Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in the determination of the Required Lenders and (ii) at any time there are 2 or more Lenders, Required Lenders must include at least 2 Lenders (who are not Affiliates of one another).
Reserves means, as of any date of determination, those reserves (other than Receivable Reserves and Bank Product Reserves) that Agent deems necessary or appropriate, in its Permitted Discretion and subject to Section 2.1(c), to establish and maintain (including reserves with respect to (a) sums that any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries are required to pay under any Section of the 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, and (b) amounts owing by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries to any Person to the extent secured by a Lien on, or trust over, any of the Collateral (other than a Permitted Lien), which Lien or trust, in the Permitted Discretion of Agent likely would have a priority superior to Agents 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 item of the Collateral) with respect to the Borrowing Base or the Maximum Revolver Amount.
Restricted Payment means to (a) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution, directly or indirectly, on account of Equity Interests issued by any Loan Party (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving any Borrower) or to the direct or indirect holders of Equity Interests issued by any Loan Party in their capacity as such (other than dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Equity Interests), or (b) purchase, redeem, make any sinking fund or similar payment, or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including in connection with any merger or consolidation involving any Loan Party) any Equity Interests issued by any Loan Party, (c) make any payment to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options, or other
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rights to acquire Equity Interests of any Loan Party now or hereafter outstanding, and (d) make, or cause or suffer to permit any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to make, any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, or redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance (including in-substance or legal defeasance), sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, any subordinated indebtedness.
Revolver Commitment means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, its Revolver Commitment, and, with respect to all Revolving Lenders, their Revolver Commitments, in each case as such Dollar amounts are set forth beside such Revolving Lenders name under the applicable heading on Schedule C-1 to the Agreement or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Revolving Lender became a Revolving Lender under the Agreement, 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 of the Agreement.
Revolver Priority Collateral means substantially all of the Loan Parties now owned and hereafter acquired Accounts, cash, Cash Equivalents, Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and all general and payment intangibles related to such Accounts, and all products and proceeds thereof, and all other assets included in the Revolving Credit Priority Collateral as defined in the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement upon the effectiveness thereof.
Revolver Usage means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the amount of outstanding Revolving Loans (inclusive of Swing Loans and Protective Advances), plus (b) the amount of the Letter of Credit Usage.
Revolving Lender means a Lender that has a Revolving Loan Commitment or that has an outstanding Revolving Loan.
Revolving Loan Exposure means, with respect to any Revolving Lender, as of any date of determination (a) prior to the termination of the Revolver Commitments, the amount of such Lenders Revolver Commitment, and (b) after the termination of the Revolver Commitments, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of such Lender.
Revolving Loans has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.1(a) of the Agreement.
Sanctioned Entity means (a) a region or a country or a government of a region or a country, (b) an agency of the government of a region or a country, (c) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by a region or a country or its government, (d) a Person resident in or determined to be resident in a region or a country, in each case, that is subject to a sanctions program administered and enforced by OFAC.
Sanctioned Person means a person named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals maintained by OFAC.
S&P has the meaning specified therefor in the definition of Cash Equivalents.
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).
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Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
Segregated Deposit Account means a segregated deposit account with a minimum balance of $15,000,000 established by NeoGenomics with JPMorganChase, which Segregated Deposit Account shall contain not less than $15,000,000 in cash deposits at all times until the Clarient Acquisition Date.
Seller means GE Medical Holding AB, a private limited company (privat aktiebolag) organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden.
Settlement has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(e)(i) of the Agreement.
Settlement Date has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(e)(i) of the Agreement.
Solvent means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination, that (a) at fair valuations, the sum of such Persons debts (including contingent liabilities) is less than all of such Persons assets, (b) such Person is not engaged or about to engage in a business or transaction for which the remaining assets of such Person are unreasonably small in relation to the business or transaction or for which the property remaining with such Person is an unreasonably small capital, and (c) such Person has not incurred and does not intend to incur, or reasonably believe that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise), and (d) such Person is solvent or not insolvent, as applicable within the meaning given those terms and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5).
Sources and Uses means the sources and uses for the debt and equity financing of the Clarient Acquisition as set forth on Schedule S-1 to the Agreement.
Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations means, the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of Clarient and its Subsidiaries under the Purchase Agreement that are material to the interests of Agent, to the extent that Parent or NeoGenomics has the right to terminate its obligations under the Purchase Agreement or not to consummate the Acquisition contemplated by the Purchase Agreement as a result of a breach of such representations in the Purchase Agreement (determined without regard to whether any notice is required to be delivered under the Purchase Agreement and without regard to waiver or amendment (if adverse to the interests of Agent) of or to any such representations).
Specified Representations means the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.1(a)(i), 4.1(a)(iii), 4.2(a), 4.2(b)(i), (iii) and (iv), 4.3, 4.4, 4.6(a), 4.9, 4.13, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18, 4.22(a), 4.22(b), and 4.22(g) hereunder.
Standard Letter of Credit Practice means, for Issuing Bank, any domestic or foreign law or letter of credit practices applicable in the city in which Issuing Bank issued the applicable Letter of Credit or, for its branch or correspondent, such laws and practices applicable in the city in which it has advised, confirmed or negotiated such Letter of Credit, as the case may be, in each case, (a) which letter of credit practices are of banks that regularly issue letters of credit in the particular city, and (b) which laws or letter of credit practices are required or permitted under ISP or UCP, as chosen in the applicable Letter of Credit.
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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 Equity Interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity.
Supermajority Lenders means, at any time, Lenders having or holding more than 66 2/3% of the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders; provided, that (i) the Revolving Loan Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in the determination of the Required Lenders and (ii) at any time there are 2 or more Lenders, Supermajority Lenders must include at least 2 Lenders (who are not Affiliates of one another).
Swing Lender means Wells Fargo or any other Lender that, at the request of Borrowers and with the consent of Agent agrees, in such Lenders sole discretion, to become the Swing Lender under Section 2.3(b) of the Agreement.
Swing Loan has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(b) of the Agreement.
Swing Loan Exposure means, as of any date of determination with respect to any Lender, such Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Swing Loans on such date.
Taxes means 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, and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto.
Tax Lender has the meaning specified therefor in Section 14.2(a) of the Agreement.
Term Loan means that certain $55,000,000 term loan closed and funded to NeoGenomics by AB-PCI and/or its affiliates as lenders, substantially concurrently with the closing of the Clarient Acquisition.
Term Loan Agreement means that certain Term Loan and Guaranty Agreement dated as of the Clarient Acquisition Date, among Parent, NeoGenomics and each of the Subsidiaries of NeoGenomics from time to time parties thereto as loan parties, the lenders party thereto, and AB-PCI as administrative agent, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, modified, waived, replaced or refinanced from time to time in accordance with the terms of the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement.
Term Loan Documents means the Term Loan Agreement, together with any security agreement, pledge agreement, mortgages, control agreements, UCC financing statements, and any other agreements, documents or instruments executed in connection with or evidencing the Term Loan in favor of AB-PCI, as agent, in each case in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent.
Test Period shall mean the three (3) most recent calendar months then ended (taken as one accounting period).
Third Party Payor means (i) a commercial medical insurance company, health maintenance organization, professional provider organization or other third party payor that reimburses providers for diagnostic laboratory services provided to individual patients, (ii) a nonprofit medical insurance company (such as the Blue Cross, Blue Shield entities), and (iii) a Government Account Debtor making payments under a Government Reimbursement Program.
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Third Party Payor Arrangement shall mean a written agreement or arrangement with a Third Party Payor pursuant to which the Third Party Payor pays all or a portion of the charges of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries for providing diagnostic laboratory services.
Total Leverage Ratio means with respect to Parent on a consolidated basis as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) funded Indebtedness as of such date, divided by (b) TTM EBITDA.
Trademark Security Agreement has the meaning specified therefor in the Guaranty and Security Agreement.
Transaction Costs means (a) the fees, costs and expenses payable by any Loan Party on or before the Closing Date in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, and (b) upon the closing of the Clarient Acquisition, the fees, costs and expenses payable by any Loan Party (except Clarient) in connection with the Purchase Agreement and the Term Loan Documents on or before the Clarient Acquisition Date.
TRICARE means, collectively, the program of medical benefits covering former and active members of the uniformed services and certain of their dependents, financed and administered by the United States Department of Defense, Health and Human Services and Transportation, and all implementing rules and regulations pertaining to such program, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
TTM EBITDA means, as of any date of determination, EBITDA of Parent determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, for the 12 month period most recently ended.
UCP means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits 2007 Revision, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 and any subsequent revision thereof adopted by the International Chamber of Commerce on the date such Letter of Credit is issued.
United States means the United States of America.
Unrestricted Cash Equity Account means a Deposit Account or Securities Account of Parent that has been established for the sole purpose of holding (a) unrestricted cash on hand of Parent as of the Closing Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000, and (b) net cash proceeds of any issuance of Qualified Equity Interests after the Closing Date; provided (i) such account has been designated as such, in writing, by Parent to Agent, (ii) no funds other than those described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) are maintained or deposited in such account, and (iii) such account is the subject of a Control Agreement.
Unused Line Fee has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.10(b) of the Agreement.
Voidable Transfer has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.8 of the Agreement.
Wells Fargo means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association.
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Schedule 3.1
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 February 16, 2016;
(b) Agent shall have received a letter duly executed by each Loan Party 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 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 Agents 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 delivered, and each such document shall be in full force and effect:
(i) a completed Borrowing Base Certificate;
(ii) the Control Agreements,
(iii) the Controlled Account Agreements (as defined in the Guaranty and Security Agreement),
(iv) [reserved,]
(v) the Fee Letter,
(vi) [reserved,]
(vii) the Guaranty and Security Agreement,
(ix) a completed Perfection Certificate for each Loan Party,
(x) the Patent Security Agreement, and
(xi) the Trademark Security Agreement;
(e) Agent shall have received a certificate from the Secretary of each Loan Party (i) attesting to the resolutions of such Loan Partys board of directors authorizing its execution, delivery, and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (ii) authorizing specific officers of such Loan Party to execute the same, and (iii) attesting to the incumbency and signatures of such specific officers of such Loan Party;
(f) Agent shall have received copies of each Loan Partys Governing Documents, as amended, modified, or supplemented to the Closing Date, which Governing
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Documents shall be (i) certified by the Secretary of such Loan Party, and (ii) with respect to Governing Documents that are charter documents, certified as of a recent date (not more than 30 days prior to the Closing Date) by the appropriate governmental official;
(g) Agent shall have received a certificate of status with respect to each Loan Party, dated within 10 days of the Closing Date, such certificate to be issued by the appropriate officer of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party, which certificate shall indicate that such Loan Party is in good standing in such jurisdiction;
(h) Agent shall have received certificates of status with respect to each Loan Party, each dated within 30 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 Loan Party) in which its failure to be duly qualified or licensed would constitute a Material Adverse Effect, which certificates shall indicate that such Loan Party is in good standing in such jurisdictions;
(i) Agent shall have received a certificate of insurance, together with the endorsements thereto, as are required by Section 5.6 of the Agreement, the form and substance of which shall be satisfactory to Agent;
(j) Agent shall have received an opinion of the Loan Parties Nevada, Florida, Delaware and New York counsel in form and substance satisfactory to Agent;
(k) Borrowers shall have the Required Availability after giving effect to the initial extensions of credit under the Agreement and the payment of all fees and expenses required to be paid by Borrowers on the Closing Date under the Agreement or the other Loan Documents;
(l) Agent shall have completed its business, legal, and collateral due diligence, including (i) a collateral audit and review of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries books and records and verification of Borrowers representations and warranties to Lender Group, and (ii) a review of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries material agreements, in each case, the results of which shall be satisfactory to Agent;
(m) Agent shall have completed (i) Patriot Act searches, OFAC/PEP searches and customary individual background checks for each Loan Party, and (ii) OFAC/PEP searches and customary individual background searches for each Loan Partys senior management and key principals, the results of which shall be satisfactory to Agent;
(n) Agent shall have received a set of Projections of Borrowers for the 5 year period following the Closing Date (on a year by year basis, and for the 1 year period following the Closing Date, on a month by month basis), in form and substance (including as to scope and underlying assumptions) satisfactory to Agent;
(o) Borrowers shall have paid all Lender Group Expenses incurred in connection with the transactions evidenced by the Agreement and the other Loan Documents or made provision for such expenses to be paid on the Closing Date from the initial Borrowing;
(p) Agent shall have received copies of the Purchase Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date, together with an amendments thereto and a certificate of the Secretary of Administrative Borrower certifying each such document as being a true, correct, and complete copy thereof;
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(q) Agent shall have received a solvency certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to it, certifying as to the solvency of Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(r) Parent, each Borrower and each of its 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 Parent, such Borrower or its Subsidiaries of the Loan Documents or with the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby; and
(s) all other documents and legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement shall have been delivered, executed, or recorded and shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
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Schedule 3.2
Parent and Borrowers may consummate the Clarient Acquisition and obtain Revolving Loans in the principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000 to consummate the Clarient Acquisition subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Agent shall have received all documents duly executed by the applicable Loan Parties, including Clarient (or applicable third parties as the case may be) as may be required by Section 5.11 and 5.12 of the Agreement with respect to Clarient and its Subsidiaries (without giving effect to the 10 day delivery requirement therein), including, without limitation, a Joinder Agreement, a joinder to the Guaranty and Security Agreement, Control Agreements, legal opinions, officers certificates, instruments necessary to perfect Agents security interest in the Collateral with the priority required by the Guaranty and Security Agreement, lien searches with results consistent with such priority, and insurance certificates;
(b) Agent shall have received evidence of corporate authority (including copies of governing documents certified as of a recent date by the appropriate governmental official and certified copies of material agreements) and certificates of status issued as of a recent date by the jurisdictions of organization of each entity comprising Clarient;
(c) Agent shall have completed its (i) Patriot Act searches for all entities comprising Clarient and (ii) OFAC/PEP searches and customary background searches for the entities comprising Clarient, the results of which are reasonably satisfactory to Agent;
(d) Agent shall have received evidence that, after giving effect to the Clarient Acquisition, Parent and Borrowers shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the Total Leverage Ratio required for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2016, for the most recent four fiscal quarter period ended at least 45 days prior to the Clarient Acquisition Date, but for the avoidance of doubt, (i) including the Term Loan and all other Indebtedness incurred in connection with the Clarient Acquisition, (ii) based upon pro forma adjusted EBITDA including cost synergies for the first 6 months after the Clarient Acquisition Date not to exceed $3,000,000, and (iii) excluding the Stock Consideration (as defined in the Purchase Agreement);
(e) Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence that the sum of $15,000,000 is on deposit in the Segregated Deposit Account;
(f) No Loan Party (including Clarient) shall have any (i) Indebtedness for borrowed money other than the Revolving Loans, the Term Loan, and Capitalized Lease Obligations, or (ii) any Disqualified Equity Interests;
(g) The Acquisition Documentation shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent; provided Agent acknowledges that the executed Purchase Agreement dated October 20, 2015 with attached disclosure schedules is in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Wells Fargo. The Clarient Acquisition shall be consummated in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, and the Acquisition Documentation shall not have been altered, amended or otherwise changed or supplemented or any provision or condition therein waived, if such alteration, amendment, change, supplement, waiver or consent would be materially adverse to the interests of Agent, in any such case without the written consent of Agent; provided that any alteration, supplement, amendment, modification, waiver or consent: (i) of the provisions of the Purchase Agreement relating to the Xerox provisions providing protection for the benefit of Agent, (ii) of the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect or Buyer Material Adverse Effect in each case as defined in the Purchase Agreement, or (iii) that results in the cash consideration for the Clarient Acquisition exceeding $80,000,000, plus any additional cash proceeds from a Permitted Financing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), shall in each case, be deemed to be materially adverse to the interests of Agent;
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(h) The Term Loan shall have closed and the amount thereof (as set forth in the Sources and Uses) fully advanced simultaneously with Clarient Acquisition, subject to the Term Loan Documents, which shall be reasonably satisfactory to Agent, including the AB-PCI Intercreditor Agreement;
(i) On the Clarient Acquisition Date, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred pursuant to Section 8.3, 8.4, or 8.5 of the Agreement;
(j) The representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in the 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 are already qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on the Clarient Acquisition Date; provided, that (x) with respect to Clarient, the accuracy of such representations and warranties shall be limited to the Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations and the Specified Representations, and (y) with respect to the Loan Parties (other than the Clarient), the representations and warranties pursuant to Sections 4.10, 4.15, 4.19, 4.20, and 4.22 of the Agreement shall only be required to be true and correct to the extent the failure of any such representations and warranties to be true and correct could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
(k) Since December 31, 2014, there shall not have occurred a Buyer Material Adverse Effect or a Company Material Adverse Effect (as such terms are defined in the Purchase Agreement).
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Exhibit 10.4
Execution Version
|
TERM LOAN AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, |
dated as of December 30, 2015,
among
NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES, INC.,
as Borrower,
NEOGENOMICS, INC.,
as Holdings,
CERTAIN OTHER SUBSIDIARIES OF HOLDINGS,
as Guarantors,
VARIOUS LENDERS,
and
AB PRIVATE CREDIT INVESTORS LLC,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,
$55,000,000 Senior Secured Credit Facilities
ARTICLE I |
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
1 | ||||
Section 1.01 |
Definitions |
1 | ||||
Section 1.02 |
Accounting Terms |
37 | ||||
Section 1.03 |
Interpretation, Etc |
37 | ||||
ARTICLE II |
LOANS |
37 | ||||
Section 2.01 |
Term Loans |
37 | ||||
Section 2.02 |
[Reserved] |
38 | ||||
Section 2.03 |
[Reserved] |
38 | ||||
Section 2.04 |
Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds |
38 | ||||
Section 2.05 |
Use of Proceeds |
38 | ||||
Section 2.06 |
Evidence of Debt; Register; Notes |
39 | ||||
Section 2.07 |
Interest on Loans |
39 | ||||
Section 2.08 |
Default Interest |
41 | ||||
Section 2.09 |
Fees |
41 | ||||
Section 2.10 |
Scheduled Payments/Commitment Reductions |
42 | ||||
Section 2.11 |
Voluntary Prepayments |
42 | ||||
Section 2.12 |
Mandatory Prepayments/Commitment Reductions. |
43 | ||||
Section 2.13 |
Application of Prepayments/Reductions |
45 | ||||
Section 2.14 |
General Provisions Regarding Payments |
45 | ||||
Section 2.15 |
Ratable Sharing |
46 | ||||
Section 2.16 |
Making or Maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans |
47 | ||||
Section 2.17 |
Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy |
48 | ||||
Section 2.18 |
Taxes; Withholding, Etc |
50 | ||||
Section 2.19 |
Obligation to Mitigate |
52 | ||||
Section 2.20 |
Defaulting Lenders |
53 | ||||
Section 2.21 |
Removal or Replacement of a Lender |
53 | ||||
ARTICLE III |
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
54 | ||||
Section 3.01 |
Closing Date |
54 | ||||
ARTICLE IV |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
56 | ||||
Section 4.01 |
Organization; Requisite Power and Authority; Qualification |
56 | ||||
Section 4.02 |
Equity Interests and Ownership |
56 | ||||
Section 4.03 |
Due Authorization |
56 | ||||
Section 4.04 |
No Conflict |
56 | ||||
Section 4.05 |
Governmental Consents |
57 | ||||
Section 4.06 |
Binding Obligation |
57 | ||||
Section 4.07 |
Historical Financial Statements |
57 | ||||
Section 4.08 |
Projections |
57 | ||||
Section 4.09 |
No Material Adverse Change |
57 | ||||
Section 4.10 |
Certain Fees |
57 | ||||
Section 4.11 |
Adverse Proceedings, Etc |
57 | ||||
Section 4.12 |
Payment of Taxes |
58 | ||||
Section 4.13 |
Properties |
58 | ||||
Section 4.14 |
Environmental Matters |
58 | ||||
Section 4.15 |
No Defaults |
59 | ||||
Section 4.16 |
Material Contracts |
59 | ||||
Section 4.17 |
Governmental Regulation |
59 |
i
Section 4.18 |
OFAC |
59 | ||||
Section 4.19 |
Margin Stock |
59 | ||||
Section 4.20 |
Employee Matters |
59 | ||||
Section 4.21 |
Employee Benefit Plans |
59 | ||||
Section 4.22 |
Use of Proceeds |
60 | ||||
Section 4.23 |
Solvency |
60 | ||||
Section 4.24 |
Compliance with Statutes, Etc |
60 | ||||
Section 4.25 |
Disclosure |
60 | ||||
Section 4.26 |
PATRIOT Act |
61 | ||||
Section 4.27 |
Intellectual Property |
61 | ||||
Section 4.28 |
Security Documents |
61 | ||||
Section 4.29 |
Healthcare Matters |
62 | ||||
Section 4.30 |
Inactive Subsidiaries |
64 | ||||
ARTICLE V |
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
65 | ||||
Section 5.01 |
Financial Statements and Other Reports |
65 | ||||
Section 5.02 |
Existence |
70 | ||||
Section 5.03 |
Payment of Taxes and Claims |
70 | ||||
Section 5.04 |
Maintenance of Properties |
70 | ||||
Section 5.05 |
Insurance |
70 | ||||
Section 5.06 |
Books and Records; Inspections |
70 | ||||
Section 5.07 |
Lenders Meetings |
71 | ||||
Section 5.08 |
Compliance with Contractual Obligations and Laws |
71 | ||||
Section 5.09 |
Environmental Compliance |
71 | ||||
Section 5.10 |
Subsidiaries |
71 | ||||
Section 5.11 |
Additional Material Real Estate Assets |
73 | ||||
Section 5.12 |
Additional Collateral |
73 | ||||
Section 5.13 |
Intellectual Property |
73 | ||||
Section 5.14 |
Further Assurances |
73 | ||||
Section 5.15 |
Cash Management; Controlled Investments |
74 | ||||
Section 5.16 |
Collateral Access Agreements |
75 | ||||
Section 5.17 |
Post-Closing Covenants |
75 | ||||
ARTICLE VI |
NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
75 | ||||
Section 6.01 |
Indebtedness |
75 | ||||
Section 6.02 |
Liens |
78 | ||||
Section 6.03 |
No Further Negative Pledges |
80 | ||||
Section 6.04 |
Restricted Payments |
80 | ||||
Section 6.05 |
Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions |
81 | ||||
Section 6.06 |
Investments |
81 | ||||
Section 6.07 |
Financial Covenants |
82 | ||||
Section 6.08 |
Fundamental Changes; Disposition of Assets; Acquisitions |
83 | ||||
Section 6.09 |
Disposal of Subsidiary Interests |
84 | ||||
Section 6.10 |
Sales and Lease-Backs |
84 | ||||
Section 6.11 |
Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates |
84 | ||||
Section 6.12 |
Conduct of Business |
84 | ||||
Section 6.13 |
Permitted Activities of Holdings |
84 | ||||
Section 6.14 |
Amendments or Waivers of Organizational Documents, Related Documents, Material Contracts and Certain Indebtedness; Revolving Credit Documents |
85 | ||||
Section 6.15 |
Fiscal Year |
85 | ||||
Section 6.16 |
Deposit, Securities and Commodities Accounts |
85 |
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ARTICLE VII |
GUARANTY |
85 | ||||
Section 7.01 |
Guaranty of the Obligations |
85 | ||||
Section 7.02 |
Contribution by Guarantors |
86 | ||||
Section 7.03 |
Payment by Guarantors |
86 | ||||
Section 7.04 |
Liability of Guarantors Absolute |
86 | ||||
Section 7.05 |
Waivers by Guarantors |
88 | ||||
Section 7.06 |
Guarantors Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, Etc |
89 | ||||
Section 7.07 |
Subordination of Other Obligations |
89 | ||||
Section 7.08 |
Continuing Guaranty |
89 | ||||
Section 7.09 |
Authority of Guarantors or the Borrower |
89 | ||||
Section 7.10 |
Financial Condition of the Borrower |
90 | ||||
Section 7.11 |
Bankruptcy, Etc |
90 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII |
EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
91 | ||||
Section 8.01 |
Events of Default |
91 | ||||
ARTICLE IX |
AGENTS |
93 | ||||
Section 9.01 |
Appointment of Agents |
93 | ||||
Section 9.02 |
Powers and Duties |
93 | ||||
Section 9.03 |
General Immunity |
94 | ||||
Section 9.04 |
Agents Entitled to Act as Lender |
95 | ||||
Section 9.05 |
Lenders Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgment |
96 | ||||
Section 9.06 |
Right to Indemnity |
96 | ||||
Section 9.07 |
Successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent |
96 | ||||
Section 9.08 |
Security Documents and Guaranty |
98 | ||||
Section 9.09 |
Withholding Taxes |
99 | ||||
Section 9.10 |
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim |
99 | ||||
Section 9.11 |
Intercreditor Agreement |
100 | ||||
ARTICLE X |
MISCELLANEOUS |
100 | ||||
Section 10.01 |
Notices |
100 | ||||
Section 10.02 |
Expenses |
102 | ||||
Section 10.03 |
Indemnity |
102 | ||||
Section 10.04 |
Set-Off |
103 | ||||
Section 10.05 |
Amendments and Waivers |
104 | ||||
Section 10.06 |
Successors and Assigns; Participations |
105 | ||||
Section 10.07 |
Independence of Covenants, Etc |
108 | ||||
Section 10.08 |
Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements |
108 | ||||
Section 10.09 |
No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative |
108 | ||||
Section 10.10 |
Marshalling; Payments Set Aside |
109 | ||||
Section 10.11 |
Severability |
109 | ||||
Section 10.12 |
Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders Rights |
109 | ||||
Section 10.13 |
Table of Contents and Headings |
109 | ||||
Section 10.14 |
APPLICABLE LAW |
109 | ||||
Section 10.15 |
CONSENT TO JURISDICTION |
110 | ||||
Section 10.16 |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
110 | ||||
Section 10.17 |
Confidentiality |
111 | ||||
Section 10.18 |
Usury Savings Clause |
112 | ||||
Section 10.19 |
Counterparts |
112 | ||||
Section 10.20 |
Effectiveness; Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries |
112 | ||||
Section 10.21 |
PATRIOT Act |
112 | ||||
Section 10.22 |
Electronic Execution of Assignments |
112 | ||||
Section 10.23 |
No Fiduciary Duty |
113 |
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SCHEDULES: |
1.01(a) |
Term Loan Commitments | ||
1.01(b) |
Notice Addresses | |||
1.01(c) |
Specified Contracts | |||
4.01 |
Jurisdictions of Organization and Qualification | |||
4.02 |
Equity Interests and Ownership | |||
4.10 |
Certain Fees | |||
4.13 |
Real Estate Assets | |||
4.16 |
Material Contracts | |||
4.29 |
Healthcare Matters | |||
5.17 |
Post-Closing Covenants | |||
6.01 |
Certain Indebtedness | |||
6.02 |
Certain Liens | |||
6.06 |
Certain Investments | |||
EXHIBITS: |
A-1 |
Borrowing Notice | ||
A-2 |
Conversion/Continuation Notice | |||
B |
Term Loan Note | |||
C |
Compliance Certificate | |||
D |
Closing Checklist | |||
E |
Assignment Agreement | |||
F |
Certificate re Non-Bank Status | |||
G-1 |
Closing Date Certificate | |||
G-2 |
Solvency Certificate | |||
H |
Counterpart Agreement | |||
I |
Pledge and Security Agreement | |||
J |
Collateral Access Agreement | |||
K |
Intercompany Note | |||
L |
Information Certificate |
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TERM LOAN AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
This TERM LOAN AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of December 30, 2015, is entered into by and among NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES, INC., a Florida corporation (the Borrower), NEOGENOMICS, INC., a Nevada corporation (Holdings), CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF HOLDINGS, as Guarantors, the Lenders party hereto from time to time, and AB PRIVATE CREDIT INVESTORS LLC (AB-PCI), as Administrative Agent (together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent) and as Collateral Agent (together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity, the Collateral Agent).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in these Recitals have the respective meanings set forth for such terms in Section 1.01 hereof;
WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to provide a term loan facility to the Borrower consisting of $55,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Term Loans, the proceeds of which shall be used on the Closing Date to fund a portion of the consideration payable in connection with the consummation of the Acquisition;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has agreed to secure all of its Obligations by granting to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (i) a First Priority Lien on all Term Loan Priority Collateral, including a pledge of all of the Equity Interests of each of its Domestic Subsidiaries, sixty five percent (65.00%) of all of the voting Equity Interests of each of its first-tier Foreign Subsidiaries and all of the non-voting Equity Interests of each of its first-tier Foreign Subsidiaries, and (ii) a Second Priority Lien on all Revolver Priority Collateral; and
WHEREAS, the Guarantors have agreed to guarantee the obligations of the Borrower hereunder and to secure their respective Obligations by granting to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (i) a First Priority Lien on all Term Loan Priority Collateral, including a pledge of all of the Equity Interests of each of their respective Domestic Subsidiaries (including the Borrower), sixty five percent (65.00%) of all of the voting Equity Interests of each of their respective first-tier Foreign Subsidiaries and all of the non-voting Equity Interests of each of their respective first-tier Foreign Subsidiaries, and (ii) a Second Priority Lien on all Revolver Priority Collateral.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Section 1.01 Definitions. The following terms used herein, including in the preamble, recitals, exhibits and schedules hereto, shall have the following meanings:
AB-PCI has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
Account Debtor means any Person who is obligated on an account, chattel paper or a general intangible.
Acquired Business means, collectively, Clarient, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its Subsidiary, Clarient Diagnostic Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Acquisition means the acquisition of all of the equity interests of the Acquired Business pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Documents.
Acquisition Consideration means the purchase consideration for any Permitted Acquisition and all other payments, directly or indirectly, by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in exchange for, or as part of, or in connection with, any Permitted Acquisition, whether paid in Cash or by exchange of Equity Interests or of properties or otherwise and whether payable at or prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or deferred for payment at any future time, whether or not any such future payment is subject to the occurrence of any contingency, and includes any and all payments representing the purchase price and any assumptions of Indebtedness, earn-outs and other agreements to make any payment the amount of which is, or the terms of payment of which are, in any respect subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or profits (or the like) of any Person or business.
Adjusted Eurodollar Rate means, for any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to an Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the greater of (I) 1.00% per annum and (II) the rate per annum obtained by dividing (and rounding upward to the next whole multiple of 1/100 of 1.00%) (i) (a) the rate per annum (rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1.00%) equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the offered rate which appears on the page of the Bloomberg Screen which displays the ICE Benchmark Administration Limiteds (ICE) fixing of the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such period) with a term equivalent to such period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date, or (b) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding clause (a) does not appear on such page or if such page shall cease to be available, the rate per annum (rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1.00%) equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service which displays the ICE Benchmark Administration Limiteds (ICE) fixing of the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such period) with a term equivalent to such period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date, or (c) in the event the rates referenced in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) are not available, the Administrative Agent shall request from major banks in the London interbank market selected by the Administrative Agent such banks offered quotation (expressed as a percentage per annum) to prime banks in the London interbank market for deposits in U.S. dollars for a one-month period as of 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
Administrative Agent has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
Adverse Proceeding means any action, suit, proceeding, hearing (in each case, whether administrative, judicial or otherwise), governmental investigation or arbitration at law or in equity, or before or by any Governmental Authority, domestic or foreign (including any Environmental Claims), whether pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
Affected Lender has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).
Affected Loans has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).
Affiliate means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person. For the purposes of this definition, control (including, with correlative meanings, the terms controlling, controlled by and under
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common control with), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power (i) solely for purposes of the definition of Net Cash Proceeds and Section 6.11, to vote 10% or more of the Securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.
Agent means each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
Agent Affiliates has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(b)(iii).
Aggregate Amounts Due has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15.
Aggregate Payments has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02.
Agreement means this Term Loan and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2015, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Applicable Margin means the following:
(A) On the Closing Date and as of any date of determination prior to January 1, 2017, (i) with respect to Term Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans, 7.0% per annum and (ii) with respect to Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans, 6.0% per annum; and
(B) as of any date of determination on or after January 1, 2017, with respect to any Loans:
(a) The relevant Applicable Margin set forth in the table below that corresponds to the Total Leverage Ratio set forth opposite thereto (as adjusted from time to time in accordance with clauses (b) and (c) below).
Applicable Margin: | ||||
Total Leverage Ratio |
Eurodollar Rate Loans | Base Rate Loans | ||
Greater than or equal to 2.00:1.00 |
7.0% | 6.0% | ||
Less than 2.00:1.00 |
6.5% | 5.5% |
(b) The Applicable Margin shall be determined from time to time pursuant to clause (a) above on the first Business Day of the month following the date on which the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent financial statements and a related Compliance Certificate in accordance with Sections 5.01(b) and 5.01(d), commencing with the delivery by the Borrower of financial statements for the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2016; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no adjustment to the Applicable Margin based upon the financial statements for the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2016 shall be effective until January 1, 2017. In the event that audited financial statements and a related Compliance Certificate are not provided to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 5.01(b) and 5.01(d), the Applicable Margin shall be set at the highest margin available under clause (a) as of the first Business Day of the month following the date on which such financial statements were required to be delivered until the date on which such
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financial statements and a related Compliance Certificate are delivered (on which date (but not retroactively)), without constituting a waiver of any Default or Event of Default arising as a result of the Borrowers failure to timely deliver such financial statements and related Compliance Certificate, the Applicable Margin shall be set as provided in the table above based upon the calculation of the Total Leverage Ratio of Holdings and its Subsidiaries set forth in such Compliance Certificate).
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the audited annual financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.01(c) for any Fiscal Year shall indicate that the actual Total Leverage Ratio of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for any Fiscal Quarter in such Fiscal Year was higher than as previously certified by the Borrower in the quarterly Compliance Certificate for such Fiscal Quarter, and such higher Total Leverage Ratio would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin than was actually applied for such Fiscal Quarter, without constituting a waiver of any Default or Event of Default arising as a result thereof, then the Applicable Margin for such Fiscal Quarter shall be adjusted retroactively (to the effective date of the determination of the Applicable Margin that was based upon the delivery of such quarterly Compliance Certificate) to reflect the correct Applicable Margin, and the Borrower shall make payments to the Administrative Agent to reflect such adjustment.
Applicable Prepayment Premium means at any time with respect to any Term Loan being prepaid in whole or in part pursuant to Sections 2.11 and 2.12 (other than clauses (b), (c), (f) and (g)) or otherwise (including, without limitation, after an Event of Default or acceleration), an amount equal to the percentage set forth opposite the appropriate period of the aggregate principal amount of such Term Loans being prepaid at such time plus, in the case of any prepayment of any Term Loan, whether in whole or in part, at any time from the Closing Date through and including December 30, 2016, an amount equal to the amount of interest that would have accrued on the aggregate principal amount of such Term Loan being prepaid had such prepayment not occurred, assuming such Term Loan remained outstanding as a Eurodollar Rate Loan, for the period from the date of such prepayment through and including December 30, 2016:
Period |
Percentage | |
Closing Date through and including December 30, 2017 |
2.0% | |
December 31, 2017 through and including December 30, 2018 |
1.0% | |
December 31, 2018 and thereafter |
0.0% |
Approved Deposit Account means a Deposit Account maintained by any Loan Party that is the subject of an effective Deposit Account Control Agreement. Approved Deposit Account includes all monies on deposit in, or credited to, a Deposit Account and all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing such Deposit Account.
Approved Electronic Communications means any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material that any Loan Party provides to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to Agents or to Lenders by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 10.01(b).
Asset Sale means a sale, lease or sub-lease (as lessor or sublessor), sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, exclusive license (as licensor or sublicensor), transfer or other disposition to, or
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any exchange of property with, any Person (other than the Borrower or any Solvent Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor), in one transaction or a series of transactions, of all or any part of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries businesses, assets or properties of any kind, whether real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, leased or licensed, including Equity Interests, other than inventory sold, leased or licensed out in the ordinary course of business (excluding any such sale, lease or license out by operations or divisions discontinued or to be discontinued); provided that neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be permitted to sell, assign, convey, exclusively license (as licensor or sublicensor), transfer or otherwise dispose of patents, copyrights, trademarks and other Intellectual Property rights of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries material to the ongoing business of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.
Assignment Agreement means an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E, with such amendments or modifications as may be approved by the Administrative Agent.
Assignment Effective Date has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(b).
Authorized Officer means, as applied to any Person, any individual holding the position of chairman of the board (if an officer), chief executive officer, president, executive vice president or one of its vice presidents (or the equivalent thereof), and such Persons chief financial officer or treasurer.
Bankruptcy Code means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled Bankruptcy, as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
Base Rate means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) 4.00% per annum, (ii) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (iii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50%, and (iv) the most recently available Adjusted Eurodollar Rate that would be payable on such day for a Eurodollar Rate Loan with a one-month Interest Period plus 1.00%. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or Adjusted Eurodollar Rate shall be effective on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or Adjusted Eurodollar Rate, respectively, for purposes of this definition.
Base Rate Loan means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.
Beneficiary means each Agent, Lender and Lender Counterparty.
Board of Governors means the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System or any successor thereto.
Borrower has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
Borrower Materials has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(n).
Borrowing Notice means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.
Business Day means (i) any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York or is a day on which banking institutions located in such state are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close and (ii) with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate or any Eurodollar Rate Loans, the term Business Day means any day which is a Business Day described in clause (i) and which is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
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Capital Expenditures means, with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures by Holdings and its Subsidiaries during such period that are capital expenditures as determined in accordance with GAAP.
Capital Lease means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is or should be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.
Cash means money, currency or a credit balance in any demand or Deposit Account.
Cash Equivalents means, as at any date of determination, any of the following: (i) marketable securities (a) issued or directly and unconditionally guaranteed as to interest and principal by the United States Government or (b) issued by any agency of the United States the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one (1) year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-1 from S&P and at least P-1 from Moodys; (ii) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case maturing within one (1) year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-1 from S&P and at least P-1 from Moodys; (iii) certificates of deposit or bankers acceptances maturing within three (3) months after such date and issued or accepted by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia that (a) is at least adequately capitalized (as defined in the regulations of its primary Federal banking regulator), (b) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) of not less than $250,000,000 and (c) has a rating of at least AA- from S&P and Aa3 from Moodys; and (iv) shares of any money market mutual fund that (a) has at least 95% of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, (b) has net assets of not less than $500,000,000 and (c) has the highest rating obtainable from both S&P and Moodys.
Cash Management Bank has the meaning specified in Section 5.15(a).
Certificate re Non-Bank Status means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F.
CHAMPUS means the United States Department of Defense Civilian Health and Medical Programs of the United States or any successor thereto, including, without limitation, TRICARE.
Change of Control means that:
(a) (i) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert (other than Permitted Holders), shall have acquired beneficial ownership or control, directly or indirectly, of Equity Interests of Holdings (or other securities convertible into such Equity Interests) representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of all Equity Interests of Holdings entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors of Holdings or (ii) the Permitted Holders shall have acquired beneficial ownership or control, directly or indirectly, of Equity Interests of Holdings (or other securities convertible into such Equity Interests) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of all Equity Interests of Holdings entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors of Holdings;
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(b) (i) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert (other than Permitted Holders), shall have acquired by contract or otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement that, upon consummation thereof, will result in its or their acquisition of the power to exercise, directly or indirectly, (A) a controlling influence over the management or policies of Holdings or (B) control over the Equity Interests of such Person entitled to vote for members of the Board of Directors of Holdings on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such Equity Interests that such Person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right) representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of such Equity Interests or (ii) the Permitted Holders, shall have acquired by contract or otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement that, upon consummation thereof, will result in their acquisition of the power to exercise, directly or indirectly, (A) a controlling influence over the management or policies of Holdings or (B) control over the Equity Interests of such Person entitled to vote for members of the Board of Directors of Holdings on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such Equity Interests that such Person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of such Equity Interests;
(c) during any period of 24 consecutive months commencing on or after the Closing Date, the occurrence of a change in the composition of the Board of Directors of Holdings such that a majority of the members of such Board of Directors are not Continuing Directors;
(d) Holdings shall cease to beneficially own and control, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of (i) the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and (ii) subject to terms set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement, the Revolving Credit Agent for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Lenders), one hundred percent (100.0%) on a fully diluted basis of the economic and voting interest in the Equity Interests of each other Loan Party; or
(e) any change of control (or similar event, however denominated) shall occur under and as defined in any indenture or agreement in respect of Material Indebtedness.
Closing Date means the date on which the Term Loans are made, which occurred on December 30, 2015.
Closing Date Certificate means a Closing Date Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1.
Collateral means, collectively, all of the real, personal and mixed property (including Securities) in which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Security Documents as security for the Obligations.
Collateral Access Agreement means a Landlord Waiver and Consent Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J with such amendments or modifications as may be approved by the Collateral Agent.
Collateral Agent has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
Collections means all collections, wire transfers, electronic funds transfers and other cash proceeds of accounts.
Commitment means any Term Loan Commitment.
Commitment Letter means the Commitment Letter, dated October 20, 2015, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
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Commodities Account has the meaning set forth in the UCC.
Commodity Exchange Act means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
Competitor means any Person that is engaged in the business of providing cancer diagnostic services and cancer genetic and molecular laboratory testing services, including cytogenetics, flow cytometry, fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) morphological studies, immunohistochemistry and molecular testing, to hematologists, oncologists, urologists, pathologists, hospitals, medical reference laboratories, clinical research organizations, and pharmaceutical companies.
Compliance Certificate means a Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA means, for any period, an amount determined for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis equal to (i) Consolidated Net Income, plus, to the extent reducing Consolidated Net Income, the sum, without duplication, of amounts for (a) Interest Expense, (b) provisions for taxes based on income, (c) total depreciation expense, (d) total amortization expense, (e) the aggregate amount of synergies in connection with the Acquisition which are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized within six (6) months from the Closing Date not to exceed $3,000,000 in any trailing four (4) Fiscal Quarter period ending on or before June 30, 2016 (excluding any synergies that have been realized); it being acknowledged that the historical quarterly Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA amounts set forth in the table below have been increased to already contain $750,000 of synergies in each such quarterly amount, (f) to the extent factually supportable and not capitalized, Transaction Costs and reasonably documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses actually incurred in connection with the Acquisition not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate; provided, however, that not more than $1,000,000 of such amount shall be paid to Affiliates of any Loan Party, (g) non-cash stock-based compensation expenses, (h) any cash non-recurring fees, costs and expenses that have been disclosed, and are acceptable to, the Administrative Agent and (i) other non-Cash charges reducing Consolidated Net Income to the extent reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (excluding any such non-Cash charge to the extent that it represents an accrual or reserve for a potential Cash charge in any future period or amortization of a prepaid Cash charge that was paid in a prior period), minus (ii) other non-Cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding any such non-Cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for potential Cash gain in any prior period); provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for each Fiscal Quarter set forth below, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis shall be deemed to be the amount set forth below opposite such Fiscal Quarter:
Fiscal Quarter |
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA | |
December 31, 2014 |
$6,880,941 | |
March 31, 2015 |
$5,289,528 | |
June 30, 2015 |
$4,834,301 | |
September 30, 2015 |
$4,893,488 |
Consolidated Current Assets means, as at any date of determination, the total assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current assets in conformity with GAAP, excluding Cash and Cash Equivalents.
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Consolidated Current Liabilities means, as at any date of determination, the total liabilities of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current liabilities in conformity with GAAP, excluding the current portion of long term debt.
Consolidated Excess Cash Flow means, for any period, an amount (if positive) equal to:
(i) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of (a) Consolidated Net Income, plus, (b) the sum, without duplication, of (1) all non-Cash charges reducing Consolidated Net Income, including for depreciation and amortization (excluding any such non-Cash charge to the extent that it represents an accrual or reserve for a potential Cash charge in any future period or amortization of a prepaid Cash charge that was paid in a prior period) plus (2) the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment,
Minus
(ii) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts paid in Cash from operating cash flow during such period for (a) scheduled repayments of Indebtedness for borrowed money (excluding repayments of the Revolving Credit Facility except to the extent a corresponding amount of the commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility are permanently reduced in connection with such repayments) and scheduled repayments of obligations under Capital Leases (excluding any Interest Expense portion thereof), plus (b) Capital Expenditures, plus (c) non-Cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income (excluding any such non-Cash gain to the extent that it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential Cash item in any prior period).
Consolidated Net Income means, for any period, (i) the net income (or loss) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period determined in conformity with GAAP, minus (ii) (a) the income (or loss) of any Person in which any other Person (other than the Loan Parties) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually received by a Loan Party from such Person during such period, (b) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Loan Party or is merged into or consolidated with the Loan Parties or that Persons assets are acquired a Loan Party, (c) any after-tax gains or losses attributable to Asset Sales or returned surplus assets of any Pension Plan, (d) income resulting from any reappraisal, revaluation or write-up of assets, (e) the income (or loss) of any Person that is a Foreign Subsidiary of Holdings, only to the extent that the payment of cash dividends or similar cash distributions by any such Person is restricted by operation of the terms of its Organizational Documents or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to such Person, except (solely to the extent permitted to be paid) to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually received by Holdings or any other Loan Party that is a Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings from such Person during such period in accordance with such documents and regulations and (f) (to the extent not included in clauses (a) through (e) above) any net extraordinary gains or net extraordinary losses.
Consolidated Working Capital means, as at any date of determination, the excess of Consolidated Current Assets over Consolidated Current Liabilities.
Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment means, for any period on a consolidated basis, the amount (which may be a negative number) by which Consolidated Working Capital as of the beginning of such period exceeds (or is less than) Consolidated Working Capital as of the end of such period. In calculating the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment there shall be excluded the effect of reclassification during such period of current assets to long term assets and current liabilities to long term
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liabilities and the effect of any Permitted Acquisition during such period; provided, that there shall be included with respect to any Permitted Acquisition during such period an amount (which may be a negative number) by which the Consolidated Working Capital acquired in such Permitted Acquisition immediately after giving effect to such acquisition exceeds (or is less than) Consolidated Working Capital at the end of such period.
Continuing Director means (a) any member of the Board of Directors who was a director (or comparable manager) 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 approved, appointed or nominated for election to the Board of Directors by either the Permitted Holders or a majority of the Continuing Directors.
Contractual Obligation means, as applied to any Person, any provision of any Security issued by that Person or of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement or other instrument to which that Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound or to which it or any of its properties is subject.
Contributing Guarantors has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02.
Control Account means a Securities Account or Commodity Account that is the subject of an effective Securities Account Control Agreement that is maintained by any Loan Party with a Securities Intermediary and in which the Collateral Agent has a First Priority Lien. Control Account includes all Financial Assets held in a Securities Account or a Commodity Account and all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing the Financial Assets contained therein.
Conversion/Continuation Date means the effective date of a continuation or conversion, as the case may be, as set forth in the applicable Conversion/Continuation Notice.
Conversion/Continuation Notice means a Conversion/Continuation Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.
Counterpart Agreement means a Counterpart Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit H delivered by a Loan Party pursuant to Section 5.10.
Credit Date means the date of a Credit Extension.
Credit Extension means the making of a Loan.
Default means a condition or event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
Default Rate has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08.
Defaulting Lender means any Lender that has (a) failed to fund any portion of its Commitment, within two (2) Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, (b) notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Lender in writing, or has otherwise indicated through a public statement, that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations generally under agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) failed, within three (3) Business Days after receipt of a written request from the Administrative Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Commitments, (d) otherwise failed to pay over to the
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Administrative Agent or any Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within three (3) Business Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute or (e) become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, custodian, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or has a parent company that has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, custodian, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment; provided that (i) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may declare (A) by joint notice to the Lenders that a Defaulting Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender or (B) that a Lender is not a Defaulting Lender if in the case of both clauses (A) and (B) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower each determines, in its sole respective discretion, that (x) the circumstances that resulted in such Lender becoming a Defaulting Lender no longer apply or (y) it is satisfied that such Lender will continue to perform its funding obligations hereunder and (ii) a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of voting stock or any other Equity Interest in such Lender or a parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof.
Deposit Account means a demand, time, savings, passbook or like account with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like organization, other than an account evidenced by a negotiable certificate of deposit.
Deposit Account Control Agreement means, with respect to a Deposit Account (other than a Government Receivables Lockbox Account), an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, among the Collateral Agent, the Revolving Credit Agent, the financial institution or other Person at which such Deposit Account is maintained and the Loan Party maintaining such Deposit Account, effective for the Collateral Agent to obtain control (within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 under the applicable UCC) of such Deposit Account with the priority set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Disqualified Equity Interests means any Equity Interest which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable or exercisable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (i) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests which are not otherwise Disqualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (ii) is redeemable or subject to mandatory repurchase, in either case, at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Equity Interests which are not otherwise Disqualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (iii) provides for scheduled payments, dividends or distributions in Cash or (iv) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is ninety one (91) days after the Term Loan Maturity Date, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), if as a result of a change of control or asset sale, so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of such a change of control or asset sale are subject to the prior payment in full in immediately available funds of all Obligations and the termination of the Commitments. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holdings Series A Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be a Disqualified Equity Interest.
Dollars and the sign $ mean the lawful money of the United States of America.
Domestic Subsidiary means any Subsidiary organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia other than a Foreign Subsidiary.
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Eligible Accounts has the meaning given to such term in the Revolving Credit Agreement.
Eligible Assignee means (i) any Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender and any Related Fund, and (ii) any commercial bank, insurance company, investment or mutual fund or other entity that is an accredited investor (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) and which extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses, and (iii) any other Person (other than a natural person); provided, that with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) above, (1) the Administrative Agent shall have the right to consent to such Eligible Assignee and (2) the Borrower shall have the right to consent to such Eligible Assignee (so long as (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (b) such approval is not unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided further, that (A) in the event the Borrower fails to either give its consent or reject any such Person pursuant to clause (iii) above within five (5) Business Days after notification by the Administrative Agent, Borrower shall be deemed to have given its consent to such Person as an assignee, (B) none of any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party shall be an Eligible Assignee, (C) no Defaulting Lender shall be an Eligible Assignee so long as such Lender remains a Defaulting Lender and (D) no Competitor shall be an Eligible Assignee.
Employee Benefit Plan means any employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA which is or was sponsored, maintained or contributed to by, or required to be contributed by, any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates or with respect to which any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has or could reasonably be expected to have any liability, contingent or otherwise.
Environmental Claim means any investigation, notice, notice of violation, claim, action, suit, proceeding, demand, abatement order or other order, decree or directive (conditional or otherwise) by any Governmental Authority or any other Person, arising (i) pursuant to any Environmental Law, (ii) in connection with any actual or alleged violation of, or liability pursuant to, any Environmental Law, including any Governmental Authorizations issued pursuant to Environmental Law, (iii) in connection with any Hazardous Material, including the presence or Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Materials and any abatement, removal, remedial, corrective or other response action related to Hazardous Materials or (iv) in connection with any actual or alleged damage, injury, threat or harm to health, safety, natural resources or the environment.
Environmental Laws means any and all current or future foreign or domestic, federal, state or local laws (including any common law), statutes, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations, judgments or any other requirements of Governmental Authorities relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct with respect to (i) environmental matters, (ii) the generation, use, storage, transportation or disposal of, or exposure to, Hazardous Materials or (iii) occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene, land use or the protection of human, plant or animal health or welfare, in any manner applicable to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any Facility.
Equity Interests means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, the regulations promulgated thereunder and any successor thereto.
ERISA Affiliate means, as applied to any Person, (i) any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Internal
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Revenue Code of which that Person is a member; (ii) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person is a member; and (iii) any member of an affiliated service group within the meaning of Section 414(m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person, any corporation described in clause (i) above or any trade or business described in clause (ii) above is a member. Any former ERISA Affiliate of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall continue to be considered an ERISA Affiliate of such Loan Party or any such Subsidiary within the meaning of this definition with respect to the period such entity was an ERISA Affiliate of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary and with respect to liabilities arising after such period for which such Loan Party or such Subsidiary could be liable under the Internal Revenue Code or ERISA.
ERISA Event means: (i) a reportable event within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder with respect to any Pension Plan (excluding those for which the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC has been waived by regulation); (ii) the failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Sections 412 or 430 of the Internal Revenue Code or Sections 302 or 303 of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (whether or not waived in accordance with Section 412(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA) or the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (iii) a determination that any Pension Plan is, or is expected to be, in at risk status (as defined in Section 430 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 303 of ERISA); (iv) the provision by the administrator of any Pension Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate such plan in a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (v) a determination that any Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, in critical or endangered status under Section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 305 of ERISA; (vi) the withdrawal by any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from any Pension Plan with two or more contributing sponsors or the termination of any such Pension Plan resulting in liability to any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA; (vii) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan, or the occurrence of any event or condition which might constitute grounds under ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (viii) the imposition of liability on any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the application of Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (ix) the withdrawal of any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan if there is any potential liability therefor, or the receipt by any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of notice from any Multiemployer Plan that it is in reorganization or insolvency pursuant to Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA, or that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A or 4042 of ERISA; (x) the occurrence of an act or omission which could give rise to the imposition on any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of fines, penalties, taxes or related charges under Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue Code or under Section 409, Section 502(c), (i) or (l), or Section 4071 of ERISA in respect of any Employee Benefit Plan; (xi) the assertion of a material claim (other than routine claims for benefits) against any Employee Benefit Plan or the assets thereof other than a Multiemployer Plan or the assets thereof, or against any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in connection with any Employee Benefit Plan; (xii) receipt from the Internal Revenue Service of notice of the failure of any Pension Plan (or any other Employee Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code) to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the failure of any trust forming part of any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan to qualify for exemption from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; (xiii) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA or a violation of Section 436 of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to any Pension
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Plan; (xiv) the occurrence of a non-exempt prohibited transaction with respect to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a disqualified person or a party of interest (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 406 of ERISA, respectively) or which could reasonably be expected to result in liability to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; (xv) the failure by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary and their respective Affiliates to make when due any material payments required by any Employee Benefit Plan, any collective bargaining agreement or other agreement, or by Law (including, without limitation, all contributions, insurance premiums or intercompany charges) with respect to all prior periods, in accordance with the provisions of each of the Employee Benefit Plans, applicable Law and GAAP; or (xvi) any other event or condition with respect to an Employee Benefit Plan with respect to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is likely to incur liability other than in the ordinary course.
Eurodollar Rate Loan means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate (other than a Base Rate Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to clause (iv) of the definition of Base Rate).
Event of Default means any of the conditions or events set forth in Section 8.01.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
Excluded Foreign Subsidiary means any Foreign Subsidiary in respect of which either (a) the pledge of greater than 65.0% of the voting Equity Interests of such Subsidiary as Collateral or (b) the guaranteeing by such Subsidiary of the Obligations would, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower.
Excluded Swap Obligation means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantors failure for any reason to constitute an eligible contract participant as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal.
Excluded Tax means with respect to any Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of a payment to be made by or on account of any Obligation: (a) Taxes (however denominated) imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net Income Taxes), and branch profits taxes imposed on it, in each case (i) by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes; (b) any taxes attributable to such Lenders (or other recipients) failure to comply with Section 2.18(c); (c) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender, any United States withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect at the time such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a Lender (or designates a new lending office) hereunder (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.21), except to the extent that such Non-U.S. Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding tax; and (d) any U.S. federal withholding taxes imposed under FATCA.
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Extraordinary Receipts means any Cash received by or paid to or for the account of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries not in the ordinary course of business, including purchase price adjustments, Tax refunds, judgments and litigation settlements, pension plan reversions, proceeds of insurance (excluding proceeds of business interruption insurance to the extent such proceeds constitute compensation for lost earnings and proceeds described in clause (b) of the definition of the term Net Cash Proceeds) and indemnity payments.
Facility means any real property (including all buildings, fixtures or other improvements located thereon) now, hereafter or heretofore owned, leased, operated or used by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors.
Fair Share has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02.
Fair Share Contribution Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02.
FATCA means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
FDIC means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation created under the authority of the Federal Reserve Act, Section 12B (12 U.S.C.A. § 264(s)).
Federal Funds Effective Rate means for any day, the rate per annum (expressed, as a decimal, rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1.00%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided, that (i) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (ii) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three (3) federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
Federal Reserve Board means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto.
Fee Letter has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(a).
Financial Asset has the meaning set forth in of the UCC.
Financial Covenants means the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.07.
Financial Officer Certification means, with respect to the financial statements for which such certification is required, the certification of the chief financial officer, chief executive officer, executive vice president finance or director of finance principal accounting officer of Holdings that such financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments.
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Financial Plan has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(i).
First Priority means, with respect to any Lien purported to be created in any Collateral pursuant to any Security Document, that such Lien is the highest priority Lien to which such Collateral is subject, other than (i) any Permitted Lien that by statute would have priority over the Lien of the Collateral Agent in any Collateral and (ii) any Lien permitted by Section 6.02(m).
Fiscal Quarter means a fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year.
Fiscal Year means the fiscal year of Holdings and its Subsidiaries ending on December 31st of each calendar year.
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio means, with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, for any four Fiscal Quarter period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA applicable to such period minus Capital Expenditures made (to the extent not already incurred in a prior period and to the extent not financed with either (x) Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(i) or (y) funds withdrawn from the Unrestricted Cash Equity Account) or incurred during such period, to (b) Fixed Charges for such period; provided, that, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Interest Expense, Income Taxes, scheduled payments of principal on Indebtedness, management fees and any non-contingent Cash payments made in respect of earn-out obligations in each case paid or payable by the Loan Parties, shall, other than in the case of one-time payments, be calculated for the period from January 1, 2016 through (i) the Fiscal Quarter ended on or about March 31, 2016 by multiplying the actual amounts for such period by four (4), (ii) the Fiscal Quarter ended on or about June 30, 2016, by multiplying the actual amounts for such period by two (2), and (iii) the Fiscal Quarter ended on or about September 30, 2016 by multiplying the actual amounts for such period by four thirds (4/3), in each case to reach an assumed annual amount, and thereafter on a trailing four (4) quarter basis.
Fixed Charges means, with respect to any fiscal period and with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the sum, without duplication, of (a) Interest Expense that is required to be paid during such period (excluding amortization of any original issue discount, interest paid in kind or added to principal, or other non-Cash interest), (b) principal payments in respect of Indebtedness that are required to be paid during such period, including all scheduled payments made under any settlement or extended repayment agreement with any Governmental Authority (for the avoidance of doubt, the computation of Fixed Charges hereunder shall disregard any mandatory prepayments required pursuant to Section 2.12 of the Agreement, but shall include any non-contingent payments required to be made in respect of any earn-out obligations in any such period), (c) the principal amounts of all voluntary prepayments of Term Loans to the extent applied to prepay or repay scheduled amortization payments to be made during such period in accordance with Section 2.11, (d) federal, state, and local Income Taxes that are required to be paid during such period and (e) management fees paid or payable during such fiscal period.
Flood Certificate means a Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and any successor Governmental Authority performing a similar function.
Flood Program means the National Flood Insurance Program created by the U.S. Congress pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 and the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004, in each case as amended from time to time, and any successor statutes.
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Flood Zone means areas having special flood hazards as described in the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
Foreign Subsidiary means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary other than a Domestic Subsidiary, all of the voting stock of which is owned by one or more Foreign Subsidiaries.
Funding Guarantors has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02.
GAAP means, subject to the limitations on the application thereof set forth in Section 1.02, United States generally accepted accounting principles in effect as of the date of determination thereof consistently applied.
Government Receivable means any account that is payable by a Governmental Payor pursuant to a Governmental Payor program.
Government Receivables Lockbox has the meaning specified in Section 5.15(b).
Government Receivables Lockbox Account means a Deposit Account of the Loan Parties that is used exclusively for the receipt of Collections of Government Receivables.
Government Receivables Lockbox Account Agreement means, with respect to a Government Receivables Lockbox Account, an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, among the Collateral Agent, the Revolving Credit Agent, the financial institution or other Person at which such Government Receivables Lockbox Account is maintained and the Loan Party maintaining such Government Receivables Lockbox Account, in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 5.15.
Governmental Act means any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto government or Governmental Authority.
Governmental Authority means any federal, state, municipal, national or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any entity, officer or examiner exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case whether associated with a state of the United States, the United States, or a foreign entity or government. Governmental Authority shall include any agency, branch or other governmental body charged with the responsibility and/or vested with the authority to administer and/or enforce any Health Care Laws, including any Medicare or Medicaid contractors, intermediaries or carriers.
Governmental Authorization means any permit, license, authorization, certification, registration, approval, plan, directive, consent order or consent decree of or from any Governmental Authority.
Governmental Payor has the meaning set forth in Section 4.29(c).
Grantor has the meaning specified in the Pledge and Security Agreement.
Guaranteed Obligations has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.
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Guarantor means each of Holdings and each Subsidiary of Holdings (other than the Borrower and any Excluded Foreign Subsidiary).
Guaranty means the guaranty of each Guarantor set forth in Article VII.
Hazardous Materials means any pollutant, contaminant, chemical, waste, material or substance, exposure to which or Release of which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any Governmental Authority or which may or could pose a hazard to human health and safety or to the indoor or outdoor environment, including petroleum, petroleum products, asbestos, urea formaldehyde, radioactive materials, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and toxic mold.
Health Care Laws means any Laws relating to the regulation of the healthcare or clinical laboratory industry or to the payment for services rendered by healthcare providers, including, without limitation: (a) fraud and abuse (including without limitation the following statutes, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time and any successor statutes thereto and regulations promulgated from time to time thereunder: the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)); the Stark Law (42 U.S.C. § 1395nn and §1395(q)); the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.); Sections 1320a-7 and 1320a-7a and 1320a-7b of Title 42 of the United States Code; the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Pub. L. No. 108-173)); (b) Medicare, Medicaid, CHAMPVA, TRICARE or other Governmental Payor program; (c) the licensure or regulation of healthcare providers, suppliers, professionals (including, but not limited to, physicians, nurses, allied health professionals and technicians employed or contracted with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party (Licensed Personnel)), facilities or payors; (d) the provision of, or payment for, health care services, items or supplies; (e) patient health care; (f) quality, safety certification and accreditation standards and requirements, including the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 263a), and all regulations promulgated thereunder, 42 C.F.R. Part 493 (CLIA); (g) the billing, coding or submission of claims or collection of accounts receivable or refund of overpayments; (h) HIPAA; (i) the practice of medicine and other health care professions or the organization of medical or professional entities; (j) fee-splitting prohibitions; (k) requirements for maintaining federal, state and local tax-exempt status of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary; (l) health planning or rate-setting laws, including laws regarding certificates of need and certificates of exemption; (n) certificates of operations and authority; and (o) laws regulating the provision of free or discounted care or services.
Healthcare Permits has the meaning set forth in Section 4.29(b).
Highest Lawful Rate means the maximum lawful interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, charged, or received under the laws applicable to any Lender which are presently in effect or, to the extent allowed by Law, under such applicable Laws which may hereafter be in effect and which allow a higher maximum nonusurious interest rate than applicable Laws now allow.
HIPAA means, collectively, (a) the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1320d-1320d-8, as amended by the HITECH Act, and any regulations adopted thereunder; (b) the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009); and (c) any state and local laws regulating the privacy and/or security of individually identifiable information, including state laws providing for notification of breach of privacy or security of individually identifiable information, in each case with respect to the laws described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this definition, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, any successor statutes thereto, any and all rules or regulations promulgated from time to time thereunder.
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Historical Financial Statements means, as of the Closing Date, (i) the unqualified audited financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the immediately preceding three (3) Fiscal Years, consisting of balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Years, and (ii) the unaudited financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the most recent Fiscal Quarter ended after the date of the most recent audited financial statements described in clause (i) of this definition and at least forty-five (45) days prior to the Closing Date consisting of a balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows for the three-, six-or nine-month period, as applicable, ending on such date, and, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower that they fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments.
HITECH Act means the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, enacted as Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5.
Holdings has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
Holdings Series A Preferred Stock means the Parent Preferred Stock as defined in the Purchase Agreement.
Inactive Subsidiaries means NeoGenomics California, LLC, a California limited liability, and NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a New York corporation.
Income Tax means Tax on the overall net income of a Person imposed by the jurisdiction in which that Person is organized or in which that Persons applicable principal office (and/or, in the case of a Lender, its lending office) is located or in which that Person (and/or, in the case of a Lender, its lending office) is deemed to be doing business on all or part of the net income, profits or gains (whether worldwide, or only insofar as such income, profits or gains are considered to arise in or to relate to a particular jurisdiction, or otherwise) of that Person (and/or, in the case of a Lender, its applicable lending office).
Indebtedness means, as applied to any Person, without duplication: (i) all indebtedness for borrowed money; (ii) that portion of obligations with respect to Capital Leases that is properly classified as a liability on a balance sheet in conformity with GAAP; (iii) Synthetic Lease Obligations; (iv) notes payable and drafts accepted representing extensions of credit whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money; (v) any obligation owed for all or any part of the deferred purchase price of property or services, including any earn-out obligations, which purchase price is (a) due more than six (6) months from the date of incurrence of the obligation in respect thereof or (b) evidenced by a note or similar written instrument; (vi) all indebtedness secured by any Lien on any property or asset owned or held by that Person regardless of whether the indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed by that Person or is nonrecourse to the credit of that Person; (vii) the face amount of any letter of credit issued for the account of that Person or as to which that Person is otherwise liable for reimbursement of drawings, and all obligations of that Person for reimbursement of any obligor in respect of any letter of guaranty, bankers acceptance or similar credit transaction; (viii) Disqualified Equity Interests; (ix) the direct or indirect guaranty, endorsement (otherwise than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with recourse by such Person of the obligation of another; (x) any obligation of such Person the primary purpose or intent of which is to provide assurance to an obligee that the obligation of the obligor thereof will be paid or discharged, or any agreement relating thereto will be complied with, or the holders thereof will be protected (in whole or in part) against
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loss in respect thereof; (xi) any liability of such Person for an obligation of another through any agreement (contingent or otherwise) (a) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such obligation or any security therefor, or to provide funds for the payment or discharge of such obligation (whether in the form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital contributions or otherwise) or (b) to maintain the solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of another if, in the case of any agreement described under subclauses (a) or (b) of this clause (xi), the primary purpose or intent thereof is as described in clause (x) above; and (xii) all obligations of such Person in respect of any exchange traded or over the counter derivative transaction, including any Interest Rate Agreement, whether entered into for hedging or speculative purposes.
Indemnified Liabilities means, collectively, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages (including natural resource damages), penalties, claims (including Environmental Claims), actions, judgments, suits, costs (including the costs of any investigation, study, sampling, testing, abatement, cleanup, removal, remediation or other necessary response action related to the Release or presence of any Hazardous Materials), expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and allocated costs of internal counsel (without duplication of any charges assessed by any Person for outside counsel) for Indemnitees in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding or hearing commenced or threatened by any Person (including any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries), whether or not any such Indemnitee shall be designated as a party or a potential party thereto, and any fees or expenses incurred by Indemnitees in enforcing any Indemnified Liabilities), whether direct, indirect, special or consequential and whether based on any federal, state or foreign laws, statutes, rules or regulations (including securities and commercial laws, statutes, rules or regulations and Environmental Laws), on common law or equitable cause or on contract or otherwise, that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any such Indemnitee, in any manner relating to or arising out of (i) this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including the Lenders agreement to make Credit Extensions, the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein or the use or intended use of the proceeds thereof, or any enforcement of any of the Loan Documents (including any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of the Collateral or the enforcement of the Guaranty)); (ii) the Commitment Letter delivered by any Agent or any Lender to the Borrower with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) any Environmental Claim relating to or arising from, directly or indirectly, any past or present activity, operation, land ownership, or practice of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; or (iv) any Credit Extension or the use of proceeds thereof.
Indemnitee has the meaning set forth in Section 10.03.
Information Certificate means a certificate in the form of Exhibit L.
Insolvency Laws means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, conservatorship, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, reorganization, or similar legal requirements of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
Installment has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10.
Installment Date has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10.
Intellectual Property has the meaning set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement.
Intellectual Property Asset means, at the time of determination, any interest (fee, license or otherwise) then owned by any Loan Party in any Intellectual Property.
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Intellectual Property Security Agreements has the meaning set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement.
Intercompany Note means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit K evidencing Indebtedness owed among Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries.
Intercreditor Agreement means that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Agent, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, replaced or modified from time to time subject to the terms thereof.
Interest Expense means for any period, the aggregate of the interest expense of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Interest Payment Date means with respect to (i) any Loan that is a Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year, commencing on the first such applicable date to occur after the Closing Date, and the final maturity date of such Base Rate Loan; and (ii) any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan; provided, that in the case of each Interest Period of longer than three (3) months, Interest Payment Date shall also include each date that is three (3) months, or an integral multiple thereof, after the commencement of such Interest Period.
Interest Period means an interest period of one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months (or, if consented to by all of the applicable Lenders, twelve (12) months), as selected by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, (i) initially, commencing on the Credit Date thereof, as the case may be; and (ii) thereafter, commencing on the day on which the immediately preceding Interest Period expires; provided, that (a) if an Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day unless no further Business Day occurs in such month, in which case such Interest Period shall expire on the immediately preceding Business Day; (b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall, subject to clauses (c) and (d), of this definition, end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; and (c) no Interest Period with respect to any portion of the Term Loans shall extend beyond the Term Loan Maturity Date.
Interest Rate Agreement means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement, each of which is for the purpose of hedging the interest rate exposure associated with Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries operations and not for speculative purposes, entered into with a Lender Counterparty and satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Interest Rate Determination Date means, with respect to any Interest Period, the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.
Internal Revenue Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to the date hereof and from time to time hereafter, and any successor statute.
Investment means (i) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of, or of a beneficial interest in, any of the Securities of any other Person; (ii) any direct or indirect redemption, retirement, purchase or other acquisition for value, by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries from any Person, of any Equity Interests of such Person; (iii) any direct or
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indirect loan, advance (other than advances to employees for moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business) or capital contributions by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to any other Person, including all indebtedness and accounts receivable from that other Person that are not current assets or did not arise from sales to that other Person in the ordinary course of business; and (iv) all investments consisting of any exchange traded or over the counter derivative transaction, including any Interest Rate Agreement, whether entered into for hedging or speculative purposes. The amount of any Investment of the type described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) shall be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additions thereto, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment.
Joint Venture means a joint venture, partnership or other similar arrangement, whether in corporate, partnership or other legal form; provided that in no event shall any corporate Subsidiary of any Person be considered to be a Joint Venture to which such Person is a party.
Landlord Consent and Estoppel means, with respect to any leasehold interest, a letter, certificate or other instrument in writing from the lessor under the related lease, pursuant to which, among other things, the landlord consents to the granting of a Mortgage on such leasehold interest by the Loan Party tenant, such Landlord Consent and Estoppel to be in form and substance acceptable to the Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion, but in any event sufficient for the Collateral Agent to obtain a Title Policy with respect to such Mortgage.
Laws means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state, provincial and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the common law, the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.
Lender means each financial institution listed on the signature pages hereto as a Lender, and any other Person that becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment Agreement.
Lender Counterparty means each Lender, each Agent and each of their respective Affiliates counterparty to an Interest Rate Agreement (including any Person who is an Agent or a Lender (and any Affiliate thereof) on the date on which such Interest Rate Agreement is entered into but subsequently ceases to be an Agent or a Lender, as the case may be).
Licensed Personnel has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Health Care Laws.
Lien means (i) any lien, mortgage, pledge, assignment, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any lease or license in the nature thereof) and any option, trust or other preferential arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing and (ii) in the case of Securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such Securities.
Loan means a Term Loan.
Loan Document means any of this Agreement, the Notes, if any, the Security Documents, the Intercompany Note, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Deposit Account Control Agreements, the Government Receivables Lockbox Account Agreements and all other documents, instruments or agreements executed and delivered by a Loan Party for the benefit of any Secured Party in connection herewith.
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Loan Party means each Person (other than any Secured Party or any other representative thereof) from time to time party to a Loan Document.
Margin Stock has the meaning set forth in Regulation U of the Board of Governors as in effect from time to time.
Material Adverse Effect means any event, change, effect, development, circumstance or condition that has caused a material adverse change with respect to: (i) the business, assets, liabilities, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or value of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) the ability of any Loan Party to fully and timely perform its Obligations; (iii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against a Loan Party of a Loan Document to which it is a party; or (iv) the material rights, remedies and benefits available to, or conferred upon, any Agent and any Lender or any Secured Party under any Loan Document.
Material Contract means any Specified Contract and any contract or other arrangement to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (other than the Loan Documents) for which breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Material Indebtedness means Indebtedness (other than Credit Extensions) of any one or more of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary in an individual principal amount (or Net Mark-to-Market Exposure) of $2,000,000 or more.
Material Real Estate Asset means any fee-owned Real Estate Asset having a fair market value in excess of $1,000,000 as of the date of the acquisition thereof.
Medicaid means, collectively, the healthcare assistance program established by Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1396 et seq.) and any statutes succeeding thereto, and all implementing rules and regulations pertaining to such program, including all state statutes and plans for medical assistance enacted in connection with such program, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Medicare means, collectively, the health insurance program for the aged and disabled established by Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1395 et seq.) and any statutes succeeding thereto, and all implementing rules and regulations pertaining to such program, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Moodys means Moodys Investor Services, Inc. and any successor thereto.
Mortgage means, with respect to any Mortgaged Property, any deed of trust, leasehold deed of trust, mortgage, leasehold mortgage, deed to secure debt, leasehold deed to secure debt or other document creating a Lien on such Mortgaged Property or any interest in such Mortgaged Property.
Mortgage Deliverables means, collectively, each of the following:
(1) fully executed, delivered and notarized Mortgages, in proper form for recording in all appropriate places in all applicable jurisdictions, encumbering each applicable Real Estate Asset (each, a Mortgaged Property);
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(2) an opinion of counsel (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) in each state in which a Mortgaged Property is located with respect to the enforceability of the Mortgages to be recorded in such state and such other matters as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (and the Borrower and the Guarantors hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such opinions to the Agents and the Lenders);
(3) in the case of each leasehold interest of any Loan Party that is a Mortgaged Property, (A) a fully executed and delivered Landlord Consent and Estoppel and (B) evidence that such leasehold interest is a Recorded Leasehold Interest;
(4) ALTA mortgagee title insurance policies or unconditional commitments therefor issued by one or more title companies (the Title Company) reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent with respect to each Mortgaged Property (each, a Title Policy), in amounts not less than 125% of the fair market value of each Mortgaged Property insuring the fee simple title to each of the Mortgaged Properties vested in the applicable Loan Party and insuring the Collateral Agent that the relevant Mortgage creates valid and enforceable First Priority mortgage Liens on the Mortgaged Property encumbered thereby, each which Title Policy (A) shall include all endorsements requested by the Collateral Agent and (B) shall provide for affirmative insurance and such reinsurance as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, all of the foregoing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent; and evidence satisfactory to the Collateral Agent that the applicable Loan Party has (i) delivered to the Title Company all certificates and affidavits required by the Title Company in connection with the issuance of the applicable Title Policy and (ii) paid to the Title Company or to the appropriate Governmental Authorities all expenses and premiums of the Title Company and all other sums required in connection with the issuance of the Title Policies and all recording and stamp taxes (including mortgage recording and intangible taxes) payable in connection with recording the Mortgages in the applicable real property records; together with a title report issued by a Title Company with respect thereto, dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of the applicable Mortgage and copies of all recorded documents listed as exceptions to title or otherwise referred to therein, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;
(5) (A) a completed Flood Certificate with respect to each Mortgaged Property, which Flood Certificate shall (i) be addressed to the Collateral Agent, (ii) be completed by a company which has guaranteed the accuracy of the information contained therein, and (iii) otherwise comply with the Flood Program; (B) evidence describing whether the community in which each Mortgaged Property is located participates in the Flood Program; (C) if any Flood Certificate states that a Mortgaged Property is located in a Flood Zone, the Borrowers written acknowledgement of receipt of written notification from the Collateral Agent (i) as to the existence of each such Mortgaged Property, and (ii) as to whether the community in which each such Mortgaged Property is located is participating in the Flood Program; and (D) if any Mortgaged Property is located in a Flood Zone and is located in a community that participates in the Flood Program, evidence that the Borrower has obtained a policy of flood insurance that (i) covers any Mortgaged Property that is located in a Flood Zone, (ii) is written in an amount not less than the maximum limit of coverage made available with respect to the particular type of property under the Flood Program and (iii) has a term ending not later than the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date; and
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(6) ALTA/ACSM surveys of all Mortgaged Properties which are not Leasehold Properties, certified to the Collateral Agent and dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of the applicable Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Mortgage Deliverables.
Multiemployer Plan means any Employee Benefit Plan which is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
NAIC means The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and any successor thereto.
Narrative Report means, with respect to the financial statements for which such narrative report is required, a narrative report describing the operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries in the form prepared for presentation to senior management thereof for the applicable Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such period to which such financial statements relate with comparison to and variances from the same period for the preceding Fiscal Year. For the avoidance of doubt, Holdings quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q and annual reports filed on Form 10-K with the SEC shall be deemed to meet any requirements for a Narrative Report pursuant to this Agreement.
Net Cash Proceeds means (a) with respect to any Asset Sale, an amount equal to: (i) Cash payments (including any Cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received) received by any Loan Party from such Asset Sale, minus (ii) any bona fide direct costs incurred in connection with such Asset Sale and payable to any Person that is not an Affiliate of any Loan Party, including (1) taxes payable by the seller as a result of any gain recognized in connection with such Asset Sale, (2) payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or penalty, if any, and interest on any Indebtedness (other than the Loans) that is secured by a Lien on the Equity Interests or assets in question and that is required to be repaid under the terms thereof as a result of such Asset Sale and (3) a reasonable reserve for any indemnification payments (fixed or contingent) attributable to sellers indemnities and representations and warranties to purchaser in respect of such Asset Sale undertaken by any Loan Party in connection with such Asset Sale; (b) (i) any Cash payments or proceeds received by any Loan Party (1) under any casualty insurance policy in respect of a covered loss thereunder or (2) as a result of the taking of any assets of any Loan Party by any Person pursuant to the power of eminent domain, condemnation or otherwise, or pursuant to a sale of any such assets to a purchaser with such power under threat of such a taking, minus (ii) (1) any actual and reasonable costs incurred by any Loan Party in connection with the adjustment or settlement of any claims of any Loan Party in respect thereof, and (2) any bona fide direct costs incurred in connection with any sale of such assets as referred to in preceding clause (i)(2) and payable to a Person that is not an Affiliate of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, including taxes payable as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith; (c) with respect to any issuance or incurrence of Indebtedness, the Cash proceeds thereof, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable costs and expenses associated therewith, including expenses payable to a Person (but not fees) that is not an Affiliate of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; and (d) with respect to any Extraordinary Receipt, the Cash proceeds received by or paid to or for the account of any Loan Party.
Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of a Person means, as of any date of determination, the excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising from Interest Rate Agreements or other Indebtedness of the type described in clause (xi) of the definition thereof. As used in this definition, unrealized losses means the fair market value of the cost to such Person of replacing
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such Interest Rate Agreement or such other Indebtedness as of the date of determination (assuming the Interest Rate Agreement or such other Indebtedness were to be terminated as of that date), and unrealized profits means the fair market value of the gain to such Person of replacing such Interest Rate Agreement or such other Indebtedness as of the date of determination (assuming such Interest Rate Agreement or such other Indebtedness were to be terminated as of that date).
Non-Consenting Lender has the meaning set forth in Section 2.21.
Non-Excluded Taxes means Taxes (other than Excluded Taxes) and Other Taxes.
Non-Government Receivable means an account that is not a Government Receivable.
Non-Government Receivables Lockbox Account means a Deposit Account of any Loan Party that is used exclusively for the receipt of Collections of accounts that are Non-Government Receivables.
Non-Government Receivables Lockbox has the meaning specified in Section 5.15(c).
Non-Public Information means information which has not been disseminated in a manner making it available to investors generally, within the meaning of Regulation FD.
Non-U.S. Lender has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(c).
Note means a Term Loan Note.
Obligations means all obligations of every nature of each Loan Party, including obligations from time to time owed to Agents (including former Agents), Lenders or any of them and Lender Counterparties or any of them or any other Person required to be indemnified, under any Loan Document or Interest Rate Agreement, whether for principal, interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Loan Party, would have accrued on any Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Loan Party for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), payments for early termination of Interest Rate Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise.
Obligee Guarantor has the meaning set forth in Section 7.07.
Organizational Documents means with respect to any Person all formation, organizational and governing documents, instruments and agreements, including (i) with respect to any corporation, its certificate or articles of incorporation or organization and its by-laws, (ii) with respect to any limited partnership, its certificate of limited partnership and its partnership agreement, (iii) with respect to any general partnership, its partnership agreement and (iv) with respect to any limited liability company, its articles of organization and its operating agreement. In the event any term or condition of this Agreement or any other Loan Document requires any Organizational Document to be certified by a secretary of state or similar governmental official, the reference to any such Organizational Document shall only be to a document of a type customarily certified by such governmental official.
Other Connection Taxes means, with respect to any Lender or any other recipient of a payment to be made by or on account of any Obligation, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Person and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Person having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
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Other Taxes means any and all present or future stamp or documentary Taxes or any other excise or property Taxes, charges or similar levies (and interest, fines, penalties and additions related thereto) arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Participant Register has the meaning set forth in Section 10.06(g)(iv).
PATRIOT Act means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).
PBGC means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto.
Pension Plan means any Employee Benefit Plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to Section 412 or Section 430 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302 of ERISA.
Permitted Acquisition means any acquisition by the Borrower or any Solvent Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the assets of, all of the Equity Interests (other than (x) Disqualified Equity Interests, and (y) directors qualifying shares as required pursuant to applicable Law) of, or a business line or unit or a division of, any Person; provided, that:
(i) immediately prior to, and after giving effect thereto, (x) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date; provided, that to the extent any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects;
(ii) all transactions in connection therewith shall be consummated, in all material respects, in accordance with all applicable Laws and in conformity with all applicable Governmental Authorizations;
(iii) in the case of the acquisition of Equity Interests, all of the Equity Interests (except for directors qualifying shares as required pursuant to applicable Law) acquired or otherwise issued by such Person or any newly formed Subsidiary of the Borrower in connection with such acquisition shall be owned one hundred percent (100%) by the Borrower or any Solvent Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor, and the Borrower shall have taken, or caused to be taken, as of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor of the Borrower, each of the actions set forth in Sections 5.10, 5.11, 5.12 and 5.13, as applicable;
(iv) the Loan Parties shall be in compliance with the covenants set forth in the Loan Documents, including, but not limited to, the Financial Covenants on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such acquisition as of the last day of the trailing twelve (12) month period most recently ended for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 5.01(a), 5.01(b) or 5.01(c), as applicable (as determined in
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accordance with Section 6.07(c)) (assuming, for purposes of this calculation, that (a) the maximum Total Leverage Ratio permitted as of the last day of such period is the lesser of (1) the maximum Total Leverage Ratio set forth in Section 6.07(b) for the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter less 0.25 and (2) 3.75:1.00 and (b) the minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio permitted as of the last day of such period is the minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio set forth in Section 6.07(a) for the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter);
(v) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent as soon as possible and in any event at least ten (10) Business Days prior to consummating such proposed acquisition (1) a Compliance Certificate evidencing compliance with clause (iv) above, (2) all other relevant financial information with respect to such acquired assets, including the amount of the anticipated aggregate Acquisition Consideration for such acquisition and any other information required to demonstrate compliance with Section 6.07, (3) a copy of the purchase agreement related to the proposed Permitted Acquisition (and any related documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent), (4) quarterly and annual financial statements of the Person whose Equity Interests or assets are being acquired for the twelve-month period immediately prior to such proposed Permitted Acquisition, including any audited financial statements that are available, (5) quarterly financial projections for the Person whose Equity Interests or assets are being acquired for two years together and thereafter annual projections for all periods through the maturity date of the Loans with any other material information, and (6) a financial model of Holdings and its Subsidiaries reflecting the consummation of the Permitted Acquisition, with financial projections demonstrating compliance with the Financial Covenants through the maturity date of the Loans;
(vi) any Person or assets or division as acquired in accordance herewith (y) shall be in same business or lines of business in which the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries are engaged as of the Closing Date or similar or related businesses and (z) for the four-quarter period most recently ended prior to the date of such acquisition, shall have generated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization during such period that shall exceed the amount of capital expenditures related to such Person or assets or division during such period (calculated in substantially the same manner as Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is calculated and with adjustments (including any pro forma add backs) to the extent reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent);
(vii) such acquisition shall be consensual and shall have been approved by the targets board of directors to the extent applicable;
(viii) after giving effect to the consummation of the respective acquisition and any financing thereof, the aggregate amount of unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents maintained in an Approved Deposit Account or a Control Account, as applicable, shall not be less than $5,000,000;
(ix) with respect to any such acquisition in which the Acquisition Consideration is greater than $15,000,000, an accounting review in scope reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent prepared by a firm reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with respect to the historical financial statements of the target, in each case, prior to closing of such acquisition;
(x) the Acquisition Consideration for such acquisition shall not exceed the greater of (a) $20,000,000 and (b) an amount equal to the product of (1) the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the four (4) Fiscal Quarter period most recently ended for which financial
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statements and a related Compliance Certificate have been delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 5.01(b) and 5.01(d), respectively, calculated without giving effect to any pro forma adjustments arising out of or attributable to such acquisition, and (2) two (2); and
(xi) the acquisition target shall be domiciled in the United States.
Permitted Holder means General Electric or any Affiliate thereof.
Permitted Investment(s) means those Investments permitted under Section 6.06.
Permitted Liens means those Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02.
Permitted Refinancing means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided, that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder; (b) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended (except by virtue of amortization of or prepayment of Indebtedness prior to such date of determination); (c) at the time thereof, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (d) to the extent such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms, taken as a whole, at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended; (e) to the extent any Liens securing such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended are subordinated to any Liens securing the Obligations, the Liens securing such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension are subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations on terms, taken as a whole, at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended; (f) the only obligors in respect of such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended are the original obligors thereon and any other Person required to be or become an obligor thereon under the then terms of the Indebtedness being so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended to become an obligor in respect of such Indebtedness; and (g) the terms and conditions of any such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension, taken as a whole, are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the terms and conditions of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended.
Permitted Subordinated Holdings Debt has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(k).
Persons means natural persons, corporations, limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, joint stock companies, Joint Ventures, associations, companies, trusts, banks, trust companies, land trusts, business trusts or other organizations, whether or not legal entities, and Governmental Authorities.
Platform has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(n).
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Pledge and Security Agreement means the Pledge and Security Agreement to be executed by the Borrower and each Guarantor in the form of Exhibit I, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms thereof.
Prime Rate means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by The Wall Street Journal as the Prime Rate in the United States (or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the bank prime loan rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent)); each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
Principal Office means, for each of the Administrative Agent and Borrower, such Persons Principal Office as set forth on Schedule 1.01(b), or such other office or office of a third party or sub-agent, as appropriate, as such Person may from time to time designate in writing to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender.
Proceeding has the meaning set forth in Section 4.29(a).
Projections means the projections set forth in Section 4.08.
Pro Rata Share means, with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Term Loan of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Term Loan Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders.
Protected Health Information means, individually identifiable health information defined as protected health information under 45 C.F.R. §160.103.
Public Lender has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(n).
Purchase Agreement means the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2015, by and among the Seller, the Borrower and Holdings.
Purchase Documents means, collectively, the Purchase Agreement and all of the other documents, instruments or agreements executed and delivered in connection with the Acquisition, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified so long as such amendment, supplement, waiver or modification is not materially adverse to the Lenders without the consent of AB-PCI (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided that any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification that modifies the provisions of the Purchase Documents relating to the Xerox provisions providing protection for the benefit of the Lenders or the definitions of Buyer Material Adverse Effect or Company Material Adverse Effect under the Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders.
Real Estate Asset means, at any time of determination, any interest (fee, leasehold or otherwise) then owned by any Loan Party in any real property.
Record Document means, with respect to any leasehold interest, (i) the lease evidencing such leasehold interest or a memorandum thereof, executed and acknowledged by the owner of the affected real property, as lessor, or (ii) if such leasehold interest was acquired or subleased from the holder of a Recorded Leasehold Interest, the applicable assignment or sublease document, executed and acknowledged by such holder, in each case in form sufficient to give such constructive notice upon recordation and otherwise in form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
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Recorded Leasehold Interest means a leasehold interest with respect to which a Record Document has been recorded in all places necessary or desirable, in the Collateral Agents reasonable judgment, to give constructive notice of such leasehold interest to third-party purchasers and encumbrances of the affected real property.
Register has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(b).
Regulation D means Regulation D of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time.
Regulation FD means Regulation FD as promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act and Exchange Act.
Regulation U means Regulation U of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time.
Regulation X means Regulation X of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time.
Related Documents means any of the Purchase Documents and the Revolving Credit Documents.
Related Fund means, with respect to any Lender that is an investment fund, any other investment fund that invests in commercial loans and that is managed or advised by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.
Related Transactions shall mean, collectively, (a) the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of the Purchase Agreement and all of the other Purchase Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents to which they are a party and the making of the Credit Extensions hereunder, (c) the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of the Revolving Credit Documents to which they are a party and the making of the Revolving Loans thereunder and (d) the payment of the Transaction Costs.
Release means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of any Hazardous Material into the indoor or outdoor environment (including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material), including the movement of any Hazardous Material through the air, soil, surface water or groundwater.
Replacement Lender has the meaning set forth in Section 2.21.
Required Lenders means one or more Lenders having or holding Term Loan Exposure and representing more than fifty 50.0% of the aggregate Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders. For purposes of this definition, Required Lenders shall be determined by excluding all Loans and Commitments held by a Defaulting Lender.
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Restricted Payment means: (i) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of stock of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in shares of that class of stock to the holders of that class; (ii) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of stock of Holdings or the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) now or hereafter outstanding; (iii) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of stock of any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries (or any direct or indirect parent of any Loan Party) now or hereafter outstanding; (iv) any payment of management, advisory or other similar fees by any Loan Party to any present or future equity holder of such Loan Party or any of such Loan Partys or such equity holders Affiliates; and (v) any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, interest, fees, redemption, exchange, purchase, retirement, defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, any subordinated Indebtedness, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Permitted Subordinated Holdings Debt.
Revolver Priority Collateral has the meaning given such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Revolving Credit Agent means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor administrative agent under the Revolving Credit Agreement.
Revolving Credit Agreement means that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2015, among Holdings, the Borrower, each of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower from time to time party thereto as loan parties, the lenders party thereto and the Revolving Credit Agent, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, modified, waived, replaced or refinanced from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.
Revolving Credit Documents means the Revolving Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement.
Revolving Credit Facility means the revolving credit facility provided to Holdings, the Borrower and certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower under the Revolving Credit Agreement.
Revolving Credit Lenders shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and any other lenders party to the Revolving Credit Facility from time to time.
Revolving Loans has the meaning given to such term in the Revolving Credit Agreement.
Sanctioned Entity means (a) a country or a government of a country, (b) an agency of the government of a country, (c) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by a country or its government or (d) a Person resident in or determined to be resident in a country, in each case, that is subject to a country sanctions program administered and enforced by OFAC.
Sanctioned Person means a person named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals maintained by OFAC.
S&P means Standard & Poors, a division of McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc.
SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor Governmental Authority performing a similar function.
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Second Priority Lien means, with respect to any Lien purported to be created in any Collateral pursuant to any Security Document, that such Lien is the only Lien to which such Collateral is subject, other than (i) any Permitted Lien that by statute would have priority over the Lien of the Collateral Agent in any Collateral, (ii) any Lien permitted by Section 6.02(m) and (iii) Liens upon the Revolver Priority Collateral to secure the Indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Agreement that have priority over the Collateral Agents Liens upon the Revolver Priority Collateral to the extent set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Secured Parties has the meaning set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement.
Securities means any stock, shares, partnership interests, voting trust certificates, certificates of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement or arrangement, options, warrants, bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as securities or any certificates of interest, shares or participations in temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing.
Securities Account has the meaning set forth in the UCC.
Securities Account Control Agreement means, with respect to any Securities Account or Commodity Account, an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, among the Collateral Agent, the Revolving Credit Agent, the Securities Intermediary with which the applicable entitlement or contract is carried and the Loan Party owning such entitlement or contract, that is effective for the Collateral Agent to obtain control (within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 under the applicable UCC) of such account with the priority set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
Securities Intermediary means a securities intermediary or commodity intermediary (as such terms are defined in the UCC).
Security Documents means the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Mortgages, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, the Collateral Access Agreements, each Landlord Consent and Estoppel, if any, and all other instruments, documents and agreements delivered by any Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in order to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a Lien on any assets or property of that Loan Party as security for the Obligations, including UCC financing statements and amendments thereto and filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office.
Seller means GE Medical Holding AB, a private limited company (privat aktiebolag) organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (Reg. No. 556648-9315), as sellers pursuant to the Purchase Documents.
Series has the meaning set forth in Section 2.22.
Solvency Certificate means a Solvency Certificate of the chief financial officer of Holdings in the form of Exhibit G-2.
Solvent means, with respect to any Loan Party, that as of the date of determination, both: (i) (a) the sum of such Loan Partys debt and liability (including subordinated, contingent and un-liquidated
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liabilities) does not exceed the present fair saleable value of such Loan Partys present assets; (b) such Loan Partys capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business as contemplated on the Closing Date and reflected in the Projections, any Financial Plan or with respect to any transaction contemplated to be undertaken after the Closing Date; and (c) such Person has not incurred and does not intend to incur, or believe (nor should it reasonably believe) that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise); and (ii) such Person is solvent within the meaning given that term and similar terms under the Bankruptcy Code and applicable Laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5).
Specified Clarient JV means that certain 5% equity interest in GE Clarient Diagnostic Services Ltd, a limited liability company organised and existing under the laws of Saudi Arabia with commercial registration number 1010425872, which is owned by Clarient Diagnostic Services, Inc., and will be transferred to an affiliate of the Seller after the Closing Date pursuant to Amendment No.1 of that Purchase Agreement, dated December 28, 2015.
Specified Contract means those contracts listed on Schedule 1.01(c)
Specified Representations means the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.01, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.11, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18, 4.19, 4.22, 4.23, 4.25, 4.26 and 4.28.
Subject Transaction has the meaning set forth in Section 6.07.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person (the parent), (i) any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business entity of which more than fifty percent (50.00%) of the total voting power of shares of stock or other ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons (whether directors, managers, trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; provided, that in determining the percentage of ownership interests of any Person controlled by another Person, no ownership interest in the nature of a qualifying share of the former Person shall be deemed to be outstanding, and (ii) any other Person the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parents consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of the date of determination.
Subsidiary Guarantor means each Guarantor other than Holdings.
Swap Obligation means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a swap within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Synthetic Lease means, as to any Person, (a) any lease (including leases that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (i) that is accounted for as an operating lease under GAAP and (ii) in respect of which the lessee retains or obtains ownership of the property so leased for U.S. federal income tax purposes, other than any such lease under which such Person is the lessor or (b) (i) a synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (ii) an agreement for the use or possession of
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property, in each case under this clause (b), creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the application of any Insolvency Laws to such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
Synthetic Lease Obligations shall mean, as to any Person, an amount equal to the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under any Synthetic Lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP if such obligations were accounted for as obligations with respect to Capital Leases on a balance sheet in conformity with GAAP.
Tax or Taxes means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, assessment, charge, fee, deduction or withholding (and interest, fines, penalties and additions related thereto) of any nature and whatever called, by whomsoever, on whomsoever and wherever imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed.
Term Loan means a term loan made by a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
Term Loan Commitment means the commitment of a Lender to make or otherwise fund a Term Loan and Term Loan Commitments means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate. The amount of each Lenders Term Loan Commitment is set forth on Schedule 1.01(a) or in the applicable Assignment Agreement, subject to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $55,000,000.
Term Loan Exposure means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans of such Lender; provided, that at any time prior to the making of the Term Loans, the Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lenders Term Loan Commitment.
Term Loan Maturity Date means the earlier of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the date on which all Term Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise.
Term Loan Note means each term loan promissory note in the form of Exhibit B, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
Term Loan Priority Accounts has the meaning given such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Term Loan Priority Collateral has the meaning given such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Terminated Lender has the meaning set forth in Section 2.21.
Third Party Payor means any Governmental Payor, Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield, private insurers, managed care plans, and any other person or entity which presently or in the future maintains Third Party Payor Programs.
Third Party Payor Authorizations has the meaning set forth in Section 4.29(c).
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Third Party Payor Programs means all payment or reimbursement programs, sponsored or maintained by any Third Party Payor, in which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary participates.
Title Company has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Mortgage Deliverables.
Title Policy has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Mortgage Deliverables.
Total Leverage Ratio shall mean as of any date of determination the result of (i) the amount of funded Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of such date, to (ii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, for the latest twelve-month period most recently ended.
Transaction Costs means the fees, costs and expenses payable by any Loan Party on or before the Closing Date in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and the Related Documents.
TRICARE means the United States Department of Defense healthcare program for service families, including, but not limited to, TRICARE Prime, TRICARE, Extra and TRICARE Standard, any successor to or predecessor thereof (including, without limitation, CHAMPUS).
Type of Loan means with respect to Term Loans, a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar or equivalent legislation) as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.
Unrestricted Cash Equity Account means a Deposit Account or Securities Account of Holdings that has been established for the sole purpose of holding (a) unrestricted cash on hand of Holdings as of the Closing Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000, and (b) net cash proceeds of any issuance by Holdings of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) after the Closing Date; provided that (i) such account has been designated as such, in writing, by Holdings to the Administrative Agent, (ii) no funds other than those described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) are maintained or deposited in such account and (iii) such account is the subject of a Deposit Account Control Agreement or Securities Account Control Agreement, as applicable.
U.S. Lender has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(c).
Weighted Average Life to Maturity means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
Wholly Owned Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any other Person all of the Equity Interests of which (other than (x) directors qualifying shares and (y) shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such Person directly and/or through other wholly-owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
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Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor means any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.
Section 1.02 Accounting Terms. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in conformity with GAAP. Financial statements and other information required to be delivered by Holdings to Lenders pursuant to Section 5.01(a), 5.01(b) and 5.01(c) shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect at the time of such preparation (and delivered together with the reconciliation statements provided for in Section 5.01(e), if applicable). Subject to the foregoing, calculations in connection with the definitions, covenants and other provisions hereof shall utilize accounting principles and policies in conformity with those used to prepare Holdings Historical Financial Statements.
Section 1.03 Interpretation, Etc. Any of the terms defined herein may, unless the context otherwise requires, be used in the singular or the plural, depending on the reference. References herein to any Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit shall be to an Article, a Section, a Schedule or an Exhibit, as the case may be, hereof unless otherwise specifically provided. The use herein of the word include or including, when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as without limitation or but not limited to or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter. The word will shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word shall; and the words asset and property shall be construed as having the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including Cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. The terms lease and license shall include sub-lease and sub-license, as applicable. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or therein, any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to any agreement, document or instrument shall mean such agreement, document or instrument as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, in each case, in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or such Loan Document.
ARTICLE II
LOANS
Section 2.01 Term Loans.
(a) Loan Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make, on the Closing Date, a Term Loan to the Borrower in an amount equal to such Lenders Term Loan Commitment. The Borrower may make only one borrowing under the Term Loan Commitment which shall be on the Closing Date. Any amount borrowed under this Section 2.01(a) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. All amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Term Loans shall be paid in full no later than the Term Loan Maturity Date. Each Lenders Term Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Closing Date after giving effect to the funding of such Lenders Term Loan Commitment on such date.
(b) Borrowing Mechanics for Term Loans.
(i) The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a fully executed Borrowing Notice no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. Promptly upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of such Borrowing Notice, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed borrowing.
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(ii) Each Lender shall make its Term Loan available to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date, by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, at the Principal Office designated by the Administrative Agent. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein and receipt of all requested funds, the Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of the Term Loans available to the Borrower on the Closing Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Loans received by the Administrative Agent from Lenders to be credited to the account of the Borrower at the Principal Office designated by the Administrative Agent or to such other account as may be designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.
Section 2.02 [Reserved].
Section 2.03 [Reserved].
Section 2.04 Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds.
(a) Pro Rata Shares. All Loans shall be made, and all participations purchased, by Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their respective Pro Rata Shares, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in such other Lenders obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby nor shall any Term Loan Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of a default by any other Lender in such other Lenders obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby.
(b) Availability of Funds. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the applicable Credit Date that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Administrative Agent the amount of such Lenders Loan requested on such Credit Date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such Credit Date and the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, but shall not be obligated to, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount on such Credit Date. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent, at the customary rate set by the Administrative Agent for the correction of errors among banks for three (3) Business Days. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agents demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent. Nothing in this Section 2.04(b) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Term Loan Commitment hereunder or to prejudice any rights that the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
Section 2.05 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Term Loans made on the Closing Date shall be applied by the Borrower to fund a portion of the consideration and fees and expenses payable in connection with the consummation of the Acquisition. No portion of the proceeds of any Credit Extension shall be used in any manner that causes or might cause such Credit Extension or the application of such proceeds to violate Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X or any other regulation of the Board of Governors or to violate the Exchange Act.
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Section 2.06 Evidence of Debt; Register; Notes.
(a) Lenders Evidence of Debt. Each Lender shall maintain on its internal records an account or accounts evidencing the Obligations of the Borrower to such Lender, including the amounts of the Loans made by it and each repayment and prepayment in respect thereof. Any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower, absent manifest error; provided, that the failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect the Borrowers Obligations in respect of any Loans; provided, further, that in the event of any inconsistency between the Register and any Lenders records, the recordations in the Register shall govern. In the event that a Note is ever lost, stolen, destroyed, or mutilated, upon the receipt of an affidavit of an officer of any Lender as to such loss, theft, destruction or mutilation, together with customary indemnifications from such Lender as reasonably required by the Borrower, the Borrower shall issue, in lieu thereof, a replacement Note in the same principal amount thereof and otherwise of like tenor.
(b) Register. The Administrative Agent (or its agent or sub-agent appointed by it) shall maintain at its Principal Office a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of Lenders and Loans of each Lender from time to time (the Register). The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any Lender (with respect to any entry relating to such Lenders Loans) at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. The Administrative Agent shall record, or shall cause to be recorded, in the Register the Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.06(b), and each repayment or prepayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans, and any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and each Lender, absent manifest error; provided, that failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect the Borrowers Obligations in respect of any Loan. The Borrower hereby designates the Administrative Agent to serve as the Borrowers agent solely for purposes of maintaining the Register as provided in this Section 2.06, and the Borrower hereby agrees that, to the extent the Administrative Agent serves in such capacity, the Administrative Agent and its officers, directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates shall constitute Indemnitees.
(c) Notes. If so requested by any Lender by written notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, or at any time thereafter, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (and/or, if applicable and if so specified in such notice, to any Person who is an assignee of such Lender pursuant to Section 10.06(c)) on the Closing Date (or, if such notice is delivered after the Closing Date, promptly after the Borrowers receipt of such notice) a Note or Notes to evidence such Lenders Term Loan.
Section 2.07 Interest on Loans.
(a) Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Loans shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date made to repayment (whether by acceleration or otherwise) thereof as follows:
(A) | if a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; or |
(B) | if a Eurodollar Rate Loan, at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Margin. |
(b) The basis for determining the rate of interest with respect to any Loan, and the Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, shall be selected by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent and Lenders pursuant to the applicable Borrowing Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, as the case may be. If on any day a Loan is outstanding with respect to which a
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Borrowing Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice has not been delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof specifying the applicable basis for determining the rate of interest, then for that day such Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan.
(c) In connection with Eurodollar Rate Loans there shall be no more than five (5) Interest Periods outstanding at any time. In the event the Borrower fails to specify between a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan in the applicable Borrowing Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, such Loan (if outstanding as a Eurodollar Rate Loan) shall be automatically converted into a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the then-current Interest Period for such Loan (or if outstanding as a Base Rate Loan shall remain as, or (if not then outstanding) shall be made as, a Base Rate Loan). In the event the Borrower fails to specify an Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Loan in the applicable Borrowing Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month. As soon as practicable after 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each Interest Rate Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties) the interest rate that shall apply to the Eurodollar Rate Loans for which an interest rate is then being determined for the applicable Interest Period and shall promptly give notice thereof (in writing or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and each Lender.
(d) Interest payable pursuant to Section 2.07(a) shall be computed (i) in the case of Base Rate Loans on the basis of a 365-day or 366-day year, as the case may be and (ii) in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, on the basis of a 360-day year, in each case for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which it accrues. In computing interest on any Loan, the date of the making of such Loan or the first day of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Term Loan, the last Interest Payment Date with respect to such Term Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted from a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Eurodollar Rate Loan to such Base Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be included, and the date of payment of such Loan or the expiration date of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Base Rate Loan to such Eurodollar Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be excluded; provided, that if a Loan is repaid on the same day on which it is made, one days interest shall be paid on that Loan.
(e) Except as otherwise set forth herein, interest on each Loan (i) shall accrue on a daily basis; (ii) shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date with respect to interest accrued on and to each such payment date; (iii) shall be payable in arrears upon any prepayment of such Loan, whether voluntary or mandatory, to the extent accrued on the amount being prepaid; and (iv) shall be payable in arrears at maturity of such Loan, including final maturity of such Loan.
(f) Subject to Section 2.19 and so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing, the Borrower shall have the option:
(i) to convert at any time all or any part of any Term Loan equal to $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount from one Type of Loan to another Type of Loan; provided, that a Eurodollar Rate Loan may only be converted on the expiration of the Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loan unless the Borrower shall pay all amounts due under Section 2.16(c) in connection with any such conversion; or
(ii) upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, to continue all or any portion of such Loan equal to $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount as a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
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(g) The Borrower shall deliver a Conversion/Continuation Notice to the Administrative Agent no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed conversion date (in the case of a conversion to a Base Rate Loan) and at least three (3) Business Days in advance of the proposed Conversion/Continuation date (in the case of a conversion to, or a continuation of, a Eurodollar Rate Loan). Except as otherwise provided herein, a Conversion/Continuation Notice for conversion to, or continuation of, any Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be irrevocable on and after the related Interest Rate Determination Date, and the Borrower shall be bound to effect a conversion or continuation in accordance therewith.
Section 2.08 Default Interest. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default at the election of the Administrative Agent or the written request of the Required Lenders (or automatically during the continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to Sections 8.01 (a), (f) or (g)), the principal amount of all Loans outstanding and, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, any interest payments on the Loans or any fees or other amounts owed hereunder, shall bear interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable bankruptcy laws) payable on demand at a rate (the Default Rate) that is 2.00% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable hereunder with respect to the applicable Loans (or, in the case of any such fees and other amounts, at a rate which is 2.00% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans) and such interest will be payable on demand; provided, that in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, upon the expiration of the Interest Period in effect at the time any such increase in interest rate is effective such Eurodollar Rate Loans shall thereupon become Base Rate Loans and shall thereafter bear interest payable upon demand at a rate which is 2.00% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans. Payment or acceptance of the increased rates of interest provided for in this Section 2.08 is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
Section 2.09 Fees.
(a) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the Administrative Agents own account, fees in the amounts and at the times set forth in a letter agreement between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent dated as of October 20, 2015 (as amended from time to time, the Fee Letter). Such fees shall be in all respects fully earned when due and payable pursuant to the terms of the Fee Letter and non-refundable and non-creditable thereafter.
(b) At any time any Term Loan is prepaid in whole or in part pursuant to Sections 2.11 and 2.12 (other than clauses (b), (c) and (f)) or otherwise (including, without limitation, after an Event of Default or acceleration), an amount equal to the Applicable Prepayment Premium shall be due and payable in full on the date of such prepayment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(c) In addition to any of the foregoing fees, the Borrower agrees to pay to Agents such other fees in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon.
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Section 2.10 Scheduled Payments/Commitment Reductions. The principal amounts of the Term Loans shall be repaid in consecutive quarterly installments (each, an Installment) in the aggregate amounts set forth below on, or in the case such Installment Date is not a Business Day, the next prior Business Day, the dates set forth below (each, an Installment Date) commencing March 31, 2016:
Amortization Date |
Term Loan Installments | |
March 31, 2016 |
$137,500.00 | |
June 30, 2016 |
$137,500.00 | |
September 30, 2016 |
$137,500.00 | |
December 31, 2016 |
$137,500.00 | |
March 31, 2017 |
$137,500.00 | |
June 30, 2017 |
$137,500.00 | |
September 30, 2017 |
$137,500.00 | |
December 31, 2017 |
$137,500.00 | |
March 31, 2018 |
$137,500.00 | |
June 30, 2018 |
$137,500.00 | |
September 30, 2018 |
$137,500.00 | |
December 31, 2018 |
$137,500.00 | |
March 31, 2019 |
$137,500.00 | |
June 30, 2019 |
$137,500.00 | |
September 30, 2019 |
$137,500.00 | |
December 31, 2019 |
$137,500.00 | |
March 31, 2020 |
$137,500.00 | |
June 30, 2020 |
$137,500.00 | |
September 30, 2020 |
$137,500.00 |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) such Installments shall be reduced in connection with any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of the Term Loans in accordance with Sections 2.11, 2.12 and 2.13, as applicable and (y) the Term Loans, together with all other amounts owed hereunder with respect thereto, shall, in any event, be paid in full no later than the Term Loan Maturity Date.
Section 2.11 Voluntary Prepayments. The Borrower may not voluntarily prepay the Loans in whole or in part on or prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date. At any time and from time to time after the first anniversary of the Closing Date (a) with respect to Base Rate Loans, the Borrower may prepay any such Loans on any Business Day, without premium or penalty in whole or in part, in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $250,000 in excess of that amount; and (b) with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans, the Borrower may prepay any such Loans only on the last day of the applicable interest period without premium or penalty, unless the Borrower pays any related breakage costs, as specified in Section 2.16(c), in whole or in part in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $250,000 in excess of that amount. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.11 shall be accompanied by the payment of any Applicable Prepayment Premium and accrued interest to the date of such payment on the amount prepaid. All such prepayments shall be made (1) upon not less than one Business Days prior written notice in the case of Base Rate Loans or (2) upon not less than three (3) Business Days prior written notice in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans in each case given to the Administrative Agent by 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date required (and the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit such original notice for Term Loans in writing to each Lender). Upon the giving of any such notice, the principal amount of the Loans specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the prepayment date specified therein. Any such voluntary prepayment shall be applied as specified in Section 2.13(a).
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Section 2.12 Mandatory Prepayments/Commitment Reductions.
(a) Asset Sales. No later than the second Business Day following the date of receipt by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds in an aggregate amount exceeding $2,000,000 in any Fiscal Year (it being understood that such Net Cash Proceeds shall be immediately deposited into a Deposit Account which is subject to a Deposit Account Control Agreement) in respect of any Asset Sale, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.13(b) in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds (other than the portion thereof constituting proceeds of Revolver Priority Collateral, if and to the extent that such proceeds are required to be distributed to the Revolving Credit Agent and applied to prepay outstanding obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to and in accordance with the Revolving Credit Documents); provided, that, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the delivery of the written notice described in this clause (a) or at the proposed time of the investment of such Net Cash Proceeds as described in this clause (a), the Borrower shall have the option, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent (such notice to include a description of the assets subject to such proposed Asset Sale and the amount of the estimated Net Cash Proceeds (including the estimated Net Cash Proceeds attributable to the Revolver Priority Collateral and the Term Loan Priority Collateral, respectively) to be received by a Loan Party and/or such Subsidiary in respect thereof), directly or through one or more of its Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party, to reinvest (or commit to reinvest) such Net Cash Proceeds within one hundred eighty (180) days of receipt thereof in productive assets of the general type used in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (provided that if, prior to the expiration of such one hundred eighty (180) day period, Borrower, directly or through one or more of its Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party, shall have entered into a binding agreement providing for such investment on or prior to the expiration of an additional ninety (90) day period, such one hundred eighty (180) day period shall be extended to the date provided for such investment in such binding agreement); provided, further that to the extent any such Net Cash Proceeds therefrom have not been so applied by the end of such one hundred eighty (180) day period (or if only a commitment to re-invest has been made during the initial one hundred eighty (180) day period, by the end of such longer period as provided in this Section 2.12) at any time during such one hundred eighty (180) day period (or if applicable, such longer period as provided in this Section 2.12) an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then at such time a prepayment shall be required in an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds that have not been so applied.
(b) Tax Refunds. No later than the second Business Day following the date of receipt by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of any Net Cash Proceeds (it being understood that such Net Cash Proceeds shall be immediately deposited into a Deposit Account which is subject to a Deposit Account Control Agreement) in respect of any Income Tax refunds (for the avoidance of doubt after reduction of any refunds that are required to be repaid to the Seller under the Purchase Documents), the Borrower shall prepay the Loans in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds; provided, that any prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.12(b) shall not be subject to any Applicable Prepayment Premium.
(c) Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds. No later than (1) the second Business Day following the date of receipt by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of any Net Cash Proceeds (it being understood that such Net Cash Proceeds shall be immediately deposited into a Deposit Account which is subject to a Deposit Account Control Agreement) of the type described in clause (b) of the definition thereof, or (2) by the Administrative Agent as loss payee, of any Net Cash Proceeds of the type described in clause (b) of the definition thereof, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.13(b) in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds; provided, that (i) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the delivery of the notice described in the following clause (ii) or at the proposed time of the investment of such Net Cash Proceeds as described in the following clause (ii) the Borrower shall have the option, upon written notice to the Administrative
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Agent, directly or through one or more of its Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party to reinvest (or commit to reinvest) an amount no greater than $1,000,000 of such Net Cash Proceeds within one hundred eighty (180) days of receipt thereof in productive assets of the general type used in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which investment may include the repair, restoration or replacement of the applicable assets thereof; provided, further that to the extent any such Net Cash Proceeds therefrom have not been so applied by the end of such one hundred eighty (180) day period (or if only a commitment to re-invest has been made during the initial one hundred eighty (180) day period, by the end of a two hundred and seventy (270) day period at any time during such one hundred eighty (180) day period (or if applicable, such two hundred and seventy (270) day period) an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then at such time a prepayment shall be required in an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds that have not been so applied; provided, further, that any prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.12(c) shall not be subject to any Applicable Prepayment Premium.
(d) [Reserved].
(e) Issuance or Incurrence of Debt. No later than the second Business Day following the date of receipt by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of any Net Cash Proceeds (it being understood that such Net Cash Proceeds shall be immediately deposited into a Deposit Account which is subject to a Deposit Account Control Agreement) from the issuance or incurrence of any Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than with respect to any Indebtedness permitted to be issued or incurred pursuant to Section 6.01), the Borrower shall prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.13(b) in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds.
(f) Consolidated Excess Cash Flow. In the event that there shall be Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for any Fiscal Year (commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2016), the Borrower shall, no later than ninety (90) days after the end of such Fiscal Year, prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.13(b) in an aggregate amount equal to (i) fifty percent (50%) of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow minus (ii) voluntary repayments of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.13; provided, that any prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.12(f) shall not be subject to any Applicable Prepayment Premium.
(g) Extraordinary Receipts. No later than the second Business Day following the date of receipt by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of any Net Cash Proceeds (it being understood that such Net Cash Proceeds shall be immediately deposited into a Deposit Account which is subject to a Deposit Account Control Agreement) in respect of any Extraordinary Receipt, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.13(b) in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds; provided, that any prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.12(g) shall not be subject to any Applicable Prepayment Premium.
(h) Prepayment Certificate. Concurrently with any prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Sections 2.12(a) through 2.12(g), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer demonstrating the calculation of the amount of the applicable Net Cash Proceeds or Consolidated Excess Cash Flow, as the case may be. In the event that the Borrower shall subsequently determine that the actual amount received exceeded the amount set forth in such certificate, the Borrower shall promptly make an additional prepayment of the Loans in an amount equal to such excess, and the Borrower shall concurrently therewith deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer demonstrating the derivation of such excess.
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(i) Prepayments Generally.
(i) Nothing contained in this Section 2.12 shall permit Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to take any action that is otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(ii) Not later than five (5) Business Days after the delivery by the Borrower of a notice of mandatory prepayment (which shall include the Section under which such prepayment is being made) pursuant to Section 2.12(a) through Section 2.12(e), each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent by 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date five (5) Business Days after receipt of such written notification whether it intends to accept or reject such offer. On the date five (5) Business Days after such written notification to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans, if any, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the required payment. Any payment or part of a payment in respect of a mandatory prepayment may be declined by any Lender without prejudice to such Lenders rights hereunder to accept or decline any future payments in respect of a mandatory prepayment. If a Lender has failed to respond within five (5) Business Days after any notice by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.12(a) through Section 2.12(e), such Lender shall be deemed to have rejected such offer. Any payment so declined by any Lender hereunder shall be applied on a pro rata basis to the Loans of all Lenders (other than such declining Lender).
Section 2.13 Application of Prepayments/Reductions.
(a) Application of Voluntary Prepayments. Any prepayment of any Loan pursuant to Section 2.11 shall be applied as specified by the Borrower in the applicable notice of prepayment; provided, that in the event the Borrower fails to specify the Loans to which any such prepayment shall be applied, such prepayment shall be applied to prepay the Term Loans (in the inverse order of the maturity of the installments due thereunder).
(b) Application of Mandatory Prepayments. Any amount required to be paid pursuant to Sections 2.12(a) through 2.12(g) shall be applied to prepay Term Loans (in the inverse order of the maturity of the installments due thereunder).
(c) Application of Prepayments of Loans to Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Rate Loans. Any prepayment of the Loans shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof before application to Eurodollar Rate Loans, in each case in a manner which minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.16(c).
Section 2.14 General Provisions Regarding Payments.
(a) All payments by the Borrower of principal, interest, fees and other Obligations shall be made in Dollars in same day funds, without defense, setoff or counterclaim, free of any restriction or condition, and delivered to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date due at the Principal Office designated by the Administrative Agent for the account of Lenders. For purposes of computing interest and fees, funds received by the Administrative Agent after that time on such due date shall be deemed to have been paid by the Borrower on the next succeeding Business Day.
(b) All payments in respect of the principal amount of any Loan shall be accompanied by payment of accrued interest on the principal amount being repaid or prepaid, and all such payments (and, in any event, any payments in respect of any Loan on a date when interest is due and payable with respect to such Loan) shall be applied to the payment of interest then due and payable before application to principal.
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(c) The Administrative Agent (or its agent or sub-agent appointed by it) shall promptly distribute to each Lender at such address as such Lender shall indicate in writing, such Lenders applicable Pro Rata Share of all payments and prepayments of principal and interest due hereunder, together with all other amounts due thereto, including all fees payable with respect thereto, to the extent received by the Administrative Agent.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions hereof, if any Conversion/ Continuation Notice is withdrawn as to any Affected Lender or if any Affected Lender makes Base Rate Loans in lieu of its Pro Rata Share of any Eurodollar Rate Loans, the Administrative Agent shall give effect thereto in apportioning payments received thereafter.
(e) Whenever any payment to be made hereunder with respect to any Loan shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
(f) The Administrative Agent shall deem any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder that is not made in same day funds prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) to be a non-conforming payment. Any such payment shall not be deemed to have been received by the Administrative Agent until the later of (i) the time such funds become available funds, and (ii) the applicable next Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt written notice to the Borrower and each applicable Lender if any payment is non-conforming. Any non-conforming payment may constitute or become a Default or Event of Default in accordance with the terms of Section 8.01(a). Interest shall continue to accrue on any principal as to which a non-conforming payment is made until such funds become available funds (but in no event less than the period from the date of such payment to the next succeeding applicable Business Day) at the Default Rate from the date such amount was due and payable until the date such amount is paid in full.
(g) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and not otherwise been waived, and the maturity of the Obligations shall have been accelerated pursuant to Section 8.01, all payments or proceeds received by Agents hereunder in respect of any of the Obligations, shall be applied in accordance with the application arrangements described in Section 9.2 of the Pledge and Security Agreement.
Section 2.15 Ratable Sharing. Lenders hereby agree among themselves, that if any of them shall, whether by voluntary payment (other than a voluntary prepayment of Loans made and applied in accordance with the terms hereof), through the exercise of any right of set-off or bankers lien, by counterclaim or cross action or by the enforcement of any right under the Loan Documents or otherwise, or as adequate protection of a deposit treated as cash collateral under the Bankruptcy Code, receive payment or reduction of a proportion of the aggregate amount of principal, interest, amounts payable in respect of fees and other amounts then due and owing to such Lender hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (collectively, the Aggregate Amounts Due to such Lender) which is greater than the proportion received by any other Lender in respect of the Aggregate Amounts Due to such other Lender, then the Lender receiving such proportionately greater payment shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent and each other Lender of the receipt of such payment and (b) apply a portion of such payment to purchase participations (which it shall be deemed to have purchased from each seller of a participation simultaneously upon the receipt by such seller of its portion of such payment) in the Aggregate Amounts Due to the other Lenders so that all such recoveries of Aggregate Amounts Due shall be shared by all Lenders in proportion to the Aggregate Amounts Due to them; provided, that if all or part of such
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proportionately greater payment received by such purchasing Lender is thereafter recovered from such Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or otherwise, those purchases shall be rescinded and the purchase prices paid for such participations shall be returned to such purchasing Lender ratably to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. The Borrower expressly consents to the foregoing arrangement and agrees that any holder of a participation so purchased may exercise any and all rights of bankers lien, set-off or counterclaim with respect to any and all monies owing by the Borrower to that holder with respect thereto as fully as if that holder were owed the amount of the participation held by that holder. The provisions of this Section 2.15 shall not be construed to apply to (a) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or (b) any payment obtained by any Lender as consideration for the assignment or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or other Obligations owed to it in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement.
Section 2.16 Making or Maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans.
(a) Inability to Determine Applicable Interest Rate. In the event that the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto), on any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loans, that by reason of circumstances affecting the London interbank market adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate applicable to such Loans on the basis provided for in the definition of Adjusted Eurodollar Rate, the Administrative Agent shall on such date give notice (in writing) to the Borrower and each Lender of such determination, whereupon (i) no Loans may be made as, or converted to, Eurodollar Rate Loans until such time as the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist and (ii) any Borrowing Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice given by the Borrower with respect to the Loans in respect of which such determination was made shall be deemed to be rescinded by the Borrower.
(b) Illegality or Impracticability of Eurodollar Rate Loans. In the event that on any date any Lender shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that the making, maintaining or continuation of its Eurodollar Rate Loans (i) has become unlawful as a result of compliance by such Lender in good faith with any law, treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (or would conflict with any such treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order not having the force of law even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful) or (ii) has become impracticable, as a result of contingencies occurring after the date hereof which materially and adversely affect the London interbank market or the position of such Lender in that market, then, and in any such event, such Lender shall be an Affected Lender and it shall on that day give notice (in writing) to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such determination (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other Lender). If the Administrative Agent receives a notice from (x) any Lender pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence or (y) a notice from Lenders constituting the Required Lenders pursuant to clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, then (1) the obligation of the Lenders (or, in the case of any notice pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence, such Lender) to make Loans as, or to convert Loans to, Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such notice shall be withdrawn by each Affected Lender, (2) to the extent such determination by the Affected Lender relates to a Eurodollar Rate Loan then being requested by the Borrower pursuant to a Borrowing Notice or a Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Lenders (or, in the case of any notice pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence, such Lender) shall make such Loan as (or continue such Loan as or convert such Loan to, as the case may be) a Base Rate Loan, (3) the Lenders (or, in the case of any notice pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence, such Lenders) obligations to maintain their respective outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans (the Affected Loans) shall be terminated at the earlier to occur of the expiration of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the Affected Loans or when required by law and (4) the Affected Loans shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans on the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a
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determination by an Affected Lender as described above relates to a Eurodollar Rate Loan then being requested by the Borrower pursuant to a Borrowing Notice or a Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Borrower shall have the option, subject to the provisions of Section 2.07(f), to rescind such Borrowing Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice as to all Lenders by giving written notice to the Administrative Agent of such rescission on the date on which the Affected Lender gives notice of its determination as described above (which notice of rescission the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other Lender).
(c) Compensation for Breakage or Non-Commencement of Interest Periods. The Borrower shall compensate each Lender, upon written request by such Lender (which request shall set forth the basis for requesting such amounts), for all reasonable losses, expenses and liabilities (including any interest paid by such Lender to Lenders of funds borrowed by it to make or carry its Eurodollar Rate Loans and any loss, expense or liability sustained by such Lender in connection with the liquidation or re-employment of such funds but excluding loss of anticipated profits) which such Lender may sustain: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender) a borrowing of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Borrowing Notice, or a conversion to or continuation of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Conversion/Continuation Notice; (ii) if any prepayment or other principal payment of, or any conversion of, any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans occurs on a date prior to the last day of an Interest Period applicable to that Loan; or (iii) if any prepayment of any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by the Borrower.
(d) Booking of Eurodollar Rate Loans. Any Lender may make, carry or transfer Eurodollar Rate Loans at, to or for the account of any of its branch offices or the office of an Affiliate of such Lender.
(e) Assumptions Concerning Funding of Eurodollar Rate Loans. Calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this Section 2.16 and under Section 2.17 shall be made as though such Lender had actually funded each of its relevant Eurodollar Rate Loans through the purchase of a Eurodollar deposit bearing interest at the rate obtained pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of Adjusted Eurodollar Rate in an amount equal to the amount of such Eurodollar Rate Loan and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period and through the transfer of such Eurodollar deposit from an offshore office of such Lender to a domestic office of such Lender in the United States of America; provided, that each Lender may fund each of its Eurodollar Rate Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumptions shall be utilized only for the purposes of calculating amounts payable under this Section 2.16 and under Section 2.21.
Section 2.17 Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy.
(a) Compensation For Increased Costs and Taxes. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.18 (which shall be controlling with respect to the matters covered thereby), in the event that any Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that any law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order, or any change therein or in the interpretation, administration or application thereof (including the introduction of any new law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order), or any determination of a court or governmental authority, in each case that becomes effective after the date hereof, or compliance by such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, with any guideline, request or directive issued or made after the date hereof by any central bank or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law): (i) subjects such Lender (or its applicable lending office) to any additional Tax (other than any Excluded Taxes) with respect to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any of its obligations hereunder or
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thereunder or any payments to such Lender (or its applicable lending office) of principal, interest, fees or any other amount payable hereunder; (ii) imposes, modifies or holds applicable any reserve (including any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other reserve), special deposit, compulsory loan, FDIC insurance or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, or advances or loans by, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender (other than any such reserve or other requirements with respect to Loans that are reflected in the definition of Adjusted Eurodollar Rate); or (iii) imposes any other condition (other than with respect to a Tax matter) on or affecting such Lender (or its applicable lending office) or its obligations hereunder or the London interbank market; and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to the Administrative Agent or such Lender of agreeing to make, making or maintaining Loans hereunder or to reduce any amount received or receivable by the Administrative Agent or such Lender (or its applicable lending office) with respect thereto; then, in any such case, the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, upon receipt of the statement referred to in the next sentence, such additional amount or amounts (in the form of an increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as such Lender in its sole discretion shall determine) as may be necessary to compensate the Administrative Agent or such Lender for any such increased cost or reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder. The Administrative Agent or such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) a written statement, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculating the additional amounts owed to the Administrative Agent or such Lender under this Section 2.17(a), which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error.
(b) Capital Adequacy Adjustment. In the event that any Lender shall have determined that the adoption, effectiveness, phase-in or applicability after the Closing Date of any law, rule or regulation (or any provision thereof) regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein or in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Lender (or its applicable lending office) with any guideline, request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any such Lenders holding company as a consequence of, or with reference to, such Lenders Loans or participations therein or other obligations hereunder with respect to the Loans, to a level below that which such Lender or such holding company could have achieved but for such adoption, effectiveness, phase-in, applicability, change or compliance (taking into consideration the policies of such Lender or such holding company with regard to capital adequacy), then from time to time, within ten (10) days after receipt by the Borrower from such Lender of the statement referred to in the next sentence, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as shall compensate such Lender or such controlling corporation on an after-tax basis for such reduction. Such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) a written statement, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculating the additional amounts owed to Lender under this Section 2.17(b), which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error. For the avoidance of doubt, clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.17 shall apply to all requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning liquidity and capital adequacy issued by any United States regulatory authority (i) under or in connection with the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and (ii) in connection with the implementation of the recommendations of the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices (or any successor or similar authority), regardless of the date adopted, issued, promulgated or implemented. The Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.17 for any reductions in return incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of such change giving rise to such reductions and of such Lenders intention to claim compensation therefor; provided that if such claim arises by reason of a change in law that is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
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Section 2.18 Taxes; Withholding, Etc.
(a) Payments to Be Free and Clear. All sums payable by or on behalf of any Loan Party hereunder and under other Loan Document shall (except to the extent required by Law) be paid free and clear of, and without any deduction or withholding for or on account of, any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes.
(b) Withholding of Taxes. If any Loan Party or any other Person is required by Law to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Taxes from any sum paid or payable by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any of the Loan Documents: (i) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any such requirement or any change in any such requirement as soon as the Borrower becomes aware of it; (ii) the Loan Party shall make such deduction and Borrower shall pay any such Tax before the date on which penalties attach thereto, such payment to be made (if the liability to pay is imposed on any Loan Party) for its own account or (if that liability is imposed on the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be) on behalf of and in the name of the Administrative Agent or such Lender; (iii) in the case of Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes, the sum payable by such Loan Party in respect of which the relevant deduction, withholding or payment is required shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of that deduction, withholding or payment, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, receives on the due date an amount equal to what it would have received had no such deduction, withholding or payment been required or made; and (iv) within thirty (30) days after the due date of payment of any Tax which it is required by clause (ii) above to pay, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence satisfactory to the other affected parties of such deduction, withholding or payment and of the remittance thereof to the relevant taxing or other authority; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any Tax imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by or pursuant to the laws of the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof or therein, no such additional amount shall be required to be paid to any Lender (other than a Lender that becomes a Lender pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.21) under clause (iii) above except to the extent that any change after the date hereof (in the case of each Lender listed on the signature pages hereof on the Closing Date) or after the effective date of the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender (in the case of each other Lender) in any such requirement for a deduction, withholding or payment as is mentioned therein shall result in an increase in the rate of such deduction, withholding or payment from that in effect at the date hereof or at the date of such Assignment Agreement, as the case may be, in respect of payments to such Lender; provided, that additional amounts shall be payable to a Lender to the extent such Lenders assignor was entitled to receive such additional amounts. For the avoidance of doubt, the failure to give notice in clause (i) above shall not require Borrower to pay amounts with respect to Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes in excess of those amounts already set forth in this Section 2.18(b).
(c) Evidence of Exemption From U.S. Withholding Tax. Each Lender that is not a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code) for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a Non-U.S. Lender) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Administrative Agent for transmission to the Borrower, on or prior to the Closing Date (in the case of each Lender listed on the signature pages hereof on the Closing Date) or on or prior to the date of the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which it becomes a Lender (in the case of all other Lenders), and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (each in the reasonable exercise of its discretion), (i) two (2) original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI and/or W-8IMY (or, in each case, any successor forms), properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S. Lender, and such other documentation required under the
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Internal Revenue Code and reasonably requested by the Borrower to establish that such Non-U.S. Lender is not subject to (or is subject to a reduced rate of) deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax with respect to any payments to such Non-U.S. Lender of principal, interest, fees or other amounts payable under any of the Loan Documents or (ii) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (1) a Certificate re Non-Bank Status to the effect that such Non-U.S. Lender is not (A) a bank within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (B) a 10 percent shareholder of any Loan Party within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (C) a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code) related to any Loan Party within the meaning of section 864(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, and two (2) original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor form), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, and such other documentation required under the Internal Revenue Code and reasonably requested by the Borrower to establish that such Lender is not subject to (or is subject to a reduced rate of) deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax with respect to any payments to such Lender of interest payable under any of the Loan Documents. Each Lender that is a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code) for United States federal income tax purposes (a U.S. Lender) shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date (or, if later, on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement) two (2) original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, certifying that such U.S. Lender is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax, or otherwise prove that it is entitled to such an exemption. Each Lender required to deliver any forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters pursuant to this Section 2.18(c) hereby agrees, from time to time after the initial delivery by such Lender of such forms, certificates or other evidence, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such forms, certificates or other evidence obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, that such Lender shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent for transmission to the Borrower two (2) new original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8IMY and/or W-9 (or, in each case, any successor form), or a Certificate re Non-Bank Status and two (2) original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor form), as the case may be, properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, and such other documentation required under the Internal Revenue Code and reasonably requested by the Borrower to confirm or establish that such Lender is not subject to deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax with respect to payments to such Lender under the Loan Documents, or notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower of its inability to deliver any such forms, certificates or other evidence. If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lenders or obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. For purposes of this Section 2.18, the term Law includes FATCA, and solely for purposes of this clause (c), FATCA shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Closing Date.
(d) Without limiting the provisions of Section 2.18(b), the Borrower shall timely pay all Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authorities in accordance with applicable Law. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent official receipts or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in respect of any Other Taxes payable hereunder promptly after payment of such Other Taxes.
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(e) The Borrower and Holdings shall jointly and severally indemnify the Administrative Agent and any Lender for the full amount of any Non-Excluded Taxes for which additional amounts are required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.18(b) and Other Taxes, in each case arising in connection with payments made under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including any such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.18) paid by the Administrative Agent or Lender or any of their respective Affiliates and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to such Loan Party shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Such payment shall be due within thirty (30) days of such Loan Partys receipt of such certificate.
(f) Tax Refunds. If the Administrative Agent or Lender determines that it has received a refund of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes, or if Borrower informs the Administrative Agent or Lender that a refund is available, as to which the Administrative Agent or Lender has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.18, the Administrative Agent or Lender shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.18 with respect to the Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event that the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to Borrowers or any other person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event will any Lender be in a less favorable net after-tax position than such Lender would have been in if the additional amounts giving rise to such refund of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes had never been paid.
Section 2.19 Obligation to Mitigate. Each Lender agrees that, as promptly as practicable after the officer of such Lender responsible for administering its Loans becomes aware of the occurrence of an event or the existence of a condition that would cause such Lender to become an Affected Lender or that would entitle such Lender to receive payments under Section 2.16, 2.17 or 2.18, it shall, to the extent not inconsistent with the internal policies of such Lender and any applicable legal or regulatory restrictions, use reasonable efforts to (a) make, issue, fund or maintain its Credit Extensions, including any Affected Loans, through another office of such Lender or (b) take such other measures as such Lender may deem reasonable, if as a result thereof the circumstances which would cause such Lender to be an Affected Lender would cease to exist or the additional amounts which would otherwise be required to be paid to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, 2.17 or 2.18 would be materially reduced and if, as determined by such Lender in its sole discretion, the making, funding or maintaining of such Loans through such other office or in accordance with such other measures, as the case may be, would not otherwise adversely affect such Loans or the interests of such Lender; provided, that such Lender shall not be obligated to utilize such other office pursuant to this Section 2.19 unless the Borrower agrees to pay all incremental expenses incurred by such Lender as a result of utilizing such other office as described above. A certificate as to the amount of any such expenses payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.19 (setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount) submitted by such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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Section 2.20 Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of any Loan Document to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the provisions set forth in the following clauses (a) and (b) shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(a) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lenders right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders.
(b) Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by either Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.04 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Agents hereunder; second, as Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Term Loan or funded participation in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lenders breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fourth, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lenders breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and fifth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
Section 2.21 Removal or Replacement of a Lender. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that: (a) (i) any Lender (an Increased-Cost Lender) shall give notice to the Borrower that such Lender is an Affected Lender or that such Lender is entitled to receive payments, in either case, under Section 2.16(b), 2.17 or 2.18, (ii) the circumstances which have caused such Lender to be an Affected Lender or which entitle such Lender to receive such payments shall remain in effect, and (iii) such Lender shall fail to withdraw such notice within five (5) Business Days after the Borrowers request for such withdrawal; or (b) (i) any Lender shall become a Defaulting Lender and such Defaulting Lender shall fail to cure the default as a result of which it has become a Defaulting Lender within five (5) Business Days after the Borrowers request that it cure such default; or (c) in connection with any proposed amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent with respect to any of the provisions hereof as contemplated by Section 10.05(b), the consent of Required Lenders shall have been obtained but the consent of one or more of such other Lenders (each a Non-Consenting Lender) whose consent is required shall not have been obtained; then, with respect to each such Increased-Cost Lender, Defaulting Lender or Non-Consenting Lender (the Terminated Lender), the Borrower may, by giving written notice to the Administrative Agent and any Terminated Lender of its election to do so, elect to cause such Terminated Lender (and such Terminated Lender hereby irrevocably agrees) to assign its outstanding Loans in full to one or more Eligible Assignees (each a Replacement Lender) in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.06 and the Borrower shall pay the fees, if any, payable thereunder in connection with any such assignment from an Increased-Cost Lender, a Non-Consenting Lender or Defaulting Lender; provided, that (1) on the date of such assignment, the Replacement Lender shall pay to the Terminated Lender an amount equal to the sum of an amount equal to the principal of, and all accrued
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interest on, all outstanding Loans of the Terminated Lender (including with respect to a Non-Consenting Lender, 100% of the Applicable Prepayment Premium that would otherwise be due to that Lender if the Loans of the Terminated Lender were prepaid by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.11); (2) on the date of such assignment, the Borrower shall pay any amounts payable to such Terminated Lender pursuant to Section 2.09, Section 2.16(c), 2.17 or 2.18 or otherwise; and (3) in the event such Terminated Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender, each Replacement Lender shall consent, at the time of such assignment, to each matter in respect of which such Terminated Lender was a Non-Consenting Lender; provided, that the Borrower may not make such election with respect to any Terminated Lender that is a Non-Consenting Lender unless the Borrower makes such election with respect to each Terminated Lender that is a Non-Consenting Lender. Upon the prepayment of all amounts owing to any Terminated Lender, such Terminated Lender shall no longer constitute a Lender for purposes hereof; provided, that any rights of such Terminated Lender to indemnification hereunder shall survive as to such Terminated Lender. Each Lender agrees that if the Borrower exercises its option hereunder to cause an assignment by such Lender as an Increased-Costs Lender, a Non-Consenting Lender or Terminated Lender, such Lender shall, promptly after receipt of written notice of such election, execute and deliver all documentation necessary to effectuate such assignment in accordance with Section 10.06. In the event that a Lender does not comply with the requirements of the immediately preceding sentence within one Business Day after receipt of such notice, each Lender hereby authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver such documentation as may be required to give effect to an assignment in accordance with Section 10.06 on behalf of a Non-Consenting Lender, Terminated Lender or Defaulting Lender and any such documentation so executed by the Administrative Agent shall be effective for purposes of documenting an assignment pursuant to Section 10.06.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 3.01 Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to make a Credit Extension on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction, or waiver in accordance with Section 10.05, of the following conditions on or before the Closing Date:
(a) Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received all of the agreements, documents, instruments and other items set forth on the closing checklist attached hereto as Exhibit D, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision in any Loan Documents to the contrary, to the extent a perfected security interest in any Collateral (other than the perfection of security interests (i) in assets with respect to which a Lien may be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement, (ii) in federally registered Intellectual Property with respect to which a Lien may be perfected by the filing of an Intellectual Property Security Agreement with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office or (iii) in Equity Interests and instruments with respect to which a Lien may be perfected by the delivery of a stock or other certificate or such instrument, together with a stock power, assignment separate from certificate or allonge duly executed in blank to the extent possession of such certificates or instruments perfects a security interest therein) is not able to be provided on the Closing Date after the Loan Parties use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so, the perfection of such security interest in such Collateral will not constitute a condition precedent to the availability of the initial Loans on the Closing Date but shall be required to be provided and/or perfected within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (subject to any extensions as may be granted by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
(b) Related Transactions. (i) The Acquisition and all other Related Transactions shall be consummated prior to or substantially simultaneously with the funding of the initial Loans on the Closing Date (A) in compliance with all applicable Laws and (B) in all material respects in accordance
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with the terms of the Purchase Documents and all other Related Documents, as applicable; and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Borrower shall have received not more than $12,500,000 of Revolving Loans on the Closing Date on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(c) Intercreditor Agreement. The Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall have agreed to reasonably satisfactory intercreditor arrangements with the Revolving Credit Agent and the Revolving Credit Lenders, and the Collateral Agent shall have received a fully executed Intercreditor Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, and such Intercreditor Agreement shall be in full force and effect.
(d) Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2014, there has not occurred either a Buyer Material Adverse Effect or a Company Material Adverse Effect (as each term is defined in the Purchase Agreement).
(e) Maximum Leverage Ratio. The ratio of (i) the amount of funded Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (inclusive of Capital Leases, but for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Stock Consideration (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement)) as of Closing Date after giving pro forma effect to the Related Transactions to (ii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2015, shall not be greater than 3.75:1.00.
(f) Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received the Solvency Certificate executed by the chief financial officer of Holdings.
(g) Representation and Warranties. The representations and warranties set forth in Article IV shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the Acquisition and the other Related Transactions; provided that the only representations and warranties the accuracy of which shall be a condition precedent to the funding of the Loans on the Closing Date shall be (i) the Specified Representations (solely as it relates to the Acquired Business) and (ii) such of the representations and warranties made by the Seller in the Purchase Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent the Borrower has the right to terminate its obligations under the Purchase Agreement or not consummate the transactions contemplated thereby as a result of a breach of such representations in the Purchase Agreement (determined without regard to whether any notice is required to be delivered by Holdings thereunder and without regard to waiver or amendment (if adverse to the interests of the Lenders) of or to any such representations).
(h) Fees. The Borrower shall have paid, or made provision to pay from the proceeds of the Term Loans, to the Agents and the Lenders all reasonable, documented (in summary form), out-of-pocket costs, fees, expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses) and other compensation contemplated by the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter payable on the Closing Date.
(i) No Litigation. There shall not exist any action, suit, investigation, litigation, proceeding, hearing or other legal or regulatory developments, pending or threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, singly or in the aggregate, materially impairs the Related Transactions, the financing thereof or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or the Related Documents.
(j) Patriot Act. The Administrative Agent shall have received all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable know-your-customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, at least five (5) days prior to the Closing Date.
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make each Credit Extension to be made thereby, each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Agents and each Lender on the Closing Date and on each Credit Date that the following statements are true and correct:
Section 4.01 Organization; Requisite Power and Authority; Qualification. Each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization as identified on Schedule 4.01, (b) has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties, to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter into the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to carry out the transactions contemplated thereby and (c) is qualified to do business and in good standing in every jurisdiction where any material portion of its assets are located and wherever necessary to carry out its material business and operations except in the case of clause (c) where the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.02 Equity Interests and Ownership. The Equity Interests of each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.02, as of the Closing Date, there is no existing option, warrant, call, right, commitment or other agreement to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party requiring, and there is no membership interest or other Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries outstanding which upon conversion, exchange or exercise would require, the issuance by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any additional membership interests or other Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or other Securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase, a membership interest or other Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Schedule 4.02 correctly sets forth the ownership interest of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries in their respective Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.
Section 4.03 Due Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of each Loan Party that is a party thereto.
Section 4.04 No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents to which they are parties and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents do not and will not: (a) violate (i) any material provision of any Law or any governmental rule or regulation applicable to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any of the Organizational Documents of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) any material provision of any order, judgment or decree of any court or other agency of government binding on any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; (b) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries except to the extent such conflict, breach or default could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (c) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Liens created under any of the Loan Documents in favor of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties); (d) require any approval of stockholders, members or partners or any approval or consent of any Person under any Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, except for such approvals or consents which have been obtained on or before the Closing Date and disclosed in writing to the Lenders and except for any
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such approvals or consents the failure of which to obtain could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (e) affect any Loan Partys right to receive, or reduce the amount of, payments and reimbursements from Third Party Payors, or materially adversely affect any Healthcare Permit.
Section 4.05 Governmental Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by Loan Parties of the Loan Documents to which they are parties and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents do not and will not require any registration with, consent or approval of, or notice to, or other action to, with or by, any Governmental Authority except for filings and recordings with respect to the Collateral to be made, or otherwise delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing and/or recordation, as of the Closing Date.
Section 4.06 Binding Obligation. Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto and is the legally valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.
Section 4.07 Historical Financial Statements. The Historical Financial Statements were prepared in conformity with GAAP and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, on a consolidated basis, of the Persons described in such financial statements as at the respective dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows, on a consolidated basis, of the entities described therein for each of the periods then ended, subject, in the case of any such unaudited financial statements, to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments. As of the Closing Date, neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries has any contingent liability or liability for Taxes, long-term lease or unusual forward or long-term commitment that is not reflected in the Historical Financial Statements or the notes thereto and which in any such case is material in relation to the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Section 4.08 Projections. On and as of the Closing Date, the projections of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the period of Fiscal Year 2015 through and including Fiscal Year 2020 (the Projections) are based on good faith estimates, accounting principles consistent with the Historical Financial Statements of the Borrower and assumptions made by the management of Holdings; provided, that the Projections are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by the Projections may differ from such Projections and that the differences may be material; provided, further, as of the Closing Date, management of the Loan Parties believed that the Projections were reasonable and attainable.
Section 4.09 No Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2014, no event, circumstance or change has occurred that has caused or evidences, either in any case or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.10 Certain Fees. No brokers or finders fee or commission shall be payable with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Related Documents, except as set forth on Schedule 4.10.
Section 4.11 Adverse Proceedings, Etc. There are no Adverse Proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries (a) is in violation of any applicable Law (including Environmental Laws and Health Care Laws) that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) is subject to or in default with respect to any final judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees, rules or regulations of any court or any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 4.12 Payment of Taxes. Except as otherwise permitted under Section 5.03, all Tax returns and reports of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries required to be filed by any of them have been timely filed, and all assessments, fees, Taxes and other governmental charges upon each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries and upon their respective properties, assets, income, businesses and franchises which are due and payable have been paid when due and payable. There is no proposed Tax assessment against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries which is not being actively contested by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; provided, that such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made or provided therefor.
Section 4.13 Properties.
(a) Title. Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries has (i) good, sufficient and legal title to (in the case of fee interests in real property), (ii) valid leasehold interests in (in the case of leasehold interests in real or personal property), (iii) valid licensed rights in (in the case of licensed interests in intellectual property) and (iv) good title to (in the case of all other personal property), all of their respective properties and assets reflected in their respective Historical Financial Statements referred to in Section 4.07 and in the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01, in each case except for assets disposed of since the date of such financial statements in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise permitted under Section 6.08. Except as permitted by this Agreement, all such properties and assets are free and clear of Liens.
(b) Real Estate. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 4.13 contains a true, accurate and complete list of (i) all Real Estate Assets, and (ii) all leases, subleases or assignments of leases (together with all amendments, modifications, supplements, renewals or extensions of any thereof) affecting each Real Estate Asset of any Loan Party, regardless of whether such Loan Party is the landlord or tenant (whether directly or as an assignee or successor in interest) under such lease, sublease or assignment. Each agreement listed in clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence is in full force and effect and such Loan Party does not have knowledge of any default that has occurred and is continuing thereunder, and each such agreement constitutes the legally valid and binding obligation of each applicable Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors rights generally or by equitable principles.
(c) Flood Zone Properties. No Mortgage encumbers improved real property that is located in a Flood Zone (except any such property as to which flood insurance has been obtained and is in full force and effect as required by this Agreement).
Section 4.14 Environmental Matters. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, and any past noncompliance has been fully resolved without any pending, on-going or future obligation or cost; (b) each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries has obtained and maintained in full force and effect all Governmental Authorizations required pursuant to Environmental Laws for the operation of their respective business; (c) there are and have been, no conditions, occurrences, violations of Environmental Law, or presence or Releases of Hazardous Materials which could reasonably be expected to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or related to any Real Estate Assets; (d) there are no pending Environmental Claims against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, and no Loan Party nor any of its
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Subsidiaries has received any written notification of any alleged violation of, or liability pursuant to, Environmental Law or responsibility for the Release or threatened Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Materials; and (e) no Lien imposed pursuant to any Environmental Law has attached to any Collateral and no conditions exist that would reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of such a Lien on any Collateral.
Section 4.15 No Defaults. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any of its Contractual Obligations, and no condition exists which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, could constitute such a default, except where the consequences, direct or indirect, of such default or defaults, if any, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Section 4.16 Material Contracts. Schedule 4.16 contains a true, correct and complete list of all the Material Contracts in effect on the Closing Date, and except as described thereon, as of the Closing Date, all such Material Contracts are in full force and effect and no defaults currently exist thereunder.
Section 4.17 Governmental Regulation. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under any other federal or state statute or regulation which may limit its ability to incur Indebtedness or which may otherwise render all or any portion of the Obligations unenforceable. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is a registered investment company or a company controlled by a registered investment company or a principal underwriter of a registered investment company as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Section 4.18 OFAC. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any of the country or list based economic and trade sanctions administered and enforced by OFAC. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries (a) is a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity, (b) has its assets located in Sanctioned Entities, or (c) derives revenues from investments in, or transactions with Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Entities. No proceeds of any loan made hereunder will be used to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity.
Section 4.19 Margin Stock. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any Margin Stock.
Section 4.20 Employee Matters. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in any unfair labor practice that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is (a) no unfair labor practice complaint pending against such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or threatened against any of them before the National Labor Relations Board and no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement that is so pending against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or threatened against any of them, (b) no strike or work stoppage in existence or threatened involving any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and (c) no union representation question existing with respect to the employees of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and no union organization activity that is taking place, except (with respect to any matter specified in clause (a), (b) or (c) above, either individually or in the aggregate) such as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.21 Employee Benefit Plans. Each Loan Party, each of its Subsidiaries and each of their respective ERISA Affiliates are in compliance with all applicable provisions and requirements of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, and have performed all their obligations under each Employee
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Benefit Plan except where such non-compliance, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Employee Benefit Plan which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service indicating that such Employee Benefit Plan is so qualified and nothing has occurred subsequent to the issuance of such determination letter which would cause such Employee Benefit Plan to lose its qualified status. No liability to the PBGC (other than required premium payments), the Internal Revenue Service, any Employee Benefit Plan (other than in the ordinary course) or any trust established under Title IV of ERISA has been or is expected to be incurred by any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur. Except to the extent required under Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code or similar state laws, no Employee Benefit Plan provides health or welfare benefits (through the purchase of insurance or otherwise) for any retired or former employee of any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates. The present value of the aggregate benefit liabilities under each Pension Plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates (determined as of the end of the most recent plan year on the basis of the actuarial assumptions specified for funding purposes in the most recent actuarial valuation for such Pension Plan) did not exceed the aggregate current fair market value of the assets of such Pension Plan. As of the most recent valuation date for each Multiemployer Plan, the potential liability of any Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and their respective ERISA Affiliates for a complete withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan (within the meaning of Section 4203 or Section 4205 of ERISA), when aggregated with such potential liability for a complete withdrawal from all Multiemployer Plans, is zero. Each Loan Party, each of its Subsidiaries and each of their ERISA Affiliates have complied with the requirements of Section 515 of ERISA with respect to each Multiemployer Plan and are not in material default (as defined in Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA) with respect to payments to a Multiemployer Plan.
Section 4.22 Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loans solely to fund a portion of the consideration and fees and expenses payable in connection with the consummation of the Acquisition.
Section 4.23 Solvency. The Loan Parties, taken as a whole, are and, immediately before and after giving effect to any Credit Extension shall be, Solvent.
Section 4.24 Compliance with Statutes, Etc. Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all Governmental Authorities, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its assets and property (including compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws with respect to any Real Estate Asset or governing its business and the requirements of any Governmental Authorizations issued under such Environmental Laws with respect to any such Real Estate Asset or the operations of such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries), except such non-compliance that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.25 Disclosure. No representation or warranty of any Loan Party contained in any Loan Document or in any other documents, certificates or written statements furnished to any Agent or Lender by or on behalf of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein, taken as a whole, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which the same were made. Any projections and pro forma financial information contained in such materials are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by the Loan Parties to be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by Lenders that such projections as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or
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periods covered by any such projections may differ from the projected results. There are no facts known (or which should upon the reasonable exercise of diligence be known) to the Loan Parties (other than matters of a general economic nature) that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and that have not been disclosed herein or in such other documents, certificates and statements furnished to Lenders for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 4.26 PATRIOT Act. To the extent applicable, each Loan Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (ii) the PATRIOT Act. No part of the proceeds of the Loans shall be used, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
Section 4.27 Intellectual Property. Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each of the Loan Parties owns, or is licensed to use, all Intellectual Property necessary for or used in the conduct of its business as currently conducted, (ii) no claim has been asserted and is pending by any Person challenging or questioning the ownership, registration or use of any Intellectual Property of the Loan Parties or the validity or effectiveness of any Intellectual Property of the Loan Parties, nor is there any valid basis for any such claim and (iii) neither the use of Intellectual Property by each of the Loan Parties nor the conduct of its business infringes on the rights of any Person.
Section 4.28 Security Documents.
(a) The Pledge and Security Agreement, upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, will create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement) and the proceeds thereof and (i) when the certificates evidencing Pledged Equity Interests (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement) are delivered to the Collateral Agent (together with blank endorsements), the Lien created under the Pledge and Security Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Pledged Equity Interests in each case prior and superior in right to any adverse claim of any other Person (other than Liens of the type described in Section 6.02), and (ii) when financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 5.4 thereto, the Lien created under the Pledge and Security Agreement will constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral (other than Intellectual Property, as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement), in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person, other than with respect to Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02.
(b) Upon the recordation of the Pledge and Security Agreement (or a short-form security agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Collateral Agent) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, together with the financing statements in appropriate form filed in the offices specified on Schedule 5.4 thereto, the Lien created under the Pledge and Security Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the Recorded Intellectual Property (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement) in which a security interest may be perfected by filing in the United States and its territories and possessions, in each case prior and superior in right to
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any other Person (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office may be necessary to perfect a Lien on registered trademarks and patents, trademark and patent applications and registered copyrights acquired by the Loan Parties after the date hereof).
Section 4.29 Healthcare Matters.
(a) Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary of a Loan Party is in material compliance with all Health Care Laws and the requirements of Third Party Payor Programs applicable to it, its assets, business or operations. At all times during the six (6) calendar years immediately preceding the Closing Date, each Loan Party and each Subsidiary of a Loan Party (other than the Acquired Business) has been in material compliance with all Health Care Laws and the requirements of Third Party Payor Programs applicable to it, its assets, business or operations. There are no pending (or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened) investigation, inquiry, litigation, review, hearing, suit, claim, audit, arbitration, proceeding or action (in each case, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any governmental authority or arbitrator (each a Proceeding) against or adversely affecting any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, relating to any actual or alleged non-compliance with any Health Care Law or requirement of any Healthcare Permit or Third Party Payor Program. To the knowledge of any Loan Party, there are no facts, circumstances or conditions that would reasonably be expected to form the basis for any such Proceeding against or affecting any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Loan Parties have all material licenses, permits, approvals, registrations, certifications, accreditations, contracts, provider or supplier agreements, consents, qualifications and other authorizations necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses or operations (including, without limitation, to provide laboratory testing services and to participate in and obtain reimbursement under all Third Party Payor Programs in which such parties participate), pursuant to all applicable Law, (Healthcare Permits). All Healthcare Permits are in full force and effect (except, in the case of any revocation, failure to renew, suspension or other termination of any Healthcare Permit, to the extent that such Healthcare Permit is reasonably expected to be reinstated within thirty (30) days). Copies of material licenses, permits, approvals, registrations, certifications, contracts, provider or supplier agreements, consents, qualifications and other authorizations shall be provided to the Administrative Agent upon request. No Loan Party is acting in material non-compliance under any Healthcare Permit and, to the Authorized Officers knowledge, no event has occurred and no condition exists, that with the giving of notice, the passage of time or both would constitute a violation thereunder or would result in the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or non-renewal of any thereof. Except for certain of the same that must be replaced to reflect new ownership in connection with the Related Transactions, which shall be timely completed and in accordance with all applicable Laws, the continuation, validity and effectiveness of Healthcare Permits will not be adversely affected by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in a manner that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) To the extent necessary to carry on its business and operations as currently conducted, the Loan Parties and/or their Subsidiaries are certified for participation and reimbursement under Medicare, Medicaid, the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, TRICARE/CHAMPUS or any similar federal or state healthcare benefits program for which the Loan Parties and/or their Subsidiaries are eligible to receive reimbursement from a Governmental Authority for items and services provided (collectively referred to as Governmental Payors). To the extent necessary to carry on its business and operations as currently conducted, each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiary holds, in full force and effect, all participation agreements, provider or supplier agreements, enrollments, accreditations and billing numbers necessary to participate in and receive
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reimbursement from a Third Party Payor Program (Third Party Payor Authorizations). None of the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries have received any notice from any Governmental Authority or Third Party Payor to revoke or terminate the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries participation in any such Third Party Payor Programs, or are subject to pre-payment review, or currently have payment suspended by any Third Party Payor Programs. There is no investigation, audit, claim review, or other action pending, or to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened, which could reasonably result in a suspension, revocation, termination, material restriction or non-renewal of any Third Party Payor Authorization or result in any Loan Partys or any of their Subsidiaries exclusion from any Third Party Payor Program, which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) No Loan Party and no Subsidiary of any Loan Party, nor any officer, director or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, any partner, agent, managing employee or Person with a direct or indirect ownership interest (as that phrase is defined in 42 C.F.R. § 420.201) of 5% or more of the equity securities outstanding in any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, nor to the knowledge of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party any Licensed Personnel of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, has been (or, to the Authorized Officers knowledge, has been threatened to be) (i) excluded from any Third Party Payor Program pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7 and related regulations, (ii) suspended or debarred from selling products to the U.S. government or its agencies pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, relating to debarment and suspension applicable to federal government agencies generally (42 C.F.R. Subpart 9.4), or other applicable Laws or regulations, (iii) debarred, disqualified, suspended or excluded from participation in any Governmental Payor program or is listed on the General Services Administration list of excluded parties, nor is any such debarment, disqualification, suspension or exclusion threatened or pending, or (iv) made a party to any other action by any Governmental Authority that may prohibit it from selling products or providing services to any governmental or other purchaser pursuant to any federal, state or local laws or regulations.
(e) Other than the open billing adjustments disclosed to the Administrative Agent in writing prior to the Closing Date, all billings and claims submitted by a Loan Party and/or of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to a Governmental Payor have been complete and accurate in all material respects and have been prepared in material compliance with applicable Law. Other than the open billing adjustments disclosed to the Administrative Agent in writing prior to the Closing Date, each of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, as applicable, has paid or caused to be paid, all known overpayments which have become due under or are owed to any Third Party Payor.
(f) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.29, none of the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries has received written notice of any Governmental Payor program integrity review conducted outside the ordinary course of business or investigation by, or received a subpoena or demand from, any Governmental Authority related to alleged fraud, waste or abuse or other violation of Law allegedly committed by a Loan Party or Subsidiary.
(g) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.29, all material reports, documents, claims, notices or requests for approval required to be filed, obtained, maintained or furnished to any Governmental Authority have in all material respects been timely filed, obtained, maintained or furnished, and all such reports, documents, claims, notices and requests for approval were complete and correct in all material respects on the date filed (or were corrected in or supplemented by a subsequent filing). No Loan Party and no Subsidiary of any Loan Party, nor any officer, affiliate, employee or agent of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, has made an untrue statement of material fact or fraudulent statement to any Governmental Authority, failed to disclose a material fact that must be disclosed to any Governmental Authority, or committed an act, made a statement or failed to make a statement that, at the time such statement, disclosure or failure to disclose occurred, would reasonably be expected to constitute a violation of any Health Care Law that would reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.
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(h) To the extent applicable to any Loan Party, or any Person acting on behalf of any Loan Party, and for so long as (a) any Loan Party, or any Person acting on behalf of any Loan Party, is a covered entity as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103, (b) any Loan Party, or any Person acting on behalf of any Loan Party, is a business associate as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103, and/or (c) any Loan Party, or any Person acting on behalf of any Loan Party, sponsors any group health plans as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103, such Loan Party or any Person acting on behalf of any Loan Party, as the case may be are in material compliance with the applicable privacy, security, transaction standards, breach notification, and other provisions and requirements of HIPAA and any comparable state laws with respect to the Protected Health Information maintained by or for the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary, in each case. No validation review, program integrity review, audit or other investigation related to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party or their respective operations, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Loan Documents or related to the Collateral is scheduled, pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened, in each case.
(i) No Loan Party and no Subsidiary of any Loan Party, nor any officer, director or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, any partner, agent, managing employee or Person with a direct or indirect ownership interest (as that phrase is defined in 42 C.F.R. § 1001.1001) of 5% or more of the equity securities outstanding in any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party is a party to, or bound by, any order, individual integrity agreement, corporate integrity agreement, corporate compliance agreement, deferred prosecution agreement, or other formal or informal agreement with any Governmental Authority concerning the Loan Parties compliance with the Health Care Laws.
(j) To the knowledge of each Loan Party and each Subsidiary of each Loan Party, all Licensed Personnel have complied and currently are in material compliance with all applicable Health Care Laws, and hold, and at all times that such Persons have been Licensed Personnel of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, have held, all professional licenses and other Healthcare Permits and all Third Party Authorizations required in the performance of such Licensed Personnels duties for such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, and each such Healthcare Permit and Third Party Payor Authorization is in full force and effect, and no suspension, revocation, termination, impairment, adverse modifications or non-renewal of any such Healthcare Permit or Third Party Payor Authorization is pending or threatened.
(k) Each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries has obtained and maintains accreditation in good standing and without limitation or impairment by all applicable accrediting organizations, to the extent prudent and customary in the industry in which it is engaged or required by Law, except where the failure to have or maintain such accreditation in good standing or imposition of limitation or impairment would not reasonably be expected to have, in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.30 Inactive Subsidiaries. No Inactive Subsidiary has any assets.
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ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Each Loan Party covenants and agrees that, so long as any Commitment is in effect and until payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not yet due and payable), such Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
Section 5.01 Financial Statements and Other Reports. In the case of Holdings, deliver to the Administrative Agent (which shall furnish to each Lender):
(a) Monthly Reports. As soon as available, and in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each month ending after the Closing Date, commencing with the month in which the Closing Date occurs, (i) the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such month and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such month and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such month, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the previous Fiscal Year and the corresponding figures from the Financial Plan for the current Fiscal Year, to the extent prepared on a monthly basis, all in reasonable detail and in Microsoft Excel or an Excel compatible spreadsheet program, together with a Financial Officer Certification with respect thereto and (ii) the revenue statistics analysis by test type and client type consistent in form to the reports delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date; provided that, (A) until the month ending September 30, 2016 or such later month ending thereafter as the Administrative Agent may agree, solely in respect of the Acquired Business, the revenue statistics analysis may be based upon gross revenue so long as it includes volume metrics and (B) for each month ending thereafter, the revenue statistics analysis by test type and client type in respect of the Acquired Business shall be consistent in form to the reports delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter (or sixty (60) days after the fourth Fiscal Quarter) of each Fiscal Year, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter in which the Closing Date occurs, the consolidated unaudited balance sheets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the previous Fiscal Year, and the corresponding figures from the Financial Plan for the current Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and in Microsoft Excel or an Excel compatible spreadsheet program, together with a Financial Officer Certification and a Narrative Report with respect thereto;
(c) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, commencing with the Fiscal Year in which the Closing Date occurs, (i) the consolidated audited balance sheets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the previous Fiscal Year, and the corresponding figures from the Financial Plan for the Fiscal Year covered by such financial statements, in reasonable detail, together with a Financial Officer Certification and a Narrative Report with respect thereto; (ii) with respect to such consolidated financial statements a report thereon prepared by independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing selected by Holdings, and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which report and/or the accompanying financial statements shall be unqualified, and shall state that such consolidated financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years (except as otherwise disclosed in such financial statements) and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards); and (iii) a summary unaudited consolidating balance sheet and income statement of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year;
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(d) Compliance Certificate. Together with each delivery of financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries pursuant to Sections 5.01(b) and 5.01(c), a duly executed and completed Compliance Certificate;
(e) Statements of Reconciliation after Change in Accounting Principles. If, as a result of any change in accounting principles and policies from those used in the preparation of the Historical Financial Statements, the consolidated financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(b) or 5.01(c) shall differ in any material respect from the consolidated financial statements that would have been delivered pursuant to such subdivisions had no such change in accounting principles and policies been made, then, together with the first delivery of such financial statements after such change, one or more statements of reconciliation for all such prior financial statements in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(f) Notice of Default. Promptly upon any officer of any Loan Party obtaining knowledge (i) of any condition or event that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default or that notice has been given to any Loan Party with respect thereto; (ii) that any Person has given any notice to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or taken any other action with respect to any event or condition set forth in Section 8.01(b); or (iii) of the occurrence of any event or change that has caused or evidences, either in any case or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, a certificate of an Authorized Officer specifying the nature and period of existence of such condition, event or change, or specifying the notice given and action taken by any such Person and the nature of such claimed Event of Default, Default, default, event or condition, and what action the Borrower (or such Loan Party) has taken, is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto;
(g) Notice of Litigation. Promptly upon any officer of any Loan Party obtaining knowledge of (i) any Adverse Proceeding not previously disclosed in writing by the Borrower to the Lenders or (ii) any development in any Adverse Proceeding that, in the case of either clause (i) or (ii), could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or seeks to enjoin or otherwise prevent the consummation of, or to recover any damages or obtain relief as a result of, the transactions contemplated hereby, or the exercise of rights or performance of obligations under any Loan Document written notice thereof together with such other information as may be reasonably available to Holdings or the Borrower to enable the Lenders and their counsel to evaluate such matters;
(h) ERISA. (i) Promptly upon the occurrence of or upon any officer of any Loan Party becoming aware of the forthcoming occurrence of (A) any ERISA Event, (B) the adoption of any new Pension Plan by any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates, (C) the adoption of an amendment to a Pension Plan if such amendment results in a material increase in benefits or unfunded liabilities or (D) the commencement of contributions by any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates to a Multiemployer Plan or Pension Plan, a written notice specifying the nature thereof, what action such Loan Party, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto and, when known, any action taken or threatened by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or the PBGC with respect thereto; and (ii) with reasonable promptness, copies of (A) each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to each Pension Plan; (B) all notices received by any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor concerning an ERISA Event; and (C) copies of such other documents or governmental reports or filings relating to any Employee Benefit Plan as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request;
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(i) Financial Plan. As soon as practicable and in any event no later than sixty (60) days following the beginning of each Fiscal Year, a consolidated plan and financial forecast for such Fiscal Year and each Fiscal Year (or portion thereof) through the final maturity date of the Loans (a Financial Plan), including (1) a forecasted consolidated balance sheet and forecasted consolidated statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for each such Fiscal Year, and a summary of the major assumptions on which such forecasts are based in form and detail reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (2) forecasted consolidated statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for each month of such Fiscal Year and each fiscal quarter of each other Fiscal Year;
(j) Insurance Report. As soon as practicable and in any event by the last day of each Fiscal Year, a certificate from the Loan Parties insurance broker(s) in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent outlining all material insurance coverage maintained as of the date of such certificate by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries;
(k) Information Regarding Collateral.
(i) The Borrower shall furnish to the Collateral Agent prompt written notice of any change (A) in any Loan Partys name, (B) in any Loan Partys identity or corporate structure, (C) in any Loan Partys jurisdiction of organization or (D) in any Loan Partys Federal Taxpayer Identification Number or state organizational identification number. Each Loan Party agrees not to effect or permit any change referred to in the preceding sentence unless all filings have been made under the UCC or otherwise that are required in order for the Collateral Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected First Priority security interest in all the Term Loan Priority Collateral and Second Priority security interest in all the Revolver Priority Collateral, in each case as contemplated in the Security Documents;
(ii) Each Loan Party also agrees promptly to notify (or to have the Borrower notify on its behalf) the Collateral Agent if any material portion of the Collateral is damaged or destroyed; and
(iii) Concurrently with the delivery thereof to the Revolving Credit Agent, copies of all Borrowing Base Certificates (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement in effect as of the Closing Date);
(l) Annual Collateral Verification. Each year, at the time of delivery of annual financial statements with respect to the preceding Fiscal Year pursuant to Section 5.01(c), each Loan Party shall deliver to the Collateral Agent a certificate of its Authorized Officer (i) either confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the Information Certificate delivered on the Closing Date or the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01(l) and/or identifying such changes and (ii) certifying that all Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (including fixtures filings, as applicable) and all supplemental intellectual property security agreements or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations, have been filed of record in each governmental, municipal or other appropriate office in each jurisdiction identified pursuant to clause (i) above (or in such Information Certificate) to the extent necessary to effect, protect and perfect the security interests under the Security Documents for a period of not less than 18 months after the date of such certificate (except as noted therein with respect to any continuation statements to be filed within such period);
(m) Management Letters. Promptly after the receipt thereof by Holdings or the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, a copy of any management letter received by any such Person from its certified public accountants and the managements response thereto;
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(n) Certification of Public Information. The Loan Parties hereby acknowledge that the Administrative Agent or its Affiliates may make available to the Lenders materials or information provided by or on behalf of the Loan Parties hereunder (collectively, Borrower Materials) by posting Borrower Materials on IntraLinks, SyndTrak or another similar electronic system (the Platform) and certain of the Lenders may be public-side Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Loan Parties or their securities) (each, a Public Lender). The Loan Parties shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates and the Lenders to treat Borrower Materials marked PUBLIC or otherwise at any time filed with the SEC as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Loan Parties or their securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws. All Borrower Materials marked PUBLIC are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated as Public Investor (or another similar term). The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates and the Lenders shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked PUBLIC or that are not at any time filed with the SEC as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not marked as Public Investor (or such other similar term).
(o) Defaults Under Material Contracts or Material Indebtedness. Promptly upon any officer of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries obtaining knowledge of any condition or event that constitutes a default or an event of default under any Material Contract or Material Indebtedness or that notice has been given to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries with respect thereto, a certificate of an Authorized Officer of such Loan Party specifying the nature and period of existence of such condition or event and the nature of such claimed default or event of default, and what action such Loan Party or the Borrower has taken, is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto;
(p) Healthcare Related Notices.
(i) Any plan to file or filing by Loan Party or its Subsidiaries of a self-disclosure of violation of any applicable Laws with any Governmental Authority for which the reasonably expected settlement amount, the total monetary liability (inclusive of any penalties) or the value of claims at issue exceeds $150,000, including, but not limited to, disclosures filed under the Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Self-Disclosure Protocol established by the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or a required notification of a breach under the HITECH Act;
(ii) Any health care survey, report or other communication related to licensure, accreditation, or participation in any Third Party Payor Program outside the ordinary course of business that includes any statement of material deficiencies pertaining to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary;
(iii) Any validation review, program integrity review or material reimbursement audits outside the ordinary course of business related to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in connection with any Third Party Payor Program;
(iv) Any claim to recover any alleged overpayments with respect to any receivables in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate;
(v) Notice of any material reduction in the level of reimbursement expected to be received with respect to receivables;
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(vi) The occurrence of any reportable event as defined in any corporate integrity agreement, corporate compliance agreement or deferred prosecution agreement pursuant to which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party has to make a submission to any Governmental Authority or other Person under the terms of such agreement, if any;
(vii) The commencement of any action, investigation, suit, proceeding, audit, claim, demand, order or dispute with, by or before any Governmental Authority (A) affecting any Loan Party or any property of any Loan Party that alleges potential or actual violations of any Health Care Law by any Loan Party or (B) that, to the knowledge of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, alleges potential or actual violations of any Health Care Law by any of its Licensed Personnel;
(viii) That any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, any officer, or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, any manager, employee or Person with a direct or indirect ownership interest (as that phrase is defined in 42 C.F.R. §420.201) of 5% or more of the equity securities outstanding in any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party: (A) has had a civil monetary penalty assessed against him or her pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7a or is the subject of a proceeding seeking to assess such penalty; (B) has been excluded from participation in a Federal Health Care Program (as that term is defined in 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7b) or is the subject of a proceeding seeking to assess such penalty; (C) has been convicted (as that term is defined in 42 C.F.R. §1001.2) of any of those offenses described in 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7b or 18 U.S.C. §§669, 1035, 1347, 1518 or is the subject of a proceeding seeking to assess such penalty; or (D) to the knowledge of any Loan Party, has been involved or named in a U.S. Attorney complaint made or any other action taken pursuant to the False Claims Act under 31 U.S.C. §§3729-3731 or in any qui tam action brought pursuant to 31 U.S.C. §3729 et seq.;
(ix) Any pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened imposition of any material fine or penalty by any Governmental Authority under any Health Care Law against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any Licensed Personnel;
(x) Any changes in any Health Care Law (including the adoption of a new Health Care Law) known to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or any Loan Party that would reasonably be expected to have, in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(xi) Any pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened revocation, suspension, termination, probation, material restriction or limitation, or non-renewal with respect to any Healthcare Permit or Third Party Payor Authorization; and
(xii) Any non-routine and material inspection of any facility of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority; and
(q) Other Information. (A) Promptly upon their becoming available, copies of (i) all financial statements, reports, notices and proxy statements sent or made available generally by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to their security holders acting in such capacity, (ii) all regular and periodic reports and all registration statements and prospectuses, if any, filed by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries with any securities exchange or with the SEC or any governmental or private regulatory authority and (iii) all press releases and other statements made available generally by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to the public concerning material developments in the business of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that the filing of any such information (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the financial statements and related information required to be delivered by Holdings to the Administrative
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Agent pursuant to Sections 5.01(a), 5.01(b) and 5.01(c)) with the SEC shall constitute delivery hereunder and (B) such other information and data with respect to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries as from time to time may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
Section 5.02 Existence. Except as otherwise permitted under Section 6.08, at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and all rights and franchises, licenses and permits material to its business; provided, that no Loan Party (other than Holdings and the Borrower with respect to existence) or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to preserve any such existence, right or franchise, licenses and permits if such Persons board of directors (or similar governing body) shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of such Person and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to such Person or to Lenders.
Section 5.03 Payment of Taxes and Claims. Pay all Taxes imposed upon it or any of its properties or assets or in respect of any of its income, businesses or franchises before any penalty or fine accrues thereon, and all claims (including claims for labor, services, materials and supplies) for sums that have become due and payable and that by law have or may become a Lien upon any of its properties or assets, prior to the time when any penalty or fine shall be incurred with respect thereto; provided, that no such Tax or claim need be paid if it is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted, so long as (a) adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor and (b) in the case of a Tax or claim which has or may become a Lien against any of the Collateral, such contest proceedings conclusively operate to stay the sale of any portion of the Collateral to satisfy such Tax or claim. No Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, file or consent to the filing of any consolidated income tax return with any Person (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries).
Section 5.04 Maintenance of Properties. Maintain or cause to be maintained in good repair, working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, all material properties used or useful in the business of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and from time to time shall make or cause to be made all appropriate repairs, renewals and replacements thereof.
Section 5.05 Insurance. Maintain or cause to be maintained, with financially sound and reputable insurers, such public liability insurance, third party property damage insurance, business interruption insurance and casualty insurance with respect to liabilities, losses or damage in respect of the assets, properties and businesses of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, as may customarily be carried or maintained under similar circumstances by Persons of established reputation engaged in similar businesses, in each case in such amounts (giving effect to self-insurance), with such deductibles, covering such risks and otherwise on such terms and conditions as are customary for such Persons. Each such policy of insurance shall (i) name the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as an additional insured thereunder, (ii) in the case of each casualty insurance policy, contain a loss payable clause or endorsement, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent, that names the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as the loss payee thereunder and (iii) provide that the insurer affording coverage (with respect to property and liability insurance) will provide for at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Borrower or the Collateral Agent of any modification or cancellation of such policy.
Section 5.06 Books and Records; Inspections. Maintain proper books of record and accounts in which full, true and correct entries in conformity in all material respects with GAAP shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any authorized representatives designated by any Lender to visit and inspect any of the properties of any Loan Party and any of its respective Subsidiaries, to inspect, copy and take extracts from its and their financial and accounting records (including electronic copies) and to
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discuss its and their affairs, finances and accounts with its and their officers and independent public accountants, all upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may reasonably be requested. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Loan Parties shall only be liable for the costs of one (1) such inspection during any calendar year.
Section 5.07 Lenders Meetings. In the case of each of Holdings and the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, participate in a meeting of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders once during each Fiscal Year (at a mutually agreeable location and time or, at the option of the Administrative Agent, by conference call).
Section 5.08 Compliance with Contractual Obligations and Laws. Comply, and cause all other Persons, if any, on or occupying any Facilities to comply, with the requirements of all Contractual Obligations and all applicable Laws (including all Environmental Laws and Health Care Laws), noncompliance with which could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.09 Environmental Compliance. Use and operate all of its Facilities in compliance with all Environmental Laws, keep all necessary Governmental Authorizations required pursuant to any Environmental Laws, and handle all Hazardous Materials in compliance with all Environmental Laws, in each case except where the failure to comply with the terms of this Section 5.09 could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.10 Subsidiaries.
(a) In the case of Holdings, in the event that any Person becomes a Subsidiary of Holdings (other than an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary) after the date hereof, (a) promptly (and in any event within ten (10) days) cause such Subsidiary to become a Guarantor hereunder and a Grantor under the Pledge and Security Agreement by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent a Counterpart Agreement, and (b) take all such actions and execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such documents, instruments, agreements, and certificates as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, including, without limitation, the following:
(i) (1) copies of Organizational Documents executed and delivered by such Subsidiary, and, to the extent applicable, certified as of a recent date by the appropriate governmental official; (2) signature and incumbency certificates of the officers of such Person executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party; (3) resolutions of the board of directors or similar governing body of such Person approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party or by which it or its assets may be bound, certified by its secretary or an assistant secretary as being in full force and effect without modification or amendment; (4) a good standing certificate from the applicable Governmental Authority of such Persons jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation and in each jurisdiction in which it is qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity to do business, but solely to the extent failure to be so qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (5) such other documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request; and
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(ii) In order to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a valid, perfected First Priority or Second Priority, as applicable, security interest in the personal property Collateral, the Loan Parties shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent with respect to such Person:
(1) evidence satisfactory to the Collateral Agent of the compliance by such Person of its obligations under the Pledge and Security Agreement and the other Security Documents (including their obligations to execute and deliver UCC financing statements, originals of securities, instruments and chattel paper and any agreements governing deposit and/or securities accounts as provided therein);
(2) a completed Information Certificate and executed by an Authorized Officer of such Person, together with all attachments contemplated thereby;
(3) fully executed and notarized Intellectual Property Security Agreements, in proper form for filing or recording in all appropriate places in all applicable jurisdictions;
(4) opinions of counsel (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) with respect to the creation and perfection of the security interests in favor of the Collateral Agent in such Collateral and such other matters governed by the laws of each jurisdiction in which such Person or any personal property Collateral is located as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent; and
(5) evidence that such Person shall have taken or caused to be taken any other action, executed and delivered or caused to be executed and delivered any other agreement, document and instrument (including a Collateral Access Agreement executed and delivered by the landlord of any leasehold interest of such Person) and made or caused to be made any other filing and recording (other than as set forth herein) reasonably required by the Collateral Agent;
(b) In the case of Holdings, with respect to any new Foreign Subsidiary created or acquired after the Closing Date by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) days) execute deliver, all such documents, instruments, agreements, and certificates as are similar to those described in Section 5.10(a)(i), and Holdings shall take all of the actions referred to in Section 5.10(a)(ii) necessary to grant and to perfect a First Priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, under the Pledge and Security Agreement in the Equity Interests of such new Subsidiary that is owned by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, that (i) to the extent any such new Foreign Subsidiary is created following the Closing Date, sixty five percent (65.00%) of the common Equity Interests of any such Foreign Subsidiary be will be pledged to the Collateral Agent as security for the Loans, (ii) the Borrower shall not pledge the remaining thirty five percent (35.00%) of the common Equity Interests of any such Foreign Subsidiary to any other Person (other than as required by local law) and (iii) the Borrower shall not issue any preferred Equity Interests in such Foreign Subsidiary unless one hundred (100%) percent of such preferred Equity Interests are pledged to the Collateral Agent as security for the Loans (other than as required by local law), provided, further, that in no event shall any voting or non-voting equity of any Domestic Subsidiary, all of the voting stock of which is owned by a Foreign Subsidiary, be required to be pledged.
(c) With respect to each new Subsidiary, Holdings shall promptly send to the Collateral Agent written notice setting forth with respect to such Person (i) the date on which such Person became a Subsidiary of Holdings and (ii) all of the data required to be set forth in Schedules 4.01 and 4.02 with respect to all Subsidiaries of Holdings; and such written notice shall be deemed to supplement Schedule 4.01 and 4.02 for all purposes hereof.
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Section 5.11 Additional Material Real Estate Assets. In the event that any Loan Party acquires a Material Real Estate Asset or a Real Estate Asset owned or leased on the Closing Date becomes a Material Real Estate Asset and such interest has not otherwise been made subject to the First Priority Lien of the Security Documents in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, in the case of such Loan Party, promptly take all such actions and execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all Mortgage Deliverables with respect to each such Material Real Estate Asset that the Collateral Agent shall reasonably request to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a valid and, subject to any filing and/or recording referred to herein, perfected First Priority Lien in such Material Real Estate Assets. In addition, upon the Collateral Agents request, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Collateral Agent a copy of all consultants reports, environmental site assessments or other material documents in possession of the Loan Parties to determine if such Material Real Estate Asset is subject to material Environmental Claims.
Section 5.12 Additional Collateral. With respect to any assets or property acquired after the Closing Date by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than (x) any assets or property described in Section 5.11 or this Section 5.12, (y) any assets or property subject to a Lien expressly permitted by Section 6.02(m), and (z) assets or property acquired by an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary) as to which the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, does not have a perfected First Priority Lien or Second Priority Lien, as applicable, promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent such amendments to the Pledge and Security Agreement or such other documents as the Collateral Agent deems necessary or advisable, in the judgment of the Collateral Agent, to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected First Priority Lien or Second Priority Lien, as applicable in such assets or property and (ii) take all actions necessary or advisable to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected First Priority Lien or Second Priority Lien, as applicable, in such assets or property, including, without limitation, the filing of UCC financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Pledge and Security Agreement or by law or as may be requested by the Collateral Agent.
Section 5.13 Intellectual Property. The Borrower shall take all steps reasonably necessary from time to time to ensure that (i) the Borrower or one of its Domestic Subsidiaries shall be the legal and record owner of all material Intellectual Property owned by Holdings, the Borrower their respective present and future direct and indirect Subsidiaries (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), (ii) the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries shall maintain all material Intellectual Property and, where possible, apply for renewals or other extensions of legal protection pertaining to all material Intellectual Property and (iii) appropriate intercompany licensing arrangements are in place to allow intercompany access to, and payment for, such Intellectual Property.
Section 5.14 Further Assurances. At any time or from time to time upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, at the expense of the Loan Parties, promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver such further documents and do such other acts and things as any of the Secured Parties may reasonably request in order to effect fully the purposes of the Loan Documents or to more fully perfect or renew the rights of any of the Secured Parties with respect to the Collateral (or with respect to any additions thereto or replacements or proceeds thereof or with respect to any other property or assets hereafter acquired by Holdings or any Subsidiary which may be deemed to be part of the Collateral). In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Loan Party shall take such actions as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may reasonably request from time to time to ensure that the Obligations are guarantied by the Guarantors and are secured by substantially all of the assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries and all of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries including taking all actions necessary to assist and cooperate with the Administrative Agent in the preparation and completion of a collateral audit by the Administrative Agent (subject to limitations contained in the Loan Documents with respect to Foreign Subsidiaries); provided that the Borrower shall
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not be required to pay for more than one collateral audit per year in the absence of any Event of Default. Upon the exercise by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent of any power, right, privilege or remedy pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents which required any consent, approval, recording, qualification or authorization of any Governmental Authority, the Borrower will execute and deliver, or will cause the execution and delivery of, all applications, certifications, instruments and other documents and papers that the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may be required to obtain from Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries for such consent, approval, recording, qualification or authorization.
Section 5.15 Cash Management; Controlled Investments.
(a) Each Loan Party shall establish and maintain cash management services of a type and on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent at one or more of the banks set forth on Schedule 5.2 of the Pledge and Security Agreement (each a Cash Management Bank);
(b) Each Loan Party shall maintain a lockbox (a Government Receivables Lockbox) with a Cash Management Bank, which Government Receivables Lockbox shall relate to a corresponding Government Receivables Lockbox Account maintained with such Cash Management Bank. Each Loan Party shall execute with the Cash Management Bank a Government Receivables Lockbox Account Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. Each Government Receivables Lockbox Account Agreement shall provide, among other things, that (i) the Cash Management Bank waives, subordinates, or agrees not to exercise any rights of setoff or recoupment or any other claim against the applicable Government Receivables Lockbox Account other than for payment of its service fees and other charges directly related to the administration of such Government Receivables Lockbox Account and for returned checks or other items of payment and (ii) pursuant to the sweep instructions of the applicable Loan Party, the Cash Management Bank will forward, by daily sweep, all amounts in the Government Receivables Lockbox Account to an Approved Deposit Account. Each Loan Party hereby agrees that it will not change any sweep instruction set forth in any Government Receivables Lockbox Account Agreement without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent. Each Loan Party shall (1) notify all Governmental Payors to make all payments to a Government Receivables Lockbox, (2) require that all Collections of Government Receivables are paid directly from the applicable Governmental Payors into the Government Receivables Lockbox for deposit into the corresponding Government Receivables Lockbox Account and (3) cause all Collections on Government Receivables that may be sent by a Governmental Payors directly to such Loan Party to be deposited promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) into a Government Receivables Lockbox Account;
(c) Each Loan Party shall maintain a lockbox (a Non-Government Receivables Lockbox) with a Cash Management Bank, which Non-Government Receivables Lockbox shall relate to an Approved Deposit Account. Each Loan Party shall require that all Collections of Non-Government Receivables are paid directly from the applicable Account Debtor into the Non-Government Receivables Lockbox for deposit into an Approved Deposit Account. Each Loan Party shall 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 Collections (including those sent directly by an Account Debtor to a Loan Party) into an Approved Deposit Account;
(d) Each Loan Party shall establish and maintain Deposit Account Control Agreements with the Collateral Agent and the applicable Cash Management Bank with respect to all Deposit Accounts other than Government Receivables Lockbox Accounts. Each such Deposit Account Control Agreement shall provide, among other things, that (i) the Cash Management Bank will comply with any instructions originated by the Collateral Agent directing the disposition of the funds in such Controlled Account without further consent by the applicable Loan Party and (ii) the Cash Management
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Bank waives, subordinates, or agrees not to exercise any rights of setoff or recoupment or any other claim against the applicable Approved Deposit Account other than for payment of its service fees and other charges directly related to the administration of such Approved Deposit Account and for returned checks or other items of payment;
(e) Each Loan Party shall deposit promptly in a Term Loan Priority Account promptly upon receipt the proceeds of all Term Loan Priority Collateral;
(f) So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Loan Parties may amend Schedule 5.15 to add or replace a Cash Management Bank, Approved Deposit Account or Government Receivables Lockbox Account and shall upon such addition or replacement provide to the Collateral Agent an amended Schedule 5.15; provided, however, that (i) such prospective Cash Management Bank shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and (ii) prior to the time of the opening of such Approved Deposit Account or Government Receivables Lockbox Account, the applicable Loan Party and such prospective Cash Management Bank shall have executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent a Deposit Account Control Agreement or Government Receivables Lockbox Account Agreement, as applicable. Each Loan Party shall close any of its Approved Deposit Accounts and Government Receivables Lockbox Accounts (and establish replacement Approved Deposit Accounts and Government Receivables Lockbox Accounts in accordance with the foregoing sentence) as promptly as practicable and in any event within forty-five (45) days after notice from the Collateral Agent that the operating performance, funds transfer, or availability procedures or performance of the Cash Management Bank with respect to any Approved Deposit Account or Government Receivables Lockbox Account or the Collateral Agents liability under any Deposit Account Control Agreement or Government Receivables Lockbox Account Agreement with such Cash Management Bank is no longer acceptable in the Collateral Agents reasonable judgment; and
Section 5.16 Collateral Access Agreements. Each Loan Party shall obtain a Collateral Access Agreement or, in the case of each leasehold interest of any Loan Party that is a Mortgaged Property, a Landlord Consent and Estoppel, as applicable, from the lessor of each leased property with respect to locations at which (i) books and records with respect to any Collateral are stored or located and (ii) laboratory diagnostic services are provided.
Section 5.17 Post-Closing Covenants. On or before the applicable date set forth on Schedule 5.17 for each action described therein, or such later date agreed to in writing by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, Borrower shall take, or cause to be taken, the action specified and deliver the required agreements or documents, as applicable. The failure to have taken such actions or deliver such agreements or documents by the date set forth on Schedule 5.17 (as such date may be extended in Administrative Agents sole discretion as provided herein) shall be an Event of Default.
ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Each Loan Party covenants and agrees that, so long as any Commitment is in effect and until payment in full of all Obligations (other than (x) obligations under Interest Rate Agreements not yet due and payable and (y) contingent indemnification obligations not yet due and payable), such Loan Party shall not, nor shall it cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
Section 6.01 Indebtedness. Directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or guaranty, or otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness, except:
(a) the Obligations;
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(b) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary Guarantor owed to the Borrower or to any other Subsidiary Guarantor, or of the Borrower owed to any Subsidiary Guarantor; provided, that (i) all such Indebtedness shall be evidenced by the Intercompany Note, and, if owed to a Loan Party, shall be subject to a First Priority Lien pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, (ii) all such Indebtedness shall be unsecured and subordinated in right of payment to the payment in full of the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Intercompany Note, (iii) any payment by any such Subsidiary Guarantor under any guaranty of the Obligations shall result in a pro tanto reduction of the amount of any Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary to the Borrower or to any of its Subsidiaries for whose benefit such payment is made and (iv) such Indebtedness is permitted as an Investment under Section 6.06(d);
(c) Indebtedness incurred by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries arising from agreements providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, or from guaranties or letters of credit, surety bonds or performance bonds securing the performance of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary pursuant to such agreements, in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or permitted dispositions of any business, assets or Subsidiary of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries;
(d) Indebtedness which may be deemed to exist pursuant to any guaranties, performance, surety, statutory, appeal or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(e) Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protections and otherwise in connection with deposit accounts;
(f) guaranties in the ordinary course of business of the obligations of suppliers, customers, franchisees and licensees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
(g) guaranties by the Borrower of Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor or guaranties by a Subsidiary Guarantor of Indebtedness of the Borrower or another Subsidiary Guarantor with respect, in each case, to Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Section 6.01; provided, that if the Indebtedness that is being guarantied is unsecured and/or subordinated to the Obligations, the guaranty shall also be unsecured and/or subordinated to the Obligations to at least the same degree that the guarantied Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations;
(h) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 6.01, including Permitted Refinancings thereof;
(i) Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries with respect to (i) Capital Leases, or (ii) purchase money Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and in each case Permitted Refinancings thereof; provided that (A) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) shall not at any time exceed the greater of (1) $30,000,000 and (2) an amount equal to the product of (y) the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the four (4) Fiscal Quarter period most recently ended for which financial statements and a related Compliance Certificate have been delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 5.01(b) and 5.01(d), respectively, and (z) three-quarters of one percent (0.75) (2), (B) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall be caused by the incurrence of any such Indebtedness, (C) the Loan Parties shall be in compliance with the Financial Covenants on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of any such Indebtedness as of the last day of the trailing twelve (12) month period most recently ended for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 5.01(a), 5.01(b) or 5.01(c), as applicable (as determined in accordance with Section 6.07(c)) (assuming, for purposes of this calculation, that (1) the maximum Total Leverage Ratio permitted as of the last day of such period is 0.50:1.00 lower than the maximum Total Leverage Ratio set forth in Section 6.07(b) for the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended and (2) the minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
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permitted as of the last day of such period is the minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio set forth in Section 6.07(a) for the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended) and (D) any Indebtedness described in clause (ii) shall be secured only by the asset acquired in connection with the incurrence of such Indebtedness;
(j) (i) Indebtedness arising under the Revolving Credit Agreement in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount permitted under the Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) guaranties arising under the Revolving Credit Documents;
(k) unsecured Indebtedness incurred by Holdings (Permitted Subordinated Holdings Debt); provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of, or shall be caused by, the incurrence of such Indebtedness, (ii) the Total Leverage Ratio on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of any such Indebtedness as of the last day of the trailing twelve (12) month period most recently ended for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 5.01(a), 5.01(b) or 5.01(c), as applicable (as determined in accordance with Section 6.07(c)) shall be less than or equal to the greater of (A) the maximum Total Leverage Ratio permitted under Section 6.07(b) as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended less 0.50 and (B) 3.00:1.00, (iii) no principal payment or prepayment with respect to such Indebtedness shall be due earlier than 180 days after the Term Loan Maturity Date, (iv) Holdings shall not pay, and the holders of such Indebtedness shall not receive, any payments in cash with respect to such Indebtedness during the term of this Agreement, (v) the payment of all obligations arising in respect of such Indebtedness shall be subordinated in full to the payment of the Obligations pursuant to a subordination agreement satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (vi) the other terms and conditions applicable to any such Indebtedness (and any amendments thereto) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(l) Indebtedness owed to any Person providing property, casualty, liability, workers compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits insurance, or other insurance to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, so long as the amount of such Indebtedness is not in excess of the amount of the unpaid cost of, and shall be incurred only to defer the cost of, such insurance for the year in which such Indebtedness is incurred and such Indebtedness is outstanding only during such year;
(m) unsecured Indebtedness owing to sellers of assets or Equity Interests to the Borrower or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor that is incurred by the Borrower or such Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor in connection with the consummation of one or more Permitted Acquisitions so long as (i) the aggregate principal amount for all such Indebtedness outstanding under this Section 6.01(m), when combined with the aggregate amount payable with respect to all Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(n) at any time outstanding, does not exceed $5,000,000 and (ii) the payment of all obligations arising in respect of such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the other terms and conditions applicable to any such Indebtedness (and any amendments thereto) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(n) unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of earn-outs owing to sellers of assets or Equity Interests to the Borrower or such Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor incurred in connection with the consummation of one or more Permitted Acquisitions so long as (i) the maximum aggregate amount payable with respect to such Indebtedness at any time outstanding (assuming the remaining maximum performance standards related thereto are satisfied, except to the extent all or any portion thereof becomes a fixed, matured or earned amount, in which case such amount shall be deemed the actual amount of such Indebtedness), when combined with the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness pursuant to Section 6.01(m) at any time outstanding, does not exceed $5,000,000 and (ii) the other terms and conditions applicable to any such Indebtedness (and any amendments thereto) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
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(o) Indebtedness of a Person whose assets or Equity Interests are acquired by the Borrower or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor in a Permitted Acquisition, in each case other than Indebtedness arising in connection with revolving credit facilities or commitments therefor; provided that such Indebtedness (i) is either purchase money Indebtedness or a Capital Lease with respect to Equipment, (ii) was in existence prior to the date of such Permitted Acquisition and (iii) was not incurred with, or in contemplation of, such Permitted Acquisition;
(p) unsecured Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries owing to employees, former employees, officers, former officers, directors, or former directors (or any spouses, ex-spouses, or estates of any of the foregoing) incurred in connection with repurchase or the redemption by Holdings or such Subsidiary of the Equity Interests of Holdings that have been issued to such Persons, so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness outstanding at any one time does not exceed $100,000 and (iii) such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;
(q) the incurrence by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor of Indebtedness arising under hedge agreements that is incurred for the bona fide purpose of hedging the interest rate, commodity, or foreign currency risks associated with Borrowers and the Subsidiary Guarantors operations and not for speculative purposes;
(r) unsecured Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of credit cards, debit cards or commercial cards in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time $2,000,000;
(s) accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, or the payment of interest in kind, in each case, on Indebtedness that otherwise constitutes Permitted Indebtedness; and
(t) other unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time $500,000.
Section 6.02 Liens. Directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect to any property or asset of any kind (including any document or instrument in respect of goods or accounts receivable) of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or licensed, or any income, profits or royalties therefrom, or file or permit the filing of, or permit to remain in effect, any financing statement or other similar notice of any Lien with respect to any such property, asset, income, profits or royalties under the UCC of any State or under any similar recording or notice statute or under any applicable intellectual property laws, rules or procedures, except:
(a) Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties granted pursuant to any Loan Document;
(b) Liens for Taxes if obligations with respect to such Taxes are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted so long as adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor;
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(c) statutory Liens of landlords, banks (and rights of set-off), of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, repairmen, workmen and materialmen, and other Liens imposed by law (other than any such Lien imposed pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA or a violation of Section 436 of the Internal Revenue Code), in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business (i) for amounts not yet overdue or (ii) for amounts that are overdue and that (in the case of any such amounts overdue for a period in excess of five (5) days) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, so long as such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made for any such contested amounts;
(d) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money or other Indebtedness), so long as no foreclosure, sale or similar proceedings have been commenced with respect to any portion of the Collateral on account thereof;
(e) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, and other minor defects or irregularities in title, in each case which do not and will not interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and that, in the aggregate, do not materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto;
(f) any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any lease of real estate permitted hereunder and covering only the assets so leased;
(g) Liens solely on any Cash earnest money deposits made by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder;
(h) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements relating solely to operating leases of personal property entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(i) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
(j) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any governmental office or agency to control or regulate the use of any real property;
(k) non-exclusive outbound licenses of patents, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights granted by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any respect with the ordinary conduct of or materially detracting from the value of the business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor;
(l) Liens existing on the date hereof and described in Schedule 6.02;
(m) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(i); provided, that any such Lien shall encumber only the asset acquired with the proceeds of such Indebtedness;
(n) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant Section 6.01(j) to the extent such Liens are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement;
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(o) judgment Liens arising solely as a result of the existence of judgments, orders, or awards that do not constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement;
(p) Liens on amounts deposited to secure the Borrowers and the Subsidiary Guarantors reimbursement obligations with respect to surety or appeal bonds obtained in the ordinary course of business;
(q) any Lien that is a replacement of a Permitted Lien so long as such replacement Lien only encumbers those assets that secured the original Indebtedness;
(r) Liens granted in the ordinary course of business on the unearned portion of insurance premiums securing the financing of insurance premiums to the extent the incurrence of such Indebtedness is permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(i); and
(s) other Liens on assets other than the Collateral securing Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000 at any time outstanding.
Section 6.03 No Further Negative Pledges. Except with respect to (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) the Revolving Credit Agreement and the other Revolving Credit Documents, (c) specific assets or property encumbered to secure payment of particular Indebtedness or to be sold pursuant to an executed agreement with respect to a permitted Asset Sale and (d) restrictions by reason of customary provisions restricting assignments, subletting or other transfers contained in leases, licenses and similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business (provided that such restrictions are limited to the assets or property secured by such Liens or the assets or property subject to such leases, licenses or similar agreements, as the case may be), enter into any agreement prohibiting the creation or assumption of any Lien upon any of its properties or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure the Obligations.
Section 6.04 Restricted Payments. Directly or indirectly through any manner or means nor shall it permit any of its Affiliates directly or indirectly through any manner or means, declare, order, pay, make or set apart, or agree to declare, order, pay, make or set apart, any sum for any Restricted Payment except that:
(a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions ratably to the Borrower or any Solvent Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor;
(b) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings to the extent necessary to permit Holdings to pay general administrative costs and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and then due and payable;
(c) for so long as Holdings and its Subsidiaries are members of the same affiliated group of corporations within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Internal Revenue Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (and any similar provision of state or local income tax law), the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings to the extent necessary to permit Holdings to discharge the consolidated tax liabilities of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as part of such an affiliated group of which Holdings is the common parent within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Internal Revenue Code, provided that such Restricted Payment shall not exceed the aggregate amount that would be payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries if they filed Tax returns on a stand-alone basis, in each case so long as Holdings applies the amount of any such Restricted Payment for such purpose
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(d) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall be caused thereby, the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings in an amount not to exceed $250,000 in any Fiscal Year and in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 during the term of this Agreement to permit Holdings to purchase common stock or common stock options of Holdings from present or former officers or employees of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries upon the death, disability or termination of employment of such officer or employee; and
(e) Holdings may repurchase Holdings Series A Preferred Stock in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $110,000,000 plus any PIK dividends thereon pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Documents so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall be caused thereby and (ii) any such Restricted Payment is made with a portion of the Net Cash Proceeds received from the issuance of (A) any Equity Interest (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) by Holdings or (B) any Permitted Subordinated Holdings Debt.
Section 6.05 Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions. Except as provided herein or in the Revolving Credit Agreement and the other Revolving Credit Documents, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Borrower to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on any of such Subsidiarys Equity Interests owned by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, (b) repay or prepay any Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Guarantor, (c) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Guarantor, or (d) transfer, lease or license any of its property or assets to the Borrower or any other Guarantor other than restrictions (i) in agreements evidencing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(i) that impose restrictions on the property so acquired, (ii) by reason of customary provisions restricting assignments, subletting or other transfers contained in leases, licenses, joint venture agreements and similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business or (iii) that are or were created by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer or option or right with respect to any property, assets or Equity Interests not otherwise prohibited under this Agreement.
Section 6.06 Investments. Directly or indirectly, make or own any Investment in any Person, including any Joint Venture, except:
(a) Investments in Cash and Cash Equivalents;
(b) equity Investments owned as of the Closing Date in any Subsidiary and Investments made after the Closing Date in the Borrower and any Solvent Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor;
(c) Investments (i) in any Securities received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled Account Debtors and (ii) consisting of deposits, prepayments and other credits to suppliers made in the ordinary course of business consistent with the past practices of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries;
(d) intercompany loans to the extent permitted under Section 6.01(b) and other Investments consisting of capital contributions in Subsidiaries which are Solvent Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantors;
(e) loans and advances to employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries made in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $250,000;
(f) Permitted Acquisitions permitted pursuant to Section 6.08;
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(g) Investments described in Schedule 6.06;
(h) Investments consisting of Interest Rate Agreements;
(i) deposits of Cash made in the ordinary course of business to secure performance of operating leases;
(j) Investments held by a Person acquired in a Permitted Acquisition to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such Permitted Acquisition and were in existence on the date of such Permitted Acquisition; and
(k) other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 during the term of this Agreement so long as before and after giving effect to any such Investment no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; provided that no such Investments shall be made in any Inactive Subsidiary or the Specified Clarient JV.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Loan Party make any Investment which results in or facilitates in any manner any Restricted Payment not otherwise permitted under the terms of Section 6.04.
Section 6.07 Financial Covenants.
(a) Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage. Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, beginning with the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2016, to be less than the correlative ratio indicated:
Fiscal Quarter End Date |
Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage |
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March 31, 2016 and for each Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter through and including December 31, 2016 |
1.10:1.00 | |||
March 31, 2017 and for each Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter |
1.25:1.00 |
(b) Total Leverage Ratio. Permit the Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, beginning with the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2016, to exceed the correlative ratio indicated:
Fiscal Quarter End Date |
Total Leverage Ratio |
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March 31, 2016 |
4.00:1.00 | |||
June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016 |
3.75:1.00 | |||
December 31, 2016 and for each Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter through and including June 30, 2017 |
3.50:1.00 | |||
September 30, 2017 and for each Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter |
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(c) Certain Calculations. With respect to any period during which a Permitted Acquisition or an Asset Sale has occurred (each, a Subject Transaction), for purposes of determining compliance with the Financial Covenants, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA shall be calculated with respect to such period on a pro forma basis (including pro forma adjustments arising out of events which are directly attributable to a specific transaction, are factually supportable and are expected to have a continuing impact, in each case determined on a basis consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act and as interpreted by the staff of the SEC, which would include cost savings resulting from head count reduction, closure of facilities and similar restructuring charges, which pro forma adjustments shall be certified by the chief financial officer of Holdings) using the historical audited financial statements of any business so acquired or to be acquired or sold or to be sold and the consolidated financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries which shall be reformulated as if such Subject Transaction, and any Indebtedness incurred or repaid in connection therewith, had been consummated or incurred or repaid at the beginning of such period (and assuming that such Indebtedness bears interest during any portion of the applicable measurement period prior to the relevant acquisition at the weighted average of the interest rates applicable to outstanding Loans incurred during such period).
Section 6.08 Fundamental Changes; Disposition of Assets; Acquisitions. Enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, or liquidate, wind-up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or convey, sell, lease or license, exchange, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or any part of its business, assets or property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, leased or licensed, or acquire by purchase or otherwise (other than purchases or other acquisitions of inventory, materials and equipment and Capital Expenditures in the ordinary course of business) the business, property or fixed assets of, or stock or other evidence of beneficial ownership of, any Person or any division or line of business or other business unit of any Person, except:
(a) any Subsidiary Guarantor may be merged with or into the Borrower or any Solvent Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor, or be liquidated, wound up or dissolved, or all or any part of its business, assets or property may be conveyed, sold, leased, transferred or otherwise disposed of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, to the Borrower or any Solvent Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor; provided, that in the case of such a merger, the Borrower or such Solvent Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable shall be the continuing or surviving Person;
(b) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or any Solvent Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor;
(c) sales or other dispositions of assets that do not constitute Asset Sales, including, without limitation, any non-exclusive outbound licenses of patents, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights granted by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any respect with the ordinary conduct of or materially detracting from the value of the business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor;
(d) Asset Sales, the proceeds of which (valued at the principal amount thereof in the case of non-Cash proceeds consisting of notes or other debt Securities and valued at fair market value in the case of other non-Cash proceeds) when aggregated with the proceeds of all other Asset Sales made within the same Fiscal Year, are less than $2,000,000; provided, that (i) the consideration received for such assets shall be in an amount at least equal to the fair market value thereof (determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Borrower (or similar governing body)), (ii) no less than 75% thereof shall be paid in Cash, and (iii) the Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be applied as required by Section 2.12(a);
(e) disposals of obsolete, worn out or surplus property;
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(f) Permitted Acquisitions; and
(g) Restricted Payments made in accordance with Section 6.04, Investments made in accordance with Section 6.06, and dispositions of Equity Interests made in accordance with Section 6.09.
Section 6.09 Disposal of Subsidiary Interests. Except for any sale of all of its interests in the Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries in compliance with the provisions of Section 6.08, directly or indirectly sell, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of any Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries, except to qualify directors or to foreign nationals in each case to the extent required by applicable Laws.
Section 6.10 Sales and Lease-Backs. Directly or indirectly, become or remain liable as lessee or as a guarantor or other surety with respect to any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, which such Loan Party (a) has sold or transferred or is to sell or to transfer to any other Person (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries), (b) intends to use for substantially the same purpose as any other property which has been or is to be sold or transferred by such Loan Party to any Person (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) in connection with such lease or (c) is to be sold or transferred by such Loan Party to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of such Loan Party; provided, however, that the Net Proceeds received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with any such transactions are 100% cash and are used in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Section 6.11 Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. Directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of Holdings on terms that are less favorable to Holdings or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained in a comparable arms length transaction at the time from a Person who is not an Affiliate; provided, that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to: (a) any transaction between the Borrower and any Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor; (b) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries; and (c) compensation arrangements for officers and other employees of Borrower and its Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business.
Section 6.12 Conduct of Business. From and after the Closing Date, engage in any business (either directly or through a Subsidiary) other than the businesses engaged in by such Loan Party on the Closing Date and similar or related businesses.
Section 6.13 Permitted Activities of Holdings. In the case of Holdings: (a) incur, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness or any other obligation or liability whatsoever other than the Indebtedness and obligations under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Related Agreements and to the extent expressly permitted pursuant to Section 6.01 ; (b) create or suffer to exist any Lien upon any assets or property now owned or hereafter acquired, leased or licensed by it other than the Liens created under the Security Documents to which it is a party or permitted pursuant to Section 6.02; (c) engage in any business or activity or own any assets other than (i) holding 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower, (ii) performing its obligations and activities incidental thereto under the Loan Documents, and to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the Related Documents and (iii) making Restricted Payments and Investments to the extent permitted by this Agreement; (d) consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or license all or substantially all its assets to, any Person; (e) create or acquire any Subsidiary or make or own any Investment in any Person other than as expressly permitted pursuant to this Agreement; or (f) fail to hold itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from all other Persons.
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Section 6.14 Amendments or Waivers of Organizational Documents, Related Documents, Material Contracts and Certain Indebtedness; Revolving Credit Documents. Agree to any amendment, restatement, supplement, waiver or other modification to:
(a) any of its Organizational Documents (whether by merger or otherwise), or any of its rights under any Material Contract if the effect of such amendment, restatement, supplement, waiver or other modification would be materially adverse to the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) or the Lenders; or
(b) any of the Revolving Credit Documents except to the extent permitted by the Intercreditor Agreement; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Revolving Credit Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, no Loan Party shall agree to any amendment, supplement or other modification to the definition of Eligible Accounts if the effect of such amendment, supplement or other modification is to (i) extend the number of days within which accounts may remain unpaid and still constitute Eligible Accounts other than extensions with respect to accounts not to exceed 210 days from the original invoice date or original service date, as applicable, in an aggregate amount not to exceed (A) $3,000,000 with respect to such accounts at any time that the Borrowing Base (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement in effect as of the Closing Date) is greater than or equal to $12,500,000 or (B) $1,500,000 with respect to such accounts at any time that the Borrowing Base (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement in effect as of the Closing Date) is less than $12,500,000 or (ii) increase the concentration limit percentage as applied to the accounts owing by any Account Debtor (other than accounts owed by a Governmental Payor under Medicare or Medicaid) to the Borrowers (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) to be more than 15% in the aggregate of all Eligible Accounts.
Section 6.15 Fiscal Year. Change its Fiscal Year-end from December 31st or change its method of determining Fiscal Quarters.
Section 6.16 Deposit, Securities and Commodities Accounts. Other than (a) an aggregate amount of not more than $250,000 at any one time, in the case of Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (other than those Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries), (b) amounts deposited into Deposit Accounts specially and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for any Loan Partys or its Subsidiaries employees, and (c) an aggregate amount of not more than $250,000 (calculated at current exchange rates) at any one time, in the case of Subsidiaries of Loan Parties that are Foreign Subsidiaries, make, acquire, or permit to exist Investments consisting of Cash, Cash Equivalents, or amounts credited to Deposit Accounts, Commodities Accounts or Securities Accounts unless such Loan Party or its Subsidiary, as applicable, and the applicable bank or Securities Intermediary have entered into Deposit Account Control Agreements or Securities Account Control Agreements, as applicable, with the Collateral Agent governing such Investments in order to perfect (and further establish) Collateral Agents Liens in such Investments.
ARTICLE VII
GUARANTY
Section 7.01 Guaranty of the Obligations. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.02, Guarantors jointly and severally hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guaranty to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Beneficiaries, the due and punctual payment in full of all Obligations (other than Excluded Swap Obligations) when the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)) (collectively, the Guaranteed Obligations).
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Section 7.02 Contribution by Guarantors. All Guarantors desire to allocate among themselves (collectively, the Contributing Guarantors), in a fair and equitable manner, their obligations arising under this Guaranty. Accordingly, in the event any payment or distribution is made on any date by a Guarantor (a Funding Guarantor) under this Guaranty such that its Aggregate Payments exceeds its Fair Share as of such date, such Funding Guarantor shall be entitled to a contribution from each of the other Contributing Guarantors in an amount sufficient to cause each Contributing Guarantors Aggregate Payments to equal its Fair Share as of such date. Fair Share means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the ratio of (i) the Fair Share Contribution Amount with respect to such Contributing Guarantor to (ii) the aggregate of the Fair Share Contribution Amounts with respect to all Contributing Guarantors multiplied by (b) the aggregate amount paid or distributed on or before such date by all Funding Guarantors under this Guaranty in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations. Fair Share Contribution Amount means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, the maximum aggregate amount of the obligations of such Contributing Guarantor under this Guaranty that would not render its obligations hereunder or thereunder subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section 548 of Title 11 of the United States Code or any comparable applicable provisions of state law; provided, that solely for purposes of calculating the Fair Share Contribution Amount with respect to any Contributing Guarantor for purposes of this Section 7.02, any assets or liabilities of such Contributing Guarantor arising by virtue of any rights to subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification or any rights to or obligations of contribution hereunder shall not be considered as assets or liabilities of such Contributing Guarantor. Aggregate Payments means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (1) the aggregate amount of all payments and distributions made on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor in respect of this Guaranty (including in respect of this Section 7.02), minus (2) the aggregate amount of all payments received on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor from the other Contributing Guarantors as contributions under this Section 7.02. The amounts payable as contributions hereunder shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment or distribution is made by the applicable Funding Guarantor. The allocation among Contributing Guarantors of their obligations as set forth in this Section 7.02 shall not be construed in any way to limit the liability of any Contributing Guarantor hereunder. Each Guarantor is a third party beneficiary to the contribution agreement set forth in this Section 7.02.
Section 7.03 Payment by Guarantors. Subject to Section 7.02, Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree, in furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Beneficiary may have at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, that upon the failure of the Borrower to pay any of the Guaranteed Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)), Guarantors shall upon demand pay, or cause to be paid, in Cash in Dollars, to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of Beneficiaries, an amount equal to the sum of the unpaid principal amount of all Guaranteed Obligations then due as aforesaid, accrued and unpaid interest on such Guaranteed Obligations (including interest which, but for the Borrowers becoming the subject of a case under the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued on such Guaranteed Obligations, whether or not a claim is allowed against the Borrower for such interest in the related bankruptcy case) and all other Guaranteed Obligations then owed to Beneficiaries as aforesaid.
Section 7.04 Liability of Guarantors Absolute. Each Guarantor agrees that its obligations hereunder are irrevocable, absolute, independent and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance which constitutes a legal or equitable discharge of a guarantor or surety other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, each Guarantor agrees as follows:
(a) this Guaranty is a guaranty of payment when due and not of collectability and is a primary obligation of each Guarantor and not merely a contract of surety;
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(b) the Administrative Agent may enforce this Guaranty upon the occurrence of an Event of Default notwithstanding the existence of any dispute between the Borrower and any Beneficiary with respect to the existence of such Event of Default;
(c) the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Borrower and the obligations of any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor) of the obligations of the Borrower, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against such Guarantor whether or not any action is brought against the Borrower or any of such other guarantors and whether or not the Borrower is joined in any such action or actions;
(d) payment by any Guarantor of a portion, but not all, of the Guaranteed Obligations shall in no way limit, affect, modify or abridge any Guarantors liability for any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations which has not been paid; provided that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Administrative Agent is awarded a judgment in any suit brought to enforce any Guarantors covenant to pay a portion of the Guaranteed Obligations, such judgment shall not be deemed to release such Guarantor from its covenant to pay the portion of the Guaranteed Obligations that is not the subject of such suit, and such judgment shall not, except to the extent satisfied by such Guarantor, limit, affect, modify or abridge any other Guarantors liability hereunder in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations;
(e) any Beneficiary, upon such terms as it deems appropriate, without notice or demand and without affecting the validity or enforceability hereof or giving rise to any reduction, limitation, impairment, discharge or termination of any Guarantors liability hereunder, from time to time may: (i) renew, extend, accelerate, increase the rate of interest on, or otherwise change the time, place, manner or terms of payment of the Guaranteed Obligations; (ii) settle, compromise, release or discharge, or accept or refuse any offer of performance with respect to, or substitutions for, the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto and/or subordinate the payment of the same to the payment of any other obligations; (iii) request and accept other guaranties of the Guaranteed Obligations and take and hold security for the payment hereof or the Guaranteed Obligations; (iv) release, surrender, exchange, substitute, compromise, settle, rescind, waive, alter, subordinate or modify, with or without consideration, any security for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, any other guaranties of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other obligation of any Person (including any other Guarantor) with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations; (v) enforce and apply any security now or hereafter held by or for the benefit of such Beneficiary in respect hereof or the Guaranteed Obligations and direct the order or manner of sale thereof, or exercise any other right or remedy that such Beneficiary may have against any such security, in each case as such Beneficiary in its discretion may determine consistent herewith or the applicable Interest Rate Agreement and any applicable security agreement, including foreclosure on any such security pursuant to one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, whether or not every aspect of any such sale is commercially reasonable, and even though such action operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of any Guarantor against the Borrower or any security for the Guaranteed Obligations; and (vi) exercise any other rights available to it under the Loan Documents or any Interest Rate Agreements; and
(f) this Guaranty and the obligations of Guarantors hereunder shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment, discharge or termination for any reason (other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations), including the occurrence of any of the following, whether or not any Guarantor shall have had notice or knowledge of any of them: (i) any failure or omission to assert or enforce or agreement or election not to assert or enforce, or the stay or
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enjoining, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, of the exercise or enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy (whether arising under the Loan Documents or any Interest Rate Agreements, at law, in equity or otherwise) with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto, or with respect to any other guaranty of or security for the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations; (ii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or any consent to departure from, any of the terms or provisions (including provisions relating to events of default) hereof, any of the other Loan Documents, any of the Interest Rate Agreements or any agreement or instrument executed pursuant thereto, or of any other guaranty or security for the Guaranteed Obligations, in each case whether or not in accordance with the terms hereof or such Loan Document, such Interest Rate Agreement or any agreement relating to such other guaranty or security; (iii) the Guaranteed Obligations, or any agreement relating thereto, at any time being found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect; (iv) the application of payments received from any source (other than payments received pursuant to the other Loan Documents or any of the Interest Rate Agreements or from the proceeds of any security for the Guaranteed Obligations, except to the extent such security also serves as collateral for indebtedness other than the Guaranteed Obligations) to the payment of indebtedness other than the Guaranteed Obligations, even though any Beneficiary might have elected to apply such payment to any part or all of the Guaranteed Obligations; (v) any Beneficiarys consent to the change, reorganization or termination of the corporate structure or existence of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and to any corresponding restructuring of the Guaranteed Obligations; (vi) any failure to perfect or continue perfection of a security interest in any collateral which secures any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (vii) any defenses, set-offs or counterclaims which the Borrower may allege or assert against any Beneficiary in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations, including failure of consideration, breach of warranty, payment, statute of frauds, statute of limitations, accord and satisfaction and usury; and (viii) any other act or thing or omission, or delay to do any other act or thing, which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor as an obligor in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 7.05 Waivers by Guarantors. Each Guarantor hereby waives, for the benefit of Beneficiaries, to the fullest extent permitted by Law: (a) any right to require any Beneficiary, as a condition of payment or performance by such Guarantor, to (i) proceed against the Borrower, any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor) of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security held from the Borrower, any such other guarantor or any other Person, (iii) proceed against or have resort to any balance of any Deposit Account or credit on the books of any Beneficiary in favor of the Borrower or any other Person, or (iv) pursue any other remedy in the power of any Beneficiary whatsoever; (b) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority or any disability or other defense of the Borrower or any other Guarantor including any defense based on or arising out of the lack of validity or the unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or by reason of the cessation of the liability of the Borrower or any other Guarantor from any cause other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations; (c) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; (d) any defense based upon any Beneficiarys errors or omissions in the administration of the Guaranteed Obligations, except behavior which amounts to bad faith; (e) (i) any principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might be in conflict with the terms hereof and any legal or equitable discharge of such Guarantors obligations hereunder, (ii) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Guarantors liability hereunder or the enforcement hereof, (iii) any rights to set-offs, recoupments and counterclaims, and (iv) promptness, diligence and any requirement that any Beneficiary protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto; (f) notices, demands, presentments, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of any action or inaction, including acceptance hereof, notices of default hereunder, the Interest Rate Agreements or any agreement or instrument related thereto, notices of any renewal, extension or modification of the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement related
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thereto, notices of any extension of credit to the Borrower and notices of any of the matters referred to in Section 7.04 and any right to consent to any thereof; and (g) any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by law which limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties, or which may conflict with the terms hereof.
Section 7.06 Guarantors Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, Etc. Until the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full, each Guarantor hereby waives any claim, right or remedy, direct or indirect, that such Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against the Borrower or any other Guarantor or any of its assets in connection with this Guaranty or the performance by such Guarantor of its obligations hereunder, in each case whether such claim, right or remedy arises in equity, under contract, by statute, under common law or otherwise and including (a) any right of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification that such Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against the Borrower with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations, (b) any right to enforce, or to participate in, any claim, right or remedy that any Beneficiary now has or may hereafter have against the Borrower, and (c) any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any collateral or security now or hereafter held by any Beneficiary. In addition, until the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full, each Guarantor shall withhold exercise of any right of contribution such Guarantor may have against any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor) of the Guaranteed Obligations, including any such right of contribution as contemplated by Section 7.02. Each Guarantor further agrees that, to the extent the waiver or agreement to withhold the exercise of its rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification and contribution as set forth herein is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or voidable for any reason, any rights of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification such Guarantor may have against the Borrower or against any collateral or security, and any rights of contribution such Guarantor may have against any such other guarantor, shall be junior and subordinate to any rights any Beneficiary may have against the Borrower, to all right, title and interest any Beneficiary may have in any such collateral or security, and to any right any Beneficiary may have against such other guarantor. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of any such subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification or contribution rights at any time when all Guaranteed Obligations shall not have been finally and indefeasibly paid in full, such amount shall be held in trust for the Administrative Agent on behalf of Beneficiaries and shall forthwith be paid over to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of Beneficiaries to be credited and applied against the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms hereof.
Section 7.07 Subordination of Other Obligations. After an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor now or hereafter held by any Guarantor (the Obligee Guarantor) shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranteed Obligations, and any such Indebtedness collected or received by the Obligee Guarantor after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing shall be held in trust for the Administrative Agent on behalf of Beneficiaries and shall forthwith be paid over to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of Beneficiaries to be credited and applied against the Guaranteed Obligations but without affecting, impairing or limiting in any manner the liability of the Obligee Guarantor under any other provision hereof.
Section 7.08 Continuing Guaranty. This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall remain in effect until all Guaranteed Obligations have been irrevocably paid in full. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any right to revoke this Guaranty as to future transactions giving rise to any Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 7.09 Authority of Guarantors or the Borrower. It is not necessary for any Beneficiary to inquire into the capacity or powers of any Guarantor or the Borrower or the officers, directors or any agents acting or purporting to act on behalf of any of them.
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Section 7.10 Financial Condition of the Borrower. Any Credit Extension may be made to the Borrower or continued from time to time, and any Interest Rate Agreements may be entered into from time to time, in each case without notice to or authorization from any Guarantor regardless of the financial or other condition of the Borrower at the time of any such grant or continuation or at the time such Interest Rate Agreement is entered into, as the case may be. No Beneficiary shall have any obligation to disclose or discuss with any Guarantor its assessment, or any Guarantors assessment, of the financial condition of the Borrower. Each Guarantor has adequate means to obtain information from the Borrower on a continuing basis concerning the financial condition of the Borrower and its ability to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents and the Interest Rate Agreements, and each Guarantor assumes the responsibility for being and keeping informed of the financial condition of the Borrower and of all circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor hereby waives and relinquishes any duty on the part of any Beneficiary to disclose any matter, fact or thing relating to the business, operations or conditions of the Borrower now known or hereafter known by any Beneficiary.
Section 7.11 Bankruptcy, Etc.
(a) So long as any Guaranteed Obligations remain outstanding, no Guarantor shall, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent acting pursuant to the instructions of Required Lenders, commence or join with any other Person in commencing any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency case or proceeding of or against the Borrower or any other Guarantor. The obligations of Guarantors hereunder shall not be reduced, limited, impaired, discharged, deferred, suspended or terminated by any case or proceeding, voluntary or involuntary, involving the bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, liquidation or arrangement of the Borrower or any other Guarantor or by any defense which the Borrower or any other Guarantor may have by reason of the order, decree or decision of any court or administrative body resulting from any such proceeding.
(b) Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that any interest on any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations which accrues after the commencement of any case or proceeding referred to in clause (a) above (or, if interest on any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations ceases to accrue by operation of law by reason of the commencement of such case or proceeding, such interest as would have accrued on such portion of the Guaranteed Obligations if such case or proceeding had not been commenced) shall be included in the Guaranteed Obligations because it is the intention of Guarantors and Beneficiaries that the Guaranteed Obligations which are guaranteed by Guarantors pursuant hereto should be determined without regard to any rule of law or order which may relieve the Borrower of any portion of such Guaranteed Obligations. Guarantors shall permit any trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, debtor in possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person to pay the Administrative Agent, or allow the claim of the Administrative Agent in respect of, any such interest accruing after the date on which such case or proceeding is commenced.
(c) In the event that all or any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations are paid by the Borrower, the obligations of Guarantors hereunder shall continue and remain in full force and effect or be reinstated, as the case may be, in the event that all or any part of such payment(s) are rescinded or recovered directly or indirectly from any Beneficiary as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise, and any such payments which are so rescinded or recovered shall constitute Guaranteed Obligations for all purposes hereunder.
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ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 8.01 Events of Default. If any one or more of the following conditions or events occur:
(a) Failure to Make Payments When Due. Failure by the Borrower to pay (i) when due any installment of principal of any Loan, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by notice of voluntary prepayment, by mandatory prepayment or otherwise; or (ii) any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount due hereunder, including, for the avoidance of doubt, amounts due under Section 2.04(b), within three (3) Business Days after the date due; or
(b) Default Under Other Agreements. (i) The occurrence and continuation of any Event of Default under (and as such term is defined in) the Revolving Credit Agreement; (ii) failure of any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries to pay when due any principal of or interest on or any other amount, including any payment in settlement, payable in respect of one or more other items of Material Indebtedness, in each case beyond the grace period, if any, provided therefor; or (ii) breach or default by any Loan Party with respect to any other material term of (1) one or more items of other Material Indebtedness or (2) any loan agreement, mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating to such item(s) of other Material Indebtedness, in each case beyond the grace period, if any, provided therefor, if the effect of such breach or default is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of that Material Indebtedness (or a trustee on behalf of such holder or holders), to cause, that Material Indebtedness to become or be declared due and payable (or redeemable) prior to its stated maturity or the stated maturity of any underlying obligation, as the case may be; or
(c) Breach of Certain Covenants. Failure of any Loan Party to perform or comply with any term or condition contained in Section 2.05, Section 5.01(a), 5.01(b), 5.01(c), 5.01(d) or 5.01(f), Section 5.02, Section 5.05, Section 5.06 (solely if any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries refuses to allow the Administrative Agent or its representatives or agents to visit any Loan Partys or any of its Subsidiarys properties, inspect its assets or books or records, examine and make copies of its books and records, or discuss any Loan Partys or any of its Subsidiarys affairs, finances, and accounts with officers and employees of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiarys), Section 5.08, Section 5.17 or Article VI; or
(d) Breach of Representations, Etc. Any representation, warranty, certification or other statement made or deemed made by any Loan Party in any Loan Document or in any statement or certificate at any time given by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in writing pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall be false or misleading in any material respect as of the date made or deemed made or, to the extent that any such representation, warranty, certification or other statement is already qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, such representation, warranty, certification or other statement shall be false in any respect as of the date made or deemed made; or
(e) Other Defaults Under Loan Documents. Any Loan Party shall default in the performance of or compliance with any term contained herein or any of the other Loan Documents, other than any such term referred to in any other Section of this Section 8.01, and such default shall not have been remedied or waived within thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) an officer of such Loan Party becoming aware of such default or (ii) receipt by the Borrower of notice from the Administrative Agent or any Lender of such default; or
(f) Involuntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, Etc. (i) A court of competent jurisdiction shall enter a decree or order for relief in respect of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in an involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect, which decree or order is not stayed; or any other similar relief shall be granted under any applicable federal or state law; or (ii) an involuntary case shall be commenced against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other
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applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect; or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee, conservator, custodian or other officer having similar powers over any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or over all or a substantial part of its property, shall have been entered; or there shall have occurred the involuntary appointment of an interim receiver, trustee, conservator or other custodian of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries for all or a substantial part of its property; or a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process shall have been issued against any substantial part of the property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, and any such event described in this clause (ii) shall continue for sixty (60) days without having been dismissed, bonded or discharged; or
(g) Voluntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, Etc. (i) Any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall have an order for relief entered with respect to it or shall commence a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect, or shall consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case, or to the conversion of an involuntary case to a voluntary case, under any such law, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, trustee, conservator or other custodian for all or a substantial part of its property; or any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall make any assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (ii) any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall be unable, or shall fail generally, or shall admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts as such debts become due; or the board of directors (or similar governing body) of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (or any committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to herein or in Section 8.01(f); or
(h) Judgments and Attachments. (i) Any money judgment, writ or warrant of attachment or similar process involving an amount in excess of $1,000,000 (to the extent not adequately covered by insurance as to which a Solvent and unaffiliated insurance company has acknowledged coverage) or (ii) any non-monetary judgment or order shall have been entered against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and, in each case, shall remain undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of thirty (30) days (or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder); or
(i) Dissolution. Any order, judgment or decree shall be entered against any Loan Party decreeing the dissolution or split up of such Loan Party and such order shall remain undischarged or unstayed for a period in excess of thirty (30) days; or
(j) Employee Benefit Plans. (i) There shall occur (A) one or more ERISA Events which individually or in the aggregate results in or might reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (B) the ERISA Event described in clause (ii) of the definition thereof; or (ii) there exists any fact or circumstance that reasonably could be expected to result in the imposition of a Lien or security interest pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA or a violation of Section 436 of the Internal Revenue Code; or
(k) Change of Control. A Change of Control shall occur; or
(l) Guaranties, Security Documents and other Loan Documents. At any time after the execution and delivery thereof, (i) the Guaranty for any reason shall cease to be in full force and effect in all material respects (other than in accordance with its terms) or shall be declared to be null and void or any Guarantor shall repudiate its obligations thereunder, (ii) this Agreement or any Security Document ceases to be in full force and effect in all material respects (other than by reason of a release of Collateral in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof) or shall be declared null and void, or the Collateral Agent
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shall not have or shall cease to have a valid and perfected Lien in any Collateral purported to be covered by the Security Documents with the priority required by the relevant Security Document or (iii) any Loan Party shall contest the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document in writing or deny in writing that it has any further liability, including with respect to future advances by Lenders, under any Loan Document to which it is a party or shall contest the validity or perfection of any Lien in any Collateral purported to be covered by the Security Documents; or
(m) Intercreditor Agreement. (i) The Intercreditor Agreement shall for any reason cease to be binding upon or enforceable against the Revolving Credit Agent (or its successors or assigns), (ii) the Revolving Credit Agent shall take an affirmative action against any Agent or any Lender or the Term Loan Priority Collateral that is inconsistent with the Collateral Agents First Priority Lien on and security interest in the Term Loan Priority Collateral and the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) the Revolving Credit Agent shall commence any legal proceeding against any Loan Party, any Agent, any Lender or the Term Loan Priority Collateral to contest or dispute the validity or enforceability of the Intercreditor Agreement, (iv) the Obligations, for any reason shall not have the priority contemplated by this Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement or (v) any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall contest in any manner the validity or enforceability of the Intercreditor Agreement or deny that it has any further liability or obligation thereunder;
THEN, (1) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 8.01(f) or 8.01(g), automatically, and (2) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, at the request of (or with the consent of) Required Lenders, upon notice to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent: (A) each of the following shall immediately become due and payable, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Loan Party: (I) the unpaid principal amount of and accrued interest and premium on the Loans; and (II) all other Obligations; (B) the Administrative Agent may cause the Collateral Agent may enforce any and all Liens and security interests created pursuant to Security Documents; and (C) the Collateral Agent may exercise on behalf of itself, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties all rights and remedies available to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties under the Loan Documents or under applicable Law or in equity.
ARTICLE IX
AGENTS
Section 9.01 Appointment of Agents. AB-PCI is hereby appointed the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby authorizes AB-PCI to act as the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Loan Documents. Each Agent hereby agrees to act in its capacity as such upon the express conditions contained herein and the other Loan Documents, as applicable. The provisions of this Article IX (other than as expressly provided herein) are solely for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders and no Loan Party shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions of this Article IX (other than as expressly provided herein). In performing its functions and duties hereunder, each Agent shall act solely as an agent of the Lenders and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or relationship of agency or trust with or for Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 9.02 Powers and Duties. Each Lender irrevocably authorizes each Agent to take such action on such Lenders behalf and to exercise such powers, rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents as are specifically delegated or granted to such Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers, rights and remedies as are reasonably incidental thereto. In the event that any obligations (other than the Obligations) are permitted to be incurred hereunder and secured by
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Liens permitted to be incurred hereunder on all or a portion of the Collateral, each Lender authorizes the Administrative Agent to enter into intercreditor agreements, subordination agreements and amendments to the Security Documents to reflect such arrangements on terms acceptable to the Collateral Agent. Each Agent shall have only those duties and responsibilities that are expressly specified herein and the other Loan Documents. Each Agent may exercise such powers, rights and remedies and perform such duties by or through its agents or employees. No Agent shall have, by reason hereof or any of the other Loan Documents, a fiduciary relationship or other implied duties in respect of any Lender; and nothing herein or any of the other Loan Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon any Agent any obligations in respect hereof or any of the other Loan Documents except as expressly set forth herein or therein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term agent in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents with reference to any Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under the agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.
Section 9.03 General Immunity.
(a) No Responsibility for Certain Matters. No Agent shall be responsible to any Lender for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency hereof or any other Loan Document, or for the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien, or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports or certificates or any other documents furnished or made by any Agent to the Lenders or by or on behalf of any Loan Party or to any Agent or Lender in connection with the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby or for the financial condition or business affairs of any Loan Party or any other Person liable for the payment of any Obligations, nor shall any Agent be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained in any of the Loan Documents or as to the use of the proceeds of the Loans or as to the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default or Default or as to the value or sufficiency of any Collateral or as to the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article III or elsewhere herein (other than confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Agent) or to inspect the properties, books or records of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or to make any disclosures with respect to the foregoing. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent shall not have any liability arising from confirmations of the amount of outstanding Loans or the component amounts thereof.
(b) Exculpatory Provisions. No Agent nor any of its officers, partners, directors, employees or agents shall be liable to the Lenders (i) for any action taken or omitted by any Agent (A) under or in connection with any of the Loan Documents or (B) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders or any other instructing group of Lenders specified by this Agreement) except to the extent caused by such Agents gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (ii) for any failure of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. No Agent shall, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose or be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. Each Agent shall be entitled to refrain from any act or the taking of any action (including the failure to take an action) in connection herewith or any of the other Loan Documents or from the exercise of any power, discretion or authority vested in it hereunder or thereunder unless and until such Agent shall have received instructions in respect thereof from Required Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such instructions under Section 10.05) and, upon receipt of such instructions from Required Lenders (or such other Lenders, as the case may be), such Agent shall be
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entitled to act or (where so instructed) refrain from acting, or to exercise such power, discretion or authority, in accordance with such instructions and shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, (i) each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any communication, instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons, and shall be entitled to rely and shall be protected in relying on opinions and judgments of attorneys (who may be attorneys for Holdings and its Subsidiaries), accountants, experts and other professional advisors selected by it; and (ii) no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against any Agent as a result of such Agent acting or (where so instructed) refraining from acting hereunder or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of Required Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such instructions under Section 10.05).
(c) Delegation of Duties. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by it. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Affiliates. The exculpatory, indemnification and other provisions of this Section 9.03 and of Section 9.06 shall apply to any of the Affiliates of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable. All of the rights, benefits, and privileges (including the exculpatory and indemnification provisions) of this Section 9.03 and of Section 9.06 shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Affiliates of any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities as sub-agent as if such sub-agent and Affiliates were named herein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to each sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, (i) such sub-agent shall be a third party beneficiary under this Agreement with respect to all such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to indemnification) and shall have all of the rights and benefits of a third party beneficiary, including an independent right of action to enforce such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to indemnification) directly, without the consent or joinder of any other Person, against any or all of Loan Parties and the Lenders, (ii) such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to indemnification) shall not be modified or amended without the consent of such sub-agent, and (iii) such sub-agent shall only have obligations to the Administrative Agent and not to any Loan Party, Lender or any other Person and no Loan Party, Lender or any other Person shall have any rights, directly or indirectly, as a third party beneficiary or otherwise, against such sub-agent.
(d) Notice of Default or Event of Default. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice describing such Default or Event of Default is given to such Agent by a Loan Party or a Lender. In the event that the Administrative Agent shall receive such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders, provided that failure to give such notice shall not result in any liability on the part of the Administrative Agent.
Section 9.04 Agents Entitled to Act as Lender. The agency hereby created shall in no way impair or affect any of the rights and powers of, or impose any duties or obligations upon, any Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender hereunder. With respect to its participation in the Loans, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as if it were not performing the duties and functions delegated to it hereunder, and the term Lender shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include each Agent in its individual capacity. Any Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, and
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generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory or other business with Holdings or any of its Affiliates as if it were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower for services in connection herewith and otherwise without having to account for the same to Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that pursuant to such activities, the Agents or their Affiliates may receive information regarding any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Agents and their Affiliates shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them.
Section 9.05 Lenders Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgment.
(a) Each Lender represents and warrants that it has made its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of Holdings and its Subsidiaries in connection with Credit Extensions hereunder and that it has made and shall continue to make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries. No Agent shall have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to make any such investigation or any such appraisal on behalf of Lenders or to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time or times thereafter, and no Agent shall have any responsibility with respect to the accuracy of or the completeness of any information provided to Lenders.
(b) Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement or an Assignment Agreement and funding its Term Loan, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to be approved by any Agent, Required Lenders or Lenders, as applicable on the Closing Date.
Section 9.06 Right to Indemnity. Each Lender, in proportion to its Pro Rata Share, severally agrees to indemnify each Agent to the extent that such Agent shall not have been reimbursed by any Loan Party (and without limiting its obligation to do so), for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in exercising its powers, rights and remedies or performing its duties hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or otherwise in its capacity as such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; provided, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Agents gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. If any indemnity furnished to any Agent for any purpose shall, in the opinion of such Agent, be insufficient or become impaired, such Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished; provided, that in no event shall this sentence require any Lender to indemnify any Agent against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement in excess of such Lenders Pro Rata Share thereof; and provided, further, that this sentence shall not be deemed to require any Lender to indemnify any Agent against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement described in the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence.
Section 9.07 Successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have the right to resign at any time by giving thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof to the Lenders, provided that such notice may be waived by the Required Lenders during the continuance of an Event of Default, and, in the absence an Event of
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Default, the Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall have the right to appoint a financial institution to act as the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent hereunder, subject to the reasonable satisfaction of the Required Lenders, and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and which consent shall be deemed to have been given unless written objection is delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after written notice of resignation is delivered to the Borrower), and the Administrative Agents resignation shall become effective on the earlier of (i) the acceptance of such successor Administrative Agent by the Required Lenders and the Borrower, as applicable, or (ii) the thirtieth (30th) day after such notice of resignation. Upon any such notice of resignation, if a successor Administrative Agent has not already been appointed by the retiring Administrative Agent, Required Lenders shall have the right, upon five (5) Business Days notice to the Borrower, to appoint a successor Administrative Agent, subject to, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and which consent shall be deemed to have been given unless written objection is delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent within such five (5) Business Day period). If neither Required Lenders nor the Administrative Agent have appointed a successor Administrative Agent, then the Required Lenders shall be deemed to have succeeded to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent; provided, that until a successor Administrative Agent is so appointed by Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall retain its role as the Collateral Agent under any Security Document. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, that successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent and the retiring Administrative Agent shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Administrative Agent all sums, Securities and other items of Collateral held under the Security Documents, together with all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of the duties of the successor Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents, and (ii) execute and deliver to such successor Administrative Agent such amendments to financing statements, and take such other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the assignment to such successor Administrative Agent of the security interests created under the Security Documents, whereupon such retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. Except as provided above, any resignation of AB-PCI or its successor as the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9.07(a) shall also constitute the resignation of AB-PCI or its successor as the Collateral Agent. After any retiring Administrative Agents resignation hereunder as the Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article IX shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrative Agent hereunder. Any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to this Section 9.07(a) shall, upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the successor Collateral Agent for all purposes hereunder.
(b) In addition to the foregoing, the Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof to Lenders, provided that such notice may be waived by the Required Lenders during the continuance of an Event of Default, and, in the absence of an Event of Default, the Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall have the right to appoint a financial institution as the Collateral Agent hereunder, subject to the reasonable satisfaction of the Required Lenders, and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and which consent shall be deemed to have been given unless written objection is delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after written notice of resignation is delivered to the Borrower), and the Collateral Agents resignation shall become effective on the earlier of (i) the acceptance of such successor Collateral Agent by the Required Lenders and the Borrower, as applicable, or (ii) the thirtieth (30th) day after such notice of resignation. Upon any such notice of resignation, Required Lenders shall have the right, upon five (5) Business Days notice to the Administrative Agent, to appoint a successor Collateral Agent subject to, so
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long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and which consent shall be deemed to have been given unless written objection is delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent within such five (5) Business Day period). Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Collateral Agent, that the successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the Security Documents, and the retiring Collateral Agent under this Agreement shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Collateral Agent all sums, Securities and other items of Collateral held hereunder or under the Security Documents, together with all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of the duties of the successor Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the Security Documents, and (ii) execute and deliver to such successor Collateral Agent or otherwise authorize the filing of such amendments to financing statements, and take such other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the assignment to such successor Collateral Agent of the security interests created under the Security Documents, whereupon such retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents. After any retiring Collateral Agents resignation hereunder as the Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it under this Agreement or the Security Documents while it was the Collateral Agent hereunder.
Section 9.08 Security Documents and Guaranty.
(a) Agents under Security Documents and Guaranty. Each Secured Party hereby further authorizes the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, on behalf of and for the benefit of Secured Parties, to be the agent for and representative of Secured Parties with respect to the Guaranty, the Collateral and the Security Documents; provided, that, except as expressly set forth herein, neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall owe any fiduciary duty, duty of loyalty, duty of care, duty of disclosure or any other obligation whatsoever to any holder of Obligations. Subject to Section 10.05, without further written consent or authorization from any Secured Party, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable may execute any documents or instruments necessary to (i) in connection with a sale or disposition of assets permitted by this Agreement, release any Lien encumbering any item of Collateral that is the subject of such sale or other disposition of assets or to which Required Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under Section 10.05) have otherwise consented or (ii) release any Guarantor from the Guaranty with respect to which Required Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under Section 10.05) have otherwise consented.
(b) Right to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guaranty. Anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Secured Party hereby agree that (i) no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce the Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms hereof and all powers, rights and remedies under the Security Documents may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent and (ii) in the event of a foreclosure by the Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale or other disposition, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser or licensor of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale or other disposition and the Collateral Agent, as agent for and representative of Secured Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by the Collateral Agent at such sale or other disposition.
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(c) Release of Collateral and Guarantees, Termination of Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Loan Document, when all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not yet due and payable and obligations under Interest Rate Agreements not yet due and payable) have been paid in full and all Commitments have terminated or expired or been cancelled, upon request of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender or any Lender Counterparty) take such actions as shall be required to release its security interest in all Collateral, and to release all guarantee obligations provided for in any Loan Document. Any such release of guarantee obligations shall be deemed subject to the provision that such guarantee obligations shall be reinstated if after such release any portion of any payment in respect of the Obligations guaranteed thereby shall be rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.
(d) The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Collateral Agents Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Collateral Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.
Section 9.09 Withholding Taxes. To the extent required by any applicable Law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender because the appropriate form was not delivered or was not properly executed or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance which rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding Tax ineffective or for any other reason, such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as Tax or otherwise, including any penalties or interest and together with all expenses (including legal expenses, allocated internal costs and out-of-pocket expenses) incurred.
Section 9.10 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in the determination of the Administrative Agent in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties (including fees, disbursements and other expenses of counsel) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same.
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Any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and other Secured Party to make such payments to the Administrative Agent. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or other Secured Party any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or other Secured Party to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of such Person or in any such proceeding.
Section 9.11 Intercreditor Agreement. The Collateral Agent is authorized to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement, and the parties hereto acknowledge that the Intercreditor Agreement is binding upon them. Each Lender (a) hereby consents to the subordination of the Liens on the Revolver Priority Collateral securing the Obligations on the terms set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement, (b) hereby agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement as if it were a signatory thereto and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, (c) hereby authorizes and instructs the Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement and to subject the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations to the provisions thereof, in each case on behalf of such Lender and to take all actions (and execute all documents) required (or deemed advisable) by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, in each case without any further consent, authorization or other action by such Lender, (d) hereby agrees that no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Collateral Agent as a result of any action taken or not taken by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 9.11 or in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and (e) acknowledges that a copy of the Intercreditor Agreement has been delivered, or made available, to such Lender. The foregoing provisions are intended as an inducement to the Secured Parties to extend credit to the Borrower and such Secured Parties are intended third-party beneficiaries of such provisions and the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01 Notices.
(a) Notices Generally. Any notice or other communication herein required or permitted to be given to a Loan Party, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent, shall be sent to such Persons address as set forth on Schedule 1.01(b) or in the other relevant Loan Document, and in the case of any Lender, the address as indicated on Schedule 1.01(b) or otherwise indicated to the Administrative Agent in writing. Except as otherwise set forth in paragraph (b) below, each notice hereunder shall be in writing and may be personally served, telexed or sent by telefacsimile or United States mail or courier service and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service and signed for against receipt thereof, upon receipt of telefacsimile or telex, or three (3) Business Days after depositing it in the United States mail with postage prepaid and properly addressed; provided, that no notice to any Agent shall be effective until received by such Agent; provided, further, that any such notice or other communication shall at the request of the Administrative Agent be provided to any sub-agent appointed pursuant to Section 9.03(c) hereto as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time.
(b) Electronic Communications.
(i) Notices and other communications to Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites, including the Platform) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such
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Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Section by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the senders receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the return receipt requested function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgment); provided, that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.
(ii) Each Loan Party understands that the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution and agrees and assumes the risks associated with such electronic distribution.
(iii) The Platform and any Approved Electronic Communications are provided as is and as available. None of the Agents nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors or representatives (the Agent Affiliates) warrant the accuracy, adequacy, or completeness of the Approved Electronic Communications or the Platform and each expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in the Platform and the Approved Electronic Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects is made by the Agent Affiliates in connection with the Platform or the Approved Electronic Communications. Each party hereto agrees that no Agent has any responsibility for maintaining or providing any equipment, software, services or any testing required in connection with any Approved Electronic Communication or otherwise required for the Platform. In no event shall any Agent nor any of the Agent Affiliates have any liability to any Loan Party, any Lender or any other Person for (a) indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract, strict liability or otherwise) arising out of any Loan Partys or any Agents transmission of communications through the internet, and (b) direct damages of any kind, whether or not based on strict liability and including damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Loan Partys or any Agents transmission of communications through the internet, except to the extent the liability of any such Person, with regard to this clause (b), is found in a final ruling by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Persons gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(iv) Each Loan Party, each Lender and each Agent agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, store any Approved Electronic Communications on the Platform in accordance with the Administrative Agents customary document retention procedures and policies.
(v) All uses of the Platform shall be governed by and subject to, in addition to this Section 10.01, separate terms and conditions posted or referenced in such Platform and related agreements executed by the Lenders and their Affiliates in connection with the use of such Platform.
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(vi) Any notice of Default or Event of Default may be provided by delivery of written notice thereof.
(c) Change of Address. Any party hereto may changes its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by written notice to the other parties hereto, with a copy to the Administrative Agent.
Section 10.02 Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Borrower agrees to pay promptly (a) all the actual and reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of the Loan Documents and any consents, amendments, supplements, waivers or other modifications thereto, regardless of whether the same become effective; (b) all the costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel for the Borrower and the other Loan Parties; (c) the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to Agents (in each case including allocated costs of internal counsel) in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and administration of the Loan Documents and any consents, amendments, supplements, waivers or other modifications thereto and any other documents or matters requested by the Borrower; (d) all the actual costs and reasonable expenses of creating, perfecting, recording, maintaining and preserving Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, including filing and recording fees, expenses and Taxes, stamp or documentary Taxes, search fees, title insurance premiums and reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to each Agent and of counsel providing any opinions that any Agent or Required Lenders may request in respect of the Collateral or the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents; (e) all the actual and reasonable documented, out-of-pocket fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of any auditors, accountants, consultants or appraisers; (f) all the actual costs and reasonable expenses (including the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any appraisers, consultants, advisors and agents employed or retained by the Collateral Agent and its counsel) in connection with the custody or preservation of any of the Collateral; (g) all other actual and reasonable documented, out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by each Agent in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and any consents, amendments, supplements, waivers or other modifications thereto; and (h) all costs and expenses, including attorneys fees (including allocated costs of internal counsel) and costs of settlement, incurred by any Agent or Lender in enforcing any Obligations of or in collecting any payments due from any Loan Party hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (including in connection with the sale, lease or license of, collection from, or other realization upon any of the Collateral or the enforcement of the Guaranty) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided hereunder in the nature of a work-out or pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy cases or proceedings. All amounts due under this Section 10.02 shall be due and payable within five (5) days after demand therefor.
Section 10.03 Indemnity.
(a) In addition to the payment of expenses pursuant to Section 10.02, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, each Loan Party agrees to defend (subject to Indemnitees rights to selection of counsel), indemnify, pay and hold harmless, each Agent and each Lender and the officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, shareholders, advisors, employees, representatives, attorneys, controlling persons, agents, sub-agents and Affiliates of each Agent and each Lender, as well as the respective heirs, successors and assigns of the foregoing (each, an Indemnitee), from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities; provided, that no Loan Party shall have any obligation to any Indemnitee hereunder with respect to any Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of that Indemnitee, in each
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case, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Loan Party agrees not to assert and hereby waives all rights for contribution or any other rights of recovery with respect to all Indemnified Liabilities relating to or arising out of any Environmental Claim or any Hazardous Materials Activity. To the extent that the undertakings to defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Section 10.03 may be unenforceable in whole or in part because they are violative of any law or public policy, the applicable Loan Party shall contribute the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable Law to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by Indemnitees or any of them.
(b) To the extent permitted by applicable Law, no Loan Party shall assert, and each Loan Party hereby waives, any claim against each Agent and each Lender and their respective Affiliates, officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, shareholders, advisors, employees, representatives, attorneys, controlling persons, agents and sub-agents on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) (whether or not the claim therefor is based on contract, tort or duty imposed by any applicable legal requirement) arising out of, in connection with, as a result of or in any way related to this Agreement or any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the transmission of information through the Internet, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith, and each Loan Party hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon or assert any such claim or any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.
(c) All amounts due under this Section 10.03 shall be due and payable within five (5) days after demand therefor.
Section 10.04 Set-Off. In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, each Lender is hereby authorized by each Loan Party at any time or from time to time subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), without notice to any Loan Party or to any other Person (other than the Administrative Agent), any such notice being hereby expressly waived to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (time or demand, provisional or final, general or special, including Indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured, but not including trust accounts) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of any Loan Party against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of any Loan Party to such Lender hereunder, and under the other Loan Documents, including all claims of any nature or description arising out of or connected hereto, or with any other Loan Document, irrespective of whether or not (a) such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder or (b) the principal of or the interest on the Loans or any other amounts due hereunder shall have become due and payable pursuant to Article II and although such obligations and liabilities, or any of them, may be contingent or unmatured; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.20(b) and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender and their respective Affiliates under this Section 10.04 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or its Affiliates may have. Each Lender agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
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Section 10.05 Amendments and Waivers.
(a) Required Lenders Consent. Subject to the additional requirements of Sections 10.05(b) and 10.05(c), no amendment, supplement, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents, or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, shall in any event be effective without the written concurrence of the Required Lenders and the Loan Parties (delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to the applicable amendment, supplement, modification, termination or waiver by facsimile or other electronic transmission will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof).
(b) Affected Lenders Consent. Without the written consent of each Lender that would be directly and adversely affected thereby, no amendment, supplement, modification, termination, or consent shall be effective if the effect thereof would:
(i) extend the scheduled final maturity of any Loan or Note;
(ii) waive, reduce or postpone any scheduled repayment (but not prepayment) of principal;
(iii) [Reserved];
(iv) reduce the rate of interest on any Loan (other than any waiver of any increase in the interest rate applicable to any Loan pursuant to Section 2.08) or any fee or any premium payable hereunder; provided, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the Default Rate in Section 2.08 or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate;
(v) waive or extend the time for payment of any such interest, fees or premiums;
(vi) reduce or forgive the principal amount of any Loan;
(vii) amend, modify, terminate or waive any provision of Section 2.14(c), Section 2.15, this Section 10.05(b), Section 10.05(c) or any other provision of this Agreement that expressly provides that the consent of all Lenders is required;
(viii) amend the definition of Required Lenders or the definition of Pro Rata Share; provided that with the consent of Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant hereto may be included in the determination of Required Lenders or Pro Rata Share on substantially the same basis as the Term Loan Commitments, the Term Loans are included on the Closing Date;
(ix) (a) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or all or substantially all of the Guarantors from the Guaranty or (b) subordinate the Lien of the Collateral Agent on all or substantially all the Collateral or subordinate any Guaranty of the Guarantors, except in each case as expressly provided in the Loan Documents;
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(x) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Loan Party of any of its rights and obligations under any Loan Document except as expressly provided in any Loan Document; or
provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, all Lenders shall be deemed directly and adversely affected thereby with respect to any amendment described in clauses (vi), (vii), (viii) and (ix).
(c) Other Consents. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents, or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, shall:
(i) amend, modify or waive this Agreement or the Pledge and Security Agreement so as to alter the treatment of Obligations arising under the Loan Documents and Obligations arising under Interest Rate Agreements or the definition of Lender Counterparty, Interest Rate Agreement, Obligations, or Secured Obligations (as defined in any applicable Security Document) in each case in a manner adverse to any Lender Counterparty with Obligations then outstanding without the written consent of any such Lender Counterparty or release all or substantially all of the Collateral or all or substantially all of the Guarantors from the Guaranty except as expressly provided in the Loan Documents without the written consent of each Lender Counterparty with Obligations then outstanding; or
(ii) amend, modify, terminate or waive any provision of Article IX as the same applies to any Agent, or any other provision hereof as the same applies to the rights or obligations of any Agent, in each case without the consent of such Agent.
(d) Execution of Amendments, Etc. The Administrative Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, with the concurrence of any Lender, execute amendments, supplements, modifications, waivers or consents on behalf of such Lender. Any waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. In the case of any waiver, the parties hereto shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing, but no such waiver shall extent to any subsequent or other Default or Event Default, or impair any right consequent thereon. No notice to or demand on any Loan Party in any case shall entitle any Loan Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. Any amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent effected in accordance with this Section 10.05 shall be binding upon each Lender at the time outstanding, each future Lender and, if signed by a Loan Party, on such Loan Party.
Section 10.06 Successors and Assigns; Participations.
(a) Generally. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors and assigns of Lenders. No Loan Partys rights or obligations hereunder nor any interest therein may be assigned or delegated by any Loan Party without the prior written consent of all Lenders (and any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be null and void).
(b) Register. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and Lenders shall deem and treat the Persons listed as Lenders in the Register as the holders and owners of the corresponding Commitments and Loans listed therein for all purposes hereof, and no assignment or transfer of any such Commitment or Loan shall be effective, in each case, unless and until recorded in the Register following receipt of a fully executed Assignment Agreement effecting the assignment or transfer thereof, together with the required forms and certificates regarding Tax matters and any fees payable in connection with such assignment, in each case, as provided in Section 10.06(d). Each assignment shall be recorded in the
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Register promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of the fully executed Assignment Agreement and all other necessary documents and approvals, prompt notice thereof shall be provided to the Borrower and a copy of such Assignment Agreement shall be maintained, as applicable. The date of such recordation of a transfer shall be referred to herein as the Assignment Effective Date. Any request, authority or consent of any Person who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is listed in the Register as a Lender shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, assignee or transferee of the corresponding Commitments or Loans.
(c) Right to Assign. Each Lender shall have the right at any time to sell, assign or transfer all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, including all or a portion of its Commitment or Loans owing to it or other Obligations to any Person meeting the criteria of the term of Eligible Assignee.
(d) Mechanics. Assignments and assumptions of Loans and Commitments by Lenders shall be effected by manual execution and delivery to the Administrative Agent of an Assignment Agreement. Assignments made pursuant to the foregoing provision shall be effective as of the Assignment Effective Date. In connection with all assignments there shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent such forms, certificates or other evidence, if any, with respect to United States federal income Tax withholding matters as the assignee under such Assignment Agreement may be required to deliver pursuant to Section 2.18(c), together with payment to the Administrative Agent of a registration and processing fee of $3,500 (except that no such registration and processing fee shall be payable (y) in connection with an assignment by or to AB-PCI or any Affiliate thereof or (z) in the case of an Assignee which is already a Lender or is an Affiliate or Related Fund of a Lender or a Person under common management with a Lender).
(e) Representations and Warranties of Assignee. Each Lender, upon execution and delivery hereof or upon succeeding to an interest in the Commitments and Loans, as the case may be, represents and warrants as of the Closing Date or as of the Assignment Effective Date that (i) it is an Eligible Assignee; (ii) it has experience and expertise in the making of or investing in commitments or loans such as the applicable Commitments or Loans, as the case may be; and (iii) it shall make or invest in, as the case may be, its Commitments or Loans for its own account in the ordinary course and without a view to distribution of such Commitments or Loans within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or other federal securities laws (it being understood that, subject to the provisions of this Section 10.06, the disposition of such Commitments or Loans or any interests therein shall at all times remain within its exclusive control).
(f) Effect of Assignment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 10.06, as of the Assignment Effective Date (i) the assignee thereunder shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder to the extent of its interest in the Loans and Commitments as reflected in the Register and shall thereafter be a party hereto and a Lender for all purposes hereof; (ii) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to the assignee, relinquish its rights (other than any rights which survive the termination hereof, including under Section 10.08) and be released from its obligations hereunder (and, in the case of an assignment covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lenders rights and obligations hereunder, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto on the Assignment Effective Date; provided, that anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, such assigning Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefit of all indemnities hereunder as specified herein with respect to matters arising out of the prior involvement of such assigning Lender as a Lender hereunder); (iii) the Commitments shall be modified to reflect any Commitment of such assignee; and (iv) if any such assignment occurs after the issuance of any Note hereunder, the assigning Lender shall, upon the effectiveness of such assignment or as promptly thereafter as practicable, surrender its applicable Notes to the Administrative Agent for cancellation, and
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thereupon the Borrower shall issue and deliver new Notes, if so requested by the assignee and/or assigning Lender, to such assignee and/or to such assigning Lender, with appropriate insertions, to reflect outstanding Loans of the assignee and/or the assigning Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply the requirements of this Section 10.06 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 10.06(g). Any assignment by a Lender pursuant to this Section 10.06 shall not in any way constitute or be deemed to constitute a novation, discharge, rescission, extinguishment or substitution of the Indebtedness hereunder, and any Indebtedness so assigned shall continue to be the same obligation and not a new obligation.
(g) Participations.
(i) Each Lender shall have the right at any time to sell one or more participations to any Person (other than Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates, any Competitor or any Defaulting Lender) in all or any part of its Commitments, Loans or in any other Obligation; provided that (i) such Lenders obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement.
(ii) Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the holder of such participation, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that would (A) extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan or Note in which such participant is participating, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or fees thereon (except in connection with a waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) or reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase the amount of the participants participation over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the Commitment shall not constitute a change in the terms of such participation, and that an increase in any Commitment or Loan shall be permitted without the consent of any participant if the participants participation is not increased as a result thereof), (B) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Loan Party of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, (C) amend the definition of Required Lenders (or amend Section 10.05(a) in a manner that has the same effect as an amendment to such definition) or the definition of Pro Rata Share or (D) release all or substantially all of the Guarantors or the Collateral under the Security Documents (except as expressly provided in the Loan Documents) supporting the Loans hereunder in which such participant is participating.
(iii) The Borrower agrees that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.16(c), 2.17 and 2.18 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section; provided, that (x) a participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.17 or 2.18 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such participant, unless the sale of the participation to such participant is made with the Borrowers prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (y) a participant that would be a Non-U.S. Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.18 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such participant and such participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 2.18 as though it were
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a Lender; provided, further, that, except as specifically set forth in clauses (x) and (y) of this sentence, nothing herein shall require any notice to the Borrower or any other Person in connection with the sale of any participation. To the extent permitted by law, each participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.4 as though it were a Lender; provided, that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.15 as though it were a Lender.
(iv) Each Lender that sells a participation shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participants interest in the Commitments, Loans and other Obligations held by it (the Participant Register); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participants interest in any Commitments, Loans and other Obligations) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such Commitments, Loans and other Obligations as the owner thereof for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. Any such Participant Register shall be available for inspection by any Agent at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. For the avoidance of doubt, neither Agent (in its capacity as an Agent) shall have any responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(h) Certain Other Assignments and Participations. In addition to any other assignment or participation permitted pursuant to this Section 10.06 any Lender may assign and/or pledge (without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) all or any portion of its Loans, the other Obligations owed by or to such Lender, and its Notes, if any, to secure obligations of such Lender to any Person, including any Federal Reserve Bank, as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A of the Board of Governors and any offering circular issued by such Federal Reserve Bank or otherwise; provided, that no Lender, as between the Borrower and such Lender, shall be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder as a result of any such assignment and pledge; provided, further, that in no event shall the applicable Federal Reserve Bank, pledgee or trustee, be considered to be a Lender or be entitled to require the assigning Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder.
Section 10.07 Independence of Covenants, Etc. All covenants, conditions and other terms hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, conditions or other terms, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or would otherwise be within the limitations of, another covenant, condition or other term shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default if such action is taken or condition exists.
Section 10.08 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. All representations, warranties and agreements made herein shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and the making of any Credit Extension. Notwithstanding anything herein or implied by law to the contrary, the agreements of each Loan Party set forth in 2.16, 2.17, 2.18, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04 and 10.10 and the agreements of Lenders set forth in Sections 2.15, 9.03(b) and 9.06 shall survive the payment of the Loans and the termination hereof.
Section 10.09 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay or course of dealing on the part of any Agent or any Lender in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall impair such power, right or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of any default or acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or
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privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right or privilege. The rights, powers and remedies given to each Agent and each Lender hereby are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of all rights, powers and remedies existing by virtue of any statute or rule of law or in any of the other Loan Documents or any of the Hedge Agreements. Any forbearance or failure to exercise, and any delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver thereof, nor shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right, power or remedy. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of any Credit Extension shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether any Agent or Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the time of the making of any such Credit Extension.
Section 10.10 Marshalling; Payments Set Aside. Neither any Agent nor any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Loan Party or any other Person or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that any Loan Party makes a payment or payments to the Administrative Agent or Lenders (or to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders), or any Agent or Lenders enforce any security interests or exercise their rights of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, any other state or federal law, common law or any equitable cause, then, to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefor or related thereto, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment or payments had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
Section 10.11 Severability. In case any provision in or obligation hereunder or under any other Loan Document 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 (it being understood that the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself affect the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction). The parties hereto shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid, legal and enforceable provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as reasonably possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
Section 10.12 Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders Rights. The obligations of Lenders hereunder are several and no Lender shall be responsible for the obligations or Commitment of any other Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other Loan Document, and no action taken by Lenders pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute Lenders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity. The amounts payable at any time hereunder to each Lender shall be a separate and independent debt, and each Lender shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights arising out hereof and it shall not be necessary for any other Lender to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
Section 10.13 Table of Contents and Headings. The Table of Contents hereof and Article and Section headings herein are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part hereof for any other purpose, modify or amend the terms or conditions hereof, be used in connection with the interpretation of any term or condition hereof or be given any substantive effect.
Section 10.14 APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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Section 10.15 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. SUBJECT TO CLAUSE (E) OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE, ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING HERETO OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS, SHALL BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE, COUNTY AND CITY OF NEW YORK. BY EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS AGREEMENT, EACH LOAN PARTY, FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY (A) ACCEPTS GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS (OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS BY ANY AGENT IN RESPECT OF RIGHTS UNDER ANY SECURITY AGREEMENT GOVERNED BY A LAWS OTHER THAN THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL SUBJECT THERETO); (B) WAIVES (I) JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF COURTS IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT MAY BE ENTITLED TO BRING SUIT BY REASON OF ITS PRESENT OR FUTURE DOMICILE OR OTHERWISE AND (II) ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS; (C) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE APPLICABLE LOAN PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 10.01; (D) AGREES THAT SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (C) ABOVE IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFER PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE APPLICABLE LOAN PARTY IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT; AND (E) AGREES THAT THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS RETAIN THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER ANY SECURITY DOCUMENT OR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT.
Section 10.16 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS LOAN TRANSACTION OR THE LENDER/BORROWER RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THIS WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THIS WAIVER IN ITS RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH PARTY HERETO FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE
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MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING (OTHER THAN BY A MUTUAL WRITTEN WAIVER SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THIS SECTION 10.16 AND EXECUTED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO), AND THIS WAIVER WILL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS HERETO OR ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE LOANS MADE HEREUNDER. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
Section 10.17 Confidentiality. Each Agent and each Lender shall hold all non-public information regarding the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and their businesses identified as such by the Borrower and obtained by such Agent or such Lender pursuant to the requirements hereof in confidence and in accordance with such Agents and such Lenders customary procedures for handling confidential information of such nature, it being understood and agreed by the Borrower that\the Agents may disclose such information to the Lenders and each Agent, and each Lender may make (i) disclosures of such information to Affiliates or Related Funds of such Lender or Agent and to their respective officers, directors, , employees, representatives, agents and advisors (and to other Persons authorized by a Lender or Agent to organize, present or disseminate such information in connection with disclosures otherwise made in accordance with this Section 10.17), (ii) disclosures of such information reasonably required by (A) any pledgee referred to in Section 10.6(h), (B) any bona fide or potential assignee, transferee or participant in connection with the contemplated assignment, transfer or participation of any Loans or any participations therein, (C) any bona fide or potential direct or indirect contractual counterparties (or the professional advisors thereto) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to any Loan Party and its obligations or (D) any direct or indirect investor or prospective investor in a Related Fund; provided, that such pledgees, assignees, transferees, participants, counterparties, advisors and investors are advised of and, except in the case of advisors, agree to be bound by either the provisions of this Section 10.17 or other provisions at least as restrictive as this Section 10.17, (iii) disclosure to any rating agency when required by it; provided, that, prior to any disclosure, such rating agency be instructed to preserve the confidentiality of any confidential information relating to the Loan Parties received by it from any Agent or any Lender, (iv) disclosures in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document and (v) disclosures required or requested by any governmental agency or representative thereof or by the NAIC or pursuant to legal or judicial process; provided, that unless specifically prohibited by applicable Law or court order, each Lender and each Agent shall make reasonable efforts to notify the Borrower of any request by any governmental agency or representative thereof (other than any such request in connection with any examination of the financial condition or other routine examination of such Lender by such governmental agency) for disclosure of any such non-public information prior to disclosure of such information. In addition, each Agent, and each Lender may disclose the existence of this Agreement and the information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar services providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents, and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, each party (and each of their respective employees, representatives or other agents) may disclose to any and all persons without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all materials of any kind (including opinions and other tax analyses) that are provided to any such party relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. However, any information relating to the tax treatment or tax structure shall remain subject to the confidentiality provisions hereof (and the foregoing sentence shall not apply) to the extent reasonably necessary to enable the parties hereto, their respective Affiliates, and their and their respective Affiliates directors and employees to comply with applicable securities laws. For this purpose, tax structure means any facts relevant to the federal income tax treatment of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement but does not include information relating to the identity of any of the parties hereto or any of their respective Affiliates.
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Section 10.18 Usury Savings Clause. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the aggregate interest rate charged with respect to any of the Obligations, including all charges or fees in connection therewith deemed in the nature of interest under applicable Law, shall not exceed the Highest Lawful Rate. If the rate of interest (determined without regard to the preceding sentence) under this Agreement at any time exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate, the outstanding amount of the Loans made hereunder shall bear interest at the Highest Lawful Rate until the total amount of interest due hereunder equals the amount of interest which would have been due hereunder if the stated rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect. In addition, if when the Loans made hereunder are repaid in full the total interest due hereunder (taking into account the increase provided for above) is less than the total amount of interest which would have been due hereunder if the stated rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect, then to the extent permitted by law, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the difference between the amount of interest paid and the amount of interest which would have been paid if the Highest Lawful Rate had at all times been in effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the intention of Lenders and the Borrower to conform strictly to any applicable usury laws. Accordingly, if any Lender contracts for, charges, or receives any consideration which constitutes interest in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate, then any such excess shall be cancelled automatically and, if previously paid, shall at such Lenders option be applied to the outstanding amount of the Loans made hereunder or be refunded to the Borrower.
Section 10.19 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof
Section 10.20 Effectiveness; Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution of a counterpart hereof by each of the parties hereto and receipt by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of written notification of such execution and authorization of delivery thereof. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, the Agents and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by any Agent or Lender relative to the subject matter hereof or thereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents. Nothing in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, express or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto and thereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereunder and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, Affiliates of each of the Agents and Lenders, holders of participations in all or any part of a Lenders Commitments, Loans or in any other Obligations, and the Indemnitees) any rights, remedies, obligations, claims or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control; provided that the inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in favor of any Agent or the Lenders in any other Loan Document shall not be deemed a conflict with this Agreement.
Section 10.21 PATRIOT Act. Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that shall allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the PATRIOT Act.
Section 10.22 Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words execution, signed, signature, and words of like import in any Assignment Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic
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signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
Section 10.23 No Fiduciary Duty. Each Agent and each Lender and their respective Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this paragraph, the Lenders), may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Borrower, its stockholders and/or its Affiliates. The Borrower agrees that nothing in the Loan Documents or otherwise will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between any Lender, on the one hand, and the Borrower, its stockholders or its Affiliates, on the other. The Loan Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (including the exercise of rights and remedies hereunder and thereunder) are arms-length commercial transactions between the Lenders, on the one hand, and the Borrower, on the other, and (ii) in connection therewith and with the process leading thereto, (x) no Lender has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Borrower, its stockholders or its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (or the exercise of rights or remedies with respect thereto) or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether any Lender has advised, is currently advising or will advise the Borrower, its stockholders or its Affiliates on other matters) or any other obligation to the Borrower except the obligations expressly set forth in the Loan Documents and (y) each Lender is acting solely as principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of the Borrower, its management, stockholders, creditors or any other Person. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Borrower has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading thereto. The Borrower agrees that it will not claim that any Lender has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to the Borrower, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Term Loan and Guaranty Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.
BORROWER: | ||
NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Steven C. Jones | |
Name: | Steven C. Jones | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Finance | |
OTHER LOAN PARTIES: | ||
NEOGENOMICS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Steven C. Jones | |
Name: | Steven C. Jones | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Finance | |
CLARIENT, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Steven C. Jones | |
Name: | Steven C. Jones | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Finance | |
CLARIENT DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Steven C. Jones | |
Name: | Steven C. Jones | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Finance | |
PATH LABS, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Steven C. Jones | |
Name: | Steven C. Jones | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Finance |
TERM LOAN AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Term Loan and Guaranty Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT: | ||
AB PRIVATE CREDIT INVESTORS LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Wesley Raper | |
Name: | Wesley Raper | |
Title: | Vice President |
TERM LOAN AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Term Loan and Guaranty Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.
LENDER: | ||
AB PRIVATE CREDIT INVESTORS MIDDLE MARKET DIRECT LENDING FUND, L.P. | ||
By: AB Private Credit Investors Middle Market Direct Lending G.P. L.P., its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Wesley Raper | |
Name: | Wesley Raper | |
Title: | Vice President |
TERM LOAN AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Term Loan and Guaranty Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.
LENDER: | ||
ABPCI DIRECT LENDING FUND I LLC | ||
By: | AB Private Credit Investors LLC | |
Its: | Collateral Manager | |
By: | /s/ Wesley Raper | |
Name: | Wesley Raper | |
Title: | Vice President |
TERM LOAN AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Term Loan and Guaranty Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.
LENDER: | ||
ADDINGTON SQUARE PRIVATE CREDIT FUND, L.P. | ||
By: Addington Square Private Credit Fund, G.P., its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Sean Flynn | |
Name: | Sean Flynn | |
Title: | Director |
TERM LOAN AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
SIGNATURE PAGE
SCHEDULE 1.01(a)
TO TERM LOAN AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
Term Loan Commitments
Lender |
Term Loan Commitment | Pro Rata Share |
||||||
AB Private Credit Investors Middle Market Direct Lending Fund, L.P. |
$ | 21,483,015.00 | 39.0600 | % | ||||
Addington Square Private Credit Fund, L.P. |
$ | 21,016,985.00 | 38.2127 | % | ||||
ABPCI Direct Lending Fund I LLC |
$ | 12,500,000.00 | 22.7273 | % | ||||
Total |
$ | 55,000,000.00 | 100.00 | % |
SCHEDULE 1.01(a)-1
SCHEDULE 1.01(b)
TO TERM LOAN AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
If to the Loan Parties:
NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES, INC.
12701 Commonwealth Drive
Suite 9
Fort Myers, FL 33913
Attention: George Cardoza
Facsimile: 239 768-1672
Email: gcardoza@neogenomics.com
in each case, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
K&L GATES LLP
Southeast Financial Center, Suite 3900
200 South Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33131-2399
Facsimile: 305-358-7095
Attention: Clayton E Parker, Esq.
If to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent:
AB PRIVATE CREDIT INVESTORS LLC,
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and a Lender:
AB PRIVATE CREDIT INVESTORS LLC
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Attention: NeoGenomics Security Account
Telephone: 512 721-2921
Email: Casey.Millsaps@abglobal.com and Evan.Cohen@abglobal.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
MCGUIREWOODS LLP
1230 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 2100
Atlanta, GA 30309
Attention: Michael G. Parisi
Telephone: 404 443-5747
Email: mparisi@mcguirewoods.com
SCHEDULE 1.01(b)-1
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC
225 West Washington Street, 21st Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention: Ryan Morick and Legal Department
Telecopy: 312.376-0751
Email: ryan.morick@cortlandglobal.com and legal@cortlandglobal.com
SCHEDULE 1.01(b)-2
Exhibit 99.1
December 30, 2015
NeoGenomics Completes Acquisition of Clarient, Inc.
FT. MYERS, Fla., Dec. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ NeoGenomics, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEO), a leading provider of cancer- focused genetic testing services, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Clarient, Inc. and its wholly- owned subsidiary Clarient Diagnostic Services, Inc. Clarient, a provider of comprehensive cancer diagnostic testing to hospitals, physicians and the pharmaceutical industry, was a unit of GE Healthcares Life Sciences business. Based in Aliso Viejo, California and Houston, Texas, Clarient has approximately 415 employees and reported 2014 revenue of approximately $127 million.
The transaction purchase price included $80 million in cash, $110 million in Preferred Stock, and 15 million shares of NeoGenomics common stock. On a fully diluted basis, assuming full conversion of the preferred stock, GE Healthcare now owns approximately 32% of NeoGenomics. In addition, the Board of Directors of NeoGenomics will be expanded to include the appointment of a new director from GE Healthcare.
NeoGenomics Chairman and CEO, Mr. Douglas VanOort, commented, We are very pleased to welcome each of our new employees to the NeoGenomics family, and to begin to add Clarients outstanding capabilities to our strong service offering. The support of Clarients employees and clients for our acquisition has been tremendous, and we appreciate the overwhelming support for the transaction by NeoGenomics shareholders. Clearly, the acquisition of Clarient is a major step forward in achieving our vision to become Americas premier cancer testing laboratory.
About NeoGenomics, Inc.
NeoGenomics, Inc. provides specialized and comprehensive cancer genetic testing services through its network of CLIA- certified clinical laboratories. The Companys advanced testing services include cytogenetics, fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH), flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, digital and anatomic pathology and molecular genetic testing. NeoGenomics services the needs of pathologists, oncologists, other clinicians and hospitals throughout the United States, and also provides clinical trial support services to the Pharmaceutical industry. The company has laboratories in Nashville, TN; Aliso Viejo, Irvine, Fresno and West Sacramento, CA; Houston, TX; and Tampa and Fort Myers, FL.
Forward Looking Statements
Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations and assumptions contained in the foregoing are forward- looking statements. These forward looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from such statements expressed or implied herein. Factors that might cause such a difference include, among others, the companys ability to continue gaining new customers, offer new types of tests, and otherwise implement its business plan. As a result, this press release should be read in conjunction with the companys periodic filings with the SEC.
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