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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-K

 


(Mark One)

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

For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007

OR

 

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

For the transition period from              to              .

Commission File Number 0-14625

 


TECH DATA CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Florida   59-1578329

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

5350 Tech Data Drive

Clearwater, Florida

  33760
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code): (727) 539-7429

 


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act:

Common stock, par value $.0015 per share

 


Indicate by a check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by a check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

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

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ¨

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

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

Aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates was $1,976,725,934 based on the reported last sale price of common stock on July 31, 2006, which is the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class

 

Outstanding at February 28, 2007

Common stock, par value $.0015 per share   54,943,130

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The registrant’s Proxy Statement for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 5, 2007, is incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K to the extent stated herein.

 


 


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PART I

 

ITEM 1. Business

Overview

Tech Data Corporation (“Tech Data,” “we,” “our,” “us,” or the “Company”), ranked 107th of the FORTUNE 500 in 2006, is a leading distributor of information technology (“IT”) products, logistics management and other value-added services worldwide. We serve more than 90,000 value-added resellers (“VARs”), direct marketers, retailers and corporate resellers in more than 100 countries throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Africa. Throughout this document we will make reference to the two primary geographic markets we serve as the Americas (including the United States, Canada, Latin America and export sales to the Caribbean) and Europe, formerly referred to as EMEA (including Europe, the Middle East and export sales to Africa).

We offer a variety of products from manufacturers and publishers such as Acer, Adobe, American Power, Apple, Asus Computer, Autodesk, Canon, Cisco Systems, Epson, Fujitsu-Siemens, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Kingston, Lexmark, Lenovo, Logitech, Microsoft, Nortel Networks, Samsung, Sony, Symantec, Toshiba, Viewsonic, and Xerox. Products are generally shipped from regionally located logistics centers the same day the orders are received.

Customers are provided with a high level of customer service through the Company’s technical support, electronic commerce tools (including on-line order entry, product integration services and electronic data interchange (“EDI”) services), customized shipping documents and flexible financing programs. While we strive to provide our customers with a full array of services, revenues generated from the direct sale of services contributed less than 10% to Tech Data’s overall net sales.

History

Tech Data was incorporated in 1974 to market data processing supplies such as tapes, disk packs, and custom and stock tab forms for mini and mainframe computers directly to end users. With the advent of microcomputer dealers, we made the transition to a wholesale distributor in 1984 by broadening our product line to include hardware products and withdrawing entirely from end-user sales. From 1989 to 1994, we expanded internationally through the acquisition of privately-held distribution companies in Canada and France.

In 1998, we substantially enhanced our European presence with the acquisition of 83% of the voting common stock of Europe’s leading technology products distributor, Computer 2000 AG (“Computer 2000”). With a presence in significant geographic markets in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America, the purchase of Computer 2000 expanded Tech Data’s presence to 26 countries worldwide. In 1999, all of the shares of Computer 2000 were integrated into Tech Data Germany AG and the remaining minority interests in Computer 2000 were acquired in the third quarter of fiscal 2003.

In 1999, we nearly doubled our Canadian business through the acquisition of Globelle Corporation (“Globelle”), a leading publicly-held Canadian distributor. The purchase of Globelle provided critical mass and a complementary product and geographic focus to our Canadian operations.

In 2003, we expanded our presence in the European networking and communications market through the acquisition of all of the outstanding stock of Azlan Group PLC (“Azlan”). The Azlan acquisition strengthened Tech Data’s position in Europe with respect to networking products and value-added services.

In May 2005, the Company announced a formal restructuring program to better align Europe’s operating cost structure with the current business environment. The restructuring program was completed during the third quarter of fiscal 2007. In connection with this restructuring program, the Company incurred $54.7 million (including $30.9 million incurred in the year ended January 31, 2006) related to the restructuring program, comprised of $38.9 million (including $18.9 million incurred in the year ended January 31, 2006) for workforce reductions and $15.8 million (including $12.0 million incurred in the year ended January 31, 2006) for facility costs. All cash payments related to the restructuring program were funded by operating cash flows and our credit facilities. In addition, during fiscal 2007 and 2006, the Company incurred $8.6 million and $9.6 million, respectively, of external consulting costs related to the restructuring program. These consulting costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. These consulting costs, along with the costs of internal personnel which were dedicated to the implementation of the restructuring program and other incremental costs indirectly related to the restructuring program, have partially offset the savings from the restructuring program in Europe.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, in order to dedicate strategic efforts and resources to core growth opportunities, we made the decision to sell our European Training Business (the “Training Business”). In March 2006, we closed the sale of the Training Business to a third-party for total cash consideration of $16.5 million, resulting in an after-tax gain of $3.8 million. Our results of operations for the Training Business and the gain on the sale of the Training Business have been reclassified and presented as

 

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“discontinued operations, net of tax” in our Consolidated Statement of Operations for all periods presented. The assets and liabilities of the Training Business have not been reclassified in our January 31, 2006 Consolidated Balance Sheet as the net assets of the Training Business were less than 0.5% of the total consolidated net assets of the Company.

Industry

The wholesale distribution model has proven to be well suited for both manufacturers and publishers of IT products (also referred to throughout this document as “vendors” or “suppliers”) and resellers of those products. The large number of resellers makes it cost efficient for vendors to rely on wholesale distributors to serve this diverse customer base.

Similarly, due to the large number of vendors and products, resellers often cannot or choose not to establish direct purchasing relationships with vendors. As a result, they frequently rely on wholesale distributors, such as Tech Data, who can leverage purchasing costs across multiple vendors to satisfy a significant portion of their product procurement, logistics, financing, marketing and technical support needs.

Through collaborative supply chain management initiatives, we continue to advance the efficiency of our distribution model. By leveraging our infrastructure and logistics expertise, vendors benefit from a cost-effective alternative to selling directly to resellers. Our ability to provide a “virtual warehouse” of products for resellers means they no longer need to hold inventory, which reduces their costs and risks associated with handling products. In addition to enabling fast reseller access to a comprehensive hardware and software offering, we frequently ship products directly to end-users on behalf of our customers, thereby reducing the resellers’ costs of storing, maintaining, and shipping the products themselves. We facilitate this approach by personalizing shipping labels and packing documents with the resellers’ brand identities (e.g., logos), marketing messages and other specialized content.

The increasing utilization of electronic ordering and information delivery systems, including the ability to transact business over the internet, continues to have a significant impact on the cost efficiency of the wholesale distribution model. For example, we have established a seamless supply chain in which end-user orders flow immediately from reseller internet sites to our logistics centers in closest proximity to the order destination. Advances like these are possible due to the financial and technical resources available to large-scale distributors, such as ourselves, enabling a reduction in both our customers’ and our own transaction costs through more efficient purchasing and lower selling and delivery costs.

In summary, the IT distribution industry continues to address a broad spectrum of reseller and vendor requirements despite certain vendors continuing with direct sales of certain products to end-users and/or resellers. New products and emerging market opportunities have helped to offset the impact of vendor direct sales on IT distributors. Further, vendors continue to seek the logistics expertise of distributors to penetrate key markets like the small- and mid-sized business (“SMB”) sector, which rely on VARs—our primary customer base—to gain access to and support for new technology. The economies of scale and global reach of large industry-leading distributors are expected to continue to be significant competitive advantages in this marketplace.

Products and Vendors

We sell more than 100,000 products from the world’s leading peripheral, system and networking manufacturers and software publishers. These products are typically purchased directly from the manufacturer or software publisher on a non-exclusive basis. Conversely, our vendor agreements do not restrict us from selling similar products manufactured by competitors, nor do they require us to sell a specified quantity of product. As a result, we have the flexibility to terminate or curtail sales of one product line in favor of another due to technological change, pricing considerations, product availability, customer demand, or vendor distribution policies.

We continually strengthen our product line in order to provide our customers with access to the latest technology products. However, from time to time, the demand for certain products that we sell exceeds the supply available from the manufacturer or publisher. In such cases, we generally receive an allocation of the available products. We believe that our ability to compete is not adversely affected by these periodic shortages and the resulting allocations.

It is our understanding that our vendor agreements are in the form customarily used by each manufacturer. Agreements typically contain provisions that allow termination by either party upon 30 days notice. In most instances, a vendor who elects to terminate a distribution agreement will repurchase from the distributor the vendor’s products carried in the distributor’s inventory.

Most of our vendor agreements also allow for stock rotation and price protection provisions. Stock rotation rights give us the ability, subject to certain limitations, to return for credit or exchange a portion of those inventory items purchased from the vendor. Price protection situations occur when a vendor credits us for declines in inventory value resulting from the vendor’s price reductions. Along with our inventory management policies and practices, these provisions reduce our risk of loss due to slow-moving inventory, vendor price reductions, product updates or obsolescence.

 

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Sometimes the industry practices discussed above are not embodied in agreements and do not protect us in all cases from declines in inventory value. However, we believe that these practices provide a significant level of protection from such declines, although no assurance can be given that such practices will continue or that they will adequately protect us against declines in inventory value (see also Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”)—Asset Management).

While we sell products in various countries throughout the world, and product categories may vary from region to region, during fiscal 2007, sales within our consolidated product categories approximated the following:

 

Peripherals

   40 %

Systems

   30 %

Networking

   15 %

Software

   15 %

We generated approximately 28% of our consolidated net sales in fiscal 2007 from products purchased from HP compared to 27%, and 28% of consolidated net sales in fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively. There were no other vendors that accounted for 10% or more of our consolidated net sales in fiscal 2007, 2006 or 2005.

Customers and Services

We purchase products directly from manufacturers and publishers in large quantities for sale to an active reseller base of more than 90,000 VARs, direct marketers, retailers and corporate resellers. While we sell products in various countries throughout the world, and customer channels may vary from region to region, during fiscal 2007, sales within our consolidated customer channels approximated the following:

 

VARs

   60 %

Direct marketers and retailers

   25 %

Corporate resellers

   15 %

No single customer accounted for more than five percent of our net sales during fiscal 2007, 2006 or 2005.

The market for VARs is attractive because VARs generally rely on distributors as their principal source of computer products and financing. This reliance is due to VARs typically lacking the resources to establish a large number of direct purchasing relationships or stock significant product inventories. Direct marketers, retailers and corporate resellers may establish direct relationships with manufacturers and publishers for their more popular products, but utilize distributors as the primary source for other product requirements and the alternative source for products acquired directly. We have also developed special programs to meet the unique needs of direct marketers and retailers.

In addition to a strong product offering, we provide resellers a high level of customer service through our training and technical support, suite of electronic commerce tools (including internet order entry and EDI services), customized shipping documents, product configuration/integration services and access to flexible financing programs. We also provide services to our vendors by giving them the opportunity to participate in a number of special promotions, and marketing services targeted to the needs of our resellers. While we believe that services such as these help to set us apart from our competition, they contribute less than 10% to our overall revenues.

We provide our vendors with one of the largest bases of resellers throughout the Americas and Europe, delivering products to customers from our 26 regionally located logistics centers. We have located our logistics centers near our customers which enables us to deliver products on a timely basis, thereby reducing the customers’ need to invest in inventory (see also Item 2—Properties for further discussion of our locations and logistics centers).

Sales and Electronic Commerce

Our sales force consists of field and inside telemarketing sales representatives. Our sales force is provided comprehensive training regarding our policies and procedures and technical characteristics of our products. These training programs are supplemented by product seminars offered by manufacturers and publishers. Field sales representatives are located in major metropolitan areas. Each field sales representative is supported by inside telemarketing sales teams covering a designated territory. Our team concept provides a strong personal relationship between our customers’ representatives and Tech Data. Territories with no field representation are serviced exclusively by the inside telemarketing sales teams. Customers typically call our inside sales teams on dedicated toll-free numbers or contact us through various electronic methods to place orders. If the product is in stock and the customer has available credit, customer orders are generally shipped the same day from the logistics center nearest the customer or the intended end-user.

 

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Increasingly, customers rely upon our electronic ordering and information systems, in addition to our product catalogs and frequent mailings, as sources for product information, including availability and price. Our on-line computer systems allow the inside sales teams to check current stocking levels in the Company’s logistics centers. Through our website, most customers can gain remote access to our information systems to check product availability and pricing and to place orders. Certain of our larger customers have EDI services available whereby orders, order acknowledgments, invoices, inventory status reports, customized pricing information and other industry standard EDI transactions are consummated on-line, which improves efficiency and timeliness for ourselves and our customers. During fiscal 2007, approximately $9.5 billion (44%) of our consolidated net sales originated from orders received electronically, compared to approximately $9.0 billion (44%) in fiscal 2006 and approximately $7.3 billion (37%) in fiscal 2005.

Competition

We operate in a market characterized by intense competition, based upon such factors as product availability, credit availability, price, delivery and various services and support provided by the distributor to the customer. We believe that we are well equipped to compete effectively with other distributors in all of these areas.

We compete against several distributors in the Americas market, including Ingram Micro Inc., Synnex Corp., and several regional and local distributors. The competitive environment within Europe is highly fragmented, with market share spread among many regional and local competitors such as Actebis Group, and international distributors such as Ingram Micro Inc. and Westcon/Comstor.

We also compete, in some cases, with manufacturers and publishers who sell directly to resellers and end-users. However, we may become a business partner to these companies by providing supply chain or other services tailored to the IT market. We believe manufacturers and publishers will generally continue to sell their products through distributors rather than directly due to our ability to provide suppliers with access to our broad customer base in a highly efficient manner. Our network of logistics centers and our sales and product management expertise worldwide allow our suppliers to benefit by lowering their selling and inventory costs.

Employees

On January 31, 2007, we had approximately 8,000 employees. Certain of our employees in various countries outside of the United States are subject to laws providing representation rights to employees on workers councils. We consider relations with our employees to be good.

Foreign and Domestic Operations and Export Sales

We operate predominately in a single industry segment as a distributor of IT products, logistics management, and other value-added services. While we operate primarily in one industry, because of our global presence, we manage our business based on our geographic segments. Our geographic segments include the Americas (including the United States, Canada, Latin America and export sales to the Caribbean) and Europe, formerly referred to as EMEA (including Europe, the Middle East and export sales to Africa). In fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005, 60%, 60%, and 62%, respectively, of our consolidated net sales were derived from operations outside of the United States.

Over the past several years, we have entered new markets, expanded our presence in existing markets and exited certain markets based upon our assessment of, among other factors, risk and earnings potential. We continue to evaluate our risk exposure (e.g., risks surrounding currency rates, regulatory environments, political instability, etc.) and earnings potential around the world. To the extent we decide to close additional operations, we may incur charges and operating losses related to such closures or recognize a portion of our accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income as a non-operating foreign currency exchange gain or loss (see Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding the geographical distribution of our net sales, operating (loss) income, depreciation and amortization, capital expenditures, identifiable assets and goodwill).

Additional Information Available

Our principal Internet address is www.techdata.com. We provide our annual and quarterly reports free of charge on www.techdata.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). We provide a link to all SEC filings where current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to previously filed reports may be accessed, free of charge.

 

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Executive Officers

The following table sets forth the name, age and title of each of the persons who were serving as executive officers of Tech Data as of March 27, 2007:

 

Name

   Age  

Title

Robert M. Dutkowsky    52   Chief Executive Officer
Jeffery P. Howells    49   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Néstor Cano    43   President, Worldwide Operations
Kenneth Lamneck    52   President, the Americas
Joseph A. Osbourn    59   Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Charles V. Dannewitz    52   Senior Vice President, Taxes and Treasurer
William K. Todd, Jr.    62   Senior Vice President, Logistics and Integration Services
Joseph B. Trepani    46   Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller
David R. Vetter    47   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Robert M. Dutkowsky, Chief Executive Officer, joined Tech Data as chief executive officer and was appointed to the board of directors in October 2006. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the IT industry including senior management positions in sales, marketing and channel distribution with leading manufacturers and software publishers IBM, EMC and J.D. Edwards. His IT career began in 1977 with IBM. During his 20 years with IBM, he served in several senior management positions, including executive assistant to former IBM CEO Lou Gerstner, and Vice President, Distribution – IBM Asia/Pacific. Prior to joining Tech Data, Mr. Dutkowsky was chairman, president and CEO of Egenera, Inc., a utility computing company based in Marlboro, Massachusetts. He earned a bachelor’s degree in labor and industrial relations from Cornell University.

Jeffery P. Howells, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, joined the Company in October 1991 as Vice President of Finance and assumed the responsibilities of Chief Financial Officer in March 1992. In March 1993, he was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in March 1997. In 1998, Mr. Howells was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors. From 1979 to 1991, he was employed by Price Waterhouse. Mr. Howells is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Accounting from Stetson University.

Néstor Cano, President, Worldwide Operations, joined the Company (via the Computer 2000 acquisition) in July 1989 as a Software Product Manager and served in various management positions within the Company’s operations in Spain and Portugal from 1990 to 1995, after which time he was promoted to Regional Managing Director. In March 1999 he was appointed Executive Vice President of U.S. Sales and Marketing, and in January 2000 he was promoted to President of the Americas. He was promoted to President, Worldwide Operations in August 2000. Mr. Cano holds a PDG (similar to an Executive MBA) from IESE Business School in Barcelona and an Engineering Degree from Barcelona University.

Kenneth Lamneck, President, the Americas, joined the Company in March 2004 as President, the Americas. Prior to Tech Data, he served in various management positions at Arrow Electronics Distribution Division and most recently served as President of the Arrow Richey Electronics division since 1999. Mr. Lamneck holds a Bachelors Degree in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at El Paso.

Joseph A. Osbourn, Executive Vice President and Worldwide Chief Information Officer, joined the Company in October 2000. Prior to joining the Company, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Kmart Corporation from September 1999 to September 2000, Vice President of Information Services at Walt Disney World Company from September 1989 to September 1999, and with Price Waterhouse for ten years, most recently as a partner in Management Consulting Services. Mr. Osbourn holds a Bachelors Degree in Physics from the University of Louisville and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Memphis State University.

Charles V. Dannewitz, Senior Vice President, Taxes and Treasurer, joined the Company in February 1995 as Vice President of Taxes. He was promoted to Senior Vice President of Taxes in March 2000, and assumed responsibility for worldwide treasury in July 2003. Prior to joining the Company, he was employed by Price Waterhouse for 13 years, most recently as a Tax Partner. Mr. Dannewitz is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Illinois Wesleyan University.

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Integration Services in April 2000. Prior to joining the Company, he was employed by Entex Information Services from September 1992 to June 1999 as the Senior Vice President of Distribution and Manufacturing. Mr. Todd holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from New Hampshire College.

Joseph B. Trepani, Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller, joined the Company in March 1990 as Controller and held the position of Director of Operations from October 1991 through January 1995. In February 1995, he was promoted to Vice President and Worldwide Controller and to Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller in March 1998. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Trepani was Vice President of Finance for Action Staffing, Inc. from July 1989 to February 1990. From 1982 to 1989, he was employed by Price Waterhouse. Mr. Trepani is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Florida State University.

David R. Vetter, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, joined the Company in June 1993 as Vice President and General Counsel and was promoted to Corporate Vice President and General Counsel in April 2000. In March 2003, he was promoted to his current position of Senior Vice President, and effective July 2003, was appointed Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining the Company, he was employed by the law firm of Robbins, Gaynor & Bronstein, P.A. from 1984 to 1993, most recently as a partner. Mr. Vetter is a member of the Florida Bar Association and holds Bachelor of Arts Degrees in English and Economics from Bucknell University and a Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Florida.

 

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

The following are certain risk factors that could affect our business, financial position and results of operations. These risk factors should be considered in connection with evaluating the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K because these factors could cause the actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Before you buy our common stock or other securities, you should know that making such an investment involves risks, including the risks described below. The risks that have been highlighted below are not the only risks of our business. If any of the risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be negatively affected. In that case, the trading price of our common stock or other securities could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. Certain risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements include the following:

Competition

The Company operates in a highly competitive environment. The computer wholesale distribution industry is characterized by intense competition, based primarily on product availability, credit availability, price, speed of delivery, ability to tailor specific solutions to customer needs, quality and depth of product lines and training, service and support. Weakness in demand in the market intensifies the competitive environment in which the Company operates. The Company competes with a variety of regional, national and international wholesale distributors, some of which have greater financial resources than the Company. The Company also faces competition from companies entering or expanding into the logistics and product fulfillment and e-commerce supply chain services market.

Narrow Profit Margins

As a result of intense price competition in the industry, the Company has narrow gross profit and operating profit margins. These narrow margins magnify the impact on operating results attributed to variations in sales and operating costs. Future gross profit and operating margins may be adversely affected by changes in product mix, vendor pricing actions and competitive and economic pressures. In addition, failure to attract new sources of business from expansion of products or services or entry into new markets may adversely affect future gross profit and operating margins.

Dependence on Information Systems

The Company is highly dependent upon its internal computer and telecommunication systems to operate its business. There can be no assurance that the Company’s information systems will not fail or experience disruptions, that the Company will be able to attract and retain qualified personnel necessary for the operation of such systems, that the Company will be able to expand and improve its information systems, that the Company will be able to convert to new systems efficiently, or that the Company will be able to integrate new programs effectively with its existing programs. Any of such problems could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business.

Acquisitions

As part of its growth strategy, the Company pursues the acquisition of companies that either complement or expand its existing business. As a result, the Company regularly evaluates potential acquisition opportunities, which may be material in size and scope. Acquisitions involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including expansion into new geographic markets and business areas, the requirement to understand local business practices, the diversion of management’s attention to the assimilation of the operations

 

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and personnel of the acquired companies, the possible requirement to upgrade the acquired companies’ management information systems to the Company’s standards, potential adverse short-term effects on the Company’s operating results and the amortization or impairment of any acquired intangible assets.

Exposure to Natural Disasters, War, and Terrorism

The Company’s headquarters facilities and some of its logistics centers as well as certain vendors and customers are located in areas prone to natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, or earthquakes. In addition, demand for the Company’s services is concentrated in major metropolitan areas. Adverse weather conditions, major electrical failures or other natural disasters in these major metropolitan areas may disrupt the Company’s business should its ability to distribute products be impacted by such an event.

The Company operates in multiple geographic markets, several of which may be susceptible to acts of war and terrorism. The Company’s business could be adversely affected should its ability to distribute products be impacted by such events.

The Company and many of its suppliers receive parts and products from Asia and operate in many parts of the world that may be susceptible to disease or epidemic that may disrupt the Company’s ability to receive or deliver products or other disruptions in operations.

Dependence on Independent Shipping Companies

The Company relies on arrangements with independent shipping companies, such as Federal Express and United Parcel Service, for the delivery of its products from vendors and to customers. The failure or inability of these shipping companies to deliver products, or the unavailability of their shipping services, even temporarily, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business. The Company may also be adversely affected by an increase in freight surcharges due to rising fuel costs and added security. There can be no assurance that Tech Data will be able to pass along the full effect of an increase in these surcharges to its customers.

Labor Strikes

The Company’s labor force is currently non-union with the exception of employees of certain European and Latin American subsidiaries, which are subject to collective bargaining or similar arrangements. The Company does business in certain foreign countries where labor disruption is more common than is experienced in the United States and some of the freight carriers used by the Company are unionized. A labor strike by a group of the Company’s employees, one of the Company’s freight carriers, one of its vendors, a general strike by civil service employees, or a governmental shutdown could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business. Many of the products the Company sells are manufactured in countries other than the countries in which the Company’s logistics centers are located. The inability to receive products into the logistics centers because of government action or labor disputes at critical ports of entry may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business.

Risk of Declines in Inventory Value

The Company is subject to the risk that the value of its inventory will decline as a result of price reductions by vendors or technological obsolescence. It is the policy of most of the Company’s vendors to protect distributors from the loss in value of inventory due to technological change or the vendors’ price reductions. Some vendors, however, may be unwilling or unable to pay the Company for price protection claims or products returned to them under purchase agreements. Moreover, industry practices are sometimes not embodied in written agreements and do not protect the Company in all cases from declines in inventory value. No assurance can be given that such practices to protect distributors will continue, that unforeseen new product developments will not adversely affect the Company, or that the Company will be able to successfully manage its existing and future inventories.

Product Availability

The Company is dependent upon the supply of products available from its vendors. The industry is characterized by periods of severe product shortages due to vendors’ difficulties in projecting demand for certain products distributed by the Company. When such product shortages occur, the Company typically receives an allocation of product from the vendor. There can be no assurance that vendors will be able to maintain an adequate supply of products to fulfill all of the Company’s customer orders on a timely basis. Failure to obtain adequate product supplies could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business.

Vendor Terms and Conditions

The Company relies on various rebates, cash discounts, and cooperative marketing programs offered by its vendors to support expenses associated with distributing and marketing the vendors’ products. Currently, the rebates and purchase discounts offered

 

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by vendors are influenced by sales volumes and percentage increases in sales, and are subject to changes by the vendors. Additionally, certain of the Company’s vendors subsidize floorplan financing arrangements for the benefit of our customers. Terminations of a supply or services agreement or a significant change in supplier terms or conditions of sale could negatively affect our operating margins, revenue or the level of capital required to fund our operations.

The Company receives a significant percentage of revenues from products it purchases from relatively few manufacturers. As has historically been the case, a manufacturer may make rapid, significant and adverse changes in its sales terms and conditions, such as reducing the amount of price protection and return rights as well as reducing the level of purchase discounts and rebates they make available to us, or may merge with or acquire other significant manufacturers. The Company’s gross margins could be materially and negatively impacted if the Company is unable to pass through the impact of these changes to the Company’s customers or cannot develop systems to manage ongoing supplier programs. In addition, the Company’s standard vendor distribution agreement permits termination without cause by either party upon 30 days notice. The loss of a relationship with any of the Company’s key vendors, a change in their strategy (such as increasing direct sales), the merging of significant manufacturers, or significant changes in terms on their products may adversely effect the Company’s business.

Loss of Significant Customers

Customers do not have an obligation to make purchases from the Company. In some cases, the Company has made adjustments to its systems, vendor offerings, and processes, and made staffing decisions, in order to accommodate the needs of a significant customer. In the event a significant customer decides to make its purchases from another distributor, experiences a significant change in demand from its own customer base, becomes financially unstable, or is acquired by another company, the Company’s receipt of revenues may be significantly affected, resulting in an adverse effect on the Company’s business.

Customer Credit Exposure

The Company sells its products to a large customer base of value-added resellers, direct marketers, retailers and corporate resellers. The Company finances a significant portion of such sales through trade credit. As a result, the Company’s business could be adversely affected in the event of a deterioration of the financial condition of its customers, resulting in the customers’ inability to repay the Company. This risk may increase if there is a general economic downturn affecting a large number of the Company’s customers and in the event the Company’s customers do not adequately manage their business or properly disclose their financial condition.

Need for Liquidity and Capital Resources; Fluctuations in Interest Rates

The Company’s business requires substantial capital to operate and to finance accounts receivable and product inventory that are not financed by trade creditors. The Company has historically relied upon cash generated from operations, bank credit lines, trade credit from its vendors, proceeds from public offerings of its common stock and proceeds from debt offerings to satisfy its capital needs and finance growth. The Company utilizes various financing instruments such as receivables securitization, leases, revolving credit facilities and trade receivable purchase facilities. As the financial markets change and new regulations come into effect, the cost of acquiring financing and the methods of financing may change. Changes in our credit rating or other market factors may increase our interest expense or other costs of capital, or capital may not be available to us on acceptable terms to fund our working capital needs. The inability to obtain such sources of capital could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business. The Company’s credit facilities contain various financial and other covenants that may limit the Company’s ability to borrow or limit the Company’s flexibility in responding to business conditions. These financing instruments involve variable rate debt, thus exposing the Company to risk of fluctuations in interest rates. Such fluctuations in interest rates could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risks; Exposure to Foreign Markets

The Company conducts business in countries outside of the United States, which exposes the Company to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company may enter into short-term forward exchange or option contracts to hedge this risk; nevertheless, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business. In particular, the value of the Company’s equity investment in foreign countries may fluctuate based upon changes in foreign currency exchange rates. These fluctuations, which are recorded in a cumulative translation adjustment account, may result in losses in the event a foreign subsidiary is sold or closed at a time when the foreign currency is weaker than when the Company initially invested in the country.

The Company’s international operations are subject to other risks such as the imposition of governmental controls, export license requirements, restrictions on the export of certain technology, political instability, trade restrictions, tariff changes, difficulties in staffing and managing international operations, changes in the interpretation and enforcement of laws (in particular related to items such as duty and taxation), difficulties in collecting accounts receivable, longer collection periods and the impact of local economic conditions and practices. There can be no assurance that these and other factors will not have an adverse effect on the Company’s business.

 

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Changes in Income Tax and Other Regulatory Legislation

The Company operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. When new legislation is enacted with minimal advance notice, or when new interpretations or applications of existing laws are made, the Company may need to implement changes in its policies or structure.

In addition, recent legislation requires all member states of the European Union to adopt the European Directive 2002/96/EC regarding Waste in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (“WEEE Directive”) and 2002/95/EC regarding restrictions of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (“RoHS Directive”) into national law. The manner and timing of adoption of these laws impacts the Company as, in some countries, it remains unclear to what extent and the manner in which the Company will be subject to compliance with these regulations and the financial costs and guarantees thereby required.

The Company makes plans for its structure and operations based upon existing laws and anticipated future changes in the law. The Company is susceptible to unanticipated changes in legislation, especially relating to income and other taxes, import/export laws, hazardous materials and electronic waste recovery legislation, and other laws related to trade, accounting, and business activities. Such changes in legislation, both domestic and international, may have a significant adverse effect on the Company’s business.

Changes in Accounting Rules

The Company prepares its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. These accounting principles are subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and various other bodies formed to interpret and create appropriate accounting policies. A change in these policies or a new interpretation of an existing policy could have a significant effect on our reported results and may affect our reporting of transactions before a change is announced.

Volatility of Common Stock Price

Because of the foregoing factors, as well as other variables affecting the Company’s operating results, past financial performance should not be considered a reliable indicator of future performance, and investors should not use historical trends to anticipate results or trends in future periods. In addition, the Company’s participation in a highly dynamic industry often results in significant volatility of the common stock price. Some of the factors that may affect the market price of the common stock, in addition to those discussed above, are changes in investment recommendations by securities analysts, changes in market valuations of competitors and key vendors, and fluctuations in the overall stock market, but particularly in the technology sector.

 

ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 2. Properties

Our worldwide executive offices are located in Clearwater, Florida. As of January 31, 2007, we operated a total of 26 logistics centers to provide our customers timely delivery of products. These logistics centers are located in the following principal markets: Americas – 14, and Europe – 12.

As of January 31, 2007, we leased or owned approximately seven million square feet of space worldwide. The majority of our office facilities and logistics centers are leased. Our facilities are well maintained and are adequate to conduct our current business. We do not anticipate material difficulty in renewing our leases as they expire or securing replacement facilities.

 

ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings

Prior to fiscal 2004, one of our European subsidiaries was audited in relation to various value-added tax (“VAT”) matters. As a result of those audits, the subsidiary received notices of assessment that allege the subsidiary did not properly collect and remit VAT. It is our opinion, based upon the opinion of outside legal counsel, that we have valid defenses related to a substantial portion of these assessments. Although we are vigorously pursuing administrative and judicial action to challenge the assessments, no assurance can be given as to the ultimate outcome. The resolution of such assessments could be material to our operating results for any particular period, depending upon the level of income for such period.

 

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We are subject to various other legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. We do not expect that the outcome in any of these other legal proceedings, individually or collectively, will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

There have been no matters submitted to a vote of shareholders during the last quarter of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Stock, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol “TECD”. We have not paid cash dividends since fiscal 1983 and the Board of Directors has no current plans to institute a cash dividend payment policy in the foreseeable future. The table below presents the quarterly high and low sale prices for our common stock as reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. As of March 1, 2007, there were 368 holders of record. We believe that there are approximately 44,000 beneficial holders.

 

     Sales Price
     High    Low
Fiscal year 2007      

Fourth quarter

   $ 43.74    $ 36.23

Third quarter

     40.00      32.10

Second quarter

     38.75      33.99

First quarter

     42.65      34.94
     High    Low
Fiscal year 2006      

Fourth quarter

   $ 42.10    $ 34.21

Third quarter

     39.50      33.80

Second quarter

     39.11      33.04

First quarter

     43.56      33.82

Equity Compensation and Stock Purchase Plan Information

The number of shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding share-based equity incentives granted to employees and non-employee directors, as well as the number of shares remaining available for future issuance, under our equity compensation and stock purchase plans as of January 31, 2007 are summarized in the following table:

 

Plan category

  

Number of

shares to

be issued upon

exercise of outstanding
share-based incentives

  

Weighted

average

exercise

price of outstanding
share-
based incentives

  

Number of shares

remaining available for

future issuance

under equity

compensation plans

Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders for:

        

Employee equity compensation

   6,124,592    $ 35.83    3,228,502

Employee stock purchase

   —        —      600,233

Non-employee directors’ equity compensation

   101,500      34.93    —  
            

Total

   6,226,092      35.81    3,828,735

Employee equity compensation plan not approved by shareholders

   984,533      38.12    —  
            

Total

   7,210,625      36.13    3,828,735
            

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

In March 2005, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $100.0 million of the Company’s common stock (increased to $200.0 million in November 2005). As of October 31, 2006, the Company’s share repurchase program authorized in fiscal 2006 was completed. The share repurchases were made on the open market, through block trades or otherwise. The number of shares purchased and the timing of the purchases were based on working capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors, including alternative investment opportunities. Shares repurchased by the Company are held in treasury for general corporate purposes, including issuances under equity incentive and benefit plans.

 

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ITEM 6. Selected Consolidated Financial Data

The following table sets forth certain selected consolidated financial data. In the first quarter of fiscal 2007, management sold the European Training Business (the “Training Business”). The results of operations of the Training Business have been reclassified and presented as “income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax”, for all periods presented below. The balance sheet data has not been reclassified as the net assets of the Training Business are less than 0.5% of the total net assets of the Company. This information should be read in conjunction with the MD&A and our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report.

FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

     2007     2006    2005     2004     2003  
Income statement data:            

Net sales

   $ 21,440,445     $ 20,482,851    $ 19,730,917     $ 17,358,525     $ 15,738,945  

Cost of products sold

     20,433,674       19,460,332      18,667,184       16,414,773       14,907,187  
                                       

Gross profit

     1,006,771       1,022,519      1,063,733       943,752       831,758  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     851,097       828,278      832,178       771,786       612,728  

Goodwill impairment (1)

     136,093       —        —         —         328,872  

Restructuring charges(2)

     23,764       30,946      —         —         —    

Special charges

     —         —        —         3,065       —    
                                       

Operating (loss) income

     (4,183 )     163,295      231,555       168,901       (109,842 )

Loss on disposition of subsidiaries, net

     —         —        —         —         5,745  

Discount on sale of accounts receivable

     12,509       5,503      —         —         —    

Interest expense, net

     28,742       23,996      22,867       16,566       24,045  

Net foreign currency exchange (gain) loss

     (15 )     1,816      (2,959 )     (1,893 )     (6,942 )
                                       

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

     (45,419 )     131,980      211,647       154,228       (132,690 )

Provision for income taxes(3)

     55,508       109,013      52,025       47,040       67,128  
                                       

(Loss) income from continuing operations

     (100,927 )     22,967      159,622       107,188       (199,818 )

Discontinued operations, net of tax

     3,946       3,619      2,838       (3,041 )     —    
                                       

Net (loss) income

   $ (96,981 )   $ 26,586    $ 162,460     $ 104,147     $ (199,818 )
                                       

(Loss) income per common share—basic:

           

Continuing operations

   $ (1.83 )   $ 0.40    $ 2.74     $ 1.88     $ (3.55 )

Discontinued operations

     0.07       0.06      0.05       (0.05 )     —    
                                       

Net (loss) income per common share—basic

   $ (1.76 )   $ 0.46    $ 2.79     $ 1.83     $ (3.55 )
                                       

(Loss) income per common share—diluted:

           

Continuing operations

   $ (1.83 )   $ 0.39    $ 2.69     $ 1.86     $ (3.55 )

Discontinued operations

     0.07       0.06      0.05       (0.05 )     —    
                                       

Net (loss) income per common share—diluted

   $ (1.76 )   $ 0.45    $ 2.74     $ 1.81     $ (3.55 )
                                       

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

           

Basic

     55,129       57,749      58,176       56,838       56,256  
                                       

Diluted

     55,129       58,414      59,193       57,501       56,256  
                                       

Dividends per common share

     —         —        —         —         —    
                                       

 

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     2007    2006    2005    2004    2003
Balance sheet data:               

Working capital

   $ 1,816,564    $ 1,392,108    $ 1,488,617    $ 1,525,432    $ 1,399,283

Total assets

     4,703,864      4,404,634      4,557,736      4,167,886      3,248,018

Revolving credit loans

     77,195      235,088      68,343      80,221      188,309

Current portion of long-term debt

     2,376      1,605      291,625      9,258      1,403

Long-term debt

     363,604      14,378      17,215      307,934      314,498

Other long-term liabilities

     46,252      38,598      45,178      46,591      16,155

Shareholders’ equity

     1,702,720      1,760,307      1,927,471      1,658,489      1,338,530

(1) See Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of the goodwill impairment recorded in fiscal year 2007.
(2) See Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of restructuring costs incurred in fiscal year 2006 and 2007.
(3) See Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of the $8.4 million and $56.0 million increases in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance in fiscal 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

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ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”), contains forward-looking statements, as described in the “safe harbor” provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those projected. These forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future results of Tech Data Corporation are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the industries in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances, are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Readers are referred to the cautionary statements and important factors discussed in Item 1A. Risk Factors in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2007 for further information. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include the following:

 

   

competition

 

   

narrow profit margins

 

   

dependence on information systems

 

   

acquisitions

 

   

exposure to natural disasters, war and terrorism

 

   

dependence on independent shipping companies

 

   

labor strikes

 

   

risk of declines in inventory value

 

   

product availability

 

   

vendor terms and conditions

 

   

loss of significant customers

 

   

customer credit exposure

 

   

need for liquidity and capital resources; fluctuations in interest rates

 

   

foreign currency exchange rates; exposure to foreign markets

 

   

changes in income tax and other regulatory legislation

 

   

changes in accounting rules

 

   

volatility of common stock price

Overview

Tech Data is a leading distributor of information technology (“IT”) products, logistics management and other value-added services. We distribute microcomputer hardware and software products to value-added resellers, corporate resellers, direct marketers and retailers. Our offering of value-added customer services includes training and technical support, external financing options, configuration services, outbound telemarketing, marketing services and a suite of electronic commerce solutions. We manage our business in two geographic segments: the Americas (including the United States, Canada, Latin America and export sales to the Caribbean) and Europe, formerly referred to as EMEA (including Europe, the Middle East and export sales to Africa).

Our strategy is to leverage our efficient cost structure combined with our multiple service offerings to generate demand and cost efficiencies for our suppliers and customers around the world. The IT distribution industry in which we operate is characterized by narrow gross profit as a percentage of sales (“gross margin”) and narrow income from operations as a percentage of sales (“operating margin”). Historically, our gross and operating margins have been impacted by intense price competition, as well as changes in terms and conditions with our suppliers, including those terms related to rebates and other incentives and price protection. We expect

 

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these competitive pricing pressures to continue in the foreseeable future, and therefore, we will continue to evaluate our pricing policies and terms and conditions offered to our customers in response to changes in our vendors’ terms and conditions and the general market environment. We will continue to focus on not only disciplined pricing and purchasing practices, but also on realigning our customer and vendor portfolio to support a sustainable higher margin business that will help drive long-term profitability throughout all of our operations. As we continue to evaluate our existing pricing policies and make future changes, if any, within our customer or vendor portfolio, we may experience moderated sales growth or sales declines. In addition, increased competition and changes in general economic conditions within the markets in which we conduct business may hinder our ability to maintain and/or improve gross margin from its current level.

From a balance sheet perspective, we require working capital primarily to finance accounts receivable and inventory. We have historically relied upon debt, trade credit from our vendors, and accounts receivable financing programs for our working capital needs. We believe our balance sheet at January 31, 2007 was one of the strongest in the industry, with a debt to capital ratio (calculated as total debt divided by the aggregate of total debt and total shareholders’ equity) of 21%.

We continue to be satisfied with our performance over the last several years within the Americas. However, our profitability within Europe has been well below our expectations. We believe our lack of acceptable operating performance in Europe was the result of a combination of factors, including weaker demand conditions in certain countries, competitive pricing pressures, declining average selling prices and, most notably, the diverted focus of our management team in the region. Specifically, the combined effect of the completion of our comprehensive IT systems upgrade and harmonization project, further integration of our Azlan operations and, most recently, the implementation of our European restructuring program initiated in May 2005, diverted the focus of our management team in the region from executing appropriate pricing, purchasing and sales management practices.

In order to dedicate our strategic efforts and focus towards core growth opportunities, as well as our European turnaround, during the first quarter of fiscal 2007, we completed the sale of our Training Business to a third-party for total cash consideration of $16.5 million, resulting in an after-tax gain of $3.8 million. Our results of operations for the Training Business and the gain on the sale of the Training Business have been reclassified and presented as “discontinued operations, net of tax” in our Consolidated Statement of Operations for all periods presented. The reclassification of the Training Business had the effect of reducing previously reported gross margin and selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) as a percentage of consolidated net sales by approximately .20% to .23% for fiscal 2006 and 2005. The impact on previously reported operating margin for these periods was relatively insignificant. The assets and liabilities of the Training Business have not been reclassified in our January 31, 2006 Consolidated Balance Sheet as the net assets of the Training Business were less than 0.5% of the total consolidated net assets of the Company.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2007, our challenges in Europe intensified. During this quarter, we recorded sharply lower than expected revenues which we believe was the result of a further deceleration in IT demand within Europe, in comparison to previous quarters. This deceleration in IT demand during the quarter, particularly within Western Europe where the majority of our European revenue is derived, was a key factor leading to a heightened level of pricing pressure experienced within the region during the quarter. This further deceleration in IT demand and heightened pricing pressure, coupled with continued internal distractions of management related to the restructuring program, resulted in our European operating results for the quarter falling well short of our internal expectations. As a result, we believed we had strong indicators of impairment of our goodwill in Europe and, therefore, we performed an impairment test for goodwill as of July 31, 2006. This goodwill impairment analysis reflected the recast of both our short and longer-term European financial outlook and resulted in our determination that a $136.1 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge was necessary as of July 31, 2006.

 

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As a result of the market factors discussed in the paragraph above, we believe it will take longer than originally anticipated to reach an acceptable level of profitability in Europe. The major initiatives surrounding our restructuring program were completed in the third quarter of fiscal 2007, and the savings realized from our restructuring initiatives have partially offset the pressure on our gross margins experienced during the year. In addition, the dedicated resources which have been assigned across the region to optimize pricing, purchasing and sales management practices have begun to produce improvements. During the second semester of fiscal 2007, we have seen our European operations begin to stabilize with improving revenue growth and gross margins compared to the first semester of fiscal 2007. While we still have opportunities and expectations for additional improvement, we believe that our performance within several countries, especially during the second semester of fiscal 2007, is a positive indicator of the Company’s ability to improve our operating performance in Europe. However, we continue to remain cautiously optimistic, as the competitive environment and changes in general economic conditions within the markets in which we conduct business may hinder our ability to continue to improve our operating margins from their current level.

Effective February 1, 2006, we adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share Based Payments” (“SFAS No. 123R”), using the modified prospective transition method, and therefore have not restated our results of operations for the prior periods. Under this transition method, stock-based compensation expense for fiscal 2007 includes compensation expense for stock-based compensation awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 31, 2006, and for stock-based compensation awards granted after January 31, 2006. SFAS No. 123R eliminates the ability to account for stock-based compensation transactions using the intrinsic value method under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”. In accordance with SFAS No. 123R, we recognize stock-based compensation expense, reduced for estimated forfeitures, on a straight line basis over the requisite service period of the award. During fiscal 2007, we recognized $8.0 million of stock-based compensation expense as a result of the adoption of SFAS No. 123R. See further discussion related to our adoption of SFAS No. 123R included in Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The information included within MD&A is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures. On an on-going basis, we evaluate these estimates, including those related to bad debts, inventory, vendor incentives, goodwill and intangible assets, deferred taxes, and contingencies. Our estimates and judgments are based on currently available information, historical results, and other assumptions we believe are reasonable. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates. We believe the following critical accounting policies affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

Accounts Receivable

We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. In estimating the required allowance, we take into consideration the overall quality and aging of the receivable portfolio, the existence of credit insurance and specifically identified customer risks. Also influencing our estimates are the following: (1) the large number of customers and their dispersion across wide geographic areas; (2) the fact that no single customer accounts for more than 5% of our net sales; (3) the value and adequacy of collateral received from customers, if any and 4) our historical loss experience. If actual customer performance were to deteriorate to an extent not expected by us, additional allowances may be required which could have an adverse effect on our consolidated financial results. Conversely, if actual customer performance were to improve to an extent not expected by us a reduction in allowances may be required which could have a favorable effect on our consolidated financial results.

Inventory

We value our inventory at the lower of its cost or market value, with cost being determined on the first-in, first-out method. We write down our inventory for estimated obsolescence equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated market value based upon an aging analysis of the inventory on hand, specifically known inventory-related risks (such as technological obsolescence and the nature of vendor terms surrounding price protection and product returns), foreign currency fluctuations for foreign-sourced product, and assumptions about future demand. Market conditions or changes in terms and conditions by our vendors that are less favorable than those projected by management may require additional inventory write-downs, which could have an adverse effect on our consolidated financial results.

Vendor Incentives

We receive incentives from vendors related to cooperative advertising allowances, infrastructure funding, volume rebates and other incentive agreements. These incentives are generally under quarterly, semi-annual or annual agreements with the vendors; however, some of these incentives are negotiated on an ad-hoc basis to support specific programs mutually developed with the vendor. Unrestricted volume rebates and early payment discounts received from vendors are recorded as a reduction of inventory upon receipt of funds and as a reduction of cost of products sold as the related inventory is sold. Incentives received from vendors for specifically identified cooperative advertising programs and infrastructure funding are recorded as adjustments to selling, general and administrative expenses, and any reimbursement in excess of the related cost is recorded in the same manner as unrestricted volume rebates, as discussed above.

 

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We also provide reserves for receivables on vendor programs for estimated losses resulting from vendors’ inability to pay or rejections of claims by vendors. Should amounts recorded as outstanding receivables from vendors be uncollectible, additional allowances may be required which could have an adverse effect on our consolidated financial results.

Goodwill, Intangible Assets and Other Long-Lived Assets

The carrying value of goodwill is reviewed at least annually for impairment and may also be reviewed more frequently if current events and circumstances indicate a possible impairment. An impairment loss is charged to expense in the period identified. We also examine the carrying value of our intangible assets with finite lives, which includes capitalized software and development costs, purchased intangibles, and other long-lived assets as current events and circumstances warrant determining whether there are any impairment losses. If indicators of impairment are present and future cash flows are not expected to be sufficient to recover the assets’ carrying amount, an impairment loss is charged to expense in the period identified. Factors that may cause a goodwill, intangible asset or other long-lived asset impairment include negative industry or economic trends and significant underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results. Our valuation methodologies include, but are not limited to, estimating the net present value of the projected cash flows of our reporting units. If actual results are substantially lower than our projections underlying these assumptions, or if market discount rates substantially increase, our future valuations could be adversely affected, potentially resulting in future impairment charges.

Income Taxes

We record valuation allowances to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. In assessing the adequacy of a recorded valuation allowance, we consider all positive and negative evidence and a variety of factors including, the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, historical and projected future taxable income, and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. If we determine we would be able to use a deferred tax asset in the future in excess of its net carrying value, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance would be made to reduce income tax expense, thereby increasing net income in the period such determination was made. Should we determine that we are unable to realize all or part of our net deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance would be made to income tax expense, thereby reducing net income in the period such determination was made.

Contingencies

We accrue for contingent obligations, including estimated legal costs, when the obligation is probable and the amount is reasonably estimable. As facts concerning contingencies become known, we reassess our position and make appropriate adjustments to the financial statements. Estimates that are particularly sensitive to future changes include those related to tax, legal, and other regulatory matters such as imports and exports, the imposition of international governmental controls, changes in the interpretation and enforcement of international laws (in particular related to items such as duty and taxation), and the impact of local economic conditions and practices, which are all subject to change as events evolve and as additional information becomes available during the administrative and litigation process.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Legislation

See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the discussion on recent accounting pronouncements and legislation.

 

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Results of Operations

Except for the section relating to discontinued operations, the Results of Operations discussion below relates only to continuing operations.

The following tables set forth our net sales and operating income, by geographic region, for the years ended January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005:

 

     2007     % of
net sales
    2006    % of
net sales
    2005   % of
net sales
 

Net sales by geographic region ($ in thousands):

             

Americas

   $ 9,965,074     46.48 %   $ 9,464,667    46.21 %   $ 8,482,512   42.99 %

Europe

     11,475,371     53.52       11,018,184    53.79       11,248,405   57.01  
                                       

Worldwide

   $ 21,440,445     100.00 %   $ 20,482,851    100.00 %   $ 19,730,917   100.00 %
                                       
                      2007     2006   2005  

Year-over-year increase (decrease) in net sales (%):

             

Americas (US$)

          5.3%         11.6 %     8.2%  

Europe (US$)

          4.1%         (2.0)%   18.2%  

Europe (Euro)

          1.5%         (0.6)%     9.0%  

Worldwide (US$)

          4.7%            3.8 %   13.7%  
     2007     % of
net sales
    2006    % of
net sales
    2005  

% of

net sales

 

Operating income (loss) ($ in thousands):

             

Americas

   $ 155,653      1.56 %     $ 154,839    1.64%     $ 140,690   1.66%  

Europe

     (159,836 )   (1.39)%       8,456    0.08%       90,865   0.81%  
                           

Worldwide

   $ (4,183 )   (0.02)%     $ 163,295    0.80%     $ 231,555   1.17%  
                           

We sell many products purchased from the world’s leading peripheral, system and networking manufacturers and software publishers. Products purchased from HP generated 28%, 27% and 28% of our net sales in fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. There were no other manufacturers or publishers that accounted for 10% or more of our net sales in the past three years.

The following table sets forth our Consolidated Statement of Operations as a percentage of net sales for each of the three most recent fiscal years:

 

     2007     2006     2005  

Net sales

   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %

Cost of products sold

   95.30     95.01     94.61  
                  

Gross profit

   4.70     4.99     5.39  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   3.98     4.04     4.22  

Goodwill impairment

   0.63     —       —    

Restructuring charges

   0.11     0.15     —    
                  

Operating (loss) income

   (0.02 )   0.80     1.17  

Interest expense

   0.18     0.16     0.14  

Discount on sale of accounts receivable

   0.06     0.03     —    

Interest income

   (0.05 )   (0.04 )   (0.03 )

Net foreign currency exchange (gain) loss

   —       0.01     (0.01 )
                  

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

   (0.21 )   0.64     1.07  

Provision for income taxes

   0.26     0.53     0.27  
                  

(Loss) income from continuing operations

   (0.47 )   0.11     0.80  

Discontinued operations, net of tax

   0.02     0.02     0.02  
                  

Net (loss) income

   (0.45 )%   0.13 %   0.82 %
                  

 

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Net Sales

Our consolidated net sales were $21.4 billion in fiscal 2007, an increase of 4.7% when compared to fiscal 2006. On a regional basis, during fiscal 2007, net sales in the Americas increased by 5.3% over fiscal 2006 and increased by 4.1% in Europe (an increase of 1.5% on a euro basis). Our sales performance in the Americas is primarily due to stronger sales to direct marketers and retailers compared to the prior year somewhat offset by declining average selling prices of many of the products we sell. The increase in European sales in fiscal 2007 is primarily the result of the improved IT demand experienced in the second semester of fiscal 2007 and improved stability in our European operations partially offset by much lower demand in Western Europe during the first semester of fiscal 2007 (particularly in the second quarter).

Our consolidated net sales were approximately $20.5 billion during fiscal 2006, an increase of 3.8% when compared to fiscal 2005. On a regional basis, during fiscal 2006, net sales in the Americas increased by 11.6% over fiscal 2005 and decreased by 2.0% in EMEA (decrease of 0.6% on a euro basis). Our performance in the Americas was primarily due to reasons similar to those described above regarding our fiscal 2007 sales performance. Our performance in Europe can be attributed to a combination of factors, including somewhat weaker demand conditions in certain countries, competitive pricing pressures resulting in declining average selling prices and, most notably, the diverted focus of our management team in the region.

Gross Profit

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales (“gross margin”) during fiscal 2007 was 4.70%, a decrease from 4.99% in fiscal 2006. The decrease in gross margin is primarily attributable to the more challenging pricing environment in Europe, particularly in the second quarter of fiscal 2007 and the internal distractions of management related to the final phases of our comprehensive IT systems upgrade and harmonization project and the implementation of the restructuring program in Europe, as discussed above. Since the completion of these initiatives during the third quarter of fiscal 2007, we have seen our European operations begin to stabilize and gross margins in the region improve sequentially during the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2007. However, we continue to remain cautiously optimistic as the competitive environment and changes in general economic conditions within the markets in which we conduct business may hinder our ability to maintain and/or continue to improve gross margin from its current level.

Gross margin during fiscal 2006 was 4.99%, a decrease from 5.39% in fiscal 2005. The decrease in gross margin was primarily attributable to the highly competitive pricing environment and operational challenges in our European operations, as discussed above, and to a much lesser extent, changes in customer and product mix in both Europe and the Americas.

Operating Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”)

SG&A as a percentage of net sales decreased to 3.98% in fiscal 2007, compared to 4.04% in fiscal 2006. The decrease in SG&A as a percentage of net sales in fiscal 2007 is the result of improvements in productivity, particularly in Europe, where we are realizing the benefits associated with our restructuring efforts.

In absolute dollars, worldwide SG&A increased by $22.8 million in fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006. The increase in SG&A in fiscal 2007 is primarily attributable to an increase in credit costs in both the Americas and Europe due to higher than anticipated bankruptcies and other credit losses, increased labor costs in the Americas, a stronger euro versus the U.S. dollar in fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006, and an additional $8.0 million of compensation expense related to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R in fiscal 2007. These increases were offset in part by the productivity improvements and benefits realized in Europe from the restructuring program, which we completed during the third fiscal quarter of 2007. SG&A includes external consulting costs related to the European restructuring program of $8.6 million and $9.6 million for fiscal 2007 and 2006, respectively.

SG&A as a percentage of net sales decreased to 4.04% in fiscal 2006, compared to 4.22% in fiscal 2005. The decrease in SG&A as a percentage of net sales in fiscal 2006 was the result of continuing cost savings initiatives and improvements in productivity, particularly in Europe, where we began to realize the benefits associated with our restructuring efforts. Also contributing to our decrease in SG&A was a reduction in credit costs due to favorable credit experience and the positive resolution of contingencies associated with certain customer accounts.

In absolute dollars, worldwide SG&A decreased by $3.9 million in fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005. The decrease in fiscal 2006 was primarily due to the benefits realized from the restructuring program and the decrease in credit costs, partially offset by $9.6 million of external consulting costs incurred related to our European restructuring program, an increase in labor costs in the Americas to support the additional sales and, to a lesser extent, a stronger U.S. dollar versus the euro in fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005.

 

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Goodwill Impairment

As discussed earlier in this MD&A, due to certain indicators of impairment within our European reporting unit, the Company performed an impairment test for goodwill as of July 31, 2006. This testing included the determination of the European reporting unit’s fair value using market multiples and discounted cash flows modeling. The Company’s reduced earnings and cash flow forecast for our European region resulted in the Company determining that a goodwill impairment charge was necessary. As of July 31, 2006, the Company recorded a $136.1 million non-cash charge for the goodwill impairment in Europe.

Restructuring Charges

As discussed earlier in this MD&A, in May 2005, we announced a formal restructuring program to better align the European operating cost structure with the current business environment. As of October 31, 2006, the initiatives related to the European restructuring program had been completed. During fiscal 2007, we incurred $23.8 million related to the restructuring program, comprised of $20.0 million for workforce reductions and $3.8 million for facility costs. In total, from inception through completion of the program, we incurred $54.7 million related to the restructuring program, comprised of $38.9 million for workforce reductions and $15.8 million for facility costs.

Interest Expense, Discount on Sale of Accounts Receivable, Interest Income, Foreign Currency Exchange Gains/Losses

Interest expense increased 22.5% to $38.5 million in fiscal 2007 compared to $31.4 million in fiscal 2006. The increase in interest expense in fiscal 2007 is primarily attributable to the repurchase of the $290.0 million convertible subordinated debentures in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 using revolving credit facilities, which have higher short-term borrowing rates. In addition, average short-term interest rates increased in comparison to the prior fiscal year, resulting in an increase in interest expense in fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006.

Interest expense increased 10.4% to $31.4 million in fiscal 2006 compared to $28.5 million in fiscal 2005. The increase in interest expense during fiscal 2006 was primarily due to additional working capital requirements resulting from higher sales volume and an increase in our average short-term borrowing rate compared to the prior fiscal year.

Discount on the sale of accounts receivable totaled $12.5 million and $5.5 million, respectively, in fiscal 2007 and 2006. The discount is associated with the accounts receivable purchase facility agreements executed in fiscal 2006 (see further discussion below in this MD&A and in Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). The increase in the discount on sale of accounts receivable from fiscal 2006 to fiscal 2007 reflects the fact that the Company began selling accounts receivable under the program in the second quarter of fiscal 2006 which resulted in an increase in the average amount of accounts receivables sold under the programs and an increase in the discount rates charged in fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006.

Interest income increased 31.5% to $9.8 million in fiscal 2007 compared to $7.4 million in fiscal 2006. The increase in interest income during fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006 is primarily attributable to higher interest rates earned on short-term cash investments and higher average investment balances compared to the prior fiscal year. Interest income increased 32.5% to $7.4 million in fiscal 2006 from $5.6 million in fiscal 2005. The increase in interest income during fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005 was primarily attributable to higher interest rates earned on short-term cash investments compared to the prior fiscal year.

We realized a net foreign currency exchange gain of $0.1 million in fiscal 2007 compared to a net foreign currency exchange loss of $1.8 million during fiscal 2006 and a net foreign currency exchange gain of $3.0 million in fiscal 2005. We recognize net foreign currency exchange gains and losses primarily due to the fluctuation in the value of the U.S. dollar versus the euro, and to a lesser extent, versus other currencies. It continues to be our goal to minimize foreign currency exchange gains and losses through an effective hedging program. Our hedging policy prohibits speculative foreign currency exchange transactions.

Provision for Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate for continuing operations was (122.2)% in fiscal 2007 and 82.6% in fiscal 2006. The change in the effective tax rate during fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006 is primarily the result of the previously discussed goodwill impairment in Europe of $136.1 million, which is non-deductible for tax purposes, and an increase in net operating losses in certain tax jurisdictions for which no tax benefit was recognized. Additionally, we recorded an increase in the deferred tax valuation allowance related to certain jurisdictions in Europe of $8.4 million and $56.0 million in fiscal years 2007 and 2006, respectively, related to net operating losses recorded in previous years. On an absolute dollar basis, the provision for income taxes decreased 49.1% to $55.5 million in fiscal 2007 as compared to $109.0 million in fiscal 2006 primarily as a result of the decrease in the adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance.

While we believe our restructuring efforts will improve the operating performance within our European operations, we determined the respective increases in the valuation allowances on deferred tax assets in fiscal 2007 and 2006 to be appropriate due to cumulative

 

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losses realized within the respective fiscal years, after considering the effect of implementing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. To the extent we generate future consistent taxable income within those operations currently requiring the valuation allowance, we may reduce the valuation allowance on the related deferred tax assets, thereby reducing tax expense and increasing net income in the same period. The underlying net operating loss carryforwards remain available to offset future taxable income in the specific jurisdictions requiring the valuation allowance, subject to applicable tax laws and regulations.

Our effective tax rate for continuing operations was 82.6% in fiscal 2006 and 24.6% in fiscal 2005. The increase in the effective tax rate during fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005 is primarily the result of the previously mentioned $56.0 million increase in the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets. On an absolute dollar basis, the provision for income taxes increased 109.5% to $109.0 million in fiscal 2006 as compared to $52.0 million in fiscal 2005 primarily as a result of the increase in the deferred tax valuation allowance.

The effective tax rate differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% during these periods primarily for the reasons discussed above, net operating losses in certain tax jurisdictions for which no tax benefit was recognized and tax rate benefits of earnings from operations in certain lower-tax jurisdictions throughout the world for which no U.S. taxes have been provided because such earnings are planned to be reinvested indefinitely outside the U.S.

The overall effective tax rate is dependent upon the geographic distribution of our worldwide earnings or losses and changes in tax laws or interpretations of these laws in our operating jurisdictions. We regularly monitor the assumptions used in estimating our annual effective tax rate and adjust our estimates accordingly. If actual results differ from our estimates, future income tax expense could be materially affected.

Our future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by lower earnings than anticipated in countries with lower statutory rates, changes in the relative mix of taxable income and taxable loss jurisdictions, changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets or liabilities or changes in tax laws or interpretations thereof. In addition, our income tax returns are subject to continuous examination by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities. We regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes from these examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes. At January 31, 2007, we believe we have appropriately accrued for probable income tax exposures. To the extent we prevail in matters for which accruals have been established or are required to pay amounts in excess of such accruals, our effective tax rate could be materially affected.

Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

The results of operations and the gain on sale of the Training Business have been reclassified and presented as “discontinued operations, net of tax”, within the Consolidated Statement of Operations for all periods presented. For fiscal 2007, we realized income from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $3.9 million, comprised of a $3.8 million gain, net of tax, on the sale of the Training Business and $0.1 million of income from operations of the Training Business prior to the sale in March 2006. We realized $3.6 million and $2.8 million of income from discontinued operations, net of tax, in fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Impact of Inflation

For the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, we do not believe that inflation had a material impact on our consolidated operations or on our financial position.

Quarterly Data—Seasonality

Our quarterly operating results have fluctuated significantly in the past and will likely continue to do so in the future as a result of currency fluctuations and seasonal variations in the demand for the products and services we offer. Narrow operating margins may magnify the impact of these factors on our operating results. Recent historical seasonal variations have included a reduction of demand in Europe during our second and third fiscal quarters followed by an increase in European demand during our fiscal fourth quarter. Given that a significant portion of our revenues are derived from Europe, the worldwide results closely follow the seasonality trends in Europe. Additionally, the life cycles of major products, as well as the impact of future acquisitions and dispositions, may also materially impact our business, financial condition, or results of operations. See Note 15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding our quarterly results.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our discussion of liquidity and capital resources includes an analysis of our cash flows and capital structure, which includes both continuing and discontinued operations for all periods presented. The absence of cash flows from discontinued operations is not expected to affect the Company’s future liquidity.

 

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The following table summarizes Tech Data’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005:

 

     Years ended January 31,  
     2007     2006     2005  
     (In thousands)  

Net cash (used in) provided by:

      

Operating activities

   $ (13,988 )   $ 257,439     $ 106,945  

Investing activities

     (23,666 )     (51,583 )     (38,645 )

Financing activities

     121,753       (235,438 )     12,200  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     24,242       (8,809 )     5,755  
                        

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

   $ 108,341     $ (38,391 )   $ 86,255  
                        

Net cash used in operating activities was $14.0 million for fiscal 2007 compared to $257.4 million cash provided by operations in fiscal 2006. The $14.0 million cash used in operations in fiscal 2007 was due primarily to the timing of cash received from customers and the timing of payments to vendors. In addition, our operating cash flows in fiscal 2007 were influenced by higher accounts receivable balances due to an acceleration of revenue growth in Europe in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 compared to the same period of fiscal 2006. We have several key metrics we use to manage our working capital, including our cash conversion cycle (also referred to as “net cash days”) and owned inventory levels. Our net cash days are defined as days of sales outstanding in accounts receivable (“DSO”) plus days of supply on hand in inventory (“DOS”), less days of purchases outstanding in accounts payable (“DPO”). Owned inventory is calculated as the difference between our inventory and accounts payable balances divided into the inventory balance. Our net cash days remained relatively consistent at 30 days at the end of fiscal 2007 compared to 29 days at the end of fiscal 2006. Our owned inventory level (the percentage of inventory not financed by vendors) was a negative 29% at the end of fiscal 2007, meaning our accounts payable balances exceeded our inventory balances by 29%. This compares to negative owned inventory of 25% at the end of fiscal 2006.

Net cash provided by operating activities increased to $257.4 million in fiscal 2006 as compared to $106.9 million in fiscal 2005 due primarily to the timing of payments to vendors. Our net cash days improved by approximately 6% to 29 days at the end of fiscal 2006 compared to 31 days at the end of fiscal 2005, resulting from improved management of our worldwide cash conversion cycle. Our owned inventory level (the percentage of inventory not financed by vendors) was a negative 25% at the end of fiscal 2006. This compared to negative owned inventory of 18% at the end of fiscal 2005.

The following table presents the components of Tech Data’s cash conversion cycle, in days, as of January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005:

 

     As of January 31,  
     2007     2006     2005  

Days of sales outstanding

   37     36     36  

Days of supply in inventory

   24     26     25  

Days of purchases outstanding

   (31 )   (33 )   (30 )
                  

Cash conversion cycle (days)

   30     29     31  
                  

Net cash used in investing activities of $23.7 million during fiscal 2007 was primarily due to $43.7 million of expenditures for the continuing expansion and upgrading of our IT systems, office facilities and equipment for our logistics centers, offset by $16.5 million proceeds received from the sale of the Training Business and $3.6 million of proceeds from the sale of property and equipment. We expect to make total capital expenditures of approximately $40.0 million during fiscal 2008 for equipment and machinery in our logistics centers, office facilities and IT systems.

Net cash used in investing activities of $51.6 million during fiscal 2006 was primarily attributable to the continuing investment related to the expansion and upgrading of our IT systems, office facilities and equipment for our logistics centers.

Net cash provided by financing activities of $121.8 million during fiscal 2007 is primarily the result of net proceeds of $342.6 million received from the issuance of $350.0 million of convertible debentures in December 2006, $25.2 million in proceeds received for the reissuance of treasury stock related to exercises of equity-based awards and purchases made through our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), offset by $166.4 million of net repayments on our revolving credit lines and long-term debt and the use of $80.1 million for the repurchase of 2,222,720 shares of our common stock.

Net cash used in financing activities of $235.4 million during fiscal 2006 is primarily the result of the repayment of our $290.0 million convertible subordinated debentures and $127.0 million for the repurchase of 3,443,131 shares of our common stock, partially offset by net borrowings on our revolving credit lines of $166.5 million and $16.7 million in proceeds received for the issuance of common stock related to our stock option exercises and purchases made through our ESPP.

 

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As of January 31, 2007, we maintained a $400.0 million Receivables Securitization Program with a syndicate of banks. We pay interest (rate of 5.70% at January 31, 2007) on the Receivables Securitization Program at designated commercial paper rates plus an agreed-upon margin. Additionally, we maintained a $250.0 million Multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility with a syndicate of banks that expires in March 2010. We pay interest (rate of 6.32% at January 31, 2007) under this facility at the applicable LIBOR rate plus a margin based on our credit ratings. In addition to these credit facilities, we maintained lines of credit and overdraft facilities totaling approximately $787.4 million at January 31, 2007 (average interest rate on the borrowing was 4.37% at January 31, 2007).

The total capacity of the aforementioned credit facilities was approximately $1.4 billion, of which $77.2 million was outstanding at January 31, 2007. Our credit agreements contain limitations on the amounts of annual dividends and repurchases of common stock. Additionally, the credit agreements require compliance with certain warranties and covenants. The financial ratio covenants contained within the credit agreements include a debt to capitalization ratio, an interest to EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, deprecation and amortization) ratio, and a tangible net worth requirement. At January 31, 2007, we were in compliance with all such covenants. The ability to draw funds under these credit facilities is dependent upon sufficient collateral (in the case of the Receivables Securitization Program) and meeting the aforementioned financial covenants, which may limit our ability to draw the full amount of these facilities. As of January 31, 2007, the maximum amount that could be borrowed under these facilities, in consideration of the availability of collateral and the financial covenants, was approximately $750.1 million.

On March 20, 2007, we amended the $250.0 million Multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility, the Receivables Securitization Program and the synthetic lease facility we have with a group of financial institutions (the “Synthetic Lease”), further discussed below. The primary purpose of these amendments was to obtain more favorable interest rates, lease rates and facility fees. In addition, the maturity date of the Multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility was extended to March 20, 2012.

At January 31, 2007, we had issued standby letters of credit of $25.5 million. These letters of credit typically act as a guarantee of payment to certain third parties in accordance with specified terms and conditions. The issuance of these letters of credit reduces our available capacity under the above mentioned facilities by the same amount.

In December 2006, we issued $350.0 million of convertible senior debentures due 2026. The debentures bear interest at 2.75% per year. We will pay interest on the debentures on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on June 15, 2007. In addition, beginning with the period commencing on December 20, 2011 and ending on June 15, 2012 and for each six-month period thereafter, we will pay contingent interest on the interest payment date for the applicable interest period, if the market price of the debentures exceeds specified levels. The convertible senior debentures are convertible into our common stock and cash anytime after June 15, 2026, or i) if the market price of the common stock, as defined, exceeds 135% of the conversion price per share of common stock, or ii) if the Company calls the debentures for redemption, or iii) upon the occurrence of certain corporate transactions, as defined. Holders have the right to convert the debentures into 18.4310 shares per $1,000 principal amount of debentures, equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $54.26 per share. Upon conversion, we will deliver cash equal to the lesser of the aggregate principal amount of the debentures to be converted and our total conversion obligation and shares of our common stock in respect of the remainder, if any, of our conversion obligation. Holders have the option to require us to repurchase the debentures in cash on any of the fifth, tenth or fifteenth anniversary dates from the issue date at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued interest to the repurchase date. The debentures are redeemable in whole or in part for cash at our option at any time on or after December 20, 2011. Additionally, the debentures are senior, unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The debentures are effectively subordinated to all of our existing and future secured debt and are structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries. The proceeds from the offering were used to payoff short-term debt and for other general corporate purposes.

In December 2004, we completed an Exchange Offer whereby approximately 99.3% of our then outstanding $290.0 million convertible subordinated debentures (the “Old Notes”) were exchanged for new debentures (the “New Notes”). The New Notes had substantially identical terms to the previously outstanding Old Notes. In accordance with the debenture agreement, on December 15, 2005, the debenture holders of the New Notes exercised their option to require the Company to repurchase the debentures. We repurchased the New Notes using cash and existing credit lines. In addition, prior to January 31, 2006, we also repurchased the Old Notes using cash and existing credit lines.

In May 2006, we withdrew our $500.0 million universal shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission as we made the decision not to issue debt or equity securities through this registration statement.

 

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In fiscal 2006, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $200.0 million of our common stock. Share repurchases under the program were made on the open market through block trades or otherwise. The number of shares purchased and the timing of the purchases was based on working capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors, including alternative investment opportunities. Shares we repurchase are held in treasury for general corporate purposes, including issuances under employee equity incentive plans. During fiscal 2007, we repurchased 2,222,720 shares comprised of 2,220,132 shares purchased in conjunction with our share repurchase program and 2,588 shares purchased outside of the stock repurchase program, at an average of $36.03 per share, for a total cost, including expenses, of $80.1 million. As of October 31, 2006, the share repurchase program authorized in fiscal 2006 was completed.

Our debt to capital ratio was 21% at January 31, 2007. We believe that our existing sources of liquidity, including cash resources and cash provided by operating activities, supplemented as necessary with funds available under our credit arrangements, will provide sufficient resources to meet our present and future working capital and cash requirements for at least the next 12 months. Changes in our credit rating or other market factors may increase our interest expense or other costs of capital, or capital may not be available to us on acceptable terms to fund our working capital needs. The Company will continue to need additional financing, including debt financing. The inability to obtain such sources of capital could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business. The Company’s credit facilities contain various financial and other covenants that may limit the Company’s ability to borrow or limit the Company’s flexibility in responding to business conditions.

Contractual Obligations

As of January 31, 2007, future payments of long-term debt and amounts due under future minimum lease payments, including minimum commitments under IT outsourcing agreements, are as follows (in thousands):

 

     Operating
leases
   Capital
leases
   

Long-term

debt

   Total  

Fiscal year:

          

2008

   $ 65,285    $ 3,381     $ —      $ 68,666  

2009

     55,367      1,974       —        57,341  

2010

     43,339      1,809       —        45,148  

2011

     33,459      1,809       —        35,268  

2012

     18,996      1,809       350,000      370,805  

Thereafter

     66,843      9,110       —        75,953  
                              

Total payments

   $ 283,289      19,892       350,000      653,181  

Less amounts representing interest

     —        (3,912 )     —        (3,912 )
                              

Total principal payments

   $ 283,289    $ 15,980     $ 350,000    $ 649,269  
                              

Fair value renewal and purchase options and escalation clauses exist for a substantial portion of the operating leases included above. Purchase orders for the purchase of inventory and other goods and services are not included in the table above. We are not able to determine the aggregate amount of such purchase orders that represent contractual obligations, as purchase orders typically represent authorizations to purchase rather than binding agreements. For the purposes of this table, contractual obligations for purchase of goods or services are defined as agreements that are enforceable and legally binding on Tech Data and that specify all significant terms, including: fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased; fixed, minimum or variable price provisions; and the approximate timing of the transaction. Our purchase orders are based on our current demand expectations and are fulfilled by our vendors within short time horizons. We do not have significant non-cancelable agreements for the purchase of inventory or other goods specifying minimum quantities or set prices that exceed our expected requirements for the next three months. We also enter into contracts for outsourced services; however, the obligations under these contracts were not significant and the contracts generally contain clauses allowing for cancellation without significant penalty.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Synthetic Lease Facility

We have a Synthetic Lease facility with a group of financial institutions under which we lease certain logistics centers and office facilities from a third-party lessor. The Synthetic Lease expires in fiscal 2009, at which time we have the following options: renew the lease for an additional five years, purchase the properties at an amount equal to their cost, or remarket the properties. If we elect to remarket the properties, we have guaranteed the lessor a percentage of the cost of each of the properties, in an aggregate amount of approximately $118.0 million (the “residual value”). At any time during the lease term, we may, at our option purchase up to four of the seven properties, at an amount equal to each property’s cost. We pay interest on the Synthetic Lease at LIBOR plus an agreed-upon margin. The Synthetic Lease contains covenants that must be complied with, similar to the covenants described in certain of the credit facilities discussed above and in Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The amount funded under the

 

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Synthetic Lease (approximately $133.2 million at January 31, 2007) is treated as debt under the definition of the covenants required under both the Synthetic Lease and the credit facilities. As of January 31, 2007, we were in compliance with all such covenants.

In January 2007, we sold approximately 6 acres of excess land located in Miami, Florida. The sale was executed pursuant to the “excess sale” provisions of the Synthetic Lease agreement and resulted in a gain of $3.6 million recorded during the quarter ended January 31, 2007. This gain is included within SG&A our Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The sum of future minimum lease payments under the Synthetic Lease at January 31, 2007 was approximately $13.5 million. Properties leased under the Synthetic Lease facility total 2.5 million square feet of space, with land totaling approximately 198 acres located in Clearwater and Miami, Florida; Fort Worth, Texas; Fontana, California; Suwanee, Georgia; Swedesboro, New Jersey; and South Bend, Indiana.

The Synthetic Lease has been accounted for as an operating lease. FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 46 requires us to evaluate whether an entity with which we are involved meets the criteria of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and, if so, whether we are required to consolidate that entity. We have determined that the third-party lessor of this synthetic lease facility does not meet the criteria of a VIE and, therefore, is not subject to the consolidation provisions of FIN No. 46.

Trade Receivables Purchase Facility Agreements

We have revolving trade receivables purchase facility agreements (the “Receivables Facilities”) with third-party financial institutions to sell accounts receivable on a non-recourse basis. We use the Receivables Facilities as a source of working capital funding. The Receivables Facilities limit the amount of purchased accounts receivable the financial institutions may hold to $356.1 million at January 31, 2007, based on currency exchange rates at that date. Under the Receivables Facilities, we may sell certain accounts receivable (the “Receivables”) in exchange for cash less a discount based on LIBOR plus a margin. Such transactions have been accounted for as a true sale, in accordance with SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities”. The Receivables Facilities, which have various expiration dates, require that we continue to service, administer and collect the sold accounts receivable.

During fiscal 2007 and 2006, we received gross proceeds of $1.3 billion and $796.1 million, respectively, from the sale of the Receivables and recognized related discounts totaling $12.5 million and $5.5 million, respectively. The proceeds, net of the discount incurred, are reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows in operating activities within cash received from customers and the change in accounts receivable. Prior to the second quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company did not utilize the Receivables Facilities as a source of funding.

Guarantees

As is customary in the IT industry, to encourage certain customers to purchase product from us, we have arrangements with certain finance companies that provide inventory-financing facilities for our customers. In conjunction with certain of these arrangements, we have agreements with the finance companies that would require us to repurchase certain inventory, which might be repossessed from the customers by the finance companies. Due to various reasons, including among other items, the lack of information regarding the amount of saleable inventory purchased from us still on hand with the customer at any point in time, our repurchase obligations relating to inventory cannot be reasonably estimated. Repurchases of inventory by us under these arrangements have been insignificant to date. We also provide additional financial guarantees to finance companies on behalf of certain customers. The majority of these guarantees are for an indefinite period of time, where we would be required to perform if the customer is in default with the finance company. The Company reviews the underlying credit for these guarantees on at least an annual basis. As of January 31, 2007 and 2006, the aggregate amount of guarantees under these arrangements totaled approximately $11.5 million and $7.0 million, respectively, of which approximately $7.0 million and $2.9 million, respectively, was outstanding. We believe that, based on historical experience, the likelihood of a material loss pursuant to both of the above guarantees is remote.

Additionally, in connection with the sale of the Training Business discussed in Note 3—Discontinued Operations, we continue to negotiate the assignment of several of the related facility lease obligations with the lessors of such properties. To the extent the lessors are unwilling to agree to a direct lease arrangement with the purchaser, we will remain liable in the event of default by the purchaser of the Training Business. The majority of these lease obligations expire at various dates over the next three years and would require that we make all required payments under the lease agreements in the event of default by the purchaser. The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that we could be required to make under the guarantees is approximately $8.2 million as of January 31, 2007. We believe that the likelihood of a material loss pursuant to these guarantees is remote.

 

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We also provide residual value guarantees related to our Synthetic Lease which have been recorded at the estimated fair value of the residual value guarantees.

Asset Management

We manage our inventories by maintaining sufficient quantities to achieve high order fill rates while attempting to stock only those products in high demand with a rapid turnover rate. Inventory balances fluctuate as we add new product lines and when appropriate, we make large purchases, including cash purchases from manufacturers and publishers when the terms of such purchases are considered advantageous. Our contracts with most of our vendors provide price protection and stock rotation privileges to reduce the risk of loss due to manufacturer price reductions and slow moving or obsolete inventory. In the event of a vendor price reduction, we generally receive a credit for the impact on products in inventory and we have the right to rotate a certain percentage of purchases, subject to certain limitations. Historically, price protection and stock rotation privileges as well as our inventory management procedures have helped to reduce the risk of loss of inventory value.

We attempt to control losses on credit sales by closely monitoring customers’ creditworthiness through our IT systems, which contain detailed information on each customer’s payment history and other relevant information. We have obtained credit insurance that insures a percentage of the credit extended by us to certain customers against possible loss. Customers who qualify for credit terms are typically granted net 30-day payment terms in the Americas. While credit terms in Europe vary by country, the vast majority of customers are granted credit terms ranging from 30-60 days. We also sell products on a prepay, credit card and cash on delivery basis. In addition, certain of the Company’s vendors subsidize floorplan financing arrangements for the benefit of our customers.

 

ITEM 7A. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk

As a large global organization, we face exposure to adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates. These exposures may change over time as business practices evolve and could have a material impact on our financial results in the future. In the normal course of business, we employ established policies and procedures to manage our exposure to fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies using a variety of financial instruments. It is our policy to utilize financial instruments to reduce risks where internal netting cannot be effectively employed. Additionally, we do not enter into foreign currency derivative instruments for speculative or trading purposes. Our primary exposure relates to transactions in Europe, where the currency collected from customers can be different from the currency used to purchase the product. Our foreign currency risk management objective is to protect our earnings and cash flows from the adverse impact of exchange rate changes.

Foreign exchange risk is managed by using foreign currency forward, option and swap contracts to hedge both intercompany and third party a) loans, b) accounts receivable and c) accounts payable.

We have elected not to designate our foreign currency contracts as hedging instruments, and they are therefore marked-to-market with changes in their value recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations each period. During fiscal 2007 and 2006, the underlying exposures are denominated primarily in the following currencies: U.S. dollar, British pound, Canadian dollar, Czech koruna, Danish krone, euro, Norwegian krone, Polish zloty, Swedish krona and Swiss franc.

The following table provides information about our foreign currency derivative financial instruments outstanding as of January 31, 2007 and 2006. The information is provided in U.S. dollar equivalents. For the foreign currency contracts, the table presents the notional amount (at contractual exchange rates) and the weighted average contractual foreign currency exchange rates. These contracts are generally for durations of 90 days or less.

 

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Foreign Currency Contracts

Notional Amounts by Expected Maturity

Average Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Rate

(Dollar amounts in millions, except weighted average contract rates)

 

     January 31, 2007     January 31, 2006  
   Notional
amount
   Weighted
average
contract rate
   Estimated fair
market value
    Notional
amount
   Weighted
average
contract rate
   Estimated fair
market value
 
United States Dollar Functional Currency                 

Forward Contracts— Purchase United States Dollar

                

Euro

   $ 128.14    1.297    $ (0.42 )   $ 33.63    1.215    $ (0.09 )

Swiss Franc

     5.03    1.240      0.01       3.17    1.276      (0.01 )

Norwegian Krone

     1.55    6.373      —         2.20    6.629      —    

Danish Krone

     0.88    5.747      —         5.71    6.161      (0.03 )

British Pound

     36.10    1.953      (0.17 )     42.08    1.768      (0.36 )

Swedish Krona

     0.75    7.003      —         2.63    7.636      (0.02 )

Miscellaneous other currencies

     —      —        —         0.65    —        —    

Forward Contracts— Sell United States Dollar

                

Euro

   $ 19.90    1.292    $ 0.13     $ 21.60    1.199    $ 0.46  

British Pound

     12.22    1.966      (0.02 )     —      —        —    

Miscellaneous other currencies

     3.73    —        0.02       1.26    —        0.01  
Euro Functional Currency                 

Forward Contracts— Purchase Euro

                

United States Dollar

   $ 51.10    1.311    $ (0.32 )   $ 118.70    1.217    $ 0.13  

Czech Koruna

     21.42    27.780      0.01       16.09    28.775      (0.20 )

Swedish Krona

     117.64    9.073      (0.03 )     148.98    9.234      0.05  

Swiss Franc

     32.20    1.621      (0.02 )     47.12    1.554      (0.08 )

Danish Krone

     —      —        —         21.60    7.463      —    

Canadian Dollar

     135.58    1.532      (0.04 )     35.68    1.394      (0.17 )

Polish Zloty

     41.56    3.934      (0.05 )     26.39    3.832      (0.06 )

Norwegian Krone

     7.91    8.253      (0.01 )     7.60    8.131      (0.04 )

Israeli Shekel

     5.16    5.501      —         —      —        —    

Forward Contracts— Sell Euro

                

United States Dollar

   $ 294.66    1.298    $ (0.93 )   $ 185.39    1.215    $ (0.48 )

Swedish Krona

     —      —        —         5.14    9.300      0.03  

Forward Contracts— Purchase Swedish Krona

                

Norwegian Krone

   $ —      —      $ —       $ 1.72    1.149    $ 0.01  

Forward Contracts— Sell Swedish Krona

                

United States Dollar

   $ —      —      $ —       $ 3.94    7.668    $ (0.04 )

 

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     January 31, 2007     January 31, 2006  
   Notional
amount
   Weighted
average
contract rate
   Estimated fair
market value
    Notional
amount
   Weighted
average
contract rate
   Estimated fair
market value
 
Other Miscellaneous Functional Currencies                 

Forward Contracts—Purchase United States Dollar

                

Canadian Dollar

   $ 11.25    1.171    $ 0.05     $ 9.45    1.149    $ (0.08 )

Swiss Franc

     1.00    1.246      —         1.10    1.268      0.01  

Chilean Peso

     5.47    541.890      —         5.80    527.991      (0.05 )

Polish Zloty

     21.46    2.943      0.16       9.28    3.183      (0.13 )

Czech Koruna

     3.60    21.712      —         1.69    23.381      (0.01 )

Swedish Krona

     2.50    6.883      —         3.90    7.677      (0.05 )

Miscellaneous other currencies

     1.00    —        —         —      —        —    

Forward Contracts—Purchase Euro

                

Swedish Krona

   $ 8.45    9.036    $ —       $ —      —      $ —    

Swiss Franc

     11.12    1.603      0.07       7.43    1.547      0.02  

Polish Zloty

     13.16    3.865      0.04       13.56    3.840      (0.06 )

Miscellaneous other currencies

     —      —        —         0.65    —        —    

Forward Contracts—Sell Euro

                

Swiss Franc

   $ 2.65    1.615    $ —       $ —      —      $ —    

Polish Zloty

     1.56    3.870      —         17.31    3.839      0.07  

Swedish Krona

     2.87    9.086      —         5.11    9.300      0.03  

Forward Contracts—Sell United States Dollar

                

Swiss Franc

   $ —      —      $ —       $ 0.56    1.273    $ —    

Polish Zloty

     5.25    2.990      (0.01 )     8.70    3.146      0.02  

Swedish Krona

     4.19    6.948      —         —      —        —    

Forward Contracts—Sell Norwegian Krone

                

Swedish Krona

   $ 1.55    1.095    $ (0.02 )   $ 2.21    1.150    $ 0.01  

Forward Contracts—Sell Danish Krone

                

Swedish Krona

   $ 30.46    1.212    $ (0.05 )   $ —      —      $ —    

We are exposed to changes in interest rates primarily as a result of our short- and long-term debt used to maintain liquidity and to finance working capital, capital expenditures and business expansion. Interest rate risk is also present in the forward foreign currency contracts hedging intercompany and third-party loans. Our interest rate risk management objective is to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to minimize overall borrowing costs. To achieve our objective, we use a combination of fixed and variable rate debt. The nature and amount of our long-term and short-term debt can be expected to vary as a result of future business requirements, market conditions and other factors. As of January 31, 2007 and 2006, approximately 83% and 6%, respectively, of the outstanding debt had fixed interest rates. We utilize various financing instruments, such as receivables securitization, leases, revolving credit facilities and trade receivable purchase facilities, to finance working capital needs.

 

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The following table provides information about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. For debt obligations, the table presents principal cash flows and related weighted-average interest rates by expected maturity dates. Fair value for these instruments was determined based on third-party valuations. All amounts are stated in U.S. dollar equivalents.

Debt and Interest Rate Contracts as of January 31, 2007

Principal Notional Amount by Expected Maturity

(Dollar amounts in millions)

 

     January 31,                Fair
market value
January 31,
2007
     2008     2009     2010     2011     Thereafter     Total   
United States Dollar Functional Currency                
Liabilities                

U.S. dollar denominated debt—revolving credit

               

Fixed rate debt

   $ —         —         —         —       $ 350.0     $ 350.0    $ 339.0

Average interest rate

     —         —         —         —         2.75 %     
Euro Functional Currency                
Liabilities                

Euro denominated debt—revolving credit

               

Variable rate debt

   $ 62.9       —         —         —         —       $ 62.9    $ 62.9

Average interest rate

     3.78 %     —         —         —         —         

Euro denominated long-term debt (including current portion)

               

Fixed rate debt

   $ 2.4     $ 1.1     $ 1.0     $ 1.0     $ 10.5     $ 16.0    $ 16.0

Average interest rate

     6.15 %     6.15 %     6.15 %     6.15 %     6.15 %     
Other Miscellaneous Functional Currencies                
Liabilities                

Other foreign currencies denominated debt—revolving credit

               

Variable rate debt

   $ 14.3       —         —         —         —       $ 14.3    $ 14.3

Average interest rate

     7.25 %     —         —         —         —         

 

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Debt and Interest Rate Contracts as of January 31, 2006

Principal Notional Amount by Expected Maturity

(Dollar amounts in millions)

 

     January 31,                Fair
market value
January 31,
2006
     2007     2008     2009     2010     Thereafter     Total   
United States Dollar Functional Currency                
Liabilities                

U.S. dollar denominated debt—revolving credit

               

Variable rate debt

   $ 126.6       —         —         —         —       $ 126.6    $ 126.6

Average interest rate

     4.76 %     —         —         —         —         
Euro Functional Currency                
Liabilities                

Euro denominated debt—revolving credit

               

Variable rate debt

   $ 82.0       —         —         —         —       $ 82.0    $ 82.0

Average interest rate

     3.13 %     —         —         —         —         

Euro denominated long-term debt (including current portion)

               

Fixed rate debt

   $ 1.6     $ 1.7     $ 1.0     $ 1.0     $ 10.7     $ 16.0    $ 16.0

Average interest rate

     5.94 %     5.94 %     5.94 %     5.94 %     5.94 %     
Other Miscellaneous Functional Currencies                
Liabilities                

Other foreign currencies denominated debt—revolving credit

               

Variable rate debt

   $ 26.5       —         —         —         —       $ 26.5    $ 26.5

Average interest rate

     5.72 %     —         —         —         —         

 

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ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Index to Financial Statements

 

     Page
Financial Statements   

Report of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm

   34

Consolidated Balance Sheet

   35

Consolidated Statement of Operations

   36

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity

   37

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

   38

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   39
Financial Statement Schedule   

Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

   67

All schedules and exhibits not included are not applicable, not required or would contain information which is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Tech Data Corporation:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Tech Data Corporation and subsidiaries as of January 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 31, 2007. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Tech Data Corporation and subsidiaries at January 31, 2007 and 2006, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 31, 2007, in conformity with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, effective February 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Tech Data Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 28, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Tampa, Florida

March 28, 2007

 

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TECH DATA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(In thousands, except share amounts)

 

     January 31,  
     2007     2006  
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 265,006     $ 156,665  

Accounts receivable, net

     2,464,735       2,160,138  

Inventories

     1,556,008       1,527,729  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     122,103       138,927  
                

Total current assets

     4,407,852       3,983,459  

Property and equipment, net

     140,762       141,275  

Goodwill

     2,966       134,327  

Other assets, net

     152,284       145,573  
                

Total assets

   $ 4,703,864     $ 4,404,634  
                
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Revolving credit loans

   $ 77,195     $ 235,088  

Accounts payable

     2,011,203       1,917,213  

Current portion of long-term debt

     2,376       1,605  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     500,514       437,445  
                

Total current liabilities

     2,591,288       2,591,351  

Long-term debt

     363,604       14,378  

Other long-term liabilities

     46,252       38,598  
                

Total liabilities

     3,001,144       2,644,327  
                

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

    

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, par value $.0015; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 59,239,085 shares issued at January 31, 2007 and 2006

     89       89  

Additional paid-in capital

     732,378       729,455  

Treasury stock, at cost (4,313,103 and 3,048,060 shares at January 31, 2007 and 2006)

     (157,628 )     (112,601 )

Retained earnings

     841,402       938,383  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     286,479       204,981  
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     1,702,720       1,760,307  
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 4,703,864     $ 4,404,634  
                

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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TECH DATA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Year ended January 31,  
     2007     2006     2005  

Net sales

   $ 21,440,445     $ 20,482,851     $ 19,730,917  

Cost of products sold

     20,433,674       19,460,332       18,667,184  
                        

Gross profit

     1,006,771       1,022,519       1,063,733  
                        

Operating expenses:

      

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     851,097       828,278       832,178  

Goodwill impairment (Note 6)

     136,093       —         —    

Restructuring charges (Note 7)

     23,764       30,946       —    
                        
     1,010,954       859,224       832,178  
                        

Operating (loss) income

     (4,183 )     163,295       231,555  
                        

Other expense (income):

      

Interest expense

     38,506       31,422       28,473  

Discount on sale of accounts receivable

     12,509       5,503       —    

Interest income

     (9,764 )     (7,426 )     (5,606 )

Net foreign currency exchange (gain) loss

     (15 )     1,816       (2,959 )
                        
     41,236       31,315       19,908  
                        

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

     (45,419 )     131,980       211,647  

Provision for income taxes

     55,508       109,013       52,025  
                        

(Loss) income from continuing operations

     (100,927 )     22,967       159,622  

Discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 3)

     3,946       3,619       2,838  
                        

Net (loss) income

   $ (96,981 )   $ 26,586     $ 162,460  
                        

(Loss) income per common share – basic:

      

Continuing operations

   $ (1.83 )   $ 0.40     $ 2.74  

Discontinued operations

     0.07       0.06       0.05  
                        

Net (loss) income

   $ (1.76 )   $ 0.46     $ 2.79  
                        

(Loss) income per common share – diluted:

      

Continuing operations

   $ (1.83 )   $ 0.39     $ 2.69  

Discontinued operations

     0.07       0.06       0.05  
                        

Net (loss) income

   $ (1.76 )   $ 0.45     $ 2.74  
                        

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

      

Basic

     55,129       57,749       58,176  
                        

Diluted

     55,129       58,414       59,193  
                        

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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TECH DATA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands)

 

     Common Stock    Additional
paid-in
capital
   

Treasury

stock

    Retained
earnings
   

Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income

(loss)(a)

    Total
shareholders’
equity
 
     Shares    Amount           

Balance—January 31, 2004

   57,717    $ 87    $ 686,092     $ —       $ 749,337     $ 222,973     $ 1,658,489  

Issuance of common stock for benefit plans and stock options exercised, including related tax benefit of $5,738

   1,267      1      38,470       —         —         —         38,471  

Comprehensive income

   —        —        —         —         162,460       68,051       230,511  
                                                    

Balance—January 31, 2005

   58,984      88      724,562       —         911,797       291,024       1,927,471  

Issuance of common stock for benefit plans and stock options exercised, including related tax benefit of $1,460

   255      1      8,001       —         —         —         8,002  

Purchase of treasury stock, at cost

   —        —        —         (127,027 )     —         —         (127,027 )

Issuance of treasury stock for benefit plans and stock options exercised, including related tax benefit of $1,174

   —        —        (3,108 )     14,426       —         —         11,318  

Comprehensive income (loss)

   —        —        —         —         26,586       (86,043 )     (59,457 )
                                                    

Balance—January 31, 2006

   59,239      89      729,455       (112,601 )     938,383       204,981       1,760,307  

Purchase of treasury stock, at cost

   —        —        —         (80,093 )     —         —         (80,093 )

Issuance of treasury stock for benefit plans and equity-based awards exercised, including related tax benefit of $2,680

   —        —        (5,123 )     32,986       —         —         27,863  

Contribution of treasury stock to 401(k) savings plan

   —        —        73       2,080       —         —         2,153  

Stock-based compensation expense

   —        —        7,973       —         —         —         7,973  

Comprehensive (loss) income

   —        —        —         —         (96,981 )     81,498       (15,483 )
                                                    

Balance—January 31, 2007

   59,239    $ 89    $ 732,378     $ (157,628 )   $ 841,402     $ 286,479     $ 1,702,720  
                                                    

(a) The Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is comprised exclusively of changes in the Company’s cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment account.

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

     Year ended January 31,  
     2007     2006     2005  

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Cash received from customers

   $ 21,185,902     $ 20,504,871     $ 19,745,283  

Cash paid to suppliers and employees

     (21,091,764 )     (20,160,865 )     (19,571,824 )

Interest paid, net

     (26,910 )     (21,082 )     (18,837 )

Income taxes paid

     (81,216 )     (65,485 )     (47,677 )
                        

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (13,988 )     257,439       106,945  
                        

Cash flows from investing activities:

      

Proceeds from sale of business

     16,500       —         —    

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

     3,563       9,169       5,130  

Expenditures for property and equipment

     (31,667 )     (41,973 )     (25,876 )

Software and software development costs

     (12,062 )     (18,779 )     (17,899 )
                        

Net cash used in investing activities

     (23,666 )     (51,583 )     (38,645 )
                        

Cash flows from financing activities:

      

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock and reissuance of treasury stock

     25,183       16,686       32,733  

Cash paid for purchase of treasury stock

     (80,093 )     (127,027 )     —    

Proceeds from issuance of convertible debentures, net of expenses

     342,554       —         —    

Net (repayments) borrowings on revolving credit loans

     (164,824 )     166,530       (11,319 )

Principal payments on long-term debt

     (1,611 )     (291,627 )     (9,214 )

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation

     544       —         —    
                        

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     121,753       (235,438 )     12,200  
                        

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     24,242       (8,809 )     5,755  
                        

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     108,341       (38,391 )     86,255  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     156,665       195,056       108,801  
                        

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

   $ 265,006     $ 156,665     $ 195,056  
                        

Reconciliation of net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

      

Net (loss) income

   $ (96,981 )   $ 26,586     $ 162,460  
                        

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

      

Goodwill impairment

   $ 136,093     $ —       $ —    

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax

     (3,834 )     —         —    

Gain on sale of land

     (3,563 )     —         —    

Depreciation and amortization

     53,280       53,744       55,472  

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

     27,655       6,172       13,268  

Stock-based compensation expense

     7,973       —         —    

Deferred income taxes

     4,296       26,466       (3,616 )

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation

     (544 )     —         —    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

      

Accounts receivable

     (242,305 )     (32,585 )     (44,305 )

Inventories

     25,806       (83,311 )     (119,999 )

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     5,636       3,078       (32,193 )

Accounts payable

     21,985       214,804       55,849  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     50,515       42,485       20,009  
                        

Total adjustments

     82,993       230,853       (55,515 )
                        

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

   $ (13,988 )   $ 257,439     $ 106,945  
                        

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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TECH DATA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 — BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Description of Business

Tech Data Corporation (“Tech Data” or the “Company”) is a leading provider of information technology (“IT”) products, logistics management and other value-added services. The Company distributes microcomputer hardware and software products to value-added resellers, direct marketers, retailers and corporate resellers. The Company is managed in two geographic segments: the Americas (including the United States, Canada, Latin America and export sales to the Caribbean) and Europe, formerly referred to as EMEA (including Europe, the Middle East and export sales to Africa).

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Tech Data and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company operates on a fiscal year that ends on January 31.

Basis of Presentation

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS” or “Statement”) No 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets”, the Company has accounted for the European Training Business (the “Training Business”) as a discontinued operation. The results of operations of the Training Business have been reclassified and presented as “discontinued operations, net of tax”, for all periods presented. The balance sheet data has not been reclassified as the net assets of the Training Business are less than 0.5% of the total net assets of the Company at January 31, 2006. The cash flows of the Training Business have not been reported separately within the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows as the net cash flows of the Training Business are not material and the absence of cash flows from discontinued operations has not affected the Company’s liquidity subsequent to the sale of the Training Business. The transaction is further discussed in Note 3—Discontinued Operations.

Method of Accounting

The Company prepares its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. These principles require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized once four criteria are met: (1) the Company must have persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists; (2) delivery must occur, which generally happens at the point of shipment (this includes the transfer of both title and risk of loss, provided that no significant obligations remain); (3) the price must be fixed or determinable; and (4) collectibility must be reasonably assured. Shipping revenue is included in net sales while the related costs, including shipping and handling costs, are included in the cost of products sold. The Company allows its customers to return product for exchange or credit subject to certain limitations. A provision for such returns is recorded at the time of sale based upon historical experience.

Service revenue associated with configuration, training and other services is recognized when the work is complete and the four criteria discussed above have been met. Service revenues have represented less than 10% of total net sales for fiscal years 2007, 2006 and 2005.

Accounts Receivable

The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. In estimating the required allowance, the Company takes into consideration the overall quality and aging of the receivable portfolio, the existence of credit insurance, specifically identified customer risks and historical writeoff experience. If actual customer performance were to deteriorate to an extent not expected by the Company, additional allowances may be required which could have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial results. Conversely, if actual customer performance were to improve to an extent not expected by us, a reduction in the allowance may be required which could have a favorable effect on our consolidated financial results.

Inventories

Inventories, consisting entirely of finished goods, are stated at the lower of cost or market, cost being determined on the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. Inventory is written down for estimated obsolescence equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated market value, based upon an aging analysis of the inventory on hand, specifically known inventory-related risks (such as technological obsolescence and the nature of vendor terms surrounding price protection and product returns), foreign currency fluctuations for foreign-sourced product and assumptions about future demand.

 

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Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost and property and equipment under capital leases are stated at the present value of the future minimum lease payments. Depreciation expense includes depreciation of purchased property and equipment and assets recorded under capital leases. Depreciation expense is computed over the shorter of the estimated economic lives or lease periods using the straight-line method as follows:

 

     Years

Buildings and improvements

   15-39

Leasehold improvements

   3-10

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

   3-10

Expenditures for renewals and improvements that significantly add to productive capacity or extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations when incurred. When assets are sold or retired, the cost of the asset and the related accumulated depreciation are eliminated and any gain or loss is recognized at such time.

Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets are reviewed for potential impairment at such time when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is evaluated when the sum of the expected, undiscounted future net cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. Any impairment loss is measured by comparing the fair value of the asset to its carrying value.

Goodwill

The Company accounts for goodwill and other intangible assets in accordance SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”. SFAS No. 142 requires an annual review for impairment, or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. This testing includes the determination of each reporting unit’s fair value using market multiples and discounted cash flow modeling. The Company performs its annual review for goodwill impairment in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year.

Intangible Assets

Included within other assets at both January 31, 2007 and 2006 are certain intangible assets including capitalized software costs, as well as value assigned to the acquired customer lists and trademarks related to the acquisitions of Computer 2000 AG (“Computer 2000”) and Azlan Group PLC (“Azlan”). Such capitalized costs and intangibles are being amortized over a period of three to ten years.

The Company capitalizes computer software costs that meet both the definition of internal-use software and defined criteria for capitalization in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Statement of Position No. 98-1, “Accounting for the Cost of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use”.

The Company’s accounting policy is to amortize capitalized software costs on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from three to ten years, depending upon the nature of the software, the stability of the hardware platform on which the software is installed, its fit in the Company’s overall strategy, and our experience with similar software. It is the Company’s policy to amortize personal computer-related software, such as spreadsheet and word processing applications, over three years, which reflects the rapid changes in personal computer software. Mainframe software licenses are amortized over five years, which is in line with the longer economic life of mainframe systems compared to personal computer systems. Finally, strategic applications such as customer relationship management and enterprise-wide systems are amortized over seven to ten years based on their strategic fit and the Company’s historical experience with such applications.

Product Warranty

The Company’s vendors generally warrant the products distributed by the Company and allow the Company to return defective products, including those that have been returned to the Company by its customers. The Company does not independently warrant the products it distributes. However, in several countries where the Company operates, the Company is responsible for defective product as a matter of law. The time period required by law in certain countries exceeds the warranty period provided by the manufacturer. To date, the Company has not incurred any significant costs for defective products under these legal requirements. The Company does warrant services with regard to products integrated for its customers. A provision for estimated warranty costs is recorded at the time

 

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of sale and periodically adjusted to reflect actual experience. To date, the Company has not incurred any significant service warranty costs. Fees charged for products configured by the Company represented less than 10% of net sales for fiscal years 2007, 2006 and 2005.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the liability method. Deferred taxes reflect the tax consequences on future years of differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts. Deferred taxes have not been provided on the cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries or the cumulative translation adjustment related to those investments because such amounts are expected to be reinvested indefinitely.

The Company’s future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by earnings being lower than anticipated in countries where it has lower statutory rates, changes in the valuation of its deferred tax assets or liabilities or changes in tax laws or interpretations thereof. In addition, the Company is subject to the continuous examination of its income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities. The Company regularly assesses the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of its provision for income taxes. To the extent the Company were to prevail in matters for which accruals have been established or be required to pay amounts in excess of such accruals, the Company’s effective tax rate in a given financial statement period could be materially affected.

Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company sells its products to a large base of value-added resellers, direct marketers, retailers and corporate resellers throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Africa. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral. The Company has obtained credit insurance, which insures a percentage of credit extended by the Company to certain of its customers against possible loss. The Company makes provisions for estimated credit losses at the time of sale. No single customer accounted for more than five percent of the Company’s net sales during fiscal years 2007, 2006 and 2005.

Foreign Currency Translation

Income and expense accounts of foreign operations are translated at weighted average exchange rates during the year. Assets and liabilities of foreign operations that operate in a local currency environment are translated to U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date, with the related translation gains or losses reported as components of accumulated other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company faces exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. The Company reduces its exposure by creating offsetting positions through the use of derivative financial instruments. The majority of these instruments have terms of 90 days or less. It is the Company’s policy to utilize financial instruments to reduce risk where appropriate and prohibit entering into derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

Derivative financial instruments are marked-to-market each period with gains and losses on these contracts recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations within “net foreign currency exchange (gain) loss” in the period in which their value changes, with the offsetting entry for unsettled positions being booked to either other current assets or other current liabilities. Gains and losses resulting from effective accounting hedges of existing assets, liabilities or firm commitments are deferred and recognized when the offsetting gains and losses are recognized on the related hedged items.

The notional amount of forward exchange contracts is the amount of foreign currency to be bought or sold at maturity. Notional amounts are indicative of the extent of the Company’s involvement in the various types and uses of derivative financial instruments and are not a measure of the Company’s exposure to credit or market risks through its use of derivatives. The estimated fair value of derivative financial instruments represents the amount required to enter into similar offsetting contracts with similar remaining maturities based on quoted market prices.

The Company’s derivative financial instruments outstanding at January 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

 

     January 31, 2007     January 31, 2006  
     Notional
amounts
  

Estimated
fair

value

    Notional
amounts
  

Estimated
fair

value

 
     (In thousands)     (In thousands)  

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   $ 1,043,076    $ (1,604 )   $ 818,030    $ (1,109 )
                              

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these items. The carrying amount of debt outstanding pursuant to bank credit agreements approximates fair value as interest rates on these instruments approximate current market rates. The estimated fair value of the convertible senior debentures was approximately $339.0 million at January 31, 2007 based upon available market information.

Comprehensive (Loss) Income

Comprehensive (loss) income is defined as the change in equity (net assets) of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, and is comprised of “net (loss) income” and “other comprehensive (loss) income.” The Company’s other comprehensive (loss) income is comprised exclusively of changes in the Company’s currency translation adjustment account (“CTA account”), including income taxes attributable to those changes.

Comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes, for the years ended January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 is as follows:

 

     Year ended January 31,
     2007     2006     2005
     (In thousands)

Comprehensive (loss) income:

      

Net (loss) income

   $ (96,981 )   $ 26,586     $ 162,460

Change in CTA(1)

     81,498       (86,043 )     68,051
                      

Total

   $ (15,483 )   $ (59,457 )   $ 230,511
                      

(1) There was no income tax effect in fiscal years 2007, 2006 or 2005.

Accumulated comprehensive (loss) income includes $28.6 million of income taxes at January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005.

Stock-Based Compensation

Effective February 1, 2006 (the “Effective Date”), the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payments” (“SFAS No. 123R”). SFAS No. 123R requires all stock-based payments to employees and non-employee members of the board of directors, including grants of all employee equity incentives, to be recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations based on their fair values. In March 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (“SAB No. 107”) regarding its interpretation of SFAS No. 123R and the valuation of stock-based payments for public companies. The Company has applied the provisions of SAB No. 107 in its adoption of SFAS No. 123R.

SFAS No. 123R eliminates the ability to account for stock-based compensation transactions using the intrinsic value method prescribed under APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, and instead, generally requires that such transactions be accounted for using a fair-value based method. Through fiscal 2005, the Company used the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of its stock options under SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS No. 123”), for the pro forma disclosures required under this pronouncement. Beginning in fiscal 2006, the Company began issuing maximum value stock-settled stock appreciation rights (“MV Stock-settled SARs”) and maximum value stock options (“MVOs”), both of which are further discussed below. The fair value of MV Stock-settled SARs and MVOs under SFAS No. 123R is determined using a two-step valuation model utilizing both the Hull-White Lattice (binomial) and Black-Scholes option-pricing models, which is consistent with the valuation method used for the MV Stock-settled SARs and MVOs previously included in the Company’s pro forma disclosures under SFAS No. 123.

The Company has elected the “modified prospective” method as permitted by SFAS No. 123R, and accordingly, prior periods have not been restated to reflect the impact of SFAS No. 123R. The modified prospective method requires compensation expense to be recognized for all stock-based awards granted after the Effective Date as well as for all awards granted prior to the Effective Date that remain unvested on the Effective Date. Stock-based compensation expense for awards granted prior to February 1, 2006 is based on the grant date fair value as previously determined under the provisions of SFAS No. 123. Effective February 1, 2006 the Company began to recognize compensation expense, reduced for estimated forfeitures, on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award, which is generally the vesting term of the outstanding stock awards. The Company estimated the forfeiture rate for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007 based on its historical experience during the preceding five fiscal years. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007, the Company recorded $8.0 million of stock-based compensation expense (approximately $0.09 per diluted share), which is included in “selling, general and administrative expenses” in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

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In accordance with SFAS No. 123R, beginning in the quarter ended April 30, 2006, the Company has presented the tax benefits resulting from tax deductions in excess of compensation cost recognized for stock-based awards (excess tax benefits) both as an operating activity and as a financing activity in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Cash received from stock option exercises during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007 was $25.2 million and the actual benefit received from the tax deduction from stock option exercises of the stock-based payment awards was $2.7 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007.

Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, the Company measured compensation expense for its stock-based compensation plans using the intrinsic value method prescribed by APB Opinion No. 25 and related interpretations. Options granted under these plans had an exercise price equal to or greater than the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The Company applied the disclosure only provisions of SFAS No. 148, which amends SFAS No. 123. SFAS No. 148 allowed for the continued use of recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25 and related interpretations in accounting for those plans, but required disclosure of compensation expense as if the fair value-based method had been applied.

The following table illustrates the pro forma net income and pro forma income per share for fiscal years ended January 31, 2006 and 2005, reflecting the compensation cost that the Company would have recorded on its equity incentive plans had it used the fair value-based method at grant date for awards under the plans consistent with the method prescribed by SFAS No. 123.

 

     Year ended January 31,  
     2006     2005  
     (In thousands, except per share amounts)  

Net income, as reported

   $ 26,586     $ 162,460  

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value-based method for all awards, net of related tax effects (1) 

     (22,804 )     (17,592 )
                

Pro forma net income

   $ 3,782     $ 144,868  
                

Earnings per share:

    

Basic-as reported

   $ 0.46     $ 2.79  
                

Basic-pro forma

   $ 0.07     $ 2.49  
                

Diluted-as reported

   $ 0.45     $ 2.74  
                

Diluted-pro forma

   $ 0.06     $ 2.45  
                

(1) Pro-forma stock compensation expense for the year ended January 31, 2006 includes incremental expense, net of the related tax effects, of approximately $15.4 million related to the accelerated vesting of stock options issued in March 2004, as further discussed in Note 11 – Employee Benefit Plans.

Treasury Stock

Treasury stock is accounted for at cost. The reissuance of shares from treasury stock for exercises of stock-based awards or other corporate purposes is based on the weighted average purchase price of the shares.

Cash Management System

Under the Company’s cash management system, to the extent that cash is unavailable locally, disbursements cleared by the bank are reimbursed on a daily basis from available credit facilities. As a result, checks issued but not yet presented to the bank by the payee are not considered reductions of cash or accounts payable. Included in accounts payable are $115.5 million and $87.3 million at January 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for which checks are outstanding.

Statement of Cash Flows

Short-term investments which are highly liquid and have an original maturity of ninety days or less are considered cash equivalents.

Contingencies

The Company accrues for contingent obligations, including estimated legal costs, when the obligation is probable and the amount is reasonably estimable. As facts concerning contingencies become known, the Company reassesses its position and makes appropriate adjustments to the financial statements. Estimates that are particularly sensitive to future changes include those related to tax, legal and other regulatory matters such as imports and exports, the imposition of international governmental controls, changes in the interpretation and enforcement of international laws (particularly related to items such as duty and taxation), and the impact of local economic conditions and practices, which are all subject to change as events evolve and as additional information becomes available during the administrative and litigation process.

 

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Non-Cash Transactions

During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2005, the Company completed an Exchange Offer whereby approximately 99.3% of the Company’s $290.0 million convertible subordinated debentures were exchanged for new notes (see further discussion at Note 9—Long-Term Debt).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements & Legislation

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 “Considering the Effect of Prior Year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” (“SAB No. 108”). SAB No. 108 provides interpretive guidance on how the effects of the carryover or reversal of prior year misstatements should be considered in quantifying a potential current year misstatement. SAB No. 108 requires that companies view financial statement misstatements as material if they are material according to either the income statement or balance sheet approach. The adoption of the provisions of SAB No. 108, effective as of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007, did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS No. 157”). FAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The Company is required to adopt the provisions of FAS No. 157 in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 and is currently in the process of evaluating what impact the adoption of FAS No. 157 may have on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of SFAS No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 will be applicable to the Company beginning February 1, 2007 and the Company is currently in the process of evaluating what impact the adoption of FIN 48 may have on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2006, the FASB ratified the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) consensus on Issue No. 06-03, “How Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Government Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement (That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation)” (“EITF No. 06-03”). The Company is required to adopt the provisions of EITF No. 06-03 in the fiscal year beginning February 1, 2007. The Company does not expect the provisions of EITF No. 06-03 to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2005, the FASB issued Staff Position 143-1, “Accounting for Electronic Equipment Waste Obligations” (“FSP 143-1”). FSP 143-1 provides guidance on the accounting for certain obligations associated with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (the “Directive”) adopted by the European Union (“EU”). Under the Directive, the waste management obligation for historical equipment (products put on the market on or prior to August 13, 2005) remains with the commercial user until the customer replaces the equipment. As of January 31, 2007, the Company has applied the provisions of FSP 143-1, which requires recognition of the estimated liability and obligation associated with the historical waste, upon adoption of the Directive into law by the applicable EU member countries in which it operates. The adoption of FSP 143-1 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications have been made to the January 31, 2006 and 2005 financial statements to conform to the January 31, 2007 financial statement presentation. These reclassifications did not change previously reported total assets, liabilities, shareholders’ equity or net income.

NOTE 2 — EARNINGS PER SHARE (“EPS”)

Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the reported period. For the years ended January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur assuming the exercise of the stock options and similar equity incentives (as further discussed below) using the treasury stock or if-converted method, as applicable. The composition of basic and diluted EPS is as follows:

 

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     Year ended January 31, 2007     Year ended January 31, 2006    Year ended January 31, 2005
    

Net

loss

    Weighted
average
shares
   Per
share
amount
    Net
income
   Weighted
average
shares
   Per
share
amount
   Net
income
   Weighted
average
shares
   Per
share
amount
     (In thousands, except per share data)     

Net (loss) income per common share-basic

   $ (96,981 )   55,129    $ (1.76 )   $ 26,586    57,749    $ 0.46    $ 162,460    58,176    $ 2.79
                                      

Effect of dilutive securities:

                        

Stock options

     —       —          —      665         —      1,017   
                                            

Net (loss) income per common share-diluted

   $ (96,981 )   55,129    $ (1.76 )   $ 26,586    58,414    $ 0.45    $ 162,460    59,193    $ 2.74
                                                          

At January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, there were 2,573,907, 3,215,066 and 1,435,852 shares, respectively, excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would have been antidilutive.

In December 2006, the Company issued $350.0 million of convertible senior debentures due 2026. The dilutive impact of the $350.0 million convertible senior debentures does not impact earnings per share at January 31, 2007 as the conditions for the contingent conversion feature have not been met (see further discussion in Note 9—Long Term Debt).

In December 2004 the Company completed an Exchange Offer whereby approximately 99.3% of the Company’s $290.0 million convertible subordinated debentures (the “Old Notes”) were exchanged for new debentures (the “New Notes”). The dilutive impact of the Old Notes and New Notes outstanding at January 31, 2005 has been excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculations due to the conditions for the contingent conversion features not being met. As further discussed in Note 9—Long Term Debt, the entire balance of the Old Notes and the New Notes was repaid prior to January 31, 2006.

NOTE 3 — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, in order to dedicate strategic efforts and resources to core growth opportunities, the Company made the decision to sell the European Training Business (the “Training Business”). On March 10, 2006, the Company closed the sale of the Training Business to a third-party (the “Purchaser”) for total cash consideration of $16.5 million, resulting in an after-tax gain of $3.8 million. Net assets and other related costs included in the sale of the Training Business totaled $11.5 million, including $1.4 million of allocated goodwill. The Company provided IT services for a transitional period of approximately six months, but had no other significant continuing involvement in the operations of the Training Business subsequent to the closing of the sale. In addition, the Company has realized no continuing cash flows from the Training Business subsequent to the closing of the sale.

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, the sale of the Training Business qualifies as a discontinued operation. Accordingly, the results of operations and the gain on sale of the Training Business have been reclassified and included in “discontinued operations, net of tax”, within the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The assets and liabilities of the Training Business have not been reclassified within the January 31, 2006 Consolidated Balance Sheet as the net assets of the Training Business are less than 0.5% of the total consolidated net assets of the Company.

The following table reflects the results of the Training Business reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented:

 

     Year ended January 31,
     2007    2006    2005
     (In thousands)

Net sales

   $ 5,634    $ 59,290    $ 59,416

Cost of products sold

     1,259      11,519      11,117
                    

Gross profit

     4,375      47,771      48,299

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     4,056      42,545      44,340
                    

Operating income from discontinued operations

     319      5,226      3,959

Provision for income taxes

     207      1,607      1,121
                    

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     112      3,619      2,838

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax

     3,834      —        —  
                    

Total

   $ 3,946    $ 3,619    $ 2,838
                    

 

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No amounts related to interest expense or interest income have been allocated to discontinued operations.

The net assets of the Training Business as of January 31, 2006, included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet, are as follows (in thousands):

 

ASSETS

  

Current assets:

  

Accounts receivable, net

   $ 9,266

Inventories

     537

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     2,227
      

Total current assets

     12,030

Property and equipment, net

     6,236
      

Total assets

   $ 18,266
      

LIABILITIES

  

Current liabilities:

  

Accounts payable

   $ 1,597

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     9,349
      

Total current liabilities

     10,946
      

Total liabilities

   $ 10,946
      

Net assets

   $ 7,320
      

NOTE 4 — ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

Accounts receivable, net is comprised of the following:

 

     January 31,  
     2007     2006  
     (In thousands)  

Accounts receivable

   $ 2,533,702     $ 2,220,513  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (68,967 )     (60,375 )
                

Total

   $ 2,464,735     $ 2,160,138  
                

Trade Receivables Purchase Facility Agreements

The Company has revolving trade receivables purchase facility agreements (the “Receivables Facilities”) with third-party financial institutions to sell accounts receivable on a non-recourse basis. The Company uses the Receivables Facilities as a source of working capital funding. The Receivables Facilities limit the amount of purchased accounts receivable the financial institutions may hold to $356.1 million at January 31, 2007, based on currency exchange rates at that date. Under the Receivables Facilities, the Company may sell certain accounts receivable (the “Receivables”) in exchange for cash less a discount based on LIBOR plus a margin. Such transactions have been accounted for as a true sale in accordance with SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities”. The Receivables Facilities, which have various expiration dates, require that the Company continue to service, administer and collect the sold accounts receivable.

During the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company received gross proceeds of $1.3 billion and $796.1 million, respectively, from the sale of the Receivables and recognized related discounts totaling $12.5 million and $5.5 million, respectively. The proceeds, net of the discount incurred, are reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows in operating activities within cash received from customers and the change in accounts receivable. Prior to the second quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company did not utilize the Receivables Facilities as a source of funding.

 

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NOTE 5 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

     January 31,  
     2007     2006  
     (In thousands)  

Land

   $ 6,584     $ 6,276  

Buildings and leasehold improvements

     91,370       88,996  

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

     340,398       322,344  
                
     438,352       417,616  

Less accumulated depreciation

     (297,590 )     (276,341 )
                
   $ 140,762     $ 141,275  
                

Depreciation expense, including amortization expense of assets recorded under capital leases, included in income from continuing operations for the years ended January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 totaled $31.0 million, $30.6 million, and $33.1 million, respectively. Property and equipment leased under capital leases was approximately $13.8 million and $14.5 million, net of accumulated depreciation of $10.5 million and $8.2 million, at January 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively (see Note 9—Long-Term Debt). Property and equipment recorded as capital leases is comprised of a logistics center and related equipment in Europe.

NOTE 6 — GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The Company accounts for goodwill and other intangible assets in accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”. SFAS No. 142 requires goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets be reviewed annually for possible impairment, or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. Due to certain indicators of impairment within our European reporting unit, the Company performed an impairment test for goodwill as of July 31, 2006. These impairment indicators included significantly lower than expected revenues in Europe during the quarter, further deceleration in IT demand during the quarter and a heightened level of pricing pressure in Europe during the quarter. The Company’s impairment testing included the determination of the European reporting unit’s fair value using market multiples and discounted cash flows modeling. The Company’s reduced earnings and cash flow forecast for Europe, primarily due to the increasingly competitive market conditions and uncertain demand, resulted in the Company determining that a goodwill impairment charge was necessary. During the second quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company recorded a $136.1 million non-cash charge for the goodwill impairment in Europe.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended January 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, are as follows:

 

     Americas    Europe     Total  
          (In thousands)        

Balance as of January 31, 2005

   $ 2,966    $ 146,753     $ 149,719  

Adjustments to allocation of previously recorded purchase price

     —        (3,346 )     (3,346 )

Other(1)

     —        (12,046 )     (12,046 )
                       

Balance as of January 31, 2006

     2,966      131,361       134,327  

Allocation of goodwill to sale of Training Business

     —        (1,400 )     (1,400 )

Adjustments to allocation of previously recorded purchase price

     —        990       990  

Goodwill impairment

     —        (136,093 )     (136,093 )

Other(1)

     —        5,142       5,142  
                       

Balance as of January 31, 2007

   $ 2,966    $ —       $ 2,966  
                       

(1)

“Other” primarily relates to the effect of fluctuations in foreign currencies.

 

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Included within “other assets, net” are intangible assets as follows:

 

     January 31, 2007    January 31, 2006
     Gross
carrying
amount
   Accumulated
amortization
   Net book
value
   Gross
carrying
amount
   Accumulated
amortization
   Net book
value
     (In thousands)    (In thousands)

Amortized intangible assets:

                 

Capitalized software and development costs

   $ 202,342    $ 120,847    $ 81,495    $ 191,169    $ 107,248    $ 83,921

Customer lists

     31,356      20,829      10,527      29,340      15,777      13,563

Trademarks

     7,806      5,985      1,821      7,303      4,139      3,164

Other intangible assets

     2,191      666      1,525      817      745      72
                                         

Total

   $ 243,695    $ 148,327    $ 95,368    $ 228,629    $ 127,909    $ 100,720
                                         

The Company capitalized intangible assets of $12.1 million, $18.8 million and $17.9 million for the years ended January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. These capitalized intangible assets included capitalized interest of $0.3 million and $0.6 million for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2006 and 2005. There was no interest capitalized in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007. These capitalized assets related solely to software and software development expenditures to be used in the Company’s operations.

The weighted average amortization period for all intangible assets capitalized during fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005 approximated six, nine and eight years, respectively. The weighted average amortization period of all intangible assets was approximately eight years for fiscal 2007 and nine years for both fiscal years 2006 and 2005.

Amortization expense included in income from continuing operations for the years ended January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 totaled $22.1 million, $21.2 million and $20.0 million, respectively. Estimated amortization expense of currently capitalized costs for assets placed in service is as follows (in thousands):

 

Fiscal year:

    

2008

   $ 21,500

2009

     17,400

2010

     13,300

2011

     9,300

2012

     9,200

NOTE 7 — RESTRUCTURING PROGRAM

In May 2005, the Company announced a formal restructuring program to better align the European operating cost structure with the current business environment. The initiatives related to the restructuring program were completed during the third quarter of fiscal 2007. In connection with this restructuring program, the Company recorded charges for workforce reductions and the optimization of facilities and systems. During the year ended January 31, 2007, the Company recorded $23.8 million related to the restructuring program, comprised of $20.0 million for workforce reductions and $3.8 million for facility costs. Through January 31, 2007 (since inception of the program), the Company has incurred $54.7 million related to the restructuring program, comprised of $38.9 million for workforce reductions and $15.8 million for facility costs. Cash payments related to the restructuring program have been funded by operating cash flows and the Company’s credit facilities.

The restructuring charges were incurred pursuant to formal plans developed by management and are accounted for in accordance with the guidance set forth in SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.” The costs related to this restructuring program, other than the external consulting costs, are reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “restructuring charges”, which is a component of operating income. The accrued restructuring charges are included in “accrued expenses and other liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. In addition, during the years ended January 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company incurred $8.6 million and $9.6 million, respectively, of external consulting costs related to the restructuring program. These consulting costs are included in “selling, general and administrative expenses” in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

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Summarized below is the activity related to accruals for restructuring charges recorded during the years ended January 31, 2007 and 2006:

 

    

Employee
termination

benefits

    Facility
costs
    Total  
     (In thousands)  

Balance as of January 31, 2005

   $ —       $ —       $ —    

Charges to operations

     18,888       12,058       30,946  

Cash payments

     (16,980 )     (2,198 )     (19,178 )

Other

     151       564       715  
                        

Balance as of January 31, 2006

     2,059       10,424       12,483  

Charges to operations

     19,989       3,775       23,764  

Cash payments

     (17,508 )     (8,825 )     (26,333 )

Other

     (518 )     1,821       1,303  
                        

Balance as of January 31, 2007

   $ 4,022     $ 7,195     $ 11,217  
                        

NOTE 8 — REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS

 

     January 31,
     2007    2006
     (In thousands)

Receivables Securitization Program, interest rate of 5.70% at January 31, 2007, expiring August 2007

   $ —      $ 120,000

Multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility, interest rate of 6.32% at January 31, 2007, expiring March 2010

     —        6,000

Other revolving credit facilities, average interest rate of 4.37% at January 31, 2007, expiring on various dates throughout fiscal 2008

     77,195      109,088
             
   $ 77,195    $ 235,088
             

The Company has an agreement (the “Receivables Securitization Program”) with a syndicate of banks that allows the Company to transfer an undivided interest in a designated pool of U.S. accounts receivable, on an ongoing basis, to provide security or collateral for borrowings up to a maximum of $400.0 million. Under this program, which expires in August 2007, the Company legally isolated certain U.S. trade receivables into a wholly-owned bankruptcy remote special purpose entity. Such receivables, which are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, totaled $571.3 million and $515.3 million at January 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. As collections reduce accounts receivable balances included in the pool, the Company may transfer interests in new receivables to bring the amount available to be borrowed up to the maximum. The Company pays interest on advances under the Receivables Securitization Program at designated commercial paper rates plus an agreed-upon margin. The Company plans to renew this program in August 2007.

Under the terms of the Company’s Multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility with a syndicate of banks, the Company is able to borrow funds in major foreign currencies up to a maximum of $250.0 million. Under this facility, which expires in March 2010, the Company has provided either a pledge of stock or a guarantee of certain of its significant subsidiaries. The Company pays interest on advances under this facility at the applicable LIBOR rate plus a margin based on the Company’s credit ratings. The Company can fix the interest rate for periods of 7 to 180 days under various interest rate options.

On March 20, 2007, the Company amended the Receivables Securitization Program, the $250.0 million Multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility, and the synthetic lease facility we have with a group of financial institutions (the “Synthetic Lease”) (see the Synthetic Lease further discussed at Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies). The primary purpose of these amendments was to obtain more favorable interest rates, lease rates and facility fees. In addition, the maturity date of the Multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility was extended to March 20, 2012.

In addition to the facilities described above, the Company has additional lines of credit and overdraft facilities totaling approximately $787.4 million at January 31, 2007 to support its worldwide operations. Most of these facilities are provided on an unsecured, short-term basis and are reviewed periodically for renewal.

The total capacity of the aforementioned credit facilities was approximately $1.4 billion, of which $77.2 million was outstanding at January 31, 2007. The Company’s credit agreements contain limitations on the amounts of annual dividends and repurchases of common stock. Additionally, the credit agreements require compliance with certain warranties and covenants. The financial ratio

 

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covenants contained within the credit agreements include a debt to capitalization ratio, an interest to EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, deprecation and amortization) ratio and a tangible net worth requirement. At January 31, 2007, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants. The ability to draw funds under these credit facilities is dependent upon sufficient collateral (in the case of the Receivables Securitization Program) and meeting the aforementioned financial covenants, which may limit the Company’s ability to draw the full amount of these facilities. As of January 31, 2007, the maximum amount that could be borrowed under these facilities, in consideration of the availability of collateral and the financial covenants, was approximately $750.1 million.

At January 31, 2007, the Company had issued standby letters of credit of $25.5 million. These letters of credit typically act as a guarantee of payment to certain third parties in accordance with specified terms and conditions. The issuance of these letters of credit reduces the Company’s available capacity under the above mentioned facilities by the same amount.

NOTE 9 — LONG-TERM DEBT

 

     January 31,  
     2007     2006  
     (In thousands)  

Convertible senior debentures, interest at 2.75% payable semi-annually, due December 2026

   $ 350,000     $ —    

Capital leases

     15,980       15,983  
                
     365,980       15,983  

Less—current maturities

     (2,376 )     (1,605 )
                
   $ 363,604     $ 14,378  
                

In December 2006, the Company issued $350.0 million of convertible senior debentures due 2026. The debentures bear interest at 2.75% per year. The Company will pay interest on the debentures on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on June 15, 2007. In addition, beginning with the period commencing on December 20, 2011 and ending on June 15, 2012 and for each six-month period thereafter, the Company will pay contingent interest on the interest payment date for the applicable interest period if the market price of the debentures equals specified levels. The convertible senior debentures are convertible into the Company’s common stock and cash, anytime after June 15, 2026, or i) if the market price of the common stock, as defined, exceeds 135% of the conversion price per share of common stock or ii) if the Company calls the debentures for redemption or iii) upon occurrence of certain corporate transactions, as defined. Holders have the right to convert the debentures into cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, if any, at a conversion rate of 18.4310 shares per $1,000 principal amount of debentures, equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $54.26 per share. Upon conversion, the Company will deliver cash equal to the lesser of the aggregate principal amount of the debentures to be converted and the Company’s total conversion obligation and shares of the Company’s common stock in respect of the remainder, if any, of the Company’s conversion obligation. Holders have the option to require the Company to repurchase the debentures in cash on any of the fifth, tenth or fifteenth anniversary dates from the issue date at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued interest to the repurchase date. The debentures are redeemable in whole or in part for cash at the Company’s option at any time on or after December 20, 2011. Additionally, the debentures are senior, unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The debentures are effectively subordinated to all of the Company’s existing and future secured debt and are structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries. The proceeds from the offering were used to pay off short-term debt and for other general corporate purposes.

In December 2004, the Company completed an Exchange Offer whereby approximately 99.3% of the Company’s then outstanding $290.0 million convertible subordinated debentures (the “Old Notes”) were exchanged for new debentures (the “New Notes”). In accordance with the debenture agreement, on December 15, 2005, the debenture holders of the New Notes exercised their option to require the Company to repurchase the debentures. The Company repurchased the New Notes using cash and existing credit lines. In addition, prior to January 31, 2006, the Company also repurchased the remaining Old Notes using cash and existing credit lines.

Future payments of long-term debt and capital leases at January 31, 2007 and for succeeding fiscal years, which assumes the $350 million convertible senior debentures will be redeemed on the first redemption date of December 20, 2011, are as follows (in thousands):

 

Fiscal year:

      

2008

   $ 3,381  

2009

     1,974  

2010

     1,809  

2011

     1,809  

2012

     351,809  

Thereafter

     9,110  
        

Total payments

     369,892  

Less amounts representing interest on capital leases

     (3,912 )
        

Total principal payments

   $ 365,980  
        

 

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Shelf Registration Statement

In May 2006, the Company withdrew its $500.0 million universal shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission as the Company made the decision not to issue debt or equity securities through this registration statement.

NOTE 10 — INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. The Company evaluates the realizability of its deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis. This evaluation considers all positive and negative evidence and factors, such as the scheduled reversal of temporary differences, historical and projected future taxable income, and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies.

As a result of the Company’s quarterly deferred tax asset evaluation, during the second quarters of fiscal 2007 and 2006, non-cash charges of $8.4 million and $56.0 million, respectively, were recorded to increase the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets related to specific jurisdictions in Europe. While the Company believes its restructuring efforts will improve the operating performance within the European operations, the Company determined these charges to be appropriate due to the cumulative losses expected to be realized through both the prior and current fiscal years, after considering the effect of prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. To the extent that the Company generates consistent taxable income within those operations requiring a valuation allowance, the Company may reduce the valuation allowance, thereby reducing the income tax expense and increasing net income in the same period. The underlying net operating loss carryforwards remain available to offset future taxable income in the specific jurisdictions requiring a valuation allowance, subject to applicable tax laws and regulations.

Significant components of the provision for income taxes for continuing operations are as follows:

 

     Year ended January 31,  
     2007     2006     2005  
     (In thousands)  

Current:

      

Federal

   $ 35,458     $ 62,032     $ 31,701  

State

     990       3,931       1,763  

Foreign

     14,764       16,584       22,177  
                        

Total current

     51,212       82,547       55,641  
                        

Deferred:

      

Federal

     800       (22,747 )     4,990  

State

     (302 )     (2,371 )     967  

Foreign

     3,798       51,584       (9,573 )
                        

Total deferred

     4,296       26,466       (3,616 )
                        
   $ 55,508     $ 109,013     $ 52,025  
                        

 

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The reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory tax rates to income tax expense for continuing operations is as follows:

 

     Year ended January 31,  
     2007     2006     2005  

U.S. statutory rate

   35.0 %   35.0 %   35.0 %

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

   (1.0 )   0.8     0.8  

Valuation allowance

   (100.7 )   60.7     2.5  

Tax on foreign earnings different than U.S. rate

   47.5     (14.0 )   (9.8 )

Nondeductible goodwill

   (104.7 )   —       —    

Nondeductible interest

   (5.3 )   —       —    

Reversal of previously accrued income taxes

   6.7     —       (5.4 )

Other—net

   0.3     0.1     1.5  
                  
   (122.2 )%   82.6 %   24.6 %
                  

Included in the valuation allowance in fiscal 2007 and 2006 are non-cash charges of $8.4 million and $56.0 million, respectively, to increase the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets related to specific jurisdictions in Europe which were recorded in prior fiscal years. The reversal of previously accrued income taxes represents the reversal of $3.0 million and $11.5 million in accrued taxes, in fiscal 2007 and 2005, respectively, due to the favorable resolution of various income tax examinations.

The components of pretax (loss) income from continuing operations are as follows:

 

     Year ended January 31,
     2007     2006    2005
     (In thousands)

United States

   $ 108,369     $ 122,125    $ 114,338

Foreign

     (153,788 )     9,855      97,309
                     
   $ (45,419 )   $ 131,980    $ 211,647
                     

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows:

 

     January 31,  
     2007     2006  
     (In thousands)  

Deferred tax liabilities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 25,922     $ 23,595  

Capitalized marketing program costs

     2,074       2,497  

Convertible debenture interest

     687       —    

Accruals currently deductible

     9,591       8,793  

Other, net

     6,521       6,488  
                

Total deferred tax liabilities

     44,795       41,373  
                

Deferred tax assets:

    

Accrued liabilities

     59,284       50,363  

Loss carryforwards

     143,896       101,756  

Amortizable goodwill

     29,655       32,456  

Depreciation and amortization

     9,946       8,256  

Other, net

     2,333       2,114  
                
     245,114       194,945  

Less: valuation allowance

     (187,027 )     (136,506 )
                

Total deferred tax assets

     58,087       58,439  
                

Net deferred tax asset

   $ 13,292     $ 17,066  
                

The net change in the deferred income tax valuation allowance was an increase of $50.5 million at January 31, 2007 and an increase of $69.6 million at January 31, 2006. The valuation allowance at January 31, 2007 and 2006 primarily relates to foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $549.8 million and $375.7 million, respectively. The majority of the net operating losses have an indefinite carryforward period with the remaining portion expiring in fiscal years 2013 through 2022. The Company evaluates a variety of factors in determining the realizability of deferred tax assets, including the scheduled reversal of temporary differences, projected future taxable income, and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies.

 

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At January 31, 2007, there are no consolidated cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries. It is not currently practical to estimate the amount of unrecognized deferred U.S. income tax that might be payable if any earnings were distributed by individual foreign subsidiaries.

NOTE 11 — EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Equity Incentive Plans

At January 31, 2007, the Company had awards outstanding from four equity-based compensation plans, one of which is currently active and which authorizes the issuance of 9.5 million shares, of which approximately 3.2 million shares are available for future grant. Under the plans, the Company is authorized to award officers, employees, and non-employee members of the Board of Directors restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), options to purchase common stock, MV Stock-settled SARs, MVOs and performance awards that are dependent upon achievement of specified performance goals. Equity-based compensation awards have a maximum term of 10 years, unless a shorter period is specified by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors or is required under local law. Awards under the plans are priced as determined by the Compensation Committee and under the terms of the Company’s active equity-based compensation plan are required to be priced at, or above, the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Awards generally vest between one and four years from the date of grant.

MV Stock-settled SARs and MVOs are similar to traditional stock options, except these instruments contain a predetermined cap on the maximum earnings potential a recipient can expect to receive upon exercise. In addition, upon exercise, holders of an MV Stock-settled SAR will only receive shares with a value equal to the spread (the difference between the current market price per share of the Company’s common stock subject to the predetermined cap and the grant price). The grant price of the MV Stock-settled SARs and MVOs is determined using the last sale price of the Company’s common stock as quoted on the NASDAQ on the date of grant (or such higher price as may be required by applicable laws and regulations of specific foreign jurisdictions). The other terms of the awards (i.e., vesting schedule, contractual term, etc.) are not materially different from the terms of traditional stock options previously granted by the Company.

During the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the issuance of 1.5 million and 1.6 million, respectively, of long-term incentive awards in the form of MV Stock-settled SARs and MVOs pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan of Tech Data Corporation, as amended. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, the Company accounted for MV Stock-settled SARs and MVOs as variable awards. In accordance with APB No. 25, these variable awards were remeasured on a quarterly basis and changes in value were recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations as compensation expense. Compensation expense of approximately $0.1 million was recorded for these instruments during the year ended January 31, 2006.

A summary of the status of the Company’s equity-based compensation plan activity is as follows:

 

     Shares    

Weighted-

average

exercise

price

  

Weighted-

average remaining

contractual term

(in years)

  

Aggregate intrinsic

value

(in thousands)

Outstanding at January 31, 2006

   7,192,203     $ 35.36      

Granted

   1,496,440       36.88      

Exercised

   (911,333 )     28.26      

Canceled

   (1,007,089 )     38.85      
              

Outstanding at January 31, 2007

   6,770,221       36.14    6.4    $ 19,000
              

Vested and expected to vest at January 31, 2007

   6,569,397       36.12    6.4      19,000

Exercisable at January 31, 2007

   4,218,095       36.43    5.1      15,000

Available for grant at January 31, 2007

   3,228,502          

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the difference between the closing price of the Company’s common stock on January 31, 2007 and the grant price for all in-the-money options at January 31, 2007. The intrinsic value of the equity-based awards changes based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock. The intrinsic value of equity-based awards exercised during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007 was $10.5 million. As of January 31, 2007, the Company expects $22.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to equity-based awards to be recognized over the next three fiscal years (weighted-average period of 2.0 years). The total fair value of equity-based awards vested during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007 was $7.4 million.

 

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The Company has elected to use the Hull-White Lattice (binomial) and Black-Scholes option-pricing models to determine the fair value of awards granted during fiscal 2007 and 2006. The Company used the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for awards granted prior to fiscal 2006. Both the Hull-White Lattice and Black-Scholes option–pricing models incorporate various assumptions including expected volatility, expected life and risk-free interest rates, while the Hull-White Lattice model also incorporates a suboptimal exercise factor (“SEF”) assumption. The Company calculates expected volatility using an equal blend of the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock over the most recent period equal to the contractual term of the award and the implied volatility using traded options with a variety of remaining maturities. The expected life for the Hull-White component of the valuation is equal to the contractual term of the award and the Black-Scholes component is based on historical experience. The risk-free rate corresponds to the ten-year Treasury rate on the date of the award as the contractual term of the award is generally 10 years. The SEF takes into consideration early exercise behavior or patterns based on stock-price appreciation. The SEF is computed by analyzing historical exercises and stock prices on the exercise date as a multiple of the original award price. Fair value calculations are subject to change based upon the assumptions applied within the applicable models.

The weighted-average estimated fair value of the MV Stock-settled SARs and MVOs granted during the years ended January 31, 2007 and 2006 was $7.19 and $7.70, respectively, based on a two-step valuation utilizing both the Hull-White Lattice (binomial) and Black-Scholes option-pricing models using the following weighted-average assumptions:

 

Year ended January 31, 2007

   Expected
option term (years)
  

Expected

volatility

  Risk-free
interest rate
 

Expected

dividend
yield

 

Suboptimal

exercise
factor

Hull-White Lattice

   10    42%   4.87%   0%   1.20

Black-Scholes

     4    42%   4.74%   0%  

Year ended January 31, 2006

  

Expected option

term (years)

  

Expected

volatility

  Risk-free
interest rate
 

Expected

dividend
yield

 

Suboptimal

exercise

factor

Hull-White Lattice

   10    41%   4.65%   0%   1.24

Black-Scholes

     4    41%   3.76%   0%  

 

The weighted-average estimated fair value of options granted during fiscal 2005 was $19.87 based on the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following weighted-average assumptions:

           

Year ended January 31, 2005

   Expected
option term (years)
  

Expected

volatility

  Risk-free
interest rate
 

Expected

dividend

yield

   

Black-Scholes

     5    57%   2.50%   0%  

A summary of the status of the Company’s stock-based equity incentives outstanding, which includes options, MV Stock-settled SARs and MVOs is as follows:

 

     Outstanding    Exercisable

Range of exercise prices

   Number
outstanding
at 1/31/07
   Weighted-
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
   Weighted-
average
exercise
price
   Number
exercisable
at 1/31/07
   Weighted-
average
exercise
price

$16.50 – $24.75

   910,782    5.2    $ 22.48    653,061    $ 21.78

  24.76 – 36.38

   843,479    4.7      30.79    721,093      30.12

  36.39 – 37.04

   1,277,590    9.2      36.95    5,175      36.85

  37.06 – 37.06

   1,115,045    8.1      37.06    269,433      37.06

  37.25 – 41.01

   539,547    2.6      39.80    493,195      39.85

  41.08 – 41.08

   973,575    7.2      41.08    973,575      41.08

  41.13 – 51.38

   1,110,203    5.0      43.43    1,102,563      43.44
                  
   6,770,221    6.4      36.14    4,218,095      36.43
                  

 

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As discussed below, the Company also has performance-based RSUs and RSUs outstanding at January 31, 2007.

The Company’s policy is to utilize shares of its treasury stock, to the extent available, for the exercise of awards. See further discussion of the Company’s share repurchase program in Note 12 – Shareholders’ Equity below.

In February 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the acceleration of vesting for all stock options awarded in March 2004 to employees and officers under the Company’s stock option award program. While the Company typically issues options that vest equally over four years, as a result of this vesting acceleration, stock options to purchase approximately 1.5 million shares of the Company’s common stock became immediately exercisable. The grant prices of the affected stock options range from $41.08 to $41.64 and the closing price of the Company’s common stock on February 24, 2005, was $41.20. The vesting acceleration resulted in an expense to the Company of less than $0.1 million. The primary purpose of the accelerated vesting was to eliminate future compensation expense the Company would otherwise recognize in its statement of operations with respect to these accelerated options upon the adoption of SFAS No. 123R.

During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the issuance of performance-based equity incentive awards in the form of RSUs under the Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan. The performance-based RSUs vest only upon achievement of certain performance measures based on cumulative earnings for defined periods ending January 31, 2008. The performance-based RSUs granted that could vest upon achievement of the performance targets range from 165,000 shares to 495,000 shares and have a weighted average grant price of $35.08, using the weighted average of the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of each of the grants. No compensation expense was recorded for these instruments during the year ended January 31, 2007 as the achievement of the performance targets is not currently deemed to be probable by the Company. The table above excludes the grant of these performance-based RSUs as none of these performance-based equity incentive awards are vested as of January 31, 2007. However, these restricted stock units have been considered in the table above in the determination of amounts available for grant under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans.

In October 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the award of 60,000 shares of RSUs to the Company’s recently appointed Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan. These RSUs vest quarterly over three years and have a grant price of $36.66, which represents the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Compensation expense of $0.2 million was recorded for these instruments during the year ended January 31, 2007. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007, 3,334 of these RSUs vested, with 56,666 remaining unvested as of January 31, 2007.

In December 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the award of 243,000 shares of RSUs. These RSUs vest over the following three fiscal years and have a grant price of $41.99, which represents the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Compensation expense of $0.3 million was recorded for these instruments during the year ended January 31, 2007 and all of these RSUs remain unvested as of January 31, 2007.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Under the 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) approved in June 1995, the Company is authorized to issue up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock to eligible employees in the Company’s U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries. Under the terms of the ESPP, employees can choose to have a fixed dollar amount or percentage deducted from their bi-weekly compensation to purchase the Company’s common stock and/or elect to purchase shares once per calendar quarter. The purchase price of the stock is 85% of the market value on the exercise date and employees are limited to a maximum purchase of $25,000 in fair market value each calendar year. From the inception of the ESPP through January 31, 2007, the Company has sold 399,767 shares of common stock to the ESPP. All shares purchased under the ESPP must be held for a period of one year.

Pro Forma Effect of Stock Compensation Plans

As disclosed in Note 1—Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, the Company has included the pro forma net income and pro forma earnings per share reflecting the compensation cost that the Company would have recorded on its equity incentive plans had it used the fair value at grant date for awards under the plans consistent with the method prescribed by SFAS No. 123, prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R effective February 1, 2006.

Retirement Savings Plan

The Company sponsors the Tech Data Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan (“the 401(k) Savings Plan”) for its employees. At the Company’s discretion, participant deferrals are matched monthly, in the form of company stock, in an amount equal to 50% of the first 6% of participant deferrals and participants are fully vested following four years of qualified service.

 

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At January 31, 2007 and 2006, the number of shares of Tech Data common stock held by the Company’s 401(k) Savings Plan totaled 270,000 and 329,000 shares, respectively.

Aggregate contributions made by the Company to the 401(k) Savings Plan were $2.2 million, $2.3 million and $1.8 million for fiscal 2007, fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2005, respectively.

NOTE 12 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

In fiscal 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $200.0 million of the Company’s common stock. As of January 31, 2007, the Company’s share repurchase program authorized in fiscal 2006 is complete. The Company’s share repurchases were made on the open market through block trades or otherwise and the number of shares purchased and the timing of the purchases was based on working capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors, including alternative investment opportunities. Shares repurchased by the Company are held in treasury for general corporate purposes, including issuances under equity incentive and employee benefit plans. During fiscal 2007, the Company repurchased 2,222,720 shares comprised of 2,220,132 shares purchased in conjunction with the Company’s share repurchase program and 2,588 shares purchased outside of the stock repurchase program, at an average of $36.03 per share, for a total cost, including expenses, of $80.1 million. During fiscal 2006, the Company repurchased 3,443,131 shares comprised of 3,260,576 shares purchased in conjunction with the Company’s share repurchase program and 182,555 shares purchased outside of the stock repurchase program, at an average of $36.89 per share, for a total cost, including expenses, of approximately $127.0 million.

NOTE 13 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating Leases

The Company leases logistics centers, office facilities and certain equipment under noncancelable operating leases, the majority of which expire at various dates through 2016. Fair value renewal and purchase options and escalation clauses exist for a substantial portion of the operating leases included above. Rental expense related to continuing operations for all operating leases, including minimum commitments under IT outsourcing agreements, totaled $59.3 million, $59.0 million and $58.6 million in fiscal years 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Future minimum lease payments at January 31, 2007 under all such leases, including minimum commitments under IT outsourcing agreements, for succeeding fiscal years are as follows (in thousands):

 

Fiscal year:

    

2008

   $ 65,285

2009

     55,367

2010

     43,339

2011

     33,459

2012

     18,996

Thereafter

     66,843
      

Total payments

   $ 283,289
      

Synthetic Lease Facility

The Company has a Synthetic Lease facility with a group of financial institutions under which the Company leases certain logistics centers and office facilities from a third-party lessor. The Synthetic Lease expires in fiscal year 2009, at which time the Company has the following options: renew the lease for an additional five years, purchase the properties at an amount equal to their cost, or remarket the properties. If the Company elects to remarket the properties, it has guaranteed the lessor a percentage of the cost of each of the properties, in an aggregate amount of approximately $118.0 million (the “residual value”). At any time during the lease term, the Company may, at its option, purchase up to four of the seven properties, at an amount equal to each property’s cost. The Company pays interest on the Synthetic Lease at LIBOR plus an agreed-upon margin. The Synthetic Lease contains covenants that must be complied with, similar to the covenants described in certain of the credit facilities discussed in Note 8—Revolving Credit Loans. The amount funded under the Synthetic Lease (approximately $133.2 million at January 31, 2007) is treated as debt under the definition of the covenants required under both the Synthetic Lease and the credit facilities. As of January 31, 2007 the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.

In January 2007, the Company sold approximately 6 acres of excess land located in Miami, Florida. The sale was executed pursuant to the “excess sale” provisions of the Synthetic Lease agreement and resulted in a gain of $3.6 million recorded during the quarter ended January 31, 2007. This gain is included within SG&A in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

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The sum of future minimum lease payments under the Synthetic Lease at January 31, 2007 was approximately $13.5 million. Properties leased under the Synthetic Lease are located in Clearwater and Miami, Florida; Fort Worth, Texas; Fontana, California; Suwanee, Georgia; Swedesboro, New Jersey; and South Bend, Indiana.

On March 20, 2007, the Company amended the Synthetic Lease, the Receivables Securitization Program, the $250.0 million Multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility. The primary purpose of these amendments was to obtain more favorable interest rates, lease rates and facility fees. (For further discussion of the Receivables Securitization Program and the $250.0 million Multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility see Note 8 – Revolving Credit Loans.)

The Synthetic Lease has been accounted for as an operating lease. FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 46 requires the Company to evaluate whether an entity with which it is involved meets the criteria of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and, if so, whether the Company is required to consolidate that entity. The Company has determined that the third-party lessor of its synthetic lease facility does not meet the criteria of a VIE and, therefore, is not subject to the consolidation provisions of FIN No. 46.

Contingencies

Prior to fiscal 2004, one of the Company’s European subsidiaries was audited in relation to various value-added tax (“VAT”) matters. As a result of those audits, the subsidiary received notices of assessment that allege the subsidiary did not properly collect and remit VAT. It is management’s opinion, based upon the opinion of outside legal counsel, that the Company has valid defenses related to a substantial portion of these assessments. Although the Company is vigorously pursuing administrative and judicial action to challenge the assessments, no assurance can be given as to the ultimate outcome. The resolution of such assessments could be material to the Company’s operating results for any particular period, depending upon the level of income for such period.

The Company is subject to various other legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company’s management does not expect that the outcome in any of these other legal proceedings, individually or collectively, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Guarantees

As is customary in the IT industry, to encourage certain customers to purchase products from Tech Data, the Company has arrangements with certain finance companies that provide inventory financing facilities to the Company’s customers. In conjunction with certain of these arrangements, the Company would be required to purchase certain inventory in the event the inventory is repossessed from the customers by the finance companies. As the Company does not have access to information regarding the amount of inventory purchased from the Company still on hand with the customer at any point in time, the Company’s repurchase obligations relating to inventory cannot be reasonably estimated. Repurchases of inventory by the Company under these arrangements have been insignificant to date. The Company believes that, based on historical experience, the likelihood of a material loss pursuant to these inventory repurchase obligations is remote.

The Company provides additional financial guarantees to finance companies on behalf of certain customers. The majority of these guarantees are for an indefinite period of time, where the Company would be required to perform if the customer is in default with the finance company. The Company reviews the underlying credit for these guarantees on at least an annual basis. As of January 31, 2007 and January 31, 2006, the aggregate amount of guarantees under these arrangements totaled $11.5 million and $7.0 million, respectively, of which $7.0 million and $2.9 million, respectively, was outstanding. The Company believes that, based on historical experience, the likelihood of a material loss pursuant to the above guarantees is remote.

Additionally, in connection with the sale of the Training Business discussed in Note 3—Discontinued Operations, the Company continues to negotiate the assignment of several of the related facility lease obligations with the lessors of such properties. To the extent the lessors are unwilling to agree to a direct lease arrangement with the purchaser, the Company will remain liable in the event of default by the purchaser of the Training Business. The majority of these lease obligations expire at various dates over the next three years and would require the Company to make all required payments under the lease agreements in the event of default by the purchaser. The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Company could be required to make under the guarantees is approximately $8.2 million as of January 31, 2007. The Company believes that the likelihood of a material loss pursuant to these guarantees is remote.

The Company also provides residual value guarantees related to the Restructured Lease which have been recorded at the estimated fair value of the residual guarantees.

 

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NOTE 14 — SEGMENT INFORMATION

Tech Data operates predominately in a single industry segment as a distributor of IT products, logistics management, and other value-added services. While the Company operates primarily in one industry, because of its global presence, the Company is managed by its geographic segments. The Company’s geographic segments include the Americas (including the United States, Canada, Latin America, and export sales to the Caribbean) and Europe, formerly referred to as EMEA (including Europe, Middle East, and export sales to Africa). The Company assesses performance of and makes decisions on how to allocate resources to its operating segments based on multiple factors including current and projected operating income and market opportunities. The Company does not consider stock-based compensation expense recognized under SFAS No. 123R in assessing the performance of its operating segments, and therefore the Company is reporting stock-based compensation expense as a separate amount. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 1—Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.

Financial information by geographic segment is as follows:

 

     Year ended January 31,
     2007     2006    2005
           (In thousands)     

Net sales to unaffiliated customers

       

Americas(a)

   $ 9,965,074     $ 9,464,667    $ 8,482,512

Europe

     11,475,371       11,018,184      11,248,405
                     

Total

   $ 21,440,445     $ 20,482,851    $ 19,730,917
                     

Operating (loss) income

       

Americas

   $ 160,720     $ 154,839    $ 140,690

Europe (b) (c)

     (156,930 )     8,456      90,865

Stock-based compensation expense recognized under SFAS No. 123R

     (7,973 )     —        —  
                     

Total

   $ (4,183 )   $ 163,295    $ 231,555
                     

Depreciation and amortization

       

Americas

   $ 17,344     $ 16,290    $ 16,885

Europe

     35,790       35,506      36,199
                     

Total

   $ 53,134     $ 51,796    $ 53,084
                     

Capital expenditures

       

Americas

   $ 15,112     $ 24,454    $ 8,511

Europe

     28,617       36,298      35,264
                     

Total

   $ 43,729     $ 60,752    $ 43,775
                     

Identifiable assets

       

Americas(a)

   $ 1,601,962     $ 1,436,508   

Europe

     3,101,902       2,968,126   
                 

Total

   $ 4,703,864     $ 4,404,634   
                 

Goodwill

       

Americas

   $ 2,966     $ 2,966   

Europe

     —         131,361   
                 

Total

   $ 2,966     $ 134,327   
                 

(a) For the year ended January 31, 2007, net sales to unaffiliated customers in the US represented 86% of the total Americas net sales to unaffiliated customers, and represented 87% and 88%, respectively, of the total Americas net sales for the years ended January 31, 2006 and 2005. Identifiable assets in the US represented 89% of the Americas identifiable assets at January 31, 2007 and 79% of the America’s identifiable assets at January 31, 2006.
(b) For the years ended January 31, 2007 and 2006, the amounts shown above include $23.8 million and $30.9 million, respectively, of restructuring charges related to the European restructuring program and $8.6 million and $9.6 million, respectively, in external consulting costs associated with the restructuring program (see also Note 7—Restructuring Program).
(c) For the year ended January 31, 2007, the amount shown above includes a non-cash charge of $136.1 million for the goodwill impairment in Europe (see also Note 6—Goodwill and Intangible Assets).

 

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NOTE 15 — INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

Interim financial information for fiscal years 2007 and 2006 is as follows. All periods presented have been restated to reflect the reclassification of the Training Business as discontinued operations.

 

     Quarter ended
     April 30,    July 31,     October 31,    January 31,
     (In thousands, except per share amounts)

Fiscal year 2007

          

Net sales

   $ 4,944,126    $ 4,943,281     $ 5,431,347    $ 6,121,691
                            

Gross profit

   $ 237,139    $ 225,610     $ 247,560    $ 296,462
                            

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ 8,945    $ (155,529 )   $ 9,598    $ 36,059

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     3,946      —         —        —  
                            

Net income (loss)

   $ 12,891    $ (155,529 )   $ 9,598    $ 36,059
                            

Income (loss) per share—basic:

          

Continuing operations

   $ 0.16    $ (2.81 )   $ 0.18    $ 0.66

Discontinued operations

     0.07      —         —        —  
                            

Net income (loss) per share

   $ 0.23    $ (2.81 )   $ 0.18    $ 0.66
                            

Income (loss) per share—diluted:

          

Continuing operations

   $ 0.16    $ (2.81 )   $ 0.18    $ 0.66

Discontinued operations

     0.07      —         —        —  
                            

Net income (loss) per share

   $ 0.23    $ (2.81 )   $ 0.18    $ 0.66
                            

Fiscal year 2006

          

Net sales

   $ 5,063,691    $ 4,813,850     $ 5,073,955    $ 5,531,355
                            

Gross profit

   $ 264,126    $ 239,950     $ 250,986    $ 267,457
                            

Income from continuing operations

   $ 32,666    $ (60,118 )   $ 21,921    $ 28,498

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     857      704       1,043      1,015
                            

Net income

   $ 33,523    $ (59,414 )   $ 22,964    $ 29,513
                            

Income per share—basic:

          

Continuing operations

   $ 0.56    $ (1.03 )   $ 0.38    $ 0.50

Discontinued operations

     0.01      .01       0.02      0.02
                            

Net income per share

   $ 0.57    $ (1.02 )   $ 0.40    $ 0.52
                            

Income per share—diluted:

          

Continuing operations

   $ 0.55    $ (1.03 )   $ 0.38    $ 0.50

Discontinued operations

     0.01      .01       0.02      0.02
                            

Net income per share

   $ 0.56    $ (1.02 )   $ 0.40    $ 0.52
                            

Net income for the quarter ended January 31, 2007 includes a $3.6 million gain on the sale of land under the Company’s Synthetic Lease, which increased diluted earnings per share from continuing operations by $0.04 per share for the quarter ended January 31, 2007.

Net loss for the quarter ended July 31, 2006 includes a $136.1 million goodwill impairment in Europe and an $8.4 million increase in the valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets related to specific jurisdictions in Europe, which increased diluted loss per share from continuing operations by $2.61 per share for the quarter ended July 31, 2006.`

Net loss in the quarter ended July 31, 2005 includes a $56.0 million increase in the valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets related to specific jurisdictions in Europe, primarily Germany, which increased diluted loss per share from continuing operations by $0.96 per share for the quarter ended July 31, 2005.

NOTE 16 — SUBSEQUENT EVENT

In late March 2007, the Company made the decision to close its operations in the United Arab Emirates. As a result of this closure, the Company expects to incur operating losses and other cash charges in the first half of fiscal 2008 of approximately $5.0

 

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million to $7.0 million. In addition, the Company will also record approximately $7.0 million to $9.0 million of foreign currency exchange losses previously recorded in shareholders’ equity as accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income. The Company’s accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income is comprised of foreign currency translation adjustments (“CTA”) relating to the net assets of the Company’s international subsidiaries (as further discussed in Note 1 – Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies).

 

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ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

 

ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified time periods. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, Tech Data’s management , with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), has evaluated, the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), as of January 31, 2007. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure as of January 31, 2007.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2007. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Based on our assessment, we believe that, as of January 31, 2007, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria.

Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2007 has been audited by Ernst & Young, LLP, the independent registered certified public accounting firm who also audited the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Ernst & Young’s attestation report on management’s assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is included below.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) identified in connection with management’s evaluation during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Tech Data Corporation:

We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, that Tech Data Corporation maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Tech Data Corporation’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, management’s assessment that Tech Data Corporation maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2007, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the COSO criteria. Also, in our opinion, Tech Data Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2007, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Tech Data Corporation as of January 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 31, 2007 of Tech Data Corporation and our report dated March 28, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

 

    /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Tampa, Florida

   
March 28, 2007    

 

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ITEM 9B. Other Information

Not applicable.

PART III

ITEMS 10, 11, 12 and 13.

The information required by Item 10 relating to executive officers of the registrant is included under the caption “Executive Officers” of Item 1 of this Form 10-K. The information required by Item 10 relating to Directors of the registrant and the information required by Items 11, 12 and 13 is incorporated herein by reference to the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. However, the information included in such definitive proxy statement included under the caption entitled “Report of the Audit Committee” shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The definitive proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be filed with the SEC prior to May 31, 2007.

Audit Committee

Tech Data has a separately designated, standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a) (58) (A) of the Exchange Act. The members of the Audit Committee are Charles E. Adair, Maximilian Ardelt, David M. Upton, and John Y. Williams.

Audit Committee Financial Expert

The Board of Directors of Tech Data has determined that Charles E. Adair, Chairman of the Audit Committee, is an audit committee financial expert as defined by Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act, and is independent within the meaning of Item 7(d)(3) (iv) of Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act.

Code of Ethics

Tech Data has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics for directors, officers (including Tech Data’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer) and employees, known as the Code of Ethics. The Code of Ethics is available, and may be obtained free of charge, on Tech Data’s website at http://www.techdata.com/content/td_ethics/main.aspx. Tech Data intends to provide information required by Item 5.05 of Form 8-K by disclosing any amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of the Code of Ethics that applies to Tech Data’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions on the Company’s website at the web address noted in this section.

 

ITEM 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Information regarding principal accounting fees and services is set forth under the caption “Independent Auditor Fees” in our Proxy Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference to the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The definitive proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be filed with the SEC prior to May 31, 2007.

The Audit Committee has a policy to pre-approve all services to be provided by the Company’s independent auditor, and will not approve prohibited non-audit services.

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) See index to financial statements and schedules included in Item 8.

(b) The exhibit numbers on the following list correspond to the numbers in the exhibit table required pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

 

Exhibit
Number

      

Description

3-M(2)

  —      Amended and Restated Bylaws of Tech Data Corporation as adopted on March 31, 2004.

3-N(9)

  —      Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed on June 17, 2004 with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida.

3-O(1)

  —      Bylaws of Tech Data Corporation as adopted on December 5, 2006.

4-A(15)

  —      Indenture between the Company and JP Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as successor trustees Bank One Trust Company, N.A., dated as of December 10, 2001.

10-G(7)

  —      Employee Stock Ownership Plan as amended December 16, 1994.

10-Z(4)

  —      1990 Incentive and Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan as amended.

10-AA(5)

  —      Non-Statutory Stock Option Grant Form.

10-BB(5)

  —      Incentive Stock Option Grant Form.

10-NN(8)

  —      Non-Employee Directors’ 1995 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan.

10-OO(8)

  —      1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

10-AAa(10)

  —      Transfer and Administration Agreement dated May 19, 2000.

10-AAb(10)

  —      Credit Agreement dated as of May 8, 2000.

10-AAc(10)

  —      Amended and Restated Participation Agreement dated as of May 8, 2000.

10-AAd(10)

  —      Amended and Restated Lease Agreement dated as of May 8, 2000.

10-AAe(10)

  —      Amended and Restated Agency Agreement dated as of May 8, 2000.

10-AAg(12)

  —      Tech Data Corporation 401(K) Savings Plan dated January 1, 2000.

10-AAi(13)

  —      2000 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan of Tech Data Corporation.

10-AAj(13)

  —      2000 Equity Incentive Plan of Tech Data Corporation.

10-AAl(17)

  —      Amendment Agreement Number 1 to Credit Agreement dated November 21, 2002.

10-AAo(18)

  —      The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated May 2, 2003.

10-AAq(19)

  —      Second Amended and Restated Participation Agreement dated as of July 31, 2003.

10-AAr(19)

  —      Second Amended and Restated Lease Agreement dated as of July 31, 2003.

10-AAs(19)

  —      Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 31, 2003.

10-AAt(19)

  —      Trust Agreement Between Tech Data Corporation and Fidelity Management Trust Company, Tech Data Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan Trust, effective August 1, 2003.

10-AAv(2)

  —      Amendment Agreement Number 2 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January 30, 2004.

10-AAw(16)

  —      Amendment to the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan of Tech Data Corporation.

10-AAx(2)

  —      Amended and Restated Tech Data Corporation 401(K) Savings Plan and Amendments 1-3.

10-AAz(11)

  —      Amendment Number 2 to Receivables Purchase and Servicing Agreement dated May 19, 2000.

 

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10-AAaa(6)

  —     2005 Deferred Compensation Plan.

10-AAbb(9)

  —     Indenture for New 2% Subordinated Debentures between Tech Data and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association and Table of Contents of Indenture, including Cross-Reference Table to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and including form of new 2% Subordinated Debenture as an exhibit

10-AAbb(3)

  —     Amendment Number 8 to Transfer and Administration Agreement dated as of May 19, 2000.

10-AAcc(20)

  —     Executive Severance Plan, effective March 31, 2005.

10-AAdd(20)

  —     First Amendment to the Tech Data Corporation 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 2005.

10-AAee(20)

  —     Executive Incentive Plan – April 2005.

10-AAff(20)

  —     Fourth Amendment to the Tech Data Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, effective March 28, 2005.

10-AAgg(20)

  —     Trade Receivables Purchase Facility Agreement between Tech Data Corporation and SunTrust Bank, dated May 26, 2005.

10-AAhh(21)

  —     First Amendment to Trade Receivables Purchase Facility Agreement.

10-AAii(21)

  —     Amendment No. 10 to Transfer and Administration Agreement.

10-AAjj(23)

  —     Uncommitted Account Receivable Purchase Agreement dated as of January 23, 2006.

10-AAkk(22)(23)

  —     Master Agreement for the sale and purchase of the Azlan Training Business, dated as of March 7, 2006.

10-AAll(24)

  —     Form of Tech Data Corporation 2000 Equity Incentive Plan Notice of Award and Award Agreement.

10-AAmm(24)

  —     Form of Tech Data Corporation 2000 Equity Incentive Plan Performance Grant in the form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement.

10-AAnn(24)

  —     Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan of Tech Data Corporation.

10-AAoo(24)

  —     First Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan of Tech Data Corporation.

10-AApp(25)

  —     Employment Agreement Between Tech Data Corporation and Robert M. Dutkowsky, dated October 2, 2006.

10-AAqq(25)

  —     Form of Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan of Tech Data Corporation Notice of Grant and Grant Agreement for Restricted Stock Units.

10-AArr(1)

    Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 20, 2007 (including related Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement and Increditor Agreement)

10-AAss(1)

    Third Omnibus Amendment dated as of March 20, 2007

10-AAtt(1)

    Amendment Number 11 to Transfer and Administration Agreement dated as of March 20, 2007

10-AAuu(1)

    Indenture for New 2.75% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2026 between Tech Data and U.S. Bank National Association

21-A(1)

  —     Subsidiaries of Registrant.

23-A(1)

  —     Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

31-A(1)

  —     Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), As Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31-B(1)

  —     Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), As Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32-A(1)

  —     Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32-B(1)

  —     Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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(1)

Filed herewith.

(2)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-K dated January 31, 2004, File No. 0-14625.

(3)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 31, 2004, File No. 0-14625.

(4)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 1992, File No. 0-14625.

(5)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 33-41074.

(6)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 8, 2004, File No. 0-14625.

(7)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 1995, File No. 0-14625.

(8)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the 1995 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, File No. 0-14625.

(9)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form S-4, File No. 0-14625.

(10)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2000, File No. 0-14625.

(11)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 8-K dated August 27, 2004, File No. 0-14625.

(12)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-93801.

(13)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-59198.

(14)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2001, File No. 0-14625.

(15)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-76858.

(16)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2003 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, File No. 0-14625.

(17)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2003, File No. 0-14625.

(18)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2003, File No. 0-14625.

(19)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2003, File No. 0-14625.

(20)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2005, File No. 0-14625.

(21)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2005, File No. 0-14625.

(22)

Certain information contained in this exhibit has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request under 17 C.F.R. Sections 200.80(b)(4), 200.83 and 230.406.

(23)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2006, File No. 0-14625.

(24)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2006, File No. 0-14625.

(25)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2006, File No. 0-14625.

(26)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 8-K dated March 20, 2007, File No. 0-14625.

 

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SCHEDULE II

TECH DATA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

(In thousands)

 

     Balance at
beginning
of period
   Activity    Balance at
end of
period

Allowance for doubtful accounts

receivable and sales returns

      Charged to
cost and
expenses
   Deductions     Other(1)   

January 31,

             

2007

   $ 60,375    $ 27,655    $ (34,649 )   $ 15,586    $ 68,967

2006

   $ 77,309    $ 6,172    $ (26,495 )   $ 3,389    $ 60,375

2005

   $ 74,556    $ 13,268    $ (25,047 )   $ 14,532    $ 77,309

(1) “Other” primarily includes recoveries, dispositions and the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on March 29, 2007.

 

TECH DATA CORPORATION
By  

/s/ ROBERT M. DUTKOWSKY

  Robert M. Dutkowsky
  Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature to this Annual Report on Form 10-K appears below hereby appoints Jeffery P. Howells and David R. Vetter, or either of them, as his or her attorney-in-fact to sign on his or her behalf individually and in the capacity stated below and to file all amendments and post-effective amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and any and all instruments or documents filed as a part of or in connection with this Annual Report on Form 10-K or the amendments thereto, and the attorney-in-fact, or either of them, may make such changes and additions to this Annual Report on Form 10-K as the attorney-in-fact, or either of them, may deem necessary or appropriate.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

  

Date

/s/ ROBERT M. DUTKOWSKY

   Chief Executive Officer, Director    March 29, 2007
Robert M. Dutkowsky      

/s/ JEFFERY P. HOWELLS

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Director (principal financial officer)

   March 29, 2007
Jeffery P. Howells      

/s/ JOSEPH B. TREPANI

  

Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller (principal accounting officer)

   March 29, 2007
Joseph B. Trepani      

/s/ STEVEN A. RAYMUND

   Chairman of the Board of Directors    March 29, 2007
Steven A. Raymund      

/s/ CHARLES E. ADAIR

   Director    March 29, 2007
Charles E. Adair      

/s/ MAXIMILIAN ARDELT

   Director    March 29, 2007
Maximilian Ardelt      

/s/ KATHY MISUNAS

   Director    March 29, 2007
Kathy Misunas      

/s/ DAVID M. UPTON

   Director    March 29, 2007
David M. Upton      

/s/ JOHN Y. WILLIAMS

   Director    March 29, 2007
John Y. Williams      

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

     

Description

3-M(2)

  —     Amended and Restated Bylaws of Tech Data Corporation as adopted on March 31, 2004.

3-N(9)

  —     Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed on June 17, 2004 with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida.

3-O(1)

  —     Bylaws of Tech Data Corporation as adopted on December 5, 2006.

4-A(15)

  —     Indenture between the Company and JP Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as successor trustees Bank One Trust Company, N.A., dated as of December 10, 2001.

10-G(7)

  —     Employee Stock Ownership Plan as amended December 16, 1994.

10-Z(4)

  —     1990 Incentive and Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan as amended.

10-AA(5)

  —     Non-Statutory Stock Option Grant Form.

10-BB(5)

  —     Incentive Stock Option Grant Form.

10-NN(8)

  —     Non-Employee Directors’ 1995 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan.

10-OO(8)

  —     1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

10-AAa(10)

  —     Transfer and Administration Agreement dated May 19, 2000.

10-AAb(10)

  —     Credit Agreement dated as of May 8, 2000.

10-AAc(10)

  —     Amended and Restated Participation Agreement dated as of May 8, 2000.

10-AAd(10)

  —     Amended and Restated Lease Agreement dated as of May 8, 2000.

10-AAe(10)

  —     Amended and Restated Agency Agreement dated as of May 8, 2000.

10-AAg(12)

  —     Tech Data Corporation 401(K) Savings Plan dated January 1, 2000.

10-AAi(13)

  —     2000 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan of Tech Data Corporation.

10-AAj(13)

  —     2000 Equity Incentive Plan of Tech Data Corporation.

10-AAl(17)

  —     Amendment Agreement Number 1 to Credit Agreement dated November 21, 2002.

10-AAo(18)

  —     The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated May 2, 2003.

10-AAq(19)

  —     Second Amended and Restated Participation Agreement dated as of July 31, 2003.

10-AAr(19)

  —     Second Amended and Restated Lease Agreement dated as of July 31, 2003.

10-AAs(19)

  —     Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 31, 2003.

10-AAt(19)

  —     Trust Agreement Between Tech Data Corporation and Fidelity Management Trust Company, Tech Data Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan Trust, effective August 1, 2003.

10-AAv(2)

  —     Amendment Agreement Number 2 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January 30, 2004.

10-AAw(16)

  —     Amendment to the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan of Tech Data Corporation.

10-AAx(2)

  —     Amended and Restated Tech Data Corporation 401(K) Savings Plan and Amendments 1-3.

10-AAz(11)

  —     Amendment Number 2 to Receivables Purchase and Servicing Agreement dated May 19, 2000.

10-AAaa(6)

  —     2005 Deferred Compensation Plan.

10-AAbb(9)

  —     Indenture for New 2% Subordinated Debentures between Tech Data and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association and Table of Contents of Indenture, including Cross-Reference Table to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and including form of new 2% Subordinated Debenture as an exhibit

10-AAbb(3)

  —     Amendment Number 8 to Transfer and Administration Agreement dated as of May 19, 2000.

 

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10-AAcc(20)

  —     Executive Severance Plan, effective March 31, 2005.

10-AAdd(20)

  —     First Amendment to the Tech Data Corporation 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 2005.

10-AAee(20)

  —     Executive Incentive Plan – April 2005.

10-AAff(20)

  —     Fourth Amendment to the Tech Data Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, effective March 28, 2005.

10-AAgg(20)

  —     Trade Receivables Purchase Facility Agreement between Tech Data Corporation and SunTrust Bank, dated May 26, 2005.

10-AAhh(21)

  —     First Amendment to Trade Receivables Purchase Facility Agreement.

10-AAii(21)

  —     Amendment No. 10 to Transfer and Administration Agreement.

10-AAjj(23)

  —     Uncommitted Account Receivable Purchase Agreement dated as of January 23, 2006.

10-AAkk(22)(23)

  —     Master Agreement for the sale and purchase of the Azlan Training Business, dated as of March 7, 2006.

10-AAll(24)

  —     Form of Tech Data Corporation 2000 Equity Incentive Plan Notice of Award and Award Agreement.

10-AAmm(24)

  —     Form of Tech Data Corporation 2000 Equity Incentive Plan Performance Grant in the form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement.

10-AAnn(24)

  —     Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan of Tech Data Corporation.

10-AAoo(24)

  —     First Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan of Tech Data Corporation.

10-AApp(25)

  —     Employment Agreement Between Tech Data Corporation and Robert M. Dutkowsky, dated October 2, 2006.

10-AAqq(25)

  —     Form of Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan of Tech Data Corporation Notice of Grant and Grant Agreement for Restricted Stock Units.

10-AArr(1)

    Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 20, 2007 (including related Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement and Increditor Agreement)

10-AAss(1)

    Third Omnibus Amendment dated as of March 20, 2007

10-AAtt(1)

    Amendment Number 11 to Transfer and Administration Agreement dated as of March 20, 2007

10-AAuu(1)

    Indenture for New 2.75% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2026 between Tech Data and U.S. Bank National Association

21-A(1)

  —     Subsidiaries of Registrant.

23-A(1)

  —     Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

31-A(1)

  —     Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), As Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31-B(1)

  —     Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), As Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32-A(1)

  —     Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32-B(1)

  —     Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(1)

Filed herewith.

(2)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-K dated January 31, 2004, File No. 0-14625.

 

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(3)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 31, 2004, File No. 0-14625.

(4)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 1992, File No. 0-14625.

(5)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 33-41074.

(6)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 8, 2004, File No. 0-14625.

(7)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 1995, File No. 0-14625.

(8)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the 1995 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, File No. 0-14625.

(9)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form S-4, File No. 0-14625.

(10)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2000, File No. 0-14625.

(11)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 8-K dated August 27, 2004, File No. 0-14625.

(12)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-93801.

(13)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-59198.

(14)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2001, File No. 0-14625.

(15)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-76858.

(16)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2003 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, File No. 0-14625.

(17)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2003, File No. 0-14625.

(18)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2003, File No. 0-14625.

(19)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2003, File No. 0-14625.

(20)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2005, File No. 0-14625.

(21)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2005, File No. 0-14625.

(22)

Certain information contained in this exhibit has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request under 17 C.F.R. Sections 200.80(b)(4), 200.83 and 230.406.

(23)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2006, File No. 0-14625.

(24)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2006, File No. 0-14625.

(25)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2006, File No. 0-14625.

(26)

Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits included in the Company’s Form 8-K dated March 20, 2007, File No. 0-14625.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Title

       Page
ARTICLE I.    5
Principal Office    5
ARTICLE II.    5
Stockholders    5

Section A.

  ANNUAL MEETING.    5

Section B.

  SPECIAL MEETINGS.    5

Section C.

  PLACE OF MEETING.    5

Section D.

  NOTICE OF MEETING.    5

Section E.

  NOTICE OF ADJOURNED MEETING.    6

Section F.

  WAIVER OF CALL AND NOTICE OF MEETING.    6

Section G.

  QUORUM AND VOTING REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTING GROUPS.    6

Section H.

  ADJOURNMENT; QUORUM FOR ADJOURNED MEETING    6

Section I.

  ACTION BY SINGLE AND MULTIPLE VOTING GROUPS    6

Section J.

  VOTING FOR DIRECTORS.    7

Section K.

  VOTING LISTS.    7

Section L.

  VOTING OF SHARES.    7

Section M.

  PROXIES.    7

Section N.

  INFORMAL ACTION BY STOCKHOLDERS.    7

Section O.

  PRESIDING OFFICER AND SECRETARY.    8

Section P.

  INSPECTORS.    8
ARTICLE III.    8
Board of Directors    8

Section A.

  GENERAL POWERS.    8

Section B.

  NUMBER, TENURE AND QUALIFICATIONS.    8

Section C.

  CLASSIFICATION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.    8

Section D.

  ANNUAL MEETING.    9

Section E.

  REGULAR MEETINGS.    9

Section F.

  SPECIAL MEETINGS.    9

Section G.

  NOTICE.    9

Section H.

  QUORUM.    9

Section I.

  ADJOURNMENT; QUORUM FOR ADJOURNED MEETING    9

Section J.

  MANNER OF ACTING.    9

Section K.

  RESIGNATION.    9

Section L.

  REMOVAL.    10

Section M.

  VACANCIES.    10

Section N.

  COMPENSATION.    10

Section O.

  PRESUMPTION OF ASSENT.    10

Section P.

  INFORMAL ACTION BY BOARD.    10

 

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Section Q.

  MEETING BY TELEPHONE, ETC.    10
ARTICLE IV.    11
Officers    11

Section A.

  NUMBER.    11

Section B.

  APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE.    11

Section C.

  RESIGNATION    11

Section D.

  REMOVAL.    11

Section E.

  VACANCIES.    11

Section F.

  DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.    11

Section G.

  DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.    12

Section H.

  DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT OF WORLDWIDE OPERATIONS.    12

Section I.

  DUTIES OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.    12

Section J.

  DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.    12

Section K.

  DUTIES OF TREASURER.    13

Section L.

  DUTIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND ASSISTANT TREASURERS.    13

Section M.

  DUTIES OF OTHER EXECUTIVE OFFICERS    13

Section N.

  COMPENSATION    13

Section O.

  DELEGATION OF DUTIES.    13

Section P.

  DISASTER EMERGENCY POWERS OF ACTING OFFICERS.    13
ARTICLE V.    14
Executive and Other Committees    14

Section A.

  CREATION OF COMMITTEES.    14

Section B.

  EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.    14

Section C.

  COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.    14

Section D.

  AUDIT COMMITTEE.    14

Section E.

  GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE    15

Section F.

  OTHER COMMITTEES.    15

Section G.

  REMOVAL OR DISSOLUTION.    15

Section H.

  VACANCIES ON COMMITTEES.    15

Section I.

  MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES.    15

Section J.

  ABSENCE OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS.    15

Section K.

  QUORUM OF COMMITTEES.    15

Section L.

  MANNER OF ACTING OF COMMITTEES.    16

Section M.

  MINUTES OF COMMITTEES.    16

Section N.

  COMPENSATION.    16

Section O.

  INFORMAL ACTION    16
ARTICLE VI.    16
Indemnification of Directors and Officers    16

Section A.

  GENERAL    16

Section B.

  ACTIONS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE CORPORATION    16

Section C.

  OBLIGATION TO INDEMNIFY    17

Section D.

  DETERMINATION THAT INDEMNIFICATION IS PROPER    17

Section E.

  EVALUATION AND AUTHORIZATION    17

 

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Section F.

  PREPAYMENT OF EXPENSES    17

Section G.

  NONEXCLUSIVITY AND LIMITATIONS    18

Section H.

  CONTINUATION OF INDEMNIFICATION RIGHT    18

Section I.

  INSURANCE    18
ARTICLE VII.    19
Interested Parties    19

Section A.

  GENERAL.    19

Section B.

  APPROVAL BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE    19

Section C.

  APPROVAL BY STOCKHOLDERS    19
ARTICLE VIII.    20
Certificates of Stock    20

Section A.

  CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES.    20

Section B.

  SIGNATURES OF PAST OFFICERS.    20

Section C.

  TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS.    20

Section D.

  TRANSFER OF SHARES.    20

Section E.

  LOST CERTIFICATES.    20
ARTICLE IX.    21
Record Date    21

Section A.

  RECORD DATE FOR STOCKHOLDER ACTIONS    21

Section B.

  RECORD DATE FOR DIVIDEND AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS    21
ARTICLE X.    21
Dividends    21
ARTICLE XI.    21
Fiscal Year    21
ARTICLE XII.    22
Seal    22
ARTICLE XIII.    22
Stock in Other Corporations    22
ARTICLE XIV.    22
Amendments    22
ARTICLE XV.    22
Emergency Bylaws    22

Section A.

  SCOPE OF EMERGENCY BYLAWS    22

Section B.

  CALL AND NOTICE OF MEETING    22

Section C.

  QUORUM AND VOTING    22

Section D.

  APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS    22

Section E.

  MODIFICATION OF LINES OF SUCCESSION    22

Section F.

  CHANGE OF PRINCIPAL OFFICE    22

Section G.

  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY    22

Section H.

  REPEAL AND CHANGE    22

 

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ARTICLE I.

Principal Office

The principal office of the corporation shall be 5350 Tech Data Drive, Clearwater in the County of Pinellas, State of Florida.

ARTICLE II.

Stockholders

Section A. ANNUAL MEETING. A meeting of the stockholders shall be held annually, within five (5) months of the end of each fiscal year of the corporation, for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other proper business as may come before the meeting, the exact date to be established by the Board of Directors from time to time.

Section B. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called, for any purpose or purposes, by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors and shall be called by the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary if the holders of not less than ten percent (10%) or more of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at such special meeting sign, date and deliver to the corporation’s Secretary one or more written demands for a special meeting, describing the purpose(s) for which it is to be held. Notice and call of any such special meeting shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting, and business transacted at any special meeting of the stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice thereof.

Section C. PLACE OF MEETING. The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Florida, as the place of meeting for any annual or special meeting of the stockholders. If no designation is made, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the corporation in the State of Florida.

Section D. NOTICE OF MEETING. Written notice stating the place, day and hour of an annual or special meeting shall be delivered not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, except that no notice of a meeting need be given to any stockholders for which notice is not required to be given under applicable law. Notice shall be given as required or permitted under Florida Stat §607.0141. Notice of a special meeting shall include a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. If the notice is mailed at least thirty (30) days before the date of the meeting, it may be done by a class of United States mail other than first class. If mailed such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail, addressed to the stockholder at the stockholder’s address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid.

 

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Section E. NOTICE OF ADJOURNED MEETING. If an annual or special stockholders’ meeting is adjourned to a different date, time, or place, notice need not be given of the new date, time or place if the new date, time or place is announced at the meeting before an adjournment is taken, and any business may be transacted at the adjourned meeting that might have been transacted on the original date of the meeting. If, however, a new record date for the adjourned meeting is or must be fixed under law, notice of the adjourned meeting must be given to persons who are stockholders as of the new record date and who are otherwise entitled to notice of such meeting.

Section F. WAIVER OF CALL AND NOTICE OF MEETING. Call and notice of any stockholders’ meeting may be waived by any stockholder before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Such waiver must be in writing signed by the stockholder and delivered to the corporation. Neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of any special or annual meeting need be specified in such waiver. A stockholder’s attendance at a meeting (a) waives such stockholder’s ability to object to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the stockholder at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (b) waives such stockholder’s ability to object to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the stockholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

Section G. QUORUM AND VOTING REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTING GROUPS. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or by law, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter by the voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter. Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for an adjourned meeting. At any meeting at which a quorum is present, action on any matter (except for the election of directors which voting is governed by Article II, Section J) by a voting group shall be approved if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless a greater number of affirmative votes is required by the Articles of Incorporation or by law.

Section H. ADJOURNMENT; QUORUM FOR ADJOURNED MEETING. The holders of a majority of the shares represented, and who would be entitled to vote at a meeting if a quorum were present, where a quorum is not present, may adjourn such meeting from time to time. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented or deemed to be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.

Section I. ACTION BY SINGLE AND MULTIPLE VOTING GROUPS. If the Articles of Incorporation or law provides for voting by a single group on a matter, action on that matter is taken when voted upon by that voting group as provided in Section G above. If the Articles of Incorporation or law provides for voting by two or more voting groups on a matter, action on that matter is taken only when voted upon by each of those voting groups counted separately as provided in Section G above. Action may be taken by one voting group on a matter even though no action is taken by another group entitled to vote on the matter.

 

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Section J. VOTING FOR DIRECTORS. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote at a meeting at which a quorum is present. Each stockholder entitled to vote at an election of directors shall have the right to vote the number of shares owned by the stockholder for as many persons as there are directors to be elected and for whose election such stockholder has the right to vote.

Section K. VOTING LISTS. At least ten (10) days prior to each meeting of stockholders, the officer or agent having charge of the stock transfer books for shares of the corporation shall make a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, or any adjournment thereof, with the address and the number, class and series (if any) of shares held by each, which list shall be subject to inspection by any stockholder during normal business hours. This complete list will be available for at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting. The list also shall be available at the meeting and shall be subject to inspection by any stockholder at any time during the meeting or its adjournment. The stockholders list shall be prima facie evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine such list or the transfer books or to vote at any meeting of the stockholders.

Section L. VOTING OF SHARES. Each stockholder entitled to vote shall be entitled at every meeting of the stockholders to one vote in person or by proxy on each matter for each share of voting stock held by such stockholder. Such right to vote shall be subject to the right of the Board of Directors to close the transfer books or to fix a record date for voting stockholders as hereinafter provided.

Section M. PROXIES. At all meetings of stockholders, a stockholder may vote by proxy, executed in writing and delivered to the corporation in the original or transmitted via telegram, electronic transmission, or as a photographic, photostatic or equivalent reproduction of a written proxy by the stockholder or by the stockholder’s duly authorized attorney-in-fact; but, no proxy shall be valid after eleven (11) months from the date received, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. Each proxy shall be filed with the Secretary of the corporation before or at the time of the meeting. In the event that a proxy shall designate two or more persons to act as proxies, a majority of such persons present at the meeting, or, if only one is present, that one, shall have all of the powers conferred by the proxy upon all the persons so designated, unless the instrument shall provide otherwise.

Section N. INFORMAL ACTION BY STOCKHOLDERS. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if the action is taken by the holders of outstanding stock of each voting group entitled to vote thereon having not less than the minimum number of votes with respect to each voting group that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all voting groups and shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. In order to be effective the action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, dated and signed by approving stockholders having the requisite number of votes of each voting group entitled to vote thereon, and delivered to the corporation by delivery to its principal office, principal place of business, the Secretary, or another officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of shareholders are recorded. No written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless,

 

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within sixty (60) days of the date of the earliest dated consent delivered to the Secretary, written consents signed by the number of stockholders required to take action is delivered to the Secretary. If authorization of an action is obtained by one or more written consent but less than all stockholders so consent, then within ten (10) days after obtaining the authorization of such action by written consents, notice must be given to each stockholder who did not consent in writing and to each stockholder who is not entitled to vote on the action.

Section O. PRESIDING OFFICER AND SECRETARY. At every meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of the Board, or in his absence the Chief Executive Officer, or, if neither be present, an individual appointed by the Board of Directors, shall act as the presiding officer of the meeting. The Secretary, or in his absence an Assistant Secretary, shall act as secretary for the meeting.

Section P. INSPECTORS. For each meeting of the stockholders, the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may appoint an inspector to supervise the voting; and, if the inspector is so appointed, all questions respecting the qualification of any vote, the validity of any proxy, and the acceptance or rejection of any vote shall be decided by such inspector. Before acting at any meeting, the inspector shall take an oath to execute his duties with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. If any inspector shall fail to be present or shall decline to act, the presiding officer shall appoint another inspector to act in his place.

ARTICLE III.

Board of Directors

Section A. GENERAL POWERS. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by its Board of Directors, which may exercise all powers of the corporation and do all lawful acts and things as are not by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these bylaws directed or required to be exercised or done only by the stockholders.

Section B. NUMBER, TENURE AND QUALIFICATIONS. The number of directors of the corporation shall be not less than one (1) nor more than thirteen (13) as such number shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. Each director shall hold office until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified, unless such director sooner dies, resigns or is removed by the stockholders at any annual or special meeting. It shall not be necessary for directors to be stockholders. All directors shall be natural persons who are 18 years of age or older.

Section C. CLASSIFICATION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The directors are divided into three classes, each class to consist, as nearly as may be possible, of one-third of the number of directors of the corporation. At each annual election, the directors elected to the class then being elected shall be chosen for a full term of three years to succeed those whose terms expire. Any increase or decrease in the number of directors shall be so apportioned among the classes as to make all classes as nearly equal in number as possible.

 

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Section D. ANNUAL MEETING. After each annual meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors shall hold its annual meeting at the same place as and, immediately, following such annual meeting of stockholders for the purpose of the election of officers and the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting; and, if a majority of the directors are present at such place and time, no prior notice of such meeting shall be required to be given to the directors. The place and time of such meeting may be varied by written consent of all the directors.

Section E. REGULAR MEETINGS. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Section F. SPECIAL MEETINGS Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or the President of Worldwide Operations. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix the place for holding any special meetings of the Board of Directors called by him or them, as the case may be. If no such designation is made, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the corporation in the State of Florida.

Section G. NOTICE. Whenever notice of a meeting is required, written notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting shall be delivered at least two (2) days prior thereto to each director, either personally, or by first-class United States mail, telegraph, teletype, facsimile or other form of electronic communication, or by private mail carriers handling nationwide mail services, to the director’s business address. If notice is given by first-class United States mail, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered five (5) days after deposited in the United States mail so addressed with postage thereon prepaid or when received, if such date is earlier. If notice is given by telegraph, teletype, facsimile transmission or other form of electronic communication or by private mail carriers handling nationwide mail services, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when received by the director. Any director may waive notice of any meeting, either before, at, or after such meeting. The attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened and so states at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon arrival at the meeting.

Section H. QUORUM. A majority of the total number of directors as fixed from time to time shall constitute a quorum.

Section I. ADJOURNMENT; QUORUM FOR ADJOURNED MEETING. If less than a majority of the total number of directors are present at a meeting, a majority of the directors so present may adjourn the meeting without further notice. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.

Section J. MANNER OF ACTING. If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the act of a majority of the directors present at the meeting shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

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may postpone the effectiveness of his resignation to a future date or upon the occurrence of a future event specified in a written tender of resignation. If no time of effectiveness is specified therein, a resignation shall be effective upon tender. A vacancy shall be deemed to exist at the time a resignation is tendered, and the Board of Directors may elect to appoint a successor to take office when the resignation by its terms becomes effective.

Section L. REMOVAL. Any director may be removed by the stockholders with cause at any meeting of the stockholders called expressly for that purpose, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person removed. This by-law shall not be subject to change by the Board of Directors.

Section M. VACANCIES. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, including any vacancy created by reason of an increase in the number of directors, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation. A director elected to fill a vacancy, or a director elected to fill a vacancy in the case of an increase in the number of directors, shall hold office until the next shareholders’ meeting at which directors are to be elected.

Section N. COMPENSATION. By resolution of the Board of Directors, the directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors, and may be paid compensation for service on the Board, committees and for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or assigned committees; or a stated compensation as directors. No payment shall preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. In addition, the directors may also receive options to purchase shares of stock of the corporation under the corporation’s stock option plans.

Section O. PRESUMPTION OF ASSENT. A director of the corporation who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless such director objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to the holding of the meeting or the transacting of specified business at the meeting or such director votes against such action or abstains from voting in respect of such matter.

Section P. INFORMAL ACTION BY BOARD. Any action required or permitted to be taken by any provisions of law, the Articles of Incorporation or these bylaws at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if each and every member of the Board or of such committee, as the case may be, signs a written consent thereto and such written consent is filed in the minutes of the proceedings of the Board or such committee, as the case may be. Action taken under this section is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date, in which case it is effective on the date so specified.

Section Q. MEETING BY TELEPHONE, ETC. Directors or the members of any committee shall be deemed present at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of any such committee, as the case may be, if the meeting is conducted using a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time.

 

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ARTICLE IV.

Officers

Section A. NUMBER. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President of Worldwide Operations, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer, and may include one or more Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, Corporate Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, and Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers as the Board of Directors may designate from time to time by resolution. The “Executive Officers” shall be designated from time to time by resolution.

Section B. APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE. The Chairman of the Board and the Executive Officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at its annual meeting, or as soon thereafter as is convenient. At all times, the Board of Directors shall have sole authority to appoint the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President of Worldwide Operations and the Chief Financial Officer. Interim appointments of all other Executive Officers shall be made by the Compensation Committee, which may delegate such interim appointments to the Chief Executive Officer under specific guidelines. The Chief Executive Officer or the President of Worldwide Operations shall appoint all non-Executive Officer positions. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person. Each officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor shall have been duly appointed and qualified, unless such officer sooner dies, resigns or is removed by the Board. The appointment of an officer does not itself create contract rights. The Board of Directors may require an officer to give security for the faithful performance of his or her duties.

Section C. RESIGNATION. An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. A resignation shall be effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation shall not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

Section D. REMOVAL. The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time whenever, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, the best interests of the Corporation will be served thereby. The Chief Executive Officer may remove any officer other than the Chairman of the Board, President of Worldwide Operations or Chief Financial Officer at any time with or without cause. An officer’s removal shall not affect the officer’s contract rights, if any, with the Corporation.

Section E. VACANCIES. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise may be filled by the Board of Directors, Compensation Committee, or Chief Executive Officer as provided in Section B of this Article IV, for the unexpired portion of the term.

Section F. DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders. The Chairman may fill such other offices as the Board of Directors shall determine, and shall also exercise such further powers and perform such other duties as may from time to time be conferred or assigned by the Board of Directors.

 

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Section G. DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The Chief Executive Officer shall have general charge of the business and affairs of the corporation and shall see that all the orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. The Chief Executive Officer may sign, execute and deliver in the name of the corporation powers of attorney, contracts, bonds and other agreements and obligations. The Chief Executive Officer shall have the power to appoint, employ and discharge officers as provided in this Article IV. In the absence or disability of Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer may fill such other offices as the Board of Directors shall determine, and shall also exercise such further powers and perform such other duties as may from time to time be conferred or assigned by the Board of Directors.

Section H. DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT OF WORLDWIDE OPERATIONS. The President of Worldwide Operations, unless otherwise designated by the Board of Directors, shall be the chief operating officer of the corporation and shall have the responsibility for the general and active management of the business and affairs of the corporation, subject to the directions of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer. The President of Worldwide Operations shall see that all the orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. The President of Worldwide Operations may sign, execute and deliver in the name of the corporation powers of attorney, contracts, bonds and other agreements and obligations. The President of Worldwide Operations shall appoint, employ and discharge officers as provided in this Article IV. In addition to the foregoing specific powers and duties, the President of Worldwide Operations shall exercise such duties as customarily pertain to the office of president of a corporation and shall also exercise such further powers and perform such other duties as may from time to time be conferred or assigned by the Board of Directors.

Section I. DUTIES OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. The Chief Financial Officer unless otherwise designated by the Board of Directors, shall be the Executive Vice President of Finance of the corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall have the general custody of all the funds and securities of the corporation and shall be responsible for the general supervision of the collection and disbursement of funds of the corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall render to the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, whenever required, an account of all transactions and information pertaining to the financial condition of the corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as are assigned by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.

Section J. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors, and all other notices required by law or by these bylaws. The Secretary shall keep a record of the minutes of the proceedings of meetings of stockholders and board of directors. The Secretary shall have custody of all books, records and papers of the corporation, except such as shall be in the charge of the Treasurer, or of some other person authorized to have custody and possession of such by a resolution of the Board of Directors. The Secretary may sign or execute contracts with any Executive Officer thereunto authorized in the name of the corporation and affix the seal of the corporation thereto. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.

 

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Section K. DUTIES OF TREASURER. The Treasurer shall endorse on behalf of the corporation for collection checks, notes and other obligations, and shall deposit the same to the credit of the corporation in banks or other depositories. The Treasurer shall enter or cause to be entered regularly in the banks of the corporation full and accurate accounts of all monies received and paid on account of the corporation. The Treasurer shall render to the Chief Financial Officer an account of all transactions and information pertaining to the financial condition of the corporation and shall have such other powers and perform such other conditions as are assigned by the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer.

Section L. DUTIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND ASSISTANT TREASURERS. The Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may appoint one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers to perform such duties and to have such powers as shall be assigned to them by the Secretary or Treasurer, respectively, or by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.

Section M. DUTIES OF OTHER EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. Each Executive Officer, other than the Chief Executive Officer, the President of Worldwide Operation, the Chief Financial Officer, the Secretary and the Treasurer, shall have such powers and perform such duties as the Board of Directors may prescribe and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by these bylaws. Such Executive Officers may sign and execute contracts and other obligations pertaining to the regular course of his or her duties.

Section N. COMPENSATION. The compensation of the Chief Executive Officer shall be set by the Board of Directors upon recommendations by the Compensation Committee. The compensation of the other Executive Officers shall be fixed by the Compensation Committee. No officer shall be prevented from receiving compensation by reason of the fact that the officer is also a director of the corporation. The compensation of non-Executive Officers shall be set by the Chief Executive Officer, who may delegate this authority to the President of Worldwide Operations as to any officer, agent or employee under his or her direction and control.

Section O. DELEGATION OF DUTIES. In the absence or disability of any officer of the corporation, or for any other reason deemed sufficient by the Board of Directors, the Board may delegate the powers or duties of such officer to any other officer.

Section P. DISASTER EMERGENCY POWERS OF ACTING OFFICERS. Unless otherwise expressly prescribed by action of the Board of Directors taken pursuant to Article XV of these bylaws, if, as a result of some catastrophic event, a quorum of the corporation’s directors cannot readily be assembled and the Chief Executive Officer is unable to perform the duties of the office of Chief Executive Officer and/or other officers are unable to perform their duties, (a) the powers and duties of Chief Executive Officer shall be held and performed by that officer of the corporation highest on the list of successors (adopted by the Board of Directors for such purpose) who shall be available and capable of holding and performing such powers and duties; and, absent any such prior designation, by the President of Worldwide Operations; (b) the officer so selected to hold and perform such powers and duties shall serve as Acting Chief Executive Officer until the Chief Executive Officer again becomes capable of holding and performing the powers and duties of Chief Executive Officer, or until the Board of Directors shall have elected a new Chief Executive Officer or designated another individual as Acting Chief Executive Officer; (c) such officer (or the Chief Executive Officer, if such

 

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person is still serving) shall have the power, in addition to all other powers granted to the Chief Executive Officer by law, the Articles of Incorporation, these bylaws and the Board of Directors, to appoint acting officers to fill vacancies that may have occurred, either permanently or temporarily, by reason of such disaster or emergency, each of such acting appointees to serve in such capacity until the officer for whom the acting appointee is acting is capable of performing the duties of such office, or until the Board of Directors shall have designated another individual to perform such duties or shall have elected or appointed another person to fill such office; (d) each acting officer so appointed shall be entitled to exercise all powers invested by law, the Articles of Incorporation, these bylaws and the Board of Directors in the office in which such person is serving; and (e) anyone transacting business with the corporation may rely upon a certificate signed by any two officers of the corporation that a specified individual has succeeded to the powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer or such other specified office. Any person, firm, corporation or other entity to which such certificate has been delivered by such officers may continue to rely upon it until notified of a change by means of a writing signed by two officers of this corporation.

ARTICLE V.

Executive and Other Committees

Section A. CREATION OF COMMITTEES. The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each to consist of two (2) or more of the directors of the corporation.

Section B. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The Executive Committee, if there shall be one, shall consult with and advise the officers of the corporation in the management of its business, and shall have, and may exercise, except to the extent otherwise provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors creating such Executive Committee, such powers of the Board of Directors as can be lawfully delegated by the Board.

Section C. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. The Board of Directors shall appoint a Compensation Committee of three or more independent directors as defined in the committee’s charter and as independence is determined by the Board consistent with applicable rules and regulations. The Board of Directors shall designate one director as Chairman of the committee, and may designate one or more directors as alternate members of the committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. The committee shall exercise such powers as may be specifically delegated to it by its charter or the Board of Directors and act upon such matters as may be referred to it from time to time for study and recommendation by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.

Section D. AUDIT COMMITTEE. The Board of Directors shall appoint an Audit Committee of three or more independent directors, as defined in the committee’s charter and as independence is determined by the Board consistent with applicable rules and regulations. The Board of Directors shall designate one director as Chairman of the committee, and may designate one or more directors as alternate members of the committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. The committee shall exercise such powers as may be specifically delegated to it by its charter or the Board of Directors and act upon such matters as may be referred to it from time to time for study and recommendation by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. The charter shall meet the requirements of all applicable rules, regulations and listing requirements.

 

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Section E. GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE. The Board of Directors shall appoint a Governance and Nominating Committee of three or more independent directors as defined in the committee’s charter and as independence is determined by the Board consistent with applicable rules and regulations. The Board of Directors shall designate one director as Chairman of the committee, and may designate one or more directors as alternate members of the committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. The committee shall exercise such powers as may be specifically delegated to it by its charter or the Board of Directors and act upon such matters as may be referred to it from time to time for study and recommendation by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.

Section F. OTHER COMMITTEES. The Board of Directors may appoint committees to administer the corporation’s various stock option and other benefit plans or provide for the Compensation Committee to serve as the committee of the Board under any such plans. The specific terms of the benefit plans shall govern the appointment of committee members and the proceedings of each such committee. In addition, such other committees, to the extent provided in the resolution or resolutions creating them, shall have such functions and may exercise such powers of the Board of Directors as can be lawfully delegated.

Section G. REMOVAL OR DISSOLUTION. Any Committee of the Board of Directors may be dissolved by the Board at any meeting; and any member of such committee may be removed by the Board of Directors with or without cause. Such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

Section H. VACANCIES ON COMMITTEES. Vacancies on any committee of the Board of Directors shall be filled by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.

Section I. MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES. Regular meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by such committee and special meetings of any such committee may be called by the Chairman or upon request of any two (2) members thereof upon two (2) days notice of the date, time and place of the meeting given to each of the other members of such committee, or on such shorter notice as may be agreed to in writing by each of the other members of such committee, given either personally or in the manner provided in Section G of Article III of these bylaws (pertaining to notice for directors’ meetings).

Section J. ABSENCE OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee of the Board of Directors, who may replace at any meeting of such committee, any member not able to attend.

Section K. QUORUM OF COMMITTEES. At all meetings of committees of the Board of Directors, a majority of the total number of members of the committee as determined from time to time shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

 

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Section L. MANNER OF ACTING OF COMMITTEES. If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the act of a majority of the members of any committee of the Board of Directors present at the meeting shall be the act of such committee.

Section M. MINUTES OF COMMITTEES. Each committee of the Board of Directors shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to the Board of Directors when required.

Section N. COMPENSATION. Members of any committee of the Board of Directors may be paid compensation in accordance with the provisions of Section N of Article III of these bylaws (pertaining to compensation of directors).

Section O. INFORMAL ACTION. Any committee of the Board of Directors may take such informal action and hold such informal meetings as allowed by the provisions of Sections P and Q of Article III of these bylaws.

ARTICLE VI.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Section A. GENERAL. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the corporation shall indemnify any person who is or was a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or other type of proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or otherwise, and whether formal or informal, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against judgments, amounts paid in settlement, penalties, fines (including an excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan) and expenses (including counsel fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any such action, suit or other proceeding, including any appeal thereof, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any such action, suit or other proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

Section B. ACTIONS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE CORPORATION. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the corporation shall indemnify any person who is or was a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or other type of proceeding (as further described in Section A of this Article VI) by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including

 

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counsel fees) and amounts paid in settlement not exceeding, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, the estimated expenses of litigating the action, suit or other proceeding to conclusion, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, suit or other proceeding, including any appeal thereof, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made under this Section B in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable unless, and only to the extent that, the court in which such action, suit or other proceeding was brought, or any other court of competent jurisdiction, shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses that such court shall deem proper.

Section C. OBLIGATION TO INDEMNIFY. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or other proceeding referred to in Section A or Section B of this Article VI, or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including counsel fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.

Section D. DETERMINATION THAT INDEMNIFICATION IS PROPER. Indemnification pursuant to Section A or Section B of this Article VI, unless made pursuant to a determination by a court, shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that the indemnification is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section A or Section B of this Article VI. Such determination shall be made either (1) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or other proceeding to which the indemnification relates; (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable or, even if obtainable, by majority vote of a committee duly designated by the Board of Directors (the designation being one in which directors who are parties may participate) consisting solely of two or more directors not at the time parties to such action, suit or other proceeding; (3) by independent legal counsel (i) selected by the Board of Directors in accordance with the requirements of subsection (1) or by a committee designated under subsection (2) or (ii) if a quorum of the directors cannot be obtained and a committee cannot be designated, selected by majority vote of the full Board of Directors (the vote being one in which directors who are parties may participate); or (4) by the stockholders by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of stockholders who were not parties to such action, suit or other proceeding or, if no such quorum is obtainable, by a majority vote of stockholders who were not parties to such action, suit or other proceeding.

Section E. EVALUATION AND AUTHORIZATION. Evaluation of the reasonableness of expenses and authorization of indemnification shall be made in the same manner as is prescribed in Section D of this Article VI for the determination that indemnification is permissible; provided, however, that if the determination as to whether indemnification is permissible is made by independent legal counsel, the persons who selected such independent legal counsel shall be responsible for evaluating the reasonableness of expenses and may authorize indemnification.

Section F. PREPAYMENT OF EXPENSES. Expenses (including counsel fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or other proceeding referred to in Section A or Section B of this Article VI shall be paid by the corporation in advance of the final

 

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disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if such person is ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification by the corporation pursuant to this Article VI. Expenses incurred by other employees and agents may be paid in advance upon such terms and conditions that the Board of Directors deems appropriate.

Section G. NONEXCLUSIVITY AND LIMITATIONS. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided pursuant to this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a person may be entitled under any law, by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in any other capacity while holding such office. In all cases not specifically provided for in this Article VI, indemnification or advancement of expenses shall not be made to or on behalf of any director, officer, employee or agent if a judgment or other final adjudication establishes that such person’s actions, or omissions to act, were material to the cause of action so adjudicated and constitute (1) a violation of the criminal law, unless the director, officer, employee or agent had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; (2) a transaction from which the director, officer, employee or agent derived an improper personal benefit; (3) in the case of a director, a circumstance under which liability for unlawful distributions is applicable; (4) willful misconduct or a conscious disregard for the best interests of the corporation in a proceeding by or in the right of a corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or in a proceeding by or in the right of a shareholder; or (5) to the extent that such indemnification or advancement of expenses is expressly prohibited by law.

Section H. CONTINUATION OF INDEMNIFICATION RIGHT. Unless expressly otherwise provided when authorized or ratified by this corporation, indemnification and advancement of expenses as provided for in this Article VI shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such person. For purposes of this Article VI, the term “corporation” includes, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of a constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, is in the same position under this Article VI with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have been with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

Section I. INSURANCE. The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against the liability under Section A or Section B of this Article VI.

 

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ARTICLE VII.

Interested Parties

Section A. GENERAL. No contract or other transaction between the corporation and any one or more of its directors or any other corporation, firm, association or entity in which one or more of its directors are directors or officers or are financially interested shall be either void or voidable because of such relationship or interest, because such director or directors were present at the meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee thereof which authorizes, approves or ratifies such contract or transaction or because such director’s or directors’ votes are counted for such purpose if: (1) the fact of such relationship or interest is disclosed or known to the Board of Directors or committee which authorizes, approves or ratifies the contract or transaction by a vote or consent sufficient for the purpose without counting the votes or consents of such interested directors; (2) the fact of such relationship or interest is disclosed or known to the stockholders entitled to vote on the matter, and they authorize, approve or ratify such contract or transaction by vote or written consent; or (3) the contract or transaction is fair and reasonable as to the corporation at the time it is authorized by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the stockholders.

Section B. APPROVAL BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE. For purposes of Section A(1) of this Article VII, a conflict of interest transaction is authorized, approved or ratified if it receives the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors on the Board of Directors, or on the committee, who have no relationship or interest in the transaction, but a transaction may not be authorized, approved or ratified by a single director. If a majority of the directors who have no such relationship or interest in the transaction vote to authorize, approve or ratify the transaction, a quorum is present for the purpose of taking action under this Section B. The presence of or a vote cast by, a director with such relationship or interest in the transaction does not affect the validity of any action taken under Section A(1) of this Article VII if the transaction is otherwise authorized, approved or ratified as provided in Section A, but such presence or vote of those directors may be counted for purposes of determining whether the transaction is approved under other sections of the corporation’s bylaws and applicable law.

Section C. APPROVAL BY STOCKHOLDERS. For purposes of Section A(2) of this Article VII, a conflict of interest transaction shall be authorized, approved or ratified if it receives the vote of a majority of the shares entitled to be counted under this Section C. Shares owned by or voted under the control of a director who has a relationship or interest in the transaction may not be counted in a vote of stockholders to determine whether to authorize, approve or ratify a conflict of interest transaction under Section A(2) of this Article VII. The vote of the shares owned by or voted under the control of a director who has a relationship or interest in the transaction shall be counted, however, in determining whether the transaction is approved under other sections of the corporation’s bylaws and applicable law. A majority of the shares, whether or not present, that would be entitled to be counted in a vote on the transaction under this Section C shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of taking action under this Section C.

 

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ARTICLE VIII.

Certificates of Stock

Section A. CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES. Shares may, but need not, be represented by certificates. The rights and obligations of stockholders shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates. If shares are represented by certificates, each certificate shall be in such form as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe, signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President, a Vice President, the Secretary, or the Treasurer and sealed with the seal of the corporation or its facsimile), exhibiting the holder’s name, certifying the number of shares owned and stating such other matters as may be required by law. The certificates shall be numbered and entered on the books of the corporation as they are issued. If shares are not represented by certificates, then, within a reasonable time after issue or transfer of shares without certificates, the corporation shall send the stockholder a written statement in such form as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe, certifying as to the number of shares owned by the stockholder and as to such other information as would have been required to be on certificates for such shares.

Section B. SIGNATURES OF PAST OFFICERS. If the person who signed (either manually or in facsimile) a share certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate shall nevertheless be valid.

Section C. TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS. The Board of Directors may, in its discretion, appoint responsible banks or trust companies in such city or cities as the Board may deem advisable from time to time to act as transfer agents and registrars of the stock of the corporation; and, when such appointments shall have been made, no stock certificate shall be valid until countersigned by one of such transfer agents and registered by one of such registrars.

Section D. TRANSFER OF SHARES. Transfers of shares of the corporation shall be made upon its books by the holder of the shares in person or by the holder’s lawfully constituted representative, upon surrender of the certificate of stock for cancellation if such shares are represented by a certificate of stock or by delivery to the corporation of such evidence of transfer as may be required by the corporation if such shares are not represented by certificates. The person in whose name shares stand on the books of the corporation shall be deemed by the corporation to be the owner thereof for all purposes and the corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, save as expressly provided by the laws of the State of Florida.

Section E. LOST CERTIFICATES. The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the corporation and alleged to have been lost or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost or destroyed certificate or certificates, or the owner’s legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall require and/or to give the corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost or destroyed.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

Record Date

Section A. RECORD DATE FOR STOCKHOLDER ACTIONS. The Board of Directors is authorized from time to time to fix in advance a date, not more than seventy (70) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any meeting of the stockholders, a date in connection with the obtaining of the consent of stockholders for any purpose, or the date of any other action requiring a determination of the stockholders, as the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any such meeting and any adjournment thereof (unless a new record date must be established by law for such adjourned meeting), or of the stockholders entitled to give such consent or take such action, as the case may be. In no event may a record date so fixed by the Board of Directors precede the date on which the resolution establishing such record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. Only those stockholders listed as stockholders of record as of the close of business on the date so fixed as the record date shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting and any adjournment thereof, or to exercise such rights or to give such consent, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any stock on the books of the corporation after any such record date fixed as aforesaid. If the Board of Directors fails to establish a record date as provided herein, the record date shall be deemed to be the date ten (10) days prior to the date of the stockholders’ meeting.

Section B. RECORD DATE FOR DIVIDEND AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS. The Board of Directors is authorized from time to time to fix in advance a date, not more than seventy (70) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any dividend or other distribution, as the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or other distribution. In no event may a record date so fixed by the Board of Directors precede the date on which the resolution establishing such record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. Only those stockholders listed as stockholders of record as of the close of business on the date so fixed as the record date shall be entitled to receive the dividend or other distribution, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any stock on the books of the corporation after any such record date fixed as aforesaid. If the Board of Directors fails to establish a record date as provided herein, the record date shall be deemed to be the date of distribution of the dividend or other distribution.

ARTICLE X.

Dividends

Subject to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and to law, the Board of Directors may from time to time declare, and the corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock. Such dividends may be paid in cash or property, including shares of stock or other securities of the corporation.

ARTICLE XI.

Fiscal Year

The fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on February 1 and end on January 31 of each year, unless the Board of Directors specifically establishes a different fiscal year.

 

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ARTICLE XII.

Seal

The corporate seal shall have the name of the corporation, the word “SEAL” and the year of incorporation inscribed thereon, and may be a facsimile, engraved, printed or impression seal. An impression of said seal appears on the margin hereof.

ARTICLE XIII

Stock in Other Corporations

Shares of stock in other corporations held by the corporation shall be voted by such officer or officers or other agent of the corporation as the Board of Directors shall from time to time designate for the purpose or by a proxy thereunto duly authorized by said Board.

ARTICLE XIV.

Amendments

These bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed and new bylaws may be adopted by the Board of Directors; provided that any by-law or amendment thereto as adopted by the Board of Directors may be altered, amended or repealed by vote of the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, or a new bylaw in lieu thereof may be adopted by the stockholders, and the stockholders may prescribe in any bylaw made by them that such bylaw shall not be altered, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE XV.

Emergency Bylaws

Section A. SCOPE OF EMERGENCY BYLAWS. The emergency bylaws provided in this Article XV shall be operative during any emergency, notwithstanding any different provision set forth in the preceding articles hereof or the Articles of Incorporation. For purposes of the emergency by-law provisions of this Article XV, an emergency shall exist if a quorum of the corporation’s directors cannot readily be assembled because of some catastrophic event. To the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this Article, the bylaws provided in the preceding Articles shall remain in effect during such emergency and upon termination of such emergency, these emergency bylaws shall cease to be operative.

Section B. CALL AND NOTICE OF MEETING. During any emergency, a meeting of the Board of Directors may be called by any officer or director of the corporation. Notice of the date, time and place of the meeting shall be given by the person calling the meeting to such of the directors as it may be feasible to reach by any available means of communication. Such notice shall be given at such time in advance of the meeting as circumstances permit in the judgment of the person calling the meeting.

 

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Section C. QUORUM AND VOTING. At any such meeting of the Board of Directors, a quorum shall consist of any one or more directors, and the act of the majority of the directors present at such meeting shall be the act of the corporation.

Section D. APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.

1. The director or directors who are able to be assembled at a meeting of directors during an emergency may assemble for the purpose of appointing, if such directors deem it necessary, one or more temporary directors (the “Temporary Directors”) to serve as directors of the corporation during the term of any emergency.

2. If no directors are able to attend a meeting of directors during an emergency, then such stockholders as may reasonably be assembled shall have the right, by majority vote of those assembled, to appoint Temporary Directors to serve on the Board of Directors until the termination of the emergency.

3. If no stockholders can reasonably be assembled in order to conduct a vote for Temporary Directors, then the Chief Executive Officer or his successor, as determined pursuant to Section R of Article IV herein shall be deemed a Temporary Director of the corporation, and such Chief Executive Officer or his successor, as the case may be, shall have the right to appoint additional Temporary Directors to serve with him on the Board of Directors of the corporation during the term of the emergency.

4. Temporary Directors shall have all of the rights, duties and obligations of directors appointed pursuant to Article III hereof, provided, however, that a Temporary Director may be removed from the Board of Directors at any time by the person or persons responsible for appointing such Temporary Director, or by vote of the majority of the stockholders present at any meeting of the stockholders during an emergency, and, in any event, the Temporary Director shall automatically be deemed to have resigned from the Board of Directors upon the termination of the emergency in connection with which the Temporary Director was appointed.

Section E. MODIFICATION OF LINES OF SUCCESSION. During any emergency, the Board of Directors may provide, and from time to time modify, lines of succession different from that provided in Section R of Article IV in the event that during such an emergency any or all officers or agents of the corporation shall for any reason be rendered incapable of discharging their duties.

Section F. CHANGE OF PRINCIPAL OFFICE. The Board of Directors may, either before or during any such emergency, and effective during such emergency, change the principal office of the corporation or designate several alternative head offices or regional offices, or authorize the officers of the corporation to do so.

Section G. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. No officer, director or employee acting in accordance with these emergency bylaws during an emergency shall be liable except for willful misconduct.

Section H. REPEAL AND CHANGE These emergency bylaws shall be subject to repeal or change by further action of the Board of Directors or by action of the stockholders, but no such repeal or change shall modify the provisions of Section G above with regard to actions taken prior to the time of such repeal or change. Any amendment of these emergency bylaws may make any further or different provision that may be practical or necessary under the circumstances of the emergency.

 

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EX-10.AARR 3 dex10aarr.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

EXHIBIT 10-AArr

 


[Published CUSIP Number:            ]

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of March 20, 2007

among

TECH DATA CORPORATION

as the Borrower,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender

and

L/C Issuer,

and

The Other Lenders Party Hereto

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,

as

Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA and SUNTRUST BANK,

as

Co-Documentation Agents

CITICORP USA, INC. and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as

Co-Syndication Agents

 



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I ASSIGNMENTS, RESTATEMENTS, DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

   1
 

1.01

  

Assignments; Amendment and Restatement.

   1
 

1.02

  

Defined Terms

   3
 

1.03

  

Other Interpretive Provisions

   28
 

1.04

  

Accounting Terms

   29
 

1.05

  

Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents

   29
 

1.06

  

Additional Alternative Currencies

   30
 

1.07

  

Change of Currency

   30
 

1.08

  

Times of Day.

   31
 

1.09

  

Letter of Credit Amounts

   31

ARTICLE II THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

   31
 

2.01

  

Committed Loans

   31
 

2.02

  

Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Committed Loans

   32
 

2.03

  

Letters of Credit

   33
 

2.04

  

Swing Line Loans

   41
 

2.05

  

Prepayments

   44
 

2.06

  

Termination or Reduction of Commitments

   45
 

2.07

  

Repayment of Loans

   45
 

2.08

  

Interest

   45
 

2.09

  

Fees

   46
 

2.10

  

Computation of Interest and Fees

   47
 

2.11

  

Evidence of Debt

   47
 

2.12

  

Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback

   48
 

2.13

  

Sharing of Payments by Lenders

   49
 

2.14

  

Increase in Commitments

   50

ARTICLE III TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

   51
 

3.01

  

Taxes

   51
 

3.02

  

Illegality

   53
 

3.03

  

Inability to Determine Rates

   54
 

3.04

  

Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate Loans

   54
 

3.05

  

Compensation for Losses

   56
 

3.06

  

Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders

   57
 

3.07

  

Survival

   57

ARTICLE IV SECURITY

   57
 

4.01

  

Facility Guaranty; Pledge Agreement

   57
 

4.02

  

Further Assurances

   58
 

4.03

  

Information Regarding Collateral

   58
 

4.04

  

Intercreditor Agreement

   58


ARTICLE V CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

   59
 

5.01

  

Conditions of Amendment and Restatement

   59
 

5.02

  

Conditions to all Credit Extensions

   60

ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

   61
 

6.01

  

Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws

   61
 

6.02

  

Authorization; No Contravention

   62
 

6.03

  

Governmental Authorization; Other Consents

   62
 

6.04

  

Binding Effect

   62
 

6.05

  

Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect

   62
 

6.06

  

Litigation

   62
 

6.07

  

No Default

   63
 

6.08

  

Ownership of Property; Liens

   63
 

6.09

  

Environmental Compliance

   63
 

6.10

  

Insurance

   63
 

6.11

  

Taxes

   63
 

6.12

  

ERISA Compliance

   63
 

6.13

  

Subsidiaries.

   64
 

6.14

  

Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act

   64
 

6.15

  

Disclosure

   64
 

6.16

  

Compliance with Laws

   65
 

6.17

  

Intangible Assets

   65
 

6.18

  

Tax Shelter Regulations

   65
 

6.19

  

Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities

   65

ARTICLE VII AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

   65
 

7.01

  

Financial Statements

   65
 

7.02

  

Certificates; Other Information

   66
 

7.03

  

Notices

   68
 

7.04

  

Payment of Obligations

   68
 

7.05

  

Preservation of Existence, Etc

   68
 

7.06

  

Maintenance of Properties

   68
 

7.07

  

Maintenance of Insurance

   69
 

7.08

  

Compliance with Laws

   69
 

7.09

  

Books and Records

   69
 

7.10

  

Inspection Rights

   69
 

7.11

  

Use of Proceeds

   69
 

7.12

  

New Subsidiaries

   69
 

7.13

  

Compliance with Agreements

   71
 

7.14

  

Compliance with ERISA

   71
 

7.15

  

Deliveries Prior to Repurchase of Convertible Debentures

   71

ARTICLE VIII NEGATIVE COVENANTS

   71
 

8.01

  

Liens

   71
 

8.02

  

Investments

   73
 

8.03

  

Indebtedness

   74
 

8.04

  

Fundamental Changes

   75


 

8.05

  

Dispositions

   76
 

8.06

  

Restricted Payments

   76
 

8.07

  

Change in Nature of Business

   77
 

8.08

  

Transactions with Affiliates

   77
 

8.09

  

Burdensome Agreements

   77
 

8.10

  

Use of Proceeds

   78
 

8.11

  

Lease Obligations

   78
 

8.12

  

Acquisitions

   78
 

8.13

  

Financial Covenants

   78
 

8.14

  

Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities

   79

ARTICLE IX EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

   79
 

9.01

  

Events of Default

   79
 

9.02

  

Remedies Upon Event of Default

   82
 

9.03

  

Application of Funds

   82

ARTICLE X ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

   83
 

10.01

  

Appointment and Authority

   83
 

10.02

  

Rights as a Lender

   83
 

10.03

  

Exculpatory Provisions

   84
 

10.04

  

Reliance by Administrative Agent

   84
 

10.05

  

Delegation of Duties

   85
 

10.06

  

Resignation of Administrative Agent

   85
 

10.07

  

Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders

   86
 

10.08

  

No Other Duties, Etc

   86
 

10.09

  

Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

   86
 

10.10

  

Collateral and Guaranty Matters

   87

ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS

   89
 

11.01

  

Amendments, Etc

   89
 

11.02

  

Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication

   90
 

11.03

  

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

   92
 

11.04

  

Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver

   92
 

11.05

  

Payments Set Aside

   94
 

11.06

  

Successors and Assigns

   94
 

11.07

  

Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality

   97
 

11.08

  

Right of Setoff

   98
 

11.09

  

Interest Rate Limitation

   98
 

11.10

  

Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness

   99
 

11.11

  

Survival of Representations and Warranties

   99
 

11.12

  

Severability

   99
 

11.13

  

Replacement of Lenders

   99
 

11.14

  

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc

   100
 

11.15

  

Waiver of Jury Trial

   101
 

11.16

  

USA PATRIOT Act Notice

   101
 

11.17

  

Judgment Currency

   101
 

11.18

  

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

   102

 


SCHEDULES

 

  1.02-A      Existing Letters of Credit
  1.02-B      Mandatory Cost Rate
  1.02-C      Alternative Currencies
  2.01      Commitments and Pro Rata Shares
  4.03      Information Regarding Collateral; Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments
  6.19      Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities
  8.01      Existing Liens
  8.02      Investments
  8.02(b)      Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries
  8.02(f)      Existing Guarantees
  8.02(k)      Loans to Foreign Subsidiaries
  8.03      Existing Indebtedness
  11.02      Administrative Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices

EXHIBITS

Form of

 

  A              Committed Loan Notice
  B      Swing Line Loan Notice
  C      Note
  D      Compliance Certificate
  E      Assignment and Assumption

 


THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

This THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of March 20, 2007, among TECH DATA CORPORATION, a Florida corporation (the “Borrower”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.

The Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of May 8, 2000, as amended by an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 2, 2003, as amended by a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 7, 2005, and as further amended prior to the date hereof (the “Existing Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders have made available to the Borrower a multicurrency revolving credit facility including a letter of credit subfacility and swing line subfacility; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to further amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement as described herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereby amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement and agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

ASSIGNMENTS, RESTATEMENTS, DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

1.01 Assignments; Amendment and Restatement.

In order to facilitate the amendment and restatement contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to effectuate the desires of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders:

(a) as of the end of the day on March 19, 2007, the allocation of Commitments of the Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement was as follows:

 

Lender

   Commitment    Pro Rata Share  

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ 32,000,000.00    12.800000000 %

Citicorp USA, Inc.

   $ 29,000,000.00    11.600000000 %

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   $ 29,000,000.00    11.600000000 %

Scotiabanc Inc.

   $ 29,000,000.00    11.600000000 %

SunTrust Bank

   $ 29,000,000.00    11.600000000 %

Wachovia Bank, National Association

   $ 21,000,000.00    8.400000000 %

BNP Paribas

   $ 21,000,000.00    8.400000000 %

Natexis Banques Populaires

   $ 15,000,000.00    6.000000000 %

U.S. Bank, National Association

   $ 15,000,000.00    6.000000000 %

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

   $ 15,000,000.00    6.000000000 %

Bayerische Hypo-und VereinsBank AG, New York Branch

   $ 15,000,000.00    6.000000000 %
             
   $ 250,000,000.00    100.000000000 %
             

 

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(b) simultaneously with the Closing Date, but immediately prior to giving effect to Section 1.01(e), those Lenders party to the Existing Credit Agreement whose Commitment is being terminated or decreased shall be deemed to have assigned, without recourse, to Lenders increasing their Commitment such portion of the terminating or decreasing Lender’s Loans and Pro Rata Shares of Outstanding Amounts of L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans as shall be necessary to effectuate the adjustments in Commitments, Loans and Pro Rata Shares, with the resulting Commitment allocations on the Closing Date being as set forth in Schedule 2.01 hereto, with respective Outstanding Amounts of Committed Loans and Pro Rata Shares of the Outstanding Amounts of L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loan as registered by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the administration of the Credit Agreement.

(c) The parties hereby consent to all reallocations and assignments of Commitments and Outstanding Amounts effected pursuant to Sections 1.01(b) and 1.01(c) and subject to Article V hereof, waive any requirement for any other document or instrument, including any Assignment and Assumption under the Existing Credit Facility or Assignment and Assumption hereunder, necessary to give effect to any reallocation or assignment, which shall be deemed effective as if such reallocation or assignment were evidenced by applicable Assignments and Assumptions under the Existing Credit Agreement or Assignments and Assumptions hereunder. On the Closing Date the Lenders shall make full cash settlement with each other (and with the Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement whose Commitments are being terminated) either directly or through the Administrative Agent, as the Administrative Agent may direct or approve, with respect to all assignments and reallocations in Commitments as reflected in this Section 1.01 such that after giving effect to such settlements each Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Commitments equals (with customary rounding) its Pro Rata Share of (a) the Outstanding Amount of all Committed Loans, (b) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, and (c) the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans.

(d) The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement which in any manner govern or evidence the obligations arising hereunder, the rights and interests of the Agent and the Lenders and any terms, conditions or matters related to any thereof, shall be and hereby are amended and restated in their entirety by the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, and the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be superseded by this Agreement.

(e) Notwithstanding this amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement, including anything in this Section 1.01, and of any related “Loan Document” (as such term is defined in the Existing Credit Agreement and referred to herein, individually or collectively, as the “Existing Loan Documents”), (i) all of the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations owing by the Borrower or any other Person under the Existing Credit Agreement and other Existing Loan Documents shall continue as obligations hereunder and thereunder and shall be and remain secured by the Pledge Agreement and (ii) this Agreement is given as a substitution of the Existing Credit Agreement, and not as a payment of the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the Borrower under the Existing Credit Agreement or any Existing Loan Document and neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation

 

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of any other transaction contemplated hereunder is intended to constitute a novation of the Existing Credit Agreement or of any of the other Existing Loan Documents or any obligations thereunder. Except as otherwise selected by the Borrower by delivery of the required notice prior to the Closing Date in accordance with the terms hereof, upon the effectiveness of this Agreement all loans outstanding and owing by the Borrower under the Existing Credit Agreement as of the Closing Date, shall constitute Loans hereunder accruing interest with respect to the Base Rate Loans under the Existing Credit Agreement, at the Base Rate hereunder. The parties hereto agree that the Interest Periods for all Eurocurrency Rate Loans outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement on the Closing Date shall be terminated, the Borrower shall pay (on the Closing Date) all accrued interest with respect to such Loans, together with any additional amounts required by Section 4.05 of the Existing Credit Agreement or Section 3.05 of this Agreement, and the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent interest rate selection notices for existing Loans and borrowing notices for additional Loans as may be required in connection with the allocation of Loans among Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares.

1.02 Defined Terms.

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

Acquisition” means the acquisition of (a) a controlling equity interest in another Person (including the purchase of an option, warrant or convertible or similar type security to acquire such a controlling interest at the time it becomes exercisable by the holder thereof), whether by purchase of such equity interest or upon exercise of an option or warrant for, or conversion of securities into, such equity interest, or (b) assets of another Person which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or of a line or lines of business conducted by such Person.

Administrative Agent” means (a) Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent and (b) Bank of America, in its capacity as Collateral Agent under the Pledge Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any successor collateral agent.

Administrative Agent’s Office” means, with respect to any currency, the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 11.02 with respect to such currency, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.

Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

Agent Party” has the meaning specified in Section 11.02(c).

 

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Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

Agreement” means this Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

Alternative Currency” means each currency listed on Schedule 1.02-C, and each other lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is freely available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars and which is approved by all the Lenders in accordance with Section 1.06.

Alternative Currency Equivalent” means, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars.

Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement” means the Amendment No. 4 to Intercreditor Agreement dated as of the date hereof among the Administrative Agent, SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent for the lenders and lessors under the Existing Synthetic Lease Facility and the Collateral Agent, and consented to by the Borrower and certain Subsidiaries.

Applicable Rate” means, from time to time, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Debt Ratings of both S&P and Moody’s as set forth below:

 

Pricing

Level

 

Debt Rating

S&P/Moody’s

  Facility Fee     Eurocurrency
Rate
    Letter of
Credit Fee
    Base Rate  
1   BBB+/Baa1 or
Higher
  0.080 %   0.320 %   0.320 %   0.00 %
2   BBB/Baa2   0.100 %   0.400 %   0.400 %   0.00 %
3   BBB-/Baa3   0.125 %   0.500 %   0.500 %   0.00 %
4   BB+/Ba1   0.175 %   0.650 %   0.650 %   0.250 %
5   Lower than
BB+Ba1
  0.225 %   0.900 %   0.900 %   0.500 %

“Debt Rating” means, as of any date of determination, the rating as determined by either S&P or Moody’s (collectively, the “Debt Ratings”) of the Borrower’s non-credit-enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt; provided that if a Debt Rating is issued by each of the foregoing rating agencies, then the higher of such Debt Ratings shall apply (with the Debt Rating for Pricing Level 1 being the highest and the Debt Rating for Pricing Level 5 being the lowest).

Initially, the Applicable Rate shall be determined based upon the Debt Rating specified in the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.0l(a)(vii). Thereafter, each change in the Applicable Rate resulting from a publicly announced change in the Debt Rating shall be effective, in the case of an upgrade, during the period commencing on the date of delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of notice thereof pursuant to Section 7.03(e) and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change and, in the case of a downgrade, during the period commencing on the date of the public announcement thereof and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change.

 

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Applicable Time” means, with respect to any borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency, the local times in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.

Approved Fund” means any Fund 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.

Arranger” means Banc of America Securities LLC, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole book manager.

Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.

Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.06(b), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Attorney Costs” means and includes all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel and, without duplication, the allocated cost of internal legal services and all expenses and disbursements of internal counsel.

Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date:

(a) in respect of any capital lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP;

(b) in respect of any Real Estate Financing Facility that is characterized as a lease, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease; and

(c) in respect of any asset securitization transaction of any Person, (i) the actual amount of any unrecovered investment of purchasers or transferees of assets so transferred, plus (ii) in the case of any other payment, recourse, repurchase, hold harmless, indemnity or similar obligation described in clause (a)(ii) of the definition of “Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities,” the capitalized amount of such obligation that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared on such date in accordance with GAAP if such sale or transfer or assets were accounted for as a secured loan.

Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

 

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Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and of the obligation of the of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 9.02.

Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.

Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate.” The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

Base Rate Committed Loan” means a Committed Loan that is a Base Rate Loan.

Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate. All Base Rate Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.

BBA LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of Eurocurrency Rate.

Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

Borrowing” means a Committed Borrowing or a Swing Line Borrowing, as the context may require.

Brightstar Joint Venture” means the joint venture, Brightstar Europe Limited, formed in the United Kingdom between Tech Data Corporation to distribute mobile phones and related services in Europe and any successor thereto.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office with respect to Obligations denominated in Dollars is located and:

(a) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Dollars, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Dollars in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or any other dealings in Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market;

 

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(b) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Euro, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Euro in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or any other dealings in Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means a TARGET Day;

(c) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euro, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in the relevant currency are conducted by and between banks in the London or other applicable offshore interbank market for such currency; and

(d) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in a currency other than Dollars or Euro in respect of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euro, or any other dealings in any currency other than Dollars or Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan (other than any interest rate settings), means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such currency.

Cash Collateral” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(g).

Cash Collateralize” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(g).

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority.

Change of Control” means, with respect to any Person, an event or series of events by which:

(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire (such right, an “option right”), whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of 30% or more of the equity securities of such Person entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such Person on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or

(b) during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of such Person cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or

 

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nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body (excluding, in the case of both clause (ii) and clause (iii), any individual whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a member of that board or equivalent governing body occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any person or group other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the board of directors).

Closing Date” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 5.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 5.01 (or, in the case of Section 5.01(b), waived by the Person entitled to receive the applicable payment), it being understood that the Closing Date is the date of this Agreement unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders otherwise.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Collateral” means, collectively, all property of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Person in which the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender is granted a Lien under the Pledge Agreement (including the Pledge Joinder Agreements and the Pledge Agreement Supplements) as security for all or any portion of the Obligations or any other obligation arising under any Loan Documents.

Collateral Agent” means Bank of America, in its capacity as collateral agent for the Secured Parties.

Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Committed Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01, (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount (at any one time outstanding) for which the Dollar Equivalent amount does not exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

Committed Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Committed Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.

Committed Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.

Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Committed Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Committed Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A.

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

 

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Consolidated Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, subject to Section 8.13(d), the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated Total Capitalization as of such date.

Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period plus the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (a) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period, (b) the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, (c) the amount of depreciation and amortization expense for such period and (d) restructuring charges announced in May 2005 in an aggregate amount not to exceed $24,000,000.

Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money (including Obligations hereunder) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures (including all Convertible Debentures), notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, (b) all purchase money Indebtedness, (c) all direct obligations arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, (d) all obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business), (e) all Attributable Indebtedness in respect of capital leases, obligations under the Real Estate Financing Facilities and asset securitization transactions, (f) without duplication, all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) through (e) above of Persons other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and (g) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which the Borrower or a Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to the Borrower or such Subsidiary. “Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” of a Person shall not include (x) any true sale by such Person of accounts receivable, as determined in accordance with GAAP, which sale is not, and is not made in connection with, an obligation under any Real Estate Financing Facility or an asset securitization transaction and (y) any obligation arising under a sale and lease back transaction that is an operating lease.

Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with borrowed money or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, and (b) the portion of rent expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with respect to such period under capital leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, subject to Section 8.13(d), the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the four prior fiscal quarters ending on such date to (b) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period.

Consolidated Net Income” means the gross revenues of Borrower and its Subsidiaries less all operating and non-operating expenses of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including taxes on income, plus or minus minority interest of a Person, but excluding as income: (a) gains or losses on the sale, conversion or other disposition of capital assets, (b) gains or losses on the acquisition, retirement, sale or

 

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other disposition of capital stock, other securities and any assets of Borrower or any Subsidiary, (c) gains or losses on the collection of proceeds of life insurance policies, (d) any write-up of any asset, (e) any gain or loss arising by reason of any foreign exchange transaction adjustment, and (f) any other gain or loss or credit of an extraordinary nature as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” means, as of any date of determination, subject to Section 8.13(d), for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Shareholders’ Equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on that date minus the goodwill of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on that date.

Consolidated Total Capitalization” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness plus Shareholders’ Equity.

Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

Control” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Affiliate.”

Convertible Debentures” means convertible debentures issued pursuant to a Tech Data Indenture, which may be offered in a single transaction, a series of transactions, or in separate transactions. The Convertible Debentures may be either senior or subordinated debentures.

Cost of Acquisition” means the sum of (a) the amount of cash and the face amount of any debt instrument given as consideration plus (b) any Indebtedness assumed (or taken subject to) by Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with such Acquisition.

Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

Debenture Put Option” means the option of any holder of Convertible Debentures to require the Borrower to repurchase such debentures in accordance with the terms of a Tech Data Indenture.

Debt Rating” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Applicable Rate.”

 

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

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

Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (a) the Base Rate plus (b) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (c) 2% per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum; and provided, further, that with respect to Letter of Credit fees, the Default Rate shall be a rate equal to the Applicable Rate (for Letter of Credit fees) plus 2% per annum, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

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Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the Committed Loans, participations in L/C Obligations or participations in Swing Line Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (c) has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.

Direct Foreign Subsidiary” means a Foreign Subsidiary in which a majority of the shares or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) of such Foreign Subsidiary are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of such Foreign Subsidiary is otherwise controlled, directly by the Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary.

Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.

Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States.

Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of a Lender; (c) an Approved Fund; and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, and (ii) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

EMU” means the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty of 1998, as amended from time to time.

EMU Legislation” means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.

 

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Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.

Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries 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.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4 14(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 4 14(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001 (a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.

Euro” and “EUR” mean the lawful currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.

Eurocurrency Base Rate” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Eurocurrency Rate.

Eurocurrency Rate” means for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, a rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the following formula:

 

 

 

Eurocurrency Base Rate  =

            Eurocurrency Base Rate   
        1.00 – Eurrocurrecy Reserve Percentage   
          

            Where,

 

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Eurocurrency Base Rate” means, for such Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers’ Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in the relevant currency (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period. If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “Eurocurrency Base Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in the relevant currency for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in Same Day Funds in the approximate amount of the Eurocurrency Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch (or other Bank of America branch or Affiliate) to major banks in the London or other offshore interbank market for such currency at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage” means, for any day during any Interest Period, the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, carried out to five decimal places) in effect on such day, whether or not applicable to any Lender, under regulations issued from time to time by the FRB for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities”). The Eurocurrency Rate for each outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of any change in the Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage.

Eurocurrency Rate Loan” means a Committed Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Eurocurrency Rate. Eurocurrency Rate Loans may be denominated in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency. All Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency must be Eurocurrency Rate Loans.

Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Eurocurrency Rate.

European Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary organized under the laws of any European country.

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01.

Excluded Dividends and Stock Repurchases” has the meaning specified in Section 8.13(d)(i).

Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable Lending Office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located and (c) except as provided in the following sentence, in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than

 

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an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 11.13), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with Section 3.01(e), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 3.01(a). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, “Excluded Taxes” shall not include (i) any withholding tax imposed at any time on payments made by or on behalf of a Foreign Obligor to any Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, provided that such Lender shall have complied with the last paragraph of Section 3.01(e) or (ii) any Florida documentary tax.

Existing Letters of Credit” means, collectively, the letters of credit described on Schedule 1.02-A.

Existing Loan Documents” has the meaning specified in Section 1.01.

Existing Synthetic Lease Facility” means, collectively, (a) the Second Amended and Restated Lease Agreement dated as of July 31, 2003, between the Borrower and SunTrust Equity Funding, LLC; (b) the Second Amended and Restated Participation Agreement dated as of July 31, 2003, (the “Participation Agreement”) between the Borrower, SunTrust Equity Funding, LLC, various banks and lending institutions, SunTrust Bank, and BNP Paribas, and (c) the other Operative Agreements (as defined in the Participation Agreement), as each of these may be amended, modified, supplemented or amended and restated from time to time.

Existing Trade Receivables Facilities” means, collectively, (a) the Transfer and Administration Agreement dated as of May 19, 2000 among the Borrower, Tech Data Finance SPV, Inc., the bank investors parties thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, as amended, modified, supplemented or amended and restated from time to time; (b) the Trade Receivables Purchase Facility Agreement dated as of May 26, 2005 between the Borrower and SunTrust Bank as amended, modified, supplemented or amended and restated from time to time; and (c) the Uncommitted Account Receivable Purchase Agreement dated January 23, 2006 between Tech Data GmbH & Co. OHG and Citibank International, plc. as amended, modified, supplemented or amended and restated from time to time.

Facility Guaranty” means, individually or collectively as the context may require, (a) the Third Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement dated as of the date hereof among the Guarantors and the Administrative Agent and (b) any other guaranty agreement executed and delivered by a Guarantor to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 7.12, in each case as supplemented from time to time by the execution and delivery of Guaranty Joinder Agreements pursuant to the Facility Guaranty.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

 

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Fee Letter” means the letter agreement dated February 16, 2007, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Arranger.

Foreign Government” means the national government of a country other than the United States of America.

Foreign Lender” means, with respect to the Borrower, any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

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

FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.

General Counsel” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(a)(v).

Global Finance” means Tech Data Global Finance L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership.

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

Grantor” has the meaning specified in Section 4.03.

Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such

 

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Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guarantors” means, collectively, all Significant Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower (excluding, however, Tech Data Finance SPV, Inc. or any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary) and each other Person that joins as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 7.12 or otherwise, together with their successors and assigns.

Guaranty Joinder Agreement” means each Guaranty Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form attached to the Facility Guaranty, executed and delivered by a Guarantor to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Facility Guaranty.

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 gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(c)(i).

Increase Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(d).

Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

(b) all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;

(c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;

(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business);

(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

 

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(f) capital leases and obligations under the Real Estate Financing Facilities; and

(g) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of any capital lease or obligation under any Real Estate Financing Facility as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.

The term “Indebtedness” shall not include payroll indebtedness, or trade indebtedness or Guarantee thereof incurred in the ordinary course of business (including trade indebtedness through financial intermediaries) provided such trade indebtedness has a maturity of less than one year, capital stock, surplus and retained earnings, minority interests in the stock of Subsidiaries, other operating lease obligations, reserves for deferred taxes or investment credits, or deferred compensation obligations.

Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.05.

Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 11.04(b).

Information” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07.

Intercreditor Agreement” means one or more Intercreditor Agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, certain Lenders, certain financing parties to the Real Estate Financing Facilities and agents for Senior Parity Debt Holders or Senior Parity Debt Holders, all as provided for in Section 4.04.

Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day of each February, May, August and November and the Maturity Date.

Interest Period” means, as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan and ending on the date one or two weeks, or one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:

(i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

 

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(ii) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

(iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.

Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

The term “Investment” shall not include Guarantees of trade indebtedness of Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (including trade indebtedness through financial intermediaries) provided such trade indebtedness has a maturity of less than one year.

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to any such Letter of Credit.

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.

 

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L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Committed Borrowing.

L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.

L/C Issuer” means Bank of America in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the context requires, includes the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender.

Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit.

Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.

Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is seven days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(i).

Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to $125,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

 

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Limited Swing Line Loans and Limited Letters of Credit” means, as of any date of determination, Swing Line Loans in an aggregate Outstanding Amount of not more than $75,000,000 and undrawn Letters of Credit in an aggregate amount of not more than $20,000,000.

Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Committed Loan or a Swing Line Loan.

Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, the Fee Letter, the Facility Guaranty, the Pledge Agreement, and the Intercreditor Agreement (including the Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement).

Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower, each Guarantor and each Subsidiary that is party to a Pledge Agreement.

Mandatory Cost Rate” means, with respect to any period, a rate per annum determined in accordance with Schedule 1.02-B.

Mandatory Cost Reference Lender” means Bank of America.

Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.

Maturity Date” means March 20, 2012, or if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

Negative Pledge” means a Contractual Obligation that restricts Liens on property.

Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document (or any Qualifying Swap Contract) or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities” means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination thereof, without duplication and to the extent not included as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP: (a) with respect to any asset securitization transaction (including any accounts receivable purchase facility) (i) the unrecovered investment of purchasers or transferees of assets so transferred, and (ii) any other payment, recourse, repurchase, hold harmless, indemnity or similar obligation of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of assets transferred or payments made in respect thereof, other than limited recourse provisions that are customary for transactions of such type and that neither (x) have the effect of limiting the loss or credit risk of such purchasers or transferees with respect to payment or performance by the obligors of the assets so transferred nor (y) impair the characterization of the transaction as a true sale under applicable Laws (including Debtor Relief Laws); (b) the monetary obligations under any financing lease or socalled “synthetic,” tax retention or off-balance sheet lease transaction which, upon the application of any Debtor Relief Law to such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, would be characterized as indebtedness; (c) the monetary obligations under any sale and leaseback transaction which does not create a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries; or (d) any other “off-balance sheet arrangement” as defined in (i) Item 303, part (a)(4) of Regulation S-K of the SEC, or (ii) any successor regulation of the SEC defining “off-balance sheet arrangement.”

Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Committed Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the Dollar equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Committed Loans and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the Dollar Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.

 

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Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of Bank of America in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market.

Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07(d).

Participating Member State” means each state so described in any EMU Legislation.

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.

Permitted Trade Receivables Facilities” means, collectively, (a) the Existing Trade Receivables Facilities; (b) any successor trade receivables facility which refinances and replaces all or part of an Existing Trade Receivables Facility; (c) one or more facilities each of which provides for limited recourse sales and assignments of accounts receivable of Borrower or a Subsidiary in connection with the issuance of obligations by Borrower or a Subsidiary secured by such accounts receivable; (d) one or more facilities each of which provides for sales, transfers or assignments of accounts receivable of Borrower or a Subsidiary to a third party purchaser, transferee or assignee at a discount of no more than 5% from the then outstanding amount of such accounts receivable as of the date of such sale, transfer or assignment; all of which facilities shall be on such terms and conditions as are reasonable and customary for such transactions; provided, that (i) the Indebtedness under such arrangements and other payment obligations with respect thereto are nonrecourse to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, other than limited recourse provisions that are customary for transactions of such type; and (ii) such sales, transfers and assignments do not result in the creation of any Lien on the assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, other than Liens on the accounts receivable so sold, transferred or assigned.

Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established by the Borrower or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.

Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

 

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Pledge Agreement” means, individually or collectively as the context may require: (a) the Securities Pledge Agreement and (b) any other pledge agreement executed and delivered by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Person to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 7.12 or otherwise, in each case as supplemented from time to time by the execution and delivery of Pledge Agreement Supplements or Pledge Joinder Agreements pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Agreement.

Pledge Agreement Supplement” means the Pledge Agreement Supplement in the form affixed as an exhibit to the Pledge Agreement.

Pledged Interests” means, with respect to each Direct Foreign Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary, (a) 65% of Subsidiary Securities having voting power (or, if less than 65% of such Subsidiary Securities is owned by the pledgor, 100% of the amount owned), and (b) 100% of the other Subsidiary Securities of such Direct Foreign Subsidiary.

Pledge Joinder Agreement” means each Pledge Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form thereof attached to the Pledge Agreement, executed and delivered by Borrower, a Subsidiary or any other Person to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Pledge Agreement.

Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Lender at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitment of such Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments at such time; provided that if the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 9.02, then the Pro Rata Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof. The initial Pro Rata Share of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.

Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

Qualifying Swap Contract” means one or more Swap Contracts between the Borrower and a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender and not prohibited by the terms hereof with respect to Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes.

Real Estate Financing Facilities” means, collectively (a) the Existing Synthetic Lease Facility; (b) any successor to the Existing Synthetic Lease Facility which refinances some or all of the same properties of the Borrower as the Existing Synthetic Lease Facility with rates of interest, yield and fees that may increase or decrease in accordance with then applicable market conditions; (c) one or more arrangements that provide financing for any real property of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, that impose no Liens other than on the real property financed by such arrangements, which are on such terms and conditions as are reasonable and customary for such transactions, and which create obligations with an Attributable Indebtedness of not more than the fair market value of the properties so financed; provided that unless such facilities or arrangements constitute Senior Parity Debt, neither Borrower nor a Subsidiary may provide a Guarantee with respect to such facility and no Pledged Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary may secure such facility; provided that any operating lease shall not be treated as a Real Estate Financing Facility for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

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Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.06(c).

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30-day notice period has been waived.

Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Committed Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the Aggregate Commitments or, if the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 9.02, Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 50% of the Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition); provided that the Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other equity interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other equity interest or of any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such capital stock or other equity interest; provided that any repayment, put or call of a Convertible Debenture shall not be treated as a Restricted Payment for purposes of this Agreement.

Revaluation Date” means (a) with respect to any Loan, each of the following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of a continuation of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency pursuant to Section 2.02, and (iii) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof (solely with respect to the increased amount), (iii) each date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (iv) in the case of the Existing Letters of Credit, March 20, 2007, and (v) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require.

 

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Same Day Funds” means (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be determined by the Administrative Agent to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and any successor thereto.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Secured Parties” has the meaning specified in the Securities Pledge Agreement.

Securities Pledge Agreement” means that certain Securities Pledge Agreement dated as of April 23, 2003, among the Borrower, Tech Data Finance Partner, Inc., and the Collateral Agent.

Senior Parity Debt” means (a) Indebtedness described in subsection (a) of the definition of Indebtedness issued by Borrower (including a guaranty of such Indebtedness by a Domestic Subsidiary which is a Significant Subsidiary) in connection with a private placement or public offering of debt securities or (b) Indebtedness arising under a Real Estate Financing Facility; provided that, in the case of clause (a) or (b) above, all of the following conditions shall be satisfied:

(i) the instruments and agreements evidencing such Indebtedness, and any agreement under which such Indebtedness is created, (A) shall provide that the right to payment of the holders or owners of Senior Parity Debt (including any trustee or agent acting on behalf of such holders or owners, collectively “Senior Parity Debt Holders”) shall rank pari passu in all respects with the rights of the Lenders and Administrative Agent with respect to the Obligations on terms reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, (B) shall provide for no Lien in favor of the Senior Parity Debt Holder other than those granted in favor of the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent (except that the Indebtedness under a Real Estate Financing Facility may also be secured by a Lien on the property financed by such facility), (C) shall not contain covenants more restrictive than those contained in the Loan Documents, and (D) shall become a party to an Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to Section 4.04;

(ii) both immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to the issuance of such Indebtedness, there shall not have occurred and be continuing any Default;

(iii) Borrower shall furnish to Administrative Agent, not later than the earliest date of delivery thereof to any actual or prospective Senior Parity Debt Holder, copies of (A) all preliminary placement memoranda and final placement memoranda relating to such Indebtedness and (B) copies of (1) all term sheets relating to such Indebtedness and (2) all documents and agreements under which such Indebtedness is to be created or governed; and

 

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(iv) not later than ten (10) days prior to the issuance of such Indebtedness, Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate, executed by a Responsible Officer and containing calculations giving historical pro forma effect to the issuance of such Indebtedness as of and for the prior four fiscal quarters ending at the end of the most recent fiscal quarter of Borrower preceding the date of such issuance (assuming for such purpose that the initial rate or rates of interest provided for therein (and giving effect to any increase in rates of interest therein provided) remained in effect for such four fiscal quarters), which Compliance Certificate shall demonstrate that the issuance of such Indebtedness does not cause, create or result in a Default on a historical pro forma basis.

Senior Parity Debt Holders” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Senior Parity Debt.

Shareholders’ Equity” means, as of any date of determination, consolidated shareholders’ equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of that date determined in accordance with GAAP.

Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary which has total assets (on a consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries) of more than 5% of the total assets of the Borrower (on a consolidated basis with the Borrower’s Subsidiaries); provided, however, “Significant Subsidiary” shall not include Tech Data Finance SPV, Inc. or any Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary.

Special Notice Currency” means at any time an Alternative Currency, other than the currency of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development at such time and is located in North America or Europe.

Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower created solely for the purposes of, and whose sole activity shall consist of, acquiring and financing accounts receivable of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to a Permitted Trade Receivables Facility.

Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that the L/C Issuer may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.

Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

 

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Subsidiary Securities” means the shares of capital stock or the other equity interests issued by or equity participations in any Subsidiary, whether or not constituting a “security” under Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any jurisdiction.

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

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Swing Line” means the revolving credit facility made available by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04.

Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.

Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.

Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).

Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $75,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.

 

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TARGET Day” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.

Taxes” means 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.

Tech Data Indenture” means an Indenture between the Borrower and a trustee relating to the offering of Convertible Debentures.

Threshold Amount” means $50,000,000.

Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations.

Type” means, with respect to a Committed Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.

Unfunded Pension Liability” means the excess of a Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension Plan’s assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan year.

United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c)(i).

U.S. Customer” means a customer of the Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries, which customer is approved by the Administrative Agent.

1.03 Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

(a) The 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, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) 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 or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to

 

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such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) 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.

(b) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”

(c) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

1.04 Accounting Terms. (a) Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.

(b) Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

1.05 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents. (a) The Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, shall determine the Spot Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts of Credit Extensions and Outstanding Amounts denominated in Alternative Currencies. Such Spot Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by Loan Parties hereunder or calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable.

 

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(b) Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Committed Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Committed Borrowing, Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.

1.06 Additional Alternative Currencies. (a) The Borrower may from time to time request that Eurocurrency Rate Loans be made and/or Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency;” provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. In the case of any such request with respect to the making of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; and in the case of any such request with respect to the issuance of Letters of Credit, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer.

(b) Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., 20 Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Extension (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the L/C Issuer, in its or their sole discretion). In the case of any such request pertaining to Eurocurrency Rate Loans, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof; and in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the L/C Issuer thereof. Each Lender (in the case of any such request pertaining to Eurocurrency Rate Loans) or the L/C Issuer (in the case of a request pertaining to Letters of Credit) shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., ten Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the making of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit, as the case may be, in such requested currency.

(c) Any failure by a Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to permit Eurocurrency Rate Loans to be made or Letters of Credit to be issued in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and all the Lenders consent to making Eurocurrency Rate Loans in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Committed Borrowings of Eurocurrency Rate Loans; and if the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer consent to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Letter of Credit issuances. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this Section 1.06, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Borrower.

1.07 Change of Currency. (a) Each obligation of the Borrower to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption (in accordance with the EMU Legislation). If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London interbank market for the basis of accrual of

 

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interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided that if any Committed Borrowing in the currency of such member state is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such Committed Borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest Period.

(b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.

(c) Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.

1.08 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

1.09 Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

ARTICLE II

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

2.01 Committed Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Committed Loan”) to the Borrower in Dollars or in one or more Alternative Currencies from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Committed Borrowing, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01, repay, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01. Committed Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

 

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2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Committed Loans.

(a) Each Committed Borrowing, each conversion of Committed Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars or of any conversion of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars to Base Rate Committed Loans, (ii) four Business Days (or five Business Days in the case of a Special Notice Currency) prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies, and (iii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Committed Loans. Each telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Committed Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each Committed Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Committed Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Committed Borrowing, a conversion of Committed Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Committed Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Committed Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Committed Loans are to be converted, (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto, and (vi) the currency of the Committed Loans to be borrowed. If the Borrower fails to specify a currency in a Committed Loan Notice requesting a Borrowing, then the Committed Loans so requested shall be made in Dollars. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Committed Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Committed Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that in the case of a failure to timely request a continuation of Committed Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, such Loans shall be continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans in their original currency with an Interest Period of one month. Any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. No Committed Loan may be converted into or continued as a Committed Loan denominated in a different currency, but instead must be prepaid in the original currency of such Committed Loan and reborrowed in the other currency.

(b) Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount (and currency) of its Pro Rata Share of the applicable Committed Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or continuation of Committed Loans denominated in a currency other than Dollars, in each case as described in the preceding subsection. In the case of a Committed Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Committed Loan available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the

 

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Administrative Agent’s Office for the applicable currency not later than 1:00 p.m., in the case of any Committed Loan denominated in Dollars, and not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of any Committed Loan in an Alternative Currency, in each case on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 5.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 5.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date the Committed Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing denominated in Dollars is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and, second, shall be made available to the Borrower as provided above.

(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans (whether in Dollars or any Alternative Currency) without the consent of the Required Lenders, and the Required Lenders may demand that any or all of the then outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency be prepaid, or redenominated into Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof, on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurocurrency Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

(e) After giving effect to all Committed Borrowings, all conversions of Committed Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Committed Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten Interest Periods in effect with respect to Committed Loans.

2.03 Letters of Credit.

(a) The Letter of Credit Commitment.

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or in one or more Alternative Currencies for the account of the Borrower, and to amend or extend. Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, (y) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Loans of any

 

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Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment, and (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.

(ii) The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit, if:

(A) subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Required Lenders have approved such expiry date; or

(B) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Lenders have approved such expiry date.

(iii) The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;

(B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer;

(C) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000;

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(E) the L/C Issuer does not as of the issuance date of such requested Letter of Credit issue Letters of Credit in the requested currency;

(F) such Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder; or

(G) a default of any Lender’s obligations to fund under Section 2.03(c) exists or any Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s risk with respect to such Lender.

(iv) The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.

(v) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

(vi) The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article X with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article X included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.

(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit: Auto-Extension Letters of Credit.

(i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount and currency thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail

 

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satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require.

(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Letter of Credit.

(iii) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 5.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.

(iv) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

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(i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer in such Alternative Currency, unless (A) the L/C Issuer (at its option) shall have specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement in Dollars, or (B) in the absence of any such requirement for reimbursement in Dollars, the Borrower shall have notified the L/C Issuer promptly following receipt of the notice of drawing that the Borrower will reimburse the L/C Issuer in Dollars. In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in Dollars, or the Applicable Time on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in an Alternative Currency (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing and in the applicable currency. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency) (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

(ii) Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, in Dollars, at the Administrative Agent’s Office for Dollar-denominated payments in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Committed Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer in Dollars.

(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

 

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(iv) Until each Lender funds its Committed Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.

(v) Each Lender’s obligation to make Committed Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender’s obligation to make Committed Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

(vi) If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Committed Loan included in the relevant Committed Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Repayment of Participations.

(i) At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof in Dollars and in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per

 

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annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

(e) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;

(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

(iv) any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;

(v) any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Alternative Currency to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally; or

(vi) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

(f) Role of L/C Issuer. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective

 

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Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.03(e); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

(g) Cash Collateral. (i) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, (A) if the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, or (B) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, the Borrower shall, in each case, immediately Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations.

(ii) In addition, if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower at any time that the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations at such time exceeds the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect, then, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an amount equal to the amount by which the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations exceeds the Letter of Credit Sublimit.

(iii) The Administrative Agent may, at any time and from time to time after the initial deposit of Cash Collateral, request that additional Cash Collateral be provided in order to protect against the results of exchange rate fluctuations.

(iv) Sections 2.05 and 9.02(c) set forth certain additional requirements to deliver Cash Collateral hereunder. For purposes of this Section 2.03, Section 2.05 and Section 9.02(c), “Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances (collectively, “Cash Collateral”) pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America.

 

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(h) Applicability of ISP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), the rules of the ISP shall apply to each Letter of Credit.

(i) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, in Dollars, a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate times the Dollar Equivalent of the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears and (ii) due and payable on the last Business Day of each February, May, August and November, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.

(j) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum specified in the Fee Letter, computed on the Dollar Equivalent of the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the tenth Business Day after the end of each February, May, August and November in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.

(k) Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.

2.04 Swing Line Loans.

(a) The Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, to make loans in Dollars (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when

 

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aggregated with the Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of Committed Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment, and provided, further, that the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan or shall bear interest at such other rate mutually agreeable to the Swing Line Lender and the Borrower. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.

(b) Borrowing Procedures. Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone or e-mail. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $250,000, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Each such notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer, or his/her designee, of the Borrower. Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice or Swing Line Notice given by e-mail, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article V is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower at its office by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Swing Line Lender in Same Day Funds.

(c) Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.

(i) The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Lender make a Base Rate Committed Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base

 

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Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 5.02. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Committed Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Lender shall make an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office for Dollar-denominated payments not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Committed Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.

(ii) If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Committed Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Base Rate Committed Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

(iii) If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(iv) Each Lender’s obligation to make Committed Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender’s obligation to make Committed Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

(d) Repayment of Participations.

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(appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.

(ii) If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

(e) Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender. The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Lender funds its Base Rate Committed Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Pro Rata Share shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.

(f) Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender. The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.

2.05 Prepayments. (a) The Borrower may, upon notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Committed Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (A) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, (B) four Business Days (or five, in the case of prepayment of Loans denominated in Special Notice Currencies) prior to any date of prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies, and (C) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Committed Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies shall be in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, and (iv) any prepayment of Base Rate Committed Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Committed Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurocurrency Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Each such prepayment shall be applied to the Committed Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.

 

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(b) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (ii) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $250,000. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.

(c) If the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower at any time that the Total Outstandings at such time exceed an amount equal to the Aggregate Commitments then in effect, then, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall prepay Loans and/or the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount sufficient to reduce such Outstanding Amount as of such date of payment to an amount not to exceed the Aggregate Commitments then in effect; provided, however, that, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(g)(ii), the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) unless after the prepayment in full of the Loans the Total Outstandings exceed the Aggregate Commitments then in effect. The Administrative Agent may, at any time and from time to time after the initial deposit of such Cash Collateral, request that additional Cash Collateral be provided in order to protect against the results of further exchange rate fluctuations.

2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments. The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Aggregate Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (iv) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate Commitments, such Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Commitments. The amount of any such Aggregate Commitment reduction shall not be applied to the Letter of Credit Sublimit unless otherwise specified by the Borrower. Any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments shall be applied to the Commitment of each Lender according to its Pro Rata Share. All fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

2.07 Repayment of Loans. (a) The Borrower shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of Committed Loans made to the Borrower outstanding on such date.

(b) The Borrower shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the date ten Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii) the Maturity Date.

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per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate plus (in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan of any Lender which is lent from a Lending Office in the United Kingdom or a Participating Member State) the Mandatory Cost; (ii) each Base Rate Committed Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate; and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to (A) the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate or (B) such other rate mutually agreeable to the Swing Line Lender and the Borrower.

(b)(i) If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

(ii) If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

(iii) Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, the Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

(iv) Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

(c) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

2.09 Fees. In addition to certain fees described in subsections (i) and (j) of Section 2.03:

(a) Facility Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, a facility fee in Dollars equal to the Applicable Rate times the actual daily amount of the Aggregate Commitments (or, if the Aggregate Commitments have terminated, on the Outstanding Amount of all Committed Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations), regardless of usage. The facility fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period (and thereafter so long as any Committed Loans, Swing Line Loans or L/C Obligations remain outstanding), including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article V is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each February, May, August and November, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the Maturity Date (and, if applicable, thereafter on demand). The facility fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the

 

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Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(b) Other Fees. (i) The Borrower shall pay to the Arranger and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts, in Dollars, fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

(ii) The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders, in Dollars, such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by Bank of America’s “prime rate” shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year), or, in the case of interest in respect of Committed Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies as to which market practice differs from the foregoing, in accordance with such market practice. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

2.11 Evidence of Debt. (a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender to a Borrower made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans to the Borrower in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to a Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount, currency and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

 

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2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback. (a) General. All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and except with respect to principal of and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder with respect to principal and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in such Alternative Currency and in Same Day Funds not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent on the dates specified herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may require that any payments due under this Agreement be made in the United States. If, for any reason, the Borrower is prohibited by any Law from making any required payment hereunder in an Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall make such payment in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the Alternative Currency payment amount. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent (i) after 2:00 p.m., in the case of payments in Dollars, or (ii) after the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of payments in an Alternative Currency, shall in each case be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

(b)(i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Committed Borrowing of Eurocurrency Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Committed Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Committed Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Committed Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the Overnight Rate, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Committed Borrowing to the

 

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Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Committed Loan included in such Committed Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

(ii) Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, 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 L/C Issuer, in Same Day Funds 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 Overnight Rate.

A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(c) Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender to the Borrower as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article V are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

(d) Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Committed Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 11.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Committed Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 11.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Committed Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 11.04(c).

(e) Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Committed Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations or in Swing Line Loans held by it resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Committed Loans or participations and accrued interest thereon greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Committed Loans and subparticipations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance

 

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with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Committed Loans and other amounts owing them, provided that:

(i) if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

(ii) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by a Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Committed Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).

2.14 Increase in Commitments.

(a) Request for Increase. Provided there exists no Default, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders), the Borrower may from time to time, request an increase in the Aggregate Commitments by an amount (for all such requests) not exceeding $150,000,000; provided that (i) any such request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of $25,000,000, (ii) the Borrower may make a maximum of five such requests. At the time of sending such notice, the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Lenders) and (iii) in no event shall the Aggregate Revolving Commitment exceed $400,000,000 at any one time.

(b) Lender Elections to Increase. Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to increase its Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Pro Rata Share of such requested increase. Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Commitment. No Lender shall have any obligation to increase its Commitment.

(c) Notification by Administrative Agent: Additional Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and each Lender of the Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase and subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer (which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

(d) Effective Date and Allocations. If the Aggregate Commitments are increased in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Increase Effective Date.

 

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(e) Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase. As a condition precedent to such increase, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the Increase Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such increase, and (ii) in the case of the Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of the Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.14, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 6.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 7.01, and (B) no Default exists. The Borrower shall prepay any Committed Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Committed Loans ratable with any revised Pro Rata Shares arising from any nonratable increase in the Commitments under this Section or any addition of a new Lender.

(f) Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in Sections 2.13 or 11.01 to the contrary.

ARTICLE III

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

3.01 Taxes.

(a) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the respective Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, provided that if the Borrower shall be required by applicable law to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (including any Other Taxes) from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(c) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly

 

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or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the 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.

(e) Status of Lenders. Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is resident for tax purposes in the United States, any Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable:

(i) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party,

(ii) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI,

(iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign 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, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, or

(iv) any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States Federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

 

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Without limiting the obligations of the Lenders set forth above regarding delivery of certain forms and documents to establish each Lender’s status for U.S. withholding tax purposes, each Lender agrees promptly to deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, as the Administrative Agent or the Borrower shall reasonably request, on or prior to the Closing Date, and in a timely fashion thereafter, such other documents and forms required by any relevant taxing authorities under the Laws of any other jurisdiction, duly executed and completed by such Lender, as are required under such Laws to confirm such Lender’s entitlement to any available exemption from, or reduction of, applicable withholding taxes in respect of all payments to be made to such Lender outside of the U.S. by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise to establish such Lender’s status for withholding tax purposes in such other jurisdiction. Each Lender shall promptly (i) notify the Administrative Agent of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any such claimed exemption or reduction, and (ii) take such steps as shall not be materially disadvantageous to it, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, and as may be reasonably necessary (including the re-designation of its Lending Office) to avoid any requirement of applicable Laws of any such jurisdiction that the Borrower make any deduction or withholding for taxes from amounts payable to such Lender. Additionally, each of the Borrower shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, as the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall reasonably request, on or prior to the Closing Date, and in a timely fashion thereafter, such documents and forms required by any relevant taxing authorities under the Laws of any jurisdiction, duly executed and completed by the Borrower, as are required to be furnished by such Lender or the Administrative Agent under such Laws in connection with any payment by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of Taxes or Other Taxes, or otherwise in connection with the Loan Documents, with respect to such jurisdiction.

(f) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer in the event the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This subsection shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

3.02 Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurocurrency Rate Loans (whether denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency), or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars or any Alternative Currency in the applicable interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of

 

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such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Rate Loans in the affected currency or currencies or, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in Dollars, to convert Base Rate Committed Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans, shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable and such Loans are denominated in Dollars, convert all such Eurocurrency Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

3.03 Inability to Determine Rates. If the Required Lenders determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that (a) deposits (whether in Dollars or an Alternative Currency) are not being offered to banks in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, (b) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurocurrency Base Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan (whether denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency), or (c) the Eurocurrency Base Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Loans in the affected currency or currencies shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in the affected currency or currencies or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

3.04 Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate Loans.

(a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except (A) any reserve requirement reflected in the Eurocurrency Rate and (B) the requirements of the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority or the European Central Bank reflected in the Mandatory Cost, other than as set forth below) or the L/C Issuer;

(ii) subject any Lender or the L/C Issuer to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any participation in a Letter of Credit or any Eurocurrency Rate Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender or the L/C Issuer in respect thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.01 and the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded Tax payable by such Lender or the L/C Issuer);

 

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(iii) the Mandatory Cost, as calculated hereunder, does not represent the cost to any Lender of complying with the requirements of the Bank of England and/or the Financial Services Authority or the European Central Bank in relation to its making, funding or maintaining Eurocurrency Rate Loans; or

(iv) impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurocurrency Rate Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or the L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or the L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

(d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation, provided that no Borrower shall be required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s intention to claim

 

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compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

(e) Additional Reserve Requirements. The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to comply with any reserve ratio requirement or analogous requirement of any central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Eurocurrency Rate Loans, such additional costs (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs allocated to such Commitment or Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive, which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided the Borrower shall have received at least 10 days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional costs from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional costs shall be due and payable 10 days from receipt of such notice.

3.05 Compensation for Losses. Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

(a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

(b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower;

(c) any failure by the Borrower to make payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) denominated in an Alternative Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment thereof in a different currency; or

(d) any assignment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 11.13;

including any loss of anticipated profits, any foreign exchange losses and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan, from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained or from the performance of any foreign exchange contract. The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.

For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurocurrency Rate Loan made by it at the Eurocurrency Base Rate used in determining the Eurocurrency Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the offshore interbank market for such currency for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurocurrency Rate Loan was in fact so funded.

 

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3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

(a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, 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 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, the Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 11.13.

3.07 Survival. All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

ARTICLE IV

SECURITY

4.01 Facility Guaranty; Pledge Agreement. (a) As security for the full and timely payment and performance of all Obligations, Borrower shall on or before the Closing Date do or cause to be done all things necessary to cause each Domestic Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary (other than Tech Data Finance SPV or a Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary) to execute and deliver to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a Facility Guaranty and shall further cause each Person who thereafter becomes a Domestic Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary to do all those things required by Section 7.12.

(b) As security for the full and timely payment and performance of (i) all Obligations now existing or hereafter arising and (ii) if applicable, all obligations of Guarantors under the Facility Guaranty, Borrower shall, and shall cause each Domestic Subsidiary to, on or before the Closing Date deliver to Collateral Agent, the Pledge Agreement which shall pledge to Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the Pledged Interests in each Direct Foreign Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary as are owned by Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary and shall take such further action and deliver or cause to be delivered such further documents as required by the Pledge Agreement or otherwise as Collateral Agent may reasonably request to effect the transactions contemplated by this Article IV.

 

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4.02 Further Assurances. At the request of the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent from time to time, the Borrower will or will cause all other Loan Parties, as the case may be, to execute, by their respective Responsible Officers, alone or with the Collateral Agent, any certificate, instrument, financing statement, control agreement, statement or document, or to procure any such certificate, instrument, statement or document, or to take such other action (and pay all connected costs) which the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary from time to time to create, continue or preserve the Liens in Collateral (and the perfection and priority thereof) of the Collateral Agent contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents and specifically including all Collateral acquired by the Borrower or any other Loan Party after the Closing Date and all Collateral moved to or from time to time located at locations owned by third parties, including without limitation all leased locations, bailees, warehousemen and third party processors. The Collateral Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized to execute and file or cause to be filed, with or if permitted by applicable law without the signature of the Borrower or any Loan Party appearing thereon, all Uniform Commercial Code financing statements reflecting the Borrower or any other Loan Party as “debtor” and the Collateral Agent as “secured party”, and continuations thereof and amendments thereto, as the Collateral Agent reasonably deems necessary or advisable to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Article IV and by the Pledge Agreement.

4.03 Information Regarding Collateral. The Borrower represents and warrants as of the Closing Date and covenants that: (a) each exact legal name, type of organization, jurisdiction of formation and chief executive office of the Borrower and each other Person providing Collateral pursuant to the Pledge Agreement (each, a “Grantor”) at the Closing Date, (b) the exact U.S. taxpayer identification number and organizational identification number of each Grantor at the Closing Date, (c) each exact legal name, type of organization, jurisdiction of formation, and chief executive office of each Direct Foreign Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary at the Closing Date, (d) each exact legal name of each Person owning Subsidiary Securities of any such Direct Foreign Subsidiaries and the number and class of any such Subsidiary Securities owned by such Person, and (e) each exact legal name of each Subsidiary and an indication of whether such Subsidiary is a Domestic Subsidiary, Foreign Subsidiary, Direct Foreign Subsidiary or Significant Subsidiary, are specified on Schedule 4.03, as subsection (e) of Schedule 4.03 shall be updated annually in accordance with Section 7.02(b).

The Borrower further covenants that it shall not change, and shall not permit any other Grantor or any Direct Foreign Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary to change, its name, jurisdiction of formation (whether by reincorporation, merger or otherwise), the location of its chief executive office, except upon giving written notice (prior to or immediately following such change) to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and (prior to such change or immediately following such change) taking or causing to be taken all such action at Borrower’s or such other Grantor’s expense as may be required by applicable Law to maintain the perfection of the Lien of the Collateral Agent in all Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower covenants that it shall, and shall cause each Grantor to, (prior to such change or, if later, immediately upon request) take all such action at Borrower’s or such other Grantor’s expense as may be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent to perfect or maintain the perfection of the Lien of the Collateral Agent in Collateral.

4.04 Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Pledge Agreement, in the event that Borrower or any Subsidiary shall issue any Senior Parity Debt, each of Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent is authorized, without the consent of the Lenders, to enter into one or more intercreditor agreements or other similar arrangements with the Senior Parity Debt Holders in order to effectuate pari passu status as to the Facility Guaranties of (and proceeds of Collateral securing) the Obligations and such Senior Parity Debt; provided that such pari passu status shall not apply to any real property financed by a Real Estate Financing Facility (which real property shall secure only

 

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such facility). At the election of the Borrower, Senior Parity Debt may either (i) benefit from a guaranty of payment by Domestic Subsidiaries that are Significant Subsidiaries, (ii) have the benefit of a pledge of the Pledged Interests in Direct Foreign Subsidiaries that are Significant Subsidiaries, or (iii) both of the foregoing. Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall take all such further actions as are necessary to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Section 4.04, all at the sole expense of Borrower.

ARTICLE V

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

5.01 Conditions of Amendment and Restatement. The effectiveness of this Agreement as an amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement is subject to the conditions precedent that:

(a) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal counsel:

(i) executed counterparts of this Agreement, the Facility Guaranty and the Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Borrower;

(ii) a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note;

(iii) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party;

(iv) such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in its jurisdiction of organization, including certified copies of such Loan Parties’ Organization Documents, certificates of good standing and/or qualification to engage in business;

(v) a favorable opinion of each of David Vetter, General Counsel of the Borrower (the “General Counsel”), as to matters of Florida and United States Law, and Cayman counsel, as to the Laws of their respective jurisdictions, in each case as counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal counsel;

 

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(vi) a certificate of a Responsible Officer or Secretary of each Loan Party either (A) attaching copies of all consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party and the validity against such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect, or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so required;

(vii) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying (A) that the conditions specified in Sections 5.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied, (B) that there has been no event or circumstance since the date of the Audited Financial Statements that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and (C) the current Debt Ratings;

(viii) one or more insurance certificates addressed to the Administrative Agent, demonstrating that all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Loan Documents has been obtained and is in effect;

(ix) a Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, demonstrating that the Borrower is in compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 8.13, which certificate (for purposes of this Section 5.0l(a)(ix)) may exclude paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Exhibit D), shall be based on the financial statements of the Borrower’s for the fiscal period ending January 31, 2007; and

(x) such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or the Required Lenders reasonably may require.

(b) Any fees and expenses required to be paid on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid.

(c) Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have paid all Attorney Costs of the Administrative Agent to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date (provided that such payment shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for any additional Attorney Costs in accordance with Section 11.04, and provided further that this clause (c) is subject to the limitation on reimbursement of certain Attorney Costs set forth in the Fee Letter.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 10.04, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 5.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

5.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Committed Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans) is subject to the following conditions precedent:

 

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(a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article VI or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 5.02, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 6.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 7.01.

(b) No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension.

(c) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

(d) In the case of a Credit Extension to be denominated in an Alternative Currency, there shall not have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls which in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders (in the case of any Loans to be denominated in an Alternative Currency) or the L/C Issuer (in the case of any Letter of Credit to be denominated in an Alternative Currency) would make it impracticable for such Credit Extension to be denominated in the relevant Alternative Currency.

Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Committed Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 5.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:

6.01 Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party (a) is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license, and (d) is in compliance with all Laws; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i), (c) or (d), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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6.02 Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or (ii) any order, injunction, Writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law.

6.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents. Except for consents which have already been obtained, no approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person which has not been obtained is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

6.04 Binding Effect. This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms.

6.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

(a) The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness.

(b) The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries dated October 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on that date (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.

(c) Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) if determined adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.07 No Default. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

6.08 Ownership of Property; Liens. Each of the Borrower and each Subsidiary has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 8.01.

6.09 Environmental Compliance. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries conduct in the ordinary course of business a review of the effect of claims alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law on their respective businesses, operations and properties, and as a result thereof the Borrower has reasonably concluded that Environmental Laws and such claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.10 Insurance. The properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary operates none of which insurance shall be provided by any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate of the Borrower except to the extent that any such Affiliate has reinsured all exposure related thereto with one or more financially sound and reputable insurance or reinsurance companies none of which is an Affiliate of the Borrower.

6.11 Taxes. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal, state and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Federal, state and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed tax assessment against the Borrower or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.12 ERISA Compliance.

(a) Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws. Each Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred which would prevent, or cause the loss of, such qualification. The Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate have made all required contributions to each Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Plan.

 

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(b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)(i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iii) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

6.13 Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, the Borrower has no Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Schedule 4.03 and has no equity investments in any corporation or entity that is not a Subsidiary other than those specifically disclosed in Schedule 8.02.

6.14 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.

(a) The Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. Following the application of the proceeds of each Borrowing or drawing under each Letter of Credit, not more than 25% of the value of the assets (either of the Borrower only or of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) subject to the provisions of Section 8.01 or Section 8.05 or subject to any restriction contained in any agreement or instrument between the Borrower and any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender relating to Indebtedness and within the scope of Section 9.01(e) will be margin stock.

(b) None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower, or any Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

6.15 Disclosure. The Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of its 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. No report, financial statement, certificate or other information furnished (whether in writing or orally) by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement 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

 

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statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

6.16 Compliance with Laws. Each of the Borrower and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.17 Intangible Assets. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intangible assets that are used in the conduct of their respective businesses as now operated, and none of such items, to the best knowledge of Borrower, conflicts with the valid trademark, trade name, copyright, patent, patent right or intangible asset of any other Person to the extent that such conflict has a Material Adverse Effect.

6.18 Tax Shelter Regulations. The Borrower does not intend to treat the Loans and/or Letters of Credit as being a “reportable transaction” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4). In the event the Borrower determines to take any action inconsistent with such intention, it will promptly notify the Administrative Agent thereof. If the Borrower so notifies the Administrative Agent, the Borrower acknowledges that one or more of the Lenders may treat its Committed Loans and/or its interest in Swing Line Loans and/or Letters of Credit as part of a transaction that is subject to Treasury Regulation Section 301.6112-1, and such Lender or Lenders, as applicable, will maintain the lists and other records required by such Treasury Regulation. The Borrower acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has provided any tax advice to the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

6.19 Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities. As of the Closing Date, neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has any Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities other than those identified on Schedule 6.19.

ARTICLE VII

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.11, or 7.15) cause each Subsidiary to:

7.01 Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:

(a) as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income or operations,

 

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shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit; and

(b) as soon as available, but in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Borrower’s fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 7.02(d), the Borrower shall not be separately required to furnish such information under clause (a) or (b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Borrower to furnish the information and materials described in subsections (a) and (b) above at the times specified therein.

7.02 Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:

(a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 7.01(a), a certificate of its independent certified public accountants certifying such financial statements and stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Default under the financial covenants set forth herein or, if any such Default shall exist, stating the nature and status of such event;

(b)(i) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 7.01(a) and (b), (A) a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, (B) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer in form acceptable to the Administrative Agent setting forth the amount of assets and revenues of each of the Borrower and each of its Domestic Subsidiaries and Direct Foreign Subsidiaries and (ii) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 7.01(a) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer in form acceptable to the Administrative Agent attaching an updated version of subsection (e) of Schedule 4.03;

(c) promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of the Borrower by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any audit of any of them;

 

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(d) promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of the Borrower, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

(e) promptly after the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent of any intention by the Borrower to treat the Loans and/or Letters of Credit as being a “reportable transaction” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.60 11-4), a duly completed copy of IRS Form 8886 or any successor form;

(f) promptly upon the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s preparation or receipt of a term sheet with respect to such Indebtedness, notice that the Borrower or a Subsidiary is negotiating the terms of Indebtedness that it intends to be Senior Parity Debt; and

(g) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b) or Section 7.02(d) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 11.02 or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender that requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by telecopier or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (j.e., soft copies) of such documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 7.02(c) to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders. Except for such Compliance Certificates, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arranger, will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) the Borrower has requested that none of the proposed Lenders be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). Accordingly, the Borrower hereby agrees that the Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall be entitled to treat all Borrower Materials as being suitable only for posting on the Platform such that they are not made available to any Public Lender.

 

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7.03 Notices. Promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

(a) of the occurrence of any Default;

(b) of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, including (i) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority; or (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws;

(c) of the occurrence of any ERISA Event;

(d) of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and

(e) of any published announcement by Moody’s or S&P of any change in (i) a Debt Rating or (ii) the outlook regarding the Borrower.

Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 7.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.

7.04 Payment of Obligations. Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its obligations and liabilities, including (a) all tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Borrower or such Subsidiary; (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property; and (c) all Indebtedness, as and when due and payable, but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness.

7.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc. (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 8.04 or 8.05; (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.06 Maintenance of Properties. (a) Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; and (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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7.07 Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons, none of which insurance shall be provided by any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate of the Borrower except to the extent that any such Affiliate has reinsured all exposure related thereto with one or more financially sound and reputable insurance or reinsurance companies none of which is an Affiliate of the Borrower.

7.08 Compliance with Laws. Comply with the requirements of all Laws (including all Environmental Laws) and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.09 Books and Records. (a) Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be; and (b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.

7.10 Inspection Rights. Subject to Section 11.07, permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants, at such reasonable times during normal business hours as often as may be reasonably desired, and (so long as no Event of Default exists) without unreasonably interfering with business operations of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, and upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided, however, that when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice.

7.11 Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions worldwide for working capital and capital expenditure purposes, settlement of put obligations, and other general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document.

7.12 New Subsidiaries. Notify the Administrative Agent at the time that any Person becomes a Significant Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary or a Direct Foreign Subsidiary, and

(a) Within 30 days (in the case of clause (i) below) and 60 days (in the case of clause (ii) below) of the formation or acquisition of any Significant Subsidiary or the time at which a Domestic Subsidiary or Direct Foreign Subsidiary becomes a Significant Subsidiary, including without limitation any time that any Subsidiary Securities of a Direct Foreign Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary are

 

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acquired by a Domestic Subsidiary that has not previously executed and delivered a Pledge Agreement, cause to be delivered to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Administrative Agent and the Lenders:

(i) In the case of a Significant Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary, (A) a Facility Guaranty in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or a Guaranty Joinder Agreement, in each case executed by such Significant Subsidiary, (B) an opinion of counsel to the Significant Subsidiary dated as of the date of delivery of the Facility Guaranty or Guaranty Joinder Agreement provided for in this Section 7.12 and addressed to Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, (C) the Organization Documents of such Significant Subsidiary and (D) documents of the types referred to in Sections 5.01(a)(iii), (iv), and (vi);

(ii) In the case of a Significant Subsidiary that is a Direct Foreign Subsidiary, (A) a Pledge Agreement in such form as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent or a Pledge Joinder Agreement, in each case executed by the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary directly owning the stock of such Significant Subsidiary which shall pledge the Pledged Interests in such Subsidiary to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (B) opinions of counsel to each pledgor and to the Significant Subsidiary that under the laws of the applicable foreign jurisdiction, all agreements, notices and other documents required to be executed, delivered, filed or recorded and all other action required to be taken, within or pursuant to the laws of such jurisdiction to perfect the Lien conferred in favor of Administrative Agent have been duly executed, delivered, filed, recorded or taken, as the case may be, and (C) take such further action and deliver or cause to be delivered such further documents as reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent to effect the transactions contemplated herein;

provided, however, that such Facility Guaranty and opinion shall not be required with respect to a Domestic Subsidiary that (1) is intended to be a Significant Subsidiary only temporarily as part of a restructuring plan or acquisition plan otherwise permitted by this Agreement, and (2) in fact ceases to be a Significant Subsidiary in accordance with such plan prior to the end of the 30-day period described above;

provided further that such Pledge Agreement, opinion and other perfection actions shall not be required with respect to a Direct Foreign Subsidiary that (1) is intended to be a Significant Subsidiary only temporarily as part of a restructuring plan or acquisition plan otherwise permitted by this Agreement and (2) in fact ceases to be a Significant Subsidiary in accordance with such plan prior to the end of the 60-day period described above; and

provided further that neither Tech Data Finance SPV nor any Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary shall be required to deliver a Facility Guaranty.

(b) If at any time the sum of the total assets (on a consolidated basis with their respective Subsidiaries) of Domestic Subsidiaries (other than Tech Data Finance SPV or any Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary) that have not executed and delivered to Administrative Agent a Facility Guaranty (or whose Facility Guaranty has been released) exceeds in the aggregate 10% of the total assets of the Borrower (on a consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries), the Borrower shall promptly cause there to be delivered to Administrative Agent one or more additional Facility Guaranties of Domestic Subsidiaries

 

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that do not constitute Significant Subsidiaries in order that after giving effect to such additional Facility Guaranties, the sum of the total assets (on a consolidated basis with their respective Subsidiaries) of Domestic Subsidiaries (other than Tech Data Finance SPV or any Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary) that are not Guarantors does not exceed in the aggregate 10% of the total assets of the Borrower (on a consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries).

7.13 Compliance with Agreements. Promptly and fully comply with all Contractual Obligations to which any one or more of them is a party, except for any such Contractual Obligations (a) the performance of which would cause a Default, (b) then being contested by any of them in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or (c) if the failure to comply therewith does not have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.14 Compliance with ERISA. Cause, and cause each of its ERISA Affiliates to: (a) maintain each Pension Plan in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state law; (b) cause each Pension Plan which is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code to maintain such qualification; and (c) make all required contributions to any Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code.

7.15 Deliveries Prior to Repurchase of Convertible Debentures. Prior to the repurchase by the Borrower of any Convertible Debentures pursuant to the exercise of the Debenture Put Option by the holder of such debentures deliver to the Administrative Agent (a) pro forma historical financial statements as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year of the Borrower and most recent interim fiscal quarter, if applicable, giving effect to such repurchase of Convertible Debentures, as applicable, (b) a certificate of the Borrower stating whether a Default exists prior to such repurchase, and (c) a certificate of the Borrower prepared on a historical pro forma basis giving effect to such repurchase, which certificate shall demonstrate whether a Default would exist immediately after giving effect to such repurchase; and the Borrower hereby agrees that if any such item demonstrates that a Default would exist before or (on a pro forma basis) after giving effect to such repurchase, the Lenders shall not be required to make any Credit Extension to finance such repurchase.

ARTICLE VIII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

8.01 Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:

(a) Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;

(b) Liens existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 8.01 and any renewals or extensions thereof, provided that the property covered thereby is not increased and any renewal or extension of the obligations secured or benefited thereby is permitted by Section 8.03(b);

 

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(c) Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

(d) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;

(e) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;

(f) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation, except to the extent permitted in clause (h) below), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;

(h) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 9.01(h) or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments or posted as a condition (under applicable Law) to maintaining a lawsuit otherwise permitted by this Agreement;

(i) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03(d); provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost or fair market value, whichever is lower, of the property being acquired on the date of acquisition;

(j) Liens on accounts receivable arising in connection with the Permitted Trade Receivables Facilities;

(k) Liens arising under the Pledge Agreement securing the Real Estate Financing Facilities and Senior Parity Debt;

(l) Liens on the property financed under the Real Estate Financing Facilities, which Liens secure such facility;

(m) Liens (in the nature of title retention arrangements) arising in the ordinary course of business on inventory of any Subsidiary, which Liens (i) secure the purchase price owed by such Subsidiary to the supplier of such inventory, and (ii) are terminated within 75 days of the date such Liens first encumber the respective inventory;

 

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(n) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03(g), on specific property or assets acquired pursuant to an Acquisition permitted by Section 8.12, provided that (i) such Liens were in existence at the time of such Acquisition, and were not incurred in contemplation of such Acquisition, (ii) no such Lien extends to any property other than the property acquired and (iii) such Liens are not outstanding for more than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of such Acquisition; and

(o) Liens not otherwise permitted under this Section 8.01, provided that neither (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness secured by such Liens nor (b) the aggregate fair market value of the assets subject to such Liens exceeds $50,000,000 at any time.

8.02 Investments. Make any Investments, except:

(a) Investments held by the Borrower or a Subsidiary in the form of cash or cash equivalents;

(b) advances to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and Subsidiaries for travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, provided that such advances are made in the ordinary course of business consistent with the business practices of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as in effect on the Closing Date or to the extent the business practices of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date become more restrictive than those existing on the Closing Date with regard to such advances, such advances shall be consistent with such revised business practices;

(c) Investments of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the Borrower or in a Domestic Subsidiary, provided that if the investor is the Borrower or a wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary, such Investment must be in the Borrower or a wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary;

(d) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;

(e) Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.03 and Guarantees of payment of obligations of a Subsidiary owed to a third party vendor arising in the ordinary course of business;

(f) Guarantees of payment of obligations of one or more customers of the Borrower or a Subsidiary owed to a financial intermediary or a third party vendor and arising in the ordinary course of business; provided that the aggregate amount of such Guarantees does not exceed at any time $75,000,000;

(g) direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, provided that such obligations mature within one year from the date of acquisition thereof,

(h) Commercial paper rated A-1 or better by S&P or P-1 or better by Moody’s;

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(i) such obligations mature within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and (ii) such obligations have a sovereign short-term debt rating of at least A-1 or better by S&P or P-1 or better by Moody’s;

(j) Investments existing on the date hereof and described in Schedule 8.02;

(k)(i) so long as there are no outstanding Obligations other than Limited Swing Line Loans and Limited Letters of Credit, loans to Foreign Subsidiaries; or (ii) if, at any time, there are any Obligations outstanding other than Limited Swing Line Loans and Limited Letters of Credit, loans to Foreign Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed, at any time, the sum of (x) $400,000,000 plus (y) 35% of the amount of Shareholders’ Equity that existed on the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination plus (z) 35% of the proceeds of the issuance of capital stock of Borrower after the Closing Date;

(l) Investments made after the Closing Date in the Brightstar Joint Venture in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000 at any time;

(m) Investments by a Foreign Subsidiary in another Foreign Subsidiary;

(n) Acquisitions permitted under Section 8.12; and

(o) other Investments not otherwise contemplated in this Section 8.02 in Persons (including the Brightstar Joint Venture) with whom the Borrower or a Subsidiary are engaged in a business relationship or which provide products or services to Borrower or a Subsidiary, so long as the aggregate Investment does not exceed, at any one time, $50,000,000 in any one such Person or $100,000,000 in the aggregate.

8.03 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any secured Indebtedness, except:

(a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;

(b) Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 8.03 and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof, provided that the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount, subject to subsection (h) below, equal to a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder;

(c) Qualifying Swap Contracts;

(d) purchase money Indebtedness (including Capital Leases) described in Section 8.01(i) not to exceed an aggregate outstanding principal amount at any time of $100,000,000, excluding those described on Schedule 8.03;

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(f) any obligations arising under the Permitted Trade Receivables Facilities, provided that the amount of all accounts receivable owing to the Foreign Subsidiaries that are sold, transferred or assigned shall not exceed the equivalent of EUR 500,000,000 in the aggregate, based on the prevailing spot rate of exchange for the currencies in which such accounts receivable are denominated as of the date of determination;

(g) Indebtedness of a Person, or in respect of assets, acquired pursuant to an Acquisition permitted under Section 8.12 and existing at the time of such Acquisition, provided that (i) such Indebtedness was not incurred in contemplation of such Acquisition and (ii) such Indebtedness is not outstanding for more than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of such Acquisition; and

(h) Other secured Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed, at any time, $25,000,000 less any increases in amounts of secured Indebtedness pursuant to subsection (b) above.

8.04 Fundamental Changes. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom:

(a) any Subsidiary may merge with (i) the Borrower, provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more Domestic Subsidiaries or (iii) any joint venture, partnership or other Person, so long as such joint venture, partnership and other Person will, as a result of making such merger and all other contemporaneous related transactions, become a Domestic Subsidiary, provided (in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii)) that when any Guarantor is merging with another Subsidiary or any other Person, either (A) the Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (B) the continuing or surviving Person shall (prior to or simultaneously with such merger) deliver to the Administrative Agent (1) a Facility Guaranty, (2) one or more Pledge Agreements if such continuing or surviving Person owns the stock of any Significant Subsidiary that is a Direct Foreign Subsidiary, and (3) all other documents required of Significant Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 7.12;

(b) any Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to a Subsidiary; provided that (i) if the transferor in such a transaction is a wholly-owned Subsidiary, then the transferee must either be the Borrower or a wholly-owned Subsidiary and (ii) if the transferor in such a transaction is a Guarantor, then the transferee must either be the Borrower or a Guarantor;

(c) subject to Section 7.12, any Foreign Subsidiary may merge into and may transfer assets to another Foreign Subsidiary;

(d) with respect to any Subsidiary (the “Specified Subsidiary”) whose principal assets are a warehouse and office space (if any) located on the same site as such warehouse, then the owner of the stock in such Specified Subsidiary may sell the stock of such Specified Subsidiary, or such Specified Subsidiary may sell all or substantially all of its assets to a purchaser, in each case at fair market value; and

 

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(e) the Borrower may liquidate or dissolve one or more Subsidiaries, or sell all or substantially all of the assets or shares of one or more Subsidiaries, during a fiscal year so long as the aggregate book value of the Subsidiaries liquidated or dissolved or assets or shares sold during such fiscal year does not exceed $75,000,000.

8.05 Dispositions. Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, except:

(a) Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;

(b) Dispositions of inventory and other real or personal property in the ordinary course of business;

(c) Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property or (iii) the Borrower or any Subsidiary determines in good faith that the failure to replace such equipment will not be detrimental to the business of Borrower or such Subsidiary;

(d) Dispositions of assets and other property by any Subsidiary to the Borrower or to a wholly-owned Subsidiary; provided that (i) if the transferor of such property is a wholly-owned Subsidiary, the transferee must be either the Borrower or a wholly-owned Subsidiary, and (ii) if the transferor of such property is the Borrower or a Guarantor, the transferee thereof must either be the Borrower or a Guarantor;

(e) Dispositions permitted by Section 8.04;

(f) Dispositions of receivables pursuant to the Permitted Trade Receivables Facilities; and

(g) Dispositions by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under this Section 8.05; provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition, no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition and (ii) the aggregate book value of all property Disposed of in reliance on this clause (g) in any fiscal year shall not exceed $75,000,000;

provided, however, that any Disposition pursuant to clauses (a) through (d) shall be for fair market value.

8.06 Restricted Payments. Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that:

(a) each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower and to wholly-owned Subsidiaries;

(b) the Borrower and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common equity interests of such Person;

 

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(c) the Borrower may (i) declare and make other dividend payments and (ii) purchase shares of its common stock in one or more series of open market purchases, but only if (A) the aggregate amount of such dividend payments plus the aggregate purchase price paid for such common stock does not exceed $200,000,000 in any fiscal year and (B) such dividend payments and stock purchases do not result (after giving effect thereto) in a violation of any provision of Section 8.13;

(d) the Borrower may purchase shares of its common stock for the purpose of making required contributions to, or required distributions under, its employee benefit plans so long as the aggregate dollar amount spent for such stock in any fiscal year of Borrower does not exceed $20,000,000;

(e) the Borrower may repurchase Convertible Debentures, whether pursuant to the exercise of the Debenture Put Option by the holder of such debentures or otherwise.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 8.06 to the contrary, the Borrower may issue Convertible Debentures subject to the limitations in Section 8.03.

8.07 Change in Nature of Business. Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof or any business substantially related or incidental thereto.

8.08 Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to transactions between or among the Borrower and any of its Guarantors or between and among any Guarantors.

8.09 Burdensome Agreements. Enter into any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that:

(a) limits the ability (i) of any Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor or to otherwise transfer property to the Borrower or any Guarantor, (ii) of any Subsidiary to Guarantee the Indebtedness of the Borrower or (iii) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person; provided, however, that this clause (iii) shall not prohibit (A) any Negative Pledge incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03(d) solely to the extent any such Negative Pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness, (B) any Negative Pledge in connection with the Real Estate Financing Facilities or any other Senior Parity Debt, so long as such Negative Pledge does not prohibit the Pledge Agreement and is no more restrictive than Section 8.01 of this Agreement (except that the Negative Pledge in the Real Estate Financing Facilities, may prohibit liens on the property financed by such facility), or (C) any Negative Pledge in connection with the Permitted Trade Receivables Facilities, solely to the extent any such Negative Pledge relates to the accounts receivable sold, transferred or assigned under such facility; or

(b) requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure another obligation of a Person; provided, however, that this clause (b) shall not prohibit a provision of the Real Estate Financing Facilities, or any other Senior Parity Debt that requires such facility or such Senior Parity Debt to be secured by the same property as the Obligations.

 

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8.10 Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, in any manner than might cause the Credit Extension or the use of such proceeds to violate Regulation U of the FRB, in each case as in effect on the date or dates of such Credit Extension and such use of proceeds.

8.11 Lease Obligations. Create or suffer to exist any obligations for the payment of rent for any property under lease or agreement to lease, except:

(a) leases in existence on the date hereof, including the Real Estate Financing Facilities and any renewal, extension or refinancing thereof,

(b) leases (other than capital leases) entered into or assumed by Borrower or any Subsidiary after the date hereof in the ordinary course of business; and

(c) sale and leaseback transactions.

8.12 Acquisitions. Acquire all or any part of the assets of, or equity interest in, any Person unless (a) the Person whose equity interests or assets are being acquired is in the same or similar line or lines of business as that engaged in by Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (b) no Default occurs or is created or results from such Acquisition and (c) the Cost of Acquisition of such assets or equity interests of any Person does not exceed 35% of the amount of Shareholders’ Equity that existed on the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended on or prior to the date of such Acquisition.

8.13 Financial Covenants.

(a) Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. Permit Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at the end of each quarter to be less than the sum of (a) 80% of the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth as of January 31, 2007, plus (b) an amount equal to 75% of the Consolidated Net Income earned in each full fiscal quarter ending after January 31, 2007 (with no deduction for a net loss in any such fiscal quarter) plus (c) an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate increases in Shareholders’ Equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries after the date hereof by reason of the issuance and sale of capital stock or other equity interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than issuances to the Borrower or a wholly-owned Subsidiary), including upon any conversion of debt securities of the Borrower into such capital stock or other equity interests.

(b) Consolidated Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio to exceed 0.40 to 1.00 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower.

(c) Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be less than 3.00 to 1.00.

 

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(d) Adjustment for Certain Dividends, Stock Repurchases and Currency Translation Adjustments in the Calculation of Financial Covenants.

(i) The effect of Excluded Dividends and Stock Repurchases (defined below) shall be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth and the Consolidated Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio.

“Excluded Dividends and Stock Repurchases” shall mean, with respect to any fiscal year, the aggregate amount of dividends paid by the Borrower during such fiscal year plus, without duplication, the aggregate amount of the purchase price paid by the Borrower during such fiscal year for the purchase of its common stock during such fiscal year, provided that in no event shall the sum of the Excluded Dividends and Stock Repurchases exceed $220,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year.

(ii) The effect of currency translation adjustments resulting from any change in currency exchange rates occurring after January 31, 2007 will be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth and the Consolidated Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio.

(iii) In calculating the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Tangible Net Worth and the Consolidated Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio, the effect of any non-cash charges due to impairments in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Standards No. 142, or any non-cash charges due to the expensing of non-vested stock options existing on January 31, 2007 in accordance with FASB Statement of Financial Standards No. 123R (or any successor FASB Standard relating to the expensing of such stock options) shall be disregarded.

8.14 Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities, except:

(a) Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 6.19;

(b) Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities consisting of sale and leaseback transactions;

(c) Obligations arising under the Permitted Trade Receivables Facilities; or

(d) Obligations arising under any Real Estate Financing Facility.

ARTICLE IX

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

9.01 Events of Default. Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:

(a) Non-Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, and in the currency required hereunder, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation, or (ii) within three days after the same becomes due, and in the currency required

 

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hereunder, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any facility, utilization or other fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or

(b) Specific Covenants. The Borrower fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.05, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12 or 7.15 or Article VIII; or

(c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in subsection (a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days; or

(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made; or

(e) Cross-Default. (i) The Borrower or any Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by the Borrower or such Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; (iii) there occurs a Termination Event (as defined in the Transfer and Administration Agreement identified in the definition of Existing Trade Receivables Facilities) under the Transfer and Administration Agreement which Termination Event is not cured or waived; (iv) there occurs a termination event or event of default under any Permitted Trade Receivables Facility which termination event or event of default is not cured or waived within any applicable grace period; or (v) there occurs any event of default under any Real Estate Financing Facility which is not cured or waived within any applicable grace period.

(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed

 

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without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; provided, however, that if a Foreign Subsidiary is being liquidated in a transaction otherwise permitted by this Agreement and not involving (i) the bankruptcy, insolvency, or any failure to pay obligations of such Subsidiary, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (ii) the application of any Debtor Relief Law, or (iii) any claim of any creditor, and if applicable foreign Law requires the appointment of a liquidator to accomplish such liquidation in the jurisdiction where such Foreign Subsidiary is organized, then the mere appointment and operation of a liquidator for such purpose in such circumstances shall not constitute an Event of Default under this clause (f); or

(g) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) The Borrower or any Subsidiary becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within 30 days after its issue or levy; or

(h) Judgments. There is entered against the Borrower or any Subsidiary (i) a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by insurance provided by a Person described in Section 7.07 as to which the insurer (and any insurance or reinsurance company reinsuring any such exposure) does not dispute coverage), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or

(i) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or

(j) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document; or

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9.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

(a) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

(b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;

(c) require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent Outstanding Amount thereof, as such amount may vary from time to time); and

(d) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable law;

provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

9.03 Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 9.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 9.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including Attorney Costs and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including Attorney Costs and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

 

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Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit; and

Sixth, to payment of all other amounts due under any of the Loan Documents, if any, to be applied for the ratable benefit of the recipients, including amounts due to any of the Lenders or their affiliates in respect of Obligations consisting of liabilities under any Qualifying Swap Contract with any of the Lenders or their Affiliates and as to which the Administrative Agent has received notice from such Lender or Affiliate of the amount owed thereunder, in each case on a pro rata basis according to the amounts owed; and

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

Subject to Section 2.03(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.

ARTICLE X

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

10.01 Appointment and Authority. Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents 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 or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

10.02 Rights as a Lender. The Person 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 the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

 

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10.03 Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:

(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; and

(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any of the Borrower or any of its respective Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the 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 (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 11.01 and 9.02) or (ii) 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 notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender or the L/C Issuer.

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 or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article V or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

10.04 Reliance by 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 (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated 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 have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a

 

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Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), 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.

10.05 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document 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 of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article 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.

10.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such 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 L/C Issuer, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuer directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 11.04 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 the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

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Any resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, (b) the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (c) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.

10.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties 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 and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties 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 other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

10.08 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the bookrunners, arrangers, co-documentation agents or co-syndication agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder.

10.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise.

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(i) and (j), 2.09 and 11.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

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and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 11.04.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the L/C Issuer or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the L/C Issuer in any such proceeding.

10.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters.

(a) Each Lender hereby irrevocably (subject to Section 10.06) appoints, designates and authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Pledge Agreement, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender or participant, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Without limiting the generality of Section 10.02, each Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Collateral Agent is acting as a collateral agent for the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the agent and all financing parties under the Real Estate Financing Facilities and that have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement and Senior Parity Debt Holders as provided in the Pledge Agreement and authorizes the Collateral Agent to carry out all those obligations and shall be entitled to all the rights and benefits of the collateral agent described in the Pledge Agreement. The Collateral Agent shall have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to Administrative Agent in this Article X with respect to the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated therein, including without limitation any acts taken or omissions suffered by the Collateral Agent in connection with or contemplated by such documents or transactions as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in this Article X included the Collateral Agent with respect to such documents, transactions, acts or omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided in this Agreement, and specifically Article XI hereof, and the other Loan Documents with respect to the Collateral Agent.

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to (i) take any action with respect to any Collateral or the Pledge Agreement which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the security interest in and Liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, and (ii) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to enter into agreements whereby the Pledge Agreement, the Facility Guaranty or the Intercreditor Agreement are amended to better conform the terms thereof to any form attached to this Agreement or to make administrative or housekeeping corrections to any such agreement.

(c) The Lenders irrevocably authorize each of the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, at its option and in its discretion,

(i) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (A) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit, (B) that is sold or to be sold as part of or in connection with any sale permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or (C) subject to Section 11.01, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders;

(ii) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 8.01(i);

(iii) upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of information satisfactory to the Collateral Agent that any Direct Foreign Subsidiary has ceased to be a Significant Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or decline in business permitted hereunder and no Default is then existing, to release the Lien of the Pledge Agreement with respect to the Pledged Interests of such Subsidiary;

(iv) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Facility Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder and no Default is then existing; and

(v) upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of information satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that any Domestic Subsidiary has ceased to be a Significant Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or decline in business permitted hereunder and no Default is then existing, to release such Subsidiary from its obligations under the Facility Guaranty; unless after giving effect to such release, the sum of the total assets (on a consolidated basis with their respective Subsidiaries) of those Domestic Subsidiaries (other than Tech Data Finance SPV or any Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary) that have not executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a Facility Guaranty (or whose Facility Guaranty has been released) would exceed in the aggregate 10% of the total assets of the Borrower (on a consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries).

Upon request by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s or Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Facility Guaranty pursuant to this Section 10.10.

 

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Notwithstanding the release of any Subsidiary from its obligations under the Facility Guaranty (or release of the Lien on any Pledged Interests of any Subsidiary), if such Subsidiary is thereafter a Significant Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary or Direct Foreign Subsidiary, the requirements of Section 7.12 shall again apply to such Subsidiary.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

11.01 Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and received by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(a) waive any condition set forth in Section 5.01(a) without the written consent of each Lender;

(b) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 9.02) without the written consent of such Lender;

(c) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(d) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso to this Section 11.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate;

(e) change Section 2.13 or Section 9.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender;

(f) amend Section 1.06 or the definition of “Alternative Currency” without the written consent of each Lender; or

(g) change any provision of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder without the written consent of each Lender;

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this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (iv) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender.

11.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.

(a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (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 telecopier as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

(i) if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 11.02; and

(ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.

Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).

(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

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intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

(c) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to the borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

(d) Change of Address. Etc. Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.

(e) Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices and Swing Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

 

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11.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

11.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

(a) Costs and Expenses. (Subject to any limitations set forth in the Fee Letter with respect to certain costs and expenses of the Bank of America and Banc of America Securities LLC and certain fees of counsel to the Administrative Agent) the Borrower 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, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by the L/C Issuer 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, any Lender or the L/C Issuer (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), and shall pay all fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) 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) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the L/C Issuer, 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 reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not

 

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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 the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, 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, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, 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 (x) 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 or (y) result from a claim brought by the Borrower or any other Loan Party against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if the Borrower or such other Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuer or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Pro Rata 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 any such sub-agent) or the L/C Issuer in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d).

(d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower shall not assert, and 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, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

(e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor.

(f) Survival. The agreements in this Section shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

 

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11.05 Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, in the applicable currency of such recovery or payment. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

11.06 Successors and Assigns.

(a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that no Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) Minimum Amounts.

(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

 

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(B) in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met.

(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not apply to the Swing Line Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of Swing Line Loans.

(iii) Required Consents. Any assignment of a Commitment must be approved by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender unless the Person that is the proposed assignee is itself a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender (whether or not the proposed assignee would otherwise qualify as an Eligible Assignee).

(iv) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, and 11.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection 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 subsection (d) of this Section.

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Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Loans and L/C Obligations 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 Borrower, the Administrative Agent 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 Borrower and the L/C Issuer at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In addition, at any time that a request for a consent for a material or substantive change to the Loan Documents is pending, any Lender may request and receive from the Administrative Agent a copy of the Register.

(d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s 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, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 11.01 that affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.

(e) Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 or 3.04 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 3.01(e) as though it were a Lender.

(f) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note(s), if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

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(g) Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

(h) Resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender after Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its Commitment and Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Bank of America may, (i) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower, resign as Swing Line Lender. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. If Bank of America resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Committed Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)). If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Committed Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer and/or Swing Line Lender, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, and (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.

11.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and representatives (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 purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to a Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the

 

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consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower.

For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary 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 to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws.

11.08 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the L/C Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or the L/C Issuer different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of each Lender, the L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

11.09 Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted

 

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by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

11.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents 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 5.01, 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 that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

11.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.

11.12 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

11.13 Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its 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, and consents required by, Section 11.06), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:

(a) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 11.06(b);

 

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(b) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

(c) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter; and

(d) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws.

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

11.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

(a) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

(b) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA SITTING IN PINELLAS COUNTY OR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH FLORIDA STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE 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 OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

(c) WAIVER OF VENUE. THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO

 

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THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT 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 APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

(d) SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 11.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

11.15 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY 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 ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON 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 AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

11.16 USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.

11.17 Judgment Currency. If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, jointly and severally, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount

 

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of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent in such currency, the Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of any excess to the Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).

11.18 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and the Arranger are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Arranger, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower and the other Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent and the Arranger each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent nor the Arranger has any obligation to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent and the Arranger and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor the Arranger has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent and the Arranger with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

 

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

 

BORROWER:   TECH DATA CORPORATION
  By:  

/s/ Charles V. Dannewitz

  Name:   Charles V. Dannewitz
  Title:   Senior Vice President Tax and Treasurer

 

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:  

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

 
  By:  

/s/ Robert J. Rittelmeyer

  Name:   Robert J. Rittelmeyer
  Title:   Vice President

 

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LENDERS:  

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as a Lender, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender

 
  By:  

/s/ Thomas R. Sullivan

  Name:   Thomas R. Sullivan
  Title:   Senior Vice President

 

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CITICORP USA, INC.
By:  

/s/ Matias A. Cruces

Name:   Matias Cruces
Title:   Vice President

 

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
By:  

/s/ Steve Prichett

Name:   Steve Prichett
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

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SUNTRUST BANK

By:  

/s/ Christopher Aguilar

Name:   Christopher Aguilar
Title:   Managing Director

 

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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
By:  

/s/ Mark Sparrow

Name:   Mark Sparrow
Title:   Director

 

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BNP PARIBAS
By:  

/s/ William Davidson

Name:   William Davidson
Title:   Director

 

By:  

/s/ Mathew Harvey

Name:   Mathew Harvey
Title:   Managing Director

 

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WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Timothy J. Coop

Name:   Timothy J. Coop
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

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ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
By:  

/s/ Thomas J. Bieke

Name:   Thomas J. Bieke
Title:   Attorney-in-Fact

 

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BAYERISCHE HYPO- UND VEREINSBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH

By:  

/s/ William W. Hunter

Name:   William W. Hunter
Title:   Director
By:  

/s/ Pranav Surendranath

Name:   Pranav Surendranath
Title:   Associate Director

 

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US BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Frances W. Josephic

Name:   Frances W. Josephic
Title:   Vice President

 

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Solely for purposes of Section 1.01(b), each of the following Lenders is party to the Existing Credit Agreement and is signing this Agreement, in its capacity as a Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement, for the sole purpose of amending and restating the Existing Credit Agreement. Upon giving effect to this Agreement, the commitments of such Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be terminated, the Borrower shall immediately pay in full all Obligations, under and as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement, owing to such Lender (other than continuing obligations to indemnify and reimburse such Lender set forth in the Existing Credit Agreement that expressly survive the repayment of obligations owing by the Borrower to such Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement) and each such Lender shall no longer be a Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement. Each of the following Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement is not a Lender under this Agreement.

 

NATIXIS (formerly NATEXIS BANQUES POPULAIRES)
By:  

/s/ Nicolas Regent

Name:   Nicolas Regent
Title:   Director
By:  

/s/ P.J. van Talden

Name:   P.J. van Talden
Title:   Managing Director

 

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF COMMITTED LOAN NOTICE

Date:                      ,            

To: Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2007 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Agreement;” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among Tech Data Corporation, a Florida corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender.

The undersigned hereby requests (select one):

 

  q A Borrowing of Committed Loans                                  q A conversion or continuation of Loans

 

  1. On                                  (a Business Day).

 

  2. In the amount of                                          .[State currency and amount]

 

  3. Comprised of                                                                  .

[Type of Committed Loan requested]

4. For Eurocurrency Rate Loans: with an Interest Period of                                                                           [months] [weeks].

The Committed Borrowing requested herein complies with the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.01 of the Agreement.

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the conditions specified in Sections 5.02(a) and (b) shall be satisfied on and as of the date of the Credit Extension.

 

TECH DATA CORPORATION
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF SWING LINE LOAN NOTICE

Date:                            ,             

 

To: Bank of America, N.A., as Swing Line Lender
   Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2007 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Agreement;” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among Tech Data Corporation, a Florida corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender.

The undersigned hereby requests a Swing Line Loan:

 

  1. On                                  (a Business Day).

 

  2. In the amount of $             .

The Swing Line Borrowing requested herein complies with the requirements of the provisos to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a) of the Agreement.

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the conditions specified in Sections 5.02(a) and (b) shall be satisfied on and as of the date of the Credit Extension.

 

TECH DATA CORPORATION

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF NOTE

                    , 2007

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to                      or registered assigns (the “Lender”), in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the principal amount of each Loan from time to time made by the Lender to the Borrower under that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2007 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Agreement;” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender.

The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan from the date of such Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates and at such times as provided in the Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.04(f) of the Agreement with respect to Swing Line Loans, all payments of principal and interest shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender in the currency in which such Loan was denominated in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office. If any amount is not paid in full when due hereunder, such unpaid amount shall bear interest, to be paid upon demand, from the due date thereof until the date of actual payment (and before as well as after judgment) computed at the per annum rate set forth in the Agreement.

This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Agreement, is entitled to the benefits thereof and may be prepaid in whole or in part subject to the terms and conditions provided therein. This Note is also entitled to the benefits of the Facility Guaranty and is secured by the Collateral. Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more of the Events of Default specified in the Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable all as provided in the Agreement. Loans made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or records maintained by the Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Lender may also attach schedules to this Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

The Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and non-payment of this Note.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

 

TECH DATA CORPORATION
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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LOANS AND PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT THERETO

 

Date

  

Type of

Loan Made

  

Currency

And

Amount of

Loan Made

  

End of

Interest Period

  

Amount of

Principal or

Interest

Paid This

Date

  

Outstanding

Principal

Balance

This

Date

  

Notation

Made By

                 
                 
                 
                 

 

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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

Financial Statement Date:                         ,

To: Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2007 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Agreement;” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among Tech Data Corporation, a Florida corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender.

The undersigned Responsible Officer hereby certifies as of the date hereof that he/she is the                                                   of the Borrower, and that, as such, he/she is authorized to execute and deliver this Compliance Certificate to the Administrative Agent on the behalf of the Borrower, and that:

[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal year-end financial statements]

1. Attached hereto as Schedule 1 are the year-end audited financial statements required by Section 7.01(a) of the Agreement for the fiscal year of the Borrower ended as of the above date, together with the report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant required by such section.

[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal quarter-end financial statements]

1. Attached hereto as Schedule 1 are the unaudited financial statements required by Section 7.01(b) of the Agreement for the fiscal quarter of the Borrower ended as of the above date. Such financial statements fairly present the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP as at such date and for such period, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

2. The undersigned has reviewed and is familiar with the terms of the Agreement and has made, or has caused to be made under his/her supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements.

3. A review of the activities of the Borrower during such fiscal period has been made under the supervision of the undersigned with a view to determining whether during such fiscal period the Borrower performed and observed all its Obligations under the Loan Documents, and

 

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[select one:]

[to the best knowledge of the undersigned during such fiscal period, the Borrower performed and observed each covenant and condition of the Loan Documents applicable to it, and no Default has occurred and is continuing.]

—or—

[the following covenants or conditions have not been performed or observed and the following is a list of each such Default and its nature and status:]

4. The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article VI of the Agreement, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection with the Loan Documents, are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Compliance Certificate, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 6.05 of the Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 7.01 of the Agreement, including the statements in connection with which this Compliance Certificate is delivered.

5. The financial covenant analyses and information set forth on Schedule 2 attached hereto are true and accurate on and as of the date of this Compliance Certificate.

[Include paragraph 6 in connection with fiscal year-end Compliance Certificates.]

6. The updated subsection (e) of Schedule 4.03 to the Credit Agreement attached hereto as Schedule 3 setting forth the exact legal name of each Subsidiary and an indication of whether such Subsidiary is a Domestic Subsidiary, Foreign Subsidiary, Direct Foreign Subsidiary or Significant Subsidiary is true and accurate on and as of the date of this Compliance Certificate.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Compliance Certificate as of                          ,              .

 

TECH DATA CORPORATION
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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  For the Quarter/Year ended                                     (“Statement Date”)  

SCHEDULE 2

to the Compliance Certificate

($ in 000’s)

 

I.

Section 8.13(a) — Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.1

 

A.    Actual Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at Statement Date:   
   1.    Shareholders’ Equity:                
   2.    Goodwill:                
   3.    Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (Line I.A.1 less Line I.A.2):                
B.    80% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth as of January 31, 2007                
C.    75% of Consolidated Net Income for each full fiscal quarter ending after January 31, 2007 (no reduction for losses):                
D.    100% of increases in Shareholders’ Equity after date of Agreement from issuance and sale of capital stock or other equity interests (including from conversion of debt securities):                
E.    Minimum required Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (Lines I.B + I.C + I.D):                
F.    Excess (deficit) for covenant compliance (Line I.A.3. — I.E):                

 


1

The effect of any non-cash changes due to impairments in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Statement of Financial Standards No. 142, or any non-cash changes due to the expensing of non-vested stock options existing on January 31, 2007 in accordance with FASB Statement of Financial Standards No. 123R or successor FASB Standard relating to the expensing of stock options shall be disregarded for the calculation of the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio.

 

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II.

Section 8.13(b) — Consolidated Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio.1

 

A.    Consolidated Funded Indebtedness at Statement Date:                   
B.    Consolidated Total Capitalization at Statement Date:      
   1.    Consolidated Funded Indebtedness at Statement Date:                   
   2.    Shareholder’s Equity:                   
   3.    Consolidated Total Capitalization (Lines III.B.1 + 2):                   
C.    Consolidated Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio (Line II.A. ÷ Line II.B.3):                   
   Maximum permitted:    0.40 to 1.00   

 

III.

Section 8.13(c) — Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio.2

 

A.    Consolidated EBITDA for four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on above date (“Subject Period”)   
   1.    Consolidated Net Income for Subject Period:    $             
   2.    Consolidated Interest Charges1 for Subject Period:    $             
   3.    Provision for income taxes for Subject Period:    $             
   4.    Depreciation expense for Subject Period:    $             
   5.    Amortization expense for Subject Period:    $             
   6.    Consolidated EBITDA (Lines III.A.1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5):    $             
B.    Consolidated Interest Charges3 for Subject Period:    $             
C.    Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio (Line III.A.6 ÷ Line III.B):                 to 1.00
   Minimum permitted:    3.00 to 1.00

 

IV. Sale and Leaseback Transactions

 

A.    Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities consisting of Sale and Leaseback transactions at Statement Date:                   

 


2

The effect of any non-cash changes due to impairments in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Statement of Financial Standards No. 142, or any non-cash changes due to the expensing of non-vested stock options existing on January 31, 2007 in accordance with FASB Statement of Financial Standards No. 123R or successor FASB Standard relating to the expensing of stock options shall be disregarded for the calculation of the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio.

3

Consolidated Interest Charges are not redused by interest income.

 

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EXHIBIT E

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

This Assignment and Assumption (this “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each]4 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] “Assignor”) and [the][each]5 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] “Assignee”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees]6 hereunder are several and not joint.]7 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (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][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor’s][the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement 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][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below (including, without limitation, the Letters of Credit and the Swing Line Loans included in such facilities8) 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)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other 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, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] “Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.

 

  1.    Assignor[s]:   

 

  
  2.    Assignee[s]:   

 

  

4

For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.

5

For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language.

6

Select as appropriate.

7

Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.

8

Include all applicable subfacilities.

 

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                                                         [for each Assignee, indicate

[Affiliate][Approved Fund]                                                              of [identify Lender]]

 

  3. Borrower: Tech Data Corporation, a Florida corporation

 

  4. Administrative Agent: Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement

 

  5. Credit Agreement: The Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2007 among Tech Data Corporation, the Lenders parties thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer

 

  6. Assigned Interest:

 

Assignor[s]9   Assignee[s]10  

Facility

Assigned11

 

Aggregate

Amount of

Commitment/Loans

for all Lenders12

 

Amount of

Commitment/Loans

Assigned

 

Percentage

Assigned of

Commitment/

Loans13

   

CUSIP

Number

      $ —     $ —     %  

 

 

[7.

Trade Date:                                 ]14

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 terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:  

 

Title:  
ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:  

 

Title:  
  [Consented to and]15 Accepted:
 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

By:  

 

Title:  
[Consented to:]16
By:  

 

Title:  

9

List each Assignor, as appropriate.

10

List each Assignee, as appropriate.

11

Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g. “Revolving Credit Commitment”, “Term A Commitment”, etc.).

12

Amounts in this column and in the column immediately to the right to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.

13

Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

14

To be completed if the Assignor and the Assignee intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.

15

To be added only if the consent of the Adminstative Agent is required by the terns of the Credit Agreement.

16

To be added only if the consent of the Borrower and/or other parties (e.g. Swing Line Lender, L/C Issuer) is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

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ANNEX 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF MARCH 20, 2007,

AMONG TECH DATA CORPORATION,

THE LENDERS PARTIES THERETO,

AND BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,

SWING LINE LENDER AND L/C ISSUER

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Representations and Warranties.

1.1. Assignor. [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][[the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee. [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all requirements of an Eligible Assignee under the Credit Agreement (subject to receipt of such consents as may be required under the Credit Agreement), (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][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by [the][such] Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire [the][such] Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance 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 Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

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2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the][the relevant] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Florida.

 

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THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY AGREEMENT

THIS THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY AGREEMENT (this “Guaranty Agreement”), dated as of March 20, 2007, is made by EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED AND EACH OTHER PERSON WHO SHALL BECOME A PARTY HERETO BY EXECUTION OF A GUARANTY JOINDER AGREEMENT (each a “Guarantor” and collectively the “Guarantors”) to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for each of the lenders now or hereafter party to the Credit Agreement defined below (the “Lenders,” and collectively with the Administrative Agent, and certain other Persons parties to Related Swap Contracts as more particularly described in Section 19 hereof, the “Secured Parties”). All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Secured Parties have entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of May 8, 2000, as amended by an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 2, 2003, as amended by a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 7, 2005, and as otherwise amended prior to the date hereof (the “Existing Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders have made available to Tech Data Corporation (the “Borrower”) a multicurrency revolving credit facility including a letter of credit subfacility and swing line subfacility;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested and the Secured Parties have agreed to further amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant to the terms of that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (as from time to time amended, modified, supplemented or restated, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, each Guarantor is, directly or indirectly, a Subsidiary of the Borrower and will materially benefit from the Loans and other Credit Extensions made and to be made, and the Letters of Credit issued and to be issued, under the Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, each Guarantor entered into a Guaranty Agreement, each as amended by an Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement (each an “Existing Guaranty Agreement”, and collectively the “Existing Guaranty Agreements”) in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, each of the undersigned Guarantors is required to enter into this Guaranty Agreement, which amends and restates the Existing Guaranty Agreements, pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement; and

WHEREAS, a material part of the consideration given in connection with and as an inducement to the amendment and restatement of the Credit Agreement by the Secured Parties was the obligation of the Borrower to cause each Guarantor to enter into this Guaranty Agreement, and the Secured Parties are unwilling to extend and maintain the credit facilities provided under the Loan Documents unless the Guarantors enter into this Guaranty Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereby amend and restate the Existing Guaranty Agreements and agree as follows:

1. Guaranty. Each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally, unconditionally, absolutely, continually and irrevocably guarantees to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties

 

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the payment and performance in full of the Borrower’s Liabilities (as defined below). For all purposes of this Guaranty Agreement, “Borrower’s Liabilities” means: (a) the Borrower’s prompt payment in full, when due or declared due and at all such times, of all Obligations and all other amounts pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Notes, and all other Loan Documents heretofore, now or at any time or times hereafter owing, arising, due or payable from the Borrower to any one or more of the Secured Parties, including principal, interest, premiums and fees (including, but not limited to, loan fees and Attorney Costs); (b) the Borrower’s prompt, full and faithful performance, observance and discharge of each and every agreement, undertaking, covenant and provision to be performed, observed or discharged by the Borrower under the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents; and (c) the Borrower’s prompt payment in full, when due or declared due and at all such times, of obligations and liabilities now or hereafter arising under Related Swap Contracts (as defined below). The Guarantors’ obligations to the Secured Parties under this Guaranty Agreement are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Guarantors’ Obligations” and, with respect to each Guarantor individually, the “Guarantor’s Obligations”. For purposes of this Guaranty Agreement, “Related Swap Contracts” means all Swap Contracts between the Borrower and a Lender or Affiliate of a Lender with respect to Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes and which are not prohibited by the express terms of the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the liability of each Guarantor individually with respect to its Guarantor’s Obligations shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provisions of any applicable state law.

Each Guarantor agrees that it is jointly and severally, directly and primarily liable (subject to the limitation in the immediately preceding sentence) for the Borrower’s Liabilities.

The Borrower’s Liabilities and the Guarantors’ Obligations of certain Guarantors are secured by the Pledge Agreement referred to in the Credit Agreement.

2. Payment. If the Borrower shall default in payment or performance of any of the Borrower’s Liabilities, whether principal, interest, premium, fee (including, but not limited to, loan fees and Attorney Costs), or otherwise, when and as the same shall become due, and after expiration of any applicable grace period, whether according to the terms of the Credit Agreement, by acceleration, or otherwise, or upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under the Credit Agreement, then any or all of the Guarantors will, upon demand thereof by the Administrative Agent, fully pay to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, subject to any restriction on each Guarantor’s Obligations set forth in Section 1 hereof, an amount equal to all the Borrower’s Liabilities then due and owing.

3. Absolute Rights and Obligations. This is a guaranty of payment and not of collection. The Guarantors’ Obligations under this Guaranty Agreement shall be joint and several, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and each Guarantor hereby expressly waives, to the extent permitted by law, any defense to its obligations under this Guaranty Agreement and the Pledge Agreement to which it is a party by reason of:

(a) any lack of legality, validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, of any of the Notes, of any other Loan Document, or of any other agreement or instrument creating, providing security for, or otherwise relating to any of the Guarantors’ Obligations, any of the Borrower’s Liabilities, or any other guaranty of any of the Borrower’s Liabilities (the Loan Documents and all such other agreements and instruments being collectively referred to as the “Related Agreements”);

 

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(b) any action taken under any of the Related Agreements, any exercise of any right or power therein conferred, any failure or omission to enforce any right conferred thereby, or any waiver of any covenant or condition therein provided;

(c) any acceleration of the maturity of any of the Borrower’s Liabilities, of the Guarantor’s Obligations of any other Guarantor, or of any other obligations or liabilities of any Person under any of the Related Agreements;

(d) any release, exchange, non-perfection, lapse in perfection, disposal, deterioration in value, or impairment of any security for any of the Borrower’s Liabilities, for any of the Guarantor’s Obligations of any Guarantor, or for any other obligations or liabilities of any Person under any of the Related Agreements;

(e) any dissolution of the Borrower or any Guarantor or any other party to a Related Agreement, or the combination or consolidation of the Borrower or any Guarantor or any other party to a Related Agreement into or with another entity or any transfer or disposition of any assets of the Borrower or any Guarantor or any other party to a Related Agreement;

(f) any extension (including without limitation extensions of time for payment), renewal, amendment, restructuring or restatement of, any acceptance of late or partial payments under, or any change in the amount of any borrowings or any credit facilities available under, the Credit Agreement, any of the Notes or any other Loan Document or any other Related Agreement, in whole or in part;

(g) the existence, addition, modification, termination, reduction or impairment of value, or release of any other guaranty (or security therefor) of the Borrower’s Liabilities (including without limitation the Guarantor’s Obligations of any other Guarantor and obligations arising under any other Facility Guaranty now or hereafter in effect);

(h) any waiver of, forbearance or indulgence under, or other consent to any change in or departure from any term or provision contained in the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other Related Agreement, including without limitation any term pertaining to the payment or performance of any of the Borrower’s Liabilities, any of the Guarantor’s Obligations of any other Guarantor, or any of the obligations or liabilities of any party to any other Related Agreement;

(i) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of any Guarantor) which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks of such Guarantor, or might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable defense available to, or discharge of, a surety or a guarantor, including without limitation any right to require or claim that resort be had to the Borrower or any other Loan Party or to any collateral in respect of the Borrower’s Liabilities or Guarantors’ Obligations.

It is the express purpose and intent of the parties hereto that this Guaranty Agreement and the Guarantors’ Obligations hereunder and under each Guaranty Joinder Agreement shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and shall not be discharged except by payment as herein provided.

4. Currency and Funds of Payment. All Guarantors’ Obligations will be paid in the applicable currency of the respective Borrower’s Liabilities (pursuant to the applicable Loan Agreement or Related Swap Contract) and in immediately available funds, regardless of any law, regulation or decree now or hereafter in effect that might in any manner affect the Borrower’s Liabilities, or the rights of any

 

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Secured Party with respect thereto as against the Borrower, or cause or permit to be invoked any alteration in the time, amount or manner of payment by the Borrower of any or all of the Borrower’s Liabilities.

5. Events of Default. Without limiting the provisions of Section 2 hereof, in the event that there shall occur and be continuing an Event of Default, then notwithstanding any collateral or other security or credit support for the Borrower’s Liabilities, at the Administrative Agent’s election and without notice thereof or demand therefor, the Guarantors’ Obligations shall immediately be and become due and payable.

6. Subordination. Until this Guaranty Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 22 hereof, each Guarantor hereby unconditionally subordinates all present and future debts, liabilities or obligations now or hereafter owing to such Guarantor (i) of the Borrower, to the payment in full of the Borrower’s Liabilities, (ii) of every other Guarantor (an “obligated guarantor”), to the payment in full of the Guarantors’ Obligations of such obligated guarantor, and (iii) of each other Person now or hereafter constituting a Loan Party, to the payment in full of the obligations of such Loan Party owing to any Secured Party and arising under the Loan Documents or the Related Swap Contracts. All amounts due under such subordinated debts, liabilities, or obligations shall, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, be collected and, upon request by the Administrative Agent, paid over forthwith to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties on account of the Borrower’s Liabilities, the Guarantors’ Obligations, or such other obligations, as applicable, and, after such request and pending such payment, shall be held by such Guarantor as agent and bailee of the Secured Parties separate and apart from all other funds, property and accounts of such Guarantor.

7. Suits. Each Guarantor from time to time shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, on demand, at the Administrative Agent’s place of business set forth in the Credit Agreement or such other address as the Administrative Agent shall give notice of to such Guarantor, the Guarantors’ Obligations as they become or are declared due, and in the event such payment is not made forthwith, the Administrative Agent may proceed to suit against any one or more or all of the Guarantors. At the Administrative Agent’s election, one or more and successive or concurrent suits may be brought hereon by the Administrative Agent against any one or more or all of the Guarantors, whether or not suit has been commenced against the Borrower, any other Guarantor, or any other Person and whether or not the Secured Parties have taken or failed to take any other action to collect all or any portion of the Borrower’s Liabilities or have taken or failed to take any actions against any collateral securing payment or performance of all or any portion of the Borrower’s Liabilities, and irrespective of any event, occurrence, or condition described in Section 3 hereof.

8. Set-Off and Waiver. Each Guarantor waives any right to assert against any Secured Party as a defense, counterclaim, set-off, recoupment or cross claim in respect of its Guarantor’s Obligations, any defense (legal or equitable) or other claim which such Guarantor may now or at any time hereafter have against the Borrower or any or all of the Secured Parties without waiving any additional defenses, set-offs, counterclaims or other claims otherwise available to such Guarantor. Each Guarantor agrees that each Secured Party shall have a lien for all the Guarantor’s Obligations upon all deposits or deposit accounts, of any kind, or any interest in any deposits or deposit accounts, now or hereafter pledged, mortgaged, transferred or assigned to such Secured Party or otherwise in the possession or control of such Secured Party for any purpose (other than solely for safekeeping) for the account or benefit of such Guarantor, including any balance of any deposit account or of any credit of such Guarantor with the Secured Party, whether now existing or hereafter established, and hereby authorizes each Secured Party from and after the occurrence of an Event of Default at any time or times with or without prior notice to apply such balances or any part thereof to such of the Guarantor’s Obligations to the Secured Parties then due and in such amounts as provided for in the Credit Agreement or otherwise as

 

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they may elect. For the purposes of this Section 8, all remittances and property shall be deemed to be in the possession of a Secured Party as soon as the same may be put in transit to it by mail or carrier or by other bailee.

9. Waiver of Notice; Subrogation.

(a) Each Guarantor hereby waives to the extent permitted by law notice of the following events or occurrences: (i) acceptance of this Guaranty Agreement; (ii) the Lenders’ heretofore, now or from time to time hereafter making Loans and issuing Letters of Credit and otherwise loaning monies or giving or extending credit to or for the benefit of the Borrower, whether pursuant to the Credit Agreement or the Notes or any other Loan Document or Related Agreement or any amendments, modifications, or supplements thereto, or replacements or extensions thereof; (iii) presentment, demand, default, non-payment, partial payment and protest; and (iv) any other event, condition, or occurrence described in Section 3 hereof. Each Guarantor agrees that each Secured Party may heretofore, now or at any time hereafter do any or all of the foregoing in such manner, upon such terms and at such times as each Secured Party, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems advisable, without in any way or respect impairing, affecting, reducing or releasing such Guarantor from its Guarantor’s Obligations, and each Guarantor hereby consents to each and all of the foregoing events or occurrences.

(b) Each Guarantor hereby agrees that payment or performance by such Guarantor of its Guarantor’s Obligations under this Guaranty Agreement may be enforced by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties upon demand by the Administrative Agent to such Guarantor without the Administrative Agent being required, such Guarantor expressly waiving to the extent permitted by law any right it may have to require the Administrative Agent, to (i) prosecute collection or seek to enforce or resort to any remedies against the Borrower or any other Guarantor or any other guarantor of the Borrower’s Liabilities, or (ii) seek to enforce or resort to any remedies with respect to any security interests, Liens or encumbrances granted to the Administrative Agent or any Lender or other party to a Related Agreement by the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person on account of the Borrower’s Liabilities or any guaranty thereof, IT BEING EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD, ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO BY SUCH GUARANTOR THAT DEMAND UNDER THIS GUARANTY AGREEMENT MAY BE MADE BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, AND THE PROVISIONS HEREOF ENFORCED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EFFECTIVE AS OF THE FIRST DATE ANY EVENT OF DEFAULT OCCURS AND IS CONTINUING UNDER THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.

(c) Each Guarantor further agrees with respect to this Guaranty Agreement that it shall have no right of subrogation, reimbursement, contribution or indemnity, nor any right of recourse to security for the Borrower’s Liabilities unless and until 93 days immediately following the Facility Termination Date (as defined below) shall have elapsed without the filing or commencement, by or against any Loan Party, of any state or federal action, suit, petition or proceeding seeking any reorganization, liquidation or other relief or arrangement in respect of creditors of, or the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, trustee or conservator in respect to, such Loan Party or its assets. This waiver is expressly intended to prevent the existence of any claim in respect to such subrogation, reimbursement, contribution or indemnity by any Guarantor against the estate of any other Loan Party within the meaning of Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code, in the event of a subsequent case involving any other Loan Party. If an amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such rights at any time prior to termination of this Guaranty Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section 22 hereof, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative

 

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Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, to be credited and applied upon the Guarantors’ Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement or otherwise as the Secured Parties may elect. The agreements in this subsection shall survive repayment of all of the Guarantors’ Obligations, the termination or expiration of this Guaranty Agreement in any manner, including but not limited to termination in accordance with Section 22 hereof, and occurrence of the Facility Termination Date. For purposes of this Guaranty Agreement, “Facility Termination Date” means the date as of which all of the following shall have occurred: (a) the Borrower shall have permanently terminated the credit facilities under the Loan Documents by final payment in full of all Outstanding Amounts, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and fees thereon, other than (i) the undrawn portion of Letters of Credit and (ii) all letter of credit fees relating thereto accruing after such date (which fees shall be payable solely for the account of the L/C Issuer and shall be computed (based on interest rates and the Applicable Rate then in effect) on such undrawn amounts to the respective expiry dates of the Letters of Credit), in each case as have been fully Cash Collateralized or as to which other arrangements with respect thereto satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall have been made; (b) all Commitments shall have terminated or expired; (c) the obligations and liabilities of the Borrower and each other Loan Party under all Related Swap Contracts shall have been fully, finally and irrevocably paid and satisfied in full and the Related Swap Contracts shall have expired or been terminated, or other arrangements satisfactory to the counterparties shall have been made with respect thereto; and (d) the Borrower and each other Loan Party shall have fully, finally and irrevocably paid and satisfied in full all of their respective obligations and liabilities arising under the Loan Documents, including with respect to the Borrower and the Obligations (except for future obligations consisting of continuing indemnities and other contingent Obligations of the Borrower or any Loan Party that may be owing to any Agent-Related Person or any Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents and expressly survive termination of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document).

10. Effectiveness; Enforceability. This Guaranty Agreement shall be effective as of the date first above written and shall continue in full force and effect until termination in accordance with Section 22 hereof. Any claim or claims that the Secured Parties may at any time hereafter have against a Guarantor under this Guaranty Agreement may be asserted by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties by written notice directed to such Guarantor in accordance with Section 24 hereof.

11. Representations and Warranties. Each Guarantor warrants and represents to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Guaranty Agreement (or the Guaranty Joinder Agreement to which it is a party, as applicable), and to perform its obligations under this Guaranty Agreement, that this Guaranty Agreement (or the Guaranty Joinder Agreement to which it is a party, as applicable) has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Guarantor by its duly authorized representatives; that this Guaranty Agreement (and any Guaranty Joinder Agreement to which such Guarantor is a party) is legal, valid, binding and enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles; and that such Guarantor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty Agreement (and any Guaranty Joinder Agreement to which such Guarantor is a party) do not violate or constitute a breach of any of its Organizational Documents, any agreement or instrument to which such Guarantor is a party, or any law, order, regulation, decree or award of any governmental authority or arbitral body to which it or its properties or operations is subject.

 

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12. Expenses. Each Guarantor agrees to be jointly and severally liable for the payment of all reasonable fees and expenses, including Attorney Costs, incurred by any Secured Party in connection with the enforcement of this Guaranty Agreement, whether or not suit be brought.

13. Reinstatement. Each Guarantor agrees that this Guaranty Agreement shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, at any time payment received by any Secured Party in respect of any Borrower’s Liabilities is rescinded or must be restored for any reason, or is repaid by any Secured Party in whole or in part in good faith settlement of any pending or threatened avoidance claim.

14. Attorney-in-Fact. To the extent permitted by law, each Guarantor hereby appoints the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as such Guarantor’s attorney-in-fact for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Guaranty Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument which the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable; provided, that the Administrative Agent shall have and may exercise rights under this power of attorney only upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default.

15. Reliance. Each Guarantor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that: (a) such Guarantor has adequate means to obtain on a continuing basis (i) from the Borrower, information concerning the Borrower and the Borrower’s financial condition and affairs and (ii) from other reliable sources, such other information as it deems material in deciding to provide this Guaranty Agreement and any Guaranty Joinder Agreement (“Other Information”), and has full and complete access to the Borrower’s books and records and to such Other Information; (b) such Guarantor is not relying on any Secured Party or its or their employees, directors, agents or other representatives or Affiliates, to provide any such information, now or in the future; (c) such Guarantor has been furnished with and reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and such other Loan Documents and Related Agreements as it has requested, is executing this Guaranty Agreement (or the Guaranty Joinder Agreement to which it is a party, as applicable) freely and deliberately, and understands the obligations and financial risk undertaken by providing this Guaranty Agreement (and any Guaranty Joinder Agreement); (d) such Guarantor has relied solely on the Guarantor’s own independent investigation, appraisal and analysis of the Borrower, the Borrower’s financial condition and affairs, the “Other Information”, and such other matters as it deems material in deciding to provide this Guaranty Agreement (and any Guaranty Joinder Agreement) and is fully aware of the same; and (e) such Guarantor has not depended or relied on any Secured Party or its or their employees, directors, agents or other representatives or Affiliates, for any information whatsoever concerning the Borrower or the Borrower’s financial condition and affairs or any other matters material to such Guarantor’s decision to provide this Guaranty Agreement (and any Guaranty Joinder Agreement), or for any counseling, guidance, or special consideration or any promise therefor with respect to such decision. Each Guarantor agrees that no Secured Party has any duty or responsibility whatsoever, now or in the future, to provide to such Guarantor any information concerning the Borrower or the Borrower’s financial condition and affairs, or any Other Information, other than as expressly provided herein, and that, if such Guarantor receives any such information from any Secured Party or its or their employees, directors, agents or other representatives or Affiliates, such Guarantor will independently verify the information and will not rely on any Secured Party or its or their employees, directors, agents or other representatives or Affiliates, with respect to such information.

16. Rules of Interpretation. The rules of interpretation contained in Sections 1.03 and 1.08 of the Credit Agreement shall be applicable to this Guaranty Agreement and each Guaranty Joinder Agreement and are hereby incorporated by reference. All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the delivery of documents and any extension of credit referred to herein or guaranteed hereby.

 

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17. Entire Agreement. This Guaranty Agreement and each Guaranty Joinder Agreement, together with the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents, constitutes and expresses the entire understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements, understandings, inducements, commitments or conditions, express or implied, oral or written, except as herein contained. The express terms hereof control and supersede any course of performance or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof. Except as provided in Section 22, neither this Guaranty Agreement nor any Guaranty Joinder Agreement nor any portion or provision hereof or thereof may be changed, altered, modified, supplemented, discharged, canceled, terminated, or amended orally or in any manner other than as provided in the Credit Agreement.

18. Binding Agreement; Assignment. This Guaranty Agreement, each Guaranty Joinder Agreement and the terms, covenants and conditions hereof and thereof, shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto, and to their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns; provided, however, that no Guarantor shall be permitted to assign any of its rights, powers, duties or obligations under this Guaranty Agreement, any Guaranty Joinder Agreement or any other interest herein or therein without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence of this Section 18, any Lender may assign to one or more Persons, or grant to one or more Persons participations in or to, all or any part of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement); and to the extent of any such assignment or participation such other Person shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Lender herein or otherwise, subject however, to the provisions of the Credit Agreement, including Article X thereof (concerning the Administrative Agent) and Section 11.06 thereof concerning assignments and participations. All references herein to the Administrative Agent shall include any successor thereof.

19. Swap Contracts. All obligations of the Borrower under Related Swap Contracts to which any Lender or its Affiliates are a party shall be deemed to be Borrower’s Liabilities, and each Lender or Affiliate of a Lender party to any such Swap Contract shall be deemed to be a Secured Party hereunder with respect to such Borrower’s Liabilities; provided, however, that such obligations shall cease to be Borrower’s Liabilities at such time, prior to the Facility Termination Date, as such Person (or Affiliate of such Person) shall cease to be a “Lender” under the Credit Agreement.

No Person who obtains the benefit of this Guaranty Agreement by virtue of the provisions of this Section shall have, prior to the Facility Termination Date, any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Guarantors’ Obligations (including the release or modification of any Guarantors’ Obligations or security therefor) other than in its capacity as a Lender and only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Each Secured Party not a party to the Credit Agreement who obtains the benefit of this Guaranty Agreement by virtue of the provisions of this Section shall be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, and that with respect to the actions and omissions of the Administrative Agent hereunder or otherwise relating hereto that do or may affect such Secured Party, the Administrative Agent and each Agent-Related Person shall be entitled to all the rights, benefits and immunities conferred under Article X of the Credit Agreement.

20. Severability. The provisions of this Guaranty Agreement are independent of and separable from each other. If any provision hereof shall for any reason be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof, but this Guaranty Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

 

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21. Counterparts. This Guaranty Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Guaranty Agreement to produce or account for more than one such counterpart executed by the Guarantor against whom enforcement is sought. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 21, the provisions of Section 11.02(b) of the Credit Agreement shall be applicable to this Guaranty Agreement.

22. Termination. Subject to reinstatement pursuant to Section 13 hereof, this Guaranty Agreement, each Guaranty Joinder Agreement, and all of the Guarantors’ Obligations hereunder (excluding those Guarantors’ Obligations relating to Borrower’s Liabilities that expressly survive such termination) shall terminate on the Facility Termination Date.

23. Remedies Cumulative; Late Payments. All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party provided by law or under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or other applicable agreements or instruments. The making of the Loans and other Credit Extensions pursuant to the Credit Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been made or extended, respectively, in reliance upon each Guarantor’s guaranty of the Borrower’s Liabilities pursuant to the terms hereof. Any amounts not paid when due under this Guaranty Agreement shall bear interest at the Default Rate.

24. Notices. Any notice required or permitted hereunder or under any Guaranty Joinder Agreement shall be given, (a) with respect to each Guarantor, at the address of the Borrower indicated in Schedule 11.02 of the Credit Agreement and (b) with respect to the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party, at the Administrative Agent’s address indicated in Schedule 11.02 of the Credit Agreement. All such addresses may be modified, and all such notices shall be given and shall be effective, as provided in Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement for the giving and effectiveness of notices and modifications of addresses thereunder.

25. Joinder. Each Person who shall at any time execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Guaranty Joinder Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto shall thereupon irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally become a party hereto and obligated hereunder as a Guarantor, and all references herein and in the other Loan Documents to the Guarantors or to the parties to this Guaranty Agreement shall be deemed to include such Person as a Guarantor hereunder.

26. Governing Law; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial.

(a) THIS GUARANTY AGREEMENT AND EACH GUARANTY JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.

(b) EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY AGREEMENT OR ANY GUARANTY JOINDER AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THEREIN MAY BE INSTITUTED IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE COUNTY OF HILLSBOROUGH, STATE OF FLORIDA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND, BY THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS GUARANTY

 

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AGREEMENT OR A GUARANTY JOINDER AGREEMENT, SUCH GUARANTOR EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, OR TO THE EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION OVER IT AND ITS PROPERTY BY, ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.

(c) EACH GUARANTOR AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY PERSONAL SERVICE OF A COPY OF THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT OR OTHER LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, OR BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (POSTAGE PREPAID) TO THE ADDRESS FOR NOTICES TO SUCH GUARANTOR IN EFFECT PURSUANT TO SECTION 24 HEREOF, OR BY ANY OTHER METHOD OF SERVICE PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE APPLICABLE LAWS IN EFFECT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

(d) NOTHING CONTAINED IN SUBSECTIONS (b) or (c) HEREOF SHALL PRECLUDE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FROM BRINGING ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY AGREEMENT OR ANY GUARANTY JOINDER AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE ANY GUARANTOR OR ANY OF SUCH GUARANTOR’S PROPERTY OR ASSETS MAY BE FOUND OR LOCATED. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF ANY SUCH JURISDICTION, EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES, IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION-OR PROCEEDING, OBJECTION TO THE EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION OVER IT AND ITS PROPERTY BY ANY SUCH OTHER COURT OR COURTS WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE AVAILABLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

(e) IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS GUARANTY AGREEMENT OR ANY GUARANTY JOINDER AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR THAT MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, EACH GUARANTOR AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT ON BEHALF OF THE SECURED PARTIES HEREBY AGREE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT ANY SUCH PERSON MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING.

(f) EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT MAY HAVE THAT ANY COURT TO WHOSE JURISDICTION IT HAS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS HEREOF IS AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Guaranty Agreement as of the day and year first written above.

 

 

  GUARANTORS:
  TECH DATA PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, INC.
  TECH DATA FINANCE PARTNER, INC.
WITNESS:    
  By:  

/s/ Charles V. Dannewitz

  Name:   Charles V. Dannewitz
  Title:   Senior Vice President of Tax and Treasurer of Tech Data Product Management, Inc. and Treasurer of Tech Data Finance Partner, Inc.

 

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ Robert J. Rittelmeyer

Name:   Robert J. Rittelmeyer
Title:   Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT A

Form of Guaranty Joinder Agreement

GUARANTY JOINDER AGREEMENT

THIS GUARANTY JOINDER AGREEMENT (the “Guaranty Joinder Agreement”), dated as of ,                         20     is made by and between,                         ,                         a (the “Joining Guarantor”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) under that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of March 20, 2007, by and among Tech Data Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Joining Guarantor is a Subsidiary and required by the terms of the Credit Agreement to become a “Guarantor” under the Credit Agreement and be joined as a party to the Facility Guaranty; and

WHEREAS, the Joining Guarantor will materially benefit directly and indirectly from the credit facilities made available and to be made available to the Borrower by the Lenders under the Credit Agreement; and

NOW, THEREFORE, the Joining Guarantor hereby agrees as follows with the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Facility Guaranty and including any Lender or Affiliate of any Lender party to a Related Swap Contract):

1. Joinder. The Joining Guarantor hereby irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally becomes a party to the Facility Guaranty as a Guarantor and bound by all the terms, conditions, obligations, liabilities and undertakings of each Guarantor or to which each Guarantor is subject thereunder, including without limitation the joint and several, unconditional, absolute, continuing and irrevocable guarantee to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties of the payment and performance in full of the Borrower’s Liabilities (as defined in the Facility Guaranty) whether now existing or hereafter arising, all with the same force and effect as if the Joining Guarantor were a signatory to the Facility Guaranty.

2. Affirmations. The Joining Guarantor hereby acknowledges and reaffirms as of the date hereof with respect to itself, its properties and its affairs each of the waivers, representations, warranties, acknowledgements and certifications applicable to any Guarantor contained in the Facility Guaranty.

3. Severability. The provisions of this Guaranty Joinder Agreement are independent of and separable from each other. If any provision hereof shall for any reason be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof, but this Guaranty Joinder Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

4. Counterparts. This Guaranty Joinder Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Guaranty Joinder Agreement to produce or account for more than one such counterpart executed by the Joining Guarantor. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 4, the provisions of Section 11.02(b) of the Credit Agreement shall be applicable to this Guaranty Joinder Agreement.

 

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5. Delivery. Joining Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives notice of acceptance of this Guaranty Joinder Agreement and acknowledges that the Borrower’s Liabilities are and shall be deemed to be incurred, and credit extensions under the Loan Documents and the Related Swap Contracts made and maintained, in reliance on this Guaranty Joinder Agreement and the Guarantor’s joinder as a party to the Facility Guaranty as herein provided.

6. Governing Law; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. The provisions of Section 26 of the Facility Guaranty are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Joining Guarantor has duly executed and delivered this Guaranty Joinder Agreement as of the day and year first written above.

 

JOINING GUARANTOR:

 

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

Acknowledged and accepted:

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 20th day of March, 2007, by and among BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the Revolving Lenders (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), SUNTRUST BANK, as administrative agent (the “TROL Agent”) under the TROL Documents (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), SUNTRUST EQUITY FUNDING, LLC, as Lessor (the “Lessor”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Collateral Agent (the “Collateral Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent, the TROL Agent, the Collateral Agent, certain Revolving Lenders, the TROL Lenders, the Lessor, Tech Data Corporation, a Florida corporation (the “Borrower”) and certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower entered into an Intercreditor Agreement dated as of May 8, 2000, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Intercreditor Agreement dated as of May 2, 2003 among the Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent under the TROL Documents, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, National Association, f/k/a First Security Bank, N.A., as Owner Trustee (the “Owner Trustee”), and the Collateral Agent, Amendment No. 2 to Intercreditor Agreement dated as of May 8, 2003 among the Administrative Agent, the TROL Agent, the Owner Trustee, the Lessor, the Collateral Agent, and each of the TROL Financing Parties and Amendment No. 3 to Intercreditor Agreement dated as of March 7, 2005 among the Administrative Agent, the TROL Agent, the Lessor and the Collateral Agent (such agreement as amended hereby and as further amended, revised, modified, supplemented or amended and restated from time to time, being referred to as the “Intercreditor Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, all capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the respective meanings provided therefor in the Intercreditor Agreement; and

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Lenders are entering into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, amending the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement; and

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the TROL Agent, the TROL Lenders, and the Lessor are entering into the Third Omnibus Amendment, amending the terms of the TROL Documents; and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein set forth, it is hereby agreed as follows:

1. Amendments to Intercreditor Agreement. Recital A of the Intercreditor Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

“A. Under and pursuant to those certain Guaranty Agreements dated as of May 8, 2000, or January 14, 2003, respectively, executed by the

 

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respective Subsidiary Guarantors parties thereto (such Guaranty Agreements, as amended by that certain Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement dated as of May 2, 2003, that certain Second Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement dated as of March 7, 2005 and that certain Third Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement dated as of March 20, 2007, and as further amended, revised, modified, supplemented or amended and restated from time to time, being referred to collectively as the “Initial Lender Guaranties”), such Subsidiary Guarantors have guaranteed the obligations (the “Loan Obligations”) of the Borrower under that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 8, 2000 (as amended by that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 2, 2003, that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 7, 2005 and that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 20, 2007, and as further amended, revised, modified, supplemented or amended and restated from time to time, the “Revolving Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the various financial institutions parties thereto as lenders from time to time (each, a “Revolving Lender”, and collectively, the “Revolving Lenders”) and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent” and together with the Revolving Lenders, the “Revolving Creditors”).”

2. Subsidiary Guarantors. Each of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors has joined into the execution of this Agreement for the purpose of consenting to the amendments contained herein.

3. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto in relation to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior negotiations and agreements among the parties relative to such subject matter. None of the terms or conditions of this Agreement may be changed, modified, waived or canceled orally or otherwise, except as provided in the Credit Agreement.

4. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all the counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

5. Enforceability. Should any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement be determined to be illegal or unenforceable as to one or more of the parties hereto, all other provisions nevertheless shall remain effective and binding on the parties hereto.

6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

By:   /s/ Robert J. Rittelmeyer
Name:   Robert J. Rittelmeyer
Title:   Vice President

 

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent

By:   /s/ Robert J. Rittelmeyer
Name:   Robert J. Rittelmeyer
Title:   Vice President

 

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SUNTRUST BANK,

as TROL Agent

By:   /s/ E. Donald Besch
Name:   E. Donald Besch
Title:   Managing Director

 

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SUNTRUST EQUITY FUNDING, LLC,

as Lessor

By:   /s/ R. Todd Shotley
Name:   R. Todd Shotley
Title:   Managing Director

 

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CONSENTED TO:

 

TECH DATA CORPORATION

By:   /s/ Charles V. Dannewitz
Name:   Charles V. Dannewitz
Title:   Senior Vice President, Tax and Treasurer

TECH DATA PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, INC.

TECH DATA FINANCE PARTNER, INC.

By:   /s/ Charles V. Dannewitz
Name:   Charles V. Dannewitz
Title:   Senior Vice President, Tax and Treasurer of Tech Data Product Management, Inc. and Treasurer of Tech Data Finance Partner, Inc

 

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EX-10.AASS 4 dex10aass.htm OMNIBUS AMENDMENT Omnibus Amendment

EXHIBIT 10-AAss

THIRD OMNIBUS AMENDMENT

This THIRD OMNIBUS AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of March 20, 2007 is by and among TECH DATA CORPORATION (“Tech Data”), TECH DATA PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, INC., and TD FACILITIES, LTD. (individually, together with Tech Data Product Management, each, an “Alternate Lessee” and collectively the “Alternate Lessees”), TECH DATA PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, INC., as a Guarantor, TECH DATA FINANCE PARTNER, INC., as a Guarantor, SUNTRUST EQUITY FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Lessor”), certain financial institutions parties thereto as lenders (collectively referred to as “Lenders” and individually as a “Lender”), and SUNTRUST BANK, a Georgia state banking corporation, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent” and as a lease participant (in such capacity, the “Lease Participant”)).

WHEREAS, the Lessee, the Alternate Lessees, the Lessor, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Second Amended and Restated Participation Agreement dated as of July 31, 2003 (as heretofore amended and as further amended from time to time, the “Participation Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Lessee, the Lessor and the Alternate Lessees are parties to that certain Second Amended and Restated Lease Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2003 (as heretofore amended and as further amended from time to time, the “Lease”);

WHEREAS, the Lessor and the Lease Participant are parties to that certain Lease Participation Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2003 (as heretofore amended and as further amended from time to time, the “Lease Participation Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Lenders, the Lessor and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 31, 2003 (as heretofore amended and as further amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Guarantors issued the Second Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2003 (as heretofore amended and as further amended from time to time, the “Guaranty”);

WHEREAS, at the Lessee’s request, the parties hereto, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, have agreed to amend the Participation Agreement, the Lease, the Lease Participation Agreement and the Credit Agreement as set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition that are defined in the Participation Agreement shall have the same meanings herein as in the Participation Agreement.


SECTION 2. Amendments to the Definitions. Appendix A to the Participation Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Each of the definitions of “Foreign Trade Receivables Purchase Documents,” “Global Finance,” “Permitted Receivables Purchase Facility,” “Synthetic Lease Obligation”, “Trade Receivables Purchase Facility”, and “U.S. Customer Trade Receivables Purchase Facility” is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(b) The definition of “Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement” is hereby deleted and the following definition is substituted therefor:

Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement” shall mean the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2007, among Tech Data, Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and the lenders party thereto, as such agreement may be amended, modified or restated from time to time.

(c) The definition of “Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement” is hereby deleted and the following definition is substituted therefor:

“Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement” means Amendment No. 4 to Intercreditor Agreement dated as of March 20, 2007, among the Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the lenders under the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement and the Collateral Agent, and consented to by Tech Data and certain Subsidiaries.

(d) The definition of “Applicable Margin” is hereby deleted and the following definition is substituted therefor:

Applicable Margin” means, from time to time, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Debt Ratings of both S&P and Moody’s as set forth below:

 

Pricing Level

  

Debt Ratings

S&P/Moody’s

  

Eurodollar

Rate

    Base Rate  

1

   BBB+/Baa1 or higher    0.400 %   0.080 %

2

   BBB/Baa2    0.500 %   0.100 %

3

   BBB-/Baa3    0.625 %   0.125 %

4

   BB+/Ba1    0.825 %   0.425 %

5

   Lower than BB+/Ba1    1.125 %   0.725 %

Debt Rating” means, as of any date of determination, the rating as determined by either S&P or Moody’s (collectively, the “Debt Ratings”) of Tech Data’s non-credit-enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt; provided that if a Debt Rating is issued by each of the foregoing rating agencies, then the higher of such Debt Ratings shall apply (with the Debt Rating for Pricing Level 1 being the highest and the Debt Rating for Pricing Level 5 being the lowest).

 

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As of the Third Omnibus Amendment Closing Date, the Applicable Margin shall be determined based upon the Debt Rating specified in the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(vii) of the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement. Thereafter, each change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a publicly announced change in the Debt Rating shall be effective, in the case of an upgrade, during the period commencing on the date of delivery by Tech Data to the Administrative Agent of notice thereof pursuant to Section 7.03(e) of the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change and, in the case of a downgrade, during the period commencing on the date of the public announcement thereof and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change.

(e) The definition of “Attributable Indebtedness” is hereby deleted and the following definition is substituted therefor:

“Attributable Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement, without giving effect to any waiver, amendment or modification of the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement unless the Consent Requirement has been satisfied.

(f) The definition of “Guarantors” is hereby deleted and the following definition is substituted therefor:

Guarantors” shall mean collectively, Tech Data and all Significant Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries of Tech Data (excluding, however, Tech Data Finance SPV, Inc. or any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary) and each other Person that joins as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.7 of the Participation Agreement or otherwise, together with their successors and assigns.

(g) The definition of “Indebtedness” is hereby deleted and the following definition is substituted therefor:

“Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement, without giving effect to any waiver, amendment or modification of the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement unless the Consent Requirement has been satisfied.

(h) The definition of “Intercreditor Agreement” is hereby deleted and the following definition is substituted therefor:

Intercreditor Agreement” means one or more Intercreditor Agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent among the Lessee, the Administrative Agent, the administrative agent for the lenders under the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement, agents for Senior Parity Debt Holders, or Senior Parity Debt Holders, all as provided for in Section 10.3A(f) of the Participation Agreement.

 

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(i) The definition of “Pledge Agreement” is hereby deleted and the following definition is substituted therefor:

Pledge Agreement” means, individually or collectively as the context may require: (a) the Securities Pledge Agreement and (b) any other pledge agreement executed and delivered by Tech Data, any Subsidiary or any other Person to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 10.3A(f), in each case as supplemented from time to time by the execution and delivery of Pledge Agreement Supplements or Pledge Joinder Agreements pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Agreement.

(j) The definition of “Senior Parity Debt” is hereby deleted and the following definition is substituted therefor:

Senior Parity Debt” means (a) Indebtedness described in subsection (a) of the definition of Indebtedness issued by the Lessee (including a guaranty of such Indebtedness by a Domestic Subsidiary which is a Significant Subsidiary) in connection with a private placement or public offering of debt securities or (b) Indebtedness arising under a Real Estate Financing Facility; provided that, in the case of clause (a) or (b) above, all of the following conditions shall be satisfied:

(i) the instruments and agreements evidencing such Indebtedness, and any agreement under which such Indebtedness is created, (A) shall provide that the right to payment of the holders or owners of Senior Parity Debt (including any trustee or agent acting on behalf of such holders or owners, collectively “Senior Parity Debt Holders”) shall rank pari passu in all respects with the rights of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent with respect to the Obligations on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (B) shall provide for no Lien in favor of the Senior Parity Debt Holder other than those granted in favor of the Financing Parties, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent (except that the Indebtedness under a Real Estate Financing Facility may also be secured by a Lien on the property financed by such facility), and (C) shall not contain covenants more restrictive than those contained in the Loan Documents, and (D) shall become a party to an Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Participation Agreement;

(ii) both immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to the issuance of such Indebtedness, there shall not have occurred and be continuing any Default;

(iii) the Lessee shall furnish to the Administrative Agent, not later than the earliest date of delivery thereof to any actual or prospective Senior Parity Debt Holder, copies of (A) all preliminary placement memoranda and final placement memoranda relating to such Indebtedness and (B) copies of (1) all term sheets relating to such Indebtedness and (2) all documents and agreements under which such Indebtedness is to be created or governed; and

(iv) not later than ten (10) days prior to the issuance of such Indebtedness, Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate, executed by

 

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a Responsible Officer and containing calculations giving historical pro forma effect to the issuance of such Indebtedness as of and for the prior four fiscal quarters ending at the end of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Lessee preceding the date of such issuance (assuming for such purpose that the initial rate or rates of interest provided for therein (and giving effect to any increase in rates of interest therein provided) remained in effect for such four fiscal quarters), which Compliance Certificate shall demonstrate that the issuance of such Indebtedness does not cause, create or result in a Default on a historical pro forma basis.

(k) The definition of “Threshold Amount” is hereby deleted and the following definition is substituted therefor:

Threshold Amount” means $50,000,000.

(l) The definition of “Total Commitment” is hereby deleted and the following definition is substituted therefor:

Total Commitment” shall mean (a) with respect to the Series A Loans, $118,357,446.09, and (b) with respect to the Series B Loans, $7,488,985.38, in each case as such amount may be increased by the Commitment of any additional Lender that may become a party to the Operative Agreements pursuant to Section 12.3 of the Participation Agreement.

(m) The following definitions are hereby inserted in Appendix A to the Participation Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical order:

Existing Trade Receivables Facilities” has the meaning set forth in the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement, without giving effect to any waiver, amendment or modification of the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement unless the Consent Requirement has been satisfied.

Permitted Trade Receivables Facility” has the meaning set forth in the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement, without giving effect to any waiver, amendment or modification of the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement unless the Consent Requirement has been satisfied.

Real Estate Financing Facilities” has the meaning set forth in the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement, without giving effect to any waiver, amendment or modification of the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement unless the Consent Requirement has been satisfied.

Securities Pledge Agreement” means that certain Securities Pledge Agreement dated as of April 23, 2003, among Tech Data, Tech Data Finance Partner, Inc., and the Collateral Agent.

Third Omnibus Amendment Closing Date” means March 20, 2007.

 

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SECTION 3. Amendments to the Participation Agreement. The Participation Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) The Participation Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Section 5.9 thereof in its entirety and substituting the following Section 5.9 therefor:

5.9 Information Regarding Collateral. Tech Data represents and warrants as of the Third Omnibus Amendment Closing Date and covenants that: (i) each exact legal name, type of organization, jurisdiction of formation and chief executive office of Tech Data and each other Person providing Collateral pursuant to the Pledge Agreement (each, a “Grantor”) at the Third Omnibus Amendment Closing Date, (ii) the exact U.S. taxpayer identification number and organizational identification number of each Grantor at the Third Omnibus Amendment Closing Date, (iii) each exact legal name, type of organization, jurisdiction of formation, and chief executive office of each Direct Foreign Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary at the Third Omnibus Amendment Closing Date, (iv) each exact legal name of each Person owning Subsidiary Securities of any such Direct Foreign Subsidiaries and the number and class of any such Subsidiary Securities owned by such Person, and (v) each exact legal name of each Subsidiary and an indication of whether such Subsidiary is a Domestic Subsidiary, Foreign Subsidiary, Direct Foreign Subsidiary or Significant Subsidiary, are specified on Schedule 5.9, as Schedule 5.9 shall be updated annually in accordance with Section 7.02(b) of the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement.

Tech Data further covenants that it shall not change, and shall not permit any other Grantor or any Direct Foreign Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary to change, its name, jurisdiction of formation (whether by reincorporation, merger or otherwise), the location of its chief executive office, except upon giving written notice (prior to or immediately following such change) to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and (prior to such change or immediately following such change) taking or causing to be taken all such action at Tech Data’s or such other Grantor’s expense as may be required by applicable Law to maintain the perfection of the Lien of the Collateral Agent in all Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Tech Data covenants that it shall, and shall cause each Grantor to, (prior to such change or, if later, immediately upon request) take all such action at Tech Data’s or such other Grantor’s expense as may be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent to perfect or maintain the perfection of the Lien of the Collateral Agent in Collateral pledged under the Pledge Agreement.

(b) Section 7.1(n)(ii) of the Participation Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

(ii) None of the Lessee, any Person Controlling the Lessee, or any Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(c) Section 10.3A(a) of the Participation Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the provisos at the end of the second sentence thereof and substituting the following therefor:

provided, that the references to Facility Guaranty in Section 8.04 of the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Guaranty for purposes of the Incorporated Covenants.

 

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(d) Section 10.3A(f) of the Participation Agreement is hereby deleted and the following Section 10.3A(f) is substituted therefor:

(f) New Subsidiaries. Notify the Administrative Agent at the time that any Person becomes a Significant Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary or a Direct Foreign Subsidiary, and

(i) Within 30 days (in the case of clause (A)) and 60 days (in the case of clause (B)) of the formation or acquisition of any Significant Subsidiary or the time at which a Domestic Subsidiary or Direct Foreign Subsidiary becomes a Significant Subsidiary, including without limitation any time that any Subsidiary Securities of a Direct Foreign Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary are acquired by a Domestic Subsidiary that has not previously executed and delivered a Pledge Agreement, cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Financing Parties:

(A) In the case of a Significant Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary, (I) a Guaranty in form and in substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or a Guaranty Joinder Agreement, in each case executed by such Significant Subsidiary, (II) an opinion of counsel to the Significant Subsidiary dated as of the date of delivery of the Guaranty or Guaranty Joinder Agreement provided for in this Section 10.3A(f) and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (III) the Organization Documents of such Significant Subsidiary and (IV) documents of the types referred to in Sections 6.1(f) and (g);

(B) In the case of a Significant Subsidiary that is a Direct Foreign Subsidiary, (I) a Pledge Agreement in such form as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent or a Pledge Joinder Agreement, in each case executed by the Lessee or any Domestic Subsidiary directly owning the stock of such Significant Subsidiary which shall pledge the Pledged Interests in such Subsidiary to the Collateral Agent, (II) opinions of counsel to each pledgor and to the Significant Subsidiary that under the laws of the applicable foreign jurisdiction, all agreements, notices and other documents required to be executed, delivered, filed or recorded and all other action required to be taken, within or pursuant to the laws of such jurisdiction to perfect the Lien conferred in favor of the Collateral Agent have been duly executed, delivered, filed, recorded or taken, as the case may be, and (III) take such further action and deliver or cause to be delivered such further documents as reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent to effect the transactions contemplated herein;

 

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provided, however, that such Guaranty and opinion shall not be required with respect to a Domestic Subsidiary that (1) is intended to be a Significant Subsidiary only temporarily as part of a restructuring plan or acquisition plan otherwise permitted by this Agreement through the Incorporated Covenants, and (2) in fact ceases to be a Significant Subsidiary in accordance with such plan prior to the end of the 30-day period described above;

provided further that such Pledge Agreement, opinion and other perfection actions shall not be required with respect to a Direct Foreign Subsidiary that (1) is intended to be a Significant Subsidiary only temporarily as part of a restructuring plan or acquisition plan otherwise permitted by this Agreement through the Incorporated Covenants and (2) in fact ceases to be a Significant Subsidiary in accordance with such plan prior to the end of the 60-day period described above; and

provided further that neither Tech Data Finance SPV nor any Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary shall be required to deliver a Guaranty.

(ii) If at any time the sum of the total assets (on a consolidated basis with their respective Subsidiaries) of Domestic Subsidiaries (other than Tech Data Finance SPV or any Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary) that have not executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a Guaranty (or whose Guaranty has been released) exceeds in the aggregate 10% of the total assets of the Lessee (on a consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries), the Lessee shall promptly cause there to be delivered to the Administrative Agent one or more additional Guaranties of Domestic Subsidiaries that do not constitute Significant Subsidiaries in order that after giving effect to such additional Guaranties, the sum of the total assets (on a consolidated basis with their respective Subsidiaries) of Domestic Subsidiaries (other than Tech Data Finance SPV or any Special Purpose Finance Subsidiary) that are not Guarantors does not exceed in the aggregate 10% of the total assets of the Lessee (on a consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries).

(e) Each of Schedules 2, 5.9 and 7.1(m) to the Participation Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and substituting therefor Schedules 2, 5.9 and 7.1(m) to this Amendment, respectively.

(f) Each of the Financing Parties and the Administrative Agent hereby consent to the effectiveness of the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement (as such definition is amended hereby) with respect to the Incorporated Covenants (including the defined terms used therein) as incorporated by reference pursuant to Section 10.3A(a) of the Participation Agreement.

SECTION 4. Amendment to the Lease. Section 17.1(h) of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following Section 17.1(h) is substituted therefor:

(h) Cross-Default. (i) The Lessee, any Guarantor or any Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other

 

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than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which the Lessee or any Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which the Lessee or any Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by the Lessee or such Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; (iii) there occurs a Termination Event (as defined in the Transfer and Administration Agreement identified in the definition of Existing Trade Receivables Facilities) under the Transfer and Administration Agreement which Termination Event is not cured or waived; (iv) there occurs a termination event or event of default under any Permitted Trade Receivables Facility which termination event or event of default is not cured or waived within any applicable grace period; (v) there occurs any event of default under the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement which is not cured or waived within any applicable grace period, or (vi) there occurs any event of default under any Senior Parity Debt which is not cured or waived within any applicable grace period.

SECTION 5. Amendment to the Credit Agreement.

Schedule 1.2 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and substituting therefor Schedule 1.2 to this Amendment.

SECTION 6. Reallocation. On the date hereof, each Lender’s outstanding Loans shall be reallocated to equal to the amounts set forth on such amended Schedule 1.2.

SECTION 7. Notes. The Notes issued by the Lessor on the Initial Closing Date shall be replaced with an A Note and a B Note issued by the Lessor to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, in substantially the form of Exhibits A and B hereto, respectively (the “Replacement Notes”); upon such replacement, such original Notes shall be deemed to be cancelled. Any reference to the Notes in the Operative Documents shall be deemed to refer to such Replacement Notes.

SECTION 8. Affirmation of the Guarantors. Each of the Guarantors hereby affirms its absolute and unconditional promise to pay its obligations under the Guaranty at the times and in the amounts provided for therein.

 

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SECTION 9. Representations and Warranties. The Lessee, the Alternate Lessees and the Guarantors hereby represent and warrant to the other parties hereto as follows:

(a) Representations and Warranties in Participation Agreement. The representations and warranties of the Lessee, the Alternate Lessees and the Guarantors contained in the Participation Agreement and the other Operative Agreements are true and correct on the date hereof, and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(b) Authority, No Conflicts, Etc. The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and all related documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (a) are within the corporate (or the equivalent company) authority of such Person, (b) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate (or the equivalent company) proceedings, (c) do not and will not conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation to which any of the Lessee, the Alternate Lessees and the Guarantors or any of their Subsidiaries is subject or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, license or permit applicable to any of the Lessee, the Alternate Lessees and the Guarantors or any of their Subsidiaries and (d) do not conflict with any provision of the Organization Documents of, or any agreement or other instrument binding upon, any of the Lessee, the Alternate Lessees or the Guarantors.

(c) Enforceability of Obligations. This Amendment and the Participation Agreement, the Lease, the Credit Agreement and the Lease Participation Agreement as amended hereby constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of each of the Lessee, the Alternate Lessees and the Guarantors and each of their respective Subsidiaries party thereto, enforceable against each of the Lessee, the Alternate Lessees and the Guarantors and each of their respective Subsidiaries, in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium, or other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and except to the extent that availability of the remedy of specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

SECTION 10. No Other Amendments. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Participation Agreement, the Lease, the Credit Agreement and the Lease Participation Agreement shall remain the same. It is declared and agreed by each of the parties hereto that the Participation Agreement, the Lease, the Credit Agreement and the Lease Participation Agreement, as amended hereby, shall continue in full force and effect, and that this Amendment and the Participation Agreement, the Lease, the Credit Agreement and the Lease Participation Agreement shall be read and construed as one instrument.

 

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SECTION 11. Conditions to Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the conditions precedent that:

(a) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Lessee, Alternate Lessees and Guarantors, each dated the date hereof (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials and insurance certificate, a recent date before the date hereof), unless otherwise indicated below, and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal counsel:

(i) executed counterparts of this Amendment, the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement dated March 20, 2007, and the Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement dated March 20, 2007, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Financing Party and Tech Data;

(ii) the Replacement Notes executed by the Lessor in favor of the Administrative Agent;

(iii) a favorable opinion of each of David Vetter, General Counsel of Tech Data (the “General Counsel”), as to matters of Florida and United States Law, and Cayman counsel, as to the Laws of their respective jurisdictions, in each case as counsel to the Lessee, the Alternate Lessees and the Guarantors, in form and in substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal counsel;

(iv) copies of one or more insurance certificates addressed to the Administrative Agent, demonstrating that all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Operative Agreements has been obtained and is in effect;

(v) a copy of a Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Tech Data dated March 20, 2007, demonstrating that Tech Data is in compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 8.13 of the Amended Tech Data Credit Agreement; and

(vi) such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the Administrative Agent or the Required Financing Parties reasonably may require.

(b) Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 7.4 of the Credit Agreement, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 11, each Financing Party that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Financing Party unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed closing date hereof specifying its objection thereto.

(c) The representations and warranties contained in Section 9 of this Amendment shall be true and correct in all material respects.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received, for the account of each Financing Party signing this Amendment, the amendment fee as set forth in the amendment letter dated as of March __, 2007 (the “Amendment letter”), between SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc. and Tech Data.

 

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(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received, for its own account, the Agent’s Fee (as defined in the Amendment letter).

SECTION 12. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by each party on a separate counterpart, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. In proving this Amendment, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.

SECTION 13. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT IS INTENDED TO TAKE EFFECT AS AN AGREEMENT UNDER SEAL UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF SAID STATE WITHOUT REFERENCE TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OR CHOICE OF LAW.

SECTION 14. Headings. Headings or captions used in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof.

SECTION 15. Expenses. The Lessee hereby agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand by the Administrative Agent, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred or sustained by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation of this Amendment (including reasonable legal fees).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment under seal as of the date first above written.

 

TECH DATA CORPORATION,
as Lessee and as a Guarantor
By:  

/s/ Charles V. Dannewitz

Name:   Charles V. Dannewitz
Title:   Senior Vice President, Tax and Treasurer
TECH DATA FINANCE PARTNER, INC., as a Guarantor
By:  

/s/ Charles V. Dannewitz

Name:   Charles V. Dannewitz
Title:   Treasurer

TECH DATA PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, INC.,

as an Alternative Lessee and as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Charles V. Dannewitz

Name:   Charles V. Dannewitz
Title:   Senior Vice President, Tax and Treasurer

TD FACILITIES, LTD.,

as an Alternative Lessee

By its partners:
Tech Data Corporation and
Tech Data Product Management, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Charles V. Dannewitz

Name:   Charles V. Dannewitz
Title:   Senior Vice President, Tax and Treasurer

 

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SUNTRUST EQUITY FUNDING, LLC,
as Lessor
By:  

/s/ R. Todd Shutley

Name:   R. Todd Shutley
Title:   Senior Vice President and Manager

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent and as Lease Participant

By:  

/s/ Kelly Gunter

Name:   Kelly Gunter
Title:   Vice President

SCOTIABANC, INC.,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ William E. Zarrett

Name:   William E. Zarrett
Title:   Managing Director

BNP PARIBAS LEASING CORPORATION,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Barry Mendelson

Name:   Barry Mendelson
Title:   Director

 

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CITICORP USA, INC.,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Matias Cruces

Name:   Matias Cruces
Title:   Vice President
Global Technology, Media & Communication

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Francis W. Josephic

Name:   Francis W. Josephic
Title:   Vice President

 

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Schedule 2

Property Cost/Maximum Residual Guarantee Amount

 

Property

   Property Cost   

Maximum Residual

Guarantee Amount

Fontana, California

   $ 19,486,968.38    $ 17,337,655.52

Swedesboro, New Jersey

   $ 22,583,237.49    $ 20,180,856.85

Miami, Florida

   $ 22,425,305.13    $ 19,723,816.29

Dallas, Texas

   $ 21,804,079.48    $ 19,423,363.17

Atlanta, Georgia

   $ 11,128,894.77    $ 9,914,034.88

South Bend, Indiana

   $ 10,359,791.28    $ 9,249,487.57

Clearwater, Florida

   $ 25,382,550.43    $ 22,528,231.80

 

Schedule 2- 1


Schedule 1.2

 

Name of Lender

  

Series A

Commitment

  

Series B

Commitment

Scotiabanc, Inc.

   $ 26,592,428.53    $ 1,682,617.49

BNP Paribas Leasing Corporation

   $ 35,981,230.74    $ 2,276,687.44

Citicorp USA, Inc.

   $ 13,296,214.26    $ 841,308.74

U.S. Bank National Association

   $ 13,296,214.26    $ 841,308.74
EX-10.AATT 5 dex10aatt.htm AMENDMENT TO TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT Amendment to Transfer and Administration Agreement

EXHIBIT 10-AAtt

AMENDMENT NUMBER 11 TO

TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NUMBER 11 TO TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of March 20, 2007 among TECH DATA CORPORATION, a Florida corporation (“Tech Data”), as collection agent (in such capacity, the “Collection Agent”), TECH DATA FINANCE SPV, INC., a Delaware corporation headquartered in California, as transferor (in such capacity, the “Transferor”), YC SUSI TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (“SUSI Issuer”), LIBERTY STREET FUNDING CORP., a Delaware corporation, (“Liberty”), AMSTERDAM FUNDING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“AFC”), FALCON ASSET SECURITIZATION COMPANY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as Falcon Asset Securitization Corporation), (“Falcon” and collectively with the SUSI Issuer, Atlantic, Liberty, and AFC, the “Class Conduits”), THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, a banking corporation organized and existing under the laws of Canada, acting through its New York Agency (“Scotia Bank”), as a Liberty Bank Investor and as agent for Liberty and the Liberty Bank Investors (in such capacity, the “Liberty Agent”), ABN AMRO BANK N.V., a banking corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Netherlands and acting through its Chicago Branch (“ABN AMRO”), as an AFC Bank Investor and as agent for AFC and the AFC Bank Investors (in such capacity, the “AFC Agent”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (successor by merger to Bank One, NA), a national banking association (“JPMorgan Chase”), as a Falcon Bank Investor and as agent for Falcon and the Falcon Bank Investors (in such capacity, the “Falcon Agent”) and BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (“Bank of America”), as agent for the SUSI Issuer, Liberty, AFC, Falcon, the SUSI Issuer Bank Investors, the Liberty Bank Investors, the AFC Bank Investors and the Falcon Bank Investors (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), as a SUSI Issuer Bank Investor, as agent for the SUSI Issuer and the SUSI Issuer Bank Investors (in such capacity, the “SUSI Issuer Agent”) and Lead Arranger, amending that certain Transfer and Administration Agreement dated as of May 19, 2000, among the Transferor, the Collection Agent, the Class Conduits (as defined thereunder) and the Bank Investors (as amended to the date hereof, the “Original Agreement” and said agreement as amended hereby, the “Agreement”).

WHEREAS, the Transferor has requested that certain amendments be made to the Original Agreement


WHEREAS, the Agent, the Class Conduits, the Class Agents and the Bank Investors on the terms and conditions set forth herein, consent to such amendments; and

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Original Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Amendment to Section 2.2(a). The second paragraph of Section 2.2(a) of the Original Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text thereof and replacing the deleted text with the following (solely for convenience, changed language is italicized):

“The Transferor shall, by notice to the Administrative Agent given by telecopy, offer to convey, transfer and assign to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of any of the applicable Class Investors, undivided percentage ownership interests in the Receivables and the other Affected Assets relating thereto not later than 3:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Business Day prior to the proposed date of any Incremental Transfer. With respect to each Class, each such notice shall specify (w) whether such request is made to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Class Conduit for such Class or the related Bank Investors for such Class (it being understood and agreed that once any of such Bank Investors acquire any interest in the Transferred Interest hereunder, such Bank Investors shall be required to purchase all of the portion of the Transferred Interest held by the related Class Conduit in accordance with Section 10.7 and thereafter such Class Conduit shall no longer accept any additional Incremental Transfers hereunder), (x) the desired Transfer Price (which shall be at least $5,000,000 per Class or integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof) or, to the extent that the then available unused portion of the Aggregate Maximum Net Investment is less than such amount, such lesser amount equal to such available portion of such Aggregate Maximum Net Investment), (y) the desired date of such Incremental Transfer and (z) the desired Tranche Period(s) and allocations of the Net Investment for such Class of such Incremental Transfer thereto as required by Section 2.3. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Class Agent and each Class Conduit or related Bank Investors for such Class, as applicable, of the Administrative Agent’s receipt of any request for an Incremental Transfer to be made to such Person. To the extent that any such Incremental Transfer is requested of a Class Conduit, such Class Conduit shall accept or reject such offer by notice given to the Transferor and the Administrative Agent by telephone or telecopy by no later than the close of its business on the Business Day following its receipt of any such request. Each notice of proposed Transfer shall be irrevocable and binding on the Transferor and the Transferor shall indemnify each Class Investor against any loss or expense incurred by such Class


Investor, either directly or through a Liquidity Provider Agreement, as a result of any failure by the Transferor to complete such Incremental Transfer including, without limitation, any loss (including loss of anticipated profits) or expense incurred by such Class Investor, either directly or pursuant to a Liquidity Provider Agreement by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of funds acquired by such Class Investor (or a related Liquidity Provider) (including, without limitation, funds obtained by issuing commercial paper or promissory notes or obtaining deposits as loans from third parties) to fund such Incremental Transfer.”

SECTION 2. Amendment to Section 5.5. Section 5.5 of the Original Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the reference therein to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 7, 2005 among Tech Data Corporation, each lender from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer and replacing such reference with the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 20, 2007 among Tech Data Corporation, each lender from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, (ii) defining such Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement as the “Tech Data Credit Agreement” and deleting the definition in such Section of the “Credit Agreement” and (iii) replacing the term “Credit Agreement” in the two places it appears in last sentence of such Section with the term “Tech Data Credit Agreement”.

SECTION 3. Amendment to Section 11.3. Section 11.3 of the Original Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the notice address of the Administrative Agent and replacing it with the following:

Bank of America, National Association

214 North Tryon Street—19th Floor

Charlotte, North Carolina 28255

Attention: Leif E. Rauer—

                            Global Asset-Backed Securitization

Telephone: (704) 683-4723

Telecopy: (704) 409-0055

SECTION 4. Other Amendments. All references in the Original Agreement to Bank One, NA (and the defined term “Bank One”) shall be deemed to refer to its successor by merger, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

SECTION 5. Consent to Amendment of Credit Agreement. The Class Conduits, each Class Agent and the Administrative Agent each consents to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 20, 2007 among Tech Data Corporation, each lender from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.


SECTION 6. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall not become effective until the day (the “Effective Date”) on which the Administrative Agent shall have received the following:

(a) A copy of this Amendment executed by each party hereto;

(b) A copy of the Resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Transferor and Tech Data certified by its Secretary approving this Amendment and the other documents to be delivered by the Transferor and Tech Data hereunder;

(c) A Certificate of the Secretary of the Transferor and Tech Data certifying the names and signatures of the officers authorized on its behalf to execute this Amendment and any other documents to be delivered by it hereunder (on which Certificates the Class Conduits, the Class Agents, the Administrative Agent and the Bank Investors may conclusively rely until such time as the Administrative Agent shall receive from the Transferor and Tech Data a revised Certificate meeting the requirements of this clause (c)).

SECTION 7. Representations and Warranties. The Transferor hereby makes to the Class Investors, the Class Agents and the Administrative Agent, on and as of the date hereof, all of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1 of the Original Agreement. In addition, the Collection Agent and the Guarantor hereby make to the Class Investors, the Class Agents and the Administrative Agent, on the date hereof, all the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.3 of the Original Agreement.

SECTION 8. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall bind, and the benefits hereof shall inure to the parties hereof and their respective successors and permitted assigns;

SECTION 9. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE TRANSFEROR HEREBY SUBMITS TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND OF ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR PURPOSES OF ALL LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

SECTION 10. Severability; Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any


provisions of this Amendment which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 11. Captions. The captions in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.

SECTION 12. Ratification. Except as expressly affected by the provisions hereof, the Original Agreement as amended by this Amendment shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto. On and after the date hereof, each reference in the Original Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “herein” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Original Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

TECH DATA FINANCE SPV, INC.,
as Transferor
By:  

/s/ Charles V. Dannewitz

Name:   Charles V. Dannewitz
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer


TECH DATA CORPORATION,
as Collection Agent
By:  

/s/ Charles V. Dannewitz

Name:   Charles V. Dannewitz
Title:   Senior Vice President, Tax & Treasurer
YC SUSI TRUST
By: Bank of America, National Association, as
Administrative Trustee of YC SUSI Trust
By:  

/s/ Leif E. Rauer

Name:   Leif E. Rauer
Title:   Vice President


LIBERTY STREET FUNDING CORP.
By:  

/s/ Jill A. Gordon

Name:   Jill A. Gordon
Title:   Vice President


AMSTERDAM FUNDING CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Jill A. Gordon

Name:   Jill A. Gordon
Title:   Vice President


FALCON ASSET SECURITIZATION
COMPANY LLC
By:  

/s/ Maureen E. Marcon

Name:   Maureen E. Marcon
Title:   Vice President


BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent,
SUSI Issuer Agent and as a SUSI Issuer Bank
Investor
By:  

/s/ Leif E. Rauer

Name:   Leif E. Rauer
Title:   Vice President


THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Liberty
Agent and as a Liberty Bank Investor
By:  

/s/ Michael Eden

Name:   Michael Eden
Title:   Director


ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as AFC Agent
and as an AFC Bank Investor
By:  

/s/ Thomas J. Educate

Name:   Thomas J. Educate
Title:   Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Bernard Koh

Name:   Bernard Koh
Title:   Director


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A,
as Falcon Agent and as a Falcon Bank Investor
By:  

/s/ Maureen E. Marcon

Name:   Maureen E. Marcon
Title:   Vice President
EX-10.AAUU 6 dex10aauu.htm INDENTURE FOR CONVERTIBLE SENIOR DEBENTURES Indenture for Convertible Senior Debentures

EXHIBIT 10-AAuu

TECH DATA CORPORATION

2.75% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2026

Indenture

Dated as of

December 20, 2006

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

Trustee


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page
ARTICLE I   
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE    1
Section 1.1    Definitions.    1
Section 1.2    Other Definitions.    5
Section 1.3    Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act    6
Section 1.4    Rules of Construction    6
Section 1.5    Acts of Holders    6
ARTICLE II   
THE SECURITIES    7
Section 2.1    Form and Dating    7
Section 2.2    Execution and Authentication    9
Section 2.3    Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent    9
Section 2.4    Paying Agent to Hold Money and Securities in Trust    10
Section 2.5    Securityholder Lists    10
Section 2.6    Transfer and Exchange    10
Section 2.7    Replacement Securities    11
Section 2.8    Outstanding Securities; Determinations of Holders’ Action Securities    12
Section 2.9    Temporary Securities    13
Section 2.10    Cancellation    13
Section 2.11    Persons Deemed Owners    13
Section 2.12    Global Securities    14
Section 2.13    CUSIP Numbers    16

 

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(continued)

 

     Page
ARTICLE III   
REDEMPTION AND PURCHASES 17   
Section 3.1    Company’s Right to Redeem; Notices to Trustee    17
Section 3.2    Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed    17
Section 3.3    Notice of Redemption    17
Section 3.4    Effect of Notice of Redemption    18
Section 3.5    Deposit of Redemption Price    18
Section 3.6    Securities Redeemed in Part    18
Section 3.7    Purchase of Securities by the Company at Option of the Holder    18
Section 3.8    Purchase of Securities at Option of the Holder upon a Fundamental Change    21
Section 3.9    Effect of Purchase Notice or Fundamental Change Purchase Notice    26
Section 3.10    Deposit of Purchase Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price    27
Section 3.11    Securities Purchased in Part    27
Section 3.12    Covenant to Comply With Securities Laws Upon Purchase of Securities    28
Section 3.13    Repayment to the Company    28
ARTICLE IV   
COVENANTS    28
Section 4.1    Payment of Securities    28
Section 4.2    SEC and Other Reports    28
Section 4.3    Compliance Certificate    29
Section 4.4    Further Instruments and Acts    29
Section 4.5    Maintenance of Office or Agency    29
Section 4.6    Delivery of Certain Information    30
Section 4.7    Calculation of Original Issue Discount    30

 

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(continued)

 

          Page
ARTICLE V   
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION    30
Section 5.1    When Company May Merge or Transfer Assets    30
ARTICLE VI   
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES    31
Section 6.1    Events of Default    31
Section 6.2    Acceleration    34
Section 6.3    Other Remedies    34
Section 6.4    Waiver of Past Defaults    34
Section 6.5    Control by Majority    34
Section 6.6    Limitation on Suits    35
Section 6.7    Rights of Holders to Receive Payment    35
Section 6.8    Collection Suit by Trustee    35
Section 6.9    Trustee May File Proofs of Claim    35
Section 6.10    Priorities    36
Section 6.11    Undertaking for Costs    36
Section 6.12    Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws    37
ARTICLE VII   
TRUSTEE    37
Section 7.1    Duties of Trustee    37
Section 7.2    Rights of Trustee    38
Section 7.3    Individual Rights of Trustee    39
Section 7.4    Trustee’s Disclaimer    40
Section 7.5    Notice of Defaults    40

 

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(continued)

 

          Page
Section 7.6    Reports by Trustee to Holders    40
Section 7.7    Compensation and Indemnity    40
Section 7.8    Replacement of Trustee    41
Section 7.9    Successor Trustee by Merger    42
Section 7.10    Eligibility; Disqualification    42
Section 7.11    Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company    42
ARTICLE VIII   
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE    42
Section 8.1    Discharge of Liability on Securities    42
Section 8.2    Repayment to the Company    42
ARTICLE IX   
AMENDMENTS    43
Section 9.1    Without Consent of Holders    43
Section 9.2    With Consent of Holders    43
Section 9.3    Compliance with Trust Indenture Act    44
Section 9.4    Revocation and Effect of Consents, Waivers and Actions    44
Section 9.5    Notation on or Exchange of Securities    45
Section 9.6    Trustee to Sign Supplemental Indentures    45
Section 9.7    Effect of Supplemental Indentures    45
ARTICLE X   
CONVERSIONS    45
Section 10.1    Conversion Privilege and Consideration    45
Section 10.2    Conversion Procedure    47
Section 10.3    Fractional Shares    48

 

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Section 10.4    Taxes on Conversion    48
Section 10.5    Company to Provide Stock    48
Section 10.6    Adjustment for Change in Capital Stock    49
Section 10.7    Adjustment for Rights Issue    49
Section 10.8    Adjustment for Other Distributions    51
Section 10.9    Adjustment for Self Tender Offer    53
Section 10.10    When No Adjustment Required    53
Section 10.11    Notice of Adjustment    54
Section 10.12    Voluntary Increase    54
Section 10.13    Notice of Certain Transactions    54
Section 10.14    Reorganization of Company; Special Distributions    54
Section 10.15    Company Determination Final    57
Section 10.16    Trustee’s Adjustment Disclaimer    57
Section 10.17    Simultaneous Adjustments    57
Section 10.18    Successive Adjustments    58
ARTICLE XI   
MISCELLANEOUS    58
Section 11.1    Trust Indenture Act Controls    58
Section 11.2    Notices    58
Section 11.3    Communication by Holders with Other Holders    59
Section 11.4    Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent    59
Section 11.5    Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion    59
Section 11.6    Separability Clause    59
Section 11.7    Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent and Registrar    60

 

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          Page
Section 11.8    Legal Holidays    60
Section 11.9    GOVERNING LAW; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL    60
Section 11.10    No Recourse Against Others    60
Section 11.11    Successors    60
Section 11.12    Multiple Originals    60

 

vi


TIA SECTION

  

CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE

   INDENTURE
SECTION

Section 310(a)(1)

   7.10
     (a)(2)       7.10
     (a)(3)       N.A.**
     (a)(4)       N.A.
     (a)(5)       7.10
     (b)       7.8; 7.10
     (c)       N.A.

Section 311(a)

   7.11
     (b)       7.11
     (c)       N.A.

Section 312(a)

   2.5
     (b)       11.3
     (c)       11.3

Section 313(a)

   7.6
     (b)(1)       N.A.
     (b)(2)       7.6
     (c)       7.6; 12.2
     (d)       7.6

Section 314(a)

   4.2; 4.4; 12.2
     (b)       N.A.
     (c)(1)       11.4(a)
     (c)(2)       11.4(a)
     (c)(3)       N.A.
     (d)       N.A.
     (e)       11.4(b)
     (f)       N.A.

Section 315(a)

   7.1(b)
     (b)       7.5; 12.2
     (c)       7.1(a)
     (d)       7.1(c)
     (e)       6.11

Section 316(a)(last sentence)

   2.9
     (a)(1)(A)       6.5
     (a)(1)(B)       6.4
     (a)(2)       N.A.
     (b)       6.7
     (c)       12.5

Section 317(a)(1)

   6.8
     (a)(2)       6.9
     (b)       2.4

* This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Indenture.
** N.A. means Not Applicable


INDENTURE dated as of December 20, 2006 between TECH DATA CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida (“Company”) and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (“Trustee”).

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Company’s 2.75% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2026:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.1 Definitions.

“Affiliate” of any specified person means any other person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified person means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a Global Security or beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Security, in each case to the extent applicable to such transaction and as in effect from time to time.

“Bid Solicitation Agent” means a bid solicitation agent appointed by the Company to act in such capacity pursuant to Section 3 of Exhibit A-1.

“Board of Directors” means either the board of directors of the Company, the executive committee of such board or any duly authorized committee of such board.

“Business Day” means, with respect to any Security, a day that in the City of New York, is not a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or regulation to close.

“Capital Stock” for any corporation means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by that corporation.

“Certificated Securities” means Securities that are in the form of the Securities attached hereto as Exhibit A-2.

“Common Stock” shall mean the shares of common stock, par value $0.0015 per share, of the Company existing on the date of this Indenture or any other shares of Capital Stock of the Company into which such common stock shall be reclassified or changed.


“Company” means the party named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, shall mean such successor. The foregoing sentence shall likewise apply to any subsequent such successor or successors.

“Company Request” or “Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by any of its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Controller, Senior Vice President, Tax and Treasurer and Secretary or General Counsel, and delivered to the Trustee.

“Continuing Directors” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors who (i) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of this Indenture or (ii) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.

“Corporate Trust Office” means the designated office of the Trustee at which at any time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 100 Wall Street, Suite 1600, New York, New York 10005, Attention: Corporate Trust Services, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as a successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).

“Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

“Depositary” means, with respect to any Global Security, a clearing agency that is registered as such under the Exchange Act and is designated by the Company to act as Depositary for such Global Security (or any successor securities clearing agency so registered), which shall initially be The Depository Trust Company.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Global Securities” means Securities that are in the form of the Securities attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 and that are issued to a Depositary.

“Holder” or “Securityholder” means a person in whose name a Security is registered on the Registrar’s books.

“Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, including the provisions of the TIA that are deemed to be a part hereof.

“Issue Date” of any Security means the date on which the Security was originally issued or deemed issued as set forth on the face of the Security.


“Last Reported Sale Price” or “Sale Price” (A) when used in the context of the Common Stock, means the closing per share sale price (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average asked prices) on that date as reported on The NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if the Common Stock is not then quoted on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, then as reported by the principal U.S. exchange or quotation system the Common Stock is then listed or quoted; and (B) when used in the context of a Security, means, with respect to any date of determination, the average of the secondary market bid quotations per Security obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for $5 million principal amount of the Securities at approximately 4:00 p.m., New York time, on such determination date from three unaffiliated securities dealers selected by the Company; provided, that if the Securities become convertible into the Exchange Property the “Sale Price” shall be (1) 100% of the value of any Exchange Property consisting of cash, (2) the applicable closing sale price of any Exchange Property consisting of securities that are traded on a U.S. national securities exchange or approved for quotation on the NASDAQ Global Select Market or (3) the fair market value of any other Exchange Property, as determined by two independent nationally recognized investment banks selected by the Company for this purpose.

“Material Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company which at the date of determination is a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

“Officer” means any of the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Controller, Senior Vice President, Tax and Treasurer and Secretary or General Counsel.

“Officers’ Certificate” means a written certificate containing the information specified in Sections 11.4 and 11.5, signed in the name of the Company by one of the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Secretary or General Counsel and one of the Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Controller, Senior Vice President, Tax and Treasurer. An Officers’ Certificate given pursuant to Section 4.3 shall be signed by the principal executive, principal financial or principal accounting officer of the Company but need not contain the information specified in Sections 11.4 and 11.5.

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion containing the information specified in Sections 11.4 and 11.5 from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of, or counsel to, the Company or the Trustee.

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

“Redemption Date” or “redemption date” shall mean the date specified in a notice of redemption on which the Securities may be redeemed in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture.

“Redemption Price” or “redemption price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5 of the Securities.


“Responsible Officer” shall mean, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

“Scheduled Trading Day” means any day on which the relevant exchange is scheduled to be open for trading.

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities” means any of the Company’s 2.75% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2026, as amended or supplemented from time to time, issued under this Indenture.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Securityholder” or “Holder” means a person in whose name a Security is registered on the Registrar’s books.

“Stated Maturity”, when used with respect to any Security, means December 15, 2026.

“Subsidiary” means any person of which at least a majority of the outstanding Voting Stock shall at the time directly or indirectly be owned or controlled by the Company or by one or more Subsidiaries or by the Company and one or more Subsidiaries.

“TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in effect on the date of this Indenture, provided, however, that in the event the TIA is amended after such date, TIA means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the TIA as so amended.

“trading day” means a day during which trading in securities generally occurs on The NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if the Common Stock is not quoted on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded.

“Trustee” means the party named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, shall mean such successor. The foregoing sentence shall likewise apply to any subsequent such successor or successors.

“Voting Stock” of a person means Capital Stock of such person of the class or classes pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees of such person (irrespective of whether or not at the time the Capital Stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).


Section 1.2 Other Definitions.

 

Term Section:

   Defined in:

“Act”

   1.5

“Agent Members”

   2.12(b)

“Applicable Conversion Reference Period”

   10.1(b)

“Average Sale Price”

   10.7

“beneficial owner”

   3.8(a)

“cash”

   3.7(b)

“Cash Dividend”

   Exhibit A-1

“Company Notice”

   3.7(c)

“Company Notice Date”

   3.7(b)

“Company’s Filing Obligations”

   6.1

“Contingent Interest Period”

   Exhibit A-1

“Conversion Agent”

   2.3

“Conversion Date”

   10.1

“Conversion Rate”

   10.1(a)

“Conversion Value”

   10.1(b)

“Daily Share Amounts”

   10.1(b)

“Effective Date”

   3.8(a)

“Event of Default”

   6.1

“Exchange Property”

   10.16(c)

“Exchange Property Average Price”

   10.16(d)

“Exchange Property Value”

   10.16(d)

“Ex-Dividend Time”

   10.1(a)

“Fundamental Change”

   3.8(a)

“Fundamental Change Purchase Date”

   3.8(a)

“Fundamental Change Purchase Notice”

   3.8(b)

“Fundamental Change Purchase Price”

   3.8(a)

“Interest Payment Date”

   Exhibit A-1

“Legal Holiday”

   11.8

“Make-Whole Premium”

   3.8(a)

“Net Exchange Property”

   10.16(d)

“Net Share Amount”

   10.1(b)

“Non-Electing Share”

   10.14(c)

“Notice of Default”

   6.1

“Paying Agent”

   2.3

“Payment Default”

   14

“Principal Return”

   10.1(b)

“Purchase Date”

   3.7(a)

“Purchase Notice”

   3.7(a)

“Purchase Price”

   3.7(a)

“Registrar”

   2.3

“Regular Record Date”

   Exhibit A-1

“Rule 144A Information”

   4.6

“Securities Act”

   1.1


“Stock Price”

   3.8(a)

“Time of Determination”

   10.1(a)

“Termination of Trading”

   3.8(b)

“Trading Day”

   10.1(b)

Section 1.3 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act. Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

“Commission” means the SEC.

“indenture securities” means the Securities.

“indenture security holder” means a Securityholder.

“indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture.

“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee.

“obligor” on the indenture securities means the Company.

All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.

Section 1.4 Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires:

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

(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States from time to time;

(3) “or” is not exclusive;

(4) “including” means including, without limitation; and

(5) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular.

Section 1.5 Acts of Holders. (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such


instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

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

(c) The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the register for the Securities.

(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.

(e) If the Company shall solicit from the Holders any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, the Company may, at its option, by or pursuant to a board resolution, fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so. If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act may be given before or after such record date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business on such record date shall be deemed to be Holders for the purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of outstanding Securities have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, and for that purpose the outstanding Securities shall be computed as of such record date; provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders on such record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after the record date.

ARTICLE II

THE SECURITIES

Section 2.1 Form and Dating. The Securities and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1 and A-2, which are a part of this Indenture. To the extent any provisions of the Securities and this Indenture are in conflict, the provisions of this Indenture shall control. The Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage (provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement required by usage is in a form acceptable to the Company). The Company shall provide any such notations, legends or endorsements to the Trustee in writing. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.


(a) Global Securities. The Securities shall be issued in the form of one or more permanent Global Securities substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1. Such Global Securities shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Securities represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary for the accounts of participants in the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of a Global Security may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee as hereinafter provided.

(b) Global Securities in General. Each Global Security shall represent such of the outstanding Securities as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges, redemptions and conversions.

Any adjustment of the aggregate principal amount of a Global Security to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee in accordance with written instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.12 hereof and shall be made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary.

(c) Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 2.1(c) shall apply only to Global Securities deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary.

The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.1(c), authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Securities that (a) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, (b) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instructions and (c) shall bear legends substantially to the following effect:

“UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.


TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS TO NOMINEES OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE.”

(d) Certificated Securities. In the event that the Securities are issued as Certificated Securities, including pursuant to Section 2.12(a)(ii), such Securities will be issued substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 attached hereto.

Section 2.2 Execution and Authentication. The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by any Officer. The signature of the Officer on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.

Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were, at the time of the execution of the Securities, Officers of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of authentication of such Securities.

No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein duly executed by the Trustee by manual signature of an authorized signatory, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.

The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver the Securities for original issue in an aggregate principal amount of up to $350,000,000 upon one or more Company Orders without any further action by the Company. The aggregate principal amount of the Securities due at the Stated Maturity thereof outstanding at any time may not exceed the amount set forth in the foregoing sentence.

The Securities shall be issued only in registered form without coupons and only in denominations of $1,000 of principal amount and any integral multiple thereof.

Section 2.3 Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent. The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”), an office or agency where Securities may be presented for purchase or payment (“Paying Agent”) and an office or agency where Securities may be presented for conversion (“Conversion Agent”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may have one or more co-registrars, one or more additional paying agents and one or more additional conversion agents. The term Paying Agent includes any additional paying agent, including any named pursuant to Section 4.5. The term Conversion Agent includes any additional conversion agent, including any named pursuant to Section 4.5.


The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or co-registrar (that is not also the Trustee). The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.7. The Company or any Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them may act as Paying Agent, Registrar, Conversion Agent or co-registrar.

The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar, Conversion Agent and Paying Agent in connection with the Securities.

Section 2.4 Paying Agent to Hold Money and Securities in Trust. Except as otherwise provided herein, on or prior to each due date of payments in respect of any Security, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent a sum of money (in immediately available funds if deposited on the due date) or shares of Common Stock if permitted under this Indenture, sufficient to make such payments when so becoming due. The Company shall require each Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Securityholders or the Trustee all money and shares, if any, of Common Stock held by the Paying Agent for the making of payments in respect of the Securities and shall promptly notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. At any time during the continuance of any such default, the Paying Agent shall, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all money and shares, if any, of Common Stock so held in trust. If the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money and shares, if any, of Common Stock held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money and shares, if any, of Common Stock held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds and Common Stock disbursed by it. Upon doing so, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money or, if any, shares of Common Stock.

Section 2.5 Securityholder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Securityholders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall cause the Registrar to furnish to the Trustee at least semiannually on June 1 and December 1 a listing of Securityholders dated within 15 days of the date on which the list is furnished and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Securityholders.

Section 2.6 Transfer and Exchange. (a) Subject to Section 2.12 hereof, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security, together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by the Securityholder or such Securityholder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, at the office or agency of the Company designated as Registrar or co-registrar pursuant to Section 2.3, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of any authorized denomination or denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount. The Company shall not charge a service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to pay all taxes, assessments or other governmental charges that may be imposed in connection with the transfer or exchange of the Securities from the Securityholder requesting such transfer or exchange.


At the option of the Holder, Securities may be exchanged for other Securities of any authorized denomination or denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged, together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by the Securityholder or such Securityholder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities, which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

The Company shall not be required to make, and the Registrar need not register, transfers or exchanges of Securities selected for redemption (except, in the case of Securities to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not to be redeemed) or any Securities in respect of which a Purchase Notice or Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been given and not withdrawn by the Holder thereof in accordance with the terms of this Indenture (except, in the case of Securities to be purchased in part, the portion thereof not to be purchased) or any Securities for a period of 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, so long as a Global Security remains outstanding and is held by or on behalf of the Depositary, transfers of a Global Security, in whole or in part, shall be made only in accordance with Section 2.12 and this Section 2.6(b). Transfers of a Global Security shall be limited to transfers of such Global Security in whole or in part, to the Depositary, to nominees of the Depositary or to a successor of the Depositary or such successor’s nominee.

(c) Successive registrations and registrations of transfers and exchanges as aforesaid may be made from time to time as desired, and each such registration shall be noted on the register for the Securities.

(d) Any Registrar appointed pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof shall provide to the Trustee such information as the Trustee may reasonably require in connection with the delivery by such Registrar of Securities upon transfer or exchange of Securities.

(e) No Registrar shall be required to make registrations of transfer or exchange of Securities during any periods designated in the text of the Securities or in this Indenture as periods during which such registration of transfers and exchanges need not be made.

Section 2.7 Replacement Securities. If (a) any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, or (b) the Company and the Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security, and there is delivered to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Company shall execute and upon its written request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for any such mutilated Security or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of like tenor and principal amount, bearing a certificate number not contemporaneously outstanding.


In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, or is about to be purchased by the Company pursuant to Article III hereof, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay or purchase such Security, as the case may be.

Upon the issuance of any new Securities under this Section 2.7, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.

Every new Security issued pursuant to this Section 2.7 in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities duly issued hereunder.

The provisions of this Section 2.7 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.

Section 2.8 Outstanding Securities; Determinations of Holders’ Action Securities. Securities outstanding at any time are all the Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those paid pursuant to Section 2.7, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section 2.8 as not outstanding. A Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate thereof holds the Security; provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Securities have given or concurred in any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Subject to the foregoing, only Securities outstanding at the time of such determination shall be considered in any such determination (including, without limitation, determinations pursuant to Articles VI and IX).

If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.7, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Security is held by a protected purchaser.

If the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with this Indenture, on a Redemption Date, or on the Business Day following a Purchase Date or a Fundamental Change Purchase Date, or on Stated Maturity, money or securities, if permitted hereunder, sufficient to pay Securities payable on that date, then immediately after such Redemption Date, Purchase Date, Fundamental Change Purchase Date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be, such Securities shall cease to be outstanding, interest (including contingent interest), if any, on such Securities shall cease to accrue and all other rights of the Holders shall terminate; provided, that if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made.


If a Security is converted in accordance with Article X, then from and after the Conversion Date, such Security shall cease to be outstanding and interest, if any, shall cease to accrue on such Security.

Section 2.9 Temporary Securities. Pending the preparation of definitive Securities, the Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as conclusively evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

If temporary Securities are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities, the temporary Securities shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities upon surrender of the temporary Securities at the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose pursuant to Section 2.3 without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive Securities of authorized denominations. Until so exchanged the temporary Securities shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities.

Section 2.10 Cancellation. All Securities surrendered for payment, purchase by the Company pursuant to Article III, conversion, redemption or registration of transfer or exchange shall, if surrendered to any person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or that any Holder has converted pursuant to Article X. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed of by the Trustee in accordance with the Trustee’s customary procedure.

Section 2.11 Persons Deemed Owners. Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the person in whose name such Security is registered in the records of the Registrar as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of the Security or the payment of any Redemption Price, Purchase Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price in respect thereof, and interest thereon, for the purpose of conversion and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.


Section 2.12 Global Securities. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the Securities, (A) transfers of a Global Security, in whole or in part, shall be made only in accordance with Section 2.6(b) and Section 2.12(a)(i), (B) transfers of a beneficial interest in a Global Security for a Certificated Security shall comply with Section 2.6 and Section 2.12(a)(ii) below, and (C) transfers of a Certificated Security shall comply with Section 2.6 and Sections 2.12(a)(iii) and (iv) below.

(i) Transfer of Global Security. A Global Security may not be transferred, in whole or in part, to any person other than the Depositary or one or more nominees or any successor thereof, and no such transfer to any such other person may be registered; provided that this clause (i) shall not prohibit any transfer of a Security that is issued in exchange for a Global Security but is not itself a Global Security. No transfer of a Security to any person shall be effective under this Indenture or the Securities unless and until such Security has been registered in the name of such person. Nothing in this Section 2.12(a)(i) shall prohibit or render ineffective any transfer of a beneficial interest in a Global Security effected in accordance with the other provisions of this Section 2.12(a).

(ii) Restrictions on Transfer of a Beneficial Interest in a Global Security for a Certificated Security. A beneficial interest in a Global Security may not be exchanged for a Certificated Security except upon the circumstances contemplated in Section 2.12(b)(1) below and additionally, upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon receipt by the Trustee of a transfer of a beneficial interest in a Global Security in accordance with Applicable Procedures for a Certificated Security in the form satisfactory to the Trustee, together with written instructions to the Trustee to make, or direct the Registrar to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Global Security to reflect a decrease in the aggregate principal amount of the Securities represented by the Global Security, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such decrease, the Trustee shall cause, or direct the Registrar to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Registrar, the aggregate principal amount of the Securities represented by the Global Security to be decreased by the aggregate principal amount of the Certificated Security to be issued, shall issue such Certificated Security and shall debit or cause to be debited to the account of the person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Security equal to the principal amount of the Certificated Security so issued.

(iii) Transfer and Exchange of Certificated Securities. When Certificated Securities are presented to the Registrar with a request:

(A) to register the transfer of such Certificated Securities; or

(B) to exchange such Certificated Securities for an equal principal amount of Certificated Securities of other authorized denominations,

the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Certificated Securities surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or


accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

(iv) Restrictions on Transfer of a Certificated Security for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Security. A Certificated Security may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Security except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below.

Upon receipt by the Trustee of a Certificated Security, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, together with written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct the Registrar to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Global Security to reflect an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Securities represented by the Global Security, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such increase, then the Trustee shall cancel such Certificated Security and cause, or direct the Registrar to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Registrar, the aggregate principal amount of Securities represented by the Global Security to be increased by the aggregate principal amount of the Certificated Security to be exchanged, and shall credit or cause to be credited to the account of the person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Security equal to the principal amount of the Certificated Security so cancelled. If no Global Securities are then outstanding, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon written order of the Company in the form of an Officers’ Certificate, a new Global Security in the appropriate principal amount.

(b) The provisions of clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) below shall apply only to Global Securities:

 

  (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the Securities, a Global Security shall not be exchanged in whole or in part for a Security registered in the name of any person other than the Depositary or one or more nominees or any successor thereof, provided that a Global Security may be exchanged for Securities registered in the names of any person designated by the Depositary in the event that (i) the Depositary has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or such Depositary has ceased to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act, and a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days, or (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Securities. Any Global Security exchanged pursuant to clause (i) above shall be so exchanged in whole and not in part, and any Global Security exchanged pursuant to clause (ii) above may be exchanged in whole or from time to time in part as directed by the Depositary. Any Security issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be a Global Security; provided that any such Security so issued that is registered in the name of a person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof shall not be a Global Security and shall be deemed a Certificated Security.


  (2) Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be issued in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons, shall have an aggregate principal amount equal to that of such Global Security or portion thereof to be so exchanged, shall be registered in such names and be in such authorized denominations as the Depositary shall designate and shall bear the applicable legends provided for herein. Any Global Security to be exchanged in whole shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, as Registrar. With regard to any Global Security to be exchanged in part, either such Global Security shall be so surrendered for exchange or, if the Trustee is acting as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to such Global Security, the principal amount thereof shall be reduced, by an amount equal to the portion thereof to be so exchanged, by means of an appropriate adjustment made on the records of the Trustee. Upon any such surrender or adjustment, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver the Security issuable on such exchange to or upon the order of the Depositary or an authorized representative thereof.

 

  (3) Subject to the provisions of clause (5) below, the registered Holder may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person, including Agent Members (as defined below) and persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities.

 

  (4) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause (1) above, the Company will promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Certificated Securities in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons.

 

  (5) Neither any members of, or participants in, the Depositary (collectively, the “Agent Members”) nor any other persons on whose behalf Agent Members may act shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security registered in the name of the Depositary or any nominee thereof, or under any such Global Security, and the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and holder of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, or impair, as between the Depositary, its Agent Members and any other person on whose behalf an Agent Member may act, the operation of customary practices of such persons governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Security.

Section 2.13 CUSIP Numbers. The Company may issue the Securities with one or more “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such


notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.

ARTICLE III

REDEMPTION AND PURCHASES

Section 3.1 Company’s Right to Redeem; Notices to Trustee. The Company, at its option, may redeem the Securities in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities. If the Company elects to redeem Securities pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date, the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed and the Redemption Price. The Company shall give the notice to the Trustee provided for in Section 3.3 by a Company Order, at least 45 days before the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee).

Section 3.2 Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed. If less than all the Securities are to be redeemed, unless the procedures of the Depositary provide otherwise, the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed by lot, on a pro rata basis or by another method the Trustee considers fair and appropriate (so long as such method is not prohibited by the rules of any stock exchange on which the Securities are then listed). The Trustee shall make the selection at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date from outstanding Securities not previously called for redemption. The Trustee may select for redemption portions of the principal amount of Securities that have denominations larger than $1,000. Securities and portions of Securities that the Trustee selects shall be in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities called for redemption. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of the Securities or portions of the Securities to be redeemed. If any Security selected for partial redemption is converted in part before termination of the conversion right with respect to the portion of the Security so selected, the converted portion of such Security shall be deemed (so far as may be) to be the portion selected for redemption. Securities, which have been converted during a selection of Securities to be redeemed, may be treated by the Trustee as outstanding for the purpose of such selection.

Section 3.3 Notice of Redemption. At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Company shall mail a notice of redemption by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed. The notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and shall state:

(1) the Redemption Date;

(2) the Redemption Price;

(3) the Conversion Rate;


(4) the name and address of the Paying Agent and Conversion Agent;

(5) that Securities called for redemption may be converted at any time before the close of business on the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the Redemption Date;

(6) that Holders who want to convert their Securities must satisfy the requirements set forth in Section 8 of the Securities;

(7) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Redemption Date to collect the Redemption Price;

(8) if fewer than all of the outstanding Securities are to be redeemed, the certificate numbers, if any, and principal amounts of the particular Securities to be redeemed;

(9) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment of such Redemption Price, interest (including contingent interest), if any, on Securities called for redemption will cease to accrue on and after the Redemption Date; and

(10) the CUSIP number(s) of the Securities.

At the Company’s expense and written request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name, provided that the Company makes such request at least three Business Days prior to the date by which such notice of redemption must be given to Holders in accordance with this Section 3.3.

Section 3.4 Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of redemption is given, Securities called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the Redemption Price stated in the notice except for Securities which are converted in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

Section 3.5 Deposit of Redemption Price. Prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time), on the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or if the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of all Securities to be redeemed on that date other than Securities or portions of Securities called for redemption which on or prior thereto have been delivered by the Company to the Trustee for cancellation or have been converted. The Paying Agent shall as promptly as practicable return to the Company any money not required for that purpose because of conversion of Securities pursuant to Article X. If such money is then held by the Company in trust and is not required for such purpose it shall be discharged from such trust.

Section 3.6 Securities Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder a new Security in an authorized denomination equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.

Section 3.7 Purchase of Securities by the Company at Option of the Holder. (a) General. Securities shall be purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 6 of the Securities at the option of the Holder on December 15, 2011, December 15, 2016 and


December 15, 2021 (each, a “Purchase Date”), at the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such Purchase Date (the “Purchase Price”). Purchases of Securities hereunder shall be made, at the option of the Holder thereof, upon:

 

  (1) delivery to the Paying Agent by the Holder of a written notice of purchase (a “Purchase Notice”) during the period beginning at any time from the opening of business on the date that is 20 Business Days prior to the relevant Purchase Date until the close of business on the last Business Day prior to such Purchase Date stating:

 

  (A) the certificate number of the Security which the Holder will deliver to be purchased or the appropriate Depositary procedures if Certificated Securities have not been issued,

 

  (B) the portion of the principal amount of the Security which the Holder will deliver to be purchased, which portion must be in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, and

 

  (C) that such Security shall be purchased by the Company as of the Purchase Date pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in Section 6 of the Securities and in this Indenture; and

 

  (2) delivery of such Security to the Paying Agent prior to, on or after the Purchase Date (together with all necessary endorsements) at the offices of the Paying Agent, such delivery being a condition to receipt by the Holder of the Purchase Price therefor; provided, however, that such Purchase Price shall be so paid pursuant to this Section 3.7 only if the Security so delivered to the Paying Agent shall conform in all respects to the description thereof in the related Purchase Notice, as determined by the Company.

The Company shall purchase from the Holder thereof, pursuant to this Section 3.7, a portion of a Security, only if the principal amount of such portion is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to the purchase of all of a Security also apply to the purchase of such portion of such Security.

Any purchase by the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.7 shall be consummated by the delivery of the consideration to be received by the Holder promptly following the later of the Purchase Date and the time of delivery of the Security.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Purchase Notice contemplated by this Section 3.7(a) shall have the right to withdraw such Purchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business two Business Days prior to the Purchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 3.9.


The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Purchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.

(b) Purchase with Cash. The Purchase Price of Securities in respect of which a Purchase Notice pursuant to Section 3.7(a) has been given, or a specified percentage thereof, shall be paid by the Company with U.S. legal tender (“cash”) equal to the aggregate Purchase Price of such Securities. The Company Notice, as provided in Section 3.7(c), shall be sent to Holders not less than 20 Business Days prior to such Purchase Date (the “Company Notice Date”).

(c) Company Notice. In connection with any purchase of Securities pursuant to Section 6 of the Securities, the Company shall give notice to Holders setting forth information specified in this Section 3.7(c) (the “Company Notice”).

Each Company Notice shall include a form of Purchase Notice to be completed by a Holder and shall state:

(i) the Purchase Price and the Conversion Rate;

(ii) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;

(iii) that Securities as to which a Purchase Notice has been given may be converted if they are otherwise convertible only in accordance with Article X hereof and Section 8 of the Securities if the applicable Purchase Notice has been withdrawn in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

(iv) that Securities must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect payment;

(v) that the Purchase Price for any security as to which a Purchase Notice has been given and not withdrawn will be paid promptly following the later of the Purchase Date and the time of surrender of such Security as described in (iv);

(vi) the procedures the Holder must follow to exercise its put rights under this Section 3.7 and a brief description of those rights;

(vii) briefly, the conversion rights of the Securities;

(viii) the procedures for withdrawing a Purchase Notice (including, without limitation, for a conditional withdrawal pursuant to the terms of Section 3.9);

(ix) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment on Securities for which a Purchase Notice has been submitted, interest, if any, on such Securities will cease to accrue on the Purchase Date; and

(x) the CUSIP number of the Securities.


At the Company’s expense and written request, the Trustee shall give such Company Notice in the Company’s name; provided, however, that, in all cases, the text of such Company Notice shall be prepared by the Company and provided to the Trustee at least 3 Business Days in advance of the Company Notice Date.

(d) Procedure upon Purchase. The Company shall deposit cash at the time and in the manner as provided in Section 3.10, sufficient to pay the aggregate Purchase Price of all Securities to be purchased pursuant to this Section 3.7. As soon as practicable after the later of the Purchase Date and the time of surrender of the Security, the Company shall deliver to each Holder entitled to receive shares, if any, of Common Stock through the Paying Agent, a certificate for the number of full shares, if any, of Common Stock issuable in payment of the Purchase Price and cash in lieu of any fractional interests. The person in whose name the certificate for the shares of Common Stock is registered shall be treated as a holder of record of Common Stock on the Business Day following the date of delivery of such certificate as described in the previous sentence. No payment or adjustment will be made for dividends on the shares of Common Stock the record date for which occurred on or prior to the Purchase Date.

(e) Taxes. If a Holder of a purchased Security is paid in shares of Common Stock, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on such issue of Common Stock. However, the Holder shall pay any such tax which is due because the Holder requests the Common Stock to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name. The Paying Agent may refuse to deliver the certificates representing the shares of Common Stock being issued in a name other than the Holder’s name until the Paying Agent receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax which will be due because the shares of Common Stock are to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name. Nothing herein shall preclude any income tax withholding required by law or regulations.

Section 3.8 Purchase of Securities at Option of the Holder upon a Fundamental Change. (a) If a Fundamental Change occurs, the Securities not previously purchased by the Company shall be purchased by the Company, at the option of the Holder thereof, at a purchase price specified in Section 6 of the Securities (the “Fundamental Change Purchase Price”), as of the date that is 45 days after the date of the notice of Fundamental Change delivered by the Company (the “Fundamental Change Purchase Date”), subject to satisfaction by or on behalf of the Holder of the requirements set forth in Section 3.8(c).

If there shall have occurred a Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of the definition thereof set forth in this Section 3.8(a), that occurs on or prior to December 20, 2011 pursuant to which 10% or more of the consideration for the Common Stock (other than cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made in respect of dissenters’ appraisal rights) in such Fundamental Change transaction consists of cash or Securities (or other property) that are not traded or scheduled to be traded immediately following such transaction on a U.S. national securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the Company will pay on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date a Make-Whole Premium to the Holders of the Securities in addition to the Fundamental Change Purchase Price. The Make-Whole Premium will also be paid on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date to the Holders of the Securities who convert their Securities on or after the date on which the Company has given a notice to all Holders of Securities in accordance with Section 3.8(b) hereof and on or before the Fundamental Change Purchase Date.


The “Make-Whole Premium” will be determined by reference to the table below and is based on the date on which the Fundamental Change becomes effective (the “Effective Date”) and the price (the “Stock Price”) paid per share of Common Stock in the transaction constituting the Fundamental Change. If the holders of Common Stock receive only cash in the transaction, the Stock Price shall be the cash amount paid per share of Common Stock. Otherwise, the Stock Price shall be equal to the average Closing Price per share of Common Stock over the five Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Effective Date.

The following table shows what the Make-Whole Premium would be for each hypothetical Stock Price and Effective Date set forth below, expressed as the number of additional shares to be issuable per $1,000 of the principal amount of the Securities.

Make-Whole Premium Upon a Fundamental Change

STOCK PRICE

 

EFFECTIVE DATE    $40.19    $45.00    $50.00    $54.26    $60.00    $65.00    $70.00    $75.00    $80.00    $90.00    $100.00    $110.00    $120.00

20-Dec-06

   6.45    5.01    3.95    3.24    2.54    2.17    1.81    1.56    1.36    1.06    0.86    0.73    0.62

15-Dec-07

   6.45    4.80    3.67    2.95    2.30    1.88    1.52    1.33    1.11    0.86    0.69    0.58    0.49

15-Dec-08

   6.45    4.56    3.34    2.68    2.01    1.55    1.25    1.04    0.85    0.65    0.52    0.43    0.37

15-Dec-09

   6.45    4.27    3.07    2.32    1.58    1.12    0.91    0.69    0.58    0.41    0.32    0.26    0.22

15-Dec-10

   6.45    4.17    2.66    1.71    1.01    0.66    0.41    0.27    0.20    0.12    0.09    0.08    0.07

15-Dec-11

   6.45    3.79    1.57    0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00

The Make-Whole Premiums set forth above are based upon a Stock Price of $40.19 at the time of the initial offer of the Securities on December 14, 2006 and an initial conversion price of $54.26.

The actual Stock Price and Effective Date may not be set forth on the table, in which case:

(i) If the actual Stock Price on the Effective Date is between two Stock Prices on the table or the actual Effective Date is between two Effective Dates on the table, the Make-Whole Premium will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the Make-Whole Premiums set forth for the two Stock Prices and the two Effective Dates on the table based on a 365-day year, as applicable;

(ii) If the Stock Price on the Effective Date exceeds $120.00 per share (subject to adjustment described below), no Make-Whole Premium will be paid; and

(iii) If the Stock Price on the Effective Date is less than $40.19 per share (subject to adjustment described below), no Make-Whole Premium will be paid.


Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the Conversion Rate exceed 24.881 per $1,000 principal amount of the Securities, subject to adjustments in the same manner as set forth in Article X.

The Stock Prices set forth in the first column of the table above will be adjusted as of any date on which the Conversion Rate is adjusted. The adjusted Stock Prices will equal the Stock Prices applicable immediately prior to such adjustment multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate immediately prior to the adjustment giving rise to the Stock Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate so adjusted.

The Company shall pay the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and/or Make-Whole Premium in cash or, in the case of the Make-Whole Premium, the same form of consideration used to pay for the shares of Common Stock in connection with the transaction constituting the Fundamental Change.

If the Company pays the Make-Whole Premium in the same form of consideration used to pay for the shares of Common Stock in connection with the transaction constituting the Fundamental Change, the value of the consideration to be delivered in respect of the Make-Whole Premium will be calculated as follows:

(i) securities that are traded on a United States national securities exchange or approved for quotation on the NASDAQ Global Select Market or any similar system of automated dissemination of quotations of securities prices will be valued based on the average Closing Price, over the ten Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date;

(ii) other securities, assets or property (other than cash) will be valued based on 98% of the average of the fair market value of such securities, assets or property (other than cash) as determined by two independent nationally recognized investment banks selected by the Company; and

(iii) 100% of any cash.

Whenever in this Indenture or Schedule A annexed hereto there is a reference, in any context, to the principal of any Security as of any time, such reference shall be deemed to include reference to the Fundamental Change Purchase Price in respect to such Security to the extent that such Fundamental Change Purchase Price is, was or would be so payable at such time, plus any applicable Make-Whole Premium, and express mention of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price in any provision of this Indenture shall not be construed as excluding the Fundamental Change Purchase Price in those provisions of this Indenture when such express mention is not made.

A “Fundamental Change” shall be deemed to have occurred at such time after the Securities are originally issued as any of the following events shall occur:

(i) any person acquires beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction or series of transactions, of shares of the Company’s Capital Stock entitling the person to exercise 50% or more of the total voting power of all shares of the Company’s Capital Stock that are entitled to vote generally in elections of directors, other than an acquisition by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its employee benefit plans; or


(ii) the Company merges or consolidates with or into any other person, any merger of another person into the Company, or the Company conveys, sells, transfers or leases all or substantially all of its assets to another person, other than any transaction:

(A) that does not result in any reclassification, conversion, exchange or cancellation of outstanding shares of the Company’s Capital Stock, or

(B) pursuant to which the holders of Common Stock immediately prior to the transaction have the entitlement to exercise, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total voting power of all shares of Capital Stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the continuing or surviving corporation immediately after the transaction, or

(C) which is effected solely to change the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation and results in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of the Common Stock solely into shares of common stock of the surviving entity; or

(iii) any time the Company’s Continuing Directors do not constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company (or, if applicable, a successor corporation to the Company); or

(iv) a Termination of Trading.

A “Termination of Trading” will be deemed to have occurred if the Common Stock (or other common stock into which the Securities are then convertible) is neither listed for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange nor approved for trading on the NASDAQ Stock Global Select Market.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.8, a Fundamental Change shall not be deemed to have occurred if 90% or more of the consideration in a merger or consolidation otherwise constituting a Fundamental Change under clause (ii) above consists of shares of common stock traded on a national securities exchange or quoted on The NASDAQ Global Select Market (or will be so traded or quoted immediately following the merger or consolidation) and as a result of the merger or consolidation the Securities become convertible into such common stock. For purposes of this Section 3.8, (x) whether a person is a “beneficial owner” shall be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act and (y) “person” includes any syndicate or group that would be deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

(b) No later than 30 days after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall mail a written notice of the Fundamental Change by first-class mail to the Trustee and to each Holder. The notice shall include a form of written notice of purchase (the “Fundamental Change Purchase Notice”) to be completed by the Holder and shall state:

 

  (1) briefly, the events causing a Fundamental Change and the date of such Fundamental Change;


  (2) the date by which the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice pursuant to this Section 3.8 must be given;

 

  (3) the Fundamental Change Purchase Date;

 

  (4) the Fundamental Change Purchase Price;

 

  (5) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;

 

  (6) the Conversion Rate and any adjustments thereto;

 

  (7) that the Securities as to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been given may be converted if they are otherwise convertible pursuant to Article X hereof only if the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been withdrawn in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

 

  (8) that the Securities must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect payment;

 

  (9) that the Fundamental Change Purchase Price for any Security as to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been duly given and not withdrawn will be paid promptly following the later of the Fundamental Change Purchase Date and the time of surrender of such Security as described in (8);

 

  (10) briefly, the procedures the Holder must follow to exercise rights under this Section 3.8;

 

  (11) briefly, the conversion rights, if any, of the Securities;

 

  (12) the procedures for withdrawing a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice;

 

  (13) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment of such Fundamental Change Purchase Price, interest, if any, on Securities surrendered for purchase by the Company will cease to accrue on and after the Fundamental Change Purchase Date; and

 

  (14) the CUSIP number(s) of the Securities.

(c) A Holder may exercise its rights specified in Section 3.8(a) upon delivery of an Fundamental Change Purchase Notice to the Paying Agent at any time on or prior to the 30th day after the date the Company delivers its written Fundamental Change notice, stating:

 

  (1) the certificate number of the Security which the Holder will deliver to be purchased;


  (2) the portion of the principal amount of the Security which the Holder will deliver to be purchased, which portion, if not the entire amount of the Security, must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; and

 

  (3) that such Security shall be purchased pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in Section 6 of the Securities.

The delivery of such Security to the Paying Agent with the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice (together with all necessary endorsements) at the offices of the Paying Agent shall be a condition to the receipt by the Holder of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price therefor; provided, however, that such Fundamental Change Purchase Price shall be so paid pursuant to this Section 3.8 only if the Security so delivered to the Paying Agent shall conform in all respects to the description thereof set forth in the related Fundamental Change Purchase Notice.

The Company shall purchase from the Holder thereof, pursuant to this Section 3.8, a portion of a Security only if the principal amount of such portion is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to the purchase of all of a Security also apply to the purchase of such portion of such Security.

Any purchase by the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.8 shall be consummated by the delivery of the consideration to be received by the Holder on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date.

The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Fundamental Change Purchase Notice.

Section 3.9 Effect of Purchase Notice or Fundamental Change Purchase Notice. Upon receipt by the Paying Agent of the Purchase Notice or the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice specified in Section 3.7(a) or Section 3.8(c), as applicable, the Holder of the Security in respect of which such Purchase Notice or Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, as the case may be, was given shall (unless such Purchase Notice or Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, as the case may be, is withdrawn as specified in the following two paragraphs) thereafter be entitled to receive solely the Purchase Price or the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, as the case may be, with respect to such Security. Such Purchase Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price shall be paid to such Holder, subject to receipts of funds and/or securities by the Paying Agent, as soon as practicable following the later of (x) the Purchase Date or the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, as the case may be, with respect to such Security (provided the conditions in Section 3.7(a) or Section 3.8(c), as applicable, have been satisfied) and (y) the time of delivery of such Security to the Paying Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 3.7(a) or Section 3.8(c), as applicable. Securities in respect of which a Purchase Notice or Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been given by the Holder thereof may not be converted pursuant to Article X hereof on or after the date of the delivery of such Purchase Notice or Fundamental Change Purchase Notice unless such Purchase Notice or Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has first been validly withdrawn as specified in the following two paragraphs.


A Purchase Notice or Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be withdrawn by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the office of the Paying Agent in accordance with the Purchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business two Business Days prior to the Purchase Date specifying:

 

  (1) the certificate number, if any, of the Security in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted,

 

  (2) the principal amount of the Security with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, and

 

  (3) the principal amount, if any, of such Security which remains subject to the original Purchase Notice or Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, as the case may be, and which has been or will be delivered for purchase by the Company.

A written notice of withdrawal of a Purchase Notice must be in the form set forth in the preceding paragraph.

There shall be no purchase of any Securities pursuant to Section 3.7 or 3.8 if there has occurred (prior to, on or after, as the case may be, the giving, by the Holders of such Securities, of the required Purchase Notice or Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, as the case may be) and is continuing an Event of Default (other than a default in the payment of the Purchase Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities). The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Securities (x) with respect to which a Purchase Notice or Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, as the case may be, has been withdrawn in compliance with this Indenture, or (y) held by it during the continuance of an Event of Default (other than a default in the payment of the Purchase Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities) in which case, upon such return, the Purchase Notice or Fundamental Change Purchase Notice with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

Section 3.10 Deposit of Purchase Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price. Prior to 10:00 a.m. (local time in the City of New York) on the Purchase Date or the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, as the case may be, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 2.4) an amount of cash (in immediately available funds if deposited on such Business Day) or Common Stock, if permitted hereunder, sufficient to pay the aggregate Purchase Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price, as the case may be, of all the Securities or portions thereof which are to be purchased as of the Purchase Date or Fundamental Change Purchase Date, as the case may be.

Section 3.11 Securities Purchased in Part. Any Certificated Security which is to be purchased only in part shall be surrendered at the office of the Paying Agent (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security, without service charge, a new Security or Securities, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Security so surrendered which is not purchased.


Section 3.12 Covenant to Comply With Securities Laws Upon Purchase of Securities. When complying with the provisions of Section 3.7 or 3.8 hereof (provided that such offer or purchase constitutes an “issuer tender offer” for purposes of Rule 13e-4 (which term, as used herein, includes any successor provision thereto) under the Exchange Act at the time of such offer or purchase), the Company shall (i) comply with Rule 13e- 4 and Rule 14e-1 (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act, (ii) file the related Schedule TO (or any successor schedule, form or report) under the Exchange Act, and (iii) otherwise comply with all Federal and state securities laws so as to permit the rights and obligations under Sections 3.7 and 3.8 to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified in Sections 3.7 and 3.8.

Section 3.13 Repayment to the Company. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company any cash that remains unclaimed as provided in Section 12 of the Securities, together with interest or dividends, if any, thereon (subject to the provisions of Section 7.1(f)), held by them for the payment of the Purchase Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price, as the case may be; provided, however, that to the extent that the aggregate amount of cash deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 3.10 exceeds the aggregate Purchase Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price, as the case may be, of the Securities or portions thereof which the Company is obligated to purchase as of the Purchase Date or Fundamental Change Purchase Date, as the case may be, then, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Company, promptly after the Business Day following the Purchase Date or Fundamental Change Purchase Date, as the case may be, the Trustee shall return any such excess to the Company together with interest or dividends, if any, thereon (subject to the provisions of Section 7.1(f)).

ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS

Section 4.1 Payment of Securities. The Company shall promptly make all payments in respect of the Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities or pursuant to this Indenture. Any amounts of cash or shares, if any, of Common Stock to be given to the Trustee or Paying Agent, shall be deposited with the Trustee or Paying Agent by 10:00 a.m. New York City time by the Company. Principal amount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Fundamental Change Purchase Price and interest, if any, shall be considered paid on the applicable date due if on such date (or, in the case of a Purchase Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price, on the Business Day following the applicable Purchase Date or Fundamental Change Purchase Date, as the case may be) the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with this Indenture, cash or securities, if permitted hereunder, sufficient to pay all such amounts then due.

Section 4.2 SEC and Other Reports. The Company shall file with the Trustee, within 15 days after it files such annual and quarterly reports, information, documents and other reports with the SEC, copies of its annual report and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe)


which the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. In the event the Company is at any time no longer subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, it shall continue to provide the Trustee with reports containing substantially the same information as would have been required to be filed with the SEC had the Company continued to have been subject to such reporting requirements. In such event, such reports shall be provided at the times the Company would have been required to provide reports had it continued to have been subject to such reporting requirements. The Company also shall comply with the other provisions of TIA Section 314(a). Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively on Officers’ Certificates).

Section 4.3 Compliance Certificate. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 105 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ending on January 31, 2007) an Officers’ Certificate, stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof, the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and if the Company shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.

Section 4.4 Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purposes of this Indenture.

Section 4.5 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, an office or agency of the Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent where Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, purchase, redemption or conversion and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The office of U.S. Bank National Association, 100 Wall Street, Suite 1600, New York, New York 10005 (Attention: Corporate Trust Services), shall initially be such office or agency for all of the aforesaid purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of any such office or agency (other than a change in the location of the office of the Trustee). If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 11.2.

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, for such purposes.


Section 4.6 Delivery of Certain Information. At any time when the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, upon the request of a Holder or any beneficial owner of Securities or holder or beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof, or in accordance with Section 3.8(c), the Company will promptly furnish or cause to be furnished Rule 144A Information (as defined below) to such Holder or any beneficial owner of Securities or holder or beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock, or to a prospective purchaser of any such security designated by any such holder, as the case may be, to the extent required to permit compliance by such Holder or holder with Rule 144A under the Securities Act in connection with the resale of any such security. “Rule 144A Information” shall be such information as is specified pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. Whether a person is a beneficial owner shall be determined by the Company to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction.

Section 4.7 Calculation of Original Issue Discount. The Company and each Holder will be deemed to have agreed (i) that for United States federal income tax purposes the Securities will be treated as indebtedness subject to the Treasury regulations governing contingent payment debt instruments, (ii) that the Holders will report original issue discount and interest on the Securities in accordance with the Company’s determination of both the “comparable yield” and the “projected payment schedule” and (iii) to be bound by the Company’s application of the Treasury regulations that govern contingent payment debt instruments. For this purpose, the “comparable yield” for the Securities is 6.875% compounded semi-annually and the “projected payment schedule” is attached as Schedule A hereto. The Company shall file with the Trustee no later than the end of each calendar year or at any other time as the Trustee may request (i) a written notice specifying the amount of original issue discount (including daily rates and accrual periods) accrued on outstanding Securities as of the end of such year and (ii) such other specific information relating to such original issue discount as may then be relevant under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

ARTICLE V

SUCCESSOR CORPORATION

Section 5.1 When Company May Merge or Transfer Assets. The Company shall not, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, consolidate with or merge with or into any other person or convey, transfer, sell or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any person, or permit any person to consolidate with or merge into the Company, unless:

(a) either (1) the Company shall be the continuing corporation or (2) the person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the person which acquires by conveyance, transfer or lease the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety (i) shall be a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or trust organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Company under the Securities and this Indenture;


(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(c) the Company or such successor person shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, sale or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, comply with this Article V and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been satisfied.

For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise) of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries (other than to the Company or another Subsidiary), which, if such assets were owned by the Company, would constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.

The successor person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the successor person to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor had been named as the Company herein; and thereafter, except in the case of a lease and obligations the Company may have under a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 10.14, the Company shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities. Subject to Section 9.6, the Company, the Trustee and the successor person shall enter into a supplemental indenture to evidence the succession and substitution of such successor person and such discharge and release of the Company.

ARTICLE VI

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 6.1 Events of Default. An “Event of Default” occurs if:

(1) the Company defaults in the payment of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest (including contingent interest, if any) on any Security when the same becomes due and payable at its Stated Maturity, upon redemption, upon declaration, when due for purchase by the Company or otherwise;

(2) the Company defaults in the payment of any interest (including contingent interest if then payable) when due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;

(3) the Company fails to deliver the cash and shares, if any, of Common Stock upon an appropriate election by Holders to convert the Securities, and continuance of such default for a period of 10 days;

(4) the Company fails to provide timely notice of any Fundamental Change in accordance with Section 3.8(b);


(5) the Company fails to comply in any material respect with any of its agreements or covenants in the Securities or this Indenture (other than those referred to in clause (1), (2), (3) or (4) above) and such failure continues for 60 days after receipt by the Company of a Notice of Default;

(6) a default under any credit agreement, mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any Material Subsidiary of the Company (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries), whether such indebtedness or guarantee exists on the date of this Indenture or is created thereafter, which default (i) is caused by a failure to pay when due any principal of such indebtedness within the grace period provided for in such indebtedness (which failure continues beyond any applicable grace period) (a “Payment Default”) or (ii) results in the acceleration of such indebtedness prior to its express maturity (without such acceleration being rescinded or annulled) and, in each case, the principal amount of such indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such indebtedness under which there is a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $30,000,000 or more and such Payment Default is not cured or such acceleration is not annulled within 30 days after receipt by the Company of a Notice of Default; or

(7) a final, non-appealable judgment or final, non-appealable judgments (other than any judgment as to which a reputable insurance company has accepted full liability) for the payment of money are entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction against the Company or any Material Subsidiaries of the Company and remain unstayed, unbonded or undischarged for a period (during which execution shall not be effectively stayed) of 60 days, provided that the aggregate amount of all such judgments exceeds $30,000,000; or

(8) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (B) a decree or order adjudging the Company as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition by one or more persons other than the Company seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under any applicable federal or state law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official for the Company or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; or

(9) the commencement by the Company or any Material Subsidiary of the Company of a case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or any Material Subsidiary of the Company in a case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable federal or state law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,


sequestrator or similar official of the Company or any Material Subsidiary of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company or by any Material Subsidiary of the Company in furtherance of any such action.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the election of the Company, the sole remedy for an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(4) relating to the failure by the Company to comply with Section 4.2 (the “Company’s Filing Obligations”) and for any failure by the Company to comply with the requirements of Section 314(a)(1) of the TIA, shall for the first 60 days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default consist exclusively of the right to receive an extension fee on the Securities at an annual rate equal to 0.25% of the principal amount of the Securities. This extension fee will accrue on all outstanding Securities from and including the date on which an Event of Default relating to a failure to comply with the Company’s Filing Obligations or the failure to comply with the requirements of Section 314(a)(1) of the TIA first occurs up to but not including the 60th day thereafter (or such earlier date on which the Event of Default relating to such obligations shall have been cured or waived pursuant to Section 6.4). On such 60th day (or earlier, if such Event of Default is cured or waived pursuant to Section 6.4 prior to such 60th day), such extension fee will cease to accrue and, if such Event of Default has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 6.4 prior to such 60th day, then the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities may declare the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all such Securities to be due and payable immediately. This provision shall not affect the rights of Holders in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default. If the Company elects to pay the extension fee as the sole remedy for an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(4) relating to the failure by the Company to comply with the Company’s Filing Obligations and for any failure by the Company to comply with the requirements of Section 314(a)(1) of the TIA, the Company shall notify, in the manner provided for in Section 11.2, the Holders and the Trustee of such election at any time on or before the close of business on the date on which such Event of Default first occurs. If the extension fee is payable under this Section 6.1, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to that effect stating the date on which the extension fee is payable. Unless and until a Responsible Officer receives at the Corporate Trust Office such a certificate, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that no extension fee is payable. If the extension fee has been paid by the Company directly to the Persons entitled to them, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a certificate setting forth the particulars of such payment. To make such election, the Company must deliver notice to the Trustee for Holders prior to the day any such Event of Default occurs. In the event that the Company does not elect to pay the extension fee upon an Event of Default in accordance with this paragraph, the Securities will be subject to acceleration as provided herein.

A Default under clause (5) and (6) above is not an Event of Default until the Trustee notifies the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding notify the Company and the Trustee, of the Default and the Company does not cure such Default (and such Default is not waived) within the time specified in clause (5) above after actual receipt of such notice. Any such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default”.


The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after it becomes aware of the occurrence thereof, written notice of any event which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would mature into a Event of Default under clause (4), (5), (6), (7) or (8) above, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 6.2 Acceleration. If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(8) or (9)) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Securities to be immediately due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such accelerated amount shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(8) or (9) occurs and is continuing, the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Securities shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Securityholders. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding, by written notice to the Trustee (and without notice to any other Securityholder) may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, that have become due solely as a result of acceleration and if all amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.7 have been paid. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

Section 6.3 Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Securities or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities or this Indenture.

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if the Trustee does not possess any of the Securities or does not produce any of the Securities in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Securityholder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of, or acquiescence in, the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative.

Section 6.4 Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding, by notice to the Trustee (and without notice to any other Securityholder), may waive an existing Default and its consequences except (a) an Event of Default described in Section 6.1(1), (2), or (3) or (b) a Default in respect of a provision that under Section 9.2 cannot be amended without the consent of each Securityholder affected. When a Default is waived, it is deemed cured, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any consequent right. This Section 6.4 shall be in lieu of Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the TIA and such Section 316(a)(1)(B) is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.

Section 6.5 Control by Majority. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of


exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines in good faith is unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Securityholders or would involve the Trustee’s personal liability unless the Trustee is offered indemnity satisfactory to it. This Section 6.5 shall be in lieu of Section 316(a)(1)(A) of the TIA and such Section 316(a)(1)(A) is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.

Section 6.6 Limitation on Suits. A Securityholder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Securities unless:

(1) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice stating that an Event of Default is continuing;

(2) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

(3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;

(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of security or indemnity; and

(5) the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request during such 60-day period.

A Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of any other Securityholder or to obtain a preference or priority over any other Securityholder.

Section 6.7 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of the principal amount of the Securities plus accrued and unpaid interest in respect of the Securities held by such Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Securities or any Redemption Date, and to convert the Securities in accordance with Article X, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates or the right to convert, shall not be impaired or affected adversely without the consent of such Holder.

Section 6.8 Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default described in Section 6.1(1) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount owing with respect to the Securities and the amounts provided for in Section 7.7.

Section 6.9 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal amount of the Securities plus accrued and unpaid interest in respect of the Securities shall then be due and payable as


therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on the Company for the payment of any such amount) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal amount of the Securities plus accrued and unpaid interest and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel or any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and

(b) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7.

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

Section 6.10 Priorities. If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article VI, it shall pay out the money in the following order:

FIRST: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.7;

SECOND: to Securityholders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities for the principal amount of the Securities plus accrued and unpaid interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to such amounts due and payable on the Securities; and

THIRD: the balance, if any, to the Company.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Securityholders pursuant to this Section 6.10. At least 15 days before such record date, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder and the Company a notice that states the record date, the payment date and the amount to be paid.

Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant (other than the Trustee) in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a


Holder pursuant to Section 6.7 or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding. This Section 6.11 shall be in lieu of Section 315(e) of the TIA and such Section 315(e) is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.

Section 6.12 Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury or other law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal amount of the Securities plus accrued and unpaid interest or any interest on such amounts, as contemplated herein, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

ARTICLE VII

TRUSTEE

Section 7.1 Duties of Trustee. (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

 

  (1) the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no duties shall be inferred or implied; and

 

  (2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture, but in case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture, but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein. This Section 7.1(b) shall be in lieu of Section 315(a) of the TIA and such Section 315(a) is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.

(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:

 

  (1) this paragraph (c) does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.1;


  (2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

 

  (3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.5.

Subparagraphs (c)(1), (2) and (3) shall be in lieu of Sections 315(d)(1), 315(d)(2) and 315(d)(3) of the TIA and such Sections 315(d)(1), 315(d)(2) and 315(d)(3) are hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.

(d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (e) of this Section 7.1.

(e) The Trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any right or power or extend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

(f) Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee (acting in any capacity hereunder) shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Company.

Section 7.2 Rights of Trustee. Subject to its duties and responsibilities under the TIA (as modified by Section 7.1),

(a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, conclusively rely upon an Officers’ Certificate;

(c) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;

(d) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers conferred under this Indenture;

(e) the Trustee may consult with counsel selected by it and any advice or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;


(f) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders, pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby;

(g) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a board resolution;

(h) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its reasonable discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company during business hours and without material interruption to operations of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;

(i) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture;

(j) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and to each agent, custodian and other person employed to act hereunder;

(k) the Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’ Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded; and

(l) in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

Section 7.3 Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent, Registrar, Conversion Agent or co-registrar may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11.


Section 7.4 Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use or application of the proceeds from the Securities, it shall not be responsible for any statement in the registration statement for the Securities under the Securities Act or in any offering document for the Securities, the Indenture or the Securities (other than its certificate of authentication), or the determination as to which beneficial owners are entitled to receive any notices hereunder.

Section 7.5 Notice of Defaults. If a Default occurs and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall give to each Holder notice of the Default within 60 days after it occurs or, if later, within 15 days after it is known to the Trustee, unless such Default shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except in the case of a Default described in Section 6.1(1) or (2), the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of Securityholders. The second sentence of this Section 7.5 shall be in lieu of the proviso to Section 315(b) of the TIA and such proviso is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA. The Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of a Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Default.

Section 7.6 Reports by Trustee to Holders. Within 60 days after each May 15 beginning with the May 15 following the date of this Indenture, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder a brief report dated as of such May 15 that complies with TIA Section 313(a), if required by such Section 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA Section 313(b).

A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders shall be filed with the SEC and each securities exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed. The Company agrees to promptly notify the Trustee in writing whenever the Securities become listed on any securities exchange and of any delisting thereof.

Section 7.7 Compensation and Indemnity. The Company agrees:

(a) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited (to the extent permitted by law) by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);

(b) to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses, advances and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be caused by its negligence or willful misconduct; and

(c) to indemnify the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee and their agents for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, damage, claim, liability, cost or expense (including attorney’s fees and expenses, and taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by


or determined by the income of the Trustee)) incurred without negligence or willful misconduct on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company or any Holder or any other person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.

To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section 7.7, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest on particular Securities.

The Company’s payment obligations pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall survive the discharge of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee. When the Trustee incurs expenses after the occurrence of a Default specified in Section 6.1(8) or (9), the expenses including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel, are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

Section 7.8 Replacement of Trustee. The Trustee may resign by so notifying the Company; provided, however, no such resignation shall be effective until a successor Trustee has accepted its appointment pursuant to this Section 7.8. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company. The Company shall remove the Trustee if:

 

  (1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;

 

  (2) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;

 

  (3) a receiver or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

 

  (4) the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.

If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint, by resolution of its Board of Directors, a successor Trustee.

A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company satisfactory in form and substance to the retiring Trustee and the Company. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Securityholders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided for in Section 7.7.

If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding may petition any court of competent jurisdiction at the expense of the Company for the appointment of a successor Trustee.


If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Securityholder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

Section 7.9 Successor Trustee by Merger. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.

Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification. The Trustee shall at all times satisfy the requirements of TIA Sections 310(a)(1) and 310(b). The Trustee (or its parent holding company) shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Trustee from filing with the Commission the application referred to in the penultimate paragraph of TIA Section 310(b).

Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company. The Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

ARTICLE VIII

DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

Section 8.1 Discharge of Liability on Securities. When (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee all outstanding Securities (other than Securities replaced or repaid pursuant to Section 2.7) for cancellation or (ii) all outstanding Securities have become due and payable and the Company deposits with the Trustee cash (and/or, as permitted by this Indenture, shares of Common Stock) sufficient to pay all amounts due and owing on all outstanding Securities (other than Securities replaced pursuant to Section 2.7), and if in either case the Company pays all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then this Indenture shall, subject to Section 7.7, cease to be of further effect. The Trustee shall join in the execution of a document prepared by the Company acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture on demand of the Company accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel and at the cost and expense of the Company.

Section 8.2 Repayment to the Company. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company upon written request any money or securities held by them for the payment of any amount with respect to the Securities that remains unclaimed for two years, subject to applicable unclaimed property law. After return to the Company, Holders entitled to the money or securities must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person and the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall have no further liability to the Securityholders with respect to such money or securities for that period commencing after the return thereof.


ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENTS

Section 9.1 Without Consent of Holders. The Company and the Trustee may amend this Indenture or the Securities without the consent of any Securityholder:

(1) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency provided that such modification or amendment does not materially and adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Securities;

(2) to provide for the assumption of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture by a successor upon any merger, consolidation or asset transfer permitted under this Indenture;

(3) to make any changes that the Company and the Trustee may deem necessary or desirable, provided such amendment or modification does not materially and adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Securities;

(4) to comply with Article V or Section 10.14;

(5) to secure the Company’s obligations or add any guarantee under the Securities and this Indenture;

(6) to add Events of Default with respect to the Securities;

(7) to add to the Company’s covenants for the benefit of the Securityholders or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;

(8) to make any change necessary for the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act or to comply with the TIA, or any amendment thereto, or to comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA, provided that such modification or amendment does not materially and adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Securities; or

(9) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities or to provide for bearer Securities.

Section 9.2 With Consent of Holders. With the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding, the Company and the Trustee may amend this Indenture or the Securities. However, without the consent of each Securityholder affected, an amendment to this Indenture or the Securities may not:

(1) reduce the interest rate or the rate of accrual of interest (including contingent interest) referred to in paragraph 1 of the Securities or change the time for payment of interest thereon;


(2) reduce the principal amount of or extend the Stated Maturity of any Security;

(3) reduce the calculation of the value of the Securities to which reference is made in determining whether contingent interest will be paid on the Securities, or change the method by which this value is calculated;

(4) reduce the Redemption Price, Purchase Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price of any Security or change the time at which the Securities may or must be redeemed or repurchased;

(5) make any payments on the Securities payable in currency other than as stated in the Security;

(6) make any change in the percentage of the principal amount of Securities necessary to waive compliance with the provisions of Section 6.4, Section 6.7 or this Section 9.2, except to increase any percentage set forth therein;

(7) make any change that adversely affects the right to convert any Security in accordance with the terms thereof and this Indenture;

(8) make any change that adversely affects the right to require the Company to purchase the Securities in accordance with the terms thereof and this Indenture;

(9) impair a Holder’s right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on the Securities;

(10) waive a continuing Default or Event of Default regarding any payment on the Securities; or

(11) make any change that adversely effects the Holders’ rights under Section 3.7, Section 3.8 or Article X.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

After an amendment under this Section 9.2 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to each Holder a notice briefly describing the amendment.

Section 9.3 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act. Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall comply with the TIA.

Section 9.4 Revocation and Effect of Consents, Waivers and Actions. Until an amendment, waiver or other action by Holders becomes effective, a consent thereto by a Holder of a Security hereunder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent


Holder of that Security or portion of the Security that evidences the same obligation as the consenting Holder’s Security, even if notation of the consent, waiver or action is not made on the Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent, waiver or action as to such Holder’s Security or portion of the Security if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date the amendment, waiver or action becomes effective. After an amendment, waiver or action becomes effective, it shall bind every Securityholder.

Section 9.5 Notation on or Exchange of Securities. Securities authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee and the Company as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for outstanding Securities.

Section 9.6 Trustee to Sign Supplemental Indentures. The Trustee shall sign any supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article IX if the amendment contained therein does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may, but need not, sign such supplemental indenture. In signing such supplemental indenture the Trustee shall receive, and (subject to the provisions of Section 7.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Indenture.

Section 9.7 Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.

ARTICLE X

CONVERSIONS

Section 10.1 Conversion Privilege and Consideration. (a) A Holder of a Security may convert such Security into cash and shares, if any, of Common Stock at any time during the period stated in Section 8 of the Securities. The cash and number of shares, if any, of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of a Security per $1,000 of principal amount thereof (the “Conversion Rate”) shall be that set forth in Section 8 of the Securities, subject to adjustment as herein set forth. The Company shall publish the information on the Company’s web site or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time and notify the Trustee and the Holders of the date on which the Securities first become convertible and the date on which the Securities first cease to be convertible (and, if the Securities cease to be convertible at any time or from time to time, of the first date thereafter on which the Securities again become convertible or cease to be convertible), which notification shall set forth the calculations on which such determination was made.


A Holder may convert a portion of the principal amount of a Security if the portion converted is in a $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to conversion of all of a Security also apply to conversion of a portion of a Security.

In the event that the Ex-Dividend Time (as defined below) (or in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification, the effective date with respect thereto) with respect to a dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification to which Section 10.6(1), (2), (3) or (4) applies occurs during the period applicable for calculating “Average Sale Price” pursuant to the definition in Section 10.7 below, “Average Sale Price” shall be calculated for such period in a manner determined by the Board of Directors to reflect the impact of such dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification on the Last Reported Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock during such period.

“Time of Determination” means the time and date of the earlier of (i) the determination of stockholders entitled to receive rights, warrants or options or a distribution, in each case, to which Section 10.7 or 10.8 applies and (ii) the time (“Ex-Dividend Time”) immediately prior to the commencement of “ex-dividend” trading for such rights, warrants or options or distribution on The NASDAQ Global Select Market or such other U.S. national or regional exchange or market on which the shares of Common Stock are then listed or quoted.

(b) Subject to Section 10.1(a), a Holder upon conversion will receive, in respect of each $1,000 initial principal amount of Securities, cash in an amount (the “Principal Return”) equal to the lesser of (1) $1,000 or (2) the Conversion Value; and a number of shares of Common Stock (the “Net Share Amount”) equal to the sum of the Daily Share Amounts for each of the ten consecutive Trading Days in the Applicable Conversion Reference Period; provided, however, that the Company will pay cash in lieu of fractional shares otherwise issuable upon conversion of the Securities. Settlement will occur on the third Business Day following the final day of the Applicable Conversion Reference Period.

The “Applicable Conversion Reference Period” means:

(1) for Securities that are converted after the Company has specified a Redemption Date, the ten consecutive Trading Days beginning on the third Trading Day following the Redemption Date (in the case of a partial redemption, this clause applies only to those Securities which would be actually redeemed);

(2) for Securities that are converted after June 15, 2026, the ten consecutive trading days beginning on the third Scheduled Trading Day following the Stated Maturity; or

(3) in all other cases, the ten consecutive Trading Days beginning on the third Trading Day following the conversion date of the Holder’s conversion of a Security (the “Conversion Date”).

The “Conversion Value” is equal to (1) the applicable Conversion Rate, multiplied by (2) the average of the Sale Prices of Common Stock on each of the ten consecutive Trading Days in the Applicable Conversion Reference Period.


The “Daily Share Amount” for each day in the Applicable Conversion Reference Period is equal to the greater of:

(1) zero; or

(2) a number of shares determined by the following formula:

 

(Sale Price on that Trading Day x applicable Conversion Rate) - $1,000

10 x Sale Price on that Trading Day

“Trading Day” means a day during which trading in the Common Stock generally occurs and a Sale Price for the Common Stock is provided on the NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if the Common Stock is not listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, on the principal other United States national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded.

Section 10.2 Conversion Procedure. To convert a Security a Holder must satisfy the requirements in Section 8 of the Securities. The first Business Day on which the Holder satisfies all those requirements and submits such Holder’s Securities for conversion is the conversion date (the “Conversion Date”).

As soon as practicable after the Conversion Date, the Company shall deliver to the Holder, through the Conversion Agent, cash and a certificate for the number of full shares, if any, of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange and additional cash in lieu of any fractional share determined pursuant to Section 10.3. The person in whose name the certificate is registered shall be treated as a shareholder of record as of the close of business on the Conversion Date. Upon conversion of a Security in its entirety, such person shall no longer be a Holder of such Security.

No payment or adjustment will be made for dividends on, or other distributions with respect to, any shares of Common Stock except as provided in this Article X. On conversion of a Security, except as provided below with respect to interest payable on Securities or portions thereof converted after a Regular Record Date, (x) that portion of accrued and unpaid interest on the converted Securities attributable to the period from the most recent Interest Payment Date through the Conversion Date and (y) that portion of accrued and unpaid contingent interest, if any, shall not be cancelled, extinguished or forfeited, but rather shall be deemed to be paid in full to the Holder thereof through delivery of cash and shares, if any, of Common Stock (together with the cash payment, if any, in lieu of fractional shares) for the Security being converted pursuant to the provisions hereof. The Company will not adjust the conversion rate to account for accrued interest, if any. If the Holder converts more than one Security at the same time, the cash payment and the number of shares, if any, of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion shall be based on the total principal amount of the Securities converted.

The Securities or portions thereof surrendered for conversion during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the opening of business on the date on which such interest is payable shall (unless such Securities or portions thereof


have been called for redemption on a Redemption Date within such period) be accompanied by payment to the Company or its order, by wire transfer, of an amount equal to the interest payable on such interest payment date on the principal amount of the Securities or portions thereof being surrendered for conversion. However, no such payment need be made (1) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date or a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the next Interest Payment Date or (2) to the extent that any overdue interest exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Debenture.

If the last day on which a Security may be converted is a Legal Holiday, the Security may be surrendered on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday.

Upon surrender of a Security that is converted in part, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder, a new Security in an authorized denomination equal in principal amount to the unconverted portion of the Security surrendered.

Section 10.3 Fractional Shares. The Company will not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon conversion of a Security. Instead, the Company will pay cash based on the current market price for all fractional shares. The current market value of a fractional share shall be determined, to the nearest 1/1,000th of a share, by multiplying the Last Reported Sale Price on the last trading day immediately prior to the Conversion Date, of a full share by the fractional amount and rounding the product to the nearest whole cent. It is understood that if a Holder elects to have more than one Security converted, the number of shares of Common Stock shall be based on the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be converted.

Section 10.4 Taxes on Conversion. If a Holder submits a Security for conversion, the Company shall pay all stamp and all other duties, if any, which may be imposed by the United States or any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority thereof or therein with respect to the issuance of shares, if any, of Common Stock upon the conversion. However, the Holder shall pay any such tax which is due because the Holder requests the shares to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name. The Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver the certificates representing the shares of Common Stock being issued in a name other than the Holder’s name until the Conversion Agent receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax which will be due because the shares are to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name. Nothing herein shall preclude any tax withholding required by law or regulations.

Section 10.5 Company to Provide Stock. The Company shall, prior to issuance of any Securities under this Article X, and from time to time as may be necessary, reserve out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to permit the conversion of the Securities.

All shares, if any, of Common Stock delivered upon conversion of the Securities shall be newly issued shares or treasury shares, shall be duly and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable, and shall be free from preemptive rights and free of any lien or adverse claim. The Company will endeavor promptly to comply with all federal and state securities laws regulating the offer and delivery of shares, if any, of Common Stock upon conversion of Securities, if any, and will list or cause to have quoted such shares of Common Stock on each national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market or such other market on which the shares of Common Stock are then listed or quoted.


Section 10.6 Adjustment for Change in Capital Stock. If, after the Issue Date of the Securities, the Company:

(1) pays a dividend or makes another distribution to all holders of its Common Stock payable exclusively in shares of its Common Stock;

(2) subdivides the outstanding shares of its Common Stock into a greater number of shares of Common Stock;

(3) combines the outstanding shares of its Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock; or

(4) issues by reclassification of its Common Stock any shares of Capital Stock,

then the conversion privilege and the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to such action shall be adjusted so that the Holder of a Security thereafter converted may receive the number of shares of Capital Stock of the Company which such Holder would have owned immediately following such action if such Holder had converted the Security immediately prior to the record date for such action.

The adjustment shall become effective immediately after the record date in the case of a dividend or distribution and immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.

If after an adjustment a Holder of a Security upon conversion of such Security may receive shares of two or more classes of Capital Stock of the Company, the Conversion Rate shall thereafter be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of an action taken with respect to any such class of Capital Stock as is contemplated by this Article X with respect to the shares of Common Stock, on terms comparable to those applicable to shares of Common Stock in this Article X.

Section 10.7 Adjustment for Rights Issue. Except as provided in Section 10.10, if after the Issue Date of the Securities, the Company distributes any rights or warrants to all or substantially all holders of shares of its Common Stock entitling them to purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the Average Sale Price as of the Time of Determination, unless the Holders of Securities may participate in the distribution without conversion on a basis and with the notice that the Company’s Board of Directors determines to be fair and appropriate, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted in accordance with the formula:

 

R’ = R x

  

(O + N)

     
   (O + (N x P)/M)      

where:

 

R’    =    the adjusted Conversion Rate.


R    =    the current Conversion Rate.
O    =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the record date for the distribution to which this Section 10.7 is being applied.
N    =    the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered pursuant to the distribution.
P    =    the offering price per share of the additional shares.
M    =    the Average Sale Price, minus, in the case of (i) a distribution to which Section 10.6(4) applies or (ii) a distribution to which Section 10.8 applies, for which, in each case, (x) the record date shall occur on or before the record date for the distribution to which this Section 10.7 applies and (y) the Ex-Dividend Time shall occur on or after the date of the Time of Determination for the distribution to which this Section 10.7 applies, the fair market value (on the record date for the distribution to which this Section 10.7 applies) of the:

(1) Capital Stock of the Company distributed in respect of each share of Common Stock in such Section 10.6(4) distribution; and

(2) the Company’s debt, securities or assets or certain rights, warrants or options to purchase securities of the Company distributed in respect of each share of Common Stock in such Section 10.8 distribution.

The Board of Directors of the Company shall determine fair market values for the purposes of this Section 10.7, except as Section 10.8 otherwise provides in the case of a Spin-off.

“Average Sale Price” means the average of the Last Reported Sales Prices of the shares of Common Stock for the shorter of:

(i) 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last full trading day prior to the Time of Determination with respect to the rights, warrants or options or distribution in respect of which the Average Sale Price is being calculated;

(ii) the period (x) commencing on the date next succeeding the first public announcement of (a) the issuance of rights, warrants or options or (b) the distribution, in each case, in respect of which the Average Sale Price is being calculated and (y) proceeding through the last full trading day prior to the Time of Determination with respect to the rights, warrants or options or distribution in respect of which the Average Sale Price is being calculated (excluding days within such period, if any, which are not trading days); or

(iii) the period, if any, (x) commencing on the date next succeeding the Ex-Dividend Time with respect to the next preceding (a) issuance of rights, warrants or options or (b) distribution, in each case, for which an adjustment is required by the provisions of Sections 10.7, 10.8 or 10.9 and (y) proceeding through the last full trading day prior to the Time of Determination


with respect to the rights, warrants or options or distribution in respect of which the Average Sale Price is being calculated (excluding days within such period, if any, which are not trading days).

In the event that the Ex-Dividend Time (or in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification, the effective date with respect thereto) with respect to a dividend, subdivision, or combination or reclassification to which Section 10.6(1), (2), (3) or (4) applies occurs during the period applicable for calculating “Average Sale Price” pursuant to the definition in the preceding sentence, “Average Sale Price” shall be calculated for such period in a manner determined by the Board of Directors of the Company to reflect the impact of such dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification on the Sales Price of the shares of Common Stock during such period.

The adjustment shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the rights, warrants or options to which this Section 10.7 applies. If all of the shares of Common Stock subject to such rights, warrants or options have not been issued when such rights, warrants or options expire, then the Conversion Rate shall promptly be readjusted to the Conversion Rate which would then be in effect had the adjustment upon the issuance of such rights, warrants or options been made on the basis of the actual number of shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of such rights, warrants or options.

No adjustment shall be made under this Section 10.7 if the application of the formula stated above in this Section 10.7 would result in a value of R’ that is equal to or less than the value of R.

Section 10.8 Adjustment for Other Distributions. Except as provided in Section 10.10, if, after the Issue Date of the Securities, the Company distributes to all holders of its shares of Common Stock any of its debt, securities or assets or any rights, warrants or options to purchase securities of the Company (including securities or cash, but excluding distributions of Capital Stock referred to in Section 10.6 and distributions of rights, warrants or options referred to in Section 10.7 and unless the Holders of Securities may participate in the distribution without conversion, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted, subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of this Section 10.8, in accordance with the formula:

 

R’ =

  

R x M

     
  

(M – F)

     

where:

 

R’    =    the adjusted Conversion Rate.
R    =    the current Conversion Rate.
M    =    the Average Sale Price.


F    =    the fair market value (on the record date for the distribution to which this Section 10.8 applies) of the assets, securities, rights, warrants or options to be distributed in respect of each share of Common Stock in the distribution to which this Section 10.8 is being applied (including, in the case of cash dividends or other cash distributions giving rise to an adjustment, all such cash distributed concurrently).

Notwithstanding, in the event the Company distributes only cash, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted by dividing the Conversion Rate, by a fraction, (1) the numerator of which will be the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock and (2) the denominator of which will be the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock plus the amount of such distribution.

In the event the Company distributes shares of Capital Stock of a Subsidiary, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted, if at all, based on the market value of the Subsidiary stock so distributed relative to the market value of the Common Stock, as discussed below. The Board of Directors of the Company shall determine fair market values for the purposes of this Section 10.8, except that in respect of a dividend or other distribution of shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company (a “Spin-off”), the fair market value of the securities to be distributed shall equal the average of the daily Last Reported Sales Prices of those securities for the 20 consecutive trading days commencing on and including the 21st day of trading of those securities after the effectiveness of the Spin-off and the Average Sales Prices shall mean the average of the Last Reported Sales Prices for Common Stock for the same 20 trading days. In the event, however, that an underwritten initial public offering of the securities in the Spin-off occurs simultaneously with the Spin-off, fair market value of the securities distributed in the Spin-off shall mean the initial public offering price of such securities and the Average Sale Price, for purposes of this sentence, shall mean the Last Reported Sales Price for Common Stock on the same trading day.

The adjustment shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the distribution to which this Section 10.8 applies, except that an adjustment related to a Spin-off shall become effective at the earlier to occur of (i) 10 trading days after the effective date of the Spin-off and (ii) the initial public offering of the securities distributed in the Spin-off.

If, upon the date prior to the Ex-Dividend Time with respect to a cash dividend on the shares of Common Stock, the aggregate amount of such cash dividend gives rise to an adjustment of the Conversion Rate, then such cash dividend together with all such other cash dividends and distributions shall, for purposes of applying the formula set forth above in this Section 10.8, cause the value of “F” to equal (y) the aggregate amount of such cash dividend and other cash dividends and distributions, minus (z) the aggregate amount of all cash dividends or other cash distributions during the preceding 365 days for which an adjustment in the Conversion Rate was previously made.

In the event that, with respect to any distribution to which this Section 10.8 would otherwise apply, the difference “M-F” as defined in the above formula is less than $1.00 or “F” is equal to or greater than “M”, then the adjustment provided by this Section 10.8 shall not be made and in lieu thereof the provisions of Section 10.14 shall apply to such distribution.


Section 10.9 Adjustment for Self Tender Offer. If, after the Issue Date of the Securities, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company pays holders of Common Stock in respect of a tender or exchange offer, other than an odd-lot offer by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, for Common Stock (excluding stock options) consideration per share of Common Stock having a fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, whose determination shall be conclusive, in excess of the Market Price of the Common Stock as of the first Business Day (the “Measurement Date”) next succeeding the last Business Day tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to the offer (the “Expiration Time”), the Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall equal the rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Conversion Rate adjustment contemplated by this Section 10.9 by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the sum of (x) the fair market value of the aggregate consideration payable to stockholders based on the acceptance of all shares validly tendered or exchanged and not withdrawn as of the Expiration Time up to the maximum specified in the tender or exchange offer (the “Purchased Shares”) and (y) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (less any Purchased Shares) at the Expiration Time and the Last Reported Sale Price of a share of Common Stock on the Measurement Date, and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (including any tendered or exchanged shares) at the Expiration Time (including the Purchased Shares) multiplied by the Last Reported Sale Price of one share of Common Stock on the Measurement Date. Such reduction shall become effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the day following the Measurement Date.

Section 10.10 When No Adjustment Required. No adjustment to the Conversion Rate need be made as a result of:

(1) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on securities of the Company and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any plan;

(2) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units or options or rights to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

(3) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right, or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security outstanding as of the date the Securities were first issued.

To the extent the Securities become convertible pursuant to this Article X in whole or in part into cash, no adjustment need be made thereafter as to the cash. Interest will not accrue on the cash.


Section 10.11 Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted, the Company shall promptly mail to Holders a notice of the adjustment. The Company shall file with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent such notice briefly stating the facts requiring the adjustment and the manner of computing it. The certificate shall be conclusive evidence that the adjustment is correct. Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be under any duty or responsibility with respect to any such certificate except to exhibit the same to any Holder desiring inspection thereof.

Section 10.12 Voluntary Increase. The Company from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate by any amount at any time for at least 20 days, so long as the increase is irrevocable during such period. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased, the Company shall mail to Securityholders and file with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent a notice of the increase. The Company shall mail the notice at least 15 days before the date the increased Conversion Rate takes effect. The notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period it will be in effect. A voluntary increase of the Conversion Rate does not change or adjust the Conversion Rate otherwise in effect for purposes of Section 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 or 10.9.

Section 10.13 Notice of Certain Transactions. If:

(1) the Company takes any action that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 or 10.9 (unless no adjustment is to occur pursuant to Section 10.10); or

(2) the Company takes any action that would require a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 10.14; or

(3) there is a liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

then the Company shall mail to Holders and file with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent a notice stating the proposed record date for a dividend, distribution or subdivision or the proposed effective date of a combination, reclassification, consolidation, merger, binding share exchange, transfer, liquidation or dissolution. The Company shall file and mail the notice at least 15 days before such date. Failure to file or mail the notice or any defect in it shall not affect the validity of the transaction.

Section 10.14 Reorganization of Company; Special Distributions. (a) If the Company is a party to a transaction subject to Section 5.1 (other than a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a transaction in which the holders of shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such transaction do not receive securities, cash or other assets of the Company or any other person) or a merger or binding share exchange which reclassifies or changes its outstanding shares of Common Stock, the person obligated to deliver securities, cash or other assets upon conversion of Securities shall enter into a supplemental indenture.

(b) The Company or the successor or purchasing person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture (which shall comply with the TIA as in force at the date of execution of such supplemental indenture, if such supplemental indenture is then required to so comply) providing for the conversion and settlement of the Securities as set forth in this Indenture. Such supplemental indenture shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the


adjustments provided for in this Article X. If, in the case of any such reclassification, change, merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange, combination, sale or conveyance, the stock or other securities and assets receivable thereupon by a holder of Common Stock includes shares of stock or other securities and assets of a corporation other than the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, in such reclassification, change, merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange, combination, sale or conveyance, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other corporation and shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holders of the Securities as the Board of Directors shall reasonably consider necessary by reason of the foregoing.

(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 10.1(b), the Conversion Value with respect to each $1,000 principal amount of Securities converted following the effective date of any such transaction, shall be calculated (as provided in clause (d) below) based on the kind and amount of stock, securities, other property, assets or cash received upon such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, binding share exchange, sale or conveyance by a holder of Common Stock holding, immediately prior to the transaction, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such transaction (the “Exchange Property”), assuming such holder of Common Stock did not exercise his rights of election, if any, as to the kind or amount of stock, securities, other property, assets or cash receivable upon such consolidation, merger, binding share exchange, sale or conveyance (provided that, if the kind or amount of stock, securities, other property, assets or cash receivable upon such consolidation, merger, binding share exchange, sale or conveyance is not the same for each share of Common Stock in respect of which such rights of election shall not have been exercised (“Non-Electing Share”), then for the purposes of this Section 10.14 the kind and amount of stock, securities, other property, assets or cash receivable upon such consolidation, merger, binding share exchange, sale or conveyance for each Non-Electing Share shall be deemed to be the kind and amount so receivable per share by a plurality of the Non-Electing Shares).

(d) The Conversion Value in respect of any Securities converted following the effective date of any such transaction shall be equal to the average of the daily values of the Exchange Property pertaining to such Securities as determined in the next sentence (the “Exchange Property Value”) for each of the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days (appropriately adjusted to take into account the occurrence during such period of stock splits and similar events) beginning on the later of (A) the second Trading Day immediately following the day the Securities are tendered for conversion and (B) the effective date of such transaction (the “Exchange Property Average Price”). For the purpose of determining the value of any Exchange Property:

(i) any shares of common stock of the successor or purchasing Person or any other Person that are included in the Exchange Property shall be valued as set forth in Section 10.1(b) as if such shares were “Common Stock” using the procedures set forth in the definition of “Sale Price” in Section 1.1; and

(ii) any other securities, property or assets (other than cash) included in the Exchange Property shall be valued in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company or by a NASDAQ Global Select Market member firm selected by the Board of Directors.


(e) The Company shall deliver the Conversion Value to Holders of Securities so converted as follows:

(i) An amount equal to the Principal Return, determined as set forth in Section 10.1(b); and

(ii) If the Conversion Value of the Securities so converted is greater than the outstanding principal amount of the Securities, an amount of Exchange Property, determined as set forth below, equal to such aggregate Conversion Value less the outstanding principal amount of the Securities (the “Net Exchange Property Amount”).

The amount of Exchange Property to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Net Exchange Property Amount by the Exchange Property Average Price. If the Exchange Property includes more than one kind of property, the amount of Exchange Property of each kind to be delivered shall be in the proportion that the Exchange Property Value of such kind of Exchange Property bears to the Exchange Property Value of all the Exchange Property. If the foregoing calculations would require the Company to deliver a fractional share or unit of Exchange Property to a Holder of Securities being converted, the Company shall deliver cash in lieu of such fractional share or unit based on its Exchange Property Average Price.

(f) Notwithstanding clauses (c), (d) and (e) above, if the Securities are tendered for conversion prior to the effective date of any such transaction pursuant to this Section 10.14 above, and the amount in cash and number of shares of Common Stock, if any, that a Holder will receive upon conversion have been determined as of the effective date of such transaction, then the Company shall (i) pay the amount in cash as set forth in Section 10.1(b) and (ii) instead of delivering the number of shares of Common Stock as set forth in Section 10.1(b), if applicable, deliver an amount of Exchange Property that a holder of Common Stock, holding, immediately prior to the transaction, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock as set forth in Section 10.1(b), would receive, assuming such holder of Common Stock did not exercise his rights of election, if any, as to the kind or amount of stock, securities, other property, assets or cash receivable upon such consolidation, merger, binding share exchange, sale or conveyance (provided that, if the kind or amount of stock, securities, other property, assets or cash receivable upon such consolidation, merger, binding share exchange, sale or conveyance is not the same for each Non-Electing Share, then for the purposes of this Section 10.14 the kind and amount of stock, securities, other property, assets or cash receivable upon such consolidation, merger, binding share exchange, sale or conveyance for each Non-Electing Share shall be deemed to be the kind and amount so receivable per share by a plurality of the Non-Electing Shares). If the foregoing calculations would require the Company to deliver a fractional share or unit of Exchange Property to a holder of Securities being converted, the Company shall deliver cash in lieu of such fractional share or unit based on the Exchange Property Value (as so determined).

(g) The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be mailed to each Holder, at the address of such Holder as it appears on the register of the Securities maintained by the Registrar, within 20 days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.


(h) The above provisions of this Section 10.14 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, changes, mergers, consolidations, statutory share exchanges, combinations, sales and conveyances.

If this Section applies, neither Section 10.6 nor 10.7 applies.

If the Company makes a distribution to all holders of its shares of Common Stock of any of its assets, or debt securities or any rights, warrants or options to purchase securities of the Company that, but for the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 10.8, would otherwise result in an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.8, then, from and after the record date for determining the holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the distribution, a Holder of a Security that converts such Security in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture shall upon such conversion be entitled to receive, in addition to the shares of Common Stock into which the Security is convertible, the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets comprising the distribution that such Holder would have received if such Holder had converted the Security immediately prior to the record date for determining the holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the distribution. In addition, if a Holder of Securities converts such Securities following the effective time of the transaction, the net share amount will be paid in such Exchange Property rather than Common Stock. For purposes of the foregoing, in the event Holders of Common Stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in any such transaction, the Company will make adequate provision whereby the Holders of the Securities shall have a reasonable opportunity to determine the form of consideration into which all of the Securities, treated as a single class, shall be convertible from and after the effective date of such transaction (subject to the Company’s ability to settle the conversion obligation in cash in accordance with Section 10.14). Any such determination shall be subject to any limitations to which all of the Holders of Common Stock are subject, such as pro rata reductions applicable to any portion of the consideration to be paid. The Company shall not become a party to any such transaction unless its terms are consistent with the foregoing.

Section 10.15 Company Determination Final. Any determination that the Company or the Board of Directors must make pursuant to Section 10.3, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.14 or 10.16 is conclusive, absent manifest error.

Section 10.16 Trustee’s Adjustment Disclaimer. The Trustee has no duty to determine when an adjustment under this Article X should be made, how it should be made or what it should be. The Trustee has no duty to determine whether a supplemental indenture under Section 10.14 need be entered into or whether any provisions of any supplemental indenture are correct. The Trustee shall not be accountable for and makes no representation as to the validity or value of any securities or assets issued upon conversion of Securities. The Trustee shall not be responsible for the Company’s failure to comply with this Article X. Each Conversion Agent shall have the same protection under this Section 10.16 as the Trustee. All calculations required under Article X shall be performed by the Company, with written notice thereof to the Trustee.

Section 10.17 Simultaneous Adjustments. In the event that this Article X requires adjustments to the Conversion Rate under more than one of Sections 10.6(4), 10.7 or 10.8, and the record dates for the distributions giving rise to such adjustments shall occur on the same date, then such adjustments shall be made by applying, first, the provisions of Section 10.6, second, the provisions of Section 10.8 and, third, the provisions of Section 10.7.


Section 10.18 Successive Adjustments. After an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Article X, any subsequent event requiring an adjustment under this Article X shall cause an adjustment to the Conversion Rate as so adjusted.

The Company shall not take any action that would result in an adjustment pursuant to the provisions described in this Article X without complying with NASD Rule 4350, if applicable.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.1 Trust Indenture Act Controls. If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with another provision which is required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the required provision shall control.

Section 11.2 Notices. Any request, demand, authorization, notice, waiver, consent or communication shall be in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows or transmitted by facsimile transmission (confirmed by guaranteed overnight courier) to the following facsimile numbers:

if to the Company:

Tech Data Corporation

5350 Tech Data Drive

Clearwater, Florida 33760

Tel: (727) 539-7429

Fax: (727) 533-2507

Attention: Treasurer

if to the Trustee:

U.S. Bank National Association

100 Wall Street, Suite 1600

New York, NY 10005

Telephone No. (212) 361-6159

Facsimile No. (212) 361-6153

Attention: Corporate Trust Services

The Company or the Trustee by notice given to the other in the manner provided above may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

Any notice or communication given to a Securityholder shall be mailed to the Securityholder, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at the Securityholder’s address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed.


Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not received by the addressee.

If the Company mails a notice or communication to the Securityholders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or co-registrar.

Section 11.3 Communication by Holders with Other Holders. Securityholders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying Agent, the Conversion Agent and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c).

Section 11.4 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

(1) an Officers’ Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

(2) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with, provided, however, that such Opinion of Counsel shall not be required in connection with the original issuance of Securities hereunder.

Section 11.5 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture shall include:

(1) a statement that each person making such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel has read such covenant or condition;

(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel are based;

(3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such person, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable such person to express an opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(4) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, such covenant or condition has been complied with.

Section 11.6 Separability Clause. In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.


Section 11.7 Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent and Registrar. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Securityholders. The Registrar, the Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their functions.

Section 11.8 Legal Holidays. A “Legal Holiday” is any day other than a Business Day. If any specified date (including a date for giving notice) is a Legal Holiday, the action shall be taken on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and, if the action to be taken on such date is a payment in respect of the Securities, no interest, if any, shall accrue for the intervening period.

Section 11.9 GOVERNING LAW; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 11.10 No Recourse Against Others. A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Securityholder shall waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.

Section 11.11 Successors. All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successor. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successor.

Section 11.12 Multiple Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Indenture.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized, have executed this Indenture on behalf of the respective parties hereto as of the date first above written.

 

TECH DATA CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Charles V. Dannewitz

 

Name:   Charles V. Dannewitz
Title:   Senior Vice President, Tax and Treasurer

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee

By:  

/s/ Paul Schmaizel

 

Name:   Paul Schmaizel
Title:   Vice President


EXHIBIT A-1

[FORM OF FACE OF GLOBAL SECURITY]

THIS SECURITY WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONTINGENT PAYMENT DEBT INSTRUMENTS FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. AS REQUIRED UNDER APPLICABLE TREASURY REGULATIONS, THE COMPANY HAS SET FORTH THE “COMPARABLE YIELD” IN SECTION 4.7 OF THE INDENTURE PURSUANT TO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS BEING ISSUED. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MAY OBTAIN THE PROJECTED PAYMENT SCHEDULE BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR SUCH INFORMATION TO TECH DATA CORPORATION, 5350 TECH DATA DRIVE, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33760, ATTENTION: TREASURER.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS TO NOMINEES OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE.

 

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TECH DATA CORPORATION

2.75% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2026

 

No.   CUSIP: 878237AE6
Issue Date: December 20, 2006  
Issue Price: 98.25% of principal amount  

TECH DATA CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal amount of [                    ] ($                    ) on December 15, 2026.

This Security shall bear interest at a rate of 2.75% per year except as specified on the other side of this Security. This Security is convertible as specified on the other side of this Security.

Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security.

 

TECH DATA CORPORATION
By:  

 

Name:   Charles V. Dannewitz
Title:   Senior Vice President, Tax and Treasurer

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Trustee, certifies that this is one

of the Securities referred to in the

within-mentioned Indenture.

By  

 

Authorized Signatory
Dated:

 

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF GLOBAL SECURITY]

2.75% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2026

1. Interest.

Except as provided below, this Security shall bear interest at a rate of 2.75% per year on the principal amount hereof, from December 20, 2006 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date (as defined below) to which payment has been paid or duly provided for, payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing June 15, 2007 (each an “Interest Payment Date”) to the persons in whose names the Securities are registered at the close of business on June 1 and December 1 (each a “Regular Record Date”) (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest on the Securities will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

Interest on Securities converted after a record date, but prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, will be paid to the Holder of the Securities on the Regular Record Date but, upon conversion, the Holder must pay the Company the interest which has accrued and will be paid on such Interest Payment Date. No such payment needs to be made with respect to Securities that will be redeemed after a Regular Record Date and prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date or to the extent that any overdue interest exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Security; provided, that the Company may pay interest to a person other than record holder if the Company elects to redeem the Securities during such a period, in which case the Company will pay accrued and unpaid interest to the person to whom principal is payable.

Upon conversion of a Security, a Holder will not receive any cash payment of interest unless, as described in Section 8 hereof, such conversion occurs between a Regular Record Date and the interest payment date to which the Regular Record Date relates. If the Company delivers Common Stock upon surrender of a Security for conversion, the Company will not issue fractional shares of Common Stock. Instead, the Company will pay cash in lieu of fractional shares based on the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately prior to the Conversion Date. Delivery by the Company to a Holder of the full amount of cash and Common Stock, if any, together with any payment for any fractional share, will be deemed to satisfy the Company’s obligation to pay the principal amount of the Security and accrued but unpaid interest to the Conversion Date. As a result, accrued but unpaid interest to the Conversion Date will be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited.

If the principal amount of a Security, plus accrued and unpaid interest, or any portion thereof, is not paid when due (whether upon acceleration pursuant to Section 6.2 of the Indenture, upon the date set for payment of the Redemption Price pursuant to Section 5 hereof, upon the date set for payment of the Purchase Price or the Fundamental Change Purchase Price pursuant to Section 6 hereof, or upon the Stated Maturity of this Security), then, in each such case, the overdue amount shall, to the extent permitted by law, bear interest at a rate of 2.75% per year, compounded semi-annually, which interest shall accrue from the date such overdue amount was originally due to the date of payment of such amount, including interest thereon, has been made or duly provided for. All such interest shall be payable on demand and shall be based on a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

 

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Contingent Interest. The interest rate on the Securities will be 2.75% per year through December 15, 2011. Beginning with the period commencing on December 20, 2011 and ending on June 15, 2012 and for each six-month period thereafter, the Company will pay contingent interest on the Interest Payment Date for the applicable interest period if the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of a Security is greater than or equal to 120% of the principal amount of the Security for the five consecutive trading days ending on the third trading day preceding the first day of the applicable interest period. If contingent interest is payable for a particular six-month period (each a “Contingent Interest Period”), the Company shall pay contingent interest per Security in an amount equal to 0.40% per annum of the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of a Security for the applicable five consecutive trading-day reference period.

Contingent interest, if any, will accrue and be payable to Holders as of the record date for the related Cash Dividend or, if no Cash Dividend is paid by the Company during any quarter within a Contingent Interest Period, to Holders as of the 15th day preceding the last day of the relevant Contingent Interest Period. Such payments shall be paid on the payment date of the related Cash Dividend or, if no Cash Dividend is paid by the Company during any quarter within a Contingent Interest Period, on the last day of the relevant Contingent Interest Period. Pursuant to the foregoing provisions, in any Contingent Interest Period in which contingent interest is payable, the Company shall: (a) upon the first payment date for a Cash Dividend falling within such Contingent Interest Period pay the Cash Dividend paid by the Company per share of Common Stock upon such date multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock into which a Security is convertible pursuant to paragraph 8 below as of such date; (b) upon any subsequent payment date for a Cash Dividend falling within such Contingent Interest Period, or if no other subsequent payment date for a Cash Dividend falls within such Contingent Interest Period, on the last day of such period, pay 0.40% per annum of the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of a Security for the five consecutive trading days ending on the third trading day preceding the first day of the applicable interest period minus the amounts previously paid in respect of such Security pursuant to clause (a) during such Contingent Interest Period and (c) if no payment date for a Cash Dividend falls within such Contingent Interest Period, on the last date of such period, pay 0.40% per annum of the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of a Security for the five consecutive trading days ending on the third trading day preceding the first day of the applicable interest period.

“Cash Dividends”, for purposes of this paragraph 2, means all cash dividends on Common Stock (whether regular, periodic, extraordinary, special, nonrecurring or otherwise) as declared by the Company’s Board of Directors.

Upon determination that Holders will be entitled to receive contingent interest which may become payable during a Contingent Interest Period, on or prior to the first day of such Contingent Interest Period, the Company shall issue a press release through PR Newswire or publish the information on the Company’s web site or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time.

 

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2. Method of Payment.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company will make payments in cash in respect of Redemption Prices, Purchase Prices, Fundamental Change Purchase Prices and at Stated Maturity to Holders who surrender Securities to the Paying Agent to collect such payments in respect of the Securities, provided that the Company may make payments in shares of Common Stock or combination of cash and Common Stock in respect of the Purchase Price on a Purchase Date, as provided for in Section 3.7 of the Indenture. The Company will pay cash amounts in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. However, the Company may make such cash payments by check payable in such money.

3. Paying Agent, Bid Solicitation Agent, Conversion Agent and Registrar.

Initially, Banc of America Securities LLC shall act as Bid Solicitation Agent, and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Trustee”) will act as Paying Agent, Conversion Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Registrar without notice, other than notice to the Trustee; provided that the Company will maintain at least one Paying Agent in the State of New York, City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, which shall initially be an office or agency of the Trustee. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates may act as Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Registrar.

4. Indenture; Ranking.

The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture, dated as of December 20, 2006 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as in effect from time to time (the “TIA”). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Securityholders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of those terms. To the extent any provisions of this Security and the Indenture conflict, the provisions of the Indenture shall control.

The Securities are limited to $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount. The Securities are the Company’s senior, unsecured obligations and will rank equal in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The Securities will rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The Indenture does not limit other indebtedness of the Company, secured or unsecured.

5. Redemption at the Option of the Company.

No sinking fund is provided for the Securities. The Securities are redeemable at the option of the Company in whole or in part, on or after December 20, 2011 upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice by mail for a cash price equal to the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date (the “Redemption Price”).

 

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6. Purchase By the Company at the Option of the Holder.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company shall become obligated to purchase in cash, at the option of the Holder, all or any portion of the Securities held by such Holder on any Purchase Date in integral multiples of $1,000, at a Purchase Price equal to the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Purchase Date. To exercise such right, a Holder shall deliver to the Company a Purchase Notice containing the information set forth in the Indenture at any time from the opening of business on the date that is 20 Business Days prior to such Purchase Date until the close of business on the last Business Day prior to such Purchase Date, and shall deliver the Securities to the Paying Agent as set forth in the Indenture.

At the option of the Holder and subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company shall become obligated to offer to purchase the Securities held by such Holder within 30 days (which purchase shall occur 45 days after the date of such offer) after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change for a Fundamental Change Purchase Price equal to the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, which Fundamental Change Purchase Price shall be paid in cash.

Holders have the right to withdraw any Purchase Notice or Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, as the case may be, by delivering to the Paying Agent a written notice of withdrawal in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

If cash (and/or shares of Common Stock if permitted under the Indenture) sufficient to pay the Purchase Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price, as the case may be, of all Securities or portions thereof to be purchased on the Purchase Date or the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, as the case may be, is deposited with the Paying Agent on the Purchase Date or the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, interest ceases to accrue on such Securities or portions thereof immediately after such Purchase Date or Fundamental Change Purchase Date, and the Holder thereof shall have no other rights as such other than the right to receive the Purchase Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price upon surrender of such Security.

7. Notice of Redemption.

Notice of redemption pursuant to Section 5 of this Security will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at the Holder’s registered address. If money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of all Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed on the Redemption Date is deposited with the Paying Agent prior to or on the Redemption Date, interest ceases to accrue on such Securities or portions thereof immediately after such Redemption Date. Securities in denominations larger than $1,000 of principal amount may be redeemed in part but only in integral multiples of $1,000 of principal amount.

8. Conversion.

Holders may surrender Securities for conversion into cash and shares, if any, of Common Stock during any fiscal quarter, and only during such fiscal quarter, if the Last Reported Sale Price per share of the Common Stock for at least 20 trading days during the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter is more than 135% of the applicable conversion price on such last trading day.

 

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In the event that the Conversion Rate must be adjusted because the Company declares a dividend or distribution described in Section 10.6 or 10.7 of the Indenture or a dividend or a distribution described in Section 10.8 of the Indenture where the fair market value of such dividend or distribution per share of Common Stock, as determined in the Indenture, exceeds 15% of the Sale Price of a share of Common Stock as of the Business Day prior to the date of declaration for such distribution, unless the Holder may participate in this distribution without conversion, the Securities may be surrendered for conversion beginning on the date the Company gives notice to the Holders of such right, which shall be not less than 20 days prior to the Ex-Dividend Time for such dividend or distribution, and the Securities may be surrendered for conversion at any time thereafter until the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Dividend Time or until the Company announces that such distribution will not take place.

A Holder may surrender for conversion any Security called for redemption at any time prior to the close of business two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date, even if such Security is not otherwise convertible at such time.

A Holder may surrender its Securities for conversion at any time after June 15, 2026 until the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding Stated Maturity.

For all Securities that are converted pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the applicable Conversion Reference Period will begin on the third Scheduled Trading Day following the Stated Maturity.

In the event the Company is a party to a consolidation, merger or binding share exchange, or transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, in each case pursuant to which the shares of Common Stock would be converted into cash or other property other than securities, or if a Fundamental Change occurs and results in an increase in the Conversion Rate, the Securities may be surrendered for conversion at any time from and after the date which is 15 days prior to the date the Company announces as the anticipated effective time until and including the date which is 15 days after the actual date of such transaction (or if such transaction also results in Holders having a right to require the Company to repurchase their Notes, until the Fundamental Change Purchase Date).

If and only to the extent a Holder elects to convert the Notes in connection with a transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) of the definition of Fundamental Change that occurs on or prior to December 20, 2011 pursuant to which 10% or more of the consideration for the Common Stock (other than cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made in respect of dissenters’ appraisal rights) in such Fundamental Change transaction consists of cash or securities (or other property) that are not traded or scheduled to be traded immediately following such transaction on a U.S. national securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the Company will pay the Make-Whole Premium as described under Section 3.8(a).

 

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A Security in respect of which a Holder has delivered a Purchase Notice or Fundamental Change Purchase Notice exercising the option of such Holder to require the Company to purchase such Security may be converted only if such notice of exercise is withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

The initial Conversion Rate is 18.4310 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Securities, subject to adjustment in certain events described in the Indenture. A Holder that surrenders Securities for conversion will receive cash or a check in lieu of any fractional shares of Common Stock.

To surrender a Security for conversion, a Holder must (1) complete and manually sign the irrevocable conversion notice below (or complete and manually sign a facsimile of such notice) and deliver such notice to the Conversion Agent, (2) surrender the Security to the Conversion Agent, (3) furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and (4) pay any transfer or similar tax, if required.

A Holder may convert a portion of a Security if the principal amount of such portion is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. No payment or adjustment will be made for dividends on the shares of Common Stock except as provided in the Indenture. Except as provided in Section 1 hereof, on conversion of a Security, the Holder will not receive any cash payment representing accrued interest with respect to the converted Securities. Instead, upon conversion the Company will deliver to the Holder a fixed number of shares of Common Stock and any cash payment to account for fractional shares. Accrued interest will be deemed paid in full rather than canceled, extinguished or forfeited. The Company will not adjust the Conversion Rate to account for accrued interest.

The Conversion Rate will be adjusted as provided in Article X of the Indenture. The Company may increase the Conversion Rate for at least 20 days, so long as the increase is irrevocable during such period.

If the Company engages in certain reclassifications of the Common Stock or if the Company is a party to a consolidation, merger, binding share exchange or a transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, in each case pursuant to which shares of Common Stock are converted into cash, security or other property, then at the effective time of the transaction the Conversion Value and Net Share Amount will be based on the applicable Conversion Rate and the kind and amount of cash, securities or other property which a Holder of one share of Common Stock would have received in such transaction. In addition, if the Holder converts its Securities following the effective time of the transaction, the Net Share Amount will be paid in such Exchange Property rather than shares of Common Stock.

9. Conversion Arrangement on Call for Redemption.

Any Securities called for redemption, unless surrendered for conversion before the close of business on the day that is two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date, may be deemed to be purchased from the Holders of such Securities at an amount not less than the Redemption Price, by one or more investment bankers or other purchasers who may agree with the Company to purchase such Securities from the Holders, to convert them into shares of Common Stock and to make payment for such Securities to the Trustee in trust for such Holders.

 

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10. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.

The Securities are in fully registered form, without coupons, in minimum denominations of $1,000 of principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder may transfer or exchange the Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not transfer or exchange any Securities selected for redemption (except, in the case of a Security to be redeemed in part, the portion of the Security not to be redeemed) or any Securities in respect of which a Purchase Notice or Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been given and not withdrawn (except, in the case of a Security to be purchased in part, the portion of the Security not to be purchased) or any Securities for a period of 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed.

11. Persons Deemed Owners.

The registered Holder of this Security may be treated as the owner of this Security for all purposes.

12. Unclaimed Money or Securities.

The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company upon written request any money or securities held by them for the payment of any amount with respect to the Securities that remains unclaimed for two years, subject to applicable unclaimed property law. After return to the Company, Holders entitled to the money or securities must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person.

13. Amendment; Waiver.

Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture or the Securities may be amended with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding and (ii) certain Defaults may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Securities among other things, (i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, provided that such modification or amendment does not materially and adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Securities, (ii) to comply with Article X or Section 10.14 of the Indenture, (iii) to secure the Company’s obligations or to add any guarantee under the Securities and the Indenture; (iv) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company, (v) to add Events of Default with respect to the Securities; (vi) to make any change necessary for the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act or to comply with the TIA, or any amendment thereto, or to comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA, provided that such

 

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modification or amendment does not materially and adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Securities, (vii) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities or to provide for bearer Securities or (viii) to make any modifications or amendments that the Company and the Trustee may deem necessary or desirable, provided such amendment or modification does not materially and adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Securities.

14. Defaults and Remedies.

Under the Indenture, Events of Default include (i) default in payment of the principal amount of the Securities plus accrued and unpaid interest when the same becomes due and payable at Stated Maturity, upon redemption, upon declaration, when due for purchase by the Company or otherwise, (ii) default in the payment of any interest (including contingent interest), when due and payable, subject to lapse of time, (iii) failure by the Company to comply in any material respect with other agreements or covenants in the Indenture or the Securities, subject to notice and lapse of time; (iv) failure by the Company to deliver cash and shares, if any, of Common Stock upon the election by the Holders to convert their Securities, subject to lapse of time; (v) failure to provide timely notice of a Fundamental Change; (vi) default under any credit agreement, mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries), whether such indebtedness or guarantee exists on the date of the Indenture or is created thereafter, which default (A) is caused by a failure to pay when due any principal of such indebtedness within the grace period provided for in such indebtedness (which failure continues beyond any applicable grace period) (a “Payment Default”) or (B) results in the acceleration of such indebtedness prior to its express maturity (without such acceleration being rescinded or annulled) and, in each case, the principal amount of such indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such indebtedness under which there is a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $30,000,000 or more and such Payment Default is not cured or such acceleration is not annulled within 30 days after notice; or (vii) failure by the Company or any Material Subsidiary of the Company to pay final, non-appealable judgments (other than any judgment as to which a reputable insurance company has accepted full liability) aggregating in excess of $30,000,000, which judgments are not stayed, bonded or discharged within 60 days after their entry; and (viii) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization of the Company.

Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may refuse to enforce the Indenture or the Securities unless it receives indemnity or security satisfactory to it. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from the Holders notice of any continuing Default (except a Default in payment of amounts specified in clause (ii) above) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interests.

 

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15. Trustee Dealings with the Company.

Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.

16. Calculations in Respect of Securities.

The Company will be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Securities, except for such calculations made by the Bid Solicitation Agent. These calculations include, but are not limited to, determination of the market prices for the Common Stock, accrued interest payable on the Securities and the Last Report Sale Price of the Securities and on the Common Stock. Any calculations made in good faith and without manifest error will be final and binding on Holders of the Securities. The Company will be required to deliver to each of the Trustee, the Conversion Agent and the Holders a schedule of its calculations and each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent will be entitled to conclusively rely upon the accuracy of such calculations without independent verification.

17. No Recourse Against Others.

A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company or the Trustee shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.

18. Authentication.

This Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication on the other side of this Security.

19. Abbreviations.

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).

20. GOVERNING LAW.

THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE INDENTURE AND THIS SECURITY, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

 

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The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text of this Security in larger type. Requests may be made to:

Tech Data Corporation

5350 Tech Data Drive

Clearwater, Florida 33760

Attention: Treasurer

 

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FORM OF CONVERSION NOTICE

To: TECH DATA CORPORATION.

The undersigned beneficial owner of the Security hereby irrevocably exercises the option to convert this Security, or portion hereof (which is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, into cash and shares, if any, of Common Stock of Tech Data Corporation in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this Security, and directs that the shares issuable and deliverable upon the conversion, together with any check in payment for fractional shares and Securities representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the beneficial owner hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. If shares or any portion of this Security not converted are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. Any amount required to be paid by the undersigned on account of interest and taxes accompanies this Security.

 

Dated:                                                                                                                 
Fill in for registration of shares if to be delivered,     
and Securities if to be issued, other than to and in                                                                                                                 
the name of the beneficial owner     
(Please Print):                                                                                                                 
     Signature(s)
                                                                                                                 Principal amount to be converted (if less than all):
(Name)      $         ,000
                                                                                                                
(Street Address)      Social Security or other Taxpayer Identification Number
                                                                                                                
(City, State and Zip Code)      DTC Participant Number
Signature Guarantee:     
                                                                                                                
Signatures must be guaranteed by an eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, brokers, dealers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15 if shares are to be issued, or Securities are to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered holder(s).

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Security to

 

 

(Insert assignee’s social security or tax I.D. no.)

 

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint                      agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

Your Signature:

 

 

  
  (Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security)   

Date:                    

  

Medallion Signature Guarantee:                                                                                 

  


SCHEDULE OF INCREASES AND DECREASES OF GLOBAL SECURITY

Initial Principal Amount of Global Security:                      ($                     ).

 

Date  

Amount of

Increase

in Principal

Amount

of Global

Security

 

Amount of

Decrease in

Principal Amount

of

Global Security

 

Principal

Amount of

Global Security

After Increase or

Decrease

 

Notation by

Registrar or

Security

Custodian

 

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EXHIBIT A-2

[FORM OF FACE OF CERTIFICATED SECURITY]

THIS SECURITY WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONTINGENT PAYMENT DEBT INSTRUMENTS FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. AS REQUIRED UNDER APPLICABLE TREASURY REGULATIONS, THE COMPANY HAS SET FORTH THE “COMPARABLE YIELD” IN SECTION 4.7 OF THE INDENTURE PURSUANT TO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS BEING ISSUED. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MAY OBTAIN THE PROJECTED PAYMENT SCHEDULE BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR SUCH INFORMATION TO TECH DATA CORPORATION, 5350 TECH DATA DRIVE, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33760, ATTENTION: TREASURER.


Tech Data Corporation

2.75% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2026

 

No.   CUSIP: 878237AE6
Issue Date: December 20, 2006  
Issue Price: 98.25% of principal amount  

TECH DATA CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, promises to pay to                     , or registered assigns, the principal amount of ($                    ) on December 15, 2026.

This Security shall bear interest at a rate of 2.75% per year except as specified on the other side of this Security. This Security is convertible as specified on the other side of this Security.

Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security.

 

TECH DATA CORPORATION

By:

 

/s/ Charles V. Dannewitz

Name:

 

Charles V. Dannewitz

Title:

 

Senior Vice President, Tax and Treasurer

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee, certifies that this is one

of the Securities referred to in the

within-mentioned Indenture.

By

 

/s/ Paul Schmaizel

  Authorized Signatory

Dated:

 

December 20, 2026


[FORM OF REVERSE OF CERTIFICATED SECURITY

IS IDENTICAL TO EXHIBIT A-1]


SCHEDULE A

Projected Payment Schedule*

 

Period

   Projected Payment per
Debenture

December 20, 2006 - June 15, 2007

   $ 13.37

June 15, 2007 - December 15, 2007

   $ 13.75

December 15, 2007 - June 15, 2008

   $ 13.75

June 15, 2008 - December 15, 2008

   $ 13.75

December 15, 2008 - June 15, 2009

   $ 13.75

June 15, 2009 - December 15, 2009

   $ 13.75

December 15, 2009 - June 15, 2010

   $ 13.75

June 15, 2010 - December 15, 2010

   $ 13.75

December 15, 2010 - June 15, 2011

   $ 13.75

June 15, 2011 - December 15, 2011

   $ 13.75

December 15, 2011 - June 15, 2012

   $ 13.75

June 15, 2012 - December 15, 2012

   $ 13.75

December 15, 2012 - June 15, 2013

   $ 13.75

June 15, 2013 - December 15, 2013

   $ 13.75

December 15, 2013 - June 15, 2014

   $ 13.75

June 15, 2014 - December 15, 2014

   $ 13.75

December 15, 2014 - June 15, 2015

   $ 16.17

June 15, 2015 - December 15, 2015

   $ 16.24

December 15, 2015 - June 15, 2016

   $ 16.32

June 15, 2016 - December 15, 2016

   $ 16.40

December 15, 2016 - June 15, 2017

   $ 16.49

June 15, 2017 - December 15, 2017

   $ 16.57

December 15, 2017 - June 15, 2018

   $ 16.66

June 15, 2018 - December 15, 2018

   $ 16.75

December 15, 2018 - June 15, 2019

   $ 16.84

June 15, 2019 - December 15, 2019

   $ 16.94

December 15, 2019 - June 15, 2020

   $ 17.04

June 15, 2020 - December 15, 2020

   $ 17.14

December 15, 2020 - June 15, 2021

   $ 17.25

June 15, 2021 - December 15, 2021

   $ 17.36

December 15, 2021 - June 15, 2022

   $ 17.47

June 15, 2022 - December 15, 2022

   $ 17.58

December 15, 2022 - June 15, 2023

   $ 17.70

June 15, 2023 - December 15, 2023

   $ 17.83

December 15, 2023 - June 15, 2024

   $ 17.95

June 15, 2024 - December 15, 2024

   $ 18.09

December 15, 2024 - June 15, 2025

   $ 18.22


Period

   Projected Payment per
Debenture

June 15, 2025 - December 15, 2025

   $ 18.36

December 15, 2025 - June 15, 2026

   $ 18.50

June 15, 2026 - December 15, 2026

   $ 2,545.86

* The comparable yield and the schedule of projected payments are determined on the basis of certain assumptions and are not determined for any purpose other than for the determination of interest accruals and adjustments thereof in respect of the Securities for United States federal income tax purposes. The comparable yield and the schedule of projected payments do not constitute a projection or representation regarding the amounts payable on Securities.
EX-21.A 7 dex21a.htm SUBSIDIARIES Subsidiaries

Exhibit 21-A

 

    

Name of Subsidiary

  

State or Country of Incorporation

   
  1250895 Ontario Ltd.    Canada (dormant)  
  Azlan European Finance Limited    UK  
  Azlan GmbH    Germany  
  Azlan Group Limited    UK  
  Azlan Limited    UK  
  Azlan Logistics Limited    UK  
  Azlan Overseas Holdings Ltd    UK  
  Azlan SAS    France  
  Azlan Scandinavia AB    Sweden  
  Computer 2000 S.L.    Spain (Dormant)  
  Computer 2000 Distribution Ltd.    UK  
  Computer 2000 Portuguesa Lda.    Portugal  
  Computer 2000 Publishing AB    Sweden (dormant)  
  Datatechnology Datech Ltd.    UK (dormant)  
  Datech 2000 Ltd.    UK (non-trading)  
  Expander Express AB    Sweden (dormant)  
  Expander Informatic AB    Sweden (dormant)  
  Expander Technical AB    Sweden (dormant)  
  Frontline Distribution Ltd.    UK (non-trading)  
  Frontline Distribution (Ireland) Ltd.    Ireland (dormant)  
  Globelle Computer Brokers N.V.    Netherlands Antilles  
  Globelle Netherland Holding B.V.    Netherlands  
  Horizon Technical Services (UK) Limited    UK  
  Horizon Technical Services AB    Sweden  
  Managed Training Services Limited    UK  
  Maneboard Ltd    UK  
  Quadrangle Technical Services Ltd    UK  
  Soft Europe SAS    France  
  TD Brasil, Ltda.    Brazil  
  TD Facilities, Ltd. (Partnership)    Texas  
  TD Fulfillment Services, LLC    Florida  
  TD Tech Data AB    Sweden  
  TD United Kingdom Acquisition Limited    UK  
  Tech Data (Netherlands) B.V.    Netherlands  
  Tech Data (Schweiz) GmbH    Switzerland  
  Tech Data (T.D.) Israel, Ltd.    Israel  
  Tech Data Canada Corporation    Canada – Nova Scotia  
  Tech Data Chile S.A.    Chile  
  Tech Data Corporation (“TDC”)    Florida  
  Tech Data Denmark ApS    Denmark  
  Tech Data Deutschland GmbH    Germany  
  Tech Data Distribution s.r.o.    Czech Republic  
  Tech Data Education, Inc.    Florida  
  Tech Data Espana S.L.U.    Spain  
  Tech Data Europe GmbH    Germany  
  Tech Data European Management GmbH    Germany  
  Tech Data Finance Partner, Inc.    Florida  
  Tech Data Finance SPV, Inc.    Delaware  
  Tech Data Finland OY    Finland  
  Tech Data Florida Holding, LLC    Florida  
  Tech Data Florida Services, Inc.    Florida  
  Tech Data France Holding Sarl    France  
  Tech Data France SAS    France  
  Tech Data FZ LLC   

United Arab Emirates, Dubai,

Internet City Free Zone

 
  Tech Data GmbH & Co OHG    Germany  
  Tech Data Information Technology GmbH    Germany  
  Tech Data Global Finance LP    Cayman Islands  
  Tech Data International Sárl    Switzerland  


 

Tech Data Italia s.r.l.

   Italy  
 

Tech Data Latin America, Inc.

   Florida  
 

Tech Data Lateinamerika Holding GmbH

   Germany (dormant)  
 

Tech Data LLC

   United Arab Emirates, Dubai (dormant)  
 

Tech Data Ltd

   UK (non-trading)  
 

Tech Data Luxembourg Sárl

   Luxembourg  
 

Tech Data Management GmbH

   Austria  
 

Tech Data Marne SNC

   France  
 

Tech Data Midrange GmbH

   Germany  
 

Tech Data Mexico S. de R. L. de C. V.

   Mexico  
 

Tech Data Netherland B.V.

   Netherlands  
 

Tech Data Norge AS

   Norway  
 

Tech Data Operations Center, SA

   Costa Rica  
 

Tech Data Österreich GmbH

   Austria  
 

Tech Data Peru S.A.C.

   Peru  
 

Tech Data Polska Sp.z.o.o.

   Poland  
 

Tech Data Product Management, Inc.

   Florida  
 

Tech Data Resources, LLC

   Delaware  
 

Tech Data Service GmbH Austria

   Austria  
 

Tech Data Strategy GmbH

   Germany  
 

Tech Data Tennessee, Inc.

   Florida  
 

Tech Data Uruguay S.A.

   Uruguay  
EX-23.A 8 dex23a.htm CONSENT Consent

Exhibit 23-A

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in (i) the Registration Statement (Form S-3, No. 333-139340) of Tech Data Corporation and in the related Prospectus and in (ii) the Registration Statements (Forms S-8, Nos. 33-62181, 33-60479, 333-93801, 333-85509, and 333-59198) pertaining to the Tech Data Corporation incentive plans of our reports dated March 28, 2007, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Tech Data Corporation, Tech Data Corporation management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Tech Data Corporation, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 31, 2007.

 

    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Tampa, Florida    
March 28, 2007    
EX-31.A 9 dex31a.htm CERT Cert

Exhibit 31-A

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to

Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Robert M. Dutkowsky, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Tech Data Corporation (the “registrant”);

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 29, 2007

 

/s/ ROBERT M. DUTKOWSKY

Robert M. Dutkowsky
Chief Executive Officer
EX-31.B 10 dex31b.htm CERT Cert

Exhibit 31-B

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to

Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Jeffery P. Howells, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Tech Data Corporation (the “registrant”);

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 29, 2007

 

/s/ JEFFERY P. HOWELLS

Jeffery P. Howells

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.A 11 dex32a.htm CERT Cert

Exhibit 32-A

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Robert M. Dutkowsky, Chief Executive Officer of Tech Data Corporation, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that, to my knowledge:

 

  (i) The Annual Report on Form 10-K of Tech Data Corporation for the annual period ended January 31, 2007, (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (15 U.S.C. 78m), and

 

  (ii) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 29, 2007

 

/s/ ROBERT M. DUTKOWSKY

Robert M. Dutkowsky
Chief Executive Officer
EX-32.B 12 dex32b.htm CERT Cert

Exhibit 32-B

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Jeffery P. Howells, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tech Data Corporation, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that, to my knowledge:

 

  (i) The Annual Report on Form 10-K of Tech Data Corporation for the annual period ended January 31, 2007, (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (15 U.S.C. 78m), and

 

  (ii) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 29, 2007

 

/s/ JEFFERY P. HOWELLS

Jeffery P. Howells

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

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