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Exhibit 4.1
EXECUTION VERSION
CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
May 16, 2011
among
TELVENT CANADA LTD.,
TELVENT USA CORPORATION,
and
TELVENT DTN, INC.
as Borrowers,
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
FIFTH THIRD BANK, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent,
and
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Documentation Agent
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
and
FIFTH THIRD BANK, AN OHIO CORPORATION,
as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Arrangers
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I Definitions |
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SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms |
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SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings |
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SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally |
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SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP |
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SECTION 1.05. Foreign Currency Calculations |
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ARTICLE II The Credits |
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SECTION 2.01. Commitments |
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SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings |
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SECTION 2.03. Requests for Revolving Borrowings |
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SECTION 2.04. Request for Term Loan Borrowing |
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SECTION 2.05. Letters of Credit |
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SECTION 2.06. Funding of Borrowings |
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SECTION 2.07. Interest Elections |
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SECTION 2.08. Termination, Reduction and Increase of Commitments |
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SECTION 2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt |
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SECTION 2.10. Prepayment of Loans |
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SECTION 2.11. Fees |
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SECTION 2.12. Interest |
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SECTION 2.13. Alternate Rate of Interest |
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SECTION 2.14. Increased Costs |
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SECTION 2.15. Break Funding Payments |
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SECTION 2.16. Taxes |
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SECTION 2.17. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs |
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SECTION 2.18. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
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SECTION 2.19. Defaulting Lenders |
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ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties |
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SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers |
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SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability |
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SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts |
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SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect |
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SECTION 3.05. Properties |
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SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters |
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SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements |
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SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status |
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SECTION 3.09. Taxes |
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SECTION 3.10. ERISA |
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SECTION 3.11. Foreign Pension Plan |
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SECTION 3.12. Solvency |
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SECTION 3.13. Disclosure |
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SECTION 3.14. Parent Credit Agreement |
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SECTION 3.15. OFAC |
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SECTION 3.16. Patriot Act |
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ARTICLE IV Conditions |
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SECTION 4.01. Effective Date |
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SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event |
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ARTICLE V Affirmative Covenants |
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SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements; Ratings Change and Other Information |
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SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events |
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SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business |
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SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations |
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SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance |
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SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights |
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SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws |
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SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds |
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ARTICLE VI Negative Covenants |
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SECTION 6.01. Liens |
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SECTION 6.02. Fundamental Changes; Asset Dispositions and Nature of Business |
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SECTION 6.03. Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions |
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SECTION 6.04. Swap Agreements |
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SECTION 6.05. Transactions with Affiliates |
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SECTION 6.06. Restrictive Agreements |
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SECTION 6.07. Subordinated Indebtedness |
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ARTICLE VII Events of Default |
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ARTICLE VIII The Administrative Agent |
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ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous |
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SECTION 9.01. Notices |
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SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments |
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SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver |
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SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns |
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SECTION 9.05. Survival |
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SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness |
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SECTION 9.07. Severability |
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SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff |
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SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process |
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SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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SECTION 9.11. Headings |
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SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality |
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SECTION 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation |
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SECTION 9.14. USA PATRIOT Act |
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SECTION 9.15. Conversion of Currencies |
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SECTION 9.16. Interest Act (Canada) |
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SCHEDULES:
Schedule 1.01 Pricing Schedule
Schedule 2.01 Commitments
Schedule 6.01 Existing Liens
Schedule 6.06 Existing Restrictions
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit B Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit C Form of Term Note
Exhibit D Form of Revolving Note
Exhibit E Form of U.S. Tax Certificate
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CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of May 16, 2011, among TELVENT CANADA LTD., TELVENT USA
CORPORATION and TELVENT DTN, INC., as Borrowers, the financial institutions from time to time party
hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, Telvent USA and Telvent Canada Ltd., certain banks and financial institutions and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of
November 3, 2010 (the Existing Credit Agreement); and
WHEREAS, Telvent USA, Telvent Canada Ltd., Telvent DTN, Inc., the Lenders, the Issuing Bank
and the Administrative Agent desire to enter into this Agreement to replace the Existing Credit
Agreement and provide other financing facilities to the Borrowers as set forth herein.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
meanings specified below:
5.50% Note Documents means, collectively, that certain Indenture dated as of April
19, 2010 by the Parent in favor of BNY Corporate Trustee Services Limited, as trustee, pursuant to
which the Parent issued 5.50% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2015 and all documents
ancillary or related thereto, each as in effect on the Effective Date without giving effect to any
amendment or modification thereof (or to any waiver by the note holders thereunder of any section
thereof).
ABR, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing refers to whether such Loan is,
or the Loans comprising such Borrowing are, bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to
the Alternate Base Rate.
Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan in Dollars
for any Interest Period or for any ABR Loan, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the Eurocurrency Rate for the applicable Interest
Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate. For Eurocurrency Loans in currencies other
than Dollars, Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate means the Eurocurrency Rate with respect to such
currencies.
Administrative Agent means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as
administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder and its successors in such capacity as provided in
Article VIII.
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Administrative Questionnaire means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form
supplied by the Administrative Agent.
Affiliate means, with respect to a specified 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.
Agreement means this Credit Agreement, as amended, restated, modified or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
Agreement Currency has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.15(b).
Alternate Base Rate means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of
(a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such
day plus 1/2 of 1% and (c) the Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate for deposits in Dollars for a one month
Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding
Business Day) plus 1%, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Adjusted Eurocurrency
Rate for any Business Day shall be based on the rate appearing on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page 1
(or on any successor or substitute page of such page) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on
such day. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal
Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate shall be effective from and including the
effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted
Eurocurrency Rate, respectively.
Applicable Borrower means, with respect to any Loan, Letter of Credit or other
amount owing hereunder or any matter pertaining to such Loan, Letter of Credit or other amount,
whichever of the Borrowers is requesting, has received or is primarily liable for such Loan, Letter
of Credit or other amount.
Applicable Creditor has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.15(b).
Applicable Lending Office means, for the US Borrowers, the Administrative Agents
office located at 10 S. Dearborn Floor 07, Chicago, Illinois and for the Canadian Borrower, the
office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Louisville Branch located at 312 South Fourth Street, Floor
05, Louisville, Kentucky.
Applicable Maturity Date means (a) in the case of Revolving Loans and Revolving
Commitments, the Revolving Maturity Date and (b) in the case of Term Loans and Term Commitments,
the Term Maturity Date.
Applicable Percentage means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total
Revolving Commitments represented by such Lenders Revolving Commitment; provided that in
the case of Section 2.19 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, Applicable Percentage shall mean
the percentage of the total Revolving Commitments (disregarding any Defaulting Lenders Revolving
Commitment) represented by such Lenders Revolving Commitment. If the Revolving Commitments have
terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be
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determined based upon the Revolving
Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments and to any Lenders status as
a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination.
Applicable Rate means, for any day, with respect to any (a) Eurocurrency or ABR Loan
denominated in Dollars or Euros or with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder, the
applicable rate per annum set forth on Schedule 1.01 under the caption Eurocurrency Spread, ABR
Spread or Commitment Fee Rate, as the case may be, based upon the Leverage Ratio or (b)
Eurocurrency Revolving Loan denominated in Pesos, 0.0% per annum.
Approved Fund has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.
Asset Disposition means any sale, transfer or other disposition of any asset of a
Borrower or any Subsidiary in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions (other
than the sale of inventory or products in the ordinary course of business, the sale of obsolete or
worn out property in the ordinary course of business or the sale of cash, cash equivalents and
other investments made in accordance with Section 6.03(a) in the ordinary course of business).
Assignment and Assumption means an assignment and assumption entered into by a
Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04),
and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by
the Administrative Agent.
Availability Period means the period from and including the Effective Date to but
excluding the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Revolving
Commitments.
Bankruptcy Event means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject
of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee,
administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the
reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination
of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to,
approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a
Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of
any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof,
provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such
Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the
enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such
Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts
or agreements made by such Person.
Board means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States of America.
Borrowers means, individually and collectively, the Canadian Borrower and the US
Borrowers, and Borrower means any of the foregoing.
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Borrowing means Loans of the same Type and Class, made, converted or continued on
the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in
effect.
Borrowing Request means a request by any Borrower for a Revolving Borrowing in
accordance with Section 2.03.
Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York City and Chicago are authorized or required by law to remain closed;
provided that, (a) when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan, the term Business
Day shall mean any day on which banks are generally open in London for the conduct of
substantially all of their commercial lending activities and, in the case of Eurocurrency Revolving
Loans denominated in Euros, for the sale and purchase of Euros which is also a day on which the
TARGET (Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer) payment system is
open for settlement of payment in Euros and (b) when used in connection with Eurocurrency Revolving
Loans denominated in Pesos, the term Business Day shall include only days on which banks
are generally open in Mexico City, Mexico, Toronto, Canada and London for the conduct of
substantially all of their commercial lending activities or for the sale and purchase of Pesos.
Canadian Borrower means Telvent Canada Ltd., a company organized under the laws of
Canada.
Capital Expenditures means, without duplication, any expenditure or commitment to
expend money for any purchase or other acquisition of any asset which would be classified as a
fixed or capital asset on a consolidated balance sheet of any Borrower and its Subsidiaries
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Capital Lease Obligations of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay
rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or
personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and
accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of
such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
Change in Control means (a) a situation under which any Person or group of Persons
(other than Abengoa, S.A.) acting individually or in concert gains Control over the Parent; or
(b) the Parent shall cease to own directly or indirectly at least 51% of each of the Borrowers.
For purposes of the foregoing, Control shall have the meaning set forth in section 42 of the
Spanish Commercial Code (Código de Comercio).
Change in Law means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement (or with
respect to any Lender, if later, the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender), of any of the
following (a) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule,
regulation or treaty or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority
or (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.14(b), by any
lending office of such Lender or by such Lenders or the Issuing Banks holding company, if
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with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any
Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that
notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in
connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the
Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or
similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to
Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a Change in Law, regardless of the date enacted,
adopted or issued.
Charges has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.13.
Class when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan
is, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing are, a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Commitments means, as of any day, collectively, the Term Commitments and the
Revolving Commitments.
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.
Credit Documents means this Agreement, each promissory note, if any, delivered
pursuant to Section 2.09(e), each document evidencing incremental Loans delivered to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.08(d) and each Guaranty.
Credit Parties means the Borrowers and each Guarantor.
Default means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which
upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
Defaulting Lender means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of
the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion
of its participations in Letters of Credit or (iii) pay over to any Borrower any other amount
required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies
the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lenders good faith
determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the
particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified any Borrower in writing, or
has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of
its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates
that such position is based on such Lenders good faith determination that a condition precedent
(specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a loan under this
Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to
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credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by a Specified Party, acting in
good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it
will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund
prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit under this Agreement,
provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c)
upon
such Specified Partys receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it
and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event.
Dollar Equivalent means, on any date of determination (a) with respect to any amount
in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount in Euros or Pesos, the equivalent in
Dollars of such amount, determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 1.05 using the
Exchange Rate with respect to Euros or Pesos, as applicable, at the time in effect under the
provisions of such Section.
Dollars or $ refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
EBITDA means, with respect to any Person, the gross positive or negative operating
results before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization of such Person.
Effective Date means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are
satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).
Environmental Laws means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders,
decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into
by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation
of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to
health and safety matters.
Environmental Liability means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any
liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of any
Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any
Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or
disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or
threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement
or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to
any of the foregoing.
Equity Interests means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership
interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership
interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to
purchase or acquire any such equity interest.
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,
together with any Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the
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or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single
employer under Section 414 of the Code.
ERISA Event means (a) any reportable event, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or
the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30 day
notice period is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of an
accumulated funding deficiency (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of
ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section
303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any
Plan; (d) the incurrence by any Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under
Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by any Borrower or
any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to
terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by
any Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or
partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by any Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from any Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination
that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the
meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
Euro or refers to lawful money of the European Union.
Eurocurrency, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether
such Loan is, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing are, bearing interest at a rate determined by
reference to the Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate.
Eurocurrency Rate means,
(a) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Dollars for any Interest
Period, the rate appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or on any successor or substitute
page of such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service, providing rate
quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service, as
determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing
quotations of interest rates applicable to Dollar deposits in the London interbank market)
at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of
such Interest Period, as the rate for Dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such
Interest Period;
(b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Revolving Loan denominated in Euros for any
Interest Period, the rate appearing on the Reuters Screen EURIBOR01 Page (it being
understood that this rate is the Euro interbank offered rate (known as the EURIBOR Rate)
sponsored by the Banking Federation of the European Union and the Financial Markets
Association) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for deposits in Euros with a maturity
comparable to such Interest Period; and
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(c) with respect to any Eurocurrency Revolving Loan denominated in Pesos for any
Interest Period, a rate of interest per annum established by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in
its sole and absolute discretion, as last quoted to the Canadian Borrower no later than
11:00 a.m. London time two (2) Business Days prior to the disbursement or continuation of
such Loan in Pesos.
To the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of this
definition, the Eurocurrency Rate with respect to such Eurocurrency Loan for such
Interest
Period shall be the rate at which deposits in the applicable currency of $5,000,000 and for a
maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the
Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately
11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
Event of Default has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.
Exchange Rate means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of
any currency other than Dollars, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars at
11:00 a.m. Local Time on such day on the Reuters Currency pages, if available, for such currency.
In the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters Currency pages, the Exchange Rate shall
be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates
as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, or, in the absence of such an
agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange
of the Administrative Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect
of such currency are then being conducted, at or about such time as the Administrative Agent shall
elect after determining that such rates shall be the basis for determining the Exchange Rate, on
such date for the purchase of Dollars for delivery two Business Days later; provided that
if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the
Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and
such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Exchange Rate Date means, if on such date any outstanding Loan is (or any Loan that
has been requested at such time would be) denominated in a currency other than Dollars, each of:
(a) the last Business Day of each calendar month,
(b) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Business Day designated as an
Exchange Rate Date by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, and
(c) each date (with such date to be reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) that is
on or about the date of a Borrowing Request or an Interest Election Request with respect to any
Loan.
Excluded Taxes means, with respect to any payment made by any Borrower under this
Agreement, any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient: (a) income or
franchise Taxes imposed on (or measured by) net income by the United States of
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America, or by the
jurisdiction under the laws of which such Recipient is organized or in which its principal office
is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, (b)
any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar Taxes imposed by
any other jurisdiction in which the Lender is organized or in which its principal office is located
and (c) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by a
Borrower under Section 2.18(b)), any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes resulting from (i) any law in
effect on the date such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new
lending office), except to the extent that such Non-U.S. Lender
(or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or
assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrowers with respect to such withholding
Taxes pursuant to Section 2.16(a), (ii) FATCA or (iii) such Non-U.S. Lenders failure to comply
with Section 2.16(f).
Existing Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals
hereto.
FATCA means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement
and any regulations or official interpretations thereof, as well as any amended or successor
version of this legislation that is substantively comparable and that contains requirements to
avoid withholding which are not materially more onerous than the current legislation.
Federal Funds Effective Rate means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded
upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as
published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such
rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received
by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
Financial Officer means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer,
treasurer or controller of any Borrower.
Foreign Pension Plan means any plan, fund (including, without limitation, any
superannuation fund) or other similar program established or maintained outside the United States
by a Borrower or any one or more of the Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees of such
Borrower or any Subsidiary residing outside the United States, which plan, fund or other similar
program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of
retirement or payments to be made upon termination or severance of employment, and which plan is
not subject to ERISA or the Code.
Foreign Subsidiary means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or organized under the
laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any State thereof or the District
of Columbia.
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GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
Governmental Authority means the government of the United States of America or
Canada, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether national, federal, state,
provincial 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.
Group has the meaning assigned to such term in the Parent Credit Agreement.
Guarantee of or by any Person (the guarantor) means any obligation,
contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of
guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the primary
obligor) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the
guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase
or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds
for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property,
securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other
obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other
financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary
obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any
letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation;
provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit
in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee made by any guarantor shall be
deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary
obligation in respect of which such Guarantee is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such
guarantor may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee, unless
(in the case of a primary obligation that is not Indebtedness) such primary obligation and the
maximum amount for which such guarantor may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case
the amount of such Guarantee shall be such guarantors maximum reasonably anticipated liability in
respect thereof as determined by the Borrowers in good faith.
Guarantor means each Borrower, the Parent and any other Person from time to time a
party to a Guaranty.
Guaranty means, individually and collectively, that certain (a) Parent Guaranty
dated as of the date hereof by the Parent in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, (b)
Affiliate Guaranty dated as of the date hereof by each of the Borrowers in favor of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders and (c) any other guaranty entered into from time to time by
an Affiliate of the Borrowers in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in each case as
from time to time amended, restated or supplemented (by joinder or otherwise).
Hazardous Materials means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all
hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum
distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon
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gas,
infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to
any Environmental Law.
Indebtedness of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such
Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all obligations
of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of
such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person
under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such
Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or
services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f) all
Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing
right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on
property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has
been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others and (h) all Capital Lease
Obligations of such Person. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any
other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent
such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Persons ownership interest in or other
relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that
such Person is not liable therefor.
Indemnified Taxes means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with
respect to any payment made by or on account of any Borrower under this Agreement or any other
Credit Document and (b) Other Taxes.
Interest Cover Ratio has the meaning assigned to the term Interest Cover Ratio in
the Parent Credit Agreement (giving effect to all related definitions set forth in the Parent
Credit Agreement).
Interest Election Request means a request by any Borrower to convert or continue a
Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.07.
Interest Payment Date means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day
of each calendar quarter, commencing on the last Business Day of the calendar quarter ending on
June 30, 2011 and (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, the last day of the Interest Period
applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part, and in the case of a Eurocurrency
Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months duration, such day or days prior to the
last day of such Interest Period as shall occur at intervals of three months duration after the
first day of such Interest Period.
Interest Period means with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the period
commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the
calendar month that is one, two, three or six month(s) thereafter, as the Applicable Borrower may
elect; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business
Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next
succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period
shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a
Eurocurrency Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a
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day for
which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period)
shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For
purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is
made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of
such Borrowing.
IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Issuing Bank means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as the issuer of
Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.05(i).
The Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by
Affiliates of the Issuing Bank, in which case the term Issuing Bank shall include any such
Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.
Judgment Currency has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.15(b).
LC Disbursement means a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of
Credit.
LC Exposure means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all
outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements
that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrowers at such time. The LC Exposure
of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.
Lenders means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall
have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or other document evidencing
incremental Loans delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.08(d), other than any
such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
Letter of Credit means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.
Leverage Ratio has the meaning assigned to the term Leverage Ratio in the Parent
Credit Agreement (giving effect to all related definitions set forth in the Parent Credit
Agreement); provided that for purposes of this Agreement Net Financial Debt (as defined
in the Parent Credit Agreement and utilized therein in connection with the computation of the
Leverage Ratio) shall be deemed to exclude the 5.50% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2015
issued pursuant to the 5.50% Note Documents.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien,
pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the
interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title
retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of
the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call
or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
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Loan means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to this
Agreement.
Local Time means, (a) with respect to any Loan, Borrowing or Letter of Credit
denominated in Dollars, Chicago time, (b) with respect to a Loan or Borrowing denominated in Euros,
London time and (c) with respect to any Loan or Borrowing denominated in Pesos, Toronto time.
Material Adverse Effect means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets,
operations or financial condition, of any Credit Party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b)
the ability of any Credit Party to perform any of its obligations under any Credit
Document or (c) the rights of or benefits available to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders
under the Credit Documents.
Material Indebtedness means Indebtedness (other than the Loans, Letters of Credit
and any Guaranty under the Credit Documents), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap
Agreements, of any one or more of the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries in an aggregate
principal amount exceeding 15,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the
principal amount of the obligations of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary in respect of any Swap
Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting
agreements) that such Credit Party or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap
Agreement were terminated at such time.
Maximum Rate has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.13.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc.
Multiemployer Plan means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.
Non-Recourse Assets means a current or future member of the Group having a specific
purpose and non-recourse financing to the Parent or Group. Where there is any uncertainty as to
their non-recourse status, the Borrowers will cause the Parent to appoint a legal advisor to the
satisfaction of the Administrative Agent to issue a legal opinion to such end which should also be
to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent.
Non-U.S. Lender means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
OFAC means the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Ongoing Parent Credit Agreement means that certain Facilities Agreement dated as of
March 23, 2010, as amended on July 15, 2010, by and among the Parent, the other parties signatory
thereto, and ING Bank N.V. London Branch, as Agent, as amended, modified, amended and restated
and/or refinanced from time to time.
Other Connection Taxes means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed solely as
a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing
such Taxes (other than a connection arising solely from such Recipient having
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executed, delivered,
enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or
perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced,
this Agreement, or sold or assigned an interest in this Agreement).
Other Taxes means any present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible,
recording, filing or similar excise or property Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from
the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or from the registration,
receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement,
except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other
than an assignment under Section 2.18(b)).
Parent means Telvent GIT, SA, a Spanish sociedad anónima.
Parent Credit Agreement means that certain Facilities Agreement dated as of March
23, 2010, as amended on July 15, 2010, by and among the Parent, the other parties signatory
thereto, and ING Bank N.V. London Branch, as Agent as in effect on the Effective Date without
giving effect to any amendment or modification thereof (or to any waiver by the lenders thereunder
of any section thereof).
Participant has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).
Participant Register has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).
PBGC means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA
and any successor entity performing similar functions.
Permitted Encumbrances means:
(a) Liens imposed by law for Taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance
with Section 5.04;
(b) carriers, warehousemens, mechanics, materialmens, repairmens and other like Liens
imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not
overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;
(c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers
compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;
(d) deposits and assignments to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases,
statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like
nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(e) judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under
clause (j) of Article VII;
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(f) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property
imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary
obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with
the ordinary conduct of business of any Borrower or any Subsidiary; and
(g) any Lien arising under any title retention or hire purchase or conditional sale
arrangement or arrangements having similar effect in respect of the assets acquired or in use in
the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the standard activity of the supplier
involved or with the usual terms of such transactions, providing such lien or security interest was
not constituted as a result of any default or omission by any Borrower;
provided that the term Permitted Encumbrances shall not include any Lien securing
Indebtedness.
Permitted Financial Indebtedness means:
(a) any Indebtedness arising under a Capital Lease Obligation (except for those deemed to be a
sale and lease-back);
(b) any Indebtedness arising under a finance lease deemed to be a sale and lease-back which
individually or jointly does not exceed 50,000,000;
(c) any Indebtedness outstanding on the Effective Date (including Indebtedness evidenced by
the 5.50% Note Documents and the Parent Credit Agreement); and
(d) any intercompany Indebtedness among the Credit Parties or their respective Subsidiaries;
(e) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; and
(f) any Indebtedness that is not otherwise permitted by this definition, provided that
such indebtedness would not cause a breach of the financial covenants set forth in subsections (m)
and (n) of Article VII;
provided that any of the foregoing Indebtedness raised to finance acquisitions of companies
or businesses shall only be Permitted Financial Indebtedness if the Parent is in pro forma covenant
compliance with the financial covenants set forth in subsections (m) and (n) of Article VII both
before the implementation of the corresponding transaction and after the implementation of the
transaction (using the latest financial statements closed on 30 June or 31 December and delivered
to the Administrative Agent and the latest financial statements available (coinciding in respect of
the period applicable with the Parents financial statements used for the calculation or those
immediately preceding, if the latter have not been closed) of the acquired entity, adding any
indebtedness incurred through the acquisition, where applicable.
Permitted Guarantees means:
(a) the endorsement of negotiable instruments in the ordinary course of trade;
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(b) the Guaranty and any other guarantee or indemnity for any Permitted Financial
Indebtedness;
(c) any unsecured guarantee granted in regard to any property leased or licensed by any member
of the Group;
(d) any guarantee of obligations of any Borrower or Subsidiary to the extent such obligations
are permitted hereunder;
(e) any guarantee given in order to comply with the Parents obligations as an entity listed
in a stock exchange in the United States of America;
(f) any guarantee of obligations of any Obligor (as defined in the Parent Credit Agreement) to
the extent such obligations are permitted under the Parent Credit Agreement;
(g) any guarantee of obligations of members of the Group who are not Obligors (as such term is
defined in the Parent Credit Agreement), other than the Borrowers and any Subsidiaries;
provided that such obligations when aggregated with Indebtedness incurred by the members of
the Group who are not Obligors do not exceed 40,000,000 (or its equivalent in another currency or
currencies) (without double counting);
(h) any guarantee granted by a Credit Party or Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business,
including to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts, leases, statutory
obligations, and as security for surety and appeal bonds, bid, performance, advance payment,
warranty and other bonds and bank guarantees and other obligations of a like nature, in each case
in the ordinary course of business; and
(i) any other guarantee existing on the date of this Agreement and any guarantee replacing any
such guarantee.
Permitted Investments means:
(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are
unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America, Canada or any member of the European
Union (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States of America, Canada or any member of the European Union), in each case
maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(b) investments in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition
thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest credit rating obtainable from S&P or
from Moodys;
(c) investments in certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances and time deposits maturing
within 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and
money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank
organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof which has a combined
capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;
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(d) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for
securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying
the criteria described in clause (c) above;
(e) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Securities and Exchange
Commission Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by
Moodys and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000;
(f) any acquisition by a Borrower or a Subsidiary of an entity (by means of acquiring its
total share capital or a controlling stake) or business carried on as a going concern, only if:
(i) in the event the equity value of an acquired company or the value of the business acquired
is less than or equal to 50,000,000, the financial ratios are met as established in subsections
(m) and (n) of Article VII based on a pro forma calculation both before the acquisition and after
the same (using to such end the latest financial statements of the Parent, closed on 30 June or 31
December, incorporating, where applicable, the acquisition debt and the latest financial statements
available in relation to the company or business acquired); or
(ii) in the event the equity value of an acquired company or the value of the business
acquired is greater than 50,000,000:
(A) the financial ratios are met as established in subsections (m) and (n) of Article
VII based on a pro forma calculation both before the acquisition and after the same (using
to such end the latest financial statements of the Parent, closed on 30 June or 31 December,
incorporating, where applicable, the acquisition debt and the latest financial statements
available in relation to the company or business acquired); and
(B) the company or business acquired has a positive EBITDA; and
(C) the equity value of the acquired company or the value of the business acquired is
less than 8x its latest audited EBITDA; and
(g) loans or advances made by any Borrower or any Subsidiary to any Person other than a Credit
Party; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all such loans and advances
outstanding at any time shall not exceed 20,000,000
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness means any Indebtedness issued or incurred in
exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease
or refund (collectively, to Refinance), the Indebtedness being Refinanced (or previous
refinancings thereof constituting Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness); provided that (a)
the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so
Refinanced (plus unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon and underwriting discounts, fees,
commissions and expenses) and (b) the average life to maturity of such Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness is greater than or equal to that of the Indebtedness being Refinanced.
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Person means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust,
joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Pesos refers to lawful money of the United Mexican States.
Plan means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan)
subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA,
and in respect of which any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated,
would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an employer as defined in Section 3(5) of
ERISA.
Prime Rate means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time
by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its prime rate in effect at its office located at 270 Park
Avenue, New York, New York; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and
including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
Recipient means, as applicable, (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender or (c)
the Issuing Bank.
Register has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.
Related Parties means, with respect to any specified Person, such Persons
Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person
and such Persons Affiliates.
Required Lenders means, at any time, Lenders collectively holding more than 50% of
the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding amount of the Term Loans and (ii) the aggregate Revolving
Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the aggregate
Revolving Credit Exposure then outstanding.
Revolving Commitment means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, the commitment of
such Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit
expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Revolving Lenders
Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced or increased from time
to time pursuant to Section 2.08 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to
assignments by or to such Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each
Revolving Lenders Revolving Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and
Assumption or other document evidencing such Revolving Lenders Revolving Commitment delivered to
the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.08(d) pursuant to which such Lender shall have
assumed its Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments
is $105,000,000 on the Effective Date.
Revolving Credit Exposure means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of
the outstanding principal amount of such Lenders Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure at such time.
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Revolving Lender means a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or Revolving Credit
Exposure.
Revolving Loan means a Loan made by the Revolving Lenders to any Borrower pursuant
to Section 2.01(a) or 2.08(d) of this Agreement.
Revolving Maturity Date means December 23, 2013.
S&P means Standard & Poors.
Sanctioned Country means a country subject to a sanctions program identified on the
list maintained by OFAC and available at
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Pages/default.aspx, or as otherwise
published from time to time.
Sanctioned Person means (a) a Person named on the list of Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by OFAC available at
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx, or as
otherwise published from time to time, or (b) (i) an agency of the government of a Sanctioned
Country, (ii) an organization controlled by a Sanctioned Country, or (iii) a person resident in a
Sanctioned Country, to the extent subject to a sanctions program administered by OFAC.
Solvent means, with respect to any Person, that as of the date of determination (a)
the fair market value of the property of such Person is (i) greater than the total liabilities
(including contingent liabilities) of such Person, and (ii) not less than the amount that will be
required to pay the probable liabilities on such Persons debts as they come due, considering all
financing alternatives and potential asset sales reasonably available to such Person; (b) such
Persons capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business or any contemplated or
undertaken transaction; and (c) such Person does not intend to incur, or believe (nor should it
reasonably believe) that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become
due. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be
computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time,
represents the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
Specified Party means the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any other
Lender.
Statutory Reserve Rate means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of
which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the
maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves)
expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject for
eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as Eurocurrency Liabilities in Regulation D of the
Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D.
Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such
reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be
available from time to time to any Lender under such
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Regulation D or any comparable regulation.
The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any
change in any reserve percentage.
subsidiary means, with respect to any Person (the parent) at any date, any
Person the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parents
consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with
GAAP as of such date, as well as any other Person (a) of which Equity Interests representing more
than 50% of the equity value or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a
partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned,
controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or
more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.
Subsidiary means any subsidiary of any Borrower, except as the context may otherwise
require.
Substantial Portion means, with respect to the property of any Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, property which represents more than 20% of the consolidated assets of such Borrower
and its Subsidiaries as would be shown in the consolidated financial statements of such Borrower
and its Subsidiaries as at the beginning of the twelve-month period ending with the last day of the
month preceding the month in which such determination is made.
Swap Agreement means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or
derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or
more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic,
financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any
similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom
stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or
former directors, officers, employees or consultants of any Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be a
Swap Agreement.
Taxes means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority,
including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Telvent USA means Telvent USA Corporation, a Maryland corporation.
Term Commitment means, with respect to each Term Lender, the commitment of such Term
Lender to make Term Loans expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such
Term Lenders Term Loans hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) increased from time to time
pursuant to Section 2.08 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by
or to such Term Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Term Lenders Term
Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption or such other
document evidencing such Term Lenders Term Commitment delivered to the Administrative Agent
pursuant to Section 2.08(d) pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as
applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Term Commitments is $30,000,000 on the Effective
Date.
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Term Lender means a Lender with a Term Commitment or an outstanding Term Loan.
Term Loan means a Loan made by the Term Lenders to Telvent USA pursuant to Section
2.01(b) or 2.08(d) of this Agreement.
Term Maturity Date means December 23, 2013.
Transactions means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrowers of this
Agreement, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of Letters of
Credit hereunder.
Type, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of
interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the
Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
U.S. Person means a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30)
of the Code.
U.S. Tax Certificate has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.16(f)(ii)(D)(2).
US Borrowers means, individually and collectively, Telvent USA and Telvent DTN,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, and US Borrower means any of the foregoing.
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of a Person means (a) any subsidiary all of the outstanding
voting securities of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by
such Person or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or
more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or (b) any partnership, limited liability company,
association, joint venture or similar business organization 100% of the ownership interests having
ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled (other than in the case
of Foreign Subsidiaries, directors qualifying shares and/or other nominal amounts of shares
required to be held by Persons other than any Borrower and its Subsidiaries under applicable law).
Withdrawal Liability means liability to 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.
Withholding Agent means any Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this
Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. a Revolving Loan) or by
Type (e.g. a Eurocurrency Loan) or by Class and Type (e.g., a Eurocurrency Revolving
Loan). Borrowings may also be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. a Revolving
Borrowing) or by Type (e.g. a Eurocurrency Borrowing) or by Class and Type (e.g., a
Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing).
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SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally
to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any
pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words include,
includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation. The
word will shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word shall. Unless the
context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other
document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as
from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such
amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person
shall be construed to include such Persons successors and assigns, (c) the words herein,
hereof and hereunder, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this
Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to
Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of,
and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words asset and property shall be
construed to have the same
meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties,
including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in
effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrowers notify the Administrative Agent
that the Borrowers request an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any
change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of
such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrowers that the Required Lenders
request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such
notice is given before or after such 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.
SECTION 1.05. Foreign Currency Calculations. (a) For purposes of determining the
Dollar Equivalent of any Revolving Loan denominated in Euros or Pesos or any related amount, the
Administrative Agent shall determine the Exchange Rate as of the applicable Exchange Rate Date with
respect to Euros or Pesos, as applicable, in which any requested or outstanding Loan is denominated
and shall apply such Exchange Rates to determine such amount (in each case after giving effect to
any Loan to be made or repaid on or prior to the applicable date for such calculation).
(b) For purposes of any determination hereunder, all amounts incurred, outstanding or
proposed to be incurred or outstanding in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into
Dollars at the appropriate currency Exchange Rate; provided that no Default or Event of
Default shall arise as a result of any limitation set forth in Dollars in Section 6.02 being
exceeded solely as a result of changes in Exchange Rates from those rates applicable at the time
or times Indebtedness or Liens were initially consummated in reliance on the exceptions under such
Sections. For purposes of any determination under Section 6.03, the amount of each investment,
asset disposition or other applicable transaction denominated in a
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currency other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at the applicable Exchange
Rate. Such Exchange Rates shall be determined in good faith by the Borrowers.
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.01. Commitments.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender agrees to
make Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars (in the case of all Borrowers), Euros (in the case of
Telvent USA) or Pesos (in the case of the Canadian Borrower) to the Borrowers from time to time
during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in the Dollar
Equivalent of (a) such Revolving Lenders Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Revolving
Lenders Revolving Commitment, (b) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the
total Revolving Commitments or (c) the aggregate amount of all Revolving Loans denominated in
currencies other than Dollars exceeding $35,000,000. Within the foregoing limits and subject to
the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving
Loans.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term Lender agrees to make
a Term Loan denominated in Dollars to Telvent USA on the Effective Date in a principal amount
equal to its Term Commitment. Once repaid Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (a) (i) Each Term Loan shall be made as part of
a Borrowing consisting of Term Loans made by the Term Lenders ratably in accordance with their
respective Term Commitments and (ii) each Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing
consisting of Revolving Loans made by the Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their
respective Revolving Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made
by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the
Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lenders
failure to make Loans as required.
(b) Subject to Section 2.13, (i) each Loan denominated in Dollars shall be an ABR Loan or
a Eurocurrency Loan as the Borrowers may request in accordance herewith and (ii) each Revolving
Loan denominated in Euros or Pesos shall be a Eurocurrency Loan. Each Lender at its option may
make any Eurocurrency Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender
to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the
obligation of the Borrowers to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Borrowing, such
Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less
than $1,000,000; provided that a Eurocurrency Borrowing that results from a continuation
of an outstanding Eurocurrency Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to such
Borrowing. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such
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Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not
less than $500,000; provided that an ABR Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is
equal to the entire unused balance of the Revolving Commitment or that is required to finance the
reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.05(e). Borrowings of more than
one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be
more than a total of 6 Eurocurrency Borrowings outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Revolving Borrowings which are denominated in Pesos or Euros may be made in amounts and increments
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrowers shall not be
entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period
requested with respect thereto would end after the Applicable Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.03. Requests for Revolving Borrowings. To request a Revolving Borrowing
the Applicable Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent at the Applicable Lending Office of
such request by, with respect to an ABR Borrowing, telephone or, with respect to a Eurocurrency
Borrowing, telecopy (a) in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing denominated in Dollars or
Euros, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed
Revolving Borrowing, (b) in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing denominated in Pesos,
not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, four Business Days before the date of the proposed Revolving
Borrowing, or (c) in the case of an ABR Revolving Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time,
on the date of the proposed Revolving Borrowing; provided that any such notice of an ABR
Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section
2.05(e) may be given not later than 9:00 a.m., Local Time, on the date of the proposed Revolving
Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed
promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and signed by the Applicable Borrower. Each
such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance
with Section 2.02:
(i) the identity of the Applicable Borrower;
(ii) the amount of the requested Revolving Borrowing;
(iii) the currency (which may be Dollars, Euros or Pesos, as applicable) in which
such Revolving Borrowing is to be denominated;
(iv) the date of such Revolving Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(v) in the case of a Revolving Borrowing denominated in Dollars, whether such
Revolving Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;
(vi) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be
applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term
Interest Period; and
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(vii) the location and number of the Applicable Borrowers account to which funds
are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.06.
If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an
ABR Borrowing, unless such Borrowing is denominated in Euros or Pesos, in which case such Borrowing
shall be a Eurocurrency Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any
requested Eurocurrency Borrowing, then the Applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an
Interest Period of one months duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in
accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details
thereof and of the amount of such Lenders Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, telephonic notices shall not be
permitted to be given or be effective with respect to any of the foregoing actions in this
Section 2.03, prepayments pursuant to Section 2.10 or elections pursuant to
Section 2.12, in each case, to the extent relating to an existing or proposed Eurocurrency
Borrowing.
SECTION 2.04. Request for Term Loan Borrowing. Telvent USA hereby requests the Term
Loan be made to it as an ABR Loan to be disbursed to an account or accounts separately identified
to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 2.05. Letters of Credit. (a) General. Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, each US Borrower may request the issuance of Letters of Credit
denominated in Dollars for its own account, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Bank, at
any time and from time to time during the Availability Period. In the event of any inconsistency
between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of
letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Applicable Borrower to, or entered
into by the Applicable Borrower with, the Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms
and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions. To
request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension (other than an
automatic extension) of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Applicable Borrower shall hand
deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have
been approved by the Issuing Bank) to the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in
advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting
the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or
extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a
Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with
paragraph (c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the
beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or
extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the Issuing Bank, the Applicable Borrower also
shall submit a letter of credit application on the Issuing Banks standard form in connection with
any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or
extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the
Applicable Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i) the LC Exposure shall not exceed $10,000,000 and
(ii) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the total Revolving
Commitments.
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(c) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close
of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter
of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or
extension) and (ii) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Maturity Date;
provided that any Letter of Credit may contain customary automatic renewal provisions
agreed upon by the Borrowers and the Issuing Bank pursuant to which the expiration date of such
Letter of Credit shall automatically be extended for a period of 12 months (but not to a date
later than set forth in clause (ii) above) unless the Issuing Bank notifies the Borrowers of its
election not to extend for any such additional period.
(d) Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a
Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the
Issuing Bank or the Lenders, the Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby
acquires from the Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lenders
Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit.
In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby absolutely and
unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank,
such Lenders Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by the Issuing Bank and not
reimbursed by the Applicable Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this
Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Applicable Borrower for
any reason. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations
pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall
not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of
any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of
the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement,
withholding or reduction whatsoever.
(e) Reimbursement. If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect
of a Letter of Credit, the Applicable Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to
the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 12:00 p.m., Local
Time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if the Applicable Borrower shall have
received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 9:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date, or, if such
notice has not been received by the Applicable Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not
later than 12:00 p.m., Local Time, on (i) the Business Day that the Applicable Borrower receives
such notice, if such notice is received prior to 9:00 a.m., Local Time, on the day of receipt, or
(ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that the Applicable Borrower receives such
notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt; provided
that the Applicable Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request
in accordance with Section 2.03 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing in
an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Applicable Borrowers obligation to make
such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing. If the
Applicable Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify
each Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Applicable Borrower
in respect thereof and such Lenders Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of
such notice, each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the
payment then
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due from the Applicable Borrower, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.06 with
respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis
mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall
promptly pay to the Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. Promptly
following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Applicable Borrower pursuant
to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the Issuing Bank or,
to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing
Bank, then to such Lenders and the Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made
by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement
(other than the funding of ABR Revolving Loans as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan
and shall not relieve the Applicable Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.
(f) Obligations Absolute. The Applicable Borrowers obligation to reimburse LC
Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and
irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under
any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or
enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii)
any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or
invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii)
payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other
document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or
circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the
provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of
setoff against, the Applicable Borrowers obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative
Agent, the Lenders nor the Issuing Bank, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any
liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any
Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of
the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption,
loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or
relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder),
any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the
control of the Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse
the Issuing Bank from liability to the Applicable Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as
opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Applicable
Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Applicable Borrower that are
caused by the Issuing Banks failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other
documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto
expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the
Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall
be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and
without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents
presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of
Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such
documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or
information to the contrary,
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or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such
documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
(g) Disbursement Procedures. The Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its
receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter
of Credit. The Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Applicable
Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing
Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to
give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Applicable Borrower of its obligation to
reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.
(h) Interim Interest. If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then,
unless the Applicable Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC
Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and
including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Applicable
Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving
Loans; provided that, if the Applicable Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement
when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section 2.12(d) shall apply. Interest
accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the Issuing Bank, except that
interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this
Section to reimburse the Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of
such payment.
(i) Replacement of the Issuing Bank. The Issuing Bank may be replaced at any
time by written agreement among the US Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing
Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any
such replacement of the Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective,
the US Borrowers shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank
pursuant to Section 2.11(b). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the
successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this
Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to
the term Issuing Bank shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing
Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After
the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party
hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this
Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not
be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(j) Cash Collateralization. If (i) any Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, on the Business Day that the US Borrowers receive notice from the Administrative Agent
or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Revolving Lenders
with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of
cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the US Borrowers shall deposit in an account with the
Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders,
an amount in cash equal to 105% of the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid
interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit
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such cash collateral shall
become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without
demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to a
US Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Article
VII. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment
and performance of the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement. The Administrative
Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over
such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which
investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the
US Borrowers risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if
any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be
applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which
it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction
of the reimbursement obligations of the US Borrowers for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the
maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Revolving Lenders with
LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure), be applied to satisfy other
obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement. If the US Borrowers are required to provide an
amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such
amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the US Borrowers within three
Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.
SECTION 2.06. Funding of Borrowings. (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made
by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by
12:00 noon, Local Time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it
for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available
to the Applicable Borrower by promptly sending a wire transfer of the amounts so received, in like
funds, to an account of the Applicable Borrower designated by the Applicable Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.04 or in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided that ABR Revolving Loans made
to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(e) shall be remitted
by the Administrative Agent to the Issuing Bank.
(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the
proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative
Agent such Lenders share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender
has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and
may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Applicable Borrower a corresponding
amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing
available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Applicable Borrower
severally agree (without duplication) to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such
corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount
is made available to the Applicable Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the
Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds
Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking
industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Applicable Borrower, the
interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative
Agent, then such amount shall constitute such
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Lenders Loan included in such Borrowing. Nothing
in this Section 2.06(b) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its
Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that any Borrower may have against any Lender as
a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
SECTION 2.07. Interest Elections. (a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type
specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, shall
have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Applicable
Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type, in the case of Borrowings
denominated in Dollars, or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing,
may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrowers may elect
different options with respect to different portions of an affected Borrowing, in which case each
such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such
Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.
(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Applicable Borrower shall notify
the Administrative Agent at the Applicable Lending Office of such election by, with respect to an
ABR Loan, telephone or, with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing, telecopy by the time that a
Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if such Borrower were requesting a
Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such
election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be
confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest
Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Applicable
Borrower.
(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following
information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different
options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof
to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified
pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election
Request, which shall be a Business Day; and
(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency
Borrowing; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period to
be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period
contemplated by the definition of the term Interest Period.
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If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not specify an
Interest Period, then the Applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period
of one months duration.
(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent
shall advise each applicable Lender of the details thereof and of such Lenders portion of each
resulting Borrowing.
(e) If the Borrowers fail to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a
Eurocurrency Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless
such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing
shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing (unless such Borrowing is denominated in Euros or Pesos, in
which case such Borrowing shall be continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period
of one months duration commencing on the last day of such Interest Period). Notwithstanding any
contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the
Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrowers, then, so
long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or
continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing, (ii) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated
in Dollars shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable
thereto and (iii) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing denominated in Euros or
Pesos shall be continued as a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing with an Interest Period of one
months duration.
SECTION 2.08. Termination, Reduction and Increase of Commitments. (a) Unless
previously terminated, the Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Maturity Date.
(b) The Borrowers may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Revolving
Commitments without premium or penalty (except as provided in Section 2.15); provided that
(i) each reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple
of $1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000 and (ii) the Borrowers shall not terminate or reduce
the Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in
accordance with Section 2.10, the Revolving Credit Exposure would exceed the total Revolving
Commitments.
(c) The Borrowers shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or
reduce the Revolving Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least two Business Days
prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the
effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall
advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrowers pursuant to
this Section shall be irrevocable. Any termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments
shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in
accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments.
(d) The Borrowers, at their option, may from time to time seek incremental Revolving
Commitments and Telvent USA, at its option, may from time to time seek Term Commitments not
exceeding in the aggregate $5,000,000 for all such Commitment increases
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after the date hereof upon
at least three (3) Business Days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, which notice
shall (i) specify the amount of any such proposed increase (which shall not be less than
$5,000,000), (ii) specify whether the proposed increase is with respect to Revolving Commitments,
Term Commitments or both and (iii) certify that no Default has occurred and is continuing. After
delivery of such notice, the Administrative Agent or the Applicable Borrowers, in consultation
with the Administrative Agent, may offer the increase (which may be declined by any Lender in its
sole discretion) in the total Commitments on either a ratable basis to the Lenders or on a non
pro-rata basis to one or more
Lenders and/or to other financial institutions or entities reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent, the Borrowers and solely with respect to incremental Revolving Commitments,
the Issuing Bank. No increase in the total Commitments shall become effective until the existing
or new Lenders extending such incremental Commitment amount and the Borrowers shall have delivered
to the Administrative Agent a document, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to which (i) any such existing Lender agrees to the amount of its
Revolving Commitment or Term Commitment increase, (ii) any such new Lender agrees to its Revolving
Commitment or Term Commitment amount and agrees to assume and accept the obligations and rights of
a Lender hereunder, (iii) the Borrowers accept such incremental Commitments, (iv) the effective
date of any increase in the Revolving Commitments or Term Commitments and the date of any
incremental Term Loans to be made pursuant thereto is specified and (v) the Borrowers certify that
on such date the conditions for a new Loan set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied. Upon the
effectiveness of any increase in the total Revolving Commitments pursuant hereto, (i) each
Revolving Lender (new or existing) with a Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to have accepted an
assignment from the existing Lenders with a Revolving Commitment, and the existing Revolving
Lenders with a Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to have made an assignment to each new or
existing Lender accepting a new or increased Revolving Commitment, of an interest in each then
outstanding Revolving Loan (in each case, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Assignment
and Assumption) and (ii) the LC Exposure of the existing and new Revolving Lenders shall be
automatically adjusted such that, after giving effect to such assignments and adjustments, all
Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder is held ratably by the Revolving Lenders in proportion to
their respective Revolving Commitments. Assignments pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be
made in exchange for, and substantially contemporaneously with the payment to the assigning
Lenders of, the principal amount assigned plus accrued and unpaid interest and commitment and
Letter of Credit fees. Payments received by assigning Lenders pursuant to this Section in respect
of the principal amount of any Eurocurrency Loan shall, for purposes of Section 2.15, be deemed
prepayments of such Loan. The Borrowers shall make any payments under Section 2.15 arising out of
the making of the assignments referred to in the two preceding sentences. Any incremental Term
Loan made pursuant hereto shall be made as part of a Term Borrowing comprised of all outstanding
Term Loans and shall be made on a Business Day upon which a new Interest Period will commence with
respect to all outstanding Term Loans. The effectiveness of any such incremental Commitments
shall be subject to receipt by the Administrative Agent from the Borrowers of such resolutions and
certificates (consistent with those delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(b) and (c)) and other
documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request. From and after the making of an
incremental Term Loan or Revolving Loan pursuant to this Section, such loan shall be deemed a
Term Loan or Revolving Loan, as applicable, hereunder for all purposes hereof,
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subject to all
the terms and conditions hereof. No consent of any Lender (other than the Lenders agreeing to new
or increased Commitments) shall be required for any incremental Commitment provided or Loan made
pursuant to this Section 2.08(d).
SECTION 2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) Each Borrower hereby
unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving
Lenders the then unpaid principal amount of its Revolving Loans on the Revolving Maturity Date.
Telvent USA hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of
the Term Lenders the then unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans
in the amounts and on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter ending on the dates
listed below and on the Term Maturity Date:
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Payment Date |
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Amount |
September 30, 2011 |
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$ |
1,250,000 |
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December 31, 2011 |
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$ |
1,250,000 |
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March 31, 2012 |
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$ |
1,250,000 |
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June 30, 2012 |
|
$ |
1,250,000 |
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September 30, 2012 |
|
$ |
1,250,000 |
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December 31, 2012 |
|
$ |
1,250,000 |
|
March 31, 2013 |
|
$ |
1,250,000 |
|
June 30, 2013 |
|
$ |
1,250,000 |
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September 30, 2013 |
|
$ |
1,250,000 |
|
Term Maturity Date |
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Aggregate unpaid Term Loans |
(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or
accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Loan made
by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender
from time to time hereunder.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the
amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto,
(ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the
Borrowers to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative
Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lenders share thereof.
(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this
Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the
obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the
Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect
the obligation of the Borrowers to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Any Lender may request that any Loan made by it be evidenced by a promissory note.
In such event, the Applicable Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a
promissory note payable to such Lender substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto (in the case
of a Term Loan) or Exhibit D hereto (in the case of a Revolving Loan).
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Thereafter, the Loan
evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times be represented by a
promissory note in such form payable to the payee named therein.
(f) If at any time the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure exceeds the aggregate
Revolving Commitments, the Borrowers shall immediately prepay the Revolving Loans in the amount of
such excess. To the extent that, after the prepayment of all Revolving Loans an excess of the
aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure over the aggregate Revolving Commitments still exists, the
Borrowers shall promptly cash collateralize the Letters of Credit in the manner described in
Section 2.05(j) in an amount sufficient to eliminate such excess.
(g) The Administrative Agent will determine the Dollar Equivalent of each Revolving Loan
on each Exchange Rate Date. If at any time the sum of such amounts exceeds 105% of the total
Revolving Commitments, the Borrowers shall immediately prepay the Revolving Loans in the amount of
such excess.
SECTION 2.10. Prepayment of Loans. (a) The Borrowers shall have the right at any
time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part without premium or penalty
(except as described in Section 2.15), subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (b) of
this Section.
(b) The Applicable Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by, in the case of an
ABR Borrowing, telephone (confirmed by telecopy) or, in the case of prepayment of a Eurocurrency
Borrowing, telecopy of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurocurrency
Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, two Business Days before the date of prepayment
or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on
the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment
date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid. Each partial
prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an
advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02. Each prepayment of a
Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in such prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments
shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.12.
SECTION 2.11. Fees. (a) The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for
the account of each Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the daily
amount of the difference between the Revolving Commitment of such Lender and the Revolving Credit
Exposure of such Lender during the period from and including the date hereof to but excluding the
date on which such Revolving Commitment terminates. Commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on
the third Business Day of April, July, October and January of each year (to the extent accrued
during the preceding calendar quarter) and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate
(to the extent not previously paid), commencing on the first such date to occur after the date
hereof. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be
payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
(b) The Borrowers agree to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit,
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which shall
accrue at the same Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurocurrency
Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars on the average daily amount of such Lenders LC Exposure
(excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period
from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such
Lenders Revolving Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC
Exposure, and (ii) to the Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate or rates per
annum separately agreed upon between the Borrowers and the Issuing Bank on the average daily
amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC
Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later
of the date of termination of the
Revolving Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as
the Issuing Banks standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of
any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees
accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year
shall be payable on the third Business Day following such last day, commencing on the first such
date to occur after the Effective Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on
the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on
which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to
the Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph (b) shall be payable within 10 days after demand. All
participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and
shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the
last day).
(c) The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees
payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrowers and the
Administrative Agent.
(d) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available
funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for
distribution, in the case of facility fees and participation fees, to the Lenders. Fees paid
shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION 2.12. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear
interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b) The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted
Eurocurrency Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee
or other amount payable by the Borrowers hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated
maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well
as before judgment, at the election of the Required Lenders at a rate per annum equal to (i) in
the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as
provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2%
plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.
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(d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment
Date for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Revolving
Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section
shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other
than a prepayment of an ABR Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on
the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or
prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan prior to the end of
the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the
effective date of such conversion.
(e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except
that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base
Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days
in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed
(including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or
Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the
definitions of those terms in Section 1.01, and such determination shall be conclusive absent
manifest error.
SECTION 2.13. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of any
Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing:
(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive
absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the
Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period; or
(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted
Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost
to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in
such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrowers and the Lenders by
telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent
notifies the Borrowers and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer
exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or
continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be ineffective, (ii) such
Borrowing shall be converted to or continued as of the last day of the Interest Period applicable
thereto (A) if such Borrowing is denominated in Dollars, as an ABR Borrowing or (B) if such
Borrowing is denominated in Euros or Pesos, as a Borrowing in respect of which the rate to apply is
an interest rate to include (1) the Applicable Rate for Eurocurrency Borrowings and (2) the rate
which expresses as a percentage rate per annum the cost to the Lenders of funding the applicable
Loans from whatever source it may reasonably select, and (iii) if any Borrowing Request requests a
Eurocurrency Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing (if such Borrowing is
requested to be made in Dollars) or shall be made as a Borrowing bearing interest at the rate
described under (ii)(B) above.
SECTION 2.14. Increased Costs. (a) If the effect of any Change in Law shall:
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(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar
requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by,
any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate)
or the Issuing Bank;
(ii) impose on any Lender or the Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any
other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans made by such Lender or any
Letter of Credit or participation therein; or
(iii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes on its loans, loan principal, letters of
credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or
capital attributable thereto (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes and (B) Excluded Taxes);
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other
Recipient of making or maintaining any Eurocurrency Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make
any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient of
participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum
received or receivable by such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient hereunder (whether
of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrowers will pay to such Lender, the Issuing Bank
or such other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate
such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional
costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) If any Lender or the Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital
requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lenders or the
Issuing Banks capital or on the capital of such Lenders or the Issuing Banks holding company,
if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of
Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank, to a level below
that which such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lenders or the Issuing Banks holding company
could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lenders or the
Issuing Banks policies and the policies of such Lenders or the Issuing Banks holding company
with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrowers will pay to such Lender or
the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such
Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lenders or the Issuing Banks holding company for any such
reduction suffered.
(c) A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts
necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may
be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrowers and
shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay such Lender or the Issuing
Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after
receipt thereof.
(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation
pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lenders or the Issuing Banks
right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to
compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased
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costs or
reductions incurred more than 30 days prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as
the case may be, notifies the Borrowers of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs
or reductions and of such Lenders or the Issuing Banks intention to claim compensation therefor;
provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or
reductions is retroactive, then Borrowers shall, in addition to the 30-day period referred to
above, be required to compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, pursuant to this
Section for any such increased costs or reductions incurred during the period of retroactive
effect thereof.
SECTION 2.15. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any
principal of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable
thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan
other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow,
convert, continue or prepay any Eurocurrency Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered
pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.10(b) and is
revoked in accordance therewith) or (d) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the
last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrowers
pursuant to Section 2.18, then, in any such event, the Borrowers shall compensate each Lender for
the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurocurrency Loan, such
loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender
to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal
amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate that would have
been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the
then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue,
for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of
interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which
such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for Dollar deposits in
the applicable currency of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the Eurocurrency
market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is
entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrowers and shall be
conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on
any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
SECTION 2.16. Taxes. (a) Withholding of Taxes; Gross-Up. Each payment by
any Borrower under this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall be made without withholding
for any Taxes, unless such withholding is required by any law. If any Withholding Agent
determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it is so required to withhold
Taxes, then such Withholding Agent may so withhold and shall timely pay the full amount of withheld
Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. If such Taxes are
Indemnified Taxes, then the amount payable by such Borrower shall be increased as necessary so
that, net of such withholding (including such withholding applicable to additional amounts payable
under this Section), the applicable Recipient receives the amount it would have received had no
such withholding been made.
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(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrowers. The Borrowers shall timely pay any
Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of
Indemnified Taxes by any Borrower to a Governmental Authority, such Borrower shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental
Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence
of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(d) Indemnification by the Borrowers. The Borrowers shall jointly and severally
indemnify each Recipient for any Indemnified Taxes that are withheld or deducted on payments to,
or paid by, such Recipient in connection with this Agreement (including amounts paid under this
Section 2.16(d)) or any other Credit Document and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or
with respect thereto (other than any penalties, interest or expenses paid or payable as a result
of the failure of such Recipient to comply with applicable laws), whether or not such Indemnified
Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The
indemnity under this Section 2.16(d) shall be paid within 10 days after the Recipient delivers to
the Borrowers a certificate stating the amount of any Indemnified Taxes so withheld or deducted on
payments to, or paid by, such Recipient and describing the basis for the indemnification claim.
Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so paid or payable absent manifest error. Such
Recipient shall deliver a copy of such certificate to the Administrative Agent.
(e) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the
Administrative Agent for any Taxes (but, in the case of any Indemnified Taxes, only to the extent
that any Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes
and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so) attributable to such Lender that
are paid or payable by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement and any
reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were
correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The indemnity
under this Section 2.16(e) shall be paid within 10 days after the Administrative Agent delivers to
the applicable Lender a certificate stating the amount of Taxes so withheld or deducted on
payments to, or paid by, the Administrative Agent. Such certificate shall be conclusive of the
amount so paid or payable absent manifest error.
(f) Status of Lenders. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from, or
reduction of, any applicable withholding Tax with respect to any payments under this Agreement
shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably
requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed
documentation reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent as will permit
such payments to be made without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding. In addition, any Lender,
if requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation
prescribed by law or reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent as will
enable the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is
subject to any withholding (including backup
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withholding) or information reporting requirements.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution
and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section
2.16(f)(ii)(A) through (E) below) shall not be required if in the Lenders judgment such
completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or
expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. Upon the
reasonable request of the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, any Lender shall update any form
or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.16(f). If any form or
certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section expires or becomes obsolete or
inaccurate in any respect with respect to a Lender, such Lender shall promptly (and in any event
within 10 days after such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy) notify the Borrowers and the
Administrative
Agent in writing of such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy and update the form or
certification if it is legally eligible to do so.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if a Borrower is a U.S.
Person, any Lender with respect to such Borrower shall, if it is legally eligible to do so,
deliver to such Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies reasonably
requested by such Borrower and the Administrative Agent) on or prior to the date on which
such Lender becomes a party hereto, duly completed and executed copies of whichever of the
following is applicable:
(A) in the case of a Lender that is a U.S. Person, IRS Form W-9 certifying that
such Lender is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding tax;
(B) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty
to which the United States is a party (1) with respect to payments of interest under this
Agreement or any other Credit Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or
reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the interest article of such tax
treaty and (2) with respect to any other applicable payments under this Agreement or any
other Credit Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S.
Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the business profits or other income article of such
tax treaty;
(C) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender for whom payments under this Agreement or any
other Credit Document constitute income that is effectively connected with such Lenders
conduct of a trade or business in the United States, IRS Form W-8ECI;
(D) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for
portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code both (1) IRS Form W-8BEN and (2) a
certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E (a U.S. Tax Certificate) to the
effect that such Lender is not (a) a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of
the Code, (b) a 10 percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section
881(c)(3)(B) of the Code (c) a controlled foreign corporation described in Section
881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (d) conducting a trade or business in the United States with
which the relevant interest payments are effectively connected;
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(E) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender that is not the beneficial owner of payments
made under this Agreement or any other Credit Document (including a partnership or a
participating Lender) (1) an IRS Form W-8IMY on behalf of itself and (2) the relevant forms
prescribed in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (F) of this paragraph (f)(ii) that would be
required of each such beneficial owner or partner of such partnership if such beneficial
owner or partner were a Lender; provided, however, that if the Lender is a
partnership and one or more of its partners are claiming the exemption for portfolio
interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, such Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Certificate on
behalf of such partners; or
(F) any other form prescribed by law as a basis for claiming exemption from, or a
reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax together with such supplementary documentation
necessary to enable the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent to determine the amount of Tax
(if any) required by law to be withheld.
(iii) If a payment made to a Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit
Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender
were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those
contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall
deliver to the Withholding Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or
times reasonably requested by the Withholding Agent, such documentation prescribed by
applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such
additional documentation reasonably requested by the Withholding Agent as may be necessary
for the Withholding Agent to comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine that such
Lender has or has not complied with such Lenders obligations under FATCA and, as necessary,
to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of
this Section 2.16(f)(iii), FATCA shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date
of this Agreement.
(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole
discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has
been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.16 (including additional amounts paid pursuant to this
Section 2.16), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to
the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to
such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of such indemnified party
and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with
respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party,
shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid to such indemnified party pursuant to the
previous sentence (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant
Governmental Authority) in the event such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to
such Governmental Authority. This Section 2.16(g) shall not be construed to require any
indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its
Taxes which it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
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(h) Issuing Bank. For purposes of Section 2.16(e) and (f), the term Lender
includes the Issuing Bank.
SECTION 2.17. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs. (a) The
Borrowers shall make each payment required to be made by them hereunder (whether of principal,
interest, fees, or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.14,
2.15 or 2.16, or otherwise) prior to 12:00 noon, Local Time, on the date when due, in immediately
available funds, without set off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date
may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next
succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be
made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 10 South Dearborn,
Floor 19, Chicago, Illinois 60603. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such
payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly
following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business
Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case
of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such
extension. All payments (other than of principal) hereunder shall be made in Dollars. All
payments of the principal amount of any Loan hereunder shall be made in the currency in which such
Loan was made.
(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative
Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then
due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then
due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of
interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal and
unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in
accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such
parties.
(c) To effectuate any payment due from it under this Agreement or the other Credit
Documents, Telvent USA hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to initiate debit entries to its
Account Number 934753864 at the Administrative Agent and to debit the same to such account. This
authorization to initiate debit entries shall remain in full force and effect until the
Administrative Agent has received written notification of its termination in such time and in such
manner as to afford the Administrative Agent a reasonable opportunity to act on it. Telvent USA
represents that it is and will be the owner of all funds in such account. Telvent USA
acknowledges: (1) that such debit entries may cause an overdraft of such account which may result
in the Administrative Agents refusal to honor items drawn on such account until adequate deposits
are made to such account; (2) that the Administrative Agent is under no duty or obligation to
initiate any debit entry for any purpose; and (3) that if a debit is not made because the
above-referenced account does not have a sufficient available balance, or otherwise, the payment
may be late or past due.
(d) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set off or counterclaim or otherwise,
obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations
in LC Disbursements resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the
aggregate amount of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and
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accrued interest thereon
than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater
proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and participations
in LC Disbursements of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such
payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of
principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and participations in LC
Disbursements; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any
portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded
and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the
provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrowers
pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by
a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a
participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or
participant, other than to the Borrowers or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the
provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrowers consent to the foregoing and agree, to
the extent they may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a
participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrowers rights of
set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a
direct creditor of each Borrower in the amount of such participation.
(e) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrowers prior
to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders
or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrowers will not make such payment, the Administrative
Agent may assume that the Borrowers have made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and
may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case
may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrowers have not in fact made such payment, then
each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the
Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or the Issuing
Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to
it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal
Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking
industry rules on interbank compensation.
(f) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to
Section 2.05(d), 2.06(b), 2.17(d) or 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion
(notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the
Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender and for the benefit of the Administrative
Agent or the Issuing Bank to satisfy such Lenders obligations under such Sections until all such
unsatisfied obligations are fully paid, and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account
as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under
such Sections, in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii) above, in any order as determined by the
Administrative Agent in its discretion.
SECTION 2.18. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender
requests compensation under Section 2.14, or if the Borrowers are required to pay any additional
amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender
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pursuant to
Section 2.16, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office
for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to
another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such
designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.14 or
2.16, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed
cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrowers hereby
agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such
designation or assignment.
(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14, or if the Borrowers are
required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account
of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, or if any Lender becomes a
Defaulting Lender, then the Borrowers may, at their sole expense and effort, upon notice to
such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without
recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its
interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such
obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment);
provided that (i) the Borrowers shall have received the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent (and if a Revolving Commitment is being assigned, the Issuing Bank), which
consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an
amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements,
accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the
assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the
Borrowers (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment
resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.14 or payments required to be made
pursuant to Section 2.16, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or
payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior
thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the
Borrowers to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
SECTION 2.19. Defaulting Lenders.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a
Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a
Defaulting Lender:
(a) fees shall cease to accrue on the unfunded portion of the Commitment of such
Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.11(a);
(b) the Commitments, LC Exposure and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender
shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders have taken or may take any
action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment or waiver pursuant to Section 9.02),
provided that this clause (b) shall not apply to the vote of a Defaulting Lender in the
case of an amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of such Lender or each
Lender affected thereby;
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(c) if any LC Exposure exists at the time a Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:
(i) all or any part of such LC Exposure shall be reallocated among the
non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages but only
to the extent the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders Revolving Credit Exposures plus such
Defaulting Lenders LC Exposure does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders
Commitments;
(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only
partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall within three Business Days following the receipt
of notice from the Administrative Agent, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the
Borrowers against such Defaulting Lender, cash collateralize for the
benefit of the Issuing Bank only the Borrowers obligations corresponding to such
Defaulting Lenders LC Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to
clause (i) above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.05(j) but only
for so long as such LC Exposure is outstanding and such Lender is a Defaulting Lender;
(iii) if the Borrowers cash collateralize any portion of such Defaulting Lenders
LC Exposure pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any
fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.11(b) with respect to such Defaulting
Lenders LC Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lenders LC Exposure is cash
collateralized;
(iv) if the LC Exposure of the non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to
clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.11(a) and
Section 2.11(b) shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders Applicable
Percentages; or
(v) if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lenders LC Exposure is neither cash
collateralized nor reallocated pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice
to any rights or remedies of the Issuing Bank or any other Lender hereunder, all letter of
credit fees payable under Section 2.11(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lenders LC
Exposure shall be payable to the Issuing Bank until such LC Exposure is cash collateralized
and/or reallocated; and
(d) so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Issuing Bank shall not be required
to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it is satisfied that the related exposure
and the Defaulting Lenders then outstanding LC Exposure will be 100% covered by the Revolving
Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrowers
in accordance with Section 2.19(c), and participating interests in any such newly issued or
increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent
with Section 2.19(c)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein).
If (i) a Bankruptcy Event with respect to a parent of any Lender shall occur following the
date hereof and for so long as such event shall continue or (ii) the Issuing Bank has
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a good faith
belief that any Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other
agreements in which such Lender commits to extend credit, the Issuing Bank shall not be required to
issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless the Issuing Bank shall have entered into
arrangements with the Borrowers or such Lender, satisfactory to the Issuing Bank to defease any
risk to it in respect of such Lender hereunder.
In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers and the Issuing Bank each agrees
that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a
Defaulting Lender, then the LC Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion
of such Lenders Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of
the other Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such
Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Each of the Credit Parties and its Subsidiaries
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization to the extent applicable, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its
business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do
business in, and is in good standing (to the extent applicable) in, every jurisdiction where such
qualification is required.
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions are within each of the
Credit Parties corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if
required, stockholder action. Each Credit Document has been duly executed and delivered by each
Credit Party party thereto and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each such
Credit Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors rights generally and
subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity
or at law.
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a) do not
require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any
Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect,
(b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws, memorandum or
articles of association or other organizational documents of any Credit Party or any of its
Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a
default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon any Credit Party or any of
its Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be
made by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, and (d) will not result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
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SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect. (a) The Borrowers
have heretofore furnished to the Administrative Agent the Parents and DTNs audited consolidated
balance sheet and related statements of income or operations, stockholders equity and cash flows
as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, reported on by Deloitte and Touche,
independent public accountants. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Parent and its
consolidated Subsidiaries or DTN, as applicable, as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2010 in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Since December 31, 2010, no event, change, development, condition or circumstance has
occurred which, individually or in the aggregate (with any other events,
changes, developments, conditions or circumstances) has had or would reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.05. Properties. (a) Each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries has
good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its
business, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its
business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes.
(b) Each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all
trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its
business, and the use thereof by such Credit Party and its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the
rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) There are no actions, suits
or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the
knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened against or affecting any Credit Party or any of its
Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and
that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to
result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that involve this Agreement or the Transactions.
(b) Except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither any Credit Party
nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain,
maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental
Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any
claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental
Liability.
SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each Credit Party and each of its
Subsidiaries is in compliance with (a) the charter, by-laws, memorandum or articles of association
or other organizational documents applicable to it, (b) all laws, regulations and orders of any
Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and (c) all indentures, agreements and
other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually
or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No
Default has occurred and is continuing.
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SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status. Neither any Credit Party nor any of its
Subsidiaries is an investment company as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
SECTION 3.09. Taxes. Each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed
or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or
caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which such Credit Party or such
Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent that
the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.10. ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur
that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably
expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The
present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used
for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the
most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $5,000,000 the fair
market value of the assets of such Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit
obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial
statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $5,000,000 the fair market value of the
assets of all such underfunded Plans.
SECTION 3.11. Foreign Pension Plan. Each Foreign Pension Plan has been maintained in
substantial compliance with its terms and in substantial compliance with the requirements of any
and all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations and orders (including all funding
requirements and the respective requirements of the governing documents for each such Foreign
Pension Plan) and has been maintained, where required, in good standing with applicable regulatory
authorities. All contributions required to be made with respect to a Foreign Pension Plan have
been timely made. Neither any Credit Party nor any Subsidiary has incurred any material obligation
in connection with the termination of or withdrawal from any Foreign Pension Plan. The present
value of the accrued benefit liabilities (whether or not vested) under each Foreign Pension Plan,
determined as of the end of the Parents most recently ended fiscal year on the basis of actuarial
assumptions, each of which is reasonable, did not exceed the current value of the assets of such
Foreign Pension Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities. No actions or proceedings have been
taken or instituted to terminate or wind-up a Foreign Pension Plan.
SECTION 3.12. Solvency. Each of the Credit Parties is and, upon the making of any
Loan will be, Solvent.
SECTION 3.13. Disclosure. The Borrowers have disclosed to the Lenders all
agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which they or any of their
Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate,
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the other reports,
financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrowers
to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement
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or
delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any
material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrowers represent
only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be
reasonable at the time.
SECTION 3.14. Parent Credit Agreement. During the period between July 15, 2010 and
the Closing Date, the Parent Credit Agreement has not been altered, amended or otherwise changed or
supplemented.
SECTION 3.15. OFAC. Neither any Credit Party nor any of their Subsidiaries or
Affiliates (a) is a Sanctioned Person, (b) has more than 15% of its assets in Sanctioned Countries,
or (c) derives more than 15% of its operating income from investments in, or transactions with,
Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Countries. No part of the proceeds of any Loans hereunder will be
used directly or indirectly to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in or
make any payments to a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Country or for any payments to any
governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for
political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or
direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended and in effect from time to time.
SECTION 3.16. Patriot Act. Neither any Credit Party nor any of their Subsidiaries is
an enemy or an ally of the enemy within the meaning of Section 2 of the Trading with the Enemy
Act or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto. Neither any Credit Party nor
any or their Subsidiaries is in violation of (a) the Trading with the Enemy Act, (b) any of the
foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R., Subtitle B,
Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto or (c) the
Patriot Act. None of the Credit Parties (i) is a blocked person described in Section 1 of the
Anti-Terrorism Order or (ii) to the best of its knowledge, engages in any dealings or transactions,
or is otherwise associated, with any such blocked person.
For the avoidance of doubt, the representations and warranties contained in this Article III
are made solely by the Borrowers.
ARTICLE IV
Conditions
SECTION 4.01. Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of
the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on
which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party
to the Credit Documents either (i) a counterpart of each Credit Document to which
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such party
is a party signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission or PDF copies sent by email of
a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of each
such agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received one or more favorable written
opinions dated the Effective Date of counsel for the Credit Parties, and covering such
matters relating to the Credit Parties, this Agreement or the Transactions as the
Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. The Credit Parties hereby request applicable
counsel to deliver such opinion.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as
the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization,
existence and good standing (in their respective jurisdictions of organization) of the
Credit Parties, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating
to the Credit Parties, this Agreement or the Transactions, all in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective
Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of each Borrower,
confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section
4.02.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective
Date and signed by a responsible officer of each Credit Party, either (i) describing in
reasonable detail or attaching copies of all consents, licenses and approvals of
Governmental Authorities and other Persons required in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance by such Credit Party and the validity against such Credit Party of
the Credit Documents to which it is a party, and, required in connection with the Credit
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, and such consents, licenses and
approvals shall be in full force and effect, or (ii) stating that no such consents, licenses
or approvals are so required
(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of the financial statements
referred to in Section 3.04(a).
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that
all amounts owing under the Existing Credit Agreement have been (or concurrently with the
effectiveness hereof will be) paid in full and all commitments thereunder have been
terminated.
(h) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and
payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement
or payment of all out of pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrowers
hereunder.
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SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the
occasion of any Borrowing, and of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of
Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions (provided that clause
(d) below shall be applicable only in respect of a proposed Borrowing or issuance, amendment,
renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit occurring after the date that is 120 days after the
Effective Date):
(a) The representations and warranties of the Credit Parties set forth in the
Credit Documents shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the
date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable.
(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no
Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(c) The Lenders shall have received such other documentation as it shall reasonably
request.
(d) The Lenders shall have received Telvent USAs and the Canadian Borrowers
audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income or operations,
stockholders equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010,
reported on by Deloitte and Touche (without a going concern or like qualification or
exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit and
without any other material qualification or exception other than a qualification or
exception with respect to impairment of goodwill), together with a certificate from Telvent
USA and the Canadian Borrower to the effect that such consolidated financial statements
present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of
such entity and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of and for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 in accordance with GAAP.
Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be
deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrowers on the date thereof as to the
matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 4.02.
ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on
each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit
shall have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrowers
covenant and agree with the Lenders that:
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements; Ratings Change and Other Information. The
Borrowers will furnish to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent shall furnish or
make available to the Lenders):
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(a) within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of each of the Parent and
each Borrower, each such entitys audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements
of income or operations, stockholders equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such
year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal
year, all reported on by Deloitte and Touche or other independent public accountants of
recognized national standing (without a going concern or like qualification or exception
and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that
such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial
condition and results of operations of each such entity and
its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied;
(b) within 60 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each
fiscal year of the Parent and each Borrower, each such entitys consolidated balance sheet
and related statements of operations, stockholders equity and cash flows as of the end of
and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth
in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or,
in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified
by one of the applicable entitys Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material
respects the financial condition and results of operations of such entity and its
consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b)
above for June 30 or December 31 of each fiscal year, a certificate of a Financial Officer
on behalf of each Borrower (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a
Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be
taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations
demonstrating compliance with Sections 7(m) and (n) and (iii) stating whether any change in
GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial
statements referred to in Section 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the
effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate; and
(d) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the
operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Credit Parties or any
Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Credit Documents, as the Administrative
Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. The Borrowers will furnish to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:
(a) the occurrence of any Default;
(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any
arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting any Credit Party or any
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Subsidiary
thereof that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect;
(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA
Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any
Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000,000; and
(d) any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to
result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer
or other executive officer of each applicable Borrower setting forth the details of the event or
development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect
thereto.
SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business. Each Borrower will, and will cause
each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and
keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and
franchises material to the conduct of its business; provided that the foregoing shall not
prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.02.
SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations. Each Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations, including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become
delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) such Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its
books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make
payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. Each Borrower will, and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of
its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b)
maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and
against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar
businesses operating in the same or similar locations.
SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights. Each Borrower will, and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and
correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and
activities. Each Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any
representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice,
to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and
to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all
at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested.
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SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws. Each Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority
applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans will be used only for
general corporate purposes, including but not limited to (a) the refinancing of the Existing Credit
Agreement and the indirect refinancing of certain other indebtedness of Affiliates of the
Borrowers, (b) the payment of fees and expenses related to such refinancings, and (c) Permitted
Investments. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for
any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including
Regulations T, U and X.
ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each
Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have
expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrowers covenant
and agree with the Lenders that:
SECTION 6.01. Liens. The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to,
create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter
acquired by them, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or
rights in respect of any thereof, except:
(a) Permitted Encumbrances;
(b) any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary existing
on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.01; provided that (i) such Lien shall
not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary and (ii) such
Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date hereof and extensions,
renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount
thereof;
(c) any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by
any Borrower or any Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset of any Person that
becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a
Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in
connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary , as the case may be,
(ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of any Borrower or any
Subsidiary and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the
date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary, as the case may be
and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding
principal amount thereof;
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(d) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the
Borrowers or any Subsidiary; provided that (i) such security interests and the
Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition
or the completion of such construction or improvement, (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby
does not exceed 100% of the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or
capital assets and (iii) such security interests shall not apply to any other property or
assets of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary;
(e) any lien, encumbrance or assignment of accounts receivable granted by a Borrower as
security in connection with any factoring programs, including the factoring agreement made
by any of the Borrowers with HSBC Bank Canada;
(f) any Lien existing on any property or asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary
after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided
that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person
becoming a Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of any
Credit Party and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the
date such Person becomes a Subsidiary;
(g) any Lien arising as a consequence of any Finance Lease (as defined in the Parent
Credit Agreement) permitted under the Parent Credit Agreement;
(h) any Lien arising over a Non-Recourse Asset;
(i) any Lien over any rental deposits in respect of any property leased or licensed by
a member of the Group; and
(j) Liens not otherwise described in this Section 6.01, so long as the aggregate amount
of Indebtedness secured by all such Liens does not at any time exceed 20,000,000.
SECTION 6.02. Fundamental Changes; Asset Dispositions and Nature of Business. (a)
The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any
other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or
dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no
Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any Subsidiary may merge into any Borrower in a
transaction in which such Borrower is the surviving corporation, (ii) any Person may merge into any
Subsidiary in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Subsidiary, (iii) any Borrower may
merge with or into any other Borrower and (iv) any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the
Borrowers determine in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of
the Borrowers and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders; provided that any such
merger involving a Person that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger
shall not be permitted unless also permitted by Section 6.03.
(b) The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, make any Asset Disposition
except for:
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(i) Asset Dispositions among the Borrowers;
(ii) Asset Dispositions by Subsidiaries to any Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(iii) Asset Dispositions expressly permitted by Sections 6.03, 6.05 or 6.06;
(iv) other Asset Dispositions of property that, together with all other property of any
Borrower and its Subsidiaries previously leased, sold or disposed of in Asset Dispositions
made pursuant to Section 6.02(b)(iii) during the twelve-month period ending with the month
in which any such lease, sale or other disposition occurs, do not constitute a Substantial
Portion of the property of such Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and
(v) any assignment of accounts receivable by a Borrower in connection with any
factoring programs, including the factoring agreement made by any of the Borrowers with HSBC
Bank Canada.
(c) The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, make any material change
in the nature or conduct of its business as carried on as of the Effective Date.
SECTION 6.03. Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions. The
Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire
(including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary prior to
such merger) any capital stock, evidences of indebtedness or other securities (including any
option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any
loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or
any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a
series of transactions) any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit, except:
(a) Permitted Investments;
(b) investments by the Borrowers in the capital stock of Subsidiaries existing on the
Effective Date;
(c) Permitted Guarantees;
(d) loans or advances made by any Borrower or Subsidiary to the Parent or any subsidiary of
the Parent organized in Canada, the United States of America or Mexico which are not otherwise
permitted by Section 6.03(e); and
(e) loans or advances made by any Borrower to any Subsidiary or Credit Party and made by any
Subsidiary to any Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that all such loans are
subordinated to the repayment of the Loans in a manner and pursuant to documentation satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 6.04. Swap Agreements. The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of
the Subsidiaries to, enter into any Swap Agreement, except (a) Swap Agreements entered into to
hedge or mitigate risks to which any Borrower or any Subsidiary has, or reasonably expects to have,
exposure (other than those in respect of Equity Interests of such Borrower or
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any of its
Subsidiaries), and (b) Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange
interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or
otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of any Borrower or any
Subsidiary.
SECTION 6.05. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrowers will not, and will not
permit any of the Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or
purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other
transactions with, any of their Affiliates, except (a) in the ordinary course of business at prices
and on terms and conditions not less favorable to such Borrower or such Subsidiary than could be
obtained on an arms-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among
the Borrowers and/or their Subsidiaries not involving any other Affiliate, (c) performance under
any employment contract, collective bargaining agreement, employee benefit plan, related trust
agreement or similar arrangement in the ordinary course of business, (d) fees, compensation and
other benefits to, and customary indemnity and reimbursement provided on behalf of employees,
officers or consultants in the ordinary course of business, (e) the maintenance of benefit programs
or arrangements for employees in the ordinary course of business, (f) dividends and distributions
paid in accordance with their applicable organizational documents and (g) transactions permitted
pursuant to Section 6.03.
SECTION 6.06. Restrictive Agreements. The Borrowers will not, and will not permit
any of the Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any
agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon the ability
of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of its capital
stock or to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrowers or any other Subsidiary or to
Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrowers or any other Subsidiary; provided that the
foregoing shall not apply to (a) restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by the Credit
Documents, (b) restrictions and conditions existing on the date hereof identified on Schedule 6.06
(but shall apply to any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or
condition) and (c) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to
Permitted Financial Indebtedness or to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided
that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale
is permitted hereunder.
SECTION 6.07. Subordinated Indebtedness. (a) The Borrowers will not, and will not
permit any of their Subsidiaries to, borrow, incur, assume or become liable for any intercompany
Indebtedness unless repayment of such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Loans on substantially
the same terms provided in Section 6 of each Guaranty (including the terms regarding when repayment
is permitted) or on terms otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
(b) The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, repay any
Affiliate pursuant to any intercompany Indebtedness at any time in violation of the subordination
provisions required by clause (a) above.
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ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
If any of the following events (Events of Default) shall occur:
(a) the Borrowers shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement
obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement or any cash collateral amount due pursuant to
Section 2.05(j) when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date
thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;
(b) the Borrowers shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other
amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under the
Credit Documents, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall
continue unremedied for a period of three Business Days;
(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrowers
or any Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document or
any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder or thereunder, or in any report,
certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection
with this Agreement or any other Credit Document or any amendment or modification hereof or
waiver hereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect when made or deemed made;
(d) the Borrowers shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement
contained in Section 5.02, 5.03 (with respect to the Borrowers existence), or 5.08 or
Article VI;
(e) any Credit Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or
agreement contained in the Credit Documents that such Credit Party is required to observe or
perform (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article), and such
failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the
Administrative Agent to the Borrowers, which notice may be given at the request of any
Lender;
(f) any Credit Party shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest
and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same
shall become due and payable (giving effect to any applicable grace periods);
(g) (i) any Material Indebtedness is not paid when due or within any originally
applicable grace period, unless it is being disputed in good faith by the corresponding
Borrower or Subsidiary in accordance with applicable legal means or does not give rise to a
cross default of any other Material Indebtedness or (ii) any Event of Default under and as
defined in the Parent Credit Agreement, the Ongoing Parent Credit Agreement or the 5.50%
Note Documents shall occur;
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(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be
filed seeking (i) liquidation, winding up, administration, reorganization or other relief in
respect of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its
assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar
law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, trustee,
custodian, sequestrator, conservator, administrator or similar official for any Borrower or
any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such
proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree
approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(i) any Credit Party or any Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence, or file a notice
of its intention to commence, any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation,
winding up, administration, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or
foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii)
consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any
proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent
to the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator,
administrator or similar official for any Credit Party or any Subsidiary or for a
substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a
petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the
foregoing;
(j) one or more final, non appealable judgments for the payment of money in an
aggregate amount in excess of 15,000,000 to the extent not adequately covered by insurance,
shall be rendered against any Credit Party, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and
the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which
execution shall not be effectively stayed;
(k) an ERISA Event or circumstance with respect to a Foreign Pension Plan shall have
occurred that, in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with
all other ERISA Events and such circumstances that have occurred, could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and such event or circumstance has not been
cured within thirty days after any Borrower knew or should have known thereof;
(l) a Change in Control shall occur;
(m) the Leverage Ratio shall exceed (i) 2.75 to 1.00 for any period of four fiscal
quarters ending on June 30, 2011 or December 31, 2011, calculated as of the applicable
fiscal quarter end or (ii) 2.50 to 1.00 for any period of four fiscal quarters ending on
June 30 or December 31 during the period from January 1, 2012 to the Term Maturity Date,
calculated as of the applicable fiscal quarter end;
(n) the Interest Cover Ratio shall be less than (i) 3.50 to 1.00 for any period of four
fiscal quarters ending on June 30, 2011 or December 31, 2011, (ii) 3.75 to 1.00 for any
period of four fiscal quarters ending on June 30, 2012 or December 31, 2012 or (iii)
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4.00 to
1.00 for any period of four fiscal quarters ending on June 30 or December 31 during the
period from January 1, 2013 to the Term Maturity Date, in each case, calculated as of the
applicable fiscal quarter end;
(o) the Abengoa Facility (as defined in the Parent Credit Agreement) shall cease to be
in full force and effect; or
(p) any Guaranty or any provision thereof shall cease to be in full force and effect as
to any Guarantor, or such Guarantor or any Person acting for or on behalf of such Guarantor
shall deny or disaffirm such Guarantors obligations under such Guaranty;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to any Borrower described in clause
(h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the
Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the
Borrowers, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i)
terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii)
declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any
principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable),
and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued
interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall
become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any
kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers; and in case of any event with respect to any
Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically
terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon
and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall automatically become
due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby waived by the Borrowers.
ARTICLE VIII
The Administrative Agent
Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent
as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to
exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together
with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
The bank serving as the Administrative 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 the
Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and
generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate
thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.
The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set
forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall
not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of
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whether a Default has
occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any
discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers
expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing as
directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be
necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02), and (c) except as expressly set
forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable
for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries
that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its
Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or
not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or
percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section
9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative
Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof
is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrowers or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent
shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement,
warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (ii) the contents of any
certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (iii) the
performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set
forth herein, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or
any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in
Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be
delivered to the Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for
relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other
writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The
Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and
believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying
thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the
Borrowers), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for
any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants
or experts.
The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers
by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative
Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers
through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs
shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any
such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication
of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.
Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in
this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the
Issuing Bank and the Borrowers. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders
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shall have the
right, in consultation with the Borrowers, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been
so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after
the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative
Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Administrative Agent
which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon
the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor
shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the
retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its
duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrowers to a successor Administrative
Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the
Borrowers and such successor. After the Administrative Agents resignation hereunder, the
provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such
retiring Administrative Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of
any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative
Agent.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative 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 Agreement. Each
Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative
Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time
deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based
upon this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
SECTION 9.01. Notices. (a) Except in the case of notices and other communications
expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (b) below), all notices and
other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or
overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:
(i) if to any US Borrower, to it at 1390 Piccard Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, Attention
of Legal Department (Telecopy No. (301) 354-5567);
(ii) if to the Canadian Borrower, to it at 1390 Piccard Drive, Rockville, MD 20850,
Attention of Legal Department (Telecopy No. (301) 354-5567);
(iii) if to the Administrative Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 10 S. Dearborn
Floor 07, Chicago, IL 60603-2003, Attention: Jeffery Puro (Telecopy No. (888) 303-9732);
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(iv) if to the Administrative Agent for Eurocurrency Loans denominated in Pesos, to
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch, Attention: Ann Jewell (Telecopy No. (502)
566-2742);
(v) if to the Issuing Bank, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 10 S. Dearborn Floor 07,
Chicago, IL 60603-2003, Attention of Debra C. Williams (Telecopy No. (312) 385-7098); and
(vi) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its
Administrative Questionnaire.
(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished
by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent;
provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless
otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent
or the Borrowers may, in their discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it
hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided
that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
(c) Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other
communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other
communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall
be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.
SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder 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 Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder 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 the Borrowers therefrom shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver
or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of
Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative
Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except
pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrowers and the Required
Lenders or by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders;
provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without
the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC
Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without
the written consent of each Lender affected
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thereby, (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment
of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees
payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the
scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender
affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.17(b) or (c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata
sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) release any
Guarantor from its obligations under the Credit Documents or (vi) change any of the provisions of
this Section or the definition of Required Lenders or any other provision hereof specifying the
number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make
any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender;
provided further that no such agreement shall (i) amend, modify or waive Section
2.19 without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank or (ii)
amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing
Bank hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank,
as the case may be.
SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) The Borrowers shall pay (i)
all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates,
including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent,
in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation
and administration of this Agreement or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions
hereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii)
all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and
(iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any
Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent,
the Issuing Bank or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in
connection with this Agreement, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the
Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses
incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of
Credit.
(b) The Borrowers shall jointly and severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Bank and each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person
being called an Indemnitee) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and
disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee
arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this
Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties
hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any
other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the
proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under
a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly
comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release
of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by any Borrower or any
Subsidiary, or any Environmental Liability related
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in any way to any Borrower or any Subsidiary,
or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any
of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether
any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any
Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related
expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment
to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. This
Section 9.03(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses
or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.
(c) To the extent that the Borrowers fail to pay any amount required to be paid by them to
the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each
Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may
be, such Lenders pro-rata (based on the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans held and the
outstanding Revolving Commitments held (or if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the
outstanding Revolving Credit Exposure)) share (determined as of the time that the applicable
unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that
the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the
case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank in
its capacity as such.
(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Borrower shall assert, and each Borrower
hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special,
indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out
of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument
contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds
thereof.
(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than five Business Days
after written demand therefor.
SECTION 9.04. 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 (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of
Credit), except that (i) the Borrowers may not assign or otherwise transfer any of their rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted
assignment or transfer by the Borrowers without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no
Lender may at any time sell, assign or transfer one or more interests or participations in all or
any part of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to one
or more purchasers whether or not related to any Lender except in accordance with this Section.
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 (including
any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent
provided in paragraph (c) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the
Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders) any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
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(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign
to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the
prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:
(A) the Borrowers, provided that no consent of the Borrowers shall be required
for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee; provided that the
Borrowers shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless they shall object
thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having
received notice thereof;
(B) the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the Administrative
Agent shall be required for an assignment of any Commitment to an assignee that is a Lender
with a Commitment immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment; and
(C) the Issuing Bank, provided that no consent of the Issuing Bank shall be
required for an assignment of any Term Loan.
(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
assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lenders 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) shall not be less than $5,000,000
unless each Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that
no such consent of the Borrowers shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing;
(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of
all the assigning Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided
that this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part
of all the assigning Lenders rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments
or Loans and provided further that Section 9.04(b)(ii)(B) shall not be
construed to prohibit assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenders
rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans.
(C) 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; and
(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative
Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more Credit
Contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public
information about the Borrowers and their Affiliates, the
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Credit Parties and their Related
Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such
information in accordance with the assignees compliance procedures and applicable
laws, including Federal and state securities laws.
For the purposes of this Section 9.04(b), the term Approved Fund has the
following meaning:
Approved Fund means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in
making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the
ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an
Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a
Lender.
(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this
Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the
assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by
such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this
Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned
by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement
(and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lenders
rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto
but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 9.03).
Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that
does not comply with this Section 9.04 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
paragraph (c) of this Section.
(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers,
shall maintain at one of its offices 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
Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender
pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the Register). The entries in the
Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank
and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the
terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding
notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers,
the Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
reasonable prior notice.
(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an
assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignees completed Administrative Questionnaire
(unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation
fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment
required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such
Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register;
provided that if either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to
make any payment required to be made by it pursuant
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to Section 2.05(d), 2.06(b), 2.17(d) or
9.03(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and
Assumption and record the information therein in the Register unless and until such payment
shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment
shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the
Register as provided in this paragraph.
(c) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent or the
Issuing Bank, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a Participant)
in all or a portion of such Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or
a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lenders
obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely
responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the
Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the other Lenders shall continue to deal
solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lenders rights and obligations under
this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation
shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to
approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided
that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of
the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to
Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. The Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be
entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16 (subject to the requirements and
limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.16(f) (it being understood that
the documentation required under Section 2.16(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender))
to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to
paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to
the provisions of Sections 2.17 and 2.18 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this
Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.14 or 2.16,
with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to
receive on the date the Participant acquired the applicable participation, except to the extent
such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs thereafter.
To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of
Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided that such Participant agrees to be
subject to Section 2.17(c) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation
shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which
it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest)
of each Participants interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the
Participant Register); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to
disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of
any Participant or any information relating to a Participants interest in any Commitments, Loans,
Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any this Agreement) except to the extent that
such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other
obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury
Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error,
and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the
owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the
contrary.
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(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of
its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or
assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to
any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or
assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or
substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
SECTION 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties
made by the Borrowers herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection
with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other
parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any
Loans and issuance of Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other
party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any
Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at
the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as
the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under
this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the
Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 9.03
shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the
Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any
other Credit Document, in the event that, in connection with the refinancing or repayment in full
of the credit facilities provided for herein, the Issuing Bank shall have provided to the
Administrative Agent a written consent to the release of the Revolving Lenders from their
obligations hereunder with respect to any Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank (whether as a
result of the obligations of any Borrower (and any other account party) in respect of such Letter
of Credit having been collateralized in full by a deposit of cash with the Issuing Bank, or being
supported by a Letter of Credit that names the Issuing Bank as the beneficiary thereunder, or
otherwise), then from and after such time such letter of credit shall cease to be a Letter of
Credit outstanding hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents,
and the Revolving Lenders shall be deemed to have no participations in such Letter of Credit, and
no obligations with respect thereto.
SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement 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 Agreement and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the
Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject
matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written,
relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall
become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the
Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the
signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an
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executed
counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or email (by .pdf or other
similar file) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the
extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision
in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time
to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general
or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any
time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrowers against
any of and all the obligations of the Borrowers now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held
by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this
Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this
Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such
Lender may have.
SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
(b) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its
property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting
in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York,
and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating
to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any
judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all
claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York
State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto
agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be
enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank
or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or
the other Credit Documents against any Borrower or its properties in the courts of any
jurisdiction.
(c) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may
legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of
venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court
referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the
maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
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(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner
provided for notices in Section 9.01. In addition, the Canadian Borrower hereby irrevocably
appoints Telvent USA as its agent for service of process in any action or proceeding relating to
the Credit Documents and agrees that any service upon Telvent USA shall be as effective as if made
upon it personally. 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 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL
PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A)
CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY
OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE
FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO
ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS
SECTION.
SECTION 9.11. 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 shall not affect
the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank
and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below),
except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates directors, officers,
employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood
that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of
such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested
by any regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any
subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with
the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement
or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (f) to any assignee of or Participant in, or any
prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement,
(g) with the consent of the Borrowers or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly
available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source
other than the Borrowers. For the purposes of this Section, Information means all
information received from the Borrowers relating to any Borrower or its business, other than any
such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a
non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrowers; provided that, in the case of
information received from the Borrowers after the date hereof, such information is clearly
identified at the time of delivery as confidential. 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
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to maintain the
confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential
information.
SECTION 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges
and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the
Charges), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the Maximum Rate) which may be
contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance
with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with
all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent
lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not
payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and
Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not
above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the
Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
SECTION 9.14. USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of
the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the
Act) hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is
required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers, which information
includes the name and address of the Borrowers and other information that will allow such Lender to
identify the Borrowers in accordance with the Act.
SECTION 9.15. Conversion of Currencies. (a) If, for the purpose of obtaining
judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing hereunder in one currency into
another currency, each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so,
that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures
in the relevant jurisdiction the first currency could be purchased with such other currency on the
Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.
(b) The obligations of each Borrower in respect of any sum due to any party hereto or any
holder of the obligations owing hereunder (the Applicable Creditor) shall,
notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the Judgment Currency) other than the
currency in which such sum is stated to be due hereunder (the Agreement Currency), be
discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable
Creditor of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in
accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction 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 Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, the Borrowers
agree, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable
Creditor against such loss. The obligations of the Borrowers contained in this Section 9.15 shall
survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.
SECTION 9.16. Interest Act (Canada). For the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada),
(i) whenever any interest or fee under this Agreement is calculated using a rate based
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on a year of
360 days or 365 days, as the case may be, the rate determined pursuant to such calculation, when
expressed as an annual rate, is equivalent to (x) the applicable rate based on a year of 360 days
or 365 days, as the case may be, (y) multiplied by the actual number of days in the calendar year
in which such annual rate is to be ascertained, and (z) divided by 360 or 365, as the case may be;
(ii) the principle of deemed reinvestment of interest does not apply to any interest calculation
under this Agreement; and (iii) the rates of interest stipulated in this Agreement are intended to
be nominal rates and not effective rates or yields.
[signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by
their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first written above.
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TELVENT CANADA LTD.,
as Canadian Borrower
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/s/ James J. Danley
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James J. Danley |
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Treasury Manager, North America |
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/s/ Tom Dilworth
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Tom Dilworth |
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CFO North America, Telvent USA
and Telvent Canada |
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TELVENT USA CORPORATION,
as a US Borrower
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/s/ James Danley
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Name: |
James Danley |
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Title: |
Treasury Manager, North America |
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/s/ Tom Dilworth
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Tom Dilworth |
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Title: |
CFO North America, Telvent USA
and Telvent Canada |
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TELVENT DTN, INC.,
as a US Borrower
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/s/ John Leiferman
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John Leiferman |
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President & CFO, Telvent DTN |
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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and as a Lender
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/s/ Kevin Kalus
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Kevin Kalus |
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Vice President |
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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]
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FIFTH THIRD BANK, as a Lender
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/s/ Matthew Kuchta
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Matthew Kuchta |
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Vice President |
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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]
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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a
Lender
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By: |
/s/ Shibani Faehnle
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Shibani Faehnle |
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Vice President |
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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]
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SunTrust Bank, as a Lender
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By: |
/s/ William K. Danaher
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William K. Danaher |
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Senior Vice President |
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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]
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PNC Bank, N.A., as a Lender
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/s/ D. Jermaine Johnson
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D. Jermaine Johnson |
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Senior Vice President |
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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]
Schedule 1.01
Pricing Schedule
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Level I |
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Level II |
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Level III |
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Level IV |
Applicable Rate |
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Status |
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Status |
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Eurocurrency Spread |
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2.00 |
% |
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2.25 |
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2.50 |
% |
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3.00 |
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ABR Spread |
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1.00 |
% |
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1.25 |
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1.50 |
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2.00 |
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Commitment Fee Rate |
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0.80 |
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0.90 |
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1.00 |
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1.20 |
% |
For the purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have the following meanings, subject to
the final paragraph of this Schedule:
Financials means the financial statements of the Parent for June 30 or December 31 of each
fiscal year delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 of this Agreement.
Level I Status exists at any date if the Leverage Ratio set forth in the compliance
certificate delivered in connection with the most recent Financials is less than 1.50 to 1.00.
Level II Status exists at any date if (i) the Borrowers have not qualified for Level I
Status and (ii) the Leverage Ratio set forth in the compliance certificate delivered in connection
with the most recent Financials is less than 2.00 to 1.00.
Level III Status exists at any date if (i) the Borrowers have not qualified for Level I
Status or Level II Status and (ii) the Leverage Ratio set forth in the compliance certificate
delivered in connection with the most recent Financials is less than 2.50 to 1.00.
Level IV Status exists at any date if the Borrowers have not qualified for Level I Status,
Level II Status or Level III Status.
Status means Level I Status, Level II Status, Level III Status or Level IV Status.
The Applicable Rate shall be determined in accordance with the foregoing table based on the
Borrowers Status as reflected in the compliance certificate delivered in connection with the most
recent Financials. Adjustments, if any, to the Applicable Rate shall be effective five Business
Days after the Administrative Agent has received the applicable Financials. If the Borrowers fail
to deliver the Financials to the Administrative Agent at the time required pursuant to the
Agreement, then the Applicable Rate shall be the highest Applicable Rate set forth in the foregoing
table until five days after such Financials are so delivered. From the Effective Date until
delivery of a compliance certificate in accordance with Section 5.01 of this Agreement, Level III
Status shall be deemed to exist; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Level IV
Status shall be deemed to exist until the condition set forth in Section 4.02(d) of this Agreement
is satisfied.
Schedule 2.01
Commitments
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Lender |
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Revolving Commitment |
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Term Loan Commitment |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
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$ |
27,222,222 |
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$ |
7,777,778 |
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Fifth Third Bank, N.A. |
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$ |
27,222,222 |
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$ |
7,777,778 |
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KeyBank National Association |
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$ |
19,444,444 |
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$ |
5,555,556 |
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SunTrust Bank |
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$ |
19,444,444 |
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$ |
5,555,556 |
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PNC Bank, N.A. |
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11,666,667 |
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$ |
3,333,333 |
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TOTAL |
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105,000,000 |
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$ |
30,000,000 |
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
This Assignment and Assumption (the Assignment and Assumption) is dated as of the
Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the
Assignor) and [Insert name of Assignee] (the Assignee). Capitalized terms used
but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified
below (as amended, the Credit Agreement), receipt of a copy of which is hereby
acknowledged by the Assignee. 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 Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the
Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, 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 Assignors
rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other
documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and
percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the
Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any letters of credit included
in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all
claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)
against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit
Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions
governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including 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 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 Assigned Interest). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to
the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without
representation or warranty by the Assignor.
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Assignor: |
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[and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [identify Lender]1] |
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Borrower(s):
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Telvent Canada Ltd., Telvent USA Corporation and Telvent DTN, Inc. |
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Administrative Agent: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit
Agreement |
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Credit Agreement: The Credit Agreement dated as of May 16, 2011 among Telvent Canada Ltd.,
Telvent USA Corporation and Telvent DTN, Inc., the Lenders parties thereto and JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. |
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Effective Date: _____________ ___, 20___ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL
BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The Assignee agrees to deliver to the Administrative Agent a completed Administrative Questionnaire
in which the Assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level
information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrowers or their
Affiliates and their related parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who
may receive such information in accordance with the Assignees compliance procedures and applicable
laws, including Federal and state securities laws.
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
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ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
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ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
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[Consented to and]3 Accepted:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent
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[Consented to:]4
[NAME OF RELEVANT PARTY]
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To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
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ANNEX 1
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
1. Representations and Warranties.
1.1 Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and
beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the 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 Credit Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness,
sufficiency or value of the Credit Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial
condition of the Borrowers, any Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect
of any Credit Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrowers, any of the
Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any
Credit Document.
1.2. Assignee. The 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 satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement
that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a
Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit
Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the
obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together
with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, as
applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own
credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the
Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and
without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and (v) if it is a Non-U.S.
Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by
it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and
(b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the
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 Credit Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the
obligations which by the terms of the Credit 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 Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees
and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective
Date and to the 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 or email (by .pdf or other similar file) 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.
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EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF BORROWING
[Date]
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
and the Lenders that are parties to
the Credit Agreement referred to below
[Applicable Lending Office]
Attention: [_____________]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, [Telvent Canada Ltd.][Telvent USA Corporation][Telvent DTN, Inc.] (the
Borrower), refers to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2011, among the Borrower,
[Telvent Canada Ltd.][Telvent USA Corporation][Telvent DTN, Inc.], various financial institutions
and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time, the Credit Agreement), and hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant
to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement that the undersigned requests a Revolving Borrowing under
the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such
Borrowing (the Proposed Borrowing) as required by Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement:
(i) The Applicable Borrower is [Telvent Canada Ltd.][Telvent USA
Corporation] [Telvent DTN, Inc.];
(iii) the currency in which such Proposed Borrowing is to be denominated is
[Dollars][Euros][Pesos];
(i) The aggregate amount of the Proposed Borrowing is $ .
(ii) The
Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is , 20___.
(v) in the case of a Proposed Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the Type of
Borrowing to be made in connection with the Proposed Borrowing is [ABR
Borrowing] [Eurocurrency Borrowing];
(iv) If applicable, the Interest Period for each Eurocurrency Borrowing
made as part of the Proposed Borrowing is [1, 2, 3 or 6 month[s]].
(v) The Proposed Borrowing should be disbursed to the
following account:
[__________________]
[__________________]
The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof,
and will be true on the date of the Proposed Borrowing:
(A) the representations and warranties of the Credit Parties contained in each
of the Credit Documents are true and correct on and as of the date hereof; and
(B) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Proposed
Borrowing, no Default shall have occurred or be continuing.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the
Credit Agreement.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
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Very truly yours,
[TELVENT CANADA LTD.]
[TELVENT USA CORPORATION]
[TELVENT DTN, INC.]
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF TERM NOTE
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Telvent USA Corporation (the Borrower) promises to pay to [_________________] (the
Lender) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans made by the Lender to the
Borrower pursuant to Article II of the Agreement (as hereinafter defined), in immediately available
funds at the office of the Administrative Agent as provided in Section 2.17(a) of the Agreement,
together with interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof at the rates and on the dates set
forth in the Agreement. The Borrower shall pay any outstanding principal of and accrued and unpaid
interest on such Term Loans in full on the Term Maturity Date.
The Lender shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule attached hereto, or to
otherwise record in accordance with its usual practice, the date and amount of each Loan made by
the Lender to the Borrower and the date and amount of each principal payment hereunder.
This promissory note is issued pursuant to, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit
Agreement dated as of May 16, 2011 (which, as it may be amended, restated or modified and in effect
from time to time, is herein called the Agreement), among the Borrower, certain of its
Affiliates, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and certain financial institutions,
including the Lender, to which Agreement reference is hereby made for a statement of the terms and
conditions governing this promissory note, including the terms and conditions under which this
promissory note may be prepaid or its maturity date accelerated. Capitalized terms used herein and
not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings attributed to them in the Agreement.
This promissory note is to be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this note by its duly authorized officer.
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TELVENT USA CORPORATION
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[SIGNATURE
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SCHEDULE OF LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF REVOLVING NOTE
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[Telvent Canada Ltd.] [Telvent USA Corporation] [Telvent DTN, Inc.] (the Borrower)
promises to pay [______________] (the Lender) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of
the Revolving Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Article II of the Agreement (as
hereinafter defined), in immediately available funds at the office of the Administrative Agent as
provided in Section 2.17(a) of the Agreement, together with interest on the unpaid principal amount
hereof at the rates and on the dates set forth in the Agreement. The Borrower shall pay the
principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on such Revolving Loans in full on the Revolving
Maturity Date.
The Lender shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule attached hereto, or to
otherwise record in accordance with its usual practice, the date and amount of each Revolving Loan
made by the Lender to the Borrower and the date and amount of each principal payment hereunder.
This promissory note is issued pursuant to, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit
Agreement dated as of May 16, 2011 (which, as it may be amended, restated or modified and in effect
from time to time, is herein called the Agreement), among the Borrower, certain of its
Affiliates, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and certain financial institutions,
including the Lender, to which Agreement reference is hereby made for a statement of the terms and
conditions governing this promissory note, including the terms and conditions under which this
promissory note may be prepaid or its maturity date accelerated. Capitalized terms used herein and
not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings attributed to them in the Agreement.
This promissory note is to be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this note by its duly authorized officers.
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[TELVENT CANADA LTD.] [TELVENT USA CORPORATION] [TELVENT DTN, INC.]
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EXHIBIT E-1
FORM OF U.S TAX CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 16, 2011 among Telvent Canada
Ltd., Telvent USA Corporation and Telvent DTN, Inc., the Lenders from time to time parties thereto
and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time, the Credit Agreement).
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby
certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any
Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is
not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent
shareholder of the Borrowers within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv) it is not
a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrowers as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of
the Code and (v) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the
undersigneds conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers with a certificate of
its non-U.S. person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned
agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall
promptly so inform the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at
all times furnished the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and
currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to
the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall
have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF LENDER]
Date: ________ __, 20__
EXHIBIT E-2
FORM OF U.S TAX CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 16, 2011 among Telvent Canada
Ltd., Telvent USA Corporation and Telvent DTN, Inc., the Lenders from time to time parties thereto
and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time, the Credit Agreement).
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby
certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing
such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its partners/members are
the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii)
with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement, neither the undersigned
nor any of its partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered
into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of
the Code, (iv) none of its partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrowers within
the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v) none of its partners/members is a controlled
foreign corporation related to the Borrowers as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and
(vi) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigneds or its
partners/members conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers with IRS Form W-8IMY
accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of its partners/members claiming the portfolio interest
exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information
provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrowers and
the Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrowers
and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in
either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of
the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall
have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF LENDER]
Date: ________ __, 20__
EXHIBIT E-3
FORM OF U.S TAX CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 16, 2011 among Telvent Canada
Ltd., Telvent USA Corporation and Telvent DTN, Inc., the Lenders from time to time parties thereto
and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time, the Credit Agreement).
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby
certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of
which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section
881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrowers within the
meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation
related to the Borrowers as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (v) the interest
payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigneds conduct of a U.S. trade
or business.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S.
person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1)
if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform
such Lender in writing and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a
properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each
payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such
payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall
have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF LENDER]
Date: ________ __, 20__
EXHIBIT E-4
FORM OF U.S TAX CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 16, 2011 among Telvent Canada
Ltd., Telvent USA Corporation and Telvent DTN, Inc., the Lenders from time to time parties thereto
and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time, the Credit Agreement).
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby
certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is
providing this certificate, (ii) its partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such
participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its
partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the
ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code,
(iv) none of its partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrowers within the meaning
of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v) none of its partners/members is a controlled foreign
corporation related to the Borrowers as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi) the
interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigneds or its
partners/members conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an
IRS Form W-8BEN from each of its partners/members claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By
executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this
certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned
shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective
certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or
in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall
have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
Date: ________ __, 20__