0001193125-15-407772.txt : 20151218 0001193125-15-407772.hdr.sgml : 20151218 20151218162531 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-407772 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151217 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20151218 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151218 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000821483 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 841060803 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36550 FILM NUMBER: 151297095 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 GESSNER ROAD, SUITE 875 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77024 BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 899-4800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 GESSNER ROAD, SUITE 875 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77024 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PAR PETROLEUM CORP/CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20120907 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DELTA PETROLEUM CORP/CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 d102909d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 17, 2015

 

 

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-36550   84-1060803

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

800 Gessner Road, Suite 875

Houston, Texas

  77024
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(281) 899-4800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

KeyBank Credit Agreement

On December 17, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), Mid Pac Petroleum, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Mid Pac), and HIE Retail, LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company (“HIE Retail” and together with Mid Pac, the “Borrowers”), each a wholly owned subsidiary of Par Pacific Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a Credit Agreement (the “KeyBank Credit Agreement”), among the Borrowers, the subsidiaries of Mid Pac named therein as guarantors (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), the lending institutions named therein (collectively, the “Lenders”), and KeyBank National Association, as the administrative agent for the Lenders and as a letter of credit issuer. The KeyBank Credit Agreement provides for (a) a revolving credit facility in the maximum principal amount at any one time outstanding of $5,000,000, which provides for revolving loans and for the issuance of letters of credit, and (b) term loans made at closing in the aggregate principal amount of $110,000,000. The proceeds of the revolving loans under the revolving credit facility and the letters of credit will be used by the Borrowers to finance capital expenditures and provide working capital and funds for general corporate purposes. The proceeds of the term loans were used by the Borrowers on the Effective Date to refinance and repay the existing indebtedness under each Borrower’s credit facility, to pay transaction fees and expenses, and to facilitate a cash distribution by each Borrower to the Company. Capitalized terms used in this section entitled “Key Bank Credit Agreement” have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the KeyBank Credit Agreement unless such terms are otherwise defined herein.

Set forth below are certain of the material terms of the KeyBank Credit Agreement:

Interest. The outstanding principal amount of each revolving loan and each term loan bears interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to (i) during the periods such revolving loan or term loan, as applicable, is a Base Rate Loan, the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time, which as of the Effective Date is 2.00%, and (ii) during the periods such revolving loan or term loan, as applicable, is a Eurodollar Loan, the relevant Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for such Eurodollar Loan for the applicable interest period plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time, which as of the Effective Date is 3.00%. At any time after an event of default has occurred and is continuing under the KeyBank Credit Agreement, the principal amount of the loans, all overdue interest and all fees owing under the KeyBank Credit Agreement shall bear interest at the rate per annum equal to 2.00% per annum above the then-applicable interest rate.

Prepayment. The Borrowers may at any time and from time to time prepay the loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, except that if at any time prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date any term loan is repaid in whole or in part (i) in connection or substantially contemporaneously with, or with the proceeds of, the incurrence of indebtedness by any of the Borrowers or their respective subsidiaries or (ii) upon or after acceleration as a result of an event of default under the Key Bank Credit Agreement, the Borrowers shall pay a fee equal to 1.00% of the principal amount so repaid on the date such repayment is made. The maturity date of the revolving loans is December 17, 2020. The term loans amortize on the last business day of each fiscal quarter beginning with the quarter ending March 31, 2016 in an amount equal to $2,750,000, with all remaining amounts owing under the outstanding term loans being due and payable on December 17, 2022. In addition, the loans are subject to mandatory repayment arising from proceeds of excess cash flow on a quarterly basis, and arising from the proceeds of asset sales, equity issuances, issuances of indebtedness and events of loss, subject to certain limitations.

Collateral. The loans and letters of credit issued under the KeyBank Credit Agreement are secured by a security interest in and lien on substantially all of the Borrowers’ and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ assets, a pledge by Par Petroleum, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Par Petroleum”) and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, of 100% of its ownership interest in HIE Retail, and a pledge by Koko’oha Investments, Inc., a Hawaii corporation (“Koko’oha”) and wholly owned subsidiary of Par Petroleum, of 100% of its ownership interest in Mid Pac.

Covenants. The KeyBank Credit Agreement requires the Borrowers and the Subsidiary Guarantors to comply with various affirmative and negative covenants affecting their respective businesses, including certain financial maintenance covenants.

Fees. The Borrowers agreed to pay certain fees with respect to the loans and letters of credit made available under the KeyBank Credit Agreement, including commitment fees, a structuring fee, closing fees, an administrative fee, and letter of credit fees.

The foregoing description of the KeyBank Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the KeyBank Credit Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Sixth Amendment to Delayed Draw Term Loan and Bridge Loan Credit Agreement

On the Effective Date and in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the KeyBank Credit Agreement, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a Sixth Amendment (the “Sixth Amendment”) to Delayed Draw Term Loan and Bridge Loan Credit Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Parent Credit Agreement”) with Jefferies Finance LLC, as administrative agent for the lenders party thereto from time to time, including WB Macau55 Ltd., Highbridge International, LLC and Highbridge Tactical Credit & Convertibles Master Fund, L.P. (collectively, the “Term Lenders”). Pursuant to the Sixth Amendment, the Term Lenders agreed, among other things, to amend the Parent Credit Agreement to permit the transactions contemplated by the Key Bank Credit Agreement and the loan documents entered into in connection therewith, including the pledge agreements entered into by Par Petroleum and Koko’oha. In addition, the Company agreed to make a $20,000,000 prepayment of principal on account of the Fourth Advance (as defined in the Parent Credit Agreement) on or before December 31, 2015.

The foregoing description of the Sixth Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Sixth Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the KeyBank Credit Agreement is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On December 18, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the transactions contemplated by the KeyBank Credit Agreement. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the foregoing information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and Exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

10.1    Credit Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2015, among Mid Pac Petroleum, LLC, HIE Retail, LLC, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the lending institutions named therein, and KeyBank National Association, as the administrative agent and as a letter of credit issuer.
10.2    Sixth Amendment to Delayed Draw Term Loan and Bridge Loan Credit Agreement dated as of December 17, 2015, among Par Pacific Holdings, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto, the Term Lenders party thereto and Jefferies Finance LLC, as administrative agent for the lenders.
99.1    Press Release dated December 18, 2015.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.
Dated: December 18, 2015    

/s/ James Matthew Vaughn

    James Matthew Vaughn
    Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

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EX-10.1 2 d102909dex101.htm EX-10.1 EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

December 17, 2015

among

HIE RETAIL, LLC, and

MID PAC PETROLEUM, LLC,

as the Borrowers,

THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWERS NAMED THEREIN,

as Subsidiary Guarantors,

THE LENDING INSTITUTIONS NAMED HEREIN,

as Lenders,

and

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as an LC Issuer and the Administrative Agent

 

 

KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.

and

BANK OF HAWAII,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

 

 

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I        DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

     1   

Section 1.01

 

Certain Defined Terms

     1   

Section 1.02

 

Computation of Time Periods

     34   

Section 1.03

 

Accounting Terms

     34   

Section 1.04

 

Terms Generally

     34   

Section 1.05

 

Time References

     34   

ARTICLE II      THE TERMS OF THE CREDIT FACILITY

     34   

Section 2.01

 

Establishment of the Credit Facility

     34   

Section 2.02

 

Revolving Facility

     35   

Section 2.03

 

Term Loan

     35   

Section 2.04

 

[Reserved.]

     35   

Section 2.05

 

Letters of Credit

     35   

Section 2.06

 

Notice of Borrowing

     39   

Section 2.07

 

Funding Obligations; Disbursement of Funds

     40   

Section 2.08

 

Evidence of Obligations; Joint and Several Liability

     41   

Section 2.09

 

Interest; Default Rate

     42   

Section 2.10

 

Conversion and Continuation of Loans

     43   

Section 2.11

 

Fees

     44   

Section 2.12

 

Termination and Reduction of Revolving Commitments

     45   

Section 2.13

 

Voluntary, Scheduled and Mandatory Prepayments of Loans

     46   

Section 2.14

 

Method and Place of Payment

     49   

Section 2.15

 

Defaulting Lenders

     50   

Section 2.16

 

Cash Collateral

     52   

ARTICLE III     INCREASED COSTS, ILLEGALITY AND TAXES

     53   

Section 3.01

 

Increased Costs, Illegality, etc.

     53   

Section 3.02

 

Breakage Compensation

     55   

Section 3.03

 

Net Payments

     55   

Section 3.04

 

Increased Costs to LC Issuers

     58   

Section 3.05

 

Change of Lending Office; Replacement of Lenders

     59   

ARTICLE IV     CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     60   

Section 4.01

 

Conditions Precedent at Closing Date

     60   

Section 4.02

 

Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events

     64   

ARTICLE V      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     64   

Section 5.01

 

Corporate Status

     64   

Section 5.02

 

Corporate Power and Authority

     65   

Section 5.03

 

No Violation

     65   

Section 5.04

 

Consents and Approvals

     65   

Section 5.05

 

Litigation

     65   

Section 5.06

 

Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations

     66   

Section 5.07

 

Financial Statements

     66   

Section 5.08

 

Solvency

     67   

Section 5.09

 

No Material Adverse Change

     67   

Section 5.10

 

Tax Returns and Payments

     67   

Section 5.11

 

Title to Properties, etc.

     67   

 

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         Page  

Section 5.12

 

Lawful Operations, etc.

     67   

Section 5.13

 

Environmental Matters

     68   

Section 5.14

 

Compliance with ERISA

     68   

Section 5.15

 

Intellectual Property, etc.

     69   

Section 5.16

 

Investment Company Act, etc.

     69   

Section 5.17

 

Insurance

     69   

Section 5.18

 

Burdensome Contracts; Labor Relations

     69   

Section 5.19

 

[Reserved.]

     69   

Section 5.20

 

True and Complete Disclosure

     69   

Section 5.21

 

Defaults

     70   

Section 5.22

 

Capitalization

     70   

Section 5.23

 

Status of Obligations as Senior Indebtedness, etc.

     70   

Section 5.24

 

Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Corruption Law Compliance

     70   

Section 5.25

 

Location of Bank Accounts

     71   

Section 5.26

 

Material Contracts

     71   

Section 5.27

 

Affiliate Transactions

     71   

Section 5.28

 

Common Enterprise

     71   

Section 5.29

 

Catastrophic Events

     71   

ARTICLE VI    AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     72   

Section 6.01

 

Reporting Requirements

     72   

Section 6.02

 

Books, Records and Inspections

     75   

Section 6.03

 

Insurance

     76   

Section 6.04

 

Payment of Taxes and Claims

     78   

Section 6.05

 

Corporate Franchises

     78   

Section 6.06

 

Good Repair

     78   

Section 6.07

 

Compliance with Statutes, etc.

     78   

Section 6.08

 

Compliance with Environmental Laws

     78   

Section 6.09

 

Certain Subsidiaries to Join in Guaranty

     79   

Section 6.10

 

Additional Security; Real Property Matters; Further Assurances

     79   

Section 6.11

 

Leasehold Mortgages

     82   

Section 6.12

 

Control Agreements

     82   

Section 6.13

 

Material Contracts

     82   

Section 6.14

 

Senior Debt

     83   

Section 6.15

 

Lender Meetings

     83   

Section 6.16

 

Anti-Corruption Laws

     83   

Section 6.17

 

Post-Closing Covenant

     83   

Section 6.18

 

Cash Management

     83   

Section 6.19

 

Dissolution of Smiley’s Super Service, Inc.

     83   

ARTICLE VII   NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     84   

Section 7.01

 

Changes in Business

     84   

Section 7.02

 

Consolidation, Merger, Acquisitions, Asset Sales, etc.

     84   

Section 7.03

 

Liens

     85   

Section 7.04

 

Indebtedness

     86   

Section 7.05

 

Investments and Guaranty Obligations

     87   

Section 7.06

 

Restricted Payments

     88   

 

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         Page  

Section 7.07

 

Financial Covenants

     89   

Section 7.08

 

Limitation on Certain Restrictive Agreements

     89   

Section 7.09

 

Transactions with Affiliates

     90   

Section 7.10

 

Plan Terminations, Minimum Funding, etc.

     90   

Section 7.11

 

Modification of Certain Agreements

     90   

Section 7.12

 

Bank Accounts

     91   

Section 7.13

 

Anti-Terrorism Laws

     91   

Section 7.14

 

Anti-Corruption Laws

     91   

Section 7.15

 

Fiscal Year and Accounting Changes

     91   

Section 7.16

 

Issuance of Disqualified Equity Interests

     91   

Section 7.17

 

Sale and Lease-Back Transactions

     91   

Section 7.18

 

Hedge Agreements

     91   

Section 7.19

 

Designated Senior Debt

     92   

ARTICLE VIII  EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     92   

Section 8.01

 

Events of Default

     92   

Section 8.02

 

Remedies

     94   

Section 8.03

 

Application of Certain Payments and Proceeds

     95   

Section 8.04

 

Right to Cure

     95   

ARTICLE IX     THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

     97   

Section 9.01

 

Appointment

     97   

Section 9.02

 

Delegation of Duties

     98   

Section 9.03

 

Exculpatory Provisions

     98   

Section 9.04

 

Reliance by Administrative Agent

     98   

Section 9.05

 

Notice of Default

     99   

Section 9.06

 

Non-Reliance

     99   

Section 9.07

 

No Reliance on Administrative Agent’s Customer Identification Program

     99   

Section 9.08

 

USA Patriot Act

     100   

Section 9.09

 

Indemnification

     100   

Section 9.10

 

The Administrative Agent in Individual Capacity

     100   

Section 9.11

 

Successor Administrative Agent

     100   

Section 9.12

 

Other Agents

     101   

Section 9.13

 

Collateral Matters

     101   

Section 9.14

 

Agency for Perfection

     101   

Section 9.15

 

Proof of Claim

     102   

Section 9.16

 

Posting of Approved Electronic Communications

     102   

Section 9.17

 

Credit Bidding

     104   

ARTICLE X      GUARANTY

     104   

Section 10.01

 

Guaranty

     104   

Section 10.02

 

Guaranty of Payment

     104   

Section 10.03

 

No Discharge or Diminishment of Guaranty

     104   

Section 10.04

 

Defenses Waived

     105   

Section 10.05

 

Rights of Subrogation

     105   

Section 10.06

 

Reinstatement; Stay of Acceleration

     105   

Section 10.07

 

Information

     106   

Section 10.08

 

Termination

     106   

Section 10.09

 

[Reserved.]

     106   

 

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Section 10.10

 

Maximum Liability

     106   

Section 10.11

 

Contribution

     106   

Section 10.12

 

Liability Cumulative

     107   

Section 10.13

 

Keepwell

     107   

ARTICLE XI    MISCELLANEOUS

     107   

Section 11.01

 

Payment of Expenses etc.

     107   

Section 11.02

 

Indemnification

     108   

Section 11.03

 

Right of Setoff

     109   

Section 11.04

 

Equalization

     109   

Section 11.05

 

Notices

     110   

Section 11.06

 

Successors and Assigns

     111   

Section 11.07

 

No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative

     116   

Section 11.08

 

Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial

     116   

Section 11.09

 

Counterparts

     117   

Section 11.10

 

Integration

     117   

Section 11.11

 

Headings Descriptive

     117   

Section 11.12

 

Amendment or Waiver; Acceleration by Required Lenders

     118   

Section 11.13

 

Survival of Indemnities

     120   

Section 11.14

 

Domicile of Loans

     120   

Section 11.15

 

Confidentiality

     120   

Section 11.16

 

Limitations on Liability of the LC Issuers

     121   

Section 11.17

 

General Limitation of Liability

     122   

Section 11.18

 

No Duty

     122   

Section 11.19

 

Lenders and Agent Not Fiduciary to Borrower, etc.

     122   

Section 11.20

 

Survival of Representations and Warranties

     122   

Section 11.21

 

Severability

     122   

Section 11.22

 

Independence of Covenants

     123   

Section 11.23

 

Interest Rate Limitation

     123   

Section 11.24

 

USA Patriot Act

     123   

Section 11.25

 

Advertising and Publicity

     123   

Section 11.26

 

Release of Guarantees and Liens

     123   

Section 11.27

 

Payments Set Aside

     124   

Section 11.28

 

Hedging Liability

     124   

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A-1    Form of Revolving Facility Note
Exhibit A-2    Form of Term Note
Exhibit B-1    Form of Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit B-2    Form of Notice of Continuation or Conversion
Exhibit B-3    Form of LC Request
Exhibit C-1    Form of Security Agreement
Exhibit C-2    Form of Pledge Agreement
Exhibit D    Form of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit E    Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit F    Form of Narrative Report
Exhibit G    Form of Closing Certificate
Exhibit H    Form of Assignment Agreement
Exhibit I    Form of Collateral Assignment of Contracts
Exhibit J    Form of Joinder Agreement
Exhibit K-1    Form of Fee Mortgage
Exhibit K-2    Form of Leasehold Mortgage
Exhibit L    Form of Intercompany Subordination Agreement
Exhibit M-1    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
Exhibit M-2    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
Exhibit M-3    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
Exhibit M-4    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

 

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EXECUTION VERSION

This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of December 17, 2015 among the following: (i) HIE RETAIL, LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company (“HIE”); (ii) MID PAC PETROLEUM, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Mid Pac” and, together with HIE, collectively, the “Borrowers” and, individually, a “Borrower”); (iii) each Subsidiary Guarantor (as hereinafter defined) from time to time party hereto; (iv) the lenders from time to time party hereto (each a “Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”); and (v) KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as an LC Issuer (as hereinafter defined).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

(1) The Borrowers have requested that the Lenders and each LC Issuer extend credit to the Borrowers to finance the Transactions (as hereinafter defined), finance capital expenditures and provide working capital and funds for other general corporate purposes.

(2) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Lenders and each LC Issuer are willing to extend credit and make available to the Borrowers the credit facilities provided for herein for the foregoing purposes.

AGREEMENT:

In consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

Section 1.01 Certain Defined Terms. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings herein specified unless the context otherwise requires:

1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in (i) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, or any business or division of any Person, (ii) the acquisition or ownership of in excess of 50% of the Equity Interests of any Person, or (iii) the acquisition of another Person by a merger, consolidation, amalgamation or any other combination with such Person.

Additional Security Documents” has the meaning provided in Section 6.10(a).

Adjusted Eurodollar Rate” means, with respect to each Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan, (i) the rate per annum equal to the offered rate appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or on the appropriate page of any successor to or substitute for such service, or, if such rate is not available, on the appropriate page of any generally recognized financial information service, as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time) that displays an average ICE Benchmark Administration (or any successor thereto) Interest Settlement Rate at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in Dollars with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period, divided (and rounded to the nearest 1/16th of 1%) by (ii) a percentage equal to 100% minus the then stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements (including, without

 

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limitation, any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other reserves and without benefit of credits for proration, exceptions or offsets that may be available from time to time) applicable to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect of Eurocurrency liabilities as defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D); provided, however, that if the rate referred to in clause (i) above is not available at any such time for any reason, then the rate referred to in clause (i) shall instead be the interest rate per annum, as determined by the Administrative Agent, to be the average (rounded to the nearest 1/16th of 1%) of the rates per annum at which deposits in Dollars in an amount equal to the amount of such Eurodollar Loan are offered to major banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time), two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for contracts that would be entered into at the commencement of such Interest Period for the same duration as such Interest Period.

Administrative Agent” has the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement and includes any successor to the Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Section 9.11.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with such Person, or, in the case of any Lender that is an investment fund, the investment advisor thereof and any investment fund having the same investment advisor. A Person shall be deemed to control a second Person if such first Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power (i) to vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or managers of such second Person or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such second Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall in any event be considered an Affiliate of any Borrower or any Subsidiary.

Agent Advances” has the meaning provided in Section 9.13.

Aggregate Credit Facility Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (i) the Aggregate Revolving Facility Exposure at such time and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding at such time.

Aggregate Revolving Facility Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans made by all Lenders and outstanding at such time and (ii) the aggregate amount of the LC Outstandings at such time.

Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, including all exhibits and schedules, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified.

Anti-Terrorism Law” means the USA Patriot Act or any other law pertaining to the prevention of future acts of terrorism, in each case as such law may be amended from time to time.

Applicable Lending Office” means, with respect to each Lender, the office designated by such Lender to the Administrative Agent as such Lender’s lending office for all purposes of this Agreement. A Lender may have a different Applicable Lending Office for Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Loans.

Applicable Commitment Fee Rate” means:

(i) On the Closing Date and thereafter until changed in accordance with the provisions set forth in this definition, the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate shall be 0.50%;

 

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(ii) Commencing with the fiscal quarter of the Borrowers ended on December 31, 2015, and continuing with each fiscal quarter thereafter, the Administrative Agent shall determine the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate in accordance with the following matrix, based on the Leverage Ratio:

 

Tier

 

Leverage Ratio

  Applicable Commitment Fee
Rate
 

I

 

Less than 3.0 to 1.0

    0.375

II

 

Greater than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0 and less than 3.5 to 1.0

    0.375

III

 

Greater than or equal to 3.5 to 1.0 and less than 4.0 to 1.0

    0.500

IV

 

Greater than or equal to 4.0 to 1.0

    0.500

(iii) Changes in the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate based upon changes in the Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the third Business Day following the receipt by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b), as the case may be, of the financial statements of the Borrowers for the Testing Period most recently ended, accompanied by a Compliance Certificate in accordance with Section 6.01(c), demonstrating the computation of the Leverage Ratio. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, during any period when (A) the Borrowers have failed to timely deliver its combined financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b), accompanied by a Compliance Certificate in accordance with Section 6.01(c), or (B) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate shall be the highest rate indicated therefor in the above matrix, regardless of the Leverage Ratio at such time. The above matrix does not modify or waive, in any respect, the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to charge any default rate of interest or any of the other rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder.

(iv) In the event that any financial statement or certificate, as applicable, delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a), (b) or (c) is shown to be inaccurate, and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of (A) a higher Applicable Commitment Fee Rate for any period (any such period, an “Applicable Period”) than the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate actually applied for such Applicable Period, then (i) the Borrowers shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected certificate for such Applicable Period, (ii) the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate shall be determined as if such corrected, higher Applicable Commitment Fee Rate were applicable for such period, and (iii) the Borrowers shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional Commitment Fees owing as a result of such higher Applicable Commitment Fee Rate for such Applicable Period or (B) a lower Applicable Commitment Fee Rate for an Applicable Period than the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate actually applied for such Applicable Period, then (i) the Borrowers shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected certificate for such Applicable Period and (ii) the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate shall be determined as if such corrected, lower Applicable Commitment Fee Rate were applicable from the date of delivery of such corrected certificate.

Applicable Margin” means:

(i) On the Closing Date and thereafter, until changed in accordance with the following provisions, the Applicable Margin shall be (A) 2.00% for Base Rate Loans, and (B) 3.00% for Eurodollar Loans;

 

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(ii) Commencing with the fiscal quarter of the Borrowers ended on December 31, 2015, and continuing with each fiscal quarter thereafter, the Administrative Agent shall determine the Applicable Margin in accordance with the following matrix, based on the Leverage Ratio:

 

Tier

 

Leverage Ratio

  Applicable Margin
for Base Rate
Loans
    Applicable
Margin for
Eurodollar
Loans
 

I

 

Less than 3.0 to 1.0

    1.50     2.50

II

 

Greater than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0 and less than 3.5 to 1.0

    1.75     2.75

III

 

Greater than or equal to 3.5 to 1.0 and less than 4.0 to 1.0

    2.00     3.00

IV

 

Greater than or equal to 4.0 to 1.0

    2.25     3.25

(iii) Changes in the Applicable Margin based upon changes in the Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the third Business Day following the receipt by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b), as the case may be, of the financial statements of the Borrowers for the Testing Period most recently ended, accompanied by a Compliance Certificate in accordance with Section 6.01(c), demonstrating the computation of the Leverage Ratio. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, during any period when (A) the Borrowers have failed to timely deliver the combined financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b), accompanied by a Compliance Certificate in accordance with Section 6.01(c), or (B) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Applicable Margin shall be the highest rate indicated therefor in the above matrix, regardless of the Leverage Ratio at such time. The above matrix does not modify or waive, in any respect, the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to charge any default rate of interest or any of the other rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder.

(iv) In the event that any financial statement or certificate, as applicable, delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a), (b) or (c) is shown to be inaccurate, and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of (A) a higher Applicable Margin for any Applicable Period than the Applicable Margin actually applied for such Applicable Period, then (i) the Borrowers shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected certificate for such Applicable Period, (ii) the Applicable Margin shall be determined as if such corrected, higher Applicable Margin were applicable for such period, and (iii) the Borrowers shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such higher Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period or (B) a lower Applicable Margin for an Applicable Period than the Applicable Margin actually applied for such Applicable Period, then (i) the Borrowers shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected certificate for such Applicable Period and (ii) the Applicable Margin shall be determined as if such corrected, lower Applicable Margin were applicable from the date of delivery of such corrected certificate.

Applicable Period” has the meaning provided to such term in subpart (iv) of the definition of “Applicable Commitment Fee Rate.”

Approved Bank” has the meaning provided in subpart (ii) of the definition of “Cash Equivalents.”

Approved Fund” means a fund that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit and that is administered or managed by a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or its investment advisor. With respect to any Lender, an Approved Fund shall also include any swap, special purpose vehicle purchasing or acquiring security interests in collateralized loan obligations or any other vehicle through which such Lender may leverage its investments from time to time.

 

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Arrangers” means, collectively, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and Bank of Hawaii, in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners.

Asset Sale” means, with respect to any Person, the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition (including by means of Sale and Lease-Back Transactions, and by means of mergers, consolidations, amalgamations and liquidations of a corporation, partnership or limited liability company of the interests therein of such Person) by such Person to any other Person of any of such Person’s assets, provided that the term Asset Sale specifically excludes (i) any sales, transfers or other dispositions of inventory, or obsolete, worn-out or excess furniture, fixtures, equipment or other property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, in each case in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any disposition (including discounts and forgiveness) of delinquent accounts in the ordinary course of business for purposes of collection in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000, (iii) the actual or constructive total loss of any property or the use thereof resulting from any Event of Loss, and (iv) the Permitted Condo Sale.

Assignment Agreement” means an Assignment Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit H.

Authorized Officer” means, with respect to any Person, any of the following officers: the President, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President, the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer or the Controller, or such other Person as is authorized in writing to act on behalf of such Person and is acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Unless otherwise qualified, all references herein to an Authorized Officer shall refer to an Authorized Officer of the Borrowers.

Banking Services Obligations” means all obligations of the Credit Parties, whether absolute or contingent, and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired in connection with the provision of commercial credit cards, stored value cards, or treasury management services (including controlled disbursement automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, overdrafts, netting and interstate depository network services) by any Lender to any Credit Party.

Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto, as hereafter amended.

Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time, which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the greatest of: (i) the rate of interest established by KeyBank National Association, from time to time, as its “prime rate,” whether or not publicly announced, which interest rate may or may not be the lowest rate charged by it for commercial loans or other extensions of credit; (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect from time to time, determined one Business Day in arrears, plus 0.50% per annum; and (iii) the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for a one-month Interest Period on such day plus 1.00%.

Base Rate Loan” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate based upon the Base Rate in effect from time to time.

Borrower” and “Borrowers” each has the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

Borrowing” means a Revolving Borrowing or a Term Borrowing.

Business Day” means (i) any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in Cleveland, Ohio, Houston, Texas or Honolulu, Hawaii are authorized or required by law to close and (ii) with respect to any matters relating to Eurodollar Loans, any day on which dealings in U.S. Dollars are carried on in the London interbank market.

 

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Capital Distribution” means, with respect to any Person, a payment made, liability incurred or other consideration given for the purchase, acquisition, repurchase, redemption or retirement of any Equity Interest of such Person or as a dividend, return of capital or other distribution in respect of any of such Person’s Equity Interests.

Capital Expenditures” means, without duplication, (a) any expenditure or commitment to expend money for any purchase or other acquisition of any asset including capitalized leasehold improvements, which would be classified as a fixed or capital asset on a balance sheet of a Borrower and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP, and (b) Capitalized Lease Obligations and Synthetic Lease Obligations, but excluding (i) expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution or restoration of property pursuant to Section 2.13(c)(viii), (ii) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased substantially contemporaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time and (iii) Permitted Acquisitions.

Capital Lease” as applied to any Person means any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, should be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.

Capitalized Lease Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, all obligations under Capital Leases of such Person, without duplication, in each case taken at the amount thereof accounted for as liabilities identified as “capital lease obligations” (or any similar words) on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person and any period, the total Capital Expenditures made by such Person during such period minus (a) Capital Expenditures made by such Person on account of Capital Leases and (b) Capital Expenditures financed by such Person with the proceeds of Indebtedness other than the Indebtedness arising under this Agreement.

Cash Collateralize” means, (i) to deposit into a cash collateral account maintained with (or on behalf of) the Administrative Agent, and under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, or (ii) to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the LC Issuers or Lenders, as collateral for LC Outstandings or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of LC Outstandings, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and each applicable LC Issuer shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support; in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each applicable LC Issuer. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

Cash Dividend” means a Capital Distribution by a Person payable in cash to the holders of Equity Interests of such Person with respect to any class or series of Equity Interest of such Person.

Cash Equivalents” means any of the following:

(i) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition;

 

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(ii) U.S. dollar denominated time deposits, certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances of (w) Bank of Hawaii, (x) any Lender, (y) any commercial bank of recognized standing organized under the laws of the United States (or any state thereof or the District of Columbia) and having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 or (z) any commercial bank (or the parent company of such bank) of recognized standing organized under the laws of the United States (or any state thereof or the District of Columbia) and whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least A-1, A-2 or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least P-1, P-2 or the equivalent thereof (any such bank, an “Approved Bank”), in each case with maturities of not more than 180 days from the date of acquisition;

(iii) commercial paper issued by any Lender or Approved Bank or by the parent company of any Lender or Approved Bank and commercial paper issued by, or guaranteed by, any industrial or financial company with a short-term commercial paper rating of at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, or guaranteed by any industrial company with a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least A or A2, or the equivalent of each thereof, from S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, and in each case maturing within 180 days after the date of acquisition; and

(iv) fully collateralized repurchase agreements entered into with any Lender or Approved Bank having a term of not more than 30 days and covering securities described in clause (i) above.

Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to (i) any Asset Sale, the aggregate cash payments (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a note receivable issued in connection with such Asset Sale, other than the portion of such deferred payment constituting interest, but only as and when so received) received by any Borrower or any Subsidiary from such Asset Sale, (ii) any Event of Loss, the aggregate cash payments, including all insurance proceeds and proceeds of any award for condemnation or taking, received in connection with such Event of Loss and (iii) the issuance or incurrence of any Indebtedness, the aggregate cash proceeds received by any Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the issuance or incurrence of such Indebtedness.

CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as the same may be amended from time to time, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.

Change in Control” means that, for any reason:

(i) any person or group (within the meaning of the 1934 Act and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof), other than a Permitted Holder, shall become the direct or indirect beneficial owner (within the meaning of the 1934 Act and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof) of greater than 30% of the total voting power of all classes of the capital stock then outstanding of the Parent entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in elections of directors of the Parent;

(ii) the Parent ceases to own, either directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests in the Borrowers; or

(iii) any Credit Party ceases to own, either directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests in any of its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), other than as a result of an Asset Sale permitted by Section 7.02.

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, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive

 

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(whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

Charges” has the meaning provided in Section 11.23.

CIP Regulations” has the meaning provided in Section 9.07.

Claims” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Environmental Claims.”

Closing Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G.

Closing Date” means December 17, 2015.

Closing Fee Letter” means the Closing Fee Letter, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. Section references to the Code are to the Code as in effect at the Closing Date and any subsequent provisions of the Code, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

Collateral” means, collectively, the “Collateral” as defined in the Security Agreement and any other collateral (whether Real Property or personal property) covered by any Security Document.

Collateral Assignment of Contracts” means a Collateral Assignment of Contracts, substantially in the form of Exhibit I, pursuant to which the applicable Credit Party, among other things, collaterally assigns its rights and benefits under the applicable Material Contract to the Administrative Agent.

Collateral Assignment of Intellectual Property” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Combined Depreciation and Amortization Expense” means, for any period, all depreciation and amortization expenses of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, all as determined for the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a combined basis in accordance with GAAP.

Combined EBITDA” means, for any period, Combined Net Income for such period, plus (i) the sum of the amounts for such period included in determining such Combined Net Income of (A) Combined Interest Expense, (B) Combined Income Tax Expense, (C) Combined Depreciation and Amortization Expense, (D) losses and expenses that are properly classified under GAAP as extraordinary and other non-recurring non-cash losses and expenses, (E) non-cash compensation expenses and (F) transaction fees and expenses related to this Agreement in an aggregate amount of up to $500,000 for such period, less (ii) gains on sales of assets and gains that are properly classified under GAAP as extraordinary and other non-recurring non-cash gains, all as determined for the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a combined basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that Combined EBITDA for any Testing Period shall (y) include the EBITDA for any Person or business unit that has been acquired by any Borrower or any Subsidiary for any portion of such Testing Period prior to the date of acquisition, so long as such EBITDA has been verified by appropriate audited financial statements or

 

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other financial statements acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (z) exclude the EBITDA for any Person or business unit that has been disposed of by any Borrower or any Subsidiary, for the portion of such Testing Period prior to the date of disposition. For the purposes of this Agreement, for the Testing Period ended December 31, 2015, Combined EBITDA shall be calculated on an annualized basis based on the previous three fiscal quarters.

Combined Fixed Charges” means, for any period, as determined on a combined basis and in accordance with GAAP, without duplication, the aggregate of (i) Combined Interest Expense and (ii) scheduled principal payments on Indebtedness of any of the Credit Parties due in the twelve months preceding the measurement date.

Combined Income Tax Expense” means, for any period, all provisions for taxes based on the net income of any Borrower or any Subsidiary (including, without limitation, any additions to such taxes, and any penalties and interest with respect thereto), all as determined for the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a combined basis in accordance with GAAP.

Combined Interest Expense” means, for any period, total interest expense (including, without limitation, that which is capitalized and that which is attributable to Capital Leases or Synthetic Leases) of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a combined basis with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries.

Combined Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a combined basis for such period taken as a single accounting period determined in conformity with GAAP.

Combined Net Worth” means at any time, all amounts that, in conformity with GAAP, would be included under the caption “total stockholders’ equity” (or any like caption) on a combined balance sheet of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries at such time.

Combined Total Debt” means the sum (without duplication) of all Indebtedness of the Borrowers and of their Subsidiaries, all as determined on a combined basis.

Commercial Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit or similar instrument issued for the purpose of providing the primary payment mechanism in connection with the purchase of materials, goods or services in the ordinary course of business.

Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, (i) its Revolving Commitment or (ii) its Term Commitment, if any, or, in the case of such Lender, all of such Commitments.

Commitment Fees” has the meaning provided in Section 2.11(a).

Commodities Hedge Agreement” means a commodities contract purchased by any Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, and not for speculative purposes, with respect to raw materials necessary to the manufacturing or production of goods in connection with the business of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries.

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Communications” has the meaning provided in Section 9.16(a).

 

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Compliance Certificate” has the meaning provided in Section 6.01(c).

Confidential Information” has the meaning provided in Section 11.15(b).

Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

Consideration” means, in connection with an Acquisition, the aggregate consideration paid, including borrowed funds, cash, the issuance of securities or notes, the assumption or incurring of liabilities (direct or contingent), the payment of consulting fees (excluding any fees payable to any investment banker in connection with such Acquisition) or fees for a covenant not to compete and any other consideration paid.

Continue,” “Continuation” and “Continued” each refers to a continuation of a Eurodollar Loan for an additional Interest Period as provided in Section 2.10.

Control Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Convert,” “Conversion” and “Converted” each refers to a conversion of Loans of one Type into Loans of another Type.

Credit Event” means the making of any Borrowing, any Conversion or Continuation or any LC Issuance.

Credit Facility” means the credit facility established under this Agreement pursuant to which (i) each Lender with a Revolving Commitment shall make Revolving Loans to the Borrowers, and shall participate in LC Issuances pursuant to such Revolving Commitment of such Lender, (ii) each Lender with a Term Commitment shall make a Term Loan to the Borrowers pursuant to such Term Commitment of such Lender, and (iii) each LC Issuer shall issue Letters of Credit for the account of the LC Obligors in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Credit Facility Exposure” means, for any Lender at any time, the sum of (i) such Lender’s Revolving Facility Exposure at such time, and (ii) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan made by such Lender, if any.

Credit Party” means any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor.

Cure Amount” has the meaning provided in Section 8.04(a).

Cure Notice” has the meaning provided in Section 8.04(a).

Cure Right” has the meaning provided in Section 8.04(a).

Cure Specified Date” means, with respect to any of the first three fiscal quarters of the Borrowers in a fiscal year, 45 days after the end of such fiscal quarter (or, in each case, if earlier, the date of delivery of the financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01(b) with respect to such fiscal quarter) and with respect to the fourth fiscal quarter of the Borrowers in a fiscal year, 90 days after the end of such fiscal quarter (or, if earlier, the date of delivery of the financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01(a) with respect to such fiscal year).

 

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Debt Service Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Testing Period, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) Combined EBITDA for such period minus (ii) Combined Income Tax Expense due and owing by any of the Credit Parties or their respective Subsidiaries during such period and required to be paid in cash, minus (iii) Cash Capital Expenditures due and owing by any of the Credit Parties or their respective Subsidiaries during such period and required to be paid in cash, to (b) Combined Fixed Charges for such period.

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code 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.

Debtor Relief Plan” means any plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws.

Default” means any event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.15(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days after the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit) within two Business Days after the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent or any LC Issuer in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrowers, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any 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, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.15(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrowers, each LC Issuer and each Lender.

 

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Default Rate” means, for any day, (i) with respect to any Loan, a rate per annum equal to 2% per annum above the interest rate that is or would be applicable from time to time to such Loan pursuant to Section 2.09(a) or Section 2.09(b), as applicable and (ii) with respect to any other amount, a rate per annum equal to 2% per annum above the rate that would be applicable to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans pursuant to Section 2.09(a).

Deposit Account” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Designated Hedge Agreement” means any Hedge Agreement (other than a Commodities Hedge Agreement) to which any Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party and as to which a Lender or any of its Affiliates is a counterparty that, pursuant to a written instrument signed by the Administrative Agent, has been designated as a Designated Hedge Agreement so that such Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s counterparty’s credit exposure thereunder will be entitled to share in the benefits of the Guaranty and the Security Documents to the extent the Guaranty and such Security Documents provide guarantees or security for creditors of such Borrower or such Subsidiary under Designated Hedge Agreements.

Designated Hedge Creditor” means each Lender or Affiliate of a Lender that participates as a counterparty to any Credit Party pursuant to any Designated Hedge Agreement with such Lender or Affiliate of such Lender.

Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interest that (a) by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the first anniversary of the Term Loan Maturity Date, (b) is convertible into or exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for (i) debt securities or other Indebtedness or (ii) any Equity Interest referred to in clause (a) above, in each case at any time on or prior to the first anniversary of the Term Loan Maturity Date, (c) contains any repurchase obligation that may come into effect prior to payment in full of all Obligations, (d) requires cash dividend payments prior to one year after the Term Loan Maturity Date, (e) does not provide that any claims of any holder of such Equity Interest may have against any Borrower or any other Credit Party (including any claims as judgment creditor or other creditor in respect of claims for the breach of any covenant contained therein) shall be fully subordinated (including a full remedy bar) to the Obligations in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (f) provides the holders of such Equity Interests with any rights to receive any cash upon the occurrence of a change of control prior to the first anniversary date on which the Obligations have been irrevocably paid in full, unless the rights to receive such cash are contingent upon the Obligations being irrevocably paid in full, or (g) is otherwise prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.

Disqualified Institution” means, on any date, (a) any Person designated by the Borrowers as a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date hereof and (b) any other Person in the retail fuel distribution business that is a direct competitor of any Borrower or any Subsidiary, which Person has been designated by the Borrowers as a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including by posting such notice to the Platform) not less than 10 Business Days prior to such date; provided that “Disqualified Institutions” shall exclude any Person that the Borrowers have designated as no longer being a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent from time to time.

 

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Dollars,” “U.S. Dollars” and the sign “$” each means lawful money of the United States.

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

DQ List” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(g)(iv).

EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the net income for such Person for such period plus the sum of the amounts for such period included in determining such net income in respect of (i) interest expense, (ii) income tax expense, and (iii) depreciation and amortization expense, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Eligible Assignee” means (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender, (iii) an Approved Fund, and (iv) any other Person (other than a natural Person) approved by (A) the Administrative Agent, (B) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrowers (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed (and the Borrowers shall be deemed to have consented if it fails to object to any assignment within five Business Days after it received written notice thereof)) and (C) each LC Issuer (provided that no consent of any LC Issuer shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (w) any Borrower or any of the Borrowers’ Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (x) any holder of any Subordinated Indebtedness, (y) any Disqualified Institution or (z) any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (z).

Environmental Claims” means any and all global, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of non-compliance or violation, investigations or proceedings relating in any way to any Environmental Law or any permit issued under any such law (hereafter “Claims”), including, without limitation, (i) any and all Claims by any Governmental Authority for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, and (ii) any and all Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from the storage, treatment or Release (as defined in CERCLA) of any Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment.

Environmental Law” means any applicable Federal, state, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, binding and enforceable guideline, binding and enforceable written policy and rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any binding and enforceable judicial or global interpretation thereof, including any judicial or global order, consent, decree or judgment issued to or rendered against any Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the environment, employee health and safety or Hazardous Materials, including, without limitation, CERCLA; RCRA; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq.; the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and the Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq., the Hazardous Material Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 5101 et seq. and the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. (to the extent it regulates occupational exposure to Hazardous Materials); and any state and local or foreign counterparts or equivalents, in each case as amended from time to time.

Environmental Liabilities and Costs” means all liabilities, monetary obligations, Remedial Actions, losses, damages, punitive damages, consequential damages, treble damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts and consultants and costs

 

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of investigations and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions and interest incurred as a result of any Environmental Claim which relate to any environmental condition or a release, use, handling, storage or treatment of Hazardous Materials by any Credit Party or a predecessor in interest from or on to (i) any property presently or formerly owned by any Credit Party or (ii) any facility which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Credit Party.

Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents of equity of such Person, including, without limitation, limited liability company membership interests, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and warrants, options and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such Person (however designated, whether voting or non-voting); provided, however, that in no event will Equity Interest include any debt securities convertible or exchangeable into equity unless and until actually converted or exchanged.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect at the Closing Date and any subsequent provisions of ERISA, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

ERISA Affiliate” means each Person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA), which together with any Borrower or a Subsidiary of a Borrower, would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(a)(14) or 4001(b)(1) of ERISA.

ERISA Event” means: (i) that a Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any Plan; (ii) the institution of any steps by any Borrower or any Subsidiary, any ERISA Affiliate, the PBGC or any other Person to terminate any Plan or the occurrence of any event or condition described in Section 4042 of ERISA that constitutes grounds for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, a Plan; (iii) the institution of any steps by any Borrower or any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate to withdraw from any Multi-Employer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan, if such withdrawal could result in withdrawal liability (as described in Part 1 of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA or in Section 4063 of ERISA) in excess of $1,500,000; (iv) a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA in connection with any Plan that could result in liabilities in excess of $1,500,000; (v) that a Plan has Unfunded Benefit Liabilities exceeding $1,500,000; (vi) the cessation of operations at a facility of any Borrower or any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA that could result in liabilities in excess of $1,500,000; (vii) the conditions for imposition of a Lien under Section 303(a) of ERISA shall have been met with respect to a Plan; (viii) the adoption of an amendment to a Plan requiring the provision of security to such Plan pursuant to Section 206(g) of ERISA; (ix) the insolvency under Section 4245 of ERISA with respect to a Multi-Employer Plan; (x) any material increase in the contingent liability of any Borrower or any Subsidiary with respect to any post-retirement welfare liability; or (xi) the taking of any action by, or the threatening of the taking of any action by, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or the PBGC with respect to any of the foregoing.

Eurodollar Loan” means each Loan bearing interest at a rate based upon the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate.

Event of Default” has the meaning provided in Section 8.01.

Event of Loss” means, with respect to any property, (i) the actual or constructive total loss of such property or the use thereof resulting from destruction, damage beyond repair, or the rendition of such property permanently unfit for normal use from any casualty or similar occurrence whatsoever, (ii) the

 

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destruction or damage of a portion of such property from any casualty or similar occurrence whatsoever, (iii) the condemnation, confiscation or seizure of, or requisition of title to or use of, any property, or (iv) in the case of any property located upon a leasehold, the termination or expiration of such leasehold (other than at the end of a stated term in any lease).

Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, the excess of (i) Combined EBITDA for such period, over (ii) the sum for such period of (A) Combined Interest Expense paid in cash during such period by any of the Credit Parties, (B) Combined Income Tax Expense paid in cash during such period by any of the Credit Parties, (C) Cash Capital Expenditures made during such period by any of the Credit Parties, but only to the extent incurred for maintenance purposes, (D) payment of mandatory principal payments under the Credit Facility during such period and (E) optional principal prepayments of Term Loans made during such period.

Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Amount” has the meaning provided in Section 2.13(c)(iv).

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (x) as it relates to all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor or such Borrower, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s or such Borrower’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guarantee of such Guarantor or such Borrower becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (y) as it relates to all or a portion of the grant by such Guarantor or such Borrower of a security interest, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, such Swap Obligation (or such security interest in respect thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s or such Borrower’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the security interest of such Guarantor or such Borrower becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrowers under Section 3.05) or (ii) such Lender changes its Applicable Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.03, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Applicable Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.03(g) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

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Existing Credit Agreements” means, collectively, the Existing HIE Credit Agreement and the Existing Mid Pac Credit Agreement.

Existing HIE Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2013 (as amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time), among HIE, Bank of Hawaii, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto from time to time.

Existing Mid Pac Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2015 (as amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time), among Koko’oha, Mid Pac, Bank of Hawaii, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto from time to time.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal Funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal Funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.

Fees” means all amounts payable pursuant to, or referred to in, Section 2.11.

Financial Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrowers.

Financial Projections” has the meaning provided in Section 5.07(b).

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Testing Period, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) Combined EBITDA for such period minus (ii) Combined Income Tax Expense due and owing by any of the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries during such period and required to be paid in cash, minus (iii) Cash Capital Expenditures due and owing by any of the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries during such period and required to be paid in cash, minus (iv) Capital Distributions made or required to be made by any of the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries during such period, to (b) Combined Fixed Charges for such period.

Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

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

Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to any LC Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage of LC Outstandings with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such LC Issuer other than LC Outstandings as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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Fuel Purchase Agreement” means each fuel purchase agreement to which any Credit Party is a party involving aggregate consideration payable by such Credit Party of $1,000,000 or more per annum.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time.

Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Granting Lender” has the meaning provided in Section 11.06(f).

Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning provided in Section 10.01.

Guaranty” means Article X of this Agreement and any other guaranty, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which a Person guarantees all or any portion of the Obligations.

Guaranty Obligations” means as to any Person (without duplication) any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any Indebtedness (“primary Indebtedness”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent: (i) to purchase any such primary Indebtedness or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefore; (ii) to advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of any such primary Indebtedness or to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary Indebtedness of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary Indebtedness; or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of such primary Indebtedness against loss in respect thereof, provided, however, that the definition of Guaranty Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guaranty Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary Indebtedness in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder).

Hazardous Materials” means (i) any petrochemical or petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas; and (ii) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “restricted hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous wastes,” “restrictive hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminants” or “pollutants,” or words of similar meaning and regulatory effect, under any applicable Environmental Law.

Hedge Agreement” means (i) any interest rate swap agreement, any interest rate cap agreement, any interest rate collar agreement or other similar interest rate management agreement or arrangement, (ii) any currency swap or option agreement, foreign exchange contract, forward currency purchase agreement or similar currency management agreement or arrangement or (iii) any Commodities Hedge Agreement.

 

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Hedging Obligations” means all obligations of any Credit Party under and in respect of (i) any Hedge Agreements entered into with any Secured Hedge Provider or (ii) any Designated Hedge Agreement.

HIE” has the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

Indebtedness” of any Person means without duplication:

(i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money;

(ii) all bonds, notes, debentures and similar debt securities of such Person;

(iii) the deferred purchase price of capital assets or services that in accordance with GAAP would be shown on the liability side of the balance sheet of such Person;

(iv) the face amount of all letters of credit issued for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder;

(v) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances;

(vi) all indebtedness of a second Person secured by any Lien on any property owned by such first Person, whether or not such indebtedness has been assumed;

(vii) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;

(viii) the present value, determined on the basis of the implicit interest rate, of all basic rental obligations under all Synthetic Leases of such Person;

(ix) all obligations of such Person with respect to asset securitization financing;

(x) all obligations of such Person to pay a specified purchase price for goods or services whether or not delivered or accepted, i.e., take-or-pay and similar obligations, in each case that in accordance with GAAP would be shown on the liability side of the balance sheet of such Person;

(xi) all net obligations of such Person under Hedge Agreements;

(xii) all Disqualified Equity Interests of such Person;

(xiii) the full outstanding balance of trade receivables, notes or other instruments sold with full recourse (and the portion thereof subject to potential recourse, if sold with limited recourse), other than in any such case any thereof sold solely for purposes of collection of delinquent accounts; and

(xiv) all Guaranty Obligations of such Person;

provided, however, that (y) neither trade payables (other than trade payables outstanding for more than 90 days after the date such trade payables were created), deferred revenue, taxes nor other similar accrued expenses, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business, shall constitute Indebtedness; and (z) the Indebtedness of any Person shall in any event include (without duplication) the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any general partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable thereon as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide expressly that such Person is not liable thereon.

 

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Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.

Indemnitees” has the meaning provided in Section 11.02.

Insolvency Event” means, with respect to any Person:

(i) the commencement of a voluntary case by such Person under the Bankruptcy Code or the seeking of relief by such Person under any bankruptcy or insolvency or analogous law in any jurisdiction outside of the United States;

(ii) the commencement of an involuntary case against such Person under the Bankruptcy Code or any bankruptcy or insolvency or analogous law in any jurisdiction outside of the United States and the petition is not controverted within 10 days, or is not dismissed within 60 days, after commencement of the case;

(iii) a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code) is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or substantially all of the property of such Person;

(iv) such Person commences (including by way of applying for or consenting to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a rehabilitator, receiver, custodian, trustee, conservator or liquidator (collectively, a “conservator”) of such Person or all or substantially all of its property) any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency, liquidation, rehabilitation, conservatorship or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to such Person;

(v) any such proceeding of the type set forth in clause (iv) above is commenced against such Person to the extent such proceeding is consented to by such Person or remains undismissed for a period of 45 days;

(vi) such Person is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt;

(vii) any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered;

(viii) such Person suffers any appointment of any conservator or the like for it or any substantial part of its property that continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days;

(ix) such Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or generally does not pay its debts as such debts become due; or

(x) any corporate (or similar organizational) action is taken by such Person for the purpose of authorizing or implementing any of the foregoing.

Intellectual Property” has the meaning provided in the Security Agreement.

Intercompany Subordination Agreement” means an Intercompany Subordination Agreement in substantially in the form of Exhibit L.

 

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Interest Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Testing Period, the ratio of (a) Combined EBITDA for such period to (b) Combined Interest Expense for such period.

Interest Period” means, with respect to each Eurodollar Loan, a period of one, two, three, six, and to the extent agreed to by each relevant Lender, nine or twelve, months as selected by the Borrowers; provided, however, that (i) the initial Interest Period for any Borrowing of such Eurodollar Loan shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (the date of a Borrowing resulting from a Conversion or Continuation shall be the date of such Conversion or Continuation) and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period expires; (ii) if any Interest Period begins on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month; (iii) if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day; provided, however, that if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period shall expire on the next preceding Business Day; (iv) no Interest Period for any Eurodollar Loan may be selected that would end after the Revolving Facility Termination Date or the Term Loan Maturity Date, as the case may be; and (v) if, upon the expiration of any Interest Period, the Borrowers have failed to (or may not) elect a new Interest Period to be applicable to the respective Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans as provided above, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have elected to Convert such Borrowing to Base Rate Loans effective as of the expiration date of such current Interest Period.

Investment” means: (i) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition by a Person of any Equity Interest of any other Person; (ii) any loan, advance (other than deposits with financial institutions available for withdrawal on demand), capital contribution or extension of credit to, guarantee or assumption of debt or purchase or other acquisition of any other Indebtedness of, any Person by any other Person; or (iii) the purchase, acquisition or investment of or in any stocks, bonds, mutual funds, notes, debentures or other securities, or any deposit account, certificate of deposit or other investment of any kind.

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Joinder Agreement” has the meaning provided in Section 6.09.

KeyBank Fee Letter” means the Fee Letter, dated as of November 13, 2015, among the Borrowers, KeyBank National Association and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.

Koko’oha” means Koko’oha Investments, Inc., a Hawaii corporation.

Landlord’s Agreement” means a landlord’s waiver, mortgagee’s waiver or bailee’s waiver, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and providing, among other things, for waiver of Lien, certain notices and opportunity to cure and access to Collateral, delivered by a Credit Party in connection with this Agreement, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated or otherwise modified.

LC Commitment Amount” means $2,000,000.

LC Documents” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, any documents executed in connection with such Letter of Credit, including the Letter of Credit itself.

 

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LC Fee” means any of the fees payable pursuant to Section 2.11(b) or Section 2.11(c) in respect of Letters of Credit.

LC Issuance” means the issuance of any Letter of Credit by any LC Issuer for the account of an LC Obligor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and shall include any amendment thereto that increases the Stated Amount thereof or extends the expiry date of such Letter of Credit.

LC Issuer” means KeyBank National Association or any of its Affiliates, or such other Lender that is requested by the Borrowers and agrees to be an LC Issuer hereunder and is approved by the Administrative Agent.

LC Obligor” means, with respect to each LC Issuance, the applicable Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantor for whose account such Letter of Credit is issued.

LC Outstandings” means, at any time, the sum, without duplication, of (i) the aggregate Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and (ii) the aggregate amount of all Unpaid Drawings with respect to Letters of Credit.

LC Participant” has the meaning provided in Section 2.05(g).

LC Participation” has the meaning provided in Section 2.05(g).

LC Request” has the meaning provided in Section 2.05(b).

Leaseholds” of any Person means all the right, title and interest of such Person as lessee or licensee in, to and under leases or licenses of land, improvements and/or fixtures.

Lender” and “Lenders” have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement and includes any other Person that becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment Agreement, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment Agreement. In addition to the foregoing, solely for the purpose of identifying the Persons entitled to share in payments and collections from the Collateral and the benefit of any guarantees of the Obligations, as more fully set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the term “Lender” shall include Secured Hedge Providers. For the avoidance of doubt, any Secured Hedge Provider to whom any Hedging Obligations are owed and which does not hold any Loans or commitments hereunder shall not be entitled to any other rights as a “Lender” under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lender” excludes all Departing Lenders.

Lender Register” has the meaning provided in Section 2.08(b).

Letter of Credit” means any Standby Letter of Credit or Commercial Letter of Credit, in each case issued by any LC Issuer under this Agreement pursuant to Section 2.05 for the account of any LC Obligor.

Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Testing Period, the ratio of (a) Combined Total Debt as of the last day of such Testing Period to (b) Combined EBITDA for such period.

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, hypothecation, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof).

 

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Loan” means any Revolving Loan or Term Loan.

Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty, the Security Documents, the KeyBank Fee Letter, the Closing Fee Letter, each Intercompany Subordination Agreement, the Master Intercompany Note, any Joinder Agreement, each Letter of Credit and each other LC Document.

Margin Stock” has the meaning provided in Regulation U.

Master Intercompany Note” means the Master Intercompany Note, dated as of the Closing Date, entered into among the Credit Parties, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time.

Material Adverse Effect” means any or all of the following: (i) any material adverse effect on the business, operations, property, assets, liabilities or financial or other condition of any Borrower or the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (ii) any material adverse effect on the ability of any Borrower or any other Credit Party to perform its obligations under any of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, or any material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under any of the Loan Documents to which they are party; (iii) any material adverse effect on the validity, effectiveness or enforceability, as against any Borrower, individually, or the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, of any of the Loan Documents to which it is or they are a party; (iv) any material adverse effect on the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document; or (v) any material adverse effect on the validity, perfection or priority of any Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent on any of the Collateral.

Material Contract” means (a) each Fuel Purchase Agreement and (b) each other contract, license or permit, the lack of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Material Indebtedness” means, as to any Borrower or any Subsidiary, any particular Indebtedness of such Borrower or such Subsidiary (including any Guaranty Obligations) in excess of the aggregate principal amount of $2,500,000.

Material Indebtedness Agreement” means any agreement governing or evidencing any Material Indebtedness.

Maximum Rate” has the meaning provided in Section 11.23.

Mid Pac” has the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

Minimum Borrowing Amount” means (i) with respect to any Revolving Loan, $500,000, with minimum increments thereafter of $100,000 and (ii) with respect to any Term Loan, $1,000,000 with minimum increments thereafter of $100,000.

Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 103% of the Fronting Exposure of all LC Issuers with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time and (ii) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuers in their sole discretion.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.

Mortgage” means a Mortgage, Deed of Trust or other instrument, substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1, in the case of any owned Mortgaged Real Property, or Exhibit K-2, in the case of any leased

 

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Mortgaged Real Property, and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, executed by a Credit Party with respect to such Mortgaged Real Property, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated or otherwise modified.

Mortgaged Real Property” means, collectively, (i) each of the parcels of Real Property set forth on Schedule 1.01(b), which constitute all of the Real Property owned by Mid Pac and its Subsidiaries (other than the Real Property owned by Mid Pac that is the subject of the Permitted Condo Sale) on the Closing Date and certain Leaseholds of Mid Pac and its Subsidiaries that may become subject to a Mortgage without applicable landlord consent and are otherwise capable of having title insured by a title company, and (ii) each other parcel of Real Property owned or leased by any Credit Party that shall become subject to a Mortgage after the Closing Date, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), together with all of such Credit Party’s right, title and interest in the improvements and buildings thereon and all appurtenances, easements or other rights belonging thereto.

Multi-Employer Plan” means a multi-employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within any of the preceding five plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.

Multiple Employer Plan” means an employee benefit plan, other than a Multi-Employer Plan, to which any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, and one or more employers other than any Borrower or a Subsidiary of any Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate, is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or, in the event that any such plan has been terminated, to which any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate made or accrued an obligation to make contributions during any of the five plan years preceding the date of termination of such plan.

Narrative Report” means, with respect to the financial statements for which such narrative report is required, a narrative report of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries in substantially the form attached as Exhibit F (or such other form approved by the Administrative Agent).

Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to (i) any Asset Sale, the Cash Proceeds resulting therefrom net of (A) reasonable and customary expenses of sale incurred in connection with such Asset Sale, and other reasonable and customary fees and expenses incurred, and all state and local taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable by such Person as a consequence of such Asset Sale, and the payment of principal, premium and interest of Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) secured by the asset that is the subject of such Asset Sale, and required to be, and that is, repaid under the terms thereof as a result of such Asset Sale, and (B) incremental federal, state and local income taxes paid or payable as a result thereof; (ii) any Event of Loss, the Cash Proceeds resulting therefrom net of (A) reasonable and customary expenses incurred in connection with such Event of Loss, and local taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable by such Person as a consequence of such Event of Loss and the payment of principal, premium and interest of Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) secured by the asset that is the subject of the Event of Loss and required to be, and that is, repaid under the terms thereof as a result of such Event of Loss, and (B) incremental federal, state and local income taxes paid or payable as a result thereof; and (iii) the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness, the Cash Proceeds resulting therefrom net of reasonable and customary fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith and net of the repayment or payment of any Indebtedness or obligation intended to be repaid or paid with the proceeds of such Indebtedness; in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are (x) actually paid to a Person that, except in the case of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, is not an Affiliate of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries and (y) properly attributable to such transaction or to the asset that is the subject thereof.

 

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Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning provided in Section 11.12(f).

Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

Note” means a Revolving Facility Note or a Term Note, as applicable.

Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning provided in Section 2.06(b).

Notice of Continuation or Conversion” has the meaning provided in Section 2.10(b).

Notice Office” means the office of the Administrative Agent at 4900 Tiedeman Road, Mail Code: OH 01-49-0114, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144, Attention: KAS Servicing (Facsimile: 216.370.5997), or such other office as the Administrative Agent may designate in writing to the Borrowers from time to time.

Obligated Party” has the meaning provided in Section 10.02.

Obligations” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all LC Outstandings, all accrued and unpaid Fees, and all other fees, expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations, direct or indirect, contingent or absolute, of every type or description, and at any time existing, owing by any Credit Party to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender, any Secured Hedge Provider or any LC Issuer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Designated Hedge Agreement (including, but not limited to, interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Credit Party of any insolvency proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding or subject to an automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code); provided, however, that Obligations shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing description of Obligations, the Obligations include (a) the obligation to pay principal, interest, Letter of Credit commissions, charges, expenses, fees, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, indemnities and other amounts payable by the Credit Parties under any Loan Document, (b) Banking Services Obligations, (c) Hedging Obligations and (d) the obligation to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Affiliate or any Secured Hedge Provider of any of them, in connection with the terms of any Loan Document, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of the Credit Parties.

Operating Lease” as applied to any Person means any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is not accounted for as a Capital Lease on the balance sheet of that Person.

Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any Person (other than an individual), such Person’s Articles (Certificate) of Incorporation, or equivalent formation documents, and Regulations (Bylaws), or equivalent governing documents, and, in the case of any partnership, includes any partnership agreement and any amendments to any of the foregoing.

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

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Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.05).

Parent” means Par Pacific Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Participant Register” has the meaning provided in Section 11.06(b).

Par Petroleum” means Par Petroleum, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Payment Office” has the meaning provided in Section 2.07(d).

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.

Perfection Certificate” has the meaning provided in the Security Agreement.

Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition as to which all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(i) such Acquisition involves a line or lines of business that is or are complementary to the lines of business in which the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, considered as an entirety, are engaged on the Closing Date;

(ii) the Borrowers shall have furnished to the Administrative Agent at least 10 Business Days prior to the consummation of such Acquisition (or such shorter period of time as the Administrative Agent agrees) (A) an executed term sheet and/or commitment letter (setting forth in reasonable detail the terms and conditions of such Acquisition) and, at the request of the Administrative Agent, such other information and documents that the Administrative Agent may request, including, without limitation, executed counterparts of the respective agreements, instruments or other documents pursuant to which such Acquisition is to be consummated (including, without limitation, any related management, non-compete, employment, option or other material agreements and any environmental reports), any schedules to such agreements, instruments or other documents and all other material ancillary agreements, instruments or other documents to be executed or delivered in connection therewith, (B) pro forma financial statements of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries giving effect to the consummation of such Acquisition to the extent that the Consideration for such Acquisition exceeds $6,000,000, and (C) copies of such other agreements, instruments or other documents (other than the Loan Documents required by Section 6.10) as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request;

(iii) the agreements, instruments and other documents referred to in paragraph (ii) above shall provide that (A) neither the Credit Parties nor any of their Subsidiaries shall, in connection with such Acquisition, assume or remain liable in respect of any Indebtedness of the seller or sellers, except for Indebtedness permitted hereunder, and (B) all property to be so acquired in connection with such Acquisition shall be free and clear of any and all Liens, except for Permitted Liens (and if any such property is subject to any Lien not permitted by this clause (B), then concurrently with such Acquisition such Lien shall be released);

(iv) such Acquisition shall be effected in such a manner so that the acquired Equity Interests or assets are owned either by a Credit Party that will become a Credit Party in accordance with Section 6.09

 

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and, if effected by merger or consolidation involving a Credit Party, such Credit Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person or the continuing or surviving Person shall become a Credit Party upon the effectiveness of such merger or consolidation;

(v) the aggregate Consideration for all such Acquisitions made in any fiscal year shall not exceed $10,000,000;

(iv) no Default or Event of Default shall exist prior to or immediately after giving effect to such Acquisition;

(vii) the Borrowers would, after giving effect to such Acquisition, on a pro forma basis (as determined in accordance with subpart (viii) below whether or not a certificate is required pursuant to such subpart (viii)), be in compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 7.07;

(viii) at least five Business Days prior to the consummation of any such Acquisition in which the Consideration exceeds $1,000,000, the Borrowers shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a certificate of an Authorized Officer demonstrating, in reasonable detail, the computation of the financial covenants referred to in Section 7.07 on a pro forma basis, such pro forma ratios being determined as if (y) such Acquisition had been completed at the beginning of the most recent Testing Period for which financial information for the Borrowers and the business or Person to be acquired, is available, and (z) any such Indebtedness, or other Indebtedness incurred to finance such Acquisition, had been outstanding for such entire Testing Period;

(ix) all transactions in connection with such Acquisition shall be consummated, in all material respects, in accordance with all applicable laws;

(x) the Acquisition shall have been approved by the board of directors or other governing body or controlling Person of the Person from whom such Equity Interests or assets are proposed to be acquired;

(xi) as of the date of the Acquisition, a Financial Officer shall provide a certificate to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders certifying as to the matters set forth in the foregoing clauses and further certifying that the Acquisition could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(xii) immediately after giving effect to such Acquisition, any acquired or newly formed Subsidiary shall be a wholly owned Subsidiary and shall take all actions required to be taken pursuant to Section 6.09 and Section 6.10 (or within 30 days of such Acquisition in the case of Section 6.10(c)); and

(xiii) immediately after giving effect to the Acquisition, the Credit Parties’ unrestricted cash, together with Revolving Availability, shall be no less than $5,000,000.

Permitted Acquisition Agreement” means each stock purchase agreement, asset purchase agreement or other agreement entered into by any Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, in each case as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Permitted Acquisition Documentation” means, collectively, each Permitted Acquisition Agreement and all schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto and all side letters and agreements (including without limitation all non-competition agreements) affecting the terms thereof or entered into in connection therewith, in each case as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Permitted Condo Sale” means the sale by Mid Pac of the condominiums, and all rights, privileges, and covenants appurtenant thereto, and all built-in improvements and fixtures located thereon, identified as Alakea Corporate Tower Unit 800 and Unit 801, 1100 Alakea Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.

Permitted Creditor Investment” means any securities (whether debt or equity) received by any Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of any customer or supplier of such Borrower or any such Subsidiary and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business.

Permitted Holder” means any of Whitebox Advisors LLC, Zell Credit Opportunities Master Fund, L.P., Waterstone Capital Management, LP., and each of their respective Affiliates.

Permitted Lien” means any Lien permitted by Section 7.03.

Permitted Reorganization” means the contribution by Par Petroleum of 100% of the Equity Interests of HIE to Koko’oha, including such actions that are not adverse to the interests of the Lenders under the Loan Documents as may be reasonably necessary in order to effect such transaction.

Person” means any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, central bank, trust or other enterprise or any governmental or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.

Plan” means any Multi-Employer Plan, Multiple Employer Plan or Single-Employer Plan.

Platform” has the meaning provided in Section 9.16(b).

primary Indebtedness” has the meaning provided in the definition of “Guaranty Obligations.”

primary obligor” has the meaning provided in the definition of “Guaranty Obligations.”

Prohibited Transaction” means a transaction with respect to a Plan that is prohibited under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA and not exempt under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 408 of ERISA.

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Obligations with respect to a Designated Hedge Agreement, each Credit Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Obligations or such other Person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

RCRA” means the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.

Real Property” of any Person shall mean all of the right, title and interest of such Person in and to land, improvements and fixtures, including Leaseholds.

Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any LC Issuer, as applicable.

 

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Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing reserve requirements.

Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the directors, officers, partners, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Remedial Action” means all actions any Environmental Law requires any Credit Party to: (i) clean up, remove, remediate, contain, treat, monitor, assess, evaluate or in any other way address Hazardous Materials in the environment; (ii) prevent or minimize a release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials so they do not migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the environment; (iii) perform pre-remedial studies and investigations and post-remedial operation and maintenance activities; or (iv) perform any other actions authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 9601.

Reportable Event” means an event described in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations thereunder with respect to a Plan, other than those events as to which the notice requirement is waived under subsection .22, .23, .25, .27, .28, .29, .30, .31, .32, .34, .35, .62, .63, .64, .65 or .67 of PBGC Regulation Section 4043.

Required Lenders” means, on any date of determination, Lenders whose Credit Facility Exposure and Unused Revolving Commitments constitute more than 66 2/3% (or, at any time when there are five or more Lenders, 50%) of the sum of the Aggregate Credit Facility Exposure and the Unused Total Revolving Commitment. The Credit Facility Exposure and Unused Revolving Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.

Restricted Payment” means (i) any Capital Distribution, (ii) any amount paid by any Borrower or any Subsidiary in repayment, redemption, retirement, repurchase, direct or indirect, of any Subordinated Indebtedness, (iii) any payment by any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any management fees, consulting fees or any similar fees, whether pursuant to a management agreement or otherwise or (iv) any voluntary or mandatory prepayment of principal of any Subordinated Indebtedness or any Material Indebtedness (other than the Obligations and any prepayments of Indebtedness subject to an Intercompany Subordination Agreement to the extent such prepayment is expressly permitted by the terms of such Intercompany Subordination Agreement).

Revolving Availability” means, at the time of determination, (a) the sum of all Revolving Commitments at such time less (b) the sum of (i) the principal amount of Revolving Loans made and outstanding at such time and (ii) the LC Outstandings at such time.

Revolving Borrowing” means the incurrence of Revolving Loans consisting of one Type of Revolving Loan by the Borrowers from all of the Lenders having Revolving Commitments in respect thereof on a pro rata basis on a given date (or resulting from Conversions or Continuations on a given date) in the same currency, having in the case of any Eurodollar Loans, the same Interest Period.

Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in Schedule 1.01(a) as its “Revolving Commitment” or in the case of any Lender that becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment Agreement, the amount set forth in such Assignment Agreement, as such commitment may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.12 or adjusted from time to time as a result of assignments to or from such Lender pursuant to Section 11.06.

 

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Revolving Facility” means the credit facility established under Section 2.02 pursuant to the Revolving Commitment of each Lender.

Revolving Facility Availability Period” means the period beginning the day after the Closing Date and ending on the Revolving Facility Termination Date.

Revolving Facility Exposure” means, for any Lender at any time, the sum of (i) the principal amount of Revolving Loans made by such Lender and outstanding at such time, and (ii) such Lender’s share of the LC Outstandings at such time.

Revolving Facility Note” means a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.

Revolving Facility Percentage” means, at any time for any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing such Lender’s Revolving Commitment by the Total Revolving Commitment, provided, however, that if the Total Revolving Commitment has been terminated, the Revolving Facility Percentage for each Lender shall be determined by dividing such Lender’s Revolving Commitment immediately prior to such termination by the Total Revolving Commitment immediately prior to such termination. The Revolving Facility Percentage of each Lender as of the Closing Date is set forth on Schedule 1.01(a).

Revolving Facility Termination Date” means the earlier of (i) December 17, 2020, or (ii) the date that the Commitments have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02.

Revolving Lender” means, as of any date of determination, a Lender holding a Revolving Commitment, a Revolving Loan or an LC Participation on such date.

Revolving Loan” means, with respect to each Lender, any loan made by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.02.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of McGraw Hill, Inc., and its successors.

Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” means any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower of any property (except for temporary leases for a term, including any renewal thereof, of not more than one year and except for leases between any Borrower and a Subsidiary or between Subsidiaries or Borrowers), which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by such Borrower or such Subsidiary to such Person.

Scheduled Repayment” has the meaning provided in Section 2.13(b).

SDN List” has the meaning provided in Section 5.25.

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

SEC Regulation D” means Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as the same may be in effect from time to time.

Secured Creditors” has the meaning provided in the Security Agreement.

Secured Hedge Provider” means a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender (or a Person who was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time of execution and delivery of a Hedge Agreement) who has entered into a Hedge Agreement with the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries.

 

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Security Agreement” has the meaning provided in Section 4.01(iii).

Security Documents” means the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreements, each Mortgage, each Landlord’s Agreement, each Additional Security Document, any UCC financing statement, any Control Agreement, any Collateral Assignment of Contracts, any Collateral Assignment of Intellectual Property, any Perfection Certificate and any document pursuant to which any Lien is granted or perfected by any Credit Party to the Administrative Agent as security for any of the Obligations.

Single Employer Plan” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, to which any Borrower, any Subsidiary of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or, in the event that any such plan has been terminated, to which any Borrower, any Subsidiary of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate made or accrued an obligation to make contributions during any of the five plan years preceding the date of termination of such plan.

Specified Distribution” means the payment in cash on the Closing Date by each Borrower of a Capital Distribution to its respective sole member totaling no more than $37,000,000 in the aggregate for both such Capital Distributions.

SPC” has the meaning provided in Section 11.06(f).

Standard Permitted Lien” means any of the following:

(i) Liens for taxes not yet delinquent or Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established;

(ii) Liens in respect of property or assets imposed by law that were incurred in the ordinary course of business, such as carriers’, suppliers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s and mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, that do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of any Borrower or any Subsidiary and do not secure any Indebtedness;

(iii) Liens created by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents;

(iv) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h);

(v) Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, and mechanic’s Liens, carrier’s Liens, and other Liens to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, contract bids, government contracts, surety, appeal, customs, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations, incurred in the ordinary course of business (exclusive of obligations in respect of the payment for borrowed money), whether pursuant to statutory requirements, common law or consensual arrangements;

(vi) leases or subleases granted in the ordinary course of business to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of any Borrower or any Subsidiary and any interest or title of a lessor under any lease not in violation of this Agreement;

 

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(vii) easements, rights-of-way, zoning or other restrictions, charges, encumbrances, defects in title, prior rights of other persons, and obligations contained in similar instruments, in each case that do not secure Indebtedness and do not involve, and are not likely to involve at any future time, either individually or in the aggregate, (A) a substantial and prolonged interruption or disruption of the business activities of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries considered as an entirety, or (B) a Material Adverse Effect;

(viii) Liens arising from the rights of lessors under leases (including financing statements regarding property subject to lease) not in violation of the requirements of this Agreement, provided that such Liens are only in respect of the property subject to, and secure only, the respective lease (and any other lease with the same or an affiliated lessor); and

(ix) rights of consignors of goods, whether or not perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the UCC.

Standby Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued for the purpose of supporting workers compensation, liability insurance, releases of contract retention obligations, contract performance guarantee requirements and other bonding obligations or for other lawful purposes.

Stated Amount” of each Letter of Credit shall mean the maximum amount available to be drawn thereunder (regardless of whether any conditions or other requirements for drawing could then be met).

Subordinated Debt Documents” means, collectively, any loan agreements, indentures, note purchase agreements, promissory notes, guarantees and other instruments and agreements evidencing the terms of any Subordinated Indebtedness.

Subordinated Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness that has been subordinated to the prior payment in full of all of the Obligations pursuant to a written agreement or written terms acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Subsidiary” of any Person means (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary Voting Power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have Voting Power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries, and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries, owns more than 50% of the Equity Interests of such Person at the time or in which such Person, one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, has the power to direct the policies, management and affairs thereof. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to “Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of any Borrower.

Subsidiary Guarantor” means any Subsidiary that is or hereafter becomes a party to the Guaranty. Each Subsidiary Guarantor as of the Closing Date is listed on Schedule 1.01(c).

Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

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Synthetic Lease” means any lease (i) that is accounted for by the lessee as an Operating Lease, and (ii) under which the lessee is intended to be the “owner” of the leased property for federal income tax purposes.

Synthetic Lease Obligations” means, as to any Person, an amount equal to the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under any Synthetic Lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP if such obligations were accounted for as Capitalized Lease Obligations.

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Term Borrowing” means the incurrence of Term Loans consisting of one Type of Term Loan by the Borrowers from all of the Lenders having Term Commitments in respect thereof on a pro rata basis on a given date (or resulting from Conversions or Continuations on a given date), having in the case of Eurodollar Loans the same Interest Period.

Term Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the amount, if any, set forth opposite such Lender’s name in Schedule 1.01(a) as its “Term Commitment” or in the case of any Lender that becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment Agreement, the amount set forth in such Assignment Agreement, as such commitment may be reduced from time to time as a result of assignments to or from such Lender pursuant to Section 11.06.

Term Loan” means, with respect to each Lender that has a Term Commitment, any loan made by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.03.

Term Loan Maturity Date” means December 17, 2022.

Term Note” means a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.

Testing Period” means a single period consisting of the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Credit Parties then last ended (whether or not such quarters are all within the same fiscal year), except that if a particular provision of this Agreement indicates that a Testing Period shall be of a different specified duration, such Testing Period shall consist of the particular fiscal quarter or quarters then last ended that are so indicated in such provision.

Title Company” has the meaning specified in Section 6.10(c)(i).

Title Policy” has the meaning specified in Section 6.10(c)(i).

Total Credit Facility Amount” means the aggregate of the Total Revolving Commitment and the Total Term Loan Commitment. As of the Closing Date, the Total Credit Facility Amount is $115,000,000.

Total Revolving Commitment” means the sum of the Revolving Commitments of the Lenders as the same may be decreased pursuant to Section 2.12(c). As of the Closing Date, the amount of the Total Revolving Commitment is $5,000,000.

Total Term Loan Commitment” means the sum of the Term Commitments of the Lenders. As of the Closing Date, the amount of the Total Term Loan Commitment is $110,000,000.

 

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Trade Date” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(g)(i).

Transactions” means (a) the payment of the Specified Distribution, (b) the refinancing of the obligations under the Existing Credit Agreements and (c) the payment of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Type” means any type of Loan determined with respect to the interest option and currency denomination applicable thereto, which in each case shall be a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.

UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time. Unless otherwise specified, the UCC shall refer to the UCC as in effect in the State of New York.

Unfunded Benefit Liabilities” of any Plan means the amount, if any, of its unfunded benefit liabilities, as defined in Section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA.

United States” and “U.S.” each means United States of America.

Unpaid Drawing” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the aggregate Dollar amount of the draws made on such Letter of Credit that have not been reimbursed by the applicable Borrower or the applicable LC Obligor or converted to a Revolving Loan pursuant to Section 2.05(f)(i), and, in each case, all interest that accrues thereon pursuant to this Agreement.

Unused Revolving Commitment” means, for any Lender at any time, the excess of (i) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time over (ii) such Lender’s Revolving Facility Exposure at such time.

Unused Total Revolving Commitment” means, at any time, the excess of (i) the Total Revolving Commitment at such time over (ii) the Aggregate Revolving Facility Exposure at such time.

U.S. Borrower” means any Borrower that is a U.S. Person.

U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.03(g)(ii)(B)(iii).

USA Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT Act) Act of 2001.

Voting Power” means, with respect to any Person, the exclusive ability to control, through the ownership of shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or otherwise, the election of members of the board of directors or other similar governing body of such Person, and the holding of a designated percentage of Voting Power of a Person means the ownership of shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other interests of such Person sufficient to control exclusively the election of that percentage of the members of the board of directors or other similar governing body of such Person.

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Section 1.02 Computation of Time Periods. In this Agreement 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 means “to but excluding” and the word “through” means “through and including.”

Section 1.03 Accounting Terms. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time, provided that if the Borrowers notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the Borrowers wish to amend any covenant in Article VII to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP that occurs after the Closing Date on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrowers that the Required Lenders wish to amend Article VII for such purpose), then the Borrowers’ compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree to enter into negotiations to amend any such covenant upon receipt from any party entitled to send such notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all financial statements delivered hereunder shall be prepared, and all financial covenants contained herein shall be calculated, without giving effect to any election under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159 (or any similar accounting principle) permitting a Person to value its financial liabilities at the fair value thereof.

Section 1.04 Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits shall be construed to refer to Sections of, and Schedules and Exhibits to, this Agreement, (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all Real Property, tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights, and interests in any of the foregoing, and (f) any reference to a statute, rule or regulation is to that statute, rule or regulation as now enacted or as the same may from time to time be amended, re-enacted or expressly replaced.

Section 1.05 Time References. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

ARTICLE II

THE TERMS OF THE CREDIT FACILITY

Section 2.01 Establishment of the Credit Facility. On the Closing Date, and subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and each LC Issuer agree to establish the Credit Facility for the benefit of the Borrowers; provided, however, that at no time will (i) the Aggregate Credit Facility Exposure exceed the Total Credit Facility Amount, or (ii) the Credit Facility Exposure of any Lender exceed the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Commitment.

 

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Section 2.02 Revolving Facility. During the Revolving Facility Availability Period, each Lender severally, and not jointly, agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make a Revolving Loan or Revolving Loans to the Borrowers from time to time pursuant to such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, which Revolving Loans: (i) may, except as set forth herein, at the option of the Borrowers, be incurred and maintained as, or Converted into, Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, in each case denominated in Dollars, provided that all Revolving Loans made as part of the same Revolving Borrowing shall consist of Revolving Loans of the same Type; (ii) may be repaid or prepaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof; and (iii) shall not be made if, after giving effect to any such Revolving Loan, (A) the Revolving Facility Exposure of any Lender would exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (B) the Aggregate Revolving Facility Exposure would exceed the Total Revolving Commitment, or (C) the Borrowers would be required to prepay Loans or Cash Collateralize Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.13(c). The Revolving Loans to be made by each Lender will be made by such Lender on a pro rata basis based upon such Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage of each Revolving Borrowing, in each case in accordance with Section 2.07.

Section 2.03 Term Loan. On the Closing Date, each Lender that has a Term Commitment severally, and not jointly, agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make a Term Loan to the Borrowers pursuant to such Lender’s Term Commitment, which Term Loans: (i) can only be incurred on the Closing Date in the entire amount of each Lender’s Term Commitment; (ii) once prepaid or repaid, may not be reborrowed; (iii) may, except as set forth herein, at the option of the Borrowers, be incurred and maintained as, or Converted into, Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, in each case denominated in Dollars, provided that all Term Loans made as part of the same Term Borrowing shall consist of Term Loans of the same Type; (iv) shall be repaid in accordance with Section 2.13(b); and (v) shall not exceed (A) for any Lender at the time of incurrence thereof the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Term Commitment, if any, and (B) for all the Lenders at the time of incurrence thereof the Total Term Loan Commitment. The Term Loans to be made by each Lender will be made by such Lender in the aggregate amount of its Term Commitment in accordance with Section 2.07.

Section 2.04 [Reserved.]

Section 2.05 Letters of Credit.

(a) LC Issuances. During the Revolving Facility Availability Period, the Borrowers may request an LC Issuer at any time and from time to time to issue, for the account of any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, and subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, each LC Issuer agrees to issue from time to time Letters of Credit denominated and payable in Dollars and in each case in such form as may be approved by such LC Issuer and the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, no LC Issuance shall be made if, after giving effect thereto, (i) the LC Outstandings would exceed the LC Commitment Amount, (ii) the Revolving Facility Exposure of any Lender would exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (iii) the Aggregate Revolving Facility Exposure would exceed the Total Revolving Commitment, or (iv) the Borrowers would be required to prepay Loans or Cash Collateralize Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.13(c) hereof. Subject to Section 2.05(c) below, each Letter of Credit shall have an expiry date (including any renewal periods) occurring not later than the earlier of (y) one year from the date of issuance thereof, or (z) 30 days prior to the Revolving Facility Termination Date identified in clause (i) of the definition thereof.

 

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(b) LC Requests. Whenever the Borrowers desire that a Letter of Credit be issued for its account or the account of any eligible LC Obligor, the Borrowers shall give the Administrative Agent and the applicable LC Issuer written or telephonic notice (in the case of telephonic notice, promptly confirmed in writing if so requested by the Administrative Agent) which, if in the form of written notice, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B-3 (each such request, an “LC Request”), or transmit by electronic communication (if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable LC Issuer), prior to 11:00 A.M. at least three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the relevant LC Issuer) prior to the proposed date of issuance (which shall be a Business Day), which LC Request shall include such supporting documents that such LC Issuer customarily requires in connection therewith (including, in the case of a Letter of Credit for an account party other than any Borrower, an application for, and if applicable a reimbursement agreement with respect to, such Letter of Credit). In the event of any inconsistency between any of the terms or provisions of any LC Document and the terms and provisions of this Agreement respecting Letters of Credit, the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall control.

(c) Auto-Renewal Letters of Credit. If an LC Obligor so requests in any applicable LC Request, each LC Issuer shall agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions; provided, however, that any Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions must permit such LC Issuer to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Once any such Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) such LC Issuer to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than 30 days prior to the Revolving Facility Termination Date identified in clause (i) of the definition thereof; provided, however, that such LC Issuer shall not permit any such renewal if (i) such LC Issuer has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof, or (ii) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date that such LC Issuer is permitted to send a notice of non-renewal from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Borrowers that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied.

(d) Applicability of ISP98 and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable LC Issuer and the applicable LC Obligor, when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance) shall apply to each Standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance (including the International Chamber of Commerce’s decision published by the Commission on Banking Technique and Practice on April 6, 1998 regarding the European single currency (euro)) shall apply to each Commercial Letter of Credit.

(e) Notice of LC Issuance. Each LC Issuer shall, on the date of each LC Issuance by it, give the Administrative Agent, each applicable Lender and the Borrowers written notice of such LC Issuance, accompanied by a copy to the Administrative Agent of the Letter of Credit or Letters of Credit issued by it. Each LC Issuer shall provide to the Administrative Agent a quarterly (or monthly if requested by any applicable Lender) summary describing each Letter of Credit issued by such LC Issuer and then outstanding and an identification for the relevant period of the daily aggregate LC Outstandings represented by Letters of Credit issued by such LC Issuer.

 

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(f) Reimbursement Obligations.

(i) The Borrowers hereby agree to reimburse (or cause any LC Obligor for whose account a Letter of Credit was issued to reimburse) each LC Issuer, by making payment directly to such LC Issuer in immediately available funds at the payment office of such LC Issuer, for any Unpaid Drawing with respect to any Letter of Credit immediately after, and in any event on the date on which, such LC Issuer notifies the Borrowers (or any such other LC Obligor for whose account such Letter of Credit was issued) of such payment or disbursement (which notice to the Borrowers (or such other LC Obligor) shall be delivered reasonably promptly after any such payment or disbursement), such payment to be made in Dollars in which such Letter of Credit is denominated, with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by such LC Issuer, to the extent not reimbursed prior to 1:00 P.M. (local time at the payment office of the applicable LC Issuer) on the date of such payment or disbursement, from and including the date paid or disbursed to but not including the date such LC Issuer is reimbursed therefor at a rate per annum that shall be the rate then applicable to Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.09(a) that are Base Rate Loans or, if not reimbursed on the date of such payment or disbursement, at the Default Rate, any such interest also to be payable on demand. If by 11:00 A.M. on the Business Day immediately following notice to it of its obligation to make reimbursement in respect of an Unpaid Drawing, the applicable Borrower or the relevant LC Obligor has not made such reimbursement out of its available cash on hand or, in the case of a Borrower, a contemporaneous Borrowing hereunder (if such Borrowing is otherwise available to the Borrowers), (x) the Borrowers will in each case be deemed to have given a Notice of Borrowing for Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans in an aggregate principal amount sufficient to reimburse such Unpaid Drawing (and the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice to the Lenders of such deemed Notice of Borrowing), (y) the Lenders shall, unless they are legally prohibited from doing so, make the Revolving Loans contemplated by such deemed Notice of Borrowing (which Revolving Loans shall be considered made under Section 2.02), and (z) the proceeds of such Revolving Loans shall be disbursed directly to the applicable LC Issuer to the extent necessary to effect such reimbursement and repayment of the Unpaid Drawing, with any excess proceeds to be made available to the Borrowers in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement.

(ii) Obligations Absolute. Each LC Obligor’s obligation under this Section to reimburse each LC Issuer with respect to Unpaid Drawings (including, in each case, interest thereon) shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that such LC Obligor may have or have had against such LC Issuer, the Administrative Agent or any Lender, including, without limitation, any defense based upon the failure of any drawing under a Letter of Credit to conform to the terms of the Letter of Credit or any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of the proceeds of such drawing; provided, however, that no LC Obligor shall be obligated to reimburse an LC Issuer for any wrongful payment made by such LC Issuer under a Letter of Credit as a result of acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of such LC Issuer.

(g) LC Participations.

(i) Immediately upon each LC Issuance, the LC Issuer of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each Lender with a Revolving Commitment, and each such Lender (each an “LC Participant”) shall be deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have purchased and received from such LC Issuer, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation (an “LC Participation”), to the extent of such Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage of the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time of issuance, in such Letter of Credit, each substitute Letter of Credit, each drawing made thereunder, the obligations of any LC Obligor under this Agreement with respect thereto (although LC Fees

 

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relating thereto shall be payable directly to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders as provided in Section 2.11 and the LC Participants shall have no right to receive any portion of any fees of the nature contemplated by Section 2.11(c) or Section 2.11(d)), the obligations of any LC Obligor under any LC Documents pertaining thereto, and any security for, or guaranty pertaining to, any of the foregoing.

(ii) In determining whether to pay under any Letter of Credit, an LC Issuer shall not have any obligation relative to the LC Participants other than to determine that any documents required to be delivered under such Letter of Credit have been delivered and that they appear to comply on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit. Any action taken or omitted to be taken by an LC Issuer under or in connection with any Letter of Credit, if taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, shall not create for such LC Issuer any resulting liability.

(iii) If an LC Issuer makes any payment under any Letter of Credit and the applicable LC Obligor shall not have reimbursed such amount in full to such LC Issuer pursuant to Section 2.05(f), such LC Issuer shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each LC Participant of such failure, and each LC Participant shall promptly and unconditionally pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such LC Issuer, the amount of such LC Participant’s Revolving Facility Percentage of such payment in Dollars and in same-day funds; provided, however, that no LC Participant shall be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent its Revolving Facility Percentage of such unreimbursed amount for any wrongful payment made by such LC Issuer under a Letter of Credit as a result of acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of such LC Issuer. If the Administrative Agent so notifies any LC Participant required to fund a payment under a Letter of Credit prior to 11:00 A.M. on any Business Day, such LC Participant shall make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant LC Issuer such LC Participant’s Revolving Facility Percentage of the amount of such payment on such Business Day in same-day funds. If and to the extent such LC Participant shall not have so made its Revolving Facility Percentage of the amount of such payment available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant LC Issuer, such LC Participant agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such LC Issuer, forthwith on demand, such amount, together with interest thereon, for each day from such date until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of such LC Issuer at the Federal Funds Effective Rate. The failure of any LC Participant to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant LC Issuer its Revolving Facility Percentage of any payment under any Letter of Credit shall not relieve any other LC Participant of its obligation hereunder to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of such LC Issuer its Revolving Facility Percentage of any payment under any Letter of Credit on the date required, as specified above, but no LC Participant shall be responsible for the failure of any other LC Participant to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of such LC Issuer such other LC Participant’s Revolving Facility Percentage of any such payment.

(iv) Whenever an LC Issuer receives a payment of a reimbursement obligation as to which the Administrative Agent has received for the account of such LC Issuer any payments from the LC Participants pursuant to subpart (iii) above, such LC Issuer shall pay to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to each LC Participant that has paid its Revolving Facility Percentage thereof, in same-day funds, an amount equal to such LC Participant’s Revolving Facility Percentage of the principal amount thereof and interest thereon accruing after the purchase of the respective LC Participations, as and to the extent so received.

 

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(v) The obligations of the LC Participants to make payments to the Administrative Agent for the account of each LC Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit shall be irrevocable and not subject to counterclaim, set-off or other defense or any other qualification or exception whatsoever and shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement under all circumstances, including, without limitation, any of the following circumstances:

(A) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents;

(B) the existence of any claim, set-off defense or other right that any LC Obligor may have at any time against a beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit, any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting), the Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer, any Lender, or other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying transaction between the applicable LC Obligor and the beneficiary named in any such Letter of Credit), other than any claim that the applicable LC Obligor may have against any applicable LC Issuer for gross negligence or willful misconduct of such LC Issuer in making payment under any applicable Letter of Credit;

(C) any draft, certificate or other document presented under the 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;

(D) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Loan Documents; or

(E) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default.

(vi) To the extent any LC Issuer is not indemnified by the Borrowers or any LC Obligor, the LC Participants will reimburse and indemnify such LC Issuer, in proportion to their respective Revolving Facility Percentages, for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature that may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by such LC Issuer in performing its respective duties in any way related to or arising out of LC Issuances by it; provided, however, that no LC Participants shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such LC Issuer’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Section 2.06 Notice of Borrowing.

(a) Time of Notice. Each Borrowing of a Loan (other than a Continuation or Conversion) shall be made upon notice in the form provided for below which shall be provided by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office not later than (i) in the case of each Borrowing of a Eurodollar Loan, 11:00 A.M. at least three Business Days’ prior to the date of such Borrowing, and (ii) in the case of each Borrowing of a Base Rate Loan, prior to 11:00 A.M. on the proposed date of such Borrowing.

(b) Notice of Borrowing. Each request for a Borrowing (other than a Continuation or Conversion) shall be made by an Authorized Officer of the Borrowers by delivering written notice of such request substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 (each such notice, a “Notice of Borrowing”) or by

 

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telephone (to be confirmed immediately in writing by delivery by an Authorized Officer of the Borrowers of a Notice of Borrowing), and in any event each such request shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Loans to be made pursuant to such Borrowing, (ii) the date of the Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the Type of Loans such Borrowing will consist of, and (iv) if applicable, the initial Interest Period. Without in any way limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to confirm in writing any telephonic notice permitted to be given hereunder, the Administrative Agent may act prior to receipt of written confirmation without liability upon the basis of such telephonic notice believed by the Administrative Agent in good faith to be from an Authorized Officer of the Borrowers entitled to give telephonic notices under this Agreement on behalf of the Borrowers. In each such case, the Administrative Agent’s record of the terms of such telephonic notice shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(c) Minimum Borrowing Amount. The aggregate principal amount of each Borrowing by the Borrowers shall not be less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount.

(d) Maximum Borrowings. More than one Borrowing may be incurred by the Borrowers on any day; provided, however, that (i) if there are two or more Borrowings on a single day (other than with respect to a Term Borrowing made on the Closing Date) by the Borrowers that consist of Eurodollar Loans, each such Borrowing shall have a different initial Interest Period, and (ii) at no time shall there be more than seven Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans outstanding hereunder.

Section 2.07 Funding Obligations; Disbursement of Funds.

(a) Several Nature of Funding Obligations. The Commitments of each Lender hereunder and the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and acquire and fund LC Participations are several and not joint obligations. No Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in its obligation to make Loans or fund any participation hereunder and each Lender shall be obligated to make the Loans provided to be made by it and fund its participations required to be funded by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to fulfill any of its Commitments hereunder. Nothing herein and no subsequent termination of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.12 shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its commitments hereunder and in existence from time to time or to prejudice any rights that the Borrowers may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

(b) Borrowings Pro Rata. All Loans hereunder shall be made as follows: (i) all Revolving Loans made, and LC Participations acquired by each Lender, shall be made or acquired, as the case may be, on a pro rata basis based upon each Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage of the amount of such Revolving Borrowing or Letter of Credit in effect on the date the applicable Revolving Borrowing is to be made or the Letter of Credit is to be issued; and (ii) all Term Loans shall be made by the Lenders having Term Commitments pro rata on the basis of their respective Term Commitments.

(c) Notice to Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall promptly give each Lender, as applicable, written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each proposed Borrowing, or Conversion or Continuation thereof, and LC Issuance, and of such Lender’s proportionate share thereof or participation therein and of the other matters covered by the Notice of Borrowing, Notice of Continuation or Conversion, or LC Request, as the case may be, relating thereto.

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Dollars and in immediately available funds and the Administrative Agent promptly will make available to the Borrowers by depositing to an account of the Borrowers maintained at KeyBank National Association (or such other account reasonable acceptable to the Administrative Agent as the Borrowers shall specify) the aggregate of the amounts so made available in the type of funds received.

(e) Advance Funding. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the date of Borrowing that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Administrative Agent its portion of the Borrowing or Borrowings to be made on such date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date of Borrowing, and the Administrative Agent, in reliance upon such assumption, may (in its sole discretion and without any obligation to do so) make available to the Borrowers a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender and the Administrative Agent has made the same available to the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount from such Lender. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrowers, and the Borrowers shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover from such Lender or the Borrowers, as the case may be, interest on such corresponding amount in respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers to the date such corresponding amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent at a rate per annum equal to (i) if paid by such Lender, the overnight Federal Funds Effective Rate or (ii) if paid by the Borrowers, the then applicable rate of interest, calculated in accordance with Section 2.09, for the respective Loans (but without any requirement to pay any amounts in respect thereof pursuant to Section 3.02).

Section 2.08 Evidence of Obligations; Joint and Several Liability.

(a) Loan Accounts of Lenders. Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the Obligations of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(b) Loan Accounts of Administrative Agent; Lender Register. The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record: (i) the amount of each Loan and Borrowing made hereunder, the Type thereof, the currency in which such Loan is denominated, the Interest Period and applicable interest rate; (ii) the amount and other details with respect to each Letter of Credit issued hereunder; (iii) the amount of any principal due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to each Lender hereunder; (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof; and (v) the other details relating to the Loans, Letters of Credit and other Obligations. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall maintain a register (the “Lender Register”) on or in which it will record the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of (and stated interest on) the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time. The entries in the Lender Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Administrative Agent will make the Lender Register available to any Lender or the Borrowers upon its request.

(c) Effect of Loan Accounts, etc. The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to Section 2.08(b) shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the Obligations recorded therein; provided, that the failure of the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error (other than manifest error) therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of any Credit Party to repay or prepay the Loans or the other Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(d) Notes. Upon request of any Lender, the Borrowers will execute and deliver to such Lender (i) a Revolving Facility Note with blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith to evidence the Borrowers’ obligations to pay the principal of, and interest on, the Revolving Loans made to it by such Lender, and (ii) a Term Note with blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith to evidence its obligation to pay the principal of, and interest on, the Term Loan made to it by such Lender; provided, however, that the decision of any Lender to not request a Note shall in no way detract from the Borrowers’ obligations to repay the Loans and other amounts owing by the Borrowers to such Lender.

(e) Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers. Each request by the Borrowers for a Borrowing, Continuation or Conversion of any Loan shall be deemed to be a joint and several request by all of the Borrowers. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Lenders are entering into this Agreement at the request of each Borrower and with the understanding that each Borrower is and shall remain fully liable, jointly and severally, for payment in full of all of the Obligations.

(f) Contribution Among Borrowers. To the extent that any Borrower shall make a payment (each a “Borrower Payment”) of all or any portion of the Obligations, then such Borrower shall be entitled to contribution and indemnification from, and be reimbursed by, the other Borrowers in an amount equal to a fraction of such Borrower Payment, the numerator of which fraction is such other Borrower’s Maximum Liability as of the date on which such payment is made (without giving effect to any right to receive, or obligation to make, any contribution hereunder), or if such other Borrower’s Maximum Liability has not been determined, the aggregate amount of all monies received by such other Borrower from all other Borrowers after the date hereof (whether by loan, capital infusion or by other means) and the denominator of which is the sum of the aggregate Maximum Liability of all Borrowers as of the date on which such payment is made (without giving effect to any right to receive, or obligation to make, any contribution hereunder), or to the extent that a Maximum Liability of a Borrower has not been determined, the aggregate amount of all monies received by such Borrower from all other Borrowers after the date hereof (whether by loan, capital infusion or by other means). This Section is intended only to define the relative rights of the Borrowers, and nothing set forth in this Section is intended to or shall impair the obligations of the Borrowers, jointly and severally, to pay any amounts, as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Borrowers acknowledge that the rights of contribution and indemnification hereunder shall constitute assets in favor of each Borrower to which such contribution and indemnification is owing. Any right of contribution of any of the Borrowers shall be subject and subordinate to the prior indefeasible payment in full of the Obligations.

Section 2.09 Interest; Default Rate.

(a) Interest on Revolving Loans. The outstanding principal amount of each Revolving Loan made by each Lender shall bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum that shall at all times be equal to (i) during such periods as such Revolving Loan is a Base Rate Loan, the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time and (ii) during such periods as such Revolving Loan is a Eurodollar Loan, the relevant Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for such Eurodollar Loan for the applicable Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

(b) Interest on Term Loans. The outstanding principal amount of each Term Loan made by each Lender shall bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum that shall at all times be equal to (i) during such periods as such Term Loan is a Base Rate Loan, the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time, and (ii) during such periods as such Term Loan is a Eurodollar Loan, the relevant Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for such Eurodollar Loan for the applicable Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

 

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(c) Automatic Conversion. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to any Eurodollar Loan, such Eurodollar Loan shall not be Continued and shall automatically Convert to a Base Rate Loan on such date.

(d) Default Interest. Notwithstanding the above provisions, (x) automatically upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default described in Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(i), and (y) upon written notice by the Administrative Agent (which notice the Administrative Agent may give in its discretion and shall give at the direction of the Required Lenders) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, (i) the principal amount of all Loans outstanding and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all overdue interest in respect of each Loan and all fees or other amounts owed hereunder, shall thereafter bear interest (including post petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable bankruptcy laws) payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate, and (ii) the LC Fees shall be increased by an additional 2% per annum in excess of the LC Fees otherwise applicable thereto. In addition, if any amount (other than amounts as to which the foregoing subparts (i) and (ii) are applicable) payable by the Borrowers under the Loan Documents is not paid when due, upon written notice by the Administrative Agent (which notice the Administrative Agent may give in its discretion and shall give at the direction of the Required Lenders), such amount shall bear interest, payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate.

(e) Accrual and Payment of Interest. Interest shall accrue from and including the date of any Borrowing to but excluding the date of any prepayment or repayment thereof and shall be payable by the Borrowers: (i) in respect of each Base Rate Loan, quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December: (ii) in respect of each Eurodollar Loan, on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto and, in the case of an Interest Period in excess of three months, on the dates that are successively three months after the commencement of such Interest Period; and (iii) in respect of all Loans, other than Revolving Loans accruing interest at a Base Rate, on any repayment, prepayment or Conversion (on the amount repaid, prepaid or Converted), at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise), and, after such maturity or, in the case of any interest payable pursuant to Section 2.09(d), on demand.

(f) Computations of Interest. All computations of interest on Eurodollar Rate Loans hereunder shall be made on the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days. All computations of interest on Base Rate Loans and Unpaid Drawings hereunder shall be made on the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable.

(g) Information as to Interest Rates. The Administrative Agent, upon determining the interest rate for any Borrowing, shall promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders thereof. Any changes in the Applicable Margin shall be determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions set forth in the definition of “Applicable Margin” and the Administrative Agent will promptly provide notice of such determinations to the Borrowers and the Lenders. Any such determination by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error.

Section 2.10 Conversion and Continuation of Loans.

(a) Conversion and Continuation of Loans. The Borrowers shall have the right, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to (i) Convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of Loans of one Type made to it into a Borrowing or Borrowings of another Type of Loans that can be made to it pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) Continue a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans at the

 

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end of the applicable Interest Period as a new Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans with a new Interest Period; provided, however, that (i) any Conversion of Eurodollar Loans into Base Rate Loans shall be made on, and only on, the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loans, (ii) no Base Rate Loan shall be Converted to a Eurodollar Loan at any time an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (iii) no Eurodollar Loan may be Continued or Converted to a Eurodollar Loan with another Interest Period at any time an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (iv) Eurodollar Loans shall be automatically Converted to Base Rate Loans as provided in Section 2.09(c).

(b) Notice of Continuation and Conversion. Each Continuation or Conversion of a Loan shall be made upon notice in the form provided for below provided by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office not later than (i) in the case of each Continuation of or Conversion into a Eurodollar Loan, prior to 11:00 A.M. at least three Business Days’ prior to the date of such Continuation or Conversion, and (ii) in the case of each Conversion to a Base Rate Loan, prior to 11:00 A.M. on the proposed date of such Conversion. Each such request shall be made by an Authorized Officer of the Borrowers delivering written notice of such request substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 (each such notice, a “Notice of Continuation or Conversion”) or by telephone (to be confirmed immediately in writing by delivery by an Authorized Officer of the Borrowers of a Notice of Continuation or Conversion), and in any event each such request shall be irrevocable and shall specify (A) the Borrowings to be Continued or Converted, (B) the date of the Continuation or Conversion (which shall be a Business Day), and (C) the Interest Period or, in the case of a Continuation, the new Interest Period. Without in any way limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to confirm in writing any telephonic notice permitted to be given hereunder, the Administrative Agent may act prior to receipt of written confirmation without liability upon the basis of such telephonic notice believed by the Administrative Agent in good faith to be from an Authorized Officer of the Borrowers entitled to give telephonic notices under this Agreement on behalf of the Borrowers. In each such case, the Administrative Agent’s record of the terms of such telephonic notice shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 2.11 Fees.

(a) Commitment Fees. The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of each Lender based upon each such Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage, as consideration for the Revolving Commitments of the Lenders, commitment fees (the “Commitment Fees”) for the period from the Closing Date to, but not including, the Revolving Facility Termination Date, computed for each day at a rate per annum equal to (i) the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate times (ii) the Unused Total Revolving Commitment in effect on such day. Accrued Commitment Fees shall be due and payable in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving Facility Termination Date.

(b) LC Fees. The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of each Lender with a Revolving Commitment based upon each such Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage, a fee in respect of each Letter of Credit issued hereunder for the period from the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit until the expiration date thereof (including any extensions of such expiration date that may be made at the election of the account party or the beneficiary), computed for each day at a rate per annum equal to (A) the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans in effect on such day times (B) the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit on such day. The foregoing fees shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving Facility Termination Date and, if any Letter of Credit remains outstanding on the Revolving Facility Termination Date, then also on the date the last outstanding Letter of Credit expires.

(c) Issuance Fees. The Borrowers agree to pay directly to each LC Issuer, for its own account, nonrefundable issuance fees for the Letters of Credit equal to such LC Issuer’s then current standard issuance rate for a trade or standby Letter of Credit, as applicable. Such issuance fees shall be due and payable in advance on the date of issuance of any such Letter of Credit.

 

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(d) Additional Charges of LC Issuer. The Borrowers agree to pay directly to each LC Issuer upon each LC Issuance, drawing under, or amendment, extension, renewal or transfer of, a Letter of Credit issued by it such amount as shall at the time of such LC Issuance, drawing under, amendment, extension, renewal or transfer be the processing charge that such LC Issuer is customarily charging for issuances of, drawings under or amendments, extensions, renewals or transfers of, letters of credit issued by it.

(e) Other Fees. The Borrowers shall pay to KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and the Administrative Agent, on the Closing Date and thereafter, for its own account, the fees set forth in the KeyBank Fee Letter.

(f) Computations and Determination of Fees. Any changes in the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions set forth in the definition of “Applicable Commitment Fee Rate” and the Administrative Agent will promptly provide notice of such determination to the Borrowers and the Lenders. Any such determination by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error. All computations of Commitment Fees, LC Fees and other Fees hereunder shall be made on the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days.

Section 2.12 Termination and Reduction of Revolving Commitments.

(a) Mandatory Termination of Revolving Commitments. All of the Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Facility Termination Date.

(b) Mandatory Reduction of Revolving Commitments. On the date that any prepayment is to be made pursuant to Section 2.13(c)(iv), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) and is required to be applied to prepay the outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans, then on such date the Total Revolving Commitment shall be permanently reduced on such date in an amount equal to the amount of such required prepayment and any such reduction shall apply to proportionately (based on each Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage) and permanently reduce the Revolving Commitment of each Lender. If the Total Revolving Commitment is reduced to any amount that is less than the LC Outstandings, the Borrowers shall immediately Cash Collateralize the LC Outstandings to the extent of such excess.

(c) Voluntary Termination of the Total Revolving Commitment. Upon at least three Business Days’ prior irrevocable written notice (or telephonic notice confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders), the Borrowers shall have the right to terminate in whole the Total Revolving Commitment, provided that (i) all outstanding Revolving Loans and Unpaid Drawings are contemporaneously prepaid in accordance with Section 2.13, (ii) either there are no outstanding Letters of Credit or the Borrowers shall contemporaneously cause all outstanding Letters of Credit to be surrendered for cancellation (any such Letters of Credit to be replaced by letters of credit issued by other financial institutions acceptable to each LC Issuer and the Revolving Lenders) or shall Cash Collateralize all LC Outstandings and (iii) a notice delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.12(c) may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or debt or equity issuances, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrowers (by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.

 

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(d) Partial Reduction of Total Revolving Commitment. Upon at least three Business Days’ prior irrevocable written notice (or telephonic notice confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders), the Borrowers shall have the right to partially and permanently reduce the Unused Total Revolving Commitment; provided, however, that (i) any such reduction shall apply to proportionately (based on each Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage) and permanently reduce the Revolving Commitment of each Lender, (ii) such reduction shall apply to proportionately and permanently reduce the LC Commitment Amount, but only to the extent that the Unused Total Revolving Commitment would be reduced below any such limits, (iii) no such reduction shall be permitted if the Borrowers would be required to make a mandatory prepayment of Loans pursuant to Section 2.13(c)(ii) or (iii) and any partial reduction shall be in the amount of at least $500,000 (or, if greater, in integral multiples of $100,000.

Section 2.13 Voluntary, Scheduled and Mandatory Prepayments of Loans.

(a) Voluntary Prepayments. The Borrowers shall have the right to prepay any of the Loans owing by it, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, except as specified in subparts (f) and (g) below, from time to time. The Borrowers shall give the Administrative Agent at the Notice Office written or telephonic notice (in the case of telephonic notice, promptly confirmed in writing if so requested by the Administrative Agent) of its intent to prepay the Loans, the amount of such prepayment and (in the case of Eurodollar Loans) the specific Borrowing(s) pursuant to which the prepayment is to be made, which notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent by (y) 11:00 A.M. three Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment, in the case of any prepayment of Eurodollar Loans, or (z) 11:00 A.M. one Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment, in the case of any prepayment of Base Rate Loans, and which notice shall promptly be transmitted by the Administrative Agent to each of the affected Lenders, provided that:

(i) each partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least (A) in the case of any prepayment of a Eurodollar Loan, $500,000 (or, if less, the full amount of such Borrowing), or an integral multiple of $100,000, and (B) in the case of any prepayment of a Base Rate Loan, $500,000 (or, if less, the full amount of such Borrowing), or an integral multiple of $100,000;

(ii) no partial prepayment of any Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall reduce the aggregate principal amount of such Loans outstanding pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount applicable thereto; and

(iii) in the case of any prepayment of Term Loans, such prepayment shall be applied pro rata to the Scheduled Repayments in respect of the Term Loans in the inverse order of maturity.

(b) Scheduled Repayments of Term Loans. The Borrowers shall repay the principal amount of the Term Loans on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter beginning with the quarter ending March 31, 2016 in an amount equal to $2,750,000 for each such repayment (each such repayment, as the same may be reduced by reason of the application of prepayments pursuant to Sections 2.13(a) and 2.13(c), a “Scheduled Repayment”). The Borrowers shall repay all remaining amounts owing under the outstanding Term Loans on the Term Loan Maturity Date.

(c) Mandatory Payments. The Loans shall be subject to mandatory repayment or prepayment (in the case of any partial prepayment conforming to the requirements as to the amounts of partial prepayments set forth in Section 2.13(a) above), and the LC Outstandings shall be subject to cash collateralization requirements, in accordance with the following provisions:

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(ii) Loans Exceed the Commitments. If on any date (after giving effect to any other payments on such date) (A) the Aggregate Credit Facility Exposure exceeds the Total Credit Facility Amount, (B) the Revolving Facility Exposure of any Lender exceeds such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, or (C) the Aggregate Revolving Facility Exposure exceeds the Total Revolving Commitment, then, in the case of each of the foregoing, the Borrowers shall, on such day, prepay on such date the principal amount of Loans and, after Loans have been paid in full, Unpaid Drawings, in an aggregate amount at least equal to such excess.

(iii) LC Outstandings Exceed LC Commitment. If on any date the LC Outstandings exceed the LC Commitment Amount, then the applicable LC Obligor or the applicable Borrower shall, on such day, Cash Collateralize the LC Outstandings to the extent of such excess.

(iv) Excess Cash Flow. Within 60 days after the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrowers ending after December 31, 2015, in which the Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00, the Borrowers shall prepay the principal amount of the Loans in an aggregate amount (an “Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Amount”) at least equal to 50% of the amount of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal quarter, with such amount to be applied as set forth in Section 2.13(d) below; provided, however, that upon delivery by the Borrowers of a Compliance Certificate for any fiscal quarter demonstrating that the Leverage Ratio is less than 2.75 to 1.00 for such fiscal quarter, the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Amount shall no longer be required to be paid until, if applicable, a subsequent Compliance Certificate is delivered for any fiscal quarter demonstrating, or it is otherwise determined for any fiscal quarter, that the Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00, at which time the Borrowers shall prepay the principal amount of the Loans in an amount equal to the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Amount for such fiscal quarter and the requirement to prepay the principal amount of the Loans in an amount equal to the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Amount for any fiscal quarter in which the Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00 shall be reinstated.

(v) Certain Proceeds of Asset Sales. If during any fiscal year of any of the Credit Parties or their respective Subsidiaries has received cumulative Net Cash Proceeds during such fiscal year from one or more Asset Sales of at least $2,000,000, not later than the third Business Day following the date of receipt of any Cash Proceeds in excess of such amount, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds then received in excess of such amount from any Asset Sale shall be applied as a mandatory prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.13(d) below; provided, that (A) if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries have scheduled Capital Expenditures during the following 180 days and (C) the Borrowers notify the Administrative Agent of the amount and nature thereof and of its intention to reinvest all or a portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in such Capital Expenditures during such 180-day period, then no such prepayment shall be required if the Borrowers immediately deposit such Net Cash Proceeds in a cash collateral deposit account over which the Administrative Agent shall have sole dominion and control, and which shall constitute part of the Collateral under the Security Documents and may be applied as provided in Section 8.03 if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing. So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent is authorized to disburse amounts from such cash collateral deposit account to or at the direction of the Borrowers for application towards the costs associated with such reinvestment. Any amounts not so applied to such reinvestment or as provided in Section 8.03 shall be applied to the prepayment of the Loans as provided in Section 2.13(d) below. If at the end of any such 180-day period any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds has not been so reinvested, the Borrowers will immediately make a prepayment of the Loans, to the extent required above.

 

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(vi) Certain Proceeds of Equity Sales. Not later than the second Business Day following the date of the receipt by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries of the cash proceeds (net of underwriting discounts and commissions, placement agent fees and other customary fees and costs associated therewith) from any sale or issuance by any Borrower or any Subsidiary of its own equity securities, as the case may be, after the Closing Date (other than (A) any sale or issuance to management, employees (or key employees) or directors pursuant to stock option or similar plans approved by the Board of Directors for the benefit of management, employees (or key employees) or directors generally or (B) the issuance or sale of any equity Interests by any Credit Party to any other Credit Party), the Borrowers will make a prepayment of the Loans in an amount equal to 100% of such net proceeds in accordance with Section 2.13(d) below.

(vii) Certain Proceeds of Indebtedness. Not later than the second Business Day following the date of the receipt by any Credit Party of the cash proceeds (net of underwriting discounts and commissions, placement agent fees and other customary fees and costs associated therewith) from any sale or issuance of any Indebtedness (other than any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 7.04 after the Closing Date), the Borrowers will make a prepayment of the Loans in an amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds in accordance with Section 2.13(d) below.

(viii) Certain Proceeds of an Event of Loss. If during any fiscal year of the Borrowers, any of the Credit Parties or their respective Subsidiaries has experienced one or more Events of Loss, not later than the third Business Day following the date of receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $100,000 in respect thereof (excluding proceeds of business interruption insurance), the Borrowers will make a prepayment of the Loans with an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $100,000 then received from any Event of Loss in accordance with Section 2.13(d) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event any of the Credit Parties or their respective Subsidiaries experiences an Event of Loss and (A) the Net Cash Proceeds received in any fiscal year as a result of such Event of Loss are less than $2,000,000, (B) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (C) the Borrowers notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in writing that it intends to repair, rebuild or restore the affected property, that such repair, rebuilding or restoration can be accomplished within 180 days out of such Cash Proceeds and other funds available to the applicable Credit Party or Subsidiary, then no such prepayment of the Loans shall be required if the Borrowers immediately deposit such Net Cash Proceeds in a cash collateral deposit account over which the Administrative Agent shall have sole dominion and control, and which shall constitute part of the Collateral under the Security Documents and may be applied as provided in Section 8.03 if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing. If at the end of any such 180-day period any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds from Events of Loss has not been so used to rebuild or restore the affected property, the Borrowers will immediately make a prepayment of the Loans, to the extent required above. So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent is authorized to disburse amounts from such cash collateral deposit account to or at the direction of the Borrowers for application to the costs of rebuilding or restoration of the affected property. Any amounts not so applied to the costs of rebuilding or restoration or as provided in Section 8.03 shall be applied to the prepayment of the Loans as provided in Section 2.13(d) below.

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of principal of first, the outstanding Term Loans, with such amounts being applied to the Scheduled Repayments thereof in the inverse order of their maturity, and second, after no Term Loans are outstanding, the outstanding Revolving Loans.

(e) Particular Loans to be Prepaid. With respect to each repayment or prepayment of Loans made or required by this Section, the Borrowers shall designate the Types of Loans that are to be repaid or prepaid and the specific Borrowing(s) pursuant to which such repayment or prepayment is to be made; provided, however, that (i) the Borrowers shall first so designate all Loans that are Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Loans with Interest Periods ending on the date of repayment or prepayment prior to designating any other Eurodollar Loans for repayment or prepayment, and (ii) if the outstanding principal amount of Eurodollar Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing is reduced below the applicable Minimum Borrowing Amount as a result of any such repayment or prepayment, then all the Loans outstanding pursuant to such Borrowing shall, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, be Converted into Base Rate Loans. In the absence of a designation by the Borrowers as described in the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall, subject to the above, make such designation in its sole discretion with a view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing under Article III.

(f) Premium. If at any time prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, any Term Loan is repaid in whole or in part (i) pursuant to Section 2.13(a) in connection or substantially contemporaneously with, or with the proceeds of, the incurrence of Indebtedness by any of the Borrowers or their respective Subsidiaries or (ii) upon or after acceleration as a result of an Event of Default, the Borrowers shall pay a fee equal to one percent (1%) of the principal amount so repaid on the date such repayment is made. As used in this Section 2.13(f) only, “repayment” means any accumulated, unscheduled principal reduction of the original principal amount of any Term Loans.

(g) Breakage and Other Compensation. Any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall be accompanied by any amounts payable in respect thereof under Article III hereof.

Section 2.14 Method and Place of Payment.

(a) Generally. All payments made by the Borrowers hereunder (including any payments made with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations under Article X) under any Note or any other Loan Document shall be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense.

(b) Application of Payments. Except as specifically set forth elsewhere in this Agreement and subject to Section 8.03, (i) all payments and prepayments of Revolving Loans and Unpaid Drawings with respect to Letters of Credit shall be applied by the Administrative Agent on a pro rata basis based upon each Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage of the amount of such prepayment, and (ii) all payments and prepayments of Term Loans shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reduce the principal amount of the Term Loans made by each Lender with a Term Commitment, pro rata on the basis of their respective Term Commitments.

(c) Payment of Obligations. Except as specifically set forth elsewhere in this Agreement, all payments under this Agreement with respect to any of the Obligations shall be made to the Administrative Agent on the date when due and shall be made at the Payment Office in immediately available funds and, except as set forth in the next sentence, shall be made in Dollars.

(d) Timing of Payments. Any payments under this Agreement that are made later than 11:00 A.M. shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal, interest shall be payable during such extension at the applicable rate in effect immediately prior to such extension.

 

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(e) Distribution to Lenders. Upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of payments hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall immediately distribute to each Lender or the applicable LC Issuer, as the case may be, its ratable share, if any, of the amount of principal, interest, and Fees received by it for the account of such Lender. Payments received by the Administrative Agent in Dollars shall be delivered to the Lenders or the applicable LC Issuer, as the case may be, in Dollars in immediately available funds; provided, however, that if at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, Unpaid Drawings, interest and Fees then due hereunder then, except as specifically set forth elsewhere in this Agreement and subject to Section 8.03, such funds shall be applied, first, towards payment of interest and Fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and Fees then due to such parties, and second, towards payment of principal and Unpaid Drawings then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and Unpaid Drawings then due to such parties.

Section 2.15 Defaulting Lenders.

(a) Defaulting Lender Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders.

(ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.03 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any LC Issuer hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the LC Issuers’ Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.16; fourth, as the Borrowers may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the LC Issuers’ future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.16; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or the LC Issuers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the LC Issuers against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrowers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrowers against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of

 

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competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or reimbursement of any payment on any Letter of Credit in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans or reimbursement of any payment on any Letter of Credit were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and LC Outstandings owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or LC Outstandings owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in LC Outstandings are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments under the applicable Credit Facilities without giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.15(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii) Certain Fees. (A) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

(B) Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive LC Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Revolving Facility Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.16.

(C) With respect to any LC Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrowers shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in LC Outstandings that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to each LC Issuer the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such LC Issuer’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

(iv) Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in LC Outstandings shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Facility Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrowers shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Facility Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment. No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

(v) Cash Collateral. If the reallocation described in clause (iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, Cash Collateralize the LC Issuers’ Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.16.

 

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(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each LC Issuer agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Commitments under the applicable Credit Facility (without giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrowers while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

(c) New Letters of Credit. So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, no LC Issuer shall be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.

Section 2.16 Cash Collateral.

(a) Minimum Collateral Amount. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or any LC Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) the Borrowers shall Cash Collateralize the LC Issuers’ Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount.

(b) Grant of Security Interest. The Borrowers, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the LC Issuers, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such Cash Collateral as security for the Defaulting Lenders’ obligation to fund participations in respect of LC Outstandings, to be applied pursuant to clause (b) below. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuers as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrowers will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).

(c) Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section 2.16 or Section 2.15 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of L/C Outstandings (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.

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Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.16 following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender), or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and each LC Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that, subject to Section 2.15, the Person providing Cash Collateral and each LC Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations and provided, further that to the extent that such Cash Collateral was provided by the Borrowers, such Cash Collateral shall remain subject to the security interest granted pursuant to the Loan Documents.

ARTICLE III

INCREASED COSTS, ILLEGALITY AND TAXES

Section 3.01 Increased Costs, Illegality, etc.

(a) In the event that (y) in the case of clause (i) below, the Administrative Agent or (z) in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) below, any Lender or other Recipient, shall have determined on a reasonable basis (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto):

(i) on any date for determining the interest rate applicable to any Eurodollar Loan for any Interest Period that, by reason of any changes arising after the Closing Date, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable interest rate on the basis provided for in this Agreement for such Eurodollar Loan; or

(ii) at any time, that such Lender or other Recipient shall incur increased costs or reductions in the amounts received or receivable by it hereunder in an amount that such Lender or other Recipient deems material with respect to any Eurodollar Loans (other than any increased cost or reduction in the amount received or receivable resulting from the imposition of or a change in the rate of any Connection Income Taxes) because of (x) any Change in Law since the Closing Date (including, but not limited to, a change in requirements for any reserve, special deposit, liquidity or similar requirements (including any compulsory loan requirement, insurance charge or other assessment) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender or other Recipient, but, in all events, excluding reserves already includable in the interest rate applicable to such Eurodollar Loan pursuant to this Agreement) or (y) other circumstances adversely affecting the London interbank market or the position of such Lender or other Recipient in any such market; or

(iii) at any time, that the making or continuance of any Eurodollar Loan has become unlawful by compliance by such Lender in good faith with any Change in Law since the Closing Date, or would conflict with any thereof not having the force of law but with which such Lender customarily complies, or has become impracticable as a result of a contingency occurring after the Closing Date that materially adversely affects the London interbank market;

then, and in each such event, such Lender or other Recipient (or the Administrative Agent in the case of clause (i) above) shall (1) on or promptly following such date or time and (2) within 10 Business Days of the date on which such event no longer exists give notice (by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrowers and to the Administrative Agent of such determination (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the other Lenders or other Recipients). Thereafter (x) in the case of clause (i) above, the affected Type of Eurodollar Loans shall no longer be available until such time as the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrowers and the Lenders or other Recipients that the circumstances giving rise to such notice by the Administrative Agent no longer exist, and any Notice of Borrowing or

 

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Notice of Continuation or Conversion given by the Borrowers with respect to such Type of Eurodollar Loans that have not yet been incurred, Converted or Continued shall be deemed rescinded by the Borrowers or, in the case of a Notice of Borrowing, shall, at the option of the Borrowers, be deemed converted into a Notice of Borrowing for Base Rate Loans to be made on the date of Borrowing contained in such Notice of Borrowing, (y) in the case of clause (ii) above, the Borrowers shall pay to such Lender or other Recipient, upon written demand therefor, such additional amounts (in the form of an increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as such Lender or other Recipient shall determine) as shall be required to compensate such Lender or other Recipient for such increased costs or reductions in amounts receivable hereunder (a written notice as to the additional amounts owed to such Lender or other Recipient, showing the basis for the calculation thereof, which basis must be reasonable, submitted to the Borrowers by such Lender or other Recipient shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) and (z) in the case of clause (iii) above, the Borrowers shall take one of the actions specified in Section 3.01(b) as promptly as possible and, in any event, within the time period required by law.

(b) At any time that any Eurodollar Loan is affected by the circumstances described in Section 3.01(a)(ii) or (iii), the Borrowers may (and in the case of a Eurodollar Loan affected pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(iii) the Borrowers shall) either (i) if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then being made pursuant to a Borrowing, by giving the Administrative Agent telephonic notice (confirmed promptly in writing) thereof on the same date that the Borrowers were notified by a Lender or other Recipient pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii) or (iii), cancel said Borrowing, or, in the case of any Borrowing, convert the related Notice of Borrowing into one requesting a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or require the affected Lender or other Recipient to make its requested Loan as a Base Rate Loan, or (ii) if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, upon at least one Business Day’s notice to the Administrative Agent, require the affected Lender or other Recipient to Convert each such Eurodollar Loan into a Base Rate Loan; provided, however, that if more than one Lender or other Recipient is affected at any time, then all affected Lenders or other Recipients must be treated the same pursuant to this Section 3.01(b).

(c) If any Lender shall have determined that after the Closing Date, any Change in Law regarding capital adequacy by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged by law with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by such Lender or its parent corporation with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank, or comparable agency, in each case made subsequent to the Closing Date, has or would have the effect of reducing by an amount reasonably deemed by such Lender to be material to the rate of return on such Lender’s or its parent corporation’s capital or assets as a consequence of such Lender’s commitments or obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or its parent corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, effectiveness, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or its parent corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time, within 15 days after demand by such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrowers shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or its parent corporation for such reduction. Each Lender, upon determining in good faith that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant to this Section 3.01(c), will give prompt written notice thereof to the Borrowers, which notice shall set forth, in reasonable detail, the basis of the calculation of such additional amounts, which basis must be reasonable, although the failure to give any such notice shall not release or diminish any of the Borrowers’ obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01(c) upon the subsequent receipt of such notice.

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Lender shall demand compensation for any reduction referred to in Section 3.01(c) or payment or reimbursement of other amounts under Section 3.04 if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of such Lender to demand such compensation, payment or reimbursement in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other credit agreements.

Section 3.02 Breakage Compensation. The Borrowers shall compensate each Lender, upon its written request (which request shall set forth the detailed basis for requesting and the method of calculating such compensation), for all reasonable losses, costs, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, any loss, cost, expense or liability incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds required by such Lender to fund its Eurodollar Loans) which such Lender may sustain in connection with any of the following: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender or the Administrative Agent) a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or a Notice of Continuation or Conversion (whether or not withdrawn by the Borrowers or deemed withdrawn pursuant to Section 3.01(a)); (ii) if any repayment, prepayment, Conversion or Continuation of any Eurodollar Loan occurs on a date that is not the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto; (iii) if any prepayment of any of its Eurodollar Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by the Borrowers; (iv) as a result of an assignment by a Lender of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto pursuant to a request by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 3.05(b); or (v) as a consequence of (y) any other default by the Borrowers to repay or prepay any Eurodollar Loans when required by the terms of this Agreement or (z) an election made pursuant to Section 3.05(b). The written request of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrowers and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such request within 10 days after receipt thereof.

Section 3.03 Net Payments.

(a) Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section 3.03, the term “Lender” includes any LC Issuer and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

(b) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Credit Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(c) Payment of Other Taxes. The Credit Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(d) Indemnification by the Borrowers. The Credit Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such

 

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Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrowers by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(e) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Credit Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Credit Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.06(b) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (e).

(f) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Credit Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 3.03, such Credit Party 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.

(g) Status of Lenders. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent and at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent or 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 reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.03(g)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that any of the Borrowers is a U.S. Borrower,

(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding Tax;

 

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(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrowers 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 reasonable request of the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(1) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(2) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(3) 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 substantially in the form of Exhibit M-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or

(4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit M-2 or Exhibit M-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit M-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrowers 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 reasonable request of the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

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(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(h) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 3.03 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.03), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(i) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.03 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

Section 3.04 Increased Costs to LC Issuers. If after the Closing Date, there is a Change in Law by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any LC Issuer or any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any such authority, central bank or comparable agency (in each case made subsequent to the Closing Date) shall either (i) impose, modify or make applicable any reserve, deposit, capital adequacy or similar requirement against Letters of Credit issued by such LC Issuer or such Lender’s participation therein, or (ii) impose on such LC Issuer or any Lender any other

 

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conditions affecting this Agreement, any Letter of Credit or such Lender’s participation therein; and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such LC Issuer or such Lender of issuing, maintaining or participating in any Letter of Credit, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such LC Issuer or such Lender hereunder (other than any increased cost or reduction in the amount received or receivable resulting from the imposition of or a change in the rate of taxes or similar charges), then, upon demand to the Borrowers by such LC Issuer or such Lender (a copy of which notice shall be sent by such LC Issuer or such Lender to the Administrative Agent), the Borrowers shall pay to such LC Issuer or such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate any such LC Issuer or such Lender for such increased cost or reduction. A certificate submitted to the Borrowers by any LC Issuer or any Lender, as the case may be (a copy of which certificate shall be sent by such LC Issuer or such Lender to the Administrative Agent), setting forth, in reasonable detail, the basis for the determination of such additional amount or amounts necessary to compensate any LC Issuer or such Lender as aforesaid shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrowers absent manifest error, although the failure to deliver any such certificate shall not release or diminish the Borrowers’ obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.04.

Section 3.05 Change of Lending Office; Replacement of Lenders.

(a) Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 3.01(a)(ii) or (iii), 3.01(c), 3.03 or 3.04 requiring the payment of additional amounts to the Lender, such Lender will, if requested by the Borrowers, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another Applicable Lending Office for any Loans or Commitments affected by such event; provided, however, that such designation is made on such terms that such Lender and its Applicable Lending Office suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, with the object of avoiding the consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of any such Section. The Borrowers hereby agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) If (i) any Lender requests any compensation, reimbursement or other payment under Section 3.01(a)(ii) or (iii), 3.01(c) or 3.04 with respect to such Lender, (ii) the Borrowers are, or because of a matter in existence as of the date that the Borrowers are seeking to exercise its rights under this Section will be, required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or Governmental Authority pursuant to Section 3.03, or (iii) or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrowers 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 the restrictions contained in Section 11.06(c)), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations; provided, however, that (1) the Borrowers shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, (2) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrowers (in the case of all other amounts, including any breakage compensation under Section 3.02 hereof), and (3) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation, reimbursement or other payments required to be made under Section 3.01(a)(ii) or (iii), Section 3.01(c) or Section 3.04 with respect to such Lender, or resulting from any required payments to any Lender or Governmental Authority pursuant to Section 3.03, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation, reimbursement or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrowers to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

(c) Nothing in this Section 3.05 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrowers or the right of any Lender provided in Sections 3.01, 3.03 or 3.04.

 

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ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 4.01 Conditions Precedent at Closing Date. The obligation of the Lenders to make Loans, and of any LC Issuer to issue Letters of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or prior to the Closing Date:

(i) Credit Agreement. This Agreement shall have been executed by the Borrowers, each Subsidiary Guarantor, the Administrative Agent, each LC Issuer and each of the Lenders.

(ii) Notes. The Borrowers shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent the appropriate Note or Notes for the account of each Lender that has requested the same.

(iii) Security Agreement. The Credit Parties shall have duly executed and delivered a Pledge and Security Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-1 (the “Security Agreement”), and shall have executed and delivered all of the following in connection therewith, each of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: (A) the Control Agreements required pursuant to the terms of the Security Agreement, duly executed by the appropriate depositary institution, securities intermediary or issuer as the case may be, (B) the Collateral Assignments of Intellectual Property and Collateral Assignments of Rights required pursuant to the terms of the Security Agreement, (C) a Perfection Certificate, and (D) each other Security Document that is required by this Agreement or the Security Agreement.

(iv) Pledge Agreements. Each of Koko’oha and Par Petroleum shall have duly executed and delivered a Pledge Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-2 (collectively, the “Pledge Agreements”).

(v) Collateral Assignment of Contracts. The Credit Parties shall have duly executed and delivered a Collateral Assignment of Contracts with respect to each Material Contract required by the Administrative Agent.

(vi) Closing Date Mortgages. With respect to each Mortgaged Real Property of Mid Pac and its Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule 1.01(b), such Credit Party shall have (A) executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a Mortgage, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, with respect to such Mortgaged Real Property, and (B) provided to the Administrative Agent all of the other items required to be provided with respect to each such Mortgaged Real Property pursuant to Section 6.10(c), each of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(vii) Fees and Fee Letters. The Borrowers shall have (A) paid to each of the Administrative Agent and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., for their own respective accounts, the fees required to be paid by it on the Closing Date pursuant to the KeyBank Fee Letter, (B) executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent the Closing Fee Letter and shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, the fees required to be paid therein, and (C) paid or caused to be paid all reasonable fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent and of special counsel to the Administrative Agent that have been invoiced on or prior to the Closing Date in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

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(viii) Corporate Resolutions and Approvals. The Administrative Agent shall have received certified copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors (or similar governing body) of Koko’oha, Par Petroleum and each Credit Party, approving the Loan Documents to which Person is or may become a party, and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate or other organizational action, as the case may be, all of which documents to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(ix) No Conflict; Consents. The Borrowings under the Credit Facility and the other elements of the Transactions shall not conflict with, result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or loan agreement or with the operating agreement, certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Parent, Koko’oha, Par Petroleum, the Borrowers or any Subsidiary Guarantor, or any statute, rule or regulation or any judgment, order or decree of any Governmental Authority or court or any arbitrator applicable to the Parent, Koko’oha, Par Petroleum, the Borrowers or any Subsidiary Guarantor. All necessary governmental, third party and other consents and approvals (including, without limitation, all consents and approvals of the lenders under the Parent’s delayed draw term loan and bridge loan credit agreement to permit the entire amount of the Credit Facility, the pledge of the Equity Interests of the Borrowers and all other Liens contemplated by this Agreement and the Security Agreement securing the Credit Facility) shall have been obtained by the Parent, Koko’oha, Par Petroleum, the Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and any other Subsidiary of the Parent, as applicable, which consents and approvals shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date.

(x) Incumbency Certificates. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Koko’oha, Par Petroleum and each Credit Party certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of such Person authorized to sign the Loan Documents to which such Person is a party and any other documents to which such Person is a party that may be executed and delivered in connection herewith.

(xi) Opinions of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have received such opinions of counsel from counsel to Koko’oha, Par Petroleum and the Credit Parties, including opinions of local counsel for Koko’oha, Par Petroleum and the Credit Parties in each jurisdiction in which any such Person is registered under the UCC and in each jurisdiction in which any Credit Party is required to grant a Mortgage, each of which shall be addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Closing Date and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(xii) Recordation of Security Documents, Delivery of Collateral, Taxes, etc. The Security Documents (or proper notices or UCC financing statements in respect thereof), other than the Mortgages required pursuant to Section 4.01(vi), shall have been duly executed, delivered, recorded, published and filed in such manner and in such places as is required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the rights, Liens and security interests of the parties thereto and their respective successors and assigns, all Collateral items required to be physically delivered to the Administrative Agent thereunder shall have been so delivered, accompanied by any appropriate instruments of transfer, and all taxes, fees and other charges then due and payable in connection with the execution, delivery, recording, publishing and filing of such instruments and the issuance of the Obligations and the delivery of the Notes shall have been paid in full; provided, however, that with respect to the Mortgages delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(vi), each such Mortgage shall have been delivered to the title company, all fees required to be paid in connection with the recording of such Mortgage shall have been paid and all other conditions to recording such Mortgage shall have been satisfied.

 

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(xiii) Evidence of Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have (A) received certificates of insurance and other evidence satisfactory to it of compliance with the insurance requirements of this Agreement and the Security Documents and (B) received endorsements naming the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, as an additional insured on the liability insurance policies of the Credit Parties and as a loss payee on the property insurance policies of the Credit Parties.

(xiv) Search Reports. The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of (a) UCC and other search reports from one or more commercial search firms acceptable to the Administrative Agent, listing all of the effective financing statements filed against Koko’oha, Par Petroleum and each Credit Party, together with copies of such financing statements, and (b) search reports listing the registered Intellectual Property of each Credit Party.

(xv) Corporate Charter and Good Standing Certificates. The Administrative Agent shall have received: (A) an original certified copy of the Certificate or Articles of Incorporation or equivalent formation document of Koko’oha, Par Petroleum and each Credit Party and any and all amendments and restatements thereof, certified as of a recent date by the relevant Secretary of State; (B) an original “long-form” (where available) good standing certificate or certificate of existence from the Secretary of State of the state of formation, dated as of a recent date, listing all charter documents affecting Koko’oha, Par Petroleum and each Credit Party and certifying as to the good standing of such Person; and (C) original certificates of good standing or foreign qualification from each other jurisdiction in which Koko’oha, Par Petroleum or each Credit Party is authorized or qualified to do business.

(xvi) Closing Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Closing Certificate, dated the Closing Date, of an Authorized Officer of the Credit Parties, to the effect that, at and as of the Closing Date, both before and after giving effect to the Transactions and the application of the proceeds of the initial Borrowings hereunder: (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing; and (ii) all representations and warranties of each Credit Party set forth in each Loan Document to which any Credit Party is a party are true and correct.

(xvii) Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) pro forma projected combined financial statements of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for the period of four fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2015, giving pro forma effect to the Transactions, and (ii) the Financial Projections.

(xviii) Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, dated as of the Closing Date, and executed by a Financial Officer of the Borrowers.

(xix) Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other proceedings and all documents incidental to the transactions contemplated hereby shall be satisfactory in substance and form to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent and its special counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as the Administrative Agent or its special counsel may reasonably request.

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(xxi) Intercompany Subordination Agreements. The Credit Parties shall have duly executed and delivered an Intercompany Subordination Agreement among the Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent, and each of Koko’oha and Par Petroleum shall have duly executed and delivered an Intercompany Subordination Agreement among Koko’oha, Par Petroleum and the Administrative Agent.

(xxii) Payment of Outstanding Indebtedness, etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that immediately after the making of the Loans on the Closing Date, all Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreements and any other Indebtedness not permitted by Section 7.04, together with all interest, all payment premiums and all other amounts due and payable with respect thereto, shall be paid in full from the proceeds of the initial Credit Event, and the commitments in respect of such Indebtedness shall be permanently terminated, and all Liens securing payment of any such Indebtedness shall be released and the Administrative Agent shall have received all payoff and release letters, Uniform Commercial Code Form UCC-3 termination statements or other instruments or agreements as may be suitable or appropriate in connection with the release of any such Liens.

(xxiii) Litigation. There shall not exist any litigation that could reasonably be expected to cause a material adverse change, in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, in or affecting the business, operations, property or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Credit Parties taken as a whole. There shall be no order, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority restraining or prohibiting the Borrowings under the Credit Facility. There shall not exist any action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding pending or threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or governmental authority that challenges the Credit Facility or any of the other Transactions.

(xxiv) No Material Adverse Change. As of the Closing Date, no condition or event shall have occurred since June 30, 2015 that has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a material adverse change, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, in or affecting the business, operations, property or condition (financial or otherwise) of any Borrower or of the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties taken as a whole.

(xxv) Minimum Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents. As of the Closing Date, prior to giving effect to the initial Borrowings hereunder, the Borrowers shall have at least $10,000,000 in unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents.

(xxvi) Patriot Act. The Administrative Agent shall have received, at least five Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act.

(xxvii) Intercompany Debt. The Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, shall be satisfied with the amount, terms, conditions and holders of all intercompany indebtedness of the Borrowers and their Affiliates.

(xxviii) Tax Withholding. The Administrative Agent shall have received a properly completed and signed IRS Form W-8 or W-9, as applicable, for Koko’oha, Par Petroleum and each Credit Party.

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(xxx) Due Diligence. The Administrative Agent shall have completed its business, operations, collateral, tax, accounting, legal (including, without limitation, customer contracts and lease obligations of the Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries), environmental, regulatory and other due diligence review of the Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries with results satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(xxxi) Hawaii Tax Filings. The Credit Parties shall have (A) completed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a Notice of Mortgage, Pledge or Purchase and (B) completed and caused to be filed with the Department of Taxation of the State of Hawaii a Tax Clearance Application, in each case, with respect to each such Credit Party and each Pledgor.

(xxxii) Miscellaneous. The Credit Parties shall have provided to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders such other items and shall have satisfied such other conditions as may be reasonably required by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.

Section 4.02 Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events. The obligations of the Lenders and each LC Issuer to make or participate in each Credit Event is subject, at the time thereof, to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) Notice. The Administrative Agent (and in the case of subpart (iii) below, the applicable LC Issuer) shall have received, as applicable, (i) a Notice of Borrowing meeting the requirements of Section 2.06(b) with respect to any Borrowing (other than a Continuation or Conversion), (ii) a Notice of Continuation or Conversion meeting the requirements of Section 2.10(b) with respect to a Continuation or Conversion, or (iii) an LC Request meeting the requirements of Section 2.05(b) with respect to each LC Issuance.

(b) No Default; Representations and Warranties. At the time of each Credit Event and also after giving effect thereto, (i) there shall exist no Default or Event of Default and (ii) all representations and warranties of the Credit Parties contained herein or in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of such Credit Event, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier specified date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made.

The acceptance of the benefits of (i) the Credit Events on the Closing Date shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent, each LC Issuer and each of the Lenders that all of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.01 have been satisfied as of the times referred to in such Section and (ii) each Credit Event thereafter shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent, each LC Issuer and each of the Lenders that all of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 have been satisfied as of the times referred to in such Section.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

In order to induce the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and each LC Issuer to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans and to issue and to participate in the Letters of Credit provided for herein, each Credit Party makes the following representations and warranties to, and agreements with, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and each LC Issuer, all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Credit Event:

Section 5.01 Corporate Status. Each Credit Party (i) is a duly organized or formed and validly existing corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, in good standing or in full force and effect under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has the corporate, partnership or limited liability company power and authority, as applicable, to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged and presently proposes to engage, and (ii) has duly qualified and is authorized to do business in all jurisdictions where it is required to be so qualified or authorized except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.02 Corporate Power and Authority. Each Credit Party has the corporate or other organizational power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents to which it is party and has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is party. Each Credit Party has duly executed and delivered each Loan Document to which it is party and each Loan Document to which it is party constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement and obligation of such Credit Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).

Section 5.03 No Violation. Neither the execution, delivery and performance by any Credit Party of the Loan Documents to which it is party nor compliance with the terms and provisions thereof (i) will contravene any provision of any law, statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Credit Party or its properties and assets, (ii) will result in any breach of, any of the material terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien (other than the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents) upon any of the property or assets of such Credit Party pursuant to the terms of (A) any Material Contract, or (B) any other promissory note, bond, debenture, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or credit or loan agreement to which such Credit Party is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets are bound or to which it may be subject, or (iii) will violate any provision of the Organizational Documents of such Credit Party.

Section 5.04 Consents and Approvals. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any Governmental Authority or other third party is required to authorize or is required as a condition to (i) the execution, delivery and performance by any Credit Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party or any of its obligations thereunder, or (ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Loan Document to which any Credit Party is a party, except the filing and recording of financing statements and other documents necessary in order to perfect the Liens created by the Security Documents, consents of landlords not required to be obtained herein or in any other Loan Document, and consents of third parties (other than any Governmental Authority) the failure of which to obtain could not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders under the Loan Documents.

Section 5.05 Litigation. There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened with respect to any Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries or against any of their respective properties (i) that have had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) that question the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents, or of any action to be taken by any Credit Party pursuant to any of the Loan Documents.

 

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Section 5.06 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations.

(a) The proceeds of all Term Loans shall be utilized to finance the Transactions on the Closing Date. The proceeds of all Revolving Loans and LC Issuances shall be utilized to finance capital expenditures and provide working capital and funds for general corporate purposes, in each case, not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement.

(b) No part of the proceeds of any Credit Event will be used directly or indirectly to purchase or carry Margin Stock, or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, in violation of any of the provisions of Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. No Credit Party is engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. At no time would more than 25% of the value of the assets of any Borrower or of any Borrower and its Subsidiaries that are subject to any “arrangement” (as such term is used in Section 221.2(g) of such Regulation U) hereunder be represented by Margin Stock.

Section 5.07 Financial Statements.

(a) (a) The Borrowers have furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders complete and correct copies of: (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of HIE and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and the related audited consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows of HIE and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year then ended, accompanied by the report thereon of Deloitte & Touche LLP; (ii) the unaudited quarterly consolidated balance sheet, and the related consolidated statements of income and of cash flows, of HIE and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2015; and (iii) the unaudited quarterly consolidated balance sheet, and the related consolidated statements of income and of cash flows, of Mid Pac and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2015. All such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied (except as stated therein and except for the absence of footnotes), and fairly present the financial position of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as of the respective dates indicated and the results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods indicated, subject in the case of any such financial statements that are unaudited, to normal audit adjustments, none of which shall be material. The Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries did not have, as of the date of the latest financial statements referred to above, and will not have as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the incurrence of Loans or LC Issuances hereunder, any material or significant contingent liability or liability for taxes, long-term lease or unusual forward or long-term commitment that is not reflected in the foregoing financial statements or the notes thereto in accordance with GAAP and that in any such case is material in relation to the business, operations, properties, assets, financial or other condition or prospects of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries.

(b) The financial projections of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for the fiscal years 2015 through 2019 prepared by the Borrowers and delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (the “Financial Projections”) were prepared on behalf of the Borrowers in good faith after taking into account historical levels of business activity of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, general economic trends, and all other information, assumptions and estimates considered by management of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries to be pertinent thereto; provided, however, that no representation or warranty is made as to the impact of future general economic conditions or as to whether the Borrowers’ projected combined results as set forth in the Financial Projections will actually be realized, it being recognized by the Lenders that such projections as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results for the periods covered by the Financial Projections may differ materially from the Financial Projections. No facts are known to the Borrowers as of the Closing Date which, if reflected in the Financial Projections, would result in a material adverse change in the assets, liabilities, results of operations or cash flows reflected therein.

 

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Section 5.08 Solvency. Each Borrower has received consideration that is the reasonable equivalent value of the obligations and liabilities that such Borrower has incurred to the Administrative Agent, each LC Issuer and the Lenders under the Loan Documents. The Borrowers now have capital sufficient to carry on its business and transactions and all business and transactions in which it is about to engage and is now solvent and able to pay its debts as they mature, and the Borrowers own property having a value, both at fair valuation and at present fair salable value, greater than the amount required to pay the Borrowers’ debts; and the Borrowers are not entering into the Loan Documents with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors. The Credit Parties, taken as a whole, now have capital sufficient to carry on their business and transactions and all business and transactions in which they are about to engage and are now solvent and able to pay their debts as they mature, and the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, own property having a value, both at fair valuation and at present fair salable value, greater than the amount required to pay the Credit Parties’ debts; and the Credit Parties are not entering into the Loan Documents with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud their creditors. For purposes of this Section 5.08, “debt” means any liability on a claim, and “claim” means (y) right to payment whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured; or (z) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.

Section 5.09 No Material Adverse Change. Since June 30, 2015, there has been no change in the condition, business or affairs of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or their properties and assets considered as an entirety, except for changes none of which, individually or in the aggregate, has had or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.10 Tax Returns and Payments. Each Credit Party has filed all federal income tax returns and all other tax returns, domestic and foreign, required to be filed by it and has paid all taxes and assessments payable by it that have become due, other than those not yet delinquent and except for those contested in good faith. Each Credit Party has established on its books such charges, accruals and reserves in respect of taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges for all fiscal periods as are required by GAAP. No Credit Party knows of any proposed assessment for additional federal, foreign or state taxes for any period, or of any basis therefor, which, individually or in the aggregate, taking into account such charges, accruals and reserves in respect thereof as the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries have made, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.11 Title to Properties, etc. Each Credit Party has good and marketable title, in the case of owned Real Property, and good title (or valid Leaseholds, in the case of any leased property), in the case of all other property, to all of its properties and assets free and clear of Liens other than Permitted Liens. The interests of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries in the properties reflected in the most recent balance sheet referred to in Section 5.07(a), taken as a whole, were sufficient, in the judgment of the Credit Parties, as of the date of such balance sheet for purposes of the ownership and operation of the businesses conducted by the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries. Schedule 5.11 sets forth a complete list of Real Property owned and/or leased or subleased (as lessor or sublessor, lessee or sublessee) by the Credit Parties on the Closing Date.

Section 5.12 Lawful Operations, etc. Each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries: (i) holds all necessary foreign, federal, state, local and other governmental licenses, registrations, certifications, permits and authorizations necessary to conduct its business and own its properties; and (ii) is in compliance with all requirements imposed by law, regulation or rule, whether foreign, federal, state or local, that are applicable to it, its operations, or its properties and assets, including, without limitation, applicable requirements of Environmental Laws, except for any failure to obtain and maintain in effect, or noncompliance that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.13 Environmental Matters.

(a) Each Credit Party and each of their Subsidiaries is in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, except to the extent that any such failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All material licenses, permits, registrations or approvals required for the conduct of the business of each Credit Party and each of their Subsidiaries under any Environmental Law have been obtained and each Credit Party and each of their Subsidiaries is in substantial compliance therewith, except to the extent for licenses, permits, registrations or approvals, the failure to obtain could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Credit Party nor any of their Subsidiaries has received written notice, or otherwise knows, that it is in any respect in material noncompliance with, breach of or default under any applicable writ, order, judgment, injunction, or decree to which such Credit Party or such Subsidiary is a party or that would affect the ability of such Credit Party or such Subsidiary to operate any Real Property and no event has occurred and is continuing that, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute noncompliance, breach of or default thereunder, except to the extent that any such noncompliance, breach of or default (together with any resulting penalties, fines or forfeitures) could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no material Environmental Claims pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect if finally adjudicated in a manner adverse to the Credit Parties. There are no facts, circumstances, conditions or occurrences on any Real Property now or at any time owned, leased or operated by the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries, that are known by the Credit Parties or as to which any Credit Party or any such Subsidiary has received written notice, that could reasonably be expected: (i) to form the basis of a material Environmental Claim against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary or any Real Property of a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries; or (ii) to cause such Real Property to be subject to any material restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, use or transferability of such Real Property under any Environmental Law, except in each case to the extent as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Hazardous Materials have not at any time been (i) generated, used, treated or stored on, or transported to or from, any Real Property of the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries or (ii) released on or about any such Real Property, in each case where such occurrence or event is not in compliance with or could give rise to liability under Environmental Laws and is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.14 Compliance with ERISA. The Credit Parties, their Subsidiaries and each ERISA Affiliate (i) has complied with the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan that is not a Multi-Employer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan, (ii) has satisfied all contribution obligations in respect of each Multi-Employer Plan and each Multiple Employer Plan, (iii) is in compliance in all material respects with all other applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan, each Multi-Employer Plan and each Multiple Employer Plan, and (iv) has not incurred any liability (other than payment of premiums) under Title IV of ERISA to the PBGC with respect to any Plan, any Multi-Employer Plan, any Multiple Employer Plan, or any trust established thereunder. No Plan or trust created thereunder has been terminated, and there have been no Reportable Events, with respect to any Plan or trust created thereunder or with respect to any Multi-Employer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan, which termination or Reportable Event will or could give rise to a material liability of the Credit Parties or any ERISA Affiliate in respect thereof. No Credit Party nor any Subsidiary of a Credit Party nor any ERISA Affiliate is at the date hereof, or has been at any time within the five years preceding the date hereof, an employer required to contribute to any Multi-Employer Plan

 

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or Multiple Employer Plan, or a “contributing sponsor” (as such term is defined in Section 4001 of ERISA) in any Multi-Employer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan. No Credit Party nor any Subsidiary of a Credit Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has any material contingent liability with respect to any post-retirement “welfare benefit plan” (as such term is defined in ERISA) except as has been disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in writing.

Section 5.15 Intellectual Property, etc. Each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries has obtained or has the right to use all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other rights with respect to the foregoing necessary for the present and planned future conduct of its business, without any known conflict with the rights of others, except for such patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and rights, the loss of which, and such conflicts that, in any such case individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 5.15 sets forth a complete list of all material licenses, trade names and service marks and all registered patents, trademarks and copyrights, in each case with respect to Intellectual Property.

Section 5.16 Investment Company Act, etc. No Credit Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to regulation with respect to the creation or incurrence of Indebtedness under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Federal Power Act, as amended or any applicable Federal or state public utility law.

Section 5.17 Insurance. The Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries maintain insurance coverage by such insurers and in such forms and amounts and against such risks as are generally consistent with industry standards and in each case in compliance with the terms of Section 6.03. Schedule 5.17 sets forth a complete list of all insurance maintained by the Credit Parties on the Closing Date.

Section 5.18 Burdensome Contracts; Labor Relations. No Credit Party nor any of its Subsidiaries (a) is subject to any burdensome contract, agreement, corporate restriction, judgment, decree or order, (b) is a party to any labor dispute affecting any bargaining unit or other group of employees generally, (c) is subject to any strike, slowdown, workout or other concerted interruptions of operations by employees of a Credit Party or any Subsidiary, whether or not relating to any labor contracts, (d) is subject to any pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened, unfair labor practice complaint, before the National Labor Relations Board, (e) is subject to any pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement, (f) is subject to any pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened significant strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage, or (g) is, to the knowledge of the Credit Parties, involved or subject to any union representation organizing or certification matter with respect to the employees of the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries, except (with respect to any matter specified in any of the preceding clauses) for such matters as, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither HIE nor any of its Subsidiaries has suffered any strikes, walkouts or work stoppages in the five years preceding the Closing Date, and neither Mid Pac nor any of its Subsidiaries has suffered any strikes, walkouts or work stoppages since being acquired by Par Petroleum.

Section 5.19 [Reserved.]

Section 5.20 True and Complete Disclosure. The factual information (taken as a whole) heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by or on behalf of any Credit Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated herein, other than the Financial Projections (as to which representations are made only as

 

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provided in Section 5.07(b)), is, and all other such factual information (taken as a whole) hereafter furnished by or on behalf of such Person in writing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender will be, true and accurate in all material respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided, except that all information consisting of financial projections prepared by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary is only represented herein as being based on good faith estimates and assumptions believed by such persons to be reasonable at the time made.

Section 5.21 Defaults. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 5.22 Capitalization. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 5.22 sets forth a true, complete and accurate description of the equity capital structure of Par Petroleum and each of its Subsidiaries showing, for each such Person, accurate ownership percentages of the equityholders of record and accompanied by a statement of authorized and issued Equity Interests for each such Person. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.22, as of the Closing Date (a) there are no preemptive rights, outstanding subscriptions, warrants or options to purchase any Equity Interests of any Credit Party, (b) there are no obligations of any Credit Party to redeem or repurchase any of its Equity Interests and (c) there is no agreement, arrangement or plan to which any Credit Party is a party or of which any Credit Party has knowledge that could directly or indirectly affect the capital structure of any Credit Party. The Equity Interests of each Credit Party described on Schedule 5.22 (i) are validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable (to the extent such concepts are applicable to the respective Equity Interests) and (ii) are owned of record and beneficially as set forth on Schedule 5.22, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens created under the Security Documents and restrictions on transfer arising under the Organizational Documents or applicable law).

Section 5.23 Status of Obligations as Senior Indebtedness, etc. All Obligations and fees and expenses in connection therewith constitute “Senior Indebtedness” or similar term relating to the Obligations, and all Obligations are entitled to the benefits of the subordination created by any Subordinated Debt Documents.

Section 5.24 Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Corruption Law Compliance.

(a) Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary of each Credit Party is and will remain in compliance in all material respects with all U.S. economic sanctions laws, Executive Orders and implementing regulations as promulgated by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, and all applicable anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act and all regulations issued pursuant to it.

(b) No Credit Party and no Subsidiary or Affiliate of a Credit Party (i) is a Person designated by the U.S. government on the list of the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the “SDN List”) with which a U.S. Person cannot deal with or otherwise engage in business transactions, (ii) is a Person who is otherwise the target of U.S. economic sanctions laws such that a U.S. Person cannot deal or otherwise engage in business transactions with such Person or (iii) is controlled by (including without limitation by virtue of such Person being a director or owning voting shares or interests), or acts, directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of, any Person or entity on the SDN List or a foreign government that is the target of U.S. economic sanctions prohibitions such that the entry into, or performance under, this Agreement or any other Loan Document would be prohibited under U.S. law.

 

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(c) The Credit Parties, each of their Subsidiaries and each of their Affiliates are in compliance with (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, (ii) the Patriot Act and (iii) other federal or state laws relating to “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations.

(d) No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used directly or indirectly for any payments to any government official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 or other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions, in each case, that is applicable to any Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries. The Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions, in each case, that is applicable to any Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries. The Credit Parties have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such applicable laws.

Section 5.25 Location of Bank Accounts. Schedule 5.25 sets forth a complete and accurate list as of the Closing Date of all deposit, checking and other bank accounts, all securities and other accounts maintained with any broker dealer and all other similar accounts maintained by each Credit Party, together with a description thereof (i.e., the bank or broker dealer at which such deposit or other account is maintained and the account number and the purpose thereof).

Section 5.26 Material Contracts. Schedule 5.26 contains a true, correct and complete list of all the Material Contracts in effect on the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, all such Material Contracts are in full force and effect and no defaults by a Credit Party currently exist thereunder (other than as described in Schedule 5.26).

Section 5.27 Affiliate Transactions. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.27 or otherwise permitted under Section 7.09, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no existing or proposed agreements, arrangements or transactions between any Credit Party and any of the officers, members, managers, directors, stockholders, parents, other interest holders, employees, or Affiliates (other than the Subsidiaries) of any Credit Party or any members of their respective immediate families, and none of the foregoing Persons are directly or indirectly indebted to or have any direct or indirect ownership, partnership, or voting interest in any Affiliate of any Credit Party or any Person with which any Credit Party has a business relationship or which competes with any Credit Party.

Section 5.28 Common Enterprise. Each Credit Party expects to derive benefit (and its board of directors or other governing body has determined that it may reasonably be expected to derive benefit), directly and indirectly, from (i) the successful operations of each of the other Credit Parties and (ii) the credit extended by the Lenders to the Borrowers hereunder, both in their separate capacities and as members of the group of companies. Each Credit Party has determined that execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and any other Loan Documents to be executed by such Credit Party is within its purpose, will be of direct and indirect benefit to such Credit Party, and is in its best interest.

Section 5.29 Catastrophic Events. No Credit Party nor any Subsidiary of a Credit Party and none of their respective properties has been affected by any fire, explosion, accident, drought, storm, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or other casualty that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, there are no disputes presently subject to grievance procedure, arbitration or litigation under any of the collective bargaining agreements, employment contracts or

 

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employee welfare or incentive plans to which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of a Credit Party is a party, and there are no strikes, lockouts, work stoppages or slowdowns, or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, jurisdictional disputes or organizing activities occurring or threatened which alone or in the aggregate are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

ARTICLE VI

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Each Credit Party hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date and thereafter so long as this Agreement is in effect and until such time as the Commitments have been terminated, no Notes remain outstanding and the Loans, together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not yet due and owing) incurred hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, have been paid in full, as follows:

Section 6.01 Reporting Requirements. The Borrowers will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

(a) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Borrowers, (i) for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, (y) the audited consolidated balance sheet of HIE and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and the related audited consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows of HIE and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year then ended, and (z) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Mid Pac and its Subsidiaries for the nine-months ended December 31, 2015 and the related audited consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows of Mid Pac and its Subsidiaries for such period, and (ii) commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 and each fiscal year ending thereafter, the audited combined balance sheets of the Borrowers and their combined Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related combined statements of income, of stockholders’ equity and of cash flows for such fiscal year, in each case setting forth comparative figures (commencing with the 2017 fiscal year) for the preceding fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and in each case accompanied by the opinion with respect to such financial statements of independent public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Borrowers, which opinion shall be unqualified, shall not contain any statement with respect to “going concern” and shall (i) state that such accountants audited such financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, that such accountants believe that such audit provides a reasonable basis for their opinion, and that in their opinion such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Borrowers and their subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the results of their operations and cash flows for such fiscal year in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, or (ii) contain such statements as are customarily included in unqualified reports of independent accountants in conformity with the recommendations and requirements of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (or any successor organization), together with all management letters of such accountants addressed to the Borrowers or any other Credit Party.

(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the close of each of the first three quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Borrowers, the unaudited combined balance sheets of the Borrowers and their combined Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarterly period and the related unaudited combined statements of income and of cash flows for such quarterly period and/or for the fiscal year to date, and setting forth, in the case of such unaudited combined statements of income and of cash flows, comparative figures for the related periods in the prior fiscal year, and which shall be certified on behalf of the Borrowers by a Financial Officer of the Borrowers, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments.

 

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(c) Officer’s Compliance Certificates. At the time of the delivery of the financial statements provided for in subparts (a) and (b) above, (i) a certificate (a “Compliance Certificate”), substantially in the form of Exhibit E, signed by a Financial Officer to the effect that (A) no Default or Event of Default exists or, if any Default or Event of Default does exist, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the actions the Credit Parties have taken or proposes to take with respect thereto, and (B) the representations and warranties of the Credit Parties are true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent that any relate to an earlier specified date, in which case, such representations shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date made, which certificate shall set forth the calculations required to establish compliance with the provisions of Section 7.07, (ii) if, as a result of any change in accounting principles and policies (or the application thereof) from those used in the preparation of the combined financial statements of the Credit Parties delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and (b) will differ in any material respect from the combined financial statements that would have been delivered pursuant to such subdivisions had no such change in accounting principles and policies been made, then, together with the first delivery of such financial statements after such change, one or more statements of reconciliation for all such prior financial statements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (iii) a Narrative Report for such period.

(d) ECF Certification. As soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrowers, a certificate in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, signed by a Financial Officer, demonstrating Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal quarter and including all financial information and calculations required to determine Excess Cash Flow.

(e) Budgets and Forecasts. Not later than 30 days prior to the commencement of any fiscal year of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, a combined budget in reasonable detail for each fiscal quarter of such fiscal year, and (if and to the extent prepared by management of the Borrowers or any other Credit Party) for any subsequent fiscal years, as customarily prepared by management for its internal use, setting forth, with appropriate discussion, the forecasted balance sheet, income statement, operating cash flows and capital expenditures of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for the period covered thereby, and the principal assumptions upon which forecasts and budget are based.

(f) Notices. Promptly, and in any event within three Business Days, after any Credit Party or any Subsidiary obtains knowledge thereof, notice of:

(i) the occurrence of any event that constitutes a Default or Event of Default, which notice shall specify the nature thereof, the period of existence thereof and what action the Borrowers propose to take with respect thereto;

(ii) the commencement of, or any other material development concerning, any litigation or governmental or regulatory proceeding pending against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary or the occurrence of any other event, if the same could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(iii) any amendment or waiver of the terms of, or notice of default under, any Subordinated Debt Documents; or

(iv) any event that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(g) ERISA. Promptly, and in any event within 10 days after any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of a Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate knows of the occurrence of any ERISA Event, the Borrowers will deliver to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders a certificate of an Authorized

 

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Officer of the Borrowers setting forth the full details as to such occurrence and the action, if any, that such Credit Party or such Subsidiary of such Credit Party or such ERISA Affiliate is required or proposes to take, together with any notices required or proposed to be given by such Credit Party or such Subsidiary of such Credit Party or the ERISA Affiliate to or filed with the PBGC, a Plan participant or the Plan administrator with respect thereto.

(h) Environmental Matters. Promptly upon, and in any event within 10 Business Days after, an officer of a Credit Party or any Subsidiary of a Credit Party obtaining knowledge thereof, notice of one or more of the following environmental matters: (i) any pending or threatened material Environmental Claim against such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property owned or operated by such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) any condition or occurrence on or arising from any Real Property owned or operated by such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries that (A) results in material noncompliance by such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries with any applicable Environmental Law or (B) would reasonably be expected to form the basis of a material Environmental Claim against such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any such Real Property; and (iii) the taking of any removal or remedial action in response to the actual or alleged presence of any Hazardous Material on any Real Property owned, leased or operated by such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries as required by any Environmental Law or any Governmental Authority, to the extent it could be reasonably be expected to form the basis of a material Environmental Claim against such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any such Real Property. All such notices shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the Environmental Claim, the Credit Party’s or such Subsidiary’s response thereto and the potential exposure in Dollars of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries with respect thereto.

(i) SEC Reports and Registration Statements. Promptly after transmission thereof or other filing with the SEC, copies of all registration statements (other than the exhibits thereto and any registration statement on Form S-8 or its equivalent) and all annual, quarterly or current reports that any of the Parent, the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries files with the SEC on Form 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K (or any successor forms). Any such documents that are filed pursuant to and are accessible through the SEC’s EDGAR system will be deemed to have been provided in accordance with this clause (i).

(j) [Reserved.]

(k) Annual, Quarterly and Other Reports. Promptly after transmission thereof to its stockholders, copies of all annual, quarterly and other reports and all proxy statements that any of the Parent, the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries furnishes to its stockholders generally. Any such documents that are filed pursuant to and are accessible through the SEC’s EDGAR system will be deemed to have been provided in accordance with this clause (k).

(l) Auditors’ Internal Control Comment Letters, etc. Promptly upon receipt thereof, a copy of each letter or memorandum commenting on internal accounting controls and/or accounting or financial reporting policies followed by the Credit Parties and/or any of their Subsidiaries that is submitted to such Credit Party or Subsidiary, as applicable, by its independent accountants in connection with any annual or interim audit made by them of the books of any Borrower or any Subsidiary.

(m) Press Releases. Promptly after the release thereof to any news organization or news distribution organization, copies of any press releases and other similar statements intended to be made available generally by the Parent, any Credit Party or any Subsidiary to the public concerning material developments relating to the Parent, such Credit Party or its Subsidiaries.

 

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(n) Information Relating to Collateral. At the time of the delivery of the annual financial statements provided for in subpart (a) above, a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrowers (i) setting forth any changes to the information required pursuant to the Perfection Certificate or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the most recently delivered or updated Perfection Certificate, and (ii) outlining all material insurance coverage maintained as of the date of such report by the Credit Parties and all material insurance coverage planned to be maintained by the Credit Parties in the immediately succeeding fiscal year.

(o) Other Notices. Promptly after the transmission or receipt thereof, as applicable, copies of all notices received or sent by any Credit Party to or from the holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee with respect thereto.

(p) Proposed Amendments, etc. to Certain Agreements. No later than five (5) Business Days prior to the effectiveness thereof, copies of substantially final drafts of any proposed amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification with respect to any Subordinated Debt Document, any Material Indebtedness Agreement or any other agreement or instrument subject to the restrictions contained in Section 7.11.

(q) Notice Regarding Material Contracts. Promptly, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days (i) after any Material Contract of any Credit Party is terminated or amended in a manner that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) any new Material Contract is entered into, written notice of the same. For the avoidance of doubt, no notice will be required in connection with the expiry of a Material Contract pursuant to its terms.

(r) Violation of Anti-Terrorism Laws. Promptly (i) if any Credit Party obtains knowledge that any Credit Party or any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, any Equity Interests of any Credit Party, or any other holder at any time of any direct or indirect equitable, legal or beneficial interest therein is the subject of any of the Anti-Terrorism Laws, such Credit Party will notify the Administrative Agent and (ii) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender (through the Administrative Agent), such Credit Party will provide any information the Administrative Agent or such Lender believes is reasonably necessary to be delivered to comply with the USA Patriot Act.

(s) Expiration of Leases. Together with the delivery of the financial statements required by Sections 6.01(a) and (b), a report setting forth the expiration of any leases of, or licenses or permits to use, real property held by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of a Credit Party (or if any such license or permit is revocable or month-to-month or if the applicable premises is affected by a casualty or condemnation and either party elects to terminate or if there is a termination for any other reason, then promptly upon receipt or giving of a notice of termination), for the upcoming fiscal quarter, which report shall include (i) financial projections indicating the financial impact of the expiration or termination of any such lease, license or permit on the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.07, and (ii) a detailed income statement of the location for which the lease, license or permit is expiring or being terminated, if applicable.

(t) Other Information. Promptly upon the reasonable request therefor (and in any event within 10 days of such request or such longer period approved by the Administrative Agent), such other information or documents (financial or otherwise) relating to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent or any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request from time to time.

Section 6.02 Books, Records and Inspections. Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep proper books of record and account, in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of such Credit Party or such Subsidiary,

 

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as the case may be, in accordance with GAAP; and (b) permit officers and designated representatives of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to visit and inspect any of the properties or assets of such Credit Party and/or its Subsidiaries in whomsoever’s possession (but only to the extent such Credit Party or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has the right to do so to the extent in the possession of another Person), to examine the books of account of such Credit Party or such Subsidiary, as applicable, and make copies thereof and take extracts therefrom, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of such Credit Party and/or such Subsidiary, as applicable, with, and be advised as to the same by, its and their officers and independent accountants and independent actuaries, if any, all at such reasonable times and intervals and to such reasonable extent as the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) may request; provided that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall provide reasonable advance notice to the applicable Credit Party or Subsidiary of any such visit or inspection and such visits and inspections shall be conducted during regular business hours.

Section 6.03 Insurance.

(a) Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain insurance coverage with an insurer which is rated B+ or better by A.M. Best and Company at the time such coverage is placed and at the time of each annual renewal thereof, and which insurer is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in such forms and amounts and against such risks as are generally consistent with the insurance coverage maintained by the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, which coverage shall include, without limitation:

(i) property insurance with coverage for “all risk”, written on the Insurance Service Office (“ISO”) “Special Form” or its equivalent, in amounts not less than the full insurable replacement value of all insurable Collateral, including coverage for windstorm (hurricane), earth movement and flood, including the following endorsements, if requested by the Administrative Agent: (A) replacement cost coverage; (B) agreed amount; and (C) building ordinance coverage insuring against contingent liability from the operation of laws, statutes, ordinances or regulations concerning the improvements insured, demolition of such improvements and increased cost of construction of such improvements; and, if required by the Administrative Agent, the Credit Parties shall procure a difference-in-conditions policy to include earthquake, backup of sewers and broad collapse coverage with a limit of liability determined to be prudent by the Administrative Agent;

(ii) an equipment breakdown (boiler and machinery) insurance policy covering all mechanical and electrical apparatus, pressure vessels, and equipment which are part of the Collateral on a “comprehensive” form for the full replacement cost (with a limit of not less than $2,500,000) and including, without limitation, system breakdown, testing and startup;

(iii) if any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries constructs any improvements, which such construction is ongoing, a builder’s risk policy covering the construction of such improvements, completed value form, non-reporting, with an amount of coverage equal to 100% of the estimated replacement cost of the improvements upon completion of construction, written on (or provide coverage equal to the coverage provided by) an ALS 1972 policy (including windstorm (hurricane), earthquake and flood coverage, if available), or its equivalent;

(iv) commercial general liability insurance (occurrence form), including coverage, to the extent reasonably available, for premises/operations, independent contractors, contractual liability, personal injury, employees as additional insureds and broad form property damage;

 

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(v) flood insurance, if and to the extent required by law, naming the Administrative Agent as a loss payee;

(vi) if requested by the Administrative Agent and to the extent available at rates that are commercially reasonable, business income insurance, in amounts reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(vii) environmental insurance in amounts reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(viii) worker’s compensation insurance as required by law and employer’s liability insurance, in amounts reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; and

(ix) commercial automobile policy providing liability coverage for all owned, non-owned, hired autos and automobile contractual liability, in amounts reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

(b) All insurance policies of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries shall: (i) prohibit cancellation by the insurer without at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, except in the case of cancellation for nonpayment of premium; (ii) contain an agreement by the insurer that the policy constitutes primary insurance; (iii) be endorsed to the Administrative Agent’s satisfaction for the benefit of the Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, by naming the Administrative Agent as loss payee (with respect to Collateral) or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, as an additional insured); (iv) provide that the respective insurers irrevocably waive any and all rights of subrogation with respect to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; and (v) in the case of any such certificates or endorsements in favor of the Administrative Agent, be delivered to or deposited with the Administrative Agent. All property insurance policies shall contain a standard mortgagee clause (without contribution) in favor of and acceptable to the Administrative Agent naming the Administrative Agent as an additional insured and loss payee; provided however, that losses for partial damage up to $500,000 may be paid or collected without the consent of the Administrative Agent. In the event of loss or physical damage to the insured properties, the Borrowers shall give immediate notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may make proof of the loss if the same is not made promptly by the Credit Parties or their respective Subsidiaries. Prior to the expiration dates of expiring policies, certificates of insurance evidencing renewal or replacement of such policies of insurance shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent, and not more than sixty (60) days after such expiration dates, copies of the policy Declarations page of the renewal or replacement policies of insurance shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent. Upon request by the Administrative Agent, full copies of all policies of such insurance shall be provided to the Administrative Agent. If any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries fail to carry any such insurance or fail to deliver the required certificates, Declarations page, or (if applicable) copies of the policies to the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent, at its option but without being obligated to do so, may procure such insurance from year to year and pay the premiums therefor, and the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries will reimburse the Administrative Agent on demand for premiums so paid, with interest thereon from the time of payment at a rate equal to the Default Rate that would be applicable to a Base Rate Loan at such time. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the collection of any insurance proceeds or for the insolvency of any insurer or insurance underwriter. Where reference is made to “amounts reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent,” the amounts of such policies in effect on the date hereof are acceptable amounts to the Administrative Agent.

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policies maintained by the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries as the Administrative Agent or such Lender may from time to time reasonably request, which information shall be prepared in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or such Lender.

Section 6.04 Payment of Taxes and Claims. Each Credit Party will pay and discharge, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, and all lawful claims that, if unpaid, might become a Lien or charge upon any properties of any Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries; provided, however, that no Credit Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim that is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings if (i) it has maintained adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (ii) in the case of a tax or claim that has or may become a Lien against any of the Collateral, such proceedings conclusively operate to stay the sale of any portion of the Collateral to satisfy such tax or claim. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay in full all of its wage obligations in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. Sections 206-207), with respect to its employees subject thereto, and any comparable provisions of applicable law.

Section 6.05 Corporate Franchises. Each Credit Party will do, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (a) its legal existence and (b) all of its rights and authority, Intellectual Property, qualification, franchises, licenses and permits necessary in the ordinary course of its business; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 6.05 shall be deemed to prohibit any transaction permitted by Section 7.02.

Section 6.06 Good Repair. Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, ensure that its material properties and equipment used or useful in its business in whomsoever’s possession they may be, are kept in reasonably good repair, working order and condition, normal wear and tear excepted.

Section 6.07 Compliance with Statutes, etc. Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all Governmental Authorities in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property, other than those the noncompliance with which would not individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.08 Compliance with Environmental Laws. Without limitation of the covenants contained in Section 6.07:

(a) Each Credit Party will comply, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with all Environmental Laws applicable to the ownership, lease or use of all Real Property now or hereafter owned, leased or operated by such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, and will promptly pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such compliance, except to the extent that such compliance with Environmental Laws is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established to the extent required by GAAP, and the reasonably likely outcome in such proceedings could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Each Credit Party will keep or cause to be kept, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep or cause to be kept, all such Real Property free and clear of any Liens imposed pursuant to such Environmental Laws other than Permitted Liens.

 

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(c) No Credit Party nor any of its Subsidiaries will generate, use, treat, store, release or dispose of, or permit the generation, use, treatment, storage, release or disposal of, Hazardous Materials on any Real Property now or hereafter owned, leased or operated by the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries or transport or permit the transportation of Hazardous Materials to or from any such Real Property other than in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws and in the ordinary course of business, except to the extent that any noncompliance with Environmental Laws is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established to the extent required by GAAP, and the reasonably likely outcome in such proceedings could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) If required to do so under any applicable order of any Governmental Authority, each Credit Party will undertake, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to undertake any clean up, removal, remedial or other action necessary to remove and clean up any Hazardous Materials from any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Credit Parties or any of its Subsidiaries in accordance with, in all material respects, the requirements of all applicable Environmental Laws and in accordance with, in all material respects, such orders of all Governmental Authorities, except to the extent that such Credit Party or such Subsidiary contesting such order in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established to the extent required by GAAP, and the reasonably likely outcome in such proceedings could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.09 Certain Subsidiaries to Join in Guaranty. In the event that at any time after the Closing Date, any Credit Party acquires, creates or has any Subsidiary that is not already a party to the Guaranty, such Credit Party will promptly, subject to Section 6.10(b), cause such Subsidiary to deliver to the Administrative Agent, in sufficient quantities for the Lenders, (a) a Joinder Agreement (as modified, amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, a “Joinder Agreement”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J, pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall become a party to this Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement among the existing Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent and the Master Intercompany Note, duly executed by such Subsidiary, (b) resolutions of the Board of Directors or equivalent governing body of such Subsidiary, certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Subsidiary, as duly adopted and in full force and effect, authorizing the execution and delivery of such Joinder Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Subsidiary is or will be a party, together with such other corporate documentation and an opinion of counsel as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (c) all such documents, instruments, agreements, and certificates as are similar to those described in Section 6.10. In the event that any Person becomes a Foreign Subsidiary of any Borrower, and the ownership interests of such Foreign Subsidiary are owned by such Borrower or by any Domestic Subsidiary thereof, such Borrower shall, or shall cause such Domestic Subsidiary to, deliver, all such documents, instruments, agreements, and certificates as are similar to those described in Section 6.10, and such Borrower shall take, or shall cause such Domestic Subsidiary to take, all of the actions referred to in Section 6.10.

Section 6.10 Additional Security; Real Property Matters; Further Assurances.

(a) Additional Security. If any Credit Party (i) acquires after the Closing Date a fee owned interest in any Real Property with a fair market value in excess of $250,000 for any Real Property and $1,000,000 in the aggregate for all fee owned Real Properties not covered by a Mortgage (in each case, with fair market value determined at the time of acquisition and agreed to by the Administrative Agent), or any personal property that is not at the time included in the Collateral, or (ii) acquires after the Closing Date a Leasehold interest in any Real Property (or amends, renews or otherwise modifies a Leasehold interest in any Real Property existing on the Closing Date as contemplated in Section 6.11) where the annual rental payments are in excess of $100,000 per year, for which a Mortgage on such Real Property is

 

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not prohibited and the mortgage of which does not require landlord consent, then, in each case, the Borrowers will promptly notify the Administrative Agent in writing of such event, identifying the property or interests in question and referring specifically to the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section, and the Credit Party will, or will cause such Subsidiary to, within 30 days following request by the Administrative Agent (or such later date approved by the Administrative Agent), grant to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors a Lien on such Real Property or such personal property pursuant to the terms of such security agreements, assignments, Mortgages or other documents as the Administrative Agent deems appropriate (collectively, the “Additional Security Documents”) or a joinder in any existing Security Document. Furthermore, such Borrower or such other Credit Party shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent such opinions of local counsel, corporate resolutions, a Perfection Certificate and other related documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with the execution, delivery and recording of any such Additional Security Document or joinder, all of which documents shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(b) Foreign Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.09 or elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary, no Credit Party shall be required to (i) pledge (or cause to be pledged) more than 66% of the Equity Interests designated as voting and 100% of the Equity Interests designated as non-voting in any first tier Foreign Subsidiary that is treated as a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code, (ii) pledge (or cause to be pledged) any Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is treated as a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code, or (iii) cause a Foreign Subsidiary that is treated as a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code to join in the Guaranty or to become a party to the Security Agreement or any other Security Document, if to do so would subject any Borrower or any Subsidiary to liability for additional United States income taxes by virtue of Section 956 of the Code in an amount the Borrowers consider material.

(c) Real Property Matters. The Credit Parties shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (x) with respect to each parcel of owned or leased Real Property subject to a Mortgage as of the Closing Date, and (y) with respect to each parcel of owned or leased Real Property that is required to become subject to a Mortgage after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.10(a) above, within 15 days after such parcel of Real Property becomes subject to a Mortgage (or such later date approved by the Administrative Agent), all of the following:

(i) an American Land Title Association (ALTA) mortgagee title insurance policy or policies, or unconditional commitments therefor (a “Title Policy”) issued by a title insurance company reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (a “Title Company”), in an amount not less than the amount reasonably required therefor by the Administrative Agent (taking into account the estimated value of the property involved), insuring fee simple title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, such Real Property vested in the applicable Credit Party and assuring the Administrative Agent that the applicable Mortgage creates a valid and enforceable first priority mortgage lien on the respective Real Property encumbered thereby, subject only to Permitted Liens, which Title Policy (1) shall include an endorsement for mechanics’ liens, for revolving, “variable rate” and future advances under this Agreement and for any other matters reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, and (2) shall provide for affirmative insurance and such reinsurance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all of the foregoing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

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(iii) copies of all recorded documents listed as exceptions to title or otherwise referred to in the Title Policy or in such title report relating to such real Property;

(iv) evidence, which may be in the form of a letter or other certification from the Title Company or from an insurance broker, surveyor, engineer or other provider, as to whether (1) such Real Property is a Flood Hazard Property, and (2) the community in which such Flood Hazard Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program, and if such Closing Date Mortgaged Property is a Flood Hazard Property, evidence that the applicable Credit Party has obtained flood insurance in respect of such Flood Hazard Property to the extent required under the applicable regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;

(v) with respect to fee owned Real Property only, a survey, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of such Real Property, certified in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent by a licensed professional surveyor reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(vi) a certificate of the Borrowers identifying any Phase I, Phase II or other environmental report relating to such Real Property and/or the operations conducted therefrom, received in draft or final form by any Credit Party during the five year period prior to the date of execution of the Mortgage (or, with respect to Mid Pac and its Subsidiaries, received in connection with the acquisition by Par Petroleum of such Credit Party), or stating that no such draft or final form reports have been requested or received by any Credit Party (or its counsel), together with true and correct copies of all such environmental reports so listed (in draft form, if not finalized); and all such environmental reports shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent;

(vii) an opinion of local counsel admitted to practice in the jurisdiction in which such Real Property is located, satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, as to the validity and effectiveness of such Mortgage as a lien on such Real Property encumbered thereby, and covering such other matters of law in connection with the execution, delivery, recording and enforcement of such Mortgage as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; and

(viii) upon request of the Administrative Agent, with respect to fee owned Real Property acquired after the Closing Date only, the Administrative Agent shall have received appraisals, satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, dated not more than 60 days prior to the date of execution of each Mortgage of such Real Property and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or accompanied by a separate letter indicating that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may rely thereon, from one or more nationally recognized appraisal firms, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, covering (i) the Real Properties, and (ii) all other tangible property, plant and equipment owned by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries, that is to be subjected to the Lien of the Security Agreement and is located at any plant or facility owned or leased by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries in the United States of America, which appraisals shall set forth (A) the “fair market value” of such property (i.e., the amount at which such property would equitably exchange between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under a compulsion and both having reasonable knowledge of all relevant facts on the premise that such property will continue in its present use as part of an ongoing business enterprise), (B) the “orderly disposal value” of such property (i.e., the amount that may be realized through a forced sale disposal of such property when a reasonable time to find a buyer is allowed), and (C) the “forced liquidation value” of such property (i.e., the amount that may be realized through an immediate forced sale disposal of such property), in each case as determined in accordance with sound appraisal standards.

 

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(d) Taxes. The Credit Parties shall have paid or caused to be paid all costs and expenses payable in connection with all of the actions set forth in Section 6.10(c), including but not limited to (A) all mortgage, intangibles or similar taxes or fees, however characterized, payable in respect of this Agreement, the execution and delivery of the Notes, any of the Mortgages or any of the other Loan Documents or the recording of any of the same or any other documents related thereto; and (B) all expenses and premiums of the Title Company in connection with the issuance of such policy or policies of title insurance and to all costs and expenses required for the recording of the Mortgages or any other Loan Documents or any other related documents in the appropriate public records.

(e) Landlord/Mortgagee/Bailee Waivers. The Credit Parties will, promptly upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain in effect, Landlord’s Agreements on any Real Property (i) on which any items of Collateral are located (provided that the Credit Parties shall not be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver Landlord Agreements for those locations at which the value of the Collateral located thereon is no more than $100,000 in the aggregate for all locations for which Landlord’s Agreements have not been obtained), (ii) that functions as the chief executive office for any Credit Party or (iii) at which books and records of any Credit Party are located, in each case in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

(f) Further Assurances. The Credit Parties will, and will cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, at the expense of the Borrowers, make, execute, endorse, acknowledge, file and/or deliver to the Administrative Agent from time to time such conveyances, financing statements, transfer endorsements, powers of attorney, certificates, and other assurances or instruments and take such further steps relating to the Collateral covered by any of the Security Documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require, including any documents, instruments and filings required by the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, in each case, within 10 days (or such later date approved by the Administrative Agent) after the Administrative Agent makes its request to any of the Credit Parties for any of the foregoing. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines, based on applicable law, that all applicable taxes (including, without limitation, mortgage recording taxes or similar charges) were not paid in connection with the recordation of any mortgage or deed of trust, the Borrowers shall promptly pay the same upon demand.

Section 6.11 Leasehold Mortgages. In connection with (a) the renewal, amendment or other modification of any lease agreement governing any existing Leasehold of a Credit Party or (b) the entry into any new lease agreement with respect to any Leasehold of a Credit Party, in each case, such Credit Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that such lease agreement, or renewal, amendment or modification thereof, expressly permits the grant of a Mortgage with respect to such Leasehold without any consent, approval, acknowledgement or other action from the applicable landlord or any other Person.

Section 6.12 Control Agreements. The Credit Parties will enter into, and will maintain in effect, Control Agreements with respect to each Deposit Account (excluding any payroll account so long as such payroll account is a zero balance account) and lock-box account maintained by the Credit Parties on and after the Closing Date. Each such Control Agreement shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

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and no Credit Party will take any action that would cause any such Material Contract to not be in full force and effect, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to do so except, in each case, where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.14 Senior Debt. The Obligations shall, and the Credit Parties shall take all necessary action to ensure that the Obligations shall, at all times rank (a) at least pari passu in right of payment (to the fullest extent permitted by law) with all other senior secured Indebtedness of the Credit Parties and (b) prior in right of payment, to the extent set forth in the applicable subordination agreement, to any Subordinated Indebtedness.

Section 6.15 Lender Meetings. The Borrowers will, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, participate in a meeting of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders once during each fiscal year to be held at the Borrowers’ corporate offices (or at such other location or telephonically as may be agreed to by the Borrowers and Administrative Agent) at such time as may be agreed to by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.

Section 6.16 Anti-Corruption Laws. Each Credit Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its businesses in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions, in each case, that is applicable to the Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.

Section 6.17 Post-Closing Covenant. Each Credit Party shall cause, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, deliver to the Administrative Agent each of the documents and other items set forth on Schedule 6.17 within forty-five (45) days after the Closing Date (or such later date agreed to in writing by the Administrative Agent).

Section 6.18 Cash Management. Within 90 days following the Closing Date (or such later date agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), the Credit Parties shall establish and maintain a banking relationship (including, without limitation, the establishment of transaction-related bank accounts and treasury management and investment accounts) with KeyBank National Association and its Affiliates. Once established, the Credit Parties shall at all times maintain such banking relationship with KeyBank; provided, however, that the Credit Parties may maintain local bank accounts in Hawaii in the ordinary course of business.

Section 6.19 Dissolution of Smiley’s Super Service, Inc. Within 120 days after the Closing Date (or such later date agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), either (i) the Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative Agent written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of the dissolution of Smiley’s Super Service, Inc. and completion of the liquidation and winding-up of its assets or (ii) (a) the Borrowers’ shall cause Smiley’s Super Service, Inc. to become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 6.09 and (b) HIE shall, pursuant to Section 6.10(a), grant a security interest in the Equity Interests of Smiley’s Super Service, Inc. and deliver to the Administrative Agent the stock certificate evidencing such Equity Interests and a corresponding stock power executed in blank.

 

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ARTICLE VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Each Credit Party hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date and thereafter for so long as this Agreement is in effect and until such time as the Commitments have been terminated, no Notes remain outstanding and the Loans, together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations (other than any contingent indemnification obligations not yet due and owing) incurred hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, have been paid in full, as follows:

Section 7.01 Changes in Business. No Credit Party nor any of its Subsidiaries will engage in any business other than the businesses engaged in by the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and any other business reasonably related thereto.

Section 7.02 Consolidation, Merger, Acquisitions, Asset Sales, etc. No Credit Party will, nor will any Credit Party permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (i) wind up, liquidate or dissolve its affairs, (ii) enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, (iii) make or otherwise effect any Acquisition, (iv) sell or otherwise dispose of any of its property or assets outside the ordinary course of business, or otherwise make or otherwise effect any Asset Sale, or (v) agree to do any of the foregoing at any future time, except that, if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, each of the following shall be permitted:

(a) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of (i) any Subsidiary of any Borrower with or into a Borrower, provided that a Borrower is the surviving or continuing or resulting Person; or (ii) any Subsidiary of any Borrower with or into any Subsidiary Guarantor, provided that the surviving or continuing or resulting Person is a Subsidiary Guarantor;

(b) any Asset Sale by (i) any Borrower to any other Credit Party or (ii) any Subsidiary of any Borrower to any Credit Party;

(c) any transaction permitted pursuant to Section 7.05;

(d) any subleases and leases or other occupancy agreements of real property, provided that each such sublease or lease or occupancy agreement (i) shall be for a fair market rent and (ii) shall have other terms which then would prevail in the market for similar transactions between unaffiliated parties dealing at arm’s length;

(e) any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction permitted pursuant to Section 7.17;

(f) licenses by any Credit Party of its trademarks, in the ordinary course of its business; provided that, in each case, (A) the license is for a fair market royalty, (B) the other terms of the transaction are terms which then would prevail in the market for similar transactions between unaffiliated parties dealing at arm’s length, (C) all steps necessary to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the license agreement, royalty payments and other rights of such Credit Party in connection therewith have been taken, (D) such license does not materially impair Mid Pac’s right to use the name “Mid Pac” in Hawaii or the value of such name to Mid Pac in Hawaii and (E) such license does not materially impair HIE’s right to use the name “HIE Retail” in Hawaii or the value of such name to HIE in Hawaii;

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value and at least 90% of such consideration consists of cash; (ii) in the case of any Asset Sale involving consideration in excess of $500,000, at least five Business Days prior to the date of completion of such Asset Sale, the Borrowers shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate executed by an Authorized Officer, which certificate shall contain (A) a description of the proposed transaction, the date such transaction is scheduled to be consummated, the estimated sale price or other consideration for such transaction, and (B) a certification that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from consummation of such transaction; and (iii) the aggregate amount of all such Asset Sales made pursuant to this subpart during any fiscal year of the Borrowers shall not exceed $1,000,000 in any fiscal year and $2,000,000 in the aggregate for all such Asset Sales over the life of this Agreement;

(h) the winding-up, liquidation and dissolution of Smiley’s Super Service, Inc.; provided, however, that all assets of Smiley’s Super Service, Inc. shall be transferred to HIE in connection with such winding-up, liquidation and dissolution;

(i) the Permitted Condo Sale; and

(j) any Borrower or any Subsidiary may make any Acquisition that is a Permitted Acquisition, provided that all of the conditions contained in the definition of the term Permitted Acquisition are satisfied.

Section 7.03 Liens. No Credit Party will, nor will any Credit Party permit its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets of any kind of such Credit Party or such Subsidiary whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except that the foregoing shall not apply to:

(a) any Standard Permitted Lien;

(b) Liens in existence on the Closing Date that are listed in Schedule 7.03;

(c) Liens (i) that are placed upon fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, provided that (A) such Liens only secure Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.04(c), (B) such Liens and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (C) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 90% of the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets; and (D) such Liens shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries; or (ii) arising out of the refinancing, extension, renewal or refunding of any Indebtedness secured by any such Liens, provided that the principal amount of such Indebtedness is not increased and such Indebtedness is not secured by any additional assets;

(d) any Lien granted to the Administrative Agent securing any of the Obligations or any other Indebtedness of the Credit Parties under the Loan Documents or any Indebtedness under any Designated Hedge Agreement;

(e) Liens (i) incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the purchase or shipping of goods or assets (or the related assets and proceeds thereof), which Liens are in favor of the seller or shipper of such goods or assets and only attach to such goods or assets, and (ii) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(f) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition; provided that such Liens were not created in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition and do not extend to any assets other than those acquired;

(g) Liens arising in the ordinary course of business by virtue of any contractual, statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies, in each case, encumbering only deposit or securities accounts (including funds or other assets credited thereto) or other funds maintained with a depository institution or securities intermediary; or

(h) Liens arising by virtue of statutory law under any fuel terminalling and storage agreement entered into by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of a Credit Party in the ordinary course of business of such Credit Party or Subsidiary in favor of the counterparty of such agreement, so long as such Lien attaches only to the assets in storage that are the subject of such agreement.

Section 7.04 Indebtedness. No Credit Party will, nor will any Credit Party permit any of its Subsidiaries to, contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness of the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, except:

(a) Indebtedness incurred under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(b) the Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 7.04, and any refinancing, extension, renewal or refunding of any such Indebtedness not involving an increase in the principal amount thereof;

(c) (i) Indebtedness of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or Capital Assets (whether or not constituting purchase money Indebtedness), including Capitalized Lease Obligations, and (ii) any refinancing, extension, renewal or refunding of any such Indebtedness not involving an increase in the principal amount thereof, provided that (A) such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement and (B) the aggregate outstanding principal amount (using Capitalized Lease Obligations in lieu of principal amount, in the case of any Capital Lease) of Indebtedness permitted by this subpart (c) shall not exceed $1,000,000 at any time;

(d) Indebtedness resulting from intercompany loans (i) made by any Credit Party to any other Credit Party or (ii) made by Koko’oha, Par Petroleum or the Parent to any Credit Party in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000; provided that, in each case, such intercompany loans are subject to an Intercompany Subordination Agreement;

(e) Indebtedness of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under Hedge Agreements, provided such Hedge Agreements have been entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes and are otherwise permitted by Section 7.18;

(f) Indebtedness of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries evidenced by surety bonds, appeal bonds, performance bonds, bid bonds and completion guarantees, in each case, entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person and in an aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000 at any time;

(g) Indebtedness of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business of such Person;

 

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(h) liabilities of Credit Parties constituting Indebtedness in respect of any indemnification obligation, adjustment of purchase price, non-compete, or similar obligation incurred in connection with the consummation of one or more Permitted Acquisitions;

(i) Indebtedness constituting Guaranty Obligations permitted by Section 7.05;

(j) Indebtedness of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries arising from the endorsement of instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business of such Person;

(k) other unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrowers to the extent not permitted by any of the foregoing subparts, provided that (i) all such Indebtedness constitutes Subordinated Indebtedness, (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or immediately after incurring any of such Indebtedness will exist, (iii) the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.07 both immediately before and after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, and (iv) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this subpart (h) shall not exceed $5,000,000 at any time; and

(l) additional unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries to the extent not permitted by any of the foregoing clauses, provided that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all such Indebtedness does not exceed $1,000,000 at any time.

Section 7.05 Investments and Guaranty Obligations. No Credit Party will, nor will any Credit Party permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, (i) make or commit to make any Investment or (ii) be or become obligated under any Guaranty Obligations, except:

(a) Investments by any Borrower or any Subsidiary in cash and Cash Equivalents;

(b) any endorsement of a check or other medium of payment for deposit or collection, or any similar transaction in the normal course of business;

(c) the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries may acquire and hold receivables and similar items owing to them in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms;

(d) any Permitted Creditor Investment;

(e) loans and advances to employees for business-related travel expenses, moving expenses, costs of replacement homes, business machines or supplies, automobiles and other similar expenses, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business, provided the aggregate outstanding amount of all such loans and advances shall not exceed $100,000 at any time;

(f) Investments existing as of the Closing Date and described on Schedule 7.05;

(g) any Guaranty Obligations of the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries in favor of the Administrative Agent, each LC Issuer and the Lenders and any other benefited creditors under any Designated Hedge Agreements pursuant to the Loan Documents;

(h) Investments of any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower in Hedge Agreements permitted to be entered into pursuant to this Agreement;

 

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(i) Investments (i) of any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower existing as of the Closing Date in their respective Subsidiaries, (ii) of any Borrower in any Credit Party made after the Closing Date, or (iii) of any Credit Party in any other Credit Party (other than a Borrower) made after the Closing Date;

(j) intercompany loans and advances permitted by Section 7.04(d);

(k) the Acquisitions permitted by Section 7.02(h);

(l) unsecured guarantees arising with respect to customary indemnification obligations to purchasers in connection with Asset Sales;

(m) any Guaranty Obligation incurred by any Credit Party with respect to Indebtedness of another Credit Party that is permitted by Section 7.04; and

(n) Guaranty Obligations of any of the Credit Parties or their respective Subsidiaries for the buying obligations of buying organizations or purchasing agents acting on behalf of the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries for purchases of inventory in the ordinary course of business of the applicable Credit Party or Subsidiary; provided that the obligations guaranteed by the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries arise only in connection with such purchases of inventory on behalf of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries.

Section 7.06 Restricted Payments. No Credit Party will, nor will any Credit Party permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:

(a) any Borrower or any Subsidiary may declare and pay or make Capital Distributions that are payable solely in additional shares of its common Equity Interests (or warrants, options or other rights to acquire additional shares or units of its common Equity Interests);

(b) any Subsidiary of any Borrower may declare and pay or make Capital Distributions to any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor;

(c) the Borrowers may make Capital Distributions to their respective members (which Capital Distributions may then be further distributed to the Parent), provided that, after giving pro forma effect to each such Capital Distribution, on the date any such Capital Distribution is declared and on the date it is made, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) the Leverage Ratio shall be less than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0 (calculated using Combined EBITDA for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended and Combined Total Debt as of the date of such declaration and as of the date on which such Capital Distribution is made), (iii) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrowers’ and their Subsidiaries, together with Revolving Availability, shall be greater than or equal to $10,000,000 and (iv) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be greater than or equal to 1.0 to 1.0 for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended;

(d) so long as there exists no Event of Default, each Borrower may declare and pay or make Capital Distributions to its member in an aggregate amount not greater than the amount necessary for such member to pay its actual state and United States federal income tax liabilities in respect of income earned by such Borrower, and in addition up to $8,000,000 may be distributed by the Borrowers on the Closing Date with respect to tax liabilities arising from the first three fiscal quarters of 2015; and

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Section 7.07 Financial Covenants.

(a) Leverage Ratio. The Credit Parties will not permit the Leverage Ratio for any Testing Period ending as of the date set forth below to be greater than the maximum ratio specified below opposite the applicable fiscal quarter-end:

 

Fiscal Quarter Ending

   Maximum Ratio  

December 31, 2015

     4.50 to 1.00   

March 31, 2016

     4.50 to 1.00   

June 30, 2016

     4.50 to 1.00   

September 30, 2016

     4.50 to 1.00   

December 31, 2016

     4.50 to 1.00   

March 31, 2017

     4.50 to 1.00   

June 30, 2017

     4.50 to 1.00   

September 30, 2017

     4.50 to 1.00   

December 31, 2017

     4.50 to 1.00   

March 31, 2018

     4.25 to 1.00   

June 30, 2018

     4.25 to 1.00   

September 30, 2018

     4.25 to 1.00   

December 31, 2018

     4.25 to 1.00   

March 31, 2019

     4.00 to 1.00   

June 30, 2019

     4.00 to 1.00   

September 30, 2019

     4.00 to 1.00   

December 31, 2019 and each fiscal quarter-end thereafter

     4.00 to 1.00   

(b) Interest Coverage Ratio. The Credit Parties will not permit the Interest Coverage Ratio for any Testing Period to be less than 2.50 to 1.00.

(c) Debt Service Coverage Ratio. The Credit Parties will not permit the Debt Service Coverage Ratio for any Testing Period to be less than 1.25 to 1.00.

Section 7.08 Limitation on Certain Restrictive Agreements. No Credit Party will, nor will any Credit Party permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist or become effective, any “negative pledge” covenant or other agreement, restriction or arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of any Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries to create, incur or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets as security for Indebtedness, or (b) the ability of any such Credit Party or any such Subsidiary to make Capital Distributions or any other interest or participation in its profits owned by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary, or pay any Indebtedness owed to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary, or to make loans or advances to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary, or transfer any of its property or assets to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary, except for such restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) applicable law, (ii) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (iii) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest, (iv) customary provisions restricting assignment of any licensing agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, (v) customary provisions restricting

 

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the transfer or further encumbering of assets subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.03(c), (vi) customary restrictions affecting only a Subsidiary of any Borrower under any agreement or instrument governing any of the Indebtedness of a Credit Party permitted pursuant to Section 7.04, (vii) any document relating to Indebtedness secured by a Lien permitted by Section 7.03, insofar as the provisions thereof limit grants of junior liens on the assets securing such Indebtedness, and (viii) any Operating Lease or Capital Lease, insofar as the provisions thereof limit grants of a security interest in, or other assignments of, the related leasehold interest to any other Person.

Section 7.09 Transactions with Affiliates. No Credit Party will, nor will any Credit Party permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction or series of transactions with any Affiliate other than in the ordinary course of business of and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of such Credit Party’s or such Subsidiary’s business and upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to such Credit Party or such Subsidiary than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, except (i) transactions solely between or among Credit Parties, (ii) Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to Section 7.06, (iii) reasonable and customary director, officer and employee fees and compensation and other benefits (including retirement, health, stock option and other benefit plans) and indemnification arrangements, (iv) agreements and transactions existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.09 and (v) the Permitted Reorganization, (vi) the allocation of reasonable and customary expenses among the Credit Parties and Parent in the ordinary course of business related to shared corporate office space, personnel and payroll and other shared administrative matters and (vii) Capital Distributions permitted by Section 7.06(d).

Section 7.10 Plan Terminations, Minimum Funding, etc. No Credit Party will, nor will any Credit Party permit any of its Subsidiaries to, and will not permit any ERISA Affiliate to, (i) terminate any Plan or Plans so as to result in liability of the Credit Parties, their Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate to the PBGC in excess of, in the aggregate, the amount that is equal to 5% of the Borrowers’ Combined Net Worth as of the date of the then most recent financial statements furnished to the Lenders pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) permit to exist one or more events or conditions that present a material risk of the termination by the PBGC of any Plan or Plans with respect to which the Credit Parties, their Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliate would, in the event of such termination, incur liability to the PBGC in excess of such amount in the aggregate, (iii) fail to comply with the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to any Plan, or (iv) incur an obligation to contribute to, or become a contributing sponsor (as such term is defined in Section 4001 of ERISA) in, any Multi-Employer Plan or incur a material obligation to contribute to, or become a contributing sponsor (as such term is defined in Section 4001 of ERISA) in any Multiple Employer Plan.

Section 7.11 Modification of Certain Agreements. No Credit Party will amend, modify, supplement, waive or otherwise change, or consent or agree to any amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or other change to, or enter into any forbearance from exercising any rights with respect to the terms or provisions contained in:

(a) any Subordinated Debt Document (other than any amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or other change for which no fee is payable to the holders of the Subordinated Indebtedness and that (i) extends the maturity or reduces the amount of any repayment, prepayment or redemption of the principal of such Subordinated Indebtedness, (ii) reduces the rate or extends any date for payment of interest, premium (if any) or fees payable on such Subordinated Indebtedness or (iii) makes the covenants, events of default or remedies in such Subordinated Debt Documents less restrictive on any applicable Credit Party);

 

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(b) any Credit Party’s Organizational Documents, to the extent such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or other change is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders under this Agreement; or

(c) any Material Contract, to the extent such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or other change is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders under this Agreement.

Section 7.12 Bank Accounts. No Credit Party shall establish any new Deposit Accounts unless the Administrative Agent and the depository institution at which the account is to be opened enter into a Control Agreement pursuant to which such depository institution acknowledges the security interest of the Administrative Agent in such Deposit Account, agrees to comply with instructions originated by the Administrative Agent directing disposition of the funds in the Deposit Account without further consent from such Credit Party, and agrees to subordinate and limit any security interest the bank may have in the Deposit Account and rights of set-off with respect thereto on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Section 7.13 Anti-Terrorism Laws. No Credit Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries shall violate any law, regulation, or list of any government agency (including, without limitation, the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control list, Executive Order No. 13224 or the USA Patriot Act) that prohibits or limits the conduct of business with or the receiving of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of certain Persons specified therein or that prohibits or limits any Lender or LC Issuer from making any advance or extension of credit to the Borrowers or from otherwise conducting business with the Borrowers or any other Credit Party.

Section 7.14 Anti-Corruption Laws. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly use the proceeds of any Loans for any purpose which would violate the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions, in each case, that is applicable to the Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries.

Section 7.15 Fiscal Year and Accounting Changes. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, change (i) its fiscal year (currently a calendar year) or (ii) its accounting policies except as permitted by GAAP.

Section 7.16 Issuance of Disqualified Equity Interests. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, issue or sell any Disqualified Equity Interests.

Section 7.17 Sale and Lease-Back Transactions. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, except for any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction on any fixed or capital assets by any such Credit Party or such Subsidiary (i) that has been approved in advance by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, (ii) that is made for cash consideration in an amount not less than the fair market value of such fixed or capital asset, (iii) that is consummated within 90 days after such Credit Party or such Subsidiary, as applicable, acquires or completes the construction of such fixed or capital asset and (iv) the other terms of which would then prevail in the market for similar transactions between unaffiliated parties dealing at arm’s length; provided that, if such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction results in a Capitalized Lease Obligation, such Capitalized Lease Obligation is permitted by Section 7.04 and any Lien made the subject of such Capitalized Lease Obligation is permitted by Section 7.03.

Section 7.18 Hedge Agreements. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedge Agreement, except Hedge Agreements entered into for non-

 

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speculative purposes to hedge or mitigate risks to which any Borrower or any Subsidiary has actual exposure, including, without limitation, Hedge Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of any Borrower or any Subsidiary.

Section 7.19 Designated Senior Debt. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to designate any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) of any Borrower or any Subsidiary as “Designated Senior Indebtedness” or “Senior Secured Financing” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, any Subordinated Debt Documents.

ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 8.01 Events of Default. Any of the following specified events shall constitute an Event of Default (each an “Event of Default”):

(a) Payments: the Borrowers shall (i) default in the payment when due (whether at maturity, on a date fixed for a scheduled repayment, on a date on which a required prepayment is to be made, upon acceleration or otherwise) of any principal of the Loans or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any Unpaid Drawing; or (ii) default, and such default shall continue for three or more Business Days, in the payment when due of any interest on the Loans, any Fees or any other Obligations; or (iii) fail to Cash Collateralize any Letter of Credit when required to do so hereunder; or

(b) Representations, etc.: any representation, warranty or statement made by any Credit Party herein or in any other Loan Document or in any statement or certificate delivered or required to be delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to be untrue in any material respect (without duplication as to any materiality modifiers, qualifications, or limitations applicable thereto) on the date as of which made, deemed made, or confirmed; or

(c) Certain Covenants: any Credit Party shall default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Sections 6.01, 6.02(b), 6.05, 6.09, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15, 6.16, 6.17, 6.18, or 6.19 or Article VII of this Agreement; or

(d) Other Covenants: any Credit Party shall default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than those referred to in Section 8.01(a) or (b) or (c) above) and such default is not remedied within 30 days after the earlier of (i) an Authorized Officer of any Credit Party obtaining knowledge of such default or (ii) the Borrowers receiving written notice of such default from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (any such notice to be identified as a “notice of default” and to refer specifically to this paragraph); or

(e) Cross Default Under Other Agreements; Designated Hedge Agreements: any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) default in any payment with respect to any Material Indebtedness (other than the Obligations), and such default shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Material Indebtedness; or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any agreement or condition relating to any Material Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto (and all grace periods applicable to such observance, performance or condition shall have expired), or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the

 

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holder or holders of such Material Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, any such Material Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or any such Material Indebtedness of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall be declared to be due and payable, or shall be required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or redemption, prior to the stated maturity thereof); or (iii) without limitation of the foregoing clauses, default in any payment obligation under a Designated Hedge Agreement, and such default shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such Designated Hedge Agreement or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto; or (iv) default in the observance or performance of any covenant or condition contained in any Material Contract of such Credit Party or such Subsidiary (and all grace periods applicable to such observance, performance or condition shall have expired); or (v) terminate any Material Contract of such Credit Party or such Subsidiary; or

(f) Invalidity of Loan Documents: any provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or under such Loan Document or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Credit Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document; or any Credit 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

(g) Invalidity of Liens: any security interest and Lien purported to be created by any Security Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof), or shall cease to give the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, the Liens, rights, powers and privileges purported to be created and granted under such Security Documents (including a perfected first priority security interest in and Lien on, all of the Collateral thereunder (except as otherwise expressly provided in such Security Document)) or shall be asserted by any Credit Party not to be, a valid, perfected, first priority (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or such Security Document) security interest in or Lien on any Collateral covered thereby;

(h) Judgments: (i) one or more judgments, orders or decrees (or any settlement of any claim that, if breached, could result in a judgment order or decree) shall be entered against any Credit Party and/or any of its Subsidiaries involving a liability (other than a liability covered by insurance, as to which the carrier has adequate claims paying ability and has not effectively reserved its rights) of $2,500,000 or more in the aggregate for all such judgments, orders, decrees and settlements for the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, and any such judgments or orders or decrees or settlements shall not have been vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 20 days (or such longer period, not in excess of 60 days, during which enforcement thereof, and the filing of any judgment lien, is effectively stayed or prohibited) from the entry thereof; or (ii) one or more judgments, orders, decrees or settlements shall be entered against any Credit Party and/or any of its Subsidiaries involving a required divestiture of any material properties, assets or business reasonably estimated to have a fair value in excess of $2,500,000, and any such judgments, orders or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 20 days (or such longer period, not in excess of 60 days, during which enforcement thereof, and the filing of any judgment lien, is effectively stayed or prohibited) from the entry thereof; or

(i) Insolvency Event: any Insolvency Event shall occur with respect to any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries; or

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(k) Change in Control: if there occurs a Change in Control; or

(l) Cessation of Business: any cessation of a substantial part of the business of any Credit Party for a period that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

(m) Environmental: any Credit Party or any Subsidiary shall have any Environmental Liabilities and Costs (other than Environmental Liabilities and Costs covered by insurance, as to which the carrier has adequate claims paying ability and has not effectively disclaimed coverage), the payment of which is reasonably probable and which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (after taking into consideration available claims or rights of recovery that the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries may have against any third-party, to the extent reasonably expected to be realized); or

(n) Subordinated Affiliate Obligations: any Affiliate of any Credit Party holding obligations of any Credit Party that are subordinated to the Obligations shall fail to perform or comply with any of the subordination provisions of any subordination agreement or other subordination document evidencing or governing such obligations; or

(o) Subordinated Indebtedness: (i) any of the Obligations for any reason shall cease to be “Senior Indebtedness” or “Designated Senior Indebtedness” (or any comparable terms) under, and as defined in, any Subordinated Debt Document, (ii) any Indebtedness other than the Obligations shall constitute “Designated Senior Indebtedness” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, any Subordinated Debt Document, (iii) any holder of Subordinated Indebtedness that is an Affiliate of any Credit Party shall fail to perform or comply with any of the subordination provisions of the Subordinated Debt Document evidencing or governing such Subordinated Indebtedness, or (iv) the subordination provisions of the documents evidencing or governing any Subordinated Indebtedness shall, in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against any holder of the applicable Subordinated Indebtedness.

Section 8.02 Remedies. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default shall then be continuing, the Administrative Agent (i) may, in its discretion, or (ii) shall, upon the written request of the Required Lenders, by written notice to the Borrowers, take any or all of the following actions, without prejudice to the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to enforce its claims against the Borrowers or any other Credit Party in any manner permitted under applicable law:

(a) declare the Commitments terminated, whereupon the Commitment of each Lender shall forthwith terminate immediately without any other notice of any kind;

(b) declare the principal of and any accrued interest in respect of all Loans, all Unpaid Drawings and all other Obligations (other than any Obligations under any Designated Hedge Agreement) owing hereunder and thereunder to be, whereupon the same shall become, forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers;

(c) (i) terminate any Letter of Credit that may be terminated in accordance with its terms and/or (ii) require the Borrowers to Cash Collateralize all or any portion of the LC Outstandings; or

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provided that, if an Event of Default specified in Section 8.01(i) shall occur, the result that would occur upon the giving of written notice by the Administrative Agent as specified in clauses (a), (b) and/or (c)(ii) above shall occur automatically without the giving of any such notice.

Section 8.03 Application of Certain Payments and Proceeds. All payments and other amounts received by the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the exercise of remedies hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, unless otherwise required by the terms of the other Loan Documents or by applicable law, be applied as follows:

(i) first, to the payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and expenses and other amounts (including attorneys’ fees and amounts due under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;

(ii) second, to the payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and amounts due under Article III) payable to each Lender or each LC Issuer, ratably among them in proportion to the aggregate of all such amounts;

(iii) third, to the payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and Unpaid Drawings with respect to Letters of Credit, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the aggregate of all such amounts;

(iv) fourth, pro rata to the payment of (A) that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and Unpaid Drawings, ratably among the Lenders and each LC Issuer in proportion to the aggregate of all such amounts, and (B) the amounts due to Designated Hedge Creditors under Designated Hedge Agreements subject to confirmation by the Administrative Agent that any calculations of termination or other payment obligations are being made in accordance with normal industry practice;

(v) fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of each LC Issuer to Cash Collateralize the Stated Amount of outstanding Letters of Credit;

(vi) sixth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Credit Parties owing under or in respect of the Loan Documents that are then due and payable to the Administrative Agent, each LC Issuer, the Lenders and the Designated Hedge Creditors, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to them on such date; and

(vii) finally, any remaining surplus after all of the Obligations have been paid in full, to the Borrowers or to whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled thereto.

Section 8.04 Right to Cure.

(a) Financial Covenant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.01, in the event that the Borrowers fail to comply with the requirements of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.07 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter for which such covenant is tested, until the expiration of the fifth Business Day following the Cure Specified Date for such fiscal quarter, the Borrowers shall have the right to give written notice (the “Cure Notice”), on or prior to the fifth Business Day following such Cure Specified Date, to the Administrative Agent of the intent of the direct parent company of any Borrower to make cash common equity contributions to the capital of such Borrower (the “Cure Right”), and, upon contribution of such cash to such Borrower (the “Cure Amount”) pursuant to the exercise of the Cure Right, which exercise shall be made on or before the tenth Business Day following such Cure Specified Date, the covenants set forth in Section 7.07 shall be automatically recalculated giving effect to the following adjustments on a pro forma basis:

(i) Combined EBITDA shall be increased with respect to such applicable fiscal quarter and any Testing Period that contains such fiscal quarter, solely for the purpose of measuring the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.07 and not for any other purpose under this Agreement, by an amount equal to the Cure Amount; and

(ii) if, after giving effect to the foregoing recalculations, the Borrowers shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.07, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of such financial covenants as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or Event of Default with respect to such financial covenants that had occurred shall be deemed cured for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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(b) No Default. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) a Default or Event of Default resulting solely from a failure to be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.07 shall be deemed not to exist from the end of the applicable fiscal quarter until the fifth Business Day after the applicable Cure Specified Date with respect to such fiscal quarter with respect to such fiscal period, (ii) to the extent a Cure Notice is delivered by the Borrowers within five Business Days after such Cure Specified Date, a Default or Event of Default resulting solely from a failure to be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.07 shall be deemed not to exist from the end of the applicable fiscal quarter until the tenth Business Day after the applicable Cure Specified Date with respect to the applicable fiscal quarter and (iii) if the Cure Amount is not made within ten Business Days after the applicable Cure Specified Date with respect to the applicable fiscal quarter, each such Default or Event of Default referenced in clauses (i) and (ii) above shall be deemed reinstated as of the end of the applicable fiscal quarter; provided, however, that no Revolving Lender shall be required to make any Revolving Loans during any such time.

(c) Limitation on Exercise of Cure Right. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:

(i) the Cure Right may not be exercised in any two consecutive fiscal quarters;

(ii) the Cure Right may not be exercised more than twice during any period of 12 consecutive calendar months;

(iii) the Cure Right may not be exercised more than four times;

(iv) the Cure Amount shall be (i) no greater than the minimum amount required to cause the Borrowers to be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.07 as at the end of the applicable fiscal quarter and (ii) not less than the amount required to cause the Borrowers to be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.07 as at the end of the applicable fiscal quarter;

(v) the Cure Amount shall be immediately used by the Borrowers to prepay Loans in the following manner: first the Term Loans pro rata and second the outstanding Revolving Loans and to Cash Collateralize outstanding Letters of Credit (but without any corresponding reduction in Revolving Commitments); and

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Ratio (including, without limitation, determining compliance with Section 7.07) for the fiscal quarter with respect to which the Cure Right is exercised and each Testing Period ending on the last day of the following three (3) fiscal quarters.

ARTICLE IX

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 9.01 Appointment.

(a) Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints KeyBank National Association to act as specified herein and in the other Loan Documents, and each such Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes KeyBank National Association, as the Administrative Agent for such Lender, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent agrees to act as such upon the express conditions contained in this Article. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents, nor any fiduciary relationship with any Lender or LC Issuer, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent. The provisions of this Article IX are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and no Credit Party shall have any rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of the provisions hereof. In performing its functions and duties under this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall act solely as agent of the Lenders and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with or for the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries.

(b) Each Lender hereby further irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent on behalf of and for the benefit of the Lenders, to be the agent for and representative of the Lenders with respect to the Guaranty, the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreements, the Collateral and any other Loan Document. Subject to Section 11.12, without further written consent or authorization from Lenders, the Administrative Agent may execute any documents or instruments necessary to (i) release any Lien encumbering any item of Collateral that is the subject of a sale or other disposition of assets permitted hereby or to which the Required Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under Section 11.12) have otherwise consented, or (ii) release any Subsidiary Guarantor from the Guaranty with respect to which the Required Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under Section 11.12) have otherwise consented.

(c) Anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby agree that (i) no Lender shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce the Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof and all powers, rights and remedies under the Loan Documents may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent, and (ii) in the event of a foreclosure by the Administrative Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale and the Administrative Agent, as agent for and representative of the Secured Creditors (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by the Administrative Agent at such sale.

 

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Section 9.02 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through agents, sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact, and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents, sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care except to the extent otherwise required by Section 9.03. All of the rights, benefits and privileges (including the exculpatory and indemnification provisions) of Section 9.03 shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Affiliates of any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities as sub-agent as if such sub-agent and Affiliates were named herein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to each sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent, (i) such sub-agent shall be a third party beneficiary under this Agreement with respect to all such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory and rights to indemnification) and shall have all of the rights, benefits and privileges of a third party beneficiary, including an independent right of action to enforce such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to indemnification) directly, without the consent or joinder of any other Person, against any or all of the Credit Parties and the Lenders, (ii) such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to indemnification) shall not be modified or amended without the consent of such sub-agent, and (iii) such sub-agent shall only have obligations to the Administrative Agent and not to any Credit Party, any Lender or any other Person and no Credit Party, Lender or any other Person shall have the rights, directly or indirectly, as a third party beneficiary or otherwise, against such sub-agent.

Section 9.03 Exculpatory Provisions. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be (a) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except for its or such Related Parties’ own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) or (b) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers contained in this Agreement, any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any failure of any Credit Party or any of its officers to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible to any Lender for the effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectibility or sufficiency of this Agreement or any Loan Document or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statement or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports, certificates or any other documents in connection herewith or therewith furnished or made by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders or by or on behalf of the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or any Lender or be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained herein or therein or as to the use of the proceeds of the Loans or of the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default.

Section 9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, e-mail or other electronic transmission, facsimile transmission, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it,

 

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in good faith, to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders or all of the Lenders, as applicable, as to any matter that, pursuant to Section 11.12, can only be effectuated with the consent of all Required Lenders, or all applicable Lenders, as the case may be), and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders.

Section 9.05 Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrowers referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” If the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders; provided, however, that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders.

Section 9.06 Non-Reliance. Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereinafter taken, including, without limitation, any review of the affairs of the Credit Parties or their respective Subsidiaries, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to the Administrative Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, assets, operations, property, financial and other conditions, prospects and creditworthiness of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, assets, operations, property, financial and other conditions, prospects and creditworthiness of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, assets, property, financial and other conditions, prospects or creditworthiness of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties.

Section 9.07 No Reliance on Administrative Agent’s Customer Identification Program. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that neither such Lender, nor any of its Affiliates, participants or assignees, may rely on the Administrative Agent to carry out such Lender’s, Affiliate’s, participant’s or assignee’s customer identification program, or other obligations required or imposed under or pursuant to the USA Patriot Act or the regulations thereunder, including the regulations contained in 31 CFR 103.121 (as hereafter amended or replaced, the “CIP Regulations”), or any other Anti-Terrorism Law, including

 

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any programs involving any of the following items relating to or in connection with the Credit Parties or their respective Subsidiaries, any of their respective Affiliates or agents, the Loan Documents or the transactions hereunder: (a) any identity verification procedures, (b) any record keeping, (c) any comparisons with government lists, (d) any customer notices or (e) any other procedures required under the CIP Regulations or such other laws.

Section 9.08 USA Patriot Act. Each Lender or assignee or participant of a Lender that is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof (and is not excepted from the certification requirement contained in Section 313 of the USA Patriot Act and the applicable regulations because it is both (a) an affiliate of a depository institution or foreign bank that maintains a physical presence in the United States or foreign country, and (b) subject to supervision by a banking authority regulating such affiliated depository institution or foreign bank) shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the certification, or, if applicable, recertification, certifying that such Lender is not a “shell” and certifying to other matters as required by Section 313 of the USA Patriot Act and the applicable regulations: (i) within 10 days after the Closing Date, and (ii) at such other times as are required under the USA Patriot Act.

Section 9.09 Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent and its Related Parties, ratably according to their pro rata share of the Aggregate Credit Facility Exposure, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, reasonable expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (including, without limitation, at any time following the payment of the Obligations) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or such Related Parties in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or the transactions contemplated hereby or any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrative Agent or such Related Parties under or in connection with any of the foregoing, but only to the extent that any of the foregoing is not paid by the Borrowers; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable to the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements to the extent resulting solely from the Administrative Agent’s or such Related Parties’ gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. If any indemnity furnished to the Administrative Agent or any such Related Parties for any purpose shall, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, be insufficient or become impaired, the Administrative Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished. The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of all Obligations.

Section 9.10 The Administrative Agent in Individual Capacity. The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the Credit Parties, their respective Subsidiaries and their Affiliates as though not acting as Administrative Agent hereunder. With respect to the Loans made by it and all Obligations owing to it, the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity.

Section 9.11 Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign at any time upon not less than 30 days notice to the Lenders, each LC Issuer and the Borrowers. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrowers, to appoint a successor. 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

 

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each LC Issuer, appoint a successor Administrative Agent; provided, however, that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrowers and the Lenders that no such successor is willing to accept such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (i) 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 any LC 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 (ii) 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 LC Issuer directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this paragraph. 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 paragraph). The fees payable by the Borrowers to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed among the Borrowers and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 11.02 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.

Section 9.12 Other Agents. Any Lender identified herein as a Co-Agent, Syndication Agent, Documentation Agent, Managing Agent, Manager, Lead Arranger, Arranger or any other corresponding title, other than “Administrative Agent,” shall have no right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement or any other Loan Document except those applicable to all Lenders as such. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any Lender so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking any action hereunder.

Section 9.13 Collateral Matters. The Administrative Agent may from time to time make such disbursements and advances (“Agent Advances”) that the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable to preserve, protect, prepare for sale or lease or dispose of the Collateral or any portion thereof, to enhance the likelihood or maximize the amount of repayment by the Borrowers of the Loans, Letters of Credit, and other Obligations or to pay any other amount chargeable to the Borrowers or the other Credit Parties pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, costs, fees and expenses as described in Section 11.01. The Agent Advances shall constitute Obligations hereunder, shall be repayable on demand, shall be secured by the Collateral and shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate then applicable to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans. The Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender and the Borrowers in writing of each such Agent Advance, which notice shall include a description of the purpose of such Agent Advance. Without limitation to its obligations pursuant to Section 9.09, each Lender agrees that it shall make available to the Administrative Agent, upon the Administrative Agent’s demand, in Dollars in immediately available funds, the amount equal to such Lender’s pro rata share of each such Agent Advance. If such funds are not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such funds on demand from such Lender, together with interest thereon for each day from the date such payment was due until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate for three Business Days and thereafter at the Base Rate.

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UCC, can be perfected only by possession or control (or where the security interest of a secured party with possession or control has priority over the security interest of another secured party) and the Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby acknowledges that it holds possession of or otherwise controls any such Collateral for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as secured party. Should any Lender obtain possession or control of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Administrative Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Administrative Agent or in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s instructions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender hereby appoints the Administrative Agent for the purpose of perfecting the Administrative Agent’s Liens on the Deposit Accounts or on any other deposit accounts or securities accounts of any Credit Party. Each Credit Party by its execution and delivery of this Agreement hereby consents to the foregoing.

Section 9.15 Proof of Claim. The Lenders and the Borrowers hereby agree that after the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.01(i), in case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on any Credit Party) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and any other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereunder) 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 other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent and other agents hereunder. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lenders or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding. Further, nothing contained in this Section 9.15 shall affect or preclude the ability of any Lender to (i) file and prove such a claim in the event that the Administrative Agent has not acted within ten (10) days prior to any applicable bar date and (ii) require an amendment of the proof of claim to accurately reflect such Lender’s outstanding Obligations.

Section 9.16 Posting of Approved Electronic Communications.

(a) Delivery of Communications. Each Credit Party hereby agrees, unless directed otherwise by the Administrative Agent or unless the electronic mail address referred to below has not been provided by the Administrative Agent to such Credit Party that it will, or will cause its Subsidiaries to, provide to the Administrative Agent all information, documents and other materials that it is obligated to furnish to

 

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the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders pursuant to the Loan Documents, including all notices, requests, financial statements, financial and other reports, certificates and other information materials, but excluding any such communication that (i) is or relates to a Notice of Borrowing or a Notice of Continuation or Conversion, (ii) relates to the payment of any principal or other amount due under this Agreement prior to the scheduled date therefor, (iii) provides notice of any Default or Event of Default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or (iv) is required to be delivered to satisfy any condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement and/or any Loan or other extension of credit hereunder (all such non-excluded communications being referred to herein collectively as “Communications”), by transmitting the Communications in an electronic/soft medium that is properly identified in a format acceptable to the Administrative Agent to an electronic mail address as directed by the Administrative Agent. In addition, each Credit Party agrees, and agrees to cause its Subsidiaries, to continue to provide the Communications to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, as the case may be, in the manner specified in the Loan Documents but only to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent.

(b) Platform. Each Credit Party further agrees that Administrative Agent may make the Communications available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on Intralinks, SyndTrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”).

(c) No Warranties as to Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE INDEMNITEES DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE COMMUNICATIONS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS IS MADE BY THE INDEMNITEES IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE PLATFORM. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INDEMNITEES HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY LENDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER OR NOT BASED ON STRICT LIABILITY AND INCLUDING DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE LIABILITY OF ANY INDEMNITEES IS FOUND IN A FINAL, NON-APPEALABLE ORDER BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED PRIMARILY FROM SUCH INDEMNITEE’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.

(d) Delivery Via Platform. The Administrative Agent agrees that the receipt of the Communications by the Administrative Agent at its electronic mail address set forth above shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to the Administrative Agent for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender agrees that receipt of notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that the Communications have been posted to the Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (including by electronic communication) from time to time of such Lender’s electronic mail address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and that the foregoing notice may be sent to such electronic mail address.

(e) No Prejudice to Notice Rights. Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document in any other manner specified in such Loan Document.

 

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Section 9.17 Credit Bidding. Each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, based upon the instruction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid and purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the UCC, including pursuant to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 thereof, at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code (including Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code) or any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law (whether domestic or foreign) now or hereafter in effect, or at any sale or foreclosure conducted by the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with applicable law.

ARTICLE X

GUARANTY

Section 10.01 Guaranty. Each Credit Party hereby agrees that it is jointly and severally liable for, and absolutely and unconditionally guarantees to the Lenders, the Designated Hedge Creditors, the LC Issuers and the Administrative Agent the prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of the Obligations and all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, all court costs and attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees (including allocated costs of in-house counsel and paralegals) and expenses paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer and the Lenders in endeavoring to collect all or any part of the Obligations from, or in prosecuting any action against, any Borrower or any other Credit Party of all or any part of the Obligations (such costs and expenses, together with the Obligations, collectively the “Guaranteed Obligations”). Each Credit Party further agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may be extended or renewed in whole or in part without notice to or further assent from it, and that it remains bound upon its guarantee notwithstanding any such extension or renewal. All terms of this Guaranty apply to and may be enforced by or on behalf of any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of any Lender that extended any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations.

Section 10.02 Guaranty of Payment. This Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of collection. Each Credit Party waives any right to require the Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer or any Lender to sue any Credit Party or any other Person obligated for all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations (each, an “Obligated Party”), or otherwise to enforce its payment against any collateral securing all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.

Section 10.03 No Discharge or Diminishment of Guaranty.

(a) Except as otherwise provided for herein, the obligations of each Credit Party hereunder are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations), including: (i) any claim of waiver, release, extension, renewal, settlement, surrender, alteration or compromise of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, by operation of law or otherwise; (ii) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of any Borrower or any other Obligated Party liable for any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (iii) any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting any Obligated Party or their assets or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation of any Obligated Party; or (iv) the existence of any claim, setoff or other rights which any Credit Party may have at any time against any Obligated Party, the Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer, any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection herewith or in any unrelated transactions.

(b) The obligations of each Credit Party hereunder are not subject to any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise, or any provision of applicable law or regulation purporting to prohibit payment by any Obligated Party, of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof.

(c) Further, the obligations of any Credit Party hereunder are not discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by: (i) the failure of the Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer or any Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy with respect to all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations; (ii) any waiver or modification of or supplement to any provision of any agreement relating to the Guaranteed Obligations; (iii) any release, non-perfection or invalidity of any indirect or direct security for the obligations of any Borrower for all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or any obligations of any other Obligated Party liable for any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (iv) any action or failure to act by the Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer or any Lender with respect to any collateral securing any part of the Guaranteed Obligations; or (v) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the payment or performance of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other circumstance, act, omission or delay that might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of such Credit Party or that would otherwise operate as a discharge of any Credit Party as a matter of law or equity (other than the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations).

 

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Section 10.04 Defenses Waived. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Credit Party hereby waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of any Borrower or any other Credit Party or the unenforceability of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of any Borrower or any other Credit Party, other than the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Credit Party irrevocably waives acceptance hereof, presentment, demand, protest and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any notice not provided for herein, as well as any requirement that at any time any action be taken by any Person against any Obligated Party, or any other Person. Each Credit Party confirms that it is not a surety under any state law and shall not raise any such law as a defense to its obligations hereunder. The Administrative Agent may, at its election, foreclose on any Collateral held by it by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, accept an assignment of any such Collateral in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise act or fail to act with respect to any collateral securing all or a part of the Guaranteed Obligations, compromise or adjust any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, make any other accommodation with any Obligated Party or exercise any other right or remedy available to it against any Obligated Party, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of such Credit Party under this Guaranty except to the extent the Guaranteed Obligations have been fully and indefeasibly paid in cash. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Credit Party waives any defense arising out of any such election even though that election may operate, pursuant to applicable law, to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of any Credit Party against any Obligated Party or any security.

Section 10.05 Rights of Subrogation. No Credit Party will assert any right, claim or cause of action, including, without limitation, a claim of subrogation, contribution or indemnification, that it has against any Obligated Party, or any collateral, until the Credit Parties have fully performed all their obligations to the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuers and the Lenders.

Section 10.06 Reinstatement; Stay of Acceleration. If at any time any payment of any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Credit Party or otherwise, each other Credit Party’s obligations under this Guaranty with respect to that payment shall be reinstated at such time as though the payment had not been made and whether or not the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuers and the Lenders are in possession of this Guaranty. If acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Credit Party, all such amounts otherwise subject to acceleration under the terms of any agreement relating to the Guaranteed Obligations shall nonetheless be payable by the other Credit Parties not subject to such stay forthwith on demand by the Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 10.07 Information. Each Credit Party assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Borrowers’ financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that each Credit Party assumes and incurs under this Guaranty, and agrees that neither the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuers nor any Lender shall have any duty to advise any Credit Party of information known to it regarding those circumstances or risks.

Section 10.08 Termination. Each of the Lenders and the LC Issuers may continue to make loans or extend credit to the Borrowers based on this Guaranty until five days after it receives written notice of termination from any Credit Party. Notwithstanding receipt of any such notice, each Credit Party will continue to be liable to the Lenders for any Guaranteed Obligations created, assumed or committed to prior to the fifth day after receipt of the notice, and all subsequent renewals, extensions, modifications and amendments with respect to, or substitutions for, all or any part of such Guaranteed Obligations.

Section 10.09 [Reserved.]

Section 10.10 Maximum Liability. The provisions of this Guaranty are severable, and in any action or proceeding involving any state corporate law, or any state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Credit Party under this Guaranty would otherwise be held or determined to be avoidable, invalid or unenforceable on account of the amount of such Credit Party’s liability under this Guaranty, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Guaranty to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by the Credit Parties or the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuers or any Lender, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable as determined in such action or proceeding (such highest amount determined hereunder being the relevant Credit Party’s “Maximum Liability”. This Section with respect to the Maximum Liability of each Credit Party is intended solely to preserve the rights of the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuers and the Lenders to the maximum extent not subject to avoidance under applicable law, and no Credit Party nor any other Person shall have any right or claim under this Section with respect to such Maximum Liability, except to the extent necessary so that the obligations of any Credit Party hereunder shall not be rendered voidable under applicable law. Each Credit Party agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the Maximum Liability of each Credit Party without impairing this Guaranty or affecting the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuers or the Lenders hereunder, provided that, nothing in this sentence shall be construed to increase any Credit Party’s obligations hereunder beyond its Maximum Liability.

Section 10.11 Contribution. In the event any Credit Party (a “Paying Guarantor”) shall make any payment or payments under this Guaranty or shall suffer any loss as a result of any realization upon any collateral granted by it to secure its obligations under this Guaranty, each other Credit Party (each a “Non-Paying Guarantor”) shall contribute to such Paying Guarantor an amount equal to such Non-Paying Guarantor’s “Applicable Percentage” of such payment or payments made, or losses suffered, by such Paying Guarantor. For purposes of this Article X, each Non-Paying Guarantor’s “Applicable Percentage” with respect to any such payment or loss by a Paying Guarantor shall be determined as of the date on which such payment or loss was made by reference to the ratio of (i) such Non-Paying Guarantor’s Maximum Liability as of such date (without giving effect to any right to receive, or obligation to make, any contribution hereunder) or, if such Non-Paying Guarantor’s Maximum Liability has not been determined, the aggregate amount of all monies received by such Non-Paying Guarantor

 

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from the Borrowers after the date hereof (whether by loan, capital infusion or by other means) to (ii) the aggregate Maximum Liability of all Credit Parties hereunder (including such Paying Guarantor) as of such date (without giving effect to any right to receive, or obligation to make, any contribution hereunder), or to the extent that a Maximum Liability has not been determined for any Credit Party, the aggregate amount of all monies received by such Credit Parties from the Borrowers after the date hereof (whether by loan, capital infusion or by other means). Nothing in this provision shall affect any Credit Party’s several liability for the entire amount of the Guaranteed Obligations (up to such Credit Party’s Maximum Liability). Each of the Credit Party’s covenants and agrees that its right to receive any contribution under this Guaranty from a Non-Paying Guarantor shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment to the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations. This provision is for the benefit of all of the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuers, the Lenders and the Credit Parties and may be enforced by any one, or more, or all of them in accordance with the terms hereof.

Section 10.12 Liability Cumulative. The liability of each Credit Party under this Article X is in addition to and shall be cumulative with all liabilities of each Credit Party to the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuers and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Credit Party is a party or in respect of any obligations or liabilities of the other Credit Parties, without any limitation as to amount, unless the instrument or agreement evidencing or creating such other liability specifically provides to the contrary.

Section 10.13 Keepwell. Without limiting anything in this Article X, each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time to each Credit Party that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act at the time the guarantee under this Article X becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, to honor all of the Obligations of such Credit Party under this Article X in respect of such Swap Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 10.13 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its undertaking under this Section 10.13, or otherwise under this Article X, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Credit Party under this Section 10.13 shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full in cash of all of the Obligations and the termination of the Commitments hereunder. Each Credit Party intends that this Section 10.13 constitute, and this Section 10.13 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Credit Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.01 Payment of Expenses etc. Each Credit Party agrees to pay (or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or their Affiliates, as the case may be) all of the following: (i) whether or not the Transactions are consummated, for all reasonable and invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. in connection with the negotiation, preparation, syndication, administration and execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the documents and instruments referred to therein and the syndication of the Commitments, including, without limitation, all out-of-pocket expenses and legal fees of counsel (limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and, if necessary, one special counsel and one firm of local counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and in case of an actual conflict of interest, one additional conflicts counsel for the affected Persons)); (ii) all

 

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reasonable and invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with any amendment, waiver or consent relating to any of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all out-of-pocket expenses and legal fees of counsel (limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and, if necessary, one special counsel and one firm of local counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and in case of an actual conflict of interest, one additional conflicts counsel for the affected Persons)); (iii) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their Affiliates in connection with the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents or the other documents and instruments referred to therein, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of any individual counsel to the Administrative Agent and any Lender; (iv) any and all present and future stamp and other similar taxes with respect to the foregoing matters and save the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission (other than to the extent attributable to any such indemnified Person) to pay such taxes; (v) all the actual costs and expenses of creating and perfecting Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Secured Creditors, including filing and recording fees, expenses and amounts owed pursuant to Article III, search fees, title insurance premiums for mortgaged Real Property and fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and of counsel providing any opinions that the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may request in respect of the Collateral or the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents (limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and, if necessary, one special counsel and one firm of local counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and the in case of an actual conflict of interest, one additional conflicts counsel for the affected Persons)); (vi) all the actual costs and fees, expenses and disbursements of any auditors, accountants, consultants or appraisers whether internal or external; and (vii) all the actual costs and expenses (including the reasonable and invoiced fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel and of any appraisers, consultants, advisors and agents employed or retained by the Administrative Agent and its counsel) in connection with the custody or preservation of any of the Collateral.

Section 11.02 Indemnification. Each Credit Party agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, each LC Issuer, each Lender, and their respective Related Parties (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and hold each of them harmless against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses reasonably incurred by any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or in any way related to, or by reason of (i) any investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto) related to the entering into and/or performance of any Loan Document or the use of the proceeds of any Loans hereunder or the consummation of any transactions contemplated in any Loan Document, other than any such investigation, litigation or proceeding arising out of transactions solely between any of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, transactions solely involving the assignment by a Lender of all or a portion of its Loans and Commitments, or the granting of participations therein, as provided in this Agreement, or arising solely out of any examination of a Lender by any regulatory or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it that is not in any way related to the entering into and/or performance of any Loan Document, or (ii) the actual or alleged presence of Hazardous Materials in the air, surface water or groundwater or on the surface or subsurface of any Real Property owned, leased or at any time operated by the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, the release, generation, storage, transportation, handling or disposal of Hazardous Materials at any location, whether or not owned or operated by the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, if any Credit Party or any such Subsidiary could have or is alleged to have any responsibility in respect thereof, the non-compliance of any such Real Property with foreign, federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances (including applicable permits thereunder) applicable thereto, or any Environmental Claim asserted against any Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries, in respect of

 

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any such Real Property, including, in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, without limitation, the reasonable documented fees and disbursements of counsel incurred in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding (but excluding any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses of any Indemnitee (a) to the extent incurred by reason of the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud of such Indemnitee, in each case, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, and (b) arising solely from disputes among the Indemnitees not involving any act or omission of the Credit Parties). To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, pay or hold harmless any Person set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it is violative of any law or public policy, each Credit Party shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the indemnified liabilities that is permissible under applicable law.

Section 11.03 Right of Setoff. In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law or otherwise, and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Lender and each LC Issuer is hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind to any Credit Party or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Lender or such LC Issuer (including, without limitation, by branches, agencies and Affiliates of such Lender or LC Issuer wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of any Credit Party against and on account of the Obligations and liabilities of any Credit Party to such Lender or LC Issuer under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all claims of any nature or description arising out of or connected with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or LC Issuer shall have made any demand hereunder and although said Obligations, liabilities or claims, or any of them, shall be contingent or unmatured; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (a) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.15 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuers, and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Each Lender and LC Issuer agrees to promptly notify the Borrowers after any such set off and application, provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set off and application.

Section 11.04 Equalization.

(a) Equalization. If at any time any Lender receives any amount hereunder (whether by voluntary payment, by realization upon security, by the exercise of the right of setoff or banker’s lien, by counterclaim or cross action, by the enforcement of any right under the Loan Documents, or otherwise) that is applicable to the payment of the principal of, or interest on, the Loans, LC Participations or Fees (other than Fees that are intended to be paid solely to the Administrative Agent, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. or an LC Issuer and amounts payable to a Lender under Article III), of a sum that with respect to the related sum or sums received by other Lenders is in a greater proportion than the total of such Obligation then owed and due to such Lender bears to the total of such Obligation then owed and due to all of the Lenders immediately prior to such receipt, then such Lender receiving such excess payment shall purchase for cash without recourse or warranty from the other Lenders an interest in the Obligations to such Lenders in such amount as shall result in a proportional participation by all of the Lenders in such amount. The provisions of this Section 11.04(a) shall not be construed to apply to (i) any payment made by the Borrowers pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), or (ii) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in L/C Outstandings to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrowers or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply).

 

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(b) Recovery of Amounts. If any amount paid to any Lender pursuant to subpart (a) above is recovered in whole or in part from such Lender, such original purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price restored ratably to the extent of the recovery.

(c) Consent of Credit Parties. Each Credit Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Credit Parties rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Credit Parties in the amount of such participation.

Section 11.05 Notices.

(a) Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subpart (c) 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 facsimile as follows:

(i) if to any Credit Party, to it at c/o Par Pacific Holdings, Inc., 800 Gessner Road, Suite 875, Houston, Texas 77024, Attention: Geoffrey Beal (Facsimile No. 832-565-1237).

(ii) if to the Administrative Agent, to it at the Notice Office; and

(iii) if to a Lender, to it at its address (or facsimile number) set forth next to its name on the signature pages hereto or, in the case of any Lender that becomes a party to this Agreement by way of assignment under Section 11.04 of this Agreement, to it at the address set forth in the Assignment Agreement to which it is a party;

(b) Receipt of Notices. Notices and communications 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 facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent and receipt has been confirmed by telephone. Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subpart (c) below shall be effective as provided in said subpart (c).

(c) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent, an LC Issuer or any Lender hereunder and required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet web sites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Borrowers may, in their discretion, agree in a separate writing to accept notices and other communications to them hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the 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 web site 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 web site address therefor.

(d) Change of Address, Etc. Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to each of the other parties hereto in accordance with Section 11.05(a).

 

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Section 11.06 Successors and Assigns.

(a) Successors and Assigns Generally. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that the Borrowers may not assign or transfer any of their rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of all the Lenders, provided, further, that any assignment or participation by a Lender of any of its rights and obligations hereunder shall be effected in accordance with this Section 11.06.

(b) Participations. Each Lender may at any time grant participations in any of its rights hereunder or under any of the Notes to any Person (other than a natural Person, or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person, or the Borrowers or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries), provided that in the case of any such participation,

(i) the participant shall not have any rights under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including rights of consent, approval or waiver (the participant’s rights against such Lender in respect of such participation to be those set forth in the agreement executed by such Lender in favor of the participant relating thereto),

(ii) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, its Commitments hereunder) shall remain unchanged,

(iii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations,

(iv) such Lender shall remain the holder of the Obligations owing to it and of any Note issued to it for all purposes of this Agreement, and

(v) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with the selling Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement,

and, provided, further, that no Lender shall transfer, grant or sell any participation under which the participant shall have rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this Agreement or any other Loan Document except to the extent (A) such participant is an Affiliate or an Approved Fund of the Lender granting the participations or (B) such amendment or waiver would (x) extend the final scheduled maturity of the date of any Scheduled Repayment of any of the Loans in which such participant is participating, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or Fees thereon (except in connection with a waiver of the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates), or reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase such participant’s participating interest in any Commitment over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default shall not constitute a change in the terms of any such Commitment), (y) release all or substantially all of the Collateral, or release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its Guaranty of any of the Obligations, except in

 

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accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, or (z) consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrowers of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and, provided still further that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.03 with respect to its participation as if it was a Lender, except that a participant shall (i) only deliver the forms described in Section 3.03(g) to the Lender granting it such participation and (ii) not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.03(g) than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive absent the participation, except to the extent such entitlement to a greater payment arose from a Change in Law occurring after the participant became a participant hereunder.

In the event that any Lender sells participations in a Loan, such Lender shall, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name of all participants in such Loan and the principal amount of (and stated interest on) the portion of such Loan that is the subject of the participation (the “Participant Register”). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and each Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of the participation in question for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. A Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be participated in whole or in part only by registration of such participation on the Participant Register (and each registered note shall expressly so provide). Any participation of a Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be effected only by the registration of such participation on the Participant Register. The Participant Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice; provided, however, that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(c) Assignments by Lenders.

(i) Any Lender may assign all, or if less than all, a fixed portion, of its Loans, LC Participations and/or Commitments and its rights and obligations hereunder to one or more Eligible Assignees, each of which shall become a party to this Agreement as a Lender by execution of an Assignment Agreement; provided, however, that

(A) except in the case of (x) an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Loans and/or Commitments or (y) an assignment to another Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender, the aggregate amount of the Commitment so assigned (which for this purpose includes the Loans outstanding thereunder) shall not be less than $1,000,000;

(B) in the case of any assignment to an Eligible Assignee at the time of any such assignment the Lender Register shall be deemed modified to reflect the Commitments of such new Lender and of the existing Lenders;

(C) upon surrender of the old Notes, if any, upon request of the new Lender, new Notes will be issued, at the Borrowers’ expense, to such new Lender and to the assigning Lender, to the extent needed to reflect the revised Commitments; and

(D) unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall receive at the time of each such assignment, from the assigning or assignee Lender, the payment of a non-refundable assignment fee of $3,500.

 

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(ii) To the extent of any assignment pursuant to this subpart (c), the assigning Lender shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder with respect to its assigned Commitments provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

(iii) At the time of each assignment pursuant to this subpart (c), the respective assignee Lender shall provide to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent the applicable Internal Revenue Service Forms (and any necessary additional documentation) described in Section 3.03(g).

(iv) With respect to any Lender, the transfer of any Commitment of such Lender and the rights to the principal of, and interest on, any Loan made pursuant to such Commitment shall not be effective until such transfer is recorded on the Lender Register maintained by the Administrative Agent (on behalf of and acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers) with respect to ownership of such Commitment and Loans, including the name and address of the Lenders and the principal amount of the Loans (and stated interest thereon). Prior to such recordation, all amounts owing to the transferor with respect to such Commitment and Loans shall remain owing to the transferor. The registration of assignment or transfer of all or part of any Commitments and Loans shall be recorded by the Administrative Agent on the Lender Register only upon the acceptance by the Administrative Agent of a properly executed and delivered Assignment Agreement pursuant to this subpart (c). The Lender Register shall be available for the inspection by the Borrowers at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(v) Nothing in this Section shall prevent or prohibit (A) any Lender that is a bank, trust company or other financial institution from pledging its Notes or Loans to a Federal Reserve Bank or to any Person that extends credit to such Lender in support of borrowings made by such Lender from such Federal Reserve Bank or such other Person, or (B) any Lender that is a trust, limited liability company, partnership or other investment company from pledging its Notes or Loans to a trustee or agent for the benefit of holders of certificates or debt securities issued by it. No such pledge, or any assignment pursuant to or in lieu of an enforcement of such a pledge, shall relieve the transferor Lender from its obligations hereunder.

(vi) In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, each LC Issuer and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit in accordance with its Revolving Facility Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event

 

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that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

(d) No SEC Registration or Blue Sky Compliance. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, no transfer or assignment of the interests or obligations of any Lender hereunder or any grant of participation therein shall be permitted if such transfer, assignment or grant would require the Borrowers to file a registration statement with the SEC or to qualify the Loans under the “Blue Sky” laws of any State.

(e) Representations of Lenders. Each Lender initially party to this Agreement hereby represents, and each Person that becomes a Lender pursuant to an assignment permitted by this Section will, upon its becoming party to this Agreement, represents that it is a commercial lender, other financial institution or other “accredited” investor (as defined in SEC Regulation D) that makes or acquires loans in the ordinary course of its business and that it will make or acquire Loans for its own account in the ordinary course of such business; provided, however, that subject to the preceding Section 11.06(b) and (c), the disposition of any promissory notes or other evidences of or interests in Indebtedness held by such Lender shall at all times be within its exclusive control.

(f) Special Purpose Funding Vehicles. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (“Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (a “SPC”), identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, the option to provide to the Borrowers all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (x) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to make any Loans and (y) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this clause, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender or to any financial institutions (consented to by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent) providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of such SPC to support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC. This Section may not be amended without the written consent of the SPC. The Borrowers acknowledge and agree, subject to the next sentence, that, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, each SPC, for purposes of Sections 2.10, 2.14, 3.01, 3.03, 11.01, 11.02 and 11.03, shall be considered a Lender.

 

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(g) Disqualified Institutions.

(i) Nothwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no assignment or participation shall be made to any Person that was a Disqualified Institution as of the date (the “Trade Date”) on which the assigning Lender entered into a binding agreement to sell and assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to such Person (unless the Borrowers have consented to such assignment in writing, in which case such Person will not be considered a Disqualified Institution for the purpose of such assignment or participation). For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any assignee that becomes a Disqualified Institution after the applicable Trade Date (including as a result of the delivery of a notice pursuant to, and/or the expiration of the notice period referred to in, the definition of “Disqualified Institution”), (x) such assignee shall not retroactively be disqualified from becoming a Lender and (y) the execution by the Borrowers of an Assignment Agreement with respect to such assignee will not by itself result in such assignee no longer being considered a Disqualified Institution. Any assignment in violation of this clause (g)(i) shall not be void, but the other provisions of this clause (g) shall apply.

(ii) If any assignment or participation is made to any Disqualified Institution without the Borrowers’ prior written consent in violation of clause (i) above, or if any Person becomes a Disqualified Institution after the applicable Trade Date, the Borrowers may, at their sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Institution and the Administrative Agent, (A) terminate any Revolving Commitment of such Disqualified Institution and repay all obligations of the Borrowers owing to such Disqualified Institution in connection with such Revolving Commitment, (B) in the case of outstanding Term Loans held by Disqualified Institutions, purchase or prepay such Term Loan by paying the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such Term Loans, in each case, plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder and/or (C) require such Disqualified Institution to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 11.06), all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees at the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such interests, rights and obligations, in each case, plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Disqualified Institutions (A) will not (x) have the right to receive information, reports or other materials provided to Lenders by the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (y) attend or participate in meetings attended by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, or (z) access any electronic site established for the Lenders or confidential communications from counsel to or financial advisors of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders and (B) (x) for purposes of any consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of, or any action under, and for the purpose of any direction to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, each Disqualified Institution will be deemed to have consented in the same proportion as the Lenders that are not Disqualified Institutions consented to such matter, and (y) for purposes of voting on any Debtor Relief Plan, each Disqualified Institution party hereto hereby agrees (1) not to vote on such Debtor Relief Plan, (2) if such Disqualified Institution does vote on such Debtor Relief Plan notwithstanding the restriction in the foregoing clause (1), such vote will be deemed not to be in good faith and shall be “designated” pursuant to Section 1126(e) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief Laws), and such vote shall not be counted in determining whether the applicable class has accepted or rejected such Debtor Relief Plan in accordance with Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief Laws) and (3) not to contest any request by any party for a determination by the applicable court of competent jurisdiction effectuating the foregoing clause (2).

(iv) The Administrative Agent shall have the right, and the Borrowers hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent, to (A) post the list of Disqualified Institutions provided by the Borrowers and any updates thereto from time to time (collectively, the “DQ List”) on the Platform, including that portion of the Platform that is designated for “public side” Lenders and/or (B) provide the DQ List to each Lender requesting the same.

 

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Section 11.07 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document and no course of dealing between the Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. No notice to or demand on the Credit Parties in any case shall entitle the Credit Parties to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or any LC Issuance shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any LC Issuer may have had notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the time. The rights and remedies herein expressly provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies that the Administrative Agent or any Lender would otherwise have.

Section 11.08 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial.

(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (OTHER THAN THE LETTERS OF CREDIT, TO THE EXTENT SPECIFIED BELOW, AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN A LOAN DOCUMENT) AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH LETTER OF CREDIT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OR RULES DESIGNATED IN SUCH LETTER OF CREDIT OR, IF NO LAWS OR RULES ARE SO DESIGNATED, THE INTERNATIONAL STANDBY PRACTICES (ISP98 — INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION NUMBER 590 (THE “ISP98 RULES”)) AND, AS TO MATTERS NOT GOVERNED BY THE ISP98 RULES, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(b) EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY IN ANY LITIGATION OR OTHER PROCEEDING BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LENDERS, THE LC ISSUERS OR THE CREDIT PARTIES IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE LC ISSUERS TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY CREDIT PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

 

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(c) EACH CREDIT PARTY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS BY REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT THE ADDRESS FOR NOTICES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 11.05. EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY HAVE OR HEREAFTER MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (b) ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY CREDIT PARTY HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, SUCH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS. EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT THAT IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

(d) THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EACH LENDER, THE LC ISSUERS AND EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, SUCH LENDER, THE LC ISSUERS OR SUCH CREDIT PARTY IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. EACH CREDIT PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER PROVISION OF EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EACH LENDER AND THE LC ISSUERS ENTERING INTO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.

Section 11.09 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 11.10 Integration. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., for its own account and benefit and/or for the account, benefit of, and distribution to, the Lenders, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof. To the extent that there is any conflict between the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the terms and provisions of any other Loan Document, the terms and provisions of this Agreement will prevail.

Section 11.11 Headings Descriptive. The headings of the several Sections and other portions of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

 

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Section 11.12 Amendment or Waiver; Acceleration by Required Lenders.

(a) Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof, may be amended, changed, waived or otherwise modified unless such amendment, change, waiver or other modification is in writing and signed by the Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent, and the Required Lenders or by the Administrative Agent acting at the written direction of the Required Lenders; provided, however, that

(i) no change, waiver or other modification shall:

(A) (1) increase the amount of any Commitment of any Lender hereunder, without the written consent of such Lender or (2) increase the Total Credit Facility Amount without the consent of all the Lenders;

(B) extend or postpone the Revolving Facility Termination Date, the Term Loan Maturity Date or the maturity date provided for herein that is applicable to any Loan of any Lender, extend or postpone the expiration date of any Letter of Credit as to which such Lender is an LC Participant beyond the latest expiration date for a Letter of Credit provided for herein, or extend or postpone any scheduled expiration or termination date provided for herein that is applicable to a Commitment of any Lender, without the written consent of such Lender;

(C) reduce the principal amount of any Loan made by any Lender, or reduce the rate or extend, defer or delay the time of payment of, or excuse the payment of, principal or interest thereon (other than as a result of (x) waiving the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates or (y) any amendment or modification of defined terms used in financial covenants), without the written consent of such Lender;

(D) reduce the amount of any Unpaid Drawing as to which any Lender is an LC Participant, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of, or excuse the payment of, interest thereon (other than as a result of waiving the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates), without the written consent of such Lender; or

(E) reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of, or excuse the payment of, any Fees to which any Lender is entitled hereunder, without the written consent of such Lender; and

(ii) no change, waiver or other modification or termination shall, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby,

(A) release any Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder;

(B) release any Credit Party from its guaranty obligations under Article X, except, in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor, in accordance with a transaction permitted under this Agreement;

(C) release all or substantially all of the Collateral, except in connection with a transaction permitted under this Agreement;

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or approval of all Lenders, or a number or specified percentage or other required grouping of Lenders or Lenders having Commitments, is by the terms of such provision explicitly required;

(E) reduce the percentage specified in, or otherwise modify, the definition of Required Lenders;

(F) consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrowers of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement; or

(G) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.07(b), Section 2.14(b) or Section 2.14(e).

Any waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement given or made in accordance with this Section shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given or made.

(b) No provision of Section 2.05 or any other provision in this Agreement specifically relating to Letters of Credit may be amended without the consent of any LC Issuer adversely affected thereby.

(c) No provision of Article IX may be amended without the consent of the Administrative Agent.

(d) To the extent the Required Lenders (or all of the Lenders, as applicable, as shall be required by this Section) waive the provisions of Section 7.02 with respect to the sale, transfer or other disposition of any Collateral, or any Collateral is sold, transferred or disposed of as permitted by Section 7.02, (i) such Collateral (but not any proceeds thereof) shall be sold, transferred or disposed of free and clear of the Liens created by the respective Security Documents; (ii) if such Collateral includes all of the capital stock of a Subsidiary that is a party to the Guaranty or whose stock is pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement, such capital stock (but not any proceeds thereof) shall be released from the Security Agreement and such Subsidiary shall be released from the Guaranty; and (iii) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to take actions deemed appropriate by it in order to effectuate the foregoing.

(e) In no event shall the Required Lenders, without the prior written consent of each Lender, direct the Administrative Agent to accelerate and demand payment of the Loans held by one Lender without accelerating and demanding payment of all other Loans or to terminate the Commitments of one or more Lenders without terminating the Commitments of all Lenders. Each Lender agrees that, except as otherwise provided in any of the Loan Documents and without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, it will not take any legal action or institute any action or proceeding against any Credit Party with respect to any of the Obligations or Collateral, or accelerate or otherwise enforce its portion of the Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, none of Lenders may exercise any right that it might otherwise have under applicable law to credit bid at foreclosure sales, uniform commercial code sales or other similar sales or dispositions of any of the Collateral except as authorized by the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 11.12(e) or elsewhere herein, each Lender shall be authorized to take such action to preserve or enforce its rights against any Credit Party where a deadline or limitation period is otherwise applicable and would, absent the taking of specified action, bar the enforcement of Obligations held by such Lender against such Credit Party, including the filing of proofs of claim in any insolvency proceeding.

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Subsidiaries of any Borrower in connection with this Agreement may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and may be amended, supplemented and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers without the need to obtain the consent of any other Person if such amendment, supplement or waiver is delivered in order (i) to comply with local law or advice of local counsel, (ii) to cure ambiguities, omissions, mistakes or defects or (iii) to cause such Security Document or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (y) if following the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall have jointly identified an ambiguity, inconsistency, obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature, in each case, in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent and the Credit Parties shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Documents if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five (5) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof.

(g) If, in connection with any proposed amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent with respect to any provisions hereof as contemplated by this Section 11.12 that requires the consent of a greater percentage of the Lenders than the Required Lenders, the consent of the Required Lenders shall have been obtained but the consent of a Lender whose consent is required shall not have been obtained (each a “Non-Consenting Lender”), then the Borrowers may, at their sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with the restrictions contained in Section 11.04(c)), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations; provided that (A) the Borrowers shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, (B) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrowers (in the case of all other amounts, including any breakage compensation under Section 3.02 and any amounts accrued and owing to such Lender under Section 3.01(a)(i), Section 3.01(c), Section 3.03 or Section 3.04), and (C) such Eligible Assignee shall consent at the time of such assignment to each matter in respect of which such Non-Consenting Lender did not consent. Each Lender agrees that, if it becomes a Non-Consenting Lender and is being replaced in accordance with this Section 11.12(f), it shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment Agreement to evidence such assignment and shall deliver to the Administrative Agent any Notes previously delivered to such Non-Consenting Lender. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrowers to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Section 11.13 Survival of Indemnities. All indemnities set forth herein including, without limitation, in Article III, Section 9.09 or Section 11.02 shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making and repayment of the Obligations and termination of the Commitments.

Section 11.14 Domicile of Loans. Each Lender may transfer and carry its Loans at, to or for the account of any branch office, subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender; provided, however, that the Borrowers shall not be responsible for costs arising under Section 3.01 resulting from any such transfer (other than a transfer pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent not otherwise applicable to such Lender prior to such transfer.

Section 11.15 Confidentiality.

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(1) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Confidential Information and instructed to keep such Confidential Information confidential), (2) to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty in any Hedge Agreement (or to any such contractual counterparty’s professional advisor), so long as such contractual counterparty (or such professional advisor) agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section, (3) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (4) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (5) to any other party to this Agreement, (6) to any other creditor of any Credit Party that is a direct or intended beneficiary of any of the Loan Documents, (7) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (8) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to any assignee of or participant in any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, or in connection with transactions permitted pursuant to Section 11.06(c)(v) or Section 11.06(f), (9) with the consent of the Borrowers, or (10) to the extent such Confidential Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 11.15, or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a Credit Party and not otherwise in violation of this Section 11.15.

(b) As used in this Section, “Confidential Information” shall mean all information received from any Borrower relating to any Borrower or its business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by such Borrower; provided, however, that, in the case of information received from any Borrower after the Closing Date, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential.

(c) Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Confidential 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 Confidential Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. The Borrowers hereby agree that the failure of the Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer or any Lender to comply with the provisions of this Section shall not relieve any Borrower, or any other Credit Party, of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

Section 11.16 Limitations on Liability of the LC Issuers. Each Borrower assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its use of such Letters of Credit. Neither any LC Issuer nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use that may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by an LC Issuer against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to such Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any Letter of Credit, except that the LC Obligor shall have a claim against an LC Issuer, and an LC Issuer shall be liable to such LC Obligor, to the extent of any direct, but not consequential, damages suffered by such LC Obligor that such LC Obligor proves were caused by (i) such LC Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence in determining whether documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (ii) such LC Issuer’s willful failure to make lawful payment under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of documentation strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, an LC Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation.

 

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Section 11.17 General Limitation of Liability. No claim may be made by any Credit Party, any Lender, the Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer or any other Person against the Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer, or any other Lender or the Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agents of any of them for any damages other than actual compensatory damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and the Borrowers, each Lender, the Administrative Agent and each LC Issuer hereby, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, waive, release and agree not to sue or counterclaim upon any such claim for any special, consequential or punitive damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in their favor.

Section 11.18 No Duty. All attorneys, accountants, appraisers, consultants and other professional persons (including the firms or other entities on behalf of which any such Person may act) retained by the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents shall have the right to act exclusively in the interest of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and shall have no duty of disclosure, duty of loyalty, duty of care, or other duty or obligation of any type or nature whatsoever to any Borrower, to any of its Subsidiaries, or to any other Person, with respect to any matters within the scope of such representation or related to their activities in connection with such representation. Each Credit Party agrees, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, not to assert any claim or counterclaim against any such persons with regard to such matters, all such claims and counterclaims, now existing or hereafter arising, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseeable, being hereby waived, released and forever discharged.

Section 11.19 Lenders and Agent Not Fiduciary to Borrower, etc. The relationship among the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, each LC Issuer and the Lenders, on the other hand, is solely that of debtor and creditor, and the Administrative Agent, each LC Issuer and the Lenders have no fiduciary or other special relationship with the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, and no term or provision of any Loan Document, no course of dealing, no written or oral communication, or other action, shall be construed so as to deem such relationship to be other than that of debtor and creditor.

Section 11.20 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties herein shall survive the making of Loans and all LC Issuances hereunder, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Notes and the other documents the forms of which are attached as Exhibits hereto, the issue and delivery of the Notes, any disposition thereof by any holder thereof, and any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any other holder of any of the Notes or on its behalf. All statements contained in any certificate or other document delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any holder of any Notes by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant hereto or otherwise specifically for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall constitute representations and warranties by the Credit Parties hereunder, made as of the respective dates specified therein or, if no date is specified, as of the respective dates furnished to the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

Section 11.21 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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Section 11.22 Independence of Covenants. All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action, event, condition or circumstance is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or would otherwise be within the limitations or restrictions of, another covenant, shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default if such action is taken or event, condition or circumstance exists.

Section 11.23 Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts that are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively, the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Base Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

Section 11.24 USA Patriot Act. Each Lender subject to the USA Patriot Act hereby notifies each Credit Party that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Credit Parties, which information includes the name and address of the Credit Parties and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Credit Parties in accordance with the USA Patriot Act.

Section 11.25 Advertising and Publicity. No Credit Party shall issue or disseminate to the public (by advertisement, including without limitation any “tombstone” advertisement, press release or otherwise), submit for publication or otherwise cause or seek to publish any information describing the credit or other financial accommodations made available by the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent; provided, that none of the foregoing shall apply to any SEC filings required to be made by the Parent. Nothing in the foregoing shall be construed to prohibit any Credit Party from making any submission or filing which it is required to make by applicable law or pursuant to judicial process; provided, that, (i) such filing or submission shall contain only such information as is necessary to comply with applicable law or judicial process and (ii) unless specifically prohibited by applicable law or court order, the Borrowers shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of the requirement to make such submission or filing and provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof; and provided further, that none of the foregoing shall apply to any SEC filings required to be made by the Parent.

Section 11.26 Release of Guarantees and Liens. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender and LC Issuer (without requirement of notice to or consent of any Lender) to take any action requested by the Borrowers having the effect of releasing any Collateral or guarantee obligations (i) to the extent necessary to permit consummation of any transaction permitted by any Loan Document or that has been consented to in accordance with the terms hereof or (ii) under the circumstances described in the next succeeding sentence. When this Agreement has been terminated and all of the Obligations have been fully and finally discharged (other than obligations in respect of Designated Hedge Agreements, contingent indemnity obligations and obligations in respect of Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized) and the obligations of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the LC Issuers to provide additional credit under the Loan Documents have been terminated irrevocably, the Administrative Agent will, at the Borrowers’ sole expense, execute and deliver any termination statements, lien releases, mortgage releases, re-assignments of intellectual property,

 

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discharges of security interests, and other similar discharge or release documents (and, if applicable, in recordable form) as are necessary or advisable to release, as of record, the Administrative Agent’s Liens and all notices of security interests and liens previously filed by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Obligations.

Section 11.27 Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any Secured Creditor receives a payment from or on behalf of the Borrowers or any other Credit Party, from the proceeds of any Collateral, from the exercise of its rights of setoff, any enforcement action or otherwise, and such payment is subsequently, in whole or in part, invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, then to the extent of such recovery, the obligations or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefor, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not occurred.

Section 11.28 Hedging Liability. Notwithstanding any provision hereof or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, in the event that any Credit Party is not an “eligible contract participant” as such term is defined in Section 1(a)(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, at the time (i) any transaction is entered into under any Hedging Obligation or (ii) such Person becomes a Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder, and the effect of the foregoing would be to render any Guaranty Obligations of such Person violative of the Commodity Exchange Act, the Obligations of such Person shall not include (x) in the case of clause (i) above, such transaction and (y) in the case of clause (ii) above, any transactions outstanding under any Hedging Obligations as of the date such Person becomes a Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWERS:
MID PAC PETROLEUM, LLC
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Beal

Name:   Geoffrey Beal
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer
HIE RETAIL, LLC
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Beal

Name:   Geoffrey Beal
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer


SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
MID PAC CS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Beal

Name:   Geoffrey Beal
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer
INTER ISLAND PETROLEUM, INC.
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Beal

Name:   Geoffrey Beal
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer
KAUAI PETROLEUM CO., LTD.
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Beal

Name:   Geoffrey Beal
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer
OAHU PETROLEUM, INC.
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Beal

Name:   Geoffrey Beal
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer
KAUAI AUTOMATED FUEL SERVICE, INC.
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Beal

Name:   Geoffrey Beal
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer
SENTER PETROLEUM, INC.
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Beal

Name:   Geoffrey Beal
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer
ISLAND PETROLEUM, INC.
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Beal

Name:   Geoffrey Beal
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer


KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender, an LC Issuer and the Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ George McKean

Name:   George McKean
Title:   Senior Vice President


BANK OF HAWAII, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Rod Peroff

Name:   Rod Peroff
Title:   Vice President


AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK, F.S.B., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Edward Chin

Name:   Edward Chin
Title:   First Vice President


RAYMOND JAMES BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Alexander L. Rody

Name:   Alexander L. Rody
Title:   Senior Vice President


CENTRAL PACIFIC BANK, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Michael Militar

Name:   Michael Militar
Title:   Vice President
EX-10.2 3 d102909dex102.htm EX-10.2 EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO DELAYED DRAW TERM LOAN

AND BRIDGE LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO DELAYED DRAW TERM LOAN AND BRIDGE LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated as of December 17, 2015 (the “Effective Date”) by and among Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Par Petroleum Corporation), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors party hereto (the “Guarantors” and together with the Borrower, each a “Credit Party” and collectively, the “Credit Parties”), the lenders party hereto (the “Lenders”), and Jefferies Finance LLC, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

WHEREAS, the Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders entered into that certain Delayed Draw Term Loan and Bridge Loan Credit Agreement dated as of July 11, 2014 (as amended by that certain First Amendment thereto dated as of July 28, 2014 (the “First Amendment”), that certain Second Amendment thereto dated as of September 10, 2014 (the “Second Amendment”), that certain Third Amendment thereto dated as of March 11, 2015 (the “Third Amendment”), that certain Fourth Amendment thereto dated as of April 1, 2015 (the “Fourth Amendment”), that certain Fifth Amendment thereto dated as of June 1, 2015 (the “Fifth Amendment”) and as may be further amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, HIE Retail, LLC (“HIE”) and Mid Pac Petroleum, LLC (“Mid Pac”), and their respective subsidiaries, are Excluded Subsidiaries under the Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, (i) HIE is currently a party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2013, among HIE, as borrower, the lenders party thereto from time to time, and Bank of Hawaii, as administrative agent and collateral agent (as amended, the “Bank of Hawaii Credit Agreement”) and (ii) Mid Pac is currently a party to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of April 1, 2015, among Koko’oha Investments, Inc. and Mid Pac, as co-borrowers, the lenders party thereto from time to time, and Bank of Hawaii, as administrative agent and collateral agent (as amended, the “Koko’oha Bank of Hawaii Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower desires that HIE and Mid Pac enter into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 17, 2015, among HIE and Mid Pac, as co-borrowers, each subsidiary guarantor from time to time party thereto, the lenders party thereto from time to time, and KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent and letter of credit issuer (the “Key Credit Agreement”) to refinance indebtedness outstanding under the Bank of Hawaii Credit Agreement and the Koko’oha Bank of Hawaii Credit Agreement and provide for additional loans and advances, and has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement to allow HIE and Mid Pac, and the subsidiaries of Mid Pac, to enter into the Key Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed to such amendments, subject to the terms and conditions hereof; and


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms. All capitalized terms used herein (including in the recitals hereto) shall have the respective meaning assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein.

2. Amendments to Credit Agreement.

(a) The following new defined terms are hereby added to Appendix I of the Credit Agreement in their appropriate alphabetical order:

‘“Key Conditions” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.25.

‘“Key Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 17, 2015, by and among HIE Retail, LLC and Mid Pac Petroleum, LLC (collectively, as co-borrowers), the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto, KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent and letter of credit issuer, and the lenders from time to time party thereto (as amended, restated or supplemented from time to time).’

“‘Key Pledge Agreements” means (i) that certain Pledge Agreement dated as of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, by Par Petroleum, LLC in favor of KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent for the benefit of certain secured creditors, (ii) that certain Pledge Agreement dated as of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, by Koko’oha Investments, Inc. in favor of KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent for the benefit of certain secured creditors, and (iii) that certain Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, by HIE Retail, LLC and Mid Pac Petroleum, LLC and its subsidiaries, in favor of KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent for the benefit of certain secured creditors (in each case, as amended, restated or supplemented from time to time).’

‘“Key Transaction Documents” means the Key Credit Agreement, the Key Pledge Agreements and any other agreement, document and/or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with the Key Credit Agreement.’

‘“Sixth Amendment” means that certain Sixth Amendment to Delayed Draw Term Loan and Bridge Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2015, by and among the Borrower, the other Credit Parties thereto, the Lenders Party thereto, and the Administrative Agent.’

‘“Sixth Amendment Effective Date” means December 17, 2015.’

 

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(b) The definition of “Change of Control” in Appendix I of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

‘“Change in Control” means that, for any reason (i) any Person or group (as defined in Sections 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) other than a Permitted Holder shall become the direct or indirect beneficial owner (as defined in Sections 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of greater than 30% of the total voting power of all classes of capital stock then outstanding of Borrower entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in elections of directors of Borrower, (ii) any Credit Party ceases to own, either directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interest in any wholly-owned Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) other than as a result of a sale of assets, other Disposition or merger permitted under Section 6.4; and (iii) the occurrence of a “Change of Control” (or similar defined term as defined in the JV Credit Agreement and/or in any of the following agreements) under the JV Credit Agreement, any of the S&O Transaction Documents, or the Key Credit Agreement; provided however that for purposes of determining whether a Change in Control has occurred, transfers of Voting Securities by any Lender or an Affiliate of any Lender to a third party shall be disregarded.’

(c) Section 6.2(r) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following in lieu thereof:

‘(r) Subject to the satisfaction of clause (A) of the Key Conditions, Debt (for borrowed money) of Koko’oha Investments, Inc. and its Subsidiaries including without limitation the Mid Pac Entities, in each case, to the extent that the aggregate principal amount of all of such Debt shall not exceed $115 million at any time;’

(d) Section 6.25 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

‘“Section 6.25 Negative Pledge. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, grant, create, assume or incur any Liens after the Closing Date, or suffer to exist any such Liens granted, created, assumed or incurred after the Closing Date, in each case, on or in respect of any of the Equity Interests issued by the Excluded Subsidiaries (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) other than (i) in connection with any Permitted Refinancing of any Debt of the Excluded Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date, (ii) pursuant to the Equity Pledge Agreement and HIE Pledge and Security Agreement, in each case under this clause (ii), in effect on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and provided that (A) none of the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) (x) are party to any of the S&O Transaction Documents, (y) are liable in any respect for any obligations under the S&O Transaction Documents or (z) have granted any liens in any of their assets to secure any of the obligations under the S&O Transaction Documents, (B) the collateral that secures the obligations under the S&O Transaction Documents is substantially the same as the collateral that secured the ABL Credit Agreement and the Framework Agreement and (C) the ABL Credit Agreement and Framework Agreement have been terminated, all obligations thereunder (other than (1) contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been made or notice has been given and (2) certain amounts being held in escrow or other arrangements made to satisfy certain contingent payment obligations arising from the termination of the inventory arrangements with Barclays Bank PLC associated with the Framework Agreement) have been paid in full and all liens securing the obligations thereunder have been terminated, discharged and released, in each

 

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case, concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Master Agreement, the S&O Agreement, the Equity Pledge Agreement and HIE Pledge and Security Agreement, or (iii) pursuant to the Key Pledge Agreements in effect on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date and provided that (A) none of the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) are (x) party to any of the Key Transaction Documents, (y) are liable in any respect for any obligations under the Key Transaction Documents or (z) have granted any liens in any of their assets to secure any of the obligations under the Key Transaction Documents, (B) the collateral that secures the obligations under the Key Transaction Documents is substantially the same as the collateral that secured (1) the Bank of Hawaii Credit Agreement and (2) the Credit Agreement dated as of April 1, 2015, among Koko’oha Investments, Inc. and Mid Pac Petroleum, LLC, as co-borrowers, Bank of Hawaii, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the “Koko’oha Bank of Hawaii Credit Agreement”), plus any additional or after-acquired Property of Excluded Subsidiaries only, and (C) the Bank of Hawaii Credit Agreement and Koko’oha Bank of Hawaii Agreement have been terminated, all obligations thereunder have been paid in full, with the exception of indemnity and related obligations that survive termination of such agreements, and all liens securing the obligations thereunder have been terminated, discharged and released, in each case, concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Key Credit Agreement (the conditions set forth in clauses (iii)(A), (iii)(B) and (iii)(C) of this Section 6.25, the “Key Conditions”).’

(e) Section 7.1(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (vii) thereof in its entirety with the following text:

“(vii) the occurrence of an event of default under the Key Credit Agreement, provided, however, that if all events of default under the Key Credit Agreement are cured or waived, any Event of Default arising under this Section 7.1(d)(vii) solely as a result of the occurrence of such events of default shall be deemed to have been cured or waived, as applicable;”

(f) Notwithstanding any provisions set forth in the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby agrees to make a $20,000,000 prepayment of principal on account of the Fourth Advance on or before December 31, 2015. Failure to make such prepayment by December 31, 2015 shall constitute an immediate Event of Default.

3. Effect of this Amendment. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms. Except as expressly set forth herein, the terms of this Amendment shall not be deemed (i) a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, (ii) a consent, waiver or modification with respect to any term, condition, or obligation of the Borrower or any other Credit Party in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (iii) a consent, waiver or modification with respect to any other event, condition (whether now existing or hereafter occurring) or provision of the Loan Documents or (iv) to prejudice any right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or any Lender may now or in the future have under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

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4. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective upon the satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent set forth below unless (x) any such condition is waived, in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or (y) otherwise provided below:

a) Documentation. The Administrative Agent shall have received the following, duly executed by all the parties thereto, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders:

i. this Amendment; and

ii. such other documents, governmental certificates, agreements and lien searches as the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may reasonably request.

b) Payment of Fees. On the Effective Date, Borrower shall have paid the administrative agency amendment fee, in the amount separately agreed to between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, to the Administrative Agent.

c) Termination of Existing Bank of Hawaii Credit Agreements. The Bank of Hawaii Credit Agreement and the Koko’oha Bank of Hawaii Credit Agreement have been terminated, all of the obligations under such agreements have been paid in full, with the exception of indemnity and related obligations that survive termination of such agreements, and the liens securing such obligations have been or will be terminated, discharged and released, in each case, substantially concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Key Credit Agreement.

d) No Default. No event or condition exists that would constitute a Default or Event of Default before or after giving effect to this Amendment.

e) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in Article IV of the Credit Agreement and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Change” shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such date (except in the case of representations and warranties that are made solely as of an earlier date or time, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date or time).

5. Miscellaneous.

(a) Severability. If any provision of this Amendment is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be inapplicable to the extent of such invalidity without affecting the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Amendment and the effect thereof shall be confined to the provision so held to be invalid or unenforceable.

(b) Entire Agreement. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a Loan Document and, together with the other Loan Documents and the agreements, documents and instruments contemplated hereby, constitutes the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and any other prior or contemporaneous agreements, whether written or oral, with respect hereto or thereto are expressly superseded hereby and thereby.

 

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(c) Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Amendment. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile or .pdf shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile or .pdf also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Amendment but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Amendment.

(d) Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, beneficiaries, successors and assigns.

(e) Governing Law; Venue; Jury Trial. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 10.12 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE JURY TRIAL WAIVER SET FORTH IN SECTION 10.14 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.

(f) Guarantors. Each Guarantor, for value received, hereby expressly consents and agrees to the Borrower’s execution and delivery of this Amendment, to the performance by the Borrower of its agreements and obligations hereunder and to the consents and amendments set forth herein. This Amendment, the performance or consummation of any transaction or matter contemplated under this Amendment and all consents and amendments set forth herein, shall not limit, restrict, extinguish or otherwise impair any Guarantor’s liability to the Administrative Agent and Lenders with respect to the payment and other performance obligations of such Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantees. Each Guarantor hereby ratifies, confirms and approves its Guarantee and acknowledges that it is unconditionally liable to the Administrative Agent and Lenders for the full and timely payment of the Guaranteed Obligations (on a joint and several basis with the other Guarantors). Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that it has no defenses, counterclaims or set-offs with respect to the full and timely payment of any or all Guaranteed Obligations.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has duly executed this Sixth Amendment to Delayed Draw Term Loan and Bridge Credit Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

BORROWER:

PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS, INC.,

 

a Delaware corporation

By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Beal

Name:   Geoffrey Beal
Title:   Vice President, Finance and Treasury
GUARANTORS:

PAR PICEANCE ENERGY EQUITY LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

PAR UTAH LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

EWI LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

PAR WASHINGTON LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

PAR NEW MEXICO LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

HEWW EQUIPMENT LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

PAR POINT ARGUELLO LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By: PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS, INC.,
  a Delaware corporation, as Sole Member of each of the foregoing companies
          By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Beal

          Name:   Geoffrey Beal
          Title:   Vice President, Finance and Treasury

 

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC., as Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ J. Paul McDonnell

Name:   J. Paul McDonnell
Title:   Managing Director

 

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LENDERS:
WB MACAU55, LTD., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Mark Strefling

Name:   Mark Strefling
Title:   General Counsel & Chief Operating Officer
  Whitebox Advisors LLC

 

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Highbridge International, LLC, as a Lender
By: Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as trading manager
By:  

/s/ Jonathan Segal

Name:   Jonathan Segal
Title:   Managing Director
Highbridge Tactical Credit & Convertibles Master Fund, L.P., as a Lender
By: Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as trading manager
By:  

/s/ Jonathan Segal

Name:   Jonathan Segal
Title:   Managing Director

 

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EX-99.1 4 d102909dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

NEWS RELEASE

PAR PACIFIC COMPLETES REFINANCING OF EXISTING RETAIL CREDIT FACILITIES

HOUSTON, December 18, 2015 – Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT: PARR) (“Par Pacific” or the “Company”) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, HIE Retail, LLC (“HIE Retail”) and Mid Pac Petroleum, LLC (“Mid Pac”), have completed the refinancing and repayment of their existing senior secured credit agreements, the closing of which occurred on December 17, 2015.

The new, consolidated $115 million credit facility includes a $5 million senior secured revolving credit facility and a new, seven (7) year $110 million senior secured term loan facility. The proceeds of the term loans were used to refinance and repay the indebtedness outstanding under each existing credit facility, to pay transaction fees and expenses, and to facilitate a cash distribution to the Company. The Company intends to use a portion of this cash distribution to pay down at least $20 million of the outstanding borrowings under its Delayed Draw Term Loan and Bridge Loan Credit Agreement.

“We are very pleased to announce the successful refinancing of our retail credit facilities,” said Chris Micklas, Par Pacific’s Chief Financial Officer. “The refinancing improves our cost of capital, simplifies our capital structure and provides more flexibility as we continue to focus on our long-term growth initiatives.”

KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and Bank of Hawaii acted as joint lead arrangers and joint book runners for the transaction.

About Par Pacific Holdings

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a growth-oriented company that manages and maintains interests in energy related assets. Par Pacific, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates a 94 Mbpd refinery with related logistics and retail network in Hawaii. Par Pacific also transports, markets and distributes crude oil from Western U.S. to refining hubs in the Midwest, Gulf Coast, East Coast and to Hawaii. In addition, Par Pacific owns an equity investment in Laramie Energy Company, which has natural gas production and reserves located in the Piceance Basin of Colorado.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are intended to qualify for the “safe harbor” from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than


statements of historical fact, including statements regarding the Company’s intended use of certain proceeds received as a result of the refinancing, are forward-looking statements. Additionally, forward looking statements are subject to certain risks, trends, and uncertainties. Par Pacific cannot provide assurances that the assumptions upon which these forward-looking statements are based will prove to have been correct. Should one of these risks materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements, and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are current only as of this date. Par Pacific does not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein or any other forward looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Company further expressly disclaims any written or oral statements made by a third party regarding the subject matter of this press release.

Contact:

Christine Thorp

Director, Investor Relations & Public Affairs

(832) 916-3396

cthorp@parpacific.com

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