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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2010

or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from             to            

Commission File Number 001-15951

 

 

AVAYA INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   22-3713430

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

211 Mount Airy Road

Basking Ridge, New Jersey

  07920
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(908) 953-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ¨    No  x

*See Explanatory Note in Part II, Item 5

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨

 

Accelerated

filer  ¨

 

Non-accelerated

filer  x

  Smaller Reporting Company  ¨
    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of February 14, 2011, 100 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, of the registrant were outstanding.

 

 

 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Item

   

Description

   Page  
  PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION   
  1.      Financial Statements      1   
  2.      Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      38   
  3.      Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      54   
  4.      Controls and Procedures      54   
  PART II—OTHER INFORMATION   
  1.      Legal Proceedings      55   
  1A.      Risk Factors      55   
  2.      Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      63   
  3.      Defaults Upon Senior Securities      63   
  5.      Other Information      63   
  6.      Exhibits      65   
  Signatures      66   

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains trademarks, service marks and registered marks of Avaya Inc. and its subsidiaries and other companies, as indicated. Unless otherwise provided in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, trademarks identified by ® and ™ are registered trademarks or trademarks, respectively, of Avaya Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.


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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Avaya Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(In millions)

 

     Three months
ended

December 31,
 
     2010     2009  

REVENUE

    

Products

   $ 722      $ 513   

Services

     644        547   
                
     1,366        1,060   
                

COSTS

    

Products:

    

Costs (exclusive of amortization of technology intangible assets)

     332        223   

Amortization of technology intangible assets

     67        59   

Services

     348        268   
                
     747        550   
                

GROSS MARGIN

     619        510   
                

OPERATING EXPENSES

    

Selling, general and administrative

     461        366   

Research and development

     115        81   

Amortization of intangible assets

     56        50   

Impairment of long-lived assets

     —          16   

Restructuring charges, net

     22        15   

Acquisition-related costs

     4        17   
                
     658        545   
                

OPERATING LOSS

     (39     (35

Interest expense

     (127     (102

Other income, net

     8        4   
                

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     (158     (133

Provision for income taxes

     22        3   
                

NET LOSS

     (180     (136

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     —          1   
                

NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO AVAYA INC.

   $ (180   $ (137
                

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

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Avaya Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share and shares amounts)

 

     December 31,
2010
    September 30,
2010
 

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 460      $ 579   

Accounts receivable, net

     735        792   

Inventory

     260        234   

Deferred income taxes, net

     4        3   

Other current assets

     298        276   
                

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

     1,757        1,884   
                

Property, plant and equipment, net

     434        450   

Deferred income taxes, net

     22        22   

Intangible assets, net

     2,481        2,603   

Goodwill

     4,075        4,075   

Other assets

     218        227   
                

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 8,987      $ 9,261   
                

LIABILITIES

    

Current liabilities:

    

Debt maturing within one year

   $ 48      $ 48   

Accounts payable

     506        464   

Payroll and benefit obligations

     277        311   

Deferred revenue

     663        650   

Business restructuring reserves, current portion

     100        113   

Other current liabilities

     323        430   
                

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

     1,917        2,016   
                

Long-term debt

     5,880        5,880   

Benefit obligations

     2,254        2,275   

Deferred income taxes, net

     158        154   

Business restructuring reserves, non-current portion

     50        52   

Other liabilities

     300        312   
                

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

     8,642        8,673   
                

Commitments and contingencies

    

STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIENCY

    

Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 100 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

     —          —     

Additional paid-in capital

     2,685        2,682   

Accumulated deficit

     (3,209     (3,029

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (1,048     (1,081
                

TOTAL STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIENCY

     (1,572     (1,428
                

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIENCY

   $ 8,987      $ 9,261   
                

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

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Avaya Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(In millions)

 

     Three months
ended

December 31,
 
     2010     2009  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net loss

   $ (180   $ (136

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     168        157   

Share-based compensation

     3        7   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     6        6   

Accretion of debt discount

     12        —     

Payment in kind interest

     —          21   

Provision for uncollectible receivables

     2        —     

Deferred income taxes, net

     3        (2

Impairment of long-lived assets

     —          16   

Restructuring charges, net

     22        15   

Unrealized (gains) losses on foreign currency exchange

     (33     1   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     52        24   

Inventory

     (27     (16

Accounts payable

     42        28   

Payroll and benefit obligations

     (29     (27

Business restructuring reserve

     (36     (32

Deferred revenue

     6        23   

Other assets and liabilities

     (98     (48
                

NET CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

     (87     37   
                

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Capital expenditures

     (18     (15

Capitalized software development costs

     (8     (8

Acquisition of NES, net of cash acquired

     —          (805

Return of funds held in escrow from the NES acquisition

     6        —     

Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets

     1        7   

Purchase of securities available for sale

     —          (2
                

NET CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES

     (19     (823
                

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net proceeds from incremental B-2 term loans and warrants

     —          783   

Capital contribution from Parent

     —          125   

Debt issuance costs

     —          (5

Repayment of long-term debt

     (12     (12
                

NET CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

     (12     891   
                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (1     (3
                

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (119     102   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     579        567   
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 460      $ 669   
                

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

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AVAYA INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1. Background, Merger and Basis of Presentation

Background

Avaya Inc. (the “Company” or “Avaya”) is a global leader in business communications systems. The Company provides world-class unified communications solutions, contact center solutions, data networking and related services directly and through its channel partners to leading businesses and organizations around the world. Enterprises of all sizes depend on Avaya for state-of-the-art communications that help improve efficiency, collaboration, customer service and competitiveness.

Avaya is helping to shape the future of business communications by integrating voice, video, mobility, conferencing, collaboration and networking technologies into business applications that provide organizations with the opportunity to be more responsive and successful. Avaya’s open communications products and services help to simplify the complex communications challenges of our customers while enabling them to leverage their existing investments.

At the core of the Company’s business is a large and diverse global installed customer base. Customers range in size from small enterprises with only a few employees to large government agencies and multinational companies with over 100,000 employees. Avaya sells solutions directly and through its channel partners. As of December 31, 2010, Avaya has approximately 9,600 channel partners worldwide, including system integrators, service providers, value-added resellers and business partners that provide sales and service support.

Acquisition of the Enterprise Solutions Business of Nortel Networks Corporation

On December 18, 2009, Avaya acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of the enterprise solutions business (“NES”) of Nortel Networks Corporation (“Nortel”), including all the shares of Nortel Government Solutions Incorporated, for $943 million in cash consideration. The Company and Nortel were required to determine the final purchase price post-closing based upon the various purchase price adjustments included in the acquisition agreements. During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company and Nortel agreed on a final purchase price of $933 million, and the Company received $6 million, representing all remaining amounts due to Avaya from funds held in escrow. The terms of the acquisition do not include any significant contingent consideration arrangements. These unaudited consolidated financial statements include the operating results of NES as of December 19, 2009.

Merger

On June 4, 2007, Avaya entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Sierra Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Sierra Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub would be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”). Parent was formed by affiliates of two private equity firms, Silver Lake Partners (“Silver Lake”) and TPG (“TPG”) (collectively, the “Sponsors”), solely for the purpose of entering into the Merger Agreement and consummating the Merger. The Merger Agreement provided for a purchase price of $8.4 billion of Avaya’s common stock. The Merger was completed on October 26, 2007 pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Avaya and its subsidiaries. The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2010 and for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in

 

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the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and other financial information for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, which were included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on December 7, 2010. The significant accounting policies used in preparing these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are the same as those described in Note 2 to those audited consolidated financial statements except for recently adopted accounting guidance as discussed in Note 2 “Recent Accounting Pronouncements”. In management’s opinion, these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods indicated.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation. The consolidated results of operations for the interim periods reported are not necessarily indicative of the results to be experienced for the entire fiscal year.

2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

New Accounting Guidance Recently Adopted

Revenue Recognition

In April 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued accounting guidance on the milestone method of revenue recognition. The guidance defines the term “milestone” and the prescribed criteria that should be met to apply the milestone method of revenue recognition for research or development transactions. The guidance requires that the milestone should meet all criteria to be considered substantive to recognize consideration that is contingent upon the achievement of a milestone in its entirety as revenue in the period in which the milestone is achieved. This accounting guidance became effective for the Company beginning October 1, 2010. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In October 2009, the FASB amended the accounting standards for revenue recognition to remove tangible products containing software components and non-software components that function together to deliver the product’s essential functionality from the scope of industry specific software revenue recognition guidance. In October 2009, the FASB also amended the accounting standards for multiple deliverable revenue arrangements (formerly Emerging Issues Task Force No. 08-1) to: (i) provide updated guidance on whether multiple deliverables exist, how the deliverables in an arrangement should be separated, and how the consideration should be allocated; (ii) require an entity to allocate revenue in an arrangement using estimated selling prices (“ESP”) of deliverables if a vendor does not have vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price (“VSOE”) or third-party evidence of selling price (“TPE”); and (iii) eliminate the use of the residual method and require an entity to allocate revenue using the relative selling price method. The Company adopted the new guidance on a prospective basis as of the beginning of fiscal 2011 for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified after October 1, 2010.

The new guidance did not generally change the units of accounting for the Company’s revenue transactions as products and services qualified as separate units of accounting in most transactions under the historical guidance. The new guidance does affect the timing of revenue recognition for multiple deliverable arrangements that included delivered products and undelivered items for which the Company was unable to demonstrate fair value pursuant to the historical guidance. Under the historical guidance, the delivered products were combined with the undelivered items to form a single unit of accounting. In such cases, revenue for the delivered and undelivered items was recognized on a straight-line basis or deferred until the earlier of when the fair value requirements were met or when the last item was delivered. In addition, under the historical guidance, the Company used the residual method to allocate arrangement consideration for multiple deliverable transactions where objective and reliable evidence of fair value could not be determined for the delivered items but could be determined for the undelivered items. Under the residual method, the amount of consideration allocated to the delivered items

 

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equals the total arrangement consideration less the fair value of the undelivered items. Under the new guidance, the Company allocates the total arrangement consideration to each separable deliverable of an arrangement based upon the relative selling price of each deliverable and revenue is recognized upon delivery or completion of those units of accounting. As a result of adopting the new guidance, net revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 were not materially different than the net revenues that would have been recorded under the historical accounting guidance. The Company cannot reasonably estimate the effect of adopting the new guidance on future financial periods as the impact will vary depending on the nature and volume of new or materially modified multiple deliverable arrangements in any given period.

The Company derives revenue primarily from the sale of products, software, and services for communications systems and applications. The Company’s products are sold directly through its worldwide sales force and indirectly through its global networks of distributors, dealers, value-added resellers and systems integrators. Services includes (i) supplemental maintenance service, including services provided under contracts to monitor and optimize customers’ communications network performance, and on a time-and-materials basis; (ii) professional services for implementation and integration of converged voice and data networks, network security and unified communications; and (iii) operations services. Maintenance contracts typically have terms that range from one to five years. Contracts for professional services typically have terms that range from two to four weeks for standard solutions and from six months to one year for customized solutions. Contracts for operations services typically have terms that range from one to seven years.

In accordance with GAAP, revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable, collectability is reasonably assured, contractual obligations have been satisfied and title and risk of loss have been transferred to the customer. In instances where final acceptance of the product, system or solution is specified by the customer, revenue is deferred until all acceptance criteria have been met.

The Company’s indirect sales to distribution partners are generally recognized at the time of shipment if all contractual obligations have been satisfied. The Company accrues a provision for estimated sales returns and other allowances and deferrals relating to inventory levels held by distributors, promotional marketing programs, etc. as a reduction of revenue at time of revenue recognition as required by FASB Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition” (“ASC 605”).

The Company enters into multiple deliverable arrangements, which may include any combination of products, software and services. Most product and service deliverables qualify as separate units of accounting and can be sold standalone or in various combinations across the Company’s geographies or customer markets. A deliverable constitutes a separate unit of accounting when it has standalone value and there are no customer-negotiated refunds or return rights for the delivered items. If the arrangement includes a customer-negotiated refund or return right relative to the delivered items, and the delivery and performance of the undelivered item is considered probable and substantially in the Company’s control, the delivered item constitutes a separate unit of accounting.

Most all of the Company’s solutions have both software and non-software components that function together to deliver the products’ essential functionality. For multiple deliverable arrangements that contain both software and non-software components that function together to deliver a products’ essential functionality, the Company allocates revenue to all deliverables based on their relative selling prices. In such circumstances, the Company uses a hierarchy of VSOE, TPE and ESP to determine the selling price to be used for allocating revenue to the deliverables. The Company then recognizes revenue on each deliverable in accordance with its policies for product and service revenue recognition.

VSOE is based on the price charged when the deliverable is sold separately. TPE of selling price is established by evaluating largely interchangeable competitor products or services in standalone sales to similarly situated customers. As the Company is unable to reliably determine what competitors products’ selling prices are on a standalone basis, the Company is not typically able to determine TPE. ESP is based on the Company’s best

 

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estimates of what the selling prices of deliverables would be if they were sold regularly on a standalone basis. The ESP is established considering multiple factors including, but not limited to pricing practices in different geographies, through different sales channels, major product and services groups, and customer classifications.

The Company limits the amount of revenue recognition for delivered items to the amount that is not contingent on the future delivery of products or services, future performance obligation, or subject to customer-specific return or refund privileges. Support services and operations services revenues are deferred and recognized ratably over the period during which the services are to be performed. Professional services arrangements are generally recognized upon delivery or completion of performance. For services performed on a time and materials basis, revenue is recognized upon performance.

Standalone or subsequent sales of software or software-related products are recognized in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 985, “Software”. In multiple deliverable arrangements that only include standalone software and software-related products, the Company uses the residual method to allocate arrangement consideration. Under the residual method, the amount of consideration allocated to the delivered items equals the total arrangement consideration less the fair value of the undelivered items. Where VSOE of the undelivered items cannot be determined, the Company defers revenue until all items are delivered and services have been performed, or until VSOE can be determined for the undelivered items.

Fair Value Measures

In January 2010, the FASB issued revised guidance intended to improve disclosures related to fair value measurements. This guidance requires new disclosures and clarifies certain existing disclosure requirements. New disclosures under this guidance require separate information about significant transfers into and out of Level 1 and Level 2 and the reasons for such transfers, and also require purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements information for Level 3 measurements to be included in the rollforward of activity on a gross basis. The guidance also clarifies the requirement to determine the level of disaggregation for fair value measurement disclosures and the requirement to disclose valuation techniques and inputs used for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements in either Level 2 or Level 3. This accounting guidance became effective for the Company beginning in the second quarter of fiscal 2010, except for the rollforward of activity on a gross basis for Level 3 fair value measurements, which will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. The adoption of this accounting guidance is reflected in Note 9, “Fair Value Measures” and did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statement disclosures.

Variable Interest Entities

In December 2009, the FASB issued revised guidance for the accounting of variable interest entities. The revised guidance replaces the quantitative-based risks and rewards approach with a qualitative approach that focuses on which enterprise has the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance. The accounting guidance also requires an entity to perform an ongoing analysis to determine whether the entity’s variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. This accounting guidance became effective for the Company beginning October 1, 2010 and did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Transfers of Financial Assets

In December 2009, the FASB issued revised guidance for the accounting of transfers of financial assets. This guidance eliminates the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity; removes the scope exception for qualifying special-purpose entities when applying the accounting guidance related to the consolidation of variable interest entities; changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets; and requires enhanced disclosure. This accounting guidance became effective for the Company beginning October 1, 2010 and did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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Own-share Lending Arrangements

In October 2009, the FASB issued revised accounting guidance for own-share lending arrangements. This accounting guidance amends accounting for share-lending arrangements entered into by an entity with an underwriter in contemplation of convertible debt issuance or other financing by an entity. This accounting guidance became effective for the Company beginning October 1, 2010 and did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Effective

In December 2010, the FASB issued revised guidance which requires that if a company presents pro forma comparative financial statements for business combinations, the company should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination(s) that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. This guidance also expands the supplemental pro forma disclosures to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. This accounting guidance is effective for the Company on a prospective basis beginning in fiscal 2012. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statement disclosures.

In December 2010, the FASB issued revised guidance on when a company should perform step two of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. This guidance requires that for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts, a company is required to perform step two of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. In determining whether it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that an impairment may exist. This accounting guidance is effective for the Company beginning in fiscal 2012. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

3. Business Combinations and Other Transactions

Acquisition of the Enterprise Solutions Business of Nortel Networks Corporation

On September 16, 2009, the Company emerged as the winning bidder in bankruptcy court proceedings to acquire NES for $900 million in cash consideration subject to certain purchase price adjustments as set forth in the acquisition agreements (the “Acquisition”). On December 18, 2009 (the “acquisition date”), Avaya acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of NES, including all the shares of Nortel Government Solutions Incorporated, for an initial purchase price of $943 million in cash consideration, which included a preliminary working capital adjustment of $43 million primarily related to the cash and securities owned by Nortel Government Solutions Incorporated. The Company and Nortel were required to determine the final purchase price post-closing based upon the various purchase price adjustments included in the acquisition agreements. During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company and Nortel agreed to a final purchase price of $933 million and the Company received $6 million, representing all remaining amounts due to Avaya from funds held in escrow. The terms of the Acquisition do not include any significant contingent consideration arrangements. During the three months ended December 31, 2009, the Company expensed $17 million of acquisition costs as incurred. The acquisition of NES expands Avaya’s global customer base, enhances its technology portfolio, broadens its indirect sales channel and provides greater ability to compete globally.

The purchase price of NES and the payment of related fees and expenses (including integration expenses) were funded with (i) cash proceeds of $783 million received by Avaya from its issuance of $1,000 million in aggregate principal amount of term loans and detachable warrants to purchase up to 61.5 million shares of common stock in Parent (see Note 7, “Financing Arrangements”), (ii) a capital contribution to Avaya from Parent in the amount of $125 million from the Parent’s issuance of Series A preferred stock and warrants to purchase common stock of Parent, and (iii) approximately $112 million of Avaya’s existing cash.

 

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In connection with the $125 million capital contribution received from Parent, funds affiliated with Silver Lake and TPG invested an aggregate of $78 million to fund the capital contribution from Parent to Avaya, with each sponsor-affiliated group of investors investing $39 million of such amount. In consideration for such investment, the Silver Lake and TPG funds received an aggregate of 77,728 shares of Series A preferred stock of Parent and warrants to purchase 23,916,384 shares of Parent common stock at an exercise price of $3.25 per share.

The acquisition of NES has been accounted for under the acquisition method, which requires an allocation of the purchase price of the acquired entity to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values from a market-participant perspective at the date of acquisition. The allocation of the purchase price has been finalized as of December 18, 2010 as reflected within these consolidated financial statements. The fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were determined using the income, cost, and market approaches. The fair values of acquired technologies and customer relationships were estimated using the income approach, which values the subject asset using the projected cash flows to be generated by the asset, discounted at a required rate of return that reflects the relative risk of achieving the cash flow and the time value of money. The cost approach was used to estimate the fair values of plant, property and equipment and reflects the estimated reproduction or replacement cost for the asset, less an allowance for loss in value due to depreciation. The market approach was utilized in combination with the income approach to estimate the fair values of most working capital accounts.

The following table summarizes the consideration paid and the final allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the Acquisition based on their estimated fair values as of the close of the Acquisition.

 

In millions

      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 38   

Accounts receivable

     47   

Inventory

     115   

Property, plant and equipment

     103   

Intangible assets

     476   

Accounts payable

     (17

Payroll and benefit obligations

     (124

Deferred revenue

     (79

Other assets and liabilities

     (51
        

Net assets acquired

     508   

Goodwill

     425   
        

Purchase price

   $ 933   
        

Adjustments to the preliminary purchase price allocation have been made to reflect revised estimates of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at December 18, 2009. The most significant revisions were associated with valuations of property, plant, and equipment and identifiable intangible assets, and the resulting changes to goodwill. Providing for these adjustments in previous periods would not have a material impact on the reported operating results for the three month periods ended December 31, 2009, March 31, 2010, June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010 and therefore such amounts were recorded in the period in which the adjustments were identified.

Intangible assets include existing technologies of $188 million and customer relationships of $288 million, respectively. The existing technologies and customer relationships are being amortized over a weighted average useful life of five years and twelve years, respectively, on a straight-line basis. No in-process research and development was acquired in the Acquisition.

The excess of the purchase price over the net tangible and intangible assets acquired resulted in goodwill of $425 million, which is attributable to the synergies and economies of scale provided to a market participant including marketing efforts principally located within the Company’s primary operating jurisdiction. The tax-deductible portion of goodwill was $379 million.

 

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In connection with the acquisition of NES, management has identified certain technologies that were acquired, that, based on their functionality, overlapped the Company’s pre-existing technologies. In order to take advantage of synergies and reduce expenditures on research and development and marketing, management identified certain pre-existing technologies associated with the Company’s Global Communications Solutions segment which it will no longer aggressively develop and market and will eventually phase out. The net book value of these technologies was $16 million and, based on management’s plans, these technologies have a minimal estimated net realizable value. The Company had recorded an impairment charge of $16 million in the three months ended December 31, 2009 to reflect these technologies at their net realizable values.

These unaudited consolidated financial statements include the operating results of the NES business as of December 19, 2009. Revenues specific to the NES business for the period from December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009 were $43 million. As the Company has eliminated overlapping processes and expenses and integrated its products and sales efforts with those of the acquired NES business, it is impractical to determine the earnings specific to the NES business for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents certain information of the combined results of operations of the Company as though the Acquisition and related financing had been consummated as of the beginning of the periods presented. The unaudited pro forma financial information reflects certain adjustments associated with the Acquisition and related financing, including increases in amortization and depreciation expenses related to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment acquired, additional interest expense associated with the financing relating to the Acquisition and incremental employee compensation costs. No adjustments to the unaudited pro forma financial information have been made related to conforming Avaya and NES accounting policies. The unaudited pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been realized if the Acquisition and related financing were completed on October 1, 2009, nor is it indicative of future operating results.

The unaudited pro forma financial information for the three months ended December 31, 2009 combines the historical results of Avaya for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and the historical results of NES for the period October 1 to December 18, 2009, and the effects of the pro forma adjustments listed above.

The unaudited pro forma revenue and net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2009 were $1,476 million and $263 million, respectively.

Sale of AGC Networks Ltd.

On May 30, 2010, Avaya entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Essar Services Holdings Limited (“Essar”) to sell its 59.13% ownership interest in AGC Networks Limited (formerly Avaya GlobalConnect Ltd.) (“AGC”), a publicly-traded Indian reseller of the Company’s products and services in the Indian and Australian markets, for $44.5 million in cash. The sale was consummated August 31, 2010. As a result of the sale, a $7 million gain was recognized and included in other income, net during the year ended September 30, 2010.

 

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4. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended December 31, 2010 by operating segment are as follows:

 

In millions

  Global
Communications
Solutions
    Data     Avaya
Global
Services
    Total  

September 30, 2010

  $ 1,421      $ —        $ 2,654      $ 4,075   

Adjustments

    —          —          —          —     
                               

December 31, 2010

  $ 1,421      $ —        $ 2,654      $ 4,075   
                               

Balance as of December 31, 2010:

       

Goodwill

  $ 2,555      $ —        $ 2,654      $ 5,209   

Accumulated Impairment

    (1,134     —          —          (1,134
                               
  $ 1,421      $ —        $ 2,654      $ 4,075   
                               

Goodwill is not amortized but is subject to periodic testing for impairment in accordance with GAAP at the reporting unit level which is one level below the Company’s operating segments. The test for impairment is conducted annually each September 30th or more frequently if events occur or circumstances change indicating that the fair value of a reporting unit may be below its carrying amount. The Company determined that no events occurred or circumstances changed during the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 that would indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit may be below its carrying amount.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets include technology, customer relationships, trademarks and trade-names and other intangibles. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized using straight-line and accelerated amortization methods in a manner which reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the tangible assets are consumed over the estimated economic lives of the assets.

The Company’s intangible assets consist of:

 

    December 31, 2010     September 30, 2010  

In millions

  Gross
Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Accumulated
Impairment
    Net     Gross
Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Accumulated
Impairment
    Net  

Existing technology, patents and licenses

  $ 1,371      $ 844      $ —        $ 527      $ 1,371      $ 777      $ —        $ 594   

Customer relationships and other intangibles

    2,259        660        —          1,599        2,258        604        —          1,654   

Trademarks and trade names

    545        —          190        355        545        —          190        355   
                                                               

Total intangible assets

  $ 4,175      $ 1,504      $ 190      $ 2,481      $ 4,174      $ 1,381      $ 190      $ 2,603   
                                                               

Long-lived assets, including intangible assets with finite lives, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Intangible assets determined to have indefinite useful lives are not amortized but are tested for impairment annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the asset may be impaired. The Company determined that no events occurred or circumstances changed during the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 that would indicate that its indefinite-lived intangible assets may be impaired.

 

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Future expected amortization expense of intangible assets for the years ending September 30 is as follows:

 

In millions

   Estimated future
amortization expense
 

Remainder of fiscal 2011

   $ 358   

2012

     408   

2013

     275   

2014

     265   

2015

     242   

2016 and thereafter

     578   
        

Total

   $ 2,126   
        

5. Supplementary Financial Information

Consolidated Statements of Operations Information

 

     Three months ended
December 31,
 

In millions

     2010         2009    

OTHER INCOME, NET

    

Interest income

   $ 1      $ 2   

Gain on foreign currency transactions

     8        1   

Other, net

     (1     1   
                

Total other income, net

   $ 8      $ 4   
                

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

    

Net loss

   $ (180   $ (136

Other comprehensive income (loss):

    

Pension, postretirement and postemployment benefit-related items

     16        7   

Cumulative translation adjustment

     (5     24   

Unrealized gain on term loan interest rate swap

     22        21   
                

Total comprehensive loss

   $ (147   $ (84
                

Consolidated Balance Sheet Information

 

In millions

   December 31,
2010
    September 30,
2010
 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

    

Land and improvements

   $ 37      $ 37   

Buildings and improvements

     275        279   

Machinery and equipment

     253        247   

Rental equipment

     159        157   

Assets under construction

     4        3   

Internal use software

     130        129   
                

Total property, plant and equipment

     858        852   

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (424     (402
                

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 434      $ 450   
                

Included in buildings and improvements is $23 million under a capital lease related to an office facility acquired in the Acquisition.

 

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6. Business Restructuring Reserves and Programs

Fiscal 2011 Restructuring Program

During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company continued to identify opportunities to streamline operations and generate cost savings which include exiting facilities and terminating employees. Restructuring charges recorded during the first quarter of fiscal 2011 associated with these initiatives, net of adjustments to previous periods, were $22 million and include employee separation costs primarily associated with employee severance actions in Germany, as well as in the EMEA and U.S. regions. The headcount reductions and related payments identified in this action are expected to be completed in fiscal 2011. Future rental payments, net of estimated sublease income, related to operating lease obligations for unused space in connection with the closing or consolidation of facilities are expected to continue through fiscal 2016. As the Company continues to evaluate and identify additional operational synergies, additional cost saving opportunities may be identified.

The following table summarizes the components of the fiscal 2011 restructuring program during the three months ended December 31, 2010:

 

In millions

   Employee
Separation
Costs
    Lease
Obligations
    Total  

2011 restructuring charges

   $ 14      $ 8      $ 22   

Cash payments

     (3     (1     (4
                        

Balance as of December 31, 2010

   $ 11      $ 7      $ 18   
                        

Fiscal 2010 Restructuring Program

During the first quarter of fiscal 2010, in response to the global economic climate and in anticipation of the acquisition of NES, the Company began implementing initiatives designed to streamline the operations of the Company and generate cost savings and developed initiatives to eliminate overlapping processes and expenses associated with that acquisition. During the second and third quarters of fiscal 2010, the Company exited certain facilities and terminated or relocated certain employees. Restructuring charges recorded during fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, net of adjustments to previous periods, were $171 million, and include employee separation costs associated with involuntary employee severance actions primarily in Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) and the U.S., as well as costs associated with closing and consolidating facilities. The headcount reductions and related payments identified in this action are expected to be completed in fiscal 2011. Future rental payments, net of estimated sublease income, related to operating lease obligations for unused space in connection with the closing or consolidation of facilities are expected to continue through fiscal 2017.

The following table summarizes the components of the fiscal 2010 restructuring program during the three months ended December 31, 2010:

 

In millions

   Employee
Separation
Costs
    Lease
Obligations
    Total  

Balance as of September 30, 2010

   $ 76      $ 24      $ 100   

Adjustments (1)

     —          1        1   

Cash payments

     (18     (3     (21

Impact of foreign currency fluctuations

     (2     (1     (3
                        

Balance as of December 31, 2010

   $ 56      $ 21      $ 77   
                        

 

(1) Included in adjustments are changes in estimates, whereby all increases and decreases in costs related to the fiscal 2010 restructuring program are recorded to the restructuring charges line item in operating expenses in the period of the adjustment.

 

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Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Program

During fiscal 2009, as a response to the global economic downturn, the Company began implementing initiatives designed to streamline the operations of the Company and generate cost savings, which include exiting facilities and terminating or relocating employees. Restructuring charges recorded during fiscal 2009 associated with these initiatives were $160 million and include employee separation costs primarily associated with involuntary employee severance actions in Germany, as well as in the EMEA and U.S. regions. The headcount reductions and related payments identified in this action are expected to be completed in fiscal 2011. Future rental payments, net of estimated sublease income, related to operating lease obligations for unused space in connection with the closing or consolidation of facilities are expected to continue through fiscal 2020.

The following table summarizes the components of the fiscal 2009 restructuring program during the three months ended December 31, 2010:

 

In millions

   Employee
Separation
Costs
    Lease
Obligations
    Total  

Balance as of September 30, 2010

   $ 12      $ 5      $ 17   

Adjustments (1)

     (1     —          (1

Cash payments

     (4     (1     (5

Impact of foreign currency fluctuations

     —          1        1   
                        

Balance as of December 31, 2010

   $ 7      $ 5      $ 12   
                        

 

(1) Included in adjustments are changes in estimates, whereby all increases and decreases in costs related to the Fiscal 2009 restructuring program are recorded to the restructuring charges line item in operating expenses in the period of the adjustment.

Fiscal 2008 Restructuring Reserve

In connection with the Merger, Avaya’s management and board of directors developed various plans and initiatives designed to streamline the operations of the Company and generate cost savings, which include exiting facilities and terminating or relocating employees. As a result, the Company recorded approximately $251 million of liabilities associated with involuntary employee severance actions and approximately $79 million established for future lease payments on properties expected to be closed or consolidated as part of these initiatives. These amounts include the remaining payments associated with the restructuring reserves of periods prior to the Merger. The headcount reductions associated with this restructuring program were substantially completed in 2009 and the related payments are expected to be completed in fiscal 2011. Cash payments associated with the lease obligations, net of sub-lease income, are expected to continue through 2020.

The following table summarizes the components of this reserve during the three months ended December 31, 2010:

 

In millions

   Employee
Separation
Costs
    Lease
Obligations
    Total  

Balance as of September 30, 2010

   $ 14      $ 34      $ 48   

Cash payments

     (5     (1     (6

Impact of foreign currency fluctuations

     1        —          1   
                        

Balance as of December 31, 2010

   $ 10      $ 33      $ 43   
                        

 

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7. Financing Arrangements

In connection with the Merger on October 26, 2007, the Company entered into the following borrowing arrangements with several financial institutions, which arrangements were amended December 18, 2009 in connection with the NES acquisition. Long-term debt under these borrowing arrangements consists of the following:

 

In millions

   December 31,
2010
    September 30,
2010
 

Senior secured term B-1 loans

   $ 3,652      $ 3,662   

Senior secured incremental term B-2 loans

     742        732   

9.75% senior unsecured cash pay notes due 2015

     700        700   

10.125%/10.875% senior unsecured PIK toggle notes due 2015

     834        834   
                
     5,928        5,928   

Debt maturing within one year

     (48     (48
                

Long-term debt

   $ 5,880      $ 5,880   
                

On February 11, 2011, the Company amended and extended its senior secured credit facility and issued senior secured notes. See Note 16, “Subsequent Events” to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for further details.

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Prior to February 11, 2011, the senior secured credit facility consisted of (a) a senior secured multi-currency revolver allowing for borrowings of up to $200 million, (b) a $3,800 million senior secured term loan (the “term B-1 loans”), which was drawn in full on the closing date of the Merger, and (c) a $1,000 million incremental senior secured term loan (the “incremental term B-2 loans”), which was drawn in full at an original issue discount of 20.0% on December 18, 2009. The senior secured multi-currency revolver includes borrowing capacity available for letters of credit and for short-term borrowings, referred to as swingline loans, and is available in euros in addition to dollars. Borrowings are guaranteed by Parent and substantially all of the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries. The facility is secured by substantially all assets of Parent, the Company and the subsidiary guarantors. As of December 31, 2010 there were no amounts outstanding under the senior secured multi-currency revolver.

In connection with the financing of the Acquisition, the Company received $800 million in exchange for incremental term B-2 loans payable with a face value of $1,000 million and detachable warrants to purchase 61.5 million shares of the Parent’s common stock. The incremental term B-2 loans accrued interest at a rate equal to, at Avaya’s option, either (1) a LIBOR rate (subject to a floor of 3.0%) plus a margin of 7.5%, or (2) a base rate (subject to a floor of 4.0%) plus a margin of 6.5%. Except with respect to interest rates, the incremental term B-2 loans have substantially the same terms as the existing term B-1 loans, including the maturity dates, security interests, amortization, covenants and events of default. The terms of the incremental term B-2 loans were negotiated and agreed during the spring of 2009 at the time Avaya submitted its stalking horse bid for the Acquisition, and based on the agreed terms in relation to the market conditions existing at the time, the discount from the face amount of the loans was determined. In addition to receiving payments of principal and interest, upon funding of their loans at the closing of the Acquisition, Avaya’s financing sources that committed to provide the incremental term B-2 loans in July 2009 in connection with Avaya’s proposal to purchase NES received an aggregate commitment fee of $16 million. Proceeds from the issuance of the incremental term B-2 loans and associated warrants, net of commitment fees and reimbursement of the creditors’ costs of $1 million, was $783 million.

In accordance with GAAP, the Company allocated the net proceeds received at closing of the Acquisition between debt and warrants based on their relative fair values. The estimated fair value of the incremental term B-2 loans on December 18, 2009 was $1,096 million and was estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis

 

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based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements (e.g. a Level 2 Input). The warrants have a term of 10 years, have an exercise price of $3.25 per share and an aggregate estimated fair value of $114 million. The fair value of each warrant was determined utilizing the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein (“CRR”) binomial option pricing model under the following assumptions: estimated fair value of underlying stock of $3.00; expected term to exercise of 10 years; expected volatility of 48.8%; risk-free interest rate of 3.6%; and no dividend yield. The Company allocated the net cash proceeds of $783 million received to the incremental term B-2 loans and the warrants based on their relative fair values, or $709 million and $74 million, respectively. The difference between the carrying value of the incremental term B-2 loans as calculated and the $1,000 million face value of the incremental term B-2 loans at the date of issuance will be accreted over the term of the debt as interest expense using the effective interest rate method. At December 31, 2010, the incremental term B-2 loans had a carrying value of $742 million which included $45 million of accreted interest expense for the period December 18, 2009 through December 31, 2010.

Funds affiliated with Silver Lake and TPG provided an aggregate of $443 million of cash proceeds from the issuance of the incremental term B-2 loans, with each sponsor-affiliated lending group providing approximately $222 million of such cash proceeds. In connection with their financing commitment, the Silver Lake and TPG funds received an aggregate of $14 million of commitment fees. Based upon funding of their loans at the closing of the Acquisition, the Silver Lake and TPG funds received warrants to purchase an aggregate of 34,069,554 shares of the common stock of Parent at an exercise price equal to $3.25 per share.

The Company is required to make scheduled quarterly principal payments under the term B-1 loans, and was required to make scheduled quarterly principal payments under the incremental term B-2 loans, equal to 0.25%, or $12 million, of the original face value of the loans. As of December 31, 2010, the remaining face value after all principal payments to date of the term B-1 loans and the incremental term B-2 loans was $3,652 million and $988 million, respectively.

In connection with the incremental term B-2 loans, the Company capitalized financing costs of $5 million during fiscal 2010 consisting of legal and advisory fees. The Company is amortizing these costs over the term of the incremental term B-2 loans using the effective interest rate method.

Senior Unsecured Notes

The Company issued $700 million of senior unsecured cash-pay notes and $750 million of senior unsecured paid-in-kind (“PIK”) toggle notes. The interest rate for the cash-pay notes is fixed at 9.75% and the interest rates for the cash interest and PIK interest portions of the PIK-toggle notes are fixed at 10.125% and 10.875%, respectively. The Company may prepay the senior unsecured notes commencing November 1, 2011 at 104.875% of the cash pay note and at 105.0625% of PIK toggle note principal amount, which decreases to 102.4375% and 102.5313%, respectively, on November 1, 2012 and to 100% of each on or after November 1, 2013.

In accordance with its debt agreements, the Company was required to file a registration statement with the SEC to provide for the exchange of the senior unsecured notes for publicly registered securities having similar terms to the senior unsecured notes. The agreements provided that the Company use reasonable efforts to have such registration statement effective and the exchange offer completed prior to October 24, 2009 (the “Effectiveness Date”). In connection with the then pending acquisition of NES, SEC regulations required that the Company include in its registration statement certain audited financial statements of NES. The preparation of these financial statements was outside of the control of the Company and they were not available prior to the Effectiveness Date. Therefore, the registration statement could not be completed by the Effectiveness Date. The Company was required to pay additional interest on the senior unsecured notes at the rate of $0.05 per week per $1,000 principal amount for the first 90-day period immediately following the Effectiveness Date, and such rate was due to increase by an additional $0.05 per week per $1,000 principal amount with respect to each subsequent 90-day period until the exchange offer was completed, up to a maximum additional interest rate of $0.10 per week per $1,000 principal amount. Avaya’s Registration Statement on Form S- 4 was filed with the SEC on

 

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December 23, 2009 and declared effective by the SEC on January 14, 2010. The Company subsequently completed the exchange offer on February 12, 2010. The additional interest expense associated with this debt of $1 million was expensed through September 30, 2009 when such additional interest became probable in accordance with GAAP.

For the periods May 1, 2009 through October 31, 2009 and November 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010, the Company elected to pay interest in kind on its senior PIK toggle notes. PIK interest of $41 million and $43 million was added, for these periods, respectively, to the principal amount of the senior unsecured notes effective November 1, 2009 and May 1, 2010, respectively, and will be payable when the senior unsecured notes become due. For the period of May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010 and November 1, 2010 through April 30, 2011, the Company has elected to make such payments in cash interest.

Senior Secured Asset-Based Credit Facility

The Company’s senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility allows for borrowings of up to $335 million, subject to availability under a borrowing base, of which $150 million may be in the form of letters of credit. The borrowing base at any time equals the sum of 85% of eligible accounts receivable plus 85% of the net orderly liquidation value of eligible inventory, subject to certain reserves and other adjustments. The Company and substantially all of its U.S. subsidiaries are borrowers under this facility, and borrowings are guaranteed by Parent, the Company and substantially all of the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries. The facility is secured by substantially all assets of Parent, the Company and the subsidiary guarantors. The senior secured multi-currency asset based revolving credit facility also provides the Company with the right to request up to $100 million of additional commitments under this facility. The principal amount outstanding under this facility is payable in full on October 26, 2013. At December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010, there were no borrowings under this facility. At December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010 there were $50 million and $53 million, respectively, of letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business under the senior secured multi-currency revolver resulting in remaining availability of $207 million and $237 million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2010, the Company was not in default under its senior secured credit facility, the indenture governing its senior unsecured notes or its senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility.

Capital Lease Obligations

Included in other liabilities is $24 million of capital lease obligations, primarily associated with an office facility assumed in the acquisition of NES.

8. Derivatives and Other Financial Instruments

Interest Rate Swaps

The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage the amount of its floating rate debt in order to reduce its exposure to variable rate interest payments associated with certain borrowings under the senior secured credit facility. The interest rate swaps are designated as cash flow hedges. The fair values of the interest rate swaps are reflected as an asset or liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, reported as a component of other comprehensive loss and reclassified to earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses on the derivative instrument representing hedge ineffectiveness are recognized in current earnings. The fair values of the interest rate swaps are estimated using non-binding market prices that are corroborated by observable market data, or discounted cash flow techniques.

 

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The details of these swaps are as follows:

 

In millions

  

Effective Date

  

Maturity Date

   Notional
Amount
    

Floating Rate

Received by Avaya

   Fixed Rate
Paid by Avaya
 

4-year swap

   November 26, 2007    November 26, 2011      200       3-month LIBOR      4.485

5-year swap

   November 26, 2007    November 26, 2012      300       3-month LIBOR      4.591
                    

Notional amount—2007 swaps

        500         

3-year swap

   August 26, 2010    August 26, 2013      750       3-month LIBOR      1.160

3-year swap

   August 26, 2010    August 26, 2013      750       3-month LIBOR      1.135
                    

Notional amount—2010 swaps

        1,500         
                    

Notional amount—Total

      $ 2,000         
                    

The following table summarizes the (gains) and losses of the interest rate contracts qualifying and designated as cash flow hedging instruments:

 

     Three months  ended
December 31
                2010                 
 

In millions

   2010     2009  

(Gain) loss on interest rate swaps

    

Recognized in other comprehensive loss

   $ (22   $ (21
                

Reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into interest expense

   $ 16      $ 24   
                

Recognized in operations (ineffective portion)

   $ —        $ —     
                

The Company expects to reclassify approximately $30 million from accumulated other comprehensive loss into expense in the next twelve months related to the Company’s interest rate swaps based on the projected borrowing rates at December 31, 2010.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

The Company utilizes foreign currency forward contracts primarily to manage short-term exchange rate exposures on certain receivables, payables and intercompany loans residing on foreign subsidiaries’ books, which are denominated in currencies other than the subsidiary’s functional currency. When those items are revalued into the subsidiaries’ functional currencies at the month-end exchange rates, the fluctuations in the exchange rates are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as other income (expense), net. Changes in the fair value of the Company’s foreign currency forward contracts used to offset these exposed items are also recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as other income (expense), net in the period in which the exchange rates change.

The gains and (losses) of the foreign currency forward contracts included in other income (expense), net were $8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of derivatives:

 

In millions

   December 31, 2010     September 30, 2010  

Balance Sheet Location

   Total     Foreign
Currency
Forward
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Swaps
    Total     Foreign
Currency
Forward
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Swaps
 

Other current assets

   $ 4      $ 4      $ —        $ 5      $ 5      $ —     

Other current liabilities

     (34     (3     (31     (67     (23     (44

Other non-current liabilities

     (4     —          (4     (18     —          (18
                                                

Net (Liability) Asset

   $ (34   $ 1      $ (35   $ (80   $ (18   $ (62
                                                

 

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9. Fair Value Measures

Pursuant to the accounting guidance for fair value measurements and its subsequent updates, fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and it considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.

Fair Value Hierarchy

The accounting guidance for fair value measurement also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are prioritized into three levels that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1: Inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that are observable.

Level 2: Inputs that reflect quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.

Level 3: Inputs that are unobservable to the extent that observable inputs are not available for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

 

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Asset and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010 were as follows:

 

     December 31, 2010  
     Fair Value Measurements Using  

In millions

   Total      Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical
Instruments
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
 

Other Current Assets:

           

Foreign currency forward contracts

   $ 4       $ 4       $ —         $ —     
                                   

Other Non-Current Assets:

           

Investments

   $ 10       $ 10       $ —         $ —     
                                   

Other Current Liabilities:

           

Foreign currency forward contracts

   $ 3       $ 3       $ —         $ —     

Interest rate swaps

     31         —           31         —     
                                   
   $ 34       $ 3       $ 31       $ —     
                                   

Other Non-Current Liabilities:

           

Interest rate swaps

   $ 4       $ —         $ 4       $ —     
                                   
     September 30, 2010  
     Fair Value Measurements Using  

In millions

   Total      Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Instruments
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
 

Other Current Assets:

           

Foreign currency forward contracts

   $ 5       $ 5       $ —         $ —     
                                   

Other Non-Current Assets:

           

Investments

   $ 10       $ 10       $ —         $ —     
                                   

Other Current Liabilities:

           

Foreign currency forward contracts

   $ 23       $ 23       $ —         $ —     

Interest rate swaps

     44         —           44         —     
                                   
   $ 67       $ 23       $ 44       $ —     
                                   

Other Non-Current Liabilities:

           

Interest rate swaps

   $ 18       $ —         $ 18       $ —     
                                   

Interest Rate Swaps

Interest rate swaps classified as Level 2 liabilities are priced using non-binding market prices that are corroborated by observable market data, or discounted cash flow techniques. Significant inputs to the discounted cash flow model include projected future cash flows based on projected 3-month LIBOR rates, and the average margin for companies with similar credit ratings and similar maturities. These are classified as Level 2 as they are not actively traded and are valued using pricing models that use observable market inputs.

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, to the extent the underlying liability will be settled in cash, approximate carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

The estimated fair values of the amounts borrowed under the Company’s credit facilities and indenture at December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2010      September 30, 2010  

In millions

   Carrying
Amount
     Fair
Value
     Carrying
Amount
     Fair
Value
 

Senior secured term B-1 loan

   $ 3,652       $ 3,461       $ 3,662       $ 3,250   

Senior secured incremental term B-2 loans

     742         1,014         732         1,018   

9.75% senior unsecured cash pay notes due 2015

     700         705         700         665   

10.125%/10.875% senior unsecured PIK toggle notes due 2015

     834         857         834         792   
                                   

Total

   $ 5,928       $ 6,037       $ 5,928       $ 5,725   
                                   

10. Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $22 million and $3 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was 13.9% and 2.2%, respectively, and differs from the U.S. Federal tax rate primarily due to the effect of taxable income in non-U.S. jurisdictions and due to the valuation allowance established against the Company’s U.S. deferred tax assets. The tax expense for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was partially offset by a $10 million reduction in the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits due to the settlement of a global tax issue plus the reversal of interest in the amount of $5 million.

11. Benefit Obligations

The Company sponsors non-contributory defined benefit pension plans covering a portion of its U.S. employees and retirees, and postretirement benefit plans covering certain U.S. retirees that include healthcare benefits and life insurance coverage. The Company froze benefit accruals and additional participation in the pension and postretirement plan for its U.S. management employees effective December 31, 2003.

Certain non-U.S. operations have various retirement benefit programs covering substantially all of their employees. Some of these programs are considered to be defined benefit pension plans for accounting purposes.

The components of the pension and postretirement net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 are provided in the table below:

 

     Pension Benefits -
U.S.
    Pension Benefits -
Non-U.S.
     Postretirement Benefits -
U.S.
 
     Three months ended
December 31,
    Three months ended
December 31,
     Three months ended
December 31,
 

In millions

       2010             2009             2010              2009              2010             2009      

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

              

Service cost

   $ 2      $ 2      $ 2       $ 2       $ 1      $ 1   

Interest cost

     38        40        6         6         8        10   

Expected return on plan assets

     (44     (45     —           —           (3     (3

Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost

     —          —          —           —           1        1   

Amortization of previously unrecognized net actuarial loss

     16        8        —           —           —          —     
                                                  

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 12      $ 5      $ 8       $ 8       $ 7      $ 9   
                                                  

 

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The Company’s general funding policy with respect to its U.S. qualified pension plans is to contribute amounts at least sufficient to satisfy the minimum amount required by applicable law and regulations. For the three month period ended December 31, 2010, the Company made contributions of $3 million to satisfy minimum statutory funding requirements. Estimated payments to satisfy minimum statutory funding requirements for the remainder of fiscal 2011 are $69 million.

The Company provides certain pension benefits for U.S. employees, which are not pre-funded, and certain pension benefits for non-U.S. employees, the majority of which are not pre-funded. Consequently, the Company makes payments as these benefits are disbursed or premiums are paid. For the three month period ended December 31, 2010, the Company made payments for these U.S. and non-U.S. pension benefits totaling $2 million and $4 million, respectively. Estimated payments for these U.S. and non-U.S. pension benefits for the remainder of fiscal 2011 are $5 million and $20 million, respectively.

Effective May 24, 2009, the Company entered into a new three-year collective bargaining agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Communications Workers of America (“CWA”) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (“IBEW”). The Agreement affects the level of pension and postretirement benefits available to U.S. employees of the Company who are represented by the CWA or IBEW (“represented employees”). In compliance with the terms of the 2009 Agreement, the Company contributed $13 million during the three month period ended December 31, 2010. The Company expects to make contributions under the 2009 Agreement of $34 million for the remainder of fiscal 2011.

The Company also provides certain retiree medical benefits for U.S. employees that are not pre-funded. Consequently, the Company makes payments as these benefits are disbursed. For the three month period ended December 31, 2010, the Company made payments totaling $4 million for these retiree medical benefits. Estimated payments for these retiree medical benefits for the remainder of fiscal 2011 are $11 million.

12. Share-based Compensation

The Sierra Holdings Corp. Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (“2007 Plan”) governs the issuance of equity awards, including restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and stock options, to eligible plan participants. Key employees, directors, and consultants of the Company may be eligible to receive awards under the 2007 Plan. Each stock option, when vested and exercised, and each RSU, when vested, entitles the holder to receive one share of the Parent’s stock, subject to certain restrictions on their transfer and sale as defined in the 2007 Plan and the related award agreements. As of December 31, 2010, the Parent had authorized the issuance of up to 49,848,157 shares of its stock under the 2007 Plan, in addition to 2,924,125 shares underlying certain continuation awards that were permitted to be issued at the time of the Merger. There remained 5,655,204 shares available for grant under the 2007 Plan as of December 31, 2010.

Option Awards

During the three months ended December 31, 2010, the Company granted 1,244,750 time-based and 670,250 multiple-of-money options in the ordinary course of business. All of the options have an exercise price of $3.00 per share and expire ten years from the date of grant or upon cessation of employment, in which event there are limited exercise provisions allowed for vested options.

Time-based options granted during the three months ended December 31, 2010 vest over their performance periods, generally four years. Compensation expense equal to the fair value of the option measured on the grant date is recognized utilizing graded attribution over the requisite service period.

Multiple-of-money options vest upon the achievement of defined returns on the Sponsors’ initial investment (a “triggering event”) in the Parent. Because vesting of the multiple-of-money market-based options is outside the control of the Company and the award recipients, vesting and resulting compensation expense relative to the multiple-of-money options must only be recognized upon the occurrence of a triggering event (e.g., sale or initial public offering of Parent).

 

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The fair value of option awards is determined at the date of grant utilizing the Cox-Ross Rubinstein (“CRR”) binomial option pricing model which is affected by the fair value of the Parent’s stock as well as a number of complex and subjective assumptions. Expected volatility is based primarily on a combination of the Company’s peer group’s historical volatility and estimates of implied volatility of the Company’s peer group. The risk-free interest rate assumption was derived from reference to the U.S. Treasury Spot rates for the expected term of the stock options. The dividend yield assumption is based on the Parent’s current intent not to issue a dividend under its dividend policy. The expected holding period assumption was estimated based on the Company’s historical experience.

For the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company recognized share-based compensation associated with options issued under the 2007 Plan of $3 million and $6 million, respectively, which is included in costs and operating expenses.

Restricted Stock Units

The Company has “RSUs” which represent the right to receive one share of the Parent’s stock when fully vested. The fair value of the RSUs is estimated by the Board of Directors on the respective dates of grant.

During the three months ended December 31, 2010, the Company awarded 50,000 RSUs in the ordinary course of business. The fair market value (as defined in the 2007 Plan) of these awards at the date of grant was $3.00 per share. These awards vest 50% on each of the first and second anniversaries of the grant date.

At December 31, 2010, there were 1,305,000 awarded RSUs outstanding under the 2007 Plan, of which 570,000 were fully vested. For each of the three months ended December 31 2010 and 2009, the Company recognized share-based compensation associated with RSUs granted under the 2007 Plan of less than $1 million.

13. Reportable Segments

Avaya conducts its business operations in three segments. Two of those segments, Global Communications Solutions (“GCS”) and Data Networking (“Data”), make up Avaya’s product portfolio. The third segment contains Avaya’s services portfolio and is called Avaya Global Services (“AGS”).

The Company acquired its Data business as part of the acquisition of NES on December 18, 2009 and, prior to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, included the results of the Data business within the reported results of the GCS segment. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, the Company changed the manner in which it organizes and reports its segments to present the Data business as a separate reportable segment and no longer includes its results as a part of the GCS segment. To be consistent with this reporting structure, the revenues and gross margins of the Data business for the period December 18, 2009 through December 31, 2009 have been reclassified from the GCS segment to the Data segment.

The GCS segment primarily develops, markets, and sells unified communications and contact center solutions by integrating multiple forms of communications, including telephone, e-mail, instant messaging and video. Avaya’s Data segment’s portfolio of products offers integrated networking solutions which are scalable across customer enterprises. The AGS segment develops, markets and sells comprehensive end-to-end global service offerings that allow customers to evaluate, plan, design, implement, monitor, manage and optimize complex enterprise communications networks.

For internal reporting purposes the Company’s chief operating decision maker makes financial decisions and allocates resources based on segment margin information obtained from the Company’s internal management systems. Management does not include in its segment measures of profitability selling, general, and administrative expenses, research and development expenses, amortization of intangible assets, and certain discrete items, such as charges relating to restructuring actions, impairment charges, and merger-related costs as these costs are not core to the measurement of segment management’s performance, but rather are controlled at the corporate level.

 

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Summarized financial information relating to the Company’s reportable segments is shown in the following table:

 

     Three months  ended
December 31,
 

In millions

       2010             2009      

REVENUE

    

Global Communications Solutions

   $ 644      $ 501   

Data Networking

     79        14   

Avaya Global Services

     645        547   

Unallocated Amounts (1)

     (2     (2
                
   $ 1,366      $ 1,060   
                

GROSS MARGIN

    

Global Communications Solutions

   $ 357      $ 288   

Data Networking

     32        8   

Avaya Global Services

     303        281   

Unallocated Amounts (1)

     (73     (67
                
     619        510   

OPERATING EXPENSES

    

Selling, general and administrative

     461        366   

Research and development

     115        81   

Amortization of intangible assets

     56        50   

Impairment of long-lived assets

     —          16   

Restructuring charges, net

     22        15   

Acquisition-related costs

     4        17   
                
     658        545   
                

OPERATING LOSS

     (39     (35

INTEREST EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME, NET

     (119     (98
                

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

   $ (158   $ (133
                

 

(1) Unallocated Amounts in Gross Margin include the amortization of technology intangible assets that are not identified with a specific segment. Unallocated Amounts in Revenue and Gross Margin also include the impacts of certain fair value adjustments recorded in purchase accounting in connection with the Merger.

Property, plant and equipment, net by geographic area is as follows:

 

     December 31,      September 30,  

In millions

   2010      2010  

North America:

     

U.S.

   $ 288       $ 296   

Canada

     13         13   
                 

Total North America

     301         309   

Outside North America:

     

Germany

     70         75   

EMEA (excluding Germany)

     25         26   
                 

Total EMEA

     95         101   

APAC—Asia Pacific

     30         31   

CALA—Central and Latin America

     8         9   
                 

Total outside North America

     133         141   
                 

Total

   $ 434       $ 450   
                 

 

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14. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is involved in litigation, claims, government inquiries, investigations and proceedings, including, but not limited to, those identified below, relating to intellectual property, commercial, securities, employment, employee benefits, environmental and regulatory matters.

Other than as described below, the Company believes there is no litigation pending against the Company that could have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Government Subpoenas

On May 3, 2005, the Company received a subpoena from the Office of Inspector General, U.S. General Services Administration, relating to a federal investigation of the Company’s billing for telecommunications equipment and maintenance services. The subpoena requests records from the period January 1, 1990 to the date of the subpoena. The Company has cooperated with the government and has produced information in response to the subpoena. The Company believes that it has valid defenses to the government’s claims and that the government’s assumptions underlying its claims of improper billing are inaccurate. Nonetheless, the Company has cooperated with the government in an effort to resolve this matter. In January 2011, the Company executed a settlement agreement to resolve this matter, as well as ancillary state matters, for approximately $16 million, including legal fees for plaintiffs’ lawyers.

Antitrust Litigation

In 2006, the Company instituted an action in the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, against defendants Telecom Labs, Inc., TeamTLI.com Corp. and Continuant Technologies, Inc. and subsequently amended its complaint to include certain individual officers of these companies as defendants. Defendants purportedly provide maintenance services to customers who have purchased or leased the Company’s communications equipment. The Company asserts in its amended complaint that, among other things, defendants, or each of them, have engaged in tortious conduct and/or violated federal intellectual property laws by improperly accessing and utilizing the Company’s proprietary software, including passwords, logins and maintenance service permissions, to perform certain maintenance services on the Company’s customers’ equipment. Defendants have filed a counterclaim against the Company, alleging a number of tort claims and alleging that the Company has violated the Sherman Act’s prohibitions against anticompetitive conduct through the manner in which the Company sells its products and services. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the federal anticompetitive claims, which the court granted in part and denied in part. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Company’s claims to the extent they assert violations of the federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The court denied Defendants’ motion in its entirety. Defendants also filed a motion to amend their complaint, which was denied in part and affirmed in part. The parties have engaged in extensive discovery and motion practice to, among other things, amend pleadings and compel and oppose discovery requests. A trial date has been set for September 2011. At this point in the proceeding, discovery on the Company’s claims and the defendants’ surviving counter-claims continues. Therefore, at this time an outcome cannot be predicted and, as a result, the Company cannot be assured that this case will not have a material adverse effect on the manner in which it does business, its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Intellectual Property

In April 2009, Web Telephony LLC filed a complaint for patent infringement against the Company and several other corporations in the Eastern District of Texas. Web Telephony LLC alleges that defendants have infringed its patent with respect to telecommunications using a web browser. Avaya filed an answer to the complaint in April 2010. It seeks to recover for alleged reasonable royalties, attorneys’ fees and enhanced damages. The Company has filed an answer to the complaint. This matter is in its very early stages, and at this time the Company cannot determine if this matter will have an effect on its business or, if it does, whether its outcome will have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flow.

 

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In August 2009, Klausner Technologies, Inc. filed a complaint for patent infringement against the Company and several other corporations in the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of its patent with respect to visual voicemail. The complaint as filed sought to recover for alleged reasonable royalties, attorneys’ fees and enhanced damages. In February 2011, the Company and the plaintiff tentatively agreed to settle this matter without the Company admitting wrongdoing. The amount of the tentative settlement is not material to the consolidated financial statements.

In April 2010, Vtrax Technologies Licensing, Inc. filed a complaint for patent infringement against the Company and several other corporations in the Southern District of Florida, alleging infringement of a patent with respect to certain of the Company’s contact center software and methods. It seeks injunctive relief, damages for the alleged infringement, including treble damages and costs of suit, including attorneys’ fees. The Company filed an answer to the complaint in April 2010. This matter is in its very early stages, and at this time the Company cannot determine if this matter will have an effect on Avaya’s business or, if it does, whether its outcome will have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In November 2010, Gemini IP, LLC filed a complaint for patent infringement against the Company and numerous other corporations in the Eastern District of Texas, alleging infringement of a patent with respect to remote based customer service. It seeks to recover for alleged reasonable royalties and attorneys’ fees. The Company’s answer to the complaint was filed in January 2011. This matter is in its very early stages, and at this time the Company cannot determine if this matter will have an effect on its business or, if it does, whether its outcome will have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In May 2010, Microlog Corp. filed a complaint for patent infringement against customers of the Company and numerous other corporations in the Eastern District of Texas, alleging infringement of a patent with respect to multi-media contact center technology and software. It seeks to recover for alleged reasonable royalties. In January 2011, the Company accepted defense and indemnification on behalf of one of its customers. This matter is in its very early stages, and at this time the Company cannot determine if this matter will have an effect on its business or, if it does, whether its outcome will have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Other

In October 2009, a former supplier in France, Combel, made a claim for improper termination of the Company’s relationship under French law seeking damages of at least €10 million and a provisional (interim) indemnity by the Company of €5 million. The Company disputes that Combel is entitled to any such damages and that it has not improperly terminated the relationship. In December 2010, the court rejected all claims of Combel based on the allegedly improper termination of the commercial relationship and only a claim with respect to the buyback of inventory remains open. To assess the value of the remaining inventory, the court appointed an expert. The next hearing is scheduled in March 2011 for review. Combel has one month from the date that the decision of the Court is served upon the Company to appeal. An outcome cannot be predicted and, as a result, the Company cannot be assured that this case will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Since November 2008, OpenLink Software Inc. (“OpenLink”), a former supplier of software utilized by Avaya in its Call Management System, has alleged that the Company breached the terms of software licenses in an OEM agreement dated June 23, 1997, as amended from time to time. A formal complaint has not been filed. The Company cannot determine if this matter will have an effect on its business or, if it does, whether its outcome will have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In October 2009, a group of 85 former employees of Avaya’s former Shreveport, Louisiana manufacturing facility brought suit in Louisiana state court, naming as defendants Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., Lucent Technologies Services Company, Inc., and AT&T Technologies, Inc. The former employees allege hearing loss due to hazardous noise exposure from the facility dating back over forty years, and stipulate that the total amount

 

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of each individual’s damages does not exceed fifty thousand dollars. In February 2010 plaintiffs amended their complaint and added an additional 10 former employees as plaintiffs, raising the total number of plaintiffs to 95, and added Avaya Inc. as a named defendant. In April 2010, plaintiffs sought leave of court to add an additional 10 plaintiffs. This matter is in the early phases of discovery. The Company cannot determine if this matter will have an effect on our business, or, if it does, whether its outcome will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Product Warranties

The Company recognizes a liability for the estimated costs that may be incurred to remedy certain deficiencies of quality or performance of the Company’s products. These product warranties extend over a specified period of time generally ranging up to two years from the date of sale depending upon the product subject to the warranty. The Company accrues a provision for estimated future warranty costs based upon the historical relationship of warranty claims to sales. The Company periodically reviews the adequacy of its product warranties and adjusts, if necessary, the warranty percentage and accrued warranty reserve, which is included in other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, for actual experience.

 

In millions

      

Balance as of September 30, 2010

   $ 45   

Reductions for payments and costs to satisfy claims

     (13

Accruals for warranties issued during the period

     6   

Adjustments

     (2
        

Balance as of December 31, 2010

   $ 36   
        

The Company provides indemnifications of varying scope to certain customers against claims of intellectual property infringement made by third parties arising from the use of Avaya’s products. Except as set forth above, the Company has not incurred any losses as a result of such obligations and it has not accrued any liabilities related to such indemnifications.

Guarantees of Indebtedness and Other Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Letters of Credit

The Company has uncommitted credit facilities that vary in term totaling $50 million as of December 31, 2010 for the purpose of obtaining third party financial guarantees such as letters of credit which ensure the Company’s performance or payment to third parties. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had outstanding an aggregate of $100 million in irrevocable letters of credit under its committed and uncommitted credit facilities (including $50 million under its $535 million committed credit facilities).

Surety Bonds

The Company arranges for the issuance of various types of surety bonds, such as license, permit, bid and performance bonds, which are agreements under which the surety company guarantees that the Company will perform in accordance with contractual or legal obligations. These bonds vary in duration although most are issued and outstanding from nine months to three years. These bonds are backed by $12 million of the Company’s letters of credit. If the Company fails to perform under its obligations, the maximum potential payment under these surety bonds is $36 million as of December 31, 2010.

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manufacturing lead times and to help assure adequate component supply, the Company enters into agreements with contract manufacturers and suppliers that allow them to produce and procure inventory based upon forecasted requirements provided by the Company. If the Company does not meet these specified purchase commitments, it could be required to purchase the inventory, or in the case of certain agreements, pay an early termination fee. As of December 31, 2010, the maximum potential payment under these commitments was approximately $124 million. Historically, the Company has not been required to pay a charge for not meeting its designated purchase commitments with these suppliers.

The Company’s outsourcing agreement with its most significant contract manufacturer expires in July 2013. After the initial term, the outsourcing agreement is automatically renewed for successive periods of twelve months each, subject to specific termination rights for the Company and the contract manufacturer. All manufacturing of the Company’s products is performed in accordance with either detailed requirements or specifications and product designs furnished by the Company, and is subject to rigorous quality control standards.

Product Financing Arrangements

The Company sells products to various resellers that may obtain financing from certain unaffiliated third-party lending institutions. For the Company’s product financing arrangement with resellers outside the U.S., in the event participating resellers default on their payment obligations to the lending institution, the Company is obligated under certain circumstances to guarantee repayment to the lending institution. The repayment amount fluctuates with the level of product financing activity. The guaranteed repayment amount was approximately $2 million as of December 31, 2010. The Company reviews and sets the maximum credit limit for each reseller participating in this financing arrangement. Historically, there have not been any guarantee repayments by the Company. The Company has estimated the fair value of this guarantee as of December 31, 2010, and has determined that it is not significant. There can be no assurance that the Company will not be obligated to repurchase inventory under this arrangement in the future.

Long-Term Cash Incentive Plan

The Parent has established a long-term incentive cash bonus plan (“LTIP”). Under the LTIP, the Parent will make cash awards available to compensate certain key employees upon the achievement of defined returns on the Sponsors’ initial investment in the Parent (a “triggering event”). The Parent has issued LTIP awards covering a total of $60 million, of which $42 million in awards were outstanding as of December 31, 2010. Compensation expense relative to the LTIP awards will be recognized upon the occurrence of a triggering event (e.g., a sale or initial public offering). As of December 31, 2010, no compensation expense associated with the LTIP has been recognized.

Performance Guarantee

In connection with the sales of certain businesses, the Company has assigned its rights and obligations under several real estate leases to the acquiring companies (the “assignees”). The remaining terms of these leases vary from one year to four years. While the Company is no longer the primary obligor under these leases, the lessors have not completely released the Company from its obligations, and hold it secondarily liable in the event that the assignees default on these leases. The maximum potential future payments the Company could be required to make, if all of the assignees were to default as of December 31, 2010, would be approximately $4 million. The Company has assessed the probability of default by the assignees and has determined it to be remote.

Credit Facility Indemnification

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to changes in tax law or other legal requirements. While there have been no amounts paid to the lenders pursuant to this indemnity in the past, there can be no assurance that the Company will not be obligated to indemnify the lenders under this arrangement in the future.

Transactions with Alcatel-Lucent

Pursuant to the Contribution and Distribution Agreement effective October 1, 2000, Lucent Technologies, Inc. (now Alcatel-Lucent) contributed to the Company substantially all of the assets, liabilities and operations associated with its enterprise networking businesses (the “Company’s Businesses”) and distributed the Company’s stock pro-rata to the shareholders of Lucent. The Contribution and Distribution Agreement, among other things, provides that, in general, the Company will indemnify Alcatel-Lucent for all liabilities including certain pre-distribution tax obligations of Alcatel-Lucent relating to the Company’s Businesses and all contingent liabilities primarily relating to the Company’s Businesses or otherwise assigned to the Company. In addition, the Contribution and Distribution Agreement provides that certain contingent liabilities not allocated to one of the parties will be shared by Alcatel-Lucent and the Company in prescribed percentages. The Contribution and Distribution Agreement also provides that each party will share specified portions of contingent liabilities based upon agreed percentages related to the business of the other party that exceed $50 million. The Company is unable to determine the maximum potential amount of other future payments, if any, that it could be required to make under this agreement.

The Tax Sharing Agreement governs Alcatel-Lucent’s and the Company’s respective rights, responsibilities and obligations after the distribution with respect to taxes for the periods ending on or before the distribution. Generally, pre-distribution taxes or benefits that are clearly attributable to the business of one party will be borne solely by that party, and other pre-distribution taxes or benefits will be shared by the parties based on a formula set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement. The Company may be subject to additional taxes or benefits pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement related to future settlements of audits by state and local and foreign taxing authorities for the periods prior to the Company’s separation from Alcatel-Lucent.

15. Guarantor—Non Guarantor financial information

The senior secured credit facility and senior unsecured cash pay and PIK toggle notes are jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed subject to certain conditions by Avaya Inc. and all wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries of the Company (with certain agreed-upon exceptions) (collectively, the “Guarantors”). Each of the Guarantors is 100% owned, directly or indirectly, by Avaya Inc. None of the other subsidiaries of Avaya Inc., either directly or indirectly, guarantees the senior secured credit facility or the senior unsecured cash pay or PIK toggle notes (“Non-Guarantors”). Avaya Inc. also unconditionally guarantees the senior secured asset-based credit facility described in Note 7, “Financing Arrangements.” In addition, all of Avaya Inc.’s wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries (with certain agreed-upon exceptions) act as co-borrowers and co-guarantors under the senior secured asset-based credit facility.

 

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The following tables present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Avaya Inc. (“Parent”), the Guarantor subsidiaries, the Non-Guarantor subsidiaries and Eliminations as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 to arrive at the information for Avaya Inc. on a consolidated basis.

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Operations

 

     Three months ended December 31, 2010  

In millions

   Parent
Company
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

REVENUE

   $ 746      $ 110      $ 611      $ (101   $ 1,366   

COST

     424        98        326        (101     747   
                                        

GROSS MARGIN

     322        12        285        —          619   

OPERATING EXPENSES

          

Selling, general and administrative

     208        23        230        —          461   

Research and development

     69        3        43        —          115   

Amortization of intangible assets

     51        1        4        —          56   

Restructuring charges, net

     7        —          15        —          22   

Acquistion-related costs

     1        —          3        —          4   
                                        
     336        27        295        —          658   
                                        

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)

     (14     (15     (10     —          (39

Interest expense

     (123     (5     —          1        (127

Other income, net

     (5     1        13        (1     8   
                                        

(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     (142     (19     3        —          (158

Provision for income taxes

     6        —          16        —          22   

Equity in net loss of consolidated subsidiaries

     (32     —          —          32        —     
                                        

NET LOSS

     (180     (19     (13     32        (180

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     —          —          —          —          —     
                                        

NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO AVAYA INC.

   $ (180   $ (19   $ (13   $ 32      $ (180
                                        

 

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Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Operations

 

     Three months ended December 31, 2009  

In millions

   Parent
Company
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations     Consolidated  

REVENUE

   $ 584      $ 34      $ 510       $ (68   $ 1,060   

COST

     346        16        256         (68     550   
                                         

GROSS MARGIN

     238        18        254         —          510   

OPERATING EXPENSES

           

Selling, general and administrative

     151        10        205         —          366   

Research and development

     46        3        32         —          81   

Amortization of intangible assets

     50        —          —           —          50   

Impairment of long-lived assets

     7        —          9         —          16   

Restructuring charges, net

     7        —          8         —          15   

Acquistion-related costs

     17        —          —           —          17   
                                         
     278        13        254         —          545   
                                         

OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME

     (40     5        —           —          (35

Interest expense

     (98     (4     —           —          (102

Other income, net

     2        —          2         —          4   
                                         

(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     (136     1        2         —          (133

Provision for income taxes

     3        —          —           —          3   

Equity in net income of consolidated subsidiaries

     2        —          —           (2     —     
                                         

NET (LOSS) INCOME

     (137     1        2         (2     (136

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     —          —          1         —          1   
                                         

NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AVAYA INC.

   $ (137   $ 1      $ 1       $ (2   $ (137
                                         

 

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Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

 

    December 31, 2010  

In millions

  Parent
Company
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS

         

Current assets:

         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 191      $ 36      $ 233      $ —        $ 460   

Accounts receivable, net-external

    283        42        410        —          735   

Accounts receivable-internal

    536        185        65        (786     —     

Inventory

    127        15        118        —          260   

Deferred income taxes, net

    —          —          4        —          4   

Other current assets

    104        92        102        —          298   

Internal notes receivable, current

    1,518        89        (18     (1,589     —     
                                       

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

    2,759        459        914        (2,375     1,757   

Property, plant and equipment, net

    259        30        145        —          434   

Deferred income taxes, net

    —          —          22        —          22   

Intangible assets, net

    2,196        38        247        —          2,481   

Goodwill

    4,075        —          —          —          4,075   

Other assets

    167        10        41        —          218   

Investment in consolidated subsidiaries

    (1,564     7        24        1,533        —     
                                       

TOTAL ASSETS

  $ 7,892      $ 544      $ 1,393      $ (842   $ 8,987   
                                       

LIABILITIES

         

Current liabilities:

         

Debt maturing within one year-external

  $ 48      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 48   

Debt maturing within one year-internal

    90        363        1,136        (1,589     —     

Accounts payable-external

    292        28        186        —          506   

Accounts payable-internal

    155        220        411        (786     —     

Payroll and benefit obligations

    127        12        138        —          277   

Deferred revenue

    550        36        77        —          663   

Business restructuring reserve, current portion

    25        4        71        —          100   

Other current liabilities

    220        4        99        —          323   
                                       

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

    1,507        667        2,118        (2,375     1,917   
                                       

Long-term debt

    5,880        —          —          —          5,880   

Benefit obligations

    1,796        —          458        —          2,254   

Deferred income taxes, net

    157        —          1        —          158   

Business restructuring reserve, non-current portion

    22        3        25        —          50   

Other liabilities

    102        23        175        —          300   
                                       

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

    7,957        26        659        —          8,642   
                                       

TOTAL STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIENCY

    (1,572     (149     (1,384     1,533        (1,572
                                       

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIENCY

  $ 7,892      $ 544      $ 1,393      $ (842   $ 8,987   
                                       

 

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Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

 

    September 30, 2010  

In millions

  Parent
Company
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS

         

Current assets:

         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 348      $ 26      $ 205      $ —        $ 579   

Accounts receivable, net-external

    326        46        420        —          792   

Accounts receivable-internal

    530        184        67        (781     —     

Inventory

    108        15        111        —          234   

Deferred income taxes, net

    —          —          3        —          3   

Other current assets

    95        80        101        —          276   

Internal notes receivable, current

    1,423        89        (16     (1,496     —     
                                       

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

    2,830        440        891        (2,277     1,884   

Property, plant and equipment, net

    266        31        153        —          450   

Deferred income taxes, net

    —          —          22        —          22   

Intangible assets, net

    2,300        39        264        —          2,603   

Goodwill

    4,075        —          —          —          4,075   

Other assets

    178        8        41        —          227   

Investment in consolidated subsidiaries

    (1,527     7        23        1,497        —     
                                       

TOTAL ASSETS

  $ 8,122      $ 525      $ 1,394      $ (780   $ 9,261   
                                       

LIABILITIES

         

Current liabilities:

         

Debt maturing within one year-external

  $ 48      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 48   

Debt maturing within one year-internal

    92        355        1,049        (1,496     —     

Accounts payable-external

    252        30        182        —          464   

Accounts payable-internal

    155        181        445        (781     —     

Payroll and benefit obligations

    145        20        146        —          311   

Deferred revenue

    548        32        70        —          650   

Business restructuring reserve, current portion

    26        4        83        —          113   

Other current liabilities

    296        5        129        —          430   
                                       

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

    1,562        627        2,104        (2,277     2,016   
                                       

Long-term debt

    5,880        —          —          —          5,880   

Benefit obligations

    1,814        —          461        —          2,275   

Deferred income taxes, net

    153        —          1        —          154   

Business restructuring reserve, non-current portion

    25        4        23        —          52   

Other liabilities

    116        23        173        —          312   
                                       

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

    7,988        27        658        —          8,673   
                                       

TOTAL STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIENCY

    (1,428     (129     (1,368     1,497        (1,428
                                       

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIENCY

  $ 8,122      $ 525      $ 1,394      $ (780   $ 9,261   
                                       

 

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Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows

 

    Three months ended December 31, 2010  

In millions

  Parent
Company
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

         

Net loss

  $ (180   $ (19   $ (13   $ 32      $ (180

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used for) provided by operating activities

    159        3        21        —          183   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

    (49     19        (60     —          (90

Investment in consolidated subsidiaries

    32        —          —          (32     —     
                                       

NET CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    (38     3        (52     —          (87
                                       

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

         

Capital expenditures

    (9     —          (9     —          (18

Capitalized software development costs

    (7     (1     —          —          (8

Return of funds held in escrow from the NES acquisition

    6        —          —          —          6   

Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets

    —          —          1        —          1   
                                       

NET CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    (10     (1     (8     —          (19
                                       

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

         

Repayment of long-term debt

    (12     —          —          —          (12

Net (repayments) borrowings of intercompany debt

    (97     8        89        —          —     
                                       

NET CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    (109     8        89        —          (12
                                       

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    —          —          (1     —          (1
                                       

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

    (157     10        28        —          (119

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    348        26        205        —          579   
                                       

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 191      $ 36      $ 233      $ —        $ 460   
                                       

 

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Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows

 

    Three months ended December 31, 2009  

In millions

  Parent
Company
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

         

Net (loss) income

  $ (137   $ 1      $ 2      $ (2   $ (136

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used for) provided by operating activities

    169        1        51        —          221   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

    (38     (1     (9     —          (48

Investment in consolidated subsidiaries

    (2     —          —          2        —     
                                       

NET CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    (8     1        44        —          37   
                                       

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

         

Capital expenditures

    (8     —          (7     —          (15

Capitalized software development costs

    (7     —          (1     —          (8

Acquisition of NES, net of cash acquired

    (835     38        (8     —          (805

Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets

    7        —          —          —          7   

Purchase of securities available for sale

    —          —          (2     —          (2
                                       

NET CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    (843     38        (18     —          (823
                                       

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

         

Net proceeds from incremental B-2 term loans and warrants

    783        —          —          —          783   

Capital contribution from Parent

    125        —          —          —          125   

Debt issuance costs

    (5     —          —          —          (5

Repayment of long-term debt

    (12     —          —          —          (12
                                       

NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    891        —          —          —          891   
                                       

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    —          —          (3     —          (3
                                       

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

    40        39        23        —          102   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    376        2        189        —          567   
                                       

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 416      $ 41      $ 212      $ —        $ 669   
                                       

16. Subsequent Events

Acquisition of Konftel AB

On January 3, 2011 the Company acquired all outstanding shares of Konftel AB (“Konftel”), for $15 million in cash consideration, subject to a working capital adjustment. Konftel is a Swedish-based vendor of conference room terminals, offering analog, internet protocol, soft, cellular, and session initiation protocol terminals. The acquisition will be accounted for in accordance with the acquisition method, which requires an allocation of the purchase price of an acquired entity to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of the acquisition.

 

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Debt Refinancing

Senior Secured Credit Facility

On February 11, 2011, the Company amended and restated the senior secured credit facility to reflect modifications to certain provisions thereof. The modified terms of the senior secured credit facility include (1) an extension of the maturity of a portion of the senior secured term B-1 loans representing outstanding principal amounts of $2.2 billion from October 26, 2014 to October 26, 2017 (potentially springing to July 26, 2015, under the circumstances described below) by converting such loans into a new tranche of senior secured B-3 loans; (2) permission, at the election of the Company, to apply prepayments of term loans to the senior secured incremental term B-2 loans prior to the senior secured term B-1 loans and senior secured term B-3 loans and thereafter to the class of term loans with the next earliest maturity; (3) permission to issue indebtedness (including the senior secured notes referred to below) to refinance a portion of the term loans under the senior secured credit facility and to secure such indebtedness (including the senior secured notes) on a pari passu basis with the obligations under the senior secured credit facility, (4) permission for future refinancing of the term loans under the senior secured credit facility, and (5) permission for future extensions of the term loans and revolving credit commitments (including, in the case of the revolving credit commitments, by obtaining new revolving credit commitments) under the senior secured credit facility.

The new tranche of senior secured term B-3 loans bears interest at a rate per annum equal to either a base rate or a LIBOR rate, in each case plus an applicable margin. The base rate is determined by reference to the higher of (1) the prime rate of Citibank, N.A. and (2) the federal funds effective rate plus  1/2 of 1%. The applicable margin for borrowings of senior secured term B-3 loans is 3.50% per annum with respect to base rate borrowings and 4.50% per annum with respect to LIBOR borrowings. No changes were made to the maturity date or interest rates payable with respect to non-extended term B-1 loans.

The maturity of the senior secured term B-3 loans will automatically become due July 26, 2015 unless (i) the total net leverage ratio as tested on that date based upon the most recent financial statements provided to the lenders under the senior secured credit facility is no greater than 5.0 to 1.0 or (ii) on or prior to such date, either (x) an initial public offering of the Company shall have occurred or (y) at least $750 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s senior unsecured cash-pay notes and/or senior unsecured PIK toggle notes have been repaid or refinanced or their maturity has been extended to a date no earlier than 91 days after October 26, 2017.

Senior Secured Notes

On February 11, 2011, the Company completed a private placement of $1,009 million of senior secured notes. The senior secured notes were sold pursuant to a Purchase Agreement, dated February 8, 2011, between the Company, certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, on behalf of itself and the other initial purchasers identified therein. The senior secured notes were issued at par, bear interest at a rate of 7% per annum and mature on April 1, 2019. The senior secured notes were sold through a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A (and outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The senior secured notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws and may not be offered or sold absent registration under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws or applicable exemptions from registration requirements.

The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company and indemnification provisions whereby the Company and the guarantors, on one hand, and the initial purchasers, on the other, have agreed to indemnify each other against certain liabilities.

The proceeds from the notes were used to repay in full the senior secured incremental term B-2 loans outstanding under the Company’s senior secured credit facility (representing $988 million in aggregate principal amount and $12 million in accrued and unpaid interest) and to pay related fees and expenses.

 

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The Company may redeem the senior secured notes commencing April 1, 2015 at 103.5% of the principal amount redeemed, which decreases to 101.75% on April 1, 2016 and to 100% on or after April 1, 2017. The Company may redeem all or part of the notes at any time prior to April 1, 2015 at 100% of the principal amount redeemed plus a “make-whole” premium. In addition, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the original aggregate principal balance of the senior secured notes at any time prior to April 1, 2014 with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at 107% of the aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes redeemed. Upon the occurrence of specific kinds of changes of control, the Company will be required to make an offer to purchase the senior secured notes at 101% of their principal amount. If the Company or any of its restricted subsidiaries engages in certain asset sales, under certain circumstances the Company will be required to use the net proceeds to make an offer to purchase the senior secured notes at 100% of their principal amount.

Substantially all of the Company’s U.S. 100%-owned subsidiaries are guarantors of the senior secured notes. The facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors. The notes and the guarantees are secured equally and ratably (other than with respect to real estate) with the senior secured credit facility and any future first lien obligations by (i) a first-priority lien on substantially all of the Company’s and the guarantors’ assets, other than (x) any real estate and (y) collateral that secures the senior secured multi-currency asset based revolving credit facility on a first-priority basis (the “ABL Priority Collateral”), and (ii) a second-priority lien on the ABL Priority Collateral, subject to certain limited exceptions.

The indenture governing our senior secured notes contains a number of covenants, that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, restrict the Company’s ability and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries to: (a) incur or guarantee additional debt and issue or sell certain preferred stock; (b) pay dividends on, redeem or repurchase the Company’s capital stock; (c) make certain acquisitions or investments; (d) incur or assume certain liens; (e) enter into transactions with affiliates; (f) merge or consolidate with another company; (g) transfer or otherwise dispose of assets; (h) redeem subordinated debt; (i) incur obligations that restrict the ability of the Company’s subsidiaries to make dividends or other payments to us; and (j) create or designate unrestricted subsidiaries. It also contains customary affirmative covenants and provides for events of default which, if certain of them occur, would permit the trustee or the holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the then total outstanding senior secured notes to declare the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the then outstanding senior secured notes to be due and payable immediately.

As described in Note 7 “Financing Arrangements,” funds affiliated with Silver Lake and TPG were holders of incremental term B-2 loans. Similar to other holders of senior secured incremental term B-2 loans, those senior secured incremental term B-2 loans held by TPG and Silver Lake were repaid in connection with the issuance of the senior secured notes.

The accounting for the debt refinancing is not complete at this time. However, the Company expects to recognize a loss upon extinguishment of the senior secured incremental term B-2 loans primarily due to the unamortized discount to the face value of the debt, which was $246 million at December 31, 2010.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Unless the context otherwise indicates, as used in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company,” “Avaya” and similar terms refer to Avaya Inc. and its subsidiaries. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The matters discussed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. See “Forward Looking Statements” at the end of this discussion.

Our accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2010 and for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, for interim financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and other financial information for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, which were included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on December 7, 2010. In our opinion, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods indicated.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current interim period presentation. The consolidated results of operations for the interim periods reported are not necessarily indicative of the results to be experienced for the entire fiscal year.

Overview

Avaya is a global leader in business communications systems. The Company provides world-class unified communications solutions, contact center solutions, data networking and related services directly and through its channel partners to leading businesses and organizations around the world. Enterprises of all sizes depend on Avaya for state-of-the-art communications that help improve efficiency, collaboration, customer service and competitiveness.

Avaya is helping to shape the future of business communications by integrating voice, video, mobility, conferencing, collaboration and networking technologies into business applications that provide organizations with the opportunity to be more responsive and successful. Avaya’s open communications products and services help to simplify the complex communications challenges of our customers while enabling them to leverage their existing investments.

Avaya is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sierra Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”). Parent was formed by affiliates of two private equity firms, Silver Lake Partners (“Silver Lake”) and TPG (“TPG”) (collectively, the “Sponsors”). Silver Lake and TPG, through Parent, acquired Avaya in a transaction that was completed on October 26, 2007 (the “Merger”).

Acquisition of the Enterprise Solutions Business of Nortel Network Corporation

On December 18, 2009, Avaya acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of the enterprise solutions business (“NES”) of Nortel Networks Corporation (“Nortel”), including all the shares of Nortel Government Solutions Incorporated, for $943 million in cash consideration. The Company and Nortel were required to determine the final purchase price post-closing based upon the various purchase price adjustments included in the acquisition agreements. During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company and Nortel agreed on a final purchase price of $933 million, and we received $6 million, representing all remaining amounts due to Avaya from funds held in escrow. The terms of the acquisition do not include any significant contingent consideration arrangements. The acquisition of NES expands Avaya’s technology portfolio, enhances its customer base, broadens its indirect sales

 

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channel, and provides greater ability to compete globally. Please refer to Note 3, “Business Combinations and Other Transactions,” to our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for further details.

Sale of AGC Networks Limited

On August 31, 2010, Avaya sold its 59.13% ownership interest in AGC Networks Limited (formerly Avaya GlobalConnect Ltd.) (“AGC”), a publicly-traded Indian company that is a reseller of Avaya products and services in the Indian and Australian markets, for $44.5 million in cash. As a result of the sale, a $7 million gain was recognized and included in other income, net during the year ended September 30, 2010.

Major Business Areas

Avaya conducts its business operations in three segments. Two of those segments, Global Communications Solutions (“GCS”) and Data Networking (“Data”), make up Avaya’s product portfolio. The third segment contains Avaya’s services portfolio and is called Avaya Global Services (“AGS”).

Products

Global Communications Solutions

Within GCS, we focus primarily on unified communications, contact center solutions and small and medium enterprise communications.

Unified Communications

Avaya’s unified communications solutions help companies increase employee productivity, improve customer service and reduce costs by integrating multiple forms of communications, including telephony, e-mail, instant messaging and video. With Avaya unified communications solutions, customers can communicate effectively regardless of location or device. Avaya’s unified communications products are widely recognized as some of the most reliable, secure and comprehensive offerings in the industry.

Among other things, Avaya’s unified communications portfolio provides:

 

   

centralized call control for distributed networks of media gateways and a wide range of analog, digital, and IP-based communication devices, giving enterprises the flexibility to introduce advanced IP telephony solutions as needed while retaining their existing infrastructure investments;

 

   

applications and collaboration tools to support communications across a wide range of platforms, including desktop and laptop computers, mobile devices, and dedicated IP deskphones, allowing business users to work from any location using a variety of public and private networks;

 

   

messaging platforms enabling migration from traditional voice messaging systems to IP messaging with enterprise-class features, scalability and reliability;

 

   

audio conferencing solutions that combine reservation-less, attended, scheduled meet-me and event-based capabilities, as well as sub-conferencing, dial out, blast dial, recording, billing and reporting features; and

 

   

video conferencing solutions that comprise a wide suite of high-definition, low-bandwidth, SIP-based video endpoints to enable enterprises to deliver video throughout their organizations. Avaya video endpoints scale to serve individual desktop users and small workgroups as well as large conference rooms.

We believe we are well-positioned to deliver strategic value through the development, deployment and management of applications across multi-vendor, multi-location and multi-modal businesses. The Company’s Avaya Aura® architecture simplifies complex communications networks, reduces infrastructure costs and delivers voice, video, messaging, presence, web applications and more to users. Using that architecture, organizations are able to develop and deploy communications applications just once because the architecture

 

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allows every user access to any application no matter where they are or what communications device or network they use. These develop-once, extend-anywhere applications and vendor- and premise-agnostic capabilities come on a simple, scalable, secure infrastructure. This helps enterprises to simultaneously reduce costs and increase user productivity and choice.

We recently unveiled the Avaya Flare™ Experience, a family of real-time, enterprise video communications and collaboration products and services. The Avaya Flare™ Experience helps break down the barriers between today’s communications and collaboration tools with a distinctive user interface for quick, easy access to desktop voice and video, social media, presence and instant messaging, audio/video/web conferencing, a consolidated view of multiple directories, context history and more. These capabilities deliver a simpler, more compelling experience to end-users using video, voice and text.

As discussed in Note 16, “Subsequent Events,” to our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, we have acquired Konftel AB (“Konftel”) a Swedish-based provider of high-definition audio collaboration devices that includes desktop conference units, conference room systems, and large auditorium implementations. The Konftel portfolio offers OmniSound’s® sound quality on multiple communications standards, complementing Avaya’s leadership in Session Initiation Protocol-based endpoints. In addition to acquiring Konftel’s product line, we intend to leverage Konftel’s technology to enhance our multi-modal technologies and user experiences to deliver innovative and differentiated capabilities that reach across Avaya’s platforms, creating common, scalable solutions with streamlined management, compelling economics and an enhanced experience.

Contact Centers

We are a global leader in the contact center market and offer highly reliable, scalable communications solutions that can improve customer service and help companies compete more effectively. The Avaya Aura® Contact 2 Center Suite is designed to enable end-to-end experience management. The components of the suite are organized in three categories: Assisted Experience Management, Automated Experience Management, and Performance Management. The Assisted and Automated Experience categories include multi-channel intelligent routing, self-service and proactive contact applications that help drive effective communications and transactions with customers via voice, email, web chat, SMS, or social media. The Performance Management category includes Avaya’s analytics, reporting and workforce optimization platforms, Avaya Call Management System and Avaya IQ that provide companies with detailed customer information that helps to improve profitability and customer retention.

Small and Medium Enterprise Communications

Avaya’s Small and Medium Enterprise Communications unit is focused on enterprises with up to 250 employees. We offer complete solutions that bring together telephony, messaging, networking, conferencing and customer management designed for the requirements of small and medium enterprises. The products and services are sold primarily through Avaya’s global channel partners.

Data Networking

Our Data business was acquired as part of the acquisition of NES. Avaya’s data networking portfolio of products offers integrated networking solutions which are scalable across customer enterprises.

Our data networking portfolio includes:

 

   

Ethernet Switching—a range of Local Area Network (“LAN”) switches for data center, core, edge, and branch applications;

 

   

Unified Branch—a range of routers and Virtual Private Network (“VPN”) appliances that provide a secure connection for branches;

 

   

Wireless Networking—a cost-effective and scalable solution enabling enterprises to deploy wireless coverage;

 

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Access Control—solutions that provide policy decision to enforce role-based access control to the network;

 

   

Unified Management—providing support for data and voice networks by simplifying the requirements associated across functional areas; and

 

   

Avaya Virtual Enterprise Network Architecture (“Avaya VENA”)—In November 2010, we launched Avaya VENA, an end-to-end virtualization strategy and architecture that helps simplify data center and campus networking and optimizes business applications and service deployments in and between data centers and campuses, while helping to reduce costs and improve time to service.

Avaya has recently expanded and refreshed most of its key data networking offerings. The portfolio is sold globally into enterprises of all types with particular strength in healthcare, education, hospitality, financial services and local and state government.

Services

AGS evaluates, plans, designs, implements, supports, manages and optimizes enterprise communications networks to help customers achieve enhanced business results. The Company’s services portfolio includes product support, integration and professional and managed services that enable customers to optimize and manage their converged communications networks worldwide supported by patented design and management tools and network operations and technical support centers around the world.

The portfolio of AGS services includes:

 

   

Support Services—Avaya monitors and improves customers’ communication network performance, including for the purpose of helping to ensure network availability and keeping communication networks current with the latest software releases.

 

   

Professional Services—Avaya planning, design and integration specialists and communications consultants provide solutions that help reduce costs and enhance business agility. Avaya also provides vertical solutions designed to leverage existing product environments, contact centers and unified communication networks.

 

   

Operations Services—Avaya manages complex multi-vendor, multi-technology networks, optimizes network performance, and manages customers’ communications environments and related assets.

Financial Results Summary

Our revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2010 increased 29% as compared to the three months of the corresponding period in the prior year, primarily as a result of the contributions by the NES business. The operation of the NES business was for the entire quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2009, which included the results for NES for only the period of December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009. The increase in revenues provided by the NES business was partially offset by lower revenues from Avaya’s previously existing customer base that is attributable to the global economy and cautious spending by customers. Revenue increased sequentially as compared to $1,348 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010.

We incurred operating losses for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 of $39 million and $35 million, respectively. Matters affecting the comparability of our first quarter operating results for fiscal 2011 and 2010 include, among other things:

 

   

an increase in revenue and gross margin associated with the operation of the NES business for the entire quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, which included the NES business for only the period of December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009; and

 

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an increase in selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) and research and development (“R&D”) expenses associated with the operations of the NES business for the entire quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, which included the NES business for only the period of December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009, partially offset by expense savings associated with cost control initiatives and the transition of resources to lower-cost geographies.

Our net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $180 million and $136 million, respectively. The increase in our net loss is primarily attributable to the incremental interest expense associated with the additional financing used in connection with the Acquisition for the entire quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, which included the NES business for only the period of December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009 and an increase in income tax expense.

Results From Operations

Three Months Ended December 31, 2010 Compared with Three Months Ended December 31, 2009

Revenue

Our revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $1,366 million and $1,060 million, respectively, an increase of $306 million or 29%. The following table sets forth a comparison of revenue by segment:

 

     Three months ended December 31,  
                  Mix     Yr. to  Yr.
Percent

Change
    Yr. to Yr. Percent
Change, net of Foreign

Currency Impact
 

Dollars in millions

   2010     2009     2010     2009      

GCS

   $ 644      $ 501        47     47     29     30

Purchase accounting adjustments

     (1     (2     0     0          (1)           (1) 

Data

     79        14        6     1     464     464
                                                

Total product revenue

     722        513        53     48     41     42
                                                

AGS

     645        547        47     52     18     19

Purchase accounting adjustments

     (1     —          0     0          (1)           (1) 
                                                

Total service revenue

     644        547        47     52     18     19
                                                

Total revenue

   $ 1,366      $ 1,060        100     100     29     30
                                                

 

(1)

Not meaningful

GCS revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $644 million and $501 million, respectively. GCS revenue increased $143 million or 29% primarily due to incremental revenue from the NES business for the entire quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, which included the results of the NES business for only the period of December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009. The increase in GCS revenue was partially offset by lower sales associated with contact center solutions and unified communications products to our channel partners, as well as the unfavorable impact of foreign currency.

Data revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $79 million and $14 million, respectively. Our data business was acquired as part of the acquisition of NES on December 18, 2009. The addition of the NES businesses has given Avaya a position within the global data networking industry, one in which Avaya had not previously participated in recently.

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business for the entire quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, which included the results of the NES business for only the period of December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009. The increase in AGS revenue was partially offset by lower revenues due to customers reducing their spending on maintenance contracts in response to economic conditions, as well as the unfavorable impact of foreign currency. In addition, as a result of the decline in product revenues, associated revenues for certain product support, implementation and professional services have declined.

The following table sets forth a comparison of revenue by location:

 

     Three months ended December 31,  
                   Mix     Yr. to  Yr.
Percent

Change
    Yr. to Yr. Percent
Change, net of Foreign

Currency Impact
 

Dollars in millions

   2010      2009      2010     2009      

North America:

              

U.S.

   $ 754       $ 584         55     55     29     29

Canada

     60         27         4     3     122     119
                                                  

Total North America

     814         611         59     58     33     33

Outside North America:

              

Germany

     132         145         10     14     -9     -1

EMEA (excluding Germany)

     233         161         17     14     45     47
                                                  

Total EMEA

     365         306         27     28     19     25

APAC—Asia Pacific

     117         92         9     9     27     24

CALA—Central and Latin America

     70         51         5     5     37     35
                                                  

Total outside North America

     552         449         41     42     23     26
                                                  

Total revenue

   $ 1,366       $ 1,060         100     100     29     30
                                                  

Revenue in the U.S. for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $754 million and $584 million, respectively. Revenue in the U.S. increased $170 million or 29% primarily due to incremental revenue from the NES business for the entire quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, which included the results of the NES business for only the period of December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009. This increase was partially offset by decreases resulting from lower sales associated with contact center solutions and unified communications products and customers reducing spending on maintenance contracts. Revenue in EMEA for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $365 million and $306 million, respectively. Revenue in EMEA increased $59 million or 19% primarily due to incremental revenue from the NES business for the entire quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, which included the results of the NES business for only the period of December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009. This increase was partially offset by the decreases attributable to the exiting of lower-margin product and service offerings and the unfavorable impact of foreign currency. Revenue in APAC and CALA increased $25 million and $19 million, respectively, primarily due to incremental revenue from the NES business for the entire quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, which included the results of the NES business for only the period of December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009. Excluding the impacts of the incremental revenue from the NES business, revenues in APAC decreased slightly, while revenues in CALA increased slightly.

 

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The following table sets forth a comparison of revenue from sales of products by channel:

 

     Three months ended December 31,  
                   Mix     Yr. to  Yr.
Percent

Change
    Yr. to Yr. Percent
Change, net of Foreign

Currency Impact
 

Dollars in millions

   2010      2009      2010     2009      

Direct

   $ 174       $ 193         24     38     -10     -7

Indirect

     548         320         76     62     71     71
                                                  

Total sales of products

   $ 722       $ 513         100     100     41     42
                                                  

In fiscal 2009, we began to implement our strategic decision to expand our market coverage by investing more in the indirect channel. The percentage of product sales through the indirect channel increased by 14 percentage points to 76% in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 as compared to 62% in the corresponding period in fiscal 2010. The increase was predominantly attributable to the incremental product sales from the NES business which, prior to the Acquisition, was substantially generated through the indirect channel. Excluding the impact of the NES business, the percentage of product sales through the indirect channel also increased in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 as the Company continued to focus on increasing sales through the indirect channel. Due to higher volume discounts, sales through the indirect channel generally generate lower margins than direct sales. However, Avaya’s use of the indirect channel lowers selling expenses and allows us to reach more end users.

Gross Margin

The following table sets forth a comparison of gross margin by segment:

 

     Three months ended December 31,  
           Percent of Revenue        

Dollars in millions

   2010     2009       2010         2009       Change  

GCS margin

   $ 357      $ 288        55.4     57.5   $ 69        24

Data margin

     32        8        40.5     57.1     24        300

AGS margin

     303        281        47.0     51.4     22        8

Amortization of technology intangible assets and the impact of purchase accounting adjustments

     (73     (67          (1)           (1)      (6          (1) 
                                                

Total gross margin

   $ 619      $ 510        45.3     48.1   $ 109        21
                                                

 

(1)

Not meaningful

Gross margin for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $619 million and $510 million, respectively. Gross margin increased by $109 million or 21% primarily due to the incremental margin from the NES business for the entire quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, which included the results of the NES business for only the period of December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009. The gross margin percentage decreased to 45.3% for the three months ended December 31, 2010 from 48.1% for the three months ended December 31, 2009. The decrease in gross margin percentage is primarily due to the impact of the acquisition of the NES business, which historically experienced lower margin percentages.

GCS gross margin for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $357 million and $288 million, respectively. GCS gross margin increased $69 million or 24% primarily due to incremental margin provided by the NES business for the entire quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to results for the three months ended December 31, 2009, which included the results of the NES business for only the period of December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009. The increase in GCS gross margin was partially offset by lower revenues associated with our contact center solutions and unified communications products. The GCS gross margin

 

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percentage decreased to 55.4% for the three months ended December 31, 2010 from 57.5% for the three months ended December 31, 2009. The decrease in gross margin percentage is primarily due to the lower margin percentage of the NES business.

Data gross margin for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $32 million and $8 million, respectively. Our data business was acquired as part of the acquisition of NES on December 18, 2009. Results for the three months ended December 31, 2010 include the impact for the entire quarter as compared to results for the three months ended December 31, 2009, which included the results of the NES business for the only the period of December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009.

AGS gross margin for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $303 million and $281 million, respectively. AGS gross margin increased $22 million or 8% primarily due to the incremental margin provided by the NES business for the entire quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, which included the results of the NES business for only the period of December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009. The increase in AGS gross margin was partially offset by lower revenues due to customers reducing their spending on maintenance contracts in response to economic conditions. The AGS gross margin percentage decreased to 47.0% for the three months ended December 31, 2010 from 51.4% for the three months ended December 31, 2009. The acquired NES services business historically experienced lower services margins. Accordingly, the acquisition of NES negatively affected the gross margin percentage of AGS.

Total gross margin for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 included the effect of certain acquisition adjustments including the amortization of acquired technology intangibles and the amortization of the inventory step-up related to the acquisition of NES and the Merger.

Operating expenses

 

     Three months ended December 31,  
                   Percent of Revenue              

Dollars in millions

   2010      2009        2010         2009       Change  

Selling, general and administrative

   $ 461       $ 366         33.7     34.5   $ 95        26

Research and development

     115         81         8.4     7.6     34        42

Amortization of intangible assets

     56         50         4.1     4.7     6        12

Impairment of long-lived assets

     —           16         0.0     1.5     (16          (1) 

Restructuring charges, net

     22         15         1.6     1.4     7        47

Acquisition-related costs

     4         17         0.3     1.6     (13     -76
                                                  

Total operating expenses

   $ 658       $ 545         48.1     51.3   $ 113        21
                                                  

 

(1)

Not meaningful

SG&A expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were $461 million and $366 million, respectively, an increase of $95 million. The increase in expenses was due to incremental SG&A expenses incurred by the NES business for the entire quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, which included the results of the NES business for only the period of December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009. Integration costs were $24 million and $17 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Integration costs primarily represent third-party consulting fees and other administrative costs associated with consolidating and coordinating the operations of Avaya and NES. These costs were incurred in connection with, among other things, the on-boarding of NES personnel, developing compatible IT systems and internal processes, and developing and implementing a strategic operating plan to enable a smooth transition with minimal disruption to NES customers. These costs were partially offset by the continued benefit from cost savings initiatives implemented in prior periods, which included exiting facilities and reducing the workforce and relocating positions to lower-cost geographies.

 

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R&D expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were $115 million and $81 million, respectively, an increase of $34 million. The increase in R&D expenses was due to incremental R&D expenses from the acquired NES business for the entire quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, which included the results of the NES business for only the period of December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009. This increase was partially offset by reductions resulting from continued focus on cost saving initiatives and the re-prioritization of projects.

Amortization of intangible assets for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $56 million and $50 million, respectively, an increase of $6 million. The increase was due to amortization related to intangible assets acquired in connection with the acquisition of NES for the entire quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, which included the results of the NES business for only the period of December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009.

Our acquisition of NES provided us with access to several proprietary technologies that previously were not available to Avaya. Some of these technologies, based on their functionality, overlap with our pre-existing technologies. In order to realize synergies and reduce our expenditures on research and development and marketing, the number of technologies Avaya supports is being reduced. As a result, we identified certain technologies associated with our GCS products segment that are redundant to others that Avaya will no longer aggressively develop and market. The Company recorded an impairment charge of $16 million in the three months ended December 31, 2009 associated with these technologies. The Company determined that no events or circumstances changed during the three months ended December 31, 2010 that would indicate that other technologies are impaired.

Restructuring charges, net for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were $22 million and $15 million, respectively, an increase of $7 million. During fiscal 2010, we continued our focus on controlling costs. In response to the global economic climate and in anticipation of the acquisition of NES, we began implementing additional initiatives designed to streamline our operations, generate cost savings, and eliminate overlapping processes and expenses associated with the NES business. These initiatives include exiting facilities and reducing the workforce or relocating positions to lower cost geographies. Restructuring charges recorded during the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 include employee separation costs primarily associated with involuntary employee severance actions in EMEA and the U.S. As we continue to evaluate our operational synergies, margins and cost structure, we may identify additional cost savings opportunities in future periods.

Acquisition-related costs for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were $4 million and $17 million, respectively, and include legal and other costs related to the acquisition of NES in fiscal 2010 and Konftel AB in fiscal 2011.

Operating Loss

Operating loss for the three months ended December 31, 2010 was $39 million compared to $35 million for the three months ended December 31, 2009.

Results for the three months ended December 31, 2010 include the impact of the operating results associated with the NES business, which includes the effect of certain acquisition adjustments and the amortization of acquired technology and customer intangibles, for the entire quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, which included the results of the NES business for only the period of December 19, 2009 through December 31, 2009. In addition, for the three months ended December 31, 2010, we incurred integration costs (included in SG&A) of $24 million and acquisition-related costs of $4 million, as described above. For the three months ended December 31, 2009, we incurred integration costs of $17 million, acquisition-related costs of $17 million and an impairment of $16 million to our long-lived assets.

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$7 million, respectively. Operating income before non-cash depreciation and amortization and share-based compensation was $132 million and $129 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $127 million and $102 million, which includes non-cash interest expense of $18 million and $27 million, respectively. Non-cash interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2010 includes amortization of debt issuance costs and accretion of debt discount attributable to our incremental term B-2 loans issued in connection with the Acquisition. Non-cash interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2009 includes: (1) amortization of debt issuance costs, (2) accretion of debt discount attributable to our incremental term B-2 loans issued in connection with the Acquisition, and (3) paid-in-kind (“PIK”) interest which we elected to finance through our senior unsecured PIK toggle notes for the period of May 1, 2009 through October 31, 2009 and November 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010.

Cash interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2010 increased as a result of cash interest expense associated with our incremental term B-2 loans issued in connection with the Acquisition and because the Company elected to pay cash interest on our senior unsecured PIK toggle notes for the period of May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010 and November 1, 2010 through April 30, 2011. This increase was partially offset by decreased cash interest expense as a result of lower interest rates combined with the expiration of certain interest rate swap contracts associated with our term B-1 loans under our senior secured credit facility.

Other Income, Net

Other income, net for the three months ended December 31, 2010 was $8 million as compared to $4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2009. This difference primarily represents net foreign currency transaction gains of $8 million and $1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes was $22 million and $3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2010 was 13.9% as compared to 2.2% for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and differs from the U.S. Federal tax rate primarily due to the effect of taxable income in non-U.S. jurisdictions and due to the valuation allowance established against our U.S. deferred tax assets. The tax expense for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was partially offset by a $10 million reduction in the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits due to the settlement of a global tax issue plus the reversal of interest in the amount of $5 million.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents decreased by $119 million to $460 million at December 31, 2010 from $579 million at September 30, 2010. Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010 does not include restricted cash of $27 million and $28 million, respectively, primarily securing a standby letter of credit related to a facility lease in Germany which is classified as other non-current assets.

 

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Sources and Uses of Cash

A condensed statement of cash flows for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 follows:

 

     Three months ended
December 31,
 

In millions

       2010             2009      

Net cash provided by (used for):

    

Net loss

   $ (180   $ (136

Adjustments to net loss for non-cash items

     183        221   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     (90     (48
                

Operating activities

     (87     37   

Investing activities

     (19     (823

Financing activities

     (12     891   

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (1     (3
                

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (119     102   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     579        567   
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 460      $ 669   
                

Operating Activities

Cash used for operating activities for the three months ended December 31, 2010 was $87 million as compared to cash provided by operating activities of $37 million for the three months ended December 31, 2009. Net loss adjusted for non-cash items provided positive cash flows of $3 million and was offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities of ($90) million for the three months ended December 31, 2010. Net loss adjusted for non-cash items provided positive cash flows of $85 million and was offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities of ($48) million for the three months ended December 31, 2009. The change in net loss adjusted for non-cash items for the three months ended December 31, 2010 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2009 was primarily due to higher cash operating losses and cash interest expense.

The changes in our operating assets and liabilities resulted in a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $90 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010. The net decrease was primarily driven by the timing of the payment of accrued interest, payments associated with our business restructuring reserves and a decrease in foreign exchange contracts due to the settlement of foreign exchange contracts and changes in foreign currency exchange rates. These decreases in our cash balances were partially offset by improvements in the collections of our accounts receivable combined with increases in cash due to the timing of payment of accounts payable.

The changes in our operating assets and liabilities resulted in a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $48 million for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and were primarily due to the timing of the payment of accrued interest.

Investing Activities

Cash used for investing activities was $19 million and $823 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Cash used for investing activities in the current period included capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs of $18 million and $8 million, respectively. Further, during the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company and Nortel agreed on a final purchase price of $933 million for the acquisition of NES and we received $6 million representing all remaining amounts due to Avaya from funds held in escrow. The primary use of cash in the corresponding prior year period was related to payments in connection with the acquisition of NES of $805 million (net of cash acquired of $38 million and the application of the $100 million good-faith deposit made in fiscal 2009). In addition, during that period we used cash for capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs of $15 million and $8 million, respectively.

 

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Financing Activities

Net cash used for financing activities was $12 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010, as compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $891 million for the three months ended December 31, 2009. Activity for the current period included $12 million for debt payments. Net cash used for financing activities for the corresponding prior year period included net proceeds of $783 million from the issuance of incremental term B-2 loans with detachable warrants to purchase 61.5 million shares of Parent’s common stock and a capital contribution to Avaya from Parent in the amount of $125 million. This was partially offset by $12 million in debt payments and debt issuance costs of $5 million.

Future Cash Requirements and Sources of Liquidity

Our primary future cash requirements will be to fund debt service, capital expenditures, restructuring payments, integration costs and benefit obligations. In addition, we may use cash in the future to make strategic acquisitions.

Specifically, we expect our primary cash requirements for the remainder of fiscal 2011 to be as follows:

 

   

Debt service—As discussed in Note 16, “Subsequent Events” to our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, on February 11, 2011, the Company amended its senior secured credit facility and extended the maturity date for a portion of the term loans outstanding under that facility. In addition, the Company issued senior secured notes. We expect to make payments of $237 million during the remainder of fiscal 2011 for principal and interest associated with our long-term debt, as refinanced. This does not include amounts paid from the proceeds of the notes which were used to repay in full the senior secured incremental term B-2 loans outstanding under the Company’s senior secured credit facility (representing $988 million in aggregate principal amount and $12 million in accrued and unpaid interest through February 11, 2011). We will also make payments associated with our interest rate swaps used to reduce the Company’s exposure to variable-rate interest payments. Currently, we do not foresee the need to repatriate earnings of foreign subsidiaries in order to make our scheduled debt payments.

 

   

Capital expenditures—We expect to spend approximately $102 million for capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs during the remainder of fiscal 2011.

 

   

Restructuring payments—We expect to make payments of approximately $116 million during the remainder of fiscal 2011 for employee separation costs and lease termination obligations associated with restructuring actions we have implemented through December 31, 2010.

 

   

Transition service agreement (“TSA”) payments and integration costs—We expect to make payments of approximately $71 million during the remainder of fiscal 2011 for payments under the TSA and integration costs associated with the acquisition of NES.

 

   

Benefit obligations—We estimate we will make payments under our pension and postretirement obligations totaling $139 million. These payments include: $69 million to satisfy the minimum statutory funding requirements of our U.S. qualified plans, $5 million of payments under our U.S. benefit plans which are not pre-funded, $20 million under our non-U.S. benefit plans which are predominately not pre-funded, $11 million under our U.S. retiree medical benefit plan which is not pre-funded and $34 million under the 2009 collective bargaining agreement to the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers post-retirement health trusts. See discussion in Note 11, “Benefit Obligations” to our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for further details of our benefit obligations.

 

   

Acquisition—On January 3, 2011 the Company acquired all outstanding shares of Konftel AB, for $15 million in cash consideration, subject to a working capital adjustment. Konftel AB is a Swedish based vendor of conference room terminals, offering analog, internet protocol, soft, cellular, and session initiation protocol terminals.

 

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We and our subsidiaries, affiliates and significant shareholders may from time to time seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt (including publicly issued debt) through cash purchases and/or exchanges, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, by tender offer or otherwise. Such repurchases or exchanges, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

Future Sources of Liquidity

We expect our primary source of cash to be positive net cash flows provided by operating activities. We expect that profitable revenues and continued focus on accounts receivable, inventory management and cost containment will enable us to generate positive net cash from operating activities. Further, we continue to focus on cost reductions and have initiated restructuring plans during fiscal 2011 designed to reduce overhead and provide cash savings.

We and a syndicate of lenders are currently party to two revolving credit facilities providing for up to $535 million of borrowings in the aggregate (see Note 7, “Financing Arrangements” to our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements), each of which matures on October 26, 2013. Our existing cash and cash equivalents and net cash provided by operating activities may be insufficient if we face unanticipated cash needs such as the funding of a future acquisition or other capital investment. Furthermore, if we acquire a business in the future that has existing debt, our debt service requirements may increase.

If we do not generate sufficient cash from operations, face unanticipated cash needs such as the need to fund significant strategic acquisitions or do not otherwise have sufficient cash and cash equivalents, we may need to incur additional debt or issue equity. In order to meet our cash needs we may, from time to time, borrow under our credit facilities or issue long-term or short-term debt or equity, if the market and our credit facilities and the indenture governing our senior unsecured notes permit us to do so.

Based on past performance and current expectations, we believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents of $460 million as of December 31, 2010 and future cash provided by operating activities will be sufficient to meet our future cash requirements described above. Our ability to meet these requirements will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future, which is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.

Debt Ratings

As of February 11, 2011, we had a long-term corporate family rating of B3 with a stable outlook from Moody’s and a corporate credit rating of B- with a stable outlook from Standard & Poor’s, which was updated from a negative outlook in January 2011. Our ability to obtain additional external financing and the related cost of borrowing may be affected by our debt ratings, which are periodically reviewed by the major credit rating agencies. The ratings are subject to change or withdrawal at any time by the respective credit rating agencies.

Credit Facilities

In connection with the Merger on October 26, 2007, we entered into borrowing arrangements with several financial institutions, certain of which arrangements were amended December 18, 2009 in connection with the Acquisition. Long-term debt under our borrowing arrangements includes a senior secured credit facility consisting of term loans and a revolving credit facility, senior unsecured notes, and a senior secured multi-currency asset based revolving credit facility. See Note 7, “Financing Arrangements,” to our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for further details.

Debt Refinancing

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modifications to certain provisions thereof. The most significant modifications include an extension to the maturity of a portion of the senior secured term B-1 loans representing outstanding principal amounts of $2.2 billion from October 26, 2014 to October 26, 2017 by converting such loans into a new tranche of senior secured B-3 loans (potentially springing to July 26, 2015, under certain circumstances) and changes to the applicable interest rate for the new tranche of senior secured B-3 loans. The Company also completed a private placement of $1,009 million of senior secured notes which bear interest at a rate of 7% per annum and mature on April 1, 2019. The proceeds of the private placement were used to repay in full the senior secured incremental term B-2 loans outstanding under the Company’s senior secured credit facility (representing $988 million in aggregate principal amount and $12 million in accrued and unpaid interest through February 11, 2011) and to pay related fees and expenses.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management has reassessed the critical accounting policies as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on December 7, 2010 and determined that there were no significant changes to our critical accounting policies in the three months ended December 31, 2010 except for recently adopted accounting guidance as discussed in Note 2, “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” to our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements. Also, there were no significant changes in our estimates associated with those policies.

New Accounting Pronouncements

See discussion in Note 2, “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” to our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for further details.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before income taxes, interest expense, and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA provides us with a measure of operating performance that excludes the results of decisions that are outside the control of operating management which can differ significantly from company to company depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the tax jurisdictions in which companies operate and capital investments. In addition, we believe EBITDA provides more comparability between our historical results and results that reflect purchase accounting and our new capital structure following the Merger. Accordingly, EBITDA measures our financial performance based on operational factors that management can impact in the short-term, namely the Company’s pricing strategies, volume, costs and expenses of the organization.

We are not in default under our senior secured credit facility, the indenture governing our senior secured notes, the indenture governing our senior unsecured notes or our senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility. Under our debt agreements, our ability to draw on our revolving credit facilities or engage in activities such as incurring additional indebtedness, making investments and paying dividends is tied to ratios based on Adjusted EBITDA. As defined in our debt agreements, Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure of EBITDA further Adjusted to exclude certain charges and other adjustments permitted in calculating covenant compliance under our debt agreements. We believe that including supplementary information concerning Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors to demonstrate compliance with our debt agreements.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools. Adjusted EBITDA does not represent net income (loss) or cash flow from operations as those terms are defined by GAAP and does not necessarily indicate whether cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. While Adjusted EBITDA and similar measures are frequently used as measures of operations and the ability to meet debt service requirements, these terms are not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to the potential inconsistencies in the method of calculation. Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the impact of earnings or charges resulting from matters that we consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations. In particular, the definition of Adjusted EBITDA in our debt agreements allows us to add back certain non-cash charges that are deducted in calculating

 

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net income (loss). Our debt agreements also allow us to add back restructuring charges, pension costs, other postemployment benefit costs, ASC 712 costs and Sponsor fees as defined in the agreements. However, these are expenses that may recur, may vary and are difficult to predict. Further, our debt agreements require that Adjusted EBITDA be calculated for the most recent four fiscal quarters. As a result, the measure can be disproportionately affected by a particularly strong or weak quarter. Further, it may not be comparable to the measure for any subsequent four-quarter period or any complete fiscal year.

The unaudited reconciliation of net loss, which is a GAAP measure, to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is presented below:

 

     Three months ended
December 31,
 

In millions

     2010         2009    

Net loss

   $ (180   $ (136

Interest expense

     127        102   

Interest income

     (1     (2

Income tax expense

     22        3   

Depreciation and amortization

     168        157   
                

EBITDA

     136        124   

Impact of purchase accounting adjustments (1)

     (1     (1

Restructuring charges, net

     22        15   

Sponsors’ fees (2)

     2        2   

Acquisition-related costs (3)

     4        17   

Integration-related costs (4)

     48        24   

Strategic initiative costs (5)

     —          3   

Non-cash share-based compensation

     3        7   

Write-down of held for sale assets to net realizable value

     1        —     

Gain on sale of long-lived assets

     —          (1

Impairment of long-lived assets

     —          16   

Net income of unrestricted subsidiaries, net of dividends received

     —          (2

Gain on foreign currency transactions

     (8     (1

Pension/OPEB/ASC 712 and long-term disability costs

     15        7   
                

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 222      $ 210   
                

 

(1) For the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, represents adjustments to eliminate the impact of certain purchase accounting adjustments recorded as a result of the Acquisition and the Merger, including the recognition of the amortization of business partner commissions, which were eliminated in purchase accounting, the recognition of revenue and costs that were deferred in prior periods and eliminated in purchase accounting and the elimination of the impact of estimated fair value adjustments for certain assets and liabilities, such as inventory.
(2) Sponsors’ fees represent monitoring fees payable to affiliates of Silver Lake and TPG pursuant to a management services agreement entered into at the time of the Merger.
(3) Acquisition-related costs include legal and other costs related to the acquisition of NES.
(4) Integration costs primarily represent third-party consulting fees and other administrative costs associated with consolidating and coordinating the operations of Avaya and NES. These costs were incurred in connection with, among other things, the on-boarding of NES personnel, developing compatible IT systems and internal processes and developing and implementing a strategic operating plan to help enable a smooth transition with minimal disruption to NES customers. Such costs also include fees paid to Nortel for logistics and other support functions being performed on a temporary basis according to a transition services agreement.
(5) Strategic initiative costs represent consulting fees in connection with Management’s cost-savings actions, which commenced subsequent to the Merger.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements.” All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking” statements for purposes of the U.S. federal and state securities laws. These statements may be identified by the use of forward looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. In particular, statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance contained in this report under Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” and Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” are forward-looking statements.

We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While we believe these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. These and other important factors, including those discussed in this report, may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some of the key factors that could cause actual results to differ from our expectations include:

 

   

our substantial leverage and its effect on our ability to raise additional capital and to react to changes in the economy or our industry;

 

   

liquidity and our access to capital markets;

 

   

our ability to develop and sell advanced communications products and services, including unified communications, data networking solutions and contact center solutions;

 

   

our ability to develop our indirect sales channel;

 

   

economic conditions and the willingness of enterprises to make capital investments;

 

   

the market for advanced communications products and services, including unified communications solutions;

 

   

our ability to remain competitive in the markets we serve;

 

   

our ability to manage our supply chain and logistics functions;

 

   

the ability to protect our intellectual property and avoid claims of infringement;

 

   

our ability to effectively integrate NES and other acquired businesses into ours;

 

   

our ability to maintain adequate security over our information systems and recover critical systems;

 

   

environmental, health and safety laws, regulations, costs and other liabilities;

 

   

our ability to mitigate risks associated with climate change;

 

   

the ability to retain and attract key employees;

 

   

risks relating to the transaction of business internationally; and

 

   

pension and post-retirement healthcare and life insurance liabilities.

We caution you that the foregoing list of important factors may not contain all of the material factors that are important to you. In addition, in light of these risks and uncertainties, the matters referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this report may not in fact occur. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk” in Avaya’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 filed with the SEC on December 7, 2010. As of December 31, 2010, there has been no material change in this information.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, our management, under the supervision and with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”)). Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded (1) that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and (2) that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

On December 18, 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of the enterprise solutions business of Nortel Networks Corporation (the “NES business”). The Company is in the process of integrating the NES business. The Company relies in part upon services provided by Nortel and its affiliates under a transition services agreement to support many of these integration activities. The Company is analyzing, evaluating and, where possible, implementing changes in controls and procedures relating to the NES business as integration proceeds. As a result, this process may result in additions or changes to our internal control over financial reporting. Otherwise, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

See Note 14, “Commitments and Contingencies” to the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Item 1A. Risk factors

You should carefully consider the following risk factors as well as the other information contained in this report. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or those we currently view to be immaterial may also materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. Any of the following risks could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

On February 11, 2011, the Company issued 7% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the “senior secured notes”). As a result of the issuance of the senior secured notes and the entry into the agreements governing those notes, risk factors set forth in 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010 that describe the Company’s indebtedness should be read to give effect to the entry by the Company into an indenture governing the senior secured notes, the issuance of the senior secured notes and the security interests granted to the holders of the senior secured notes. We also include below additional risk factors that are relevant to holders of the senior secured notes. Otherwise, there have been no material changes to the Risk Factors disclosed in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010. Terms included in this Item 1A such as “our,” “we” and “the Company” refer to Avaya Inc. References in this Item 1A to our “notes” are to our senior secured notes together with our senior unsecured cash pay notes due 2015 and our senior unsecured PIK toggle notes due 2015.

The secured indebtedness under our senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility will be effectively senior to our senior secured notes to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such facility on a first-priority basis and the secured indebtedness under our senior secured credit facility will be effectively senior to our senior secured notes to the extent of the value of the real estate securing such facility.

Our senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility has a first priority lien in certain of our personal property and that of the subsidiary guarantors, with certain exceptions. Our senior secured credit facility and our senior secured notes have a second priority lien in that property. The indenture governing the senior secured notes permits us to incur additional indebtedness secured on a first-priority basis by such property in the future. The first priority liens in the collateral securing indebtedness under our senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility and any such future indebtedness will be higher in priority as to such collateral than the security interests securing our senior secured notes and the guarantees thereof. Holders of the indebtedness under our senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility and any other indebtedness secured by higher priority liens on such collateral will be entitled to receive proceeds from the realization of value of such collateral to repay such indebtedness in full before a holder of the senior secured notes will be entitled to any recovery from such collateral. As a result, holders of our senior secured notes will only be entitled to receive proceeds from the realization of value of assets securing our senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility on a higher priority basis after all indebtedness and other obligations under our senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility and any other obligations secured by higher priority liens on such assets are repaid in full. Our senior secured notes will be effectively junior in right of payment to indebtedness under our senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility and any other indebtedness secured by higher priority liens on such collateral to the extent of the realizable value of such collateral.

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additional indebtedness secured on a first-priority basis by such property in the future. Our senior secured notes and the guarantees thereof are not secured by a lien on such property. Holders of the indebtedness under our senior credit facility and any other indebtedness secured by liens on such collateral will be entitled to receive proceeds from the realization of value of such collateral to repay such indebtedness in full before a holder of our senior secured notes will be entitled to any recovery from such collateral. As a result, holders of our senior secured notes will only be entitled to receive proceeds from the realization of value of such collateral after all indebtedness and other obligations secured by liens on such assets are repaid in full. Our senior secured notes will be effectively junior in right of payment to indebtedness under our senior secured credit facility and any other indebtedness secured by higher priority liens on such collateral to the extent of the realizable value of such collateral.

The right of holders of our senior secured notes to receive proceeds from the sale of collateral securing our senior secured notes will be pari passu with (and junior with respect to real estate collateral to) the claims of lenders and counterparties under our senior secured credit facility and certain future indebtedness.

The loans under our senior secured credit facility and our senior secured notes are, and certain future indebtedness may be, secured on a pari passu basis by the same collateral consisting of a first priority perfected lien and security interest in substantially all of our and the guarantors’ assets (except for cash, accounts, accounts receivable, deposit accounts, securities accounts, chattel paper, inventory and proceeds thereof, as to which the senior secured notes and the senior secured credit facility will be secured by a second priority lien and except for real estate, as to which the senior secured notes will not be secured), subject to certain exceptions. As a result, holders of our senior secured notes will receive distributions from any foreclosure proceeds of any of our and the guarantors’ assets constituting collateral (other than real estate) for the senior secured notes on a pro rata basis with the lenders under our senior secured credit facility and certain future indebtedness and holders of our senior secured notes will only be entitled to receive proceeds from the realization of value of real estate collateral after all indebtedness and other obligations secured by liens on such assets are repaid in full.

The collateral securing our senior secured notes may not be valuable enough to satisfy all the obligations secured by the collateral.

We have secured our obligations under our senior secured notes by the pledge of certain of our assets. The value of the pledged assets in the event of a liquidation will depend upon market and economic conditions, the availability of buyers and similar factors. No independent appraisals of any of the pledged property were prepared by or on behalf of us in connection with the offering of our senior secured notes. Accordingly, we cannot assure holders of our senior secured notes that the proceeds of any sale of the pledged assets following an acceleration to maturity with respect to our senior secured notes would be sufficient to satisfy, or would not be substantially less than, amounts due on our senior secured notes and the other debt secured thereby.

If the proceeds of any sale of the pledged assets were not sufficient to repay all amounts due on our senior secured notes after satisfying the obligations to pay any creditors with prior liens, holders of our senior secured notes (to the extent such notes were not repaid from the proceeds of the sale of the pledged assets) would have only an unsecured claim against our remaining assets. By their nature, some or all of the pledged assets may be illiquid and may have no readily ascertainable market value. Likewise, we cannot assure a holder of senior secured notes that the pledged assets will be saleable or, if saleable, that there will not be substantial delays in their liquidation. To the extent that liens securing obligations under our credit facilities, pre-existing liens, liens permitted under the indenture governing our senior secured notes and other rights, including liens on excluded assets, encumber any of the collateral securing our senior secured notes and the guarantees, those parties have or may exercise rights and remedies with respect to the collateral (including rights to require marshalling of assets) that could adversely affect the value of the collateral and the ability of the collateral agent, the trustee under the indenture or the holders of our senior secured notes to realize or foreclose on the collateral.

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first-priority basis and will share equally in right of payment to the extent of the value of such collateral securing such senior secured credit facility on a first-priority basis. The indenture governing our senior secured notes permits us, subject to compliance with certain financial tests, to issue additional indebtedness secured by a lien that ranks equally with our senior secured notes. This would reduce amounts payable to holders of our senior secured notes from the proceeds of any sale of the collateral.

The collateral securing our senior secured notes may be diluted under certain circumstances.

The collateral that secures the senior secured notes also secures the senior secured credit facility and obligations under our senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility. The collateral may also secure additional indebtedness that we incur in the future, subject to restrictions on our ability to incur debt and liens under our senior secured multi-currency asset based revolving credit facility, senior secured credit facility, and the indentures governing our notes. The rights of holders of our senior secured notes to the collateral would be diluted by any increase in the indebtedness secured by this collateral or portions thereof.

The rights of holders of our senior secured notes with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral will be substantially limited by the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.

The collateral agent for the senior secured notes, the collateral agent for the senior secured credit facility and the collateral agent under our senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility are party to the intercreditor agreement, entered into on October 26, 2007, between Citicorp USA, Inc. and Citibank, N.A., as it may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or modified from time to time (the “ABL Intercreditor Agreement”). The ABL Intercreditor Agreement (as so amended) significantly restricts any action that may be taken by the collateral agent for the senior secured notes with respect to the collateral over which the holders of senior secured multi-currency asset based revolving credit facility loans have a first-priority lien (“ABL Priority Collateral”), even during an event of default. Under the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, at any time that obligations under our senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility are outstanding, any actions that may be taken with respect to (or in respect of) the ABL Priority Collateral that secures obligations under our senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility on a first-priority basis, including the ability to cause the commencement of enforcement proceedings against such ABL Priority Collateral and to control the conduct of such proceedings, and the approval of amendments to, releases of such ABL Priority Collateral from the lien of, and waivers of past defaults under, such documents relating to such ABL Priority Collateral, will be at the direction of the holders of the obligations under our senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility, and the holders of the senior secured notes and the lenders under our senior secured credit facility, which are secured on a second-priority basis by such ABL Priority Collateral, may be adversely affected. The ABL Priority Collateral so released will no longer secure our and the guarantors’ obligations under the senior secured notes and the guarantees. In addition, because the holders of the indebtedness under our senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility control the disposition of such ABL Priority Collateral, such holders could decide not to proceed against such ABL Priority Collateral, regardless of whether there is a default under the documents governing such indebtedness or under the indenture governing the senior secured notes. In such event, the only remedy available to holders of our senior secured notes would be to sue for payment on those notes and the related guarantees. In addition, under the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the collateral agent for the senior secured notes may not assert any right of marshalling that may be available under applicable law with respect to such ABL Priority Collateral. Without this waiver of the right of marshalling, holders of indebtedness secured by first priority liens in the ABL Priority Collateral would likely be required to liquidate collateral on which the senior secured notes did not have a lien, if any, prior to liquidating the collateral, thereby maximizing the proceeds of the collateral (due to the reductions in the amount of the indebtedness with a prior claim on such collateral) that would be available to repay our obligations under the senior secured notes.

As a result of this waiver, the proceeds of sales of such ABL Priority Collateral could be applied to repay any indebtedness secured by first priority liens in such ABL Priority Collateral before applying proceeds of other collateral securing indebtedness, and a holder of senior secured notes may recover less than it would have if such proceeds were applied in the order most favorable to it.

 

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The indenture governing the senior secured notes and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement contain certain provisions benefiting holders of indebtedness under our senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility, including provisions prohibiting the collateral agent for the senior secured notes and the collateral agent for the senior secured credit facility from objecting following the filing of a bankruptcy petition to a number of important matters regarding the collateral and the financing to be provided to us. After such filing, the value of this collateral could materially deteriorate and a holder of senior secured notes would be unable to raise an objection. In addition, the right of holders of obligations secured by first priority liens to foreclose upon and sell such collateral upon the occurrence of an event of default also would be subject to limitations under applicable bankruptcy laws if we or any of our subsidiaries become subject to a bankruptcy proceeding. The ABL Intercreditor Agreement also gives the holders of first priority liens on the ABL Priority Collateral the right to access and use the collateral that secures the senior secured notes to allow those holders to protect the ABL Priority Collateral and to process, store and dispose of the ABL Priority Collateral.

The ABL Priority Collateral will also be subject to any and all exceptions, defects, encumbrances, liens and other imperfections as may be accepted by the lenders under our senior secured multicurrency asset-based revolving credit facility and other creditors that have the benefit of first priority liens on such collateral from time to time, whether on or after the date the senior secured notes and guarantees were issued. The existence of any such exceptions, defects, encumbrances, liens and other imperfections could adversely affect the value of the collateral securing the senior secured notes as well as the ability of the collateral agent for the senior secured notes or the collateral agent for the senior secured credit facility to realize or foreclose on such collateral.

The rights of holders of our senior secured notes in the collateral securing such notes may be adversely affected by the first lien intercreditor agreement.

The rights of the holders of our senior secured notes with respect to the collateral that secures such notes is subject to a first lien intercreditor agreement among all holders of obligations secured by that collateral on a pari passu basis (“first lien obligations”), including the obligations under the senior secured notes and our senior secured credit facility. Under that intercreditor agreement, any actions that may be taken with respect to such collateral, including the ability to cause the commencement of enforcement proceedings against such collateral, to control such proceedings and to approve amendments to releases of such collateral from the lien of, and waive past defaults under, such documents relating to such collateral, may be taken solely by the collateral agent for the senior secured credit facility until (1) our obligations under the senior secured credit facility are discharged (which discharge does not include certain refinancings of the senior secured credit facility) or (2) 90 days after the occurrence of an event of default under the indenture governing the senior secured notes or any other agreement governing first lien obligations. Under the circumstances described in clause (2) of the preceding sentence, the authorized representative of the holders of the indebtedness that represents the largest outstanding principal amount of indebtedness secured by the collateral on a pari passu basis with the other first lien obligations (other than the senior secured credit facility) and has complied with the applicable notice provisions gains the right to take actions with respect to the collateral.

Even if the authorized representative of the senior secured notes gains the right take actions with respect to the collateral in the circumstances described in clause (2) above, the authorized representative must stop doing so (and those powers with respect to the collateral would revert to the authorized representative of the lenders under the senior secured credit facility) if such lenders’ authorized representative has commenced and is diligently pursuing enforcement action with respect to the collateral or the grantor of the security interest in that collateral (i.e., we or the applicable subsidiary guarantor) is then a debtor under or with respect to (or otherwise subject to) an insolvency or liquidation proceeding.

In addition, the senior secured credit facility and the indenture governing the senior secured notes permit us to issue additional series of obligations that also have a pari passu lien on the same collateral with the other first lien obligations. As explained above, any time that the collateral agent for the senior secured credit facility does not have the right to take actions with respect to the collateral pursuant to the first lien intercreditor agreement, that

 

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right passes to the authorized representative of the holders of the next largest outstanding principal amount of indebtedness secured by a pari passu lien on the collateral with the other first lien obligations. If we issue or incur additional first lien obligations in the future in a greater principal amount than the senior secured notes, then the authorized representative for that additional indebtedness would be earlier in line to exercise rights under the first lien intercreditor agreement than the authorized representative for the senior secured notes.

Under the first lien intercreditor agreement, the authorized representative of the holders of the senior secured notes may not object following the filing of a bankruptcy petition to any debtor-in- possession financing or to the use of the common collateral to secure that financing, subject to conditions and limited exceptions. After such a filing, the value of this collateral could materially deteriorate, and holders of the senior secured notes would be unable to raise an objection.

The collateral that secures and will secure the senior secured notes and related guarantees also is and will be subject to any and all exceptions, defects, encumbrances, liens and other imperfections as may be accepted by the authorized representative of the lenders under our senior secured credit facility during any period that such authorized representative controls actions with respect to the collateral pursuant to the first lien intercreditor agreement. The existence of any such exceptions, defects, encumbrances, liens and other imperfections could adversely affect the value of the collateral securing the senior secured notes as well as the ability of the collateral agent for the senior secured notes to realize or foreclose on such collateral for the benefit of the holders of the senior secured notes.

The lenders under the credit facilities have the discretion to release the guarantors under the credit facilities in a variety of circumstances, which will cause those guarantors to be released from their guarantees of the senior secured notes.

While any obligations under the credit facilities remain outstanding, any guarantee of the senior secured notes may be released without action by, or consent of, any holder of the senior secured notes or the trustee under the indenture governing the senior secured notes, at the discretion of lenders under the credit facilities, or if the related guarantor is no longer a guarantor of obligations under the credit facilities or any other indebtedness. The lenders under the credit facilities have the discretion to release the guarantees under the credit facilities in a variety of circumstances. Holders of our senior secured notes will not have a claim as creditors against any subsidiary that is no longer a guarantor of our senior secured notes, and the indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, whether secured or unsecured, of those subsidiaries will effectively be senior to the claims of holders of our senior secured notes.

There are circumstances other than repayment or discharge of our senior secured notes under which the collateral securing such notes and the related guarantees will be released automatically, without the consent of the holders of our senior secured notes or the consent of the trustee.

Under various circumstances, collateral securing the senior secured notes will be released automatically, including:

 

   

a sale, transfer or other disposal of such collateral in a transaction not prohibited under the indenture governing the senior secured notes;

 

   

with respect to collateral held by a guarantor, upon the release of such guarantor from its guarantee;

 

   

with respect to collateral that is capital stock, upon the dissolution of the issuer of such capital stock in accordance with the indenture governing the senior secured notes;

 

   

with respect to any collateral in which the senior secured notes have a second priority lien, upon any release by the lenders under our senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility of their first-priority security interest in such collateral; provided that, if the release occurs in connection with a foreclosure or exercise of remedies by the collateral agent for the lenders under our senior

 

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secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility, the lien on that collateral will be automatically released but any proceeds thereof not used to repay the obligations under our senior secured multi-currency asset-based revolving credit facility will be subject to lien in favor of the collateral agent for the noteholders and our senior secured credit facility; and

 

   

with respect to the collateral upon which the senior secured notes have a first priority lien, upon any release in connection with a foreclosure or exercise of remedies with respect to that collateral directed by the authorized representative of the lenders under our senior secured credit facility during any period in which such authorized representative controls actions with respect to the collateral pursuant to the first lien intercreditor agreement. Even though holders of our senior secured notes share ratably with the lenders under our senior secured credit facility, the authorized representative of the lenders under our senior secured credit facility will initially control actions with respect to the collateral, whether the holders of our senior secured notes agree or disagree with those actions.

The imposition of certain permitted liens will cause the assets on which such liens are imposed to be excluded from the collateral securing our senior secured notes and the related guarantees. There are also certain other categories of property that are also excluded from the collateral securing our senior secured notes.

The indenture governing our senior secured notes permits liens in favor of third parties to secure additional debt, including purchase money indebtedness and capitalized lease obligations, and any assets subject to such liens will be automatically excluded from the collateral securing our senior secured notes and the related guarantees to the extent the agreements governing such indebtedness prohibit additional liens. In addition, certain categories of assets are excluded from the collateral securing our senior secured notes and the guarantees. Excluded assets include, but are not limited to, among other things, the assets of our non-guarantor subsidiaries, certain capital stock and other securities of our subsidiaries and equity investees, leaseholds or other non-fee simple interests in real property, fee simple interests in real property having a fair market value of less than $25.0 million, and the proceeds from any of the foregoing. If an event of default occurs and our senior secured notes are accelerated, such notes and the related guarantees will rank equally with the holders of other unsubordinated and unsecured indebtedness of the relevant entity with respect to such excluded property.

Sales of assets by us or our subsidiary guarantors could reduce the pool of assets securing the senior secured notes and the related guarantees.

The security documents relating to our senior secured notes allow us and the guarantors to remain in possession of, retain exclusive control over, freely operate and collect, invest and dispose of any income from, the collateral securing the senior secured notes. To the extent we sell any assets that constitute such collateral, the proceeds from such sale will be subject to the liens securing our senior secured notes only to the extent such proceeds would otherwise constitute “collateral” securing such notes and the guarantees under the security documents.

The rights of holders of our senior secured notes in the collateral securing such notes may be adversely affected by the failure to perfect security interests in collateral.

Applicable law requires that a security interest in certain tangible and intangible assets can only be properly perfected and its priority retained through certain actions undertaken by the secured party. The liens in the collateral securing our senior secured notes may not be perfected with respect to the claims of such notes if and to the extent that the collateral agent was not able to take the actions necessary to perfect any of these liens on or prior to the date of the indenture governing our senior secured notes. There can be no assurance that the lenders under the senior secured credit facility will have taken all actions necessary to create properly perfected security interests, which may result in the loss of the priority of the security interest in favor of holders of our senior secured notes to which they would otherwise have been entitled. In addition, applicable law requires that certain property and rights acquired after the grant of a general security interest, such as equipment subject to a certificate of title and certain proceeds, can only be perfected at the time such property and rights are acquired

 

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and identified. We and the guarantors have limited obligations to perfect the security interest of holders of our senior secured notes in specified collateral. There can be no assurance that the trustee or the collateral agent for our senior secured notes will monitor, or that we will inform such trustee or collateral agent of, the future acquisition of property and rights that constitute collateral, and that the necessary action will be taken to properly perfect the security interest in such after-acquired collateral. Neither the trustee nor the collateral agent for our senior secured notes has an obligation to monitor the acquisition of additional property or rights that constitute collateral or the perfection of any security interest. Such failure may result in the loss of the security interest in the collateral or the priority of the security interest in favor of our senior secured notes against third parties.

The collateral securing our senior secured notes is subject to casualty risks.

We intend to maintain insurance or otherwise insure against hazards in a manner appropriate and customary for our business. There are, however, some losses, including losses resulting from terrorist acts, that may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable, in whole or in part. As a result, we cannot assure holders of our senior secured notes that the insurance proceeds will compensate us fully for our losses. If there is a total or partial loss of any of the pledged assets, we cannot assure holders of our senior secured notes that the proceeds received by us in respect thereof will be sufficient to satisfy all the secured obligations, including our senior secured notes and the related guarantees.

Bankruptcy laws may limit the ability of holders of our senior secured notes to realize value from the collateral securing such notes.

The right of the collateral agent to repossess and dispose of the pledged assets upon the occurrence of an event of default under the indenture governing our senior secured notes is likely to be significantly impaired by applicable bankruptcy law if a bankruptcy case were to be commenced by or against us before the collateral agent repossessed and disposed of the pledged assets. For example, under Title 11 of the United States Code, pursuant to the automatic stay imposed upon the bankruptcy filing, a secured creditor is prohibited from repossessing its security from a debtor in a bankruptcy case, or from disposing of security repossessed from such debtor, or taking other actions to levy against a debtor, without bankruptcy court approval. Moreover, the United States Bankruptcy Code permits the debtor to continue to retain and to use collateral even though the debtor is in default under the applicable debt instruments, provided that the secured creditor is given “adequate protection.” The meaning of the term “adequate protection” may vary according to circumstances (and is within the discretion of the bankruptcy court), but it is intended in general to protect the value of the secured creditor’s interest in the collateral and may include cash payments or the granting of additional security, if and at such times as the court in its discretion determines, for any diminution in the value of the collateral as a result of the automatic stay of repossession or disposition or any use of the collateral by the debtor during the pendency of the bankruptcy case. Generally, adequate protection payments, in the form of interest or otherwise, are not required to be paid by a debtor to a secured creditor unless the bankruptcy court determines that the value of the secured creditor’s interest in the collateral is declining during the pendency of the bankruptcy case. Due to the imposition of the automatic stay, the lack of a precise definition of the term “adequate protection” and the broad discretionary powers of a bankruptcy court, it is impossible to predict (1) how long payments under our senior secured notes could be delayed following commencement of a bankruptcy case, (2) whether or when the collateral agent could repossess or dispose of the pledged assets or (3) whether or to what extent a holder of senior secured notes would be compensated for any delay in payment or loss of value of the pledged assets through the requirement of “adequate protection.”

In the event of a bankruptcy of the Company or any of the guarantors of our indebtedness, holders of our senior secured notes may be deemed to have an unsecured claim to the extent that our obligations in respect of those notes exceed the fair market value of the collateral securing those notes.

In any bankruptcy proceeding with respect to us or any of the guarantors, it is possible that the bankruptcy trustee, the debtor-in-possession or competing creditors will assert that the fair market value of the collateral with respect to our senior secured notes on the date of the bankruptcy filing was less than the then current principal

 

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amount of such notes. Upon a finding by the bankruptcy court that our senior secured notes are under-collateralized, the claims in the bankruptcy proceeding with respect to such notes would be bifurcated between a secured claim and an unsecured claim, and the unsecured claim would not be entitled to the benefits of security in the collateral. In such event, the secured claims of holders of our unsecured notes would be limited to the value of the collateral.

Other consequences of a finding of under-collateralization would be, among other things, a lack of entitlement on the part of the holders of our senior secured notes to receive post-petition interest and a lack of entitlement on the part of the unsecured portion of our senior secured notes to receive other “adequate protection” under federal bankruptcy laws. In addition, if any payments of post-petition interest had been made at the time of such a finding of under-collateralization, those payments could be recharacterized by the bankruptcy court as a reduction of the principal amount of the secured claim with respect to our senior secured notes.

Any future pledge of collateral in favor of a holder of senior secured notes might be voidable in bankruptcy.

Any future pledge of collateral in favor of our lenders or holders of our senior secured indebtedness, including pursuant to security documents delivered after the date of the indenture governing the senior secured notes, might be voidable by the pledgor (as debtor in possession) or by its trustee in bankruptcy if certain events or circumstances exist or occur, including, under the United States Bankruptcy Code, if the pledgor is insolvent at the time of the pledge, the pledge permits a holder of our senior secured notes to receive a greater recovery than if the pledge had not been given and a bankruptcy proceeding in respect of the pledgor is commenced with 90 days following the pledge, or, in certain circumstances, a longer period.

We do not intend to offer to register the senior secured notes or to exchange the senior secured notes in a registered exchange offer.

We do not intend to register the senior secured notes under the Securities Act or to offer to exchange those notes in an exchange offer registered under the Securities Act. We will not be subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), with respect to those notes. As a result, holders of our senior secured notes will only be entitled to receive certain information about us specified in the indenture governing the senior secured notes and information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. Except as included in the reports filed with the SEC, information about our company will be provided to holders of our senior secured notes on a confidential basis and may not be copied or reproduced, nor may it be distributed or any of its contents disclosed, to anyone other than holders of our senior secured notes and prospective purchasers of those notes pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4). In addition, the indenture governing the senior secured notes will not be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and we will not be required to comply with any provision of the Trust Indenture Act.

A holder’s ability to transfer our notes may be limited by the absence of an active trading market, and an active trading market for such notes may not develop.

The senior secured notes are new securities for which there is no established market and the senior unsecured notes are relatively new securities for which there is no established market. Accordingly, the development or liquidity of any market for the notes is uncertain. We do not intend to apply for a listing of the notes on a securities exchange or any automated dealer quotation system. We cannot assure a holder of our notes as to the liquidity of markets that may develop for the notes, such holder’s ability to sell the notes or the price at which such holder would be able to sell such notes. If such markets were to exist, the notes could trade at prices that may be lower than their principal amount or purchase price depending on many factors, including prevailing interest rates, the market for similar notes, our financial and operations performance and other factors. Historically, the market for noninvestment grade debt has been subject to disruptions that have caused substantial volatility in the prices of securities similar to the notes. The market, if any, for the notes may experience similar disruptions, and any such disruptions may adversely affect the prices at which a holder of notes may sell its notes.

 

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company’s obligations to file periodic and current reports ended as of October 1, 2010. Nevertheless, pursuant to (a) the Exchange Note Indenture entered into on October 24, 2008 by and among the Company, the guarantors named on the signature pages thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (see Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010) and (b) the Indenture entered into on February 11, 2011 by and among the Company, the guarantors named on the signature pages thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent (see Exhibit 4.2 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q), the Company has agreed to voluntarily file with the SEC certain Current Reports on Form 8-K. Please see the Indentures for details on the Company’s specific filing obligations.

In addition, as provided in Note 16, “Subsequent Events,” to our unaudited consolidated financial statements, the following events took place subsequent to the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report.

Senior Secured Credit Facility

On February 11, 2011, the Company amended and restated the senior secured credit facility to reflect modifications to certain provisions thereof. The modified terms of the senior secured credit facility include (1) an extension of the maturity of a portion of the senior secured term B-1 loans representing outstanding principal amounts of $2.2 billion from October 26, 2014 to October 26, 2017 (potentially springing to July 26, 2015, under the circumstances described below) by converting such loans into a new tranche of senior secured B-3 loans; (2) permission, at the election of the Company, to apply prepayments of term loans to the senior secured incremental term B-2 loans prior to the senior secured term B-1 loans and senior secured term B-3 loans and thereafter to the class of term loans with the next earliest maturity; (3) permission to issue indebtedness (including the senior secured notes referred to below) to refinance a portion of the term loans under the senior secured credit facility and to secure such indebtedness (including the senior secured notes) on a pari passu basis with the obligations under the senior secured credit facility, (4) permission for future refinancing of the term loans under the senior secured credit facility, and (5) permission for future extensions of the term loans and revolving credit commitments (including, in the case of the revolving credit commitments, by obtaining new revolving credit commitments) under the senior secured credit facility.

The new tranche of senior secured term B-3 loans bears interest at a rate per annum equal to either a base rate or a LIBOR rate, in each case plus an applicable margin. The base rate is determined by reference to the higher of (1) the prime rate of Citibank, N.A. and (2) the federal funds effective rate plus  1/2 of 1%. The applicable margin for borrowings of senior secured term B-3 loans is 3.50% per annum with respect to base rate borrowings and 4.50% per annum with respect to LIBOR borrowings. No changes were made to the maturity date or interest rates payable with respect to non-extended term B-1 loans.

The maturity of the senior secured term B-3 loans will automatically become due July 26, 2015 unless (i) the total net leverage ratio as tested on that date based upon the most recent financial statements provided to the lenders under the senior secured credit facility is no greater than 5.0 to 1.0 or (ii) on or prior to such date, either (x) an initial public offering of the Company shall have occurred or (y) at least $750 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s senior unsecured cash-pay notes and/or senior unsecured PIK toggle notes have been repaid or refinanced or their maturity has been extended to a date no earlier than 91 days after October 26, 2017.

The foregoing description of the amendment to the senior secured credit facility does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Quarterly Report on

 

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Form 10-Q and is incorporated into this Item by reference. The full text of the amended and restated senior secured credit facility is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and is incorporated into this Item by reference.

Senior Secured Notes

On February 11, 2011, the Company completed a private placement of $1,009 million of senior secured notes. The senior secured notes were sold pursuant to a Purchase Agreement, dated February 8, 2011, between the Company, certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, on behalf of itself and the other initial purchasers identified therein.

The senior secured notes were issued at par, bear interest at a rate of 7% per annum and mature on April 1, 2019. The senior secured notes were sold through a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A (and outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The senior secured notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws and may not be offered or sold absent registration under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws or applicable exemptions from registration requirements.

The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company and indemnification provisions whereby the Company and the guarantors, on one hand, and the initial purchasers, on the other, have agreed to indemnify each other against certain liabilities. The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and is incorporated into this Item by reference.

The proceeds from the notes were used to repay in full the senior secured incremental term B-2 loans outstanding under the Company’s senior secured credit facility (representing $988 million in aggregate principal amount and $12 million in accrued and unpaid interest) and to pay related fees and expenses.

The Company may redeem the senior secured notes commencing April 1, 2015 at 103.5% of the principal amount redeemed, which decreases to 101.75% on April 1, 2016 and to 100% on or after April 1, 2017. The Company may redeem all or part of the notes at any time prior to April 1, 2015 at 100% of the principal amount redeemed plus a “make-whole” premium. In addition, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the original aggregate principal balance of the senior secured notes at any time prior to April 1, 2014 with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at 107% of the aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes redeemed. Upon the occurrence of specific kinds of changes of control, the Company will be required to make an offer to purchase the senior secured notes at 101% of their principal amount. If the Company or any of its restricted subsidiaries engages in certain asset sales, under certain circumstances the Company will be required to use the net proceeds to make an offer to purchase the senior secured notes at 100% of their principal amount.

Substantially all of the Company’s U.S. 100%-owned subsidiaries are guarantors of the senior secured notes. The facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors. The notes and the guarantees are secured equally and ratably (other than with respect to real estate) with the senior secured credit facility and any future first lien obligations by (i) a first-priority lien on substantially all of the Company’s and the guarantors’ assets, other than (x) any real estate and (y) collateral that secures the senior secured multi-currency asset based revolving credit facility on a first-priority basis (the “ABL Priority Collateral”), and (ii) a second-priority lien on the ABL Priority Collateral, subject to certain limited exceptions.

The indenture governing our senior secured notes contains a number of covenants, that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, restrict the Company’s ability and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries to: (a) incur or guarantee additional debt and issue or sell certain preferred stock; (b) pay dividends on, redeem or repurchase the Company’s capital stock; (c) make certain acquisitions or investments; (d) incur or assume certain

 

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liens; (e) enter into transactions with affiliates; (f) merge or consolidate with another company; (g) transfer or otherwise dispose of assets; (h) redeem subordinated debt; (i) incur obligations that restrict the ability of the Company’s subsidiaries to make dividends or other payments to us; and (j) create or designate unrestricted subsidiaries. It also contains customary affirmative covenants and provides for events of default which, if certain of them occur, would permit the trustee or the holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the then total outstanding senior secured notes to declare the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the then outstanding senior secured notes to be due and payable immediately.

The foregoing descriptions of the indenture governing our senior secured notes and our senior secured notes do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text thereof filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are incorporated into this Item by reference. Also included as Exhibit 4.3 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is the related pledge and security agreement for the senior secured notes issuance, which is incorporated into this Item by reference.

As described in Note 7, “Financing Arrangements” to our unaudited financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, funds affiliated with Silver Lake and TPG were holders of incremental term B-2 loans. Similar to other holders of senior secured incremental term B-2 loans, those senior secured incremental term B-2 loans held by TPG and Silver Lake were repaid in connection with the issuance of the senior secured notes.

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

    
4.1    Indenture dated February 11, 2011 by and among Avaya Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee*
4.2    Form of 7% Senior Secured Note due 2019*
4.3    Pledge and Security Agreement dated February 11, 2011 by and among Avaya Inc., certain subsidiaries of Avaya Inc. from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent*
10.1    Purchase Agreement dated February 8, 2011 between Avaya Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, as Representative for the several Initial Purchasers identified therein*
10.2    Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement dated February 11, 2011, by and among Avaya Inc., Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and each lender party thereto, amending Credit Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2007, by and among Avaya Inc., Sierra Holdings Corp., Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer and each lender party thereto (Annex A to this Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.3 hereto)*
10.3    Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated February 11, 2011, by and among Avaya Inc., Sierra Holdings Corp., Citibank N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto*
31.1    Certification of Kevin J. Kennedy pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
31.2    Certification of Anthony J. Massetti pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32.1    Certification of Kevin J. Kennedy pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32.2    Certification of Anthony J. Massetti pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

 

* Filed herewith.

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

AVAYA INC.

By:

  /S/    KEVIN J. MACKAY        
 

 

 

Kevin J. MacKay

Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

February 14, 2011

 

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EX-4.1 2 dex41.htm INDENTURE DATED FEBRUARY 11, 2011 Indenture dated February 11, 2011

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of February 11, 2011

among

AVAYA INC.,

THE GUARANTORS NAMED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent

7.00% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2019

 

 


CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*

 

Trust Indenture Act Section

  

Indenture Section

310 (a)(1)

   7.10

       (a)(2)

   7.10

       (a)(3)

   N.A.

       (a)(4)

   N.A.

       (a)(5)

   7.10

       (b)

   7.10

       (c)

   N.A.

311 (a)

   7.11

       (b)

   7.11

       (c)

   N.A.

312 (a)

   2.05

       (b)

   14.03

       (c)

   14.03

313 (a)

   7.06

       (b)(1)

   N.A.

       (b)(2)

   7.06; 7.07

       (c)

   7.06; 14.02

       (d)

   7.06

314 (a)

   N.A.

       (b)

   N.A.

       (c)(1)

   N.A.

       (c)(2)

   N.A.

       (c)(3)

   N.A.

       (d)

   N.A.

       (e)

   N.A.

       (f)

   N.A.

318 (a)

   N.A.

       (b)

   N.A.

       (c)

   14.01

 

N.A. means not applicable.

* This Cross-Reference Table is not part of this Indenture.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  
ARTICLE 1   
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE   

Section 1.01

   Definitions.      1   

Section 1.02

   Other Definitions.      31   

Section 1.03

   Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.      31   

Section 1.04

   Rules of Construction.      32   

Section 1.05

   Acts of Holders.      32   
ARTICLE 2   
THE NOTES   

Section 2.01

   Form and Dating; Terms.      34   

Section 2.02

   Execution and Authentication.      35   

Section 2.03

   Registrar and Paying Agent.      35   

Section 2.04

   Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust.      36   

Section 2.05

   Holder Lists.      36   

Section 2.06

   Transfer and Exchange.      36   

Section 2.07

   Replacement Notes.      45   

Section 2.08

   Outstanding Notes.      45   

Section 2.09

   Treasury Notes.      46   

Section 2.10

   Temporary Notes.      46   

Section 2.11

   Cancellation.      46   

Section 2.12

   Defaulted Interest.      46   

Section 2.13

   CUSIP Numbers.      47   
ARTICLE 3   
REDEMPTION   

Section 3.01

   Notices to Trustee.      47   

Section 3.02

   Selection of Notes To Be Redeemed or Purchased.      47   

Section 3.03

   Notice of Redemption.      47   

Section 3.04

   Effect of Notice of Redemption.      48   

Section 3.05

   Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price.      48   

Section 3.06

   Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part.      49   

Section 3.07

   Optional Redemption.      49   

Section 3.08

   Offers To Repurchase by Application of Excess Proceeds.      49   
ARTICLE 4   
COVENANTS   

Section 4.01

   Payment of Notes.      51   

Section 4.02

   Maintenance of Office or Agency.      51   

Section 4.03

   Reports and Other Information.      52   

Section 4.04

   Compliance Certificate.      53   

Section 4.05

   Taxes.      53   

Section 4.06

   Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.      53   

 

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Section 4.07    Limitation on Restricted Payments.    53
Section 4.08    Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.    60
Section 4.09    Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock.    61
Section 4.10    Asset Sales.    67
Section 4.11    Transactions with Affiliates.    69
Section 4.12    Liens.    71
Section 4.13    Corporate Existence.    72
Section 4.14    Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.    72
Section 4.15    Limitation on Guarantees of Indebtedness by Restricted Subsidiaries.    73
Section 4.16    Suspension of Covenants and Guarantees.    74
Section 4.17    After-Acquired Collateral.    75
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSORS
Section 5.01    Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets.    75
Section 5.02    Successor Corporation Substituted.    77
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01    Events of Default.    77
Section 6.02    Acceleration.    80
Section 6.03    Other Remedies.    80
Section 6.04    Waiver of Past Defaults.    80
Section 6.05    Control by Majority.    80
Section 6.06    Limitation on Suits.    81
Section 6.07    Rights of Holders of Notes To Receive Payment.    81
Section 6.08    Collection Suit by Trustee.    81
Section 6.09    Restoration of Rights and Remedies.    81
Section 6.10    Rights and Remedies Cumulative.    81
Section 6.11    Delay or Omission Not Waiver.    82
Section 6.12    Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.    82
Section 6.13    Priorities.    82
Section 6.14    Undertaking for Costs.    83
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01    Duties of Trustee.    83
Section 7.02    Rights of Trustee.    84
Section 7.03    Individual Rights of Trustee.    84
Section 7.04    Trustee’s Disclaimer.    85
Section 7.05    Notice of Defaults.    85
Section 7.06    Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.    85
Section 7.07    Compensation and Indemnity.    85
Section 7.08    Replacement of Trustee.    86
Section 7.09    Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.    87
Section 7.10    Eligibility; Disqualification.    87
Section 7.11    Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer.    87

 

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ARTICLE 8
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 8.01    Option To Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.    87
Section 8.02    Legal Defeasance and Discharge.    87
Section 8.03    Covenant Defeasance.    88
Section 8.04    Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.    88
Section 8.05    Deposited Money and Government Securities To Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.    89
Section 8.06    Repayment to Issuer.    90
Section 8.07    Reinstatement.    90
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.01    Without Consent of Holders of Notes.    90
Section 9.02    With Consent of Holders of Notes.    91
Section 9.03    Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.    93
Section 9.04    Revocation and Effect of Consents.    93
Section 9.05    Notation on or Exchange of Notes.    93
Section 9.06    Trustee To Sign Amendments, etc.    93
Section 9.07    Payment for Consent.    94
ARTICLE 10
GUARANTEES
Section 10.01    Guarantee.    94
Section 10.02    Limitation on Guarantor Liability.    95
Section 10.03    Execution and Delivery.    95
Section 10.04    Subrogation.    96
Section 10.05    Benefits Acknowledged.    96
Section 10.06    Release of Guarantees.    96
ARTICLE 11
RANKING OF LIENS
ARTICLE 12
COLLATERAL
Section 12.01    Security Documents.    97
Section 12.02    Notes Collateral Agent.    97
Section 12.03    Authorization of Actions to Be Taken.    98
Section 12.04    Release of Collateral.    99
Section 12.05    [Reserved].    100
Section 12.06    Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee.    100
Section 12.07    Release upon Termination of Issuer’s Obligations.    100

 

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ARTICLE 13   
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE   
Section 13.01    Satisfaction and Discharge.      100   
Section 13.02    Application of Trust Money.      101   
ARTICLE 14   
MISCELLANEOUS   
Section 14.01    [Reserved].      101   
Section 14.02    Notices.      101   
Section 14.03    Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.      103   
Section 14.04    Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.      103   
Section 14.05    Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.      103   
Section 14.06    Rules by Trustee and Agents.      103   
Section 14.07    No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.      103   
Section 14.08    Governing Law.      104   
Section 14.09    Waiver of Jury Trial.      104   
Section 14.10    Force Majeure.      104   
Section 14.11    No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.      104   
Section 14.12    Successors.      104   
Section 14.13    Severability.      104   
Section 14.14    Counterpart Originals.      104   
Section 14.15    Table of Contents, Headings, etc.      104   
Section 14.16    Intercreditor Agreements Control.      105   
EXHIBITS   
Exhibit A1    Form of Note   
Exhibit B    Form of Certificate of Transfer   
Exhibit C    Form of Certificate of Exchange   
Exhibit D    Form of Supplemental Indenture to Be Delivered by Subsequent Guarantors   

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of February 11, 2011, among Avaya Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), the Guarantors (as defined herein) listed on the signature pages hereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and as Notes Collateral Agent.

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Issuer has duly authorized the creation of an issue of $1,009,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the “Initial Notes”), to be issued and authenticated under this Indenture; and

WHEREAS, the Issuer and each of the Guarantors has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes.

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01 Definitions.

144A Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold or to be sold in reliance on Rule 144A.

ABL Collateral Agent” means Citicorp USA, Inc., in its capacity as collateral agent for the lenders and other secured parties under the ABL Credit Facility, or any successor or permitted assign thereto exercising substantially the same rights and powers.

ABL Credit Facility” means the asset-based revolving credit facility provided under the credit agreement entered into as of October 26, 2007 by and among the Issuer, the co-borrowers party thereto, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto in their capacities as lenders thereunder and Citicorp USA, Inc., as administrative agent, including any notes, mortgages, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements, refundings or refinancings thereof and any one or more indentures or credit facilities or commercial paper facilities (including without limitation any Qualified Securitization Facility) with banks or other institutional lenders or investors that extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any such replacement, refunding or refinancing facility or indenture that increases the amount that may be borrowed thereunder or alters the maturity of the loans thereunder or adds Restricted Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder and whether by the same or other agent, lender or group of lenders or investors.

ABL Intercreditor Agreement” means the intercreditor agreement, dated as of October 26, 2007, between Citicorp USA, Inc., in its capacities as administrative agent and collateral agent for the ABL Secured Parties (as defined therein), and Citibank, N.A., in its capacities as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Cash Flow Secured Parties (as defined therein), as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, and including any joinder thereto by the Notes Collateral Agent or any other Authorized Representative of a Series of First Lien Obligations.

ABL Obligations” means (i) the unpaid principal of and interest on all loans, letters of credit, and all other obligations and liabilities of Issuer or any co-borrower or guarantor thereunder to the administrative agent, the issuing bank or any lender thereunder, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the ABL Credit Facility and


the letters of credit issued thereunder and whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the administrative agent or any lender thereunder that are required to be paid pursuant the ABL Credit Facility and including interest accruing after the maturity of the loans and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to Issuer or any co-borrower or guarantor thereunder, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) or otherwise and (ii) Hedging Obligations and Cash Management Obligations with ABL Secured Parties.

ABL Priority Collateral” has the meaning specified in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.

ABL Secured Parties” means each of (i) the ABL Collateral Agent on behalf of itself and the lenders under the ABL Credit Facility and agents, lenders or their respective affiliates counterparty to related Hedging Obligations and Cash Management Obligations (or Persons who were agents, lenders or affiliates of any of the foregoing under the ABL Credit Facility at the time they entered into such Hedging Obligations and Cash Management Obligations) and (ii) each other holder of ABL Obligations.

Acquired Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person,

(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, including Indebtedness incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging, consolidating or amalgamating with or into or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, and

(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

Additional First Lien Collateral Agent” means any collateral agent with respect to any Additional First Lien Obligations.

Additional First Lien Obligations” means any Obligations that are, and are permitted under this Indenture to be, issued or incurred after the date of this Indenture (other than Indebtedness incurred under the General Credit Facilities) and secured by the Shared Collateral on a pari passu basis with the General Credit Facilities Obligations and the Notes Obligations.

Additional First Lien Secured Parties” means the holders of any Additional First Lien Obligations and any Additional First Lien Collateral Agent or Authorized Representative with respect thereto.

Additional Notes” means additional Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued from time to time under this Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.01 and 4.09 hereof.

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.

Agent” means any Registrar, Transfer Agent or Paying Agent.

Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any Note being redeemed, on any Redemption Date, the greater of:

(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of such Note; and

 

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(2) the excess, if any, of (a) the present value at such Redemption Date of (i) the redemption price of such Note at April 1, 2015 (such redemption price being set forth in Section 3.07(c) hereof and Section 5(d) of the Note), plus (ii) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such Note through April 1, 2015 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the Redemption Date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points; over (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Note;

Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and/or Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.

Asset Sale” means:

(1) the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of property or assets (including by way of a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction) of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (each referred to in this definition as a “disposition”); or

(2) the issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions;

in each case, other than:

(a) any disposition of Cash Equivalents or obsolete or worn out property or equipment in the ordinary course of business or any disposition of inventory or goods (or other assets) held for sale or no longer used in the ordinary course of business;

(b) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer in a manner permitted pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control pursuant to this Indenture;

(c) the making of any Restricted Payment that is permitted to be made, and is made, pursuant to Section 4.07 hereof or the making of any Permitted Investment;

(d) any disposition of assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary in any transaction or series of related transactions with an aggregate fair market value of less than $50,000,000;

(e) any disposition of property or assets or issuance of securities by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Issuer or by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary to another Restricted Subsidiary;

(f) to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Code, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Similar Business;

(g) the lease, assignment, sub-lease, license or sub-license of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business;

(h) any issuance or sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(i) foreclosures, condemnation, expropriation or any similar action with respect to assets or the granting of Liens not prohibited by this Indenture;

(j) sales of accounts receivable, or participations therein, or Securitization Assets or related assets in connection with any ABL Credit Facility or any Qualified Securitization Facility;

 

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(k) any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, including Sale and Lease-Back Transactions and asset securitizations permitted by this Indenture;

(l) the sale or discount of inventory, accounts receivable or notes receivable in the ordinary course of business or the conversion of accounts receivable to notes receivable;

(m) the licensing or sub-licensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles in the ordinary course of business, other than the licensing of intellectual property on a long-term basis;

(n) any surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract rights or other litigation claims in the ordinary course of business;

(o) the unwinding of any Hedging Obligations;

(p) sales, transfers and other dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to, customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(q) the abandonment of intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business, which in the reasonable good faith determination of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary are not material to the conduct of the business of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(r) the issuance by a Restricted Subsidiary of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock that is permitted by Section 4.09 hereof; and

(s) the issuance of directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals as required by applicable law.

Authorized Representative” has the meaning given to such term in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

Bank Products” means any services or facilities on account of credit or debit cards, purchase cards or merchant services constituting a line of credit, and any agreement or arrangement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, electronic funds transfer and any other cash management arrangement.

Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.

Business Day” means each day which is not a Legal Holiday.

Capital Stock” means:

(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock or shares in the capital of such corporation;

(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock;

(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and

(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.

 

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Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a Capitalized Lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Capitalized Lease” means any lease that has been or is required to be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as a capitalized lease.

Capitalized Software Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by a Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of licensed or purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of a Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Cash Equivalents” means:

(1) United States dollars;

(2) (a) Canadian dollars, yen, sterling, euros or any national currency of any participating member state of the EMU; or

(b) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

(3) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(4) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of two years or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding two years and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any domestic or foreign commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks and $100,000,000 (or the U.S. dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks;

(5) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (3) and (4) above and clause (7) below entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;

(6) commercial paper rated at least P-2 by Moody’s or at least A-2 by S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency) and in each case maturing within 24 months after the date of creation thereof and Indebtedness or Preferred Stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(7) marketable short-term money market and similar funds having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency);

(8) Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency);

(9) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof having an Investment Grade Rating

 

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from either Moody’s or S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency) with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(10) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any foreign government or any political subdivision or public instrumentality thereof having an Investment Grade Rating from either Moody’s or S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency) with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition; and

(11) investment funds investing substantially all of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (10) above.

In the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary or Investments made in a country outside the United States of America, Cash Equivalents shall also include (i) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (1) through (11) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies and (ii) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (1) through (11) above.

Cash Management Obligations” means Obligations under any Bank Products.

Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following after the Closing Date:

(1) the sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions (other than by merger, consolidation or amalgamation), of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than any Permitted Holder; or

(2) the Issuer becomes aware of (by way of a report or any other filing pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, proxy, vote, written notice or otherwise) the acquisition by (A) any Person (other than any Permitted Holder) or (B) Persons (other than any Permitted Holder) that are together a group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any such group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), in a single transaction or in a related series of transactions, by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination or purchase of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision) of 50.0% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer directly or indirectly through any of its direct or indirect parent holding companies.

Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, Société Anonyme.

Closing Date” means February 11, 2011.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.

Collateral” means all assets and properties subject to the Liens created in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent by the Security Documents.

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” means with respect to any Person for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense of such Person, including the amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and Capitalized Software Expenditures of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of, without duplication:

(1) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period;

(2) all cash dividends or other distributions paid (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Preferred Stock of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period; and

(3) all cash dividends or other distributions paid or accrued (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Stock during such period.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the sum of:

(1) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (including (a) amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (b) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (c) all pay-in-kind and other non-cash interest payments (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark to market valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP), (d) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations and of any Securitization Facility (regardless of whether such interest component would be interest expense under GAAP), and (e) net payments, if any, made (less net payments, if any, received), pursuant to interest rate Hedging Obligations with respect to Indebtedness, and excluding (t) any expense resulting from the discounting of any Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in connection with any acquisition, (u) penalties and interest relating to taxes, (v) any “additional interest” with respect to other securities and any liquidated damages for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations, (w) amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, discounted liabilities, commissions, fees and expenses, (x) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees, and (y) any accretion of accrued interest on discounted liabilities); plus

(2) consolidated capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued; less

(3) interest income for such period.

For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that without duplication,

(1) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period shall be excluded,

(2) any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations shall be excluded,

(3) any net after-tax effect of gains or losses (less all fees, expenses and charges) attributable to asset dispositions or abandonments or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interest of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the Issuer, shall be excluded,

 

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(4) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in Cash Equivalents (or to the extent converted into Cash Equivalents) to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period,

(5) effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries) in such Person’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP (including in the inventory, property and equipment, software, goodwill, intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred revenue and debt line items thereof) resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Original Transactions or any consummated acquisition or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded,

(6) any net after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment or conversion of (a) Indebtedness, (b) obligations under any Hedging Obligations or (c) other derivative instruments shall be excluded,

(7) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded,

(8) any non-cash compensation charge or expense, including any such charge or expense arising from the grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights or equity incentive programs shall be excluded,

(9) any fees, expenses or charges incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, Investment, Asset Sale, disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (including such fees, expenses or charges related to the offering of the Notes, or any Senior Credit Facility), issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including any amendment or other modification of the Notes, or any Senior Credit Facility) and including, in each case, any such transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed, and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not successful, shall be excluded,

(10) accruals and reserves that are established within twelve months after the closing of any acquisition that are required to be established as a result of such acquisition in accordance with GAAP shall be excluded,

(11) any expenses, charges or losses that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any Permitted Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted under this Indenture, to the extent actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Issuer has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement and only to the extent that such amount is in fact indemnified or reimbursed within 365 days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365 days), shall be excluded,

(12) to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Issuer has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 days), expenses, charges or losses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded,

 

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(13) any net pension or other post-employment benefit costs representing amortization of unrecognized prior service costs, actuarial losses, including amortization of such amounts arising in prior periods, amortization of the unrecognized net obligation (and loss or cost) existing at the date of initial application of Statement on Financial Accounting Standards Nos. 87, 106 and 112, and any other items of a similar nature, shall be excluded, and

(14) the following items shall be excluded:

(a) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from obligations under any Hedging Obligations and the application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133; and

(b) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting from currency translation gains or losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including any net gain or loss resulting from obligations under Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risk) and any foreign currency translation gains or losses,

(c) any non-cash charges, expenses and losses, including any (i) write-offs or write-downs, (ii) equity-based awards compensation expense, (iii) losses on sales, disposals or abandonment of, or any impairment charges or asset write-down or write-off related to, intangible assets, long-lived assets and investments in debt and equity securities and (iv) all losses from investments recorded using the equity method, reducing such Consolidated Net Income for such period (provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall reduce Consolidated Net Income to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period), and

(d) any non-cash gains for such period, excluding any non-cash gains to the extent they represent the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated Net Income in any prior period and any non-cash gains with respect to cash actually received in a prior period so long as such cash did not increase Consolidated Net Income in such prior period.

Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio” means, as of the date of determination, the ratio of (a) the Consolidated Total Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available that is secured by Liens to (b) EBITDA of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended four fiscal quarters ending immediately prior to such date for which internal financial statements are available.

In the event that the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs, assumes, guarantees, redeems, repays, retires or extinguishes any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes) or issues or redeems Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock subsequent to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available but prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio is made (the “Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio Calculation Date”), then the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, redemption, repayment, retirement or extinguishment of Indebtedness, or such issuance or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as if the same had occurred on the last day of the applicable period.

For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Specified Transactions made by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio Calculation Date shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Specified Transactions had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period. If since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning

 

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of such period shall have made any Specified Transaction that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Specified Transaction occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to a Specified Transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer (and may include, for the avoidance of doubt, cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions resulting from any Specified Transaction which is being given pro forma effect that have been or are expected to be realized).

Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as at any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (1) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Obligations in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations, debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes and similar instruments and the Indebtedness under any Securitization Facilities (and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, all undrawn letters of credit), as determined in accordance with GAAP and (2) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Disqualified Stock of the Issuer and all Preferred Stock of its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, with the amount of such Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock equal to the greater of their respective voluntary or involuntary liquidation preferences and maximum fixed repurchase prices, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. For purposes hereof, the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock as if such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock were purchased on any date on which Consolidated Total Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, such fair market value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Issuer. The U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of any Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency will reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness.

Contingent Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent,

(1) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor;

(2) to advance or supply funds

(a) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation, or

(b) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; or

(3) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.

Controlled Investment Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person, other than any Investor, which directly or indirectly is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person and is organized by such Person (or any Person controlling such Person) primarily for making direct or indirect equity or debt investments in the Issuer and/or other companies.

Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” means the address of the Trustee specified in Section 14.02 hereof or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Holders and the Issuer.

 

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Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.

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

Definitive Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06(c) hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, as the case may be, except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.

Depositary” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as Depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.

Designated Non-cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, executed by the principal financial officer of the Issuer, less the amount of Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale, redemption or repurchase of, or collection or payment on, such Designated Non-cash Consideration.

Designated Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent company thereof (in each case other than Disqualified Stock) that is issued for cash (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate executed by the principal financial officer of the Issuer or the applicable parent company thereof, as the case may be, on the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (3) of Section 4.07(a) hereof.

Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is putable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely as a result of a change of control or asset sale) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely as a result of a change of control or asset sale), in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date 91 days after the earlier of the Maturity Date of the Notes or the date the Notes are no longer outstanding; provided that if such Capital Stock is issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Issuer or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period:

(1) increased (without duplication) by the following:

(a) provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital, including, federal, state, franchise, excise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes of such Person paid or accrued during such period, including any penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations, to the extent the same were deducted (and not added back) in computing such Consolidated Net Income and the net tax expense associated with any adjustments made pursuant to clauses (1) through (14) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income”; plus

(b) total interest expense of such Person for such period and, to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses with respect to obligations under any Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains with respect to such obligations, plus bank fees and costs of

 

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surety bonds in connection with financing activities, to the extent in each case the same were deducted (and not added back) in calculating such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(c) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person for such period to the extent deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus

(d) the amount of any restructuring charges, accruals or reserves deducted (and not added back) in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus

(e) the amount of any minority interest expense consisting of Subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary to the extent deducted (and not added back) in such period in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(f) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees (including termination fees and transaction fees) and indemnities and expenses paid or accrued in such period under the Management Fee Agreement or otherwise to the Investors and deducted (and not added back) in such period in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(g) the amount of extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual losses (including all fees and expenses relating thereto) or expenses, costs incurred in connection with being a public company prior to the Closing Date, integration costs, transition costs, pre-opening, opening, consolidation and closing costs for facilities, costs incurred in connection with any strategic initiatives, costs incurred in connection with acquisitions after the Closing Date, other business optimization expenses (including costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs and new systems design and implementation costs), project start-up costs, restructuring costs and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans; plus

(h) any costs or expense incurred by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Issuer or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of the Issuer (other than Disqualified Stock); plus

(i) any net loss from discontinued operations; plus

(j) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of EBITDA pursuant to paragraph (2) below for any previous period and not added back;

(2) decreased (without duplication) by the following, in each case to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:

(a) any net income from discontinued operations; plus

(b) the amount of extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains (less all fees and expenses relating thereto);

(3) increased or decreased (without duplication) by, as applicable, any adjustments resulting from the application of FASB Interpretation No. 45 (Guarantees).

EMU” means economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.

 

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Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock, but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock.

Equity Offering” means any public or private sale of common stock or Preferred Stock of the Issuer or any of its direct or indirect parent companies (excluding Disqualified Stock), other than:

(1) public offerings with respect to the Issuer’s or any direct or indirect parent company’s common stock registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8;

(2) issuances to any Subsidiary of the Issuer; and

(3) any such public or private sale that constitutes an Excluded Contribution.

euro” means the single currency of participating member states of the EMU.

Euroclear” means Euroclear S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Excluded Contribution” means net cash proceeds, marketable securities or Qualified Proceeds received by the Issuer from

(1) contributions to its common equity capital; and

(2) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Issuer or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Issuer) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Issuer;

in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate executed by the principal financial officer of the Issuer on the date such capital contributions are made or the date such Equity Interests are sold, as the case may be, which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (3) of Section 4.07(a) hereof.

Existing Senior Notes” means, collectively, the Issuer’s $700.0 million 9.75% senior notes due 2015 and $834.0 million 10.125%/10.875% senior PIK toggle notes due 2015.

fair market value” means, with respect to any asset or liability, the fair market value of such asset or liability as determined by the Issuer in good faith.

First Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means the first lien intercreditor agreement, dated as of February 11, 2011, among the Issuer, the other Grantors (as defined therein) party hereto, Citibank, N.A., as the General Credit Facilities Collateral Agent and as Authorized Representative for the General Credit Facilities Secured Parties, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as the Initial Additional Authorized Representative, and each Additional Authorized Representative from time to time party thereto.

First Lien Obligations” means, collectively, (a) the General Credit Facilities Obligations, (b) the Notes Obligations and (c) any Series of Additional First Lien Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, ABL Obligations shall not constitute First Lien Obligations.

First Lien Obligations Liens” means any Liens with respect to First Lien Obligations.

First Lien Secured Parties” means (a) the secured parties under the General Credit Facilities, (b) the Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent and (c) any Additional First Lien Secured Parties.

 

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Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the ratio of EBITDA of such Person for such period to the Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for such period.

In the event that the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs, assumes, guarantees, redeems, repays, retires or extinguishes any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes) or issues or redeems Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated but prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, redemption, repayment, retirement or extinguishment of Indebtedness, or such issuance or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.

For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Specified Transactions made by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Specified Transactions (and the change in any associated fixed charge obligations and the change in EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period. If since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such period shall have made any Specified Transaction that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Specified Transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to a Specified Transaction and the amount of income or earnings relating thereto, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer (and may include, for the avoidance of doubt, cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions resulting from such Specified Transaction which is being given pro forma effect that have been or are expected to be realized). If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness). Interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Issuer may designate.

Foreign Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that is not organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof and any Restricted Subsidiary of such Foreign Subsidiary.

Foreign Subsidiary Total Assets” means the total assets of the Foreign Subsidiaries, as determined in accordance with GAAP in good faith by an Officer of the Issuer, without intercompany eliminations.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America which are in effect on the Closing Date. At any time after the Closing Date, the Issuer may elect to apply International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) accounting principles in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such election, references herein to GAAP shall thereafter be construed to mean IFRS (except as otherwise provided in this Indenture); provided that any such election, once made, shall be irrevocable; provided, further, any calculation or determination in this Indenture that requires the application of GAAP for periods that include fiscal quarters ended prior to the Issuer’s election to apply IFRS shall remain as previously calculated or determined in accordance with GAAP. The Issuer shall give notice of any such election made in accordance with this definition to the Trustee and the holders of Notes. For purposes of this Indenture, the term “consolidated” with respect to any Person means such Person consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries and does not include any Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

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General Credit Facilities” means the term and revolving credit facilities under the credit agreement entered into as of October 26, 2007 by and among the Issuer, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto in their capacities as lenders thereunder and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, including any notes, mortgages, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, amendments and restatements, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements, refundings or refinancings thereof and any one or more indentures or credit facilities or commercial paper facilities (including without limitation any Qualified Securitization Facility) with banks or other institutional lenders or investors that extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any such replacement, refunding or refinancing facility or indenture that increases the amount that may be borrowed thereunder or alters the maturity of the loans thereunder or adds Restricted Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder and whether by the same or other agent, lender or group of lenders or investors.

General Credit Facilities Collateral Agent” means Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as collateral agent for the lenders and other secured parties under the General Credit Facilities, or any successor or permitted assign thereto exercising substantially the same rights and powers.

General Credit Facilities Obligations” means the unpaid principal of and interest on the General Credit Facilities and all other obligations and liabilities of Issuer or any guarantor thereunder to the administrative agent or any lender thereunder, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the General Credit Facilities and whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the administrative agent or any lender thereunder that are required to be paid pursuant to the General Credit Facilities and including interest accruing after the maturity of the General Credit Facilities and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to Issuer or any guarantor, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) or otherwise and (ii) Hedging Obligations and Cash Management Obligations with General Credit Facilities Secured Parties.

General Credit Facilities Secured Parties” means each of (i) the General Credit Facilities Collateral Agent on behalf of itself and the lenders and agents under the General Credit Facilities and agents, lenders or their respective affiliates counterparty to related Hedging Obligations and Cash Management Obligations (or Persons who were agents, lenders or affiliates of any of the foregoing under the General Credit Facilities at the time they entered into such Hedging Obligations and Cash Management Obligations) and (ii) each other holder of General Credit Facilities Obligations.

Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(f)(ii) hereof, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.

Global Notes” means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b), 2.06(d) or 2.06(f) hereof.

Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

Government Securities” means securities that are:

(1) direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged; or

 

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(2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America,

which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuers thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act), as custodian with respect to any such Government Securities or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Government Securities held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Securities or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the Government Securities evidenced by such depository receipt.

guarantee” means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner (including letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness or other obligations.

Guarantee” means the guarantee by any Guarantor of the Issuer’s Obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.

Guarantor” means each Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer, if any, that Guarantees the Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. On the Closing Date, each Restricted Subsidiary that guarantees any Senior Credit Facility on such date shall be a Guarantor.

Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Holder” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.

Immediate Family Member” means with respect to any individual, such individual’s child, stepchild, grandchild or more remote descendant, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, qualified domestic partner, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law (including adoptive relationships) and any trust, partnership or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing individuals or any private foundation or fund that is controlled by any of the foregoing individuals or any donor-advised fund of which any such individual is the donor.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication:

(1) any indebtedness (including principal and premium) of such Person, whether or not contingent:

(a) in respect of borrowed money;

(b) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without duplication, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

 

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(c) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) due more than twelve months after such property is acquired, except (i) any such balance that constitutes an obligation in respect of a commercial letter of credit, a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case accrued in the ordinary course of business and (ii) any earn-out obligations until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and if not paid within 30 days after becoming due and payable; or

(d) representing the net obligations under any Hedging Obligations,

if and to the extent that any of the foregoing Indebtedness (other than letters of credit (other than commercial letters of credit) and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided that Indebtedness of any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer appearing upon the balance sheet of the Issuer solely by reason of push-down accounting under GAAP shall be excluded;

(2) to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation by such Person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, on the obligations of the type referred to in clause (1) of a third Person (whether or not such items would appear upon the balance sheet of the such obligor or guarantor), other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business;

(3) to the extent not otherwise included, the obligations of the type referred to in clause (1) of a third Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such first Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such first Person; and

(4) obligations of such Person under or in respect of any Securitization Facilities; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness under this clause (4) at any time shall be the financing amount equivalent to the outstanding principal amount thereof at such time;

provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall be deemed not to include Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business.

Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant to Persons engaged in Similar Businesses of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Issuer, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.

Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.

Initial Notes” is defined in the recitals hereto.

Initial Purchasers” means Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc.

Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding” means:

(1) any case commenced by or against the Issuer or any Guarantor under any Bankruptcy Law for the relief of debtors, any other proceeding for the reorganization, recapitalization or adjustment or marshalling of the assets or liabilities of the Issuer or any Guarantor, any receivership or assignment for the benefit of creditors relating to the Issuer or any Guarantor or any similar case or proceeding relative to the Issuer or any Guarantor or its creditors, as such, in each case whether or not voluntary;

 

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(2) any liquidation, dissolution, marshalling of assets or liabilities or other winding up of or relating to the Issuer or any Guarantor, in each case whether or not voluntary and whether or not involving bankruptcy or insolvency; or

(3) any other proceeding of any type or nature in which substantially all claims of creditors of the Issuer or any Guarantor are determined and any payment or distribution is or may be made on account of such claims.

Interest Payment Date” means April 1 and October 1 of each year to stated maturity.

Intercreditor Agreements” means, collectively, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.

Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency.

Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees), advances or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable, credit card and debit card receivables, trade credit, advances to customers and distributors, commission, travel and similar advances to employees, directors, officers, managers, distributors and consultants in each case made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities issued by any other Person and investments that are required by GAAP to be classified on the balance sheet (excluding the footnotes) of the Issuer in the same manner as the other investments included in this definition to the extent such transactions involve the transfer of cash or other property. For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 4.07 hereof:

(1) “Investments” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Issuer’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Issuer at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Issuer shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to:

(a) the Issuer’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; less

(b) the portion (proportionate to the Issuer’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and

(2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its fair market value at the time of such transfer.

The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time shall be the original cost of such Investment, reduced by the aggregate amount of any dividends, distributions, returns of capital, repayments or other returns of capital received in Cash Equivalents by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Investment.

Investor” means any of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., TPG Capital, L.P., TPG Partners V, L.P., TPG FOF V-A, L.P., TPG FOF V-B, L.P., and any of their respective Affiliates and funds or partnerships managed or advised by any of them or their respective Affiliates but not including, however, any portfolio company of any of the foregoing.

Issuer” means Avaya Inc.

Issuer Order” means a written request or order signed on behalf of the Issuer by an Officer of the Issuer, who must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Issuer, and delivered to the Trustee.

 

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Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York.

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, preference, priority or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.

Management Fee Agreement” means the management agreement between certain of the management companies associated with one or more of the Investors or their advisors, if applicable, Sierra Holdings Corp. and Sierra Merger Corp.

Maturity Date” means April 1, 2019.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.

Net Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale, including any cash received upon the sale, other disposition or maturity of any Cash Equivalents or Designated Non-cash Consideration received in any Asset Sale, net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale and any such sale, disposition or maturity of such Cash Equivalents or Designated Non-cash Consideration, including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, payments made in order to obtain a necessary consent or required by applicable law, and brokerage and sales commissions, any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, other fees and expenses, including title and recordation expenses, taxes paid or payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements), amounts required to be applied to the repayment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on Secured Indebtedness required to be paid as a result of such transaction and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in such transaction and retained by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction.

Non-U.S. Person” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.

Non-ABL Priority Collateral” means all “Cash Flow Priority Collateral” as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.

Notes Obligations” means Obligations in respect of the Notes, this Indenture or the Security Documents, including, for the avoidance of doubt, obligations in respect of the guarantees thereof.

Notes” means the Initial Notes and more particularly means any Note authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. For all purposes of this Indenture, the term “Notes” shall also include any Additional Notes that may be issued under a supplemental indenture.

Notes Collateral Agent” means The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as collateral agent for the Notes Secured Parties, until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.

Notes Secured Parties” means the Notes Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes.

 

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Obligations” means (i) any principal, interest (including any interest accruing on or subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable state, federal or foreign law), premium, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and banker’s acceptances), damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of payment of such principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness and (ii) Hedging Obligations and Cash Management Obligations.

Offering Memorandum” means the offering memorandum of the Issuer dated February 8, 2011 relating to the Notes.

Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Issuer.

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Issuer by an Officer of the Issuer, who must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Issuer, that meets the requirements set forth in this Indenture.

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion acceptable to the Trustee from legal counsel to the Issuer. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer.

Original Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, the initial issuance of the Existing Senior Notes and borrowings under the Bridge Agreement (as defined in the indenture governing the Existing Senior Notes) and the Senior Credit Facilities as in effect on October 26, 2007.

Participant” means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).

Permitted Asset Swap” means the substantially concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of Related Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets and Cash Equivalents between the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and another Person; provided that any Cash Equivalents received must be applied in accordance with Section 4.10 hereof.

Permitted Holder” means each of (i) any Investor, (ii) Sierra Co-Invest, LLC or any successor thereto; provided that such Person in this clause (ii) is Investor-Controlled (as defined below), (iii) Mr. Louis J. D’Ambrosio and (iv) any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) of which any of the foregoing are members; provided that any such group is Investor-Controlled. As used herein, any Person or group shall be “Investor-Controlled” (A) in the case of Sierra Co-Invest, LLC or any successor thereto, if Investors shall have beneficial ownership (including through holding companies, but excluding any such beneficial ownership through portfolio or other operating companies) of more than 50.0% of the total voting power of the aggregate Voting Stock of such Person and (B) in the case of any group, if Persons referred to in items (i), (ii) and (iii) above have beneficial ownership (including through holding companies, but excluding any such beneficial ownership through portfolio or other operating companies) of more than 50.0% of the total voting power of the aggregate Voting Stock of the Issuer held by such group. Any Person or group whose acquisition of beneficial ownership constitutes a Change of Control in respect of which a Change of Control Offer is made in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.14 hereof (or would require the Issuer to make a Change of Control Offer in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.14 hereof in the absence of a waiver of such requirement by Holders) will thereafter, together with its Affiliates, constitute an additional Permitted Holder.

Permitted Investment” means:

(1) any Investment in the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

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(3) any Investment by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Person that is engaged directly or through entities that will be Restricted Subsidiaries in a Similar Business if as a result of such Investment:

(a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; or

(b) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is amalgamated, merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary,

and, in each case, any Investment held by such Person; provided that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, consolidation or transfer;

(4) any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting Cash Equivalents and received in connection with an Asset Sale made pursuant to Section 4.10(a) hereof or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;

(5) any Investment existing on the Closing Date or made pursuant to a binding commitment in effect on the Closing Date or an Investment consisting of any extension, modification or renewal of any such Investment or binding commitment existing on the Closing Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment may be increased (a) as required by the terms of such Investment or binding commitment as in existence on the Closing Date (including as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities) or (b) as otherwise permitted under this Indenture;

(6) any Investment acquired by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries:

(a) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable (including any trade creditor or customer);

(b) in satisfaction of judgments against other Persons; or

(c) as a result of a foreclosure by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

(7) any Hedging Obligation permitted under Section 4.09 hereof;

(8) [reserved];

(9) any Investment the payment for which consists of Equity Interests (exclusive of Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer or any of its direct or indirect parent companies; provided that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (3) of Section 4.07(a) hereof;

(10) any guarantee of Indebtedness (including any Guarantee) permitted under Section 4.09 hereof, performance guarantees and Contingent Obligations in the ordinary course of business and the creation of liens on the assets of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in compliance with Section 4.12 hereof;

(11) any transaction to the extent it constitutes an Investment that is permitted and made in accordance with Section 4.11(b) hereof (except transactions described in clauses (2), (5) and (9) thereof);

 

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(12) any Investment consisting of a purchase or other acquisition of inventory, supplies, material or equipment or the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to any joint marketing arrangements with other Persons;

(13) any additional Investment, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (13) that are at that time outstanding (without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of, or have not been subsequently sold or transferred for, Cash Equivalents or marketable securities), not to exceed the greater of (a) $500,000,000 and (b) 4.0% of Total Assets;

(14) any Investment in a Securitization Subsidiary that, in the good faith determination of the Issuer is necessary or advisable to effect any Qualified Securitization Facility or any repurchase or indemnification obligation in connection therewith;

(15) any loan or advance to, or guarantee of Indebtedness of, any employee, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (15) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed $15,000,000;

(16) any loan or advance to any employee, director, officer, manager or consultant for business-related travel expenses, moving expenses and other similar expenses, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices or to fund such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent company thereof; provided that the proceeds of such Equity Issuance are contributed to the Issuer and such proceeds are not credited for future Restricted Payments under clause (3) of Section 4.07(a) hereof, except and to the extent of any repayment of the principal amount of the related loan or advance;

(17) any extension of trade credit in the ordinary course of business by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(18) [reserved];

(19) any Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers compensation, performance and similar deposits entered into as a result of the operations of the business in the ordinary course of business; and

(20) any purchase or repurchase of the Notes.

Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person:

(1) pledges, deposits or security by such Person under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance, employers’ health tax and other social security laws or similar legislation (including in respect of deductibles, self insured retention amounts and premiums and adjustments thereto) or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or U.S. government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(2) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case for sums not yet overdue for a period of more than 30 days or being contested in good faith by appropriate actions or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP;

 

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(3) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet overdue for a period of more than 30 days or payable or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions diligently pursued, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP, or for property taxes on property that the Issuer or any Subsidiary thereof has determined to abandon if the sole recourse for such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim is to such property;

(4) Liens in favor of issuers of performance, surety, bid, indemnity, warranty, release, appeal or similar bonds or with respect to other regulatory requirements or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances issued, and completion guarantees provided for, in each case, issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business or consistent with past practice prior to the Closing Date;

(5) minor survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, ground leases, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, servitudes, sewers, electric lines, drains, telegraph and telephone and cable television lines, gas and oil pipelines and other similar purposes, or zoning, building codes or other restrictions (including minor defects and irregularities in title and similar encumbrances) as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and which do not in the aggregate materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;

(6) Liens securing Obligations relating to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (4), (12)(b), (13), (23) or (24) of Section 4.09(b) hereof; provided that (a) Liens securing Obligations relating to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (13) of Section 4.09(b) hereof relate only to Obligations relating to Refinancing Indebtedness that serves to extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease Indebtedness incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued under clause (3), (4) or (12)(a) of Section 4.09(b) hereof, (b) Liens securing Obligations relating to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (23) of Section 4.09(b) hereof extend only to the assets of Foreign Subsidiaries, and (c) Liens securing Obligations relating to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (24) of Section 4.09(b) hereof are solely on acquired property or the assets of the acquired entity, as the case may be;

(7) Liens existing on the Closing Date;

(8) Liens existing on property or shares of stock or other assets of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Subsidiary; provided further that such Liens may not extend to any other property or other assets owned by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(9) Liens existing on property or other assets at the time the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired the property or such other assets, including any acquisition by means of an amalgamation, merger or consolidation with or into the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition, amalgamation, merger or consolidation; provided further that the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(10) Liens securing Obligations relating to any Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 4.09 hereof;

(11) Liens securing Hedging Obligations permitted to be incurred under clause (10) of Section 4.09(b) hereof;

(12) Liens arising in the ordinary course to secure accounts payable or similar trade obligations not constituting Indebtedness on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s accounts payable or similar trade obligations arising in the ordinary course, or

 

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under bankers’ acceptances or trade letters of credit issued or created for the account of such Person to support such accounts payable or similar trade obligations, in any case to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

(13) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and do not secure any Indebtedness;

(14) Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) financing statement filings regarding operating leases, consignments or accounts entered into by the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(15) Liens in favor of the Issuer or any Guarantor;

(16) Liens on equipment of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries granted in the ordinary course of business to the Issuer’s clients and not securing Indebtedness;

(17) [reserved];

(18) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancing, refunding, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (6), (7), (8) and (9); provided that (a) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on such property), and (b) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clauses (6), (7), (8) and (9) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under this Indenture, and (ii) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement;

(19) deposits made or other security provided in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers;

(20) other Liens securing obligations in an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $100,000,000;

(21) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under clause (5) of Section 6.01(a) hereof so long as such Liens are adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings that may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment have not been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated has not expired;

(22) 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 in the ordinary course of business;

(23) Liens (a) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (b) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (c) in favor of banking institutions arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

(24) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under this Indenture; provided that such Liens do not extend to any assets other than those that are the subject of such repurchase agreement;

 

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(25) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(26) Liens that are contractual rights of setoff (a) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (b) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (c) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(27) Liens securing obligations owed by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to any lender under any Senior Credit Facility or any Affiliate of such a lender in respect of any overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository and cash management services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds;

(28) the rights reserved or vested in any Person by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant or permit held by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof or by a statutory provision, to terminate any such lease, license, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or periodic payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;

(29) any encumbrance or restriction (including put and call arrangements) with respect to capital stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;

(30) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale or purchase of goods entered into by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(31) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted;

(32) ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries are located;

(33) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(34) Liens on Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary that secure Indebtedness or other obligations of such Unrestricted Subsidiary; and

(35) security given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental authority when required by such utility or authority in connection with the operations of that Person in the ordinary course of business.

For purposes of this definition, the term “Indebtedness” shall be deemed to include interest on such Indebtedness.

Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

Preferred Stock” means any Equity Interest with preferential rights of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

 

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Private Placement Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(f)(i) hereof to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture, except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.

QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

Qualified Proceeds” means the fair market value of assets that are used or useful in, or Capital Stock of any Person engaged in, a Similar Business.

Qualified Securitization Facility” means any Securitization Facility that meets the following conditions: (a) the board of directors of the Issuer shall have determined in good faith that such Securitization Facility (including financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Issuer and the applicable Securitization Subsidiary, (b) all sales and/or contributions of Securitization Assets and related assets to the applicable Securitization Subsidiary are made at fair market value and (c) the financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions thereof shall be market terms (as determined in good faith by the Issuer).

Rating Agencies” means Moody’s and S&P, or if Moody’s or S&P shall no longer be in existence, another nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Issuer which shall be substituted for Moody’s or S&P, as applicable.

Record Date” for the interest payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date means the March 15 or September 15 (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest Payment Date.

Refinancing Transactions” means the issuance of the Notes on the date of the Indenture and the transactions contemplated in respect of the General Credit Facilities by Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, to be dated as of February 11, 2011 among the Issuer, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto.

Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

Regulation S Global Note” means a Regulation S Temporary Global Note or Regulation S Permanent Global Note, as applicable.

Regulation S Permanent Global Note” means a permanent Global Note in the form of Exhibit A bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note upon expiration of the Restricted Period.

Regulation S Temporary Global Note” means a temporary Global Note in the form of Exhibit A bearing the Global Note Legend, the Private Placement Legend and the Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially sold in reliance on Rule 903.

Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(f)(iii) hereof.

Related Business Assets” means assets (other than Cash Equivalents) used or useful in a Similar Business, provided that any assets received by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for assets transferred by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person would become a Restricted Subsidiary.

Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

 

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Restricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

Restricted Global Note” means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

Restricted Period” means the 40-day distribution compliance period as defined in Regulation S.

Restricted Subsidiary” means, at any time, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Issuer (including any Foreign Subsidiary) that is not then an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that upon an Unrestricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall be included in the definition of “Restricted Subsidiary.”

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

Rule 903” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Rule 904” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.

Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” means any arrangement providing for the leasing by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any real or tangible personal property, which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary to a third Person in contemplation of such leasing.

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Secured Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries secured by a Lien.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Securitization Assets” means the accounts receivable, royalty or other revenue streams and other rights to payment, and any other assets related thereto, subject to a Qualified Securitization Facility and the proceeds thereof.

Securitization Facility” means any of one or more receivables or securitization financing facilities as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, renewed, restated or refunded from time to time, the Obligations of which are non-recourse (except for customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities made in connection with such facilities) to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Securitization Subsidiary) pursuant to which the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries sells or grants a security interest in its Securitization Assets or assets related thereto to either (a) a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or (b) a Securitization Subsidiary that in turn sells its Securitization Assets to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary.

Securitization Fees” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid to a Person that is not a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with, any Qualified Securitization Financing.

Securitization Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary formed for the purpose of, and that solely engages only in one or more Qualified Securitization Facilities and other activities reasonably related thereto.

 

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Security Agreement” means that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2011, by and among Issuer, the guarantors party thereto and the Notes Collateral Agent, as the same may be further amended, restated or modified from time to time.

Security Documents” means, collectively, the Intercreditor Agreements, the Security Agreement, other security agreements relating to the Collateral and the instruments filed and recorded in appropriate jurisdictions to preserve and protect the Liens on the Collateral in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes securing the Notes Obligations (including, without limitation, financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code of the relevant states) applicable to the Collateral, each as in effect on the Closing Date, or if entered into after the Closing Date, as in effect on such later date, and as amended, amended and restated, modified, renewed or replaced from time to time.

Senior Credit Facility” means any of the ABL Credit Facility and the General Credit Facilities.

Series” means (a) with respect to the First Lien Secured Parties, each of (i) the secured parties under the General Credit Facilities (in their capacities as such), (ii) the Notes Secured Parties (in their capacities as such) and (iii) the Additional First Lien Secured Parties that become subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement after the date hereof that are represented by a common Authorized Representative (in its capacity as such for such Additional First Lien Secured Parties) and (b) with respect to any First Lien Obligations, each of (i) the General Credit Facilities Obligations, (ii) the Notes Obligations and (iii) the Additional First Lien Obligations incurred pursuant to any applicable agreement, which, pursuant to any joinder agreement, are to be represented under the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement by a common Authorized Representative (in its capacity as such for such Additional First Lien Obligations).

Shared Collateral” has the meaning given to such term in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such regulation is in effect on the Closing Date.

Similar Business” means (1) any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, and (2) any business or other activities that are complementary or directly related or similar thereto, and any reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof, or incidental or ancillary thereto.

Specified Transaction” means (x) any Investment that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (y) any purchase or other acquisition of a business of any Person or of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person or (z) any Asset Sale (i) that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Issuer or (ii) of a business, business unit, line of business or division of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise.

Subordinated Indebtedness” means, with respect to the Notes,

(1) any Indebtedness of the Issuer which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, and

(2) any Indebtedness of any Guarantor which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Guarantee of such entity of the Notes.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person:

(1) any corporation, association, or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50.0% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly

 

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or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof or is consolidated under GAAP with such Person at such time; and

(2) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of which

(a) more than 50.0% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or otherwise, and

(b) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.

Total Assets” means the total assets of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Issuer or such other Person as may be expressly stated.

Transaction Expenses” means any fees or expenses incurred or paid by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Original Transactions or the Refinancing Transactions, as applicable, including, in the case of the Original Transactions, payments to officers, employees and directors as change of control payments, severance payments, special or retention bonuses and charges for repurchase or rollover of, or modifications to, stock options.

Treasury Rate” means, as of any Redemption Date, the yield to maturity as of such Redemption Date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to April 1, 2015; provided that if the period from the Redemption Date to such date, is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb).

Trustee” means The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee, until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.

Unrestricted Definitive Note” means one or more Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.

Unrestricted Global Note” means a permanent Global Note, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary, representing Notes that do not bear the Private Placement Legend.

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means:

(1) any Subsidiary of the Issuer which at the time of determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as designated by the Issuer, as provided below); and

(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

As of the Closing Date, there shall be no Unrestricted Subsidiaries. The Issuer may designate any other Subsidiary of the Issuer (including any existing Subsidiary and any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests or Indebtedness

 

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of, or owns or holds any Lien on, any property of, the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than solely any Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated); provided that

(1) any Unrestricted Subsidiary must be an entity of which the Equity Interests entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes that may be cast by all Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or Persons performing a similar function are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Issuer;

(2) such designation complies with Section 4.07 hereof; and

(3) each of:

(a) the Subsidiary to be so designated; and

(b) its Subsidiaries

has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary.

The Issuer may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and either:

(1) the Issuer could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Test; or

(2) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be equal to or greater than such ratio for the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such designation,

in each case on a pro forma basis taking into account such designation.

Any such designation by the Issuer shall be notified by the Issuer to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the resolution of the board of directors of the Issuer or any committee thereof giving effect to such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

U.S. Person” means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act.

Voting Stock” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the board of directors of such Person.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, at any date, the quotient obtained by dividing:

(1) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of determination to the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock multiplied by the amount of such payment; by

(2) the sum of all such payments.

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person, 100.0% of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals as required under applicable law) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

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Section 1.02 Other Definitions.

 

Term

  

Defined in

Section

“Acceptable Commitment”

   4.10(b)

“Affiliate Transaction”

   4.11(a)

“Asset Sale Offer”

   4.10(c)

“Authentication Order”

   2.02

“Change of Control Offer”

   4.14(a)

“Change of Control Payment”

   4.14(a)

“Change of Control Payment Date”

   4.14(a)

“Covenant Defeasance”

   8.03

“Covenant Suspension Event”

   4.16(a)

“Defeased Covenant(s)”

   8.03

“DTC”

   2.03

“Event of Default”

   6.01(a)

“Excess Proceeds”

   4.10(c)

“Fixed Charge Coverage Test”

   4.07(a)

“incur” or “incurrence”

   4.09(a)

“Legal Defeasance”

   8.02

“Note Register”

   2.03

“Offer Amount”

   3.08(b)

“Offer Period”

   3.08(b)

“Paying Agent”

   2.03

“Purchase Date”

   3.08(b)

“Redemption Date”

   3.07(a)

“Refinancing Indebtedness”

   4.09(b)

“Refunding Capital Stock”

   4.07(b)

“Registrar”

   2.03

“Restricted Payments”

   4.07(a)

“Reversion Date”

   4.16(b)

“Second Commitment”

   4.10(b)

“Successor Company”

   5.01(a)

“Successor Person”

   5.01(c)

“Suspended Covenants”

   4.16(a)

“Suspension Date”

   4.16(a)

“Suspension Period”

   4.16(b)

“Transfer Agent”

   2.03

“Treasury Capital Stock”

   4.07(b)

Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

Certain provisions of the Trust Indenture Act are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture by express reference thereto. The following Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

“indenture securities” means the Notes;

“indenture security Holder” means a Holder of a Note;

“indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;

“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and

 

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“obligor” on the Notes and the Guarantees means the Issuer and the Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the Guarantees, respectively.

All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the Trust Indenture Act have the meanings so assigned to them.

Section 1.04 Rules of Construction.

Unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) a term has the meaning assigned to it;

(b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(c) “or” is not exclusive;

(d) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

(e) “will” shall be interpreted to express a command;

(f) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;

(g) references to sections of, or rules under, the Securities Act or the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time;

(h) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Article,” “Section” or “clause” refers to an Article, Section or clause, as the case may be, of this Indenture;

(i) words used herein implying any gender shall apply to both genders;

(j) the words “including,” “includes” and similar words shall be deemed to be followed by “without limitation”;

(k) the principal amount of any non-interest bearing or other discount security at any date shall be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of the Issuer dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(l) the principal amount of any Preferred Stock at any time shall be (i) the maximum liquidation value of such Preferred Stock at such time or (ii) the maximum mandatory redemption or mandatory repurchase price with respect to such Preferred Stock at such time, whichever is greater; and

(m) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not any particular Article, Section, clause or other subdivision.

Section 1.05 Acts of Holders.

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or the holding by any Person of a Note, shall be sufficient for

 

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any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.05.

(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by or on behalf of any legal entity other than an individual, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute proof of the authority of the Person executing the same. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.

(c) The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register.

(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Note shall bind every future Holder of the same Note and the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Trustee or the Issuer in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.

(e) The Issuer may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders entitled to give any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or take any other act, or to vote or consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or permitted to be given or taken by Holders. Unless otherwise specified, if not set by the Issuer prior to the first solicitation of a Holder made by any Person in respect of any such action, or in the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, any such record date shall be the later of 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such consent or the date of the most recent list of Holders furnished to the Trustee prior to such solicitation.

(f) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Note may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Note or by one or more duly appointed agents, each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. Any notice given or action taken by a Holder or its agents with regard to different parts of such principal amount pursuant to this Section 1.05(f) shall have the same effect as if given or taken by separate Holders of each such different part.

(g) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Holder, including DTC, that is the Holder of a Global Note, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, and any Person that is the Holder of a Global Note, including DTC, may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Note through such depositary’s standing instructions and customary practices.

(h) The Issuer may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note held by DTC entitled under the procedures of such depositary to make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders. If such a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date. No such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action shall be valid or effective if made, given or taken more than 90 days after such record date.

 

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ARTICLE 2

THE NOTES

Section 2.01 Form and Dating; Terms.

(a) General. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rules or usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000.

(b) Global Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto and each shall provide that it shall represent up to the aggregate principal amount of Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as applicable, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.

(c) Temporary Global Notes. Notes offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary for the accounts of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Restricted Period shall be terminated upon the receipt by the Trustee of:

(i) a written certificate from the Depositary, together with copies of certificates from Euroclear and Clearstream certifying that they have received certification of non-United States beneficial ownership of 100% of the aggregate principal amount of each Regulation S Temporary Global Note (except to the extent of any beneficial owners thereof who acquired an interest therein during the Restricted Period pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act and who shall take delivery of a beneficial ownership interest in a 144A Global Note bearing a Private Placement Legend, all as contemplated by Section 2.06(b) hereof); and

(ii) an Officer’s Certificate from the Issuer.

Following the termination of the Restricted Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note shall be exchanged for beneficial interests in the Regulation S Permanent Global Note pursuant to the Applicable Procedures. The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and the Regulation S Permanent Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection with transfers of interest as hereinafter provided.

(d) Terms. The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any

 

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Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

The Notes shall be subject to repurchase by the Issuer pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer as provided in Section 4.10 hereof or a Change of Control Offer as provided in Section 4.14 hereof. The Notes shall not be redeemable, other than as provided in Article 3.

Additional Notes ranking pari passu with the Initial Notes may be created and issued from time to time by the Issuer without notice to or consent of the Holders and shall be consolidated with and form a single class with the Initial Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the Initial Notes; provided that the Issuer’s ability to issue Additional Notes shall be subject to the Issuer’s compliance with Section 4.09 hereof. Any Additional Notes shall be issued with the benefit of an indenture supplemental to this Indenture.

(e) Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the “General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking” and “Customer Handbook” of Clearstream shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and the Regulation S Permanent Global Notes that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.

Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication.

At least one Officer shall execute the Notes on behalf of the Issuer by manual or facsimile signature.

If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time such Note is authenticated, such Note shall nevertheless be valid.

A Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto by the manual or facsimile signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

On the Closing Date, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Issuer Order (an “Authentication Order”), based on the direction of a Lender as set forth in an Exchange Request, authenticate and deliver the Initial Notes specified in such Authentication Order. In addition, at any time, from time to time, the Trustee shall upon receipt of an Authentication Order authenticate and deliver any Additional Notes for an aggregate principal amount specified in such Authentication Order for such Additional Notes issued hereunder.

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Issuer to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Issuer.

Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent.

The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, where Notes may be presented for registration (“Registrar”), an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, where Notes may be presented for transfer or exchange (“Transfer Agent”) and an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes (“Note Register”) and of their transfer and exchange. The Issuer may appoint one or more co-registrars, one or more co-transfer agents and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar, the term “Transfer Agent” includes any co-transfer agent and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Issuer may change any Paying Agent, Transfer Agent or Registrar without prior notice to any Holder. So long as any series of Notes is listed on an exchange and the rules of such exchange so require, the Issuer shall satisfy any requirement of such exchange as to paying agents, registrars and transfer agents and shall comply with any notice requirements required by such exchange in connection with any change

 

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of paying agent, registrar or transfer agent. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Issuer fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar, Transfer Agent or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Transfer Agent or Registrar.

The Issuer initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.

The Issuer initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar for the Notes and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.

Section 2.04 Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust.

The Issuer shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Issuer in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Issuer at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Issuer or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Issuer or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Issuer, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

Section 2.05 Holder Lists.

The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee at least two Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and the Issuer shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 312(a).

Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange.

(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 2.06, a Global Note may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of the Depositary or to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. A beneficial interest in a Global Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note unless (i) the Depositary (x) notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note or (y) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Issuer within 120 days or (ii) there shall have occurred and be continuing a Default with respect to the Notes. Upon the occurrence of any of the events in clause (i) or (ii) above, Definitive Notes delivered in exchange for any Global Note or beneficial interests therein will be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the Depositary (in accordance with its customary procedures). Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note, except for Definitive Notes issued subsequent to any of the events in clause (i) or (ii) above and pursuant to Section 2.06(c) hereof. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a); provided, however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b) or (c) hereof.

(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers

 

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of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

(i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; provided, however, that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i).

(ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i) hereof, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above; provided that in no event shall Definitive Notes be issued upon the transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note prior to (x) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (y) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(g) hereof.

(iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) hereof and the Registrar receives the following:

(A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; or

(B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof.

(iv) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) hereof and:

(A) the Registrar receives the following:

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Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or

(2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (A), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

If any such transfer is effected pursuant to (A) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuer shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (A) above.

Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.

(c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.

(i) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon the occurrence of any of the events in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 2.06(a) hereof and receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;

(B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

(D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

(E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

(F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,

the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(g) hereof, and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to the Person

 

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designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the applicable principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall mail such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.

(ii) Beneficial Interests in Regulation S Temporary Global Note to Definitive Notes. Notwithstanding Sections 2.06(c)(i)(A) and (C) hereof, a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note prior to (A) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) of the Securities Act, except in the case of a transfer pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 903 or Rule 904.

(iii) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only upon the occurrence of any of the events in subsection (i) or (ii) of Section 2.06(a) hereof and if:

(A) the Registrar receives the following:

(1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or

(2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (A), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

(iv) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon the occurrence of any of the events in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 2.06(a) hereof and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii) hereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(g) hereof, and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the applicable principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iv) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from or through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall mail such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iv) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.

 

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(d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.

(i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

(A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;

(B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

(D) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

(E) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

(F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,

the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the applicable Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the applicable 144A Global Note, and in the case of clause (C) above, the applicable Regulation S Global Note.

(ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if:

(A) the Registrar receives the following:

(1) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or

(2) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (A), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer

 

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contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.

(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.

If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraph (ii)(B), (ii)(D) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuer shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.

(e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer or exchange in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.06(e):

(i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:

(A) if the transfer will be made to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; or

(C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.

(ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if:

(A) the Registrar receives the following:

(1) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or

 

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(2) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (A), if the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.

(f) Legends. The following legends shall appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture:

(i) Private Placement Legend.

(A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:

“THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1)(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A FOREIGN PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF APPLICABLE) OR (d) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) TO THE COMPANY OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (A) ABOVE. PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (A)(1)(c) OR (d) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO

 

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DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 FOR RESALE OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY.

BY ITS PURCHASE OR ACQUISITION OF THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER REPRESENTS AND AGREES THAT (1) IT IS NOT AND WILL NOT BE (AND IS NOT AND WILL NOT BE DEEMED FOR PURPOSES OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”) OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”) TO BE) (A) AN “EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN” (AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION 3(3) OF ERISA), (B) A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR PROVISIONS UNDER APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, NON-U.S. OR OTHER LAWS OR REGULATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO SUCH PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAWS”), OR (C) AN ENTITY, THE UNDERLYING ASSETS OF WHICH ARE CONSIDERED TO INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING BY REASON OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN’S INVESTMENT IN SUCH ENTITY; OR (2) THE PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS SECURITY DOES NOT AND WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR INVOLVE A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR, IF APPLICABLE, A VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAWS.”

(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraph (b)(iv), (c)(iii), (c)(iv), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii) or (e)(iii) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.

(ii) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(g) OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUER. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS

 

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WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”

(iii) Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend. The Regulation S Temporary Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE, AND THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING ITS EXCHANGE FOR CERTIFICATED NOTES, ARE AS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED HEREIN). NEITHER THE HOLDER NOR THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENT OF INTEREST HEREON. THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BECOME THE PERMANENT REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE RESTRICTED PERIOD.”

(g) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

(h) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.

(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof or at the Registrar’s request.

(ii) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer shall require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.07, 2.10, 3.06, 4.10, 4.14 and 9.05 hereof).

(iii) Neither the Registrar nor the Issuer shall be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.

(iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(v) The Issuer shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part, (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a Record Date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date or (D) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes selected for redemption or tendered (and not withdrawn) for repurchase in connection with a Change of Control Offer or an Asset Sale Offer.

 

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(vi) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Issuer may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Issuer shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

(vii) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the Issuer designated pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more replacement Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount.

(viii) At the option of the Holder, subject to Section 2.06(a) hereof, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Global Notes or Definitive Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, the replacement Global Notes and Definitive Notes to which the Holder making the exchange is entitled in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.

(ix) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.

(x) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary Participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

Section 2.07 Replacement Notes.

If either (x) any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee, the Registrar or the Issuer, or (y) if the Issuer and the Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the ownership and destruction, loss or theft of any Note, then the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order and satisfaction of any other requirements of the Trustee, shall authenticate a replacement Note. If required by the Trustee or the Issuer, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Issuer to protect the Issuer, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Issuer may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.

Every replacement Note is a contractual obligation of the Issuer and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes.

The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer holds such Note.

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, such Note shall cease to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.

If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, such Note shall cease to be outstanding and interest thereon shall cease to accrue.

 

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If the Paying Agent (other than the Issuer, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or the Maturity Date, money sufficient to pay any Notes payable on such date, then such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest on and after such date.

Section 2.09 Treasury Notes.

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Issuer, or by any Affiliate of the Issuer, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to deliver any such direction, waiver or consent with respect to such pledged Notes and that the pledgee is not the Issuer or any obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Issuer or such other obligor.

Section 2.10 Temporary Notes.

Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Issuer considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.

Holders and beneficial holders, as the case may be, of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits accorded to Holders, or beneficial holders, respectively, of Notes under this Indenture.

Section 2.11 Cancellation.

The Issuer at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee or, at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of cancelled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act) in its customary manner. Certification of the disposal of all cancelled Notes shall be delivered to the Issuer upon its request therefor. The Issuer may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest.

If the Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such defaulted interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such defaulted interest as provided in this Section 2.12. The Trustee shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date; provided that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. The Trustee shall notify the Issuer of such special record date promptly, and in any event at least 20 days before such special record date. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Issuer (or, upon the written request of the Issuer, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer) shall mail or cause to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder a notice at his or her address as it appears in the Note Register that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.

 

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Section 2.13 CUSIP Numbers.

The Issuer in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer shall as promptly as practicable notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers.

ARTICLE 3

REDEMPTION

Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee.

If the Issuer elects to redeem Notes pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth (i) the paragraph or subparagraph of such Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price.

Section 3.02 Selection of Notes To Be Redeemed or Purchased.

If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed or purchased (a) if such Notes are listed on any national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which such Notes are listed or (b) on a pro rata basis or, to the extent that selection on a pro rata basis is not practicable, by lot or by such other method the Trustee considers fair and appropriate or as required by the rules of the Depositary. In the event of partial redemption or purchase by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed or purchased shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date by the Trustee from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption or purchase.

The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Notes selected for redemption or purchase and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. Notes and portions of Notes selected shall be in amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples of $1,000; no Notes of $1,000 or less can be redeemed in part except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not in a principal amount of at least $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, may be redeemed or purchased. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption or purchase also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase.

Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption.

Subject to Section 3.08 hereof, the Issuer shall mail or cause to be mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, notices of redemption at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the purchase or redemption date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address, to the Trustee to forward to each Holder of Notes at such Holder’s registered address, or shall otherwise deliver on such timeframe such notice in accordance with the procedures of DTC, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with Article 8 or Article 11 hereof.

The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:

(a) the redemption date;

(b) the redemption price;

 

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(c) that if any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount of that Note that is to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note representing the same indebtedness to the extent not redeemed will be issued in the name of the Holder of the Notes upon cancellation of the original Note;

(d) the name and address of the Paying Agent;

(e) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;

(f) that, unless the Issuer defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;

(g) the paragraph or subparagraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and

(h) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.

At the Issuer’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Issuer’s name and at its expense; provided that the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 5 Business Days before notice of redemption is required to be mailed or caused to be mailed to Holders pursuant to this Section 3.03 (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to by the Trustee), an Officer’s Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.

Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption.

Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price. The notice, if mailed in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice by mail or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption in whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note. Subject to Section 3.05 hereof, on and after the redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on Notes or portions of Notes called for redemption.

Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price.

On the redemption or purchase date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase price of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Issuer any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Issuer in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.

If the Issuer complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption or purchase date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or purchased on or after a Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption or purchase date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such Record Date. If any Note called for redemption or purchase shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption or purchase because of the failure of the Issuer to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption or purchase date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest accrued to the redemption or purchase date not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof.

 

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Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part.

Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased in part, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Issuer a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered representing the same indebtedness to the extent not redeemed or purchased; provided that each new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. It is understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, only an Authentication Order and not an Opinion of Counsel or Officer’s Certificate is required for the Trustee to authenticate such new Note.

Section 3.07 Optional Redemption.

(a) At any time prior to April 1, 2015, the Issuer may redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon notice as provided in Section 3.03 hereof, at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of such Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption (the “Redemption Date”), subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.

(b) Until April 1, 2014, the Issuer may, at its option, on one or more occasions, redeem:

(i) an aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including the aggregate principal amount of Additional Notes issued after the Closing Date) equal to, up to 35.0% of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Notes together with any Additional Notes issued after the Closing Date and, upon notice provided as described in Section 3.03 hereof, at a redemption price equal to 107.000% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date, subject to the right of Holders of Notes of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date, with the net cash proceeds from one or more Equity Offerings; provided that (1) the aggregate principal amount of the Notes that remain outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption is equal to or greater than 50.0% of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding immediately after the date hereof and any Additional Notes issued under this Indenture after the Closing Date; and (2) each such redemption occurs within 180 days of the date of closing of each such Equity Offering.

(c) On and after April 1, 2015, the Issuer may redeem each of the Notes, in whole or in part, upon notice provided as described in Section 3.03 hereof, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date, subject to the right of Holders of record of such Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on April 1 of each of the years indicated below:

 

Year

   Notes Percentage  

2015

     103.500

2016

     101.750

2017 and thereafter

     100.000

(d) Any redemption of the Notes pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.

Section 3.08 Offers To Repurchase by Application of Excess Proceeds.

(a) In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof, the Issuer shall be required to commence an Asset Sale Offer, it shall follow the procedures specified below.

 

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(b) The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days following its commencement and no longer, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the “Offer Period”). No later than five Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the “Purchase Date”), the Issuer shall apply all Excess Proceeds (the “Offer Amount”) to the purchase of Notes and, if required, any First Lien Obligations or any such other secured Obligations (on a pro rata basis, if applicable), or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes and any First Lien Obligations or any such other secured Obligations tendered in response to the Asset Sale Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased shall be made in the same manner as interest payments are made.

(c) If the Purchase Date is on or after a Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest, up to but excluding the Purchase Date, shall be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date, and no additional interest shall be payable to Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.

(d) Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Issuer shall send, by first-class mail, a notice to each of the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee. The notice shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. The notice, which shall govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, shall state:

(i) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.08 and Section 4.10 hereof and the length of time the Asset Sale Offer shall remain open;

(ii) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;

(iii) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest;

(iv) that, unless the Issuer defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Purchase Date;

(v) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer may elect to have Notes purchased in minimum principal amounts of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof only;

(vi) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to any Asset Sale Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Note completed, or transfer such Note by book-entry transfer, to the Issuer, the Depositary, if appointed by the Issuer, or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice at least three days before the Purchase Date;

(vii) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Issuer, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased;

(viii) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes and any First Lien Obligations or any such other secured Obligations surrendered by the holders thereof exceeds the Offer Amount, the Trustee shall, through the facilities of the Depositary (in the case of Global Notes), select the Notes and such First Lien Obligations or any such other secured Obligations to be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the accreted value or principal amount of the Notes or such First Lien Obligations or any such other secured Obligations tendered (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Trustee so that only Notes in denominations of $2,000, or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, shall be purchased); and

 

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(ix) that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part shall be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer) representing the same indebtedness to the extent not repurchased.

(e) On or before the Purchase Date, the Issuer shall, to the extent lawful, (1) accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of Notes or portions thereof validly tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes tendered and (2) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof so tendered.

(f) The Issuer, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall promptly (but in any case not later than three Business Days after the Purchase Date) mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes properly tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Issuer for purchase, and the Issuer shall promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate and mail or deliver (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) such new Note to such Holder (it being understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, no Opinion of Counsel or Officer’s Certificate is required for the Trustee to authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note) in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered representing the same indebtedness to the extent not repurchased; provided that each such new Note shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. Any Note not so accepted for purchase shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Issuer to the Holder thereof. The Issuer shall publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Purchase Date (but in any case not later than three Business Days after the Purchase Date).

Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.08 or Section 4.10 hereof, any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.08 shall be made pursuant to the applicable provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.

ARTICLE 4

COVENANTS

Section 4.01 Payment of Notes.

The Issuer shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Issuer or a Subsidiary, holds as of noon Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Issuer in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. If a payment date is not a Business Day, payment may be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.

Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency.

The Issuer shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar, co-registrar, or Transfer Agent) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange or presented for payment and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

The Issuer may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York for such purposes. The Issuer shall give prompt

 

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written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

The Issuer hereby initially designates the office of the Trustee located at 101 Barclay Street —Floor 8 W, New York, NY 10286, as one such office or agency of the Issuer in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof.

Section 4.03 Reports and Other Information.

(a) Notwithstanding that the Issuer may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or otherwise report on an annual and quarterly basis on forms provided for such annual and quarterly reporting pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, the Issuer shall furnish the following information to the Trustee and Holders of the Notes (without exhibits) (which may be furnished, at the Issuer’s election, by posting such information on the website of the Issuer or any of its parent companies, which website may be password protected so long as the password is made promptly available by the Issuer to the Trustee, the Holders of the Notes and prospective purchasers upon request), without cost to any Holder, within 15 days after the dates specified below in the case of clauses (1) and (2) below from and after the Closing Date,

(1) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, annual reports of the Issuer containing substantially all of the information that would have been required to be contained in an Annual Report on Form 10-K, or any successor or comparable form, under the Exchange Act if the Issuer were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;

(2) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, quarterly reports of the Issuer containing substantially all of the information that would have been required to be contained in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or any successor or comparable form under the Exchange Act if the Issuer were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and

(3) information substantially similar to the information that would be required to be included in a Current Report on Form 8-K (as in effect on the Closing Date) filed with the SEC by the Issuer (if the Issuer were required to prepare and file such form) pursuant to Item 1.03 (Bankruptcy or Receivership), 2.01 (Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets) (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, such Item 2.01 disclosure shall not trigger or otherwise require the provision of any financial information pursuant to Item 9.01 of Form 8-K), 2.04 (Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement), 2.06 (Material Impairment), 4.01 (Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountants), 4.02 (Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review) or 5.01 (Changes in Control of Registrant) of such form, within fifteen (15) days after the date of filing that would have been required for a current report on Form 8-K; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any information furnished pursuant to Item 9.01 as provided herein shall be provided within 71 calendar days after the related Item 2.01 information is required to be furnished as provided in this clause (3);

in each case, in a manner that complies in all material respects with the requirements specified in such form; provided that the Issuer shall not be obligated to comply with Rule 3-10 or Rule 3-16 under Regulation S-X of the Securities Act. To the extent any such information is not so furnished, within the time periods specified above and such information is subsequently filed or furnished, as applicable, the Issuer will be deemed to have satisfied its obligations with respect thereto at such time, and any Default with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been cured. In addition, to the extent not satisfied by the foregoing, the Issuer shall, for so long as any Notes are outstanding, furnish to Holders and, upon their request, to securities analysts and prospective investors, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

(b) In the event that any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer becomes a guarantor of the Notes, the Issuer may satisfy its obligations in this Section 4.03 with respect to financial information relating to the Issuer by furnishing financial information relating to such parent; provided that the same is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such parent,

 

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on the one hand, and the information relating to the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the requirements of this Section 4.03 to furnish the required information to the Trustee and Holders of the Notes shall be deemed satisfied by the Issuer filing any such information with the SEC.

(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, the Issuer shall not be deemed to have failed to comply with any of its obligations in this Indenture for purposes of clause (3) of Section 6.01(a) until 120 days after the date any report or document is due to the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes.

Section 4.04 Compliance Certificate.

(a) The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year ending after the Closing Date, a certificate from the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer stating that a review of the activities of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officer with a view to determining whether the Issuer has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Issuer has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every condition and covenant contained in this Indenture during such fiscal year and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).

(b) When any Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, or if the Trustee or the holder of any other evidence of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Subsidiary gives any notice or takes any other action with respect to a claimed Default, the Issuer shall promptly (which shall be no more than five (5) Business Days) deliver to the Trustee by registered or certified mail or by facsimile transmission an Officer’s Certificate specifying such event and what action the Issuer proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 4.05 Taxes.

The Issuer shall pay or discharge, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay or discharge, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, lawful assessments, and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate actions or where the failure to effect such payment or discharge is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.

Section 4.06 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.

The Issuer and each of the Guarantors covenant (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) that they shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer and each of the Guarantors (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waive all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenant (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) that they shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.

Section 4.07 Limitation on Restricted Payments.

(a) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

(I) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution to any Person on account of the Issuer’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests (in such Person’s capacity as

 

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holder of such Equity Interests), including any dividend or distribution payable in connection with any merger or consolidation other than:

(A) any dividend or distribution by the Issuer payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer; or

(B) any dividend or distribution by a Restricted Subsidiary so long as, in the case of any dividend or distribution payable on or in respect of any class or series of securities issued by a Restricted Subsidiary other than a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend or distribution in accordance with its Equity Interests in such class or series of securities;

(II) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer, including in connection with any merger or consolidation;

(III) make any principal payment on, or redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, in each case prior to any scheduled repayment, sinking fund payment or maturity, any Subordinated Indebtedness, other than:

(A) Indebtedness permitted under clauses (7) or (8) of Section 4.09(b) hereof; or

(B) subject to the relevant subordination and payment block provisions, the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of Subordinated Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of purchase, repurchase or acquisition; or

(IV) make any Restricted Investment

(each such payment and other action set forth in clauses (I) through (IV) above referred to as a “Restricted Payment,” and collectively as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of any such Restricted Payment:

(1) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a pro forma basis, the Issuer could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(a) hereof (the “Fixed Charge Coverage Test”); and

(3) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries after October 26, 2007 (x) under the indenture governing the Existing Senior Notes pursuant to Section 4.07(a) and Sections 4.07(b)(1), (6)(c), (9) and (14) thereof and (y) under this Indenture (including Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (1), (6)(c), (9) and (14) of Section 4.07(b) hereof but excluding all other Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.07(b) hereof), is less than the sum of (without duplication):

(a) 50.0% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer for the period (taken as one accounting period) beginning on October 1, 2007 to the end of the Issuer’s recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment, or, in the case such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, minus 100.0% of such deficit; plus

(b) 100.0% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property received by the Issuer since immediately after October 26, 2007 (other than net cash proceeds to the extent such net cash proceeds have been used to incur Indebtedness

 

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or issue Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to clause (12)(a) of Section 4.09(b) hereof) from the issue or sale of:

(i)(A) Equity Interests of the Issuer, including Treasury Capital Stock, but excluding cash proceeds and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property received from the sale of:

(x) Equity Interests to any future, present or former employees, directors, officers, managers or consultants (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members) of the Issuer, any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer or any of the Issuer’s Subsidiaries after October 26, 2007 to the extent such amounts have been applied to Restricted Payments made in accordance with clause (4) of Section 4.07(b) hereof; and

(y) Designated Preferred Stock; and

(B) to the extent such net cash proceeds are actually contributed to the Issuer, Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer (excluding contributions of the proceeds from the sale of Designated Preferred Stock of any such parent company or contributions to the extent such amounts have been applied to Restricted Payments made in accordance with clause (4) of Section 4.07(b) hereof); or

(ii) debt securities of the Issuer that have been converted into or exchanged for such Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer;

provided that this clause (b) shall not include the proceeds from (W) Refunding Capital Stock applied in accordance with clause (2) of Section 4.07(b) hereof, (X) Equity Interests or convertible debt securities of the Issuer sold to a Restricted Subsidiary, (Y) Disqualified Stock or debt securities that have been converted into Disqualified Stock or (Z) Excluded Contributions; plus

(c) 100.0% of the aggregate amount of cash and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property contributed to the capital of the Issuer following October 26, 2007 (other than (X) net cash proceeds to the extent such net cash proceeds have been used to incur Indebtedness or issue Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to clause (12)(a) of Section 4.09(b) hereof, (Y) by a Restricted Subsidiary and (Z) from any Excluded Contributions); plus

(d) 100.0% of the aggregate amount received in cash and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property received by means of:

(i) the sale or other disposition (other than to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary) of Restricted Investments made by the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries and repurchases and redemptions of such Restricted Investments from the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries and repayments of loans or advances, and releases of guarantees, which constitute Restricted Investments made by the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case after October 26, 2007; or

(ii) the sale (other than to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary) of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a distribution from an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than in each case to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary was made by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to clauses (7) or (11) of Section 4.07(b) hereof or to the extent such Investment constituted a Permitted Investment) or a dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary after October 26, 2007; plus

 

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(e) in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or the merger, amalgamation or consolidation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary into the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary or the transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary after October 26, 2007, the fair market value of the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary or the assets transferred at the time of the redesignation of such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or transfer of assets, other than to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary was made by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to clauses (7) or (11) of Section 4.07(b) hereof or to the extent such Investment constituted a Permitted Investment.

(b) Section 4.07(a) hereof shall not prohibit:

(1) the payment of any dividend or other distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption or repurchase within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or other distribution or giving of the redemption or repurchase notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or other distribution, redemption or repurchase payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;

(2)(a) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Equity Interests (“Treasury Capital Stock”) of the Issuer or any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer or any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale or issuance (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) of, Equity Interests of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer to the extent contributed to the Issuer (in each case, other than any Disqualified Stock) (“Refunding Capital Stock”), (b) the declaration and payment of dividends on Treasury Capital Stock out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale or issuance (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer or to an employee stock ownership plan or any trust established by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) of Refunding Capital Stock, and (c) if immediately prior to the retirement of Treasury Capital Stock, the declaration and payment of dividends thereon was permitted under clause (6) of this Section 4.07(b), the declaration and payment of dividends on the Refunding Capital Stock (other than Refunding Capital Stock the proceeds of which were used to redeem, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer) in an aggregate amount per year no greater than the aggregate amount of dividends per annum that were declarable and payable on such Treasury Capital Stock immediately prior to such retirement;

(3) the defeasance, redemption, repurchase, exchange or other acquisition or retirement of (i) Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, new Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Guarantor or (ii) Disqualified Stock of the Issuer or a Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Disqualified Stock of the Issuer or a Guarantor, that, in each case, is incurred in compliance with Section 4.09 hereof so long as:

(a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such new Indebtedness or the liquidation preference of such new Disqualified Stock does not exceed the principal amount of (or accreted value, if applicable), plus any accrued and unpaid interest on, the Subordinated Indebtedness or the liquidation preference of, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends on, the Disqualified Stock being so defeased, redeemed, repurchased, exchanged, acquired or retired for value, plus the amount of any premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument governing the Subordinated Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock being so defeased, redeemed, repurchased, exchanged, acquired or retired, defeasance costs and any fees and expenses incurred in connection with such redemption, repurchase, exchange, acquisition or retirement and the issuance of such new Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock;

 

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(b) such new Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes or the applicable Guarantee at least to the same extent as such Subordinated Indebtedness so defeased, redeemed, repurchased, exchanged, acquired or retired;

(c) such new Indebtedness is unsecured to the extent such Subordinated Indebtedness so defeased, redeemed, repurchased, exchanged, acquired or retired is unsecured;

(d) such new Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock has a final scheduled maturity date equal to or later than the final scheduled maturity date of the Subordinated Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock being so defeased, redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired; and

(e) such new Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Subordinated Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock being so defeased, redeemed, repurchased, exchanged, acquired or retired;

(4) a Restricted Payment to pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition for value of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, manager or consultant (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members) of the Issuer, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any principal and interest payable on any notes issued by the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer in connection with any such repurchase, retirement or other acquisition), or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement; provided that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made under this clause (4) does not exceed $130,000,000 in the first fiscal year following the Closing Date and $45,000,000 in the second fiscal year following the Closing Date (which amount shall be increased by $5,000,000 each fiscal year thereafter and, if applicable, will be increased to $50,000,000 following the consummation of an underwritten public Equity Offering by the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer) (with unused amounts in any fiscal year (including for the avoidance of doubt the first fiscal year) being carried over to succeeding fiscal years); provided further that such amount in any fiscal year may be increased by an amount not to exceed:

(a) the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer and, to the extent contributed to the Issuer, the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer, in each case to any future, present or former employees, directors, officers, managers or consultants (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members) of the Issuer, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies that occurs after October 26, 2007, to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments by virtue of clause (3) of Section 4.07(a) hereof; plus

(b) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof (or by any direct or indirect parent company to the extent contributed to the Issuer) after October 26, 2007; less

(c) the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made with the cash proceeds described in clauses (a) and (b) of this clause (4); and

provided further that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Issuer from any future, present or former employees, directors, officers, managers or consultants of the Issuer (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members), any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer or any of the Issuer’s Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of the Issuer or any of its direct or indirect parent companies will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this Section 4.07 or any other provision of this Indenture;

 

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(5) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any class or series of Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary issued in accordance with Section 4.09 hereof to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charges”;

(6)(a) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) issued by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date;

(b) the declaration and payment of dividends to any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer, the proceeds of which will be used to fund the payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of such parent company issued after the Closing Date, provided that the amount of dividends paid pursuant to this clause (b) shall not exceed the aggregate amount of cash actually contributed to the Issuer from the sale of such Designated Preferred Stock; or

(c) the declaration and payment of dividends on Refunding Capital Stock that is Preferred Stock in excess of the dividends declarable and payable thereon pursuant to clause (2) of this Section 4.07(b);

provided that in the case of each of (a), (b) and (c) of this clause (6), for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of issuance of such Designated Preferred Stock or the declaration of such dividends on Refunding Capital Stock that is Preferred Stock, after giving effect to such issuance or declaration on a pro forma basis, the Issuer could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Test;

(7) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (7) that are at the time outstanding, without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of, or have not been subsequently sold or transferred for, cash or marketable securities, not to exceed greater of (a) $250,000,000 and (b) 2.00% of Total Assets;

(8) any repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants;

(9) the declaration and payment of dividends on the Issuer’s common stock (or the payment of dividends to any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer to fund a payment of dividends on such company’s common stock), following the first public offering of the Issuer’s common stock or the common stock of any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer after the Closing Date, of up to 6.0% per annum of the net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Issuer in or from any such public offering, other than public offerings with respect to the Issuer’s common stock registered on Form S-8 and other than any public sale constituting an Excluded Contribution;

(10) Restricted Payments that are made with Excluded Contributions;

(11) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (11) not to exceed the greater of (a) $250,000,000 and (b) 2.00% of Total Assets;

(12) payments of Securitization Fees;

(13) [RESERVED];

(14) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness pursuant to the provisions similar to those set forth in Sections 4.10 and 4.14 hereof;

 

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provided that all Notes validly tendered by Holders in connection with a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as applicable, have been repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired for value;

(15) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions by the Issuer to, or the making of loans to, any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer in amounts required for any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer to pay, in each case without duplication

(a) franchise and excise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain their legal existence;

(b) foreign, federal, state and local income and similar taxes, to the extent such income taxes are attributable to the income of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries and, to the extent of the amount actually received from its Unrestricted Subsidiaries, in amounts required to pay such taxes to the extent attributable to the income of such Unrestricted Subsidiaries; provided that in each case the amount of such payments in any fiscal year does not exceed the amount that the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be required to pay in respect of foreign, federal, state and local taxes for such fiscal year were the Issuer, its Restricted Subsidiaries and its Unrestricted Subsidiaries (to the extent described above) to pay such taxes separately from any such parent company;

(c) customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to employees, directors, officers and managers of any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent such amounts are deducted in arriving at EBITDA for any period;

(d) general operating and overhead costs and expenses of any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer to the extent such costs and expenses are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(e) fees and expenses other than to Affiliates of the Issuer related to any unsuccessful equity or debt offering of such parent company and directly attributable to the operation of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

(f) the consideration for Investments otherwise permitted to be made by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with this Indenture; provided that (A) such Restricted Payment shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment, (B) such direct or indirect parent company shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause (1) all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) to be contributed to the capital of the Issuer or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (2) the merger of the Person formed or acquired into the Issuer or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (to the extent not prohibited by Section 5.01 hereof) in order to consummate such Investment, (C) any property other than cash received by the Issuer shall not increase amounts available for Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (3) of Section 4.07(a) hereof and (D) the terms of such transaction, taken as a whole including after giving effect to the matters referred to in clause (B) above, shall be no less favorable to the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries and the holders of the Notes than the terms thereof if it had been effected by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary directly as an Investment in a manner permitted under this Indenture;

(16) the distribution, by dividend or otherwise, of shares of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries the primary assets of which are Cash Equivalents); and

 

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(17) cash payments in lieu of issuing fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer;

provided that at the time of, and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (7), (9), (11) and (14) of this Section 4.07(b), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof.

(c) The Issuer shall not permit any Unrestricted Subsidiary to become a Restricted Subsidiary except pursuant to the second to last sentence of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary.” For purposes of designating any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, all outstanding Investments by the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid) in the Subsidiary so designated shall be deemed to be Investments in an amount determined as set forth in the last sentence of the first paragraph of the definition of “Investments.” Such designation will be permitted only if a Restricted Payment in such amount would be permitted at such time under this Section 4.07 or pursuant to the definition of “Permitted Investments,” and if such Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

(d) For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4.07 shall not restrict the making of any “AHYDO catch-up payment” required by the terms of any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.09 hereof.

Section 4.08 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.

(a) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any such Restricted Subsidiary to:

(1)(A) pay dividends or make any other distributions to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on its Capital Stock or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or

(B) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor;

(2) make loans or advances to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor; or

(3) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor,

(b) The restrictions in Section 4.08(a) hereof shall not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

(1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Closing Date, including pursuant to the Senior Credit Facilities and the related documentation, the Existing Senior Notes and the related documentation, and Hedging Obligations and the related documentation;

(2) this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees;

(3) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions of the nature discussed in clause (3) of Section 4.08(a) hereof on the property so acquired;

(4) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;

(5) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by or merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof in existence at the time of such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation (but, in any such case, not created in contemplation

 

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thereof), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person so acquired and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person so acquired and its Subsidiaries or the property or assets so assumed;

(6) contracts for the sale of assets, including customary restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary of the Issuer pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary;

(7) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to Sections 4.09 and 4.12 hereof that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;

(8) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(9) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, in each case of a Foreign Subsidiary permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.09 hereof;

(10) customary provisions in any joint venture agreement or other similar agreement relating solely to such joint venture;

(11) customary provisions contained in any lease, sublease, license, sublicense or similar agreement, including with respect to intellectual property, and other agreements, in each case, entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(12) restrictions created in connection with any Qualified Securitization Facility that, in the good faith determination of the Issuer, are necessary or advisable to effect such Qualified Securitization Facility; provided that, in the judgment of the Issuer, such incurrence will not materially impair the Issuer’s ability to make payments under the Notes when due;

(13) restrictions or conditions contained in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase, sale or other agreement to which the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary that are subject to such agreement, the payment rights arising thereunder or the proceeds thereof and not any other asset or property of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary or the assets or property of any other Restricted Subsidiary;

(14) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, in each case that is incurred subsequent to the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.09 hereof; provided that, in the judgment of the Issuer, such incurrence will not materially impair the Issuer’s ability to make payments under the Notes when due; and

(15) any encumbrance or restriction of the type referred to in clauses (1), (2) and (3) of Section 4.08(a) hereof imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (14) of this Section 4.08(b); provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Issuer, no more restrictive in any material respect with respect to such encumbrance and other restrictions taken as a whole than those prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing.

Section 4.09 Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock.

(a) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise (collectively, “incur” and collectively, an “incurrence”) with respect to any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness)

 

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and the Issuer shall not issue any shares of Disqualified Stock and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any shares of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock; provided that the Issuer may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue shares of Disqualified Stock, and any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), issue shares of Disqualified Stock and issue shares of Preferred Stock, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio on a consolidated basis for the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued would have been at least 2.00 to 1.00, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred, or the Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock had been issued, as the case may be, and the application of the proceeds therefrom had occurred at the beginning of such four-quarter period; provided further that the amount of Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock that may be incurred or issued, as applicable, pursuant to the foregoing by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors shall not exceed $300,000,000 at any one time outstanding.

(b) Section 4.09(a) hereof shall not apply to:

(1)(x) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to any ABL Credit Facility by the Issuer or any Guarantor and the issuance and creation of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances thereunder (with letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the face amount thereof); provided that immediately after giving effect to any such incurrence, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred under this clause (x) and then outstanding does not exceed $435,000,000, and (y) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to any General Credit Facility by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary and the issuance and creation of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances thereunder (with letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the face amount thereof); provided that immediately after giving effect to any such incurrence, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred under this clause (y) and then outstanding does not exceed (I) $5,000,000,000 minus (II) the aggregate amount, if any (but not in excess of $1,000,000,000 under this clause (II)) by which Indebtedness under any General Credit Facility shall have been prepaid with the Net Proceeds of an Asset Sale by the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(2) [RESERVED];

(3) Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries in existence on the Closing Date including the Existing Senior Notes (other than Indebtedness described in clause (1) of this Section 4.09(b));

(4) Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) incurred or Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock issued by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, to finance the purchase, lease or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment that is used or useful in a Similar Business, whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets in an aggregate principal amount, together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof and all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and/or Preferred Stock issued and outstanding under this clause (4) not to exceed the greater of (x) $200,000,000 and (y) 1.5% of Total Assets at any one time outstanding;

(5) Indebtedness incurred by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business, including letters of credit in respect of workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance; provided that upon the drawing of such letters of credit or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing or incurrence;

(6) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earnouts or similar obligations, in each case, incurred

 

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or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided that such Indebtedness is not reflected on the balance sheet of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (contingent obligations referred to in a footnote to financial statements and not otherwise reflected on the balance sheet will not be deemed to be reflected on such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (6));

(7) Indebtedness of the Issuer to a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such Indebtedness owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes; provided further that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary or any pledge of such Indebtedness constituting a Permitted Lien) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (7);

(8) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if a Guarantor incurs such Indebtedness to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Guarantee of the Notes of such Guarantor; provided further that any subsequent (i) transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary or any pledge of such Indebtedness constituting a Permitted Lien) and (ii) issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed, in each case, to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (8);

(9) shares of Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary issued to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such shares of Preferred Stock (except to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary or any pledge of such Indebtedness constituting a Permitted Lien) shall be deemed in each case to be an issuance of such shares of Preferred Stock not permitted by this clause (9);

(10) Hedging Obligations (excluding Hedging Obligations entered into for speculative purposes) for the purpose of limiting interest rate risk, exchange rate risk or commodity pricing risk;

(11) obligations in respect of self-insurance and obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(12) (a) Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Issuer and Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary equal to 200.0% of the net cash proceeds received by the Issuer since immediately after the Closing Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Issuer or cash contributed to the capital of the Issuer (in each case, other than proceeds of Disqualified Stock or sales of Equity Interests to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries) as determined in accordance with clauses (3)(b) and (3)(c) of Section 4.07(a) hereof to the extent such net cash proceeds or cash have not been applied pursuant to such clauses to make Restricted Payments or to make other Investments, payments or exchanges pursuant to Section 4.07(b) hereof or to make Permitted Investments (other than Permitted Investments specified in clauses (1) and (3) of the definition thereof) and (b) Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Issuer and Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference, which when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and incurred or issued, as applicable, under this clause (12)(b), does not at any one time outstanding exceed $400,000,000 (it being understood that any Indebtedness incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued pursuant to this clause (12)(b) shall cease to be deemed incurred, issued or outstanding under this clause (12)(b) but shall be deemed incurred or issued under Section 4.09(a) hereof from and after the first date on which the Issuer or such Restricted

 

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Subsidiary could have incurred such Indebtedness or issued such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock under Section 4.09(a) hereof without reliance on this clause (12)(b));

(13) the incurrence by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness or issuance by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock which serves to extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease any Indebtedness incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued as permitted under Section 4.09(a) hereof and clauses (3), (4) and (12)(a) of this Section 4.09(b), this clause (13) and clauses (14) and (24) of this Section 4.09(b), including such additional Indebtedness incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued to pay premiums (including tender premiums), defeasance costs and fees and expenses in connection therewith (the “Refinancing Indebtedness”); provided that such Refinancing Indebtedness:

(A) has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred or issued which is not less than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased (except by virtue of prepayment of such Indebtedness),

(B) to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness extends, replaces, refunds, refinances, renews or defeases (i) Subordinated Indebtedness or Indebtedness pari passu to the Notes or any Guarantee thereof, such Refinancing Indebtedness is Subordinated Indebtedness or pari passu to the Notes or the Guarantee at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased or (ii) Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, such Refinancing Indebtedness must be Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, respectively, and

(C) shall not include:

(i) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary of the Issuer that is not a Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Issuer;

(ii) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary of the Issuer that is not a Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Guarantor; or

(iii) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

and provided further that subclauses (A) and (B) of this clause (13) shall not apply to any extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of any Indebtedness outstanding under any Senior Credit Facility and Obligations secured by Permitted Liens;

(14) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of (x) the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary incurred or issued to finance an acquisition or (y) Persons that are acquired by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or merged into or amalgamated or consolidated with the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; provided that after giving effect to such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation, either

(a) the Issuer would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Test, or

(b) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries is equal to or greater than immediately prior to such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

 

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(15) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of its incurrence;

(16) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries supported by a letter of credit issued pursuant to any Senior Credit Facility, in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such letter of credit;

(17) (a) any guarantee by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness or other obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary so long as the incurrence of such Indebtedness incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under the terms of this Indenture, or

(b) any guarantee by a Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Issuer; provided that such guarantee is incurred in accordance with Section 4.15 hereof;

(18) Indebtedness issued by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to future, present or former employees, directors, officers, managers and consultants thereof, their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members, in each case to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer to the extent described in clause (4) of Section 4.07(b) hereof;

(19) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods purchased in the ordinary course of business;

(20) Indebtedness in respect of Bank Products provided by banks and other financial institutions to the Issuer and any Restricted Subsidiary thereof in the ordinary course of business;

(21) Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with bankers’ acceptances, discounted bills of exchange or the discounting or factoring of receivables for credit management purposes, in each case incurred or undertaken in the ordinary course of business;

(22) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of (a) the financing of insurance premiums or (b) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(23) the incurrence of Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed at any one time outstanding and together with any other Indebtedness incurred under this clause (23) the greater of (i) $200,000,000 and (ii) 8.0% of the Foreign Subsidiary Total Assets (it being understood that any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (23) shall cease to be deemed incurred or outstanding under this clause (23) but shall be deemed incurred under Section 4.09(a) hereof from and after the first date on which the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiaries could have incurred such Indebtedness under Section 4.09(a) hereof without reliance on this clause (23));

(24) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary incurred or issued to finance or assumed in connection with an acquisition in a principal amount not to exceed $150,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding together with all other Indebtedness incurred and Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock issued under this clause (24) (it being understood that any Indebtedness incurred and Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued pursuant to this clause (24) shall cease to be deemed incurred or outstanding for purposes of this clause (24) but shall be deemed incurred for the purposes of Section 4.09(a) hereof from and after the first date on which such Restricted Subsidiary could have incurred such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock under Section 4.09(a) hereof without reliance on this clause (24)); and

 

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(25) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries undertaken in connection with cash management and related activities with respect to any Subsidiary or joint venture in the ordinary course of business.

(c) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09:

(1) in the event that an item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock described in clauses (1) through (25) of Section 4.09(b) hereof or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a) hereof, the Issuer, in its sole discretion, shall classify or reclassify such item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (or any portion thereof) and shall only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock in one of the above clauses of Section 4.09(b) hereof or under Section 4.09(a) hereof; provided that all Indebtedness outstanding under the Senior Credit Facilities on the Closing Date and all Indebtedness under the Notes (excluding any Additional Notes) and related Guarantees shall be treated as incurred on the Closing Date under clause (1) of Section 4.09(b) hereof; and

(2) the Issuer shall be entitled to divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in Sections 4.09(a) and 4.09(b) hereof.

(d) Accrual of interest or dividends, the accretion of accreted value, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount and the payment of interest or dividends in the form of additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, of the same class shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock for purposes of this Section 4.09.

(e) For purposes of determining compliance with any restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred, in the case of term debt, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit debt; provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed (i) the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced plus (ii) the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing.

(f) The principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing. The principal amount of any non-interest bearing Indebtedness or other discount security constituting Indebtedness at any date shall be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of the Issuer dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(g) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) that is contractually subordinated or junior in right of payment to any Indebtedness of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, unless such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or such Guarantor’s Guarantee to the extent and in the same manner as such Indebtedness is subordinated to other Indebtedness of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be. For purposes of this Indenture, Indebtedness that is unsecured is not deemed to be subordinated or junior to Secured Indebtedness merely because it is unsecured, and senior indebtedness is not deemed to be subordinated or junior to any other senior indebtedness merely because it has a junior priority with respect to the same collateral.

 

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Section 4.10 Asset Sales.

(a) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale, of assets that do not constitute ABL Priority Collateral unless:

(1) the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of; and

(2) except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap, at least 75.0% of the consideration therefor received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of Cash Equivalents (as such term is modified by paragraph (f) below).

(b) Within 450 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale of assets that do not constitute ABL Priority Collateral, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, at its option, may apply the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale,

(1) to permanently reduce:

(A) First Lien Obligations together with any other Obligations owing with respect to First Lien Obligations so reduced, and to correspondingly reduce commitments, if any, with respect thereto; provided that (x) to the extent that the terms of the General Credit Facilities (other than notes issued under one or more indentures to replace or refinance General Credit Facilities as in effect on the date hereof) require that such General Credit Facilities Obligations are repaid with the Net Proceeds of Asset Sales prior to repayment of other Indebtedness, the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be entitled to repay such other First Lien Obligations prior to repaying the Obligations under the Notes and (y) subject to the foregoing clause (x), if the Issuer or any Guarantor shall so reduce First Lien Obligations, the Issuer will equally and ratably reduce Obligations under the Notes through open-market purchases (provided that such purchases are at or above 100.0% of the principal amount thereof) or by making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.08 and Section 4.10(c) hereof) to all Holders to purchase at a purchase price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, the pro rata principal amount of Notes; or

(B) to the extent such Net Proceeds are not from Asset Sales of Collateral, Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor;

but in each case in this clause (1) excluding Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or one of its Subsidiaries;

(2) to make (a) an Investment in any one or more businesses, provided that such Investment in any business is in the form of the acquisition of Capital Stock and results in the Issuer or another of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, owning an amount of the Capital Stock of such business such that it constitutes a Restricted Subsidiary, (b) capital expenditures or (c) acquisitions of other assets, in the case of each of (a), (b) and (c), used or useful in a Similar Business; or

(3) to make an Investment in (a) any one or more businesses, provided that such Investment in any business is in the form of the acquisition of Capital Stock and results in the Issuer or another of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, owning an amount of the Capital Stock of such business such that it constitutes a Restricted Subsidiary, (b) properties or (c) other assets that, in the case of each of (a), (b) and (c), replace the businesses, properties and/or assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale (“Replacement Assets”);

provided that, in the case of clauses (2) and (3) above, a binding commitment entered into not later than such 450th day shall extend the period for such Investment or other payment for an additional 180 days after the end of such 450-day period so long as the Issuer or such other Restricted Subsidiary enters into such commitment with the good

 

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faith expectation that such Net Proceeds will be applied to satisfy such commitment within 180 days of such commitment (an “Acceptable Commitment”) and, in the event any Acceptable Commitment is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before such Net Proceeds are applied in connection therewith, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary enters into another Acceptable Commitment (a “Second Commitment”) within such 180-day period; provided further that (x) if any Second Commitment is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before such Net Proceeds are applied, or (y) such Net Proceeds are not actually so invested or paid in accordance with clauses (2) or (3) above by the end of such 180-day period, then such Net Proceeds shall constitute Excess Proceeds on the date of such cancellation or termination, or such 180th day, as applicable.

(c) Any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale covered by Section 4.10(a) that are not invested or applied as provided and within the time period set forth in Section 4.10(b) hereof shall be deemed to constitute “Excess Proceeds.” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $75,000,000, the Issuer shall make an offer to all Holders of the Notes and, if required by the terms of any First Lien Obligations or Obligations secured by a Lien permitted under this Indenture (which Lien is not subordinated to the Lien of the Notes with respect to the Collateral), to the holders of such First Lien Obligations and any such other Obligations (an “Asset Sale Offer”), to purchase the maximum aggregate principal amount of the Notes and such First Lien Obligations and any such other Obligations that is at least $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100.0% of the principal amount thereof (or accreted value, if less), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture. The Issuer shall commence an Asset Sale Offer with respect to Excess Proceeds within ten Business Days after the date that Excess Proceeds exceed $75,000,000 by mailing the notice required pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, with a copy to the Trustee or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC. The Issuer, in its sole discretion, may satisfy the foregoing obligations with respect to any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale by making an Asset Sale Offer with respect to such Net Proceeds prior to the expiration of the relevant 450 days (or such longer period provided above) or with respect to Excess Proceeds of $75,000,000 or less.

(d) To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes and such First Lien Obligations and any such other secured Obligations tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Issuer may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes, subject to compliance with other covenants contained in this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes or First Lien Obligations and any such other secured Obligations surrendered in an Asset Sale Offer by such holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Notes and such First Lien Obligations and any such other Obligations shall be purchased or repaid on a pro rata basis based on the accreted value or principal amount of the Notes or such First Lien Obligations and any such other secured Obligations tendered in accordance with Section 3.08. Upon completion of any such Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds that resulted in the Asset Sale Offer shall be reset to zero (regardless of whether there are any remaining Excess Proceeds upon such completion).

(e) The Issuer will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale of assets that constitute ABL Priority Collateral, unless:

(i) the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of; and

(ii) except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap, at least 75.0% of the consideration therefor received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of Cash Equivalents (as such term is modified by paragraph (f) below).

(f) The amount of (i) any liabilities (as shown on the Issuer’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto) of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms contractually or effectively subordinated to the Notes, that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets and for which the Issuer and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly released by all creditors in writing; (ii) any securities, notes or other obligations or assets received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary into Cash Equivalents (to the

 

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extent of the Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of such Asset Sale; and (iii) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (f) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed in the aggregate the greater of (x) $500.0 million and (y) 4.00% of Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-cash Consideration, with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value shall be deemed to be Cash Equivalents for purposes of this covenant and for no other purpose.

(g) Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds pursuant to this Section 4.10, the holder of such Net Proceeds may apply such Net Proceeds temporarily to reduce Indebtedness outstanding under a revolving credit facility, including under any Senior Credit Facility, or otherwise invest such Net Proceeds in any manner not prohibited by this Indenture.

(h) For the purposes of this Section 4.10, any sale by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that owns assets constituting Non-ABL Priority Collateral or ABL Priority Collateral shall be deemed to be a sale of such Non-ABL Priority Collateral or ABL Priority Collateral (or, in the event of a Restricted Subsidiary that owns assets that include any combination of Non-ABL Priority Collateral and ABL Priority Collateral a separate sale of each of such Non-ABL Priority Collateral and ABL Priority Collateral). In the event of any such sale (or a sale of assets that includes any combination of Non-ABL Priority Collateral and ABL Priority Collateral), the proceeds received by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such sale shall be allocated to the Non-ABL Priority Collateral and ABL Priority Collateral in accordance with their respective fair market values. In addition, for purposes of this Section 4.10, any sale by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Capital Stock of any Person that owns only ABL Priority Collateral will not be subject to paragraph (a) above, but rather will be subject to paragraph (e) above.

(i) The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Indenture, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations described in this Indenture by virtue thereof.

Section 4.11 Transactions with Affiliates.

(a) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Issuer (each of the foregoing, an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $25,000,000, unless:

(1) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Issuer or its relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person on an arm’s-length basis; and

(2) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $50,000,000, a resolution adopted by the majority of the board of directors of the Issuer approving such Affiliate Transaction and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (1) of this Section 4.11(a).

(b) Section 4.11(a) hereof shall not apply to the following:

(1) transactions between or among the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

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(2) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.07 hereof and Investments constituting Permitted Investments;

(3) the payment of management, consulting, monitoring, advisory and other fees, indemnities and expenses pursuant to the Management Fee Agreement (plus any unpaid management, consulting, monitoring, advisory and other fees, indemnities and expenses accrued in any prior year) and the termination fees pursuant to the Management Fee Agreement, or any amendment thereto so long as any such amendment is not disadvantageous in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Issuer to the Holders when taken as a whole, as compared to the Management Fee Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date;

(4) the payment of reasonable and customary fees and compensation paid to, and indemnities and reimbursements provided on behalf of or for the benefit of, current or former employees, directors, officers, managers or consultants of the Issuer, any of its direct or indirect parent companies or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(5) transactions in which the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, delivers to the Trustee a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or stating that the terms are not materially less favorable to the Issuer or its relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person on an arm’s-length basis;

(6) any agreement as in effect as of the Closing Date, or any amendment thereto (so long as any such amendment is not disadvantageous in any material respect in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Issuer to the Holders when taken as a whole as compared to the applicable agreement as in effect on the Closing Date);

(7) the existence of, or the performance by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under the terms of, any stockholders agreement (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it is a party as of the Closing Date and any similar agreements which it may enter into thereafter; provided that the existence of, or the performance by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of obligations under any future amendment to any such existing agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the Closing Date shall only be permitted by this clause (7) to the extent that the terms of any such amendment or new agreement are not otherwise disadvantageous in any material respect in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Issuer to the Holders when taken as a whole as compared to the original agreement in effect on the Closing Date;

(8) the Refinancing Transactions and the payment of all fees and expenses related to the Refinancing Transactions, including Transaction Expenses;

(9) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, contractors, joint venture partners or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture which are fair to the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the board of directors of the Issuer or the senior management thereof, or are on terms at least as favorable as would reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;

(10) the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer to any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer or to any Permitted Holder or to any employee, director, officer, manager or consultant (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members) of the Issuer, any of its direct or indirect parent companies or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(11) sales of accounts receivable, or participations therein, or Securitization Assets or related assets to any special purpose vehicle in connection with any ABL Credit Facility or any Qualified Securitization Facility;

 

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(12) payments by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any of the Investors made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including, without limitation, in connection with acquisitions or divestitures which payments are approved by a majority of the board of directors of the Issuer in good faith or are otherwise permitted by this Indenture;

(13) payments by or Indebtedness (and cancellation thereof), Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries to any future, current or former employee, director, officer, manager or consultant (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members) of the Issuer, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement or any distributor equity plan or agreement; and any employment agreements, stock option plans and other compensatory arrangements (and any successor plans thereto) and any supplemental executive retirement benefit plans or arrangements with any such employees, directors, officers, managers, distributors or consultants (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members) that are, in each case, approved by the board of directors of the Issuer in good faith;

(14) investments by any of the Investors in securities of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and payment of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Investors in connection therewith) so long as (a) the investment is being offered generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms and (b) the investment constitutes less than 5.0% of the proposed or outstanding issue amount of such class of securities;

(15) payments by the Issuer (and any direct or indirect parent company thereof) and its Subsidiaries pursuant to tax sharing agreements among the Issuer (and any such parent company) and its Subsidiaries; provided that in each case the amount of such payments in any fiscal year does not exceed the amount that the Issuer, its Restricted Subsidiaries and its Unrestricted Subsidiaries (to the extent of amount received from Unrestricted Subsidiaries) would be required to pay in respect of foreign, federal, state and local taxes for such fiscal year were the Issuer, its Restricted Subsidiaries and its Unrestricted Subsidiaries (to the extent described above) to pay such taxes separately from any such parent entity;

(16) any lease entered into between the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, as lessee and any Affiliate of the Issuer, as lessor, which is approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the board of directors of the Issuer in good faith; and

(17) intellectual property licenses in the ordinary course of business.

Section 4.12 Liens.

The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, create, incur or assume any Lien (except any Permitted Lien) (each, a “Subject Lien”) that secures any Obligation or any related guarantee, on any asset or property of the Issuer or any Guarantor, or any income or profits therefrom, or assign or convey any right to receive income therefrom, unless:

(1) in the case of Subject Liens on any Collateral, such Subject Lien is a Permitted Lien; or

(2) in the case of Subject Liens on any other asset or property not constituting Collateral either (i) the Notes and related Guarantees are equally and ratably secured by a Lien (or on a senior basis if such Subject Lien secures Subordinated Indebtedness) on such property, assets or proceeds with such Liens or (ii) such Subject Lien is a Permitted Lien, except that the foregoing shall not apply to or restrict (a) Liens securing (x) Indebtedness and other Obligations permitted to be incurred under any Senior Credit Facility, including the Notes and the related Guarantees issued on the Closing Date and including any letter of credit facility relating to any Senior Credit Facility, that was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred pursuant to clause (1) of Section 4.09(b) hereof and (y) obligations of the Issuer or any Subsidiary in

 

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respect of any Bank Products provided by any lender party to any Senior Credit Facility or any Affiliate of such lender (or any Person that was a lender or an Affiliate of a lender at the time the applicable agreements pursuant to which such Bank Products are provided were entered into) and (b) Liens incurred to secure any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09 hereof; provided that with respect to Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under this subclause (b), at the time of incurrence and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio would be no greater than 4.50 to 1.00.

Any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes pursuant to this Section 4.12 shall be deemed automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the applicable Subject Lien described in clause (2) of this Section 4.12.

Section 4.13 Corporate Existence.

Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Issuer shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence, in accordance with its organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time).

Section 4.14 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.

(a) If a Change of Control occurs, unless the Issuer has previously or concurrently mailed a redemption notice with respect to all the outstanding Notes as set forth in Section 5 of each of the Notes and Section 3.03 hereof, the Issuer shall make an offer to purchase all of the Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”) at a price in cash (the “Change of Control Payment”) equal to 101.0% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the right of Holders of the Notes of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Issuer shall send notice of such Change of Control Offer by first-class mail, with a copy to the Trustee, to each Holder of Notes to the address of such Holder appearing in the security register or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC, with the following information:

(1) that a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.14, and that all Notes properly tendered pursuant to such Change of Control Offer shall be accepted for payment by the Issuer;

(2) the purchase price and the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the “Change of Control Payment Date”);

(3) that any Note not properly tendered shall remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest;

(4) that unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest on the Change of Control Payment Date;

(5) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender such Notes, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of such Notes completed, to the paying agent specified in the notice at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;

(6) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their tendered Notes and their election to require the Issuer to purchase such Notes, provided that the paying agent receives, not later than the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder of the Notes, the principal amount of Notes tendered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its tendered Notes and its election to have such Notes purchased;

 

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(7) that if the Issuer is redeeming less than all of the Notes, the Holders of the remaining Notes will be issued new Notes and such new Notes will be equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered. The unpurchased portion of the Notes must be equal to at least $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof;

(8) if such notice is mailed prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control, that the Change of Control Offer is conditional on the occurrence of such Change of Control; and

(9) the other instructions, as determined by the Issuer, consistent with this Section 4.14, that a Holder must follow.

The notice, if mailed in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. If (a) the notice is mailed in a manner herein provided and (b) any Holder fails to receive such notice or a Holder receives such notice but it is defective, such Holder’s failure to receive such notice or such defect shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the purchase of the Notes as to all other Holders that properly received such notice without defect. The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase by the Issuer of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.14, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.14 by virtue thereof.

(b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Issuer shall, to the extent permitted by law,

(1) accept for payment all Notes issued by it or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;

(2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered; and

(3) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation the Notes so accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee stating that such Notes or portions thereof have been tendered to and purchased by the Issuer.

(c) The Issuer shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.14 applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Issuer and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time the Change of Control Offer is made.

(d) Other than as specifically provided in this Section 4.14, any purchase pursuant to this Section 4.14 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.02, 3.05 and 3.06 hereof.

Section 4.15 Limitation on Guarantees of Indebtedness by Restricted Subsidiaries.

The Issuer shall not permit any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries (and non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries if such non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries guarantee other capital markets debt securities of the Issuer or any Guarantor), other than a Guarantor, a Foreign Subsidiary or a Securitization Subsidiary, to guarantee the payment of any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any other Guarantor unless:

(1) such Restricted Subsidiary within 30 days executes and delivers a supplemental indenture to this Indenture, the form of which is attached as Exhibit D hereto, providing for a Guarantee by such Restricted Subsidiary; except that with respect to a guarantee of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor,

 

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if such Indebtedness is by its express terms subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or such Guarantor’s Guarantee, any such guarantee by such Restricted Subsidiary with respect to such Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Guarantee substantially to the same extent as such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes; and

(2) such Restricted Subsidiary waives in writing and shall not in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any rights of reimbursement, indemnity or subrogation or any other rights against the Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary as a result of any payment by such Restricted Subsidiary under its Guarantee;

provided that this Section 4.15 shall not be applicable to (i) any guarantee of any Restricted Subsidiary that existed at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary and was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) guarantees of any Qualified Securitization Facility by any Restricted Subsidiary.

Notwithstanding the foregoing and the other provisions of this Indenture, any Guarantee by a Restricted Subsidiary shall provide by its terms that it shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged under the circumstances set forth in Section 10.06. The Issuer may elect, in its sole discretion, to cause any Subsidiary that is not otherwise required to be a Guarantor to become a Guarantor, in which case such Subsidiary shall not be required to comply with the 30 day period described in clause (1) of this Section 4.15.

Section 4.16 Suspension of Covenants and Guarantees.

(a) During any period of time after the Closing Date that (i) the Notes have Investment Grade Ratings from both Rating Agencies and (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture (the occurrence of the events described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) being collectively referred to as a “Covenant Suspension Event” and the date thereof being referred to as the “Suspension Date”), the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be subject to Sections 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11 and 4.15 hereof and clause (4) of Section 5.01(a) hereof (the “Suspended Covenants”).

(b) In the event that the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants under this Indenture for any period of time as a result of the foregoing, and on any subsequent date (the “Reversion Date”) one or both of the Rating Agencies withdraw their Investment Grade Rating or downgrade the rating assigned to the Notes below an Investment Grade Rating, then the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants under this Indenture with respect to future events. The period of time between the Suspension Date and the Reversion Date is referred to as the “Suspension Period.”

(c) The Guarantees of the Guarantors shall be suspended during the Suspension Period. Additionally, upon the occurrence of a Covenant Suspension Event and on any Reversion Date for the purposes of Section 4.10 hereof, the amount of Excess Proceeds from Net Proceeds shall be reset to zero.

(d) During any Suspension Period, the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be subject to Section 4.14 hereof; provided that for purposes of determining the applicability of Section 4.14 hereof, the Reversion Date shall be defined as the date that (a) one or both of the Rating Agencies withdraw their Investment Grade Rating or downgrade the rating assigned to the Notes below an Investment Grade Rating and/or (b) the Issuer or any of its Affiliates enter into an agreement to effect a transaction that would result in a Change of Control and one or more of the Rating Agencies indicate that if consummated, such transaction (alone or together with any related recapitalization or refinancing transactions) would cause such Rating Agency to withdraw its Investment Grade Rating or downgrade the ratings assigned to the Notes below an Investment Grade Rating. On and after the Reversion Date as defined with respect to Section 4.14 hereof, the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall thereafter again be subject to Section 4.14 hereof, including, without limitation, with respect to a proposed transaction described in subclause (b) of this Section 4.16(d).

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any such reinstatement of the Suspended Covenants and Section 4.14 hereof, no action taken or omitted to be taken by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries

 

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prior to such reinstatement will give rise to a Default or Event of Default under this Indenture with respect to the Notes, and (i) with respect to Restricted Payments made after such reinstatement, the amount of Restricted Payments made will be calculated as though Section 4.07 hereof had been in effect prior to, but not during, the Suspension Period, (ii) all Indebtedness incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued during the Suspension Period will be classified to have been incurred or issued pursuant to clause (3) of Section 4.09(b) hereof, (iii) any Affiliate Transaction entered into after such reinstatement pursuant to an agreement entered into during any Suspension Period shall be deemed to be permitted pursuant to clause (6) of Section 4.11(b) hereof, (iv) any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to take any action described in clauses (1) through (3) of Section 4.08(a) hereof that becomes effective after such reinstatement pursuant to an agreement or instrument entered into during any Suspension Period shall be deemed to be permitted pursuant to clause (1) of Section 4.08(b) hereof; and (v) no Subsidiary of the Issuer shall be required to comply with Section 4.15 hereof after such reinstatement with respect to any guarantee entered into by such Subsidiary during any Suspension Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Suspension Period, the Issuer shall not designate any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to be Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

(f) The Issuer shall deliver promptly to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate notifying it of any Covenant Suspension Event or the occurrence of a Reversion Date under this Section 4.16.

Section 4.17 After-Acquired Collateral.

(a) From and after the Closing Date, (a) if the Issuer or any Guarantor creates any additional security interest upon any property or asset that would constitute Collateral that is Non-ABL Priority Collateral to secure any First Lien Obligations other than the Notes on a first priority basis (subject to Permitted Liens), it shall concurrently grant a first-priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) upon such property as security for the Notes and the other Obligations under this Indenture and (b) if the Issuer or any Guarantor creates any additional security interest upon any property or asset that would constitute ABL Priority Collateral to secure any ABL Obligations, it must concurrently grant a second-priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) upon such property as security for the Notes and the other Obligations under this Indenture.

(b) The Issuer shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary upon execution and delivery to the Trustee of a supplemental indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto to become a party to the Security Documents, as applicable, and to execute and file all documents and instruments necessary to grant to the Notes Collateral Agent a perfected security interest in the Collateral of such Restricted Subsidiary, in each case solely to the extent required by this Indenture and the Security Documents.

ARTICLE 5

SUCCESSORS

Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets.

(a) The Issuer shall not consolidate or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not the Issuer is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any Person unless:

(1) the Issuer is the surviving corporation or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Issuer) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made, is a Person organized or existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of the Issuer, as applicable, or the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (the Issuer or such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the “Successor Company”); provided that in the case where the surviving Person is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the Notes is a corporation;

 

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(2) the Successor Company, if other than the Issuer, expressly assumes all the obligations of the Issuer under the Notes pursuant to supplemental indentures, Security Documents or other documents or instruments;

(3) immediately after such transaction, no Default exists;

(4) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction and any related financing transactions,

(A) the Successor Company would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Test, or

(B) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Successor Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be equal to or greater than the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such transaction;

(5) to the extent any assets of the Person which is merged or consolidated with or into the Successor Company are assets of the type which would constitute Collateral under the Security Documents, the Successor Company will take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien of the Security Documents in the manner and to the extent required in this Indenture or any of the Security Documents and shall take all reasonably necessary action so that such Lien is perfected to the extent required by the Security Documents;

(6) the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Company shall: (a) continue to constitute Collateral under this Indenture and the Security Documents, (b) be subject to the Lien for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, and (c) not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens;

(7) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to the transactions described above, shall have by supplemental indenture confirmed that its Guarantee shall apply to such Person’s obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Security Documents; and

(8) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indentures, if any, comply with this Indenture.

(b) The Successor Company shall succeed to, and be substituted for the Issuer under this Indenture, the Guarantees and the Notes, as applicable. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding clauses (3) and (4) of Section 5.01(a) hereof,

(x) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate with or merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Issuer, and

(y) the Issuer may merge with an Affiliate of the Issuer solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Issuer in the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby.

(c) Except as permitted under Section 12.04, no Guarantor shall, and the Issuer shall not permit any Guarantor to, consolidate or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not the Issuer or such Guarantor is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any Person unless:

(1) (A) such Guarantor is the surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than such Guarantor) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made is a Person organized or existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of such Guarantor, as the case may be, or the laws of the United States,

 

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any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof (such Guarantor or such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the “Successor Person”);

(B) the Successor Person, if other than such Guarantor, expressly assumes all the obligations of such Guarantor under this Indenture and such Guarantor’s related Guarantee pursuant to supplemental indentures, Security Documents or other documents or instruments;

(C) immediately after such transaction, no Default exists;

(D) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indentures, if any, comply with this Indenture;

(E) to the extent any assets of the Guarantor which is merged or consolidated with or into the Successor Person are assets of the type which would constitute Collateral under the Security Documents, the Successor Person will take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien of the Security Documents in the manner and to the extent required in this Indenture or any of the Security Documents and shall take all reasonably necessary action so that such Lien is perfected to the extent required by the Security Documents; and

(F) the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Person shall: (i) continue to constitute Collateral under this Indenture and the Security Documents, (ii) be subject to the Lien for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, and (iii) not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens; or

(2) the transaction is made in compliance with clauses (1) and (2) of Section 4.10(a) hereof.

(d) In the case of clause (1) of Section 5.01(c) hereof, the Successor Person shall succeed to, and be substituted for, such Guarantor under this Indenture and such Guarantor’s Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Guarantor may (1) merge or consolidate with or into or wind up into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to another Guarantor or the Issuer, (2) merge with an Affiliate of the Issuer solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Guarantor in the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof or (3) convert into a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company or trust organized or existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of such Guarantor.

Section 5.02 Successor Corporation Substituted.

Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof, the successor corporation formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Issuer is merged or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to the Issuer shall refer instead to the successor corporation and not to the Issuer), and may exercise every right and power of the Issuer under this Indenture with the same effect as if such Successor Person had been named as the Issuer herein; provided that the predecessor Issuer shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes except in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all of the Issuer’s assets that meets the requirements of Section 5.01 hereof.

ARTICLE 6

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 6.01 Events of Default.

(a) An “Event of Default” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events:

 

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(1) default in payment when due and payable, upon redemption, acceleration or otherwise, of principal of, or premium, if any, on the Notes;

(2) default for 30 days or more in the payment when due of interest on or with respect to the Notes;

(3) subject to Section 4.03(d) hereof, failure by the Issuer or any Guarantor for 60 days after receipt of written notice given by the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 30.0% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes to comply with any of its obligations, covenants or agreements (other than a default referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above) contained in this Indenture, the Notes or the Security Documents;

(4) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there is issued or by which there is secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists or is created after the issuance of the Notes, if both:

(A) such default either results from the failure to pay any principal of such Indebtedness at its stated final maturity (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods) or relates to an obligation other than the obligation to pay principal of any such Indebtedness at its stated final maturity and results in the holder or holders of such Indebtedness causing such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; and

(B) the principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness in default for failure to pay principal at stated final maturity (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods), or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregate $85,000,000 or more at any one time outstanding;

(5) failure by the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary (or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that together (as of the date of the most recent unaudited consolidated financial statement of the Issuer) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $85,000,000 (net of amounts covered by insurance policies issued by reputable and creditworthy insurance companies), which final judgments remain unpaid, undischarged and unstayed for a period of more than 60 days after such judgment becomes final, and in the event such judgment is covered by insurance, an enforcement proceeding has been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or decree which is not promptly stayed;

(6) the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the most recent unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Issuer), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(i) commences proceedings to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;

(ii) consents to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under applicable Bankruptcy Law;

(iii) consents to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of it or for all or substantially all of its property;

(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or

(v) generally is not paying its debts as they become due;

 

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(7) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

(i) is for relief against the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, in a proceeding in which the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiaries, that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the most recent unaudited consolidated financial statements for the Issuer), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, is to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;

(ii) appoints a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the most recent unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Issuer), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or for all or substantially all of the property of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the most recent unaudited consolidated financial statements for the Issuer), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or

(iii) orders the liquidation of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the most recent unaudited consolidated financial statements for the Issuer), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;

and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days;

(8) the Guarantee of any Significant Subsidiary (or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that together (as of the most recent unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Issuer) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) shall for any reason cease to be in full force and effect or be declared null and void in a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or any responsible officer of any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary (or the responsible officers of any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that together (as of the most recent unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Issuer) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary), as the case may be, denies in writing that it has any further liability under its Guarantee or their Guarantees, as applicable, or gives written notice to such effect, other than by reason of the termination of this Indenture or the release of any such Guarantee in accordance with this Indenture; or

(9) with respect to any Collateral, individually or in the aggregate, having a fair market value in excess of $85,000,000, any of the Security Documents ceases to be in full force and effect, or any of the Security Documents ceases to give the holders of the Notes the Liens purported to be created thereby, or any of the Security Documents is declared null and void or any Issuer or any Guarantor denies in writing that it has any further liability under any Security Document or gives written notice to such effect (in each case (i) other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture or the terms of the General Credit Facilities or the Security Documents or (ii) unless waived by the requisite lenders under the General Credit Facilities if, after that waiver, the Issuer is in compliance with Section 12 hereof, except to the extent that any loss of perfection or priority results from the failure of the Notes Collateral Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Security Documents, or otherwise results from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent.

(b) In the event of any Event of Default specified in clause (4) of Section 6.01(a) hereof, such Event of Default and all consequences thereof (excluding any resulting payment default, other than as a result of acceleration of the Notes) shall be annulled, waived and rescinded, automatically and without any action by the Trustee or the Holders, if within 20 days after such Event of Default arose:

 

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(1) the Indebtedness or guarantee that is the basis for such Event of Default has been discharged;

(2) holders thereof have rescinded or waived the acceleration, notice or action (as the case may be) giving rise to such Event of Default; or

(3) the default that is the basis for such Event of Default has been cured.

Section 6.02 Acceleration.

If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (6) or (7) of Section 6.01(a) hereof with respect to the Issuer) occurs and is continuing under this Indenture, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30.0% in principal amount of the then total outstanding Notes may declare the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the then outstanding Notes to be due and payable immediately. Upon the effectiveness of such declaration, such principal of and premium, if any, and interest shall be due and payable immediately. The Trustee shall have no obligation to accelerate the Notes if in the best judgment of the Trustee, acceleration is not in the best interest of the Holders of the Notes.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising under clause (6) or (7) of Section 6.01(a) hereof with respect to the Issuer, all outstanding Notes shall be due and payable without further action or notice.

Section 6.03 Other Remedies.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes, the Security Documents or this Indenture.

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults.

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default and its consequences under this Indenture (except a continuing Default in the payment of interest on, premium, if any, or the principal of any Note held by a non-consenting Holder) and rescind any acceleration with respect to the Notes and its consequences (except if such rescission would conflict with any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

Section 6.05 Control by Majority.

Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then total outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. The Trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder of a Note or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability.

 

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Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits.

Subject to Section 6.07 hereof, no Holder of a Note may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:

(1) such Holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

(2) Holders of at least 30.0% in principal amount of the total outstanding Notes have requested the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

(3) Holders of the Notes have offered the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense;

(4) the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt thereof and the offer of security or indemnity; and

(5) Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then total outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period.

A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note.

Section 6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes To Receive Payment.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an Asset Sale Offer or a Change of Control Offer), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee.

If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(1) or (2) hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Issuer and each Guarantor for the whole amount of principal of, premium, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

Section 6.09 Restoration of Rights and Remedies.

If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceedings, the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding has been instituted.

Section 6.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative.

Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 2.07 hereof, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter

 

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existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 6.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver.

No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Note to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.

Section 6.12 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Notes including the Guarantors), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to participate as a member in any official committee of creditors appointed in such matter and to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

Section 6.13 Priorities.

Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements, if the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money in the following order:

(i) to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;

(ii) to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, respectively; and

(iii) to the Issuer or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct including a Guarantor, if applicable.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.13.

 

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Section 6.14 Undertaking for Costs.

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.14 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10.0% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

ARTICLE 7

TRUSTEE

Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee.

(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

(i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(i) this paragraph (c) does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;

(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.

(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to this Section 7.01.

(e) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders of the Notes unless the Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

 

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(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Issuer. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law or as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Issuer.

Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee.

(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Issuer and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

(c) Any request or direction of the Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Issuer Order.

(d) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or attorney appointed with due care.

(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

(f) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Issuer shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Issuer.

(g) None of the provisions of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise to incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not assured to it.

(h) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default or Event of Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.

(i) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(j) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee.

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuer or any Affiliate of the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90

 

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days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.

Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer.

The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Issuer or upon the Issuer’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.

Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults.

If a Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default within 90 days after it occurs. The Trustee may withhold from the Holders notice of any continuing Default, except a Default relating to the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest.

Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.

Within 60 days after each May 1, beginning with the May 1 following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(a) (but if no event described in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(b)(2). The Trustee shall also transmit by mail all reports as required by Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c).

A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of Notes shall be mailed to the Issuer and filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(d). The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange or delisted therefrom.

Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity.

The Issuer shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder as the parties shall agree in writing from time to time. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Issuer shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

The Issuer and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Trustee for, and hold the Trustee harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claims, liability or expense (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder (including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Issuer or any of the Guarantors (including this Section 7.07) or defending itself against any claim whether asserted by any Holder, the Issuer or any Guarantor, or liability in connection with the acceptance, exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder). The Trustee shall notify the Issuer promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Issuer shall not relieve the Issuer of its obligations hereunder. The Issuer shall defend the claim and the Trustee may have separate counsel and the Issuer shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel. The Issuer need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee through the Trustee’s own willful misconduct, negligence or bad faith.

 

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The obligations of the Issuer under this Section 7.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee.

To secure the payment obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except money or property held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in clause (6) or (7) of Section 6.01(a) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of Trust Indenture Act Section 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable.

Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee.

A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08. The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Issuer. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Issuer in writing. The Issuer may remove the Trustee if:

(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;

(b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent Person or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

(c) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer.

If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee (at the Issuer’s expense), the Issuer or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Issuer. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Issuer’s obligations under Section 7.07 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

 

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Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.

Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification.

There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of Trust Indenture Act Sections 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 310(b).

Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer.

The Trustee is subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in Trust Indenture Act Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

ARTICLE 8

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

Section 8.01 Option To Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

The Issuer may, at its option and at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge.

Upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes and Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (“Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (a) and (b) below, to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture including that of the Guarantors (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same) and to have cured all then existing Events of Default, except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

(a) the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes when such payments are due solely out of the trust created pursuant to this Indenture referred to in Section 8.04 hereof;

(b) the Issuer’s obligations with respect to Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of such Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust;

(c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee, and the Issuer’s obligations in connection therewith; and

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Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Issuer may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.

Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance.

Upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from their obligations under the covenants (each, a “Defeased Covenant,” and collectively, the “Defeased Covenants”) contained in Sections 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14 and 4.15 hereof and clauses (4) and (5) of Section 5.01(a), Sections 5.01(c) and 5.01(d) hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof are satisfied (“Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such Defeased Covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the Issuer may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such Defeased Covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Defeased Covenant or by reason of any reference in any such Defeased Covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03 hereof, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(a)(3), 6.01(a)(4), 6.01(a)(5), 6.01(a)(6) (solely with respect to Restricted Subsidiaries subject thereto), 6.01(a)(7) (solely with respect to Restricted Subsidiaries subject thereto) and 6.01(a)(8) hereof shall not constitute Events of Default.

Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance with respect to the Notes:

(1) the Issuer must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, cash in U.S. dollars, U.S. dollar-denominated Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest due on the Notes on the date of maturity or redemption thereof, as the case may be (provided, that if such redemption is made pursuant to Section 3.07(a) hereof and Section 5(b) of the Notes, (x) the amount of cash in U.S. dollars or U.S. dollar-denominated Government Securities, or a combination thereof, that the Issuer must irrevocably deposit or cause to be deposited will be determined using an assumed Applicable Premium calculated as of the date of such deposit, and (y) the Issuer must irrevocably deposit or cause to be deposited additional money in trust on the redemption date as necessary to pay the Applicable Premium as determined on such date), and the Issuer must specify whether such Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular redemption date;

(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions,

(a) the Issuer has received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or

(b) since the issuance of the Notes, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law,

in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the Holders of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as applicable, as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to

 

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U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the Holders of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to such tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(4) no Default (other than that resulting from any borrowing of funds to be applied to make the deposit required to effect such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith) shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit;

(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any Senior Credit Facility or any other material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Issuer or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Issuer or any Guarantor is bound (other than that resulting from any borrowing of funds to be applied to make the deposit required to effect such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith);

(6) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and subject to customary assumptions and exclusions following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of Section 547 of Title 11 of the United States Code;

(7) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Issuer with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Issuer or any Guarantor or others; and

(8) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions) each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, have been complied with.

Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities To Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.

Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer or a Guarantor acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

The Issuer shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer from time to time upon the request of the Issuer any money or Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(1)

 

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hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

Section 8.06 Repayment to Issuer.

Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuer, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Issuer on its request or (if then held by the Issuer) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Issuer for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.

Section 8.07 Reinstatement.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States dollars or Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be; provided that, if the Issuer makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 9

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders of Notes.

Notwithstanding Section 9.02 hereof, the Issuer, any Guarantor (with respect to a Guarantee to which it is a party or this Indenture) and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Security Documents and any Guarantee or Notes without the consent of any Holder:

(1) to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency;

(2) to provide for uncertificated Notes of such series in addition to or in place of certificated Notes;

(3) to comply with Section 5.01 hereof;

(4) to provide for the assumption of the Issuer’s or any Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders in a transaction that complies with the requirements of this Indenture;

(5) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any such Holder;

(6) to add covenants for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuer or any Guarantor;

(7) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

(8) to evidence and provide for the acceptance and appointment under this Indenture of a successor Trustee thereunder pursuant to the requirements thereof;

 

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(9) to provide for the issuance of exchange notes or private exchange notes, which are identical to exchange notes except that they are not freely transferable;

(10) to add a Guarantor under this Indenture;

(11) to add Additional First Lien Secured Parties or additional ABL Secured Parties, to any Security Documents, including the Intercreditor Agreements;

(12) to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant any other Lien for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, as additional security for the payment and performance of all or any portion of the Notes Obligations, in any property or assets, including any which are required to be mortgaged, pledged or hypothecated, or in which a Lien is required to be granted pursuant to this Indenture, any of the Security Documents or otherwise;

(13) to release Collateral from the Lien for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes when permitted or required by the Security Documents or this Indenture;

(14) to conform the text of this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Guarantees or the Notes to any provision of the section of the Offering Memorandum entitled “Description of the Notes” to the extent that such provision in the “Description of the Notes” was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Guarantees or Notes; or

(15) to make any amendment to the provisions of this Indenture relating to the transfer and legending of Notes as permitted by this Indenture, including, without limitation to facilitate the issuance and administration of the Notes; provided that (a) compliance with this Indenture as so amended would not result in Notes being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable securities law and (b) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Holders to transfer Notes.

Upon the request of the Issuer accompanied by a resolution of its board of directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02(b) hereof (to the extent requested by the Trustee), the Trustee shall join with the Issuer and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection with the addition of a Guarantor under this Indenture upon execution and delivery by such Guarantor and the Trustee of a supplemental indenture to this Indenture, the form of which is attached as Exhibit D hereto, and delivery of an Officer’s Certificate.

In addition, without the consent of at least 75% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not:

(1) modify any Security Document or the provisions of this Indenture dealing with the Security Documents or application of trust moneys under the Security Documents, or otherwise release any Collateral, in any manner materially adverse to the Holders other than in accordance with this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements; or

(2) modify any Intercreditor Agreement in any manner materially adverse to the Holders other than in accordance with this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements.

Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of Notes.

Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Issuer and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, other than Notes beneficially owned by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates, including consents

 

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obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes, and any existing Default or compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes issued thereunder may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including consents obtained in connection with a purchase of or tender offer or exchange offer for the Notes); provided that if any amendment, waiver or other modification would only affect the Notes, only the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, shall be required (and not the consent of at least a majority in principal amount of all of the then outstanding Notes). Section 2.08 hereof and Section 2.09 hereof shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for purposes of this Section 9.02.

Upon the request of the Issuer accompanied by a resolution of its board of directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02(b) hereof (to the extent requested by the Trustee), the Trustee shall join with the Issuer in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental indenture directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental indenture.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Issuer shall mail to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Issuer to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental indenture or waiver.

Without the consent of each affected Holder of Notes, an amendment or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

(1) (reduce the principal amount of such Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

(2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed final maturity of any such Note or alter or waive the provisions with respect to the redemption of such Notes (other than provisions relating to Sections 3.08, 4.10 and 4.14 hereof);

(3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Note;

(4) waive a Default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration, or in respect of a covenant or provision contained in this Indenture or any Guarantee which cannot be amended or modified without the consent of all affected Holders;

(5) make any Note payable in money other than that stated therein;

(6) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders to receive payments of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes;

(7) make any change to this paragraph of this Section 9.02;

(8) impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on such Holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Notes;

 

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(9) make any change to or modify the ranking or Lien subordination of the Notes that would adversely affect the Holders; or

(10) except as expressly permitted by this Indenture, modify the Guarantees of any Significant Subsidiary in any manner adverse to the Holders of the Notes.

Section 9.03 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.

Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall be set forth in an amended or supplemental indenture that complies with the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.

Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents.

Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.

The Issuer may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement, or waiver. If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only such Persons, shall be entitled to consent to such amendment, supplement, or waiver or to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120 days after such record date unless the consent of the requisite number of Holders has been obtained.

Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes.

The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Issuer in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.

Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

Section 9.06 Trustee To Sign Amendments, etc.

The Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment, supplement or waiver does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Issuer may not sign an amendment, supplement or waiver until its board of directors approves it. In executing any amendment, supplement or waiver, the Trustee shall be provided with and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 12.04 hereof, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment, supplement or waiver is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer and any Guarantors party thereto, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions, and complies with the provisions hereof (including Section 9.03 hereof). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Opinion of Counsel will be required for the Trustee to execute any amendment or supplement adding a new Guarantor under this Indenture.

 

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Section 9.07 Payment for Consent.

The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of interest, fee or otherwise, to or for the benefit of any Holder for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to all such holders and is paid to all such holders that so consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.

ARTICLE 10

GUARANTEES

Section 10.01 Guarantee.

Subject to this Article 10, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Issuer hereunder or thereunder, that: (a) the principal of, and interest, premium, if any, on, the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other Obligations of the Issuer to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or under the Notes shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment by the Issuer when due of any amount so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Issuer, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor (other than payment in full of all of the Obligations of the Issuer hereunder and under the Notes). Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture or by release in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

Each Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section 10.01.

If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Issuer, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Issuer or the Guarantors, any amount paid either to the Trustee or such Holder, then this Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.

Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof for the purposes of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Guarantee. The Guarantors shall have the right to

 

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seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Guarantees.

Each Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Issuer for liquidation, reorganization, should the Issuer become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Issuer’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes or Guarantees, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Notes shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

In case any provision of any Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

The Guarantee issued by any Guarantor shall be a senior secured obligation of such Guarantor and shall be pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future senior indebtedness of such Guarantor, if any.

Each payment to be made by a Guarantor in respect of its Guarantee shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature.

Section 10.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability.

Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of any Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent any of the foregoing are applicable to any Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 10, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law. Each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Guarantee shall be entitled upon payment in full of all guaranteed obligations under this Indenture to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP.

Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery.

(a) To evidence its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 hereof, each Guarantor hereby agrees that this Indenture (or a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 4.15 hereof) shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by one of its authorized officers.

(b) Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Guarantee on the Notes.

(c) If an officer of a Guarantor whose signature is on this Indenture (or a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 4.15 hereof) no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates a Note, the Guarantee of such Guarantor shall be valid nevertheless.

(d) The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.

 

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(e) If required by Section 4.15 hereof, the Issuer shall cause any newly created or acquired Restricted Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of Section 4.15 hereof and this Article 10, to the extent applicable.

Section 10.04 Subrogation.

Each Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders of Notes against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid by any Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.01 hereof; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Guarantor shall be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Issuer under this Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full.

Section 10.05 Benefits Acknowledged.

Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to its Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

Section 10.06 Release of Guarantees.

A Guarantee by a Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and no further action by such Guarantor, the Issuer or the Trustee is required for the release of such Guarantor’s Guarantee, upon:

(1) (A) any sale, exchange or transfer (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of (i) the Capital Stock of such Guarantor after which the applicable Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) all or substantially all the assets of such Guarantor, which sale, exchange or transfer, in each case is made in compliance with Sections 4.10(a)(1) and (2) hereof;

(B) the release or discharge of the guarantee by such Guarantor of Indebtedness under the Senior Credit Facilities or such other guarantee that resulted in the creation of such Guarantee, except a discharge or release by or as a result of payment under such guarantee (it being understood that a release subject to a contingent reinstatement is still a release, and that if any such guarantee is so reinstated, such Guarantee shall also be reinstated to the extent that such Guarantor would then be required to provide a Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.15 hereof);

(C) the designation of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in compliance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture; or

(D) the exercise by the Issuer of its legal defeasance option or covenant defeasance option as set forth in Article 8 hereof or the discharge of the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture in accordance with the terms set forth in Article 11 hereof; and

(2) such Guarantor delivering to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.

ARTICLE 11

RANKING OF LIENS

The Intercreditor Agreements define the relative rights, as lienholders, of holders of ABL Obligations and First Lien Obligations. Nothing in this Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreements will:

(a) impair, as between the Issuer and Holders of Notes, the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay principal of, premium and interest on such Notes in accordance with

 

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their terms or to perform any other obligation of the Issuer or any Guarantor under this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees and the Security Documents;

(b) restrict the right of any Holder to sue for payments that are then due and owing, in a manner not inconsistent with the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements;

(c) prevent the Trustee or any Holder from exercising against the Issuer or any Guarantor any of its other available remedies upon a Default or Event of Default (other than its rights as a secured party, which are subject to the Intercreditor Agreements); or

(d) restrict the right of the Trustee or any Holder: (i) to file and prosecute a petition seeking an order for relief in an involuntary bankruptcy case as to the Issuer or any Guarantor or otherwise to commence, or seek relief commencing, any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding involuntarily against the Issuer or any Guarantor; (ii) to make, support or oppose any request for an order for dismissal, abstention or conversion in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding; (iii) to make, support or oppose, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, any request for an order extending or terminating any period during which the debtor (or any other Person) has the exclusive right to propose a plan of reorganization or other dispositive restructuring or liquidation plan therein; (iv) to seek the creation of, or appointment to, any official committee representing creditors (or certain of the creditors) in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and, if appointed, to serve and act as a member of such committee without being in any respect restricted or bound by, or liable for, any of the obligations under this Article 11; (v) to seek or object to the appointment of any professional person to serve in any capacity in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or to support or object to any request for compensation made by any professional person or others therein; (vi) to make, support or oppose any request for order appointing a trustee or examiner in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding; or (vii) otherwise to make, support or oppose any request for relief in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding that it is permitted by law to make, support or oppose: (x) as if it were a holder of unsecured claims; or (y) as to any matter relating to any plan of reorganization or other restructuring or liquidation plan or as to any matter relating to the administration of the estate or the disposition of the case or proceeding (in each case set forth in this clause (vii) except as set forth in the Intercreditor Agreements).

ARTICLE 12

COLLATERAL

Section 12.01 Security Documents.

The payment of the principal of and interest and premium, if any, on the Notes when due, whether on an Interest Payment Date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise and whether by the Issuer pursuant to the Notes or by any Guarantor pursuant to its Guarantee, the payment of all other Obligations under the Notes, this Indenture and the Security Documents and the performance of all other Obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors under this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees and the Security Documents are secured as provided in the Security Documents and will be secured by Security Documents hereafter delivered as required or permitted by this Indenture. The Issuer shall, and shall cause each Guarantor to, and each Guarantor shall, make all filings (including filings of continuation statements and amendments to Uniform Commercial Code financing statements that may be necessary to continue the effectiveness of such Uniform Commercial Code financing statements) and take all other actions as are required by the Security Documents to maintain (at the sole cost and expense of the Issuer and the Guarantors) the security interest created by the Security Documents in the Collateral as a perfected security interest, subject only to Liens permitted by this Indenture, to the extent required by the Security Documents.

Section 12.02 Notes Collateral Agent.

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(b) Subject to Section 7.01 hereof, neither the Trustee nor Paying Agent nor Registrar nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys or agents will be responsible or liable for the existence, genuineness, value or protection of any Collateral, for the legality, enforceability, effectiveness or sufficiency of the Security Documents, for the creation, perfection, priority, sufficiency or protection of any First Lien Obligations Lien, or any defect or deficiency as to any such matters.

(c) Subject to the Security Documents, the Trustee shall direct the Notes Collateral Agent from time to time. Subject to the Security Documents, except as directed by the Trustee as required or permitted by this Indenture and any other representatives, the Holders acknowledge that the Notes Collateral Agent will not be obligated:

(i) to act upon directions purported to be delivered to it by any other Person;

(ii) to foreclose upon or otherwise enforce any First Lien Obligations Lien; or

(iii) to take any other action whatsoever with regard to any or all of the First Lien Obligations Liens, Security Documents or Collateral.

(d) If the Issuer (i) incurs ABL Obligations at any time when the ABL Intercreditor Agreement is not in effect or at any time when Indebtedness constituting ABL Obligations entitled to the benefit of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, and (ii) at any time when the Trustee is not the Notes Collateral Agent, directs the Trustee to deliver to the Notes Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate so stating and requesting, and at any other time directs, the Notes Collateral Agent to enter into an intercreditor agreement (on substantially the same terms as the ABL Intercreditor Agreement in effect on the Closing Date) in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the ABL Obligations so incurred, the Holders acknowledge that the Notes Collateral Agent is hereby authorized and directed to enter into such intercreditor agreement, bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder.

(e) If the Issuer (i) incurs First Lien Obligations at any time when the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement is not in effect or at any time when Indebtedness constituting First Lien Obligations entitled to the benefit of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, and (ii) at any time when the Trustee is not the Notes Collateral Agent, directs the Trustee to deliver to the Notes Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate so stating and requesting, and at any other time directs, the Notes Collateral Agent to enter into an intercreditor agreement (on substantially the same terms as the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement in effect on the Closing Date) in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the First Lien Obligations so incurred, the Holders acknowledge that the Notes Collateral Agent is hereby authorized and directed to enter into such intercreditor agreement, bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder.

Section 12.03 Authorization of Actions to Be Taken.

(a) Each Holder of Notes, by its acceptance thereof, consents and agrees to the terms of each Security Document, as originally in effect and as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Indenture, authorizes and directs the Notes Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents to which it is a party, appoints the Notes Collateral Agent as its collateral agent and authorizes and empowers the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent to bind the Holders of Notes and other holders of First Lien Obligations as set forth in the Security Documents to which they are a party, including, without limitation, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights and powers thereunder.

(b) The Trustee is authorized and empowered to receive for the benefit of the Holders of Notes any funds collected or distributed to the Trustee under the Security Documents to which the Trustee is a party and, subject to the terms of the Security Documents, to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders of Notes according to the provisions of this Indenture.

 

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(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, Section 7.02, and the Security Documents, the Trustee may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Holders, direct, on behalf of the Holders, the Notes Collateral Agent to take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to:

(i) foreclose upon or otherwise enforce any or all of the First Lien Obligations Liens;

(ii) enforce any of the terms of the Security Documents to which the Notes Collateral Agent or Trustee is a party; or

(iii) collect and receive payment of any and all Notes Obligations.

Subject to the Intercreditor Agreements and at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense, the Trustee is authorized and empowered to institute and maintain, or direct the Notes Collateral Agent to institute and maintain, such suits and proceedings as it may deem reasonably expedient to protect or enforce the First Lien Obligations Liens or the Security Documents to which the Notes Collateral Agent or Trustee is a party or to prevent any impairment of Collateral by any acts that may be unlawful or in violation of the Security Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee may deem reasonably expedient, at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense, to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders of Notes in the Collateral, including power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment, rule or order would impair the security interest hereunder or be prejudicial to the interests of Holders or the Trustee.

Section 12.04 Release of Collateral.

(a) Collateral may be released from the Lien and security interest created by the Security Documents at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Security Documents, including the Intercreditor Agreements. In addition, upon the request of the Issuer pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel certifying that all conditions precedent hereunder have been met, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be entitled to the release of assets included in the Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes, and the Notes Collateral Agent and the Trustee (if the Trustee is not then the Notes Collateral Agent) shall release the same from such Liens at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense, under any one or more of the following circumstances:

(i) to enable the Issuer or any Guarantor to consummate the sale, transfer or other disposition of such property or assets other than any such sale, transfer or disposition to the Issuer or a Guarantor to the extent not prohibited under Section 4.10 hereof;

(ii) with the consent of the holders of at least 75% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding and affected thereby; or

(iii) as described in Article 9 hereof.

(b) For the avoidance of doubt, (1) the Lien on the Collateral created by the Security Documents securing the Notes Obligations shall automatically be released and discharged under the circumstances set forth in, and subject to, Section 2.04 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (2) the Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral created by the Security Documents securing the Notes Obligations shall automatically be released and discharged under the circumstances set forth in, and subject to, Section 2.4(b) of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.

(c) The Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes and the Guarantees also shall be released automatically upon (i) payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest on, and premium, if any, on, the Notes and all other Obligations under this Indenture, the Guarantees and the Security Documents that are due and payable at or prior to the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, are paid or (ii) a legal defeasance or covenant defeasance under Article 8 hereof or a discharge under Article 13 hereof.

 

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(d) Upon the release of a Guarantor from its Guarantee, such Guarantor, and the property and assets of such Guarantor, shall be automatically and unconditionally released from its obligations under the Security Documents.

Section 12.05 [Reserved].

Section 12.06 Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee.

In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article 12 upon the Issuer or a Guarantor with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be exercised by such receiver or trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of any officer or officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article 12; and if the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent shall be in the possession of the Collateral under any provision of this Indenture, then such powers may be exercised by the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be.

Section 12.07 Release upon Termination of Issuer’s Obligations.

In the event (i) that the Issuer delivers to the Trustee, an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel certifying that all the Notes Obligations have been satisfied and discharged by the payment in full of the Issuer’s obligations under the Notes, this Indenture and the Security Documents, and all such Notes Obligations have been so satisfied, or (ii) a discharge of this Indenture occurs under Article 13 or a legal defeasance or covenant defeasance of this Indenture occurs under Article 8 or 13, the Trustee shall, upon the request of the Issuer, deliver to the Issuer and the Notes Collateral Agent a notice provided to it stating that the Trustee, on behalf of the Holders, disclaims and gives up any and all rights it has in or to the Collateral, and any rights it has under the Security Documents, and upon receipt by the Notes Collateral Agent of such notice, the Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to hold a Lien in the Collateral on behalf of the Trustee, and the Trustee shall (and direct the Notes Collateral Agent to) do or cause to be done, at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense, all acts reasonably necessary to release such Lien as soon as is reasonably practicable.

ARTICLE 13

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 13.01 Satisfaction and Discharge.

This Indenture shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect as to all Notes, when either:

(1) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered, except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes which have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

(2) (A) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the making of a notice of redemption or otherwise, shall become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer, and the Issuer or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, cash in U.S. dollars, U.S. dollar-denominated Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption thereof, as the case may be (provided, that if such redemption is made pursuant to Section 3.07(a) hereof and Section 5(b) of the Notes, (x) the amount of cash in U.S. dollars or U.S. dollar-denominated Government Securities, or a combination thereof, that the Issuer must irrevocably deposit or cause to be deposited will be determined using an assumed Applicable Premium calculated as of

 

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the date of such deposit, and (y) the Issuer must irrevocably deposit or cause to be deposited additional money in trust on the redemption date as necessary to pay the Applicable Premium as determined on such date);

(B) no Default (other than that resulting from borrowing funds to be applied to make such deposit or any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Indebtedness and the granting of Liens in connection therewith) with respect to this Indenture or the Notes shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or shall occur as a result of such deposit and such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any Senior Credit Facility or any other material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Issuer or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Issuer or any Guarantor is bound (other than resulting from any borrowing of funds to be applied to make such deposit and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith);

(C) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under this Indenture; and

(D) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be.

In addition, the Issuer must deliver an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (A) of clause (2) of this Section 13.01, the provisions of Section 11.02 and Section 8.06 hereof shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.

Section 13.02 Application of Trust Money.

Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06 hereof, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 13.01 hereof shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 13.01 hereof by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Issuer’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 13.01 hereof; provided that if the Issuer has made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 14

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 14.01 [Reserved].

Section 14.02 Notices.

Any notice or communication by the Issuer, any Guarantor or the Trustee to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:

 

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If to the Issuer and/or any Guarantor:

c/o Avaya Inc.

211 Mt. Airy Road

Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920

Attention:        Matthew Booher, Vice President and Treasurer

Telephone:      (908) 953-7500

Facsimile:       (908) 953-2657

with a copy to:

Avaya Inc.

211 Mt. Airy Road

Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920

Attention:        Pamela F. Craven, Chief Administrative Officer

Telephone:      (908) 953-3900

Facsimile:       (908) 953-3902

with a copy to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

One International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Attention:        Byung W. Choi, Esq.

Telephone:      (617) 951-7000

Facsimile:       (617) 951-7050

If to the Trustee:

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

525 William Penn Place, 38th Floor

Pittsburgh, PA 15259

Attention:        J. Christopher Howe

Facsimile:       (412) 234-7571

The Issuer, any Guarantor or the Trustee, by notice to the others, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five calendar days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed by first-class mail; when receipt acknowledged, if faxed; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery; and, subject to compliance with the Trust Indenture Act, on the first date on which publication is made, if given by publication; provided that any notice or communication delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon actual receipt thereof.

Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first-class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any Person described in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c), to the extent required by the Trust Indenture Act. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

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If the Issuer mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

Section 14.03 Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.

Holders may communicate pursuant to Trust Indenture Act Section 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Issuer, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of Trust Indenture Act Section 312(c).

Section 14.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.

Upon any request or application by the Issuer or any of the Guarantors to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Trustee:

(a) An Officer’s Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 14.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and

(b) An Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 14.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied; however no such opinion shall be required for the initial issuance of Notes.

Section 14.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to Section 4.04) hereof shall include:

(a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with (and, in the case of an Opinion of Counsel, may be limited to reliance on an Officer’s Certificate as to matters of fact); and

(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with; provided, however, that with respect to matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officer’s Certificate or certificates of public officials.

Section 14.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents.

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

Section 14.07 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.

No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner or stockholder of the Issuer or any Guarantor or any of their direct or indirect parent companies shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Guarantees or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect

 

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of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting Notes waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

Section 14.08 Governing Law.

THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND ANY GUARANTEE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 14.09 Waiver of Jury Trial.

EACH OF THE ISSUER, THE GUARANTORS AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 14.10 Force Majeure.

In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software or hardware) services.

Section 14.11 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

Section 14.12 Successors.

All agreements of the Issuer in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.06 hereof.

Section 14.13 Severability.

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 14.14 Counterpart Originals.

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. This Indenture may be executed in multiple counterparts which, when taken together, shall constitute one instrument.

Section 14.15 Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

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Section 14.16 Intercreditor Agreements Control.

Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Indenture, this Indenture is subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements. The Company, the Guarantors, the Notes Collateral Agent and the Trustee acknowledge and agree to be bound by the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements

[Signatures on following page]

 

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AVAYA INC.
By:  

/s/ Matthew Booher

  Name: Matthew Booher
  Title: Vice President and Treasurer

 

Signature Page to Indenture


GUARANTORS:   AC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  AVAYA CALA INC.
  AVAYA EMEA LTD.
  AVAYA FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
  AVAYA GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
  AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SOLUTIONS INC.
  AVAYA MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC.
  AVAYA WORLD SERVICES INC.
  INTEGRATED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
  SIERRA ASIA PACIFIC INC.
  TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC.
  UBIQUITY SOFTWARE CORPORATION
  VPNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  AVAYA HOLDINGS LLC
  AVAYA HOLDINGS TWO, LLC
  OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS LLC
  By:  

/s/ Matthew Booher

    Name: Matthew Booher
    Title: Vice President and Treasurer

 

Signature Page to Indenture


THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Trustee

By:  

/s/ J. Christopher Howe

  Name: J. Christopher Howe
  Title: Agent

 

Signature Page to Indenture


THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Notes Collateral Agent

By:  

/s/ J. Christopher Howe

  Name: J. Christopher Howe
  Title: Agent

 

Signature Page to Indenture


EXHIBIT A

[Face of Note]

[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

[Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

[Insert the Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

 

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CUSIP [            ]

ISIN [            ]1

[[RULE 144A][REGULATION S] GLOBAL NOTE

representing up to

[$        ]

7.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2019

 

No.    [$        ]

AVAYA INC.

promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the principal sum [set forth on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached hereto] [of                      United States Dollars] on April 1, 2019.

Interest Payment Dates: April 1 and October 1

Record Dates2: March 15 and September 15

 

 

1

Rule 144A Note CUSIP: 053499 AG4

Rule 144A Note ISIN: US053499AG41

Regulation S Note CUSIP: U05258AC9

Regulation S Note ISIN: USU05258AC98

2

Each Record Date should be 15 days prior to the next Interest Payment Date

 

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated:             , 20[    ]

 

AVAYA INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Trustee

By:  

 

 

Authorized Signatory

Dated: [            ], 20[    ]

 

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[Back of Note]

7.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2019

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

1. INTEREST. Avaya Inc., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 7.00% per annum from February 11, 2011 until maturity. The Issuer will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on each Note will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid on such Note or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be October 1, 2011. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Issuer will pay interest on the Notes to the Persons who are registered Holders of the Notes at the close of business on the March 15 or September 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such Record Date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders, provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest and premium on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Issuer or the Paying Agent at least five Business Days in advance of the applicable Interest Payment Date. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

3. PAYING AGENT, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar. The Issuer may change any Paying Agent, Transfer Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

4. INDENTURE. The Issuer issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of February 11, 2011 (the “Indenture”), among Avaya Inc., the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of the Issuer designated as its 7.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2019. The Issuer shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.01 and 4.09 of the Indenture. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those expressly made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”). The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.

(a) Except as described below under clauses (b) and (c) of this Section 5, the Notes will not be redeemable at the Issuer’s option before April 1, 2015.

(b) At any time prior to April 1, 2015, the Issuer may redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon notice as provided in Section 3.03 of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption (the “Redemption Date”), subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.

(c) Until April 1, 2014, the Issuer may, at its option, on one or more occasions, redeem an aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including the aggregate principal amount of Additional Notes that are Notes issued

 

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after the Closing Date) equal to, up to 35.0% of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Notes (together with any Additional Notes that are Notes issued after the Closing Date), upon notice provided as described in Section 3.03 of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to 107.000% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date, subject to the right of Holders of Notes of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date, with the net cash proceeds from one or more Equity Offerings; provided that (1) the aggregate principal amount of the Notes that remain outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption is equal to or greater than 50.0% of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of any Notes outstanding immediately after the date hereof and Additional Notes issued under the Indenture after the Closing Date; and (2) each such redemption occurs within 180 days of the date of closing of each such Equity Offering.

(d) On and after April 1, 2015, the Issuer may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon notice provided as described in Section 3.03 of the Indenture, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date, subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on April 1 of each of the years indicated below:

 

Year

   Notes Percentage  

2015

     103.500

2016

     101.750

2017 and thereafter

     100.000

(e) Any redemption of Notes pursuant to this Section 5 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 of the Indenture.

6. MANDATORY REDEMPTION. The Issuer shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

7. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Subject to Section 3.03 of the Indenture, notice of redemption will be mailed by first-class mail at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date (except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with Article 8 or Article 11 of the Indenture) to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the Redemption Date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

8. OFFERS TO REPURCHASE.

(a) If a Change of Control occurs, unless the Issuer has previously or concurrently mailed a redemption notice with respect to all the outstanding Notes as set forth in Section 3.03 of the Indenture and Section 5 hereof, the Issuer will make an offer to purchase all of the Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”) at a price in cash (the “Change of Control Payment”) equal to 101.0% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the right of Holders of the Notes of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date. The Change of Control Offer shall be made in accordance with Section 4.14 of the Indenture.

(b) If the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consummates an Asset Sale of assets that do not constitute ABL Priority Collateral, within 10 Business Days of each date that Excess Proceeds exceed $75,000,000, the Issuer shall make an offer to all Holders of the Notes and, if required by the terms of any First Lien Obligations or Obligations secured by a Lien permitted under the Indenture (which Lien is not subordinate to the Lien of the Notes with respect to the Collateral), to the holders of such First Lien Obligations and any such other secured Obligations (an “Asset Sale Offer”), to purchase the maximum aggregate principal amount of the Notes and such First Lien Obligations and any such other secured Obligations that are at least $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in

 

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excess thereof, that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100.0% of the principal amount thereof (or accreted value, if less), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes and such First Lien Obligations or any such other secured Obligations tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Issuer may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes, subject to compliance with other covenants contained in this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes or the First Lien Obligations and any such other secured Obligations surrendered in an Asset Sale Offer by such holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Notes (as selected by the Trustee) and such First Lien Obligations and any such other secured Obligations shall be purchased or repaid on a pro rata basis based on the accreted value or principal amount of the Notes or such First Lien Obligations and any such other secured Obligations tendered. Upon completion of any such Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds that resulted in the Asset Sale Offer shall be reset to zero (regardless of whether there are any remaining Excess Proceeds upon such completion). Holders of Notes that are the subject of an offer to purchase will receive an Asset Sale Offer from the Issuer prior to any related purchase date and may elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes.

9. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Issuer may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Issuer need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Issuer need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or any Notes selected for redemption or tendered (and not withdrawn) for repurchase in connection with a Change of Control Offer or an Asset Sale Offer.

10. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

11. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.

12. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Indenture. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the then outstanding Notes to be due and payable immediately. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default (except a Default relating to the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default in payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any of the Notes held by a non-consenting Holder. The Issuer is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Issuer is required within five (5) Business Days after becoming aware of any Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default and what action the Issuer proposes to take with respect thereto.

13. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee.

14. GOVERNING LAW. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE GUARANTEES.

 

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15. CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

The Issuer will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Issuer at the following address:

Avaya Inc.

211 Mt. Airy Road

Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920

Attention: Pamela F. Craven, Chief Administrative Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

 

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:  

 

  (Insert assignee’s legal name)

 

 

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint                                                                                                                                                             to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuer. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

Date:                         

 

Your Signature:  

 

  (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

Signature Guarantee*:                                              

 

* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.14 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:

[    ] Section 4.10            [    ] Section 4.14

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:

$            

Date:                     

 

Your Signature:  

 

  (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

 

Tax Identification No.:  

 

Signature Guarantee*:                                              

 

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*

The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $            . The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

  Amount of
decrease
in Principal
Amount
    Amount of
increase
in Principal
Amount of this
Global Note
    Principal Amount
of this  Global Note
following such
decrease or
increase
    Signature of
authorized  officer
of Trustee or
Note Custodian
 
       
       
       

 

* This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

Avaya Inc.

211 Mt. Airy Road

Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920

Attention: Matthew Booher, Vice President and Treasurer

Facsimile: (908) 953-2657

Avaya Inc.

211 Mt. Airy Road

Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920

Attention: Pamela F. Craven, Chief Administrative Officer

Facsimile: (908) 953-3902

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

525 William Penn Place, 38th Floor

Pittsburgh, PA 15259

Attention: J. Christopher Howe

Facsimile: (412) 234-7571

Re: 7.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2019

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of February 11, 2011 (the “Indenture”), among Avaya Inc., the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

                         (the “Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $             in such Note[s] or interests (the “Transfer”), to                         (the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:

[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]

1. [    ] CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE 144A GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

2. [    ] CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the

 

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United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

3. [    ] CHECK AND COMPLETE IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO ANY PROVISION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144A OR REGULATION S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):

(a) [    ] such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;

or

(b) [    ] such Transfer is being effected to the Issuer or a subsidiary thereof;

or

(c) [    ] such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

4. [    ] CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE OR OF AN UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE.(a) [    ] CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO RULE 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

(b) [    ] CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

(c) [    ] CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO OTHER EXEMPTION. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

 

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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Issuer.

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Dated:                     

 

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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

 

1. The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:

[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]

 

  (a) [    ] a beneficial interest in the:

 

  (i) [    ] 144A Global Note (CUSIP [            ]), or

 

  (ii) [    ] Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP [            ]), or

 

  (b) [    ] a Restricted Definitive Note.

 

2. After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:

[CHECK ONE]

 

  (a) [    ] a beneficial interest in the:

 

  (i) [    ] 144A Global Note (CUSIP [            ]), or

 

  (ii) [    ] Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP [            ]), or

 

  (iii) [    ] Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP [            ]); or

 

  (b) [    ] a Restricted Definitive Note; or

 

  (c) [    ] an Unrestricted Definitive Note, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

 

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE

Avaya Inc.

211 Mt. Airy Road

Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920

Attention: Matthew Booher, Vice President and Treasurer

Facsimile: (908) 953-2657

Avaya Inc.

211 Mt. Airy Road

Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920

Attention: Pamela F. Craven, Chief Administrative Officer

Facsimile: (908) 953-3902

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

525 William Penn Place, 38th Floor

Pittsburgh, PA 15259

Attention: J. Christopher Howe

Facsimile: (412) 234-7571

Re: 7.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2019

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of February 11, 2011 (the “Indenture”), among Avaya Inc., the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

                         (the “Owner”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $             in such Note[s] or interests (the “Exchange”). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:

1) EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE FOR UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE

a) [    ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

b) [    ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the

 

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Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

c) [    ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

d) [    ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

2) EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES FOR RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES

a) [    ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

b) [    ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] [    ] 144A Global Note [    ] Regulation S Global Note, with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Issuer and are dated            .

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Dated:                         

 

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EXHIBIT D

[FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS]

Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of             , among                         (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of Avaya Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) and collateral agent (the “Notes Collateral Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, each of Avaya Inc. and the Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to below) has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of February 11, 2011, providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 7.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuer’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “Guarantee”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

(1) Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

(2) Agreement to Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to provide an unconditional Guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 10 thereof.

(3) No Recourse Against Others. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner or stockholder of the Issuer or any Guarantor or any of their direct or indirect parent companies (other than the Issuer and any Guarantor) shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Guarantees or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting Notes waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

(4) Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(5) Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

(6) Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

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(7) The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.

 

[GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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EX-4.2 3 dex42.htm FORM OF 7% SENIOR SECURED NOTE DUE 2019 Form of 7% Senior Secured Note due 2019

Exhibit 4.2

[Face of Note]

[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

[Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

[Insert the Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]


CUSIP [            ]

ISIN [            ]1

[[RULE 144A][REGULATION S] GLOBAL NOTE

representing up to

[$            ]

7.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2019

 

No.    [$            ]

AVAYA INC.

promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the principal sum [set forth on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached hereto] [of                                          United States Dollars] on April 1, 2019.

Interest Payment Dates: April 1 and October 1

Record Dates2: March 15 and September 15

 

1

Rule 144A Note CUSIP: 053499 AG4

Rule 144A Note ISIN: US053499AG41

Regulation S Note CUSIP: U05258AC9

Regulation S Note ISIN: USU05258AC98

2

Each Record Date should be 15 days prior to the next Interest Payment Date

 

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated:                     , 20[    ]

 

AVAYA INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Trustee

By:  

 

 

Authorized Signatory

Dated: [                    ], 20[    ]

 

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[Back of Note]

7.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2019

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

1. INTEREST. Avaya Inc., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 7.00% per annum from February 11, 2011 until maturity. The Issuer will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on each Note will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid on such Note or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be October 1, 2011. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Issuer will pay interest on the Notes to the Persons who are registered Holders of the Notes at the close of business on the March 15 or September 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such Record Date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders, provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest and premium on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Issuer or the Paying Agent at least five Business Days in advance of the applicable Interest Payment Date. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

3. PAYING AGENT, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar. The Issuer may change any Paying Agent, Transfer Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

4. INDENTURE. The Issuer issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of February 11, 2011 (the “Indenture”), among Avaya Inc., the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of the Issuer designated as its 7.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2019. The Issuer shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.01 and 4.09 of the Indenture. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those expressly made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”). The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.

(a) Except as described below under clauses (b) and (c) of this Section 5, the Notes will not be redeemable at the Issuer’s option before April 1, 2015.

(b) At any time prior to April 1, 2015, the Issuer may redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon notice as provided in Section 3.03 of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption (the “Redemption Date”), subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.

(c) Until April 1, 2014, the Issuer may, at its option, on one or more occasions, redeem an aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including the aggregate principal amount of Additional Notes that are Notes issued

 

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after the Closing Date) equal to, up to 35.0% of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Notes (together with any Additional Notes that are Notes issued after the Closing Date), upon notice provided as described in Section 3.03 of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to 107.000% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date, subject to the right of Holders of Notes of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date, with the net cash proceeds from one or more Equity Offerings; provided that (1) the aggregate principal amount of the Notes that remain outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption is equal to or greater than 50.0% of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of any Notes outstanding immediately after the date hereof and Additional Notes issued under the Indenture after the Closing Date; and (2) each such redemption occurs within 180 days of the date of closing of each such Equity Offering.

(d) On and after April 1, 2015, the Issuer may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon notice provided as described in Section 3.03 of the Indenture, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date, subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on April 1 of each of the years indicated below:

 

Year

   Notes Percentage  

2015

     103.500

2016

     101.750

2017 and thereafter

     100.000

(e) Any redemption of Notes pursuant to this Section 5 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 of the Indenture.

6. MANDATORY REDEMPTION. The Issuer shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

7. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Subject to Section 3.03 of the Indenture, notice of redemption will be mailed by first-class mail at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date (except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with Article 8 or Article 11 of the Indenture) to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the Redemption Date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

8. OFFERS TO REPURCHASE.

(a) If a Change of Control occurs, unless the Issuer has previously or concurrently mailed a redemption notice with respect to all the outstanding Notes as set forth in Section 3.03 of the Indenture and Section 5 hereof, the Issuer will make an offer to purchase all of the Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”) at a price in cash (the “Change of Control Payment”) equal to 101.0% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the right of Holders of the Notes of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date. The Change of Control Offer shall be made in accordance with Section 4.14 of the Indenture.

(b) If the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consummates an Asset Sale of assets that do not constitute ABL Priority Collateral, within 10 Business Days of each date that Excess Proceeds exceed $75,000,000, the Issuer shall make an offer to all Holders of the Notes and, if required by the terms of any First Lien Obligations or Obligations secured by a Lien permitted under the Indenture (which Lien is not subordinate to the Lien of the Notes with respect to the Collateral), to the holders of such First Lien Obligations and any such other secured Obligations (an “Asset Sale Offer”), to purchase the maximum aggregate principal amount of the Notes and such First Lien Obligations and any such other secured Obligations that are at least $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount

 

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equal to 100.0% of the principal amount thereof (or accreted value, if less), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes and such First Lien Obligations or any such other secured Obligations tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Issuer may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes, subject to compliance with other covenants contained in this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes or the First Lien Obligations and any such other secured Obligations surrendered in an Asset Sale Offer by such holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Notes (as selected by the Trustee) and such First Lien Obligations and any such other secured Obligations shall be purchased or repaid on a pro rata basis based on the accreted value or principal amount of the Notes or such First Lien Obligations and any such other secured Obligations tendered. Upon completion of any such Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds that resulted in the Asset Sale Offer shall be reset to zero (regardless of whether there are any remaining Excess Proceeds upon such completion). Holders of Notes that are the subject of an offer to purchase will receive an Asset Sale Offer from the Issuer prior to any related purchase date and may elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes.

9. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Issuer may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Issuer need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Issuer need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or any Notes selected for redemption or tendered (and not withdrawn) for repurchase in connection with a Change of Control Offer or an Asset Sale Offer.

10. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

11. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.

12. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Indenture. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the then outstanding Notes to be due and payable immediately. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default (except a Default relating to the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default in payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any of the Notes held by a non-consenting Holder. The Issuer is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Issuer is required within five (5) Business Days after becoming aware of any Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default and what action the Issuer proposes to take with respect thereto.

13. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee.

14. GOVERNING LAW. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE GUARANTEES.

 

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15. CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

The Issuer will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Issuer at the following address:

Avaya Inc.

211 Mt. Airy Road

Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920

Attention: Pamela F. Craven, Chief Administrative Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

 

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:   

 

  

(Insert assignee’s legal name)

 

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

 

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

and irrevocably appoint   

 

to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuer. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

Date:                             

 

Your Signature:  

 

  (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

Signature Guarantee*:                                                  

 

* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.14 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:

[    ] Section 4.10            [    ] Section 4.14

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:

$            

Date:                             

 

Your Signature:  

 

  (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
Tax Identification No.:  

 

Signature Guarantee*:                                                  

 

* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*

The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $            . The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

   Amount of
decrease
in Principal
Amount
     Amount of
increase
in Principal
Amount of this
Global Note
     Principal Amount
of this  Global Note
following such
decrease or
increase
     Signature of
authorized  officer
of Trustee or
Note Custodian
 
           
           
           
           
           

 

* This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.

 

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EX-4.3 4 dex43.htm PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 11, 2011 Pledge and Security Agreement dated February 11, 2011

Exhibit 4.3

 

 

PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

dated as of

February 11, 2011

among

AVAYA INC.,

as Company,

CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF AVAYA INC.

IDENTIFIED HEREIN

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Notes Collateral Agent

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  
ARTICLE I   
Definitions   
SECTION 1.01.    Indenture      2   
SECTION 1.02.    Other Defined Terms      2   
ARTICLE II   
Pledge of Securities   
SECTION 2.01.    Pledge      7   
SECTION 2.02.    Delivery of the Pledged Collateral      7   
SECTION 2.03.    Representations, Warranties and Covenants      8   
SECTION 2.04.    Certification of Limited Liability Company and Limited Partnership Interests      9   
SECTION 2.05.    Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations      10   
SECTION 2.06.    Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest      10   
ARTICLE III   
Security Interests in Personal Property   
SECTION 3.01.    Security Interest      12   
SECTION 3.02.    Representations and Warranties      14   
SECTION 3.03.    Covenants      15   
SECTION 3.04.    Other Actions      17   
SECTION 3.05.    Second Priority Nature of Certain Liens      18   
ARTICLE IV   
Remedies   
SECTION 4.01.    Remedies upon Default      18   
SECTION 4.02.    Application of Proceeds      19   
SECTION 4.03.    Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property; Power of Attorney      20   
ARTICLE V   
Indemnity, Subrogation and Subordination   
SECTION 5.01.    Indemnity      20   

 

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SECTION 5.02.    Contribution and Subrogation      21   
SECTION 5.03.    Subordination      21   
ARTICLE VI   
Miscellaneous   
SECTION 6.01.    Notices      21   
SECTION 6.02.    Waivers; Amendment      21   
SECTION 6.03.    Notes Collateral Agent’s Fees and Expenses      22   
SECTION 6.04.    Successors and Assigns      22   
SECTION 6.05.    Survival of Agreement      22   
SECTION 6.06.    Counterparts; Effectiveness; Successors and Assigns; Several Agreement      22   
SECTION 6.07.    Severability      23   
SECTION 6.08.    [Reserved]      23   
SECTION 6.09.    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial; Consent to Service of Process      23   
SECTION 6.10.    Headings      23   
SECTION 6.11.    Security Interest Absolute      23   
SECTION 6.12.    Intercreditor Agreements Govern      23   
SECTION 6.13.    Termination or Release      24   
SECTION 6.14.    Additional Guarantors      24   
SECTION 6.15.    Notes Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact      24   
SECTION 6.16.    General Authority of the Notes Collateral Agent      25   
SECTION 6.17.    Limitation on Duty of Notes Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral; Indemnification      26   
SECTION 6.18.    Mortgages      26   
SECTION 6.19.    Reinstatement      26   
SECTION 6.20.    Miscellaneous      26   
ANNEX A    List of Grantors   

 

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Schedules   
SCHEDULE I    Pledged Equity; Pledged Debt
SCHEDULE II    Commercial Tort Claims
Exhibits   
EXHIBIT I    Form of Security Agreement Supplement
EXHIBIT II    Form of Perfection Certificate
EXHIBIT III    Form of Patent Security Agreement
EXHIBIT IV    Form of Trademark Security Agreement
EXHIBIT V    Form of Copyright Security Agreement

 

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PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of February 11, 2011 among AVAYA INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), certain Subsidiaries of the Company from time to time party hereto and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as the collateral agent (the “Notes Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined below).

Reference is made to the Indenture dated as of February 11, 2011 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Company, each of the Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent and the trustee (the “Trustee”) on behalf of the holders of the Notes.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture, the Company has issued or will issue $1,009,000,000 principal amount of its 7.00% senior secured notes due 2019 (together with any Additional Notes issued pursuant to the Indenture, the “Notes”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture, each Guarantor party thereto has unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations;

WHEREAS, the Trustee has been appointed to serve as Notes Collateral Agent under the Indenture and, in such capacity, to enter into this Security Agreement on behalf of the Secured Parties;

WHEREAS, following the date hereof, if not prohibited by the Indenture, the Grantors may incur Additional First Lien Obligations which are secured equally and ratably with the Obligations;

WHEREAS, each Grantor will receive substantial benefits from the issuance of the Notes, and each is, therefore, willing to enter into this Security Agreement; and

WHEREAS, this Security Agreement is made by the Grantors in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the payment and performance in full when due of the Obligations.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Notes Collateral Agent to enter into the Indenture and induce the Holders to purchase the Notes, the Grantors hereby agree with the Notes Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:


ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01. Indenture. (a) Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Indenture. All terms defined in the New York UCC (as defined herein) and not defined in this Agreement have the meanings specified therein; the term “instrument” shall have the meaning specified in Article 9 of the New York UCC.

(b) The rules of construction specified in Section 1.04 of the Indenture also apply to this Agreement.

SECTION 1.02. Other Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

Account Debtor” means any Person who is or who may become obligated to any Grantor under, with respect to or on account of an Account.

Accounts” has the meaning specified in Article 9 of the New York UCC.

Additional First Lien Obligations” has the meaning specified in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

Agreement” means this Pledge and Security Agreement.

Article 9 Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

Claiming Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.02.

Collateral” means the Article 9 Collateral and the Pledged Collateral.

Contributing Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.02.

Copyright License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting any right to any third party under any Copyright now or hereafter owned by any Grantor or that such Grantor otherwise has the right to license, or granting any right to any Grantor under any Copyright now or hereafter owned by any third party, and all rights of such Grantor under any such agreement.

Copyrights” means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor: (a) all copyright rights in any work subject to the copyright laws of the United States, whether as author, assignee, transferee or otherwise, and (b) all registrations and applications for registration of any such copyright in the United States, including registrations, recordings, supplemental registrations and pending applications for registration in the USCO.

Discharge of ABL Obligations” has the meaning given to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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Excluded Assets” means:

(a) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired that are subject to a Lien of the type described in clause (6) of the definition of Permitted Liens in the Indenture (but solely with reference to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture) if and to the extent that the contract or other agreement pursuant to which such Lien is granted (or the documentation relating thereto) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such asset;

(b) any assets or properties that are acquired pursuant to a Permitted Investment or Restricted Payment, so long as such assets or properties are subject to a Lien permitted by clauses (8) or (9) of the definition of Permitted Liens in the Indenture and solely to the extent that the terms of the agreements relating to such Lien prohibit the security interest under this Agreement from attaching to such assets or properties, which secured Indebtedness is incurred or assumed in connection with such Permitted Investment or Restricted Payment;

(c) any Intellectual Property to the extent that the attachment of the security interest of this Agreement thereto, or any assignment thereof, would result in the forfeiture of any Grantor’s rights in such property including, without limitation, any Trademark applications filed in the USPTO on the basis of such Grantor’s “intent-to-use” such Trademark, unless and until acceptable evidence of use of such Trademark has been filed with the USPTO pursuant to Section 1(c) or Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. 1051, et seq.), to the extent that granting a lien in such Trademark application prior to such filing would adversely affect the enforceability or validity of such Trademark application;

(d) any rights of a Grantor arising under any contract, lease, instrument, license or other document or any Intellectual Property subject thereto to the extent that and only for so long as the grant of a security interest therein would (x) constitute a violation of a valid and enforceable restriction in respect of, or result in the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of any right, title and interest of such Grantor in, such rights in favor of a third party or under any law, regulation, permit, order or decree of any Governmental Authority (for the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions described herein shall not include negative pledges or similar undertakings in favor of a lender or other financial counterparty), or (y) result in a breach, termination, or default under any such contract, lease, instrument, license or other document, or expressly give any other party in respect of any such contract, lease, instrument, license or other document or any Intellectual Property subject thereto, the right to terminate its obligations thereunder, provided, however, that the limitation set forth in this clause (d) shall not affect, limit, restrict or impair the grant by a Grantor of a security interest pursuant to this Agreement in any such Collateral to the extent that an otherwise applicable prohibition or restriction on such grant is rendered ineffective pursuant to Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the Uniform Commercial Code of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law or principles of equity and provided, further, that, at such time as the condition causing the conditions in subclauses (x) and (y) of this clause (d) shall be remedied, whether by contract, change of law or otherwise, the contract, lease, instrument, license or other documents shall immediately cease to be an Excluded Asset, and any security interest that would otherwise be granted herein shall attach immediately to such contract, lease, instrument, license or other document or any Intellectual Property subject thereto, or to the extent severable, to any portion thereof that does not result in any of the conditions in subclauses (x) or (y) above;

(e) any assets to the extent and for so long as the pledge of such assets is prohibited by law and such prohibition is not overridden by the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law; and

 

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(f) any asset with respect to which the administrative agent under the General Credit Facilities and the Company or any other Grantor have reasonably determined in writing that the costs of providing a security interest in such asset is excessive in relation to the practical benefits to be obtained by the lenders under the General Credit Facilities.

Excluded Security” means:

(a) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding Voting Stock, and more than 65% of all other outstanding Equity Interests, of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a direct subsidiary of a Grantor;

(b) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding Voting Stock, and more than 65% of all other outstanding Equity Interests, of any Domestic Subsidiary that is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes if substantially all of its assets consist of the stock of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are controlled foreign corporations within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code;

(c) any Equity Interests of any Unrestricted Subsidiary (until such time as any Unrestricted Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the Indenture);

(d) any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary that is not directly held by a Grantor;

(e) any Equity Interests of any Person that is not a Subsidiary of a Grantor (other than any such Equity Interests held in a securities account);

(f) any interest in a joint venture or non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary to the extent and for so long as the attachment of the security interest created by the Security Documents therein would violate any joint venture agreement, organization document, shareholders agreement or equivalent agreement relating to such joint venture or non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary that was entered into for legitimate and customary business reasons;

(g) any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of the Issuer acquired pursuant to a Permitted Investment or Restricted Payment, so long as such assets or properties are subject to a Lien permitted by clauses (6) (but solely with reference to Section 4.09(b)(24) of the Indenture), (8) or (9) of the definition of Permitted Liens in the Indenture and solely to the extent that the terms of the agreements relating to such Lien prohibit the security interest under this Agreement from attaching to such Equity Interests, which secured Indebtedness is incurred or assumed in connection with such Permitted Investment or Restricted Payment;

(h) any shares of stock or debt to the extent and for so long as the pledge of such shares of stock or debt is prohibited by law and such prohibition is not overridden by applicable law; and

(j) any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary with respect to which the administrative agent for the General Credit Facilities and the Company or any Grantor have reasonably determined in writing that the costs of providing a pledge of such Equity Interests are excessive in view of the practical benefits to be obtained by the lenders under the General Credit Facilities.

General Intangibles” has the meaning specified in Article 9 of the New York UCC and includes for the avoidance of doubt corporate or other business records, indemnification claims, contract

 

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rights (including rights under leases, whether entered into as lessor or lessee, Swap Contracts and other agreements), goodwill, registrations, franchises, tax refund claims and any letter of credit, guarantee, claim, security interest or other security held by or granted to any Grantor, as the case may be, to secure payment by an Account Debtor of any of the Accounts.

Grantor” means each of the Company and each Guarantor.

Intellectual Property” means all intellectual and similar property of every kind and nature now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, including inventions, designs, Patents, Copyrights, Licenses, Trademarks, trade secrets, confidential or proprietary technical and business information, know-how, show-how or other data or information, the intellectual property rights in software and databases and related documentation and all additions, improvements and accessions to, and books and records describing any of the foregoing.

Intellectual Property Security Agreements” means the short-form Patent Security Agreement, short-form Trademark Security Agreement, and short-form Copyright Security Agreement, each substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibits III, IV and V, respectively.

Investment Property” has the meaning specified in Article 9 of the New York UCC, but shall not include any Pledged Collateral.

License” means any Patent License, Trademark License, Copyright License or other Intellectual Property license or sublicense agreement to which any Grantor is a party, together with any and all (i) renewals, extensions, supplements and continuations thereof, (ii) income, fees, royalties, damages, claims and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable thereunder or with respect thereto including damages and payments for past, present or future infringements or violations thereof, and (iii) rights to sue for past, present and future violations thereof.

New York UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.

Note Documents” means the Notes, the Guarantees, the Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements.

Obligations” means any principal, premium, interest, fees (including any interest and fees accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding by or against any Grantor, whether or not such interest or fees are an allowed claim in such proceeding), penalties, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of payment of such principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities (including any fees or expenses owed to the Trustee or Notes Collateral Agent, in their respective capacities as such) by any Grantor, payable or arising under any of the Indenture, the Notes, this Agreement and the other Notes Documents.

Patent License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any third party any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a Patent, now or hereafter owned by any Grantor or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, is in existence, or granting to any Grantor any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a Patent, now or hereafter owned by any third party, is in existence, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement.

 

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Patents” means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor: (a) all letters Patent of the United States in or to which any Grantor now or hereafter has any right, title or interest therein, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for letters Patent of the United States, including registrations, recordings and pending applications in the USPTO, and (b) all reissues, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals, improvements or extensions thereof, and the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, including the right to make, use and/or sell the inventions disclosed or claimed therein.

Perfection Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit II, completed and supplemented with the schedules and attachments contemplated thereby, and as amended, updated, modified or supplemented from time to time, and duly executed as of the Closing Date, and as of any subsequent delivery date as required pursuant to the Note Documents, by an Officer of the Company.

Pledged Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

Pledged Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

Pledged Equity” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

Pledged Securities” means any promissory notes, stock certificates or other securities now or hereafter included in the Pledged Collateral, including all certificates, instruments or other documents representing or evidencing any Pledged Collateral.

Second Priority” shall mean, with respect to any Lien purported to be created in any Collateral pursuant to any Note Documents that, subject to the terms of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, such Lien is second in priority only to the Liens created under the ABL Facility Documentation prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, (i) the Holders, (ii) the Trustee, (iii) the Notes Collateral Agent and (iv) any successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns of the foregoing.

Security Agreement Supplement” means an instrument in the form of Exhibit I hereto.

Security Interest” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

Trademark License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any third party any right to use any trademark now or hereafter owned by any Grantor or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, or granting to any Grantor any right to use any trademark now or hereafter owned by any third party, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement.

Trademarks” means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor: (a) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, trade dress, logos, designs, fictitious business names other source or business identifiers, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and registration applications in the USPTO or any similar offices in any State of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, and all extensions or renewals thereof, as well as any unregistered trademarks and service marks used by a Grantor and (b) all goodwill connected with the use of and symbolized thereby.

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USPTO” means the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

ARTICLE II

Pledge of Securities

SECTION 2.01. Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, including the Guarantees, each Grantor hereby pledges to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (i) all Equity Interests held by it and listed on Schedule I and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Grantor and, to the extent certificated, the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Equity”); provided that the Pledged Equity shall not include any Excluded Security; (ii) the debt securities owned by it and listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule I, any debt securities obtained in the future by such Grantor and the promissory notes and any other instruments evidencing any debt (the “Pledged Debt”); provided that the Pledged Debt shall not include any Excluded Security; (iii) subject to Section 2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other Proceeds received in respect of, the Pledged Equity and Pledged Debt; (iv) subject to Section 2.06, all rights and privileges of such Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) above; and (v) all Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (i) through (v) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”).

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, forever, subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth.

SECTION 2.02. Delivery of the Pledged Collateral.

(a) Subject to Section 2.09 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, each Grantor agrees to deliver on the Closing Date all Pledged Securities owned by it on the Closing Date to the Notes Collateral Agent and with respect to any Pledged Securities issued or acquired after the Closing Date, it agrees to deliver or cause to be delivered as promptly as practicable (and in any event, within 45 days after the date of acquisition thereof or such longer period as to which the Notes Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) to the Notes Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, any and all such Pledged Securities (other than any uncertificated securities, but only for so long as such securities remain uncertificated) to the extent such Pledged Securities, in the case of promissory notes or other instruments evidencing Indebtedness, are required to be delivered pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 2.02.

(b) Subject to Section 2.09 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Grantors will cause any Indebtedness for borrowed money owed to any Grantor by such Person (other than intercompany Indebtedness (i) between Grantors or (ii) between Subsidiaries that are not Grantors) having a principal amount in excess of the Dollar Amount of (i) $10,000,000 individually or (ii) when aggregated with all other such Indebtedness for which this clause has not been satisfied, $50,000,000 in the aggregate,

 

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to be evidenced by a duly executed promissory note that is pledged and delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the terms hereof.

(c) Upon delivery to the Notes Collateral Agent, (i) any Pledged Securities shall be accompanied by stock or security powers duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer reasonably satisfactory to the Notes Collateral Agent and by such other instruments and documents as the Notes Collateral Agent may reasonably request and (ii) all other property comprising part of the Pledged Collateral shall be accompanied by proper instruments of assignment or transfer duly executed by the applicable Grantor and such other instruments or documents as the Notes Collateral Agent may reasonably request. Each delivery of Pledged Securities shall be accompanied by a schedule describing the securities, which schedule shall be attached hereto as Schedule I and made a part hereof; provided that failure to attach any such schedule hereto shall not affect the validity of such pledge of such Pledged Securities. Each schedule so delivered shall supplement any prior schedules so delivered.

SECTION 2.03. Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Company represents, warrants and covenants, as to itself and the other Grantors, to and with the Notes Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:

(a) Schedule I correctly sets forth as of the Closing Date the percentage of the issued and outstanding units of each class of the Equity Interests of the issuer thereof represented by the Pledged Equity and includes all Equity Interests, debt securities and promissory notes other than Excluded Securities;

(b) the Pledged Equity and Pledged Debt (solely with respect to Pledged Debt issued by a Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, to the Company’s knowledge) have been duly and validly authorized and issued by the issuers thereof and (i) in the case of Pledged Equity, are fully paid and nonassessable and (ii) in the case of Pledged Debt (solely with respect to Pledged Debt issued by a Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, to the Company’s knowledge), are legal, valid and binding obligations of the issuers thereof;

(c) except for the security interests granted hereunder, each of the Grantors (i) is and, subject to any transfers made in compliance with the Indenture, will continue to be the direct owner, beneficially and of record, of the Pledged Securities indicated on Schedule I as owned by such Grantors, (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, other than (A) Liens created by the Security Documents and (B) Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 4.12 of the Indenture, (iii) will make no assignment, pledge, hypothecation or transfer of, or create or permit to exist any security interest in or other Lien on, the Pledged Collateral, other than (A) Liens created by the Security Documents and (B) Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 4.12 of the Indenture, and (iv) if requested by the Notes Collateral Agent, will defend its title or interest thereto or therein against any and all Liens (other than the Liens permitted pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)), however arising, of all Persons whomsoever;

(d) except for restrictions and limitations imposed by the Note Documents or applicable laws generally and except as described in the Perfection Certificate, the Pledged Collateral is and will continue to be freely transferable and assignable, and none of the Pledged Collateral is or will be subject to any option, right of first refusal, shareholders agreement, charter or by-law provisions or contractual restriction of any nature that might prohibit, impair, delay or otherwise affect in any manner material and adverse to the Secured Parties the pledge of such Pledged Collateral

 

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hereunder, the sale or disposition thereof pursuant hereto or the exercise by the Notes Collateral Agent of rights and remedies hereunder;

(e) each of the Grantors has the power and authority to pledge the Pledged Collateral pledged by it hereunder in the manner hereby done or contemplated;

(f) no consent or approval of any Governmental Authority, any securities exchange or any other Person was or is necessary to the validity of the pledge effected hereby (other than such as have been obtained and are in full force and effect);

(g) by virtue of the execution and delivery by the Grantors of this Agreement, when any Pledged Securities are delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent in accordance with this Agreement, the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties will obtain a legal, valid and perfected lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Securities as security for the payment and performance of the Obligations, subject only to Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 412 of the Indenture, to the extent such perfection is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code; and

(h) the pledge effected hereby is effective to vest in the Notes Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the rights of the Notes Collateral Agent in the Pledged Collateral as set forth herein.

Subject to Section 2.09 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, each Grantor hereby agrees that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, it will comply with instructions of the Notes Collateral Agent with respect to the Equity Interests in such Grantor that constitute Pledged Equity hereunder that are not certificated without further consent by the applicable owner or holder of such Equity Interests.

SECTION 2.04. Certification of Limited Liability Company and Limited Partnership Interests. Any limited liability company and any limited partnership controlled by any Grantor shall either (a) not include in its operative documents any provision that any Equity Interests in such limited liability company or such limited partnership be a “security” as defined under Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code or (b) certificate any Equity Interests in any such limited liability company or such limited partnership. Subject to Section 2.09 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, to the extent an interest in any limited liability company or limited partnership controlled by any Grantor and pledged under Section 2.01 is certificated or becomes certificated, (i) each such certificate shall be delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent, pursuant to Section 2.02(a) and (ii) such Grantor shall fulfill all other requirements under Section 2.02 applicable in respect thereof. Subject to Section 2.09 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, each Grantor hereby agrees that if any of the Pledged Collateral are at any time not evidenced by certificates of ownership, then each applicable Grantor shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (i) if necessary or desirable to perfect a security interest in such Pledged Collateral, cause such pledge to be recorded on the equityholder register or the books of the issuer, execute any customary pledge forms or other documents necessary or appropriate to complete the pledge and give the Notes Collateral Agent the right to transfer such Pledged Collateral under the terms hereof, and (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, upon request by the Notes Collateral Agent, (A) cause the organization documents of each such issuer that is a Subsidiary of the Company to be amended to provide that such Pledged Collateral shall be treated as “securities” for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code and (B) cause such Pledged Collateral to become certificated and delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent.

 

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SECTION 2.05. Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations. Subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, (a) the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right (in its sole and absolute discretion) to hold the Pledged Securities in its own name as pledgee, the name of its nominee (as pledgee or as sub-agent) or the name of the applicable Grantor, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent, and each Grantor will promptly give to the Notes Collateral Agent copies of any notices or other communications received by it with respect to Pledged Securities registered in the name of such Grantor and (b) the Notes Collateral Agent shall have the right to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Securities for certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any purpose consistent with this Agreement; provided, that the Notes Collateral Agent shall give the Company prior notice of its intent to exercise such rights.

SECTION 2.06. Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest.

(a) Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Notes Collateral Agent shall, subject to Section 2.09 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, have notified the Company that the rights of the Grantors under this Section 2.06 are being suspended:

(i) Each Grantor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers inuring to an owner of Pledged Securities or any part thereof for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Indenture and the other Note Documents; provided that such rights and powers shall not be exercised in any manner, except as may be permitted under this Agreement, the Indenture or the other Note Documents that would materially and adversely affect the rights and remedies of any of the Notes Collateral Agent or the other Secured Parties under this Agreement, the Indenture or any other Note Document or the ability of the Secured Parties to exercise the same.

(ii) The Notes Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to each Grantor, or cause to be executed and delivered to each Grantor, all such proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments as each Grantor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to subparagraph (i) above.

(iii) Each Grantor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest, principal and other distributions paid on or distributed in respect of the Pledged Securities to the extent and only to the extent that such dividends, interest, principal and other distributions are permitted by, and otherwise paid or distributed in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the other Note Documents and applicable Laws; provided that any noncash dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that would constitute Pledged Equity or Pledged Debt, whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding Equity Interests of the issuer of any Pledged Securities or received in exchange for Pledged Securities or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, or as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer may be a party or otherwise, shall be and become part of the Pledged Collateral, and, if received by any Grantor, shall not be commingled by such Grantor with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties and shall be promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement reasonably requested by the Notes Collateral Agent).

 

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(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, after the Notes Collateral Agent shall have notified the Company of the suspension of the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06, subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, then all rights of any Grantor to dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor is authorized to receive pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Notes Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends, interest, principal or other distributions. All dividends, interest, principal or other distributions received by any Grantor contrary to the provisions of this Section 2.06 shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Grantor and, subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, shall be promptly (and in any event within 5 Business Days) delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent upon demand in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement reasonably requested by the Notes Collateral Agent). Subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any and all money and other property paid over to or received by the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (b) shall be retained by the Notes Collateral Agent in an account to be established by the Notes Collateral Agent upon receipt of such money or other property and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02 hereof. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, the Notes Collateral Agent shall promptly repay to each Grantor (without interest) all dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor would otherwise be permitted to retain pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 that remain in such account.

(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, after the Notes Collateral Agent shall have provided the Company with 10 days notice of the suspension of the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06, subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement], then all rights of any Grantor to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06, and the obligations of the Notes Collateral Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section 2.06, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Notes Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers; provided that the Notes Collateral Agent shall have the right from time to time following and during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit the Grantors to exercise such rights at the discretion of the Notes Collateral Agent. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, each Grantor shall have the exclusive right to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers that such Grantor would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06.

(d) Any notice given by the Notes Collateral Agent to the Company suspending the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a) of this Section 2.06 (i) shall be given in writing, (ii) may be given with respect to one or more of the Grantors at the same or different times and (iii) may suspend the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a)(i) or paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 in part without suspending all such rights (as specified by the Notes Collateral Agent in its sole and absolute discretion) and without waiving or otherwise affecting the Notes Collateral Agent’s rights to give additional notices from time to time suspending other rights so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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ARTICLE III

Security Interests in Personal Property

SECTION 3.01. Security Interest.

(a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, including the Guarantees, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):

(i) all Accounts;

(ii) all Chattel Paper;

(iii) all Commercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule II hereto;

(iv) all Deposit Accounts;

(v) all Documents;

(vi) all Equipment;

(vii) all Fixtures;

(viii) all General Intangibles;

(ix) all Goods;

(x) all Instruments;

(xi) all Inventory;

(xii) all Investment Property;

(xiii) all Pledged Securities;

(xiv) all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;

(xv) all Letters of Credit and Letter-of-Credit Rights;

(xvi) all Money; and

(xvii) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;

 

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provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in any Excluded Asset or any Excluded Security.

(b) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (A) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (B) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Notes Collateral Agent promptly upon any reasonable request.

(c) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Notes Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.

(d) The Notes Collateral Agent is authorized to file with the USPTO or the USCO (or any successor office) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest in United States Intellectual Property granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantor as debtors and the Notes Collateral Agent as secured party.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Note Documents, none of the Grantors shall be required (i) to perfect the Security Interests granted by this Security Agreement (including Security Interests in Investment Property and Fixtures) by any means other than by (A) filings pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code of the relevant State(s) (excluding fixture filings in respect of any Real Property), (B) filings in United States government offices with respect to Intellectual Property as expressly required elsewhere herein, (C) subject to Section 2.09 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, delivery to the Notes Collateral Agent to be held in its possession of all Collateral consisting of Instruments or Pledged Securities as expressly required elsewhere herein, (D) other methods expressly provided herein or (E) with respect to Pledged Securities of Material Foreign Subsidiaries, pledge agreements under applicable local law if requested by the General Credit Facilities Collateral Agent (as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement) or any Authorized Representative (as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement) of any Series (as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement) of Additional First Lien Obligations (it being understood that no such pledge agreements under this clause (E) shall be required until 90 days after the date hereof or such later date by which the applicable Grantor is able to deliver any such pledge agreement after using commercially reasonable efforts), (ii) subject to Section 2.09 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, to enter into any deposit account control agreement or securities account control agreement with respect to any deposit account or securities account, except for such deposit accounts for which Grantors have entered into an account control agreement pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement (it being understood that no such deposit account control agreement or securities account control agreement under this clause (ii) shall be required until 90 days after the date hereof), (iii) to take any action (other than the actions listed in clause (i)(A), (C) and (E) above) with respect to any assets located outside of the United States, (iv) to perfect in any assets subject to a certificate of title statute, or (v) to deliver any Pledged Securities, other than the Pledged Securities of any Material Domestic Subsidiary or Material Foreign Subsidiary representing Equity Interests pledged hereunder.

 

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SECTION 3.02. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants, as to itself and the other Grantors, to the Notes Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties that:

(a) Subject to Liens permitted by Section 4.12 of the Indenture, each Grantor has good and valid rights in and title to the Article 9 Collateral with respect to which it has purported to grant a Security Interest hereunder and has full power and authority to grant to the Notes Collateral Agent the Security Interest in such Article 9 Collateral pursuant hereto and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without the consent or approval of any other Person other than any consent or approval that has been obtained.

(b) The Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations prepared by the Notes Collateral Agent based upon the information provided to the Notes Collateral Agent in the Perfection Certificate for filing in each governmental, municipal or other office specified in Schedule 5 to the Perfection Certificate (or specified by notice from the Company to the Notes Collateral Agent after the Closing Date in the case of filings, recordings or registrations (other than filings required to be made in the USPTO and the USCO in order to perfect the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights) required with respect to certain after-acquired property, are all the filings, recordings and registrations that are necessary to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in respect of all Article 9 Collateral in which the Security Interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions, and no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary in any such jurisdiction, except as provided under applicable law with respect to the filing of continuation statements.

(c) Each Grantor represents and warrants that short-form Intellectual Property Security Agreements containing a description of all Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States Patents, United States registered Trademarks (and Trademarks for which United States registration applications are pending, unless it constitutes an Excluded Asset) and United States registered Copyrights, respectively, have been delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent for recording by the USPTO and the USCO pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 261, 15 U.S.C. § 1060 or 17 U.S.C. § 205 and the regulations thereunder, as applicable, as may be necessary to establish a valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in respect of all Article 9 Collateral consisting of registrations and applications for Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights to the extent a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in USPTO or USCO under the Federal intellectual property laws, and no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary (other than (i) such filings and actions as are necessary to perfect the Security Interest with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights (or registration or application for registration thereof) acquired or developed by any Grantor after the date hereof and (ii) the UCC financing and continuation statements contemplated in Section 3.02(b)).

(d) The Security Interest constitutes (i) a legal and valid security interest in all the Article 9 Collateral securing the payment and performance of the Obligations; (ii) subject to the filings described in Section 3.02(b), a perfected security interest in all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registering a financing statement or analogous document in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code in the relevant jurisdiction and (iii) subject to the filings described in Section 3.02(c), a perfected security interest in all registrations

 

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and applications for Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights to the extent a security interest may be perfected upon the receipt and recording of fully executed short-form Intellectual Property Security Agreements with the USPTO and the USCO, as applicable. Subject to Section 2.07 of this Agreement, the Security Interest is and shall be prior to any other Lien on any of the Article 9 Collateral, other than Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 4.12 of the Indenture.

(e) The Article 9 Collateral is owned by the Grantors free and clear of any Lien, except for Liens expressly permitted pursuant to the Indenture. None of the Grantors has filed or consented to the filing of (i) any financing statement or analogous document under the New York UCC or any other applicable United States laws covering any Article 9 Collateral, (ii) any assignment in which any Grantor assigns any Article 9 Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Article 9 Collateral with the USPTO or the USCO or (iii) any assignment in which any Grantor assigns any Article 9 Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Article 9 Collateral with any foreign governmental, municipal or other office, which financing statement or analogous document, assignment, security agreement or similar instrument is still in effect, except, in each case, for Liens expressly permitted pursuant to the Indenture.

SECTION 3.03. Covenants.

(a) The Company agrees promptly (and in any event within 60 days of such change) to notify the Notes Collateral Agent in writing of any change in (i) legal name of any Grantor, (ii) the type of organization of any Grantor, (iii) the jurisdiction of organization of any Grantor, or (iv) the chief executive office of any Grantor and take all actions necessary to continue the perfection of the security interest created hereunder following any such change with the same priority as immediately prior to such change.

(b) Each year, at the time of delivery of annual financial statements with respect to the preceding fiscal year pursuant to Section 4.03 of the Indenture, the Company shall deliver to the Notes Collateral Agent a certificate executed by the Responsible Officer of the Company, setting forth any information required pursuant to Schedules 1(a), 1(b), 1(c), 2(a), 2(c), 6 (but only for owned properties and leased properties in Washington, Pennsylvania and Virginia where Inventory is maintained), 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 to the Perfection Certificate that has changed or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the Perfection Certificate or the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section 3.03(b).

(c) The Company agrees, on its own behalf and on behalf of each other Grantor, at its own expense, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments and documents and take all such actions as are necessary or as the Notes Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request to better assure, preserve, protect and perfect the Security Interest and the rights and remedies created hereby, including the payment of any fees and taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the granting of the Security Interest and the filing of any financing statements (including fixture filings) or other documents in connection herewith or therewith.

(d) At its option, subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Notes Collateral Agent may, but is under no obligation to, discharge past due taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Article 9 Collateral and not permitted pursuant to the Indenture, and may pay for the maintenance and preservation of the Article 9 Collateral to the extent any Grantor fails to do so as required by the Indenture or this Agreement and

 

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within a reasonable period of time after the Notes Collateral Agent has requested that it do so, and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to reimburse the Notes Collateral Agent within 10 Business Days after demand for any payment made or any reasonable expense incurred by the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to the foregoing authorization; provided, however, Grantors shall not be obligated to reimburse the Notes Collateral Agent with respect to any Intellectual Property Collateral which any Grantor has failed to maintain or pursue, or otherwise allowed to lapse, terminate or be put into the public domain, in accordance with Section 3.03(g)(iv). Nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted as excusing any Grantor from the performance of, or imposing any obligation on the Notes Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to cure or perform, any covenants or other promises of any Grantor with respect to taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances and maintenance as set forth herein or in the other Note Documents.

(e) If at any time the Grantors shall take a security interest in any property of any Account Debtor or any other Person, the value of which is in excess of (i) $10,000,000 individually or (ii) when aggregated with all other such property for which this clause has not been satisfied, $50,000,000 in the aggregate, to secure payment and performance of an Account, such Grantor shall promptly assign such security interest to the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Such assignment need not be filed of public record unless necessary to continue the perfected status of the security interest against creditors of and transferees from the Account Debtor or other Person granting the security interest.

(f) Commercial Tort Claims. If the Grantors shall at any time hold or acquire a Commercial Tort Claim in an amount reasonably estimated by such Grantor to exceed (i) $10,000,000 individually or (ii) when aggregated with all other Commercial Tort Claims for which this clause has not been satisfied, $50,000,000 in the aggregate, and, in each case, for which a complaint in a court of competent jurisdiction has been filed, such Grantor shall within 45 days after the end of the fiscal quarter in which such complaint was filed notify the Notes Collateral Agent thereof in a writing signed by such Grantor including a summary description of such claim and grant to the Notes Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Notes Collateral Agent.

(g) Intellectual Property Covenants.

(i) Other than to the extent permitted herein or in the Indenture or with respect to registrations and applications no longer used or useful, and except to the extent failure to act would not, as deemed by the Company in its reasonable business judgment, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, with respect to registration or pending application of each item of its Intellectual Property Collateral for which such Grantor has standing to do so, each Grantor agrees to take, at its expense, all reasonable steps, including, without limitation, in the USPTO, the USCO and any other governmental authority located in the United States, to pursue the registration and maintenance of each Patent, Trademark, or Copyright registration or application, now or hereafter included in such Intellectual Property Collateral of such Grantor.

(ii) Other than to the extent permitted herein or in the Indenture, or with respect to registrations and applications no longer used or useful, or except as would not, as deemed by the Company in its reasonable business judgment, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no Grantor shall do or permit any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any of its Intellectual Property Collateral may lapse, be terminated, or become invalid or unenforceable or placed in the public domain (or in the case of a trade secret, becomes publicly known).

 

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(iii) Other than as excluded or as permitted herein or in the Indenture, or with respect to Patents, Copyrights or Trademarks which are no longer used or useful in the Grantor’s business operations or except where failure to do so would not, as deemed by the Company in its reasonable business judgment, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Grantor shall take all reasonable steps to preserve and protect each item of its Intellectual Property Collateral, including, without limitation, maintaining the quality of any and all products or services used or provided in connection with any of the Trademarks, consistent with the quality of the products and services as of the date hereof, and taking all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that all licensed users of any of the Trademarks abide by the applicable license’s terms with respect to standards of quality.

(iv) Nothing in this Agreement or any other Note Document prevents any Grantor from disposing of, discontinuing the use or maintenance of, failing to pursue, or otherwise allowing to lapse, terminate or be put into the public domain, any of its Intellectual Property Collateral to the extent permitted by the Indenture if such Grantor determines in its reasonable business judgment that such discontinuance is desirable in the conduct of its business.

(v) Within 60 days after the end of each calendar quarter each Grantor shall provide a list of any additional applications for or registrations of Intellectual Property of such Grantor not previously disclosed to the Notes Collateral Agent including such information as is necessary for such Grantor to make appropriate filings in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office and deliver to the Notes Collateral Agent at such time the short-form security agreement with respect to such Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights in appropriate form for filing with the USPTO or USCO, as applicable and file such agreements with the USPTO or USCO, as applicable.

(h) Each Grantor shall, upon request of the Notes Collateral Agent, at its own expense, take any and all commercially reasonable actions necessary to defend title to the Article 9 Collateral against all Persons and to defend the Security Interest of the Notes Collateral Agent in the Article 9 Collateral and the priority thereof against any Lien not expressly permitted pursuant to the Indenture. Each Grantor (rather than the Notes Collateral Agent or any Secured Party) shall remain liable (as between itself and any relevant counterparty) to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it under each contract, agreement or instrument relating to the Article 9 Collateral, all in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Notes Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties from and against any and all liability for such performance.

SECTION 3.04. Other Actions. In order to further insure the attachment, perfection and priority of, and the ability of the Notes Collateral Agent to enforce, the Security Interest, each Grantor agrees, in each case at such Grantor’s own expense, to take the following actions with respect to the following Article 9 Collateral:

(a) Instruments. If the Grantors shall at any time hold or acquire any Instruments constituting Article 9 Collateral (excluding checks), and evidencing an amount in excess of (i) $10,000,000 individually or (ii) when aggregated with all other such Instruments for which this clause has not been satisfied $50,000,000 in the aggregate, such Grantor shall promptly, subject to Section 2.09 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as the Notes Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

 

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SECTION 3.05. Second Priority Nature of Certain Liens. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the lien and security interest granted to the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement shall be a Second Priority lien on and security interest in the ABL Priority Collateral (as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement).

ARTICLE IV

Remedies

SECTION 4.01. Remedies upon Default. Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, it is agreed that the Notes Collateral Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, to exercise any and all rights afforded to a secured party with respect to the Obligations under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law and also may (i) require each Grantor to, and, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements, each Grantor agrees that it will at its expense and upon request of the Notes Collateral Agent promptly, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Notes Collateral Agent and make it available to the Notes Collateral Agent at a place and time to be designated by the Notes Collateral Agent that is reasonably convenient to both parties; (ii) occupy any premises owned or, to the extent lawful and permitted, leased by any of the Grantors where the Collateral or any part thereof is assembled or located for a reasonable period in order to effectuate its rights and remedies hereunder or under law, without obligation to such Grantor in respect of such occupation; provided that the Notes Collateral Agent shall provide the applicable Grantor with notice thereof prior to such occupancy; (iii) require each Grantor to, and each Grantor agrees that it will at its expense and upon the request of the Notes Collateral Agent promptly, assign the entire right, title, and interest of such Grantor in each of the Patents, Trademarks, domain names and Copyrights to the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; (iv) exercise any and all rights and remedies of any of the Grantors under or in connection with the Collateral, or otherwise in respect of the Collateral; provided that the Notes Collateral Agent shall provide the applicable Grantor with notice thereof prior to such exercise; and (v) subject to the mandatory requirements of applicable law and the notice requirements described below, sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral securing the Obligations at a public or private sale or at any broker’s board or on any securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery as the Notes Collateral Agent shall deem appropriate. The Notes Collateral Agent shall be authorized at any such sale of securities (if it deems it advisable to do so) to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to Persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing the Collateral for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or sale thereof, and upon consummation of any such sale the Notes Collateral Agent shall have the right to assign, transfer and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof the Collateral so sold. Each such purchaser at any sale of Collateral shall hold the property sold absolutely, free from any claim or right on the part of any Grantor, and each Grantor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay and appraisal which such Grantor now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted.

The Notes Collateral Agent shall give the applicable Grantors 10 days’ written notice (which each Grantor agrees is reasonable notice within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions) of the Notes Collateral Agent’s intention to make any sale of Collateral. Such notice, in the case of a public sale, shall state the time and place for such sale and, in the case of a sale at a broker’s board or on a securities exchange, shall state the board or exchange at which such sale is to be made and the day on which the Collateral, or portion thereof, will first be offered for sale at such board or exchange. Any such public sale shall be held at such time or times within ordinary

 

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business hours and at such place or places as the Notes Collateral Agent may fix and state in the notice (if any) of such sale. At any such sale, the Collateral, or portion thereof, to be sold may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the Notes Collateral Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) determine. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall have been given. The Notes Collateral Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned. In case any sale of all or any part of the Collateral is made on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Notes Collateral Agent until the sale price is paid by the purchaser or purchasers thereof, but the Notes Collateral Agent shall not incur any liability in case any such purchaser or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold again upon like notice. At any public (or, to the extent permitted by law, private) sale made pursuant to this Agreement, any Secured Party may bid for or purchase, free (to the extent permitted by law) from any right of redemption, stay, valuation or appraisal on the part of any Grantor (all said rights being also hereby waived and released to the extent permitted by law), the Collateral or any part thereof offered for sale and may make payment on account thereof by using any claim then due and payable to such Secured Party from any Grantor as a credit against the purchase price, and such Secured Party may, upon compliance with the terms of sale, hold, retain and dispose of such property without further accountability to any Grantor therefor. For purposes hereof, a written agreement to purchase the Collateral or any portion thereof shall be treated as a sale thereof; the Notes Collateral Agent shall be free to carry out such sale pursuant to such agreement and no Grantor shall be entitled to the return of the Collateral or any portion thereof subject thereto, notwithstanding the fact that after the Notes Collateral Agent shall have entered into such an agreement all Events of Default shall have been remedied and the Obligations paid in full. As an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, the Notes Collateral Agent may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose this Agreement and to sell the Collateral or any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a court appointed receiver. Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4.01 shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.

SECTION 4.02. Application of Proceeds. Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements:

(a) The Notes Collateral Agent shall apply the proceeds of any collection or sale of Collateral, including any Collateral consisting of cash, in accordance with the Indenture.

(b) The Notes Collateral Agent shall have absolute discretion as to the time of application of any such proceeds, monies or balances in accordance with this Agreement and the Indenture. Upon any sale of Collateral by the Notes Collateral Agent (including pursuant to a power of sale granted by statute or under a judicial proceeding), the receipt of the Notes Collateral Agent or of the officer making the sale shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the Collateral so sold and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to see to the application of any part of the purchase money paid over to the Notes Collateral Agent or such officer or be answerable in any way for the misapplication thereof.

(c) In making the determinations and allocations required by this Section 4.02, the Notes Collateral Agent may conclusively rely upon information supplied to or by the Notes Collateral Agent as to the amounts of unpaid principal and interest and other amounts outstanding with respect to the Obligations, and the Notes Collateral Agent shall have no liability to any of the Secured Parties for

 

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actions taken in reliance on such information, provided that nothing in this sentence shall prevent any Grantor from contesting any amounts claimed by any Secured Party in any information so supplied. All distributions made by the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 4.02 shall be (subject to any decree of any court of competent jurisdiction) final (absent manifest error), and the Notes Collateral Agent shall have no duty to inquire as to the application by the Notes Collateral Agent of any amounts distributed to it.

SECTION 4.03. Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property; Power of Attorney. For the exclusive purpose of enabling the Notes Collateral Agent to exercise rights and remedies under this Agreement at such time as the Notes Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies at any time after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor hereby grants to the Notes Collateral Agent a non-exclusive, royalty-free, limited license (until the termination or cure of the Event of Default) for cash, upon credit or for future delivery as the Notes Collateral Agent may deem appropriate to use, license or sublicense any of the Intellectual Property Collateral now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof; provided, however, that all of the foregoing rights of the Notes Collateral Agent to use such licenses, sublicenses and other rights, and (to the extent permitted by the terms of such licenses and sublicenses) all licenses and sublicenses granted thereunder, shall expire immediately upon the termination or cure of all Events of Default and shall be exercised by the Notes Collateral Agent solely during the continuance of an Event of Default and upon 10 Business Days’ prior written notice to the Company, and nothing in this Section 4.03 shall require Grantors to grant any license that is prohibited by any rule of law, statute or regulation, or is prohibited by, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the termination of any contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document evidencing, giving rise to or theretofore granted, to the extent permitted by the Indenture, with respect to such property or otherwise unreasonably prejudices the value thereof to the relevant Grantor; provided, further, that such licenses granted hereunder with respect to Trademarks shall be subject to the maintenance of quality standards with respect to the goods and services on which such Trademarks are used sufficient to preserve the validity of such Trademarks. For the avoidance of doubt, the use of such license by the Notes Collateral Agent may be exercised, at the option of the Notes Collateral Agent, only during the continuation of an Event of Default. Furthermore, each Grantor hereby grants to the Notes Collateral Agent an absolute power of attorney to sign, subject only to the giving of 10 days notice to the Grantor, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, any document which may be required by the USPTO or the USCO in order to effect an absolute assignment of all right, title and interest in each registration and application for a Patent, Trademark or Copyright, and to record the same.

ARTICLE V

Indemnity, Subrogation and Subordination

SECTION 5.01. Indemnity. In addition to all such rights of indemnity and subrogation as the Grantors may have under applicable law (but subject to Section 5.03), the Company agrees that, in the event any assets of any Grantor shall be sold pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document to satisfy in whole or in part an Obligation owed to any Secured Party, the Company shall indemnify such Grantor in an amount equal to the greater of the book value or the fair market value of the assets so sold.

 

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SECTION 5.02. Contribution and Subrogation. Each Grantor (a “Contributing Party”) agrees (subject to Section 5.03) that, in the event assets of any other Grantor shall be sold pursuant to any Security Document to satisfy any Obligation owed to any Secured Party, and such other Grantor (the “Claiming Party”) shall not have been fully indemnified by the Company as provided in Section 5.01, the Contributing Party shall indemnify the Claiming Party in an amount equal to the greater of the book value or the fair market value of such assets, in each case multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the net worth of the Contributing Party on the date hereof and the denominator shall be the aggregate net worth of all the Contributing Parties together with the net worth of the Claiming Party on the date hereof (or, in the case of any Grantor becoming a party hereto pursuant to Section 6.14, the date of the Security Agreement Supplement hereto executed and delivered by such Grantor). Any Contributing Party making any payment to a Claiming Party pursuant to this Section 5.02 shall be subrogated to the rights of such Claiming Party to the extent of such payment.

SECTION 5.03. Subordination. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, all rights of the Grantors under Sections 5.01 and 5.02 and all other rights of indemnity, contribution or subrogation under applicable law or otherwise shall be fully subordinated to the payment in full in cash of the Obligations. No failure on the part of the Company or any Grantor to make the payments required by Sections 5.01 and 5.02 (or any other payments required under applicable law or otherwise) shall in any respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Grantor with respect to its obligations hereunder, and each Grantor shall remain liable for the full amount of the obligations of such Grantor hereunder.

ARTICLE VI

Miscellaneous

SECTION 6.01. Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 14.02 of the Indenture. All communications and notices hereunder to any Grantor shall be given to it in care of the Company as provided in Section 14.02 of the Indenture.

SECTION 6.02. Waivers; Amendment.

(a) No failure or delay by the Notes Collateral Agent, or any Secured Party in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Note Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Notes Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties hereunder and under the other Note Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Grantor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 6.02, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice or demand on any Grantor in any case shall entitle any Grantor to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

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apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section 9.01 or 9.02 of the Indenture; it being understood and acknowledged that the consent of the Secured Parties shall not be required for any amendment or modification of this Agreement to add Additional First Lien Secured Parties to this Agreement as contemplated by Section 9.01 of the Indenture.

SECTION 6.03. Notes Collateral Agent’s Fees and Expenses.

(a) The parties hereto agree that the Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to reimbursement of its expenses incurred hereunder and indemnity for its actions in connection herewith as provided in Article 7 of the Indenture.

(b) Any such amounts payable as provided hereunder shall be additional Obligations secured hereby and by the other Security Documents. The provisions of this Section 6.03 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement or any other Note Document, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Note Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Notes Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party. All amounts due under this Section 6.03 shall be payable within 10 days of written demand therefor.

SECTION 6.04. Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Grantor or the Notes Collateral Agent that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns, to the extent permitted under the Indenture.

SECTION 6.05. Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Grantors in the Note Documents and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Note Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Secured Parties and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Note Documents, regardless of any investigation made by any Secured Party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Notes Collateral Agent or any Secured Party may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended under the Indenture, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Obligations or any fee or any other amount payable under any Note Document is outstanding and unpaid.

SECTION 6.06. Counterparts; Effectiveness; Successors and Assigns; Several Agreement. This Agreement and each other Note Document may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by facsimile or other electronic communication of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement and each other Note Document shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement and such other Note Document. The Notes Collateral Agent may also require that any such documents and signatures delivered by facsimile or other electronic communication be confirmed by a manually signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature delivered by facsimile or other electronic communication. This Agreement shall become effective as to any Grantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Grantor shall have been delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Notes Collateral Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon such Grantor and the Notes Collateral Agent and their respective successors and assigns

 

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permitted thereby, and shall inure to the benefit of such Grantor, the Notes Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns permitted thereby, except that no Grantor shall have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein or in the Collateral (and any such assignment or transfer shall be void) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Note Documents referenced in clause (a) of the definition thereof. This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Grantor and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Grantor without the approval of any other Grantor and without affecting the obligations of any other Grantor hereunder.

SECTION 6.07. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Note Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Note Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

SECTION 6.08. [Reserved].

SECTION 6.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial; Consent to Service of Process.

(a) The terms of Section 14.08 of the Indenture with respect to governing law, submission of jurisdiction, venue and waiver of jury trial are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.

(b) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 6.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

SECTION 6.10. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

SECTION 6.11. Security Interest Absolute. To the extent permitted by applicable law, all rights of the Notes Collateral Agent hereunder, the Security Interest, the grant of a security interest in the Pledged Collateral and all obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Indenture, any other Note Document, any agreement with respect to any of the Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Indenture, any other Note Document or any other agreement or instrument, (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent under or departure from any guarantee, securing or guaranteeing all or any of the Obligations or (d) any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Grantor in respect of the Obligations or this Agreement.

SECTION 6.12. Intercreditor Agreements Govern. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the lien and security interest granted to the Notes Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Notes Collateral

 

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Agent and the other Secured Parties hereunder are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between a provision of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement that relates solely to the rights or obligations of, or relationships between, the ABL Secured Parties and the Cash Flow Secured Parties (as each such term is defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement), the provisions of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement shall control. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between a provision of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement that relates solely to the rights or obligations of, or relationships between, the Secured Parties and any other First Lien Secured Parties (as such term is defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement), the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement shall control. So long as the ABL Intercreditor Agreement is in effect, any requirement in this Agreement to deliver any ABL Priority Collateral (as such term is defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) to the Notes Collateral Agent shall be satisfied by delivery of such ABL Priority Collateral to the ABL Agent (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement). So long as the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement is in effect, any requirement in this Agreement to deliver any Cash Flow Priority Collateral (as such term is defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) (and any other Collateral after Discharge of the ABL Obligations) to the Notes Collateral Agent shall be satisfied by delivery of such Cash Flow Priority Collateral to the General Credit Facilities Agent (as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement).

SECTION 6.13. Termination or Release.

(a) This Agreement, the Security Interest and all other security interests granted hereby shall terminate with respect to all Obligations and any Liens arising therefrom shall be automatically released when all the outstanding Obligations (in each case other than contingent indemnification obligations not yet accrued and payable) have been paid in full.

(b) A Grantor (other than the Company) shall automatically be released from its obligations hereunder as provided in Section 12.04 of the Indenture.

(c) The security interest granted hereby in any Collateral shall automatically be released pursuant to Section 12.04 of the Indenture.

(d) In connection with any termination or release pursuant to paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 6.13, the Notes Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to any Grantor, at such Grantor’s expense, all documents that such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release, in each case in accordance with the terms of Section 12.04 of the Indenture. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section 6.13 shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Notes Collateral Agent.

SECTION 6.14. Additional Guarantors. Each Subsidiary of the Company that is required to enter into this Agreement as a Grantor pursuant to Section 4.15 of the Indenture shall, and any Subsidiary of the Company may, execute and deliver a Supplemental Indenture and thereupon such Subsidiary shall become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor herein. The execution and delivery of any such instrument shall not require the consent of any other Grantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Grantor as a party to this Agreement.

SECTION 6.15. Notes Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. Each Grantor hereby appoints the Notes Collateral Agent the attorney-in-fact of such Grantor for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Notes Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof at any time

 

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after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, which appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an interest. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Notes Collateral Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and notice by the Notes Collateral Agent to the Company of its intent to exercise such rights, with full power of substitution either in the Notes Collateral Agent’s name or in the name of such Grantor (a) to receive, endorse, assign and/or deliver any and all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof; (b) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Collateral; (c) to sign the name of any Grantor on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any of the Collateral; (d) to send verifications of Accounts to any Account Debtor; (e) to commence and prosecute any and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral; (f) to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or any of the Collateral; (g) to notify, or to require any Grantor to notify, Account Debtors to make payment directly to the Notes Collateral Agent; (h) to make, settle and adjust claims in respect of Article 9 Collateral under policies of insurance, including endorsing the name of any Grantor on any check, draft, instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such policies of insurance and making all determinations and decisions with respect thereto; and (i) to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all or any of the Collateral, and to do all other acts and things necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, as fully and completely as though the Notes Collateral Agent were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Notes Collateral Agent to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Notes Collateral Agent, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby. The Notes Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein. The Notes Collateral Agent (including its Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact of the Notes Collateral Agent and its Affiliates) shall not be liable in any way hereunder in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. All sums disbursed by the Notes Collateral Agent in connection with this paragraph, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto, shall be payable, within 10 days of demand, by the Grantors to the Notes Collateral Agent and shall be additional Obligations secured hereby.

SECTION 6.16. General Authority of the Notes Collateral Agent. By acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement and any other Security Documents, each Secured Party (whether or not a signatory hereto) shall be deemed irrevocably (a) to consent to the appointment of the Notes Collateral Agent as its agent hereunder and under such other Security Documents, (b) to confirm that the Notes Collateral Agent shall have the authority to act as the exclusive agent of such Secured Party for the enforcement of any provisions of this Agreement and such other Security Documents against any Grantor, the exercise of remedies hereunder or thereunder and the giving or withholding of any consent or approval hereunder or thereunder relating to any Collateral or any Grantor’s obligations with respect thereto, (c) to agree that it shall not take any action to enforce any provisions of this Agreement or any other Security Document against any Grantor, to exercise any remedy hereunder or thereunder or to give any consents or approvals hereunder or thereunder except as expressly provided in this Agreement or any other Security Document, (d) to agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and any other Security Documents and (e) to authorize and direct the Notes Collateral Agent to enter into this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 6.17. Limitation on Duty of Notes Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral; Indemnification.

(a) Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Notes Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto and the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or maintaining the perfection of any security interest in the Collateral. The Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Notes Collateral Agent in good faith.

(b) The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Notes Collateral Agent, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the validity of the title of the Company to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary and for the avoidance of doubt, the Notes Collateral Agent shall have no duty to act outside of the United States in respect of any Collateral located in a jurisdiction other than the United States.

SECTION 6.18. Mortgages. In the event that any of the Collateral hereunder is also subject to a valid and enforceable Lien under the terms of a Mortgage and the terms thereof are inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, then with respect to such Collateral, the terms of such Mortgage shall control in the case of Fixtures and real estate leases, letting and licenses of, and contracts and agreements relating to the lease of, real property, and the terms of this Agreement shall control in the case of all other Collateral.

SECTION 6.19. Reinstatement. This Agreement shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Notes Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Company or any other Grantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Company or any other Grantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

SECTION 6.20. Miscellaneous.

(a) The Notes Collateral Agent may execute any of the powers granted under this Agreement and perform any duty hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact.

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Collateral Agent shall have received a notice of Event of Default or a notice from the Grantor or the Secured Parties to the Notes Collateral Agent in its capacity as Notes Collateral Agent indicating that an Event of Default has occurred. The Notes Collateral Agent shall have no obligation either prior to or after receiving such notice to inquire whether an Event of Default has, in fact, occurred and shall be entitled to rely conclusively, and shall be fully protected in so relying, on any notice so furnished to it.

(c) The Notes Collateral Agent, in connection with its execution and action hereunder, is entitled to all rights, privileges, benefits, protections, immunities and indemnities provided to it as Trustee under the Indenture.

[Signatures on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

AVAYA INC., as Company
By:  

/s/ Matthew Booher

  Name:   Matthew Booher
  Title:   Vice President and Treasurer

EACH OF THE GRANTORS LISTED ON ANNEX A HERETO

By:  

/s/ Matthew Booher

  Name:   Matthew Booher
  Title:   Treasurer

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Notes Collateral Agent

By:  

/s/ J. Christopher Howe

  Name:   J. Christopher Howe
  Title:   Agent

Signature Page for Pledge and Security Agreement


Annex A

List of Company Subsidiaries that are Grantors

 

1. AC Technologies, Inc.

 

2. Avaya CALA Inc.

 

3. Avaya EMEA Ltd.

 

4. Avaya Federal Solutions, Inc.

 

5. Avaya Government Solutions Inc.

 

6. Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions Inc.

 

7. Avaya Management Services Inc.

 

8. Avaya World Services Inc.

 

9. Integrated Information Technology Corporation

 

10. Sierra Asia Pacific Inc.

 

11. Technology Corporation of America, Inc.

 

12. Ubiquity Software Corporation

 

13. VPNet Technologies, Inc.

 

14. Avaya Holdings LLC

 

15. Avaya Holdings Two, LLC

 

16. Octel Communications LLC

 

A-1


SCHEDULE I

Pledged Equity

 

Current Legal

Entities Owned

  

Jurisdiction of
Organization

  

Record Owner

  

No. Shares/
Interest Owned

  

Total Shares

Authorized

   Percent
Pledged
  

Stock

/Membership
Certificate No.

Avaya Federal Solutions, Inc.    Delaware    Avaya Inc.   

100 common

shares; 100%

   1,000 common shares    100%    No. 1
Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions Inc.    Delaware    Avaya Inc.   

1,000 common

shares; 100%

   1,000 common shares    100%    No. 1
VPNet Technologies, Inc.    Delaware    Avaya Inc.   

1,000 common

shares; 100%

   1,000 common shares    100%    No. 1
Avaya Holdings LLC    Delaware    Avaya Inc.    N/A; 100%    N/A    100%    Uncertificated
Avaya Holdings Two, LLC    Delaware    Avaya Inc.    N/A; 100%    N/A    100%    Uncertificated
Sierra Communication International LLC    Delaware    Avaya Inc.    N/A; 100%    N/A    65%    Uncertificated
Octel Communications LLC    Delaware    Avaya Inc.    N/A; 100%    N/A    100%    Uncertificated
Ubiquity Software Corporation    Delaware    Avaya Inc.   

1,000 common

shares; 100%

   1,000 common shares    100%    No. CS-3
Avaya Government Solutions Inc.    Delaware    Avaya Inc.    100    1,000    100%    1
AC Technologies, Inc.    Delaware    Avaya Government Solutions Inc.    5,000    10,000    100%    5
Integrated Information Technology Corporation    Illinois    Avaya Government Solutions Inc.    95    1,000    100%    25
Avaya Canada Corp.    Nova Scotia (NSULC)    Avaya Holdings LLC    101 common shares; 100%    5,000,000,000 common shares    65%    No. 1 (65 shares)
Avaya Management GmbH    Germany    Avaya Inc.    € 25,000.00 shares issued; 100%    € 25,000.00 shares authorized    65%    Uncertificated
Avaya Mauritius Ltd    Mauritius    Avaya Inc.    2,812,350 shares; 100%    Unlimited    65%    N7 (1,828,027 shares)
Avaya Real Estate Management GmbH    Germany    Avaya Inc.    2 shares issued; 100%    2    65%    Uncertificated

 

SCH I-1


Current Legal

Entities Owned

  

Jurisdiction of
Organization

  

Record Owner

  

No. Shares/
Interest Owned

  

Total Shares

Authorized

   Percent
Pledged
  

Stock

/Membership
Certificate No.

Avaya Australia Pty Ltd    Australia    Avaya Inc.    100,000 shares; 100%    100,000 shares    65%    No. 2 (65,000 shares)
Mosaix Limited    UK    Avaya Inc.    269,515 shares; 100%    269,515 shares    65%    No. 2 (175,185 shares)
Avaya Venezuela S.R.L.    Venezuela    Avaya CALA Inc.    6,765 quotas with nominal value of Bs. 1,000 each; 100%    Bs. 6,765,000    65%    Uncertificated

 

SCH I-2


Pledged Debt

None.

 

SCH I-3


SCHEDULE II

Commercial Tort Claims

The following list includes all commercial tort claims of each Grantor, with a value in excess of $10,000,000 and for which such Grantor has filed a complaint in a court of competent jurisdiction:

AVAYA INC. V TELECOM LABS, INC. ET AL (TLI), USDC DISTRICT OF NJ - 3:06-CV-02490 (GEB). AVAYA ALLEGES DEFENDANTS HAVE IMPROPERLYACCESSED ITS TELEPHONY SYSTEM SOFTWARE AND MAINTENANCE SOFTWARE IN ORDER TO ENTICE CUSTOMERS AWAY FROM DOING BUSINESS WITH AVAYA. THIS CASE INVOLVES STATUTORY AND COMMON LAW CLAIMS BY AVAYA THAT DEFENDANTS HAVE IMPROPERLY ACCESSED AND UTILIZED AVAYA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION IN ORDER TO OBTAIN MAINTENANCE CUSTOMERS THAT ARE UNDER CONTRACT OR COULD BE UNDER CONTRACT WITH AVAYA FOR MAINTENANCE SERVICES. DEFENDANTS HAVE FILED COUNTERCLAIMS AGAINST AVAYA FOR ANTITRUST VIOLATIONS DUE TO ITS METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING ITS PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES.

 

SCH II-1


EXHIBIT I TO THE

SECURITY AGREEMENT

SUPPLEMENT NO.              dated as of [    ], to the Pledge and Security Agreement (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Security Agreement”) dated as of [            ], 2011 among AVAYA, INC. (the “Company”), certain Subsidiaries of the Company from time to time party thereto and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties.

A. Reference is made to the Indenture dated as of [            ], 2011 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Company, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent and trustee (the “Trustee”) for the benefit of the holders of the Notes.

B. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture and the Security Agreement.

C. The Grantors have entered into the Security Agreement in order to induce (x) the Holders to purchase the Notes. Section 6.14 of the Security Agreement provides that additional Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company may become Grantors under the Security Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned Restricted Subsidiary (the “New Subsidiary”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Indenture to become a Grantor under the Security Agreement as consideration for Notes previously issued.

Accordingly, the Notes Collateral Agent and the New Subsidiary agree as follows:

SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 6.14 of the Security Agreement, the New Subsidiary by its signature below becomes a Grantor under the Security Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and the New Subsidiary hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement applicable to it as a Grantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Grantor thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, the New Subsidiary, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Obligations does hereby create and grant to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, their successors and assigns, a security interest in and lien on all of the New Subsidiary’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) of the New Subsidiary. Each reference to a “Grantor” in the Security Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Subsidiary. The Security Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 2. The New Subsidiary represents and warrants to the Notes Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Bankruptcy Laws and by general principles of equity.

SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Supplement shall become effective when the Notes Collateral Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Supplement that bears the signature of the New Subsidiary, and the Notes Collateral Agent has executed a counterpart hereof. Delivery of an executed signature

 

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page to this Supplement by facsimile transmission or other electronic communication shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Supplement.

SECTION 4. The New Subsidiary hereby represents and warrants that (a) set forth on Schedule I attached hereto is a true and correct schedule of the location of any and all Collateral of the New Subsidiary and (b) set forth under its signature hereto is the true and correct legal name of the New Subsidiary, its jurisdiction of formation and the location of its chief executive office. Schedule I shall be incorporated into, and after the date hereof be deemed part of, the Perfection Certificate.

SECTION 5. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 6. THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 7. If any provision of this Supplement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Supplement and the other Note Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 8. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 6.01 of the Security Agreement.

SECTION 9. The New Subsidiary agrees to reimburse the Notes Collateral Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the execution and delivery of this Supplement, including the reasonable fees, other charges and disbursements of counsel for the Notes Collateral Agent.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Subsidiary and the Notes Collateral Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NAME OF NEW SUBSIDIARY]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
Jurisdiction of Formation:
Address of Chief Executive Office:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Notes Collateral Agent

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

EXHIBIT I-3


SCHEDULE I

TO SUPPLEMENTAL NO      TO THE

SECURITY AGREEMENT

LOCATION OF COLLATERAL

 

Description

  

Location

  

EQUITY INTERESTS

 

Issuer

  

Number of

Certificate

  

Registered

Owner

  

Number and

Class of

Equity Interests

  

Percentage of

Equity Interests

           

DEBT SECURITIES

 

Issuer

  

Principal Amount

  

Date of Note

  

Maturity Date

        

 

SCHEDULE I-1


Exhibit II

FORM OF

PERFECTION CERTIFICATE


Exhibit III

FORM OF

PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT

(SHORT-FORM)

PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of [            ], 2011 among AVAYA, INC. (the “Company”), certain Subsidiaries of the Company from time to time party hereto and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties (as defined below).

Reference is made to the Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of [            ], 2011 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), among the Company, certain Subsidiaries of the Company from time to time party thereto and the Notes Collateral Agent. The Secured Parties’ agreements in respect of the Notes are set forth in the Indenture dated as of [            ], 2011 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Company, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent and trustee (the “Trustee”) for the benefit of the holders of the Notes. Each of the Subsidiaries party hereto is an affiliate of the Company and will derive substantial benefits from the issuance of the Notes by the Company pursuant to the Indenture and is willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Holders to purchase the Notes. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1. Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Security Agreement.

Section 2. Grant of Security Interest. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor, pursuant to and in accordance with the Security Agreement, did and hereby does grant to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all right, title and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Patent Collateral”):

All letters Patent of the United States, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for letters Patent of the United States in or to which any Grantor now or hereafter has any right, title or interest therein, including registrations, recordings and pending applications in the USPTO, and all reissues, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals, improvements or extensions thereof, including those listed on Schedule I.

Section 3. Termination. This Agreement is made to secure the satisfactory performance and payment of the Obligations. This Patent Security Agreement and the security interest granted hereby shall terminate with respect to all of a Grantor’s Obligations and any Lien arising therefrom shall be automatically released upon termination of the Security Agreement or release of such Grantor’s obligations thereunder. The Notes Collateral Agent shall, in connection with any termination or release herein or under the Security Agreement, execute and deliver to any Grantor as such Grantor may request, an instrument in writing releasing the security interest in the Patent Collateral acquired under this Agreement. Additionally, upon such satisfactory performance or payment, the Notes Collateral Agent shall reasonably cooperate with any efforts made by a Grantor to make of record or otherwise confirm such satisfaction


including, but not limited to, the release and/or termination of this Agreement and any security interest in, to or under the Patent Collateral.

Section 4. Supplement to the Security Agreement. The security interests granted to the Notes Collateral Agent herein are granted in furtherance, and not in limitation of, the security interests granted to the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Notes Collateral Agent with respect to the Patent Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Security Agreement, the terms of the Security Agreement shall govern.

Section 5. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants, as to itself and the other Grantors, to the Notes Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, that a true and correct list of all of the existing material Patent Collateral consisting of U.S. Patent registrations or applications owned by each Grantor, in whole or in part, as of the date hereof, is set forth in Schedule I.

Section 6. Miscellaneous. The provisions of Article VI of the Security Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

AVAYA INC., as Company
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

EACH OF THE GRANTORS LISTED ON ANNEX A HERETO

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Notes Collateral Agent

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Signature Page for Patent Security Agreement


Annex A

List of Company Subsidiaries that are Grantors


Schedule I

Short Particulars of U.S. Patent Collateral


Exhibit IV

FORM OF

TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT

(SHORT-FORM)

TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of [            ], 2011 among AVAYA, INC. (the “Company”), certain Subsidiaries of the Company from time to time party hereto and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties (as defined below).

Reference is made to the Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of [            ], 2011 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), among the Company, certain Subsidiaries of the Company from time to time party thereto and the Notes Collateral Agent. The Secured Parties’ agreements in respect of the Notes are set forth in the Indenture dated as of [            ], 2011 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Company, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent and trustee (the “Trustee”) for the benefit of the holders of the Notes. Each of the Subsidiaries party hereto is an affiliate of the Company and will derive substantial benefits from the issuance of the Notes by the Company pursuant to the Indenture and is willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Holders to purchase the Notes. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1. Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Security Agreement.

Section 2. Grant of Security Interest. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor, pursuant to and in accordance with the Security Agreement, did and hereby does grant to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all right, title and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Trademark Collateral”):

(a) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, trade dress, logos, designs, fictitious business names, other source or business identifiers, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and registration applications in the USPTO, and all extensions or renewals thereof, as well as any unregistered trademarks and service marks used by a Grantor, including those listed on Schedule I, and (b) all goodwill connected with the use of and symbolized by such marks; provided that the grant of security interest shall not include any trademark, service mark or other application for registration that may be deemed invalidated, canceled or abandoned due to the grant and/or enforcement of such security interest unless and until such time that the grant and/or enforcement of the security interest will not affect the validity of such trademark, service mark or other application for registration.

Section 3. Termination. This Agreement is made to secure the satisfactory performance and payment of the Obligations. This Trademark Security Agreement and the security interest granted hereby shall terminate with respect to all of a Grantor’s Obligations and any Lien arising therefrom shall


be automatically released upon termination of the Security Agreement or release of such Grantor’s obligations thereunder. The Notes Collateral Agent shall, in connection with any termination or release herein or under the Security Agreement, execute and deliver to any Grantor as such Grantor may request, an instrument in writing releasing the security interest in the Trademark Collateral acquired under this Agreement. Additionally, upon such satisfactory performance or payment, the Notes Collateral Agent shall reasonably cooperate with any efforts made by a Grantor to make of record or otherwise confirm such satisfaction including, but not limited to, the release and/or termination of this Agreement and any security interest in, to or under the Trademark Collateral.

Section 4. Supplement to the Security Agreement. The security interests granted to the Notes Collateral Agent herein are granted in furtherance, and not in limitation of, the security interests granted to the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Notes Collateral Agent with respect to the Trademark Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Security Agreement, the terms of the Security Agreement shall govern.

Section 5. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants, as to itself and the other Grantors, to the Notes Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, that a true and correct list of all of the existing material Trademark Collateral consisting of U.S. Trademark registrations or applications owned by each Grantor, in whole or in part, as of the date hereof, is set forth in Schedule I.

Section 6. Miscellaneous. The provisions of Article VI of the Security Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

AVAYA INC., as Company
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

EACH OF THE GRANTORS LISTED ON ANNEX A HERETO

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Notes Collateral Agent

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Signature Page for Trademark Security Agreement


Annex A

List of Company Subsidiaries that are Grantors


Schedule I to

Trademark Security Agreement Supplement

UNITED STATES Trademarks, Service Marks and Trademark Applications

 

Grantor

 

Trademark or Service

Mark

 

Date Granted

  

Registration No. and

Jurisdiction

 

      

 

      

 

      

 

      

 

Grantor

 

Trademark or Service
Mark Application

 

Date Filed

  

Application No. and

Jurisdiction

 

      

 

      

 

      

 

      


Exhibit V

FORM OF

COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT

(SHORT-FORM)

COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of [                ], 2011 among AVAYA, INC. (the “Company”), certain Subsidiaries of the Company from time to time party hereto and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties (as defined below).

Reference is made to the Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of [                ], 2011 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), among the Company, certain Subsidiaries of the Company from time to time party thereto and the Notes Collateral Agent. The Secured Parties’ agreements in respect of the Notes are set forth in the Indenture dated as of [                ], 2011 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Company, The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent and trustee (the “Trustee”) for the benefit of the holders of the Notes. Each of the Subsidiaries party hereto is an affiliate of the Company and will derive substantial benefits from the issuance of the Notes by the Company pursuant to the Indenture and is willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Holders to purchase the Notes. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1. Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Security Agreement.

Section 2. Grant of Security Interest. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor, pursuant to and in accordance with the Security Agreement, did and hereby does grant to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all right, title and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Copyright Collateral”):

(a) all copyright rights in any work subject to the copyright laws of the United States, whether as author, assignee, transferee or otherwise, and (b) all registrations and applications for registration of any such copyright in the United States, including registrations, recordings, supplemental registrations and pending applications for registration in the USCO, including those listed on Schedule I.

Section 3. Termination. This Agreement is made to secure the satisfactory performance and payment of the Obligations. This Copyright Security Agreement and the security interest granted hereby shall terminate with respect to all of a Grantor’s Obligations and any Lien arising therefrom shall be automatically released upon termination of the Security Agreement or release of such Grantor’s obligations thereunder. The Notes Collateral Agent shall, in connection with any termination or release herein or under the Security Agreement, execute and deliver to any Grantor as such Grantor may request, an instrument in writing releasing the security interest in the Copyright Collateral acquired under this Agreement. Additionally, upon such satisfactory performance or payment, the Notes Collateral Agent shall reasonably cooperate with any efforts made by a Grantor to make of record or otherwise confirm such satisfaction


including, but not limited to, the release and/or termination of this Agreement and any security interest in, to or under the Copyright Collateral.

Section 4. Supplement to the Security Agreement. The security interests granted to the Notes Collateral Agent herein are granted in furtherance, and not in limitation of, the security interests granted to the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Notes Collateral Agent with respect to the Copyright Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Security Agreement, the terms of the Security Agreement shall govern.

Section 5. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants, as to itself and the other Grantors, to the Notes Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, that a true and correct list of all of the existing material Copyright Collateral consisting of U.S. Copyright registrations or applications owned by each Grantor, in whole or in part, as of the date hereof, is set forth in Schedule I.

Section 6. Miscellaneous. The provisions of Article VI of the Security Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

AVAYA INC., as Company
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

EACH OF THE GRANTORS LISTED ON ANNEX A HERETO

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Notes Collateral Agent

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Signature Page for Copyright Security Agreement


Annex A

List of Company Subsidiaries that are Grantors


Schedule I

Short Particulars of U.S. Copyright Collateral

EX-10.1 5 dex101.htm PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 8, 2011 Purchase Agreement dated February 8, 2011

Exhibit 10.1

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

$1,009,000,000

AVAYA INC.

7.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2019

Purchase Agreement

February 8, 2011

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

As Representative of the

several Initial Purchasers listed

in Schedule 1 hereto

c/o Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

1585 Broadway

New York, New York 10036

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Avaya Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several initial purchasers listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Initial Purchasers”), for whom you are acting as representative (the “Representative”), $1,009,000,000 principal amount of its 7.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the “Securities”). The Securities will be issued pursuant to an Indenture to be dated as of February 11, 2011 (the “Indenture”) among the Company, the guarantors listed in Schedule 2 hereto (the “Guarantors”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), and will be guaranteed on a senior secured basis by each of the Guarantors (the “Guarantees”).

The Securities will be sold to the Initial Purchasers without being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in reliance upon an exemption therefrom. The Company has prepared a preliminary offering memorandum dated February 2, 2011 (the “Preliminary Offering Memorandum”) and will prepare an offering memorandum dated the date hereof (the “Offering Memorandum”) setting forth information concerning the Company, the Guarantors and the Securities. Copies of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum have been, and copies of the Offering Memorandum will be, delivered by the Company to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Company hereby confirms that it has authorized the use of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the other Time of Sale Information (as defined below) and the Offering Memorandum in connection with the offering and resale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers in the manner contemplated by this Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum.


At or prior to the time when sales of the Securities were first made (the “Time of Sale”), the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, as supplemented and amended by the written communications listed on Annex A hereto, shall have been prepared (collectively, the “Time of Sale Information”).

The Securities and the Guarantees will be secured on a first priority basis, subject to Permitted Liens (as defined in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum), by liens on the Non-ABL Priority Collateral (as defined in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum) and a second priority basis, subject to Permitted Liens, by liens on the ABL Priority Collateral (as defined in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, and together with the Non-ABL Priority Collateral, the “Collateral”) each in favor of The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., in its capacity as collateral agent for the holders of the Securities (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”), for its benefit, the benefit of the Trustee and the holders of the Securities and the Guarantees. The Company and each of the Guarantors will also be a party to an intercreditor agreement establishing the rights and priority of creditors sharing a first-priority security interest in the Non-ABL Priority Collateral (the “First Lien Intercreditor Agreement”), in addition to the intercreditor agreement dated as of October 26, 2007, among the Company, the Guarantors, Citicorp USA, Inc., as administrative agent under the senior secured asset-based credit facility (as defined in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum), and Citibank, N.A., as cash flow agent, establishing the rights and priority of creditors sharing a security interest in the ABL Priority Collateral (the “ABL Intercreditor Agreement” and, together with the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the “Intercreditor Agreements”).

Concurrently with the offering of the Securities, the Company will amend and restate (the “Amendment”) the credit agreement for its existing senior secured credit facility dated as of October 26, 2007 and amended as of December 18, 2009, as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, replaced, or refinanced, the “General Credit Facilities”) and will use substantially all of the proceeds of this offering of Securities to repay a portion of the outstanding amounts under the General Credit Facilities. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Refinancing” means, collectively, the offering of the Securities, the consummation of the Amendment, the execution and delivery of the Security Documents (as defined in Section 14(j) herein), the execution and delivery of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the joinder to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and the use of proceeds from the offering of the Securities to repay a portion of the outstanding amounts under the General Credit Facilities, as described herein and in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum. The term “New Credit Facilities Documentation” means the Amendment and any other documents, agreements or instruments delivered in connection therewith.

The Company and the Guarantors hereby confirm their agreement with the several Initial Purchasers concerning the purchase and resale of the Securities and the issuance of the Guarantees, respectively, as follows:

 

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1. Purchase and Resale of the Securities.

(a) The Company agrees to issue and sell the Securities to the several Initial Purchasers as provided in this Agreement and each Initial Purchaser, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Securities set forth opposite such Initial Purchaser’s name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to 98.00% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest, if any, from February 11, 2011 to the Closing Date. The Company will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein.

(b) The Company and the Guarantors understand that the Initial Purchasers intend to offer the Securities for resale on the terms set forth in the Time of Sale Information. Each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and agrees that:

(i) it is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act (a “QIB”) and an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act;

(ii) neither it, nor to its knowledge any person acting on its behalf, has solicited offers for, or will solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act (“Regulation D”) or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act; and

(iii) neither it, nor to its knowledge any person acting on its behalf, has solicited offers for, or offered or sold, and will not solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Securities as part of their initial offering except:

(A) within the United States to persons whom it reasonably believes to be QIBs in transactions pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”) and in connection with each such sale, it has taken or will take reasonable steps to ensure that the purchaser of the Securities is aware that such sale is being made in reliance on Rule 144A; or

(B) outside the United States in accordance with the restrictions set forth in Annex C hereto.

(c) Each Initial Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company and the Guarantors and, for purposes of the “no registration” opinions to be delivered to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to Sections 6(f) and 6(g), counsel for the Company and counsel for the Initial Purchasers, respectively, may rely upon the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Initial Purchasers, and compliance by the Initial Purchasers with their agreements, contained in paragraph (b) above (including Annex C hereto), and each Initial Purchaser hereby consents to such reliance.

(d) The Company and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that the Initial Purchasers may offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of an Initial Purchaser and

 

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that any such affiliate may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through any Initial Purchaser, in each case subject to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement (including Annex C hereto).

(e) The Company and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that the Initial Purchasers are acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s-length contractual counterparty to the Company and the Guarantors with respect to the offering of Securities (contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as financial advisors or fiduciaries to, or agents of, the Company, the Guarantors or any other person. Additionally, neither the Representative nor any other Initial Purchaser is advising the Company, the Guarantors or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company and the Guarantors shall consult with their own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making their own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Representative nor any other Initial Purchaser shall have any responsibility or liability to the Company or the Guarantors with respect thereto. Any review by the Representative or any Initial Purchaser of the Company, the Guarantors, and the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Representative or such Initial Purchaser, as the case may be, and shall not be on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors or any other person.

2. Payment and Delivery.

(a) Payment for and delivery of the Securities will be made at the offices of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on February 11, 2011, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representative and the Company may agree upon in writing. The time and date of such payment and delivery is referred to herein as the “Closing Date”.

(b) Payment for the Securities shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account(s) specified by the Company to the Representative against delivery to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), for the account of the Initial Purchasers, of one or more global notes representing the Securities (collectively, the “Global Note”), with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of the Securities duly paid by the Company. The Global Note will be made available for inspection by the Representative not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date.

3. Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Guarantors. The Company and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally represent and warrant to each Initial Purchaser that:

(a) Preliminary Offering Memorandum, Time of Sale Information and Offering Memorandum. The Preliminary Offering Memorandum, as of its date, did not, the Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale, did not, and at the Closing Date, will not, and the Offering Memorandum, at the time first used by the Initial Purchasers to confirm sales of the Securities and as of the Closing Date, will not, contain any untrue

 

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statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Initial Purchaser furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of such Initial Purchaser either directly or through the Representative expressly for use in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum.

(b) Additional Written Communications. The Company, on behalf of itself and the Guarantors (including its respective agents and representatives, other than the Initial Purchasers in their capacity as such), has not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any written communication that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Company or its respective agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below) an “Issuer Written Communication”) other than (i) the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, (ii) the Offering Memorandum, (iii) the documents listed on Annex A hereto, including a term sheet substantially in the form of Annex B hereto, which constitute part of the Time of Sale Information, and (iv) any electronic road show or other written communications, in each case used in accordance with Section 4(c). Each such Issuer Written Communication, when taken together with the Time of Sale Information, did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Written Communication in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Initial Purchaser furnished to the Company in writing by such Initial Purchaser either directly or through the Representative expressly for use in any Issuer Written Communication. Any information in an Issuer Written Communication that is not otherwise included in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum does not conflict with the information in the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum.

(c) Financial Statements. The financial statements and the related notes thereto included in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby; the other financial information included in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum has been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries and presents fairly in all material respects the information shown thereby.

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Offering Memorandum (i) there has not been any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Company on any class of capital stock, or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the business, properties, management, financial position or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or any action, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except in each case of (i), (ii) and (iii) as otherwise disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.

(e) Organization and Good Standing. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have been duly organized and are validly existing and in good standing (or the equivalent thereof with respect to the law of foreign countries) under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing (or the equivalent thereof with respect to the law of foreign countries) in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged, except where the failure to be so qualified, in good standing or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, management, financial position or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the performance by the Company and the Guarantors of their obligations under the Securities and the Guarantees (a “Material Adverse Effect”). The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Schedule 3 to this Agreement.

(f) Capitalization. The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum under the heading “Capitalization”; and all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party, other than as permitted in the Security Documents or the Indenture or as disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.

(g) Due Authorization. The Company and each of the Guarantors have full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Securities in the case of the Company, the Guarantees in the case of the Guarantors, the Indenture (including each Guarantee set forth therein), the Intercreditor Agreements and each

 

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Security Document (collectively, and together with the New Credit Facilities Documentation, the “Transaction Documents”) to which they are a party, and to perform their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby has been duly and validly taken.

(h) The Indenture. The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and each of the Guarantors and, when duly executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by each of the parties thereto, will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company and each of the Guarantors enforceable against the Company and each of the Guarantors in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law) relating to enforceability (collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”); and on the Closing Date, the Indenture will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Commission applicable to an indenture that is qualified thereunder, except as expressly stated in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.

(i) The Securities and the Guarantees. The Securities have been duly authorized by the Company and, when duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture; and the Guarantees have been duly authorized by each of the Guarantors and, when the Securities have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be valid and legally binding obligations of each of the Guarantors, enforceable against each of the Guarantors in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

(j) Purchase Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each of the Guarantors.

(k) Other Transaction Documents. The New Credit Facilities Documentation and the Intercreditor Agreements will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantors and, when duly executed and delivered by each of the parties thereto, will each constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company and the Guarantors, enforceable against the Company and the Guarantors in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

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thereof contained in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.

(m) No Violation or Default. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents; (ii) in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject; or (iii) in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(n) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company and each of the Guarantors of each of the Transaction Documents to which each is a party (including but not limited to, the issuance and sale of the Securities ((including the Guarantees) )) and compliance by the Company and each of the Guarantors with the terms thereof, the granting of the security interests in the Collateral and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (other than any lien, charge or encumbrance created or imposed pursuant to the Transaction Documents), (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) (assuming the accuracy of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Initial Purchasers contained herein) result in the violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation or default, lien, charge or encumbrance that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(o) No Consents Required. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company and each of the Guarantors of each of the Transaction Documents to which each is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities ((including the Guarantees)) and compliance by the Company and each of the Guarantors with the terms thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except

 

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for such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as (A) may be required (i) under applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase and resale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers, and (ii) that if not obtained or made would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (B) as have been obtained or made on or prior to the Closing Date.

(p) Legal Proceedings. Except as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, suits or proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and to the knowledge of the Company and each of the Guarantors, no such investigations, actions, suits or proceedings are threatened or contemplated by any governmental or regulatory authority or by others.

(q) Independent Accountants. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP who has certified certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries contained in the Time of Sale information and the Offering Memorandum is an independent public accountant with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within the meaning of Rule 101 of the Code of Professional Conduct of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and its interpretations and rulings thereunder.

(r) Title to Real and Personal Property. The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to, or have valid rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of real property and have good title or a valid legal right to lease or otherwise use all personal property that are material to the respective businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects and imperfections of title except those that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect or that exist or will be created pursuant to, or are expressly permitted by, the Transaction Documents or New Credit Facilities Documentation or the Existing Financing Documents. The assets and properties owned, leased or otherwise used by the Company and the Guarantors are in good repair, working order and condition (reasonable wear and tear expected), except in such cases as their use does not so require or would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(s) Title to Intellectual Property. The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess the right to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses and know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) material to the operation of the business now operated by the Company and its subsidiaries; and except as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, none of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of infringement or conflict with the

 

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asserted rights of others, which individually or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(t) No Undisclosed Relationships. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders or other affiliates of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the other, that would be required by the Securities Act to be described in a registration statement to be filed with the Commission and that is not so described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.

(u) Investment Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum none of them will be, an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Investment Company Act”).

(v) Taxes. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and its subsidiaries have paid all federal, state, local and foreign and franchise taxes and filed all tax returns required to be paid or filed through the date hereof, and (ii) there is no material tax deficiency that has been, or could reasonably be expected to be, asserted against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets, except as otherwise disclosed in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.

(w) Licenses and Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, except where the failure to possess or make the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, permit or authorization.

(x) No Labor Disputes. No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company and each of the Guarantors, is contemplated or threatened and to the knowledge of the Company and each of the Guarantors, there is no existing or imminent labor disturbance by, or dispute with, the employees of any of the Company’s or any of the Company’s subsidiaries’ principal suppliers, contractors or customers, except as would not individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(y) Compliance With Environmental Laws. (i) The Company and the Guarantors (x) are in compliance with, and have not violated, any and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, regulations, decisions and orders relating to the protection of human health or safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), (y) have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses, and (z) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants at any location, and have no knowledge of any circumstance, event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any such notice or liability, and (ii) there are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws of or relating to the Company or its subsidiaries, except in the case of (i) and (ii) above, for any such failure to comply with, or failure to receive required permits, licenses or approvals, or cost or liability, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) except as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, (x) there are no proceedings that are pending, or that are known to be contemplated, against the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws in which a governmental entity is also a party, other than such proceedings regarding which it is reasonably believed no monetary sanctions of $100,000 or more will be imposed, (y) the Company and its subsidiaries are not aware of any issues regarding compliance with Environmental Laws, or liabilities or other obligations under Environmental Laws or concerning hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position of the Company and its subsidiaries, and (z) none of the Company and its subsidiaries anticipates material capital expenditures relating to any Environmental Laws.

(z) Compliance With ERISA. (i) Each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), for which the Company or any member of its “Controlled Group” (defined as any organization which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)) would have any liability (each, a “Plan”) has been maintained in compliance with its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code; (ii) no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any Plan excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption; (iii) for each Plan that is subject to the funding rules of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, no “accumulated funding deficiency” as defined in Section 412 of the Code, whether or not waived, has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (iv) except as otherwise disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, the fair market value of the assets of each Plan exceeds the present value of all benefits accrued under such Plan (determined based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan); (v) no “reportable event” (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; and (vi) neither the Company nor any member of the Controlled Group has incurred, nor

 

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reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to the Plan or premiums to the PBGC, in the ordinary course and without default) in respect of a Plan (including a “multiemployer plan”, within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA), and except for where failure to comply with any of the clauses (i) through (vi) of this paragraph would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(aa) Disclosure Controls. Since October 1, 2009 and in each case to the extent required by the Exchange Act, the Company and its subsidiaries have maintained an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. During such time and to the extent required by the Exchange Act, the Company and its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.

(bb) Accounting Controls. The Company maintains systems of internal accounting controls for the benefit of the Company and its subsidiaries sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as disclosed in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, there are no material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls.

(cc) Insurance. The Company and its subsidiaries have insurance covering their respective properties, operations, personnel and businesses, which insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as are customary for businesses such as the Company’s and the subsidiaries’; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has (i) received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that capital improvements or other expenditures are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such insurance or (ii) any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business, except in the case of (i) and (ii) above, as would not individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(dd) No Unlawful Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, nor any director or officer of the Company or its subsidiaries, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any employee, agent or representative of the Company or of any

 

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of its subsidiaries, has taken any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment or giving of money or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any “government official” (including any officer or employee of a government or government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office) to influence official action or secure an improper advantage; and the Company and its subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws and have instituted and maintain and will continue to maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.

(ee) Compliance with Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with all applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company and its subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened

(ff) Compliance with OFAC.

(i) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor any director or officer of the Company, nor, to the Company’s or any Guarantor’s knowledge, any employee, agent, or representative of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is an individual or entity (“Person”) that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is:

(A) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) , the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”), the European Union (“EU”), Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”) (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor

(B) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

(ii) The Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person (provided that such proceeds shall not include any commissions paid to the Initial Purchasers in connection with this offering):

 

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(A) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions; or

(B) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).

(iii) The Company represents that, for the past 5 years, it and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions.

(gg) Solvency. On and immediately after the Closing Date, the Company (after giving effect to the Refinancing) will be Solvent. As used in this paragraph, the term “Solvent” means, with respect to a particular date, that on such date (i) the present fair value (or present fair saleable value) of the consolidated assets of the Company is not less than the total consolidated liabilities of the Company (including contingent liabilities); (ii) the Company is able to pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and commitments as they mature and become due in the normal course of business; (iii) assuming consummation of the issuance of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, the Company is not incurring debts or liabilities beyond its ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; (iv) the Company does not have an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to conduct its business; and (v) the Company is not a defendant in any civil action that would result in a judgment that the Company is or would become unable to satisfy.

(hh) No Restrictions on Subsidiaries. No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is subject, from paying any lawful dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such subsidiary’s capital stock or similar ownership interest, from repaying to the Company or any Guarantor any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or any Guarantor or from transferring any of such subsidiary’s properties or assets to the Company or any Guarantor or any other subsidiary of the Company, except as permitted under (i) any Transaction Document, (ii) the New Credit Facilities Documentation or (iii) the Existing Financing Documents.

(ii) No Broker’s Fees. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement) that would give rise to a valid claim against any of them or any Initial Purchaser for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities.

(jj) Rule 144A Eligibility. On the Closing Date, the Securities will not be of the same class as securities listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act or quoted in an automated inter-dealer quotation system; and each of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum, as of

 

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its respective date, contains or will contain all the information that, if requested by a prospective purchaser of the Securities, would be required to be provided to such prospective purchaser pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

(kk) No Integration. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D) has, directly or through any agent, sold, offered for sale, solicited offers to buy or otherwise negotiated in respect of, any security (as defined in the Securities Act), that is or will be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner that would require registration of the Securities under the Securities Act, except that the Company and its affiliates make no representation or warranty as to any Initial Purchaser or any affiliate thereof with respect to this Section 3(kk).

(ll) No General Solicitation or Directed Selling Efforts. None of the Company or any of its affiliates or any other person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers and their affiliates that assist in the distribution of the Securities, as to which no representation is made) has (i) solicited offers for, or offered or sold, the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act or (ii) engaged in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”), and all such persons have complied with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S.

(mm) Securities Law Exemptions. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Initial Purchasers contained in Section 1(b) (including Annex C hereto) and their compliance with their agreements set forth therein, it is not necessary, in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers and the offer, resale and delivery of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, to register the Securities under the Securities Act or to qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.

(nn) No Stabilization. Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.

(oo) Margin Rules. Neither the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities, nor the application of the proceeds thereof by the Company as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum will violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board of Governors.

(pp) Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in any of the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.

 

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(qq) Statistical and Market Data. Nothing has come to the attention of the Company that has caused the Company to believe that the statistical and market-related data included in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum is not based on or derived from sources that are reliable and accurate in all material respects.

(rr) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Since October 1, 2009, there is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), in each case to which the Company is subject.

(ss) Liens and Security Interests. The Security Documents, when executed and delivered, will create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the holders of Securities, a valid security interest in the Collateral and upon the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and the Mortgages (as hereinafter defined), in each case, in appropriate form and with the appropriate governmental authorities and filing offices (including payments of all necessary fees and taxes) and upon the filing of the Copyright Security Agreement (as defined in the Collateral Agreement), the Trademark Security Agreement (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) and the Patent Security Agreement (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) in appropriate form and with the appropriate governmental authorities and filing offices (including payments of all necessary fees and taxes) and taking of the other actions specified in the Security Documents, such security interests in the Collateral will constitute a perfected security interest in the Collateral to the extent such perfection can be obtained by such filings, recordings and other actions, subject only to Permitted Liens and other liens permitted under the covenant described in “Description of notes — Certain covenants — Liens” in the Time of Sale Information and Offering Memorandum.

(tt) Transfer of Collateral. The Company and the Guarantors collectively own, have rights in or have the power to transfer rights in the Collateral, free and clear of any Liens (as defined under the caption “Description of notes” in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum) other than (i) the security interests granted pursuant to the Security Documents and (ii) Liens expressly permitted to exist on the Collateral under the Transaction Documents, the New Credit Facilities Documentation or the Existing Financing Documents.

4. Further Agreements of the Company and the Guarantors. The Company and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally covenant and agree with each Initial Purchaser that:

(a) Delivery of Copies. The Company will deliver, without charge, to the Initial Purchasers as many copies of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, any other Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication and the Offering Memorandum (including all amendments and supplements thereto) as the Representative may reasonably request.

 

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(b) Offering Memorandum, Amendments or Supplements. Before finalizing the Offering Memorandum or making or distributing any amendment or supplement to any of the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum, the Company will furnish to the Representative and counsel for the Initial Purchasers a copy of the proposed Offering Memorandum or such amendment or supplement for review, and will not distribute any such proposed Offering Memorandum, amendment or supplement to which the Representative reasonably objects.

(c) Additional Written Communications. Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving or referring to any Issuer Written Communication, the Company, on behalf of itself and the Guarantors, will furnish to the Representative and counsel for the Initial Purchasers a copy of such written communication for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve or refer to any such written communication to which the Representative reasonably objects.

(d) Notice to the Representative. The Company will advise the Representative promptly, and confirm such advice in writing upon becoming aware, (i) of the issuance by any governmental or regulatory authority of any order preventing or suspending the use of any of the Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication or the Offering Memorandum or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose; (ii) of the occurrence of any event at any time prior to the completion of the initial offering of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers as a result of which any of the Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication or the Offering Memorandum as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when such Time of Sale Information, Issuer Written Communication or the Offering Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; and (iii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order preventing or suspending the use of any of the Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication or the Offering Memorandum or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will use reasonable best efforts to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.

(e) Time of Sale Information. If at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which any of the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement any of the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Company will promptly notify the Initial Purchasers thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (b) above, furnish to the Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to any of the Time of Sale Information as may be necessary so that the statements in any of the Time of Sale Information as so amended or

 

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supplemented will not, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, be misleading or so that any of the Time of Sale Information will comply with law.

(f) Ongoing Compliance of the Offering Memorandum. If at any time prior to the completion of the initial offering of the Securities (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Offering Memorandum as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Offering Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Offering Memorandum to comply with law, the Company will promptly notify the Initial Purchasers thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (b) above, furnish to the Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Offering Memorandum as may be necessary so that the statements in the Offering Memorandum as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Offering Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Offering Memorandum will comply with law.

(g) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company will qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative shall reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the offering and resale of the Securities; provided that neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors shall be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.

(h) Clear Market. During the period from the date hereof through and including the date that is 90 days after the date hereof, the Company and each of the Guarantors will not, without the prior written consent of the Representative, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of the Guarantors and having a term of more than one year, provided that the Company may (i) pay interest in kind on its outstanding 10.125%/10.875% senior PIK toggle unsecured notes due 2015, and (ii) issue intercompany debt.

(i) Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum under the heading “Use of proceeds”.

(j) Supplying Information. While the Securities remain outstanding and are “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, the Company and each of the Guarantors will, during any period in which the Company is not subject to and in compliance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, make available to holders of the Securities and prospective purchasers of the Securities designated by such holders, upon the request of such holders or such prospective

 

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purchasers, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

(k) DTC. The Company will assist the Initial Purchasers in arranging for the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.

(l) No Resales by the Company. During the one year period after the Time of Sale, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its respective controlled affiliates (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) to, resell any of the Securities that have been acquired by any of them, except for Securities purchased by the Company or any of its affiliates and resold in a transaction registered under the Securities Act.

(m) No Integration. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D) will, directly or through any agent, sell, offer for sale, solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of, any security (as defined in the Securities Act), that is or will be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner that would require registration of the Securities under the Securities Act.

(n) No General Solicitation or Directed Selling Efforts. None of the Company or any of its affiliates or any other person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to which no covenant is given) will (i) solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act or (ii) engage in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S, and all such persons will comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S.

(o) No Stabilization. Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.

(p) Security Interest. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Securities and the Guarantees to be secured by a lien on and security interest in the Collateral to the extent provided for in this Agreement, the Indenture and the Security Documents and as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.

5. Certain Agreements of the Initial Purchasers. Each Initial Purchaser hereby represents and agrees that it has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any written communication that constitutes an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities other than (i) the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum, (ii) a written communication that contains no “issuer information” (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the Securities Act) that was not included (including through incorporation by reference) in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum, (iii) any written communication listed on Annex A or prepared by the Company pursuant to Section 4(c) above (including any electronic road show), (iv) any written communication prepared by such Initial Purchaser and approved by the Company in advance in

 

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writing or (v) any written communication that only contains the terms of the Securities and/or other information that was included (including through incorporation by reference) in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum.

6. Conditions of Initial Purchasers’ Obligations. The obligation of each Initial Purchaser to purchase Securities on the Closing Date as provided herein is subject to the performance by the Company and each of the Guarantors of their respective covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date; and the statements of the Company, the Guarantors and their respective officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date.

(b) No Downgrade. Subsequent to the earlier of (A) the Time of Sale and (B) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Securities or any other debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”, as such term is defined by the Commission for purposes of the Securities Act; and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of the Securities or of any other debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).

(c) No Material Adverse Change. No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(d) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in each of the Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Offering Memorandum (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) the effect of which in the judgment of the Representative makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.

(d) Officer’s Certificate. The Representative shall have received on and as of the Closing Date a certificate of an executive officer of the Company and of each Guarantor who has specific knowledge of the Company’s or such Guarantor’s financial matters and is satisfactory to the Representative (i) confirming that such officer has carefully reviewed the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum and, to the knowledge of such officer, the representations set forth in Sections 3(a) and 3(b) hereof are true and correct, (ii) confirming that the other representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors in this Agreement are true and correct and that the Company and the Guarantors have complied in all material respects with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on their part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date and (iii) to the effect set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) above.

 

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(e) Comfort Letters. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP shall have furnished to the Representative, at the request of the Company, a letter, dated the respective date of delivery thereof and addressed to the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum; provided that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a “cut-off” date no more than three business days prior to the Closing Date.

(f) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Company. Ropes & Gray LLP, counsel for the Company and the Guarantors, shall have furnished to the Representative, at the request of the Company, their written opinion and 10b-5 statement, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, to the effect set forth in Annex D hereto.

(g) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Initial Purchasers. The Representative shall have received on and as of the Closing Date an opinion and 10b-5 statement of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, with respect to such matters as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.

(h) No Legal Impediment to Issuance. No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state or foreign governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or the issuance of the Guarantees; and no injunction or order of any federal, state or foreign court shall have been issued that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or the issuance of the Guarantees.

(i) Good Standing. The Representative shall have received on and as of the Closing Date satisfactory evidence of the existence or good standing of the Company and the Guarantors in their respective jurisdictions of organization and their good standing in such other jurisdictions as the Representative may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of telecommunication, from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions.

(j) DTC. The Securities shall be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.

(k) Indenture. At the Closing Date, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall have entered into the Indenture, and the Representative shall have received counterparts, conformed as executed, thereof.

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Documents (other than those referred to on Schedule 4 hereto) and each other document or instrument required to cause the Securities and the Guarantees to be secured by perfected liens on the Collateral to the extent and in the manner and with the priority provided for in the Indenture and the Security Documents and as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, in each case as executed by the parties thereto, (y) certified copies of Uniform Commercial Code, United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office, tax and judgment lien searches, or equivalent reports or searches, each of a recent date listing all effective financing statements, lien notices or comparable documents that name the Company or any Guarantor as debtor and that are filed in those state jurisdictions in which the Company or any Guarantor is organized and such other searches that are required by the Perfection Certificate (as defined in the Collateral Agreement), none of which evidence liens that encumber the Collateral covered or intended to be covered by the Security Documents (other than Permitted Liens).

(m) Intercreditor Agreements. At the Closing Date, the Company, the Guarantors, the Collateral Agent and the Trustee shall have entered into the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and the Representative shall have received counterparts, conformed as executed, thereof. At the Closing Date, the Collateral Agent shall have entered into a joinder to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement acknowledged by the collateral agent under the senior secured asset-based credit facility, and the Representative shall have received counterparts, conformed as executed, thereof.

(n) CFO Certificate. The Chief Financial Officer for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representative, at the request of the Company, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, in the form of Annex E hereto.

(o) Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company and the Guarantors shall have furnished to the Representative such further certificates and documents as the Representative may reasonably request.

All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Initial Purchasers on the Closing Date, payment for and delivery of the Securities to be conclusive evidence that such documents are satisfactory.

7. Indemnification and Contribution.

(a) Indemnification of the Initial Purchasers. The Company and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, legal fees and other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with any suit, action or

 

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proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, any of the other Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication or the Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Initial Purchaser furnished to the Company in writing by such Initial Purchaser either directly or through the Representative expressly for use therein.

(b) Indemnification of the Company. Each Initial Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of the Guarantors, each of their respective directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company or any of the Guarantors within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Initial Purchaser furnished to the Company in writing by such Initial Purchaser either directly or through the Representative expressly for use in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, any of the other Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication or the Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the following: the first sentence of the third paragraph, the fourth sentence of the fourteenth paragraph, the sixteenth paragraph and the seventeenth paragraph under the caption “Plan of Distribution” in the Offering Memorandum.

(c) Notice and Procedures. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such person (the “Indemnified Person”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the “Indemnifying Person”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under paragraph (a) or (b) above. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who shall not, without the consent of the Indemnified Person, be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) above that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such

 

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Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such reasonable fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm for any Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control persons of such Initial Purchaser shall be designated in writing by Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and any such separate firm for the Company, the Guarantors, their respective directors and officers and any control persons of the Company and the Guarantors shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.

(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein (other than as a result of the limitations imposed on indemnification described in such sections), then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Initial Purchasers on the other from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Initial Purchasers on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Initial Purchasers on the other shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Company from the sale of the Securities and the total discounts and commissions received by the Initial Purchasers in connection therewith, as provided in this Agreement, bear to the aggregate offering price of

 

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the Securities. The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Initial Purchasers on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or any Guarantor or by the Initial Purchasers and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(e) Limitation on Liability. The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Initial Purchasers were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, in no event shall an Initial Purchaser be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total discounts and commissions received by such Initial Purchaser with respect to the offering of the Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Initial Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Initial Purchasers’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.

(f) Non-Exclusive Remedies. The remedies provided for in this Section 7 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.

8. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the Representative, by written notice to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and on or prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on the New York Stock Exchange or the over-the-counter market; (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of the Guarantors shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) a material disruption of the securities settlement or clearance services in the United States that reasonably could be expected to affect the settlement of the Securities or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis, either within or outside the United States, that, in the judgment of the Representative, is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery, of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.

 

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9. Defaulting Initial Purchaser.

(a) If, on the Closing Date, any Initial Purchaser defaults on its obligation to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Securities by other persons satisfactory to the Company on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Initial Purchaser, the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons satisfactory to the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers to purchase such Securities on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting Initial Purchaser, either the non defaulting Initial Purchasers or the Company may postpone the Closing Date for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Initial Purchasers may be necessary in the Time of Sale Information, the Offering Memorandum or in any other document or arrangement, and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term “Initial Purchaser” includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 9, purchases Securities that a defaulting Initial Purchaser agreed but failed to purchase.

(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers by the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Initial Purchaser to purchase the principal amount of Securities that such Initial Purchaser agreed to purchase hereunder plus such Initial Purchaser’s pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities that such Initial Purchaser agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities of such defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers for which such arrangements have not been made.

(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers by the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9 shall be without liability on the part of the Company or the Guarantors, except that the Company and each of the Guarantors will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses as set forth in Section 10 hereof and except that the provisions of Section 7 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect.

(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Initial Purchaser of any liability it may have to the Company, the Guarantors or any non-defaulting Initial Purchaser for damages caused by its default.

 

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10. Payment of Expenses.

(a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of their respective obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Securities and any taxes payable in that connection; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation and printing of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, any other Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication and the Offering Memorandum (including any amendment or supplement thereto) and the distribution thereof; (iii) the costs of reproducing and distributing each of the Transaction Documents and the costs attributable to creating and perfecting the security interest in the Collateral as contemplated by the Security Documents (including the reasonable fees and expenses of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP in connection therewith); (iv) the fees and expenses of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ counsel and independent accountants; (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative may reasonably designate and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Initial Purchasers); (vi) any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Securities; (vii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and any paying agent (including related fees and expenses of any counsel to such parties); (viii) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with the approval of the Securities for book-entry transfer by DTC; and (ix) all expenses incurred directly by the Company in connection with any “road show” presentation to potential investors (other than travel expenses of the Initial Purchasers, it being understood, however, that 50% of the cost associated with any chartered aircraft will be paid by each of the Company and the Initial Purchasers).

(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8, (ii) the Company for any reason fails to tender the Securities for delivery to the Initial Purchasers or (iii) the Initial Purchasers decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement, the Company and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to reimburse the Initial Purchasers or such Initial Purchasers as have so terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves severally and are not in default hereunder in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 8 for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Initial Purchasers in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby.

11. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and any controlling persons referred to herein, and the affiliates, officers and directors of each Initial Purchaser referred to in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from any Initial Purchaser shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase.

 

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12. Survival. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors or the Initial Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Securities and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors or the Initial Purchasers.

13. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise expressly provided, the term “affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (b) the term “business day” means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City; (c) the term “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (d) the term “subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; and (e) the term “written communication” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

14. Miscellaneous.

(a) Authority of the Representative. Any action by the Initial Purchasers hereunder may be taken by Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated on behalf of the Initial Purchasers, and any such action taken by Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated shall be binding upon the Initial Purchasers.

(b) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Initial Purchasers shall be given to the Representative c/o Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036; Attention: High Yield Syndicate Desk, with a copy to the Legal Department. Notices to the Company and the Guarantors shall be given to them at Avaya Inc., 211 Mt. Airy Road, Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920, (fax: (908) 953-2567); Attention: Matthew Booher, Vice President and Treasurer.

(c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

(d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(e) Amendments or Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

(f) Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Initial Purchasers are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company and the Guarantors, which information may include the name and address of their

 

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respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Initial Purchasers to properly identify their respective clients.

(g) Headings. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.

(h) “Collateral Agreement” shall mean the pledge and security agreement to be dated as of the Closing Date, among the Company, the Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent.

(i) “Existing Financing Documents” shall mean the senior secured asset-based credit facility and the related documentation, the senior secured credit facility and the related documentation and the Indenture governing the senior unsecured notes (each as defined in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum).

(j) “Security Documents” shall mean (i) the Collateral Agreement, (ii) the Trademark Security Agreement, (iii) the Copyright Security Agreement, (iv) the Patent Security Agreement (v) the Perfection Certificate (each as defined in the Collateral Agreement) and (vi) and other instruments evidencing or creating or purporting to create a security interest.

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.

 

Very truly yours,

AVAYA INC.

By:  

/s/ Matthew Booher

  Name:    Matthew Booher
  Title:      Vice President and Treasurer

GUARANTORS:

AVAYA CALA INC.

AVAYA EMEA LTD.

AVAYA MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC.

AVAYA WORLD SERVICES INC.

AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SOLUTIONS INC.

SIERRA ASIA PACIFIC INC.

TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC.

UBIQUITY SOFTWARE CORPORATION

VPNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

AVAYA HOLDINGS LLC

AVAYA HOLDING TWO, LLC

OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS LLC

By:  

/s/ Matthew Booher

  Name:    Matthew Booher
  Title:      Vice President and Treasurer

GUARANTORS:

AC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

AVAYA FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

AVAYA GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC.

INTEGRATED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

By:  

/s/ Matthew Booher

  Name:    Matthew Booher
  Title:      Treasurer

[Signature Page]


Accepted: February 8, 2011
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
For itself and on behalf of the
several Initial Purchasers listed
in Schedule 1 hereto.

 

By:  

  /s/ Andrew W. Earls

      Authorized Signatory

 

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Schedule 1

 

Initial Purchaser

   Principal Amount  

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

   $ 252,250,000   

UBS Securities LLC

     171,530,000   

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

     151,350,000   

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

     151,350,000   

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     151,350,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     70,630,000   

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

     30,270,000   

Barclays Capital Inc.

     30,270,000   

Total

   $ 1,009,000,000   

 

Schedule 1-1


Schedule 2

Guarantors

AC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

AVAYA CALA INC.

AVAYA EMEA LTD.

AVAYA FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

AVAYA GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC.

AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SOLUTIONS INC.

AVAYA MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC.

AVAYA WORLD SERVICES INC.

INTEGRATED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

SIERRA ASIA PACIFIC INC.

TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC.

UBIQUITY SOFTWARE CORPORATION

VPNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

AVAYA HOLDINGS LLC

AVAYA HOLDING TWO, LLC

OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS LLC

 

Schedule 2-1


ANNEX A

 

a. Additional Time of Sale Information

1. Term sheet containing the terms of the securities, substantially in the form of Annex B.

 

Annex A-1


ANNEX B

Supplement dated February 8, 2011

to

Preliminary Offering Memorandum dated February 2, 2011

LOGO

Avaya Inc.

$1,009,000,000

7.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2019

This supplement (this “Supplement”) is qualified in its entirety by reference to the preliminary offering memorandum dated February 2, 2011 (the “Preliminary Offering Memorandum”). The information in this Supplement supplements the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum. Terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings assigned in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.

The offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and the notes are being offered only (1) to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and (2) outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S.

Other information presented in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum is deemed to have changed to the extent affected by the changes described herein.

 

Issuer:    Avaya Inc.
Guarantors:    The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis by each of our present and future direct and indirect 100% owned domestic subsidiaries that guarantee our existing indebtedness or the existing indebtedness of the guarantors.
Title of Securities:    7.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2019
Aggregate Principal Amount:    $1,009,000,000
Gross Proceeds to the Issuer:    $1,009,000,000
Final Maturity Date:    April 1, 2019
Issue Price:    100% plus accrued interest, if any
Coupon:    7.00% per annum
Yield to Maturity:    7.00%
Spread to Treasury:    375 bps
Benchmark:    2.75% due February 15, 2019
Ratings (Moody’s/S&P):    B1/B
Interest Payment Dates:    April 1 and October 1
Record Dates:    March 15 and September 15
First Interest Payment Date:    October 1, 2011

 

Annex B-1


Optional Redemption:  

Commencing on April 1 of the years indicated below:

   Price           
  2015      103.500 %              
  2016      101.750     
  2017 and thereafter      100.000     
Equity Clawback:   At the Issuer’s option, prior to April 1, 2014, up to 35% of the original aggregate principal amount of the notes at 107.000% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest as long as at least 50% remains outstanding.
Make Whole Redemption:   At the Issuer’s option, prior to April 1, 2015, any or all of the notes at 100.000% of aggregate principal amount thereof plus the Applicable Premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
Initial Purchasers:   Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Barclays Capital Inc. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
Trade Date:   February 8, 2011
Settlement Date:   February 11, 2011 (T+3)
Distribution:   144A and Regulation S, with no registration rights
CUSIP/ISIN Numbers:  

144A CUSIP: 053499 AG4

144A ISIN: US053499AG41

Regulation S CUSIP: U05258 AC9

Regulation S ISIN: USU05258AC98

 

 

This material is confidential and is for your information only and is not intended to be used by anyone other than you. This information does not purport to be a complete description of these securities or the offering. Please refer to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum for a complete description.

This communication is being distributed in the United States solely to Qualified Institutional Buyers, as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and outside the United States solely to non-U.S. persons in reliance upon Regulation S.

This communication does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such an offer or solicitation.

Any disclaimer or other notice that may appear below is not applicable to this communication and should be disregarded. Such disclaimer or notice was automatically generated as a result of this communication being sent by Bloomberg or another email system.

 

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ANNEX C

Restrictions on Offers and Sales Outside the United States

In connection with offers and sales of Securities outside the United States:

(a) Each Initial Purchaser acknowledges that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons except pursuant to an exemption from, or in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

(b) Each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and agrees that:

(i) Such Initial Purchaser and any affiliate that participates in the distribution of the Securities as contemplated by Section 1(d) has offered and sold the Securities, and will offer and sell the Securities, (A) as part of their distribution at any time and (B) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering of the Securities and the Closing Date, only in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”) or Rule 144A or any other available exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

(ii) None of such Initial Purchaser or any of its affiliates or any other person acting on its or their behalf has engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts with respect to the Securities, and all such persons have complied and will comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S.

(iii) At or prior to the confirmation of sale of any Securities sold in reliance on Regulation S, such Initial Purchaser will have sent to each distributor, dealer or other person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration that purchase Securities from it during the distribution compliance period a confirmation or notice to substantially the following effect:

“The Securities covered hereby have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (i) as part of their distribution at any time or (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering of the Securities and the date of original issuance of the Securities, except in accordance with Regulation S or Rule 144A or any other available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Terms used above have the meanings given to them by Regulation S.”

(iv) Such Initial Purchaser has not and will not enter into any contractual arrangement with any distributor with respect to the distribution of the

 

Annex C-1


Securities, except with its affiliates or with the prior written consent of the Company.

Terms used in paragraph (a) and this paragraph (b) and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them by Regulation S.

(c) Each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and agrees that:

(i) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Securities in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Company or the Guarantors; and

(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Securities in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

(d) Each Initial Purchaser acknowledges that no action has been or will be taken by the Company that would permit a public offering of the Securities, or possession or distribution of any of the Time of Sale Information, the Offering Memorandum, any Issuer Written Communication or any other offering or publicity material relating to the Securities, in any country or jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required.

(e) Each Initial Purchaser represents and warrants that in relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Securities to the public in that Relevant Member State other than:

(a) to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive;

(b) to fewer than 100 or, if the Relevant Member State has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive, 150, natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive), as permitted under the Prospectus Directive, subject to obtaining the prior consent of the relevant Dealer or Dealers nominated by the Company for any such offer; or

(c) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive,

provided that no such offer of Securities shall require the Company or any Initial Purchaser to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

 

Annex C-2


For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of Securities to the public” in relation to any Securities in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Securities to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Securities, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State and the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU.

 

Annex C-3


Schedule 3

Subsidiaries

 

Name

  

Jurisdiction

3102455 Nova Scotia Company    Canada
AC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.    Delaware
AVAYA (CHINA) COMMUNICATION CO. LTD.    China
Avaya (Dalian) Intelligent Communication Co. Ltd.    China
AVAYA (GIBRALTAR) INVESTMENTS LIMITED    Gibraltar
AVAYA (JAPAN) LTD.    Japan
AVAYA (MALAYSIA) Sdn. Bhd.    Malaysia
AVAYA ARGENTINA S.R.L.    Argentina
Avaya Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG    Germany
AVAYA AUSTRALIA Pty LTD.    Australia
AVAYA AUSTRIA GmbH    Austria
AVAYA BELGIUM SPRL    Belgium
Avaya Beteiligungs GmbH    Germany
AVAYA BRASIL LTDA.    Brazil
Avaya CALA Inc.    Delaware
AVAYA CANADA CORP.    Canada
Avaya Capital Ireland (Ireland incorp)    Ireland
AVAYA CAPITAL IRELAND (UK incorp)    United Kingdom
AVAYA CHILE LIMITADA    Chile
AVAYA CIS LLC    Russian Federation
AVAYA COMMUNICATION de COLOMBIA S.A.    Colombia
AVAYA COMMUNICATION de MEXICO S.A. de C.V.    Mexico
AVAYA COMMUNICATION ISRAEL LTD.    Israel
Avaya Comunicación España S.L.U    Spain
AVAYA CYPRUS INVESTMENTS LIMITED    Cyprus
AVAYA CZECH REPUBLIC s.r.o.    Czech Republic
AVAYA d.o.o. (Croatia)    Croatia
AVAYA d.o.o. (Slovenia)    Slovenia
AVAYA DENMARK ApS    Denmark
AVAYA DEUTSCHLAND GmbH    Germany
Avaya Dutch Holdco B.V.    Netherlands
AVAYA ECS LIMITED    United Kingdom
AVAYA EGYPT LLC    Egypt
Avaya EMEA Ltd.    Delaware
Avaya Enterprises Ireland Limited    Ireland
Avaya Enterprises S.R.L.    Romania
Avaya Federal Solutions, Inc.    Delaware
Avaya Finland Oy    Finland
AVAYA FRANCE SAS    France
AVAYA GCM SALES LIMITED    Ireland
AVAYA GERMAN HOLDCO GmbH    Germany
Avaya Germany GmbH    Germany


Name

  

Jurisdiction

AVAYA GmbH & Co. KG    Germany
AVAYA GOVERNMENT SOLUTINS INCORPORATED    Delaware
AVAYA HOLDING EMEA BV    Netherlands
AVAYA HOLDINGS LIMITED    Ireland
AVAYA HOLDINGS LLC    Delaware
AVAYA HOLDINGS TWO, LLC    Delaware
AVAYA HONG KONG COMPANY LTD.    Hong Kong
Avaya Hungary Ltd.    Hungary
AVAYA INC.    Delaware
AVAYA INDIA Pvt. LIMITED    India
Avaya India (SEZ) Pvt. Ltd.    India
AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SOLUTIONS INC.    Delaware
AVAYA INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES LTD.    Ireland
Avaya International LLC    Delaware
AVAYA INTERNATIONAL SALES LIMITED    Ireland
AVAYA IRELAND LIMITED    Ireland
AVAYA ITALIA S.p.A.    Italy
AVAYA KOREA LTD.    Korea, Republic of
AVAYA LIMITED    United Kingdom
AVAYA LUXEMBOURG INVESTMENTS S.a.r.l.    Luxembourg
AVAYA LUXEMBOURG S.a.r.l.    Luxembourg
Avaya Macau Limitada    China
AVAYA MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC.    Delaware
Avaya Mauritius Ltd    Mauritius
AVAYA NEDERLAND B.V.    Netherlands
Avaya New Zealand Limited    New Zealand
Avaya Norway AS    Norway
AVAYA PANAMA LTDA.    Panama
AVAYA PERU S.R.L.    Peru
AVAYA PHILIPPINES, INC.    Philippines
AVAYA POLAND Sp. z.o.o.    Poland
AVAYA PUERTO RICO, INC.    Puerto Rico
Avaya Real Estate Management GmbH    Germany
Avaya Sales Limited    Ireland
AVAYA SINGAPORE Pte. LTD.    Singapore
AVAYA SLOVAKIA s.r.o.    Slovakia
AVAYA SWEDEN AB    Sweden
AVAYA SWITZERLAND GmbH    Switzerland
AVAYA UK    United Kingdom
AVAYA UK HOLDINGS LIMITED    United Kingdom
AVAYA VENEZUELA S.R.L.    Venezuela
Avaya Verwaltungs GmbH    Germany
Avaya World Services Inc.    Delaware
INTEGRATED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION    Illinois
Konftel AB    Sweden
Konftel GmbH    Germany
Konftel, Inc.    Illinois


Name

  

Jurisdiction

Konftel Ltd.    United Kingdom
Konftel SAS    France
MOSAIX LIMITED    United Kingdom
NETWORK ALCHEMY LTD.    United Kingdom
OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS LLC    Delaware
OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS LTD.    United Kingdom
OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES LTD.    United Kingdom
P.T. AVAYA INDONESIA    Indonesia
PT SIERRA COMMUNICATIONS INDONESIA    Indonesia
RHETOREX EUROPE LTD.    United Kingdom
SIERRA ASIA PACIFIC INC.    Delaware
SIERRA COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL LLC    Delaware
SIERRA HOLDINGS CORP.    Delaware
SOUNDLOGIC ACQUISITION ULC    Canada
SPECTEL (UK) LIMITED    United Kingdom
SPECTEL LIMITED    Ireland
SPECTEL OPERATIONS LIMITED    Ireland
SPECTEL RESEARCH LIMITED    Ireland
SPECTEL SYSTEMS LIMITED    Ireland
Technology Corporation of America, Inc.    Delaware
Tenovis Direct GmbH    Germany
TENOVIS NETHERLANDS BV    Netherlands
Tenovis SRL    Italy
Tenovis Telecom Frankfurt GmbH & Co. KG    Germany
Ubiquity Software Corporation    Delaware
Ubiquity Software Corporation Limited    United Kingdom
VPNET TECHNOLOGIES INC.    Delaware
Windward Corp.    Cayman Islands
VMX LTD.    United Kingdom
ZAO Avaya    Russian Federation


Schedule 4

None.

EX-10.2 6 dex102.htm AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 11, 2011 Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement dated February 11, 2011

Exhibit 10.2

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of February 11, 2011 (this “Amendment”), among AVAYA INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and the Lenders (as defined below) party hereto.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

A. The Borrower, Sierra Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the Administrative Agent and each lender from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”) have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2007, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 18, 2009 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time through the date hereof, the “Original Credit Agreement”).

B. The parties hereto wish to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement in its entirety on the terms set forth in the Restated Credit Agreement (as defined below) to, among other things (a) extend the maturity of a portion of the Term B-1 Loans, and (b) permit future refinancings and extensions of the Term Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments.

C. Each Term B-1 Lender who executes and delivers this Amendment as an “Electing Term Lender” has agreed to extend the maturity of all or a portion of such Term B-1 Lender’s Term B-1 Loans in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

D. Each Lender who executes and delivers this Amendment has agreed to amend the Original Credit Agreement to be in the form of Annex A hereto.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of all of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the same meanings as specified in the Restated Credit Agreement or, if not defined therein, in the Original Credit Agreement.

SECTION 2. Amendment and Restatement. Effective as of the Restatement Effective Date (as defined below), and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (i) the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in the form of Annex A hereto (the Original Credit Agreement, as so amended and restated, being referred to as the “Restated Credit Agreement”), (ii) the Schedules attached hereto replace in their entirety the corresponding Schedules attached to the Original Credit Agreement and (ii) the Exhibits attached hereto hereby replace in their entirety the corresponding Exhibits attached to the Original Credit Agreement, if any, or constitute new Exhibits to the Restated Credit Agreement, as applicable.

SECTION 3. Extension of Certain of the Term B-1 Loans.

(a) Each Lender that is a Term B-1 Lender on the date hereof (an “Existing Term B-1 Lender”) may elect (an “Electing Term Lender”) to become a Term B-3 Lender and holder of a Term B-3 Loan subject to all of the rights, obligations and conditions thereto under the Restated Credit Agreement by executing the appropriate signature page in accordance with Section 3(b) hereof and delivering to the Administrative Agent such signature page (the “Term B-3 Loan Extension Election”) stating the amount of such Lender’s Term B-1 Loans outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness


of the Restated Credit Agreement (“Existing Term B-1 Loans”) that such Lender would like to extend and reclassify as Term B-3 Loans upon the effectiveness of the Restated Credit Agreement (the “Proposed Term B-3 Loan Amount”); provided that the aggregate amount of all Existing Term B-1 Loans that may be reclassified as Term B-3 Loans in accordance with this Section 3(b) shall not exceed sixty percent (60%) of the aggregate principal amount of Existing Term B-1 Loans outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Restated Credit Agreement (such amount, the “Extended Term Loan Cap”). In the event that the Electing Term Lenders collectively submit Term B-3 Loan Extension Elections prior to the Consent Deadline (as defined below) to extend and reclassify an aggregate principal amount of Existing Term B-1 Loans in excess of the Extended Term Loan Cap, each Electing Term Lender shall be deemed to have elected to extend and reclassify as Term B-3 Loans a principal amount of its Term B-1 Loans equal to the product of its Proposed Term B-3 Loan Amount multiplied by the quotient obtained by dividing the Extended Term Loan Cap by the aggregate Proposed Term B-3 Loan Amount of all Lenders obtained prior to the Consent Deadline, with rounding adjustments with respect to the amount to be allocated to each such Electing Term Lender as the Administrative Agent may determine in its discretion (any such reduction in any Lender’s Proposed Term B-3 Loan Amount as described in this sentence, an “Extension Cutback”).

(b) On the Restatement Effective Date, if the aggregate Proposed Term B-3 Loan Amount of all Electing Term Lenders obtained prior to the Consent Deadline is less than or equal to the Extended Term Loan Cap (including as a result of any Extension Cutbacks), each Existing Term B-1 Lender that has executed and delivered a counterpart to this Amendment as an “Electing Term Lender” (each, a “Term B-3 Lender”) and has designated on its signature page an aggregate principal amount of its Existing Term B-1 Loans to be treated as an “Extended Amount” (a “Term B-3 Loan”) shall have its Existing Term B-1 Loan automatically reclassified as a Term B-3 Loan for the purpose of the Restated Credit Agreement, in an aggregate principal amount equal to its Proposed Term B-3 Loan Amount, as adjusted by any Extension Cutback (such amount, as adjusted, the “Term B-3 Loan Amount”).

SECTION 4. Conditions of Effectiveness. This Amendment and the amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement as set forth in Section 2 hereof shall become effective as of the first date (such date being referred to as the “Restatement Effective Date”) when each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

(a) Execution of Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) this Amendment, duly executed and delivered by (A) the Borrower, (B) each Electing Term Lender, (C) the Required Lenders, and (D) the Required Facility Lenders for the Term B-1 Loans as defined in the Original Credit Agreement and (ii) a Guarantor Consent and Reaffirmation, in the form of Annex B hereto, duly executed and delivered by each Guarantor.

(b) Consent Fee. The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower a consent fee payable in Dollars for the account of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) that has returned an executed signature page to this Amendment to the Administrative Agent at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time on February 1, 2011 (the “Consent Deadline” and each such Lender, a “Consenting Lender”) equal to 0.25% of the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans, if any, held by such Consenting Lender as of the Consent Deadline with respect to which a consent was delivered and (y) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment, if any, of such Consenting Lender as of the Consent Deadline with respect to which a consent was delivered.

(c) Certificate of Responsible Officer. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, certifying the conditions precedent set forth in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) of the Restated Credit Agreement shall have been satisfied on and as of the Restatement Effective Date.

 

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(d) Fees. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. shall have received on the Restatement Effective Date all fees separately agreed to with the Borrower.

(e) Notes. Each Lender that requests a Note pursuant to Section 10 hereof at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Restatement Effective Date shall have received an executed Note as provided for therein.

(f) Legal Opinion. The Administrative Agent shall have received a satisfactory legal opinion of counsel to the Borrower addressed to it and the Lenders.

(g) Conditions With Respect to Mortgaged Properties. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property and (ii) with respect to any such Mortgaged Property that is located in a special flood hazard area, (x) a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower and each Loan Party relating thereto and (y) a copy of, or a certificate as to coverage under, the property and flood insurance policies required by Section 6.07 of the Credit Agreement and the applicable provisions of the Security Agreement, each of which shall include a loss payable or mortgagee endorsement (as applicable) in form and substance consistent with such certificates previously delivered to the Administrative Agent.

(h) Perfection Certificate and Lien Searches. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) an updated perfection certificate with respect to the Loan Parties in form and substance consistent with such certificates previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, (ii) copies of a recent Lien and judgment search in each jurisdiction reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Loan Parties and (iii) copies of a recent registered intellectual property search reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Loan Parties.

SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants as follows as of the date hereof:

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action. Neither the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment will (a) contravene the terms of any of the Borrower’s Organization Documents, (b) result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien upon any of the property or assets of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than as permitted by Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement) under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which the Borrower is a party or affecting the Borrower or the properties of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which the Borrower or its property is subject; or (c) violate any applicable material Law; except with respect to any breach, contravention or violation (but not creation of Liens) referred to in clauses (b) and (c), to the extent that such breach, contravention or violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower. Each of this Amendment, the Restated Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document to which the Borrower is a party, after giving effect to the amendments pursuant to this Amendment, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity and principles of good faith and fair dealing.

 

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(c) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall exist.

(d) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

(e) Each of the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V of the Restated Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, is true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof; provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided, further, that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language is true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates.

SECTION 6. Post-Effectiveness Obligations.

(a) Within sixty (60) days after the Restatement Effective Date, unless waived or extended in writing by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, with respect to each Mortgaged Property, the Borrower shall deliver or shall cause the applicable Loan Party to deliver the following to the Administrative Agent:

(i) with respect to each Mortgage encumbering Mortgaged Property, an amendment (each, a “Mortgage Amendment”) duly executed and acknowledged by the applicable Loan Party, and in form for recording in the recording office where such Mortgage was recorded, together with such certificates, affidavits, questionnaires or returns as shall be required in connection with the recording or filing thereof under applicable law, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(ii) with respect to each Mortgage Amendment, an endorsement to the existing title insurance policy assuring the Administrative Agent that the Mortgage, as amended by the Mortgage Amendment, is a valid and enforceable first priority lien on such Mortgaged Property in favor of the Administrative Agent (as appropriate) for the benefit of the Secured Parties free and clear of all liens except those liens created or permitted by the Mortgage or by the Administrative Agent, and such endorsement to title insurance policy shall otherwise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(iii) with respect to each Mortgage Amendment, opinions of counsel to the Loan Parties, which opinions (x) shall be addressed to the Administrative Agent and each of the Secured Parties, (y) shall cover (i) the due authorization, execution, delivery of such Mortgage Amendment and (ii) the enforceability of the respective Mortgage as amended by the Mortgage Amendment, and (x) shall otherwise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and

(iv) with respect to any Mortgaged Property on the Restatement Effective Date that is not located in a special flood hazard area, a copy of, or a certificate as to coverage under, the property and flood insurance policies required by Section 6.07 of the Credit Agreement and the applicable provisions of the Security Agreement, each of which shall include a loss payable or mortgagee endorsement (as applicable) in form and substance consistent with such certificates previously delivered to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 7. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents.

 

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(a) Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or the Borrower under the Original Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Original Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Documents and all of the Collateral described therein do and shall continue to secure the payment of all Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents, in each case, as amended by this Amendment.

(b) On and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, this Amendment shall for all purposes constitute a Loan Document.

SECTION 8. First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. The First Lien Intercreditor Agreement referred to in the Restated Credit Agreement is attached as Exhibit I-2 hereto.

SECTION 9. Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 10. Replacement Notes. Each Term Lender executing this Amendment as an “Electing Term Lender” shall have received, if requested by it through the Administrative Agent, one or more replacement Notes payable to the order of such Term B-3 Lender duly executed by the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit C-5 hereto, evidencing such Term Lender’s Term B-3 Loans, as extended, and such Term Lender’s remaining Term B-1 Loans, if any; provided that such Term B-3 Lender shall have returned to the Borrower any Term Note held by it for cancellation.

SECTION 11. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by facsimile or electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment.

SECTION 12. Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall be given as provided in the Restated Credit Agreement.

SECTION 13. Severability. If any provision of this Amendment is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 14. Successors. The terms of this Amendment shall be binding upon, and shall inure for the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

SECTION 15. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

AVAYA INC.
By:  

/s/ Matthew Booher

Name:   Matthew Booher
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer


CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ Tim Dilworth

Name:   Tim Dilworth
Title:   Vice President


By executing this signature page:

(i) as an Electing Term Lender, the undersigned institution agrees (A) to the terms of the Amendment and the Restated Credit Agreement and (B) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Amendment and the Restated Credit Agreement, to extend and reclassify its existing Term B-1 Loans as Term B-3 Loans in the amounts reflected,

(ii) as a Revolving Credit Lender, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Amendment and the Restated Credit Agreement, and

(iii) as an existing Term Lender that is not an Electing Term Lender (any such Lender, a “Non-Extending Term Lender”), the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Amendment and the Restated Credit Agreement, but not to extend and reclassify its existing Term B-1 Loans, if any, as Term B-3 Loans.

 

Name of Lender:                                                                                                                                                                

 

  Executing as an Electing Term Lender:
      by  

 

        Name:  
        Title:  
  For any Institution requiring a second signature line:
      by  

 

        Name:  
        Title:  

 

Term B-1 Loans         
Existing Amount   Extended Amount         
________________   ________________         

 

  Executing as a Non-Extending Term Lender:     Executing as a Revolving Credit Lender:
      by  

 

        by  

 

        Name:           Name:
        Title:           Title:
  For any Institution requiring a second signature     For any Institution requiring a second signature
        line:           line:
      by  

 

        by  

 

        Name:           Name:
        Title:           Title:


ANNEX A

RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT


ANNEX B

GUARANTOR CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION

                         , 2011

Reference is made to Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Amendment”), dated as of February 11, 2011 to the Credit Agreement dated as of October 26, 2007, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 18, 2009 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Original Credit Agreement”), among Avaya Inc. (the “Borrower”), Sierra Holdings Corp., Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and each Lender from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Guarantor Consent and Reaffirmation (this “Consent”) are used with the meanings attributed thereto in the Amendment.

Each Guarantor hereby consents to the execution, delivery and performance of the Amendment and agrees that each reference to the Credit Agreement in the Loan Documents shall, on and after the Restatement Effective Date, be deemed to be a reference to the Restated Credit Agreement.

Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that, after giving effect to the Amendment, all of its respective obligations and liabilities under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, as such obligations and liabilities have been amended by the Amendment, are reaffirmed, and remain in full force and effect.

After giving effect to the Amendment, each Guarantor reaffirms each Lien granted by it to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, which Liens shall continue in full force and effect during the term of the Restated Credit Agreement, and shall continue to secure the Secured Obligations (after giving effect to the Amendment), in each case, on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Restated Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Nothing in this Consent shall create or otherwise give rise to any right to consent on the part of the Guarantors to the extent not required by the express terms of the Loan Documents.

This Consent is a Loan Document and shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the state of New York.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Consent as of the date first set forth above.

 

SIERRA HOLDINGS CORP.

AC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

AVAYA CALA INC.

AVAYA EMEA LTD.

AVAYA FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

AVAYA GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC.

AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SOLUTIONS INC.

AVAYA MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC.

AVAYA WORLD SERVICES INC.

INTEGRATED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

SIERRA ASIA PACIFIC INC.

TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC.

UBIQUITY SOFTWARE CORPORATION

VPNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

AVAYA HOLDINGS LLC

AVAYA HOLDINGS TWO, LLC

OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS LLC

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


Exhibit A to

Guarantor Consent and Reaffirmation

Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF

COMMITTED LOAN NOTICE

 

To: Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent

Citigroup Global Loans

2 Penns Way, Suite 100

New Castle, DE 19720

Attention: [                                         ]

[Date]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of October 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Avaya Inc. (the “Borrower”), Sierra Holdings Corp., Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.02(a) of the Credit Agreement that it hereby requests (select one):

 

  ¨ A Borrowing of new Loans

 

  ¨ A conversion of Loans

 

  ¨ A continuation of Loans

to be made on the terms set forth below:

 

(A)    Class of Borrowing1   

 

(B)    Date of Borrowing, conversion or continuation (which is a Business Day)   

 

 

1

Term B-1, Incremental Term B-2, Term B-3, Dollar Revolving Credit or Alternative Currency Revolving Credit.


(C)    Principal amount2   

 

(D)    Type of Loan3   

 

(E)    Interest Period4   

 

(F)    Currency of Loan   

 

[The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the conditions to lending specified in Section[s] 4.02(a) [and (b)]5 of the Credit Agreement will be satisfied as of the date of Borrowing set forth above.]6

[The above request has been made to the Administrative Agent by telephone at (212) [            ]].

 

2

Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in minimum of $1,000,000 (and any amount in excess of $1,000,000 shall be an integral multiple of $500,000). Base Rate Loans shall be in minimum of $500,000 (and any amount in excess of $500,000 shall be an integral multiple of $100,000).

3

Specify Eurocurrency or Base Rate. Alternative Currency Revolving Loans and Euro Term Loans must be Eurocurrency.

4

Applicable for Eurocurrency Borrowings/Loans only.

5

Inapplicable for the initial Credit Extensions on the Closing Date.

6

Applicable for Borrowings of new Loans only.


AVAYA INC.
By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  


EXHIBIT C-5

LENDER: []

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $[]

FORM OF

TERM B-3 NOTE

New York, New York

[Date]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, AVAYA INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the Lender set forth above (the “Lender”) or its registered assigns, in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office (such term, and each other capitalized term used but not defined herein, having the meaning assigned to it in the Credit Agreement dated as of October 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, Sierra Holdings Corp., Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto) (i) on the dates set forth in the Credit Agreement, the principal amounts set forth in the Credit Agreement with respect to Term B-3 Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(iii) of the Credit Agreement and (ii) on each Interest Payment Date, interest at the rate or rates per annum as provided in the Credit Agreement on the unpaid principal amount of all Term B-3 Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower promises to pay interest, on demand, on any overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest from their due dates at the rate or rates provided in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind whatsoever. The nonexercise by the holder hereof of any of its rights hereunder in any particular instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in that or any subsequent instance.

All borrowings evidenced by this note and all payments and prepayments of the principal hereof and interest hereon and the respective dates thereof shall be endorsed by the holder hereof on the schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof, or otherwise recorded by such holder in its internal records; provided, however, that the failure of the holder hereof to make such a notation or any error in such notation shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower under this note.

This note is one of the Term B-3 Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement that, among other things, contains provisions for the acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain events, for optional and mandatory prepayment of the principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof and for the amendment or waiver of certain provisions of the Credit

 

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Agreement, all upon the terms and conditions therein specified. This note is secured and guaranteed as provided in the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Documents. Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Documents for a description of the properties and assets in which a security interest has been granted, the nature and extent of the security and guarantees, the terms and conditions upon which the security interest and each guarantee was granted and the rights of the holder of this note in respect thereof.

THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. TRANSFERS OF THIS NOTE MUST BE RECORDED IN THE REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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AVAYA INC.
By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  

 

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LOANS AND PAYMENTS

 

Date

   Amount of Loan      Maturity Date      Payments of
Principal/Interest
     Principal
Balance of Note
     Name of
Person Making
the Notation
 
              
              
              
              
              

 

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

This Assignment and Assumption (this “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the] [each]1 Assignor (as defined below) and [the] [each]2 Assignee (as defined below) pursuant to Section 10.07 of the Credit Agreement dated as of October 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Avaya Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), Sierra Holdings Corp., Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto, receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by [the] [each] Assignee. [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors] [the Assignees]3 hereunder are several and not joint.]4 Capitalized terms used in this Assignment and Assumption and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, [the] [each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee] [the respective Assignees], and [the] [each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor] [the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below, (i) all of [the Assignor’s] [the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender] [their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Documents and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor] [the respective Assignors] under the facility identified below (including participations in any Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans included in such facility) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of

 

1 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.
2 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language.
3 Select as appropriate.
4 Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.

 

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action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)] [the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing or the transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the] [any] Assignor to [the] [any] Assignee pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [[the] [an] “Assigned Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the] [any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by [the] [any] Assignor.

 

  1. Assignor[s] (the “Assignor[s]”):                                         

 

  2. Assignee[s] (the “Assignee[s]”):                                         

Assignee is an Affiliate of: [Name of Lender]

Assignee is an Approved Fund of: [Name of Lender]

 

  3. Borrower: Avaya Inc.

 

  4. Administrative Agent: Citibank, N.A.

 

  5. Assigned Interest:

 

Facility

   Aggregate Amount of
Commitment/Loans of all
Lenders
     Amount  of
Commitment/Loans
Assigned
     Percentage Assigned
of Commitment/
Loans5
 

Dollar Revolving Credit Facility

   $                    $                              

Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Facility

   $                    $                              

Term B-1 Loans

   $                    $                              

Incremental Term B-2 Loans

   $                    $                              

Term B-3 Loans

   $                    $                              

Effective Date:

 

5

Set forth, to at least 8 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

 

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The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR], as Assignor,
By:  

 

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

 

  Name:  
  Title:  

 

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[Consented to and]6 Accepted:

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent,

By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  
[Consented to]7: [    ],
as a Principal L/C Issuer,
By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  
[Consented to] 8:

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Swing Line Lender,

By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  

 

6

No consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan to another Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.

7

No consent of the Principal L/C Issuers shall be required for any assignment of a Term Loan or any assignment to an Agent or an Affiliate of an Agent.

8

Only required for any assignment of any of the Dollar Revolving Credit Facility.

 

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AVAYA INC.9
By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  

 

9

No consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(f) of the Credit Agreement has occurred and is continuing, any Assignee.

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT1

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Representations and Warranties.

1.1 Assignor. [The] [Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the] [the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the] [such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower, or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by Holdings, the Borrower, or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee. [The] [Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under

 

1 Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement dated as of October 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Avaya Inc. (the “Borrower”), Sierra Holdings Corp., Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto.


Section 10.07(b) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.07(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and, to the extent of [the] [the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by [the] [such] Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire [the] [such] Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(g) or 6.01 of the Credit Agreement, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the] [such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance on any Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the] [such] Assigned Interest, (vii) if it is not already a Lender under the Credit Agreement, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is an Administrative Questionnaire, (viii) the Administrative Agent has received a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 as of the Effective Date and (ix) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent, [the] [any] Assignor 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 the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the] [each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the] [each] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the] [each] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.


EXHIBIT I-2

FIRST LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT


Schedule 10.02

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S OFFICE, CERTAIN ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES

Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer:

Robert Ross

Agency Loan Administrator

Citi Global Loan Operations

Citi Markets & Banking

1615 Brett Road

OPS 3

New Castle, DE 19720

P: 302-323-5499

F: 212-994-0961

Email: robert.ross@citi.com

Borrower:

c/o Avaya Inc.

211 Mt. Airy Road

Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920

Attention:   Matthew Booher, Treasurer
  Frank Mahr, Secretary

Facsimile: (908) 953-2657; (908) 953-4912

Email: mbooher@avaya.com; fmahr@avaya.com

Telephone: (908) 953-7500; (908) 953-3918

With a copy to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

One International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Attention: Byung Choi, Esq.

Facsimile: (617) 235-0452

Email: byung.choi@ropesgray.com

Telephone: 617-951-7277

EX-10.3 7 dex103.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 11, 2011 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated February 11, 2011

Exhibit 10.3

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of October 26, 2007

and amended and restated as of

February 11, 2011

among

AVAYA INC.,

as Borrower,

SIERRA HOLDINGS CORP.,

as Holdings,

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender

and L/C Issuer,

and

THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO

 

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,

as Syndication Agent,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Documentation Agent,

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. AND

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

80 Pine Street

New York, New York 10005

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  
   ARTICLE I Definitions and Accounting Terms   

SECTION 1.01.

   Defined Terms      1   

SECTION 1.02.

   Other Interpretive Provisions      63   

SECTION 1.03.

   Accounting Terms      64   

SECTION 1.04.

   Rounding      64   

SECTION 1.05.

   References to Agreements, Laws, Etc.      64   

SECTION 1.06.

   Times of Day      64   

SECTION 1.07.

   Additional Alternative Currencies      64   

SECTION 1.08.

   Currency Equivalents Generally      65   

SECTION 1.09.

   Change in Currency      66   

SECTION 1.10.

   Pro Forma Calculations      66   

SECTION 1.11.

   Effect of Restatement      67   
   ARTICLE II The Commitments and Credit Extensions   

SECTION 2.01.

   The Loans      68   

SECTION 2.02.

   Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans      70   

SECTION 2.03.

   Letters of Credit      73   

SECTION 2.04.

   Swing Line Loans      84   

SECTION 2.05.

   Prepayments      87   

SECTION 2.06.

   Termination or Reduction of Commitments      92   

SECTION 2.07.

   Repayment of Loans      93   

SECTION 2.08.

   Interest      94   

SECTION 2.09.

   Fees      94   

SECTION 2.10.

   Computation of Interest and Fees      95   

SECTION 2.11.

   Evidence of Indebtedness      96   

SECTION 2.12.

   Payments Generally      96   

SECTION 2.13.

   Sharing of Payments      98   

SECTION 2.14.

   Incremental Credit Extensions      99   

SECTION 2.15.

   Refinancing Amendments      101   

SECTION 2.16.

   Extension of Term Loans; Extension of Revolving Credit Commitments      102   
   ARTICLE III Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality   

SECTION 3.01.

   Taxes      108   

SECTION 3.02.

   Illegality      112   

SECTION 3.03.

   Inability to Determine Rates      112   

SECTION 3.04.

   Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate Loans      113   

SECTION 3.05.

   Funding Losses      114   

SECTION 3.06.

   Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation      115   

SECTION 3.07.

   Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances      115   

SECTION 3.08.

   Survival      117   
   ARTICLE IV Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions   

SECTION 4.01.

   Conditions to Initial Credit Extension      117   

SECTION 4.02.

   Conditions to All Credit Extensions      119   

SECTION 4.03.

   Conditions to Effectiveness      120   

 

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   ARTICLE V Representations and Warranties   

SECTION 5.01.

   Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws      120   

SECTION 5.02.

   Authorization; No Contravention      120   

SECTION 5.03.

   Governmental Authorization      120   

SECTION 5.04.

   Binding Effect      121   

SECTION 5.05.

   Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect      121   

SECTION 5.06.

   Litigation      121   

SECTION 5.07.

   Labor Matters      122   

SECTION 5.08.

   Ownership of Property; Liens      122   

SECTION 5.09.

   Environmental Matters      122   

SECTION 5.10.

   Taxes      123   

SECTION 5.11.

   ERISA Compliance      123   

SECTION 5.12.

   Subsidiaries      124   

SECTION 5.13.

   Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act      124   

SECTION 5.14.

   Disclosure      124   

SECTION 5.15.

   Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.      125   

SECTION 5.16.

   Solvency      125   

SECTION 5.17.

   Subordination of Junior Financing      125   
   ARTICLE VI Affirmative Covenants   

SECTION 6.01.

   Financial Statements      125   

SECTION 6.02.

   Certificates; Other Information      127   

SECTION 6.03.

   Notices      130   

SECTION 6.04.

   Payment of Obligations      130   

SECTION 6.05.

   Preservation of Existence, Etc.      130   

SECTION 6.06.

   Maintenance of Properties      131   

SECTION 6.07.

   Maintenance of Insurance      131   

SECTION 6.08.

   Compliance with Laws      131   

SECTION 6.09.

   Books and Records      131   

SECTION 6.10.

   Inspection Rights      131   

SECTION 6.11.

   Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security      132   

SECTION 6.12.

   Compliance with Environmental Laws      134   

SECTION 6.13.

   Further Assurances and Post-Closing Conditions      134   

SECTION 6.14.

   Designation of Subsidiaries      136   
   ARTICLE VII Negative Covenants   

SECTION 7.01.

   Liens      137   

SECTION 7.02.

   Investments      141   

SECTION 7.03.

   Indebtedness      144   

SECTION 7.04.

   Fundamental Changes      148   

SECTION 7.05.

   Dispositions      150   

SECTION 7.06.

   Restricted Payments      152   

SECTION 7.07.

   Change in Nature of Business      155   

SECTION 7.08.

   Transactions with Affiliates      155   

SECTION 7.09.

   Burdensome Agreements      157   

SECTION 7.10.

   Use of Proceeds      158   

SECTION 7.11.

   Accounting Changes      159   

SECTION 7.12.

   Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness      159   

SECTION 7.13.

   Equity Interests of Certain Restricted Subsidiaries      159   

 

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   ARTICLE VIII Events of Default and Remedies   

SECTION 8.01.

   Events of Default      160   

SECTION 8.02.

   Remedies upon Event of Default      162   

SECTION 8.03.

   Application of Funds      163   
   ARTICLE IX Administrative Agent and Other Agents   

SECTION 9.01.

   Appointment and Authorization of the Administrative Agent      164   

SECTION 9.02.

   Delegation of Duties      165   

SECTION 9.03.

   Liability of Agents      165   

SECTION 9.04.

   Reliance by the Administrative Agent      166   

SECTION 9.05.

   Notice of Default      167   

SECTION 9.06.

   Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agents      167   

SECTION 9.07.

   Indemnification of Agents      168   

SECTION 9.08.

   Withholding Tax      168   

SECTION 9.09.

   Agents in Their Individual Capacities      169   

SECTION 9.10.

   Successor Administrative Agent      170   

SECTION 9.11.

   Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim      171   

SECTION 9.12.

   Collateral and Guaranty Matters      172   

SECTION 9.13.

   Other Agents; Arrangers and Managers      173   

SECTION 9.14.

   Appointment of Supplemental Administrative Agents      173   

SECTION 9.15.

   Intercreditor Agreements      174   
   ARTICLE X Miscellaneous   

SECTION 10.01.

   Amendments, Etc.      175   

SECTION 10.02.

   Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies      177   

SECTION 10.03.

   No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies      179   

SECTION 10.04.

   Attorney Costs and Expenses      179   

SECTION 10.05.

   Indemnification by the Borrower      180   

SECTION 10.06.

   Payments Set Aside      181   

SECTION 10.07.

   Successors and Assigns      181   

SECTION 10.08.

   Confidentiality      186   

SECTION 10.09.

   Treatment of Information      187   

SECTION 10.10.

   Setoff      188   

SECTION 10.11.

   Interest Rate Limitation      188   

SECTION 10.12.

   Counterparts      189   

SECTION 10.13.

   Integration      189   

SECTION 10.14.

   Survival of Representations and Warranties      189   

SECTION 10.15.

   Severability      189   

SECTION 10.16.

   GOVERNING LAW      189   

SECTION 10.17.

   WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY      190   

SECTION 10.18.

   Binding Effect      190   

SECTION 10.19.

   Judgment Currency      191   

SECTION 10.20.

   Lender Action      191   

SECTION 10.21.

   USA PATRIOT Act      191   

SECTION 10.22.

   No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility      191   

SECTION 10.23.

   No Personal Liability      192   

SECTION 10.24.

   Defaulting Lender      192   

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of February 11, 2011, among AVAYA INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), SIERRA HOLDINGS CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

The Borrower and Holdings are party to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 26, 2007 (as amended prior to the Restatement Effective Date, the “Original Credit Agreement”) among the Borrower, Holdings, Citibank, as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, the other agents party thereto, and the Lenders from time to time party thereto, under which the Lenders extended credit to the Borrower on the Closing Date in the form of (i) Term B-1 Loans in an initial aggregate Dollar Amount of $3,800,000,000, (ii) a Dollar Revolving Credit Facility in an initial aggregate Dollar Amount of $100,000,000 and (iii) an Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Facility in an initial aggregate Dollar Amount of $100,000,000. The Dollar Revolving Credit Facility may include one or more Dollar Letters of Credit from time to time and one or more Swing Line Loans from time to time. The Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Facility may include one or more Alternative Currency Letters of Credit from time to time.

The Borrower, Holdings and Citibank entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Original Credit Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date, under which the Incremental Term B-2 Lenders extended credit to the Borrower in the form of Incremental Term B-2 Loans in an initial aggregate Dollar Amount of $1,000,000,000, as a new tranche of terms loans pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Original Credit Agreement.

The parties hereto have agreed to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement as provided in this Agreement to, among other things, (a) extend the maturity of all or a portion of the Term B-1 Loans, (b) permit future refinancings of the Term Loans and (c) permit future extensions of the Term Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments (including, in the case of the Revolving Credit Commitments, by obtaining new Revolving Credit Commitments).

The applicable Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend, and the L/C Issuers have indicated their willingness to issue Letters of Credit, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Original Credit Agreement shall be, and hereby is, amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Accounting Terms

SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:


ABL Administrative Agent” means Citicorp USA, Inc. in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent under the ABL Credit Agreement, or any successor administrative agent and collateral agent under the ABL Credit Agreement.

ABL Credit Agreement” means that certain asset-based revolving credit agreement dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrower, Holdings, the subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Citicorp USA, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, replaced or refinanced from time to time.

ABL Facilities” means the asset-based revolving credit facilities under the ABL Credit Agreement.

ABL Facility Documentation” means the ABL Credit Agreement and all security agreements, guarantees, pledge agreements and other agreements or instruments executed in connection therewith.

ABL Intercreditor Agreement” means the intercreditor agreement dated as of the Closing Date among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the ABL Administrative Agent, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit I to the Original Credit Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance therewith and herewith, and including any joinder thereto by one or more Senior Representatives representing holders of a series of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, which such joinder shall be deemed not to be a modification, amendment or waiver that requires consent under this Agreement.

Activities” has the meaning specified in Section 9.09(b).

Additional Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Additional Refinancing Lender” means, at any time, any bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor (other than any such bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor that is a Lender at such time) that agrees to provide any portion of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.15; provided that each Additional Refinancing Lender shall be subject to the consent of (i) the Administrative Agent, if such consent would be required under Section 10.07(b) for an assignment of Term Loans to such Additional Refinancing Lender, and (ii) the Borrower.

Administrative Agent” means Citibank, in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent and collateral agent, it being understood that Citibank may designate any of its Affiliates, including without limitation Citicorp International Limited, as administrative agent for a particular Alternative Currency and that such Affiliate shall be considered an Administrative Agent for all purposes hereunder.

 

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Administrative Agent’s Office” means, with respect to any currency, the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02 to the Original Credit Agreement with respect to such currency, or such other address or account with respect to such currency as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.

Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Arrangers, the Agents, their respective lending affiliates or any entity acting as an L/C Issuer hereunder shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries.

Agent-Related Persons” means the Agents, together with their respective Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact of such Persons and Affiliates.

Agent’s Group” has the meaning specified in Section 9.09(b).

Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent and the Supplemental Administrative Agents (if any) and the Arrangers.

Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

Agreement Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.19.

Alternative Currency” means Euros and each other currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.07.

Alternative Currency Equivalent” means, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Alternative Currency L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars.

Alternative Currency L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any Alternative

 

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Currency L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share. All Alternative Currency L/C Advances shall be denominated in Dollars.

Alternative Currency L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit that has not been reimbursed on the applicable Honor Date or refinanced as an Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Borrowing. All Alternative Currency L/C Borrowings shall be denominated in Dollars.

Alternative Currency L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.

Alternative Currency L/C Issuer” means Citibank and any other Lender that becomes an Alternative Currency L/C Issuer in accordance with Section 2.03(l) or 10.07(j), in each case, in its capacity as an issuer of Alternative Currency Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Alternative Currency Letters of Credit hereunder.

Alternative Currency L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate maximum amount then available to be drawn under all outstanding Alternative Currency Letters of Credit (whether or not (i) such maximum amount is then in effect under any such Alternative Currency Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Alternative Currency Letter of Credit or (ii) the conditions to drawing can then be satisfied) plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts in respect of Alternative Currency Letters of Credit, including all Alternative Currency L/C Borrowings. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

Alternative Currency Letter of Credit” means a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency and issued pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(i)(B).

Alternative Currency Revolving Commitment Increase” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Alternative Currency Revolving Commitment Increase Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type, denominated in the same currency and having the same Interest Period made by each of the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b).

Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(ii) and (b) purchase participations in Alternative Currency L/C Obligations, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time

 

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outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth, opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01A to the Original Credit Agreement under the caption “Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The aggregate Dollar Amount of Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Commitments of all Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lenders on the Closing Date was $100,000,000, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including pursuant to any applicable Alternative Currency Revolving Commitment Increase.

Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to each Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender, the sum of the Outstanding Amount of such Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender’s Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loans and its Pro Rata Share of the Alternative Currency L/C Obligations at such time.

Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate Dollar Amount of the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.

Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has an Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Commitment at such time.

Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b)(ii).

Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-3 to the Original Credit Agreement (with such modifications thereto as may be necessary to reflect different Classes of Revolving Credit Loans), evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender resulting from the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loans of a given Class made by such Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender.

Amendment Agreement” means Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2011, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.

Amendment No. 1” means Amendment No. 1 to the Original Credit Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2009, among the Borrower, the Incremental Term B-2 Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” means December 18, 2009.

Annual Financial Statements” means the consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower as of each of September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the Borrower for the fiscal years then ended.

 

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Applicable Rate” means:

(I) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans, the following percentages per annum (less the fronting fee payable in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit, in the case of Letter of Credit fees), based upon the Secured Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Calculation Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):

 

Pricing
Level

  Secured
Leverage Ratio
  Eurocurrency Rate for
Revolving Credit Loans
and

Letter of Credit Fees
    Base Rate for
Dollar Revolving

Credit Loans
    Commitment
Fee Rate
 
1   ³3.00 to 1.0     2.75     1.75     0.50
2   <3.00 to 1.0 but ³
2.50 to 1.0
    2.50     1.50     0.50
3   <2.50 to 1.0 but ³
2.00 to 1.0
    2.25     1.25     0.375
4   <2.00 to 1.0     2.00     1.00     0.375

(II) with respect to Term B-1 Loans, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Secured Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Calculation Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):

 

Pricing
Level

  Secured
Leverage Ratio
  Eurocurrency Rate
for

Term B-1 Loans
    Base Rate for
Term B-1 Loans
 
1   ³3.00 to 1.0     2.75     1.75
2   <3.00 to 1.0 but ³
2.50 to 1.0
    2.50     1.50
3   <2.50 to 1.0 but ³
2.00 to 1.0
    2.50     1.50
4   <2.00 to 1.0     2.50     1.50

(III) for all periods beginning on and after the Restatement Effective Date, with respect to Term B-3 Loans, a percentage per annum equal to (i) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 4.50% and (ii) for Base Rate Loans, 3.50%.

(IV) with respect to Incremental Term B-2 Loans, a percentage per annum equal to (i) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 7.50% and (i) for Base Rate Loans, 6.50%.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) the Applicable Rate in respect of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of any Extension Series, Refinancing Term Loans of any Refinancing Series or New Revolving Credit Commitments shall be the applicable percentages per annum provided pursuant to the relevant Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment, as the case may be, and (y) the Applicable Rate of certain Loans shall be increased as, and to the extent, necessary to comply with the provisions of Section 2.16.

 

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Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate with respect to Revolving Credit Loans or Term B-1 Loans resulting from a change in the Secured Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Calculation Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a); provided that if a Calculation Certificate was required to have been delivered but was not delivered the highest pricing level shall apply as of the earlier of (i) 15 days after the day such Calculation Certificate was required to be delivered and (ii) the day on which the Required Lenders so require, and shall continue to so apply to and including the date on which such Calculation Certificate is so delivered (and thereafter the pricing level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above in this definition or elsewhere in this Agreement, if it is subsequently determined before the 91st day after the date on which all Loans have been repaid and all Commitments have been terminated that the Secured Leverage Ratio set forth in any Calculation Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent is inaccurate for any reason and the result thereof is that the Lenders received interest or fees for any period based on an Applicable Rate that is less than that which would have been applicable had the Secured Leverage Ratio been accurately determined, then, for all purposes of this Agreement, the “Applicable Rate” for any day occurring within the period covered by such Calculation Certificate shall retroactively be deemed to be the relevant percentage as based upon the accurately determined Secured Leverage Ratio for such period, and any shortfall in the interest or fees theretofore paid by the Borrower for the relevant period pursuant to Sections 2.08(a) and 2.09(a) as a result of the miscalculation of the Secured Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be (and shall be) due and payable upon the date that is five (5) Business Days after notice by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower of such miscalculation. If the preceding sentence is complied with the failure to previously pay such interest and fees shall not in and of itself constitute a Default and no amounts shall be payable at the Default Rate in respect of any such interest or fees.

Applicable Time” means, with respect to any borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the Alternative Currency L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.

Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class, (b) with respect to any Letters of Credit, (i) the relevant L/C Issuer and (ii)(x) with respect to any Dollar Letters of Credit issued pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(i)(A), the Dollar Revolving Credit Lenders and (y) with respect to any Alternative Currency Letters of Credit issued pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(i)(B), the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lenders and (c) with respect to the Swing Line Facility, (i) the Swing Line Lender and (ii) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04(a), the Dollar Revolving Credit Lenders.

Approved Electronic Communications” means each Communication that any Loan Party is obligated to, or otherwise chooses to, provide to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein, including any financial statement, financial and other report, notice, request, certificate and other information material; provided,

 

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however, that, solely with respect to delivery of any such Communication by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent and without limiting or otherwise affecting either the Administrative Agent’s right to effect delivery of such Communication by posting such Communication to the Platform or the protections afforded hereby to the Administrative Agent in connection with any such posting, “Approved Electronic Communication” shall exclude (i) any notice of borrowing, letter of credit request, swing loan request, notice of conversion or continuation, and any other notice, demand, communication, information, document and other material relating to a request for a new, or a conversion of an existing, Borrowing, (ii) any notice pursuant to Section 2.05(a) and Section 2.05(b) and any other notice relating to the payment of any principal or other amount due under any Loan Document prior to the scheduled date therefor, (iii) all notices of any Default or Event of Default and (iv) any notice, demand, communication, information, document and other material required to be delivered to satisfy any of the conditions set forth in Article IV or any other condition to any Borrowing or other extension of credit hereunder or any condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement.

Approved Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, any Fund that is administered, advised or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) an Affiliate of such Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender.

Arrangers” means Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., each in its capacity as a Joint Lead Arranger under the Original Credit Agreement and each of the Restatement Arrangers.

Assignees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(b).

Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit E to the Original Credit Agreement or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Assignment Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(f).

Attorney Costs” means all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external legal counsel.

Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.

Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

Available Amount” means, at any time (the “Reference Date”), the sum of (without duplication):

(a) an amount equal to 50% of Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the Available Amount Reference Period; plus

 

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(b) other than for purposes of determining the amount of Restricted Payments permitted to be made pursuant to Section 7.06(l)(ii), the aggregate amount of (x) Retained Declined Proceeds retained by the Borrower and (y) net cash proceeds from Scheduled Dispositions received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Reference Date; plus

(c) the amount of any capital contributions or Net Cash Proceeds from Permitted Equity Issuances (or issuances of debt securities that have been converted into or exchanged for Qualified Equity Interests) (other than the Equity Contribution) received or made by the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof and contributed by such parent to the Borrower) during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Reference Date; plus

(d) to the extent not (A) included in clause (a) above or (B) already reflected as a return of capital with respect to such Investment for purposes of determining the amount of such Investment, the aggregate amount of all cash dividends and other cash distributions received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any Minority Investments or Unrestricted Subsidiaries made by using the Available Amount during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Reference Date; plus

(e) to the extent not (A) included in clause (a) above or (B) already reflected as a return of capital with respect to such Investment for purposes of determining the amount of such Investment, the aggregate amount of all cash repayments of principal received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any Minority Investments or Unrestricted Subsidiaries during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Reference Date in respect of loans or advances made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to such Minority Investments or Unrestricted Subsidiaries made by using the Available Amount; plus

(f) to the extent not (A) included in clause (a) above, (B) already reflected as a return of capital with respect to such Investment for purposes of determining the amount of such Investment or (C) required to be applied to prepay Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(ii), the aggregate amount of all Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the sale, transfer or other disposition of its ownership interest in any Minority Investment or Unrestricted Subsidiary that was made by using the Available Amount during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Reference Date; minus

(g) the aggregate amount of any Investments made pursuant to Section 7.02(d)(iv)(y), Section 7.02(j)(B)(ii) and Section 7.02(o)(ii), any Restricted Payment made pursuant to Section 7.06(l)(ii) or any payment made pursuant to Section 7.12(a)(i)(D)(2) during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the Reference Date (and, for purposes of this clause (g), without taking account of the intended usage of the Available Amount on such Reference Date).

 

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Available Amount Reference Period” means, with respect to any Reference Date, the period (taken as one accounting period) commencing on October 1, 2007 and ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as applicable, for which financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b), and the related Calculation Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a), have been delivered to the Administrative Agent.

“Bankruptcy Code” means title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy” as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus  1/2 of 1% and (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its “prime rate.” The “prime rate” is a rate set by the Administrative Agent based upon various factors including the Administrative Agent’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by the Administrative Agent shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

Basel II” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04(a).

“BBA LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate.”

Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Borrowing” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a Swing Line Borrowing or a Term Borrowing, as the context may require.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, New York, New York or in the jurisdiction where the Administrative Agent’s Office with respect to Obligations denominated in Dollars is located and:

(a) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Dollars, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Dollars in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or any other dealings in Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market;

(b) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Euros, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in

 

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Euros in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or any other dealings in Euros to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means a TARGET Day;

(c) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euros, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in the relevant currency are conducted by and between banks in the London or other applicable offshore interbank market for such currency; and

(d) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in a currency other than Dollars or Euros in respect of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euros, or any other dealings in any currency other than Dollars or Euros to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan (other than any interest rate settings), means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such currency.

Bridge Facility Agreement” means that certain Senior Unsecured Bridge Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrower, the other parties thereto and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent, together with the Exchange Notes Indenture between the Borrower, the other parties thereto and a trustee to be named therein, in each case, as the same may be amended, modified, replaced or refinanced to the extent permitted by this Agreement.

Bridge Facility Debt” means, collectively, (i) $700,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Borrower’s senior unsecured loans under the Bridge Facility Agreement and term loans and exchange notes (including any exchange notes issued in exchange for previously issued notes pursuant to an exchange and registration rights agreement) issued in lieu thereof or in exchange therefor pursuant to the Bridge Facility Agreement that do not increase the aggregate principal amount thereof and (ii) $750,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Borrower’s senior unsecured PIK toggle loans under the Bridge Facility Agreement and term loans and exchange notes (including any exchange notes issued in exchange for previously issued notes pursuant to an exchange and registration rights agreement) issued in lieu thereof or in exchange therefor pursuant to the Bridge Facility Agreement that do not increase the aggregate principal amount thereof and any additional loans or notes issued or any increase in the outstanding principal amount thereof, in each case, in lieu of cash interest in accordance with the Bridge Facility Agreement.

Calculation Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Original Credit Agreement.

Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including amounts expended or capitalized under Capitalized Leases) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as additions during such period to property, plant or equipment reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a Capitalized Lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Capitalized Leases” means all leases that have been or are required to be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases; provided that for all purposes hereunder the amount of obligations under any Capitalized Lease shall be the amount thereof accounted for as a liability in accordance with GAAP.

Capitalized Software Expenditures” shall mean, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by a Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of licensed or purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of a Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Cash Collateral” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(g).

Cash Collateral Account” means a blocked account at Citibank (or any successor Administrative Agent) in the name of the Administrative Agent and under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, and otherwise established in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Cash Collateralize” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(g).

Cash Equivalents” means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary:

(a) Dollars;

(b) (i) Canadian Dollars, Yen, Sterling, Euros or any national currency of any participating member state of the EMU or (ii) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

(c) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(d) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of two years or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding two years and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any domestic or foreign commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks and $100,000,000 (or the Dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks;

 

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(e) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (c), (d) and (g) entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (d) above;

(f) commercial paper rated at least P-2 by Moody’s or at least A-2 by S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by the Borrower) and in each case maturing within 24 months after the date of creation thereof and Indebtedness or preferred stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(g) marketable short-term money market and similar funds having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by the Borrower);

(h) Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by the Borrower);

(i) solely for the purpose of determining if an Investment therein is allowed under this Agreement and for the avoidance of doubt not for the calculation of the Secured Leverage Ratio and the Total Leverage Ratio, readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof having an Investment Grade Rating from either Moody’s or S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by Borrower) with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(j) solely for the purpose of determining if an Investment therein is allowed under this Agreement and for the avoidance of doubt not for the calculation of the Secured Leverage Ratio and the Total Leverage Ratio, readily marketable direct obligations issued by any foreign government or any political subdivision or instrumentality thereof having an Investment Grade Rating from either Moody’s or S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by Borrower) with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition; and

(k) investment funds investing substantially all of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (h) above.

In the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary or Investments made in a country outside the United States of America, Cash Equivalents shall also include (i) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (a) through (k)

 

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above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies and (ii) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (a) through (k) and in this paragraph.

Cash Management Bank” means any Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time it provides any Cash Management Services, whether or not such Person subsequently ceases to be a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender.

Cash Management Obligations” means obligations owed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to any Cash Management Bank in respect of or in connection with any Cash Management Services and designated by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent as “Cash Management Obligations.”

Cash Management Services” means any agreement or arrangement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, purchase card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.

Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.

Change of Control” means the earliest to occur of:

(a) (i) at any time prior to the consummation of a Qualifying IPO, the Permitted Holders ceasing to own, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, at least a majority of the then outstanding voting power of the Voting Stock of Holdings or the Sponsors ceasing to have the right or the ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors of Holdings; or

(ii) at any time upon or after the consummation of a Qualifying IPO, the acquisition by (A) any Person (other than one or more Permitted Holders) or (B) Persons (other than one or more Permitted Holders) that are together a group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any such group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), in a single transaction or in a related series of transactions, by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination or purchase of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision) of more than the greater of (x) thirty-five percent (35%) of the then outstanding voting power of the Voting Stock of Holdings and (y) the percentage of the then outstanding voting power of Voting Stock of Holdings owned, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, by the Permitted Holders;

 

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unless, in the case of clause (a)(ii) above, one or more Permitted Holders have, at such time, the right or the ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors of Holdings; or

(b) any “Change of Control” (or any comparable term) in any document pertaining to the ABL Facilities, the Bridge Facility Agreement or any other Indebtedness with an aggregate principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or

(c) subject to Section 7.04, the Borrower ceases to be a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Holdings.

Citibank” means Citibank, N.A.

Class” (a) when used with respect to Lenders, refers to whether such Lenders are Dollar Revolving Credit Lenders, Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lenders, Extending Revolving Credit Lenders for a given Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, Term B-1 Lenders, Term B-3 Lenders, Incremental Term B-2 Lenders, Refinancing Term Lenders for a given Refinancing Series of Refinancing Term Loans, Extending Term Lenders for a given Extension Series of Extended Term Loans or New Revolving Commitment Lenders, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Dollar Revolving Credit Commitments, Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, Term B-1 Commitments, Term B-3 Commitments, Incremental Term B-2 Commitments, Refinancing Term Commitments of a given Refinancing Series, Extended Term Commitments of a given Extension Series or New Revolving Credit Commitments and (c) when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Dollar Revolving Credit Loans, Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loans, Revolving Credit Loans under Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, Term B-1 Loans, Term B-3 Loans, Incremental Term B-2 Loans, Refinancing Term Loans of a given Refinancing Series, Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series or Revolving Credit Loans under New Revolving Credit Commitments.

Closing Date” means October 26, 2007.

Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.

Co-Investor” means any of (1) Sierra Co-Invest, LLC or any successor thereto, (2) Sierra Co-Invest II, LLC or any successor thereto or (3) any Affiliate of any lender party to the ABL Facilities or any Affiliate of any Lender directly or indirectly holding Voting Stock of the Issuer on the Closing Date.

Collateral” means all the “Collateral” (or equivalent term) as defined in any Collateral Document and shall include the Mortgaged Properties.

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(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received each Collateral Document required to be delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(iii) or pursuant to Section 6.11 or Section 6.13 at such time, duly executed by each Loan Party thereto;

(b) all Obligations shall have been unconditionally guaranteed by Holdings, each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary and not an Excluded Subsidiary, including those that are listed on Schedule I to the Original Credit Agreement (each, a “Guarantor”);

(c) the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a first-priority security interest in (i) all the Equity Interests of the Borrower, (ii) all Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries and any Equity Interest of any Restricted Subsidiary pledged to secure Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(g) or (aa)) of each wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower or any Guarantor that is the direct Subsidiary of the Borrower or such Guarantor that is not a Subsidiary described in clause (iii)(A) below and (iii) 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests and other Equity Interests of (A) each wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes if substantially all of its assets consist of the stock of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are controlled foreign corporations within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code and (B) under applicable foreign law within 45 days after such request if requested by the Administrative Agent, each wholly-owned Material Foreign Subsidiary (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) that is directly owned by the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Guarantor;

(d) except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder or under any Collateral Document, the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a perfected security interest (to the extent such security interest may be perfected by delivering certificated securities, filing financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or making any necessary filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office) in substantially all tangible and intangible personal property of the Borrower and each Guarantor (including accounts (other than deposit accounts or other bank or securities accounts), inventory, equipment, investment property, contract rights, intellectual property, other general intangibles, and proceeds of the foregoing), in each case, with the priority required by the Collateral Documents; provided that any such security interests in Current Assets Collateral shall be subject to the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement;

(e) none of the Collateral shall be subject to any Liens other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01; and

(f) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to each Material Real Property required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 4.01(a)(iii), 6.11 and 6.13(b) (the “Mortgaged Properties”) duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such property, (ii) a policy or policies of title insurance issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company (the “Mortgage Policies”) insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a valid Lien on the property described therein,

 

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free of any other Liens except as expressly permitted by Section 7.01, together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and (iii) such existing surveys, existing abstracts and existing appraisals in the possession of the Borrower and such legal opinions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request with respect to any such Mortgaged Property.

The foregoing definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance or surveys with respect to, particular assets if and for so long as, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets or obtaining title insurance or surveys in respect of such assets shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom.

The Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for the perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of title insurance and surveys with respect to particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Loan Parties on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that perfection cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the Collateral Documents.

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Borrower may cause any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to Guarantee the Obligations, in which case such Restricted Subsidiary shall be treated as a Guarantor hereunder for all purposes.

Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, the Mortgages, collateral assignments, Security Agreement Supplements, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(iii), Section 6.11 or Section 6.13, the Guaranty, the Intercreditor Agreements, and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien or Guarantee in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Commitment” means a Term Commitment or a Revolving Credit Commitment, as the context may require.

Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Borrowing with respect to a given Class of Loans, (b) a conversion of Loans of a given Class from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans of a given Class, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A to the Original Credit Agreement.

Communications” means each notice, demand, communication, information, document and other material provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise transmitted between the parties hereto relating this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, any Loan Party or its Affiliates, or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents including, without limitation, all Approved Electronic Communications.

 

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Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense of such Person, including the amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and Capitalized Software Expenditures for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period:

(a) increased (without duplication) by the following:

(i) provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital, including federal, state, franchise, excise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes of such Person paid or accrued during such period, including any penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations, to the extent the same were deducted (and not added back) in computing such Consolidated Net Income and the net tax expense associated with any adjustments made pursuant to clauses (a) through (o) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income”; plus

(ii) total interest expense of such Person for such period and, to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses with respect to obligations under any Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains with respect to such obligations, plus bank fees and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, to the extent in each case the same were deducted (and not added back) in calculating such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(iii) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person for such period to the extent deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus

(iv) the amount of any restructuring charges, accruals and reserves deducted (and not added back) in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus

(v) the amount of any minority interest expense consisting of Subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Subsidiary to the extent deducted (and not added back) in such period in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(vi) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees (including termination fees and transaction fees) and indemnities and expenses paid or accrued in such period under the Sponsor Management Agreement or otherwise to the Sponsors and deducted (and not added back) in such period in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

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(vii) the amount of extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual losses (including all fees and expenses relating thereto) or expenses, Transaction Expenses, costs incurred in connection with being a public company prior to the Closing Date, integration costs, transition costs, pre-opening, opening, consolidation and closing costs for facilities, costs incurred in connection with any strategic initiatives, costs incurred in connection with acquisitions after the Closing Date, other business optimization expenses (including costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs and new systems design and implementation costs), project start-up costs, restructuring costs and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans; plus

(viii) amount of cost savings projected by Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken during such period or expected to be taken (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions, provided that (A) such amounts are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) such actions are taken, committed to be taken or expected to be taken within 36 months after the Closing Date, (C) no cost savings shall be added pursuant to this clause (viii) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges that are otherwise added back in computing Consolidated EBITDA with respect to such period and (D) the aggregate amount of cost savings added pursuant to this clause (viii) shall not exceed $100,000,000 for any period consisting of four consecutive quarters; plus

(ix) any costs or expense incurred by Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of Holdings or the Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of Holdings or the Borrower (other than Disqualified Equity Interests); plus

(x) any net loss from discontinued operations; plus

(xi) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to paragraph (b) below for any previous period and not added back;

(b) decreased (without duplication) by the following, in each case to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:

(i) any net income from discontinued operations; plus

(ii) the amount of extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains (less all fees and expenses relating thereto);

 

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(c) increased or decreased (without duplication) by, as applicable, any adjustments resulting from the application of FASB Interpretation No. 45 (Guarantees).

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that, without duplication,

(a) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period shall be excluded,

(b) any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations shall be excluded,

(c) any net after-tax effect of gains or losses (less all fees, expenses and charges) attributable to asset dispositions or abandonments or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the Borrower, shall be excluded,

(d) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in Cash Equivalents (or to the extent converted into Cash Equivalents) to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period,

(e) effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries) in such Person’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP (including in the inventory, property and equipment, software, goodwill, intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred revenue and debt line items thereof) resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded,

(f) any net after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment or conversion of (i) Indebtedness, (ii) obligations under any Swap Contracts or (iii) other derivative instruments shall be excluded,

(g) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded,

 

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(h) any non-cash compensation charge or expense, including any such charge or expense arising from the grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights or equity incentive programs shall be excluded, and any cash charges associated with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests by management of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parents in connection with the Transactions, shall be excluded,

(i) any fees, expenses or charges incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, Investment, asset disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (including such fees, expenses or charges related to the offering of the Bridge Facility Debt, the ABL Facilities, the Loans and any credit facilities), issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including any amendment or other modification of the Bridge Facility Agreement, the ABL Facilities, the Loans and any credit facilities (including without limitation the Restatement Transaction Expenses)) and including, in each case, any such transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed, and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not successful, shall be excluded,

(j) accruals and reserves that are established within twelve months after the Closing Date that are so required to be established as a result of the Transactions (or within twelve months after the closing of any acquisition that are so required to be established as a result of such acquisition) in accordance with GAAP shall be excluded,

(k) any expenses, charges or losses that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any Investment, Permitted Acquisition or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement, to the extent actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement and only to the extent that such amount is in fact indemnified or reimbursed within 365 days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365 days), shall be excluded,

(l) to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 days), expenses, charges or losses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded;

(m) any net pension or other post-employment benefit costs representing amortization of unrecognized prior service costs, actuarial losses, including amortization of such amounts arising in prior periods, amortization of the unrecognized net obligation (and loss or cost) existing at the date of initial application of Statement on Financial Accounting

 

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Standards Nos. 87, 106 and 112, and any other items of a similar nature, shall be excluded,

(n) the following items shall be excluded:

(i) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from obligations under any Swap Contracts and the application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133; and

(ii) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting from currency translation gains or losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including any net gain or loss resulting from obligations under an Swap Contracts for currency exchange risk) and any foreign currency translation gains or losses,

(iii) any non-cash charges, expenses and losses, including any (A) write-offs or write-downs, (B) equity-based awards compensation expense, (C) losses on sales, disposals or abandonment of, or any impairment charges or asset write-down or write-off related to, intangible assets, long-lived assets and investments in debt and equity securities and (D) all losses from investments recorded using the equity method, reducing such Consolidated Net Income for such period (provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall reduce Consolidated Net Income to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period),

(iv) any non-cash gains for such period, excluding any non-cash gains to the extent they represent the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated Net Income in any prior period and any non-cash gains with respect to cash actually received in a prior period so long as such cash did not increase Consolidated Net Income in such prior period, and

(o) solely for the purpose of determining the Available Amount pursuant to clause (a) of the definition thereof, the Net Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived, provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein.

 

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Consolidated Secured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Debt outstanding on such date that is secured by a Lien on any asset or property of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, but excluding any such Indebtedness of the type described in Section 7.03(e) of this Agreement.

Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions or any Permitted Acquisition), consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, obligations in respect of Capitalized Leases and debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments, minus (b) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents (in each case, free and clear of all Liens, other than nonconsensual Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and Liens permitted by Sections 7.01(a), (l) and (s) and clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 7.01(t)) included in the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date; provided that Consolidated Total Debt shall not include Indebtedness in respect of (i) any letter of credit, except to the extent of unreimbursed amounts thereunder provided that any unreimbursed amount under commercial letters of credit shall not be counted as Consolidated Total Debt until 3 days after such amount is drawn, (ii) obligations under Swap Contracts and (iii) any non-recourse debt.

Consolidated Working Capital” means, at any date, the excess of (i) all amounts (other than Cash Equivalents) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date over (ii) the sum of all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current liabilities” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, but excluding, without duplication, (a) the current portion of any Funded Debt, (b) all Indebtedness consisting of Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations and revolving loans, swing line loans and letter of credit obligations under the ABL Facilities, in each case to the extent otherwise included therein, (c) the current portion of interest, (d) the current portion of current and deferred income taxes, (e) the current portion of any Capitalized Lease Obligations, (f) liabilities in respect of unpaid earnouts, and (g) the current portion of any other long-term liabilities, and in the case of both clauses (i) and (ii), excluding the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition.

Contract Consideration” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow.”

Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

Control” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Affiliate.”

 

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Controlled Investment Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person, other than any Sponsor, which directly or indirectly is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person and is organized by such Person (or any Person controlling such Person) primarily for making direct or indirect equity or debt investments in the Borrower and/or other companies.

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace or refinance, in whole or part, then existing Term Loans (including any successive Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness) (“Refinanced Debt”); provided that (i) such extending, renewing, replacing or refinancing Indebtedness is in an original aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) not greater than the aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Refinanced Debt except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other reasonable amounts paid (including tender premium), and fees and expenses (including upfront fees and original issue discount) incurred, in connection with such exchanging, extending, renewing, replacing or refinancing Indebtedness, (ii) such Indebtedness has a later maturity and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Refinanced Debt (except by virtue of amortization or prepayment of the Refinanced Debt prior to the time of incurrence of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness), and (iii) unless such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred solely by means of extending or renewing then existing Refinanced Debt without resulting in any Net Cash Proceeds, such Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, defeased or satisfied and discharged with 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds from any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, and all accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) in connection therewith shall be paid, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained.

Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

Current Assets Collateral” means all the “ABL Priority Collateral” as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

Declined Proceeds” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(vi).

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

Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (a) the Base Rate plus (b) the Applicable Rate applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (c) 2.0% per annum; provided that with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate

 

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(including any Applicable Rate and Mandatory Cost) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2.0% per annum, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, a Lender as to which the Administrative Agent has notified the Borrower that (i) such Lender has failed for three or more Business Days to comply with its obligations under this Agreement to make a Loan, make a payment to the L/C Issuer in respect of an L/C Borrowing and/or make a payment to the Swing Line Lender in respect of a Swing Line Loan (each a “funding obligation”), (ii) such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent, or has stated publicly, that it will not comply with any such funding obligation hereunder, or has defaulted on its funding obligations under any other loan agreement or credit agreement or other similar financing agreement (absent a good faith dispute), (iii) such Lender has, for three or more Business Days, failed to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent, in response to a written request of the Administrative Agent, that it will comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or (iv) a Lender Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Lender. Any determination that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clauses (i) through (iv) above will be made by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion acting in good faith. The Administrative Agent will promptly supply to Lenders a copy of any notice to the Borrower provided for in this definition.

Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Disposition pursuant to Section 7.05(j) that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by the Fair Market Value of the portion of the non-cash consideration converted to cash within 180 days following the consummation of the applicable Disposition).

Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any sale of Equity Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith; provided that no transaction or series of related transactions shall be considered a “Disposition” for purposes of Section 2.05(b)(ii) or Section 7.05 unless the net cash proceeds resulting from such transaction or series of transactions shall exceed $5,000,000.

Disposition Prepayment Percentage” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(ii)(A).

Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or any other Equity Interest 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, the termination of the Commitments and the termination of or backstop on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion all outstanding Letters of Credit), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole

 

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or in part or (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash, in each case, prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans at the time such Equity Interest is first issued; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings, the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because it may be required to be repurchased by Holdings, the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

Documentation Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Documentation Agent under the Original Credit Agreement.

Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

Dollar Amount” means, at any time:

(a) with respect to an amount denominated in Dollars, such amount; and

(b) with respect to an amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, an equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency.

Dollar L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any Dollar L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.

Dollar L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Dollar Letter of Credit that has not been reimbursed on the applicable Honor Date or refinanced as a Dollar Revolving Credit Borrowing.

Dollar L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Dollar Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.

Dollar L/C Issuer” means Citibank and any other Lender that becomes a Dollar L/C Issuer in accordance with Section 2.03(l) or 10.07(j), in each case, in its capacity as an issuer of Dollar Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Dollar Letters of Credit hereunder.

Dollar L/C Obligation” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate maximum amount then available to be drawn under all outstanding Dollar Letters of Credit (whether or not (i) such maximum amount is then in effect under any such Dollar Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Dollar Letter of Credit or (ii) the conditions to drawing can then be satisfied) plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts in respect of Dollar Letters of Credit, including all Dollar L/C Borrowings. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by

 

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its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

Dollar Letter of Credit” means a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars and issued pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(i)(A).

“Dollar Revolving Commitment Increase” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

“Dollar Revolving Commitment Increase Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Dollar Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Dollar Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Dollar Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(i).

Dollar Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make Dollar Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(i), (b) purchase participations in Dollar L/C Obligations in respect of Dollar Letters of Credit and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth, and opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01A to the Original Credit Agreement under the caption “Dollar Revolving Credit Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The aggregate Dollar Revolving Credit Commitments of all Dollar Revolving Credit Lenders on the Closing Date was $100,000,000, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including pursuant to any applicable Dollar Revolving Commitment Increase.

Dollar Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender, the sum of the Outstanding Amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Dollar Revolving Credit Loans and its Pro Rata Share of the Dollar L/C Obligations and the Swing Line Obligations at such time.

“Dollar Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate Dollar Amount of the Dollar Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.

Dollar Revolving Credit Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Dollar Revolving Credit Commitment at such time.

Dollar Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b)(i).

Dollar Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Dollar Revolving Credit Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-2 to the Original Credit Agreement (with such modifications thereto as may be necessary

 

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to reflect differing Classes of Revolving Credit Loans), evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Dollar Revolving Credit Lender resulting from the Dollar Revolving Credit Loans of a given Class made by such Revolving Credit Lender.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

ECF Percentage” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(i).

Effective Yield” means, as to any Loans of any Class, the effective yield on such Loans, taking into account the applicable interest rate margins, any interest rate floors or similar devices and all fees, including upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized over the shorter of (x) the original stated life of such Loans and (y) the four years following the date of incurrence thereof) payable generally to Lenders making such Loans, but excluding any arrangement, structuring or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not generally shared with the relevant Lenders and customary consent fees paid generally to consenting Lenders.

Electing Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(d)(ii).

Eligible Assignee” means any assignee permitted by and, to the extent applicable, consented to in accordance with Section 10.07(b); provided that under no circumstances shall (i) any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any natural person, be an Assignee.

EMU” means the economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.

EMU Legislation” means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.

“Environment” means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, drinking water, groundwater, land surfaces, subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.

“Environmental Claim” means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations (other than internal reports prepared by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (a) in the ordinary course of such Person’s business or (b) as required in connection with a financing transaction or an acquisition or disposition of real estate) or proceedings with respect to any Environmental Liability (hereinafter “Claims”), including (i) any and all Claims by a Governmental Authority for enforcement, response or other actions or damages pursuant to any Environmental Law and (ii) any and all Claims by any Person seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Environmental Laws” means any and all Laws relating to the pollution or protection of the Environment including those relating to the generation, handling, storage, treatment transport or Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials or, to the extent relating to exposure or threat of exposure to Hazardous Materials, human health.

 

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Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities) of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage or treatment of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the presence, or Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the Environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

Equity Contribution” means, collectively, (a) the contribution by the Sponsors, Co-Investors and the Management Stockholders of an aggregate amount of cash representing not less than 20% of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the Term B-1 Loans borrowed, and the Bridge Facility Debt borrowed, on the Closing Date and the amount of such cash equity to Holdings or one or more direct or indirect holding company parents of Holdings, and (b) the further contribution to Merger Sub of any portion of such cash contribution proceeds not directly received by Merger Sub or used by Holdings to pay Transaction Expenses.

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares, interests, rights, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests or units in) such Person and all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase, acquisition or exchange from such Person of any of the foregoing (including through convertible securities).

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is under common control with Holdings or the Borrower and is treated as a single employer pursuant to Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan for which notice to the PBGC is not waived by regulation; (b) a withdrawal by Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as a termination under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan, notification of Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or is in reorganization within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (d) the filing by Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan; (e) with respect to a Pension Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (f) the failure to make by its due date a required contribution under Section 412(m) of the Code

 

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(or Section 430(j) of the Code, as amended by the Pension Protection Act of 2006) with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (g) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code and Section 303(d) of ERISA (or, after the effective date of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, Section 412(c) of the Code and Section 302(c) of ERISA) of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan; (h) the filing by the PBGC of a petition under Section 4042 of ERISA to terminate any Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan; or (i) the occurrence of a nonexempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) which could result in liability to Holdings or the Borrower.

Euro” and “” mean the lawful single currency of the European Union.

Eurocurrency Rate” means, for any Interest Period with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in the relevant currency (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “Eurocurrency Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in the relevant currency for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in Same Day Funds in the approximate amount of the Eurocurrency Rate Loan being made, continued or converted and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by the Administrative Agent’s London Branch (or other branch or Affiliate) to major banks in the London or other offshore interbank market for such currency at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

Eurocurrency Rate Loan” means a Loan, whether denominated in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency, that bears interest at a rate based on the applicable Eurocurrency Rate.

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.

Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, an amount equal to the excess of:

(a) the sum, without duplication, of:

(i) Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower for such period,

(ii) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, but excluding any such non-cash charges representing an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period,

(iii) decreases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period (other than any such decreases arising from acquisitions or Dispositions by the Borrower

 

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and the Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period or the application of purchase accounting),

(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, and

(v) cash receipts in respect of Swap Contracts during such fiscal year to the extent not otherwise included in such Consolidated Net Income; over

(b) the sum, without duplication, of:

(i) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (but excluding any non-cash credit to the extent representing the reversal of an accrual or reserve described in clause (a)(ii) above) and cash charges included in clauses (a) through (j) and (m) through (n) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income,

(ii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior fiscal years, the amount of Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property and Capitalized Software Expenditures accrued or made in cash during such period, except to the extent that such Capital Expenditures or acquisitions were financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries or otherwise other than with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries,

(iii) the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including (A) the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Leases and (B) the amount of any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) to the extent required due to a Disposition that resulted in an increase to such Consolidated Net Income and not in excess of the amount of such increase, but excluding (X) all other prepayments of Term Loans, (Y) all prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans and (Z) all prepayments in respect of any other revolving credit facility, except, in the case of clauses (Y) and (Z) only, to the extent there is an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder) made during such period, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of other Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries or otherwise other than with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries,

(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

 

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(v) increases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period (other than any such increases arising from acquisitions or Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period or the application of purchase accounting),

(vi) cash payments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness) to the extent such payments are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income and to the extent financed with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries,

(vii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (viii) or (ix) below in prior fiscal years, the amount of Investments made pursuant to Sections 7.02(b)(iii), 7.02(n) (but excluding such loans and advances in respect of Section 7.06(g)(i), 7.06(g)(iv) (to the extent the amount of such Investment would not have been deducted pursuant to this clause if made by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) and 7.06(l)) and 7.02(o) and acquisitions made during such period to the extent that such Investments and acquisitions were financed with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries,

(viii) the amount of Restricted Payments paid during such period pursuant to Sections 7.06(f), 7.06(g) (other than subclauses (i) and (iv) (to the extent the amount of the Investment made pursuant thereto would not have been deducted pursuant to this definition if made by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) thereof), 7.06(h), 7.06(i), 7.06(j) and 7.06(k) and to the extent such Restricted Payments were financed with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries,

(ix) the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries from internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees) to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income,

(x) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period and financed with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness to the extent such payments are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income,

(xi) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period relating to

 

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Permitted Acquisitions, Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property to be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period; provided that, to the extent the aggregate amount of internally generated cash flow actually utilized to finance such Permitted Acquisitions, Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property during such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters,

(xii) the amount of cash taxes paid or tax reserves set aside or payable (without duplication) in such period to the extent they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, and

(xiii) cash expenditures in respect of Swap Contracts during such fiscal year to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary, (b) each Subsidiary listed on Schedule 1.01C to the Original Credit Agreement, (c) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable Law from guaranteeing the Obligations, (d) any Domestic Subsidiary (i) that is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a controlled foreign corporation within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code or (ii) that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes if substantially all of its assets consist of the stock of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are controlled foreign corporations within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code, (e) any Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition financed with secured Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g) or (aa) and each Restricted Subsidiary thereof that guarantees such Indebtedness; provided that each such Restricted Subsidiary shall cease to be an Excluded Subsidiary under this clause (e) if such secured Indebtedness is repaid or becomes unsecured or if such Restricted Subsidiary ceases to guarantee such secured Indebtedness, as applicable, (f) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (confirmed in writing by notice to the Borrower), the cost or other consequences (including any adverse tax consequences) of providing a Guaranty shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom and (g) each Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Existing Revolver Tranche” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(b).

Existing Term B-1 Lender” has the meaning set forth in the Amendment Agreement.

Existing Term B-1 Loans” has the meaning set forth in the Amendment Agreement.

Existing Term Loan Tranche” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(a).

 

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Extended Revolving Credit Commitments” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(b).

Extended Term Commitments” means one or more commitments hereunder to convert Term Loans under an Existing Term Loan Tranche to Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series pursuant to an Extension Amendment.

Extended Term Loans” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(a).

Extending Revolving Credit Lender” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(c).

Extending Term B-3 Lender” means any Lender that has submitted an executed Term B-3 Loan Extension Election (as defined in the Amendment Agreement) with respect to all or a portion of its Term B-1 Loans outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date in accordance with the instructions provided on the signature page to the Amendment Agreement prior to the deadline specified in Amendment Agreement.

Extension” means any establishment of Extended Term Commitments and Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.16 and the applicable Extension Amendment.

Extension Amendment” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(e).

Extension Election” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(c).

Extension Request” means any Term Loan Extension Request or a Revolver Extension Request, as the case may be.

Extension Series” means any Term Loan Extension Series or a Revolver Extension Series, as the case may be.

Facility” means the Term B-1 Loans, the Term B-3 Loans, the Incremental Term B-2 Loans, the Dollar Revolving Credit Facility, the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Facility, the Swing Line Sublimit or the L/C Sublimit, a given Refinancing Series of Refinancing Term Loans, a given Extension Series of Extended Term Loans, a given Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments or the New Revolving Credit Commitments, as the context may require.

Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or liability, the fair market value of such asset or liability as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

FATCA” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal

 

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Reserve Bank on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

First Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means a first lien intercreditor agreement between the Administrative Agent and one or more Senior Representatives representing holders of each series of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, as applicable, substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2 to the Amendment Agreement, with such changes made prior to such agreement’s effectiveness that are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and are not materially adverse to the Lenders, as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.

Foreign Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).

Foreign Plan” means any employee benefit plan, program, policy, arrangement or agreement maintained or contributed to by, or entered into with, Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower with respect to employees employed outside the United States.

Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

Foreign Subsidiary Total Assets” means the total assets of the Foreign Subsidiaries, as determined in accordance with GAAP in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.

Funded Debt” means all Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for borrowed money that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within one year from such date that is renewable or extendable, at the option of such Person, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date, including Indebtedness in respect of the Loans.

funding obligation” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Defaulting Lender”.

 

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GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower 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 change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

Granting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(h).

Guarantee” means, as to any Person, without duplication, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guarantors” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

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Guaranty” means (a) the guaranty made by Holdings and the other Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” substantially in the form of Exhibit F to the Original Credit Agreement and (b) each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.11.

Hazardous Materials” means materials, chemicals, substances, compounds, wastes, pollutants and contaminants, in any form, including all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes, mold, petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas and infectious or medical wastes, in each case regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Hedge Bank” means any Person that is an Agent, a Lender, or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing at the time it enters into a Secured Hedge Agreement, in its capacity as a party thereto, whether or not such Person subsequently ceases to be an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing.

Hedging Obligations” means obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement.

Holdings” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).

Immediate Family Member” means with respect to any individual, such individual’s child, stepchild, grandchild or more remote descendant, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, qualified domestic partner, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law (including adoptive relationships) and any trust, partnership or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing individuals or any private foundation or fund that is controlled by any of the foregoing individuals or any donor-advised fund of which any such individual is the donor.

Incremental Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Term B-2 Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Incremental Term B-2 Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Incremental Term B-2 Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii).

Incremental Term B-2 Commitment” means, as to each Incremental Term B-2 Lender, its obligation to make an Incremental Term B-2 Loan on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Incremental Term B-2 Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01C to Amendment No. 1 under the caption “Incremental Term B-2 Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Incremental Term B-2 Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

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The aggregate amount of the Incremental Term B-2 Commitments on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date was $1,000,000,000.

Incremental Term B-2 Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has an Incremental Term B-2 Commitment or an Incremental Term B-2 Loan at such time.

Incremental Term B-2 Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii).

Incremental Term B-2 Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Incremental Term B-2 Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-4 to Amendment No. 1, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Incremental Term B-2 Lender resulting from the Incremental Term B-2 Loans made by such Incremental Term B-2 Lender.

Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

(b) the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings or reductions that may have been reimbursed) of all letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;

(c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;

(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts and accrued expenses payable in the ordinary course of business and (ii) any earn-out obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and if not paid after becoming due and payable);

(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements and mortgage, industrial revenue bond, industrial development bond and similar financings), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

(f) all Attributable Indebtedness;

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(h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall (i) include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such Indebtedness is otherwise limited and only to the extent such Indebtedness would be included in the calculation of clause (a) of the definition of Consolidated Total Debt of such Person and (ii) in the case of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, exclude all intercompany Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e) shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (ii) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith.

Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

Indemnified Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged and that is independent of the Borrower and its Affiliates.

Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.08.

Initial Revolving Borrowing” means one or more borrowings of Dollar Revolving Credit Loans or issuances or deemed issuances of Letters of Credit on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed the aggregate amounts specified or referred to in the definition of the term “Permitted Initial Revolving Borrowing Purposes.”

Intellectual Property Security Agreements” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Intercreditor Agreements” means the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, collectively, in each case to the extent then in effect.

Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Loan of any Class other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the applicable Maturity Date of the Loans of such Class; provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate

 

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Loan of any Class (including a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the applicable Maturity Date of the Loans of such Class.

Interest Period” means, as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, or to the extent agreed by each Lender of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, nine or twelve months (or such period of less than one month as may be consented to by the Administrative Agent), as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:

(a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

(b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date for the Class of Loans of which such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is a part.

Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person (excluding, in the case of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, intercompany loans, advances, or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment at any time shall be the amount actually invested (measured at the time made), without adjustment for subsequent changes in the value of such Investment, net of any return representing a return of capital with respect to such Investment.

Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by the Borrower.

IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.15.

ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

 

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Issuer Documents” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by an L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any of its Subsidiaries) or in favor of such L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.

Judgment Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.19.

Junior Financing” has the meaning specified in Section 7.12(a).

Junior Financing Documentation” means any documentation governing any Junior Financing.

Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity date of any Refinancing Term Loan, any Refinancing Term Commitment, any Extended Term Loan, any Extended Revolving Credit Commitment or any New Revolving Credit Commitment, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities and executive orders, including 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.

L/C Advances” means the collective reference to Dollar L/C Advances and Alternative Currency L/C Advances.

L/C Borrowing” means the collective reference to Dollar L/C Borrowings and Alternative Currency L/C Borrowings.

L/C Credit Extensions” means the collective reference to the Dollar L/C Credit Extensions and the Alternative Currency L/C Credit Extensions.

L/C Issuer” means the collective reference to each Dollar L/C Issuer and each Alternative Currency L/C Issuer.

L/C Obligations” means the collective reference to the Dollar L/C Obligations and the Alternative Currency L/C Obligations.

L/C Sublimit” means an amount equal to $50,000,000.

Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and, as the context requires, includes (i) an L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, (ii) each Person that shall become a party hereto pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment, (iii) each New Revolving Commitment Lender and (iv) and each of their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a “Lender.”

 

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Lender Insolvency Event” means that (i) a Lender or its Parent Company is insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (ii) such Lender or its Parent Company is the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or similar proceeding, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, intervenor or sequestrator or the like has been appointed for such Lender or its Parent Company, or such Lender or its Parent Company has taken any action in furtherance of or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment.

Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued hereunder. A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit.

Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the relevant L/C Issuer.

Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is five (5) Business Days prior to the scheduled Maturity Date then in effect for the Revolving Credit Facilities (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory, judgment or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any Capitalized Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing); provided, that in no event shall an operating lease in and of itself be deemed a Lien.

Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Term Loan, a Revolving Credit Loan or a Swing Line Loan.

Loan Documents” means, collectively, (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Notes, (iii) the Guaranty, (iv) the Collateral Documents, (v) the Issuer Documents, (vi) the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and (vii) on and after the execution and delivery thereof, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

Loan Parties” means, collectively, (i) Holdings, (ii) the Borrower and (iii) each other Guarantor.

Management Stockholders” means the members of management of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries who are investors in Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof.

 

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Mandatory Cost” means, with respect to any period, the percentage rate per annum determined in accordance with Schedule 1.01D to the Original Credit Agreement.

Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Swap Contract.”

Material Adverse Effect” means a circumstance or condition affecting the business, operations, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that would materially adversely affect (a) the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their respective payment obligations under any Loan Document to which any of the Loan Parties is a party or (b) the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document.

Material Domestic Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, each of the Borrower’s Domestic Subsidiaries (a) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of Total Assets at such date or (b) whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, Domestic Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors solely because they do not meet the thresholds set forth in clauses (a) or (b) comprise in the aggregate more than 5.0% of Total Assets as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 or more than 5.0% of the gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending as of the last day of such fiscal quarter, then the Borrower shall, not later than 45 days after the date by which financial statements for such quarter are required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement, designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more of such Domestic Subsidiaries as “Material Domestic Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and comply with the provisions of Section 6.11 applicable to such Subsidiary.

Material Foreign Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, each of the Borrower’s Foreign Subsidiaries (a) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of Total Assets at such date or (b) whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP.

Material Real Property” means any real property owned by any Loan Party with a Fair Market Value in excess of $25,000,000.

Material Subsidiary” means any Material Domestic Subsidiary or any Material Foreign Subsidiary.

Maturity Date” means (a) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facilities existing on the Restatement Effective Date, the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date, (b) with respect to the Term B-1 Loans and the Incremental Term B-2 Loans, the date that is seven years after the

 

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Closing Date and (c) with respect to the Term B-3 Loans, October 26, 2017; provided that, in the case of the preceding clause (c), such date shall automatically become July 26, 2015 unless (i) the Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recent Test Period that ended prior to July 26, 2015 is no greater than 5.0 to 1.0 or (ii) on or prior to July 26, 2015, either (x) a Qualifying IPO shall have been consummated or (y) at least $750 million in aggregate principal amount of the Borrower’s 9.75% senior notes due 2015 and/or 10.125%/10.875% senior PIK toggle notes due 2015 shall have been repaid, redeemed, defeased, discharged or refinanced since the issuance thereof or the maturity thereof shall have been extended to a date no earlier than 91 days after October 26, 2017; provided, further, that, in each case, if any such day is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately preceding such day.

Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.11.

Merger” means the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Borrower, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.

Merger Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 4, 2007, by and among Holdings, Merger Sub and the Borrower.

Merger Consideration” means an amount equal to the total funds required to pay to the holder of each share of issued and outstanding common stock (subject to certain exceptions as set forth in the Merger Agreement) of the Borrower (and to the holders of certain outstanding options to purchase, and outstanding restricted stock units with respect to, shares of common stock of the Borrower (after deduction for any applicable exercise price)) an aggregate amount of $17.50 in cash.

Merger Sub” means Sierra Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings.

Minority Investment” means any Person other than a Subsidiary in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owns any Equity Interests.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

Mortgages” means collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, hypothecs and mortgages, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (including the Second Amendment to Mortgage) made by the Loan Parties in favor or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties creating and evidencing a Lien on a Mortgaged Property in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and any other mortgages executed and delivered pursuant to Sections 4.01(a)(iii), 6.11 and 6.13.

Mortgage Policies” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

Mortgaged Properties” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

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Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates makes or is obligated to make contributions, or with respect to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary would reasonably be expected to incur liability.

Net Cash Proceeds” means:

(a) with respect to the Disposition of any asset (other than an asset constituting Current Assets Collateral) by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Casualty Event with respect to an asset not constituting Current Assets Collateral, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (including any cash and Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received and, with respect to any Casualty Event, any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of such Casualty Event actually received by or paid to or for the account of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries) over (ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness that is secured by the asset subject to such Disposition or Casualty Event and that is required to be repaid in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), (B) the out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees) incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event, (C) taxes or distributions made pursuant to Section 7.06(g)(i) or (g)(iii) paid or estimated to be payable in connection therewith (including withholding taxes imposed on the repatriation of any such Net Cash Proceeds), (D) in the case of any Disposition or Casualty Event by a non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (D)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof, and (E) any reserve for adjustment in respect of (x) the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP and (y) any liabilities associated with such asset or assets and retained by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction, it being understood that “Net Cash Proceeds” shall include the amount of any reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount) of any reserve described in this clause (E); provided that no net cash proceeds shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds under this clause (a) in any fiscal year until the aggregate amount of all such net cash proceeds in such fiscal year shall exceed $50,000,000 (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds under this clause (a)); and

(b) (i) with respect to the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Permitted Equity Issuance by the Borrower

 

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or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, the excess, if any, of (A) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such incurrence or issuance over (B)(x) taxes or distributions made pursuant to Section 7.06(g)(i) paid or estimated to be payable in connection therewith (including withholding taxes imposed on the repatriation of any cash received in connection with such incurrence or issuance) and (y) the investment banking fees, underwriting discounts, commissions, costs and other out-of-pocket expenses and other customary expenses, incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such incurrence or issuance and (ii) with respect to any Permitted Equity Issuance by any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, the amount of cash from such Permitted Equity Issuance contributed to the capital of the Borrower.

Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP.

New Revolving Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(d)(i).

New Revolving Commitment Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(d)(i).

New Revolving Credit Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(d)(i).

Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 3.07(d).

Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender or a Potential Defaulting Lender.

Non-Electing Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(d)(ii).

Non-Loan Party” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party.

Nonrenewal Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

Note” means a Term Note, a Dollar Revolving Credit Note or an Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Note, as the context may require.

Obligations” means all (x) advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding, (y) Hedging Obligations and (z) Cash Management Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents (and any of their Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Loan Documents) include the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, Letter of Credit, reimbursement obligations,

 

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charges, expenses, fees, Attorney Costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

Organization Documents” means (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

Original Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified in the first introductory paragraph hereto.

Other Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(f).

Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to the Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the Dollar Amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans (including any refinancing of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing) and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the Dollar Amount thereof on such date after giving effect to any related L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes thereto as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under related Letters of Credit (including any refinancing of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under related Letters of Credit or related L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing) or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under related Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.

Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, an L/C Issuer, or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of the Administrative Agent in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market.

Parent Company” means, with respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation Y), if any, of such Lender, and/or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.

Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(e).

 

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Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(e).

Participating Member State” means each state so described in any EMU Legislation.

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Pension Act” means the U.S. Pension Protection Act of 2006, as amended.

Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is either (i) sponsored or maintained by Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their ERISA Affiliates or (ii) to which Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their ERISA Affiliates contributes or has an obligation to contribute or with respect to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary would reasonably be expected to incur liability.

Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(j).

Permitted Equity Issuance” means any sale or issuance of any Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, in each case to the extent not prohibited hereunder.

Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt” means any secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or loans secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by (A) the Cash Flow Priority Collateral (as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (B) the ABL Priority Collateral (as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (iii) such Indebtedness (and the Liens securing the same) are permitted by the terms of the ABL Credit Agreement and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement (in each case, to the extent the ABL Credit Agreement and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement are then in effect), (iv) such Indebtedness does not mature or have scheduled amortization or payments of principal (other than customary offers to repurchase upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and a customary acceleration right after an event of default) prior to the date that is the Latest Maturity Date of any Loan outstanding at the time such Indebtedness is incurred or issued, (v) the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are substantially the same as the Collateral Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (vi) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than the Subsidiary Guarantors, and (vii) a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, provided that if such Indebtedness is the initial Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt incurred by the Borrower, then the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Senior Representative for such Indebtedness shall have executed and delivered the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

 

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Permitted Holder” means any Sponsor, Co-Investor, member of Sierra Co-Invest, LLC on the Closing Date (or any Affiliate thereof), member of Sierra Co-Invest II, LLC on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, Management Stockholder or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) of which any of the foregoing are members; provided that in the case of such group and without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, one or more Sponsors have beneficial ownership of more than 50.0% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of Holdings.

Permitted Initial Revolving Borrowing Purposes” means (a) one or more Borrowings of Dollar Revolving Credit Loans to (i) finance the Transactions or (ii) finance working capital needs of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) the issuance of Letters of Credit (i) in replacement of, or as a backstop for, letters of credit of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on the Closing Date or (ii) to finance working capital needs of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries.

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 (including tender premiums) plus other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses (including upfront fees and original issue discount) reasonably incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, (b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(b) or Section 7.03(e), 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 or prepayment of such Indebtedness prior to the time of incurrence of such Permitted Refinancing), (c) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), at the time thereof, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (d) if such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is Junior Financing, (i) 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 at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended, (ii) the terms and conditions (including, if applicable, as to collateral but excluding as to subordination, interest rate and redemption premium) of any such modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended Indebtedness, taken as a whole, are not materially less favorable to the Loan Parties or the Lenders than the terms and conditions of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended, taken as a whole; provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good

 

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faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within such five Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees) and (iii) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is incurred by the Person who is the obligor of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended, (e) in the case of any Permitted Refinancing in respect of the ABL Facilities, such Permitted Refinancing is secured only by all or any portion of the collateral securing the ABL Facilities (but not by any other assets) pursuant to one or more security agreements subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement (or another intercreditor agreement containing terms that are at least as favorable to the Secured Parties as those contained in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement), (f) in the case of a Permitted Refinancing of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, such Indebtedness meets the requirements of clauses (i), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) (if applicable) of the definition of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and (g) in the case of a Permitted Refinancing of Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt, such Indebtedness meets the requirements of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the definition of Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt.

Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (ii) such Indebtedness does not mature or have scheduled amortization or payments of principal (other than customary offers to repurchase upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and a customary acceleration right after an event of default) prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Latest Maturity Date of any Loan outstanding at the time such Indebtedness is incurred or issued, (iii) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than the Subsidiary Guarantors, and (iv) such Indebtedness is not secured by any Lien on any property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary. Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

Permitted Subordinated Notes” means subordinated unsecured notes issued by the Borrower or a Guarantor, provided that (a) the terms of such notes provide for customary subordination of such notes to the Obligations and do not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption, sinking fund obligation or other payment prior to the Latest Maturity Date for the Term Loans at the time such notes are issued, other than customary offers to purchase upon a change of control, asset sale or casualty or condemnation event and customary acceleration rights upon an event of default and (b) the covenants, events of default, guarantees and other terms for such notes (provided that such notes shall have interest rates and redemption premiums determined by the Board of Directors of the Borrower to be market rates and premiums at the time of issuance of such notes), taken as a whole, are determined by the Board of Directors of the Borrower to be market terms on the date of issuance and in any event are not materially more restrictive on the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, or materially less favorable to the Lenders, than the terms of the Bridge Facility Debt and do not require the maintenance or achievement of any financial performance standards other than as a condition to taking specified actions, provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness

 

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or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within such five Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees).

Permitted Subordinated Notes Documentation” means any notes, instruments, agreements and other credit documents governing any Permitted Subordinated Notes.

Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), other than a Foreign Plan, established, maintained or contributed to by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any of their respective ERISA Affiliates.

Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

Pledged Debt” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Pledged Equity” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Post-Effectiveness” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(d)(ii).

Potential Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, a Lender (i) as to which the Administrative Agent has notified the Borrower that an event of the kind referred to in the definition of “Lender Insolvency Event” has occurred and is continuing in respect of any financial institution affiliate of such Lender, (ii) as to which the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender has in good faith determined and notified the Borrower and (in the case of the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender) the Administrative Agent that such Lender or its Parent Company or a financial institution affiliate thereof has notified the Administrative Agent, or has stated publicly, that it will not comply with its funding obligations under any other loan agreement or credit agreement or other financing agreement or (iii) that has, or whose Parent Company has, a non-investment grade rating from Moody’s or S&P or another nationally recognized rating agency. Any determination that a Lender is a Potential Defaulting Lender under any of clauses (i) through (iii) above will be made by the Administrative Agent or, in the case of clause (ii), the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, in its sole discretion acting in good faith. The Administrative Agent will promptly supply to the Lenders a copy of any notice to the Borrower provided for in this definition.

Pre-Effectiveness” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(d)(ii).

primary obligor” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Guarantee.”

Principal L/C Issuer” means any L/C Issuer that has issued Letters of Credit under the Revolving Credit Facilities having an aggregate Outstanding Amount in excess of $10,000,000.

 

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Pro Forma Balance Sheet” has the meaning specified in Section 5.05(a)(ii).

Pro Forma Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 5.05(a)(ii).

Projections” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01(c).

Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Lender at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitments and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans of such Lender under the applicable Facility or Facilities at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans under the applicable Facility or Facilities at such time; provided that, in the case of a Revolving Credit Facility, if such Commitments have been terminated, then the Pro Rata Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof.

Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.

Qualifying IPO” means the issuance by Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings of its common Equity Interests in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering).

Quarterly Amortization Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(a)(i).

Quarterly Financial Statements” means the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the most recent fiscal quarter ended at least forty (45) days before the Closing Date.

Reference Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Available Amount.”

Refinanced Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01.

Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement executed by each of (a) the Borrower, (b) the Administrative Agent, (c) each Additional Refinancing Lender and (d) each Lender that agrees to provide any portion of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness being incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.15.

 

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Refinancing Series” shall mean all Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Refinancing Amendment (or any subsequent Refinancing Amendment to the extent such Refinancing Amendment expressly provides that the Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Commitments provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Refinancing Series) and that provide for the same Effective Yield and amortization schedule.

Refinancing Term Commitments” means one or more term loan commitments hereunder that fund Refinancing Term Loans of the applicable Refinancing Series hereunder pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment.

Refinancing Term Lenders” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Refinancing Term Commitment of a given Refinancing Series or a Refinancing Term Loan of a given Refinancing Series at such time.

Refinancing Term Loans” means one or more term loans hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(d).

Registered Equivalent Notes” means, with respect to any notes originally issued in an offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act, substantially identical notes (having the same guarantees) issued in a dollar for dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.

Rejection Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(vi).

Release” means any spilling, leaking, seepage, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing, dispersing, emanating or migrating in, into, onto or through the Environment.

Replacement Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01.

Reportable Event” means, with respect to any Plan any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived.

Repricing Transaction” shall mean (1) the incurrence by the Borrower of any loans (including, without limitation, any new or additional term loans under this Agreement, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any notes, including notes permitted to be issued hereunder constituting Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness) that are secured and are broadly marketed or syndicated to banks and other institutional investors in financings similar to the Term B-3 Loans provided for in this Agreement (i) the net proceeds of which are used to prepay or replace, in whole or in part, outstanding principal of the Term B-3 Loans, and (ii) having an “effective” yield for the respective Type of such loans that is less than the “effective” yield for Term B-3 Loans of the respective Type (with the comparative determinations to be made in the

 

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reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent consistent with generally accepted financial practices, after giving effect to, among other factors, margin, upfront or similar fees or “original issue discount” (with such upfront or similar fees or “original issue discount” being equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity) shared with all lenders of such loans or Term B-3 Loans, as the case may be, but excluding the effect of any arrangement, structuring, syndication or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not shared with all lenders of such loans or Term B-3 Loans, as the case may be, and without taking into account any fluctuations in the Eurocurrency Rate) and (2) any amendment to the Term B-3 Loans which reduces the Applicable Rate for Term B-3 Loans. Any determination by the Administrative Agent as contemplated by clause (1)(ii) shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders holding Term B-3 Loans absent manifest error.

Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

Required Facility Lenders” means, with respect to any Facility on any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (i) the Total Outstandings under such Facility (with the aggregate Dollar Amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, as applicable, under such Facility being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (ii) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility; provided that the unused Commitments of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings under such Facility held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of the Required Facility Lenders.

Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate Dollar Amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (b) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (c) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Term Commitment and unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, or treasurer or other similar officer or Person performing similar functions of a Loan Party and, as to any document delivered on the Closing Date, any secretary or assistant secretary of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party. Unless otherwise specified, all references in this Agreement to a “Responsible Officer” shall refer to a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

 

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Restatement Arrangers” means Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., each in its capacity as a Joint Lead Arranger under this Agreement.

Restatement Effective Date” means the date on which this Agreement becomes effective pursuant to Section 4.03.

Restatement Transaction Expenses” means any fees or expenses incurred or paid by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Amendment Agreement.

Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interest of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to the Borrower’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Persons thereof).

Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Restricting Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.09(a).

Retained Declined Proceeds” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(vi).

Revaluation Date” means (a) with respect to any Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loan, each of the following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of a continuation of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency pursuant to Section 2.02, and (iii) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine or the Required Facility Lenders under the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Facility shall reasonably require; and (b) with respect to any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof (solely with respect to the increased amount), (iii) each date of any payment by an Alternative Currency L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency and (iv) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the Alternative Currency L/C Issuer shall reasonably determine or the Required Facility Lenders under the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Facility shall reasonably require.

Revolver Extension Request” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(b).

Revolver Extension Series” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(b).

Revolving Commitment Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

 

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Revolving Commitment Increase Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Revolving Credit Borrowing” means the collective reference to a Dollar Revolving Credit Borrowing and an Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Borrowing.

Revolving Credit Commitments” means the collective reference to the Dollar Revolving Credit Commitment and the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Commitment.

Revolving Credit Facilities” means the collective reference to the Dollar Revolving Credit Facility and the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Facility.

Revolving Credit Lenders” means the collective reference to the Dollar Revolving Credit Lenders and the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lenders.

Revolving Credit Loans” means the collective reference to the Dollar Revolving Credit Loans and the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loans.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.

Same Day Funds” means (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency.

Scheduled Dispositions” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(k).

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Second Amendment to Mortgage” means those certain Second Amendments to Mortgage dated as of the Restatement Effective Date, made by any Loan Party in favor of the Administrative Agent and relating to the respective Mortgaged Properties.

Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Swap Contract permitted under Section 7.03(f) that is entered into by and between any Loan Party or any Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank and designated in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent as a “Secured Hedge Agreement.”

Secured Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Secured Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for such Test Period.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, each Hedge Bank, each Cash Management Bank, the Supplemental Administrative Agent and

 

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each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.01(c).

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.

Security Agreement” means, collectively, the Security Agreement executed by the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit G to the Original Credit Agreement, together with each other Security Agreement Supplement executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.11.

Security Agreement Supplement” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Senior Representative” means, with respect to any series of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.

Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature and (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

SPC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(h).

Specified Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, (a) each Subsidiary of the Borrower (i) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period were equal to or greater than 10.0% of Total Assets at such date or (ii) whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 10.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP and (b) each other Subsidiary that is the subject of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(f) or Section 8.01(g) and that, when such Subsidiary’s total assets or gross revenues are aggregated with the total assets or gross revenues, as applicable, of each other Subsidiary that is the subject of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(f) or Section 8.01(g) would constitute a Specified Subsidiary under clause (a) above.

Specified Transaction” means any Investment that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, any Permitted Acquisition or any Disposition

 

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that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower or any Disposition of a business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise.

Sponsor Management Agreement” means the Management Services Agreement dated as of October 2, 2007 between certain of the management companies associated with the one or more of the Sponsors or their advisors, if applicable, and Holdings and the Merger Sub.

Sponsor Termination Fees” means the one-time payment under the Sponsor Management Agreement of a termination fee to one or more of the Sponsors and their Affiliates in the event of either a Change of Control or the completion of a Qualifying IPO.

Sponsor” means any of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., TPG Capital, L.P., TPG Partners V, L.P., TPG FOF V-A, L.P., TPG FOF V-B, L.P. and any of their respective Affiliates and funds or partnerships managed or advised by any of them or their respective Affiliates but not including, however, any portfolio company of any of the foregoing.

Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or an Alternative Currency L/C Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or an Alternative Currency L/C Issuer may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or such Alternative Currency L/C Issuer if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided that the Alternative Currency L/C Issuer may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.

Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, charitable foundations) of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

Successor Borrower” has the meaning specified in Section 7.04(d).

Supplemental Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in Section 9.14 and “Supplemental Administrative Agents” shall have the corresponding meaning.

 

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Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.

Swing Line Facility” means the revolving credit sub-facility made available by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04.

Swing Line Lender” means Citibank, in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.

Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).

Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Original Credit Agreement.

Swing Line Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans outstanding.

Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $50,000,000 and (b) the aggregate Dollar Amount of the Dollar Revolving Credit Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Dollar Revolving Credit Commitments.

 

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Syndication Agent” means Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Syndication Agent under the Original Credit Agreement.

TARGET Day” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.

Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

Term B-1 Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Term B-1 Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term B-1 Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i).

Term B-1 Commitment” means, as to each Term B-1 Lender, its obligation to make a Term B-1 Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term B-1 Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01B to the Original Credit Agreement under the caption “Term Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term B-1 Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The initial aggregate amount of the Term B-1 Commitments on the Closing Date was $3,800,000,000.

Term B-1 Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Term B-1 Commitment or a Term B-1 Loan at such time.

Term B-1 Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i).

Term B-1 Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Term B-1 Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-1 to the Original Credit Agreement, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Term B-1 Lender resulting from the Term B-1 Loans made by such Term B-1 Lender. Each Term Note outstanding prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date shall be deemed to be a Term B-1 Note on and after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

Term B-3 Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Term B-3 Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term B-3 Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(iii).

Term B-3 Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to convert all or a portion of its Term B-1 Loans into a Term B-3 Loan pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(iii) on the Restatement Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to its Term B-3 Loan Amount.

Term B-3 Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Term B-3 Commitment or a Term B-3 Loan at such time.

Term B-3 Loan” means Term B-1 Loans that have been reclassified as “Term B-3 Loans” pursuant to the Amendment Agreement on the Restatement Effective Date.

 

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Term B-3 Loan Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Amendment Agreement.

Term B-3 Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Term B-3 Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-5 to the Amendment Agreement, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Term B-3 Lender resulting from the Term B-3 Loans made by such Term B-3 Lender.

Term Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Term Loans of the same Type, Class and currency and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term Lenders pursuant to this Agreement.

Term Commitment” means any Term B-1 Commitment, Term B-3 Commitment, Incremental Term B-2 Commitment, Refinancing Term Commitment or Extended Term Commitment, as applicable.

Term Lender” means any Term B-1 Lender, Term B-3 Lender, Incremental Term B-2 Lender, Refinancing Term Lender or Extending Term Lender, as applicable.

Term Loan” means any Term B-1 Loan, Term B-3 Loan, Incremental Term B-2 Loan, Refinancing Term Loan, or Extending Term Loan, as applicable.

Term Loan Extension Request” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(a).

Term Loan Extension Series” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(a).

Term Note” means any Term B-1 Note, Term B-3 Note or Incremental Term B-2 Note, as applicable.

Test Period” in effect at any time means the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on or prior to such time in respect of which financial statements for each quarter or fiscal year in such period have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b); provided that, prior to the first date that financial statements have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), the Test Period in effect shall be the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended June 30, 2007. A Test Period may be designated by reference to the last day thereof (i.e., the “December 31, 2007 Test Period” refers to the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended December 31, 2007), and a Test Period shall be deemed to end on the last day thereof.

Threshold Amount” means $75,000,000.

Total Assets” means the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or, for the period prior to the time any such statements are so delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), the Pro Forma Financial Statements.

 

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Total Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for such Test Period.

Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations.

Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the Equity Contribution, (b) the Merger, (c) the funding of the Bridge Facility Debt, (d) the funding of the Term B-1 Loans and the Initial Revolving Borrowing on the Closing Date, (e) the funding of the ABL Facilities on the Closing Date, if any, (f) the repayment of the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) on the Closing Date, (g) the consummation of any other transactions in connection with the foregoing and (h) the payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with any of the foregoing.

Transaction Expenses” means any fees or expenses incurred or paid by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

Type” means, with respect to a Loan denominated in Dollars, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.

Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code or any successor provision thereof as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code or any successor provision thereof (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.

United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

unreallocated portion” has the meaning specified in Section 10.24(a)(ii).

Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (a) each Subsidiary of the Borrower listed on Schedule 1.01B to the Original Credit Agreement, (b) any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated by the board of directors of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14 subsequent to the Closing Date and (c) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case, until such Person ceases to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Borrower in accordance with Section 6.14 or ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

USA PATRIOT Act” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended or modified from time to time.

U.S. Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(d).

 

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Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any class or classes of Equity Interests pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the board of directors of such Person.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required 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” means, with respect to a Subsidiary of a Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than (x) director’s qualifying shares and (y) shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such Person and/or by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Withdrawal Liability” means the liability of a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

SECTION 1.02. Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

(a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

(b) (i) The words “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

(ii) Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Loan Document in which such reference appears.

(iii) The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.

(iv) The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.

(c) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”; the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”; and the word “through” means “to and including.”

(d) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

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(e) The word “or” is not exclusive.

SECTION 1.03. Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Annual Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.

SECTION 1.04. Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

SECTION 1.05. References to Agreements, Laws, Etc. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Loan Document; and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

SECTION 1.06. Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

SECTION 1.07. Additional Alternative Currencies.

(a) The Borrower may from time to time request that Eurocurrency Rate Loans be made and/or Alternative Currency Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency”; provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. In the case of any such request with respect to the making of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lenders; and in the case of any such request with respect to the issuance of Alternative Currency Letters of Credit, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and each Alternative Currency L/C Issuer.

(b) Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., ten Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Extension (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any such request pertaining to Alternative Currency Letters of Credit, each Alternative Currency L/C Issuer, in its or their sole discretion). In the case of any such request pertaining to Eurocurrency Rate Loans, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender thereof; and in the case of any such request pertaining to Alternative Currency Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Alternative Currency L/C Issuer thereof. Each Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender (in the case of any such request pertaining

 

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to Eurocurrency Rate Loans) or each Alternative Currency L/C Issuer (in the case of a request pertaining to Alternative Currency Letters of Credit) shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., five Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the making of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or the issuance of Alternative Currency Letters of Credit, as the case may be, in such requested currency.

(c) Any failure by an Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender or an Alternative Currency L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Alternative Currency Lender or such Alternative Currency L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to permit Eurocurrency Rate Loans to be made or Alternative Currency Letters of Credit to be issued in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and all the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lenders consent to making Eurocurrency Rate Loans in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Borrowings of Eurocurrency Rate Loans; and if the Administrative Agent and each Alternative Currency L/C Issuer consent to the issuance of Alternative Currency Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit issuances. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this Section 1.07, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Borrower.

SECTION 1.08. Currency Equivalents Generally.

(a) The Administrative Agent shall determine the Spot Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Amounts of Credit Extensions and Outstanding Amounts denominated in Alternative Currencies. Such Spot Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by Loan Parties hereunder or calculating financial ratios hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent.

(b) Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Borrowing, Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Alternative Currency Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar Amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable Alternative Currency L/C Issuer, as the case may be.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with Sections 7.01, 7.02 and 7.03 with respect to any amount of Indebtedness or Investment in a currency other than Dollars, no Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of

 

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changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness or Investment is incurred; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.08 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Indebtedness or Investment may be incurred at any time under such Sections.

(d) For purposes of determining compliance with the Secured Leverage Ratio and the Total Leverage Ratio, the equivalent in Dollars of any amount denominated in a currency other than Dollars will be converted to Dollars (i) with respect to income statement items, in a manner consistent with that used in calculating Net Income in the Borrower’s latest financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) and (ii) with respect to balance sheet items, in a manner consistent with that used in calculating balance sheet items in the Borrower’s latest financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) and will, in the case of Indebtedness, reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Swap Contracts for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar equivalent of such Indebtedness.

SECTION 1.09. Change in Currency.

(a) Each obligation of the Borrower to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the Closing Date shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption (in accordance with the EMU Legislation). If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided that if any Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Borrowing in the currency of such member state is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest Period.

(b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.

(c) Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.

SECTION 1.10. Pro Forma Calculations.

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(b) In the event that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs, assumes, guarantees, redeems, repays, retires or extinguishes any Indebtedness included in the definitions of Consolidated Secured Debt or Consolidated Total Debt, as the case may be (in each case, other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes), subsequent to the end of the Test Period for which the Secured Leverage Ratio and the Total Leverage Ratio, as the case may be, is being calculated but prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, then the Secured Leverage Ratio and the Total Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, redemption, repayment, retirement or extinguishment of Indebtedness, as if the same had occurred on the last day of the applicable Test Period.

(c) For purposes of calculating the Secured Leverage Ratio and the Total Leverage Ratio, Specified Transactions that have been made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during the applicable Test Period or subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Specified Transactions (and the change in Consolidated EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period. If since the beginning of any such Test Period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such Test Period shall have made any Specified Transaction that would have required adjustment pursuant to this Section, then the Secured Leverage Ratio and the Total Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Specified Transaction occurred at the beginning of the applicable Test Period.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, when calculating (A) the Secured Leverage Ratio for purposes of the definition of “Applicable Rate” and Sections 2.05(b)(i) and 2.05(b)(ii) or (B) the Total Leverage Ratio for purposes of the definition of “Maturity Date”, the events described in Sections 1.10(b) and 1.10(c) above that occurred subsequent to the end of the Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect.

(e) Whenever pro forma effect is to be given to a Specified Transaction (other than the Transactions), the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Borrower (and may include, for the avoidance of doubt, cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies resulting from such Specified Transaction (other than the Transactions) which is being given pro forma effect that have been or are expected to be realized); provided that (A) such amounts are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) actions to realize such amounts are taken or committed to be taken within 18 months after the date of such Specified Transaction and (C) no amounts shall be added pursuant to this clause to the extent duplicative of any amounts that are otherwise added back in computing Consolidated EBITDA (including, without limitation, through clause (a)(viii) of the definition thereof) with respect to such period.

SECTION 1.11. Effect of Restatement. This Agreement shall, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, supersede the Original Credit Agreement from and after the Restatement Effective Date with respect to the transactions hereunder and with respect to the Loans

 

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and Letters of Credit outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement as of the Restatement Effective Date. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree, however, that (a) this Agreement and all other Loan Documents executed and delivered herewith do not constitute a novation, payment and reborrowing or termination of the Obligations under the Original Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as in effect prior to the Restatement Effective Date, (b) such Obligations are in all respects continuing with only the terms being modified as provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (c) the liens and security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties securing payment of such Obligations are in all respects continuing and in full force and effect with respect to all Obligations and (d) all references in the other Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer without further amendment to this Agreement as amended and restated.

ARTICLE II

The Commitments and Credit Extensions

SECTION 2.01. The Loans.

(a) (i) The Term B-1 Borrowings. On the Closing Date, each Term B-1 Lender made to the Borrower a single loan denominated in Dollars in a Dollar Amount equal to such Term B-1 Lender’s Term B-1 Commitment pursuant to Section 2.01(a) of the Original Credit Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date.

(ii) The Incremental Term B-2 Borrowings. On the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, each Incremental Term B-2 Lender made to the Borrower a single loan denominated in Dollars in a Dollar Amount equal to 80% of such Incremental Term B-2 Lender’s Incremental Term B-2 Commitment, and upon the funding of its Incremental Term B-2 Commitment in such amount, such Incremental Term B-2 Lender was issued an Incremental Term B-2 Note for an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of its Incremental Term B-2 Commitment, and the Outstanding Amount, Dollar Amount and principal amount of the Incremental Term B-2 Loan made on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date by each such Incremental Term B-2 Lender was deemed to be equal to the full amount of the corresponding Incremental Term B-2 Lender’s Incremental Term B-2 Commitment, which Incremental Term B-2 Commitment was thereby deemed drawn and utilized in full.

(iii) The Term B-3 Borrowings. On the Restatement Effective Date, in accordance with, and upon the terms and conditions set forth in, the Amendment Agreement, the Existing Term B-1 Loans of each Extending Term B-3 Lender outstanding on such date shall be automatically reclassified on such date as Term B-3 Loans of such Lender in the principal amount equal to such Extending Term B-3 Lender’s Term B-3 Loan Amount.

(iv) On and after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, all Incremental Term B-2 Loans shall rank pari passu in right of payment and security with, and otherwise have the same terms, rights and benefits as, the Term B-1 Loans outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date under the Loan Documents, except as expressly provided herein. On and after the Restatement Effective Date, all Term B-3 Loans shall rank pari passu in right of payment and security with, and otherwise have the same terms, rights and benefits as, the

 

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Term B-1 Loans and Incremental Term B-2 Loans outstanding immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date under the Loan Documents, except as expressly provided herein.

(v) Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(a) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

(b) The Revolving Credit Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (i) each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make loans denominated in Dollars to the Borrower as elected by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 (each such loan, a “Dollar Revolving Credit Loan”) from time to time, on any Business Day after the Closing Date until the Maturity Date (provided that each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender agrees to make loans denominated in Dollars in an aggregate amount not exceeding its Pro Rata Share of the Initial Revolving Borrowing, at the request of the Borrower, on the Closing Date), in an aggregate Dollar Amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Dollar Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that after giving effect to any Dollar Revolving Credit Borrowing, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Dollar Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Dollar L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Dollar Revolving Credit Commitment; and (ii) each Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make loans denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency to the Borrower as elected by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 (each such loan, an “Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loan”) from time to time, on any Business Day after the Closing Date until the Maturity Date, in an aggregate Dollar Amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that after giving effect to any Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Borrowing, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Alternative Currency L/C Obligations shall not exceed such Lender’s Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(b), prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01(b). Dollar Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein, and Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loans (other than Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Dollars, which may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans) must be Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

(c) Special Provisions Relating to Reclassification of Existing Term B-1 Loans as Term B-3 Loans.

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,

(A) on the Restatement Effective Date, (i) Term B-3 Loans shall be deemed made as Eurocurrency Rate Loans in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Existing Term B-1 Loans reclassified as Term B-3 Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(iii) that were outstanding as Eurocurrency Rate Loans at the time of reclassification (such Term B-3 Loans to correspond in amount to Existing Term B-1 Loans so reclassified of a

 

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given Interest Period), (ii) Interest Periods for the Term B-3 Loans described in clause (i) above shall end on the same dates as the Interest Periods applicable to the corresponding Existing Term B-1 Loans described in clause (i) above, and the Eurocurrency Rates applicable to such Term B-3 Loans during such Interest Periods shall be the same as those applicable to the Existing Term B-1 Loans so reclassified, and (iii) Term B-3 Loans shall be deemed made as Base Rate Loans in amount equal to the principal amount of Existing Term B-1 Loans reclassified as Term B-3 Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(iii) that were outstanding as Base Rate Loans at the time of reclassification;

(B) each Term B-3 Loan shall continue to be entitled to all accrued and unpaid interest with respect to the Existing Term B-1 Loan from which such Term B-3 Loan was reclassified up to but excluding the Restatement Effective Date; and

(C) no reclassification of outstanding Existing Term B-1 Loans as Term B-3 Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(iii) shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement.

(ii) On and after the Restatement Effective Date, each Extending Term B-3 Lender which holds a Term B-1 Note shall be entitled to surrender such Term B-1 Note to the Borrower against delivery of a new Note completed in conformity with Section 2.11 evidencing the Term B-3 Loans into which the Existing Term B-1 Loans of such Lender were reclassified on the Restatement Effective Date; provided that if any such Term B-1 Note is not so surrendered, then from and after the Restatement Effective Date such Note shall be deemed to evidence the Term B-3 Loans into which the Existing Term B-1 Loans theretofore evidenced by such Note have been reclassified.

No costs shall be payable under Section 3.05 in connection with transactions consummated under this Section 2.01(c).

SECTION 2.02. Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.

(a) Each Term Borrowing, each Revolving Credit Borrowing (other than Swing Line Borrowings with respect to which this Section 2.02 shall not apply), each conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans of a given Class from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent (i) not later than 12:00 noon (New York, New York time) (A) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars or any conversion of Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans and (B) four (4) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, and (ii) not later than 11:00 a.m. on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans; provided that the notice referred to in subclause (i) above may be delivered not later than 9:00 a.m. two Business Days prior to the Closing Date in the case of the initial Credit Extensions. Each telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Committed Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Each Borrowing of, conversion to

 

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or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a principal Dollar Amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of the Dollar Amount of $500,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Term Borrowing, a Dollar Revolving Credit Borrowing, an Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Borrowing, a conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans (and in each case the applicable Class thereof), (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the currency in which the Loans to be borrowed are to be denominated, (v) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans are to be converted, (vi) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto and (vii) in the case of Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Dollars, whether such Revolving Credit Loans are being borrowed under the Dollar Revolving Credit Facility or the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Facility. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans (unless the Loan being made or continued is denominated in an Alternative Currency, in which case it shall be made or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan with an Interest Period of one month). Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period (or fails to give a timely notice requesting a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency), it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one (1) month. If no currency is specified, the requested Borrowing shall be in Dollars.

(b) Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount (and currency) of its Pro Rata Share of the applicable Class of Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or continuation of Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency described in Section 2.02(a). In the case of each Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office for the respective currency not later than 1:00 p.m., in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, and not later than the Applicable Time in the case of any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, in each case on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is on the Closing Date, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Administrative Agent with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower; provided that if, on the date the Committed Loan Notice with respect to a Borrowing under a Revolving Credit Facility is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings

 

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outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied, first, to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings and second, to the Borrower as provided above.

(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Loan. During the existence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent or the Required Facility Lenders may require that no Loans under the applicable Facility may be converted to or continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans, and the Required Facility Lenders under the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Facility may require that any or all of the then outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency be redenominated into Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Amount thereof, on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurocurrency Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of the Eurocurrency Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in the Administrative Agent’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

(e) After giving effect to all Term Borrowings, all Revolving Credit Borrowings, all conversions of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans of a given Class from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans of a given Class as the same Type, there shall not be more than thirty (30) Interest Periods in effect unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent; provided that after the establishment of any new Class of Loans pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment (including for New Revolving Credit Commitments), the number of Interest Periods otherwise permitted by this Section 2.02(e) shall increase by three (3) Interest Periods for each applicable Class so established.

(f) The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.

(g) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such Pro Rata Share available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with paragraph (b) above, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If the Administrative Agent shall have so made funds available, then, to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such Pro Rata Share available to the Administrative Agent, each of such Lender and the Borrower severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid

 

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to the Administrative Agent at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, the Overnight Rate plus any administrative, processing, or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the foregoing. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.02(g) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower (to the extent such amount is covered by interest paid by such Lender) the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 2.03. Letters of Credit.

(a) The Letter of Credit Commitments.

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A)(1) each Dollar L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Dollar Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (x) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Dollar Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower (provided that any Dollar Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of any Subsidiary of the Borrower) and to amend or renew Dollar Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (y) to honor drawings under the Dollar Letters of Credit and (2) the Dollar Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Dollar Letters of Credit issued pursuant to this Section 2.03 and (B)(1) each Alternative Currency L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (x) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Alternative Currency Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency for the account of the Borrower (provided that any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of any Subsidiary of the Borrower) and to amend or renew Alternative Currency Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (y) to honor drawings under the Alternative Currency Letters of Credit and (2) the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Alternative Currency Letters of Credit issued pursuant to this Section 2.03; provided that L/C Issuers shall not be obligated to make L/C Credit Extensions with respect to Letters of Credit, and Lenders shall not be obligated to participate in Letters of Credit if, as of the date of the applicable (I) Dollar Letter of Credit, (x) the Dollar Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender would exceed such Lender’s Dollar Revolving Credit Commitment or (y) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Sublimit and (II) Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, (x) the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender would exceed such Lender’s Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Commitment or (y) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations would exceed the

 

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L/C Sublimit. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.

(ii) An L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit if:

(A) subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last renewal, unless otherwise agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent in their sole discretion; or

(B) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the applicable Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless (1) each Appropriate Lender shall have approved such expiry date or (2) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized.

(iii) An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or direct that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder);

(B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally; or

(C) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than (i) in the case of Dollar Letters of Credit, Dollars and (ii) in the case of Alternative Currency Letters of Credit, Dollars or an Alternative Currency.

(iv) An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

 

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(v) Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Appropriate Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and each L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article IX included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.

(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Renewal Letters of Credit.

(i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to an L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the relevant L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon at least two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be; or, in each case, such later date and time as the relevant L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in its sole discretion. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant L/C Issuer: (a) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (b) the amount thereof; (c) the expiry date thereof; (d) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (e) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (f) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (g) the currency in which the requested Letter of Credit will be denominated and whether such Letter of Credit shall constitute a Dollar Letter of Credit or an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit; and (h) such other matters as the relevant L/C Issuer may reasonably request. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant L/C Issuer (1) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (2) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (3) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (4) such other matters as the relevant L/C Issuer may reasonably request.

(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the relevant L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, such L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the relevant L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Dollar Revolving Credit Lender, in the case of a Dollar Letter of Credit, or any Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender, in the case of an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the

 

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terms and conditions hereof, such L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or the applicable Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be. Immediately upon the issuance of (x) each Dollar Letter of Credit, each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, acquire from the relevant L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Dollar Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Dollar Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Dollar Letter of Credit and (y) each Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, each Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, acquire from the relevant L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Alternative Currency Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Alternative Currency Letter of Credit.

(iii) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the relevant L/C Issuer shall agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit must permit the relevant L/C Issuer to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Nonrenewal Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon by the relevant L/C Issuer and the Borrower at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the relevant L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the relevant L/C Issuer for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit has been issued, the applicable Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the relevant L/C Issuer to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time until an expiry date not later than the applicable Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided that the relevant L/C Issuer shall not permit any such renewal if (A) the relevant L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is five (5) Business Days before the Nonrenewal Notice Date from the Administrative Agent or any Dollar Revolving Credit Lender, in the case of a Dollar Letter of Credit, or any Alternative Currency Revolving Letter of Credit Lender, in the case of an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied.

(iv) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the relevant L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

(c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

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Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. In the case of an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall reimburse the relevant Alternative Currency L/C Issuer in such Alternative Currency, unless (A) the L/C Issuer (at its option) shall have specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement in Dollars, or (B) in the absence of any such requirement for reimbursement in Dollars, the Borrower shall have notified the relevant Alternative Currency L/C Issuer promptly following receipt of the notice of drawing that the Borrower will reimburse such Alternative Currency L/C Issuer in Dollars. In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing under an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the relevant Alternative Currency L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower of the Dollar Amount of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the first Business Day following the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in Dollars (including all Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars), or the Applicable Time on the first Business Day following the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in an Alternative Currency (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing and in the applicable currency. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse such L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (expressed in Dollars or in the Dollar Amount thereof in the case of an Alternative Currency) (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Appropriate Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. In such event, (x) in the case of an Unreimbursed Amount under a Dollar Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Dollar Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans and (y) in the case of an Unreimbursed Amount under an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested an Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, in each case to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments under the applicable Revolving Credit Facility of the Appropriate Lenders, and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by an L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

(ii) Each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender (including any such Lender acting as an L/C Issuer) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Dollar L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent’s Office for payments in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of any Unreimbursed Amount in respect of a Dollar Letter of Credit not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent (which may be the same Business Day such notice is provided if such notice is provided prior to 12:00 noon), whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Dollar

 

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Revolving Credit Loan that is a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the relevant Dollar L/C Issuer. Each Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender (including any such Lender acting as an L/C Issuer) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Alternative Currency L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent’s Office for payments in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of any Unreimbursed Amount in respect of an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent (which may be the same Business Day such notice is provided if such notice is provided prior to 12:00 noon), whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made an Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loan that is a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the relevant Alternative Currency L/C Issuer.

(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount in respect of a Dollar Letter of Credit that is not fully refinanced by a Dollar Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the relevant Dollar L/C Issuer a Dollar L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which Dollar L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Dollar L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such Dollar L/C Borrowing and shall constitute a Dollar L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03. With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount in respect of an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit that is not fully refinanced by an Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the relevant Alternative Currency L/C Issuer an Alternative Currency L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which Alternative Currency L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Alternative Currency L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such Alternative Currency L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an Alternative Currency L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

(iv) Until each Appropriate Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such amount shall be solely for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer.

 

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(v) Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse an L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the relevant L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default; or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by such L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

(vi) If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), such L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by such L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. A certificate of the relevant L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(c)(vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Repayment of Participations.

(i) If, at any time after an L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Appropriate Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with this Section 2.03(c), the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Appropriate Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of an L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Appropriate Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date

 

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such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. The Obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders under this clause (d)(ii) shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

(e) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit issued by it and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;

(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the relevant L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

(iv) any payment by the relevant L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the relevant L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;

(v) any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Alternative Currency to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally;

(vi) any exchange, release or nonperfection of any Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from the Guaranty or any other guarantee, for all or any of the Obligations of any Loan Party in respect of such Letter of Credit; or

(vii) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Loan Party;

 

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provided that the foregoing shall not excuse any L/C Issuer from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to punitive or consequential damages or lost profits, claims in respect of which are waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by acts or omissions of such L/C Issuer constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such L/C Issuer.

(f) Role of L/C Issuers. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuers, any Agent-Related Person nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) a problem with the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuers, any Agent-Related Person, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any L/C Issuer, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (iii) of this Section 2.03(f); provided that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against an L/C Issuer, and such L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to lost profits or punitive or consequential damages suffered by the Borrower that were caused by such L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or such L/C Issuer’s willful or grossly negligent failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and no L/C Issuer shall be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

(g) Cash Collateral. If (i) any Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Required Lenders require the Borrower to Cash Collateralize its L/C Obligations pursuant to Section 8.02(c), (ii) an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(f) occurs and is continuing or (iii) for any reason, any Letter of Credit is outstanding at the time of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments and a backstop letter of credit that is satisfactory to the L/C Issuer in its sole discretion is not in place, then the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to such Outstanding Amount determined as of the date of such Event of Default), and shall do so not later than 2:00 p.m. on (x) in the case of the immediately preceding clause (i) or (iii), (1) the Business Day that the Borrower

 

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receives notice thereof, if such notice is received on such day prior to 12:00 noon or (2) if clause (1) above does not apply, the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice and (y) in the case of the immediately preceding clause (ii), the Business Day on which an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(f) occurs or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately succeeding such day. For purposes hereof, “Cash Collateralize” means to pledge (as a first priority perfected security interest) and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the relevant L/C Issuer and the Appropriate Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances (“Cash Collateral”) pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the relevant L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Appropriate Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuers and the Revolving Credit Lenders, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked accounts at the Administrative Agent and may be invested in Cash Equivalents selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit for which funds are on deposit as Cash Collateral, such funds shall be applied, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer. To the extent the amount of any Cash Collateral exceeds the then Outstanding Amount of such L/C Obligations and so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the excess shall be refunded to the Borrower. In the case of clause (i) or (ii) above, if such Event of Default is cured or waived and no other Event of Default is then occurring and continuing, the amount of any Cash Collateral shall be refunded to the Borrower.

(h) Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the relevant L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance, shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.

(i) Letter of Credit Fees.

(i) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share a Letter of Credit fee for each Dollar Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement equal to (A) the Applicable Rate then in effect for the applicable Class or Classes of such Dollar Revolving Credit Lender’s Dollar Revolving Credit Commitments times the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Dollar Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Dollar Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Dollar Letter of Credit), minus (B) the fronting fee set forth in Section 2.03(j) below. Such letter of credit fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such letter of credit fees shall be due and payable in Dollars on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Dollar Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily maximum

 

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amount of each Dollar Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(ii) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share a Letter of Credit fee for each Alternative Currency Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement equal to (A) the Applicable Rate times the daily maximum Dollar Amount then available to be drawn under such Alternative Currency Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Alternative Currency Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Alternative Currency Letter of Credit), minus (B) the fronting fee set forth in Section 2.03(j) below. Such letter of credit fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such letter of credit fees shall be due and payable in Dollars on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily maximum amount of each Alternative Currency Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(j) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuers. The Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by it equal to 0.125% per annum of the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. Such fronting fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fees shall be due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable within ten (10) Business Days of demand and are nonrefundable.

(k) Conflict with Letter of Credit Application. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in any Letter of Credit Application, in the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Letter of Credit Application, the terms hereof shall control.

(l) Addition of an L/C Issuer.

(i) A Dollar Revolving Credit Lender may become an additional Dollar L/C Issuer hereunder pursuant to a written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Dollar Revolving Credit Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Dollar Revolving Credit Lenders of any such additional Dollar L/C Issuer.

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the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lenders of any such additional Alternative Currency L/C Issuer.

(iii) On the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December (and on such other dates as the Administrative Agent may request), each L/C Issuer shall provide the Administrative Agent a list of all Letters of Credit issued by it that are outstanding at such time together with such other information as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

(m) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

SECTION 2.04. Swing Line Loans.

(a) The Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender agrees to make loans in Dollars (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day (other than the Closing Date) until the Maturity Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of Dollar Revolving Credit Loans and Dollar L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s Dollar Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that, after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Dollar Revolving Credit Loans of any other Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Dollar L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Dollar Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan. Swing Line Loans shall only be denominated in Dollars. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.

(b) Borrowing Procedures. Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000 (and any amount in excess of $100,000 shall be an integral multiple of $25,000), and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Each such telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly

 

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by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Dollar Revolving Credit Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower.

(c) Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.

(i) The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the aggregate Dollar Revolving Credit Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Committed Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender shall make an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office for Dollar-denominated payments not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Dollar Revolving Credit Loan that is a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.

(ii) If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Dollar Revolving Credit Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Dollar Revolving Credit Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

 

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(iii) If any Dollar Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Dollar Revolving Credit Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Dollar Revolving Credit Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(iv) Each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Dollar Revolving Credit Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Dollar Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

(d) Repayment of Participations.

(i) At any time after any Dollar Revolving Credit Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share of such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.

(ii) If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Dollar Revolving Credit Lenders under this clause (d)(ii)

 

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shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

(e) Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender. The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Pro Rata Share shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.

(f) Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender. The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.

SECTION 2.05. Prepayments.

(a) Optional.

(i) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Term Loans of any Class or Classes or Revolving Credit Loans of any Class or Classes in whole or in part without premium or penalty except as set forth in Section 2.09(c); provided that (1) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon (New York, New York time in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars or London, England time in the case of Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency) (A) three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, (B) four (4) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency and (C) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (2) any partial prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof; (3) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding (it being understood that Base Rate Loans shall be denominated in Dollars only); and (4) each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(i) shall be applied pro rata to each Class of Term Loans (based upon the then outstanding principal amounts of the respective Classes of Term Loans); provided that (x) in the case of a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(i), in lieu of such application on a pro rata basis to each Class of Term Loans, at any time the Borrower may, at its option, direct that such prepayment be applied (in which case it shall be applied) (I) first, to then outstanding Incremental Term B-2 Loans until all then outstanding Incremental Term B-2 Loans have been repaid in full, and (II) thereafter, to the successive Class or Classes of Term Loans with the then next earliest Maturity Date (ratably among such Classes, if multiple Classes exist with the same Maturity Date), until all such Term Loans have been repaid in full, and so on, and (y) it is understood and agreed that the preceding clause (4) may be modified as expressly provided in Section 2.15 or 2.16 in connection with a Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment, as the case may be. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Class(es) and Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the

 

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date specified therein. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. Any prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Each prepayment of principal of, and interest on, Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loans shall be made in the relevant Alternative Currency (even if the Borrower is required to convert currency to do so). Each prepayment of the Loans of a given Class pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall be paid to the Appropriate Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.

(ii) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (1) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (2) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $25,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. All Swing Line Loans shall be denominated in Dollars only.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrower may rescind any notice of prepayment under Section 2.05(a)(i) or 2.05(a)(ii) if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of the applicable Facility, which refinancing shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed.

(iv) Voluntary prepayments of Term Loans shall be applied within a Class of Term Loans to the remaining scheduled installments of principal of such Class of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.07(a) pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts thereof and otherwise in a manner determined at the discretion of the Borrower and specified in the notice of prepayment.

(b) Mandatory.

(i) Excess Cash Flow. Within five (5) Business Days after financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) and the related Calculation Certificate has been delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a), the Borrower shall offer to prepay, subject to clause (b)(vi) of this Section 2.05, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (on a pro rata basis based on the Dollar Amount thereof) equal to (A) 50% (such percentage as it may be reduced as described below, the “ECF Percentage”) of Excess Cash Flow, if any, for the fiscal year covered by such financial statements (commencing with the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008) minus (B) the sum of (i) all voluntary prepayments of Term Loans during such fiscal year and (ii) all voluntary prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans during such fiscal year to the extent the Revolving Credit Commitments are permanently reduced by the amount of such payments, in the case of each of the immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii), to the extent such prepayments are not funded with the proceeds of Indebtedness or anything else other than internally generated

 

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cash flow; provided that (x) the ECF Percentage shall be 25% if the Secured Leverage Ratio for the fiscal year covered by such financial statements as set forth in the Calculation Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) was less than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0 and greater than 2.5 to 1.0 and (y) the ECF Percentage shall be 0% if the Secured Leverage Ratio for the fiscal year covered by such financial statements as set forth in the Calculation Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) was less than or equal to 2.5 to 1.0.

(ii) Disposition or Casualty Event. (A) If (x) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Disposes of any property or assets (other than any Disposition of any property or assets permitted by Section 7.05(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o) or (p)) or (y) any Casualty Event occurs, which results in the realization or receipt by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary of Net Cash Proceeds, the Borrower shall offer to prepay on or prior to the date which is ten (10) Business Days after the date of the realization or receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, subject to clause (b)(vi) of this Section 2.05, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (on a pro rata basis based on the Dollar Amount thereof) equal to 100% (such percentage as it may be reduced as described below, the “Disposition Prepayment Percentage”) of all Net Cash Proceeds realized or received; provided that the Disposition Prepayment Percentage shall be 0% if the Secured Leverage Ratio for the Test Period immediately preceding such Disposition or Casualty Event calculated on a pro forma basis for such Disposition or Casualty Event in accordance with Section 1.10 as set forth in the Calculation Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) was less than or equal to 2.5 to 1.0; provided, further, that, (1) except as provided in Section 7.05(f)(i) and (j)(iii), no prepayment shall be required pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(ii)(A) with respect to such portion of such Net Cash Proceeds that the Borrower shall have, on or prior to such date, given written notice to the Administrative Agent of its intent to reinvest in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(ii)(B), and (2) to the extent any applicable documentation governing Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt requires the Borrower to prepay or make an offer to purchase such Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt with such Net Cash Proceeds, the amount of prepayment required pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(ii)(A) shall be deemed to be the amount equal to the product of (x) the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and the denominator of which is the sum of the outstanding principal amount of the Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt with respect to which such a requirement to prepay or make an offer to purchase exists and the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans; provided further that the Borrower shall not be permitted to reinvest any such Net Cash Proceeds in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(ii)(B) below to the extent the Borrower applies any such Net Cash Proceeds to prepay or purchase Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, and to the extent the Borrower makes any such prepayment or purchase of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, the Borrower shall prepay Term Loans in accordance with this paragraph within one (1) Business Day of such prepayment or purchase without giving effect to clause (1) of the proviso above). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Term Loans shall be required to be prepaid from the Net Cash Proceeds of a Disposition or Casualty Event before any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt issued on the date hereof is paid with such Net Cash Proceeds.

 

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(B) With respect to any Net Cash Proceeds realized or received with respect to any Disposition (other than any Disposition specifically excluded from the application of Section 2.05(b)(ii)(A)) or any Casualty Event, at the option of the Borrower, the Borrower may, subject to Section 2.05(b)(ii)(A), reinvest all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in assets useful for its business within (x) fifteen (15) months following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds or (y) if the Borrower enters into a legally binding commitment to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds within fifteen (15) months following receipt thereof, within the later of (1) fifteen (15) months following receipt thereof and (2) one hundred and eighty (180) days of the date of such legally binding commitment; provided that if any Net Cash Proceeds are no longer intended to be or cannot be so reinvested at any time after delivery of a notice of reinvestment election, and subject to clauses (b)(vi) of this Section 2.05, an amount equal to any such Net Cash Proceeds shall be applied within five (5) Business Days after the Borrower reasonably determines that such Net Cash Proceeds are no longer intended to be or cannot be so reinvested to the prepayment of the Term Loans or Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt as set forth in this Section 2.05.

(iii) Certain Indebtedness. If the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs or issues any Indebtedness not expressly permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.03 (other than clause (y)(i) thereof), the Borrower shall offer to prepay, subject to clause (b)(vi) of this Section 2.05, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom on or prior to the date which is five (5) Business Days after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds.

(iv) Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Obligations. If the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower at any time that the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Exposure at such time exceeds an amount equal to 105% of the aggregate Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect, then, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall prepay Alternative Currency Revolving Loans and/or the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the Alternative Currency L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount sufficient to reduce such Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Exposure as of such date of payment to an amount not to exceed 100% of the aggregate Alternative Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect; provided that, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(g), the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the Alternative Currency L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(iv) unless after the prepayment in full of the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Exposure exceeds the aggregate Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect. The Administrative Agent may, at any time and from time to time after the initial deposit of such Cash Collateral, request that additional Cash Collateral be provided in order to protect against the results of further exchange rate fluctuations.

(v) Application. (A) The amount of each principal repayment of Term Loans made as required by this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied pro rata to each Class of Term Loans (based upon the then outstanding principal amounts of the respective Classes of Term Loans) in direct order of maturity; provided that at the request of the Borrower, in lieu of such application on a pro rata basis among all Classes of Term Loans, such prepayment may be applied (I) first, to then outstanding Incremental Term B-2 Loans until

 

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all then outstanding Incremental Term B-2 Loans have been repaid in full, and (II) thereafter, to the successive Class or Classes of Term Loans with the then next earliest Maturity Date (ratably among such Classes, if multiple Classes exist with the same Maturity Date), until all such Term Loans have been repaid in full, and so on; and (B) each such prepayment shall be paid to the Appropriate Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares of such prepayment subject to clause (vi) of this Section 2.05(b).

(vi) Rejection Right. The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (i) through (iii) of this Section 2.05(b) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall specify the date of such prepayment and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Term Lender of the contents of the Borrower’s prepayment notice and of such Term Lender’s pro rata share of the prepayment. Each Term Lender may reject all or a portion of its pro rata share of any mandatory prepayment (such declined amounts, the “Declined Proceeds”) of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (i) through (iii)) of this Section 2.05(b) by providing written notice (each, a “Rejection Notice”) to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) one Business Day after the date of such Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent regarding such prepayment. Each Rejection Notice from a given Lender shall specify the principal amount of the mandatory repayment of Term Loans to be rejected by such Lender. If a Term Lender fails to deliver a Rejection Notice to the Administrative Agent within the time frame specified above or such Rejection Notice fails to specify the principal amount of the Term Loans to be rejected, any such failure will be deemed an acceptance of the total amount of such mandatory prepayment of Term Loans. Any Declined Proceeds shall be offered to the Term Lenders not so declining such prepayment on a pro rata basis in accordance with the Dollar Amounts of the Term Loans of such Lender (with such non-declining Term Lenders having the right to decline any prepayment with Declined Proceeds at the time and in the manner specified by the Administrative Agent). To the extent such non-declining Term Lenders elect to decline their pro rata share of such Declined Proceeds, any Declined Proceeds remaining thereafter shall be retained by the Borrower (“Retained Declined Proceeds”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Term Lender shall be permitted to issue a Rejection notice with respect to any mandatory prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(vii).

(vii) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness Proceeds. If the Borrower incurs or issues any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, the Borrower shall, substantially contemporaneously with such incurrence or issuance, prepay Term Loans in an aggregate Dollar Amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of such issuance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrower may rescind or amend any notice of prepayment under this Section 2.05(b)(vii) if such prepayment would have resulted from an issuance of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, which issuance shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed.

 

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(c) Interest, Funding Losses, Etc. All prepayments under this Section 2.05 shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with, in the case of any such prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a date prior to the last day of an Interest Period therefor, any amounts owing in respect of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan pursuant to Section 3.05.

Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Section 2.05, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans is required to be made under this Section 2.05 prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, in lieu of making any payment pursuant to this Section 2.05 in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, deposit an amount sufficient to make any such prepayment otherwise required to be made thereunder together with accrued interest to the last day of such Interest Period into a Cash Collateral Account until the last day of such Interest Period, at which time the Administrative Agent shall be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of such Loans in accordance with this Section 2.05. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall also be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of the outstanding Loans in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Section 2.05.

SECTION 2.06. Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

(a) Optional. The Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the unused Commitments of any Class, or from time to time permanently reduce the unused Commitments of any Class, in each case without premium or penalty; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent one (1) Business Day prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $500,000 or any whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and (iii) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Commitments, the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Dollar Revolving Credit Facility, such sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. Except as provided above, the amount of any such Dollar Revolving Credit Commitment reduction shall not be applied to the Swing Line Sublimit unless otherwise specified by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may rescind or postpone any notice of termination of the Commitments if such termination would have resulted from a refinancing of the applicable Facility, which refinancing shall not be consummated or otherwise shall be delayed.

(b) Mandatory. The Term Commitment of each Term B-1 Lender was automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the making of such Term Lender’s Term B-1 Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i). The Term Commitment of each Incremental Term B-2 Lender was automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the making of such Lender’s Incremental Term B-2 Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii). The Revolving Credit Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facilities. The Term B-3 Commitment of each Term B-3 Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the conversion of all or a portion of such Term B-3 Lender’s Existing Term B-1 Loans into Term B-3 Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(iii).

 

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(c) Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Appropriate Lenders of any termination or reduction of unused portions of the Swing Line Sublimit or the unused Commitments of any Class under this Section 2.06. Upon any reduction of unused Commitments of any Class, the Commitment of each Lender of such Class shall be reduced by such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the amount by which such Commitments are reduced (other than the termination of the Commitment of any Lender as provided in Section 3.07). All commitment fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Dollar Revolving Credit Commitments or Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

SECTION 2.07. Repayment of Loans.

(a) Term Loans. (i) The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Term B-1 Lenders and Term B-3 Lenders, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, (x) commencing on the last Business Day of March 2008 until the last Business Day of December 2010, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Term B-1 Loans outstanding on the Closing Date (the “Quarterly Amortization Amount”), and (y) commencing on the last Business Day of March 2011, (1) to the Term B-1 Lenders, a percentage of the Quarterly Amortization Amount equal to the percentage of all outstanding Term B-1 Loans on the Restatement Effective Date not reclassified as Term B-3 Loans, and (2) to the Term B-3 Lenders, a percentage of the Quarterly Amortization Amount equal to the percentage of all outstanding Term B-1 Loans reclassified as Term B-3 Loans on the Restatement Effective Date (which payments described in this Section 2.07(a) shall be reduced with respect to each Class of Term Loans as a result of the application of prepayments, whether prior to or after the Restatement Effective Date, in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05 or in connection with any Extension as provided in Section 2.16).

(ii) The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Incremental Term B-2 Lenders, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the next date after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date on which a principal payment is due and payable under Section 2.07(a)(i) with respect to the Term B-1 Loans, after giving effect to any prepayment of the Term B-1 Loans made prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Term B-2 Loans outstanding on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05 or in connection with any Extension as provided in Section 2.16).

(iii) The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders, on the Maturity Date for each Class of Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans of such Class outstanding on such date.

(b) Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders on the applicable Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facilities of a given Class the aggregate principal amount of all of its Revolving Credit Loans of such Class outstanding on such date.

 

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(c) Swing Line Loans. The Borrower shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the Maturity Date for the Dollar Revolving Credit Facility.

(d) For the avoidance of doubt, all Loans shall be repaid, whether pursuant to this Section 2.07 or otherwise, in the currency in which they were made.

SECTION 2.08. Interest.

(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(b), (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate plus (in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan that is an Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loan that is not denominated in Dollars of any Lender which is lent from a Lending Office in the United Kingdom or a Participating Member State) the Mandatory Cost; (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for Dollar Revolving Credit Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, each Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loan (other than an Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loan denominated in Dollars) shall be a Eurocurrency Rate Loan. For purposes of clause (i) above, in the event that the actual Eurocurrency Rate for the applicable Interest Period shall be less than 3.00% per annum, the Eurocurrency Rate applicable to the Incremental Term B-2 Loans that are Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be deemed to be 3.00% per annum. For purposes of clause (ii) above, in the event that the actual Base Rate from the applicable borrowing date shall be less than 4.00% per annum, the Base Rate applicable to the Incremental Term B-2 Loans that are Base Rate Loans shall be deemed to be 4.00% per annum.

(b) The Borrower shall pay interest on past due amounts hereunder (whether principal, interest, fees or other amounts) at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

(c) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

(d) Interest on each Loan shall be payable in the currency in which each Loan was made.

SECTION 2.09. Fees. In addition to certain fees described in Sections 2.03(i) and (j):

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for such Facility in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, a commitment fee equal to the Applicable Rate with respect to commitment fees then in effect for the applicable Class or Classes of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitments times the actual daily amount by which the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment for such Facility exceeds the sum of (A) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans for such Facility and (B) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations for such Facility; provided that any commitment fee accrued with respect to any of the Revolving Credit Commitments under such Facility of a Defaulting Lender during the period prior to the time such Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall not be payable by the Borrower so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender except to the extent that such commitment fee shall otherwise have been due and payable by the Borrower prior to such time; provided further that no commitment fee shall accrue on any of the Revolving Credit Commitments under any Facility of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. The commitment fees for a Revolving Credit Facility shall accrue at all times from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date for such Facility, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the Maturity Date for such Facility. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(b) Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Agents such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever (except as expressly agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Agent).

(c) Prepayment Premium. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all prepayments of principal of Term B-3 Loans (whether voluntary or mandatory) made as a result of a Repricing Transaction and any amendment to the terms of the Term B-3 Loans constituting a Repricing Transaction, in each case after the Restatement Effective Date and on or prior to the first anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date, will be subject to payment to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each Lender with outstanding Term B-3 Loans, of a fee in an amount equal to 1.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term B-3 Loans so prepaid or amended. Such prepayment fees shall be due and payable upon the date of any such prepayment or amendment of Term B-3 Loans in connection with, or constituting, a Repricing Transaction.

SECTION 2.10. Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by the Administrative Agent’s “prime rate” shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 days or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360 day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year) or, in the case of interest in respect of Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies as to which market practice differs from the foregoing, in accordance with such market practice. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which

 

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the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

SECTION 2.11. Evidence of Indebtedness.

(a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and evidenced by one or more entries in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent, acting solely for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 5f.103-1(c), as agent for the Borrower, in each case in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be prima facie evidence absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note or Notes payable to such Lender, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records and, in the case of the Administrative Agent, entries in the Register, evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

(c) Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to Sections 2.11(a) and (b), and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to Sections 2.11(a) and (b), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, absent manifest error; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or such Lender to make an entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register or such account or accounts shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

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(a) All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and except with respect to payments in an Alternative Currency, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office for payment and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder in an Alternative Currency shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in such Alternative Currency and in Same Day Funds not later than the Applicable Time on the dates specified herein. If, for any reason, the Borrower is prohibited by any Law from making any required payment hereunder in an Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall make such payment in Dollars in the Dollar Amount of the Alternative Currency payment amount. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent (i) after 2:00 p.m. (New York, New York time), in the case of payments in Dollars, or (ii) after the Applicable Time in the case of payments in an Alternative Currency, shall in each case be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.

(b) If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

(c) Unless the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent, prior to the date any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of any Lender or an L/C Issuer hereunder, that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to such Lender or L/C Issuer. If and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds, then such Lender or L/C Issuer shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender or L/C Issuer in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to such Lender or L/C Issuer to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect.

A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.12(c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(d) If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

 

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(e) The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans and to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan or to fund any such participation on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan or purchase its participation.

(f) Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

(g) Whenever any payment received by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent and applied by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in Section 8.03. If the Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Loan Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the sum of (a) the Outstanding Amount of all Loans outstanding at such time and (b) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations outstanding at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender.

SECTION 2.13. Sharing of Payments. If, other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein, any Lender shall obtain on account of the Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans held by it, any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans made by them and/or such subparticipations in the participations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans held by them, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of such Loans or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each of them; provided that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff, but subject to Section 10.10) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor

 

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of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. The Administrative Agent will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this Section 2.13 and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased.

SECTION 2.14. Incremental Credit Extensions.

(a) The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), request (a) one or more additional tranches of term loans or, if satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, an increase of an existing tranche (the “Incremental Term Loans”), (b) one or more increases in the amount of the Dollar Revolving Credit Commitments (each such increase, a “Dollar Revolving Commitment Increase”) or (c) one or more increases in the amount of the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Commitments (each such increase, an “Alternative Currency Revolving Commitment Increase” and, together with any Dollar Revolving Commitment Increase, a “Revolving Commitment Increase”); provided that (i) upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment referred to below, no Default under Section 8.01(a) or Event of Default shall exist and (ii) at the time that any such Incremental Term Loan is made (and after giving effect thereto), no Default under Section 8.01(a) or Event of Default shall exist. Each tranche of Incremental Term Loans and each Revolving Commitment Increase shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than a Dollar Amount of $50,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than a Dollar Amount of $50,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in the next sentence). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the aggregate amount of the Incremental Term Loans and the Revolving Commitment Increases shall not exceed $1,000,000,000. The Incremental Term Loans (a) shall rank pari passu in right of payment and of security with the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term B-1 Loans made on the Closing Date, (b) shall not mature earlier than the Maturity Date with respect to the Term B-1 Loans made on the Closing Date and (c) shall be treated substantially the same as the Term B-1 Loans made on the Closing Date (in each case, including with respect to mandatory and voluntary prepayments), provided that (i) the terms and conditions applicable to Incremental Term Loans may be materially different from those of such Term B-1 Loans to the extent such differences (other than interest rates and amortization schedule) are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (ii) the interest rates and amortization schedule applicable to the Incremental Term Loans shall be determined by the Borrower and the lenders thereof; provided that the Incremental Term Loans shall not have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than that of the Term B-1 Loans made on the Closing Date (except by virtue of amortization or prepayment of such Term B-1 Loans prior to the time of such incurrence). Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitment Increases. Incremental Term Loans may be made, and Revolving Commitment Increases may be provided, by any existing Lender (it being understood that no existing Term Lender will have an obligation to make a portion of any Incremental Term Loan and no existing

 

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Revolving Credit Lender will have an obligation to provide a portion of any Revolving Commitment Increase), in each case on terms permitted in this Section 2.14 and otherwise on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, or by any other lender (any such other lender being called an “Additional Lender”), provided that the Administrative Agent shall have consented (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) to such Lender’s or Additional Lender’s making such Incremental Term Loans or providing such Revolving Commitment Increases if such consent would be required under Section 10.07(b) for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, to such Lender or Additional Lender. Commitments in respect of Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Commitment Increases shall become Commitments (or in the case of a Revolving Commitment Increase to be provided by an existing Revolving Credit Lender, an increase in such Lender’s applicable Revolving Credit Commitment) under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Lender agreeing to provide such Commitment, if any, each Additional Lender, if any, and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders or Loan Parties, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section. The effectiveness of (and, in the case of any Incremental Amendment for an Incremental Term Loan, the borrowing under) any Incremental Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (it being understood that all references to “the date of such Credit Extension” or similar language in such Section 4.02 shall be deemed to refer to the effective date of such Incremental Amendment) and such other conditions as the parties thereto shall agree. The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Commitment Increases for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement. Upon each increase in (A) the Dollar Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.14, (x) each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each Lender providing a portion of the Dollar Revolving Commitment Increase (each a “Dollar Revolving Commitment Increase Lender”), and each such Revolving Commitment Increase Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Dollar Revolving Credit Lender’s participations hereunder in outstanding Dollar Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans such that, after giving effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding (i) participations hereunder in Dollar Letters of Credit and (ii) participations hereunder in Swing Line Loans held by each Dollar Revolving Credit Lender (including each such Dollar Revolving Commitment Increase Lender) will equal the percentage of the aggregate Dollar Revolving Credit Commitments of all Dollar Revolving Credit Lenders represented by such Dollar Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and (y) if, on the date of such increase, there are any Dollar Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, such Dollar Revolving Credit Loans shall on or prior to the effectiveness of such Dollar Revolving Commitment Increase be prepaid from the proceeds of additional Dollar Revolving Credit Loans made hereunder (reflecting such increase in Dollar Revolving Credit Commitments), which prepayment shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the Dollar Revolving Credit Loans being prepaid and any costs incurred by any Lender in accordance with Section 3.05 and (B) the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.14, (x) each Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to

 

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each Lender providing a portion of the Alternative Currency Revolving Commitment Increase (each an “Alternative Currency Revolving Commitment Increase Lender” and, together with each Dollar Revolving Commitment Increase Lender, the “Revolving Commitment Increase Lenders”), and each such Alternative Currency Revolving Commitment Increase Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender’s participations hereunder in outstanding Alternative Currency Letters of Credit such that, after giving effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding participations hereunder in Alternative Currency Letters of Credit held by each Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender (including each such Alternative Currency Revolving Commitment Increase Lender) will equal the percentage of the aggregate Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Commitments of all Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lenders represented by such Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and (y) if, on the date of such increase, there are any Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, such Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loans shall on or prior to the effectiveness of such Alternative Currency Revolving Commitment Increase be prepaid from the proceeds of additional Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loans made hereunder (reflecting such increase in Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Commitments), which prepayment shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loans being prepaid and any costs incurred by any Lender in accordance with Section 3.05. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

(b) This Section 2.14 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.

SECTION 2.15. Refinancing Amendments. At any time after the Restatement Effective Date, the Borrower may obtain from any Lender or any Additional Refinancing Lender Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loans then outstanding under this Agreement (which for this purpose will be deemed to include any then outstanding Refinancing Term Loans), in the form of Refinancing Term Loans, in each case pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (i) will rank pari passu in right of payment and of security with the other Term Loans and Term Commitments hereunder, (ii) have such pricing and optional prepayment terms as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Lenders thereof, (iii) except as may be agreed to by the Lenders and Additional Refinancing Lenders providing such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in the respective Refinancing Amendment (but solely as it relates to such Lenders waiving their pro rata share of any applicable prepayment or repayment), each Class of Refinancing Term Loans shall be prepaid and repaid on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) with all voluntary prepayments and mandatory prepayments of the other Classes of Term Loans, it being understood that the amortization schedule applicable to the Refinancing Term Loans shall be determined by the Borrower and the Lenders providing the Refinancing Term Loans and (iv) except as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii) above or as provided below, shall have covenants, events of default, guarantees, collateral and other terms which are

 

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substantially identical to, or less favorable to the Lenders of such Refinancing Term Loans than, the Refinanced Debt; provided further that the terms and conditions applicable to such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness may provide for any additional or different financial or other covenants or other provisions that are agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders thereof and applicable only during periods after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained. The effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Sections 4.02(a), (b) and (c) and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (including Mortgage amendments) in order to ensure that the Refinancing Term Loans are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents. Each tranche of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred under this Section 2.15 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $50,000,000. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Refinancing Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Term Loans and Term Commitments subject thereto as Refinancing Term Loans and/or Refinancing Term Commitments), (ii) provide certain class protection to the Lenders and Additional Refinancing Lenders providing such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to voluntary prepayments and mandatory prepayments, (iii) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of the third paragraph of Section 10.01 (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (iv) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section, and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Refinancing Amendment.

SECTION 2.16. Extension of Term Loans; Extension of Revolving Credit Commitments.

(a) Extension of Term Loans. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Term Loans of a given Class (each, an “Existing Term Loan Tranche”) be amended to extend the scheduled maturity date(s) with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Term Loans (any such Term Loans which have been so amended, “Extended Term Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.16. In order to establish any Extended Term Loans, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche) (each, a “Term Loan Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which shall (x) be identical

 

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as offered to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche and (y) be identical to the Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which such Extended Term Loans are to be amended, except that: (i) all or any of the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Extended Term Loans may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (ii) the Effective Yield with respect to the Extended Term Loans (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, original issue discount or otherwise) may be different than the Effective Yield for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Term Loans); and (iv) Extended Term Loans may have optional prepayment terms (including call protection) as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Lenders thereof; provided that no Extended Term Loans may be optionally prepaid prior to the date on which all Term Loans with an earlier final stated maturity (including Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which they were amended) are repaid in full, unless such optional prepayment is accompanied by a pro rata optional prepayment of such other Term Loans; provided, however, that (A) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Term Loans of a given Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of any other Term Loans hereunder, (B) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Extended Term Loans of a given Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any other Term Loans then outstanding (except by virtue of amortization or prepayment of such Term Loans prior to the incurrence of the Extended Term Loans of such Term Loan Extension Series), (C) any such Extended Term Loans (and the Liens securing the same) shall be permitted by the terms of the ABL Credit Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements (in each case, to the extent the ABL Credit Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreements are then in effect), and (D) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory repayments or prepayments hereunder, in each case as specified in the respective Term Loan Extension Request. Any Extended Term Loans amended pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “Term Loan Extension Series”) of Extended Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Term Loans amended from an Existing Term Loan Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Term Loan Extension Series with respect to such Existing Term Loan Tranche. Each Term Loan Extension Series of Extended Term Loans incurred under this Section 2.16 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $50,000,000.

(b) Extension of Revolving Credit Commitments. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Class (each, an “Existing Revolver Tranche”) be amended to extend the Maturity Date with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Revolving Credit Commitments (any such Revolving Credit Commitments which have been so amended, “Extended Revolving

 

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Credit Commitments”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.16. In order to establish any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Revolver Tranche) (each, a “Revolver Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Revolver Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Revolver Tranche and (y) be identical to the Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche from which such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments are to be amended, except that: (i) the Maturity Date of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be delayed to a later date than the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Existing Revolver Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (ii) the Effective Yield with respect to extensions of credit under the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, original issue discount or otherwise) may be different than the Effective Yield for extensions of credit under the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Existing Revolver Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments); and (iv) all borrowings under the applicable Revolving Credit Commitments (i.e., the Existing Revolver Tranche and the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of the applicable Revolver Extension Series) and repayments thereunder shall be made on a pro rata basis (except for (I) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings) and (II) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the non-extending Revolving Credit Commitments); provided, further, that (A) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Revolver Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of any other Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder, (B) any such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and the Liens securing the same) shall be permitted by the terms of the ABL Credit Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreements (in each case, to the extent the ABL Credit Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreements are then in effect). Any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments amended pursuant to any Revolver Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “Revolver Extension Series”) of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments amended from an Existing Revolver Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Revolver Extension Series with respect to such Existing Revolver Tranche. Each Revolver Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments incurred under this Section 2.16 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $25,000,000.

(c) Extension Request. The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, are requested to respond, and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.16. No

 

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Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Tranche amended into Extended Term Loans or any of its Revolving Credit Commitments amended into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, pursuant to any Extension Request. Any existing Term Lender wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Term Loans and any Revolving Credit Lender (each, an “Extending Revolving Credit Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, shall notify the Administrative Agent (each, an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, which it has elected to request be amended into Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Administrative Agent). In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, in respect of which applicable Term Lenders or Revolving Credit Lenders, as the case may be, shall have accepted the relevant Extension Request exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, requested to be extended pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections shall be amended to Extended Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, on a pro rata basis (subject to rounding by the Administrative Agent, which shall be conclusive) based on the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, included in each such Extension Election.

(d) New Revolving Credit Commitment.

(i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time and from time to time, upon notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, banks, financial institutions or other institutional lenders or investors (“New Revolving Commitment Lenders”), which may or may not be then-existing Revolving Credit Lenders, may elect to provide a new Revolving Credit Commitment (a “New Revolving Credit Commitment”) hereunder; provided that, the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender shall have consented (not to be unreasonably withheld) to such banks, financial institutions or other institutional lenders or investors providing such New Revolving Credit Commitments if such consent would be required under Section 10.07(b) for an assignment of Revolving Credit Commitments to such Person. Such New Revolving Credit Commitment will be in an amount (the “New Revolving Amount”) and have the terms specified in the notice to the Administrative Agent; provided that the terms of any New Revolving Credit Commitment shall satisfy the requirements set forth in Section 2.16(b) with respect to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, mutatis mutandis, as though such New Revolving Credit Commitment were an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment with respect to an Existing Revolver Tranche.

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applicable Class or Classes being extended to extend the maturity date of their Revolving Credit Commitments on the same terms as the New Revolving Credit Commitment (each Revolving Credit Lender that accepts such Revolver Extension Request, an “Electing Lender”, and each existing Revolving Credit Lender that is not an Electing Lender, a “Non-Electing Lender”). Following such election Electing Lenders will take on a pro rata portion of the New Revolving Credit Commitments and (i) the Revolving Credit Commitments of all applicable existing Revolving Credit Lenders will be permanently reduced by an aggregate amount equal to the New Revolving Amount in the manner specified by Section 2.06(c) and (B) the New Revolving Credit Commitments of the New Revolving Commitment Lenders and the Electing Lenders will become effective. For the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to such New Revolving Credit Commitments (“Post-Effectiveness”), (1) the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Commitments of all Classes derived from each Class in effect prior to such New Revolving Credit Commitments will be the same as the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Commitments of each Class in effect prior to giving effect to such New Revolving Credit Commitments (“Pre-Effectiveness”), (2) the Revolving Credit Lenders that are Non-Electing Lenders will have Revolving Credit Commitments with the same terms as the Revolving Credit Commitment in effect Pre-Effectiveness and (3) the Revolving Credit Lenders that are Electing Lenders will have Revolving Credit Commitments with the same terms as the New Revolving Credit Commitment. Subject to the foregoing, the New Revolving Credit Commitments of the New Revolving Commitment Lenders will otherwise be incorporated as Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder in the same manner in which Extended Revolving Credit Commitments are incorporated hereunder pursuant to this Section 2.16, and for the avoidance of doubt, all Borrowings and repayments of Revolving Credit Loans after the effectiveness of a New Revolving Credit Commitment shall be made pro rata across all applicable Classes of Revolving Credit Commitments including such New Revolving Credit Commitment (based on the outstanding principal amounts of the respective Classes of Revolving Credit Commitments) except for (I) payments of interest and fees at different rates for each Class of Revolving Credit Commitments (and related Outstanding Amounts), and (II) repayments required on the Maturity Date for any particular Class of Revolving Credit Commitments.

(iii) (A) Upon the effectiveness of each New Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to this Section, each Revolving Credit Lender of all applicable existing Classes of Revolving Credit Commitments immediately prior to such effectiveness will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each New Revolving Commitment Lender, and each such New Revolving Commitment Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Revolving Credit Lender’s participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans such that, after giving effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the outstanding (i) participations hereunder in Letters of Credit and (ii) participations hereunder in Swing Line Loans held by each Revolving Credit Lender of each applicable Class of Revolving Credit Commitments (including each such New Revolving Commitment Lender) will equal the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all applicable Classes of Revolving Credit Lenders represented by such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and (B)

 

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if, on the date of such effectiveness, there are any Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, such Revolving Credit Loans shall on or prior to the effectiveness of such New Revolving Credit Commitment be prepaid. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

(e) Extension Amendment. Extended Term Loans, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and New Revolving Credit Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (each, an “Extension Amendment”) to this Agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Extending Term Lender, Extending Revolving Credit Lender or New Revolving Commitment Lender, as applicable, providing an Extended Term Loan, Extended Revolving Credit Commitment or New Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, thereunder which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth in Sections 2.16(a), (b) or (d) above, respectively (but which shall not require the consent of any other Lender). The effectiveness of any Extension Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Sections 4.02(a), (b) and (c) and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that the Extended Term Loans, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments or New Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to an Extension Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Extended Term Loans, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments or New Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, incurred pursuant thereto, (ii) modify the scheduled repayments set forth in Section 2.07 with respect to any Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to an Extension Election to reflect a reduction in the principal amount of the Term Loans thereunder in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Extended Term Loans amended pursuant to the applicable Extension (with such amount to be applied ratably to reduce scheduled repayments of such Term Loans required pursuant to Section 2.07), (iii) modify the prepayments set forth in Section 2.05 (other than 2.05(b)(v)(B)) to reflect the existence of the Extended Term Loans and the application of prepayments with respect thereto, (iv) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of the third paragraph of Section 10.01 (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (v) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section, and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Extension Amendment.

 

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(f) No conversion of Loans pursuant to any Extension in accordance with this Section 2.16 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement.

ARTICLE III

Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality

SECTION 3.01. Taxes.

(a) Except as required by law (as determined in the good faith discretion of any applicable withholding agent), any and all payments by the Borrower or any Guarantor to or for the account of any Agent or any Lender (which term shall, for the avoidance of doubt, include, for the purposes of Section 3.01, any L/C Issuer) under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction for, any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges, and all liabilities (including additions to tax, penalties and interest) with respect thereto, imposed by any Governmental Authority (“Taxes”). If the Borrower or a Guarantor or the Administrative Agent is required by law (as determined in the good faith discretion of any applicable withholding agent) to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (as defined below) or Other Taxes (as defined below) from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to any Agent or any Lender, (i) the sum payable by the Borrower or such Guarantor shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01(a)), each of such Agent and such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower or Guarantor or the Administrative Agent shall make such deductions, (iii) the Borrower or Guarantor shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxing authority, and (iv) within thirty (30) days after the date of such payment (or, if receipts or evidence are not available within thirty (30) days, as soon as practicable thereafter), the Borrower or Guarantor shall furnish to such Agent or Lender (as the case may be) the original or a facsimile copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof to the extent such a receipt has been made available to the Borrower or Guarantor. If the Borrower or Guarantor fails to pay any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to any Agent or any Lender the required receipts or other required documentary evidence that has been made available to the Borrower or Guarantor, the Borrower or Guarantor shall indemnify such Agent and such Lender for any incremental Taxes that may become payable by such Agent or such Lender arising out of such failure. “Indemnified Taxes” refers to any Taxes arising from any payment made under any Loan Document excluding, in the case of each Agent and each Lender, (i) Taxes imposed by a jurisdiction as a result of any connection between such Agent or Lender and such jurisdiction other than the connection arising from executing or entering into any Loan Document or any of the Transactions contemplated by any Loan Document, (ii) any U.S. federal withholding taxes to the extent imposed at the time a Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new lending office), except (x) to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts or indemnity payments from any Loan Party with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 3.01 or (y) if such Foreign Lender is an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 3.07, (iii) any

 

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Taxes imposed as a result of the failure of any Lender to comply with either the provisions of Section 3.01(b) or (c) (in the case of any Foreign Lender) or the provisions of Section 3.01(d) (in the case of any U.S. Lender), and (iv) any tax that is attributable to a failure of a Lender, or any other legal or beneficial holder or any foreign financial institution through which payments by or on account of any Loans are made, to take any action (including entering into an agreement with the IRS), comply with any information gathering and/or reporting requirements, or to provide the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with appropriate certification, in each case, as required to obtain exemption from any United States federal withholding taxes under Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations promulgated thereunder and any interpretation or other guidance issued by the IRS or the Treasury Department in connection therewith (“FATCA”).

(b) To the extent it is legally able to do so, each Agent or Lender that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (each a “Foreign Lender”) agrees to complete and deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date (or, if later, on or prior to the date it becomes a party to this Agreement), an accurate, complete and original signed copy of whichever of the following is applicable: (i) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN certifying that it is entitled to benefits under an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party that reduces or eliminates U.S. federal withholding tax on payments of interest; (ii) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI certifying that the income receivable pursuant to any Loan Document is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States; (iii) if the Foreign Lender (A) is not a bank described in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) is not a 10-percent shareholder described in Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (C) has income receivable pursuant to any Loan Document that is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, and (D) is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower within the meaning of Section 864(d) of the Code, a certificate to that effect in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit J to the Original Credit Agreement and an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, certifying that the Foreign Lender is not a United States person; or (iv) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner of any obligation of the Borrower or any Guarantor hereunder (for example, where the Foreign Lender is a partnership or participating Lender granting a typical participation), duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY, accompanied by a Form W-8ECI, W-8BEN, certificate in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit J to the Original Credit Agreement, Form W-9 or Form W-8IMY from each beneficial owner, as applicable.

(c) Thereafter and from time to time, each such Foreign Lender shall, (i) promptly, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, submit to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such additional duly completed and signed copies of one or more of such forms or certificates (or such successor forms or certificates as shall be adopted from time to time by the relevant United States taxing authorities) as may then be available to secure an exemption from or reduction in the rate of U.S. federal withholding tax (A) on or before the date that any such form, certificate or other evidence previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete, (B) after the occurrence of a change in the Foreign Lender’s circumstances requiring a change in the most recent form, certificate or evidence previously delivered by it to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (C) from time to time thereafter if reasonably requested by the Borrower or

 

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the Administrative Agent, and (ii) promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any change in the Foreign Lender’s circumstances which would modify or render invalid any previously claimed exemption or reduction.

(d) Each Agent or Lender that is a “United States person” (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) (each a “U.S. Lender”) agrees to complete and deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent an accurate, complete and original signed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or successor form certifying that such Agent or Lender is not subject to United States backup withholding tax (i) on or prior to the Closing Date (or, if later, on or prior to the date it becomes a party to this Agreement), (ii) on or before the date that such form expires or becomes obsolete, (iii) after the occurrence of a change in the Agent’s or Lender’s circumstances requiring a change in the most recent form previously delivered by it to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (iv) from time to time thereafter if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent.

(e) Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, if a Foreign Lender is subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a rate in excess of zero percent at the time such Lender or such Agent first becomes a party to this Agreement, such U.S. federal withholding tax (including additions to tax, penalties and interest imposed with respect to such U.S. federal withholding tax) shall be considered excluded from Indemnified Taxes except to the extent the Foreign Lender’s assignor was entitled to additional amounts or indemnity payments prior to the assignment. Further, the Borrower shall not be required pursuant to this Section 3.01 to pay any additional amount to, or to indemnify, any Lender or Agent, as the case may be, to the extent that such Lender or such Agent becomes subject to Indemnified Taxes subsequent to the Closing Date (or, if later, the date such Lender or Agent becomes a party to this Agreement) solely as a result of a change in the place of organization or place of doing business of such Lender or Agent or a change in the Lending Office of such Lender (other than at the written request of the Borrower to change such Lending Office).

(f) The Borrower agrees to pay any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes and any other excise, property, intangible or mortgage recording taxes or charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document (including additions to tax, penalties and interest related thereto) excluding, in each case, such amounts that result from an Agent or Lender’s Assignment and Assumption, grant of a Participation, transfer or assignment to or designation of a new applicable Lending Office or other office for receiving payments under any Loan Document (collectively, “Assignment Taxes”) to the extent such Assignment Taxes result from a connection that the Agent or Lender has with the taxing jurisdiction other than the connection arising out of the Loan Document or the transactions therein, except for Assignment Taxes resulting from assignment or participation that is requested or required in writing by the Borrower (all such non-excluded taxes described in this Section 3.01(f) being hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).

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Other Taxes been asserted; whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted; provided that if the Borrower reasonably believes that such Taxes or Other Taxes were not correctly or reasonably asserted, each Agent or Lender will use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to obtain a refund of such Taxes or Other Taxes (which shall be repaid to Borrower in accordance with Section 3.01(i)) so long as such efforts would not, in the sole good faith determination of such Agent or Lender, result in any additional costs, expenses or risks or be otherwise disadvantageous to it. Payments under this Section 3.01(g) shall be made within ten (10) days after the date Borrower receives written demand for payment from such Agent or Lender. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the Agent (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or any other Agent, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(h) If any Lender or Agent determines, in its sole discretion, that it is entitled to receive a refund in respect of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which indemnification or additional amounts have been paid to it by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to receive such refund and upon receipt of any such refund shall promptly remit such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund plus any interest included in such refund by the relevant taxing authority attributable thereto) to the Borrower, net of all reasonable out of pocket expenses of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant taxing authority with respect to such refund); provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, agrees promptly to return such refund to such party in the event such party is required to repay such refund to the relevant taxing authority. Such Lender or Agent, as the case may be, shall provide the Borrower with a copy of any notice of assessment or other evidence of the requirement to repay such refund received from the relevant taxing authority (provided that such Lender or Agent may delete any information therein that such Lender or Agent deems confidential in its reasonable discretion). Nothing herein contained shall interfere with the right of a Lender or Agent to arrange its tax affairs in whatever manner it thinks fit nor oblige any Lender or Agent to claim any tax refund or make available its tax returns or any other information it reasonably deems confidential or require any Lender to do anything that would prejudice its ability to benefit from any other refunds, credits, reliefs, remission or repayments to which it may be entitled.

(i) Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 3.01(a) or (g) with respect to such Lender it will, if requested by the Borrower, use commercially reasonable efforts (subject to legal and regulatory restrictions) to mitigate the effect of any such event, including by designating another Lending Office for any Loan or Letter of Credit affected by such event and by completing and delivering or filing any tax related forms which would reduce or eliminate any amount of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes required to be deducted or withheld or paid by the Borrower; provided that such efforts are made at the Borrower’s expense and on terms that, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its Lending Office(s) to suffer no material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided further that nothing in this Section 3.01(j) shall affect or postpone

 

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any of the Obligations of the Borrower or the rights of such Lender pursuant to Section 3.01(a) or (g).

(j) To the extent it is legally entitled to do so, each Lender shall, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent, provide the Borrower and the Administrative Agent any forms, documentation, or other information prescribed by the IRS as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA (including, without limitation, those contained in Sections 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable) and any additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent and to determine whether such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under such Sections and, if necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.

SECTION 3.02. Illegality. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund any Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the applicable Eurocurrency Rate, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue any affected Eurocurrency Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to such Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans and shall upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable and such Loans are denominated in Dollars, convert all then outstanding affected Eurocurrency Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans to such day, or promptly, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted and all amounts due, if any, in connection with such prepayment or conversion under Section 3.05. Each Lender agrees to designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.

SECTION 3.03. Inability to Determine Rates. If the Required Lenders determine that by reason of any changes affecting the applicable interbank eurodollar market adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or that the Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, or that deposits are not being offered to banks in the relevant interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and the Interest Period of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, in each case due to circumstances arising on or after the date hereof, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain any affected Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction

 

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of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or, failing that, in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

SECTION 3.04. Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate Loans.

(a) If any Lender reasonably determines that as a result of the introduction of, or any change in, or in the interpretation of, any Law, in each case after the date hereof, there shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining Eurocurrency Rate Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or a reduction in the amount received or receivable by such Lender in connection with any of the foregoing (excluding for purposes of this Section 3.04(a) any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from (i) Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.01, or any Taxes excluded from the definition of Indemnified Taxes under exception (i) thereof to the extent such Taxes are imposed on or measured by net income or profits or branch profits or franchise taxes (imposed in lieu of the foregoing taxes) and any Taxes excluded from the definition of Indemnified Taxes under exceptions (ii) and (iii) thereof, (ii) reserve requirements contemplated by Section 3.04(c), (iii) the requirements of the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority or the European Central Bank reflected in the Mandatory Cost or that does not represent the cost to such Lender of complying with the requirements of any applicable Law in relation to its making, funding or maintaining of Eurocurrency Rate Loans and (iv) the implementation or application of or compliance with the “International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, a Revised Framework” published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2004 in the form existing on the date of this Agreement (“Basel II”) or any other law or regulation which implements Basel II (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator, the Lenders or any of its Affiliates or the Agents or any of its Affiliates)), then from time to time within fifteen (15) days after demand by such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail such increased costs (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 3.06), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction. At any time that any Eurocurrency Rate Loan is affected by the circumstances described in this Section 3.04(a), the Borrower may either (i) if the affected Eurocurrency Rate Loan is then being made pursuant to a Borrowing, cancel such Borrowing by giving the Administrative Agent telephonic notice (confirmed promptly in writing) thereof on the same date that the Borrower receives any such demand from such Lender or (ii) if the affected Eurocurrency Rate Loan is then outstanding and is denominated in Dollars, upon at least three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, require the affected Lender to convert such Eurocurrency Rate Loan into a Base Rate Loan, if applicable.

(b) If any Lender determines that the introduction of any Law regarding capital adequacy or any change therein or in the interpretation thereof, in each case after the date hereof, or compliance by such Lender (or its Lending Office) therewith, has the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a

 

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consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the charge and the calculation of such reduced rate of return (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 3.06), the Borrower shall promptly pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction after receipt of such demand.

(c) The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, (i) as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurocurrency Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error), and (ii) as long as such Lender shall be required to comply with any reserve ratio requirement or analogous requirement of any other central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Eurocurrency Rate Loans, such additional costs (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs allocated to such Commitment or Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) which in each case shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided the Borrower shall have received at least fifteen (15) days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest or cost from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice at least fifteen (15) days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest or cost shall be due and payable fifteen (15) days from receipt of such notice.

(d) If any Lender requests compensation under this Section 3.04, then such Lender will, if requested by the Borrower, use commercially reasonable efforts to designate another Lending Office for any Loan or Letter of Credit affected by such event; provided that such efforts are made on terms that, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its Lending Office(s) to suffer no material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided further that nothing in this Section 3.04(d) shall affect or postpone any of the Obligations of the Borrower or the rights of such Lender pursuant to Section 3.04(a), (b) or (c).

For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203, H.R. 4173), and all requests, rules, guidelines and directives promulgated thereunder, are deemed to have been introduced or adopted after the date hereof, regardless of the date enacted or adopted.

SECTION 3.05. Funding Losses. Upon written demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, which demand shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense reasonably incurred by it as a result of:

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(b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Eurocurrency Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower;

including any loss or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) actually incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.

SECTION 3.06. Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation.

(a) Any Agent or Lender claiming compensation under this Article III shall deliver a certificate to the Borrower setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder which shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, such Agent or Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.

(b) With respect to any Lender’s claim for compensation under Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate such Lender for any amount incurred more than one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event that gives rise to such claim; provided that, if the circumstance giving rise to such claim is retroactive, then such 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. If any Lender requests compensation by the Borrower under Section 3.04, the Borrower may, by notice to such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), suspend the obligation of such Lender to make or continue from one Interest Period to another Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurocurrency Rate Loans, until the event or condition giving rise to such request ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 3.06(c) shall be applicable); provided that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the compensation so requested.

(c) If any Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) that the circumstances specified in Section 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to the conversion of such Lender’s Eurocurrency Rate Loans pursuant to this Section 3.06 no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when Eurocurrency Rate Loans made by other Lenders are outstanding, such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding Eurocurrency Rate Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, interest rate basis, and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.

SECTION 3.07. Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances.

(a) If at any time (i) any Lender requests reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04 as a result of any condition described in such Sections or any Lender ceases to make Eurocurrency Rate Loans as a result of any condition described in Section 3.02 or Section 3.04, (ii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or (iii) any Lender becomes a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, on five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and such Lender, replace such Lender by causing such

 

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Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to and in accordance with Section 10.07(b) (with the assignment fee to be paid by the Borrower, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) only) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (or, with respect to clause (iii) above, all of its rights and obligations with respect to the Class of Loans or Commitments that is the subject of the related consent, waiver or amendment) to one or more Eligible Assignees; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender or other such Person; and provided further that in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable Eligible Assignees shall have agreed to the applicable departure, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents. No such replacement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender.

(b) Any Lender being replaced pursuant to Section 3.07(a) above shall (i) execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, and (ii) deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or Administrative Agent (or a lost or destroyed note indemnity in lieu thereof). Pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, (A) the assignee Lender shall acquire all or a portion, as the case may be, of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, (B) the assignee Lender shall purchase, at par, all Loans, accrued interest, accrued fees and other amounts owing to the assigning Lender as of the date of replacement and (C) upon such payment (regardless of whether such replaced Lender has executed an Assignment and Assumption or delivered its Notes to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Loans, Commitments and participations, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, any Lender that acts as an L/C Issuer may not be replaced hereunder at any time that it has any Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (including the furnishing of a back-up standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or the depositing of cash collateral into a cash collateral account in amounts and pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer) have been made with respect to each such outstanding Letter of Credit and the Lender that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 9.09.

(d) In the event that (i) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent has requested that the Lenders consent to a departure or waiver of any provisions of the Loan Documents or agree to any amendment thereto, (ii) the consent, waiver or amendment in question requires the agreement of all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 or all the Lenders with respect to a certain Class or Classes of the Loans and (iii) the Required Lenders have agreed to such consent, waiver or amendment, then any Lender who does not agree to such consent, waiver or amendment shall be deemed a “Non-Consenting Lender.”

 

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SECTION 3.08. Survival. All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

ARTICLE IV

Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions

SECTION 4.01. Conditions to Initial Credit Extension. The obligation of each Lender to make a Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent:

(a) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal counsel:

(i) executed counterparts of this Agreement and the Guaranty;

(ii) a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a Note at least two Business Days in advance of the Closing Date;

(iii) each Collateral Document set forth on Schedule 1.01A to the Original Credit Agreement required to be executed on the Closing Date as indicated on such schedule, duly executed by each Loan Party thereto, together with, in each case, subject to Section 6.13:

(A) certificates, if any, representing the Pledged Equity referred to therein accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank and instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt indorsed in blank;

(B) to the extent required under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, opinions of local counsel for the Loan Parties in states in which the Mortgaged Properties are located, with respect to the enforceability and perfection of the Mortgages and any related fixture filings; and

(C) evidence (including a perfection certificate) that all other actions, recordings and filings that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner;

(iv) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to

 

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which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party on the Closing Date and customary good standing and foreign qualification certificates for each Loan Party;

(v) an opinion from Ropes & Gray LLP, New York counsel to the Loan Parties substantially in the form of Exhibit H to the Original Credit Agreement;

(vi) a certificate attesting to the Solvency of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions, from the Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer of the Borrower;

(vii) evidence that all insurance (including title insurance) required to be maintained pursuant to the Loan Documents has been obtained and is in effect and that the Administrative Agent has been named as loss payee and/or additional insured, as applicable, under each insurance policy with respect to such insurance as to which the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested to be so named;

(viii) certified copies of the Merger Agreement and schedules thereto, duly executed by the parties thereto, together with all material agreements, instruments and other documents delivered in connection therewith as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, each including certification by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower that such documents are in full force and effect as of the Closing Date and that the condition specified in clause (c) below has been satisfied; and

(ix) copies of a recent Lien and judgment search in each jurisdiction reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Loan Parties.

(b) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and invoiced on or before the Closing Date shall have been, or concurrently with the closing of the Transactions shall be, paid in full in cash.

(c) Prior to or substantially simultaneously with the initial Credit Extension on the Closing Date, (i) the Equity Contribution shall have been consummated (and to the extent constituting other than common equity interests shall be on terms and conditions and pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Arrangers to the extent material to the interests of the Lenders); and (ii) the Merger shall be consummated in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement (without giving effect to any amendments or waivers thereto that are materially adverse to the Lenders without the consent of the Arrangers, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(d) Prior to or substantially simultaneously with the initial Credit Extensions on the Closing Date, the Borrower shall have received at least $1,450,000,000 in gross cash proceeds from the funding of the Bridge Facility Debt.

(e) The ABL Intercreditor Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered by each party thereto, and shall be in full force and effect.

 

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(f) Prior to or substantially simultaneously with the initial Credit Extensions on the Closing Date, the Borrower shall have terminated the Existing Credit Agreement.

(g) The Arrangers shall have received (i) the Annual Financial Statements and (ii) the Quarterly Financial Statements.

(h) The Arrangers shall have received the Pro Forma Financial Statements.

(i) The Arrangers shall have received on or prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information reasonably requested in writing by them at least five business days prior to the Closing Date in order to allow the Arrangers and the Lenders to comply with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act.

SECTION 4.02. Conditions to All Credit Extensions. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans) is subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V or any other Loan Document (except, in the case of the initial Credit Extensions on the Closing Date, the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.01(d), 5.01(e), 5.02 (other than the first sentence thereof), 5.03, 5.05, 5.06, 5.07, 5.08, 5.09, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 5.14 and 5.15 and in any other Loan Document) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension; provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided, further that, any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, it is understood and agreed that all representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V or any other Loan Document are made by such Person on the Closing Date regardless of whether they are conditions to the initial Credit Extensions on the Closing Date.

(b) Except in the case of the initial Credit Extensions on the Closing Date, no Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.

(c) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the relevant L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans) submitted by a Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

 

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SECTION 4.03. Conditions to Effectiveness. The effectiveness of the amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement in the form of this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 of the Amendment Agreement.

ARTICLE V

Representations and Warranties

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, at the times expressly set forth in Section 4.02, that:

SECTION 5.01. Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party and each of its Material Subsidiaries (a) is a Person duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all corporate or other organizational power and authority to (i) own its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and in good standing (to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, (d) is in compliance with all applicable Laws, orders, writs, injunctions and orders and (e) has all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to operate its business as currently conducted; except in each case referred to in clause (c), (d) or (e), to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.02. Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action. Neither the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party nor the consummation of the Transactions will (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents, (b) result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien upon any of the property or assets of such Person or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than as permitted by Section 7.01) under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any applicable material Law; except with respect to any breach, contravention or violation (but not creation of Liens) referred to in clauses (b) and (c), to the extent that such breach, contravention or violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.03. Governmental Authorization. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for (i) filings necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties, (ii) the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings

 

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that have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect and (iii) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.04. Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity and principles of good faith and fair dealing.

SECTION 5.05. Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

(a) (i) The Annual Financial Statements and the Quarterly Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, (A) except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (B) subject, in the case of the Quarterly Financial Statements, to changes resulting from normal year end adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

(ii) The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at June 30, 2007 (including the notes thereto) (the “Pro Forma Balance Sheet”) and the unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the 12-month period ending on such date (together with the Pro Forma Balance Sheet, the “Pro Forma Financial Statements”), copies of which have heretofore been furnished to the Administrative Agent, have been prepared based on the Annual Financial Statements and the Quarterly Financial Statements and have been prepared in good faith, based on assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date of delivery thereof, and present fairly in all material respects on a pro forma basis the estimated financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at June 30, 2007 and their estimated results of operations for the period covered thereby.

(b) Since the Closing Date, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) The forecasts of consolidated balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for each fiscal year ending after the Closing Date until the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, copies of which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date, and all Projections delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 have been prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were believed to be reasonable at the time made, it being understood that projections as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and actual results may vary materially from such forecasts.

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equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.07. Labor Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against any of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened; (b) hours worked by and payment made based on hours worked to employees of each of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Laws dealing with wage and hour matters; and (c) all payments due from any of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries on account of employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the relevant party.

SECTION 5.08. Ownership of Property; Liens. Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all real property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except for minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purposes and Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and except where the failure to have such title or other interest would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.09. Environmental Matters.

(a) Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws (including having obtained all Environmental Permits) and (ii) none of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries is subject to any pending, or to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened Environmental Claim or any other Environmental Liability.

(b) None of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries has treated, stored, transported or disposed of Hazardous Materials at, or arranged for the disposal or treatment or for transport for disposal or treatment, of Hazardous Materials from, any currently or formerly owned or operated real estate or facility in a manner that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) none of the properties currently or to the knowledge of the Loan Parties and their respective subsidiaries, formerly owned, leased or operated by the Loan Parties or their respective Subsidiaries is listed or formally proposed for listing on the National Priorities List or any analogous foreign, state or local list; (ii) there are no underground or aboveground storage tanks or any surface impoundments, septic tanks, pits, sumps or lagoons in which Hazardous Materials are being or have been treated, stored or disposed on at or under any property currently owned or operated by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) there is no asbestos or asbestos-containing material at or on any facility, equipment or property currently owned or operated by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; and (iv) there has been no Release of Hazardous Materials by any Person on any property currently, or to

 

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the knowledge of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries formerly, owned or operated by any of them and there has been no Release of Hazardous Materials by the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries at any other location.

(d) The properties currently owned, leased or operated by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries do not contain any Hazardous Materials in amounts or concentrations which (i) constitute, or constituted a violation of, (ii) require response or other corrective action under, or (iii) could give rise to Environmental Liability, which violations, actions and liability, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries are not conducting or financing, either individually or together with other potentially responsible parties, any investigation or assessment or response or other corrective action relating to any actual or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials at any site, location or operation, either voluntarily or pursuant to the order of any Governmental Authority or the requirements of any Environmental Law except for such investigation or assessment or response or action that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Loan Parties nor any of their Subsidiaries has contractually assumed any liability or obligation under any Environmental Law or is subject to any order, decree or judgment which imposes any obligation under any Environmental Law.

SECTION 5.10. Taxes. Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have timely filed all federal and state and other Tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have timely paid all federal and state and other Taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges (including satisfying its withholding tax obligations) levied or imposed on their properties, income or assets or otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP.

SECTION 5.11. ERISA Compliance.

(a) Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code.

(b) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred that when taken together with all other ERISA Events which have occurred within the one-year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Except where noncompliance or the incurrence of an obligation would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Foreign Plan has been maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable

 

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laws, statutes, rules, regulations and orders, and (ii) neither Holdings nor any Subsidiary has incurred any material obligation in connection with the termination of or withdrawal from any Foreign Plan. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the present value of the accrued benefit liabilities (whether or not vested) under each Foreign Plan which is required to be funded, determined as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal year of a Loan Party or Subsidiary (based on the actuarial assumptions used for purposes of the applicable jurisdiction’s financial reporting requirements), did not exceed the current value of the assets of such Foreign Plan, and (ii) for each Foreign Plan which is not required to be funded, the obligations of such Foreign Plan are properly accrued.

SECTION 5.12. Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, neither Holdings nor any other Loan Party has any Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.12 to the Original Credit Agreement, and all of the outstanding Equity Interests in Holdings, the Borrower and the Material Subsidiaries have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and all Equity Interests owned by Holdings or any other Loan Party are owned free and clear of all security interests of any Person except (i) those created under the Collateral Documents or under the ABL Facility Documentation in accordance with the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) any nonconsensual Lien that is permitted under Section 7.01. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 5.12 to the Original Credit Agreement (a) sets forth the name and jurisdiction of each Subsidiary, (b) sets forth the ownership interest of Holdings, the Borrower and any other Subsidiary in each Subsidiary, including the percentage of such ownership and (c) identifies each Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary the Equity Interests of which are required to be pledged on the Closing Date pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.

SECTION 5.13. Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.

(a) No Loan Party is engaged nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock, and no proceeds of any Borrowings or drawings under any Letter of Credit will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation U.

(b) Neither the Borrower nor any of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

SECTION 5.14. Disclosure. None of the factual information and data heretofore or contemporaneously furnished in writing by or on behalf of any Loan Party to any Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) when taken as a whole contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make such factual information and data (taken as a whole), in the light of the circumstances under which it was delivered, not materially misleading; it being understood that for purposes of this Section 5.14, such factual information and data shall not include projections and pro forma financial information or information of a general economic or general industry nature.

 

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SECTION 5.15. Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to, or a valid license or right to use, all patents, patent rights, trademarks, servicemarks, trade names, copyrights, technology, software, know-how, database rights, rights of privacy and publicity, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, except where the failure to have any such rights, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower, the operation of the respective businesses of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted does not infringe upon, misuse, misappropriate or violate any rights held by any Person, except for such infringements, misuses, misappropriations or violations individually or in the aggregate, that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any IP Rights is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against any Loan Party or Subsidiary, that, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.16. Solvency. On the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

SECTION 5.17. Subordination of Junior Financing. The Obligations are “Designated Senior Debt,” “Senior Debt,” “Senior Indebtedness,” “Guarantor Senior Debt” or “Senior Secured Financing” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, any Permitted Subordinated Notes Documentation.

ARTICLE VI

Affirmative Covenants

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation (other than Cash Management Obligations or Hedging Obligations) hereunder that is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or, if satisfactory to the L/C Issuer in its sole discretion, a backstop letter of credit is in place), the Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03) cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to:

SECTION 6.01. Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender:

(a) as soon as available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower (commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007), (i) a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or any other independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion

 

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shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit and (ii) a narrative report and management’s discussion and analysis, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower for such fiscal year, as compared to amounts for the previous fiscal year and budgeted amounts;

(b) as soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three (3) fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower (commencing with the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2007), (i) a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related (i) consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the fiscal year then ended and (ii) consolidated statements of cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes and (ii) a narrative report and management’s discussion and analysis, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, as compared to the comparable periods in the previous fiscal year and budgeted amounts;

(c) within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007) of the Borrower, a reasonably detailed consolidated budget for the following fiscal year as customarily prepared by management of the Borrower for its internal use (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the following fiscal year, the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected income and a summary of the material underlying assumptions applicable thereto) (collectively, the “Projections”), which Projections shall in each case be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Projections have been prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation of such Projections, it being understood that actual results may vary from such Projections and that such variations may be material; and

(d) simultaneously with the delivery of each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and 6.01(b) above, the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) and Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (which may be in footnote form only) from such consolidated financial statements.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 6.01 may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries by furnishing (A) the applicable financial statements of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower that holds all of the Equity Interests of the Borrower or (B) the Borrower’s or such entity’s Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to

 

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each of clauses (A) and (B), (i) to the extent such information relates to a parent of the Borrower, such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to the Borrower (or such parent), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand and (ii) to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under Section 6.01(a), such materials are accompanied by a report and opinion of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or any other independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit.

Any financial statements required to be delivered prior to the required delivery of the financial statements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008 shall not be required to contain all purchase accounting adjustments relating to the Transactions to the extent it is not practicable to include any such adjustments in such financial statements.

SECTION 6.02. Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender:

(a) no later than five (5) days after the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Calculation Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (which shall include a reasonably detailed calculation of Consolidated EBITDA);

(b) promptly after the same are publicly available, copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which Holdings or the Borrower files with the SEC or with any Governmental Authority that may be substituted therefor (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered to the Administrative Agent), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statement on Form S-8) and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02;

(c) promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any material statements or material reports furnished to any holder of any class or series of debt securities of any Loan Party having an aggregate outstanding principal amount greater than the Threshold Amount or pursuant to the terms of the ABL Credit Agreement (other than borrowing base and related certificates), the Bridge Facility Debt or any Permitted Subordinated Notes Documentation, in each case, so long as the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereunder is greater than the Threshold Amount and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02;

(d) together with the delivery of the financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01(a) and each Calculation Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a), (i) a report setting forth the information required by Section 3.03(b) of the Security Agreement or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the Closing Date or the date of the last such report), (ii) a description of each event, condition or circumstance during the last fiscal quarter

 

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covered by such Calculation Certificate requiring a mandatory prepayment under Section 2.05(b) and (iii) a list of each Subsidiary of the Borrower that identifies each Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary as of the date of delivery of such Calculation Certificate or a confirmation that there is no change in such information since the later of the Closing Date and the date of the last such list; and

(e) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, legal, financial or corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

(f) Upon request by the Administrative Agent, copies of: (i) each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their ERISA Affiliates with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to each Pension Plan; (ii) the most recent actuarial valuation report for each Pension Plan; and (iii) such other documents or governmental reports or filings relating to any Plan as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. Promptly following any reasonable request therefor by the Administrative Agent, on and after the effectiveness of the Pension Act, copies of (i) any documents described in Section 101(k) of ERISA that Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their ERISA Affiliates obtained during the last twelve months with respect to any Multiemployer Plan and (ii) any notices described in Section 101(l) of ERISA that Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their ERISA Affiliates obtained during the last twelve months with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; provided that if such documents or notices have not been obtained or requested from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Person shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 or Sections 6.02(a) or 6.02(c) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02 to the Original Credit Agreement; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) upon written request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents or a link thereto and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such documents from the Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents.

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such Communications on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Communications that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w) all such Communications shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Communications “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders to treat such Communications as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Communications constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.08); (y) all Communications marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor”; and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Communications that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor.” Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Affiliates shall be responsible for any statement or other designation by a Loan Party regarding whether a Communication contains or does not contain material non-public information with respect to any of the Loan Parties or their securities nor shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates incur any liability to any Loan Party, any Lender or any other Person for any action taken by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates based upon such statement or designation, including any action as a result of which Restricting Information is provided to a Lender that may decide not to take access to Restricting Information. Nothing in this Section 6.02 shall modify or limit a Lender’s obligations under Section 10.08 with regard to Communications and the maintenance of the confidentiality of or other treatment of Information.

Although the Platform and its primary web portal are secured with generally-applicable security procedures and policies implemented or modified by the Administrative Agent from time to time (including, as of the Closing Date, a dual firewall and a User ID/Password Authorization System) and the Platform is secured through a single-user-per-deal authorization method whereby each user may access the Platform only on a deal-by-deal basis, each of the Lenders and each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees 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. In consideration for the convenience and other benefits afforded by such distribution and for the other consideration provided hereunder, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each of the Lenders and each Loan Party hereby approves distribution of the Approved Electronic Communications through the Platform and understands and assumes the risks of such distribution.

THE PLATFORM AND THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. NONE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT NOR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE AGENT’S GROUP WARRANT THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OR THE PLATFORM AND EACH EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE APPROVED

 

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ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OR THE PLATFORM. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, 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 AGENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OR THE PLATFORM.

Each of the Lenders and each Loan Party agree that the Administrative Agent may, but (except as may be required by applicable law) shall not be obligated to, store the Approved Electronic Communications on the Platform in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s generally-applicable document retention procedures and policies.

SECTION 6.03. Notices. Promptly after a Responsible Officer obtains actual knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent:

(a) of the occurrence of any Default; and

(b) of (i) any dispute, litigation, investigation or proceeding between any Loan Party and any Governmental Authority, (ii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws or in respect of IP Rights, the occurrence of any noncompliance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries with, or liability under, any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit, or (iii) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, in any such case, has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (x) that such notice is being delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(a) or (b) (as applicable) and (y) setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.

SECTION 6.04. Payment of Obligations. Timely pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy, as the same shall become due and payable, all of its obligations and liabilities in respect of Taxes imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, except, in each case, to the extent (i) any such Tax is being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or (ii) the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 6.05. Preservation of Existence, Etc. (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all corporate rights and privileges (including its good standing) except, in the case of (a) (other than in the case of the Borrower except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 7.04) or (b), to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or pursuant to a transaction permitted by Article VII.

 

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SECTION 6.06. Maintenance of Properties. Except if the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order, repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and casualty or condemnation excepted and consistent with past practice.

SECTION 6.07. Maintenance of Insurance.

(a) Maintain with insurance companies that the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of its management) are financially sound and reputable at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance reasonable and customary for similarly situated Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses as the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons.

(b) Flood Insurance. With respect to each Mortgaged Property, obtain flood insurance in such total amounts as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably require, if at any time the area in which any improvements located on any Mortgaged Property is designated a “flood hazard area” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency), and otherwise comply with the National Flood Insurance Program as set forth in the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973.

(c) All such insurance (other than business interruption insurance) as to which the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested to be so named, shall name the Administrative Agent as loss payee and/or additional insured, as applicable.

SECTION 6.08. Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or to its business or property, except if the failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 6.09. Books and Records. Maintain proper books of record and account, in which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects and are in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be.

SECTION 6.10. Inspection Rights. Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom (other than the records of the Board of Directors of such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary) and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants (subject to customary access agreements), all at the reasonable expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided

 

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that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 6.10 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than two (2) times during any calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default and only one (1) such time shall be at the Borrower’s expense; provided further that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.10, none of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (i) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or any binding agreement or (iii) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

SECTION 6.11. Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security. At the Borrower’s expense, subject to the provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any applicable limitation in any Collateral Document, take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement continues to be satisfied, including:

(a) upon the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary) by any Loan Party, the designation in accordance with Section 6.14 of any existing direct or indirect wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or any Domestic Subsidiary becoming a wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary:

(i) within forty five (45) days after such formation, acquisition or designation or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion:

(A) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to furnish to the Administrative Agent a description of the Material Real Properties owned by such Material Domestic Subsidiary in detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(B) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent Mortgages with respect to any Material Real Property, Guaranties, Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreements and other security agreements and documents (including, with respect to Mortgages, the documents listed in Section 6.13(b)), as reasonably requested

 

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by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (consistent with the Mortgages, Security Agreement, Intellectual Property Security Agreements and other Collateral Documents in effect on the Closing Date), in each case granting Liens and Guaranties required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

(C) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to deliver any and all certificates representing Equity Interests (to the extent certificated) that are required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank (or any other documents customary under local law) and instruments evidencing the intercompany Indebtedness held by such Material Domestic Subsidiary and required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents, indorsed in blank to the Administrative Agent;

(D) take and cause such Material Domestic Subsidiary and each direct or indirect parent of such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to take whatever action (including the recording of Mortgages, the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and delivery of stock and membership interest certificates to the extent certificated) may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent (or in any representative of the Administrative Agent designated by it) valid Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,

(ii) within forty-five (45) days after the request therefor by the Administrative Agent (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), deliver to the Administrative Agent a signed copy of an opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, of counsel for the Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to such matters set forth in this Section 6.11(a) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and

(iii) as promptly as practicable after the request therefor by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent with respect to each Material Real Property, any existing title reports, surveys or environmental assessment reports; provided however that there shall be no obligation to deliver to the Administrative Agent any environmental assessment report whose disclosure to the Administrative Agent would require the consent of a Person other than the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries, where, despite the commercially reasonable efforts of the Borrower to obtain such consent, such consent cannot be obtained; and

(b) (i) the Borrower shall obtain the security interests and Guarantees set forth on Schedule 1.01A to the Original Credit Agreement on or prior to the dates corresponding

 

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to such security interests and Guarantees set forth on Schedule 1.01A to the Original Credit Agreement; and

(ii) after the Closing Date, promptly after the acquisition of any Material Real Property by any Loan Party other than Holdings, and such Material Real Property shall not already be subject to a perfected Lien pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, the Borrower shall give notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and promptly thereafter shall cause such Material Real Property to be subjected to a Lien to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and will take, or cause the relevant Loan Party to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant and perfect or record such Lien, including, as applicable, the actions referred to in Section 6.13(b).

SECTION 6.12. Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except, in each case, to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (a) comply, and take all reasonable actions to cause any lessees and other Persons operating or occupying its properties or facilities to comply with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; (b) obtain and renew all Environmental Permits necessary for its operations, properties and facilities; and, (c) in each case to the extent required by applicable Environmental Laws, conduct any investigation, study, sampling and testing, and undertake any response or other corrective action necessary to investigate, remove and clean up all Hazardous Materials at, on, under, or emanating from any of its properties and facilities, in accordance with the requirements of all applicable Environmental Laws.

SECTION 6.13. Further Assurances and Post-Closing Conditions. Subject to the provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any applicable limitations in any Collateral Document:

(a) Promptly upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent (i) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation of any Collateral Document or other document or instrument relating to any Collateral, and (ii) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time in order to carry out more effectively the purposes of the Collateral Documents.

(b) In the case of any Material Real Property, provide the Administrative Agent with Mortgages or otherwise satisfy the applicable Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with respect to such owned real property within ninety (90) days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion) of the acquisition of such real property together with:

(i) evidence that counterparts of the Mortgages have been duly executed, acknowledged and delivered and are in form suitable for filing or recording in all filing or recording offices that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary or desirable in order to create a valid and subsisting perfected Lien on the property and/or rights described therein in favor of the Administrative

 

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Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and that all filing and recording taxes and fees have been paid or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(ii) Mortgage Policies in form and substance, with endorsements and in amount, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (not to exceed the value of the real properties covered thereby), issued, coinsured and reinsured by title insurers reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, insuring the Mortgages to be valid subsisting Liens on the property described therein, free and clear of all defects and encumbrances, subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01, and providing for such other affirmative insurance (including endorsements for future advances under the Loan Documents) and such coinsurance and direct access reinsurance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

(iii) opinions of local counsel for the Loan Parties in states in which the real properties are located, with respect to the enforceability and perfection of the Mortgages and any related fixture filings in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and

(iv) such other evidence that all other actions that the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to create valid and subsisting Liens on the property described in the Mortgages has been taken.

(c) Within 60 days of the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received, unless extended or waived in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion:

(i) a survey with respect to the Mortgaged Properties mortgaged on the Closing Date in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the title insurance company;

(ii) a title insurance bring down and endorsements to title insurance policy insuring such Mortgaged Property (1) eliminating the general or standard survey exception with respect to the property surveyed, (2) issuing the comprehensive, survey, address, access and other survey related endorsements and (3) otherwise amending such title insurance policy so that the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirements are satisfied;

(iii) an amendment to each Mortgage encumbering such Mortgaged Property delivered on the Closing Date amending the legal description therein, if necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent; and

(iv) a PZR report in lieu of a zoning endorsement with respect to such Mortgaged Properties.

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not subject to further appeal or review, cause to be satisfied and discharged all judgment liens listed on Schedule 7.01(b) to the Original Credit Agreement existing on Mortgaged Properties.

(e) Prior to December 31, 2007 (unless extended or waived in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion), cause the delivery of all Pledged Securities (as defined in the Security Agreement) constituting certificates or notes representing Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness owed by, Material Foreign Subsidiaries, to the extent required to be delivered hereby or by the Security Agreement on the Closing Date and not delivered on the Closing Date, along with related powers of transfer.

(f) Prior to January 31, 2008 (unless extended or waived in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion), cause the delivery of share pledges in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and related legal opinions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (i) under applicable Australian or regional law with respect to 65% of the Equity Interests of Avaya Australia Pty. Ltd. and (ii) under applicable Canadian or provincial law with respect to 65% of the Equity Interests of Avaya Canada Corp.

(g) Prior to December 31, 2007 (unless extended or waived in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion), use commercially reasonable efforts, excluding litigation or eviction of the tenant thereunder, to cause the applicable Loan Parties to use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent with respect to that certain lease, dated as of August 1, 2002, between Avaya Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. relating to the Mortgaged Property located at 1200 West 120th Avenue, Westminster, Colorado.

Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary to the extent any representation or warranty herein or in any other Loan Document is incorrect or any covenant herein or in any other Loan Document is unsatisfied, in each case, solely due to the lack of taking the actions expressly described in clauses (c) through (g) above, such invalidity or noncompliance shall not be deemed a Default so long as clauses (c) through (g) above are satisfied or remain capable of being satisfied on the timeframes described therein.

SECTION 6.14. Designation of Subsidiaries. The board of directors of the Borrower may at any time designate any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) immediately before and after such designation, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Secured Leverage Ratio for the Test Period immediately preceding such designation calculated on a pro forma basis for such designation in accordance with Section 1.10 is less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.0 (and, as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of any such designation, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations demonstrating satisfaction of such test) and (iii) no Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if, after such designation, it would be a “Restricted Subsidiary” for the purpose of the ABL Facilities, the Bridge Facility Agreement or any other Junior Financing or any other Indebtedness of any Loan Party. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the net book value of the Borrower’s

 

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investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (i) the incurrence at the time of designation of any Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and (ii) a return on any Investment by the Loan Parties in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the fair market value at the date of such designation of the Loan Parties’ (as applicable) Investment in such Subsidiary.

ARTICLE VII

Negative Covenants

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation (other than Cash Management Obligations or Hedging Obligations) hereunder which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or, if satisfactory to the L/C Issuer in its sole discretion, a backstop letter of credit is in place), the Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

SECTION 7.01. Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:

(a) Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document;

(b) Liens existing on the Closing Date listed on Schedule 7.01(b) to the Original Credit Agreement;

(c) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges that are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;

(d) statutory or common law Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, repairmen, construction contractors or other like Liens, so long as, in each case, such Liens arise in the ordinary course of business;

(e) (i) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (ii) pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(f) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, governmental contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money), statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including

 

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those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances and minor title defects affecting real property that, in the aggregate, do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and any title exceptions referred to in Schedule B to the applicable Mortgage Policies;

(h) Liens arising from judgments or orders for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(g);

(i) (i) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(e); provided that (A) such Liens attach concurrently with or within two hundred and seventy (270) days after completion of the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement or improvement (as applicable) of the property subject to such Liens, (B) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness, replacements thereof and additions and accessions to such property and the proceeds and the products thereof and customary security deposits and (C) with respect to Capitalized Leases, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for additions and accessions to such assets, replacements and proceeds and products thereof and customary security deposits) other than the assets subject to such Capitalized Leases; provided that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such lender and (ii) Liens on assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are Non-Loan Parties securing Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(n);

(j) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not (i) interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) secure any Indebtedness;

(k) 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 in the ordinary course of business;

(l) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on the items in the course of collection, (ii) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodities brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and (iii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set off) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

(m) Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(j) or Section 7.02(o) to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment or (ii) consisting of an agreement to Dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under Section 7.05;

 

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(n) Liens on property of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party securing Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(b), Section 7.03(g), Section 7.03(aa), Section 7.03(n), Section 7.03(u) or the first paragraph of Section 7.03;

(o) Liens in favor of a Loan Party securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(d);

(p) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14), in each case after the Closing Date (other than Liens on the Equity Interests of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that (i) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property subjected to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition), and (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section 7.03(e) or (aa);

(q) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor or secured by a lessor’s, sublessor’s, licensor’s or sublicensor’s interest under leases or licenses entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(r) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(s) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements under Section 7.02 and reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(t) Liens that are contractual rights of setoff (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other financial institutions not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(u) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder;

 

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(v) (i) Liens on the Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition to secure Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g) or (aa) in connection with such Permitted Acquisition and (ii) Liens on the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary and any of its Subsidiaries to secure Indebtedness (or to secure a Guarantee of such Indebtedness) incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g) or (aa) in connection with such Permitted Acquisition;

(w) ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are located;

(x) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or similar filings;

(y) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(z) Liens securing Indebtedness and other obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement and ABL Facility Documentation (or any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof); provided such Liens are subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement (or, in the case of any Permitted Refinancing thereof, another intercreditor agreement containing terms that are at least as favorable to the Secured Parties as those contained in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement);

(aa) [Reserved];

(bb) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(cc) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and the proceeds thereof securing such Person’s obligations in respect of documentary letters of credit or banker’s acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or goods;

(dd) the modification, replacement, renewal or extension of any Lien permitted by clauses (b), (i), (p), (v) or (ff) of this Section 7.01; provided that (i) the Lien does not extend to any additional property other than (A) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or financed by Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03 and otherwise permitted to be secured under this Section 7.01, and (B) proceeds and products thereof, and (ii) the renewal, extension or refinancing of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens is permitted by Section 7.03;

(ee) other Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $200,000,000 and 1.60% of Total Assets, in each case determined as of the date of incurrence;

 

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(ff) other Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations; provided that the Secured Leverage Ratio for the Test Period immediately preceding such incurrence calculated on a pro forma basis for such incurrence in accordance with Section 1.10 is less than or equal to 4.50 to 1.0; and

(gg) Liens securing obligations of the Borrower and the Loan Parties in respect of Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(cc); provided that such Liens are subject to the Intercreditor Agreements.

SECTION 7.02. Investments. Make any Investments, except:

(a) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in assets that were Cash Equivalents when such Investment was made;

(b) loans or advances to officers, directors and employees of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof; provided that, to the extent such loans or advances are made in cash, the amount of such loans and advances used to acquire such Equity Interests shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash) and (iii) for purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), in an aggregate principal amount outstanding under this clause (iii) not to exceed $10,000,000;

(c) asset purchases (including purchases of inventory, supplies and materials) and the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(d) Investments (i) by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, (ii) by any Non-Loan Party in any other Non-Loan Party that is a Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) by any Non-Loan Party in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, (iv) by any Loan Party in any Non-Loan Party that is a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (A) any such Investments made pursuant to this clause (iv) in the form of intercompany loans shall be evidenced by notes that have been pledged (individually or pursuant to a global note) to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and (B) the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to this clause (iv) when aggregated with all Investments made pursuant to Section 7.02(j)(B) (without giving effect to the proviso thereto) shall not exceed at any time outstanding the sum of (x) $400,000,000 and (y) the Available Amount at such time and (v) by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Foreign Subsidiary, constituting an exchange of Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary for Indebtedness or Equity Interests or a combination thereof of such Foreign Subsidiary or another Foreign Subsidiary so long as such exchange does not adversely affect the Collateral;

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and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;

(f) Investments consisting of Liens, Indebtedness, fundamental changes, Dispositions, Restricted Payments and prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or other satisfactions of Indebtedness permitted under Sections 7.01, 7.03 (other than Sections 7.03(d)), 7.04, 7.05 (other than 7.05(d)), 7.06 and 7.12, respectively;

(g) Investments (i) existing on the Closing Date or made pursuant to legally binding written contracts in existence on the Closing Date or (ii) contemplated on the Closing Date and, in case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), set forth on Schedule 7.02(g) to the Original Credit Agreement and any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension of any of the foregoing; provided that the amount of any Investment permitted pursuant to this Section 7.02(g) is not increased from the amount of such Investment on the Closing Date except pursuant to the terms of such Investment as of the Closing Date or as otherwise permitted by another clause of this Section 7.02;

(h) Investments in Swap Contracts permitted under Section 7.03;

(i) promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section 7.05;

(j) the purchase or other acquisition of property and assets or businesses of any Person or of assets constituting a business unit, a line of business or division of such Person, or Equity Interests in a Person that, upon the consummation thereof, will be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (including as a result of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation); provided that, with respect to each purchase or other acquisition made pursuant to this Section 7.02(j) (each, a “Permitted Acquisition”):

(A) to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and the Collateral Documents, the property, assets and businesses acquired in such purchase or other acquisition shall constitute Collateral and each applicable Loan Party and any such newly created or acquired Subsidiary (and, to the extent required under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, the Subsidiaries of such created or acquired Subsidiary) shall be Guarantors and shall have complied with the requirements of Section 6.11, within the times specified therein (for the avoidance of doubt, this clause (A) shall not override any provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement);

(B) the aggregate amount of Investments made in Persons that do not become Loan Parties pursuant to this clause (j), when aggregated with all Investments made pursuant to Section 7.02(d)(iv), shall not exceed at any time outstanding the sum of (i) $400,000,000 and (ii) the Available Amount at such time; provided that the aggregate amount of Investments made in Persons that do not become Loan Parties pursuant to this clause (j) may exceed such limitations so long as the Person making such Investment uses commercially reasonable efforts to, in each case, subject to applicable law (i) finance such Investment in the Non-Loan

 

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Party through intercompany indebtedness, (ii) cause such intercompany indebtedness to be evidenced by a note pledged to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and delivered to the Administrative Agent and (iii) cause such intercompany indebtedness and the related pledged note to be secured by substantially all of the assets (or such lesser amount as shall be commercially reasonable) of such Non-Loan Party; provided, however, that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to comply with the preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) (and shall be permitted to make any such Investment) if any of the actions set forth therein would result in any material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as determined in the good faith judgment of the Borrower;

(C) the acquired property, assets, business or Person is in a business permitted under Section 7.07;

(D) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to any such purchase or other acquisition, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(E) the Secured Leverage Ratio for the Test Period immediately preceding such purchase or other acquisition calculated on a pro forma basis for such purchase or other acquisition in accordance with Section 1.10 is either (1) less than or equal to 4.5 to 1.0 or (2) less than or equal to the Secured Leverage Ratio for the Test Period immediately preceding such purchase or other acquisition (calculated without giving effect to such purchase or other acquisition), in each case, satisfaction of such test shall be evidenced by a certificate from the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower demonstrating such satisfaction calculated in reasonable detail; and

(F) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, no later than five (5) Business Days after the date on which any such purchase or other acquisition is consummated, a certificate of a Responsible Officer, certifying that all of the requirements set forth in this clause (j) have been satisfied or will be satisfied on or prior to the consummation of such purchase or other acquisition;

(k) the Transactions;

(l) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of Uniform Commercial Code Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;

(m) Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;

 

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(n) loans and advances to Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) in lieu of, and not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Restricted Payments in respect thereof), Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made to Holdings (or such direct or indirect parent) in accordance with Section 7.06(f), (g) or (l) so long as such amounts are counted as Restricted Payments for purposes of such clauses;

(o) other Investments that do not exceed in the aggregate at any time outstanding the sum of (i) the greater of $500,000,000 and 4.125% of Total Assets, determined as of the date of such Investment, and (ii) the Available Amount at such time;

(p) advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of business;

(q) Investments to the extent that payment for such Investments is made solely with Equity Interests of the Borrower (or by any direct or indirect parent thereof);

(r) Investments held by a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of a Person merged or amalgamated with or into the Borrower or merged, amalgamated or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 7.04 after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

(s) Guarantees by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of leases (other than Capitalized Leases) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(t) for the avoidance of doubt to avoid double counting, Investments made by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the extent such Investments are financed with the proceeds received by such Restricted Subsidiary from an Investment made pursuant to clauses (d)(iv), (j)(B) or (o) of this Section 7.02; and

(u) (i) the transfer on or before the 180th day after the Closing Date by Avaya Inc. to one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of any or all Equity Interests in Avaya Luxembourg S.a.r.l. and Avaya Finance GmbH & Co. KG and (ii) any investments in, or asset sales or dispositions to, any Non-Loan Party that is a Restricted Subsidiary by any Loan Party consummated on or before the 180th day after the Closing Date, the net effect of such investments, asset sales or dispositions described in this clause (ii) does not result in (when combined with asset sales and dispositions made pursuant to Section 7.05(q)(ii)) more than $50 million in assets or property of the Loan Parties being transferred to Non-Loan Parties, in each case (i) and (ii), in order to effect a corporate restructuring to improve the efficiency of repatriation of foreign cash flows.

SECTION 7.03. Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, provided that the Borrower may incur Indebtedness and any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness if (x) immediately before and after such incurrence, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) the Total Leverage Ratio for the Test Period immediately preceding such incurrence calculated on a pro forma basis for such incurrence in accordance

 

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with Section 1.10 would be less than or equal to 7.0 to 1.0. The limitations set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall not apply to any of the following items:

(a) Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries under the Loan Documents (including any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Sections 2.15 and 2.16);

(b) (i) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.03(b) to the Original Credit Agreement and any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (ii) intercompany Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and any Permitted Refinancing thereof; provided that all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party owed to any Person that is not a Loan Party shall be unsecured and, within 60 days of the Closing Date (unless extended or waived in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion), subordinated pursuant to an intercompany note reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(c) Guarantees by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries otherwise permitted hereunder (except that a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may not, by virtue of this Section 7.03(c), Guarantee Indebtedness that such Restricted Subsidiary could not otherwise incur under this Section 7.03); provided that (A) no Guarantee by any Restricted Subsidiary of any Junior Financing shall be permitted unless such Restricted Subsidiary shall have also provided a Guarantee of the Obligations substantially on the terms set forth in the Guaranty and (B) if the Indebtedness being Guaranteed is subordinated to the Obligations, such Guaranty shall be subordinated to the Guarantee of the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Indebtedness;

(d) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owing to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary to the extent constituting an Investment permitted by Section 7.02; provided that all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party owed to any Person that is not a Loan Party shall be unsecured and subordinated pursuant to an intercompany note reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided however that the foregoing subordination requirement shall not be required until 60 days after the Closing Date (subject to extension or waiver in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent)

(e) (i) Attributable Indebtedness and other Indebtedness (including Capitalized Leases) financing the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of fixed or capital assets; provided that such Indebtedness is incurred concurrently with or within two hundred and seventy (270) days after the applicable acquisition, construction, repair, replacement or improvement, (ii) Attributable Indebtedness arising out of sale-leaseback transactions, and (iii) Indebtedness arising under Capitalized Leases other than those in effect on the Closing Date or entered into pursuant to subclauses (i) and (ii) of this clause (e) and, in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), any Permitted Refinancing thereof;

(f) Indebtedness in respect of Swap Contracts designed to hedge against interest rates, foreign exchange rates or commodities pricing risks and not for speculative purposes and Guarantees thereof;

 

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(g) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition that is secured only by the assets or business acquired in the applicable Permitted Acquisition (including any acquired Equity Interests) and any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing and so long as the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness and all Indebtedness resulting from any Permitted Refinancing thereof at any time outstanding pursuant to this paragraph (g) does not exceed $175,000,000, determined at the time of incurrence;

(h) [Reserved];

(i) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(j) Indebtedness to current or former officers, directors, managers, consultants and employees, their Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) permitted by Section 7.06;

(k) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Permitted Acquisition, any other Investment expressly permitted hereunder or any Disposition, in each case to the extent constituting indemnification obligations or obligations in respect of purchase price (including earn-outs) or other similar adjustments;

(l) Indebtedness consisting of obligations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such Person in connection with the Transactions, any Permitted Acquisitions or any other Investment expressly permitted hereunder;

(m) Cash Management Obligations and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft protections, employee credit card programs and other cash management and similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business and any Guarantees thereof;

(n) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $400,000,000 and 3.33% of Total Assets, in each case determined at the time of incurrence;

(o) Indebtedness consisting of (a) the financing of insurance premiums or (b) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

(p) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances, warehouse receipts or similar instruments issued or created in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice, including in respect of workers compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers compensation claims;

 

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(q) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(r) [Reserved];

(s) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $435,000,000 at any time outstanding under the ABL Facilities and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;

(t) Indebtedness in respect of the Bridge Facility Debt (including any guarantees thereof) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;

(u) Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party not to exceed $200,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(v) all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (a) through (u) above and (w) through (bb) below;

(w) Guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors and licensees;

(x) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay the deferred purchase price of goods or services or progress payments in connection with such goods and services;

(y) Indebtedness in respect of (i) Permitted Subordinated Notes to the extent the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom are immediately after the receipt thereof, offered to prepay the Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(b) and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing of the foregoing;

(z) Indebtedness in respect of (i) Permitted Subordinated Notes or unsecured Indebtedness to the extent incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition permitted by Section 7.02 and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing of the foregoing;

(aa) Indebtedness assumed in connection with any Permitted Acquisition; provided that such Indebtedness is not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition;

(bb) Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit, in a principal amount not to exceed the face amount of such Letter of Credit;

(cc) Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof; and

(dd) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt and any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Restricted Subsidiary that is a Non-Loan Party will guarantee any Indebtedness for borrowed money of a Loan Party unless such Restricted Subsidiary becomes a Guarantor. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, Restricted Subsidiaries that are Non-Loan Parties may not incur Indebtedness pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section and clauses (n) and (u) of this Section in an aggregate combined principal amount at any time outstanding in excess of $500,000,000 in each case determined at the time of incurrence.

For purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred, in the case of term debt, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit debt; provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased plus the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing.

The accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 7.03. The principal amount of any non-interest bearing Indebtedness or other discount security constituting Indebtedness at any date shall be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of the Borrower dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP.

SECTION 7.04. Fundamental Changes. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that:

(a) Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with the Borrower (including a merger, the purpose of which is to reorganize the Borrower into a new jurisdiction); provided that (x) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, (y) such merger or consolidation does not result in the Borrower ceasing to be incorporated under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and (z) in the case of a merger or consolidation of Holdings with and into the Borrower, Holdings shall have no direct Subsidiaries at the time of such merger or consolidation other than the Borrower and, after giving effect to such merger or consolidation, the direct parent of the Borrower shall expressly assume all the obligations of Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Holdings is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Equity Interests of the Borrower shall be pledged as Collateral;

 

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(b) (i) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party and (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve or change its legal form if the Borrower determines in good faith that such action is in the best interests of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and if not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders;

(c) any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Loan Party, then (i) the transferee must be a Loan Party or (ii) to the extent constituting an Investment or giving rise to the incurrence of Indebtedness, such Investment must be a permitted Investment in or such Indebtedness must be Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party in accordance with Sections 7.02 and 7.03, respectively;

(d) so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, the Borrower may merge with any other Person; provided that (i) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or (ii) if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is not the Borrower (any such Person, the “Successor Borrower”), (A) the Successor Borrower shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof, (B) the Successor Borrower shall expressly assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (C) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by a supplement to the Guaranty confirmed that its Guarantee of the Obligations shall apply to the Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, (D) each Loan Party, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by a supplement to the Security Agreement confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, (E) each mortgagor of a Mortgaged Property, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by an amendment to or restatement of the applicable Mortgage (or other instrument reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, and (F) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such merger or consolidation and such supplement to this Agreement or any Collateral Document comply with this Agreement; provided, further, that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Borrower will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement;

(e) so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any other Person (i) in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.02 or (ii) for any other purpose; provided that (A) the continuing or surviving Person shall be the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, which together with each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, shall have complied with the applicable requirements of Section 6.11; and (B) in the case of subclause (ii) only, if (1) the merger or consolidation involves a Guarantor and such Guarantor is not the surviving Person, the surviving Restricted Subsidiary shall expressly assume all the obligations of such Guarantor under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Guarantor is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form

 

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reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (2) the Secured Leverage Ratio for the Test Period immediately preceding such merger or consolidation calculated on a pro forma basis for such merger or consolidation in accordance with Section 1.10 is less than or equal to 4.5 to 1.0;

(f) the Merger may be consummated; and

(g) so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, a merger, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or Disposition, the purpose of which is to effect a Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 7.05.

SECTION 7.05. Dispositions. Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, except:

(a) Dispositions of obsolete, worn out, used or surplus property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business and Dispositions of property no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(b) Dispositions of inventory, goods held for sale in the ordinary course of business and immaterial assets (including allowing any registrations or any applications for registration of any IP Rights to lapse or go abandoned in the ordinary course of business);

(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are applied to the purchase price of such replacement property (which replacement property is actually promptly purchased);

(d) Dispositions of property to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor of such property is a Loan Party (i) the transferee thereof must be a Loan Party or (ii) to the extent such transaction constitutes an Investment, such transaction is permitted under Section 7.02;

(e) Dispositions permitted by Sections 7.02, 7.04, 7.06 and 7.12 and Liens permitted by Section 7.01;

(f) Dispositions of property (i) owned on the Closing Date pursuant to sale-leaseback transactions; provided that all Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be applied to prepay Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(ii)(A) and may not be reinvested in the business of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) acquired after the Closing Date pursuant to sale-leaseback transactions;

(g) Dispositions of Cash Equivalents;

(h) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including the provision of software under an open source license), in each case in the ordinary course of business and which do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

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(i) transfers of property subject to Casualty Events upon receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Casualty Event;

(j) Dispositions of property not otherwise permitted under this Section 7.05; provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition (other than any such Disposition made pursuant to a legally binding commitment entered into at a time when no Default exists), no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition; (ii) with respect to any Disposition pursuant to this clause (j) for a purchase price in excess of $50,000,000, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (in each case, free and clear of all Liens at the time received, other than nonconsensual Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and Liens permitted by Sections 7.01(a), (l) and (s) and clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 7.01(t)); provided, however, that for the purposes of this clause (ii), (A) any liabilities (as shown on the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the payment in cash of the Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Disposition and for which all of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing, (B) any securities received by such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by such Restricted Subsidiary into cash (to the extent of the cash received) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition and (C) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received in respect of such Disposition having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (C) that is at that time outstanding, not in excess of the greater of $100,000,000 and 1.00% of Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, shall be deemed to be cash; and (iii) to the extent the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary from Dispositions made pursuant to this Section 7.05(j) exceeds $1,000,000,000, all Net Cash Proceeds in excess of such amount shall be applied to prepay Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(ii)(A) and may not be reinvested in the business of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(k) Dispositions listed on Schedule 7.05(k) to the Original Credit Agreement (“Scheduled Dispositions”);

(l) Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(m) Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof;

(n) any issuance or sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(o) to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Code (or comparable or successor provision), any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon permitted by

 

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such provision) for use in any business conducted by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is not in contravention of Section 7.07;

(p) the unwinding of any Swap Contract; and

(q) (i) the transfer on or before the 180th day after the Closing Date by Avaya Inc. to one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of any or all Equity Interests in Avaya Luxembourg S.a.r.l. and Avaya Finance GmbH & Co. KG and (ii) asset sales or dispositions to, any Non-Loan Party that is a Restricted Subsidiary by any Loan Party consummated on or before the 180th day after the Closing Date, the net effect of such asset sales or dispositions described in this clause (ii) does not result in (when combined with Investments made pursuant to Section 7.02(u)(ii)) more than $50 million in assets or property of the Loan Parties being transferred to Non-Loan Parties, in each case (i) and (ii), in order to effect a corporate restructuring to improve the efficiency of repatriation of foreign cash flows;

provided that any Disposition of any property pursuant to this Section 7.05 (except pursuant to Section 7.05(d), Section 7.05(e), Section 7.05(i), Section 7.05(k), Section 7.05(l), Section 7.05(m), Section 7.05(p) and Section 7.05(q) and except for Dispositions from the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that is Loan Party), shall be for no less than the Fair Market Value of such property at the time of such Disposition. To the extent any Collateral is Disposed of as expressly permitted by this Section 7.05 to any Person other than a Loan Party, such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, upon the certification by the Borrower that such Disposition is permitted by this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing.

SECTION 7.06. Restricted Payments. Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:

(a) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower and to its other Restricted Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, to the Borrower and any of its other Restricted Subsidiaries and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests);

(b) (i) the Borrower may redeem in whole or in part any of its Equity Interests for another class of Equity Interests or rights to acquire its Equity Interests or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Equity Interests, provided that any terms and provisions material to the interests of the Lenders, when taken as a whole, contained in such other class of Equity Interests are at least as advantageous to the Lenders as those contained in the Equity Interests redeemed thereby or (ii) the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests not otherwise permitted by Section 7.03) of such Person;

 

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(c) Restricted Payments made on the Closing Date to consummate the Transactions;

(d) to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions expressly permitted by any provision of Section 7.02, 7.04 (other than a merger or consolidation of Holdings and the Borrower) or 7.08 (other than Section 7.08(a) or (j));

(e) repurchases of Equity Interests in Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants;

(f) the Borrower may pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Borrower (or of any such direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, manager or consultant (or any Controlled Investment Affiliate or Immediate Family Member thereof) of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) or any of its Subsidiaries upon the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment of any such Person or otherwise pursuant to any employee or director equity plan, employee or director stock option plan or any other employee or director benefit plan or any agreement (including any stock subscription or shareholder agreement) with any future, present or former employee, director, officer, manager or consultant of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) or any of its Subsidiaries (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any principal and interest payable on any notes issued by the Borrower (or of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) in connection with any such repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement);

(g) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings or to any direct or indirect parent of Holdings:

(i) the proceeds of which will be used to pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) the tax liability to each foreign, federal, state or local jurisdiction in respect of which a consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated return is filed by Holdings (or such direct or indirect parent) that includes the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries, to the extent such tax liability does not exceed the lesser of (A) the taxes that would have been payable by the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries as a stand-alone group and (B) the actual tax liability of Holdings’ consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated group (or, if Holdings is not the parent of the actual group, the taxes that would have been paid by Holdings, the Borrower and/or the Borrower’s Subsidiaries as a stand-alone group), reduced by any such payments paid or to be paid directly by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries;

(ii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) its operating costs and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and other overhead costs and expenses (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses

 

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provided by third parties), which are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary course of business, attributable to the ownership or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(iii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain its (or any of its direct or indirect parents’) legal existence;

(iv) to finance any Investment permitted to be made pursuant to Section 7.02; provided that (A) such Restricted Payment shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment and (B) the Borrower shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause (1) all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) to be contributed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (or Loan Party if the Investment would have been required to be made in a Loan Party under Section 7.02) or (2) the merger or amalgamation (to the extent not prohibited by Section 7.04) of the Person formed or acquired into the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (or Loan Party if the Investment would have been required to be made in a Loan Party under Section 7.02) in order to consummate such Permitted Acquisition, in each case, in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 6.11;

(v) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) costs, fees and expenses (other than to Affiliates) related to any equity or debt offering not prohibited by this Agreement (whether or not successful) and directly attributable to the operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

(vi) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to officers and employees of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent company of Holdings to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, only to the extent such amounts are deducted, for the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period;

(h) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may (a) pay cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof or any Permitted Acquisition and (b) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Indebtedness and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion;

(i) the payment of any dividend or distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration (i) such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement and (ii) no Event of Default occurred and was continuing;

 

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(j) the declaration and payment of dividends on the Borrower’s common stock following the first public offering of the Borrower’s common stock or the common stock of any of its direct or indirect parents after the Closing Date, of up to 6% per annum of the net proceeds received by or contributed to the Borrower in or from any such public offering, other than public offerings with respect to the Borrower’s common stock registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8;

(k) payments made or expected to be made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of withholding or similar Taxes payable by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, manager or consultant (or any Controlled Investment Affiliate or Immediate Family Member) and any repurchases of Equity Interests in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options; and

(l) in addition to the foregoing Restricted Payments and so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, together with the aggregate amount of prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings made pursuant to Section 7.12(a)(i)(D) not to exceed the sum of (i) the greater of $250,000,000 and 2.125% of Total Assets, in each case determined at the time of such Restricted Payment, and (ii) so long as immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Total Leverage Ratio for the Test Period immediately preceding such Restricted Payment calculated on a pro forma basis for such Restricted Payment in accordance with Section 1.10 is less than or equal to 6.5 to 1.0, the Available Amount at such time.

SECTION 7.07. Change in Nature of Business. Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date or any business reasonably related or ancillary thereto or constituting a reasonable extension thereof.

SECTION 7.08. Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than:

(a) transactions between or among the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction,

(b) transactions on terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would reasonably be obtainable by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate,

(c) the Transactions and the payment of fees and expenses related to the Transactions,

(d) the issuance of Equity Interests to any officer, director, employee or consultant of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in connection with the Transactions,

 

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(e) the payment of management, consulting, monitoring, advisory and other fees, indemnities and expenses to the Sponsors pursuant to the Sponsor Management Agreement (plus any unpaid management, consulting, monitoring, advisory and other fees, indemnities and expenses accrued in any prior year) and any Sponsor Termination Fees pursuant to the Sponsor Management Agreement, in each case as in effect on the Closing Date or pursuant to any amendment thereto so long as such amendment is not disadvantageous in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Borrower to the Lenders when taken as a whole, as compared to the Sponsor Management Agreement in effect on the Closing Date,

(f) Investments permitted under Section 7.02,

(g) employment and severance arrangements between the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business and transactions pursuant to stock option plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements,

(h) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out-of-pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries,

(i) any agreement, instrument or arrangement as in effect as of the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.08 to the Original Credit Agreement, or any amendment thereto (so long as any such amendment is not disadvantageous to the Lenders when taken as a whole in any material respect as compared to the applicable agreement as in effect on the Closing Date as reasonably determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Borrower),

(j) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.06 and prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and satisfactions of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.12,

(k) [Reserved];

(l) transactions in which the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of clause (b) of this Section 7.08,

(m) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement that are fair to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the board of directors or the senior management of the Borrower, or are on terms at least as favorable as would reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party,

 

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(n) the issuance or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of Holdings to any Permitted Holder or to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, employee or consultant (or any Controlled Investment Affiliate or Immediate Family Member thereof) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent thereof,

(o) investments by the Sponsors or Co-Investors in securities of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as (A) the investment is being offered generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms and (B) the investment constitutes less than 5.0% of the proposed or outstanding issue amount of such class of securities, and

(p) payments to or from, and transactions with, any joint venture in the ordinary course of business.

SECTION 7.09. Burdensome Agreements. Enter into or permit to exist any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that limits the ability of (a) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to make Restricted Payments to any Loan Party (other than Holdings) or (b) any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Lenders with respect to the Facilities and the Obligations or under the Loan Documents; provided that the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) shall not apply to Contractual Obligations that:

(i) (A) exist on the Closing Date and (to the extent not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.09) are listed on Schedule 7.09 to the Original Credit Agreement and (B) to the extent Contractual Obligations permitted by clause (A) are set forth in an agreement evidencing Indebtedness, are set forth in any agreement evidencing any permitted modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing does not expand the scope of such Contractual Obligation,

(ii) are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, so long as such Contractual Obligations were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; provided further that this clause (ii) shall not apply to Contractual Obligations that are binding on a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14,

(iii) [Reserved],

(iv) (a) with respect to clause (b) only, arise in connection with any Lien permitted by Section 7.01(a), (l), (s), (t)(i), (t)(ii) or (u) and relate to the property subject to such Lien or (b) arise in connection with any Disposition permitted by Section 7.05,

(v) are customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section 7.02 and applicable solely to such joint venture entered into in the ordinary course of business,

 

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(vi) are negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03 but solely to the extent any negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness (and excluding in any event any Indebtedness constituting any Junior Financing) and the proceeds and products thereof,

(vii) are customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the assets subject thereto,

(viii) comprise restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 7.03 (with respect to non-Loan Parties), Section 7.03(e), 7.03(g), 7.03(n) (with respect to non-Loan Parties), 7.03(r) or 7.03(aa) to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness or, in the case of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g) or 7.03(aa) only, to the Restricted Subsidiaries incurring or guaranteeing such Indebtedness,

(ix) are customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of any Restricted Subsidiary,

(x) are customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business,

(xi) are restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business,

(xii) are customary restrictions contained in the ABL Credit Agreement, the ABL Facility Documentation, the Bridge Facility Agreement and any documentation governing the Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and the Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt, and any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing,

(xiii) arise in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Section 7.01, and

(xiv) are restrictions in any one or more agreements governing Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party that is permitted to be incurred by Section 7.03.

SECTION 7.10. Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, in a manner inconsistent with the uses set forth in this Section 7.10 or in the preliminary statements to the Original Credit Agreement. The proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans made after the Closing Date will be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the financing of Permitted Acquisitions. Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit will be used for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, proceeds of any Refinancing Term Loans will not be used for any purpose other than the repayment of principal and accrued

 

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and unpaid interest and premium on Term Loans outstanding on the date of incurrence of such Refinancing Term Loans and payment of other reasonable amounts incurred (including tender premiums) and fees and expenses (including upfront fees and original issue discount) reasonably incurred, in connection with such Refinancing Term Loans.

SECTION 7.11. Accounting Changes. Make any change in fiscal year except to, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year to any other fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.

SECTION 7.12. Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness.

(a) (i) Prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (it being understood that payments of regularly scheduled principal, interest and mandatory prepayments shall be permitted) any Permitted Subordinated Notes or any other Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Obligations expressly by its terms (other than Indebtedness among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) (collectively, “Junior Financing”), except (A) the refinancing thereof with the Net Cash Proceeds of any Permitted Refinancing, to the extent not required to prepay any Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b), (B) the conversion of any Junior Financing to Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parents, (C) the prepayment of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owed to Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or the prepayment of any Permitted Subordinated Notes issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or the prepayment of any Junior Financing with the proceeds of any other Junior Financing otherwise permitted by Section 7.03 and (D) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity in an aggregate amount, together with the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.06(l) not to exceed the sum of (1) the greater of $250,000,000 and 2.125% of Total Assets, in each case determined at the time of such payment, and (2) so long as immediately after giving effect to such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment, the Total Leverage Ratio for the Test Period immediately preceding such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment calculated on a pro forma basis for such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment in accordance with Section 1.10 is less than 6.5 to 1.0, the Available Amount at such time or (ii) make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of any Junior Financing Documentation.

(b) Amend, modify or change in any manner materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders any term or condition of any Junior Financing Documentation without the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

SECTION 7.13. Equity Interests of Certain Restricted Subsidiaries. Permit any Domestic Subsidiary that is a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary to become a non-wholly-owned Subsidiary, except (i) to the extent such Restricted Subsidiary continues to be a Guarantor, (ii) in connection with a Disposition of all or substantially all of the assets or all or a portion of the Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary permitted by Section 7.05, (iii) as a result of

 

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the designation of such Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14 or (iv) as a result of an Investment in any Person permitted under Section 7.02.

ARTICLE VIII

Events of Default and Remedies

SECTION 8.01. Events of Default. Each of the events referred to in clauses (a) through (l) of this Section 8.01 shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

(a) Non-Payment. The Borrower fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan, or (ii) within five (5) Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or any other amount payable hereunder or with respect to any other Loan Document; or

(b) Specific Covenants. The Borrower fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Sections 6.03(a) or 6.05(a) (solely with respect to the Borrower) or Article VII; or

(c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent; or

(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document required to be delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be untrue in any material respect when made or deemed made; or

(e) Cross-Default. Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment beyond the applicable grace period, if any, whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise, in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount (individually or in the aggregate with all other Indebtedness as to which such a failure shall exist) of not less than the Threshold Amount, (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness (other than any such Indebtedness in respect of the ABL Facilities), or any other event occurs (other than with respect to any such Indebtedness in respect of the ABL Facilities and other than, with respect to Indebtedness consisting of Swap Contracts, termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Swap Contracts), the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity; provided that this clause (e)(B) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder; provided further that such failure is unremedied and is not waived by the holders of

 

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such Indebtedness prior to any termination of the Commitments or acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 8.02 or (C) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any Indebtedness in respect of the ABL Facilities, or any other event occurs with respect to the ABL Facilities, and the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or the ABL Administrative Agent on behalf of such holder or holders) cause such Indebtedness to become due (automatically or otherwise) prior to its stated maturity; or

(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Holdings, the Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

(g) Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party or any Specified Subsidiary a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and has not denied or failed to acknowledge coverage thereof) and such judgment or order shall not have been satisfied, vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending an appeal for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days; or

(h) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in liability of Holdings, the Borrower or their respective ERISA Affiliates under Title IV of ERISA in an aggregate amount which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its Withdrawal Liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) with respect to a funded Foreign Plan a termination, withdrawal or noncompliance with applicable law or plan terms that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

(i) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any material provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder (including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or 7.05) or as a result of acts or omissions by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or the satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party contests in writing the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document (other than as a result of repayment in full of the Obligations and termination of the Aggregate Commitments), or purports in writing to revoke or rescind any Loan Document; or

 

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(j) Collateral Documents. (i) Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof pursuant to Section 4.01 or 6.11 shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or 7.05) cease to create, or any Lien purported to be created by any Collateral Document shall be asserted in writing by any Loan Party not to be, a valid and perfected lien, with the priority required by the Collateral Documents (or other security purported to be created on the applicable Collateral) on and security interest in any material portion of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.01, except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority results from the failure of the Administrative Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Collateral Documents or to file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements and except as to Collateral consisting of real property to the extent that such losses are covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied or failed to acknowledge coverage, or (ii) any of the Equity Interests of the Borrower ceasing to be pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement free of Liens other than Liens created by the Security Agreement, the ABL Facility Documentation or any nonconsensual Liens permitted by Section 7.01; or

(k) Junior Financing Documentation. (i) Any of the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents for any reason shall cease to be “Senior Indebtedness” (or any comparable term) or “Senior Secured Financing” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in any Junior Financing Documentation governing Junior Financing with an aggregate principal amount of not less than the Threshold Amount or (ii) the subordination provisions set forth in any Junior Financing Documentation governing Junior Financing with an aggregate principal amount of not less than the Threshold Amount shall, in whole or in part, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against the holders of any such Junior Financing, if applicable; or

(l) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control.

SECTION 8.02. Remedies upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

(a) declare Commitments of each Lender and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such Commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

(b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;

(c) require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and

(d) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable Law;

 

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provided that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Debtor Relief Laws of the United States, the Commitments of each Lender and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

SECTION 8.03. Application of Funds. Subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, after the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings, Hedging Obligations and Cash Management Obligations, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuers, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit;

Sixth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date; and

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

 

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Subject to Section 2.03(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above and, if no Obligations remain outstanding, to the Borrower.

ARTICLE IX

Administrative Agent and Other Agents

SECTION 9.01. Appointment and Authorization of the Administrative Agent.

(a) Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such 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 it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall the Administrative Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender or participant, 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 the Administrative Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” herein 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 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. The provisions of this Article (other than Sections 9.10 and 9.12) are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

(b) Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and each such L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Administrative Agent in this Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the applications and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in this Article IX and in the definition of “Agent-Related Person” included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided herein with respect to such L/C Issuer.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (in its capacities as a Lender, Swing Line Lender (if applicable), L/C Issuer (if applicable) and a potential Hedge Bank and/or Cash Management Bank) hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of

 

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(and to hold any security interest created by the Collateral Documents for and on behalf of or on trust for) such Lender and its Affiliates for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” (and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.02 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX (including Section 9.07, as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to execute any and all documents (including releases) with respect to the Collateral and the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto (including the Intercreditor Agreements), as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents and acknowledge and agree that any such action by any Agent shall bind the Lenders.

SECTION 9.02. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents or of exercising any rights and remedies thereunder) by or through agents, sub-agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact (including for the purpose of any Borrowing or payment in Alternative Currencies) as shall be deemed necessary by the Administrative Agent and shall be entitled to advice of counsel and other consultants or experts concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Each such sub-agent and the Affiliates of the Administrative Agent and each such sub-agent shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 (as though such sub-agents were the “Administrative Agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or sub-agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined in the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction).

SECTION 9.03. Liability of Agents. No Agent-Related Person 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, as determined by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein), or (b) be responsible in any manner to any Lender or participant for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof, contained herein or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by any Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the execution, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the perfection or priority of any Lien or security interest created or purported to be created under the Collateral Documents, or for any failure of any Loan Party or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender or participant to

 

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ascertain or to inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or the perfection or priority of any Lien or security interest created or purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent, or (vi) or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof. No Agent-Related Person shall have any duties or obligations to any Lender or participant except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent-Related Persons:

(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that such Person is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that such Person shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose it to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; and

(c) shall not be required to carry out any “know your customer” or other checks in relation to any person on behalf of any Lender and each Lender confirms to the Administrative Agent that it is solely responsible for any such checks it is required to carry out and that it may not rely on any statement in relation to such checks made by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates.

No Agent-Related Person be liable (i) to any participant or Secured Party or their Affiliates for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or such Person shall believe in good faith shall be necessary under the circumstances) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

SECTION 9.04. Reliance by the Administrative Agent.

(a) The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, communication, signature, resolution, representation, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, electronic mail 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

 

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statements of legal counsel (including counsel to any Loan Party), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under any Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative 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 (or such greater number of Lenders as may be expressly required hereby in any instance) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders; provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or in the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law.

(b) For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 4.01 or Section 4.03, each Lender that has signed the Original Credit Agreement or the Amendment Agreement, as applicable, shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed closing date specifying its objection thereto.

SECTION 9.05. Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Administrative Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to any Event of Default as may be directed by the Required Lenders in accordance with Article VIII; provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent has received any such direction, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Event of Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders.

SECTION 9.06. Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agents. Each Lender acknowledges that no Agent-Related Person has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by any Agent hereafter taken, including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender as to any matter, including whether Agent-Related Persons have disclosed material information in their possession. Each Lender represents to each Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the transactions

 

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contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by any Agent herein, such Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates which may come into the possession of any Agent-Related Person.

SECTION 9.07. Indemnification of Agents. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall indemnify upon demand the Administrative Agent and each other Agent-Related Person (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of any Loan Party and without limiting the obligation of any Loan Party to do so), pro rata, and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and each other Agent-Related Person from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by it; 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 Agent-Related Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be required by the Loan Documents) shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section 9.07; provided further that any obligation to indemnify an L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section 9.07 shall be limited to the Lenders of the appropriate Facility only. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any Indemnified Liabilities, this Section 9.07 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Lender or any other Person. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse the Administrative Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower, provided that such reimbursement by the Lenders shall not affect the Borrower’s continuing reimbursement obligations with respect thereto. The undertaking in this Section 9.07 shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, the payment of all other Obligations and the resignation of the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 9.08. Withholding Tax. To the extent required by any applicable law, the Agents may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that an Agent did not properly withhold tax from

 

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amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not property executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding tax ineffective), such Lender shall indemnify and hold harmless the Agent (to the extent that the Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting or expanding the obligation of the Borrower to do so) for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Agent as taxes or otherwise, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties thereto, together with all expenses incurred, including legal expenses and any other out-of-pocket expenses, whether or not such taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Government Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

SECTION 9.09. Agents in Their Individual Capacities. (a) Each Person serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as an Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Each Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire Equity Interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with each of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates as though such Agent were not an Agent or an L/C Issuer hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, any Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that no Agent shall be under any obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise such rights and powers as though it were not an Agent or an L/C Issuer, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include each Agent in its individual capacity.

(b) Each Lender understands that the Person serving as Administrative Agent, acting in its individual capacity, and its Affiliates (collectively, the “Agent’s Group”) are engaged in a wide range of financial services and businesses (including investment management, financing, securities trading, corporate and investment banking and research) (such services and businesses are collectively referred to in this Section 9.09 as “Activities”) and may engage in the Activities with or on behalf of one or more of the Loan Parties or their respective Affiliates. Furthermore, the Agent’s Group may, in undertaking the Activities, engage in trading in financial products or undertake other investment businesses for its own account or on behalf of others (including the Loan Parties and their Affiliates and including holding, for its own account or on behalf of others, equity, debt and similar positions in the Borrower, another Loan Party or their respective Affiliates), including trading in or holding long, short or derivative positions in securities, loans or other financial products of one or more of the Loan Parties or their Affiliates. Each Lender understands and agrees that in engaging in the Activities, the Agent’s Group may receive or otherwise obtain information concerning the Loan Parties or their Affiliates (including information

 

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concerning the ability of the Loan Parties to perform their respective Obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) which information may not be available to any of the Lenders that are not members of the Agent’s Group. None of the Administrative Agent nor any member of the Agent’s Group shall have any duty to disclose to any Lender or use on behalf of the Lenders, and shall not be liable for the failure to so disclose or use, any information whatsoever about or derived from the Activities or otherwise (including any information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party) or to account for any revenue or profits obtained in connection with the Activities, except that the Administrative Agent shall deliver or otherwise make available to each Lender such documents as are expressly required by any Loan Document to be transmitted by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders.

(c) Each Lender further understands that there may be situations where members of the Agent’s Group or their respective customers (including the Loan Parties and their Affiliates) either now have or may in the future have interests or take actions that may conflict with the interests of any one or more of the Lenders (including the interests of the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents). Each Lender agrees that no member of the Agent’s Group is or shall be required to restrict its activities as a result of the Person serving as Administrative Agent being a member of the Agent’s Group, and that each member of the Agent’s Group may undertake any Activities without further consultation with or notification to any Lender. None of (i) this Agreement nor any other Loan Document, (ii) the receipt by the Agent’s Group of information (including Information) concerning the Loan Parties or their Affiliates (including information concerning the ability of the Loan Parties to perform their respective Obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) nor (iii) any other matter shall give rise to any fiduciary, equitable or contractual duties (including without limitation any duty of trust or confidence) owing by the Administrative Agent or any member of the Agent’s Group to any Lender including any such duty that would prevent or restrict the Agent’s Group from acting on behalf of customers (including the Loan Parties or their Affiliates) or for its own account.

SECTION 9.10. Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign as the Administrative Agent upon thirty (30) days’ prior notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall be consented to by the Borrower at all times other than during the existence of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(f) (which consent of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and the Borrower, a successor agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, the Person acting as such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the term “Administrative Agent” shall mean such successor administrative agent and/or supplemental administrative agent, as the case may be, and the retiring Administrative Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as the Administrative Agent shall be terminated. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as the Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it

 

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while it was the Administrative Agent under this Agreement. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as the Administrative Agent by the date which is thirty (30) days following the retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor and upon the execution and filing or recording of such financing statements, or amendments thereto, and such amendments or supplements to the Mortgages, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Required Lenders may request, in order to (a) continue the perfection of the Liens granted or purported to be granted by the Collateral Documents or (b) otherwise ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement is satisfied, the Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion, privileges, and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section 9.10). After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as the Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Administrative Agent.

Any resignation by the Administrative Agent as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as an L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, (ii) the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (iii) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit issued by the Administrative Agent, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer effectively to assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if at any time the Required Lenders determine that the Person serving as Administrative Agent is (without taking into account any provision in the definition of “Defaulting Lender” or “Potential Defaulting Lender” requiring notice from the Administrative Agent or any other party) a Defaulting Lender or a Potential Defaulting Lender, the Required Lenders (determined after giving effect to Section 10.01) may by notice to the Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, with the consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld), appoint a replacement Administrative Agent hereunder. Such removal will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be effective on the date a replacement Administrative Agent is appointed.

SECTION 9.11. Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the

 

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Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(i) and (j), 2.09 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Agents and their respective agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04.

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 any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

SECTION 9.12. Collateral and Guaranty Matters. The Lenders irrevocably agree:

(a) that any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document shall be automatically released (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (x) obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements not yet due and payable, (y) Cash Management Obligations not yet due and payable and (z) contingent indemnification obligations not yet accrued and payable) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit in which the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto have been Cash Collateralized or, if satisfactory to the L/C Issuer in its sole discretion, for which a backstop letter of credit is in place), (ii) at the time the property subject to such Lien is transferred or to be transferred as part of or in connection with any transfer permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document to any Person other than a Loan Party, (iii) subject to Section 10.01, if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders, or (iv) if the property subject to such Lien is owned by a Guarantor, upon release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guaranty pursuant to clause (c) below;

 

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(b) to release or subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 7.01(i);

(c) that any Guarantor shall be automatically released from its obligations under the Guaranty if (i) in the case of any Subsidiary, such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder or (ii) in the case of Holdings, as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder; provided that no such release shall occur if such Guarantor continues to be a guarantor in respect of the Bridge Facility Debt or any Junior Financing; and

(d) if any Guarantor shall cease to be a Material Subsidiary (as certified in writing by a Responsible Officer) and the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that it wishes such Guarantor to be released from its obligations under the Guaranty, (i) such Subsidiary shall be automatically released from its obligations under the Guaranty and (ii) any Liens granted by such Subsidiary or Liens on the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary shall be automatically released; provided that no such release shall occur if such Subsidiary continues to be a guarantor in respect of the Bridge Facility Debt or any Junior Financing.

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.12. In each case as specified in this Section 9.12, the Administrative Agent will promptly (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to), at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release or subordination of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents, or to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.12.

SECTION 9.13. Other Agents; Arrangers and Managers. Except as expressly provided herein, none of the Lenders or other Persons identified on the facing page or signature pages of this Agreement as a “syndication agent,” “documentation agent,” “joint bookrunner” or “joint lead arranger” shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders or other Persons so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.

SECTION 9.14. Appointment of Supplemental Administrative Agents.

(a) It is the purpose of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that there shall be no violation of any Law of any jurisdiction denying or restricting the right of banking corporations or associations to transact business as agent or trustee in such jurisdiction. It is recognized that in case of litigation under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and in particular in case of the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, or in case the Administrative

 

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Agent deems that by reason of any present or future Law of any jurisdiction it may not exercise any of the rights, powers or remedies granted herein or in any of the other Loan Documents or take any other action which may be desirable or necessary in connection therewith, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to appoint an additional individual or institution selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion as a separate trustee, co-trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, administrative sub-agent or administrative co-agent (any such additional individual or institution being referred to herein individually as a “Supplemental Administrative Agent” and collectively as “Supplemental Administrative Agents”).

(b) In the event that the Administrative Agent appoints a Supplemental Administrative Agent with respect to any Collateral, (i) each and every right, power, privilege or duty expressed or intended by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to the Administrative Agent with respect to such Collateral shall be exercisable by and vest in such Supplemental Administrative Agent to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to enable such Supplemental Administrative Agent to exercise such rights, powers and privileges with respect to such Collateral and to perform such duties with respect to such Collateral, and every covenant and obligation contained in the Loan Documents and necessary to the exercise or performance thereof by such Supplemental Administrative Agent shall run to and be enforceable by either the Administrative Agent or such Supplemental Administrative Agent, and (ii) the provisions of this Article IX and of Sections 10.04 and 10.05 that refer to the Administrative Agent shall inure to the benefit of such Supplemental Administrative Agent and all references therein to the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be references to the Administrative Agent and/or such Supplemental Administrative Agent, as the context may require.

(c) Should any instrument in writing from any Loan Party be required by any Supplemental Administrative Agent so appointed by the Administrative Agent for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to him or it such rights, powers, privileges and duties, the Borrower or Holdings, as applicable, shall, or shall cause such Loan Party to, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent. In case any Supplemental Administrative Agent, or a successor thereto, shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of such Supplemental Administrative Agent, to the extent permitted by Law, shall vest in and be exercised by the Administrative Agent until the appointment of a new Supplemental Administrative Agent.

SECTION 9.15. Intercreditor Agreements.

(a) ABL Intercreditor Agreement. The Administrative Agent is authorized to enter into the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, and the parties hereto acknowledge that the ABL Intercreditor Agreement is binding upon them. Each Lender (a) hereby consents to the subordination of the Liens on the Current Assets Collateral securing the Obligations on the terms set forth in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, (b) hereby agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and (c) hereby authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to enter into the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and to subject the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations to the provisions thereof. The foregoing provisions are intended as an inducement to the ABL Secured Parties (as such term is

 

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defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) to extend credit to the Borrower and such ABL Secured Parties are intended third-party beneficiaries of such provisions and the provisions of the ABL Intercreditor Agreements.

(b) First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. The Administrative Agent is authorized to enter into the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and the parties hereto acknowledge that the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall be binding upon them upon execution by the Administrative Agent. The Lenders hereby acknowledge that (a) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Collateral Documents, the rights, obligations and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties under such Collateral Documents will be, upon execution by the Administrative Agent, subject to the provisions of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (b) in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the provisions of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall control. The Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to take such actions, including making filings and entering into agreements and any amendments or supplements to any Collateral Document, as may be necessary or desirable to reflect the intent of this Section 9.15(b).

ARTICLE X

Miscellaneous

SECTION 10.01. Amendments, Etc. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than the Intercreditor Agreements), and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that, no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(a) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.02 or the waiver of any Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the Commitments shall not constitute an extension or increase of any Commitment of any Lender);

(b) postpone any date scheduled for, or reduce the amount of, any payment of principal or interest under Section 2.07 or 2.08 or fee under Section 2.03 or 2.09(a) without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, it being understood that the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans shall not constitute a postponement of any date scheduled for the payment of principal or interest;

(c) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest or premium specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iii) of the second proviso to this Section 10.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, it being understood that any change to the definition of Secured Leverage Ratio or in the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest; provided that, only the consent of the Required

 

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Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate;

(d) change any provision of this Section 10.01, the definition of “Required Lenders” or “Pro Rata Share” or any provision of Section 2.05(b)(v)(B), 2.06(c) relating to pro rata sharing, 2.13 or 8.03 without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby;

(e) release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;

(f) other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.04, release all or substantially all of the aggregate value of the Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender;

(g) change the currency in which any Loan is denominated or interest or fees thereon is paid without the written consent of the Lender holding such Loans;

(h) waive any condition set forth in Section 4.02 as to any Credit Extension under any Revolving Credit Facility without the written consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such Facility; or

(i) amend the definition of “Interest Period” to allow intervals in excess of six months or shorter than one month without the agreement of each affected Lender without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby;

and provided further that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by each L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of a L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iv) Section 10.07(h) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other modification; and (v) the consent of Required Facility Lenders shall be required with respect to any amendment that by its terms adversely affects the rights of Lenders under such Facility in respect of payments hereunder in a manner different than such amendment affects other Facilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender (it being understood that any Commitments or Loans held or deemed held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for a vote of the Lenders hereunder requiring any consent of the Lenders).

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consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (a) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans and the Revolving Credit Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (b) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders.

In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the Replacement Term Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing of all outstanding Term Loans of a given Class (“Refinanced Term Loans”) with replacement term loans (“Replacement Term Loans”) hereunder; provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Refinanced Term Loans, (b) the Applicable Rate with respect to such Replacement Term Loans (or similar interest rate spread applicable to such Replacement Term Loans) shall not be higher than the Applicable Rate for such Refinanced Term Loans (or similar interest rate spread applicable to such Refinanced Term Loans) immediately prior to such refinancing, (c) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinanced Term Loans at the time of such refinancing (except by virtue of amortization or prepayment of the Refinanced Term Loans prior to the time of such incurrence) and (d) all other terms applicable to such Replacement Term Loans shall be substantially identical to, or less favorable to the Lenders providing such Replacement Term Loans than, those applicable to such Refinanced Term Loans, except to the extent necessary to provide for covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the latest final maturity of the Term Loans in effect immediately prior to such refinancing.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.01, guarantees, collateral security documents and related documents executed by Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and may be, together with this Agreement, amended and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment or waiver is delivered in order (i) to comply with local Law or advice of local counsel, (ii) to cure ambiguities or defects or (iii) to cause such guarantee, collateral security document or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

SECTION 10.02. Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies.

(a) General. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be in writing (including by facsimile or electronic transmission). All such written notices shall be mailed, faxed or delivered to the applicable address, facsimile number or electronic mail address, and all

 

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notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

(i) if to the Borrower, any other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, an L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02 to the Original Credit Agreement or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties; and

(ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Swing Line Lender.

All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made upon the earlier to occur of (i) actual receipt by the relevant party hereto and (ii) (A) if delivered by hand or by courier, when signed for by or on behalf of the relevant party hereto; (B) if delivered by mail, four (4) Business Days after deposit in the mails, postage prepaid; (C) if delivered by facsimile, when sent and receipt has been confirmed by telephone; (D) if delivered by electronic mail (which form of delivery is subject to the provisions of Section 10.02(c)), when delivered and (E) if delivered by posting to a Platform, an Internet website or a similar telecommunication device requiring that a user have prior access to such Platform, website or other device (to the extent permitted by Section 10.02(e) to be delivered thereunder), when such notice, demand, request, consent and other communication shall have been made generally available on such Platform, Internet website or similar device to the class of Person being notified (regardless of whether any such Person must accomplish, and whether or not any such Person shall have accomplished, any action prior to obtaining access to such items, including registration, disclosure of contact information, compliance with a standard user agreement or undertaking a duty of confidentiality) and such Person has been notified in respect of such posting that a communication has been posted to the Platform; provided that notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Article II or Article IX shall not be effective until actually received by such Person. In no event shall a voice mail message be effective as a notice, communication or confirmation hereunder.

(b) Effectiveness of Facsimile Documents and Signatures. Loan Documents may be transmitted and/or signed by facsimile or other electronic communication (i.e., TIF or PDF or other similar communication). The effectiveness of any such documents and signatures shall, subject to applicable Law, have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on all Loan Parties, the Agents and the Lenders.

(c) Reliance by Agents and Lenders. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices and Swing Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify

 

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each Agent-Related Person and each Lender from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Person, as determined by the final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. All telephonic notices to the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

(d) Notwithstanding clause (a) (unless the Administrative Agent requests that the provisions of clause (a) be followed) and any other provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document providing for the delivery of any Approved Electronic Communication by any other means, the Loan Parties shall deliver all Approved Electronic Communications to the Administrative Agent by properly transmitting such Approved Electronic Communications in an electronic/soft medium in a format acceptable to the Administrative Agent to oploanswebadmin@citigroup.com or such other electronic mail address (or similar means of electronic delivery) as the Administrative Agent may notify to the Borrower. Nothing in this clause (d) shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to deliver any Approved Electronic Communication to any Loan Party in any manner authorized in this Agreement or to request that the Borrower effect delivery in such manner.

SECTION 10.03. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.

SECTION 10.04. Attorney Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees (a) if the Closing Date occurs, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent and the Arrangers for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, syndication and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including all Attorney Costs of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP and one local and foreign counsel in each relevant jurisdiction, and (b) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, and including Attorney Costs but limited to those of one counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction and, in the event of any actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel to the affected parties). The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be paid promptly following receipt by the

 

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Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail. If any Loan Party fails to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable by it hereunder or under any Loan Document, such amount may be paid on behalf of such Loan Party by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

SECTION 10.05. Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, each Lender, the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees or advisors (collectively the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs, which shall be limited to Attorney Costs of one counsel to the Administrative Agent and Arrangers and one counsel to the other Lenders (and one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction for each such group and, in the event of any actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel to the affected parties)) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with (a) the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document or any other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (b) any Commitment, Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by an L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), or (c) any actual or alleged presence or Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials on, at, under or from any property or facility currently or formerly owned or operated by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party, or any Environmental Liability arising out of the activities or operations of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party, or (d) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding) and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulted from (x) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, as determined by the final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, of such Indemnitee or of any affiliate, director, officer, member, employee, agent, trustee or advisor of such Indemnitee or (y) a breach of any obligations under any Loan Document by such Indemnitee or of any affiliate, director, officer, employee, agent, trustee or advisor of such Indemnitee as determined by the final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. To the extent that the undertakings to indemnify and hold harmless set forth in this Section 10.05 may be unenforceable in whole or in part because they are violative of any applicable law or public policy, the Borrower 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 the Indemnitees or any of them. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through IntraLinks or other similar information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement, nor shall any Indemnitee or any Loan Party have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages relating to this

 

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Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date). In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 10.05 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, its directors, stockholders or creditors or an Indemnitee or any other Person, whether or not any Indemnitee is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents is consummated. All amounts due under this Section 10.05 shall be paid within 10 Business Days after written demand therefor. The agreements in this Section 10.05 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

SECTION 10.06. Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to any Agent or any Lender, or any Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by any Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect.

SECTION 10.07. Successors and Assigns.

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither Holdings nor the Borrower may, except as permitted by Section 7.04, assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(e), (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Sections 10.07(g) and 10.07(i) or (iv) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(h) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in Section 10.07(e) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees (“Assignees”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this Section 10.07(b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing

 

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Line Loans) at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, it being understood that the Borrower shall have the right to withhold its consent if the Borrower would be required to obtain the consent of, or make a filing or registration with, a Governmental Agency) of:

(A) the Borrower, provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(f) has occurred and is continuing, any Assignee; provided further, that if the Borrower fails to respond to a request for a consent to an assignment within ten (10) days following the date such request is received by the Borrower, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to such assignment;

(B) the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan to another Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;

(C) solely in the case of any assignment under any Revolving Credit Facility under which such Person is a Principal L/C Issuer, each Principal L/C Issuer at the time of such assignment, provided that no consent of any Principal L/C Issuer shall be required for an assignment to an Agent or any Affiliate thereof; and

(D) in the case of any assignment of any of the Dollar Revolving Credit Facility, the Swing Line Lender.

(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or such other date on which such Assignment and Assumption is effective) shall not be less than and shall be an integral multiple of (x) a Dollar Amount of $5,000,000 (in the case of the Revolving Credit Facilities) or (y) $1,000,000 (in the case of a Term Loan) unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents, provided that (1) no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(f) has occurred and is continuing and (2) such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds, if any;

(B) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any Assignment;

 

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(C) the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire; and

(D) the Assignee shall comply with Section 3.01(b) and (c) or Section 3.01(d), as applicable.

This paragraph (b) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Facilities on a non-pro rata basis.

(c) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.07(d), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 10.04 and 10.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment). Upon request, and the surrender by the assigning Lender of its Note, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this clause (c) 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 10.07(e).

(d) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of the Loans, L/C Obligations (specifying the Unreimbursed Amounts), L/C Borrowings and amounts due under Section 2.03, owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, any Agent and, with respect to itself, any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(e) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s 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 Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

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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 the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 that directly affects such Participant. Subject to Section 10.07(f), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01 (subject to the requirements of Section 3.01(b) and (c) or Section 3.01(d), as applicable), 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(c). To the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.10 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”). 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 the participation in question for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

(f) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless, in the case of Section 3.01, the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(g) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (an “SPC”) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i) neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement (including its obligations under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05), except, in the case of Section 3.01, the increase or change results from a Change in Law after the SPC becomes a SPC and the grant was made with the Borrower’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld

 

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or delayed), (ii) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the lender of record hereunder. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and with the payment of a processing fee of $3,500, assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (1) any Lender may in accordance with applicable Law create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it and (2) any Lender that is a Fund may create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it to the trustee for holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Fund as security for such obligations or securities; provided that unless and until such trustee actually becomes a Lender in compliance with the other provisions of this Section 10.07, (i) no such pledge shall release the pledging Lender from any of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (ii) such trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of a Lender under the Loan Documents even though such trustee may have acquired ownership rights with respect to the pledged interest through foreclosure or otherwise.

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender may, upon thirty (30) days’ prior notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as an L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, respectively; provided that on or prior to the expiration of such 30-day period with respect to such resignation, the relevant L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender shall have identified, in consultation with the Borrower, a successor L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender willing to accept its appointment as successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as applicable. In the event of any such resignation of an L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders willing to accept such appointment a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of the relevant L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. If an L/C Issuer resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as an L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)). If the Swing Line Lender resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c).

 

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SECTION 10.08. Confidentiality. Each of the Agents and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information, and to not use or disclose such Information, except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ respective managers, administrators, directors, officers, employees, trustees, investment advisors, partners, advisors, agents and other representatives, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made shall be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential); (b) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process; (c) to any other party to this Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreements; (d) subject to an agreement to be bound by provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 10.08 (or as may otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), to any pledgee referred to in Section 10.07(g), Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee or pledgee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or to any actual or prospective party (or its managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives) to any swap or derivative or similar transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, any rating agency, or the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar organization; (e) with the written consent of the Borrower; (f) to the extent such Information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08 or becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their respective affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than a Loan Party who is not known to such Person to be in breach of any obligation of confidentiality; (g) to any Governmental Authority, examiner, self-regulatory authority or other regulatory authority (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any other similar organization) regulating or purporting to regulate any Lender; or (h) in connection with the administration of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder. In addition, the Agents and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments, and the Credit Extensions. For the purposes of this Section 10.08, “Information” means all information received from or on behalf of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries or any Loan Party’s or its Subsidiaries’ directors, officers, employees, trustees, investment advisors or agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors, relating to Holdings, the Borrower or any of their subsidiaries or their respective businesses, other than any such information that is publicly available to any Agent or any Lender prior to disclosure by any Loan Party other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08; provided that, in the case of information received from a Loan Party after the Closing Date, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential or (ii) is delivered pursuant to Section 6.01, 6.02 or 6.03 hereof. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

 

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SECTION 10.09. Treatment of Information. (a) Certain of the Lenders may enter into this Agreement and take or not take action hereunder or under the other Loan Documents on the basis of information that does not contain material non-public information with respect to any of the Loan Parties or their securities (“Restricting Information”). Other Lenders may enter into this Agreement and take or not take action hereunder or under the other Loan Documents on the basis of information that may contain Restricting Information. Each Lender acknowledges that United States federal and state securities laws prohibit any person from purchasing or selling securities on the basis of material, non-public information concerning the issuer of such securities or, subject to certain limited exceptions, from communicating such information to any other Person. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Affiliates shall, by making any Communications (including Restricting Information) available to a Lender, by participating in any conversations or other interactions with a Lender or otherwise, make or be deemed to make any statement with regard to or otherwise warrant that any such information or Communication does or does not contain Restricting Information nor shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates be responsible or liable in any way for any decision a Lender may make to limit or to not limit its access to Restricting Information. In particular, none of the Administrative Agent nor any of its Affiliates (i) shall have, and the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and each of its Affiliates, hereby disclaims, any duty to ascertain or inquire as to whether or not a Lender has or has not limited its access to Restricting Information, such Lender’s policies or procedures regarding the safeguarding of material, nonpublic information or such Lender’s compliance with applicable laws related thereto or (ii) shall have, or incur, any liability to any Loan Party or Lender or any of their respective Affiliates arising out of or relating to the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates providing or not providing Restricting Information to any Lender.

(b) Each Lender acknowledges that circumstances may arise that require it to refer to Communications that might contain Restricting Information. Accordingly, each Lender agrees that it will nominate at least one designee to receive Communications (including Restricting Information) on its behalf and identify such designee (including such designee’s contact information) on such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire. Each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time of such Lender’s designee’s e-mail address to which notice of the availability of Restricting Information may be sent by electronic transmission.

(c) Each Lender acknowledges that Communications delivered hereunder and under the other Loan Documents may contain Restricting Information and that such Communications are available to all Lenders generally. Each Lender that elects not to take access to Restricting Information does so voluntarily and, by such election, acknowledges and agrees that the Administrative Agent and other Lenders may have access to Restricting Information that is not available to such electing Lender. None of the Administrative Agent nor any Lender with access to Restricting Information shall have any duty to disclose such Restricting Information to such electing Lender or to use such Restricting Information on behalf of such electing Lender, and shall not be liable for the failure to so disclose or use, such Restricting Information.

(d) The provisions of the foregoing clauses of this Section 10.09 are designed to assist the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Loan Parties, in complying with their respective contractual obligations and applicable law in circumstances where certain Lenders express a desire not to receive Restricting Information notwithstanding that certain Communications

 

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hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or other information provided to the Lenders hereunder or thereunder may contain Restricting Information. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Affiliates warrants or makes any other statement with respect to the adequacy of such provisions to achieve such purpose nor does the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates warrant or make any other statement to the effect that an Loan Party’s or Lender’s adherence to such provisions will be sufficient to ensure compliance by such Loan Party or Lender with its contractual obligations or its duties under applicable law in respect of Restricting Information and each of the Lenders and each Loan Party assumes the risks associated therewith.

SECTION 10.10. Setoff. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by Law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Lender and its Affiliates and each L/C Issuer and its Affiliates is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, any such notice being waived by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by, and other Indebtedness at any time owing to, such Lender and its Affiliates or such L/C Issuer and its Affiliates, as the case may be, to or for the credit or the account of the respective Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender and its Affiliates or such L/C Issuer and its Affiliates hereunder or under any other Loan Document, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not such Agent or such Lender or Affiliate shall have made demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured or denominated in a currency different from that of the applicable deposit or Indebtedness. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Lender or its Affiliates and no L/C Issuer or its Affiliates shall have a right to set off and apply any deposits held or other Indebtedness owing by such Lender or its Affiliates or such L/C Issuer or its Affiliates, as the case may be, to or for the credit or the account of any Subsidiary of a Loan Party which is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code unless such Subsidiary is not a direct or indirect subsidiary of Holdings. Each Lender and L/C Issuer agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such set off and application made by such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be; provided, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each L/C Issuer under this Section 10.10 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that the Administrative Agent, such Lender and such L/C Issuer may have.

SECTION 10.11. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If any Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by an Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or

 

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unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

SECTION 10.12. Counterparts. This Agreement and each other Loan Document may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by facsimile or electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement and such other Loan Document. The Agents may also require that any such documents and signatures delivered by facsimile or electronic transmission be confirmed by a manually signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature delivered by facsimile or electronic transmission.

SECTION 10.13. Integration. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, comprises the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on such subject matter. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.

SECTION 10.14. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation (other than Secured Hedge Agreements, Cash Management Obligations and other Obligations that are not accrued and payable) hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit (other than any Letter of Credit that has been Cash Collateralized or, if satisfactory to the L/C Issuer in its sole discretion, for which a backstop letter of credit is in place) shall remain outstanding.

SECTION 10.15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and the intent of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision shall be followed as closely as legally possible. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 10.16. GOVERNING LAW.

(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED THEREIN).

(b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH

 

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RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF SUCH STATE, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY HERETO CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS AND THE APPELLATE COURTS THEREOF (OTHER THAN AS PROVIDED IN ANY MORTGAGE WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF) AND AGREES NOT TO COMMENCE ANY SUCH LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT RELATED THERETO. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES (OTHER THAN TELEPHONE, FACSIMILE OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION) IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

SECTION 10.17. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 10.17 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

SECTION 10.18. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower, Holdings and the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by each Lender, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer that each such Lender, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, Holdings, each Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns.

 

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SECTION 10.19. Judgment Currency. If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent in such currency, the Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of any excess to the Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable Law).

SECTION 10.20. Lender Action. Each Lender agrees that it shall not take or institute any actions or proceedings, judicial or otherwise, for any right or remedy against any Loan Party under any of the Loan Documents or the Secured Hedge Agreements or agreements governing Cash Management Obligations (including the exercise of any right of setoff, rights on account of any banker’s lien or similar claim or other rights of self-help), or institute any actions or proceedings, or otherwise commence any remedial procedures, with respect to any Collateral or any other property of any such Loan Party, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. The provision of this Section 10.20 are for the sole benefit of the Lenders and shall not afford any right to, or constitute a defense available to, any Loan Party.

SECTION 10.21. USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name, address and tax identification number of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act and is effective as to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 10.22. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby, each of Holdings and the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that (i) the Facilities provided for hereunder and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) are an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Borrower and its Affiliates,

 

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on the one hand, and the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, and the Borrower is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or thereof); (ii) in connection with the process leading to such transaction, each of the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary, for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other Person; (iii) none of the Agents, the Arrangers or the Lenders has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Borrower with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document (irrespective of whether any Agent or Lender has advised or is currently advising the Borrower or any of its Affiliates on other matters) and none of the Agents, the Arrangers or the Lenders has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; (iv) the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from, and may conflict with, those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and none of the Agents, the Arrangers or the Lenders has any obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (v) the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders have not provided and will not provide any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) and Holdings and the Borrower have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they have deemed appropriate. Each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that it may have against the Agents, Arrangers and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty.

SECTION 10.23. No Personal Liability. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner or stockholder of the Borrower, Holdings or any Loan Party or any of their direct or indirect parent companies (other than the Borrower, Holdings and any other Loan Party) shall have any liability for any obligations of the Borrower or the Loan Parties under the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Guaranty, the Facilities, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Lender hereby waives and releases all such liability.

SECTION 10.24. Defaulting Lender.

(a) Reallocation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if a Lender (in the case of clause (i) below, other than any Revolving Credit Lender on the Restatement Effective Date that did not execute the Amendment Agreement on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date) becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, the following provisions shall apply with respect to any outstanding Letter of Credit participation pursuant to Section 2.03 and Swing Line Loan participation pursuant to Section 2.04 of such Defaulting Lender:

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subject to the limitation in the first proviso below, automatically be reallocated (effective on the day such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender) among the Non-Defaulting Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class; provided that (a) the Outstanding Amount of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations of such Class (with the aggregate amount of such Lenders’ risk participations and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender) may not in any event exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reallocation and (b) neither such reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto will constitute a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender or cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender; and

(ii) to the extent that any portion (the “unreallocated portion”) of any Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit participation pursuant to Section 2.03 and Swing Line Loan participation pursuant to Section 2.04 cannot be so reallocated, whether by reason of the first proviso in clause (i) above or otherwise or because such Defaulting Lender was a Revolving Credit Lender on the Restatement Effective Date that did not execute the Amendment Agreement, the Borrower will, not later than two Business Days after demand by the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the L/C Issuer and/or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be), (1) Cash Collateralize the obligations of the Borrower to the L/C Issuer in respect of such Letter of Credit participation pursuant to Section 2.03, in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the unreallocated portion of such Letter of Credit participation pursuant to Section 2.03, or (2) in the case of such Swing Line Loan participation pursuant to Section 2.04, prepay and/or Cash Collateralize in full the unreallocated portion thereof, or (3) make other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and to the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender.

(b) Fees. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, during such period as a Lender (other than any Revolving Credit Lender on the Restatement Effective Date that did not execute the Amendment Agreement on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date) is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender will not be entitled to any fees accruing during such period pursuant to Section 2.03(i) (without prejudice to the rights of the Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders in respect of such fees); provided that in the case of any such Defaulting Lender that was or is a Lender (x) to the extent that a portion of the Letter of Credit participation pursuant to Section 2.03 and Swing Line Loan participation pursuant to Section 2.04 of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 10.24(a), such fees under Section 2.03(i) that would have accrued for the benefit of such Defaulting Lender will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to such Non-Defaulting Lenders, pro rata in accordance with their respective Commitments, and (y) to the extent any portion of such Letter of Credit participation pursuant to Section 2.03 and Swing Line Loan participation pursuant to Section 2.04 cannot be so reallocated, such fees will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, as their interests appear.

 

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(c) Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender agree in writing in their discretion that a Lender (other than any Revolving Credit Lender on the Restatement Effective Date that did not execute the Amendment Agreement on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date) that is a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, as the case may be, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein), such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase such portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the total Revolving Credit Commitments, Revolving Credit Loans, Letter of Credit participation pursuant to Section 2.03 and Swing Line Loan participation pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Lenders to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Commitments, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender and will be a Non-Defaulting Lender (and such Commitments and Loans of each Lender will automatically be adjusted on a prospective basis to reflect the foregoing); provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

(d) Notices. The Administrative Agent will promptly send to each Lender and L/C Issuer a copy of any notice to the Borrower provided for in this Section 10.24.

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

 

AVAYA INC., as Borrower,

By:

 

/s/ Matthew Booher

 

Name: Matthew Booher

 

Title: Vice President and Treasurer

SIERRA HOLDINGS CORP., as Holdings,

By:

 

/s/ Matthew Booher

 

Name: Matthew Booher

 

Title: Vice President and Treasurer


CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender,

L/C Issuer and as a Lender,

By:  

/s/ Tim Dilworth

  Name: Tim Dilworth
  Title: Vice President
EX-31.1 8 dex311.htm CERTIFICATION OF KEVIN J. KENNEDY PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 Certification of Kevin J. Kennedy pursuant to Section 302

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Kevin J. Kennedy, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Avaya Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 14, 2011

 

/s/    KEVIN J. KENNEDY

Kevin J. Kennedy

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2 9 dex312.htm CERTIFICATION OF ANTHONY J. MASSETTI PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 Certification of Anthony J. Massetti pursuant to Section 302

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Anthony J. Massetti, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Avaya Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 14, 2011

 

/s/    ANTHONY J. MASSETTI

Anthony J. Massetti

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1 10 dex321.htm CERTIFICATION OF KEVIN J. KENNEDY PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Certification of Kevin J. Kennedy pursuant to Section 906

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Avaya Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending December 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Kevin J. Kennedy, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/    KEVIN J. KENNEDY

Kevin J. Kennedy

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

February 14, 2011

EX-32.2 11 dex322.htm CERTIFICATION OF ANTHONY J. MASSETTI PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Certification of Anthony J. Massetti pursuant to Section 906

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Avaya Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending December 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Anthony J. Massetti, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/    ANTHONY J. MASSETTI

Anthony J. Massetti

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

February 14, 2011

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