-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, G9Fo/zC/WADQxdk7gCxDGTI/xiyg4uQM6xifTWafHFIuqw6WouT3euGyRVBa1G7U ll28RMMUM5vBGHcBnu1OWA== 0001193125-08-002396.txt : 20080107 0001193125-08-002396.hdr.sgml : 20080107 20080107154240 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-08-002396 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 14 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071231 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets ITEM INFORMATION: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080107 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080107 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ABX Holdings, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000894081 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AIR COURIER SERVICES [4513] IRS NUMBER: 261631624 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-50368 FILM NUMBER: 08515075 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 145 HUNTER DR CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: OH ZIP: 45177 BUSINESS PHONE: 937-382-5591 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 145 HUNTER DR CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: OH ZIP: 45177 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ABX AIR INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950728 8-K 1 d8k.htm CURRENT REPORT Current Report

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 31, 2007

 


ABX HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   0-50368   26-1631624

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File No.)   (IRS Employer I.D. No.)

145 Hunter Drive, Wilmington, Ohio 45177

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (937) 382-5591

Not Applicable

(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):

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

See Item 2.03 and Item 8.01 below.

 

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On December 31, 2007, ABX Holdings, Inc. (“ABX Holdings”), and its subsidiary, CHI Acquisition Corp. (“Acquisition”), closed (the “Closing”) the transactions contemplated by that certain Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) dated November 1, 2007, by and among ABX Holdings, Acquisition, Cargo Holdings International, Inc. (“Cargo”), each of ACI International, Inc., Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Limited, MassMutual High Yield Partners II, LLC, Aviation Capital Group Corp., ACG Acquisition XX LLC, ACG Acquisition XXVIII LLC and Minnesota Fox II, LLC (each individually a “Significant Shareholder,” and collectively, the “Significant Shareholders”) and other persons who held securities of Cargo who subsequently became parties to the Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to the execution and delivery of joinder agreements. The terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement are more thoroughly described in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 1, 2007, and filed by ABX Air, Inc. (“ABX Air”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2007.

As is more thoroughly described under Item 8.01 below, in connection with the Closing and immediately prior thereto, ABX Air reorganized into a holding company structure, with ABX Air becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABX Holdings, and ABX Holdings becoming the public reporting company. Acquisition continues to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABX Holdings.

As a result of the Closing, Acquisition acquired substantially all of the outstanding Cargo common shares, options to purchase Cargo common shares and warrants to purchase Cargo common shares (collectively, the “Cargo Securities”). The purchase price for all of the Cargo Securities was approximately $259 million, consisting of approximately $233 million in cash and the agreed value of 4 million common shares of ABX Holdings which were issued to the Significant Shareholders. ABX Air also assumed $73 million of Cargo’s existing indebtedness under its senior credit facility, net of cash acquired, with SunTrust Bank. Accordingly, the overall transaction value was approximately $332 million. The transaction was funded primarily with cash obtained through a new senior secured credit facility with SunTrust Bank and Regions Bank. A more thorough description of the terms of the credit facility is set forth under Item 2.03 below.

At the Closing, $25 million of the purchase price was deposited in cash with an escrow agent. The purpose of the escrowed funds is to provide financial protection to ABX Holdings in the event any claim for indemnification is asserted by an ABX indemnified party under the Stock Purchase Agreement. It is currently anticipated that, on or about April 30, 2008, a portion of the escrow funds will be distributed to the sellers’ representative, on behalf of the sellers of the Cargo Securities, so that the remaining balance of the escrow fund equals $15 million plus the aggregate amount of the value of any unresolved indemnification claims asserted by any ABX indemnified party. On the first business day following the 18 month anniversary of the Closing, the then remaining balance of the escrow fund, less the aggregate amount of the value of any unresolved indemnification claims asserted by


any ABX indemnified party, will be distributed to the sellers’ representative on behalf of the sellers of the Cargo Securities. If any amounts remain in the escrow account after that time, the remaining balance will be distributed when such indemnification claims are resolved.

A copy of the press release announcing the Closing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

SunTrust Bank and Regions Bank Loans

On December 31, 2007, ABX Holdings, ABX Air and Acquisition entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Senior Credit Agreement”) with SunTrust Bank as Administrative Agent, Regions Bank as Syndication Agent and the other lenders from time to time a party thereto in an aggregate principal amount of $345 million, consisting of (i) a $75 million secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”) and (ii) a $270 million secured term loan (the “Term Loan,” and together with the Revolver, the “Senior Loans”). ABX Air and Acquisition are co-borrowers on the Senior Loans. The proceeds of the Senior Loans were or will be used to pay a portion of the purchase price for the Cargo Securities, to pay off Cargo’s and ABX Air’s existing credit facilities, to pay costs and expenses related to the acquisition and the Senior Loans and for working capital purposes. The Senior Loans have an accordion feature by which ABX Air and Acquisition have the right to increase, upon satisfaction of certain conditions, the total aggregate amount of the Senior Loans by $25 million. The term of each of the Senior Loans is five years. The Term Loan will amortize in equal quarterly payments, beginning on March 31, 2009, in an aggregate annual amount equal to 10% of the original principal amount of the Term Loan.

The Senior Loans are secured by substantially all of the assets (with certain stated exceptions) of ABX Air and Acquisition, and guaranteed by ABX Holdings and all present and future, direct and indirect, domestic subsidiaries of ABX Holdings, other than ABX Air and Acquisition (collectively, the “Guarantors”). Each guarantee is secured by all of the assets of the Guarantor. ABX Air granted security interests in certain of its aircraft pursuant to an FAA Aircraft Security Agreement.

The Senior Credit Agreement contains certain events of default customary for financings of this type, including failure to pay principal or interest, materially false representations or warranties, failure to observe covenants and other terms of the Senior Loans, cross-defaults to other indebtedness, bankruptcy, insolvency, invalidity of lien position, various ERISA violations, the incurrence of material judgments and changes in control. Additionally, the documentation evidencing the Senior Loans provides that, not later than 65 days after the Closing in accordance with applicable law, Acquisition will be merged with and into Cargo, so that Cargo will become a direct subsidiary of ABX Holdings.

The foregoing description of the Senior Loans does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Senior Credit Agreement and Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, which are attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.


Significant Shareholder Loans

On December 31, 2007, ABX Holdings, ABX Air and the Significant Shareholders entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Significant Shareholders may loan ABX Holdings and ABX Air $61 million (the “Significant Shareholder Loans”). The Significant Shareholder Loans will be available until April 29, 2008, which period may be extended until July 29, 2008 under certain circumstances upon request of ABX Holdings (the “Availability Period”). The Significant Shareholder Loans may be used only for repayment of a portion of the Note, dated August 15, 2003, in the current principal amount of $92,275,656 due August 15, 2028 originally issued to Airborne, Inc. (“DHL”) by ABX Air (the “DHL Note”) if DHL demands prepayment of the DHL Note during the Availability Period.

Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and in consideration of the Significant Shareholder Loans, in the event that DHL demands prepayment of the DHL Note and ABX Holdings and ABX Air satisfy certain other conditions contained in the Securities Purchase Agreement, ABX Holdings would issue and sell to the Significant Shareholders, and the Significant Shareholders would purchase from ABX Holdings, up to $20.5 million in a series of senior subordinated convertible notes (the “Convertible Notes”), and ABX Air would issue and sell to the Significant Shareholders, and the Significant Shareholders would purchase from ABX Air, up to $40.5 million in a series of senior notes (the “Senior Notes”). The Convertible Notes and the Senior Notes would require quarterly interest payments and would mature 5 1/2 years after their issuance date. ABX Air and the other direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries of ABX Holdings would guarantee the obligations of ABX Holdings under the Convertible Notes (the “Convertible Note Guaranty”). ABX Holdings and all of its direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries would guarantee the obligations of ABX Air under the Senior Notes (the “Senior Note Guaranty”). The Convertible Notes and the Senior Notes would be unsecured. The Convertible Notes and the Senior Notes would be issued by ABX Holdings and ABX Air in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act.

On December 31, 2007, ABX Holdings, ABX Air, the Significant Shareholders and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Escrow Agent”) entered into an Escrow Agreement pursuant to which (i) the Significant Shareholders deposited the $61 million purchase price for the Convertible Notes and the Senior Notes into an escrow account (the “Escrowed Funds”) and (ii) ABX Air and ABX Holdings executed and delivered to the Escrow Agent for deposit into the escrow account undated originals of the (a) Convertible Notes and the Senior Notes, (b) the Convertible Note Guaranty and the Senior Note Guaranty, and (c) a registration rights agreement relating to the resale registration of the shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes. Pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, if DHL demands prepayment of the DHL Note and certain other conditions described in the Securities Purchase Agreement and Escrow Agreement are satisfied, the Escrow Agent will (i) disburse the Escrowed Funds to DHL and (ii) date and deliver to the Significant Shareholders the notes, the guarantees and the registration rights agreement. If DHL does


not demand prepayment of the DHL Note and the other conditions described in the Securities Purchase Agreement and Escrow Agreement are not satisfied by the end of the Availability Period, the Escrowed Funds will be returned to the Significant Shareholders and the executed documents will be returned to ABX Holdings and ABX Air.

If issued, the Convertible Notes will be convertible into common stock of ABX Holdings, at the option of the Significant Shareholders, at a price equal to $5.59 per share, subject to adjustments (the “Conversion Price”). The terms of the Convertible Notes will include (i) a provision to permit ABX Holdings to force conversion of the Convertible Notes at any time during the 5 1/2 year term when the weighted average price of ABX Holdings’ common stock exceeds, for at least ten trading days in any 30 consecutive trading day period after the date of issuance, 135% of the Conversion Price on the issuance date, (ii) other terms currently standard in the capital markets for prepayment of convertible bonds, and (iii) a provision to require redemption of the Convertible Notes, at the option of the holders, in the event of a change of control transaction, as defined in the Convertible Notes, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) the product of (x) the amount being redeemed and (y) the quotient determined by dividing (A) the greater of the closing sale price of ABX Holdings’ common stock immediately prior to the consummation of the change of control, the closing sale price immediately following the public announcement of such proposed change of control and the closing sale price immediately prior to the public announcement of such proposed change of control by (B) the then applicable conversion price and (ii) 115% of the amount being redeemed.

Subject to the limitations in the Senior Credit Agreement on the amount of the Convertible Notes that may be paid in any year, the Convertible Notes generally may be redeemed at any time at the option of ABX Holdings, while in debt form, at a price equal to the greater of (i) the product of (x) the amount being redeemed and (y) the quotient of (A) the average of the weighted average price of the ABX Holdings common stock for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding the optional redemption notice date by (B) the Conversion Price and (ii) 100% of the amount being redeemed on the optional redemption date (115% if there has been an Equity Conditions Failure). An “Equity Conditions Failure,” as defined in the Convertible Notes, includes, by way of example, a public announcement during the prior three months of a pending, proposed or intended “Fundamental Transaction” (as defined in the Convertible Notes) which has not been abandoned, terminated or consummated.

The Convertible Notes will bear interest at 3.25% per annum, provided that, after an Event of Default, the Convertible Notes will bear interest at 13.25% per annum. The Senior Notes will bear interest for the first 18 months at 5.00% per annum and thereafter will bear interest in two components: (i) in cash at 12.5% per annum and (ii) in-kind on (and thereby increase) the outstanding principal amount at an additional rate of 2.25% per annum, which PIK interest rate shall increase by 1.0% per annum on each subsequent anniversary of the initial interest rate adjustment date. The Senior Notes may be prepaid at any time without penalty or call premium, subject to the limitations in the Senior Credit Agreement on the amount that may be prepaid in any one year.

All of the obligations of ABX Holdings and ABX Air under the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Notes, the Senior Notes, the Convertible Note Guaranty, the Senior Note Guaranty and the Registration Rights Agreement are subordinated to the Senior Loans pursuant to the terms of a Subordination Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2007, among the Administrative Agent, the Significant Shareholders, ABX Air and Acquisition.


The Convertible Notes contain customary events of default. After an event of default, any holder would have the right to require ABX Holdings to redeem all or a portion of the holder’s Convertible Note at a redemption price in cash equal to the greater of (i) the product of (x) the amount to be redeemed and (y) the applicable redemption premium described in the Convertible Notes, and (ii) the product of (A) the number of shares of common stock then issuable with respect to the amount being redeemed and (B) the closing sale price of the common stock on the date immediately preceding the event of default. The Senior Notes also contain customary events of default. After an event of default, any holder would have the right to require ABX Air to redeem all or a portion of the holder’s Senior Note at a redemption price in cash equal to the product of the amount being redeemed and the applicable redemption premium described in the Senior Notes.

The foregoing descriptions of the Escrow Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Notes and the Senior Notes do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Escrow Agreement, Securities Purchase Agreement, form of Convertible Note, form of Senior Note, the Convertible Note Guaranty, the Senior Note Guaranty and the Registration Rights Agreement which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.3, 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6 and are incorporated herein by reference.

The foregoing descriptions of the Escrow Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Notes and the Senior Notes do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Escrow Agreement, Securities Purchase Agreement, form of Convertible Note and form of Senior Note, form of Guaranty of the Convertible Notes, form of Guaranty of the Senior Notes and Registration Rights Agreement, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.3 through 10.9 and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

In connection with the Closing, on December 31, 2007, ABX Holdings issued to the Significant Shareholders 4 million shares of its common stock, par value $.01 per share. These shares were issued as part of the consideration for Acquisition’s purchase of Cargo Securities from the Significant Shareholders. The shares were issued in reliance on the exemptions contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. No cash proceeds were received from the issuance of the common shares.

Also, as is more thoroughly discussed under Item 2.03 above, on December 31, 2007, ABX Holdings and ABX Air entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement pursuant to which ABX Holdings and ABX Air may issue to the Significant Shareholders the Convertible Notes and the Senior Notes. The Convertible and Senior Notes were issued in reliance on the exemptions contained Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Regulation D promulgated thereunder, and the common shares of ABX Holdings, if any, issued upon conversion of the Convertible Notes will be issued in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933. The terms of conversion of the Convertible Notes and the amount and use of proceeds are described in Item 2.03 above, and such description is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On December 31, 2007, Cargo became a subsidiary of ABX Holdings. Peter Fox, age 58, has served since 1999 as President of Cargo and will continue to serve as President of Cargo.

Mr. Fox is party to an Employment Agreement dated November 1, 2007 with Cargo, pursuant to which he serves as Cargo’s President. The Employment Agreement was entered into by Cargo in connection with the execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement, and became effective on December 31, 2007. The term of the Employment Agreement is two years. For his service as President of Cargo, Mr. Fox receives a salary of $25,700 per month, which may be increased by Cargo but not decreased. In addition, Mr. Fox is entitled to participate in long-term incentive compensation plans comparable to those made available by ABX Holdings to its senior corporate officers and in all employee benefit plans and programs made available to the senior corporate officers of ABX Holdings and Cargo, excluding any 401(k) or pension plan of ABX Holdings. Mr. Fox may continue his participation in any 401(k) or pension plan of Cargo, and if Cargo does not maintain such a plan or plans, Cargo or ABX Holdings shall establish an alternative plan in which Mr. Fox may participate.

Cargo may terminate the Employment Agreement at any time for cause (as defined therein), upon Mr. Fox’s death or long-term disability (as defined) or for any other reason in Cargo’s discretion. Mr. Fox may terminate his employment at any time upon (i) a material breach of Cargo’s obligations under the Employment Agreement, (ii) assignment of duties to Mr. Fox inconsistent with his position, (iii) a material reduction in his base salary or incentive compensation opportunity, (iv) a required relocation of more than 50 miles, (v) the failure of a successor to Cargo to assume Cargo’s obligations under the Employment Agreement or (vi) any other reason in Mr. Fox’s sole discretion.

In the event of termination by Cargo without cause and not upon Mr. Fox’s death or long term disability or upon a termination by Mr. Fox for any other reasons set forth in (i) through (v) in the immediately preceding paragraph, Mr. Fox will be entitled to receive his salary and incentive compensation for the greater of one year or the remaining term of the Employment Agreement, and during such period Mr. Fox will be entitled to continue his participation in Cargo’s health, insurance and other welfare plans. In addition, all unvested equity-based compensation will vest in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. Payments to Mr. Fox may be delayed for a period of six months to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

In the event of a voluntary termination by Mr. Fox, termination by Cargo for cause or Mr. Fox’s death or disability, all compensation and benefits will cease as of the date of termination, and Mr. Fox shall only be entitled to salary through the date of termination and other benefits available to Cargo’s departing employees generally (such as unused personal, sick and vacation days and vested incentive compensation), but he will not be entitled to unpaid and unvested bonus or incentive payments.


In the Employment Agreement, Mr. Fox agreed to maintain the confidentiality of Cargo’s information. He further agreed that he would not, directly or indirectly, (i) compete with Cargo and its affiliates during the term of his employment and for a period of two years after termination of his employment, (ii) induce any employee of Cargo or its affiliates to leave his or her employment, interfere with the employment relationship between Cargo or its affiliates and such employee or employ or otherwise engage any such employee, or (iii) induce any supplier, customer, licensee of other person to cease doing business with Cargo or its affiliates.

The forgoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Employment Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.10 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 31, 2007, ABX Air reorganized its operations into a holding company structure (the “Reorganization”) whereby ABX Air became a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of ABX Holdings pursuant to Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) and pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Reorganization Agreement”), dated October 17, 2007, by and among ABX Air, ABX Holdings and ABX Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”).

To effect the Reorganization, ABX Air formed ABX Holdings as a wholly-owned subsidiary, which in turn formed Merger Sub as a wholly owned subsidiary. Pursuant to the Reorganization Agreement, ABX Air then merged with and into Merger Sub (the “Merger”), with ABX Air being the surviving entity. In the Merger, each common share, par value $.01 per share, of ABX Air (an “ABX Air Common Share”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the reorganization converted into and was exchanged for one common share, par value $.01 per share, of ABX Holdings (an “ABX Holdings Common Share”), having the same rights, powers, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions as the stock being converted and exchanged. Each share of the common stock of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger and held by ABX Holdings was converted into and exchanged for an ABX Air Common Share, and Merger Sub’s corporate existence ceased. Immediately after the Merger, the ABX Air Common Shares and ABX Holdings Common Shares existing prior to the Merger were cancelled.

ABX Holdings assumed all of ABX Air’s obligations with respect to the outstanding shares registered on Form S-8 for distribution pursuant to the ABX Air, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Compensation Plan”). In the Merger, the outstanding performance-based units or other rights to receive ABX Air Common Stock under the Compensation Plan converted into performance-based units or other rights for the same number of shares of ABX Holdings Common Stock, with the same rights and conditions as the corresponding ABX Air performance-based units or other rights prior to the Merger.

Immediately prior to the Merger, ABX Holdings adopted the ABX Holdings Rights Agreement, which is substantially similar to ABX Air’s Preferred Stock Rights Agreement dated August 15, 2003, as amended (the “ABX Air Rights Agreement”). In the


Merger, each right to acquire, upon the occurrence of events specified in the ABX Air Rights Agreement, a fractional share of ABX Air’s series A junior participating preferred stock (an “ABX Air Stock Right”) converted into a similar right with respect to ABX Holdings’s series A junior participating preferred stock (an “ABX Holdings Stock Right”). Like the ABX Air Stock Rights, the ABX Holdings Stock Rights are represented by the outstanding shares of ABX Holdings Common Stock in respect of which the ABX Holdings Stock Rights were distributed. An ABX Holdings Stock Right is a right to acquire, upon the occurrence of events specified in the ABX Holdings Rights Agreement, a fractional share of the series A junior participating preferred stock of ABX Holdings. ABX Holdings’s series A junior participating preferred stock has terms and provisions identical to those of the ABX Air’s series A junior participating preferred stock.

The certificate of incorporation and bylaws of ABX Holdings are identical to those of ABX Air (other than provisions regarding certain technical matters, as permitted by Section 251(g) of the DGCL), and the directors and officers of ABX Holdings are identical to the directors and officers of ABX Air immediately prior to consummation of the Merger. ABX Air’s stockholders will not recognize gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes upon the conversion of the ABX Air Common Shares or ABX Air Stock Rights.

In accordance with Rule 414 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ABX Holdings adopted, as successor registrant, ABX Air’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (filed June 9, 2005; File No. 333-125679) and ABX Air’s Registration of Certain Classes of Securities on Form 8-A (filed August 15, 2003, File No. 333-105137).

As a result of the reorganization, ABX Holdings replaced ABX Air and the ABX Holdings Common Shares replaced the ABX Air Common Shares for purposes of the Company’s listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. The Holdings Common Shares are listed under the NASDAQ issue symbol “ABXA” and the CUSIP number 00080S101.

On December 31, 2007, ABX Holdings and ABX Air issued a press release relating to the Reorganization. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The foregoing description of the Reorganization and the Merger is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto, and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits.

 

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

The financial statements required by Item 9.01 for the periods specified in Rule 3-05(b) of Regulation S-X will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K within 71 calendar days after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.


(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

The pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01 and pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation S-X will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K within 71 calendar days after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

(c) Shell company transactions.

Not applicable.

 

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit   2.1

   Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated October 17, 2007, by and among ABX Air, Inc., ABX Holdings, Inc., and ABX Merger Sub, Inc.

Exhibit   2.2

   Preferred Stock Rights Agreement, dated October 17, 2007, by and between ABX Holdings, Inc. and National City Bank

Exhibit   3.1

   Certificate of Incorporation of ABX Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-A/A of ABX Holdings, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange on January 2, 2008)

Exhibit   3.2

   Bylaws of ABX Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-A/A of ABX Holdings, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange on January 2, 2008)

Exhibit 10.1

   Credit Agreement dated December 31, 2007, among ABX Holdings, Inc., ABX Air, Inc., CHI Acquisition Corp., SunTrust Bank as Administrative Agent, Regions Bank as Syndication Agent and the other lenders from time to time a party thereto

Exhibit 10.2

   Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated December 31, 2007, executed by ABX Holdings, Inc., ABX Air, Inc., CHI Acquisition Corp. and each direct and indirect subsidiary of ABX Holdings, Inc.

Exhibit 10.3

   Escrow Agreement dated December 31, 2007, among ABX Holdings, Inc., ABX Air, Inc., the Significant Shareholders who are signatories thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Exhibit 10.4

   Securities Purchase Agreement dated December 31, 2007, among ABX Holdings, Inc., ABX Air, Inc. and the Significant Shareholders who are signatories thereto

Exhibit 10.5

   Form of Senior Subordinated Convertible Note of ABX Holdings, Inc.

Exhibit 10.6

   Form of Senior Subordinated Notes of ABX Air, Inc.


Exhibit 10.7

   Form of Guaranty of Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes

Exhibit 10.8

   Form of Guaranty of Senior Notes

Exhibit 10.9

   Form of Registration Rights Agreement among ABX Holdings, Inc. and the Significant Shareholders who are signatories thereto

Exhibit 10.10

   Employment Agreement dated November 1, 2007, between Peter Fox and Cargo Holdings International, Inc.

Exhibit 99.1

   Press release issued by ABX Holdings, Inc. and ABX Air, Inc. on December 31, 2007, relating to the holding company reorganization and the acquisition of Cargo Holdings International, Inc.


SIGNATURES

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

 

ABX HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ W. Joseph Payne

  W. Joseph Payne
  Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: January 7, 2008

EX-2.1 2 dex21.htm AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION Agreement and Plan of Reorganization

Exhibit 2.1

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (“Agreement”), dated as of December 31, 2007, is among ABX Air, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), ABX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Holdings”), and ABX Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings (“Merger Sub”).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, as of the close of business on December 29, 2007, the authorized capital stock of the Company consisted of (i) 75,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Company Common Stock”), of which 58,678,856 shares were issued and outstanding, and no shares were held in treasury, and (ii) 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Company Preferred Stock”), none of which were issued and outstanding;

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Holdings consists of (i) 75,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Holdings Common Stock”), of which 1,000 shares are issued and outstanding and no shares are held in treasury, and (ii) 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Holdings Preferred Stock”), of which no shares are issued and outstanding;

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists of 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Merger Sub Common Stock”), all of which are issued and outstanding and no shares are held in treasury;

WHEREAS, the designations, rights, powers and preferences, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of the Holdings Preferred Stock and the Holdings Common Stock are the same as those of the Company Preferred Stock and the Company Common Stock, respectively;

WHEREAS, the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of Holdings immediately after the Effective Time (as hereinafter defined) will contain provisions identical to the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company immediately before the Effective Time (other than with respect to matters excepted by Section 251(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”));

WHEREAS, the directors and officers of the Company immediately prior to the Merger (as hereinafter defined) will be the directors of Holdings as of the Effective Time;

WHEREAS, Holdings and Merger Sub are newly formed Delaware corporations organized for the purpose of participating in the transactions herein contemplated;

WHEREAS, the Company desires to create a new holding company structure by merging Merger Sub with and into the Company with the Company being the surviving corporation and converting each outstanding share of Company Common Stock into one share of Holdings Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

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WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of Holdings, Merger Sub and the Company and Holdings, in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, have approved this Agreement and the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;

WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted by the Board of Directors of the Company, the Company will, immediately prior to the Effective Time, contribute to the capital of Holdings any shares of Company Common Stock then held by the Company in its treasury; and

WHEREAS, the parties intend, by executing this Agreement, to adopt a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and to cause the Merger to qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the Code;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company, Holdings and Merger Sub hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

THE MERGER

Section 1.1 The Merger. In accordance with Section 251(g) of the DGCL and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Merger Sub shall, at the Effective Time, be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”). At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in Section 259 of the DGCL.

Section 1.2 Effective Time. The parties shall file this Agreement with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and shall make all other filings or recordings required under the DGCL to effect the Merger. The Merger shall become effective on December 31, 2007 immediately after the Certificate of Merger and a copy of this Agreement are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Effective Time”).

Section 1.3 Amended Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation. From and after the Effective Time, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be amended as set forth below, and as so amended, shall thereafter continue in full force and effect as the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided by law, and as so amended, shall constitute the Amended Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation:

(a) Article Fourth shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is 1,000 shares, of which 1,000 shall be Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”). Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors to fix by resolution or resolutions any of the designations and the powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions which are permitted by the General Corporation

 

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Law of the State of Delaware in respect of any class or classes of stock or any series of any class of stock of the corporation. No shares of the previously designated Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock having been issued, such series is hereby terminated and all matters set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation with respect to such series are hereby eliminated from this Certificate of Incorporation.”

(b) A new Article Twenty-First shall be added and shall read in its entirety as follows:

“Any act or transaction by or involving the Corporation, other than the election or removal of directors of the Corporation, that requires for its adoption under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or this Certificate of Incorporation the approval of the stockholders of the Corporation shall, pursuant to Section 251(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, require, in addition, the approval of the stockholders of ABX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto by merger, by the same vote that is required by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and/or this Certificate of Incorporation.”

Section 1.4 Bylaws. From and after the Effective Time, the Bylaws of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided therein or by applicable law.

Section 1.5 Directors. The directors of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation and will hold office from the Effective Time until their successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation or as otherwise provided by law.

Section 1.6 Officers. The officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation and will hold office from the Effective Time until their successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation or as otherwise provided by law.

Section 1.7 Additional Actions. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the parties hereto shall take all such reasonable and lawful action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the Merger and to comply with the requirements of Section 251(g) of the DGCL. If, at any time after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall consider or be advised that any deeds, bills of sale, assignments, assurances or any other actions or things are necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in the Surviving Corporation its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, properties or assets of either of Merger Sub or the Company acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving Corporation as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger or otherwise to carry out this Agreement, the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of each of Merger Sub and the Company, all such deeds, bills of sale, assignments and

 

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assurances and to take and do, in the name and on behalf of each of Merger Sub and the Company or otherwise, all such other actions and things as may be necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm any and all right, title and interest in, to and under such rights, properties or assets in the Surviving Corporation or otherwise to carry out this Agreement.

Section 1.8 Conversion of Securities. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Holdings, Merger Sub, the Company or the holder of any of the following securities:

(a) Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive one duly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Holdings Common Stock.

(b) Each share of Merger Sub Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and thereafter represent one duly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation.

(c) Each share of Holdings Common Stock owned by the Company immediately prior to the Merger shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist.

(d) From and after the Effective Time, holders of certificates formerly evidencing Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock shall cease to have any rights as stockholders of the Company, except as provided by law; provided, however, that such holders shall have the rights set forth in Section 1.9 herein.

Section 1.9 Preferred Share Purchase Rights.

(a) In accordance with Section 24(a) of that certain Preferred Stock Rights Agreement dated as of August 15, 2003, as amended and in effect on the Effective Date, between the Company and National City Bank, as Rights Agent (the “Company Rights Agreement”), as of the Effective Date, each outstanding preferred stock purchase right of the Company (“Company Right”) shall be converted into one preferred stock purchase right of Holdings issued under the Holdings Rights Agreement (as defined below).

(b) Holdings shall, prior to the Effective Time, adopt a preferred stock rights agreement (the “Holdings Rights Agreement”) substantially similar in form and substance to the Company Rights Agreement, with such changes and adjustments thereto as may be necessary to reflect that, at the Effective Date, each Company Right will be converted into one preferred stock purchase right of Holdings issued pursuant to the Holdings Rights Agreement, and, in accordance therewith, Holdings shall, at the Effective Date but without duplication of Holdings’ obligations under the Holdings Rights Agreement, issue to each holder of Holdings Common Stock issued pursuant hereto one preferred stock purchase right (“Holdings Right”) for each share of Holdings Common Stock issued by it pursuant to Section 1.8(a) herein.

 

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Section 1.10 No Surrender of Certificates; Stock Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the designations, rights, powers and preferences, and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of the capital stock of Holdings will, in each case, be identical with those of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time. Accordingly, until thereafter surrendered for transfer or exchange in the ordinary course, each outstanding certificate that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, evidenced Company Common Stock shall, from the Effective Time, be deemed and treated for all corporate purposes to evidence the ownership of the same number of shares of Holdings Common Stock.

Section 1.11 Plan of Reorganization. This Agreement is intended to constitute a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.368-2(g). Each party hereto shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Merger to qualify, and will not knowingly take any actions or cause any actions to be taken which could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying, as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

ARTICLE II.

ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER

Section 2.1 Assumption of Stock Units. At the Effective Time, all restricted stock units and performance based stock units (collectively, the “Stock Units”) convertible into Company Common Stock then outstanding under the ABX Air, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“Incentive Plan”), will be assumed by Holdings. Each Stock Unit so assumed by Holdings under this Agreement will continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions as set forth in the Incentive Plan and any agreements thereunder immediately prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, the vesting schedule (without acceleration thereof by virtue of the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby)) except that each Stock Unit will be convertible for that number of shares of Holdings Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were subject to such Stock Unit immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Section 2.2 Assumption of Incentive Plan and Other Agreements. Holdings and the Company hereby agree that they will, at or promptly following the Effective Time, execute, acknowledge and deliver an assignment and assumption agreement (the “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”) pursuant to which, from and after the Effective Time, the Company will assign to Holdings, and Holdings will assume and agree to perform, all obligations of the Company pursuant to (a) the Incentive Plan, and (b) each restricted stock award agreement, restricted stock unit award agreement and performance-based stock unit award agreement or similar agreement entered into pursuant to the Incentive Plan. At the Effective Time, the Incentive Plan shall be automatically amended as necessary to provide that references to the Company in the Incentive Plan shall be read to refer to Holdings.

Section 2.3 Reservation of Shares. On or prior to the Effective Time, Holdings will reserve sufficient shares of Holdings Common Stock to provide for the issuance of Holdings Common Stock under the Incentive Plan, including upon vesting of the Stock Units, and will reserve the Holdings Series A Preferred Stock sufficient to provide for the issuance thereof upon exercise of Holdings Rights.

 

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ARTICLE III.

CONDITIONS OF MERGER

Section 3.1 Conditions Precedent. The obligations of the parties to this Agreement to consummate the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to fulfillment or waiver by the parties hereto at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:

(a) No order, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, injunction, stay, decree, judgment or restraining order that is in effect shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any court or governmental or regulatory authority or instrumentality which prohibits or makes illegal the consummation of the Merger or the transactions contemplated hereby.

(b) The Board of Directors of the Company shall have received evidence in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it indicating that holders of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock will not recognize gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the merger.

(c) All third party consents and approvals required, or deemed by the Board of Directors of the Company advisable, to be obtained under any note, bond, mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, indenture, lease, license, contract, agreement, exchange membership, exchange allocation, plan or instrument or obligation to which the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company is a party, or by which the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, or any property of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company may be bound, in connection with the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby, shall have been obtained by the Company or its subsidiary or affiliate, as the case may be.

ARTICLE IV.

COVENANTS

Section 4.1 Election of Directors. Effective as of the Effective Time, the Company, in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Holdings, will, if necessary to comply with Section 251(g) of the DGCL, cause the board of directors of Holdings to effect such amendments to the Bylaws of Holdings as are necessary to increase the number of directors of Holdings to equal the number of directors of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time, remove each of the then directors of Holdings, and elect each person who is then a member of the board of directors of the Company as a director of Holdings, each of whom shall serve until his successor shall have been elected and qualified in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation of Holdings.

Section 4.2 Contribution of Treasury Stock. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Company will contribute to the capital of Holdings any shares of Company Common Stock then held in the treasury of the Company.

 

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ARTICLE V.

TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT

Section 5.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by action of the Board of Directors of the Company or the Board of Directors of Merger Sub if such Board of Directors should determine that for any reason the completion of the transactions provided for herein would be inadvisable or not in the best interest of such corporation or its stockholders. In the event of such termination and abandonment, this Agreement shall become void and neither the Company nor Merger Sub nor their respective stockholders, directors or officers shall have any liability with respect to such termination and abandonment.

Section 5.2 Amendment. At any time prior to the Effective Time, this Agreement may, to the extent permitted by the DGCL, be supplemented, amended or modified by the mutual consent of the Boards of Directors of the parties to this Agreement.

ARTICLE VI.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 6.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware.

Section 6.2 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 6.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the Schedules attached hereto, together with the Assignment and Assumption Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all other agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be amended or supplemented except by a written document executed by the parties to this Agreement.

Section 6.4 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and in the event any provision hereof is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not in any way affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, Holdings and Merger Sub have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

ABX AIR, INC.
By:   /s/ Joseph C. Hete
  Name:   Joseph C. Hete
  Title:   President & CEO
ABX HOLDINGS, INC.
By:   /s/ Joseph C. Hete
  Name:   Joseph C. Hete
  Title:   President & CEO
ABX MERGER SUB, INC.
By:   /s/ Joseph C. Hete
  Name:   Joseph C. Hete
  Title:   President

 

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CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY

OF

ABX MERGER SUB, INC.

I, W. Joseph Payne, the Secretary of ABX Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certify that the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”) to which this certificate is attached, after having been duly approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, was then submitted to the sole stockholder of the Corporation, which stockholder adopted and approved the Agreement by its written consent thereto given in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

The undersigned executes this certificate as of December 31, 2007.

 

ABX MERGER SUB, INC.
By:    
  W. Joseph Payne


CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY

OF

ABX AIR, INC.

I, W. Joseph Payne, the Secretary of ABX Air, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certify that the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization to which this certificate is attached has been adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation pursuant to Section 251(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and that the conditions specified in the first sentence of such subsection have been satisfied.

The undersigned executes this certificate as of December 31, 2007.

 

ABX AIR, INC.
By:    
  W. Joseph Payne
EX-2.2 3 dex22.htm PREFERRED STOCK RIGHTS AGREEMENT Preferred Stock Rights Agreement

Exhibit 2.2

ABX HOLDINGS, INC.

and

NATIONAL CITY BANK, as Rights Agent

PREFERRED STOCK RIGHTS AGREEMENT

Dated as of December 31, 2007


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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Section 1.

  

Certain Definitions

   1

Section 2.

  

Appointment of Rights Agent

   7

Section 3.

  

Issuance of Rights Certificates

   7

Section 4.

  

Form of Rights Certificates

   9

Section 5.

  

Countersignature and Registration

   9

Section 6.

  

Transfer, Split Up, Combination and Exchange of Rights Certificates; Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Rights Certificates

   10

Section 7.

  

Exercise of Rights; Exercise Price; Expiration Date of Rights

   11

Section 8.

  

Cancellation and Destruction of Rights Certificates

   13

Section 9.

  

Reservation and Availability of Preferred Shares

   13

Section 10.

  

Record Date

   14

Section 11.

  

Adjustment of Exercise Price, Number of Shares or Number of Rights

   15

Section 12.

  

Certificate of Adjusted Exercise Price or Number of Shares

   21

Section 13.

  

Consolidation, Merger or Sale or Transfer of Assets or Earning Power

   21

Section 14.

  

Fractional Rights and Fractional Shares

   25

Section 15.

  

Rights of Action

   26

Section 16.

  

Agreement of Rights Holders

   26

Section 17.

  

Rights Certificate Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder

   26

Section 18.

  

Concerning the Rights Agent

   27

Section 19.

  

Merger or Consolidation or Change of Name of Rights Agent

   27

Section 20.

  

Duties of Rights Agent

   28

Section 21.

  

Change of Rights Agent

   30

Section 22.

  

Issuance of New Rights Certificates

   31

Section 23.

  

Redemption

   31

Section 24.

  

Exchange

   32

Section 25.

  

Notice of Certain Events

   34

Section 26.

  

Notices

   34

Section 27.

  

Supplements and Amendments

   35

Section 28.

  

Successors

   36

Section 29.

  

Determinations and Actions by the Board Of Directors, Etc.

   36

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

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Section 30.

  

Benefits of this Agreement

   36

Section 31.

  

Severability

   36

Section 32.

  

Governing Law

   36

Section 33.

  

Counterparts

   37

Section 34.

  

Descriptive Headings

   37

EXHIBIT A

  

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF ABX HOLDINGS, INC.

  

EXHIBIT B

  

FORM OF RIGHTS CERTIFICATE

  

EXHIBIT C

  

STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN ABX HOLDINGS, INC. SUMMARY OF RIGHTS

  

 

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PREFERRED STOCK RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Preferred Stock Rights Agreement is dated as of December 31, 2007, between ABX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and National City Bank.

On September 10, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized the merger of its wholly-owned subsidiary, ABX Merger Sub, Inc., with and into ABX Air, Inc. (the “Merger”). As a result of the Merger, ABX Air, Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and each right to purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of ABX Air, Inc. outstanding at the effective time of the Merger on December 31, 2007 (the “Record Date”) that was issued pursuant to the Preferred Stock Rights Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2003, as amended, between ABX Air, Inc. and National City Bank, as rights agent was automatically converted into one right (a “Right”) representing the right to purchase one one-thousandth (0.001) of a share of the Company’s Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (as such number may be adjusted pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement), having the rights, preferences and privileges set forth in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on September 5, 2007, a form of which is attached hereto as EXHIBIT A, upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth. Further, on September 10, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized and directed the issuance of one Right (subject to adjustment as provided herein) with respect to each Common Share that shall become outstanding between the Record Date and the earlier of the Distribution Date and the Expiration Date (as such terms are hereinafter defined), and in certain circumstances after the Distribution Date.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual agreements herein set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated:

(a) “Acquiring Person” shall mean any Person, who or which, together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person, shall be the Beneficial Owner of 15% or more of the Common Shares then outstanding, but shall not include an Exempt Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person shall be deemed to be an Acquiring Person as the result of an acquisition of the Common Shares by the Company which, by reducing the number of shares outstanding, increases the proportionate number of shares beneficially owned by such Person to 15% or more of the Common Shares of the Company then outstanding; provided, however, that if a Person shall become the Beneficial Owner of 15% or more of the Common Shares of the Company then outstanding by reason of share purchases by the Company and shall, after such share purchases by the Company, become the Beneficial Owner of any additional Common Shares (other than pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made by the Company on any of the outstanding Common Shares in Common Shares or pursuant to a split or subdivision of any of the outstanding Common Shares), then such Person shall be deemed to be an Acquiring Person unless upon becoming the Beneficial Owner of such additional Common Shares such Person does not beneficially own 15% or more of the Common Shares of the Company then outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if the Company’s Board of Directors determines in good faith that a Person who would otherwise be an “Acquiring Person,” as defined pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph


(a), has become such inadvertently (including, without limitation, because (A) such Person was unaware that it beneficially owned a percentage of the Common Shares that would otherwise cause such Person to be an “Acquiring Person,” as defined pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (a), or (B) such Person was aware of the extent of the Common Shares it beneficially owned but had no actual knowledge of the consequences of such beneficial ownership under this Agreement) and without any intention of changing or influencing control of the Company, and if such Person divested or divests as promptly as practicable a sufficient number of any of the Common Shares so that such Person would no longer be an “Acquiring Person,” as defined pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (a), then such Person shall not be deemed to be or to have become an “Acquiring Person” for any purposes of this Agreement; and (ii) if, as of the date hereof, any Person is the Beneficial Owner of 15% or more of the Common Shares outstanding, such Person shall not be or become an “Acquiring Person,” as defined pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (a), unless and until such time as such Person shall become the Beneficial Owner of additional Common Shares (other than pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made by the Company on any of the outstanding Common Shares in Common Shares or pursuant to a split or subdivision of any of the outstanding Common Shares), unless, upon becoming the Beneficial Owner of such additional Common Shares, such Person is not then the Beneficial Owner of 15% or more of the Common Shares then outstanding.

(b) “Adjustment Fraction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(i) hereof.

(c) “Affiliate” and “Associate” shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, as in effect on the date of this Agreement.

(d) A Person shall be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of and shall be deemed to “beneficially own” any securities:

(i) which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations thereunder (or any comparable or successor law or regulation);

(ii) which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates has (A) the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (other than customary agreements with and between underwriters and selling group members with respect to a bona fide public offering of securities), or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, rights (other than the Rights), warrants or options, or otherwise; provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed pursuant to this Section 1(d)(ii)(A) to be the Beneficial Owner of, or to beneficially own, (1) securities tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by or on behalf of such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates until such tendered securities are accepted for purchase or exchange, or (2) securities which a Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates may be deemed to have the right to acquire pursuant to any merger or other acquisition agreement between the Company and such Person (or one or more of its Affiliates or Associates) if such agreement has been approved by the Board of Directors of

 

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the Company prior to there being an Acquiring Person; or (B) the right to vote pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed the Beneficial Owner of, or to beneficially own, any security under this Section 1(d)(ii)(B) if the agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such security (1) arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given to such Person in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable rules and regulations of the Exchange Act and (2) is not also then reportable on Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act (or any comparable or successor report); or

(iii) which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other Person (or any Affiliate or Associate thereof) with which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing (other than customary agreements with and between underwriters and selling group members with respect to a bona fide public offering of securities) for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except to the extent contemplated by the proviso to Section 1(d)(ii)(B) hereof) or disposing of any securities of the Company; provided, however, that in no case shall an employee, officer or director of the Company be deemed (x) the Beneficial Owner of any securities beneficially owned by another employee, officer or director of the Company solely by reason of actions undertaken by such persons in their capacity as employees, officers or directors of the Company or (y) the Beneficial Owner of securities held of record by the trustee of any employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company for the benefit of any employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or their beneficiaries, other than the employee, officer or director, by reason of any influence that such employee, officer or director, as applicable, may have over the voting and/or disposition of the securities held in the plan.

(e) “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

(f) “Close of Business” on any given date shall mean 5:00 P.M., New York time, on such date; provided, however, that if such date is not a Business Day it shall mean 5:00 P.M., New York time, on the next succeeding Business Day.

(g) “Common Shares” when used with reference to the Company shall mean the shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company; provided, however, that Common Shares when used with reference to any Person other than the Company shall mean the capital stock (or equity interest) with the greatest voting power of such other Person or, if such other Person is a Subsidiary of another Person, the Person or Persons which ultimately control such first-mentioned Person.

(h) “Common Stock Equivalents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(iii) hereof.

(i) “Company” shall mean ABX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, subject to the terms of Section 13(a)(iii)(C) hereof.

 

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(j) “Current Per Share Market Price” of any security (a “Security” for purposes of this definition), for all computations other than those made pursuant to Section 11(a)(iii) hereof, shall mean the average of the daily closing prices per share of such Security for the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days immediately prior to such date; provided, however, that in the event that the Current Per Share Market Price of the Security is determined during a period following the announcement by the issuer of such Security of (i) a dividend or distribution on such Security payable in shares of such Security or securities convertible into such shares or (ii) any subdivision, combination or reclassification of such Security, and prior to the expiration of the applicable thirty (30) Trading Day, after the ex-dividend date for such dividend or distribution, or the record date for such subdivision, combination or reclassification, then, and in each such case, the Current Per Share Market Price shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the current market price per share equivalent of such Security. The closing price for each day shall be the last sale price, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange or, if the Security is not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which the Security is listed or admitted to trading or, if the Security is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last sale price or, if such last sale price is not reported, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by Nasdaq or such other system then in use, or, if on any such date the Security is not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Security selected by the Board of Directors of the Company. If on any such date no market maker is making a market in the Security, the fair value of such shares on such date as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company shall be used. If the Preferred Shares are not publicly traded, the Current Per Share Market Price of the Preferred Shares shall be conclusively deemed to be (x) the Current Per Share Market Price of the Common Shares as determined pursuant to this Section 1(j), as appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction occurring after the date hereof, multiplied by (y) 1,000. If the Security is not publicly held or so listed or traded, Current Per Share Market Price shall mean the fair value per share as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, whose determination shall be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent and shall be conclusive for all purposes.

(k) “Current Value” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(iii) hereof.

(l) “Distribution Date” shall mean the earlier of (i) the Close of Business on the tenth (10th) day after the Shares Acquisition Date (or, if the tenth (10th) day after the Shares Acquisition Date occurs before the Record Date, the Close of Business on the Record Date) or (ii) the Close of Business on the tenth (10th) Business Day (or such later date as may be determined by action of the Company’s Board of Directors) after the date that a tender or exchange offer by any Person (other than an Exempt Person) is first published or sent or given within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, if, assuming the successful consummation thereof, such Person would be an Acquiring Person.

 

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(m) “Equivalent Shares” shall mean any class or series of capital stock of the Company which is entitled to the same rights, privileges and preferences as the Preferred Shares.

(n) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(o) “Exchange Ratio” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 24(a) hereof.

(p) “Exempt Person” shall mean (i) the Company; (ii) any Subsidiary of the Company; or (iii) any employee benefit plan of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company, or any entity holding Common Shares for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan.

(q) “Exercise Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.

(r) “Expiration Date” shall mean the earliest to occur of: (i) the Close of Business on the Final Expiration Date, (ii) the Redemption Date, or (iii) the time at which the Board of Directors orders the exchange of the Rights as provided in Section 24 hereof.

(s) “Final Expiration Date” shall mean August 15, 2013.

(t) “Merger” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals at the beginning of this Agreement.

(u) “NASDAQ” shall mean The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.

(v) “Person” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

(w) “Post-Event Transferee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e) hereof.

(x) “Preferred Shares” shall mean shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

(y) “Pre-Event Transferee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e) hereof.

(z) “Principal Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(b) hereof.

(aa) “Record Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals at the beginning of this Agreement.

(bb) “Redemption Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 23(a) hereof.

(cc) “Redemption Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 23(a) hereof.

 

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(dd) “Rights Agent” shall mean (i) National City Bank, until such time as it is removed or has resigned as provided in Sections 19 and 21 hereof, (ii) its successor or replacement appointed as provided in Sections 19 and 21 hereof and/or (iii) any additional Person appointed as a co-Rights Agent pursuant to Section 2 hereof.

(ee) “Rights Certificate” shall mean a certificate substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

(ff) “Section 11(a)(iii) Trigger Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(iii) hereof.

(gg) “Section 13 Event” shall mean any event described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 13(a) hereof.

(hh) “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(ii) “Shares Acquisition Date” shall mean the first date of public announcement (which, for purposes of this definition, shall include, without limitation, a report filed pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) by the Company or an Acquiring Person that an Acquiring Person has become such; provided that, if such Person is determined not to have become an Acquiring Person pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof, then no Shares Acquisition Date shall be deemed to have occurred.

(jj) “Spread” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(iii) hereof.

(kk) “Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean any corporation or other entity of which an amount of voting securities sufficient to elect a majority of the directors or Persons having similar authority of such corporation or other entity is beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person, or any corporation or other entity otherwise controlled by such Person.

(ll) “Substitution Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(iii) hereof.

(mm) “Summary of Rights” shall mean a summary of this Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

(nn) “Total Exercise Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.

(oo) “Trading Day” shall mean a day on which the principal national securities exchange on which a referenced security is listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business or, if a referenced security is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, a Business Day.

(pp) A “Triggering Event” shall be deemed to have occurred upon any Person becoming an Acquiring Person.

 

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Section 2. Appointment of Rights Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Rights Agent to act as agent for the Company and the holders of the Rights (who, in accordance with Section 3 hereof, shall prior to the Distribution Date also be the holders of the Common Shares) in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, and the Rights Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The Company may from time to time appoint such co-Rights Agents as it may deem necessary or desirable, upon ten (10) days’ prior written notice to the Rights Agent. Any actions that may be taken by the Rights Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement may also be taken by any such co-Rights Agent. To the extent that any co-Rights Agent takes any action pursuant to this Agreement, such co-Rights Agent will be entitled to all of the rights and protections of, and subject to all of the applicable duties and obligations imposed upon, the Rights Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Rights Agent shall have no duty to supervise, and shall in no event be liable for, the acts or omissions of any co-Rights Agent.

Section 3. Issuance of Rights Certificates.

(a) Until the Distribution Date, (i) the Rights will be evidenced (subject to the provisions of Sections 3(b) and 3(c) hereof) by the certificates for Common Shares registered in the names of the holders thereof (which certificates shall also be deemed to be Rights Certificates) and not by separate Rights Certificates, and (ii) the right to receive Rights Certificates will be transferable only in connection with the transfer of Common Shares. Until the earlier of the Distribution Date or the Expiration Date, the surrender for transfer of certificates for Common Shares shall also constitute the surrender for transfer of the Rights associated with the Common Shares represented thereby. As soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, the Company will prepare and execute, the Rights Agent will countersign, and the Company will send or cause to be sent (and the Rights Agent will, if requested, send) by first-class, postage-prepaid mail, to each record holder of Common Shares as of the Close of Business on the Distribution Date (other than any Acquiring Person or any Affiliate or Associate of any Acquiring Person), at the address of such holder shown on the records of the Company, a Rights Certificate evidencing one Right for each Common Share so held, subject to adjustment as provided herein. In the event that an adjustment in the number of Rights per Common Share has been made pursuant to Section 11 hereof, then at the time of distribution of the Rights Certificates, the Company shall make the necessary and appropriate rounding adjustments (in accordance with Section 14(a) hereof) so that Rights Certificates representing only whole numbers of Rights are distributed and cash is paid in lieu of any fractional Rights (in accordance with Section 14(a) hereof). As of and after the Distribution Date, the Rights will be evidenced solely by such Rights Certificates and may be transferred by the transfer of the Rights Certificates as permitted hereby, separately and apart from any transfer of Common Shares, and the holders of such Rights Certificates as listed in the records of the Company or any transfer agent or registrar for the Rights shall be the record holders thereof.

(b) On the Record Date or as soon as practicable thereafter, the Company will send a copy of the Summary of Rights by first-class, postage-prepaid mail, to each record holder of Common Shares as of the Close of Business on the Record Date (other than any Acquiring Person or any Affiliate or Associate of any Acquiring Person), at the address of such holder shown on the records of the Company. With respect to certificates for Common Shares outstanding as of the Record Date, until the Distribution Date, the Rights will be evidenced by such certificates registered in the names of the holders thereof together with the Summary of Rights.

 

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(c) Unless the Board of Directors by resolution adopted at or before the time of the issuance of any Common Shares after the Record Date but prior to the earlier of the Distribution Date or the Expiration Date (or, in certain circumstances provided in Section 22 hereof, after the Distribution Date) specifies to the contrary, Rights shall be issued in respect of all Common Shares that are so issued, and Certificates representing such Common Shares shall also be deemed to be certificates for Rights, and shall bear the following legend:

THIS CERTIFICATE ALSO EVIDENCES AND ENTITLES THE HOLDER HEREOF TO CERTAIN RIGHTS AS SET FORTH IN A RIGHTS AGREEMENT BETWEEN ABX HOLDINGS, INC. AND NATIONAL CITY BANK, AS RIGHTS AGENT, DATED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 (AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED, OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “RIGHTS AGREEMENT”), THE TERMS OF WHICH ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AND A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF ABX HOLDINGS, INC. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AS SET FORTH IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT, SUCH RIGHTS WILL BE EVIDENCED BY SEPARATE CERTIFICATES AND WILL NO LONGER BE EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE. ABX HOLDINGS, INC. WILL MAIL TO THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE A COPY OF THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE AFTER RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR ADDRESSED TO THE CORPORATE SECRETARY AT ABX HOLDINGS, INC.’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES SET FORTH IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT, RIGHTS OWNED BY OR TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON WHO IS, WAS OR BECOMES AN ACQUIRING PERSON OR ANY AFFILIATE OR ASSOCIATE THEREOF (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT), WHETHER CURRENTLY HELD BY OR ON BEHALF OF SUCH PERSON OR BY ANY SUBSEQUENT HOLDER, MAY BECOME NULL AND VOID AND WILL NO LONGER BE TRANSFERABLE.

With respect to such certificates containing the foregoing legend, until the earlier of the Distribution Date or the Expiration Date, the Rights associated with the Common Shares represented by such certificates shall be evidenced by such certificates alone, and the surrender for transfer of any such certificate, except as otherwise provided hereby, shall also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with the Common Shares represented thereby. Notwithstanding this paragraph (c), the omission of a legend shall not affect the enforceability of any part of this Agreement or the rights of any holder of the Rights.

(d) In the event that the Company purchases or otherwise acquires any Common Shares after the Record Date but prior to the Distribution Date, any Rights associated with such Common Shares shall be deemed canceled and retired so that the Company shall not be entitled to exercise any Rights associated with the Common Shares which are no longer outstanding.

 

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Section 4. Form of Rights Certificates.

(a) The Rights Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase Common Shares and of assignment to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, and as do not affect the rights, duties or responsibilities of the Rights Agent, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange or automated quotation system, on which the Rights may from time to time be listed or included, or to conform to usage. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Rights Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date (or in the case of Rights issued with respect to Common Shares issued by the Company after the Record Date, as of the date of issuance of such Common Shares) and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (such exercise price per one one-thousandth (0.001) of a Preferred Share being hereinafter referred to as the “Exercise Price” and the aggregate Exercise Price of all Preferred Shares issuable upon exercise of one Right being hereinafter referred to as the “Total Exercise Price”), but the number and type of securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein.

(b) Any Rights Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a Post-Event Transferee, (iii) a Pre-Event Transferee, or (iv) any subsequent transferee receiving transferred Rights from a Post-Event Transferee or a Pre-Event Transferee, either directly or through one or more intermediate transferees, and any Rights Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6 or Section 11 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Rights Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall contain (to the extent feasible) the following legend:

THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED BY THIS RIGHTS CERTIFICATE ARE OR WERE BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY A PERSON WHO WAS OR BECAME AN ACQUIRING PERSON OR AN AFFILIATE OR ASSOCIATE OF AN ACQUIRING PERSON (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT). ACCORDINGLY, THIS RIGHTS CERTIFICATE AND THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY BECOME NULL AND VOID IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 7(e) OF THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT.

Section 5. Countersignature and Registration.

(a) The Rights Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its Chief Executive Officer, its Chief Financial Officer, its President or any Vice President, either manually or by facsimile signature, and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, either manually or by facsimile signature, and shall have affixed thereto the Company’s seal (if any) or a facsimile thereof. The Rights Certificates shall be countersigned, either manually or by facsimile signature, by the Rights Agent and shall not be valid for any purpose unless countersigned. In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Rights Certificates shall cease to be such officer of the Company before countersignature by

 

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the Rights Agent and issuance and delivery by the Company, such Rights Certificates, nevertheless, may be countersigned by the Rights Agent and issued and delivered by the Company with the same force and effect as though the Person who signed such Rights Certificates on behalf of the Company had not ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any Rights Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Company by any Person who, at the actual date of the execution of such Rights Certificate, shall be a proper officer of the Company to sign such Rights Certificate, although at the date of the execution of this Rights Agreement any such Person was not such an officer.

(b) Following the Distribution Date, the Rights Agent will keep or cause to be kept, at its office designated for such purposes, books for registration and transfer of the Rights Certificates issued hereunder. Such books shall show the names and addresses of the respective holders of the Rights Certificates, the number of Rights evidenced on its face by each of the Rights Certificates and the date of each of the Rights Certificates.

Section 6. Transfer, Split Up, Combination and Exchange of Rights Certificates; Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Rights Certificates.

(a) Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at any time after the Close of Business on the Distribution Date, and at or prior to the Close of Business on the Expiration Date, any Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates may be transferred, split up, combined or exchanged for another Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates, entitling the registered holder to purchase a like number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share (or, following a Triggering Event, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as the Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates surrendered then entitled such holder to purchase. Any registered holder desiring to transfer, split up, combine or exchange any Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates shall make such request in writing delivered to the Rights Agent, and shall surrender the Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates to be transferred, split up, combined or exchanged at the office of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose. Neither the Rights Agent nor the Company shall be obligated to take any action whatsoever with respect to the transfer of any such surrendered Rights Certificate until the registered holder shall have completed and signed the certificate contained in the form of assignment on the reverse side of such Rights Certificate and shall have provided such additional evidence of the identity of the Beneficial Owner (or former Beneficial Owner) or Affiliates or Associates thereof as the Company shall reasonably request. Thereupon the Rights Agent shall, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, countersign and deliver to the Person entitled thereto a Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates, as the case may be, as so requested. The Company may require payment from the registered holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer, split up, combination or exchange of Rights Certificates.

(b) Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at any time after the Distribution Date and prior to the Expiration Date, upon receipt by the Company and the Rights Agent of evidence reasonably satisfactory to them of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of a Rights Certificate, and, in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to them, and, at the Company’s request, reimbursement to the Company and the Rights Agent of all reasonable expenses incidental

 

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thereto, and upon surrender to the Rights Agent and cancellation of the Rights Certificate if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Rights Certificate of like tenor to the Rights Agent for delivery to the registered holder in lieu of the Rights Certificate so lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated.

Section 7. Exercise of Rights; Exercise Price; Expiration Date of Rights.

(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, the registered holder of any Rights Certificate may exercise the Rights evidenced thereby (except as otherwise provided herein) in whole or in part at any time after the Distribution Date and prior to the Close of Business on the Expiration Date by surrender of the Rights Certificate, with the form of election to purchase on the reverse side thereof duly executed, to the Rights Agent at the office of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, together with payment of the Exercise Price for each one-thousandth (0.001) of a Preferred Share (or, following a Triggering Event, other securities, cash or other assets as the case may be) as to which the Rights are exercised.

(b) The Exercise Price for each one-thousandth (0.001) of a Preferred Share issuable pursuant to the exercise of a Right shall initially be One Hundred and Eighty Dollars and no cents ($180.00), shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Sections 11 and 13 hereof and shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America in accordance with paragraph (c) below.

(c) Upon receipt of a Rights Certificate representing exercisable Rights, with the form of election to purchase duly executed, accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price for the number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share (or, following a Triggering Event, other securities, cash or other assets as the case may be) to be purchased and an amount equal to any applicable transfer tax required to be paid by the holder of such Rights Certificate in accordance with Section 6 or Section 9(e) hereof, the Rights Agent shall, subject to Section 20(k) hereof, thereupon promptly (i) (A) requisition from any transfer agent of the Preferred Shares (or make available, if the Rights Agent is the transfer agent for the Preferred Shares) a certificate or certificates for the number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share (or, following a Triggering Event, other securities, cash or other assets as the case may be) to be purchased and the Company hereby irrevocably authorizes its transfer agent to comply with all such requests or (B) if the Company shall have elected to deposit the total number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share (or, following a Triggering Event, other securities, cash or other assets as the case may be) issuable upon exercise of the Rights hereunder with a depository agent, requisition from the depository agent depository receipts representing such number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share (or, following a Triggering Event, other securities, cash or other assets as the case may be) as are to be purchased (in which case certificates for the Preferred Shares (or, following a Triggering Event, other securities, cash or other assets as the case may be) represented by such receipts shall be deposited by the transfer agent with the depository agent) and the Company hereby directs the depository agent to comply with such request, (ii) when appropriate, requisition from the Company the amount of cash to be paid in lieu of issuance of fractional shares in accordance with Section 14 hereof, (iii) after receipt of such certificates or depository receipts, cause the same to be delivered to or upon the order of the registered holder of such Rights Certificate, registered in such name or names as may be designated by such holder, and (iv) when appropriate, after receipt thereof, deliver such cash to or upon the order of the registered holder of such Rights

 

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Certificate. The payment of the Exercise Price (as such amount may be reduced (including to zero) pursuant to Section 11(a)(iii) hereof) and an amount equal to any applicable transfer tax required to be paid by the holder of such Rights Certificate in accordance with Section 6 or Section 9(e) hereof, may be made in cash or by certified bank check, cashier’s check or bank draft payable to the order of the Company. In the event that the Company is obligated to issue securities of the Company other than Preferred Shares, pay cash and/or distribute other property pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof, the Company will make all arrangements necessary so that such other securities, cash and/or other property are available for distribution by the Rights Agent, if and when appropriate.

(d) In case the registered holder of any Rights Certificate shall exercise less than all the Rights evidenced thereby, a new Rights Certificate evidencing Rights equivalent to the Rights remaining unexercised shall be issued by the Rights Agent to the registered holder of such Rights Certificate or to his or her duly authorized assigns, subject to the provisions of Section 6 or Section 14 hereof.

(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, from and after the first occurrence of a Triggering Event, any Rights beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or an Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such (a “Post-Event Transferee”), (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding, written or otherwise, regarding the transferred Rights or (B) a transfer which the Company’s Board of Directors has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding, written or otherwise, which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of this Section 7(e) (a “Pre-Event Transferee”) or (iv) any subsequent transferee receiving transferred Rights from a Post-Event Transferee or a Pre-Event Transferee, either directly or through one or more intermediate transferees, shall become null and void without any further action and no holder of such Rights shall have any rights whatsoever with respect to such Rights, whether under any provision of this Agreement or otherwise. The Company shall use all reasonable efforts to ensure that the provisions of this Section 7(e) and Section 4(b) hereof are complied with, but shall have no liability to any holder of Rights Certificates or to any other Person as a result of its failure to make any determinations with respect to an Acquiring Person or any of such Acquiring Person’s Affiliates, Associates or transferees hereunder.

(f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither the Rights Agent nor the Company shall be obligated to undertake any action with respect to a registered holder upon the occurrence of any purported exercise as set forth in this Section 7 unless such registered holder shall have (i) completed and signed the certificate contained in the form of election to purchase set forth on the reverse side of the Rights Certificate surrendered for such exercise and (ii) provided such additional evidence of the identity of the Beneficial Owner (or former Beneficial Owner) or Affiliates or Associates thereof as the Company shall reasonably request.

 

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Section 8. Cancellation and Destruction of Rights Certificates.

All Rights Certificates surrendered for the purpose of exercise, transfer, split up, combination or exchange shall, if surrendered to the Company or to any of its agents, be delivered to the Rights Agent for cancellation or in canceled form, or, if surrendered to the Rights Agent, shall be canceled by it, and no Rights Certificates shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Company shall deliver to the Rights Agent for cancellation and retirement, and the Rights Agent shall so cancel and retire, any Rights Certificate purchased or acquired by the Company otherwise than upon the exercise thereof. The Rights Agent shall deliver all canceled Rights Certificates to the Company, or shall, at the written request of the Company, destroy such canceled Rights Certificates, and in such case shall deliver a certificate evidencing the destruction thereof to the Company.

Section 9. Reservation and Availability of Preferred Shares.

(a) The Company covenants and agrees that it will use its best efforts to cause to be reserved and kept available out of its authorized and unissued Preferred Shares or Preferred Shares held in its treasury (and, following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, out of its authorized and unissued Common Shares and/or other securities), the number of Preferred Shares (and, following the occurrence of the Triggering Event, Common Shares and/or other securities) that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Rights.

(b) If the Company shall hereafter list any of its Preferred Shares on a national securities exchange, then so long as the Preferred Shares (and, following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, Common Shares and/or other securities) issuable and deliverable upon exercise of the Rights may be listed on such exchange, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause, from and after such time as the Rights become exercisable (but only to the extent that it is reasonably likely that the Rights will be exercised), all shares reserved for such issuance to be listed on such exchange upon official notice of issuance upon such exercise.

(c) The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) file, as soon as practicable following the earliest date after the first occurrence of a Triggering Event in which the consideration to be delivered by the Company upon exercise of the Rights is described in Section 11(a)(ii) or Section 11(a)(iii) hereof, or as soon as is required by law following the Distribution Date, as the case may be, a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on an appropriate form, (ii) cause such registration statement to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing and (iii) cause such registration statement to remain effective (with a prospectus at all times meeting the requirements of the Securities Act) until the earlier of (A) the date as of which the Rights are no longer exercisable for such securities and (B) the date of expiration of the Rights. The Company may temporarily suspend, for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days after the date set forth in clause (i) of the first sentence of this Section 9(c), the exercisability of the Rights in order to prepare and file such registration statement and permit it to become effective. Upon any such suspension, the Company shall issue a public announcement stating, and notify the Rights Agent, that the exercisability of the Rights has been temporarily suspended, as well as a public announcement and notification to the Rights Agent at such time as the suspension is no longer in effect. The Company will also take such action as may be appropriate under, or to ensure compliance with, the securities or “blue sky” laws

 

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of the various states in connection with the exercisability of the Rights. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Rights shall not be exercisable in any jurisdiction, unless the requisite qualification in such jurisdiction shall have been obtained, or an exemption therefrom shall be available, and until a registration statement has been declared and remains effective.

(d) The Company covenants and agrees that it will take all such action as may be necessary to ensure that all Preferred Shares (or other securities of the Company) delivered upon exercise of Rights shall, at the time of delivery of the certificates for such securities (subject to payment of the Exercise Price), be duly and validly authorized and issued and fully paid and nonassessable.

(e) The Company further covenants and agrees that it will pay when due and payable any and all federal and state transfer taxes and charges which may be payable in respect of the original issuance or delivery of the Rights Certificates or of any Preferred Shares (or other securities of the Company) upon the exercise of Rights. The Company shall not, however, be required to pay any transfer tax or charge which may be payable in respect of any transfer or delivery of Rights Certificates to a Person other than, or the issuance or delivery of certificates or depository receipts for the Preferred Shares (or other securities of the Company) in a name other than that of, the registered holder of the Rights Certificate evidencing Rights surrendered for exercise or to issue or to deliver any certificates or depository receipts for Preferred Shares (or other securities of the Company) upon the exercise of any Rights until any such tax or charge shall have been paid (any such tax or charge being payable by the holder of such Rights Certificate at the time of surrender) or until it has been established to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction that no such tax or charge is due.

Section 10. Record Date.

Each Person in whose name any certificate for a number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share (or other securities of the Company) is issued upon the exercise of Rights shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of Preferred Shares (or other securities of the Company) represented thereby on, and such certificate shall be dated, the date upon which the Rights Certificate evidencing such Rights was duly surrendered and payment of the Total Exercise Price with respect to which the Rights have been exercised (and any applicable taxes and governmental charges) was made; provided, however, that if the date of such surrender and payment is a date upon which the transfer books of the Company are closed, such Person shall be deemed to have become the record holder of such shares on, and such certificate shall be dated, the next succeeding Business Day on which the transfer books of the Company are open. Prior to the exercise of the Rights evidenced thereby, the holder of a Rights Certificate shall not be entitled to any rights of a holder of Preferred Shares (or other securities of the Company) for which the Rights shall be exercisable, including, without limitation, the right to vote, to receive dividends or other distributions or to exercise any preemptive rights, and shall not be entitled to receive any notice of any proceedings of the Company, except as provided herein.

 

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Section 11. Adjustment of Exercise Price, Number of Shares or Number of Rights.

The Exercise Price, the number and kind of shares or other property covered by each Right and the number of Rights outstanding are subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 11.

(a) (i) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that the Company shall at any time after the date of this Agreement (A) declare a dividend on the Preferred Shares payable in Preferred Shares, (B) subdivide the outstanding Preferred Shares, (C) combine the outstanding Preferred Shares (by reverse stock split or otherwise) into a smaller number of Preferred Shares, or (D) issue any shares of its capital stock in a reclassification of the Preferred Shares (including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing or surviving corporation), then, in each such event, except as otherwise provided in this Section 11 and Section 7(e) hereof: (1) the Exercise Price in effect at the time of the record date for such dividend or of the effective date of such subdivision, combination or reclassification shall be adjusted so that the Exercise Price thereafter shall equal the result obtained by dividing the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such time by a fraction (the “Adjustment Fraction”), the numerator of which shall be the total number of Preferred Shares (or shares of capital stock issued in such reclassification of the Preferred Shares) outstanding immediately following such time and the denominator of which shall be the total number of Preferred Shares outstanding immediately prior to such time; provided, however, that in no event shall the consideration to be paid upon the exercise of one Right be less than the aggregate par value of the shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of such Right; and (2) the number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share (or share of such other capital stock) issuable upon the exercise of each Right shall equal the number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share (or share of such other capital stock) as was issuable upon exercise of a Right immediately prior to the occurrence of the event described in clauses (A) – (D) of this Section 11(a)(i), multiplied by the Adjustment Fraction; provided, however, that, no such adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section 11(a)(i) to the extent that there shall have simultaneously occurred an event described in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 11(n) with a proportionate adjustment being made thereunder. Each Common Share that shall become outstanding after an adjustment has been made pursuant to this Section 11(a)(i) shall have associated with it the number of Rights, exercisable at the Exercise Price and for the number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share (or shares of such other capital stock) as one Common Share has associated with it immediately following the adjustment made pursuant to this Section 11(a)(i).

(ii) Subject to Section 24 of this Agreement, in the event that a Triggering Event shall have occurred, then promptly following such Triggering Event each holder of a Right, except as provided in Section 7(e) hereof, shall thereafter have the right to receive for each Right, upon exercise thereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and payment of the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of the Triggering Event, in lieu of a number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share, such number of Common Shares of the Company as shall equal the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the product obtained by multiplying (1) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of the Triggering Event by (2) the number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share for which a Right was exercisable (or would have been exercisable if the Distribution Date had occurred) immediately prior to the first

 

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occurrence of a Triggering Event, by (B) fifty percent (50%) of the Current Per Share Market Price for Common Shares on the date of occurrence of the Triggering Event; provided, however, that the Exercise Price and the number of Common Shares of the Company so receivable upon exercise of a Right shall be subject to further adjustment as appropriate in accordance with Section 11(e) hereof to reflect any events occurring in respect of the Common Shares of the Company after the occurrence of the Triggering Event.

(iii) In lieu of issuing Common Shares in accordance with Section 11(a)(ii) hereof, the Company may, if the Company’s Board of Directors determines that such action is necessary or appropriate and not contrary to the interest of holders of Rights and, in the event that the number of Common Shares which are authorized by the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation but not outstanding or reserved for issuance for purposes other than upon exercise of the Rights are not sufficient to permit the exercise in full of the Rights, or if any necessary regulatory approval for such issuance has not been obtained by the Company, the Company shall: (A) determine the excess of (i) the value of the Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of a Right (the “Current Value”) over (ii) the Exercise Price (such excess, the “Spread”) and (B) with respect to each Right (other than Rights which have become void pursuant to Section 7(e)), make adequate provision to substitute for such Common Shares, upon exercise of the Rights, (1) cash, (2) a reduction in the Exercise Price, (3) other equity securities of the Company (including, without limitation, shares or units of shares of any series of preferred stock which the Company’s Board of Directors has deemed to have the same value as Common Shares (such shares or units of shares of preferred stock are herein called “Common Stock Equivalents”)), except to the extent that the Company has not obtained any necessary stockholder or regulatory approval for such issuance, (4) debt securities of the Company, except to the extent that the Company has not obtained any necessary stockholder or regulatory approval for such issuance, (5) other assets, or (6) any combination of the foregoing, having an aggregate value equal to the Current Value, where such aggregate value has been determined by the Company’s Board of Directors based upon the advice of an independent nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the Company’s Board of Directors; provided, however, that if the Company shall not have made adequate provision to deliver value pursuant to clause (B) above within thirty (30) days following the later of (x) the first occurrence of a Triggering Event and (y) the date on which the Company’s right of redemption pursuant to Section 23(a) expires (the later of (x) and (y) being referred to herein as the “Section 11(a)(iii) Trigger Date”), then the Company shall be obligated to deliver, upon the surrender for exercise of a Right and without requiring payment of the Exercise Price, Common Shares (to the extent available), except to the extent that the Company has not obtained any necessary stockholder or regulatory approval for such issuance, and then, if necessary, cash, which shares and/or cash have an aggregate value equal to the Spread. If the Company’s Board of Directors shall determine in good faith that it is likely that sufficient additional Common Shares could be authorized for issuance upon exercise in full of the Rights or that any necessary regulatory approval for such issuance will be obtained, the thirty (30) day period set forth above may be extended to the extent necessary, but not more than ninety (90) days after the Section 11(a)(iii) Trigger Date, in order that the Company may seek stockholder approval for the authorization of such additional shares or take action to obtain such regulatory approval (such period, as it may be extended, the “Substitution Period”). To the extent that the Company determines that some action need be taken pursuant to the first and/or second sentences of this Section 11(a)(iii), the Company (X) shall provide, subject to Section 7(e) hereof, that such action shall apply uniformly to all outstanding Rights and (Y) may suspend the exercisability of the Rights until the expiration of the Substitution Period in

 

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order to seek any authorization of additional shares, to take any action to obtain any required regulatory approval and/or to decide the appropriate form of distribution to be made pursuant to such first sentence and to determine the value thereof. In the event of any such suspension, the Company shall issue a public announcement stating that the exercisability of the Rights has been temporarily suspended, as well as a public announcement at such time as the suspension is no longer in effect. For purposes of this Section 11(a)(iii), the value of the Common Shares shall be the Current Per Share Market Price of the Common Shares on the Section 11(a)(iii) Trigger Date and the value of any Common Stock Equivalent shall be deemed to have the same value as the Common Shares on such date.

(b) In case the Company shall, at any time after the date of this Agreement, fix a record date for the issuance of rights, options or warrants to all holders of Preferred Shares entitling such holders (for a period expiring within forty-five (45) calendar days after such record date) to subscribe for or purchase Preferred Shares or Equivalent Shares or securities convertible into Preferred Shares or Equivalent Shares at a price per share (or having a conversion price per share, if a security convertible into Preferred Shares or Equivalent Shares) less than the then Current Per Share Market Price of the Preferred Shares or Equivalent Shares on such record date, then, in each such case, the Exercise Price to be in effect after such record date shall be determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of Preferred Shares and Equivalent Shares (if any) outstanding on such record date, plus the number of Preferred Shares or Equivalent Shares, as the case may be, which the aggregate offering price of the total number of Preferred Shares or Equivalent Shares, as the case may be, to be offered or issued (and/or the aggregate initial conversion price of the convertible securities to be offered or issued) would purchase at such current market price, and the denominator of which shall be the number of Preferred Shares and Equivalent Shares (if any) outstanding on such record date, plus the number of additional Preferred Shares or Equivalent Shares, as the case may be, to be offered for subscription or purchase (or into which the convertible securities so to be offered are initially convertible); provided, however, that in no event shall the consideration to be paid upon the exercise of one Right be less than the aggregate par value of the shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of one Right. In case such subscription price may be paid in a consideration part or all of which shall be in a form other than cash, the value of such consideration shall be as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors, whose determination shall be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent and shall be binding on the Rights Agent and the holders of the Rights. Preferred Shares and Equivalent Shares owned by or held for the account of the Company shall not be deemed outstanding for the purpose of any such computation. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever such a record date is fixed, and in the event that such rights, options or warrants are not so issued, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to be the Exercise Price which would then be in effect if such record date had not been fixed.

(c) In case the Company shall, at any time after the date of this Agreement, fix a record date for the making of a distribution to all holders of the Preferred Shares or of any class or series of Equivalent Shares (including any such distribution made in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing or surviving corporation) of evidences of indebtedness or assets (other than a regular quarterly cash dividend, if any, or a dividend payable in Preferred

 

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Shares) or subscription rights, options or warrants (excluding those referred to in Section 11(b)), then, in each such case, the Exercise Price to be in effect after such record date shall be determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Current Per Share Market Price of a Preferred Share or an Equivalent Share on such record date, less the fair market value per Preferred Share or Equivalent Share (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, whose determination shall be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent) of the portion of the cash, assets or evidences of indebtedness so to be distributed or of such subscription rights or warrants applicable to a Preferred Share or Equivalent Share, as the case may be, and the denominator of which shall be such Current Per Share Market Price of a Preferred Share or Equivalent Share on such record date; provided, however, that in no event shall the consideration to be paid upon the exercise of one Right be less than the aggregate par value of the shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of one Right. Such adjustments shall be made successively whenever such a record date is fixed, and in the event that such distribution is not so made, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to be the Exercise Price which would have been in effect if such record date had not been fixed.

(d) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, no adjustment in the Exercise Price shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent (1.0%) of the Exercise Price; provided, however, that any adjustments which by reason of this Section 11(d) are not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. All calculations under this Section 11 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest ten-thousandth (0.0001) of a Common Share or other share or one hundred-thousandth (0.00001) of a Preferred Share, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the first sentence of this Section 11(d), any adjustment required by this Section 11 shall be made no later than the earlier of (i) three (3) years from the date of the transaction which requires such adjustment or (ii) the Expiration Date.

(e) If as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to Section 11(a) or Section 13(a) hereof, the holder of any Right thereafter exercised shall become entitled to receive any shares of capital stock other than Preferred Shares, thereafter the number of such other shares so receivable upon exercise of any Right and, if required, the Exercise Price thereof, shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with respect to the Preferred Shares contained in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k) and (l) if this Section 11, and the provisions of Sections 7, 9, 10, 13 and 14 with respect to the Preferred Shares shall apply on like terms to any such other shares.

(f) All Rights originally issued by the Company subsequent to any adjustment made to the Exercise Price hereunder shall evidence the right to purchase, at the adjusted Exercise Price, the number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share purchasable from time to time hereunder upon exercise of the Rights, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein.

(g) Unless the Company shall have exercised its election as provided in subsection (h) of this Section 11, upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price as a result of the calculations made in subsections (b) and (c) of this Section 11, each Right outstanding immediately prior to the making of such adjustment shall thereafter evidence the right to purchase, at the adjusted

 

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Exercise Price, that number of Preferred Shares (calculated to the nearest one hundred-thousandth (0.00001) of a share) obtained by (i) multiplying (x) the number of Preferred Shares covered by a Right immediately prior to this adjustment by (y) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment of the Exercise Price, and (ii) dividing the product so obtained by the Exercise Price in effect immediately after such adjustment of the Exercise Price.

(h) The Company may elect on or after the date of any adjustment of the Exercise Price as a result of the calculations made in subsection (b) or (c) of this Section 11 to adjust the number of Rights, in substitution for any adjustment in the number of Preferred Shares purchasable upon the exercise of a Right. Each of the Rights outstanding after such adjustment of the number of Rights shall be exercisable for the number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share for which a Right was exercisable immediately prior to such adjustment. Each Right held of record prior to such adjustment of the number of Rights shall become that number of Rights (calculated to the nearest one hundred-thousandth (0.00001)) obtained by dividing the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to adjustment of the Exercise Price by the Exercise Price in effect immediately after adjustment of the Exercise Price. The Company shall make a public announcement of its election to adjust the number of Rights, indicating the record date for the adjustment, and, if known at the time, the amount of the adjustment to be made. This record date may be the date on which the Exercise Price is adjusted or any day thereafter, but, if any Rights Certificates have been issued, shall be at least ten (10) days later than the date of the public announcement. If Rights Certificates have been issued, upon each adjustment of the number of Rights pursuant to this subsection (h) of this Section 11, the Company shall, as promptly as practicable, cause to be distributed to holders of record of Rights Certificates on such record date Rights Certificates evidencing, subject to Section 14 hereof, the additional Rights to which such holders shall be entitled as a result of such adjustment, or, at the option of the Company, shall cause to be distributed to such holders of record in substitution and replacement for the Rights Certificates held by such holders prior to the date of adjustment, and upon surrender thereof, if required by the Company, new Rights Certificates evidencing all the Rights to which such holders shall be entitled after such adjustment. Rights Certificates so to be distributed shall be issued, executed and countersigned in the manner provided for herein (and may bear, at the option of the Company, the adjusted Exercise Price) and shall be registered in the names of the holders of record of Rights Certificates on the record date specified in the public announcement.

(i) Irrespective of any adjustment or change in the Exercise Price or the number of Preferred Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Rights, the Rights Certificates theretofore and thereafter issued may continue to express the Exercise Price per one one-thousandth (0.001) of a Preferred Share and the number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share which were expressed in the initial Rights Certificates issued hereunder.

(j) Before taking any action that would cause an adjustment reducing the Exercise Price below the par or stated value, if any, of the number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share issuable upon exercise of the Rights, the Company shall take any corporate action which may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Company may validly and legally issue as fully paid and nonassessable shares such number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share at such adjusted Exercise Price.

 

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(k) In any case in which this Section 11 shall require that an adjustment in the Exercise Price be made effective as of a record date for a specified event, the Company may elect to defer until the occurrence of such event the issuing to the holder of any Right exercised after such record date of the number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share and other capital stock or securities of the Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise over and above the number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share and other capital stock or securities of the Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise on the basis of the Exercise Price in effect prior to such adjustment; provided, however, that the Company shall deliver to such holder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such holder’s right to receive such additional shares (fractional or otherwise) upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.

(l) Anything in this Section 11 to the contrary notwithstanding, prior to the Distribution Date, the Company shall be entitled to make such reductions in the Exercise Price, in addition to those adjustments expressly required by this Section 11, as and to the extent that it, in its sole discretion, shall determine to be advisable in order that any (i) consolidation or subdivision of the Preferred or Common Shares, (ii) issuance wholly for cash of any Preferred or Common Shares at less than the current market price, (iii) issuance wholly for cash of Preferred or Common Shares or securities which by their terms are convertible into or exchangeable for Preferred or Common Shares, (iv) stock dividends, or (v) issuance of rights, options or warrants referred to in this Section 11, hereafter made by the Company to holders of its Preferred or Common Shares shall not be taxable to such stockholders.

(m) The Company covenants and agrees that, after the Distribution Date, it will not, except as permitted by Sections 23, 24 or 27 hereof, take (or permit to be taken) any action if at the time such action is taken it is reasonably foreseeable that such action will diminish substantially or otherwise eliminate the benefits intended to be afforded by the Rights.

(n) In the event that the Company shall at any time after the date of this Agreement (i) declare a dividend on the Common Shares payable in Common Shares, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Shares, (iii) combine the outstanding Common Shares (by reverse stock split or otherwise) into a smaller number of Common Shares, or (iv) issue any shares of its capital stock in a reclassification of the Common Shares (including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing or surviving corporation), then, in each such event, except as otherwise provided in this Section 11(a) and Section 7(e) hereof: (A) each Common Share (or shares of capital stock issued in such reclassification of the Common Shares) outstanding immediately following such time shall have associated with it the number of Rights as were associated with one Common Share immediately prior to the occurrence of the event described in clauses (i)-(iv) above; (B) the Exercise Price in effect at the time of the record date for such dividend or of the effective date of such subdivision, combination or reclassification shall be adjusted so that the Exercise Price thereafter shall equal the result obtained by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such time by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the event described in clauses (i)-(iv) above, and the denominator of which shall be the total number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after such event; provided, however, that in no event shall the consideration to be paid upon the exercise of one Right be less than the aggregate par value of the shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of such Right; and (C) the number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share (or

 

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shares of such other capital stock) issuable upon the exercise of each Right outstanding after such event shall equal the number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share (or shares of such other capital stock) as were issuable with respect to one Right immediately prior to such event. Each Common Share that shall become outstanding after an adjustment has been made pursuant to this Section 11(n) shall have associated with it the number of Rights, exercisable at the Exercise Price and for the number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share (or shares of such other capital stock) as one Common Share has associated with it immediately following the adjustment made pursuant to this Section 11(n). If an event occurs which would require an adjustment under both this Section 11(n) and subsection (a)(ii) of this Section 11, the adjustment provided for in this Section 11(n) shall be in addition to, and shall be made prior to, any adjustment required pursuant to subsection (a)(ii) of this Section 11.

Section 12. Certificate of Adjusted Exercise Price or Number of Shares.

Whenever an adjustment is made as provided in Sections 11 and 13 hereof, the Company shall promptly (i) prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment and a brief statement of the facts accounting for such adjustment, (ii) file with the Rights Agent and with each transfer agent for the Preferred Shares a copy of such certificate, and (iii) mail a brief summary thereof to each holder of a Rights Certificate in accordance with Section 26 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the failure of the Company to make such certification or give such notice shall not affect the validity of such adjustment or the force or effect of the requirement for such adjustment. The Rights Agent shall be fully protected in relying on any such certificate and on any adjustment contained therein and shall not be deemed to have knowledge of such adjustment unless and until it shall have received such certificate.

Section 13. Consolidation, Merger or Sale or Transfer of Assets or Earning Power.

(a) In the event that, following a Triggering Event, directly or indirectly:

(i) the Company shall consolidate with, or merge with and into, any other Person (other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company in a transaction the principal purpose of which is to change the state of incorporation of the Company and which complies with Section 11(m) hereof);

(ii) any Person shall consolidate with the Company, or merge with and into the Company and the Company shall be the continuing or surviving corporation of such consolidation or merger and, in connection with such merger, all or part of any of the Common Shares shall be changed into or exchanged for stock or other securities of any other Person (or the Company); or

(iii) the Company shall sell or otherwise transfer (or one or more of its Subsidiaries shall sell or otherwise transfer), in one or more transactions, assets or earning power aggregating fifty percent (50%) or more of the assets or earning power of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to any other Person or Persons (other than the Company or one or more of its wholly owned Subsidiaries in one or more transactions, each of which individually (and in the aggregate) complies with Section 11(m) hereof), then, concurrent with and in each such case,

 

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(A) each holder of a Right (except as provided in Section 7(e) hereof) shall thereafter have the right to receive, upon the exercise thereof at a price equal to the Total Exercise Price applicable immediately prior to the occurrence of the Section 13 Event in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such number of validly authorized and issued, fully paid, nonassessable and freely tradeable Common Shares of the Principal Party (hereinafter defined), free of any liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal or other adverse claims, as shall be equal to the result obtained by dividing such Total Exercise Price by an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Current Per Share Market Price of the Common Shares of such Principal Party on the date of consummation of such Section 13 Event, provided, however, that the Exercise Price and the number of Common Shares of such Principal Party so receivable upon exercise of a Right shall be subject to further adjustment as appropriate in accordance with Section 11(e) hereof;

(B) such Principal Party shall thereafter be liable for, and shall assume, by virtue of such Section 13 Event, all the obligations and duties of the Company pursuant to this Agreement;

(C) the term “Company” shall thereafter be deemed to refer to such Principal Party, it being specifically intended that the provisions of Section 11 hereof shall apply only to such Principal Party following the first occurrence of a Section 13 Event;

(D) such Principal Party shall take such steps (including, but not limited to, the reservation of a sufficient number of its Common Shares) in connection with the consummation of any such transaction as may be necessary to ensure that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to its Common Shares thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of the Rights; and

(E) upon the subsequent occurrence of any consolidation, merger, sale or transfer of assets or other extraordinary transaction in respect of such Principal Party, each holder of a Right shall thereupon be entitled to receive, upon exercise of a Right and payment of the Total Exercise Price as provided in this Section 13(a), such cash, shares, rights, warrants and other property which such holder would have been entitled to receive had such holder, at the time of such transaction, owned the Common Shares of the Principal Party receivable upon the exercise of such Right pursuant to this Section 13(a), and such Principal Party shall take such steps (including, but not limited to, reservation of shares of stock) as may be necessary to permit the subsequent exercise of the Rights in accordance with the terms hereof for such cash, shares, rights, warrants and other property.

(F) For purposes hereof, the “earning power” of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors on the basis of the operating income of each business operated by the Company and its Subsidiaries during the three fiscal years preceding the date of such determination (or, in the case of any business not operated by the Company or any Subsidiary during three full fiscal years preceding such date, during the period such business was operated by the Company or any Subsidiary).

 

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(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Principal Party” shall mean:

(i) in the case of any transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 13(a) hereof: (A) the Person that is the issuer of the securities into which any of the Common Shares are converted in such merger or consolidation, or, if there is more than one such issuer, the issuer the Common Shares of which have the greatest aggregate market value of shares outstanding, or (B) if no securities are so issued, (x) the Person that is the other party to the merger, if such Person survives said merger, or, if there is more than one such Person, the Person the Common Shares of which have the greatest aggregate market value of shares outstanding or (y) if the Person that is the other party to the merger does not survive the merger, the Person that does survive the merger (including the Company if it survives) or (z) the Person resulting from the consolidation; and

(ii) in the case of any transaction described in clause (iii) of Section 13(a) hereof, the Person that is the party receiving the greatest portion of the assets or earning power transferred pursuant to such transaction or transactions, or, if more than one Person that is a party to such transaction or transactions receives the same portion of the assets or earning power so transferred and each such portion would, were it not for the other equal portions, constitute the greatest portion of the assets or earning power so transferred, or if the Person receiving the greatest portion of the assets or earning power cannot be determined, whichever of such Persons is the issuer of Common Shares having the greatest aggregate market value of shares outstanding; provided, however, that in any such case described in the foregoing clause (b)(i) or (b)(ii), if the Common Shares of such Person are not at such time or have not been continuously over the preceding 12-month period registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, then (A) if such Person is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of another Person the Common Shares of which are and have been so registered, the term “Principal Party” shall refer to such other Person, or (B) if such Person is a Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, of more than one Person, the Common Shares of which are and have been so registered, the term “Principal Party” shall refer to whichever of such Persons is the issuer of Common Shares having the greatest aggregate market value of shares outstanding, or (C) if such Person is owned, directly or indirectly, by a joint venture formed by two or more Persons that are not owned, directly or indirectly by the same Person, the rules set forth in clauses (A) and (B) above shall apply to each of the owners having an interest in the venture as if the Person owned by the joint venture was a Subsidiary of both or all of such joint venturers, and the Principal Party in each such case shall bear the obligations set forth in this Section 13 in the same ratio as its interest in such Person bears to the total of such interests.

(c) The Company shall not consummate any Section 13 Event unless the Principal Party shall have a sufficient number of authorized Common Shares that have not been issued or reserved for issuance to permit the exercise in full of the Rights in accordance with this Section 13 and unless prior thereto the Company and such issuer shall have executed and delivered to the Rights Agent a supplemental agreement confirming that such Principal Party shall, upon consummation of such Section 13 Event, assume this Agreement in accordance with Sections 13(a) and 13(b) hereof, that all rights of first refusal or preemptive rights in respect of the issuance of Common Shares of such Principal Party upon exercise of outstanding Rights have been waived, that there are no rights, warrants, instruments or securities outstanding or any agreements or arrangements which, as a result of the consummation of such transaction, would eliminate or substantially diminish the benefits intended to be afforded by

 

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the Rights and that such transaction shall not result in a default by such Principal Party under this Agreement, and further providing that, as soon as practicable after the date of such Section 13 Event, such Principal Party will:

(i) prepare and file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Rights and the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on an appropriate form, use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to remain effective (with a prospectus at all times meeting the requirements of the Securities Act) until the Expiration Date, and similarly comply with applicable state securities laws;

(ii) use its best efforts to list (or continue the listing of) the Rights and the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on a national securities exchange or to meet the eligibility requirements for quotation on Nasdaq and list (or continue the listing of) the Rights and the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on Nasdaq; and

(iii) deliver to holders of the Rights historical financial statements for such Principal Party which comply in all respects with the requirements for registration on Form 10 (or any successor form) under the Exchange Act.

In the event that at any time after the occurrence of a Triggering Event some or all of the Rights shall not have been exercised at the time of a Section 13 Event, the Rights which have not theretofore been exercised shall thereafter be exercisable in the manner described in Section 13(a) (without taking into account any prior adjustment required by Section 11(a)(ii)).

(d) In case the “Principal Party” for purposes of Section 13(b) hereof has provision in any of its authorized securities or in its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or other instrument governing its corporate affairs, which provision would have the effect of (i) causing such Principal Party to issue (other than to holders of Rights pursuant to Section 13 hereof), in connection with, or as a consequence of, the consummation of a Section 13 Event, Common Shares or Equivalent Shares of such Principal Party at less than the then Current Per Share Market Price thereof or securities exercisable for, or convertible into, Common Shares or Equivalent Shares of such Principal Party at less than such then Current Per Share Market Price, or (ii) providing for any special payment, tax or similar provision in connection with the issuance of the Common Shares of such Principal Party pursuant to the provisions of Section 13 hereof, then, in such event, the Company hereby agrees with each holder of Rights that it shall not consummate any such transaction unless prior thereto the Company and such Principal Party shall have executed and delivered to the Rights Agent a supplemental agreement providing that the provision in question of such Principal Party shall have been canceled, waived or amended, or that the authorized securities shall be redeemed, so that the applicable provision will have no effect in connection with or as a consequence of, the consummation of the proposed transaction.

(e) The Company covenants and agrees that it shall not, at any time after the Triggering Event, effect or permit to occur any Section 13 Event, if (i) at the time or immediately after such Section 13 Event there are any rights, warrants or other instruments or securities outstanding or agreements in effect which would substantially diminish or otherwise eliminate the

 

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benefits intended to be afforded by the Rights, (ii) prior to, simultaneously with or immediately after such Section 13 Event, the stockholders or other equity holders of the Person who constitutes, or would constitute, the “Principal Party” for purposes of Section 13(b) hereof shall have received a distribution of Rights previously owned by such Person or any of its Affiliates or Associates, or (iii) the form or nature of organization of the Principal Party would preclude or limit the exercisability of the Rights.

(f) The provisions of this Section 13 shall similarly apply to successive Section 13 Events.

Section 14. Fractional Rights and Fractional Shares.

(a) The Company shall not be required to issue fractions of Rights or to distribute Rights Certificates which evidence fractional Rights. In lieu of such fractional Rights, there shall be paid to the registered holders of the Rights Certificates with regard to which such fractional Rights would otherwise be issuable, an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the current market value of a whole Right. For the purposes of this Section 14(a), the current market value of a whole Right shall be the closing price of the Rights for the Trading Day immediately prior to the date on which such fractional Rights would have been otherwise issuable, as determined pursuant to the second sentence of Section 1(j) hereof.

(b) The Company shall not be required to issue fractions of Preferred Shares (other than fractions that are integral multiples of one one-thousandth (0.001) of a Preferred Share) upon exercise of the Rights or to distribute certificates which evidence fractional Preferred Shares (other than fractions that are integral multiples of one one-thousandth (0.001) of a Preferred Share). Interests in fractions of Preferred Shares in integral multiples of one one-thousandth (0.001) of a Preferred Share may, at the election of the Company, be evidenced by depository receipts, pursuant to an appropriate agreement between the Company and a depository selected by it; provided, however, that such agreement shall provide that the holders of such depository receipts shall have all the rights, privileges and preferences to which they are entitled as beneficial owners of the Preferred Shares represented by such depository receipts. In lieu of fractional Preferred Shares that are not integral multiples of one one-thousandth (0.001) of a Preferred Share, the Company shall pay to the registered holders of Rights Certificates at the time such Rights are exercised as herein provided an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the current market value of a Preferred Share. For purposes of this Section 14(b), the current market value of a Preferred Share shall be (x) one thousand (1,000) multiplied by (y) the closing price of a Common Share (as determined pursuant to the second sentence of Section 1(j) hereof) for the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of such exercise.

(c) The Company shall not be required to issue fractions of Common Shares or to distribute certificates which evidence fractional Common Shares upon the exercise or exchange of Rights. In lieu of such fractional Common Shares, the Company shall pay to the registered holders of Rights Certificates at the time such Rights are exercised or exchanged for Common Shares as herein provided an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the current market value of a Common Share. For purposes of this Section 14(c), the current market value of a Common Share shall be the closing price of a Common Share (as determined pursuant to the second sentence of Section 1(j) hereof) for the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of such exercise.

 

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(d) The holder of a Right by the acceptance of the Right expressly waives his or her right to receive any fractional Rights or any fractional shares (other than fractions that are integral multiples of one one-thousandth (0.001) of a Preferred Share) upon exercise of a Right.

Section 15. Rights of Action. All rights of action in respect of this Agreement, excepting the rights of action given to the Rights Agent hereunder, are vested in the respective registered holders of the Rights Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the registered holders of the Common Shares); and any registered holder of any Rights Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, of the Common Shares), without the consent of the Rights Agent or of the holder of any other Rights Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, of the Common Shares), may, in his or her own behalf and for his or her own benefit, enforce, and may institute and maintain any suit, action or proceeding against the Company to enforce, or otherwise act in respect of, his or her right to exercise the Rights evidenced by such Rights Certificate in the manner provided in such Rights Certificate and in this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing or any remedies available to the holders of Rights, it is specifically acknowledged that the holders of Rights would not have an adequate remedy at law for any breach of this Agreement and will be entitled to specific performance of the obligations under, and injunctive relief against actual or threatened violations of, the obligations of any Person subject to this Agreement.

Section 16. Agreement of Rights Holders. Every holder of a Right, by accepting the same, consents and agrees with the Company and the Rights Agent and with every other holder of a Right that:

(a) prior to the Distribution Date, the Rights will be transferable only in connection with the transfer of the Common Shares;

(b) after the Distribution Date, the Rights Certificates are transferable only on the registry books of the Rights Agent if surrendered at the principal office or offices of the Rights Agent designated for such purposes, duly endorsed or accompanied by a proper instrument of transfer and with the appropriate forms and certificates fully executed; and

(c) subject to Sections 6(a) and 7(f) hereof, the Company and the Rights Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name the Rights Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, the associated Common Shares certificate) is registered as the absolute owner thereof and of the Rights evidenced thereby (notwithstanding any notations of ownership or writing on the Rights Certificates or the associated Common Shares certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the Rights Agent) for all purposes whatsoever, and neither the Company nor the Rights Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

Section 17. Rights Certificate Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder. No holder, as such, of any Rights Certificate shall be entitled to vote, receive dividends or be deemed for any purpose to be the holder of the Preferred Shares or any other securities of the Company which may at any time be issuable on the exercise of the Rights represented thereby, nor shall anything contained herein or

 

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in any Rights Certificate be construed to confer upon the holder of any Rights Certificate, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action, or to receive notice of meetings or other actions affecting stockholders (except as specifically provided in Section 25 hereof), or to receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, until the Right or Rights evidenced by such Rights Certificate shall have been exercised in accordance with the provisions hereof.

Section 18. Concerning the Rights Agent.

(a) The Company agrees to pay to the Rights Agent reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder and, from time to time, on demand of the Rights Agent, its reasonable expenses and counsel fees and other disbursements incurred in the administration and execution of this Agreement and the exercise and performance of its duties, rights and responsibilities hereunder. The Company also agrees to indemnify the Rights Agent and its affiliates, directors, officers and other employees (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, liability, damage, judgment, fine, penalty, claim, demand, cost or expense, incurred without gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Indemnitees, for anything done or omitted by the Indemnitees in connection with the acceptance and administration of this Agreement and the performance of its duties and responsibilities and the exercise of its rights in accordance with this Agreement, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending against any claim of liability in the premises. The provisions of this Section 18 and of Section 20 hereof shall survive the exercise, exchange, redemption or expiration of the Rights, the termination of this Agreement and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Rights Agent. In no event will the Indemnitees be liable for special, indirect, incidental, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, lost profits), even if the Indemnitees have been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(b) The Rights Agent shall be protected and shall incur no liability for, or in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in connection with, its administration of this Agreement in reliance upon any Rights Certificate or certificate for the Preferred Shares or Common Shares or for other securities of the Company, or any instrument of assignment or transfer, power of attorney, endorsement, affidavit, letter, notice, direction, consent, certificate, statement or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to be signed, executed and, where necessary, verified or acknowledged, by the proper Person or Persons, or otherwise upon the advice of counsel as set forth in Section 20 hereof.

Section 19. Merger or Consolidation or Change of Name of Rights Agent.

(a) Any Person into which the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent, shall be the successor to the Rights Agent under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto; provided, however, that such Person would be eligible for appointment as a successor Rights Agent under the provisions of Section 21 hereof. In case at the time such successor Rights Agent shall succeed to the agency created by

 

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this Agreement, any of the Rights Certificates shall have been countersigned but not delivered, any such successor Rights Agent may adopt the countersignature of the predecessor Rights Agent and deliver such Rights Certificates so countersigned; and in case at that time any of the Rights Certificates shall not have been countersigned, any successor Rights Agent may countersign such Rights Certificates either in the name of the predecessor Rights Agent or in the name of the successor Rights Agent; and in all such cases such Rights Certificates shall have the full force provided in the Rights Certificates and in this Agreement.

(b) In case at any time the name of the Rights Agent shall be changed and at such time any of the Rights Certificates shall have been countersigned but not delivered, the Rights Agent may adopt the countersignature under its prior name and deliver Rights Certificates so countersigned; and in case at that time any of the Rights Certificates shall not have been countersigned, the Rights Agent may countersign such Rights Certificates either in its prior name or in its changed name; and in all such cases such Rights Certificates shall have the full force provided in the Rights Certificates and in this Agreement.

Section 20. Duties of Rights Agent. The Rights Agent undertakes the duties and obligations imposed by this Agreement upon the following terms and conditions, by all of which the Company and the holders of Rights Certificates, by their acceptance thereof, shall be bound:

(a) The Rights Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be legal counsel for the Company), and the advice or opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Rights Agent, and the Rights Agent shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken or omitted by it in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion.

(b) Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement the Rights Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter (including, without limitation, the identity of any Acquiring Person and the determination of Current Per Share Market Price) be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering or omitting to take any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a certificate signed by any one of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Rights Agent; and such certificate shall be full authorization to the Rights Agent for any action taken or suffered or omitted in good faith by it under the provisions of this Agreement in reliance upon such certificate.

(c) The Rights Agent shall be liable hereunder to the Company and any other Person only for its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

(d) The Rights Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Agreement or in the Rights Certificates (except its countersignature thereof) or be required to verify the same, but all such statements and recitals are and shall be deemed to have been made by the Company only.

 

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(e) The Rights Agent shall not have any liability for or be under any responsibility in respect of the validity of this Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof (except the due execution hereof by the Rights Agent) or in respect of the validity or execution of any Rights Certificate (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Rights Certificate; nor shall it be responsible for any change in the exercisability of the Rights (including the Rights becoming void pursuant to Section 7(e)) or any adjustment in the terms of the Rights (including the manner, method or amount thereof) provided for in Sections 3, 11, 13, 23 or 24, or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such change or adjustment (except with respect to the exercise of Rights evidenced by Rights Certificates after receipt by the Rights Agent of a certificate furnished pursuant to Section 12 describing such change or adjustment); nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any Preferred Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Rights Certificate or as to whether any Preferred Shares will, when issued, be validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

(f) The Company agrees that it will perform, execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Rights Agent for the carrying out or performing by the Rights Agent of the provisions of this Agreement.

(g) The Rights Agent is hereby authorized and directed to accept instructions with respect to the performance of its duties and responsibilities and the exercise of its rights hereunder from any person believed in good faith by the Rights Agent to be the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Chief Executive Officer, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company, and to apply to such officers for advice or instructions in connection with its duties, and it shall not be liable for any action taken or suffered by it in good faith in accordance with instructions of any such officer or for any delay in acting while waiting for those instructions. Any application by the Rights Agent for written instructions from the Company may, at the option of the Rights Agent, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Rights Agent under this Rights Agreement and the date on and/or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be effective. The Rights Agent shall not be liable for any action taken by, or omission of, the Rights Agent in accordance with a proposal included in any such application on or after the date specified in such application (which date shall not be less than five (5) Business Days after the date on which any officer of the Company actually receives such application, unless any such officer shall have consented in writing to an earlier date) unless, prior to taking any such action (or the effective date in the case of an omission), the Rights Agent shall have received written instructions in response to such application specifying the action to be taken or omitted.

(h) The Rights Agent and any stockholder, director, officer or employee of the Rights Agent may buy, sell or deal in any of the Rights or other securities of the Company or become pecuniarily interested in any transaction in which the Company may be interested, or contract with or lend money to the Company or otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not Rights Agent under this Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Rights Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal entity.

 

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(i) The Rights Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through its attorneys or agents, and the Rights Agent shall not be answerable or accountable for any act, default, neglect or misconduct of any such attorneys or agents or for any loss to the Company resulting from any such act, default, neglect or misconduct, provided reasonable care was exercised in the selection and continued employment thereof.

(j) No provision of this Agreement shall require the Rights Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of its rights if there shall be reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnification against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

(k) If, with respect to any Rights Certificate surrendered to the Rights Agent for exercise or transfer, the certificate attached to the form of assignment or form of election to purchase, as the case may be, has either not been completed or indicates an affirmative response to clause 1 and/or 2 thereof, the Rights Agent shall not take any further action with respect to such requested exercise or transfer without first consulting with the Company.

Section 21. Change of Rights Agent. The Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties under this Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ notice in writing mailed to the Company and to each transfer agent of the Preferred Shares and the Common Shares known to the Rights Agent by registered or certified mail, and, following the Distribution Date, to the holders of the Rights Certificates by first-class mail. The Company may remove the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent upon thirty (30) days’ notice in writing, mailed to the Rights Agent or successor Rights Agent, as the case may be, and to each transfer agent of the Preferred Shares and the Common Shares by registered or certified mail, and, following the Distribution Date, to the holders of the Rights Certificates by first-class mail. If the Rights Agent shall resign or be removed or shall otherwise become incapable of acting, the Company shall appoint a successor to the Rights Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after giving notice of such removal or after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the resigning or incapacitated Rights Agent or by the holder of a Rights Certificate (who shall, with such notice, submit his or her Rights Certificate for inspection by the Company), then the registered holder of any Rights Certificate may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a new Rights Agent. Any successor Rights Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such a court, shall be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or of any state of the United States, in good standing, which is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust or stockholder services powers and is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and which has at the time of its appointment as Rights Agent a combined capital and surplus of at least $100 million. After appointment, the successor Rights Agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named as Rights Agent without further act or deed; but the predecessor Rights Agent shall deliver and transfer to the successor Rights Agent any property at the time held by it hereunder, and execute and deliver any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed necessary for the purpose. Not later than the effective date of any such appointment, the Company shall file notice thereof in writing with the predecessor Rights Agent and each transfer agent of the

 

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Preferred Shares and the Common Shares, and, following the Distribution Date, mail a notice thereof in writing to the registered holders of the Rights Certificates. Failure to give any notice provided for in this Section 21, however, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of the resignation or removal of the Rights Agent or the appointment of the successor Rights Agent, as the case may be.

Section 22. Issuance of New Rights Certificates. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement or of the Rights to the contrary, the Company may, at its option, issue new Rights Certificates evidencing Rights in such form as may be approved by its Board of Directors to reflect any adjustment or change in the Exercise Price and the number or kind or class of shares or other securities or property purchasable under the Rights Certificates made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. In addition, in connection with the issuance or sale of Common Shares following the Distribution Date and prior to the redemption or expiration of the Rights, the Company (a) shall, with respect to Common Shares so issued or sold pursuant to the exercise of stock options or under any employee plan or arrangement or upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities of the Company outstanding at the date hereof or upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of securities hereinafter issued by the Company, and (b) may, in any other case, if deemed necessary or appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company, issue Rights Certificates representing the appropriate number of Rights in connection with such issuance or sale; provided, however, that (i) no such Rights Certificate shall be issued and this sentence shall be null and void ab initio if, and to the extent that, such issuance or this sentence would create a significant risk of or result in material adverse tax consequences to the Company or the Person to whom such Rights Certificate would be issued or would create a significant risk of or result in such options’ or employee plans’ or arrangements’ failing to qualify for otherwise available special tax treatment, and (ii) no such Rights Certificate shall be issued if, and to the extent that, appropriate adjustment shall otherwise have been made in lieu of the issuance thereof.

Section 23. Redemption.

(a) The Company may, at its option and with the approval of the Board of Directors, at any time prior to the Close of Business on the earlier of (i) the fifth (5th) day following the Shares Acquisition Date (or such later date as may be determined by action of the Company’s Board of Directors and publicly announced by the Company), and (ii) the Final Expiration Date, redeem all but not less than all the then outstanding Rights at a redemption price of $0.001 per Right, appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction occurring after the date hereof (such redemption price being herein referred to as the “Redemption Price”) and the Company may, at its option, pay the Redemption Price either in Common Shares (based on the Current Per Share Market Price thereof at the time of redemption) or cash. Such redemption of the Rights by the Company may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board of Directors in its sole discretion may establish. The date on which the Board of Directors elects to make the redemption effective shall be referred to as the “Redemption Date.”

(b) Immediately upon the action of the Board of Directors of the Company ordering the redemption of the Rights (or at such later time as the Board of Directors may establish for effectiveness of such redemption), evidence of which shall have been filed with the Rights Agent, and without any further action and without any notice, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate

 

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and the only right thereafter of the holders of Rights shall be to receive the Redemption Price. The Company shall promptly give public notice of any such redemption; provided, however, that the failure to give, or any defect in, any such notice shall not affect the validity of such redemption. Within ten (10) days after the action of the Board of Directors ordering the redemption of the Rights (or at such later time as the Board of Directors may establish for effectiveness of such redemption), the Company shall give notice of such redemption to the Rights Agent and the holders of the then outstanding Rights by mailing such notice to all such holders at their last addresses as they appear upon the registry books of the Rights Agent or, prior to the Distribution Date, on the registry books of the transfer agent for the Common Shares. Any notice which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be deemed given, whether or not the holder receives the notice. Each such notice of redemption will state the method by which the payment of the Redemption Price will be made. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates or Associates may redeem, acquire or purchase for value any Rights at any time in any manner other than that specifically set forth in this Section 23 or in Section 24 hereof, and other than in connection with the purchase of Common Shares prior to the Distribution Date.

Section 24. Exchange.

(a) Subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, and subject to subsection (c) of this Section 24, the Company may, at its option, by action of the Board of Directors, at any time after the occurrence of a Triggering Event, exchange all or part of the then outstanding and exercisable Rights (which shall not include Rights that have not become effective or that have become void pursuant to the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof) for Common Shares at an exchange ratio of one (1) Common Share per Right, appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction occurring after the date hereof (such exchange ratio being hereinafter referred to as the “Exchange Ratio”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors shall not be empowered to effect such exchange at any time after any Person (other than an Exempt Person), together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person, becomes the Beneficial Owner of Common Shares aggregating fifty percent (50%) or more of the Common Shares then outstanding. From and after the occurrence of a Section 13 Event, any Rights that theretofore have not been exchanged pursuant to this Section 24(a) shall thereafter be exercisable only in accordance with Section 13 and may not be exchanged pursuant to this Section 24(a). The exchange of the Rights by the Board of Directors may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board of Directors in its sole discretion may establish.

(b) Immediately upon the action of the Board of Directors ordering the exchange of any Rights pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 24 and without any further action and without any notice, the right to exercise such Rights shall terminate and the only right thereafter of a holder of such Rights shall be to receive that number of Common Shares equal to the number of such Rights held by such holder multiplied by the Exchange Ratio. The Company shall give public notice of any such exchange; provided, however, that the failure to give, or any defect in, such notice shall not affect the validity of such exchange. The Company shall mail a notice of any such exchange to all of the holders of such Rights at their last addresses as they appear upon the registry books of the Rights Agent. Any notice which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be deemed given,

 

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whether or not the holder receives the notice. Each such notice of exchange will state the method by which the exchange of the Common Shares for Rights will be effected and, in the event of any partial exchange, the number of Rights which will be exchanged. Any partial exchange shall be effected pro rata based on the number of Rights (other than Rights which have become void pursuant to the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof) held by each holder of Rights.

(c) In the event that there shall not be sufficient Common Shares issued but not outstanding or authorized but unissued to permit any exchange of Rights as contemplated in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section 24, the Company shall either take such action as may be necessary to authorize additional Common Shares for issuance upon exchange of the Rights or alternatively, at the option of a majority of the Board of Directors, with respect to each Right (i) pay cash in an amount equal to the Current Value (as hereinafter defined), in lieu of issuing Common Shares in exchange therefor, or (ii) issue debt or equity securities or a combination thereof, having a value equal to the Current Value, in lieu of issuing Common Shares in exchange for each such Right, where the value of such securities shall be determined by an independent nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by majority vote of the Board of Directors, or (iii) deliver any combination of cash, property, Common Shares and/or other securities having a value equal to the Current Value in exchange for each Right. For purposes of this Section 24(c) only, the Current Value shall mean the product of the Current Per Share Market Price of Common Shares on the date the Board of Directors orders the exchange of any Rights pursuant to this Section 24(a), multiplied by the number of Common Shares for which the Right otherwise would be exchangeable if there were sufficient shares available. To the extent that the Company determines that some action need be taken pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 24(c), the Board of Directors may temporarily suspend the exercisability of the Rights for a period of up to sixty (60) days following the date the Board of Directors orders the exchange of any Rights pursuant to this Section 24(a), in order to seek any authorization of additional Common Shares and/or to decide the appropriate form of distribution to be made pursuant to the above provision and to determine the value thereof. In the event of any such suspension, the Company shall issue a public announcement stating that the exercisability of the Rights has been temporarily suspended.

(d) The Company shall not be required to issue fractions of Common Shares or to distribute certificates which evidence fractional Common Shares. In lieu of such fractional Common Shares, there shall be paid to the registered holders of the Rights Certificates with regard to which such fractional Common Shares would otherwise be issuable, an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the closing price of a whole Common Share (as determined pursuant to the second sentence of Section 1(j) hereof).

(e) The Company may, at its option, by majority vote of the Board of Directors, at any time before any Person has become an Acquiring Person, exchange all or part of the then outstanding Rights for rights of substantially equivalent value, as determined reasonably and with good faith by the Board of Directors based upon the advice of one or more independent nationally recognized investment banking firms; provided that the advice of an investment banking firm will not be required if the Rights are exchanged for rights of substantially equivalent value issued by a successor corporation in a transaction in which all of the outstanding Common Shares of the Company are converted into, changed into or exchanged for shares of capital stock of such successor corporation.

 

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(f) Immediately upon the action of the Board of Directors ordering the exchange of any Rights pursuant to this Section 24(e) and without any further action and without any notice, the right to exercise such Rights shall terminate and the only right thereafter of a holder of such Rights shall be to receive that number of rights in exchange therefor as has been determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with this Section 24(e). The Company shall give public notice of any such exchange; provided, however, that the failure to give, or any defect in, such notice shall not affect the validity of such exchange. The Company shall mail a notice of any such exchange to all of the holders of such Rights at their last addresses as they appear upon the registry books of the transfer agent for the Common Shares of the Company. Any notice which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be deemed given, whether or not the holder receives the notice. Each such notice of exchange will state the method by which the exchange of the Rights will be effected.

Section 25. Notice of Certain Events.

(a) In case the Company shall propose to effect or permit to occur any Triggering Event or Section 13 Event, the Company shall give notice thereof to each holder of Rights in accordance with Section 26 hereof at least twenty (20) days prior to occurrence of such Triggering Event or such Section 13 Event.

(b) In case any Triggering Event or Section 13 Event shall occur, then, in any such case, the Company shall as soon as practicable thereafter give to each holder of a Rights Certificate, in accordance with Section 26 hereof, a notice of the occurrence of such event, which shall specify the event and the consequences of the event to holders of Rights under Sections 11(a)(ii) and 13 hereof.

Section 26. Notices. Notices or demands authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Rights Agent or by the holder of any Rights Certificate to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, sent by facsimile transmission (which is confirmed) or sent by an overnight courier service, addressed (until another address is filed in writing with the Rights Agent) as follows:

ABX HOLDINGS, INC.

145 Hunter Drive

Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile No.: (937) 382-2452

with a copy to:

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

221 East Fourth Street, Suite 2000

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Attention: Roger E. Lautzenhiser

Facsimile No.: (513) 723-4056

 

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Subject to the provisions of Section 21 hereof, any notice or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Company or by the holder of any Rights Certificate to or on the Rights Agent shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, sent by facsimile transmission (which is confirmed) or sent by an overnight courier service such as Airborne Express, addressed (until another address is filed in writing with the Company) as follows:

NATIONAL CITY BANK

Shareholder Services Administration

Suite 635 - LOC 01-3116

629 Euclid Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44114

Attention: Sherry L. Damore, Vice President

Telephone No.: (216) 222-2494

Facsimile No.: (216) 222-2649

Notices or demands authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Company or the Rights Agent to the holder of any Rights Certificate shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such holder at the address of such holder as shown on the registry books of the Company.

Section 27. Supplements and Amendments. Prior to the occurrence of a Distribution Date, the Company may supplement or amend this Agreement in any respect without the approval of any holders of Rights and the Rights Agent shall, if the Company so directs, execute such supplement or amendment, provided, that the Rights Agent may, but will not be obligated to, enter into any supplement or amendment that materially affects the Rights Agent’s rights, duties, responsibilities or immunities hereunder. From and after the occurrence of a Distribution Date, the Company and the Rights Agent may from time to time supplement or amend this Agreement without the approval of any holders of Rights in order to (i) cure any ambiguity, (ii) correct or supplement any provision contained herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein, (iii) shorten or lengthen any time period hereunder, or (iv) to change or supplement the provisions hereunder in any manner that the Company may deem necessary or desirable and that shall not adversely affect the interests of the holders of Rights (other than an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person); provided, this Agreement may not be supplemented or amended to lengthen, pursuant to clause (iii) of this sentence, (A) a time period relating to when the Rights may be redeemed at such time as the Rights are not then redeemable, or (B) any other time period unless such lengthening is for the purpose of protecting, enhancing or clarifying the rights of, and/or the benefits to, the holders of Rights (other than an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person). Upon the delivery of a certificate from an appropriate officer of the Company that states that the proposed supplement or amendment is in compliance with the terms of this Section 27, the Rights Agent shall execute such supplement or amendment. Prior to the Distribution Date, the interests of the holders of Rights shall be deemed coincident with the interests of the holders of Common Shares.

 

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Section 28. Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Rights Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns hereunder.

Section 29. Determinations and Actions by the Board Of Directors, Etc. For all purposes of this Agreement, any calculation of the number of Common Shares outstanding at any particular time, including for purposes of determining the particular percentage of such outstanding Common Shares of which any Person is the Beneficial Owner, shall be made in accordance with the last sentence of Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act. The Board of Directors of the Company shall have the exclusive power and authority to administer this Agreement and to exercise all rights and powers specifically granted to the Board, or the Company, or as may be necessary or advisable in the administration of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the right and power to (i) interpret the provisions of this Agreement, and (ii) make all determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of this Agreement (including a determination to redeem or not redeem the Rights or to amend the Agreement). All such actions, calculations, interpretations and determinations (including, for purposes of clause (B) below, all omissions with respect to the foregoing) which are done or made by the Board in good faith, shall (A) be final, conclusive and binding on the Company, the Rights Agent, the holders of the Rights Certificates and all other parties, and (B) not subject the Board to any liability to the holders of the Rights.

Section 30. Benefits of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company, the Rights Agent and the registered holders of the Rights Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the Common Shares) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim pursuant to this Agreement; but this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company, the Rights Agent and the registered holders of the Rights Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the Common Shares).

Section 31. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any such term, provision, covenant or restriction is held by such court or authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable and the Board of Directors of the Company determines in its good faith judgment that severing the invalid language from this Agreement would adversely affect the purpose or effect of this Agreement, the right of redemption set forth in Section 23 hereof shall be reinstated and shall not expire until the Close of Business on the tenth (10th) day following the date of such determination by the Board of Directors.

Section 32. Governing Law. This Agreement and each Right and each Rights Certificate issued hereunder shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such State applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely within such State.

 

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Section 33. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 34. Descriptive Headings. Descriptive headings of the several Sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

“COMPANY”     ABX HOLDINGS, INC.
    By:   /s/ W. Joseph Payne
        Name:   W. Joseph Payne
        Title:   Secretary
“RIGHTS AGENT”     NATIONAL CITY BANK,
    AS RIGHTS AGENT
    By:   /s/ Sherry L. Damore
        Name:   Sherry L. Damore
        Title:   Vice President


CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ABX HOLDINGS, INC.

(a Delaware corporation)

FIRST: The name of the corporation is ABX Holdings, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, DE 19808, County of New Castle, and the name of its registered agent at that address is Corporation Service Company.

THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “General Corporation Law”).

FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is 95,000,000 shares, of which 75,000,000 shares shall be Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), and 20,000,000 shares shall be Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Preferred Stock”), of which 75,000 shares shall be Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Series A Junior Preferred Stock”).

(A) Common Stock.

(1) Voting Rights. Subject to Article Fifth below, the holders of Common Stock shall, on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation, be entitled to one vote per share.

(2) Dividends. Subject to any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation and the terms of any series of Preferred Stock that may from time to time come into existence, holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, when and if declared by the Board of Directors, such dividends as may be declared thereon by the Board of Directors from time to time out of assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor.

(3) Liquidation. Subject to Article Fifth below, all shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to any assets of the Corporation available for distribution to stockholders after payment in full of any preferential amount to which holders of Preferred Stock may be entitled.

 

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(4) Legend. Each certificate representing shares of Common Stock shall bear the following legend:

“The shares of Common Stock represented hereby are

subject to foreign stock ownership restrictions as set forth

in the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation.”

(B) Preferred Stock.

The shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized to fix and determine by resolution or resolutions the number of shares of each series of Preferred Stock and the designation thereof, and voting and other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, with such qualifications, limitations or restrictions on such powers, preferences and rights, if any, as shall be stated in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series of Preferred Stock as may be adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors prior to the issuance of any shares thereof, in accordance with the General Corporation Law, and to the full extent permitted thereby; including, without limitation, any dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights and terms, voting rights, redemption rights and terms (including any sinking fund provisions), redemption price(s) and terms, and rights in the event of liquidation, dissolution or distribution of assets. Subject to any limitations or restrictions stated in any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors originally fixing the number of shares constituting any series, the Board of Directors may by resolution or resolutions likewise adopted increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of any such series subsequent to the issuance of shares of that series, and in case the number of shares of any series shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status which they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.

(C) Designation of Series A Junior Preferred Stock.

(1) Designation and Amount. The Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall have a par value $0.01 per share, and the number of shares constituting such series shall be 75,000.

(2) Proportional Adjustment. In the event that the Corporation shall at any time after the issuance of any share or shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock or (iii) combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Corporation shall simultaneously effect a proportional adjustment to the number of outstanding shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock.

(3) Dividends and Distributions.

(a) Subject to the prior and superior right of the holders of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock ranking prior and superior to the shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor, quarterly dividends payable in cash on the last day of January, April, July and October in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a “Quarterly Dividend Payment Date”), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date

 

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after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series A Junior Preferred Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, and 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series A Junior Preferred Stock.

(b) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Series A Junior Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph (a) above immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock).

(c) Dividends shall begin to accrue on outstanding shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock, unless the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either of which events such dividends shall begin to accrue from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall be no more than 30 days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.

(4) Voting Rights. The holders of shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights:

(a) Each share of Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 1,000 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation.

(b) Except as otherwise provided herein or by law, the holders of shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.

 

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(c) Except as required by law, the holders of Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights and their consent shall not be required (except to the extent that they are entitled to vote with holders of Common Stock as set forth herein) for taking any corporate action.

(5) Certain Restrictions.

(a) The Corporation shall not declare any dividend on, make any distribution on, or redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Common Stock after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series A Junior Preferred Stock unless concurrently therewith it shall declare a dividend on the Series A Junior Preferred Stock as required by Section (3) hereof.

(b) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Series A Junior Preferred Stock as provided in Section (3) are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:

(i) declare or pay dividends on, make any other distributions on, or redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Junior Preferred Stock;

(ii) declare or pay dividends on, or make any other distributions on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Junior Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series A Junior Preferred Stock and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled;

(iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Junior Preferred Stock, provided that the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any such parity stock in exchange for shares of any stock of the Corporation ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series A Junior Preferred Stock; or

(iv) purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a parity with the Series A Junior Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of the respective series and classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.

 

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(c) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under paragraph (a) of this Section (5), purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.

(6) Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and canceled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock and may be reissued.

(7) Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive an aggregate amount per share equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share to holders of shares of Common Stock plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends on such shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock.

(8) Consolidation, Merger, etc. In case the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, then in any such case the shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed in an amount per share equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged.

(9) No Redemption. The shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable.

(10) Ranking. The Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall rank junior to all other series of the Corporation’s Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, unless the terms of any such series shall provide otherwise.

(11) Amendment. If any shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock have been issued, this Certificate of Incorporation shall not be amended in any manner which would materially alter or change the powers, preferences, privileges or relative, participating, optional or other special rights, or the qualifications, limitations or restrictions, of the Series A Junior Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series.

(12) Fractional Shares. Series A Junior Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of a share which shall entitle the holder, in proportion to such holder’s fractional shares, to exercise voting rights, receive dividends, participate in distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights of holders of Series A Junior Preferred Stock.

 

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FIFTH: Ownership Restrictions.

(A) Foreign Ownership Limitation.

The ownership or control of (1) twenty-five percent (25%) (the “Maximum Voting Percentage”) or more of the issued and outstanding Voting Stock (as defined below) of the Corporation or (2) shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to receive fifty percent (50%) (the “Maximum Economic Percentage”) or more of the Corporation’s dividends, distributions or proceeds upon liquidation, by persons who are not citizens of the United States (“U.S. Citizens”) as defined in 49 U.S.C. Section 40102(a)(15) is prohibited; provided, however, that the Maximum Voting Percentage shall be deemed to be automatically increased or decreased from time to time to that percentage of ownership which is then permissible by persons who are not U.S. Citizens under applicable Foreign Ownership Restrictions; provided, further, that the Board of Directors, by a majority vote of the Independent Directors, may increase or decrease the Maximum Economic Percentage if the Board of Directors in good faith, and upon advice of independent counsel, determines that such increase or decrease is permitted by applicable Foreign Ownership Restrictions. As used in this Certificate of Incorporation, “Voting Stock” means the Common Stock, the Series A Junior Preferred Stock, and any other classes of stock issued by the Corporation that are entitled to vote on matters generally referred to the stockholders for a vote and “Foreign Ownership Restrictions” shall mean United States statutory and United States Department of Transportation regulatory or interpretive restrictions on foreign ownership or control of the Corporation the breach of which would result in the loss of any operating certificate or authority of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, including any successor provisions or regulations thereto.

(B) Foreign Stock Record.

In furtherance of enforcing the prohibition set forth in Section (A) above, a transfer of shares of any class of stock of the Corporation to an Alien (as defined below) shall not be valid, except between the parties to the transfer, until the transfer shall have been recorded on the Foreign Stock Record of the Corporation as provided in this Article Fifth. The “Foreign Stock Record” shall mean a record maintained by the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation which shall record the date of a transfer to an Alien, the parties to the transfer and the number and description of the shares of stock transferred to the Alien. At no time shall ownership or control of shares representing more than the lesser of (i) the Maximum Voting Percentage of the issued and outstanding Voting Stock, or (ii) the Maximum Economic Percentage of all shares of stock of the Corporation, be registered on the Foreign Stock Record. If at any time the Corporation shall determine that shares of stock are purportedly owned or controlled by one or more Aliens who are not registered on the Foreign Stock Record, the registration of such shares shall, subject to the limitation in the preceding sentence, be made in chronological order in the Foreign Stock Record, based on the date of the Corporation’s finding of ownership or control of such shares by an Alien. If at any time the Corporation shall determine that the number of shares of Voting Stock registered on the Foreign Stock Record exceeds the Maximum Voting Percentage, or that the number of shares of stock of the Corporation registered on the Foreign Stock Record exceeds the Maximum Economic Percentage, sufficient shares shall be removed from the Foreign Stock Record in reverse chronological order so that the number of shares of Voting Stock registered on the Foreign Stock Record does not

 

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exceed the Maximum Voting Percentage and so that the number of shares of stock of the Corporation registered on the Foreign Stock Record does not exceed the Maximum Economic Percentage. At no time shall shares of stock of the Corporation known by the Corporation to be held of record or controlled by Aliens and not registered on the Foreign Stock Record be entitled to vote or to receive dividends, distributions or other benefits of ownership. All shares of stock of the Corporation known to the Corporation to be held of record by Aliens as of the date of the adoption of this Certificate of Incorporation shall be registered on the Foreign Stock Record. The shares registered on the Foreign Stock Record pursuant to the preceding sentence have chronological priority over any subsequent request for the registration of additional shares of stock of the Corporation on the Foreign Stock Record. As used in this Certificate of Incorporation, “Alien” shall mean (i) any person who is not a U.S. Citizen, or any nominee of such person; (ii) any foreign government or representative thereof; (iii) any corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government; or (iv) any corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other entity which is an Affiliate of an Alien or Aliens. “Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

(C) Beneficial Ownership Inquiry.

(1) The Corporation may by notice in writing (which may be included in the form of proxy or ballot distributed to stockholders of the Corporation in connection with the annual meeting (or any special meeting) of the stockholders of the Corporation, or otherwise) require a person that is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation or that the Corporation knows to have, or has reasonable cause to believe has, Beneficial Ownership of such stock to certify in such manner as the Corporation shall deem appropriate (including by way of execution of any form of proxy or ballot by such person) that, to the knowledge of such person:

(a) all stock of the Corporation as to which such person has record ownership or Beneficial Ownership are owned and controlled only by U.S. Citizens; or

(b) the number and class or series of stock of the Corporation owned of record or Beneficially Owned by such person that are owned or controlled by Aliens are as set forth in such certificate. As used herein, “Beneficial Ownership” and “Beneficially Owned” refer to beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 (without regard to the 60-day provision in paragraph (d)(l)(i) thereof) under the Exchange Act.

(2) With respect to any equity securities identified by such person in response to Section (C)(1), the Corporation may require such person to provide such further information as the Corporation may reasonably require in order to implement the provisions of this Article Fifth.

(3) For purposes of applying the provisions of this Article Fifth with respect to any stock of the Corporation, in the event of the failure of any person to provide the certificate or other information to which the Corporation is entitled pursuant to this Section (C)(1), the Corporation shall presume that the equity securities in question are owned or controlled by Aliens.

 

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SIXTH: The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the person in whose name any share, right or option is registered as the owner thereof, for all purposes, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share, right or option on the part of any other person, whether or not the Corporation shall have notice thereof, save as may be expressly provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.

SEVENTH: A director shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books of account of the Corporation or statements prepared by any of its officials as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities and/or net profits of the Corporation, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of surplus or other funds from which dividends might properly be declared and paid.

EIGHTH: Without action by the stockholders, the shares of stock may be issued by the Corporation from time to time for such consideration not less than the par value thereof, as may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors thereof, and any and all such shares so issued, the full consideration for which has been paid or delivered, shall be deemed fully paid stock and not liable to any further call or assessment thereon, and the holder of such shares shall not be liable for any further call or assessment thereon or for any further payment thereon.

NINTH: The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

TENTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the General Corporation Law, but subject to the provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized and empowered to adopt, repeal, alter, amend and rescind from time to time any or all of the Bylaws of the Corporation, without the assent or vote of the stockholders, in any manner not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware or this Certificate of Incorporation; provided, however, that, in addition to any other approval required by law, any amendment, alteration or repeal of the Bylaws shall require the approval of at least 66 2/3% of the directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors or by unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting. The stockholders may not amend the Bylaws of the Corporation without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3 % of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Corporation.

ELEVENTH: Subject to Article Fourteenth below, the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall consist of such number of directors as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation.

TWELFTH: No person shall be elected to serve as a director of the Corporation unless immediately following such election, (A) at least two-thirds of the directors of the Corporation consist of persons who are then U.S. Citizens, and (B) a majority of the directors of the Corporation are Independent Directors (as defined below). No person shall be appointed to serve as an officer of the Corporation unless immediately following such appointment, at least two-thirds of the officers of the Corporation consist of persons who are then U.S. Citizens. The President of the Corporation shall at all times be a U.S. Citizen. For purposes of this Certificate of Incorporation, “Independent Director” shall mean a director who is not (x) a director, officer, employee, agent, stockholder or

 

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representative of (i) a party (other than the Corporation) to the ACMI Service Agreement dated August 15, 2003, by and between ABX Air, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and DHL Worldwide Express, B.V., a company organized and existing under the laws of the Netherlands, until the termination of such agreement or (ii) any Affiliate of any such holder or party (a “Restricted Party”), or (y) a spouse, parent, sibling or child of any person described in clause (x).

THIRTEENTH: The Corporation shall not enter into any transaction between the Corporation and any Restricted Party unless such transaction shall have been approved by a majority of the Independent Directors then in office.

FOURTEENTH: (A) The number of directors of the Corporation shall be not less than three nor more than nine. The exact number of directors shall be fixed from time to time, within the limits specified in this section, by the Board of Directors.

(B) The Board of Directors shall be and is divided into three classes, Class I, Class II and Class III, which shall be as nearly equal in number as possible. Each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting following the annual meeting at which such director is elected; provided, however, that each initial director of Class I shall hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2008; each initial director in Class II shall hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2009; and each initial director in Class III shall hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2010.

(C) Advance notice of nominations for the election of directors, other than by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof or any authorized officer of the Corporation to whom the Board of Directors or such committee shall have delegated such authority, and information concerning nominees, shall be given in the manner provided by the Bylaws.

FIFTEENTH: Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time only by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President. Special Meetings shall be held at such date and time as may be specified in the notice. The business permitted to be conducted at any special meeting of the stockholders is limited to the purpose or purposes specified in the notice.

SIXTEENTH: The affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 66-2/3% of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Corporation shall be required for the approval or authorization of any: (i) merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into any other corporation; or (ii) sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation to or with any other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation to or with any other corporation, person or other entity; provided, however, that such 66-2/3% voting requirement shall not be applicable if the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall have approved such transaction in clause (i) or (ii) by a resolution adopted by 66-2/3% of the members of the Board of Directors.

 

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SEVENTEENTH: Subject to the rights of the holders of the shares of any series of Preferred Stock or any other class of stock or series thereof having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders.

EIGHTEENTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereinafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred to stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation; provided, however, that any amendment, alteration or repeal of Section (C) of Article Fourth, Article Tenth, Article Fourteenth, Article Fifteenth, Article Sixteenth, Article Seventeenth or this Article Eighteenth shall require the approval of the holders of shares of the Corporation representing at least 66 2/3% of the shares then entitled to vote thereon.

NINETEENTH: A director of the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the General Corporation Law as the same exists or may hereafter be amended. Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing sentence shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment, modification or repeal.

TWENTIETH: Indemnification and Insurance.

(A) Right to Indemnification.

(1) Persons Entitled to Indemnification. Subject to the General Corporation Law as existing or hereafter amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), the Corporation will indemnify and hold harmless each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was, had agreed to become or is alleged to have been, a director or officer of the Corporation, and each person who is or was serving, or had agreed to serve or is alleged to have served, at the request of or to further the interests of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of, or in a similar capacity for, another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans of the Corporation or of any of its affiliates (“Indemnitee”).

(2) Scope of Indemnification. The indemnification right pursuant to this Section (A) will extend to persons entitled to such right whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action or inaction in an official capacity or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent.

 

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(3) Expenses Indemnified. The Corporation will indemnify persons entitled to indemnity against all costs, charges, expenses, liabilities and losses (including court costs and attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Indemnitee in connection therewith.

(4) Survival. The indemnification right outlined in this Section (A) will continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent. Further, the indemnification right will inure to the benefit of such Indemnitee’s estate, heirs, executors and administrators.

(5) Limitation of Indemnification. The Corporation will indemnify any Indemnitee seeking indemnification in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee only if such Proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors.

(B) Repayment of Indemnified Expenses.

The right to indemnification conferred in this Article Twentieth shall be a contract right and shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in investigating and defending or responding to any such Proceeding in advance of its final disposition, and any appeal therefrom (“Advance Payment”), such advances to be paid by the Corporation within twenty (20) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements from the claimant requesting such advance or advances from time to time. Nevertheless, if the General Corporation Law so requires, such Advance Payment of expenses incurred by an Indemnitee in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such person while a director or officer, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) will be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under Delaware law.

(C) Indemnification of Other Persons.

The Corporation may, by action of the Board of Directors, provide indemnification to employees and agents of the Corporation with the same scope and effect as the indemnification of directors and officers as outlined in Sections (A)(1) and (A)(2) above.

(D) Right of Claimant to Bring Suit.

If a claim brought under Sections (A)(1), (A)(2) or (A)(3) of this Article Twentieth is not paid in full by the Corporation within thirty (30) days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If the claimant’s suit is successful in whole or in part, the claimant will be entitled to recover also the expense of prosecuting such claim.

(1) Valid Defenses to the Claimant’s Action. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for Advance Payment where the required undertaking, if any is required, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has failed to meet a standard of conduct which makes it permissible under Delaware law for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation.

 

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(2) Invalid Defenses to the Claimant’s Action. Neither of the following acts or omissions will be a defense to the claimant’s action or create a presumption that the claimant has failed to meet the standard of conduct described in Section (D)(1) above:

(a) the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is permissible in the circumstances because the claimant has met such standard of conduct; nor

(b) an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such standard of conduct.

(E) Non-Exclusivity of Rights.

The right to indemnification and to Advance Payments conferred in this Article Twentieth shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any: (i) statute; (ii) provision of this Certificate of Incorporation; (iii) Bylaw; (iv) agreement; (v) vote of stockholders; (vi) vote of disinterested directors; or (vii) otherwise.

(F) Insurance.

Regardless of whether the Corporation would have the power under Delaware law to indemnify itself or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect such persons or entities against any such expense, liability or loss.

(G) Expenses as a Witness.

The Corporation will indemnify any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation who, by reason of such position, or a position with another entity at the request of the Corporation, is a witness in any Proceeding. Such indemnity will cover all costs and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the witness or on his or her behalf in connection with the Proceeding.

(H) Indemnity Agreements.

The Corporation may enter into agreements with any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation providing for indemnification to the full extent permitted by Delaware law.

 

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(I) Amendment.

No amendment, repeal, modification or termination of this Article Twentieth or the relevant provision of the General Corporation Law or any other applicable laws shall in any way diminish or adversely affect the rights of any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation hereunder in respect of any occurrence or matter arising prior to any such amendment, repeal, modification or termination.

(J) Severability.

If any provision or provisions of this Article Twentieth shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Article Twentieth (including, without limitation, each portion of any section of this Article Twentieth containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Article Twentieth (including, without limitation, each portion of any section of this Article Twentieth containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

TWENTY-FIRST: The name and mailing address of the incorporator is:

Joseph C. Hete

Airborne Air Park

145 Hunter Drive

Wilmington, OH 45177

Executed at Wilmington, Ohio on September 5, 2007.

 

/s/ Joseph C. Hete
Joseph C. Hete

 

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EXHIBIT A

Form of Rights Certificate

 

Certificate No. R-

  _________ Rights

NOT EXERCISABLE AFTER THE EARLIER OF (i) AUGUST 15, 2013, (ii) THE DATE TERMINATED BY THE COMPANY OR (iii) THE DATE THE COMPANY EXCHANGES THE RIGHTS PURSUANT TO THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT. THE RIGHTS ARE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, AT THE OPTION OF THE COMPANY, AT $0.001 PER RIGHT ON THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, RIGHTS BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY AN ACQUIRING PERSON OR AN AFFILIATE OR ASSOCIATE OF AN ACQUIRING PERSON (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT) AND ANY SUBSEQUENT HOLDER OF SUCH RIGHTS MAY BECOME NULL AND VOID. [THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED BY THIS RIGHTS CERTIFICATE ARE OR WERE BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY A PERSON WHO WAS OR BECAME AN ACQUIRING PERSON OR AN AFFILIATE OR ASSOCIATE OF AN ACQUIRING PERSON (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT). ACCORDINGLY, THIS RIGHTS CERTIFICATE AND THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY BECOME NULL AND VOID IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 7(e) OF SUCH RIGHTS AGREEMENT.]1

Rights Certificate

ABX HOLDINGS, INC.

This certifies that                                         , or registered assigns, is the registered owner of the number of Rights set forth above, each of which entitles the owner thereof, subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Preferred Stock Rights Agreement dated as of December 31, 2007, (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Rights Agreement”), between ABX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and National City Bank, as Rights Agent ( the “Rights Agent”), to purchase from the Company at any time after the Distribution Date (as such term is defined in the Rights Agreement) and prior to 5:00 P.M., New York time, on August 15, 2013 at the office of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, or at the office of its successor as Rights Agent, one one-thousandth (0.001) of a fully paid and non-assessable share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), of the Company, at an Exercise Price of One Hundred and Eighty Dollars and no cents ($180.00) per one-thousandth (0.001) of a Preferred Share (the “Exercise Price”), upon presentation and surrender of this Rights Certificate with the Form of Election to Purchase and related Certificate duly executed. The number of Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate (and the number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share which may be purchased upon exercise hereof) set forth above are the number and Exercise Price as of December 31, 2007 based on the Preferred Shares as constituted at such date. As

 


1

The portion of the legend in bracket shall be inserted only if applicable and shall replace the preceding sentence.

 

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provided in the Rights Agreement, the Exercise Price and the number and kind of Preferred Shares or other securities which may be purchased upon the exercise of the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate are subject to modification and adjustment upon the happening of certain events.

This Rights Certificate is subject to all of the terms, provisions and conditions of the Rights Agreement, which terms, provisions and conditions are hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof and to which Rights Agreement reference is hereby made for a full description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities hereunder of the Rights Agent, the Company and the holders of the Rights Certificates, which limitations of rights include the temporary suspension of the exercisability of such Rights under the specific circumstances set forth in the Rights Agreement. Copies of the Rights Agreement are on file at the principal executive offices of the Company and the above-mentioned office of the Rights Agent. The Company will mail to the holder of this Rights Certificate a copy of the Rights Agreement without charge after receipt of a written request therefor.

Subject to the provisions of the Rights Agreement, the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate (i) may be redeemed by the Company, at its option, at a redemption price of $0.001 per Right or (ii) may be exchanged by the Company in whole or in part for Common Shares, substantially equivalent rights or other consideration as determined by the Company.

This Rights Certificate, with or without other Rights Certificates, upon surrender at the office of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, may be exchanged for another Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates of like tenor and date evidencing Rights entitling the holder to purchase a like aggregate amount of securities as the Rights evidenced by the Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates surrendered shall have entitled such holder to purchase. If this Rights Certificate shall be exercised in part, the holder shall be entitled to receive upon surrender hereof another Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates for the number of whole Rights not exercised.

No fractional portion of less than one one-thousandth (0.001) of a Preferred Share will be issued upon the exercise of any Right or Rights evidenced hereby but in lieu thereof a cash payment will be made, as provided in the Rights Agreement.

No holder of this Rights Certificate, as such, shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed for any purpose the holder of the Preferred Shares or of any other securities of the Company which may at any time be issuable on the exercise hereof, nor shall anything contained in the Rights Agreement or herein be construed to confer upon the holder hereof, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action, or to receive notice of meetings or other actions affecting stockholders (except as provided in the Rights Agreement), or to receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, until the Right or Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate shall have been exercised as provided in the Rights Agreement.

This Rights Certificate shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until it shall have been countersigned by the Rights Agent.

 

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WITNESS the facsimile signature of the proper officers of the Company and its corporate seal. Dated as of                     ,             .

 

ATTEST:     ABX HOLDINGS, INC.
By:         By:    
  Name:         Name:
  Title:   Secretary       Title:
Countersigned:    
NATIONAL CITY BANK as Rights Agent    
By:          
  Name:        
  Its:        

 

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FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF RIGHTS CERTIFICATE

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT

(To be executed by the registered holder if such

holder desires to transfer the Rights Certificate)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED                      hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

 

 
 

(Please print name and address of transferee)

this Rights Certificate, together with all right, title and interest therein, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                                          Attorney, to transfer the within Rights Certificate on the books of the within-named Company, with full power of substitution.

Dated:                     ,         

 

   
  Signature

Signature Guaranteed:

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “Eligible Guarantor Institution” (such as banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions, with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program) pursuant to Rule 17Ad-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


CERTIFICATE

The undersigned hereby certifies by checking the appropriate boxes that:

(1) this Rights Certificate [ ] is [ ] is not being sold, assigned and transferred by or on behalf of a Person who is or was an Acquiring Person, or an Affiliate or Associate of any such Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement);

(2) after due inquiry and to the best knowledge of the undersigned, it [ ] did [ ] did not acquire the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate from any Person who is, was or subsequently became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of any such Person.

Dated:                     ,         

 

   
  Signature

Signature Guaranteed:

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “Eligible Guarantor Institution” (such as banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions, with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program) pursuant to Rule 17Ad-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF RIGHTS CERTIFICATE – CONTINUED

FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE

(To be executed if holder desires to

exercise the Rights Certificate)

To:                     

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise                      Rights represented by this Rights Certificate to purchase the number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share issuable upon the exercise of such Rights and requests that certificates for such number of one-thousandths (0.001) of a Preferred Share issued in the name of:

Please insert social security

or other identifying number:

 

 
 

(Please print name and address)

If such number of Rights shall not be all the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate, a new Rights Certificate for the balance remaining of such Rights shall be registered in the name of and delivered to:

 

 
 

(Please print name and address)

Dated:                     ,         

 

   
  Signature

Signature Guaranteed:

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “Eligible Guarantor Institution” (such as banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions, with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program) pursuant to Rule 17Ad-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended


CERTIFICATE

The undersigned hereby certifies by checking the appropriate boxes that:

(1) the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate [ ] are [ ] are not being exercised by or on behalf of a Person who is or was an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of any such Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement);

(2) after due inquiry and to the best knowledge of the undersigned, it [ ] did [ ] did not acquire the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate from any Person who is, was or subsequently became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of any such Person.

Dated:                     ,         

 

   
  Signature

Signature Guaranteed:

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “Eligible Guarantor Institution” (such as banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions, with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program) pursuant to Rule 17Ad-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The signature in the foregoing Forms of Assignment and Election must conform to the name as written upon the face of this Rights Certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.


EXHIBIT B

Stockholder Rights Plan

ABX Holdings, Inc.

Summary of Rights

 

DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSFER

OF RIGHTS; RIGHTS CERTIFICATE:

   As a result of ABX Air, Inc. becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of ABX Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), the Board of Directors of the Company has authorized the automatic conversion of each right to purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of ABX Air, Inc. outstanding on December 31, 2007 (the “Record Date”) for one (1) right to purchase one one-thousandth (0.001) of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company (each, a “Right”). Prior to the Distribution Date referred to below, the Rights will be evidenced by and trade with the certificates for the Common Stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”). After the Distribution Date, the Company will mail Rights certificates to the Company’s stockholders and the Rights will become transferable apart from the Common Stock.
DISTRIBUTION DATE:    Rights will separate from the Common Stock and become exercisable on the date (the “Distribution Date”) that is the earlier of: (a) the tenth (10th) day (or such later date as may be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors) after a person or group acquires beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the Company’s then outstanding Common Stock or (b) the tenth (10th) business day (or such later date as may be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors) after a person or group announces a tender or exchange offer, the consummation of which would result in ownership by a person or group of 15% or more of the Common Stock.
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASABLE UPON EXERCISE:    After the Distribution Date, each Right will entitle the holder to purchase for $180.00 (the “Exercise Price”), a fraction of a share of the Company’s Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock with economic terms similar to that of one share of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

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FLIP-IN:    If an acquiror (an “Acquiring Person”) obtains 15% or more of the Company’s Common Stock, then each Right (other than Rights owned by an Acquiring Person or its affiliates) will entitle the holder thereof to purchase, for the Exercise Price, a number of shares of the Common Stock having a then-current market value of twice the Exercise Price.
FLIP-OVER:    If, after an Acquiring Person obtains 15% or more of the Company’s Common Stock, (a) the Company merges into another entity, (b) an acquiring entity merges into the Company, or (c) the Company sells more than 50% of the Company’s assets or earning power, then each Right (other than Rights owned by an Acquiring Person or its affiliates) will entitle the holder thereof to purchase, for the Exercise Price, a number of shares of common stock of the person engaging in the transaction having a then current market value of twice the Exercise Price.
EXCHANGE PROVISION:    At any time after the date on which an Acquiring Person obtains 15% or more of the Company’s Common Stock and prior to the acquisition by the Acquiring Person of 50% of the outstanding Common Stock, the Board of Directors of the Company may exchange the Rights (other than Rights owned by the Acquiring Person or its affiliates), in whole or in part, for shares of Common Stock of the Company at an exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock per Right (subject to adjustment).
REDEMPTION OF THE RIGHTS:    Rights will be redeemable at the Company’s option for $0.001 per Right at any time on or prior to the fifth day (or such later date as may be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors) after public announcement that a Person has acquired beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Shares Acquisition Date”).
EXPIRATION OF THE RIGHTS:    The Rights expire on the earlier to occur of (a) August 15, 2013 or (b) exchange or redemption of the Rights as described above.
AMENDMENT OF TERMS OF RIGHTS:    The terms of the Rights and the Rights Agreement may be amended in any respect without the consent of the Rights holders prior to the Distribution Date. From and after the Distribution Date, the terms of the Rights and the Rights Agreement may be amended without the consent of the Rights holders in order to cure any ambiguities or to make changes which do not adversely affect the interests of Rights holders (other than the Acquiring Person).

 

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VOTING RIGHTS:    Rights will not have any voting rights.
ANTI-DILUTION PROVISIONS:    Rights will have the benefit of certain customary anti-dilution provisions.
TAXES:    The Rights distribution should not be taxable for federal income tax purposes. However, following an event which renders the Rights exercisable or upon redemption of the Rights, stockholders may recognize taxable income.

The foregoing is a summary of certain principal terms of the Rights Plan only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preferred Stock Rights Agreement dated as of December 31, 2007 between the Company and National City Bank, as Rights Agent as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agreement”). The Rights Agreement may be amended from time to time. A copy of the Rights Agreement was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to a Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A. A copy of the Rights Agreement is available free of charge from the Company.

The Rights represented hereby may become null and void in the circumstances specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement.

 

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EX-10.1 4 dex101.htm CREDIT AGREEMENT Credit Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 


CREDIT AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007

AMONG

ABX HOLDINGS, INC.,

ABX AIR, INC.

AND

CHI ACQUISITION CORP.,

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

SUNTRUST BANK,

AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,

REGIONS BANK,

AS SYNDICATION AGENT

AND

FIFTH THIRD BANK,

AND

MERRILL LYNCH COMMERCIAL FINANCE CORP.,

AS CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS

 


SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.

as Joint Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner

REGIONS CAPITAL MARKETS, A DIVISION OF REGIONS BANK

as Joint Lead Arranger


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page

Section 1. Definitions and Rules of Interpretation

   2

Section 1.1.

   Definitions    2

Section 1.2.

   Rules of Interpretation    25

Section 2. Amount and Terms of Credit

   26

Section 2.1.

   Commitment    26

Section 2.2.

   Minimum Borrowing Amounts, etc.    28

Section 2.3.

   Notice of Borrowing    28

Section 2.4.

   Disbursement of Funds    29

Section 2.5.

   Evidence of Indebtedness    29

Section 2.6.

   Conversions/Continuations    30

Section 2.7.

   Pro Rata Borrowings    30

Section 2.8.

   Interest    31

Section 2.9.

   Interest Periods    32

Section 2.10.

   Increased Costs, Illegality, etc.    33

Section 2.11.

   Compensation    35

Section 2.12.

   Change of Lending Office    35

Section 2.13.

   Replacement of Lenders    35

Section 2.14.

   Incremental Facility    36

Section 2.15.

   Borrowers’ Representative    38

Section 2.16.

   Joint and Several Liability    39

Section 3. Letters of Credit

   40

Section 3.1.

   Letters of Credit    40

Section 3.2.

   Letter of Credit Requests; Notices of Issuance    41

Section 3.3.

   Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings    41

Section 3.4.

   Letter of Credit Participations    42

Section 3.5.

   Increased Costs; Illegality    43

Section 4. Fees; Commitments

   44

Section 4.1.

   Fees    44

Section 4.2.

   Voluntary Reduction of Commitments    45

Section 4.3.

   Commitment Terminations    45

Section 5. Payments

   45

Section 5.1.

   Voluntary Prepayments    45

Section 5.2.

   Mandatory Prepayments    45

Section 5.3.

   Method and Place of Payment    48

Section 5.4.

   Net Payments    48

Section 6. Conditions Precedent

   49

Section 6.1.

   Conditions Precedent to Closing Date    49

Section 6.2.

   Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events    54


          Page

Section 7. Representations and Warranties.

   54

Section 7.1.

   Corporate Status; Compliance with Law    54

Section 7.2.

   Power and Authority    54

Section 7.3.

   No Violation    55

Section 7.4.

   Litigation    55

Section 7.5.

   Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations    55

Section 7.6.

   Governmental Approvals    55

Section 7.7.

   Investment Company Act    56

Section 7.8.

   True and Complete Disclosure    56

Section 7.9.

   Financial Condition; Financial Statements    56

Section 7.10.

   Security Interests    57

Section 7.11.

   Tax Returns and Payments    57

Section 7.12.

   Compliance with ERISA    58

Section 7.13.

   Subsidiaries    58

Section 7.14.

   Intellectual Property    58

Section 7.15.

   Pollution and Other Regulations    58

Section 7.16.

   Properties    59

Section 7.17.

   Labor Matters    59

Section 7.18.

   No Default    59

Section 7.19.

   No Material Adverse Change    59

Section 7.20.

   Insurance    59

Section 7.21.

   Certain Agreements    60

Section 7.22.

   Material Contracts    60

Section 7.23.

   Indebtedness to be Refinanced    60

Section 7.24.

   Foreign Assets Control    60

Section 7.25.

   Representations in other Agreements    60

Section 7.26.

   Senior Obligations    60

Section 7.27.

   Aircraft    60

Section 8. Affirmative Covenants

   61

Section 8.1.

   Information Covenants    61

Section 8.2.

   Books, Records and Inspections    64

Section 8.3.

   Maintenance of Insurance    64

Section 8.4.

   Payment of Taxes    64

Section 8.5.

   Franchises    64

Section 8.6.

   Compliance with Contractual Obligations and Laws, Statutes, etc.    65

Section 8.7.

   Maintain Property    65

Section 8.8.

   Environmental Laws    65

Section 8.9.

   Use of Proceeds    65

Section 8.10.

   Additional Collateral    66

Section 8.11.

   Hedging Agreements    67

Section 8.12.

   Acknowledgment and Agreement from Target    67

Section 8.13.

   DHL Refinancing Debt    67

Section 8.14.

   Further Assurances    68

Section 9. Negative Covenants

   68

Section 9.1.

   Changes in Business    68

Section 9.2.

   Consolidation, Merger, Sale of Assets, etc.    68

Section 9.3.

   Liens    69

 

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          Page

Section 9.4.

   Indebtedness    71

Section 9.5.

   Advances, Investments and Loans    72

Section 9.6.

   Amendments to Documents, etc.    73

Section 9.7.

   Dividends, Restrictive Agreements, DHL Refinancing Debt Payments    73

Section 9.8.

   Transactions with Affiliates    76

Section 9.9.

   Sales and Leasebacks    76

Section 9.10.

   Changes in Fiscal Periods    76

Section 9.11.

   Activities of Holdings    76

Section 9.12.

   Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio    77

Section 9.13.

   First Lien Leverage Ratio    77

Section 9.14.

   Total Leverage Ratio    77

Section 9.15.

   Capital Expenditures    78

Section 10. Events of Default

   78

Section 10.1.

   Payments    78

Section 10.2.

   Representations etc.    78

Section 10.3.

   Covenants    78

Section 10.4.

   Default Under Other Agreements    79

Section 10.5.

   Bankruptcy, etc.    79

Section 10.6.

   ERISA    79

Section 10.7.

   Credit Documents    80

Section 10.8.

   Restraint of Business    80

Section 10.9.

   Loss of Authority    80

Section 10.10.

   Judgments    81

Section 10.11.

   Certified Air Carrier Status    81

Section 10.12.

   Change in Control    81

Section 10.13.

   Senior Obligations    81

Section 10.14.

   Default under Credit Documents    81

Section 10.15.

   Intercreditor Agreement    81

Section 10.16.

   Payments Subsequent to Declaration of Event of Default    82

Section 11. The Administrative Agent

   82

Section 11.1.

   Appointment    82

Section 11.2.

   Delegation of Duties    83

Section 11.3.

   Exculpatory Provisions    83

Section 11.4.

   Reliance by Administrative Agent    83

Section 11.5.

   Notice of Default    84

Section 11.6.

   Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders    84

Section 11.7.

   Indemnification    84

Section 11.8.

   The Administrative Agent and Joint Lead Arrangers in their Individual Capacity    85

Section 11.9.

   Successor Administrative Agent    85

Section 12. Miscellaneous

   85

Section 12.1.

   Payment of Expenses, etc.    85

Section 12.2.

   Right of Setoff    86

Section 12.3.

   Notices/Electronic Delivery of Information    87

Section 12.4.

   Benefit of Agreement    87

Section 12.5.

   No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative    89

 

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Section 12.6.

   Payments Pro Rata    90

Section 12.7.

   Calculations; Computations    90

Section 12.8.

   Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial    91

Section 12.9.

   Counterparts    92

Section 12.10.

   Effectiveness    92

Section 12.11.

   Headings    92

Section 12.12.

   Amendment or Waiver    92

Section 12.13.

   Survival    95

Section 12.14.

   Domicile of Loans    95

Section 12.15.

   USA Patriot Act    95

Section 12.16.

   Confidentiality    95

Section 12.17.

   Release of Liens and Guarantees    95

Section 12.18.

   Integration    96

Section 12.19.

   Acknowledgments    96

Section 12.20.

   Interest Rate Limitation    96

 

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ANNEXES:

 

1.1A    Commitments and Addresses
3.1    Part I – Existing Cargo Letters of Credit
   Part II – Existing ABX Letters of Credit
7.3    No Violation
7.11    Taxes
7.13    Subsidiaries
7.15    Environmental Matters
7.16    Real Property
7.20    Insurance
7.22    Material Contracts
9.3(d)    Existing Liens
9.4(d)    Existing Indebtedness
9.5(d)    Existing Investments
9.8    Affiliate Transactions
EXHIBITS:
A    Form of Intercreditor Agreement
B    Form of Subordinated Debt Documents
C    Form of Notice of Borrowing
D-1    Form of Term Note
D-2    Form of Revolving Note
E    Form of Assignment Agreement
F    Form of Letter of Credit Request
G    Form of Exemption Certificate
H-1    Form of Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, counsel to Holdings and its Subsidiaries
H-2    Form of Opinion of W. Joseph Payne, Esq., General Counsel of Holdings, ABX and all of the Subsidiaries of ABX
H-3    Form of Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., local Florida counsel for CHI and its Subsidiaries
H-4    Form of Opinion of Daugherty, Fowler, Peregrin, Haught & Jenson, P.C., special FAA counsel to ABX and its Subsidiaries
H-5    Form of Opinion of George Golder, General Counsel of the Target and its Subsidiaries
H-6    Form of Opinion of McAfee & Taft, special FAA counsel to the Target and its Subsidiaries
H-7    Form of Opinion of Jones Vargas, special counsel to Air Transport International Limited Liability Company
I    Form of Closing Certificate
J    Form of Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
K    Form of Solvency Certificate
L    Form of Compliance Certificate
M    Form of Acknowledgment and Agreement

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 31, 2007, among ABX AIR, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ABX”), CHI ACQUISITION CORP., a Florida corporation (“CHI”; together with ABX, each a “Borrower” and collectively the “Borrowers”), ABX HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the lending and other financial institutions listed from time to time on Annex 1.1A hereto (each a “Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”) and SUNTRUST BANK, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein and defined in Section 1 are used herein as so defined.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Holdings and CHI have entered into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 1, 2007 (together with all Exhibits, Annexes, ABX Disclosure Schedules and Cargo Disclosure Schedules attached thereto or delivered in connection therewith, the “Purchase Agreement”), among CHI, Holdings, Cargo Holdings International, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Target”) and the significant shareholders named therein, pursuant to which CHI will acquire all or substantially all of the capital stock (including options and warrants to acquire such capital stock of the Target) (the “Acquisition”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the Acquisition, the Borrowers intend to refinance (a) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2007, among the Target, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto and SunTrust Bank as administrative agent (the “Existing Cargo Holdings Credit Agreement”), (b) that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2004 among ABX, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA (successor to Bank One, NA) (the “Existing ABX Credit Agreement”), and (c) certain other obligations (collectively, the “Refinancing”);

WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the refinancing of the Existing Cargo Holdings Credit Agreement and to provide for the payment of cash consideration to be paid to the Sellers, CHI will, on the Closing Date, make a loan to the Target in the principal amount of $230,440,659.29 (the “Cargo Holdings Intercompany Loan”), which loan shall be evidenced by a promissory note (the “Cargo Holdings Intercompany Note”) pledged to the Administrative Agent as security for the Obligations;

WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders make available to the Borrowers (i) the Term Facility in the aggregate principal amount of $270,000,000 and (ii) the Revolving Facility in the aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000, in each case to provide funding for the purposes set forth in Section 8.9;


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings herein specified unless the context otherwise requires.

ABX” shall have the meaning provided in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

ABX Air Senior Subordinated Notes” has the meaning given such term in the Securities Purchase Agreement, and in any event includes each of the senior subordinated notes issued by ABX pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

ABX Holdings Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes” has the meaning given such term in the Securities Purchase Agreement, and in any event includes each of the senior subordinated convertible notes issued by Holdings pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

ACMI Service Agreement” shall mean the ACMI Service Agreement dated as of August 15, 2003 between Airborne, Inc. (now DHL Network Operations (USA), Inc.) and ABX, as amended by that certain letter agreement dated April 27, 2004 between such parties.

Acquisition” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to this Agreement.

Adjustment Date” shall be as defined in the Applicable Margin.

Administrative Agent” shall have the meaning provided in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement and shall include any successor to the Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Section 11.9.

Aeronavali Aircraft” shall mean, collectively (a) that certain Boeing 767-200, serial number 22317, FAA registration number N315AA, (b) GE engine type CF6-80A, serial number 580261 and (c) GE engine type CF6-80A, serial number 580251, in each case in the possession of Alenia Aeronavali S.p.A.

Affiliate” shall mean, as to any Person, (a) any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person or (b) any Person who is a director, officer, shareholder, member or partner (i) of such Person, (ii) of any Subsidiary of such Person or (iii) of any Person described in the preceding clause (a). For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the power, directly or indirectly, either to (i) vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (ii) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.

Agreement” shall mean this Credit Agreement.

Aircraft” shall mean all aircraft of the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries now or hereafter owned, leased or used in their business for the transportation of passengers and/or cargo and all related components, parts and property used in the operation of the aircraft which are attached to, connected with or located on such aircraft (including, without limitation, all Engines installed on an Aircraft, all galleys, seats, instruments, avionics, electronics, equipment, parts, attachments, APUs and accessories).

 

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Anticipated Reinvestment Amount” shall mean, with respect to any Reinvestment Election, the amount specified in the Reinvestment Notice delivered by either of the Borrowers in connection therewith as the amount of the Net Cash Proceeds from the related Asset Sale or Recovery Event that such Borrower intends to use to purchase, construct, convert, improve or otherwise acquire Reinvestment Assets.

Applicable Margin” shall mean, for each Type and category of Loan, the rate per annum set forth under the relevant column heading and opposite the relevant category below:

 

Level

  

First Lien Leverage Ratio

  

Applicable

Margin for

Eurodollar
Rate Loans

    Applicable
Margin for Base
Rate Loans
    Commitment Fee
for Revolver
 

I

   Greater than or equal to 2.50x    3.00 %   1.75 %   0.50 %

II

   Less than 2.50x but greater than or equal to 2.00x    2.625 %   1.375 %   0.375 %

III

   Less than 2.00x but greater than or equal to 1.50x    2.25 %   1.125 %   0.30 %

IV

   Less than 1.50x but greater than or equal to 1.00x    2.00 %   1.00 %   0.25 %

V

   Less than 1.00x    1.75 %   0.75 %   0.20 %

For the purposes hereof, changes in the Applicable Margin resulting from changes in the First Lien Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the date (the “Adjustment Date”) that is three Business Days after the date on which financial statements are delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 8.1 and shall remain in effect until the next change to be effected pursuant to this paragraph; provided, that the foregoing is subject in all events to the last paragraph of Section 8.1(c). If any financial statements referred to above are not delivered within the time periods specified in Section 8.1, then, until the date that is three Business Days after the date on which such financial statements are delivered, the highest rate set forth in each column of the table above shall apply. Each determination of the First Lien Leverage Ratio pursuant to the above table shall be made in a manner consistent with the determination thereof pursuant to Section 9.13. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Margin from the Closing Date until the third Business Day after the Borrowers deliver the required financial statements Section 8.1 for the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2008 shall be at Level I.

 

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Approved Fund” shall mean (a) a CLO and (b) with respect to any Lender that is a fund which invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit and is managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.

APU” shall mean (i) any auxiliary power unit described and listed by manufacturer’s serial number and currently installed on any Aircraft whether or not thereafter installed on such Aircraft or any other Aircraft from time to time; (ii) any auxiliary power unit which may from time to time be substituted for any auxiliary power unit leased hereunder; and (iii) in each case set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) hereof, with any and all parts incorporated in or installed on or attached to any such auxiliary power unit and any and all parts removed therefrom so long as title thereto shall remain vested in the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries after removal from any such auxiliary power unit.

Asset Sale” shall mean the sale, transfer or other disposition by either of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries of any asset or property to any Person other than such Borrower or such Subsidiary (other than (i) sales, transfers or other dispositions of inventory or equipment in the Ordinary Course of Business, (ii) sales of assets pursuant to Section 9.9 (including any sale and leaseback of assets) and (iii) sales pursuant to Section 9.2(i)).

Authorized Officer” shall mean, as applied to any Person, any individual holding the position of chairman of the board (if an officer), chief executive officer, president or one of its vice presidents (or the equivalent thereof), and such Person’s chief financial officer or treasurer.

Aviation Authority” shall mean, with respect to any Aircraft or Engine, the FAA or (if the jurisdiction of registration of such Aircraft or Engine ceases to be the United States of America) the authority and/or Governmental Authority which, under the laws of the jurisdiction of registration, from time to time (i) has control or supervision of civil aviation, or (ii) has jurisdiction over registration, airworthiness or operation of such Aircraft or Engine.

Bankruptcy Code” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.5.

Base Rate” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus  1/2 of 1%. For purposes hereof: “Prime Rate” shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in Atlanta, Georgia, and “Federal Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it. If for any reason the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate, for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms hereof, the Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) of the first sentence of this definition, as appropriate, until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.

 

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Base Rate Loans” shall mean Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Base Rate.

Borrower(s)” shall have the meaning provided in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Borrowing” shall mean the incurrence of one Type of Loan pursuant to a single Facility by the Borrowers from all of the Lenders having Commitments with respect to such Facility on a pro rata basis on a given date (or resulting from conversions on a given date), having in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans the same Interest Period; provided that Base Rate Loans incurred pursuant to Section 2.10(b) shall be considered part of any related Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans.

Business Day” shall mean (i) for all purposes other than as covered by clause (ii) below, any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be in Atlanta, Georgia or the City of New York a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law or other governmental actions to close and (ii) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, Eurodollar Rate Loans, any day which is a Business Day described in clause (i) and which is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the interbank Eurodollar market.

Buyers” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

Cape Town Convention” shall mean the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, and its Protocol on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment.

CapEx Ratio” shall mean, at any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the Test Period ending on or immediately preceding such date of determination to (ii) the aggregate Capital Expenditures made by Holdings and its Subsidiaries during such Test Period.

Capital Expenditures” shall mean, for any period, expenditures (including the aggregate amount of Capitalized Lease Obligations required to be paid during such period) incurred by any Person to acquire or construct fixed assets, plant and equipment (including renewals, improvements, replacements, and Maintenance Capital Expenditures) during such period, which would be required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that non-refundable deposits made in respect of any such expenditures shall in any event be deemed to be Capital Expenditures.

Capital Lease” as applied to any Person shall mean any lease of (or arrangement conveying the right to use) any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee which, in conformity with GAAP, is classified and accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.

Capital Stock” of any Person shall mean any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participation or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any preferred stock, any limited or general partnership interest and any limited liability company membership interest.

 

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Capitalized Lease Obligations” shall mean all obligations under Capital Leases of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, in each case, taken at the amount thereof accounted for as liabilities in accordance with GAAP.

Cargo Holdings Intercompany Loan” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals hereto.

Cargo Holdings Intercompany Loan Documents” shall mean the Cargo Holdings Intercompany Note and each other agreement, instrument or document executed in connection therewith.

Cargo Holdings Intercompany Note” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals hereto.

Cash Equivalents” shall mean (i) direct obligations of the United States or any agency thereof with the full faith and credit of the United States government, or obligations guaranteed by the United States government or any agency thereof with the full faith and credit of the United States government, and for Subsidiaries under jurisdictions outside of the United States, direct obligations of the government of the country in which such foreign subsidiary is located or any agency thereof with the full faith and credit of the United States government, or obligations guaranteed by such foreign government or any agency thereof with the full faith and credit of the United States government, (ii) time deposits, including certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements, bankers acceptances and Eurodollar time deposits issued by any office of any bank or trust company, provided in each case that such investment matures within one year from the date of acquisition thereof, (iii) demand deposits made in the Ordinary Course of Business, (iv) commercial paper rated in either of the two highest grades by a nationally recognized credit rating agency, (v) money market funds whose investments consist substantially of the foregoing, and (vi) any security rated at least A3 by Moody’s or A- by Standard & Poor’s with a maximum maturity of 18 months and an average maturity for all such securities of not more than 12 months.

Cash Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any Asset Sale or any Recovery Event, the aggregate cash payments (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise issued in connection with such Asset Sale or Recovery Event, other than the portion of such deferred payment constituting interest, but only as and when so received) received by either Borrower and/or any Subsidiary from such Asset Sale or Recovery Event.

Certified Air Carrier” shall mean, as to any Person, an air carrier holding a certificate issued by the FAA pursuant to Section 44705 of Title 49 of the United States Code or any other Federal Aviation Laws.

Change in Control” shall mean, at any time, (i) any Person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) (a) shall have acquired, directly or indirectly, beneficial or record ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of 30% or more on a fully diluted basis of the total voting power represented by the Capital Stock of Holdings or (b) shall have obtained the power (whether or not exercised) to elect a majority of the

 

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members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Holdings (other than pursuant to proxies solicited by the board of directors of Holdings in connection with an election of directors); (ii) Holdings shall cease to beneficially own (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) 100% on a fully diluted basis of the Capital Stock of ABX and CHI and, after the consummation of the CHI Merger, the Target; (iii) the majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of Holdings cease to be occupied by individuals who are Incumbent Directors (as defined below) or (iv) any "change of control" or similar event under the Subordinated Notes (or any of them) shall occur. For purposes of this definition, an “Incumbent Director” is any individual who was a member of the board of directors of Holdings on the Closing Date; provided, however, that any individual who becomes a director of Holdings subsequent to the Closing Date whose election or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, is approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising Incumbent Directors, shall be considered an Incumbent Director.

Change in Law” the adoption or effectiveness of any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by such Lender or its holding company 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.

CHI” shall have the meaning provided in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

CHI Merger” shall mean the merger of CHI with and into the Target with the Target being the surviving corporation.

CLO” shall mean any entity (whether a corporation, partnership, trust or otherwise) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and is administered or managed by a Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender.

Closing Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.10.

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder. 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” shall mean all property of the Credit Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be created by any Security Document.

Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Term Commitment and Revolving Commitment.

Commitment Fee for Revolver” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(a).

Commitment Fee Rate for Revolver” shall mean .50% per annum; provided that commencing with the date of delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 8.1(b) for the Fiscal Quarter of Holdings ended March 31, 2008, the Commitment Fee Rate for Revolver shall be calculated in accordance with the Applicable Margin.

 

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Compliance Certificate” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.1(c).

Confidential Information Memorandum” shall mean the Confidential Information Memorandum dated November, 2007 with respect to the Facilities.

Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus, without duplication and to the extent reflected as a deduction in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (i) total income tax expense during such period, (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense during such period, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense, (iv) amortization of intangibles (including, but not limited to, goodwill), and (v) any extraordinary expenses or losses and minus any extraordinary income or gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, gains or losses on the sales of assets outside of the Ordinary Course of Business).

Consolidated Fixed Charges” shall mean, for any period, the sum, without duplication, of the amounts determined for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis equal to (i) Consolidated Interest Expense to the extent paid in cash during such period, (ii) scheduled payments of principal on Consolidated Total Debt during such period (excluding the Refinancing and excluding any voluntary prepayment made pursuant to Section 5.1) and (iii) Dividends paid during such period.

Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, total interest expense determined in accordance with GAAP (including that attributable to Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing.

Consolidated Net Income” shall mean for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period determined in conformity with GAAP, provided that there shall be excluded (i) the income (or loss) of any Person in which any other Person has a joint interest, in each case except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually received by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries from such Person during such period, (ii) the income of any Subsidiary of Holdings (other than a Credit Party) to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Subsidiary and (iii) the income statement effect of FASB 52 foreign currency gains and losses.

Consolidated Total Debt” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Holdings and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Contingent Obligations” shall mean as to any Person (the “guaranteeing person”), any obligation of (a) the guaranteeing person or (b) another Person (including, without limitation, any bank under any letter of credit) to induce the creation of which the guaranteeing person has issued a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, in either case guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the “primary obligations”) of any other third Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) 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 obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the Ordinary Course of Business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Contingent Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Contingent Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrowers in good faith.

Contractual Obligation” shall mean, as to any Person, any provision of any Capital Stock issued by such Person or of any agreement, lease, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

Credit Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Notes, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.

Credit Event” shall mean and include the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit.

Credit Party” shall mean each Borrower, Holdings and each Subsidiary Guarantor.

Default” shall mean any event, act or condition which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender” shall mean any Lender with respect to which a Lender Default is in effect.

DHL Note” shall mean that certain First Non-Negotiable Promissory Note dated as of August 15, 2003 made by ABX in favor of Airborne, Inc. (now DHL Holdings (USA), Inc.) in the original principal amount of $92,948,714 and a principal balance outstanding as of the Closing Date of $92,275,656.

 

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DHL Refinancing Debt” shall mean the Indebtedness incurred by (i) ABX evidenced by the ABX Air Senior Subordinated Notes and (ii) Holdings evidenced by the ABX Holdings Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes.

Dividends” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.7.

Dollars” and “$” shall mean dollars in lawful currency of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary of the Borrowers other than the Foreign Subsidiaries.

DOT” shall mean the United States Department of Transportation, and any successor or replacement Governmental Authority having the same or similar authority and responsibilities.

Engines” shall mean goods of the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries consisting of aircraft engines having 1750 pounds of thrust or 550 or more rated takeoff horsepower which are owned by the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries and used in connection with the operation of their Aircraft, whether now owned or hereafter acquired and wherever located, and all related components, parts and other property used in the operation of the aircraft engines which are incorporated into such aircraft engines.

Environmental Claims” shall mean any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations or proceedings relating in any way to any Environmental Law or any permit issued, or any written approval given, under any such Environmental Law (hereafter, “Claims”), including, without limitation, (a) any and all Claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any Environmental Law, and (b) any and all Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment, in each case in this clause (b) resulting from Hazardous Materials.

Environmental Law” shall mean any applicable Federal, state, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code and rule of common law in each case as amended, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to the environment, or the use, generation, release or disposal of, or exposure to, Hazardous Materials, including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §6901 et. seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 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. and any applicable state and local or foreign counterparts or equivalents.

ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 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.

 

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ERISA Affiliate” shall mean each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) which together with a Credit Party or a Subsidiary of a Credit Party would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code.

ERISA Event” shall mean any of the following: (a) the occurrence of a Reportable Event; (b) an accumulated funding deficiency has been incurred or an application has been made, or is reasonably likely to be made, to the Secretary of the Treasury for a waiver or modification of the minimum funding standard (including any required installment payments) or an extension of any amortization period under Section 412 of the Code with respect to a Plan; (c) a contribution required to be made to a Plan has not been timely made; (d) a Plan which has an Unfunded Current Liability has been or is likely to be terminated; (e) that a Plan has an Unfunded Current Liability and there is a failure to make a required contribution, which gives rise to a lien under ERISA or the Code; (f) proceedings are reasonably likely to be or have been instituted to terminate a Plan which has an Unfunded Current Liability or to appoint a trustee to administer a Plan; (g) that a proceeding has been instituted pursuant to Section 515 of ERISA to collect a delinquent contribution to a Plan; (h) Holdings, any Subsidiary of Holdings or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or is reasonably likely to incur, any material liability (including any indirect, contingent or secondary liability) to or on account of the termination of or withdrawal from a Plan under Section 4062, 4063, 4064 or 4069 of ERISA or with respect to a Plan under Section 401(a)(29), 4971, 4975 or 4980 of the Code or Section 409, 502(1) or 502(i) of ERISA, or to or on account of the withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA; or (i) Holdings, any Subsidiary of Holdings, or any ERISA Affiliate receives any notice, or a Multiemployer Plan has received from Holdings, any Subsidiary of Holdings or any ERISA Affiliate any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

Escrow Agreement” shall mean that certain Escrow Agreement dated as of the date hereof among Holdings, ABX, the Buyers and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as escrow agent thereunder.

Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements” shall mean, for any day as applied to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the aggregate (without duplication) of the rates (expressed as a decimal) of the maximum reserve requirements in effect on such day (including, without limitation, basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves under any regulations of the Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto) dealing with reserve requirements prescribed for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of such Board) maintained by a member bank of such System.

Eurodollar Base Rate” shall mean, with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to such Interest Period commencing on the first day of such Interest Period appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period. In the event that such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 (or otherwise on such screen), the “Eurodollar Base Rate” shall be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying eurodollar rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent or, in the absence of such availability, by reference to the rate at which the Administrative Agent is offered Dollar deposits at or about 11:00 a.m., two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period in the interbank eurodollar market where the eurodollar and foreign currency and exchange operations in respect

 

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of its Eurodollar Rate Loans are then being conducted for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for the number of days comprised therein and in an amount comparable to the amount of its Eurodollar Rate Loan to be outstanding during such Interest Period.

Eurodollar Rate” shall mean, with respect to each day during each Interest Period, a rate per annum determined for such day in accordance with the following formula (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%):

 

  Eurodollar Base Rate  
  1.00 – Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements  

Eurodollar Rate Loan” shall mean a Loan based on the Eurodollar Rate.

Event of Default” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.

Existing ABX Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals hereto.

Existing ABX Letters of Credit” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.1(a).

Existing Cargo Holdings Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals hereto.

Existing Cargo Letters of Credit” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.1(a).

Existing Indebtedness” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.4(d).

FAA” shall mean the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States Department of Transportation, and any successor or replacement Governmental Authority having the same or similar authority and responsibilities.

Facility” shall mean any of the credit facilities established under this Agreement, i.e., the Term Facility or the Revolving Facility.

Fair Market Value” shall mean the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party, determined in good faith by the chief financial officer or Board of Directors (or similar governing body) of the Person required to make such determination.

FARs” shall mean the Federal Aviation Regulations and any Special Federal Aviation Regulations (Title 14 C.F.R. Part 1 et seq.), together with all successor regulations thereto.

Fees” shall mean all amounts payable pursuant to, or referred to in, Section 4.1.

Final Maturity Date” shall mean the collective reference to the Term Facility Final Maturity Date and the Revolving Facility Final Maturity Date.

First Lien Leverage Ratio” shall mean at any date the ratio of (a) all Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries that is secured by a Lien on any assets of Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings at such date (other than the DHL Refinancing Debt) to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the Test Period ending on or immediately preceding such date.

 

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Fiscal Quarter” shall mean a fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year.

Fiscal Year” shall mean the fiscal year of Holdings and its Subsidiaries ending on December 31 of each calendar year.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” shall mean the ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter of (a) (i) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the Test Period of determination minus (ii) Maintenance Capital Expenditures of Holdings and its Subsidiaries made during such Test Period minus (iii) income taxes paid by Holdings and its Subsidiaries in cash during such period to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such Test Period.

Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary of Holdings (other than the Borrowers) incorporated or organized, and doing business, in a jurisdiction other than the United States, the District of Columbia or any state or territory thereof.

Fronting Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(c).

GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the accounting profession), or in such other statements by such other entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the accounting profession, as in effect from time to time; it being understood and agreed that determinations in accordance with GAAP for purposes of Section 9, including defined terms as used therein, are subject (to the extent provided therein) to Section 12.7.

Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation or government (whether foreign or domestic), any state or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining government.

Guarantee and Collateral Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(g)(i).

Guaranties” shall mean the guaranties provided by Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

Guarantor” shall mean each of Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

Hazardous Materials” shall mean (a) any petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas and (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous waste,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous waste,” “restricted hazardous waste,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminants,” or “pollutants,” or words of similar import, under any Environmental Law.

 

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Hedge Agreements” shall mean any commodity, interest rate or currency swap, cap, floor, collar, forward agreement or other exchange or protection agreements or any option with respect to any such transaction.

Holdings” shall have the meaning provided in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

ICA” shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.7.

Incremental Commitments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14.

Incremental Commitments Effective Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14.

Incremental Facility Amendment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14.

Incremental Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14.

Incremental Revolving Commitment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14.

Incremental Revolving Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14.

Incremental Term Commitment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14.

Incremental Term Loan Tranche” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14.

Incremental Term Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14.

Indebtedness” of any Person shall mean without duplication (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business of such Person; provided, that trade payables overdue by more than 120 days shall be included in this definition) and all obligations of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement(s) relating to property acquired by such Person, (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (e) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party to reimburse any bank or other Person under acceptance, letter of credit or similar facilities, (f) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Capital Stock of such Person other than such repurchases from present or former directors, officers or employees made pursuant to stock option agreements, (g) all Contingent Obligations of such Person, (h) off-balance sheet liability retained in connection with asset securitization programs, “synthetic leases” (meaning any lease of goods or other property, whether real or personal, which is treated as an operating lease under GAAP and as a loan or financing for U.S. income tax purposes), sale and leaseback transactions or other similar obligations arising with respect to any other transaction but which does not constitute a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries, (i) every obligation of any other third Person secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property or other assets (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) of such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment or performance of such obligation and (j) all obligations of such Person in respect of Hedge

 

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Agreements (after giving effect to any applicable netting provisions under such Hedge Agreement); for the avoidance of doubt, clause (j) shall not include any underlying notional amounts. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

The “amount” or “principal amount” of any Indebtedness at any time of determination represented by (1) any obligation under clause (i) shall be the lesser of (i) the amount of the applicable obligation and (ii) the Fair Market Value of the property to which such obligation relates, (2) any Indebtedness, issued at a price that is less than the principal amount at maturity thereof, shall be the accreted value at such time of determination, (3) any Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be the amount that is required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP, (4) any “synthetic lease” under clause (h) shall be the stipulated loss value, termination value or other equivalent amount, (5) any Hedge Agreement shall be the maximum amount of any termination or loss payment required to be paid by such Person if such agreement were, at the time of determination, to be terminated by reason of any event of default or early termination event thereunder, whether or not such event of default or early termination event has in fact occurred, and (6) any Contingent Obligation shall be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such guaranty or other contingent 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).

Indemnification Agreement” shall mean the Indemnification Agreement dated as of November 1, 2007, among Holdings, the other Indemnifying Parties named therein and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company as the Indemnifying Parties Representative.

Indemnifying Parties” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Indemnification Agreement.

Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean that certain Subordination Agreement among the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, and the Buyers providing the DHL Refinancing Debt in the form of Exhibit A.

Interest Period” with respect to any Loan shall mean the interest period applicable thereto, as determined pursuant to Section 2.9.

Investment” shall mean (i) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition of, or of a beneficial interest in, any Capital Stock of any other Person; (ii) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) of all or substantially all the assets or property of another Person or assets consisting of a business unit, line of business or division of such Person; (iii) any direct or indirect loan, advance or capital contribution to any other Person, including all indebtedness and accounts receivable from that other Person that are not current assets or did not arise from sales to that other Person in the Ordinary Course of Business; and (iv) any direct or indirect guaranty of Indebtedness of any other Person. The amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additions thereto, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment.

 

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Joint Lead Arrangers” shall mean each of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Regions Capital Markets, a division of Regions Bank.

Leasehold” of any Person shall mean all of the right, title and interest of such Person as lessee or licensee in, to and under leases or licenses of ground or land.

Lender” shall have the meaning provided in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Lender Affiliate” shall mean (a) any Affiliate of any Lender, (b) any Person that is administered or managed by any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender and that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and (c) with respect to any Lender which is a fund that invests in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such Lender or investment advisor.

Lender Default” shall mean (i) the refusal (which has not been retracted) of a Lender (A) to make available its portion of any incurrence of Revolving Loans or to fund its portion of any unreimbursed payment under Section 3.4(c) or (ii) a Lender having notified the Administrative Agent and/or the Borrowers that it does not intend to comply with its obligations under Section 2.1 or under Section 3.4(c).

Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.1.

Letter of Credit Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(b).

Letter of Credit Issuer” shall mean and include SunTrust Bank.

Letter of Credit Outstandings” shall mean, at any time, the sum of, without duplication, (i) the aggregate Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and (ii) the aggregate amount of all Unpaid Drawings in respect of all Letters of Credit.

Letter of Credit Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.2.

Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, 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).

Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1.

Maintenance Capital Expenditures” shall mean, for any period, expenditures incurred by any Person to repair or maintain fixed assets, plant and equipment during such period, which would be required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.

Maintenance Requirements” shall mean, with respect to any Aircraft, Engine or APU, all compliance requirements set forth in or under (i) all mandatory service bulletins issued, supplied, or available by or through the manufacturer thereof, (ii) all applicable airworthiness directives issued by the Aviation Authority with respect thereto and (iii) Aviation Authority approved maintenance program with respect thereto.

 

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Mandatory Borrowing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(c).

Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on and/or material adverse developments (including, without limitation, any adverse determination in any litigation, arbitration or governmental investigation or proceeding) with respect to (i) the business operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) a significant portion of the industry or business segment in which the Borrowers and/or their Subsidiaries operate or rely upon if such effect or development is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (iii) the ability of any Credit Party to fully and timely perform its Obligations; (iv) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against a Credit Party of a Credit Document to which it is a party; or (v) the rights, remedies and benefits available to, or conferred upon, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Secured Party under any Credit Document.

Material Agreement Default” shall mean, any event or condition that, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time, the occurrence of any event or condition or the failure to meet any standard or condition, or any of the foregoing together, could be or become a default or event of default under any Material Contract (including, without limitation, the ACMI Service Agreement).

Material Contract” shall mean any contract or other arrangement to which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (other than the Credit Documents) for which breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Maximum Rate” shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.20.

Minimum Borrowing Amount” shall mean (i) for Base Rate Loans, $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and (ii) for Eurodollar Rate Loans, $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof.

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

Mortgage” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.10(b).

Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

Net Cash Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any Asset Sale or Recovery Event, the Cash Proceeds resulting therefrom net of expenses of sale or recovery (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented attorneys’, accountants’, other advisors’ and banking and investment banking fees, and all taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable, as a consequence of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event and the payment of principal and interest of Indebtedness secured by the asset which is the subject of the Asset Sale or Recovery Event and required to be, and which is, repaid under the terms thereof as a result of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event (other than any Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders)).

 

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Non-Consenting Lender” shall mean any Lender which has not consented to any proposed amendment, modification, waiver or termination of the Credit Documents pursuant to Section 12.12 requiring the consent of all affected Lenders in respect of which the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained.

Non-Defaulting Lender” shall mean each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.

Notes” shall be a collective reference to any promissory notes evidencing the Loans.

Notice of Borrowing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.3.

Notice of Conversion/Continuation” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.6.

Notice Office” shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent at 303 Peachtree Street, 25th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, Attn: Agency Services or such other office as the Administrative Agent may designate to the Borrowers from time to time.

Obligations” shall mean the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to either Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans and all other obligations and liabilities of either Borrower to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender (or, in the case of Specified Hedge Agreements, any Lender Affiliate), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under or pursuant to this Agreement, any other Credit Document, the Letters of Credit or any Specified Hedge Agreement whether on account of principal, interest, Reimbursement Obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrowers pursuant hereto) or otherwise.

OFAC” shall mean U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and any successor Governmental Authority.

Operational Control” shall mean the exercise of authority over initiating, conducting or terminating a particular flight of an Aircraft.

Ordinary Course of Business” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices of such Person.

Participant” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.4(a).

Payment Office” shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent at SunTrust Bank, 201 Fourth Avenue North, 3rd Floor, Nashville, Tennessee 37219, Attn.: Bill Crawford, or such other office as the Administrative Agent may designate to the Borrowers from time to time.

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

Permitted Liens” shall mean all Liens permitted pursuant to Section 9.3.

 

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Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, association, trust or other enterprise or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.

Plan” shall mean any single-employer plan as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA, which is maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is an obligation to contribute of) a Credit Party, a Subsidiary of a Credit Party or an ERISA Affiliate, and each such plan for the five year period immediately following the latest date on which a Credit Party, a Subsidiary of a Credit Party or an ERISA Affiliate maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to such plan.

Pledged Securities” shall mean all the Pledged Securities as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

Pro Forma Balance Sheet” shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.9(b)(ii).

Pro Forma Date” shall be as defined in Section 7.9(b)(ii).

Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to this Agreement.

Purchase Documents” shall mean the Purchase Agreement and all other instruments, agreements and documents entered into or delivered by CHI, Holdings or any of their Subsidiaries or in connection with the Purchase Agreement.

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.

Records” shall mean any and all logs, manuals, certificates and data and inspection, modification, maintenance, engineering, technical, and overhaul records (whether in written or electronic form) with respect to any Aircraft required to be maintained by the Aviation Authority.

Recovery Event” shall mean any settlement of or payment in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of Holdings and/or any of its Subsidiaries.

Refinancing” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to this Agreement.

Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.4(c).

Regulation D” shall mean 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.

Reimbursement Obligation” shall mean the obligation of the Borrowers to reimburse the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.3 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit.

Reinvestment Assets” shall mean any replacement assets of a like kind to those assets subject to the Asset Sale or Recovery Event giving rise to a Reinvestment Election; provided, however, that (i) such replacement assets shall be employed in the business of, and be owned by, the Borrowers and/or their Subsidiaries and (ii) such replacement assets shall not be subject to any Liens of the type set forth in Section 9.3(i) or Section 9.3(j).

 

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Reinvestment Election” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(a)(iii).

Reinvestment Notice” shall mean a written notice signed by an Authorized Officer of a Borrower stating that such Borrower, in good faith, intends and expects to use all or a specified portion of the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Recovery Event to purchase, construct or otherwise acquire Reinvestment Assets as provided in Section 5.2(a)(iii).

Reinvestment Prepayment Amount” shall mean, with respect to any Reinvestment Election, the amount, if any, on the Reinvestment Prepayment Date relating thereto by which (a) the Anticipated Reinvestment Amount in respect of such Reinvestment Election exceeds (b) the aggregate amount thereof expended by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries to acquire Reinvestment Assets as provided in Section 5.2(a)(iii).

Reinvestment Prepayment Date” shall mean, with respect to any Reinvestment Election, the earliest of (i) the date on which a Default or Event of Default occurs following any such Reinvestment Election, (ii) the date occurring 180 days after such Reinvestment Election if the related reinvestment in Reinvestment Assets has not been completed by such date and (iii) the date on which the Borrowers shall have determined not to, or shall have otherwise ceased to, proceed with the purchase, construction or other acquisition of Reinvestment Assets with the related Anticipated Reinvestment Amount.

Reinvestment Test” shall be satisfied if no Default or Event of Default then exists.

Relief Fund” shall mean ABX Air Employee Catastrophic Relief Fund, an Ohio non-profit corporation.

Replaced Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13.

Replacement Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13.

Reportable Event” shall mean an event described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA with respect to a Plan as to which the 30-day notice requirement has not been waived by the PBGC.

Required Lenders” shall mean Non-Defaulting Lenders whose outstanding Term Loans, and Revolving Commitments (or, if after the Total Revolving Commitment has been terminated, Total Revolving Extensions of Credit) constitute at least a majority of the sum of (i) the total outstanding Term Loans of Non-Defaulting Lenders and (ii) the Total Revolving Commitment less the aggregate Revolving Commitments of Defaulting Lenders (or, if after the Total Revolving Commitment has been terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit of Non-Defaulting Lenders).

Requirement of Law” shall mean, as to any Person or Aircraft, the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject, including, with respect to any Aircraft, the airworthiness certificate issued with respect to such Aircraft, the Cape Town Convention, all FARs and special FARs, or the equivalent issued by an applicable Aviation Authority other than the FAA, and airworthiness directives applicable to such Aircraft.

 

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Revolving Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, (x) the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in Annex 1.1A hereto directly below the column entitled “Revolving Commitment”, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 4.2, Section 4.3 and/or Section 10 or (y) adjusted from time to time as a result of assignments to or from such Lender pursuant to Section 12.4.

Revolving Commitment Increase” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14.

Revolving Extensions of Credit” shall mean as to any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans held by such Lender then outstanding, (b) such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the Letter of Credit Outstandings then outstanding and (c) such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding.

Revolving Facility” shall mean the Facility evidenced by the Total Revolving Commitment.

Revolving Facility Final Maturity Date” shall mean the date which is the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date or, if earlier, the date on which the Revolving Commitments are terminated pursuant to Section 10 hereof.

Revolving Lender” shall mean each Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or that holds Revolving Loans.

Revolving Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(b).

Revolving Percentage” shall mean at any time for each Lender with a Revolving Commitment, the percentage obtained by dividing such Lender’s Revolving Commitment by the Total Revolving Commitment or, at any time after the Revolving Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate amount of the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.

Sale/Leaseback Transaction” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.9.

Sanctioned Entity” shall mean (a) an agency of the government of, (b) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by, or (c) a Person resident in, in each case, a country that is subject to a sanctions program identified on the list maintained by the OFAC and published from time to time, as such program may be applicable to such agency, organization or Person.

Sanctioned Person” shall mean a Person named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals or Blocked Persons maintained by the OFAC as published from time to time.

SEC” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.1(j).

Secured Parties” shall have the meaning provided in the Security Documents.

 

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Securities Purchase Agreement” shall mean that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof among Holdings, ABX and the Buyers in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

Security Documents” shall mean the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and all other security documents hereafter delivered to the Administrative Agent granting a Lien on any property of any Person to secure the obligations and liabilities of any Credit Party under any Credit Document.

Sellers” shall have the meaning given such term in the Purchase Agreement.

Specified Hedge Agreement” shall mean any Hedge Agreement entered into by the Borrowers and any Lender or Lender Affiliate.

Standard & Poor’s” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.

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

Subordinated Debt Documents” shall mean each of the following, individually and collectively: (i) the Securities Purchase Agreement; (ii) each of the Subordinated Notes; (iii) that certain Registration Rights Agreement among Holdings and the Buyers; (iv) that certain Guaranty executed by Holdings and the other “Guarantors” listed on the signature pages thereof in favor of the Buyers; and (v) that certain Guaranty executed by ABX and the other “Guarantors” listed on the signature pages thereof in favor of the Buyers, in each case in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit B.

Subordinated Notes” means each of the ABX Holdings Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes and the ABX Air Senior Subordinated Notes.

Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean and include (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, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries, has more than a 50% equity interest at the time. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to “Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of Holdings.

Subsidiary Guarantor” shall mean any Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings (other than the Borrowers) which is a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; provided that the Relief Fund shall not be a Subsidiary Guarantor.

Swingline Commitment” shall mean $5,000,000.

Swingline Expiry Date” shall mean the date which is one Business Day prior to the Revolving Facility Final Maturity Date.

 

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Swingline Facility” shall mean the Facility evidenced by the Swingline Commitment.

Swingline Lender” shall mean SunTrust Bank.

Swingline Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(c).

Taxes” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.4.

Term Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in Annex 1.1A hereto directly below the column entitled “Term Loan Commitment”, pursuant to which such Lenders made Term Loans on the Closing Date.

Term Facility” shall mean the Facility evidenced by the Term Commitments.

Term Facility Final Maturity Date” shall mean the date which is the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date.

Term Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a).

Term Loan Scheduled Repayment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(a)(ii).

Test Period” shall mean, at any time of determination, the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of Holdings (taken as one accounting period) then last ended; provided, however, for the purposes of determining compliance with Section 9.12, Section 9.13 and Section 9.14 for any Test Period ending prior to the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2008, (x) Consolidated Interest Expense of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for each such Test Period shall be determined by taking the actual Consolidated Interest Expense for the period from December 31, 2007 through the last day of such Test Period and multiplying such amount by (i) in the case of the Test Period ending March 31, 2008, 4, (ii) in the case of the Test Period ending June 30, 2008, 2, and (iii) in the case of the Test Period ending September 30, 2008, 4/3; and (y) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for each such Test Period shall be determined by taking the actual Consolidated EBITDA of ABX and its Subsidiaries and the actual Consolidated EBITDA of the Target and its Subsidiaries on a combined basis for the applicable Fiscal Quarters.

Total Commitment” shall mean the sum of the Total Term Commitment and the Total Revolving Commitment.

Total Leverage Ratio” shall mean at any date the ratio of Consolidated Total Debt of Holdings and its Subsidiaries at such date to Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the Test Period ending on or immediately preceding such date.

Total Revolving Commitment” shall mean the sum of the Revolving Commitments of each of the Lenders. On the Closing Date, the Total Revolving Commitment shall be $75,000,000.

Total Revolving Commitment Excess Amount” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(a)(i).

 

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Total Revolving Extensions of Credit” shall mean at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit of the Revolving Lenders outstanding at such time.

Total Term Commitment” shall mean the sum of the Term Loan Commitments.

Total Unutilized Revolving Commitment” shall mean, at any time, (i) the Total Revolving Commitment at such time less (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans at such time plus the Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time.

TSA” shall mean the United States Transportation Security Administration, and any successor or replacement Governmental Authority having the same or similar authority and responsibilities.

Type” shall mean any type of Loan determined with respect to the interest option applicable thereto, i.e., a Base Rate Loan or Eurodollar Rate Loan.

UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code.

Unfunded Current Liability” of any Plan shall mean the amount, if any, by which the projected benefit obligation under the Plan as of the close of its most recent plan year exceeds the Fair Market Value of the assets allocable thereto, each determined in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87, based upon the actuarial assumptions used by the Plan’s actuary in the most recent annual valuation of the Plan.

Unpaid Drawing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.3(a).

Unutilized Commitment” for any Lender at any time shall mean the excess of (i) the Revolving Commitment of such Lender over (ii) the sum of (x) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans made by such Lender plus (y) an amount equal to such Lender’s Revolving Percentage, if any, of the Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time; provided that solely for purposes of calculating the Commitment Fee pursuant to Section 4.1(a), Swingline Loans shall be deemed not to be outstanding.

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean any Subsidiary of such Person to the extent all of the Capital Stock or other ownership interests in such Subsidiary, other than directors’ qualifying shares and shares in Foreign Subsidiaries held by local nominees, is owned directly or indirectly by such Person.

Withdrawal Liability” shall mean a liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle B of Title IV of ERISA.

Written” or “in writing” shall mean any form of written communication or a communication by shall mean of facsimile transmission or electronic mail.

 

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Section 1.2. Rules of Interpretation. Any definition of or reference to any document, instrument or agreement (including this Agreement) shall include such document, instrument or agreement as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms and the terms of this Agreement.

(a) The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.

(b) A reference to any law includes any amendment or modification to such law.

(c) A reference to any Person includes its permitted successors and permitted assigns.

(d) Accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them by GAAP applied on a consistent basis by the accounting entity to which they refer.

(e) The words “include”, “includes” and “including” are not limiting. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Reference to a particular “Section”, “Exhibit” or “Schedule” refers to that section, exhibit or schedule of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and words of like import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or subdivision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including,” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding,” and the word “through” means “to and including.”

(f) All terms not specifically defined herein or by GAAP, which terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, have the meanings assigned to them in the Uniform Commercial Code of the relevant jurisdiction, with the term “instrument” being that defined under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of such jurisdiction.

(g) This Agreement and the other Credit Documents may use several different limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters. All such limitations, tests and measurements are, however, cumulative and are to be performed in accordance with the terms thereof.

(h) To the extent that any of the representations and warranties contained in Section 7 under this Agreement or in any of the other Credit Documents is qualified by “Material Adverse Effect”, the qualifier “in all material respects” contained in Section 6.2 and the qualifier “in any material respect” contained in Section 10.2 shall not apply.

(i) Whenever the phrase “to the knowledge of” or words of similar import relating to the knowledge of a Person are used herein, such phrase shall mean and refer to (x) the actual knowledge of the Authorized Officers of such Person, or (y) the knowledge that such officers would have obtained if they had engaged in good faith in the diligent performance of their duties, including the making of such reasonable specific inquiries as may be necessary in the reasonable credit judgment of such officers to ascertain the accuracy of the matter to which such phrase relates.

 

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(j) This Agreement and the other Credit Documents are the result of negotiation among, and have been reviewed by counsel to, among others, the Administrative Agent and the Credit Parties, and are the product of discussions and negotiations among all parties. Accordingly, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents are not intended to be construed against the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders merely on account of the Administrative Agent's or any Lender's involvement in the preparation of such documents.

(k) Unless otherwise indicated, all references to a specific time shall be construed to Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Savings Time, as the case may be. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all references to dollar amounts shall mean Dollars.

(l) References in this Agreement to any document, instrument or agreement (a) shall include all exhibits, schedules and other attachments thereto, (b) shall include all documents, instruments or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof, to the extent permitted hereby and (c) shall mean such document, instrument or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified as of the date of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter to the extent not prohibited hereby and in effect at any given time.

SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT.

Section 2.1. Commitment. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, each Lender severally agrees to make a loan or loans (each a “Loan” and, collectively, the “Loans”) to the Borrowers, which Loans shall be drawn, to the extent such Lender has a Commitment under such Facility, under the Term Facility, the Revolving Facility, the Swingline Facility and the Incremental Facility, as set forth below:

(a) Loans under the Term Facility (each a “Term Loan” and, collectively, the “Term Loans”) (i) shall be made pursuant to a single borrowing on the Closing Date and (ii) shall not exceed in aggregate principal amount for any Lender at the time of incurrence thereof the Term Commitment, if any, of such Lender. Once repaid, Term Loans borrowed on the Closing Date may not be reborrowed.

(b) Loans under the Revolving Facility (each a “Revolving Loan” and, collectively, the “Revolving Loans”) (i) shall be made at any time and from time to time on or after the Closing Date and prior to the Revolving Facility Final Maturity Date, (ii) except as hereinafter provided, may, at the option of the Borrowers, be incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into, Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, provided that all Revolving Loans made as part of the same Borrowing shall, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, consist of Revolving Loans of the same Type, (iii) may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof, (iv) shall not exceed for any Lender at any time outstanding that aggregate principal amount which, when added to the product of (x) such Lender’s Revolving Percentage and (y) the sum of (I) the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time and (II) the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans then outstanding, equals the Revolving Commitment of such Lender at such time and (v) shall not exceed in aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, when added to the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of Letters of Credit Outstandings at such time and (y) the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans then outstanding, the Total Revolving Commitment. The Borrowers shall repay all outstanding Revolving Loans on the Revolving Facility Final Maturity Date.

 

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(c) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Swingline Lender, in its individual capacity, agrees, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date and prior to the Swingline Expiry Date, to make a loan or loans (each a “Swingline Loan” and, collectively, the “Swingline Loans”) to the Borrowers, which Swingline Loans (i) shall be made and maintained as Base Rate Loans, (ii) shall not exceed at any time outstanding the Swingline Commitment, (iii) shall not exceed in aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, when combined with (x) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans then outstanding and (y) all Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time, the Total Revolving Commitment then in effect, and (iv) may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof. The Borrowers shall repay in full each Swingline Loan on the earlier to occur of (1) the date five (5) Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made and (2) the Swingline Expiry Date; provided, that the Borrowers shall not request, and the Swingline Lender shall not make, any Swingline Loan to refinance another outstanding Swingline Loan. The Swingline Lender shall not make any Swingline Loan after receiving a written notice from the Borrowers or any Lender stating that a Default or an Event of Default exists and is continuing until such time as the Swingline Lender shall have received written notice of (i) rescission of all such notices from the party or parties originally delivering such notice (which notice of rescission such Person or Persons shall give to the Swingline Lender promptly upon the discontinuance of such Default or Event of Default) or (ii) the waiver of such Default or Event of Default in accordance with this Agreement. Also, the Swingline Lender shall not have any obligation to make any Swingline Loan in the event a Lender Default exists (unless the Swingline Lender has entered into arrangements satisfactory to it and the Borrowers to eliminate the Swingline Lender’s risk with respect to any such Defaulting Lender’s or Lenders’ obligations to fund Mandatory Borrowings, including by collateralizing such Defaulting Lender’s or Lenders’ Revolving Percentages of the Swingline Loans outstanding from time to time). On any Business Day, the Swingline Lender may in its sole discretion, give notice to the Lenders that all then outstanding Swingline Loans shall be funded with a Borrowing of Revolving Loans (provided that such notice shall be deemed to have been automatically given upon the occurrence of an Event of Default), in which case a Borrowing of Revolving Loans constituting Base Rate Loans (each such Borrowing, a “Mandatory Borrowing”) shall be made on the immediately succeeding Business Day by all Lenders with a Revolving Commitment pro rata based on such Lender’s Revolving Percentages and the proceeds thereof shall be applied directly to the Swingline Lender to repay such outstanding Swingline Loans. Each Lender with a Revolving Loan Commitment hereby irrevocably agrees to make such Revolving Loans upon one Business Day’s notice pursuant to each Mandatory Borrowing in the amount and in the manner specified in the preceding sentence and on the date specified to it in writing by the Swingline Lender notwithstanding (i) that the amount of the Mandatory Borrowing may not comply with the minimum amount for a Borrowing specified in Section 2.2, (ii) whether any conditions specified in Section 6.2 are then satisfied, (iii) the date of such Mandatory Borrowing and (iv) any reduction in the Total Revolving Commitment after such Swingline Loans were made. In the event that any Mandatory Borrowing cannot for any reason be made on the date otherwise required above (including, without limitation, as a result of the commencement of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code in respect of the Borrowers), each Lender with a Revolving Commitment hereby agrees that it shall forthwith purchase from the Swingline Lender (without recourse or warranty), by assignment, such outstanding Swingline Loans as shall be necessary to cause such Lenders to share in such Swingline Loans ratably based upon their respective Revolving Percentages, provided that all interest payable on such Swingline Loans shall be for the account of the Swingline Lender until the date the respective purchase is made and, to the extent attributable to such purchase, shall be payable to such Lender purchasing same from and after such date of purchase. Each Lender’s obligations pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be absolute and unconditional.

(d) In addition to the foregoing, Incremental Revolving Commitments and/or Incremental Term Loans may be provided under this Agreement as described in Section 2.14.

 

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(e) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the Borrowers and the Swingline Lender may enter into a separate agreement providing for the operation of the Swingline Facility, including without limitation, the integration of the Swingline Facility into the Borrowers’ operating accounts. The terms of any such separate agreement shall control over any contrary provision of this Agreement, provided that such separate agreement may not alter (i) the rates of interest applicable to Swingline Loans, (ii) the amount of the Swingline Commitment, (iii) the amount of the Revolving Commitment, (iv) the Swingline Expiry Date or the date on which any Swingline Loan is required to be paid, or (v) increase or otherwise change the Lenders’ respective obligations to fund Mandatory Borrowings or purchase Swingline Loans as set forth herein.

Section 2.2. Minimum Borrowing Amounts, etc. The aggregate principal amount of each Borrowing under a Facility shall be the Minimum Borrowing Amount for such Facility (except that Mandatory Borrowings shall be made in the amounts required by Section 2.1(c)). More than one Borrowing may be incurred on any day, provided that at no time shall there be outstanding more than an aggregate of eight (8) Borrowings of Eurodollar Rate Loans.

Section 2.3. Notice of Borrowing. (a) Whenever the Borrowers desire to incur Loans under any Facility (other than the Swingline Facility and any Mandatory Borrowings), they shall give the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office, prior to 11:00 a.m., at least three Business Days’ prior written notice of each Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans and at least one Business Day’s prior written notice of each Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be made hereunder. Each such notice (each a “Notice of Borrowing”) shall be in the form of Exhibit C, shall be irrevocable once given, and shall specify (i) the Facility pursuant to which such Borrowing is being made, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Loans to be made pursuant to such Borrowing, (iii) the date of Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and (iv) whether the respective Borrowing shall consist of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, and in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto. The Administrative Agent shall promptly give each applicable Lender written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each proposed Borrowing, of such Lender’s proportionate share thereof and of the other matters covered by the Notice of Borrowing.

(b) Whenever the Borrowers desire to incur Swingline Loans hereunder, they shall give the Swingline Lender no later than 11:00 a.m. on the day such Swingline Loan is to be made, written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of such incurrence. Each such notice shall specify in each case (i) the date of Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans to be made pursuant to such Borrowing. Without in any way limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to confirm in writing any telephonic notice permitted to be given hereunder with respect to Swingline Loans, 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 as a person 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) Mandatory Borrowings shall be made upon the notice specified in Section 2.1(c), with the Borrowers irrevocably agreeing, by their incurrence of any Swingline Loans, to the making of Mandatory Borrowings as set forth in such Section.

 

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Section 2.4. Disbursement of Funds. (a) No later than 11:00 a.m. on the date specified in each Notice of Borrowing, each Lender with a Commitment under the respective Facility will make available its pro rata share of each Borrowing requested to be made on such date in the manner provided below. All amounts shall be made available to the Administrative Agent in Dollars and immediately available funds at the Payment Office, and the Administrative Agent promptly will make available to the Borrowers by depositing to its account at the Payment Office the aggregate of the amounts so made available in the type of funds received. 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 available same 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 (x) if paid by such Lender, the overnight Federal Funds Effective Rate or (y) if paid by the Borrowers, the then applicable rate of interest, calculated in accordance with Section 2.8, for the respective Loans.

(b) Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the Borrowers may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

Section 2.5. Evidence of Indebtedness. (a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Loan of such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement.

(b) The Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Borrowers, shall maintain the Register pursuant to Section 12.4(c), and a subaccount therein for each Lender, in which shall be recorded (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder and any Note evidencing such Loan, the Type thereof and each Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to each Lender hereunder and (iii) both the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrowers and each Lender’s share thereof.

(c) The accounts of each Lender and the entries made in the Register maintained pursuant to Sections 2.5(a) and (b), respectively, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrowers therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain the Register or any such account, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay (with applicable interest) the Loans made to the Borrowers by such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(d) The Borrowers agree that they will execute and deliver to each Lender upon such Lender’s request therefor a promissory note of the Borrowers evidencing any Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as the case may be, of such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 or D-2, respectively, with appropriate insertions as to date and principal amount.

Section 2.6. Conversions/Continuations. So long as no Default or Event of Default is in existence, the Borrowers shall have the option to convert on any Business Day all or a portion at least equal to the applicable Minimum Borrowing Amount of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans owing pursuant to a single Facility (other than under the Swingline Facility, with all Swingline Loans to at all times be maintained as Base Rate Loans) into a Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant to such Facility of another Type of Loan, provided that (i) except as otherwise provided in Section 2.10(b), Eurodollar Rate Loans may be converted into Base Rate Loans only on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto and no partial conversion of a Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall reduce the outstanding principal amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing to less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount applicable thereto, (ii) Base Rate Loans may only be converted into Eurodollar Rate Loans if no Default or Event of Default is in existence on the date of the conversion, and (iii) Borrowings of Eurodollar Rate Loans resulting from this Section 2.6 shall be limited in numbers as provided in Section 2.2. So long as no Default or Event of Default shall be in existence, the Borrowers shall have the option to continue any Eurodollar Rate Loan as a Eurodollar Rate Loan by selecting a new Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan. Each new Interest Period selected under this Section shall commence on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period. If the Borrower shall fail to select in a timely manner a new Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Loan in accordance with this Section, such Loan will automatically, on the last day of the current Interest Period therefor, be continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan with an Interest Period of 1 month. Each such conversion or continuation shall be effected by the Borrowers giving the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office, prior to 11:00 a.m., at least three Business Days’ (or one Business Day’s, in the case of a conversion into Base Rate Loans) prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) (each a “Notice of Conversion/Continuation”) specifying the Loans to be so converted, the Type of Loans to be converted into and, if to be converted into a Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto or, as the case may be, specifying the Loans to be so continued and the Interest Period applicable to such continuation. The Administrative Agent shall give each Lender prompt notice of any such proposed conversion or continuation affecting any of its Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing or the provisions of Section 2.9, if a Default or an Event of Default is in existence at the time any Interest Period in respect of any Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans is to expire and the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders have determined that a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans as such is not appropriate, such Loans may not be continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans but instead shall be automatically converted on the last day of such Interest Period into Base Rate Loans.

Section 2.7. Pro Rata Borrowings. All Borrowings of Term Loans and Revolving Loans under this Agreement shall be made by the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their Term Commitments or Revolving Commitments, respectively. It is understood that the obligations of the Lenders hereunder are several (and not joint), that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in its obligation to make Loans hereunder and that each Lender shall be obligated to make the Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to fulfill its commitments hereunder.

 

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Section 2.8. Interest. (a) The unpaid principal amount of each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest from the date of the Borrowing thereof until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum which shall at all times be the Applicable Margin plus the Base Rate in effect from time to time.

(b) The unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest from the date of the Borrowing thereof until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum which shall at all times be the Applicable Margin plus the relevant Eurodollar Rate.

(c) After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and after acceleration, all Loans and all other Obligations (including, without limitation, the Letter of Credit Fee) shall bear interest until paid in full at a rate per annum that is two percent (2.0%) in excess of the rate otherwise applicable thereto; provided, however, that, Eurodollar Rate Loans outstanding at the end of an Interest Period therefor shall thereafter bear interest until paid in full at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate then in effect plus the Applicable Margin plus two percent (2.0%). If this Agreement or the other Credit Documents do not specify an interest rate for a particular Obligation, such Obligation shall, for purposes of this Section 2.8, be deemed to be a Base Rate Loan.

(d) Interest shall accrue from and including the date of any Borrowing to but excluding the date of any repayment thereof and shall be payable (i) in respect of each Base Rate Loan, quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing March 31, 2008, (ii) in respect of each Eurodollar Rate Loan, on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto and, in the case of an Interest Period of six months, on the date occurring every three months after the first day of such Interest Period during such Interest Period and (iii) in respect of each Loan (x) other than a Revolving Loan that is an Base Rate Loan, on any prepayment, conversion or continuation (on the amount so prepaid, converted or continued) and (y) at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after such maturity, on demand.

(e) All computations of interest hereunder shall be made in accordance with Section 12.7.

(f) The Administrative Agent, upon determining the interest rate for any Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans for any Interest Period, shall promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders thereof.

 

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Section 2.9. Interest Periods. (a) At the time the Borrowers give a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion in respect of the making of, or conversion into, a Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans (in the case of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto) or prior to 11:00 a.m. on the third Business Day prior to the expiration of an Interest Period applicable to a Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans, the Borrowers shall have the right to elect by giving the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of the Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing, which Interest Period shall, at the option of the Borrowers, be a one, two, three or six month period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above:

(i) the initial Interest Period for any Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans), 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 which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day, provided that if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day which 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 shall extend beyond the applicable Final Maturity Date;

(v) no Interest Period with respect to any Borrowing of Term Loans may be elected that would extend beyond any date upon which a Term Loan Scheduled Repayment in respect of such Term Loans is required to be made if, after giving effect to the selection of such Interest Period, the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans maintained as Eurodollar Rate Loans with Interest Periods ending after such date would exceed the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans permitted to be outstanding after such Term Loan Scheduled Repayment; and

(vi) no Interest Period may be elected at any time when a Default or an Event of Default is then in existence.

(b) 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 Rate Loans as provided above, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have elected to continue such Borrowing for a new Interest Period of the same duration as the current Interest Period, effective as of the expiration date of such current Interest Period.

 

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Section 2.10. Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. (a) In the event that (x) in the case of clause (i) below, the Administrative Agent or (y) in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) below, any Lender shall have determined (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto):

(i) on any date for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any Interest Period that, by reason of any changes arising after the date of this Agreement affecting the interbank Eurodollar market, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable interest rate on the basis provided for in the definition of Eurodollar Rate; or

(ii) at any time that such Lender shall incur increased costs or reductions in the amounts received or receivable hereunder in an amount which such Lender deems material with respect to any Eurodollar Rate 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 taxes or similar charges) because of any change in any applicable law, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (or in the interpretation or administration thereof and including the introduction of any new law or governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order) (such as, for example, but not limited to, a change in official reserve requirements, but, in all events, excluding reserves required under Regulation D to the extent included in the computation of the Eurodollar Rate); or

(iii) at any time, that the making or continuance of any Eurodollar Rate Loan has become unlawful by compliance by such Lender in good faith with any change in any law, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (or interpretation or application thereof);

then, and in any such event, such Lender (or the Administrative Agent in the case of clause (i) above) shall (x) on such date and (y) within ten 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). Thereafter (x) in the case of clause (i) above, Eurodollar Rate Loans shall no longer be available until such time as the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrowers and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice by the Administrative Agent no longer exist, and any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion given by the Borrowers with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans which have not yet been incurred 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, 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 in its sole discretion shall determine) as shall be required to compensate such Lender for such increased costs or reductions in amounts receivable hereunder (a written notice as to the additional amounts owed to such Lender, showing the basis for the calculation thereof, submitted to the Borrowers by such Lender 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 2.10(b) as promptly as possible and, in any event, within the time period required by law.

(b) At any time that any Eurodollar Rate Loan is affected by the circumstances described in Section 2.10(a)(ii) or (iii), the Borrowers may (and in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan affected pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iii) the Borrowers shall) either (i) if the affected Eurodollar Rate Loan is then being made pursuant to a Borrowing, by giving the Administrative Agent telephonic

 

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notice (confirmed promptly in writing) thereof on the same date that the Borrowers were notified by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(ii) or (iii), cancel said Borrowing or convert the related Notice of Borrowing into one requesting a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, or (ii) if the affected Eurodollar Rate Loan is then outstanding, upon at least one Business Day’s notice to the Administrative Agent, require the affected Lender to convert each such Eurodollar Rate Loan into a Base Rate Loan, provided that if more than one Lender is affected at any time, then all affected Lenders must be treated the same pursuant to this Section 2.10(b).

(c) If any Lender shall have determined that after the Closing Date a Change in Law occurs has or would have the effect of reducing by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material the rate of return on such Lender’s or holding company’s capital or assets as a consequence of its commitments or obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or holding company could have achieved but for such adoption, effectiveness, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’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 holding company for such reduction. Each Lender, upon determining in good faith that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant to this Section 2.10(c), will give prompt written notice thereof to the Borrowers, which notice shall set forth the basis of the calculation of such additional amounts, 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 2.10(c) upon the subsequent receipt of such notice.

 

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Section 2.11. Compensation. The Borrowers shall compensate each Lender, upon its written request (which request shall set forth the basis for requesting and the method of calculating such compensation), for all reasonable losses, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, any loss, expense or liability incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds required by such Lender to fund its Eurodollar Rate Loans) which such Lender may sustain: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender or the Administrative Agent) a Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion (whether or not withdrawn by the Borrowers or deemed withdrawn pursuant to (a)); (ii) if any repayment or conversion of any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans occurs on a date which is not the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto; (iii) if any prepayment of any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by the Borrowers; or (iv) as a consequence of (x) any other default by the Borrowers to repay its Eurodollar Rate Loans when required by the terms of this Agreement or (y) an election made pursuant to Section 2.10(b).

Section 2.12. Change of Lending Office. Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.10(a)(ii) or (iii), Section 3.5 or Section 5.4 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrowers, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event, provided that such designation is made on such terms that such Lender and its 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. Nothing in this Section 2.12 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrowers or the right of any Lender provided in Section 2.10 or Section 5.4.

Section 2.13. Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender is owed increased costs or additional amounts, or the Borrowers receive notice from any Lender or the Administrative Agent, under Section 2.10, Section 3.5 or Section 5.4, or any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrowers shall have the right, unless such Lender has theretofore removed or cured the conditions which resulted in the obligation to pay such increased costs or additional amounts or which caused it to be a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, to replace in its entirety such Lender (the “Replaced Lender”), on ten Business Days’ (or three Business Days’, in the case of the replacement of a Non-Consenting Lender) prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and such Replaced Lender, with one or more other Persons (collectively, the “Replacement Lender”) reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and, to the extent required by Section 12.4(b), reasonably acceptable to the Borrowers (which acceptance in either case shall not be unreasonably withheld); provided, that: (i) at the time of any replacement pursuant to this Section 2.13, the Replaced Lender and the Replacement Lender shall enter into one or more Assignment Agreements, substantially in the form of Exhibit E (appropriately completed), pursuant to which the Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Commitments (including all participation interests in Letters of Credit) and outstanding Loans of the Replaced Lender and, in connection therewith, shall pay to the Replaced Lender in respect thereof an amount equal to the sum of (a) an amount equal to the principal of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, all outstanding Loans of the Replaced Lender and (b) an amount equal to all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, Fees owing to the Replaced Lender pursuant to Section 4.1 and (c) any other amounts payable to the Replaced Lender under this Agreement (including, without limitation, amounts payable under Section 2.11) and (ii) a Defaulting Lender shall be a Replaced Lender only to the extent not prohibited by law. Upon the execution of the respective assignment documentation, the payment of amounts referred to in the preceding sentence and, if so requested by the Replacement Lender, delivery to the Replacement

 

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Lender of appropriate Notes executed by the Borrowers, the Replacement Lender shall become a Lender hereunder, and the Replaced Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder, except with respect to indemnification provisions arising under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such Replaced Lender.

Section 2.14. Incremental Facility. (a) Upon notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders), at any time after the Closing Date, the Borrowers may from time to time request (i) additional Commitments under the Term Facility (each an “Incremental Term Commitment” and all of them, collectively, the “Incremental Term Commitments”) or (ii) increases in the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments (each such increase, an “Incremental Revolving Commitment” and, together with the Incremental Term Commitments, the “Incremental Commitments”); provided that (x) after giving effect to any such addition, the aggregate amount of Incremental Commitments that have been added pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall not exceed $25,000,000, (y) any such addition or increase shall be in an amount of not less than $10,000,000 and (z) there shall be not more than two (2) such increases.

(b) Any Loans made in respect of any Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be made by increasing the Total Revolving Commitment with the same terms (including pricing) as the existing Revolving Loans (each, a “Revolving Commitment Increase”). Any Loans made in respect of any Incremental Term Commitments (the “Incremental Term Loans”) may be made, at the option of the Borrowers, by either (i) increasing the Total Term Commitment with the same terms (including pricing) as the existing Term Loans, or (ii) creating a new tranche of terms loans (an “Incremental Term Loan Tranche”); provided that any Incremental Term Loan Tranche (A) shall not have a final maturity earlier than the Term Facility Final Maturity Date or a weighted average life which is shorter than the then remaining average life of the Term Loans, (B) shall rank pari passu in right of payment and of security (including Guaranties) with the Revolving Loans and the Term Loans and (C) shall have such other terms and provisions, to the extent not consistent with the Term Loans, as are reasonably satisfactory to the Joint Lead Arrangers.

(c) Each notice from the Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the Incremental Commitments. Incremental Term Loans (or any portion thereof) may be made, and Revolving Commitment Increases may be provided, by any existing Lender or by any other bank, financial institution or other investing entity (any such bank, financial institution or other investing entity, an “Incremental Lender”), in each case on terms permitted in this Section 2.14 and otherwise on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, provided that the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of a Revolving Commitment Increase, the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Swingline Lender) shall have consented (not to be unreasonably withheld) to such Lender's or Incremental Lender's, as the case may be, making such Incremental Term Loans or providing such Revolving Commitment Increase if such consent would be required under Section 12.4 for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, to such Lender or Incremental Lender, as the case may be. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitment Increases, unless it so agrees. Any Incremental Commitments shall become Commitments (or in the case of any Revolving Commitment Increase to be provided by an existing Revolving Lender, an increase in such Revolving Lender's Revolving Commitment) under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Facility Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Credit Documents, executed by the Borrowers, each Lender agreeing to provide such

 

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Commitment, if any, each Incremental Lender, if any, and the Administrative Agent. An Incremental Facility Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to any Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.14. At the time of the sending of such notice, the Borrowers (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Lenders). Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to provide an Incremental Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its pro rata share of such requested increase (which shall be calculated on the basis of the amount of the funded and unfunded exposure under all the Facilities held by each Lender). Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to provide an Incremental Commitment. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrowers and each Lender of the Lenders' responses to each request made hereunder. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, the Borrowers may, after first offering such increase to the existing Lenders as provided above, invite Incremental Lenders to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

(d) If any Incremental Commitments are added in accordance with this Section 2.14, the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall determine the effective date (the “Incremental Commitments Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such addition; provided, that any existing Lender electing to participate in the proposed Incremental Commitments shall have the right to participate in the proposed increase or addition on a pro rata basis in accordance with such Lender’s Revolving Commitment (in the case of an increase of the Revolving Commitments) or the outstanding Term Loans held by such Lender (in the case of Incremental Term Commitments) as of the Business Day prior to the Incremental Commitments Effective Date. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of the final allocation of such addition and the Incremental Commitments Effective Date. As a condition precedent to such addition, the Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of the Borrowers dated as of the Incremental Commitments Effective Date signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (i) the representations and warranties contained in Section 7 and the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Incremental Commitments Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and (ii) no Default or Event of Default exists before or after giving effect to such addition. On each Incremental Commitments Effective Date, each Lender or Incremental Lender which is providing an Incremental Commitment (i) shall become a “Lender” for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (ii) shall have, as applicable, an Incremental Term Commitment and/or an Incremental Revolving Commitment which shall become “Commitments” hereunder and (iii) in the case of an Incremental Term Commitment, shall make an Incremental Term Loan to the Borrowers in a principal amount equal to such Incremental Term Commitment, and such Incremental Term Loan shall be a “Term Loan” for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (except that the interest rate applicable to any Incremental Term Loan under an Incremental Term Loan Tranche may be different).

 

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(e) Upon each Revolving Commitment Increase pursuant to this Section 2.14, (i) each Revolving Lender immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each existing Revolving Lender, if any, and each Incremental Lender, if any, in each case providing a portion of such Revolving Commitment Increase (each an “Incremental Revolving Lender”), and each such Incremental Revolving Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Revolving Lender's risk participation hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans such that, after giving effect to such Revolving Commitment Increase and each such deemed assignment and assumption of such risk participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding (A) risk participations hereunder in Letters of Credit and (B) risk participations in Swingline Loans, in each case, held by each Revolving Lender (including each such Incremental Revolving Lender) will equal such Revolving Lender's pro rata share of the outstanding Revolving Loans based on each such Revolving Lender's Revolving Percentage immediately after giving effect to such Revolving Commitment Increase and (ii) if, on the date of such Revolving Commitment Increase, there are any Revolving Loans outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall take those steps which it deems, in its sole discretion, necessary and appropriate to result in each Revolving Lender (including each Incremental Revolving Lender) having a pro rata share of the outstanding Revolving Loans based on each such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Percentage immediately after giving effect to such Revolving Commitment Increase, provided that any prepayment made in connection with the taking of any such steps shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the Revolving Loans being prepaid and any costs incurred by any Lender in accordance with Section 2.11. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro-rata borrowing and pro-rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to any transaction that may be effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

(f) This Section 2.14 shall supersede any provisions in Section 12.12 to the contrary.

Section 2.15. Borrowers’ Representative. CHI hereby appoints ABX as, and ABX hereby agrees to act under this Agreement as, the agent, attorney-in-fact and legal representative of the Borrowers for all purposes hereunder, including, without limitation, requesting Borrowings and Letters of Credit, issuing Notices of Borrowing and Notices of Conversion/Continuation and receiving account statements and other notices and communications to the Borrowers (or either of them) from the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender. Accordingly, the parties agree that any and all actions to be taken hereunder by the Borrowers may be taken by ABX for and on behalf of the Borrowers, and any and all notices and communications permitted or required to be made by the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender hereunder to the Borrowers, shall be deemed made to each of the Borrowers if delivered to ABX. The Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer and each Lender may rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, on any Notice of Borrowing, Notice of Conversion/Continuation, request for a Letter of Credit, disbursement instruction, report, information or any other notice or communication made or given by ABX, whether in its own name, on behalf of CHI or on behalf of “the Borrowers”, and none of the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender shall have any obligation to make any inquiry or request any confirmation from or on behalf of CHI as to the binding effect on it of any such notice, request, instruction, report, information, other notice or communications. ABX may from time to time tender to the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Lenders, representations or performance of covenants hereunder and take actions in respect of other matters on behalf of the Borrowers, and any such representations, performance or actions by ABX, if accepted by the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any such Lender, as the case may be, shall (irrespective of whether the particular matter is otherwise authorized elsewhere herein) be conclusively deemed done with the authorization of and on behalf of CHI, as the circumstances and the specific action taken may indicate. The Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer

 

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and each of the Lenders may in all cases rely on communications from, and representations and actions taken by, ABX as though given, delivered, made or taken by or from the Borrowers, and all such communications, representations and actions shall be binding upon CHI.

Section 2.16. Joint and Several Liability.

(a) Each of the Borrowers acknowledges and agrees that (i) it is a co-borrower hereunder and shall be jointly and severally, with the other Borrower, directly and primarily liable for the Obligations regardless of which Borrower actually receives Loans or other extensions of credit hereunder or the amount of such Loans or other extensions of credit received or the manner in which the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer and/or any Lender accounts for such Loans or other extensions of credit on its books and records, (ii) each of the Borrowers shall have the obligations of co-maker and shall be primary obligors with respect to all Loans, the Notes, the Letters of Credit and the other Obligations, it being agreed that such extensions of credit to each Borrower inure to the benefit of both Borrowers, and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer and each of the Lenders is relying on such joint and several liability of the Borrowers as co-makers in extending the Loans and issuing the Letters of Credit hereunder. Each Borrower’s obligations with respect to Loans made to it or with respect to any Letters of Credit issued for its account, and each Borrower’s obligations arising as a result of the joint and several liability of the Borrowers hereunder, with respect to Loans made to the other Borrower hereunder or with respect to any Letters of Credit issued for the account of the other Borrower hereunder, shall be separate and distinct obligations, but all such Obligations shall be primary obligations of each Borrower. Each Borrower hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that upon default in the payment when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of any Obligation payable to the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender, each such Borrower will forthwith pay the same, without notice of demand.

(b) Each Borrower’s obligations arising as a result of the joint and several liability of the Borrowers hereunder with respect to Obligations of the other Borrower hereunder shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be unconditional irrespective of (i) the validity or enforceability, avoidance or subordination of the Obligations of the other Borrower or of any Note or other document evidencing all or any part of the Obligations of the other Borrower, (ii) the absence of any attempt to collect the Obligations from the other Borrower, or any other security therefor, or the absence of any other action to enforce the same, (iii) the waiver, consent, extension, forbearance or granting of any indulgence by the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender with respect to any provision of any instrument evidencing the Obligations of the other Borrower, or any part thereof, or any other agreement now or hereafter executed by the other Borrower and delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender, (iv) the failure by the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender to take any steps to perfect and maintain its security interest in, or to preserve its rights to, any security for the Obligations of the other Borrower, (v) any borrowing or grant of a security interest by the other Borrower, as debtors-in-possession under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code, (vi) the disallowance of all or any portion of the Administrative Agent’s, the Letter of Credit Issuer’s or any Lender’s claim(s) for the repayment of the Obligations of the other Borrower under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code, or (vii) any other circumstances which might constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of the other Borrower.

 

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(c) With respect to each Borrower’s obligations arising as a result of the joint and several liability of the Borrowers hereunder with respect to Obligations any of the other Borrower hereunder, each Borrower waives, until the Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash and this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall have terminated, any right to enforce any right of subrogation or any remedy which the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender now has or may hereafter have against the other Borrower, any endorser or any guarantor of all or any part of the Obligations, and any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any security or collateral given to the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender to secure payment of the Obligations.

(d) No payment or payments made by either of the Borrowers or any other Person or received or collected by the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender from either of the Borrowers or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off-or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Obligations shall be deemed (except to the extent Obligations are satisfied) to modify, release or otherwise affect the liability of each Borrower under this Agreement, which shall remain liable for the Obligations until the Obligations are paid in full in cash and this Agreement is terminated.

SECTION 3. LETTERS OF CREDIT.

Section 3.1. Letters of Credit. (a) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Borrowers may request the Letter of Credit Issuer at any time and from time to time on any Business Day on or after the Closing Date and prior to the Revolving Facility Final Maturity Date to issue, for the account of the Borrowers and in support of (i) obligations of the Borrowers and/or their Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business of such Persons, (ii) obligations of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries under insurance policies or related to self-insurance obligations, (iii) obligations of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries related to surety bonds and (iv) such other obligations of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries to any other Person that are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Letter of Credit Issuer agrees to issue from time to time, irrevocable letters of credit in such form as may be approved by the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Administrative Agent (each such letter of credit, a “Letter of Credit” and collectively, the “Letters of Credit”). Letters of Credit listed on Part I of Annex 3.1 issued under the Existing Cargo Holdings Credit Agreement (“Existing Cargo Letters of Credit”) shall automatically be deemed to constitute and continue as Letters of Credit issued hereunder on the Closing Date. Each letter of credit listed on Part II of Annex 3.1 that was issued under the Existing ABX Credit Agreement and remains in effect after the Closing Date (each, an “Existing ABX Letter of Credit”) shall be cash collateralized until such time as such Existing ABX Letter of Credit is replaced with a Letter of Credit issued under this Agreement.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars, (ii) no Letter of Credit shall be issued, the Stated Amount of which, when added to the Letter of Credit Outstandings (exclusive of Unpaid Drawings which are repaid on the date of, and prior to or at the time of, the issuance of the relevant Letter of Credit) at such time, would exceed either (x) $75,000,000 or (y) when added to the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans then outstanding, an amount equal to the Total Revolving Commitment at such time (after giving effect to any reductions to the Total Revolving Commitment on such date), and (iii) each Letter of Credit shall have an expiry date occurring not later than the earlier of (x) one year after such Letter of Credit’s date of issuance although any Letter of Credit may be automatically renewable for successive periods,

 

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which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) below, of up to 12 months (unless notice of non-renewal is given to the Borrowers by the Letter of Credit Issuer, or such Letter of Credit does not include an automatic renewal provision) and (z) unless cash collateralized ten (10) Business Days prior to the Revolving Facility Final Maturity Date, on terms acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Revolving Facility Final Maturity Date.

Section 3.2. Letter of Credit Requests; Notices of Issuance. (a) Whenever it desires that a Letter of Credit be issued, the Borrowers shall give the Administrative Agent and the Letter of Credit Issuer written notice (including by way of telecopier) in the form of Exhibit F prior to 11:00 a.m. at least five Business Days (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Letter of Credit Issuer) prior to the proposed date of issuance (which shall be a Business Day) (each a “Letter of Credit Request”), which Letter of Credit Request shall include an application for such Letter of Credit and any other documents that the Letter of Credit Issuer customarily requires in connection therewith. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender of each Letter of Credit Request.

(b) The Letter of Credit Issuer shall, on the date of each issuance of a Letter of Credit by it, give the Administrative Agent, each Revolving Lender and the Borrowers written notice of the issuance of such Letter of Credit, accompanied by a copy to the Administrative Agent of the Letter of Credit or Letters of Credit issued by it.

Section 3.3. Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings. (a) The Borrowers hereby agree to reimburse the Letter of Credit Issuer (whether with its own funds or with the proceeds of Revolving Loans), by making payment to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Payment Office, for any payment or disbursement made by the Letter of Credit Issuer under any Letter of Credit (each such amount so paid or disbursed until reimbursed, an “Unpaid Drawing”), not later than 2:00 p.m., on the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrowers receive notice from the Letter of Credit Issuer of such Unpaid Drawing, with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by such Letter of Credit Issuer, to the extent not reimbursed prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of such payment or disbursement, from and including the date paid or disbursed to but not including the date the Letter of Credit Issuer is reimbursed therefor at a rate per annum which shall be the rate then applicable to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans pursuant to Section 2.8(a) (plus an additional 2% per annum if not reimbursed by the third Business Day after the date of such payment or disbursement), such interest also to be payable on demand.

(b) The Borrowers’ obligation under this Section 3.3 to reimburse the Letter of Credit 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 which the Borrowers may have or have had against the Letter of Credit 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 that, to the extent the Borrowers have derived no benefit therefrom, the Borrowers shall not be obligated to reimburse the Letter of Credit Issuer for any wrongful payment made by such Letter of Credit Issuer under a Letter of Credit as a result of acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of such Letter of Credit Issuer.

 

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Section 3.4. Letter of Credit Participations. (a) Immediately upon the issuance by the Letter of Credit Issuer of any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Issuer shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender (each a “Participant”) shall be deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have purchased and received from such Letter of Credit Issuer, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation, to the extent of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Percentage, in such Letter of Credit, each substitute letter of credit, each drawing made thereunder and the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement with respect thereto (although Letter of Credit Fees shall be payable directly to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Lenders as provided in Section 4.1(b) and the Participants shall have no right to receive any portion of any Fronting Fees) and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto. Upon any change in the Revolving Commitments of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 12.4(b), it is hereby agreed that, with respect to all then outstanding Letters of Credit and Unpaid Drawings, there shall be an automatic adjustment to the participations pursuant to this Section 3.4 to reflect the new Revolving Percentages of the assigning and assignee Revolving Lender.

(b) In determining whether to pay under any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Issuer shall not have any obligation relative to the 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 the Letter of Credit 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 the Letter of Credit Issuer any resulting liability.

(c) In the event that the Letter of Credit Issuer makes any payment under any Letter of Credit and the Borrowers shall not have reimbursed such amount in full to the Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to Section 3.3(a), the Letter of Credit Issuer shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Participant of such failure, and each Participant shall promptly and unconditionally pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer, the amount of such Participant’s Revolving Percentage of such payment in Dollars and in same day funds. If the Administrative Agent so notifies any Participant required to fund a payment under a Letter of Credit prior to 11:00 a.m. on any Business Day, such Participant shall make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer such Participant’s Revolving Percentage of the amount of such payment on such Business Day in same day funds. If and to the extent such Participant shall not have so made its Revolving Percentage of the amount of such payment available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer, such Participant agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit 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 the Letter of Credit Issuer at the overnight Federal Funds Effective Rate. The failure of any Participant to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer its Revolving Percentage of any payment under any Letter of Credit shall not relieve any other Participant of its obligation hereunder to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer its Revolving Percentage of any payment under any Letter of Credit on the date required, as specified above, but no Participant shall be responsible for the failure of any other Participant to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer such other Participant’s Revolving Percentage of any such payment.

 

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(d) Whenever the Letter of Credit Issuer receives a payment of a Reimbursement Obligation as to which the Administrative Agent has received for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer any payments from the Participants pursuant to Section 3.4(c), the Letter of Credit Issuer shall pay to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to each Participant which has paid its Revolving Percentage thereof, in Dollars and in same day funds, an amount equal to such Participant’s Revolving Percentage of the principal amount thereof and interest thereon accruing after the purchase of the respective participations.

(e) The obligations of the Participants to make payments to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit 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:

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents;

(ii) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which the Borrowers 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, the Letter of Credit 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 Borrowers and the beneficiary named in any such Letter of Credit);

(iii) 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;

(iv) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Credit Documents; or

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

Section 3.5. Increased Costs; Illegality. (a) If a Change of Law occurs after the Closing Date which shall either (i) impose, modify or make applicable any reserve, deposit, capital adequacy or similar requirement against Letters of Credit issued by the Letter of Credit Issuer or such Lender’s participation therein, or (ii) shall impose on the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender any other 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 the Letter of Credit 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 the Letter of Credit 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 the Letter of Credit Issuer or such Lender (a copy of which notice shall be sent by the Letter of Credit Issuer or such Lender to the Administrative Agent), the Borrowers shall pay to the Letter of Credit Issuer or such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Letter of Credit Issuer or such Lender for such increased cost or reduction. A certificate submitted to the Borrowers by the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender, as the case may be (a copy of

 

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which certificate shall be sent by the Letter of Credit Issuer or such Lender to the Administrative Agent), setting forth the basis for the determination of such additional amount or amounts necessary to compensate the Letter of Credit Issuer or any 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 any of the Borrowers’ obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section.

SECTION 4. FEES; COMMITMENTS.

Section 4.1. Fees. (a) The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent a commitment fee (“Commitment Fee for Revolver”) for the account of each Revolving Lender for the period from and including the Closing Date to but not including the date the Total Revolving Commitment has been terminated, in an amount equal to the Commitment Fee Rate for Revolver then in effect multiplied by the average daily Unutilized Commitment of each Lender. Such Commitment Fee for Revolver shall be due and payable in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing on March 31, 2008, and on the first date upon which the Total Revolving Commitments shall have been terminated.

(b) The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender pro rata on the basis of its Revolving Percentage, a fee in respect of each outstanding Letter of Credit (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each day computed at the rate equal to the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans for such day on the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit on such day. Accrued Letter of Credit Fees shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December of each year, commencing on March 31, 2008, and on the date upon which the Total Revolving Commitment is terminated.

(c) The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer a fee in respect of each Letter of Credit (the “Fronting Fee”) computed at the rate of 0.125% per annum on the average daily Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit. Accrued Fronting Fees shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December of each year, commencing on March 31, 2008, and on the date upon which the Total Revolving Commitment is terminated.

(d) The Borrowers agree to pay directly to the Letter of Credit Issuer upon each issuance of, drawing under, and/or amendment or transfer by a beneficiary of, a Letter of Credit such amount as shall at the time of such issuance, drawing, transfer or amendment be the administrative charge which the Letter of Credit Issuer is customarily charging for issuances of, drawings under or amendments or transfers of, letters of credit issued by it.

(e) The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent (x) on the Closing Date for its own account and/or for distribution to the Lenders such fees as have heretofore been agreed to by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent and (y) for its own account such other fees as may be agreed to from time to time between the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, when and as due.

(f) All computations of Fees shall be made in accordance with Section 12.7.

 

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Section 4.2. Voluntary Reduction of Commitments. Upon at least three Business Days’ prior 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, without premium or penalty, to terminate or partially reduce the Total Unutilized Revolving Commitment, provided that (x) any such termination shall apply to proportionately and permanently reduce the Revolving Commitment of each of the Lenders with such a Commitment and (y) any partial reduction pursuant to this clause Section 4.2 shall be in the amount of at least $5,000,000 or a whole multiple thereof.

Section 4.3. Commitment Terminations. Unless earlier terminated pursuant to the terms of the Agreement:

(a) The Total Revolving Commitment (and the Revolving Commitment of each Lender) shall terminate on the Revolving Facility Final Maturity Date.

(b) The Swingline Commitment shall terminate on the Swingline Expiry Date.

SECTION 5. PAYMENTS.

Section 5.1. Voluntary Prepayments. (a) The Borrowers shall have the right to prepay Term Loans and/or Revolving Loans and/or Swingline Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, from time to time on the following terms and conditions: (i) the Borrowers shall give the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of its intent to prepay the Loans, whether such Loans are Term Loans, Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans, the amount of such prepayment and (in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans) the specific Borrowing(s) pursuant to which made, which notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent by 11:00 a.m. (x) one Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment in the case of Base Rate Loans, (y) three Business Days’ prior written notice in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (z) 11:00 a.m. on the date of prepayment, in the case of Swingline Loans, which notice shall promptly be transmitted by the Administrative Agent to each of the Lenders; (ii) each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof; provided that no partial prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount applicable thereto; (iii) each prepayment in respect of any Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such Loans; and (iv) each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall be applied to the then remaining applicable Term Loan Scheduled Repayments on a pro rata basis (based upon the then remaining principal amount of each such Term Loan Scheduled Repayment). Any prepayment made pursuant to this Section shall be subject to Section 2.11.

Section 5.2. Mandatory Prepayments.

(a) Requirements:

(i) If on any date (after giving effect to any other repayments or prepayments on such date) the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans plus (ii) the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Outstandings exceeds the Total Revolving Commitment as then in effect, the Borrowers shall repay on such date that principal amount of Swingline Loans and, after Swingline Loans have been paid in full, Unpaid Drawings and, after Unpaid Drawings

 

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have been paid in full, Revolving Loans, in an aggregate amount equal to such excess. If, after giving effect to the prepayment of all outstanding Swingline Loans, Unpaid Drawings and Revolving Loans, the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Outstandings exceeds the Total Revolving Commitment as then in effect (any such excess, a “Total Revolving Commitment Excess Amount”), the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent an amount in cash and/or Cash Equivalents equal to such Total Revolving Commitment Excess Amount, and the Administrative Agent shall hold such payment as security for the obligations of the Borrowers hereunder pursuant to a cash collateral agreement to be entered into in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers which shall permit certain investments in Cash Equivalents satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, until the proceeds are applied to the Obligations, and which shall provide that a portion of the balance, if any, held in a cash collateral account established under such cash collateral agreement equal to the amount by which such balance exceeds the Total Revolving Commitment Excess Amount from time to time, shall be released to the Borrowers, provided that (x) as a result of such release, a mandatory prepayment shall not be required under the first sentence of this paragraph (a)(i) unless such prepayment is made concurrently with such release, and (y) immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing or would result from such release.

(ii) The Borrowers shall be required to repay the principal amount of the Term Loans on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the Term Facility Final Maturity Date, commencing March 31, 2009 (each such repayment, a “Term Loan Scheduled Repayment”), each such installment on any such date to be in the amount set forth below opposite such date:

 

Date

  

Installment

Amount

March 31, 2009

   $ 6,750,000

June 30, 2009

   $ 6,750,000

September 30, 2009

   $ 6,750,000

December 31, 2009

   $ 6,750,000

March 31, 2010

   $ 6,750,000

June 30, 2010

   $ 6,750,000

September 30, 2010

   $ 6,750,000

December 31, 2010

   $ 6,750,000

March 31, 2011

   $ 6,750,000

June 30, 2011

   $ 6,750,000

September 30, 2011

   $ 6,750,000

December 31, 2011

   $ 6,750,000

March 31, 2012

   $ 6,750,000

June 30, 2012

   $ 6,750,000

September 30, 2012

   $ 6,750,000

December 31, 2012

   $ 6,750,000

Term Facility Final Maturity Date

   All amounts outstanding in
respect of the Term Loans

 

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(iii) On or before the third Business Day following the date of receipt thereof by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of the Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale or Recovery Event, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds then received from such Asset Sale or Recovery Event shall be applied as a mandatory repayment of principal of the then outstanding Term Loans, provided that Net Cash Proceeds from Asset Sales or Recovery Events in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75,000,000 in any Fiscal Year shall not be required to be used to so repay Term Loans to the extent the Borrowers elect, as hereinafter provided, to cause such Net Cash Proceeds to be reinvested in Reinvestment Assets (a “Reinvestment Election”) on or prior to the Reinvestment Prepayment Date; provided, further, that if any such Net Cash Proceeds are not so reinvested on or prior to the Reinvestment Prepayment Date, such Net Cash Proceeds shall promptly thereafter be applied toward prepayments of the Term Loans in accordance with this Section 5.2. The Borrowers may exercise their Reinvestment Election (within the parameters specified in the preceding sentence) with respect to an Asset Sale or Recovery Event, if (x) the Reinvestment Test is satisfied on the date of delivering the Reinvestment Notice referred to below and (y) the Borrowers deliver a Reinvestment Notice to the Administrative Agent by the third Business Day following the date of the consummation of the respective Asset Sale or the date of such Recovery Event, with such Reinvestment Election being effective with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event equal to the Anticipated Reinvestment Amount specified in such Reinvestment Notice.

(iv) On or before the third Business Day following the date of the receipt thereof by Holdings and/or any of its Subsidiaries, an amount equal to 100% of the cash proceeds (net of reasonable and documented underwriting discounts and commissions, other banking and investment banking fees, attorneys’, advisors’, consultants’ and accountants’ fees) of the incurrence of Indebtedness by Holdings and/or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness permitted by Section 9.4), shall be applied as a mandatory repayment of principal of the then outstanding Term Loans.

(v) On or before the third Business Day following the date of the receipt thereof by Holdings and/or any of its Subsidiaries, an amount equal to 50% of the cash proceeds (net of reasonable and documented underwriting discounts and commissions, other banking and investment banking fees, attorneys’, advisors’, consultants’ and accountants’ fees) of the issuance of any Capital Stock by Holdings and/or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be applied as a mandatory repayment of principal of the then outstanding Term Loans.

(vi) On the Reinvestment Prepayment Date with respect to a Reinvestment Election, an amount equal to the Reinvestment Prepayment Amount, if any, for such Reinvestment Election shall be applied as a repayment of the principal amount of the then outstanding Term Loans.

(b) Application:

(i) Each mandatory repayment of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to Section 5.2(a) (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) shall be applied to the repayment of the then remaining Term Loan Scheduled Repayments in inverse order of their maturity. Following the repayment in full of the Term Loans, each mandatory repayment required to be made pursuant to Section 5.2(a) (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) shall thereafter be applied to the repayment of the Revolving Loans (without any permanent reduction in the Revolving Commitment of any Lender).

 

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(ii) With respect to each prepayment of Loans required by Section 5.2, the Borrowers may designate the Types of Loans which are to be prepaid and the specific Borrowing(s) under the affected Facility pursuant to which made, provided that (i) the Borrowers shall first so designate all Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Rate Loans under an affected Facility with Interest Periods ending on the date of repayment prior to designating any other Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) each prepayment of any Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such Loans.

Section 5.3. Method and Place of Payment. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments under this Agreement shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the ratable (based on its pro rata share) account of the Lenders entitled thereto, not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date when due and shall be made in immediately available funds and in lawful money of the United States of America at the Payment Office, it being understood that prior written notice by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent to make a payment from the funds in the Borrowers’ account at the Payment Office shall constitute the making of such payment to the extent of such funds held in such account. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. Any payments made by the Borrowers under this Agreement which are made later than 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed to have been made by the Borrowers on the next succeeding Business Day. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day which 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.

Section 5.4. Net Payments. (a) All payments made by the Borrowers hereunder, under any Note or any other Credit Document, will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense. Except as provided for in this Section 5.4(a), all such payments will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (but excluding, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any such payment, any tax imposed on or measured by the net income (or any franchise tax based on net or gross income) of such recipient pursuant to the laws of the United States or of the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein) under which such recipient is organized or in which the principal office or applicable lending office of such recipient is located) and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto (collectively, “Taxes”). If any Taxes are so levied or imposed, the Borrowers agree to pay the full amount of such Taxes and such additional amounts (after payment of all Taxes) as may be necessary so that every payment of all amounts due hereunder, under any Note or under any other Credit Document, after withholding or deduction for or on account of any Taxes, will not be less than the amount provided for herein or in such Note or in such other Credit Document, provided, however, that the Borrowers shall not be required to increase any such amounts payable to any Lender with respect to any Taxes (i) that are attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the requirements of Section 5.4(b) or (ii) that are United States withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time the Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of assignment (or designation of a new lending office), to receive additional amounts from the Borrowers with respect to such Taxes pursuant to this Section 5.4(a). The Borrowers will furnish to the Administrative Agent within 45 days after the date the payment of any Taxes, or any withholding or deduction on account thereof, is due pursuant to applicable law certified copies of tax receipts

 

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evidencing such payment by the Borrowers. The Borrowers will indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and reimburse the Administrative Agent or such Lender upon its written request, for the amount of any Taxes levied or imposed and paid or withheld by the Administrative Agent or such Lender.

(b) Each Lender that is not a United States person as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “Non-U.S. Lender”) agrees to deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent (i) on or prior to the date the Lender becomes a Lender two accurate and complete original signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI (or successor forms) certifying to such Lender’s entitlement to a complete exemption from United States withholding tax (or, upon the written consent of the Borrowers, a reduced rate of withholding tax) with respect to payments to be made under this Agreement and under any Note and under any other Credit Document, or (ii) if the Non-U.S. Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code and is claiming an exemption from U.S. withholding tax under Sections 871(h), 881(c) and/or 1441(c)(9) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest,” (x) a duly executed certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G (any such certificate, an “Exemption Certificate”) and (y) two accurate and complete original signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI (or successor forms). In addition, each Non-U.S. Lender agrees that from time to time upon the reasonable request by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent when a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders the previous certification obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, it will deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent two new accurate and complete original signed copies of the relevant form or Exemption Certificate, as the case may be, and such other forms as may be required in order to conform or establish the entitlement of such Non-U.S. Lender to a continued complete exemption from United States withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Note, or it shall immediately notify the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent of its inability to deliver any such form or Exemption Certificate. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.4, a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 5.4(b) that such Non-U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver.

SECTION 6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.

Section 6.1. Conditions Precedent to Closing Date. The obligation of the Lenders to make each Loan hereunder, and the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuer to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, in each case, on the Closing Date are subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions:

(a) Execution of Agreement. On or prior to the Closing Date, (i) this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered as provided in Section 12.10 and (ii) there shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender that has requested Notes pursuant to Section 2.5(d), Notes conforming to the requirements hereof and executed by a duly Authorized Officer of the Borrowers.

(b) Opinions of Counsel. On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received opinions, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the Closing Date, from:

(i) Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, counsel to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, which opinion shall cover the matters set forth in Exhibit H-1;

 

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(ii) W. Joseph Payne, Esq., General Counsel to Holdings, ABX and all of the Subsidiaries of ABX, which opinion shall cover the matters set forth in Exhibit H-2;

(iii) Greenberg Traurig, P.A., counsel to CHI, which opinion shall cover the matters set forth in Exhibit H-3; and

(iv) Daugherty, Fowler, Peregrin, Haught & Jenson, P.C., special FAA counsel to ABX and its Subsidiaries, which opinion shall cover the matters set forth in Exhibit H-4;

(v) George Golder, Esq., General Counsel to the Target and its Subsidiaries, which opinion shall cover the matters set forth in Exhibit H-5;

(vi) McAfee & Taft, special FAA counsel to the Target and its Subsidiaries, which opinion shall cover the matters set forth in Exhibit H-6; and

(vii) Jones Vargas, special counsel to Air Transport International Limited Liability Company, which opinion shall cover the matters set forth in Exhibit H-7.

(c) Proceedings. (i) On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received from each Credit Party a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by the President or any Vice-President and the Secretary of such Credit Party in the form of Exhibit I (together with certifications as to incumbency and signatures of such officers) with appropriate insertions and deletions, together with (x) copies of the articles or certificate of incorporation, the limited liability company agreement, the partnership agreement, any certificate of designation, the by-laws, or other organizational documents of each such Credit Party, (y) the resolutions, or such other administrative approval, of each such Credit Party referred to in such certificate to be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (z) in the case of the certificate delivered by the Borrowers, a statement that all of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 6 have been satisfied as of such date.

(ii) On the Closing Date, all corporate, limited liability company, partnership and legal proceedings and all instruments and agreements in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Purchase Documents and the other Credit Documents shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall have received all information and copies of all certificates, documents and papers, including long-form good standing certificates and any other records of corporate, partnership or limited liability company proceedings and governmental approvals, if any, which the Administrative Agent may have reasonably requested in connection therewith, such documents and papers, where appropriate, to be certified by proper corporate or Governmental Authority.

(iii) A Notice of Borrowing for the Loans to be made on the Closing Date, as well as a memorandum of funds flow, in each case executed by the Borrowers.

(d) Adverse Change, etc. There shall not have been any change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or development that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(e) Consummation of the Refinancing. The Administrative Agent shall have received reasonably satisfactory evidence that the Indebtedness under the Existing ABX Credit Agreement and the Existing Cargo Holdings Credit Agreement shall have been repaid or canceled, all documentation representing such Indebtedness shall have been terminated (other than provisions that survive such termination) and all guarantees, liens and security interests associated therewith have been released, or that adequate measures shall have been taken to terminate such documentation and release such guarantees, liens and security interests, except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent.

(f) Consummation of the Acquisition. On or prior to the Closing Date, (A) there shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent true and correct copies of the Purchase Documents, certified by the Borrowers to be true and correct copies of the Purchase Documents and (B) the Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied that the Acquisition shall have been duly consummated in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, no provision of such Purchase Agreement shall have been waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in any respect that is adverse to the Lenders without approval of the Administrative Agent, and CHI shall have acquired not less than 90% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Target.

(g) Security Documents. (i) On the Closing Date, (x) each of Holdings and the Domestic Subsidiaries of the Holdings shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J (as modified, amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, the “Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”), and each shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, to be held in pledge as pledgee thereunder, all of the certificates representing the Pledged Securities referred to therein, endorsed in blank or accompanied by executed and undated stock powers, and the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall be in full force and effect and (y) each Issuer (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), if any, that is a Subsidiary but not a Credit Party, shall have executed and delivered an Acknowledgment and Consent in the form attached to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

(ii) On the Closing Date, each of Holdings and the Domestic Subsidiaries of Holdings shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent:

 

  (1) Financing Statements (Form UCC-1) in appropriate form for filing under the UCC of each jurisdiction as may be necessary to perfect the security interests purported to be created by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement;

 

  (2) to the extent available, certified copies of Requests for Information or Copies (Form UCC-11), or equivalent reports, each of recent date listing all effective financing statements that name each Credit Party as debtor and that are filed in the jurisdictions in which filing of a financing statement is necessary to perfect the security interests purported to be created by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, together with copies of such financing statements (none of which shall cover the Collateral except (A) those with respect to which appropriate termination statements authorized by the secured lender thereunder have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and (B) to the extent evidencing Liens permitted pursuant to Section 9.3);

 

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  (3) evidence that FAA form “Aircraft Security Agreements”, the substance of which shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, covering the Aircraft and Engines included in the Collateral have been filed with the FAA, and evidence satisfactory to Administrative Agent that the Liens in such Aircraft and Engines have been registered under the Cape Town Convention; and

 

  (4) evidence that all other actions necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, desirable to perfect and protect the security interests purported to be created by the Security Documents have been taken.

(h) Governmental Approvals and Consents. Each Credit Party shall have obtained all permits, registrations, filings, licenses, authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of or from any Governmental Authority and all consents of other Persons, in each case that are necessary or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents (including the Refinancing and the Acquisition) and each of the foregoing shall be in full force and effect and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent. All applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken or threatened by any competent authority which would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions on the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents (including the Refinancing and the Acquisition) and no action, request for stay, petition for review or rehearing, reconsideration, or appeal with respect to any of the foregoing shall be pending, and the time for any applicable agency to take action to set aside its consent on its own motion shall have expired.

(i) Solvency. On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received from the president, chief financial officer or another senior financial or accounting officer of each of Holdings and each Borrower a solvency certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K that shall document the solvency of Holdings, each Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Acquisition and the Refinancing and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

(j) Fees. On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses required to be paid, on or before the Closing Date.

(k) Financial Information. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of the audited consolidated financial statements of (i) ABX and its Subsidiaries and (ii) Cargo Holdings and its Subsidiaries, in each case for the Fiscal Years ended 2005 and 2006, consisting of balance sheets, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for such Fiscal Years.

(l) Evidence of Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from Borrowers’ insurance broker or other evidence satisfactory to it that all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to Section 8.3 is in full force and effect, together with

 

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endorsements naming the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, as additional insured and lender’s loss payee thereunder to the extent required under Section 8.3, or an undertaking by the Borrowers to deliver or cause the same to be delivered to the Administrative Agent reasonably promptly following the Closing Date.

(m) No Litigation. There shall not exist any action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding or other legal or regulatory developments, pending or threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent, singly or in the aggregate, could have (i) a material adverse effect on the business operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of ABX and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) a material adverse effect on the business operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of CHI and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(n) First Lien Leverage Ratio; Total Leverage Ratio. A certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of Holdings in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent evidencing that, on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Acquisition, the Refinancing and the initial Borrowings, (i) the First Lien Leverage Ratio shall not be greater than 3.00 to 1.00 and (ii) the Total Leverage Ratio shall not be greater than 3.30 to 1.00. For purposes of calculating the First Lien Leverage Ratio under this clause (n), Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date will be offset by an amount equal to $38,100,000 representing an Investment in Cash Equivalents held by Capital Cargo International Airlines, Inc. maturing January 15, 2008.

(o) Appraisals. Receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers of independent, third-party appraisals of the Borrowers’ and their Subsidiaries’ existing Aircraft, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers, it being agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers that the appraisal of the Target’s Aircraft conducted in connection with the Existing Cargo Holdings Credit Agreement satisfies the requirement of an appraisal of the Target’s Aircraft that is included in the Collateral.

(p) DHL Refinancing Debt; Cargo Holdings Intercompany Note. (i) Evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Buyers shall have deposited not less than $61,000,000 in an escrow account to provide proceeds to fund the DHL Refinancing Debt pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement, the terms and conditions of which shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

(ii) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of the original Cargo Holdings Intercompany Note, duly executed by the Target in favor of CHI, accompanied by CHI’s endorsement or duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, along with each other original Cargo Holdings Intercompany Loan Document, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(q) Intercreditor Agreement. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a duly executed Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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Section 6.2. Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events. The obligation of the Lenders to make each Loan hereunder, and the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuer to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, is subject, at the time of each such Credit Event, to the satisfaction of the conditions that at the time of each Credit Event and also after giving effect thereto, (a) there shall exist no Default or Event of Default, (b) all representations and warranties contained herein or in the other Credit 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 date, in which case such representation and warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respect as of such earlier date) and (c) since December 31, 2006, there shall have been no event, change, condition or occurrence that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. Further, the obligation of the Lenders to make any Loan hereunder, the proceeds of which are to be used, directly or indirectly, to prepay the DHL Note, is subject to the condition that the proceeds of the DHL Refinancing Debt shall be released from the Escrow Agreement contemporaneous with the funding of such Loan.

The acceptance of the benefits of each Credit Event shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrowers to each of the Lenders that all of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6.1, and/or Section 6.2, as the case may be, exist as of that time. All of the certificates, legal opinions and other documents and papers referred to in this Section 6, unless otherwise specified, shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office for the benefit of each of the Lenders.

SECTION 7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

To induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans and issue and/or participate in Letters of Credit provided for herein, Holdings and the Borrowers make the following representations and warranties to, and agreements with, the Lenders, all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans (with the making of each Credit Event thereafter being deemed to constitute a representation and warranty that the matters specified in this Section 7 are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of each such Credit Event unless such representation and warranty expressly indicates that it is being made as of any specific date (in which case such representation and warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respect as of such specific date)):

Section 7.1. Corporate Status; Compliance with Law. Each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (i) is a duly organized and validly existing corporation or limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the corporate or limited liability company power and authority to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged and presently proposes to engage on the date hereof, (ii) has duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions where it is required to be so qualified and where the failure to be so qualified would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law and all Contractual Obligation of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, except where the failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.2. Power and Authority. Each Credit Party has the corporate or limited liability company power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of the Credit Documents and the Purchase Documents to which it is a party and has taken all necessary corporate or limited liability company action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents and the Purchase Documents to which it is a party. Each Credit Party has duly executed and delivered each Credit

 

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Document and Purchase Document to which it is a party, and each such Credit Document and Purchase Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).

Section 7.3. No Violation. Neither the execution, delivery and performance by any Credit Party of the Credit Documents, the Subordinated Debt Documents or the Purchase Documents to which it is a party nor compliance with the terms and provisions thereof, nor the consummation of the Acquisition, the Refinancing or the other transactions contemplated therein (i) will contravene any applicable provision of any law, statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority, (ii) will, except as set forth on Annex 7.3, conflict or be inconsistent with or result in any breach of, any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of the property or assets of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, debt instrument or agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, agreement or other instrument to which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets are bound or to which it may be subject (including, without limitation, the ACMI Service Agreement), (iii) will violate any provision of the charter or by-laws or limited liability company agreement of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or (iv) require any approval of stockholders, members or partners or any approval or consent of any Person under any Contractual Obligation of the Holdings and its Subsidiaries, other than, in the case of clause (i), any contravention which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.4. Litigation. There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or threatened with respect to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (i) that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), operations, financial condition or prospects of any such Person, after giving effect to the Acquisition and the Refinancing or (ii) that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or thereunder.

Section 7.5. Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. (a) The proceeds of Term Loans shall be utilized (i) to pay a portion of the consideration to be paid in connection with the Acquisition, (ii) for the Refinancing and (iii) to pay costs and expenses related to the Acquisition and the Refinancing. The proceeds of all Revolving Loans shall be utilized to finance, in part (and to the extent necessary), the transactions described in this clause (a), and thereafter for working capital needs and other general corporate purposes of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries.

(b) No part of the proceeds of any Loans will be used for any purpose which violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and any successor thereto.

Section 7.6. Governmental Approvals. Except for any filings required under the Security Documents, no order, consent, approval, license, authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any Governmental Authority is required to authorize or is required in connection with (i) the execution, delivery and performance of any Credit Document or (ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Credit Document.

 

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Section 7.7. Investment Company Act. None of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is (i) an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ICA”) or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the ICA or (ii) subject to any regulation under any other federal or state statute or regulation which may limit its ability to incur Indebtedness or which may otherwise render all or any party of the Obligations unenforceable or voidable.

Section 7.8. True and Complete Disclosure. (b) All information and data (excluding projections) concerning Holdings, the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries and the transactions contemplated herein which have been prepared by or on behalf of the Credit Parties and that have been made available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by or on behalf of the Credit Parties prior to the Closing Date in connection with the transactions contemplated herein (including the Confidential Information Memorandum) do not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading.

(b) All other factual information furnished on or after the Closing Date by or on behalf of the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries in writing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including, without limitation, all information contained in the Credit Documents and the Purchase Documents) for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated herein is, and 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 not misleading at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided. The projections and pro forma financial information contained in such materials are based on good faith estimates and assumptions believed by such Persons to be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such projections as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ from the projected results. There is no fact known to any Credit Party which materially and adversely affects the business, operations, property, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of any such Credit Party and its respective Subsidiaries which has not been disclosed herein or in such other documents, certificates and statements furnished to the Lenders for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 7.9. Financial Condition; Financial Statements. (a) On and as of the Closing Date, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Acquisition and the Refinancing and to all Indebtedness incurred, and to be incurred, and Liens created, and to be created, by each Credit Party and its respective Subsidiaries in connection therewith, (x) the sum of the assets, at a fair market valuation, of each Credit Party and its respective Subsidiaries will exceed its debts, (y) no such Credit Party or its Subsidiaries will have incurred or intended to, or believes that it will, incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as such debts mature and (z) each such Credit Party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole will have sufficient capital with which to conduct its business. For purposes of this Section 7.9, “debt” means any liability on a claim, and “claim” means (i) 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 (ii) 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.

 

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(b) (i) (A) The audited financial statements of ABX and its respective Subsidiaries for the 2005 and 2006 Fiscal Years and (B) the audited financial statements of the Target and its Subsidiaries for the 2005 and 2006 Fiscal Years, in each case consisting of balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Years, were prepared in conformity with GAAP and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, on a consolidated basis, of the Persons described in such financial statements as at the respective dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows, on a consolidated basis, of the Persons described therein for each of the periods then ended. As of the Closing Date, none of Holdings, the Borrowers nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has any contingent liability or liability for taxes, long-term lease or unusual forward or long-term commitment that is not reflected in the foregoing financial statements or the notes thereto and which in any such case is material in relation to the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Holdings, the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries. Since December 31, 2006, no event, circumstance or change has occurred that has caused or evidences, either in any case or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(ii) The pro forma consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (the “Pro Forma Balance Sheet”), dated as of December 31, 2007 (the “Pro Forma Date”), copies of which have heretofore been furnished to the Administrative Agent, presents a good faith estimate of the consolidated pro forma financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the Pro Forma Date (after giving effect to the Acquisition, the Borrowings hereunder on the Closing Date and the Refinancing).

Section 7.10. Security Interests. On and after the Closing Date, each of the Security Documents creates, as security for the Obligations purported to be secured thereby, a valid and enforceable (and, to the extent perfection thereof can be accomplished pursuant to the filings or other actions required by the Security Documents and such filings or other actions are required to have been made or taken, perfected) security interest in and Lien on all of the Collateral subject thereto, superior to and prior to the rights of all third Persons and subject to no other Liens (except that the Collateral may be subject to Permitted Liens relating thereto), in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders. No filings or recordings are required in order to perfect the security interests created under any Security Document that are required by the Security Documents to be perfected except for filings or recordings which shall have been made upon or prior to the execution and delivery thereof.

Section 7.11. Tax Returns and Payments. Except as set forth on Annex 7.11, Holdings and its Subsidiaries have filed all federal and state income tax returns and all other material tax returns, domestic and foreign, required to be filed by them and have paid all material taxes and assessments payable by them which have become due, other than those not yet delinquent and except for those contested in good faith, and Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries has paid, or has provided adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP (in the good faith judgment of the management of Holdings) for the payment of, all federal, state and foreign income taxes applicable for all prior Fiscal Years and for the current Fiscal Year to the date hereof.

 

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Section 7.12. Compliance with ERISA. Each Plan is in substantial compliance with ERISA and the Code; no Reportable Event has occurred with respect to a Plan; no Plan has an Unfunded Current Liability; no Plan has an accumulated or waived funding deficiency or has applied for an extension of any amortization period within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code; all contributions required to be made with respect to a Plan have been timely made; neither a Credit Party, nor any Subsidiary of a Credit Party, nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any material liability to or on account of a Plan pursuant to Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064 or 4069 of ERISA or Section 4971 or 4975 of the Code or to or an account of a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4201 or 4204 of ERISA or expects to incur any liability (including any indirect, contingent or secondary liability) under any of the foregoing Sections with respect to any Plan; no proceedings have been instituted to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; no condition exists which presents a material risk to a Credit Party or any Subsidiary of a Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of incurring a liability to or on account of a Plan pursuant to the foregoing provisions of ERISA and the Code; no Credit Party, Subsidiary of a Credit Party, or ERISA Affiliate has received any notice, and no Multiemployer Plan has received from any Credit Party, any Subsidiary of a Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; and no lien imposed under the Code or ERISA on the assets of a Credit Party, or any Subsidiary of a Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate exists or is reasonably likely to arise on account of any Plan, except to the extent that all events described in the preceding clauses of this Section 7.12 and then in existence would not, in the aggregate, be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.13. Subsidiaries. (a) The Capital Stock of each direct and indirect Subsidiary of Holdings has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and non-assessable. Annex 7.13 hereto correctly sets forth the ownership interest of Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries in their respective Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Acquisition). Holdings will at all times own directly or indirectly the percentages specified in said Annex 7.13 of the outstanding Capital Stock of all of said entities except to the extent otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 9.2 or Section 9.5. Except as set forth on Annex 7.13, as of the Closing Date, there is no existing option, warrant, call, right, commitment or other agreement to which any Subsidiary of Holdings is a party requiring, and there is no membership interest or other Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of Holdings outstanding which upon conversion or exchange would require, the issuance by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of any additional membership interests or other Capital Stock of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase, a membership interest or other Capital Stock of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.

(b) There are no restrictions on Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries which prohibit or otherwise restrict the transfer of cash or other assets from any Subsidiary of Holdings to the Borrowers, other than prohibitions or restrictions permitted by Section 9.7(b).

Section 7.14. Intellectual Property. Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all material trademarks, trade names, copyrights, technology, know-how, patents, servicemarks, licenses and processes and other rights (“Intellectual Property”) free from burdensome restrictions that are necessary for the conduct of their business as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted.

Section 7.15. Pollution and Other Regulations. Except as set forth on Annex 7.15, (a) each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Environmental Laws governing or relating to its business, and to the knowledge of Holdings and the Borrowers, there is no condition or circumstance that would be likely to prevent or interfere with such compliance in the future, except in each

 

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case, individually or in the aggregate, as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) all licenses, permits, registrations or approvals required for the business of Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries, as conducted as of the Closing Date, under any Environmental Law have been secured, and Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance therewith, except, in each case, either individually or in the aggregate, as could not be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written communication from any Person alleging that it is in noncompliance with, breach of or default under, any applicable writ, order, judgment, injunction, or decree, in each case arising under or relating to Environmental Law, to which Holdings or such Subsidiary is a party or which would affect the ability of Holdings or such Subsidiary to operate its business or any Real Property, except in each such case, such noncompliance, breaches or defaults that individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (d) there are no facts, circumstances, conditions or occurrences relating to the business of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or on or relating to any Real Property that could reasonably be expected to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against the Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.16. Properties. Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries have good and valid title to all properties owned by them, including all property reflected in the most recent consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as referred to in Section 7.9(b), free and clear of all Liens, other than as permitted by Section 9.2 or Section 9.3. Annex 7.16 contains a true and complete list of each Real Property owned or leased by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date.

Section 7.17. Labor Matters. (a) There are no strikes or other material labor disputes against any Credit Party pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrowers, threatened; (b) hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Credit Parties have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Requirement of Law dealing with such matters; and (c) all payments due from the Credit Parties on account of employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Credit Parties.

Section 7.18. No Default. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations in any respect that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 7.19. No Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2006, no event, circumstance or change has occurred that has caused or evidences, either in any single case or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.20. Insurance. Set forth on Annex 7.20 is a true, complete and correct description of all material insurance maintained by or on behalf of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date. As of such date, such insurance is in full force and effect and complies with Section 8.3.

 

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Section 7.21. Certain Agreements. The Borrowers have delivered to the Administrative Agent a complete and correct copy (including appendixes, exhibits and schedules) of the Purchase Agreement.

Section 7.22. Material Contracts. Annex 7.22 contains a true, correct and complete list of all the Material Contracts in effect on the Closing Date, and except as described thereon, all such Material Contracts are in full force and effect and no defaults currently exist thereunder.

Section 7.23. Indebtedness to be Refinanced. All Indebtedness of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date shall either be repaid on the Closing Date or is permitted pursuant to Section 9.4.

Section 7.24. Foreign Assets Control. None of Holdings or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of Holdings: (i) is a Sanctioned Person, (ii) has any of its assets in Sanctioned Entities, or (iii) derives any of its operating income from investments in, or transactions with, Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Entities.

Section 7.25. Representations in other Agreements. Each of the representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties in the Purchase Documents and the Subordinated Debt Documents and, to Holding’s and the Borrowers’ knowledge, by each other party thereto, is true and correct in all material respects, and such representations and warranties are hereby incorporated herein by reference with the same effect as though set forth in their entirety herein, as qualified therein; provided, that to the extent that such representation or warranty relates to a specific date, such representation and warranty shall be true as of such earlier date.

Section 7.26. Senior Obligations. The Obligations are Senior Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and are entitled to the benefit of the subordination provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.

Section 7.27. Aircraft. (a) Each of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries have obtained all licenses, permits, authorizations, approvals and authority from the FAA, the DOT, the TSA and each other applicable Governmental Authority necessary to conduct its business as presently conducted, including, without limitation, a certificate of airworthiness issued by the FAA covering each Aircraft.

(b) Each of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries has Operational Control of the Aircraft owned by it, operates and maintains such Aircraft, in all material respects, in a safe, skilled and competent manner and in accordance with all applicable Requirements of Law, including, without limitation, noise, environmental and emission standards and requirements, and including those of the FAA, the DOT, the TSA and the airports served, and, except for Aircraft and flights that are the subject of a dry lease, provides qualified flight crews for each flight made by such Aircraft in accordance with all applicable Requirements of Law.

 

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SECTION 8. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. Holdings and the Borrowers covenant and agree that on the Closing Date and thereafter and until the Commitments have terminated, no Letters of Credit or Notes are outstanding and the Loans and Unpaid Drawings, together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations incurred hereunder, are paid in full:

Section 8.1. Information Covenants. Holdings will furnish to Administrative Agent for each Lender:

(a) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year (commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2007) (i) the consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated (and with respect to statements of income, consolidating) statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the previous Fiscal Year, in reasonable detail, and (ii) with respect to such consolidated financial statements a report thereon of Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing selected by Holdings, and reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (which report shall be unqualified as to going concern and scope of audit, and shall state that such consolidated financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years (except as otherwise disclosed in such financial statements), that the audit by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards).

(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, the unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related consolidated (and with respect to statements of income, consolidating) statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail.

All such financial statements delivered pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) above shall present fairly in all material respects in accordance with GAAP the consolidated financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the applicable dates, and the consolidated results of their operations, their changes in equity (deficit) and their consolidated cash flows for the periods reflected therein, and shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods reflected therein (except, in the case of unaudited financial statements, for the absence of footnotes).

(c) Officer’s Certificates. At the time of the delivery of the financial statements provided for in Section 8.1(a) and (b), a certificate of the chief financial officer or treasurer of Holdings, substantially in the form of Exhibit L (a “Compliance Certificate”), to the effect that no Default or Event of Default exists or, if any Default or Event of Default does exist, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any proposed action with respect thereto, which Compliance Certificate shall set forth the calculations required to establish (A) the First Lien Leverage Ratio, the Total Leverage Ratio, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and the Consolidated

 

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EBITDA then in effect for the Test Period ending on the last day of such fiscal period or year and (B) whether Holdings and its Subsidiaries were in compliance with the provisions of Section 9.7(a) (but only to the extent Holdings has paid Dividends or made prepayments of the types described in Section 9.7(a) in such period or year), Section 9.9 (but only to the extent a Sale/Leaseback Transaction was consummated in such period or year) Section 9.12, Section 9.13, Section 9.14 and Section 9.15 as at the end of such fiscal period or year, as the case may be. The Compliance Certificate shall also state whether any change in GAAP or the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements described in Section 7.9(b), and, if any change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such Compliance Certificate. If, as a result of any change in accounting principles and policies from those used in the preparation of the financial statements of the Borrowers described in Section 7.9(b), the consolidated financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) immediately above will differ in any material respect from the consolidated financial statements that would have been delivered pursuant to such clauses had no such change in accounting principles and policies been made, then, together with the first delivery of such financial statements after such change, one or more statements of reconciliation for all such prior financial statements in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

In the event that any financial statement or Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to this Section 8.1 is shown to be inaccurate regardless of whether this Agreement or any Commitment is in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin for any period (an “Applicable Period”) than the Applicable Margin applied for such Applicable Period, then (i) Holdings shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a correct Compliance Certificate for such Applicable Period, (ii) the Applicable Margin shall be determined as if the highest level set forth in the definition of Applicable Margin (i.e. Level I) were applicable for such Applicable Period, and (iii) the Borrowers shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period, which payment shall be promptly applied by the Administrative Agent to the Obligations. This Section 8.1 shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders with respect to Section 2.8(c) and Section 10.

(d) Notice of Default or Litigation. Prompt (and in any event within three Business Days after such event) notice of (x) the occurrence of any event which constitutes a Default or Event of Default, which notice shall specify the nature thereof, the period of existence thereof and what action the Credit Parties propose to take with respect thereto, (y) the commencement of or any material development in any litigation or governmental proceeding pending against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in which the amount involved is $15,000,000 or more or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the ability of any Credit Party to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Credit Document or (z) any order, judgment or decree that is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the ability of any Credit Party to perform its obligations hereunder having been entered against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets.

(e) ERISA Events. Prompt notice of the development of any ERISA Event that, together with all other ERISA Events that have developed or occurred, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, together with a certificate of the chief financial officer of Holdings setting forth details as to such occurrence and such action, if any, which Holdings, its Subsidiaries or an

 

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ERISA Affiliate is required or proposes to take, together with any notices required or proposed to be given to or filed with or by Holdings or its Subsidiaries, the ERISA Affiliate, the PBGC, a Plan participant (other than notices relating to an individual participant’s benefits) or the Plan administrator with respect thereto. Upon request of the Administrative Agent, Holdings will deliver to the Administrative Agent a complete copy of the annual report (Form 5500) of each Plan required to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to the foregoing, copies of any material notices received by the Holdings, its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, with respect to a Plan shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 15 days after the same are received by Holdings, such Subsidiary or the ERISA Affiliate, as applicable.

(f) Modification of Organizational Documents. A copy of any amendment or other modification to the articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement, operating agreement or other similar organizational documents of Holdings or its Subsidiaries within 15 Business Days after the effectiveness thereof.

(g) Change of Management or Financial Condition; Collateral Loss. Prompt notice of (x) any change in the senior management of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, (y) any change in the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (z) any material damage, loss or destruction of any material portion of the Collateral.

(h) Subordinated Debt Document Default. Promptly, but in any event not later than two (2) Business Days of Holdings or either Borrower becoming aware of the same, notice of any default or event of default under the Subordinated Debt Documents.

(i) Notice Regarding Material Contracts.

(a) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days (i) after any Material Contract of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is terminated or amended in a manner that is materially adverse to Holdings or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, or (ii) any new Material Contract is entered into, a written statement describing such event, with copies of such material amendments or new contracts, delivered to Administrative Agent, and an explanation of any actions being taken with respect thereto.

(b) Promptly, and in any event within two (2) Business Days after any Credit Party becoming aware of the same, notice of any Material Agreement Default.

(c) Promptly, and in any event within two (2) Business Days after receipt by any Credit Party, notice of the acceleration of Indebtedness under the DHL Note or demand for the payment or prepayment of the DHL Note prior to the scheduled maturity thereof.

(j) Other Information. Promptly after their filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto (the “SEC”) copies of any filings and registrations with, and reports to, the SEC by Holdings or its Subsidiaries and, with reasonable promptness, such other information or documents (financial or otherwise) as the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of the Required Lenders may reasonably request from time to time. Holdings may deliver such filings, registrations, reports, information or documents by posting such items to EDGAR so long as the Administrative Agent receives notice from Holdings that such items have been posted to EDGAR; receipt by the Administrative Agent of such notice shall constitute delivery.

 

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Section 8.2. Books, Records and Inspections. Holdings will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain books and records pertaining to their respective business operations in such detail, form and scope as is consistent with good business practice and in accordance with GAAP. Holdings will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to, permit, upon two (2) Business Days’ notice to any Authorized Officer of Holdings (except if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no prior notice shall be required), officers and designated representatives of the Administrative Agent (which designated representatives may include one or more Lenders) to visit and inspect any of the properties or assets of Holdings and any of its Subsidiaries in whomsoever’s possession, and to examine the books of account of Holdings and any of its Subsidiaries and discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of Holdings and of any of its Subsidiaries with, and be advised as to the same by, its and their officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and intervals and to such reasonable extent as the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, the Required Lenders may desire.

Section 8.3. Maintenance of Insurance. Holdings will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at all times maintain or cause to be maintained in full force and effect insurance in such amounts, covering such risks and liabilities and with such deductibles or self-insured retentions as are in accordance with normal industry practice or otherwise as are acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, including with respect to Aircraft and Engines, all risk ground, taxiing, and flight aircraft hull insurance, and all risk coverage for Engines or spare parts while not incorporated in any airframe. Holdings will cause its Subsidiaries (as applicable) to maintain a policy of FAA War Risk Hull and Liability Insurance or its commercial equivalent, in amounts that are not less than the comprehensive aircraft and general liability and property damage insurance and of the type and covering the same risks as applicable on the Closing Date. All such insurance shall (i) provide that no cancellation, material reduction in amount or material change in coverage thereof shall be effective until at least 30 days after receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice thereof and name the Administrative Agent as an additional insured and lender’s loss payee. Holdings will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, furnish or cause to be furnished annually to the Administrative Agent certificates of insurance carried and other evidence of such insurance, if any, that comply with the immediately preceding sentence.

Section 8.4. Payment of Taxes. Holdings 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 which, if unpaid, might become a Lien or charge upon any properties of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings if it has maintained adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of Holdings) with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP.

Section 8.5. Franchises. Holdings 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 its existence and its rights, franchises, licenses and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation and qualify and remain qualified and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification and authorization and where the failure to be so authorized and qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, provided that any transaction permitted by Section 9.2 will not constitute a breach of this Section 8.5.

 

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Section 8.6. Compliance with Contractual Obligations and Laws, Statutes, etc. Holdings will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all Contractual Obligations, applicable laws, 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 non-compliance with which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 8.7. Maintain Property. Holdings will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, protect and preserve all of its properties, including, without limitation, its material patents, trademarks, copyrights, franchises and other intellectual property, and ensure that its properties and equipment used or useful in its business in whomsoever’s possession they may be, are kept in good repair, working order and condition, normal wear and tear excepted. In addition, and not in limitation of the generality of the foregoing, Holdings and the Borrowers will, and will cause the operator of any Aircraft to, (i) maintain, inspect, service, repair, overhaul and test each Aircraft in accordance with all Maintenance Requirements and all Requirements of Law and (ii) maintain all Records in accordance with all Requirements of Law and all Maintenance Requirements. All maintenance procedures shall be performed in accordance with all Requirements of Law and by properly trained, licensed, and certified maintenance sources and maintenance personnel utilizing replacement parts approved by the applicable Aviation Authority, so as to keep it and any Engines and APUs attached thereto in good operating condition, ordinary wear and tear, excepted, and to enable the airworthiness certificate for such Aircraft to be continually maintained. Without limiting the foregoing, Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause the operator of any Aircraft to, comply with all mandatory service bulletins and airworthiness directives by causing compliance to such bulletins and/or directives not later than the date by which such bulletins and directives make compliance mandatory.

Section 8.8. Environmental Laws. Holdings will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries and each operator of any Aircraft to (a) comply with all applicable Environmental Laws except for such non-compliance as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and obtain and comply in all respects with and maintain, any and all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental Laws the failure to obtain or comply with which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (b) conduct and complete, in all material respects, all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions, required under Environmental Laws and comply in all material respects with all lawful and binding orders and directives of all Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental Laws, except with respect to all matters above to the extent Holdings and/or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, challenge or appeal any such requirements, orders or directives, so long as such challenges or appeals are made in good faith by appropriate proceedings (which proceedings are being diligently pursued) by Holdings and/or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP.

Section 8.9. Use of Proceeds. All proceeds of the Loans and all Letters of Credit shall be used as provided in Section 7.5. No part of the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit will be used (a) for the purpose of buying or carrying “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock, in each case in violation of such Regulation U or (b) to fund any operations in, to finance any investments or activities in, or to make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Entity.

 

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Section 8.10. Additional Collateral. (a) With respect to any property or assets acquired after the Closing Date by any Credit Party (including Aircraft and Engines acquired after the Closing Date, but excluding any property subject to a Lien expressly permitted by Section 9.3(j)) as to which the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, will not after the acquisition thereof have a perfected Lien, Holdings and its Domestic Subsidiaries agree to promptly (x) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or such other Security Documents as the Administrative Agent reasonably requests (including, in the case of Aircraft and/or Engines, security documents to be filed with the FAA or other applicable Aviation Authority) in order to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in such property, (y) in the case of the acquisition of owned Aircraft after the Closing Date, cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent a legal opinion in substantially the form of Exhibit H-3 and (z) take all actions reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected security interest in such property having the priority required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (including, in the case of Aircraft and/or Engines, security documents to be filed with the FAA or other applicable Aviation Authority).

(b) With respect to any fee interest in any real property acquired after the Closing Date by any Credit Party, Holdings shall promptly (i) cause each Credit Party which is the fee owner of such real property to execute and deliver a deed of trust, mortgage or similar document, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (each a “Mortgage”), in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, covering such real property, (ii) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, provide the Lenders with (x) title and extended coverage insurance covering such real property in an amount at least equal to the purchase price of such real property (or such other amount as shall be reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent) as well as a current ALTA survey thereof, together with a surveyor’s certificate and (y) any consents or estoppels reasonably deemed necessary or advisable by the Administrative Agent in connection with such Mortgage, each of the foregoing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (iii) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. In addition to the foregoing, Holdings shall (or shall cause the applicable Credit Party to), at the request of Required Lenders and at the sole cost and expense of the Credit Parties, deliver from time to time to Administrative Agent (i) such appraisals as are required by applicable law or regulation with respect to any real property which is subject to a Mortgage and (ii) Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Reports with respect to any fee interest in any real property acquired by a Credit Party.

(c) With respect to any new Domestic Subsidiary created or acquired by any Credit Party after the Closing Date, promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected first priority security interest in the Capital Stock of such new Domestic Subsidiary that is owned by any Credit

 

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Party, (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificates representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly Authorized Officer of the relevant Credit Party, (iii) cause such new Domestic Subsidiary (A) to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, (B) to take such actions reasonably deemed necessary or advisable by the Administrative Agent to grant to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a perfected security interest in the Collateral described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement with respect to such Subsidiary having the priority required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and (C) to deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of such Subsidiary, substantially in the form of Exhibit I, with appropriate insertions and attachments, and (iv) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(d) With respect to any new first-tier Foreign Subsidiary created or acquired by any Credit Party after the Closing Date, promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected first priority security interest in the Capital Stock of such new or newly designated Foreign Subsidiary that is owned by any such Credit Party (provided that in no event shall more than 65% of the total outstanding voting Capital Stock of any such new or newly designated Foreign Subsidiary be required to be so pledged), (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificates representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly Authorized Officer of the relevant Credit Party, and take such other action as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, desirable to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest therein, and (iii) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Section 8.11. Hedging Agreements. Not later than sixty (60) days following the Closing Date, the Borrowers will, at their sole cost and expense, enter into and thereafter maintain in full force and effect one or more Hedging Agreements providing protection against fluctuations in interest rates with respect to not less than fifty percent (50%) of the Term Loans made on the Closing Date, which Hedging Agreements shall provide for not less than a three (3) year term and shall contain such protections and other terms as are customary and are reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

Section 8.12. Acknowledgment and Agreement from Target. Upon consummation of the CHI Merger (which CHI agrees it shall cause to occur no later than 65 days following the Closing Date), the Target shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Acknowledgement and Agreement in the form of Exhibit M hereto.

Section 8.13. DHL Refinancing Debt. Promptly following the issuance of the DHL Refinancing Debt, Holdings and ABX shall cause copies of all Subordinated Debt Documents (certified to be true and correct by Holdings) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent, and Holdings shall cause all legal opinions rendered to the Buyers on behalf of Holdings and any of its Subsidiaries in

 

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connection with the DHL Refinancing Debt to be addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (or otherwise accompanied by language expressly permitting the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to rely on such legal opinions) and shall deliver copies of such legal opinions to the Administrative Agent at the time copies of the Subordinated Debt Documents are so delivered.

Section 8.14. Further Assurances. Holdings shall, and shall cause it Subsidiaries to, upon request of the Administrative Agent, execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Administrative Agent such further instruments, documents and certificates, and do and cause to be done such further acts that may be reasonably necessary or advisable in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to carry out more effectively the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

SECTION 9. NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Holdings and the Borrowers hereby covenant and agree that as of the Closing Date and thereafter until the Commitments have terminated, no Letters of Credit or Notes are outstanding and the Loans and Unpaid Drawings, together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations incurred hereunder, are paid in full:

Section 9.1. Changes in Business. Except as otherwise permitted by Section 9.2, Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in any business or operations other than aviation-related services and mail and freight sorting services.

Section 9.2. Consolidation, Merger, Sale of Assets, etc. Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, wind up, liquidate or dissolve its affairs, or enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property or assets (other than Cash Equivalents sold in the Ordinary Course of Business) or agree to do any of the foregoing at any future time, except that the following shall be permitted:

(a) the CHI Merger;

(b)(i) any Subsidiary of either Borrower may be merged or consolidated with or into, or be liquidated or dissolved into, a Credit Party (so long as (i) a Credit Party is the surviving entity, (ii) if any such merger or consolidation involves a Borrower the surviving entity shall be such Borrower and (iii) if any such merger or consolidation involves a Domestic Subsidiary, but not a Borrower, a Domestic Subsidiary (other than the Relief Fund) is the surviving entity, or all or any part of its business, properties and assets may be conveyed, leased, sold or transferred to either Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor which must be a Domestic Subsidiary if the transaction involves the conveyance, lease, sale or transfer of all or substantially all the properties and assets of a Domestic Subsidiary), provided that in each case all Liens created pursuant to a Security Document on any assets of a Subsidiary affected by any of the foregoing events (other than Liens on the Capital Stock issued by a Subsidiary that does not survive such event if, in connection therewith, such Capital Stock is cancelled) shall remain in full force and effect after giving effect thereto and (ii) either Borrower may be merged or consolidated with or into, or be liquidated into, the other Borrower;

(c) the Investments, Dividends, acquisitions and transfers or dispositions of properties expressly permitted pursuant to Section 9.5 and Section 9.7;

 

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(d) sales of assets pursuant to any sale and leaseback transaction permitted by Section 9.9;

(e) sales of assets to DHL pursuant to the ACMI Service Agreement;

(f) the sale of the Aeronavali Aircraft;

(g) other sales or dispositions of assets by the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries in arms-length transactions for fair value, provided that (i) the aggregate Fair Market Value of the assets so sold or disposed shall not exceed $150,000,000 in any Fiscal Year, (ii) each such transaction results in consideration at least 80% of which shall be in the form of cash and the remainder, if any, of which shall consist of promissory notes issued by the relevant purchaser and pledged to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the relevant Security Document if required thereunder, and (iii) the Net Cash Proceeds of any such sale are applied to repay the Loans as and to the extent provided in Section 5.2(a)(iii), and, provided further, that the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of the Borrowers shall be prohibited, and, provided further that the sale of any Aircraft “put” to DHL Network Operations (USA), Inc. by ABX pursuant to Sections 12.3 and 12.4 of the ACMI Service Agreement shall be permitted notwithstanding the foregoing requirements of this clause or any other provision of the Agreement;

(h) leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of either Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries; and

(i) sales of the specific Aircraft and Engines listed on Schedule 8 to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

Section 9.3. Liens. Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets of any kind (real or personal, tangible or intangible) of Holdings or any such Subsidiary, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or sell any such property or assets subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such property or assets (including sales of accounts receivable or notes with recourse to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) or assign any right to receive income, or file or authorize the filing of any financing statement under the UCC or any other similar notice of Lien under any similar recording or notice statute, except:

(a) Liens for taxes and assessments not yet due and payable or Liens for taxes being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of Holdings) have been established;

(b) Liens in respect of property or assets of either of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries imposed by law which were incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business, such as operators’, vendors’, repairmens’, construction, carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlord’s Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business, and (x) which 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 either of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or (y) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien;

 

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(c) Liens created by or pursuant to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents;

(d) Liens on assets of either of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date and listed on Annex 9.3(d) hereto and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof; provided that no such Lien is spread to cover any additional property after the Closing Date and that the principal amount of Indebtedness secured thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness so secured at the time of such extension, renewal or replacement;

(e) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 10.10;

(f) 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, old age pension or public liability obligation, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, trade contracts, leases, government contracts, 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);

(g) leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of either of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries;

(h) easements, encroachments, covenants, rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of either of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries and municipal and zoning ordinances;

(i) Liens arising from UCC financing statements regarding Capital Leases permitted by this Agreement;

(j) Liens on assets of either of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries, each of which Liens (i) existed on such assets before the time of their acquisition by such Borrower or such Subsidiary, were not created in contemplation thereof and secure Indebtedness permitted by Section 9.4(c), or (ii) existed on such assets of any Subsidiary before the time it became a Subsidiary, were not created in contemplation of the owner thereof becoming a Subsidiary and secure Indebtedness permitted by Section 9.4(c), or (iii) was created solely for the purpose of securing Indebtedness representing, or incurred to finance, the cost of such assets and secure Indebtedness permitted by Section 9.4(c); provided that, with respect to Liens referred to in this clause (iii), (A) such Liens and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred within 90 days of the acquisition of such asset, (B) such Liens shall at all times be confined to the assets (or, with respect to any such asset, the group of assets together with which it is acquired) so acquired and improvements, alterations, replacements and modifications thereto and (C) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall in no case exceed 100% of the cost of the assets (or group of assets) subject thereto at the time of acquisition thereof, and provided, further that with respect to each Lien referred to in this paragraph (j), any extension, renewal or replacement thereof shall be permitted only to the extent that the principal amount of Indebtedness secured thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness so secured at the time of such extension, renewal or replacement;

 

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(k) Liens granted by a Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party in favor of either of the Borrowers or another Credit Party in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations owed by such Subsidiary to such Credit Party;

(l) Liens that are rights of setoff relating to deposit accounts in favor of banks and other depositary institutions arising in the ordinary of business;

(m) Liens securing the Cargo Holdings Intercompany Loan; and

(n) Liens on the Aeronavali Aircraft granted to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, as Indemnifying Parties Representative.

Section 9.4. Indebtedness. Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, including Letters of Credit;

(b) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary Guarantor to a Borrower or any other Subsidiary Guarantor, or of a Borrower to any Subsidiary Guarantor;

(c) Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by Section 9.3(j) (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) so long as the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness arising on or after the Closing Date does not exceed $75,000,000;

(d) existing Indebtedness listed on Annex 9.4(d) hereto (“Existing Indebtedness”) and any renewals, extensions, refundings or refinancings of such Indebtedness, provided the amount thereof is not increased and the maturity of principal thereof is not shortened;

(e) Indebtedness under Hedge Agreements (provided that such Agreements are entered into to hedge actual risks and not for speculative purposes);

(f) guarantees (i) by any Credit Party of any Indebtedness of any other Credit Party otherwise permitted hereunder, (ii) by any Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party of any Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party (other than the Relief Fund) so long as the Indebtedness so guaranteed is otherwise permitted hereunder;

(g) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the Ordinary Course of Business, provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within two Business Days of its incurrence;

(h) either (i) the DHL Note or (ii) the DHL Refinancing Debt; provided, that the full amount of the proceeds of the DHL Refinancing Debt shall be used to prepay the DHL Note;

(i) the Cargo Holdings Intercompany Loan; and

(j) other unsecured Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time $10,000,000.

 

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Section 9.5. Advances, Investments and Loans. Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make or permit to exist any Investment in any Person, except:

(a) Holdings and its Subsidiaries may invest in cash and Cash Equivalents;

(b) the Borrowers and any of their Subsidiaries may acquire and hold receivables owing to them, if created or acquired in the Ordinary Course of Business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms;

(c) the intercompany Indebtedness described in Section 9.4(b) and Section 9.4(i);

(d) the Investments owned by the Borrowers and each of their Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and set forth in Annex 9.5(d) may continue to be owned by such Borrower and such Subsidiary;

(e) the Borrowers and any of their Subsidiaries may acquire and own investments (including, without limitation, debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(f) Hedge Agreements permitted by Section 9.4(e);

(g) Dividends permitted by Section 9.7;

(h) promissory notes issued to the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries by the purchasers of assets sold in accordance with Section 9.2(e);

(i) payments in cash, or from the proceeds of the Loans contemplated hereby, to purchase shares, options and warrants, if any, as set forth in Section 3.2(b) of the Purchase Agreement in connection with the CHI Merger;

(j) payments contemplated by the Indemnification Agreement; and

(k) Investments in any Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings (other than the Relief Fund); provided that either (i) such Investment is approved by the Required Lenders in their sole discretion or (ii) the Domestic Subsidiary in which such Investment is made has become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and Holdings and such Domestic Subsidiary have complied with each of the provisions of Section 8.10(c) contemporaneously with the making of such Investment.

 

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Section 9.6. Amendments to Documents, etc. (a) Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, amend, modify or change (i) in any manner materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders or (ii) in a manner having, or reasonably expected to have, an adverse effect on any Credit Party’s ability to pay or perform any Obligations, the certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or other charter documents of Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings, or any agreement entered into by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to its Capital Stock, or enter into any new agreement in any manner materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders with respect to the Capital Stock of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.

(b) Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, amend, restate, supplement, modify or change the DHL Note, any of the Subordinated Debt Documents or the Escrow Agreement in any manner, individually or in the aggregate, which is adverse to the Lenders or their interests, the determination of which will be in the sole and absolute discretion of the Administrative Agent.

(c) Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, amend, supplement or otherwise modify (pursuant to a waiver or otherwise) the terms and conditions of any of the Purchase Documents without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent if such change could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s rights or interests in the Collateral or any Credit Party’s ability to fulfill their obligations under the Loan Documents, or could otherwise reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the foregoing, neither Holdings nor ABX shall, without the written consent of the Administrative Agent, amend, supplement or otherwise modify in any way (pursuant to a waiver or otherwise) the terms, provisions, or conditions of Escrow Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date).

Section 9.7. Dividends, Restrictive Agreements, DHL Refinancing Debt Payments. (a) Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to (1) declare or pay any dividends (other than dividends payable solely in Capital Stock of such Person) or return any capital to, its stockholders or other equity holders, or authorize or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its stockholders or equity holders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, for consideration, any shares of any class of its Capital Stock now or hereafter outstanding (or any warrants for or options or stock appreciation rights in respect of any of such shares), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, or permit any of their Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of any class of the Capital Stock of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, now or hereafter outstanding (or stock appreciation or similar rights issued by such Person with respect to its Capital Stock) (all of the foregoing “Dividends”) or (2) make any payment or prepayment of principal of, or premium, if any, on the DHL Refinancing Debt, or any redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, the DHL Refinancing Debt, except that:

(i) any Subsidiary of Holdings may pay Dividends to the holders of its Capital Stock;

(ii) Holdings may make noncash repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of such options;

 

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(iii) Holdings may pay cash Dividends to the holders of its common stock after the Closing Date and Holdings and ABX may make prepayments of principal in respect of the Subordinated Notes; provided that (w) no Default or Event of Default is then in existence or would result from such payment of Dividends or prepayments of the Subordinated Notes, (x) after giving effect to the payment of such Dividends and/or prepayments of the Subordinated Notes and any related Borrowing, the First Lien Leverage Ratio of Holdings is less than 2.00 to 1.00 for the Test Period ending on, or most recently ended prior to, the proposed making of such Dividend payment and/or such prepayment of the Subordinated Notes, such compliance determined on a pro forma basis as if such Borrowing and such Dividend payments or prepayments occurred on the first day of such Test Period, (y) after giving effect to such payment of Dividends and/or prepayments of the Subordinated Notes and any related Borrowing, Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with Section 9.12 and Section 9.14 for the Test Period ending on, or most recently ended prior to, the proposed making of such Dividend payment and/or such prepayment of the Subordinated Notes, such compliance determined on a pro forma basis as if such Borrowing and such Dividend payments or prepayments occurred on the first day of such Test Period and (z) the aggregate amount of all cash Dividends paid and prepayments made in respect of the Subordinated Notes under this clause (iii) shall not exceed $50,000,000 in any Fiscal Year of Holdings;

(iv) Holdings and ABX may make prepayments of principal in respect of the Subordinated Notes; provided that (w) no Default or Event of Default is then in existence or would result from such prepayment, (x) after giving effect to any such prepayment of the Subordinated Notes and any related Borrowing, the First Lien Leverage Ratio of Holdings is less than 3.00 to 1.00 for the Test Period ending on, or most recently ended prior to, such prepayment, such compliance determined on a pro forma basis as if such Borrowing and such prepayment occurred on the first day of such Test Period, (y) after giving effect to each such prepayment and any related Borrowing, Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with Section 9.12 and Section 9.14 for the Test Period ending on, or most recently ended prior to, the proposed making of such prepayment, such compliance determined on a pro forma basis as if such Borrowing, if any, and such prepayment occurred on the first day of such Test Period and (z) the aggregate amount of all prepayments made in respect of the Subordinated Notes under this clause (iv) shall not exceed $30,500,000; and

(v) Holdings may make cash repurchases of Capital Stock pursuant to employee compensation arrangements; so long as no Default or Event of Default is then in existence or would result therefrom.

(b) Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any encumbrance or restriction which prohibits or otherwise restricts (A) the ability of any other Subsidiary to (a) pay Dividends or make other distributions or pay any Indebtedness owed to Holdings, the Borrowers or any other Subsidiary, (b) make loans or advances to Holdings, either Borrower or any other Subsidiary or (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to Holdings, either Borrower or any Subsidiary or (B) the ability of Holdings, either Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon its property or assets to secure the Obligations, other than prohibitions or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

(i) this Agreement and the other Credit Documents;

 

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(ii) applicable law;

(iii) customary non-assignment provisions entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(iv) Liens permitted under Section 9.3 and any documents or instruments governing the terms of any Indebtedness or other obligations secured by any such Liens, provided that such prohibitions or restrictions apply only to the assets subject to such Liens;

(v) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of a Subsidiary, provided that such restrictions apply only to leasehold interest created by such lease;

(vi) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale of any property permitted under Section 9.2 pending the consummation of such sale, provided that such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property subject to such sale; and

(vii) any restriction in effect at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of Holdings, so long as such agreement was not entered into in connection with or in contemplation of such person becoming a Subsidiary of Holdings.

(c) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, or any redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, the DHL Note unless such payment, in the case of interest, is reimbursed by DHL Network Operations (USA), Inc. under the ACMI Services Agreement.

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (except as provided in clause (c) immediately above), so long as there is any principal outstanding under the DHL Note and demand for payment of principal has not been made, ABX may make or cause to be made regularly scheduled payments of interest on the DHL Note in accordance with the terms of the DHL Note.

 

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Section 9.8. Transactions with Affiliates. Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction or series of transactions, whether or not in the Ordinary Course of Business, with any Affiliate other than on terms and conditions substantially as favorable to Holdings or such Subsidiary as would be obtainable by Holdings or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to (i) transactions set forth in Annex 9.8 (as in existence on the Closing Date, without giving effect to any amendment or modification thereto after the Closing Date), (ii) transactions between or among any of Holdings and its Subsidiaries that are Credit Parties, (iii) transactions expressly permitted by Section 9.2 (including sale of the Aeronavali Aircraft pursuant to the Indemnification Agreement), Section 9.5, Section 9.6 or Section 9.7 and (iv) compensation arrangements for the directors and senior management of Holdings and its Subsidiaries and approved by Holdings’ or its Subsidiaries’ board of directors or compensation committee; provided, further that in no event shall transactions between any Credit Party and the Relief Fund be permitted.

Section 9.9. Sales and Leasebacks. Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by any Credit Party of real or personal property that has been or is to be sold or transferred by such Credit Party to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of such Credit Party (each, a “Sale/Leaseback Transaction”), unless at the time such Sale/Leaseback Transaction is entered into (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (b) after giving pro forma effect to such Sale/ Leaseback Transaction, Holdings and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.12, Section 9.13, Section 9.14 and Section 9.15; provided, that (i) the aggregate Fair Market Value of the assets sold or transferred pursuant to this Section 9.9 shall not exceed $75,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement and (ii) the Net Cash Proceeds of any such sale or transfer are applied to repay the Loans as and to the extent provided in Section 5.2(a)(iii).

Section 9.10. Changes in Fiscal Periods. Holdings shall not change its Fiscal Year to end on a day other than as set forth in the definition of “Fiscal Year” in Section 1 or change its method of determining Fiscal Quarters, except that Holdings may make such changes as are required by GAAP.

Section 9.11. Activities of Holdings. Holdings shall not (a) incur, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness or any other obligation or liability whatsoever other than (i) the Indebtedness and obligations under the Credit Documents, the Subordinated Debt Documents and the Purchase Documents and (ii) obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (b) create or suffer to exist any Lien upon any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by it other than the Liens created under the Security Documents to which it is a party or permitted pursuant to Section 9.3; (c) engage in any business or activity or own any assets other than (i) holding 100% of the Capital Stock of the Borrowers, (ii) performing its obligations and activities incidental thereto under the Credit Documents, and to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the Subordinated Debt Documents and the Purchase Documents; and (iii) making Dividends expressly permitted by Section 9.7 and Investments expressly permitted by Section 9.5; (d) consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets to, any Person; (e) sell or otherwise dispose of any Capital Stock of any of its Subsidiaries; or (f) create or acquire any Subsidiaries after the Closing Date, unless such Subsidiary is a Domestic Subsidiary, such Subsidiary becomes a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and Holdings and such Subsidiary have complied with each of the provisions of Section 8.10(c) promptly after its creation or acquisition.

 

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Section 9.12. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Holdings will not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for any Test Period to be less than 1.50 to 1.00. For the purposes of calculating the financial covenant set forth in this Section, the Relief Fund shall be deemed not to be a “Subsidiary.”

Section 9.13. First Lien Leverage Ratio. Holdings will not permit the First Lien Leverage Ratio at the end of any Test Period ending on or about any date set forth below to be more than the ratio set forth opposite such date:

 

Fiscal Quarter End Date

   First Lien
Leverage Ratio

December 31, 2007

   3.25 to 1.00

March 31, 2008

   3.25 to 1.00

June 30, 2008

   3.25 to 1.00

September 30, 2008

   3.25 to 1.00

December 31, 2008

   3.00 to 1.00

March 31, 2009

   3.00 to 1.00

June 30, 2009

   3.00 to 1.00

September 30, 2009

   3.00 to 1.00

December 31, 2009

   2.75 to 1.00

Each Fiscal Quarter thereafter

   2.75 to 1.00

For the purposes of calculating the financial covenant set forth in this Section, the Relief Fund shall be deemed not to be a “Subsidiary.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that either Holdings or ABX makes a prepayment pursuant to Section 9.7(a)(iv) of all or any portion of the Subordinated Notes prior to the Test Period ending September 30, 2008, the First Lien Leverage Ratio shall be automatically reduced to 3.00 to 1.00 for the Test Period in which such prepayment is made and for each Test Period thereafter through the Test Period ending September 30, 2008.

Section 9.14. Total Leverage Ratio. Holdings will not permit the Total Leverage Ratio at the end of any Test Period ending on or about any date set forth below to be more than the ratio set forth opposite such date:

 

Fiscal Quarter End Date

   Total Leverage
Ratio

December 31, 2007

   3.75 to 1.00

March 31, 2008

   3.75 to 1.00

June 30, 2008

   3.75 to 1.00

September 30, 2008

   3.75 to 1.00

December 31, 2008

   3.50 to 1.00

March 31, 2009

   3.50 to 1.00

June 30, 2009

   3.50 to 1.00

 

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Fiscal Quarter End Date

   Total Leverage
Ratio

September 30, 2009

   3.50 to 1.00

December 31, 2009

   3.25 to 1.00

Each Fiscal Quarter thereafter

   3.25 to 1.00

For the purposes of calculating the financial covenant set forth in this Section, the Relief Fund shall be deemed not to be a “Subsidiary.”

Section 9.15. Capital Expenditures. Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any Capital Expenditures if, after giving effect to such proposed Capital Expenditure (and assuming such Capital Expenditure were made during the relevant Test Period), the CapEx Ratio at the end of the immediately preceding Test Period would exceed the ratio set forth below opposite such date:

 

Fiscal Quarter End Date

   CapEx Ratio

March 31, 2008

   1.25 to 1.00

June 30, 2008

   1.25 to 1.00

September 30, 2008

   1.25 to 1.00

December 31, 2008

   1.25 to 1.00

Each Fiscal Quarter thereafter

   1.05 to 1.00

For the purposes of calculating the financial covenant set forth in this Section, the Relief Fund shall be deemed not to be a “Subsidiary.”

SECTION 10. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

Upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each an “Event of Default”):

Section 10.1. Payments. The Borrowers shall (i) default in the payment when due of any principal of the Loans or any Unpaid Drawing, or (ii) default, and such default shall continue for three (3) or more days, in the payment when due of any interest on the Loans or any Fees or any other amounts owing hereunder or under any other Credit Document; or

Section 10.2. Representations etc. Any representation, warranty or statement made by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries herein or in any other Credit Document or in any statement or certificate delivered or required to be delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to be untrue or incorrect in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made; or

Section 10.3. Covenants. Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall (a) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 8.1, the second sentence of Section 8.2, Section 8.3, Section 8.5 (solely with respect to the continued existence of a Credit Party), Section 8.9, Section 8.10, Section 8.13 or Section 9, or (b) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement (other than those referred to in Section 10.1, Section 10.2 or

 

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clause (a) of this Section 10.3) contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of at least 20 days after the earlier of: (i) notice to the defaulting party by the Administrative Agent or any Lender and (ii) any officer of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall have become aware of any such default; or

Section 10.4. Default Under Other Agreements. Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) default in any payment with respect to any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations), (ii) default in the observance or performance of any agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, 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 holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, any such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity, or to require the obligor(s) of such Indebtedness to offer to prepay, repurchase or redeem any obligations under such Indebtedness or (iii) breach, default under, fail to observe or perform, cancel or fail to renew any Contractual Obligation and such breach, default, cancellation or failure could (x) reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (y) result in liquidated damages owing by Holdings or its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or more; provided that it shall not constitute an Event of Default pursuant to this Section 10.4 unless at the time of such default, defaults, events or conditions of the type described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 10.4 shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to Indebtedness the aggregate outstanding principal amount of which exceeds $10,000,000; provided further, that neither the occurrence of a default or event of default under the DHL Note, nor the Indebtedness owing thereunder becoming due prior to its stated maturity, shall constitute an Event of Default under this Section if, and only if (1) the Escrow Agreement is in full force and effect at the time of any such event, (2) within five (5) Business Days after receipt by any Credit Party of the DHL Prepayment Demand (as defined in the Escrow Agreement), no less than $61,000,000 is distributed to Holdings and/or ABX pursuant to the Escrow Agreement and (3) 100% of such proceeds are used to repay or prepay the DHL Note; or

Section 10.5. Bankruptcy, etc. Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall commence a voluntary case concerning itself under Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto (the “Bankruptcy Code”); or an involuntary case is commenced against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and the petition is not dismissed within 60 days, after commencement of the case; or a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code) is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or substantially all of the property of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries commences any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; or there is commenced against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries any such proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of 60 days; or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property to continue undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any corporate action is taken by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

Section 10.6. ERISA. (a) A Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding standard required by Section 412 of the Code for any plan year or a waiver of such standard or extension of any amortization period is sought or granted under Section 412 of the Code or shall provide security to induce the issuance of such waiver or extension, (b) any Plan is or shall have been or is likely to be

 

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terminated or the subject of termination proceedings under ERISA or an event has occurred entitling the PBGC to terminate a Plan under Section 4042(a) of ERISA, (c) any Plan shall have had or is likely to have a trustee appointed to administer such Plan, (d) a contribution required to be made to a Plan has not been timely made, (e) any Plan shall have an Unfunded Current Liability, (f) Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or is likely to incur a material liability to or on account of a termination of or a withdrawal from a Plan under Section 4062, 4063, 4064 or 4069 of ERISA or Section 401(a)(29) of the Code, (g) Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or is likely to incur a material liability to or on account of the withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or (h) Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has received any notice, or a Multiemployer Plan has received from Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; and there shall result from any such event or events described in the preceding clauses of this Section 10.6 the imposition of a lien upon the assets of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, the granting of a security interest, or a liability or a material risk of incurring a liability to the PBGC or a Plan or a trustee appointed under ERISA or a penalty under Section 4971 of the Code, which lien, security interest, liability or penalty could have a Material Adverse Effect; or

Section 10.7. Credit Documents. (a) Any Security Document or Guaranty shall be cancelled, terminated, revoked, rescinded or otherwise ceases to be in full force and effect (except in the case of a Guaranty, to the extent resulting from a sale or liquidation of the applicable Guarantor expressly permitted hereby), (b) any Security Document shall cease to give the Administrative Agent perfected Liens having the priority contemplated by the Security Documents (except to the extent resulting from a sale or other disposition of such Collateral expressly permitted by Section 9.2(e)), (c) any Credit Party shall default in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or observed pursuant to any such Guaranty or Security Document (subject to any grace period provided for therein)) or (d) any action at law, suit or in equity or other legal proceeding to cancel, revoke or rescind any of the Credit Documents shall be commenced by or on behalf of a Credit Party thereto or any of their respective stockholders, or any court or any other Governmental Authority shall make a determination that, or issue a judgment, order, decree or ruling to the effect that, any one or more of the Credit Documents is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in accordance with the terms thereof, or any Credit Party denies that it has any further liability under any Credit Document to which it is party, or gives notice to such effect; or

Section 10.8. Restraint of Business. (a) Any Credit Party shall be enjoined, restrained or in any way prevented by the order of any Governmental Authority from conducting any material part of the business of such Credit Party and such order shall continue in effect for more than thirty (30) days, (b) there shall occur any damage to, or loss, theft, attachment, levy or destruction of, any material part of the Collateral, whether or not insured, or (c) any strike, lockout, labor dispute, embargo, condemnation, act of God or public enemy or terrorism, or other casualty, which in any such case causes, for more than fifteen (15) consecutive days, the cessation or substantial curtailment of revenue producing activities of a Credit Party if such event or circumstance is not covered by business interruption insurance and would have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 10.9. Loss of Authority. The loss, suspension or revocation of, or failure to renew, any license, permit or authorization now held or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, or any other action shall be taken by any Governmental Authority in response to any alleged failure by any Credit Party to be in compliance with applicable law if such loss, suspension, revocation or failure to renew or other action, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 10.10. Judgments. One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries involving in the aggregate a liability (not paid or fully covered by insurance as to which the relevant insurance company has confirmed coverage) of $15,000,000 or more and (i) such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 30 days from the entry thereof or (ii) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order; or

Section 10.11. Certified Air Carrier Status. Any of ABX, Air Transport International, Inc. or Capital Cargo International Airlines, Inc. shall cease to be classified a Certified Air Carrier; or

Section 10.12. Change in Control. A Change in Control shall have occurred; or

Section 10.13. Senior Obligations. (a) Any Governmental Authority with applicable jurisdiction determines that the Lenders are not holders of Senior Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement); (b) the subordination provisions under the Intercreditor Agreement, in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable as to any holder of the Subordinated Notes; or (c) any “Event of Default” or “Change of Control” shall have occurred under the Subordinated Notes; or

Section 10.14. Default under other Credit Documents or Subordinated Notes. An “Event of Default” shall have occurred under any of the other Credit Documents or any of the Subordinated Notes; or

Section 10.15. Intercreditor Agreement. The Intercreditor Agreement or any provision thereof shall cease to be in full force or effect, or any Person a party to the Intercreditor Agreement shall deny or disaffirm such Person’s obligations under the Intercreditor Agreement, or any default in the due performance or observance of any material term, covenant or agreement on such Person’s part to be performed or observed pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement;

then, and in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default shall then be continuing, the Administrative Agent 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, except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement (provided that, if an Event of Default specified in Section 10.5 shall occur, the result which would occur upon the giving of written notice by the Administrative Agent as specified in clauses (i) and (ii) below shall occur automatically without the giving of any such notice): (i) declare the Total Commitment terminated, whereupon the Commitment of each Lender shall forthwith terminate immediately and any Commitment Fee shall forthwith become due and payable without any other notice of any kind; (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest in respect of all Loans and all obligations owing hereunder (including Unpaid Drawings) 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; (iii) enforce, as Administrative Agent (or direct the Administrative Agent to enforce), any or all of the Liens and security interests created pursuant to

 

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the Security Documents; (iv) terminate any Letter of Credit which may be terminated in accordance with its terms; and (v) direct the Borrowers to pay (and the Borrowers hereby agree upon receipt of such notice, or upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in Section 10.5 in respect of the Borrowers, they will pay) to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office such additional amounts of cash, to be held as security for the Borrowers’ Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding equal to the aggregate Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit then outstanding. Notwithstanding anything herein or otherwise to the contrary, any Event of Default occurring hereunder shall continue to exist (and shall be deemed to be continuing) until such time as such Event of Default is waived in writing in accordance with the terms of Section 12.12 notwithstanding (i) any attempted cure or other action taken by the Borrowers or any other Person subsequent to the occurrence of such Event of Default or (ii) any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrative Agent or any Lender prior to or subsequent to the occurrence of such Event of Default (other than the granting of a waiver in writing in accordance with the terms of Section 12.12).

Except as expressly provided in this Section and in the Security Documents, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived with respect to the exercise of remedies upon an Event of Default.

Section 10.16. Payments Subsequent to Declaration of Event of Default. Subsequent to the acceleration of the Loans under Section 10, payments made under this Agreement and/or the Notes to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or otherwise received by any of such Persons (from realization on the Collateral or otherwise) shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent (if necessary) and distributed by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the Administrative Agent's reasonable costs and expenses, if any, incurred in connection with the collection of such payment, including, without limitation, any and all reasonable costs incurred by it in connection with the sale or disposition of any Collateral and all amounts under Section 12.1; second, to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent for any Fees hereunder or under any of the other Credit Documents then due and payable; third, to the Swing Line Lender, toward the payment of any unpaid interest which may have accrued on the Swing Line Loans; fourth, to the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their respective unpaid principal amounts outstanding under the Loans (other than Swing Line Loans), toward the payment of any unpaid interest which may have accrued on the Loans; fifth, to the Swing Line Lender until all Swing Line Loans have been paid in full; sixth, to the Lenders pro rata based on the unpaid principal amount of the Loans then outstanding until all Loans have been paid in full (and, for purposes of this clause, (x) obligations under Hedge Agreements permitted under Section 9.4(e) with the Lenders (or their Affiliates) or any of them and (y) Reimbursement Obligations owing to the Letter of Credit Issuer shall be paid on a pro rata basis with the Loans); seventh, to cash collateralize Letters of Credit then outstanding; eighth, to the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their respective unpaid amounts, to the payment of any other unpaid Obligations; and ninth, to the Borrowers or as otherwise required by law.

SECTION 11. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.

Section 11.1. Appointment. Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints SunTrust Bank as Administrative Agent of such Lender (such term to include for purposes of this Section 11, SunTrust Bank acting as Administrative Agent) to act as specified herein and in the other Credit Documents, and each such Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes SunTrust Bank as the Administrative Agent for such Lender, to (i) enter into the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents on behalf of the Lenders and (ii) take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and to exercise such powers and

 

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perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit 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 Section 11. 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 Credit Documents, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, 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 Section 11 are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and, except as provided in Section 11.9, 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 any Credit Party.

Section 11.2. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Credit Document by or through 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 or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care except to the extent otherwise required by Section 11.3.

Section 11.3. Exculpatory Provisions. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this Agreement or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers contained in this Agreement, any other Credit Document, any Purchase 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, any other Credit Document or any Purchase Document or for any failure of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective 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 to inspect the properties, books or records of Holdings or any of its 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 other Credit 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 Holdings and its 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 11.4. 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, facsimile transmission, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have

 

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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 Credit Parties), 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 Credit 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 which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders.

Section 11.5. 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 or any other Credit Party referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that 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 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 11.6. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of Holdings or any of its 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 Holdings and its 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 Holdings and its 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 Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries which may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates.

 

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Section 11.7. Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such ratably according to their respective percentages of Loans and Commitments used in determining Required Lenders at such time (with such percentages to be determined as if there are no Defaulting Lenders), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, reasonable expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever which 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 in its capacity as such in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Credit 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 under or in connection with any of the foregoing, but only to the extent that any of the foregoing is not paid by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that no Lender shall be liable to the Administrative Agent 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 gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section 11.7 shall survive the payment of all Obligations.

Section 11.8. The Administrative Agent and Joint Lead Arrangers in their Individual Capacity. The Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries as though the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers were not the Administrative Agent hereunder or the Joint Lead Arrangers with respect to the Facilities. 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 11.9. Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign as the Administrative Agent upon 20 days’ notice to the Borrowers and the Lenders. The Required Lenders shall appoint a successor Administrative Agent for the Lenders (which may be an existing Lender) subject to prior approval, so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists, by the Borrowers (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term “Administrative Agent” shall include such successor agent effective upon its appointment, and the resigning Administrative Agent’s rights, powers and duties as the Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as the Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Section 11 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement.

SECTION 12. MISCELLANEOUS.

Section 12.1. Payment of Expenses, etc. The Borrowers agree to: (i) whether or not the transactions herein contemplated are consummated, pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers in connection with the syndication of the Facilities, the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to herein and therein and any amendment, waiver or consent relating hereto or thereto (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of Crowe & Dunlevy, special FAA counsel to the Administrative Agent, and Alston & Bird LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent and

 

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SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.) and the creation and perfection of the Liens created under the Security Documents; (ii) pay all out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and each of the Lenders in connection with the enforcement (including pursuant to the administration of any bankruptcy proceeding relating to any Credit Party) or preservation of any rights under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to therein (including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer and for each of the Lenders), including such out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred during any refinancing, work-out or restructuring (pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding or otherwise) in respect of this Agreement, the Loans or Letters of Credit; (iii) pay and hold each of the Lenders harmless from and against any and all present and future stamp, court or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes or charges and other similar taxes with respect to the foregoing matters and save the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and the Letter of Credit Issuer harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission to pay such taxes; and (iv) indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer and each Lender, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, affiliates, trustees and investment advisors from and hold each of them harmless against any and all liabilities, obligations (including removal or remedial actions), losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and disbursements) incurred by, imposed on or assessed against any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or in any way related to, or by reason of, (x) any investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender is a party thereto and whether or not such investigation, litigation or other proceeding is brought by or on behalf of any Credit Party) related to the entering into and/or performance of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the use of any Letter of Credit or the proceeds of any Loans hereunder or the consummation of the Acquisition or the Refinancing or any other transactions contemplated herein or in any other Credit Document or the exercise of any of their rights or remedies provided herein or in the other Credit Documents, or (y) 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 at any time owned, leased or operated by either of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, the generation, storage, transportation, handling or disposal of Hazardous Materials by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries at any location, whether or not owned, leased or operated by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, the non-compliance by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries with any Environmental Law (including applicable permits thereunder) applicable to any Real Property, or any Environmental Claim asserted against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property at any time owned, leased or operated by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, including, in each case, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and other consultants incurred in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding (but excluding any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses to the extent incurred by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of, or the breach in bad faith of its commitments by, the Person to be indemnified (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision)). To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, pay or hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it is violative of any law or public policy, the Borrowers agree to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the indemnified liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.

Section 12.2. 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, during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent and each Lender is hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind to any Credit

 

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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 the Administrative Agent or such Lender (including, without limitation, by branches and agencies of the Administrative Agent or such Lender wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of any Credit Party against and on account of the Obligations and liabilities of such Credit Party then due and payable to the Administrative Agent or such Lender under this Agreement or under any of the other Credit Documents, including, without limitation, all interests in Obligations of such Credit Party purchased by such Lender pursuant to Section 12.6(b), and all other claims of any nature or description then due and payable arising out of or connected with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, irrespective of whether or not the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder and although said deposits or Indebtedness owing by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, or any of them, shall be contingent or unmatured.

Section 12.3. Notices/Electronic Delivery of Information. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopier communication) and mailed, telecopied or delivered, if to a Credit Party, at the address specified opposite its signature below or in the other relevant Credit Documents, as the case may be; if to any Lender, at its address specified for such Lender on Annex 1.1A hereto; or, at such other address as shall be designated by any party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and communications shall be mailed, telecopied or sent by overnight courier, and shall be effective when received.

(b) In addition to the foregoing, Holdings and the Borrowers may deliver documents, materials and other information required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.1 (collectively, “Information”) in pdf format or any other electronic format acceptable to the Administrative Agent by e-mailing any such Information to an e-mail address of the Administrative Agent as specified by the Administrative Agent from time to time. The Administrative Agent will promptly provide such Information to the Lenders.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary (i) Holdings and the Borrowers shall deliver paper copies (which may include .pdf copies) of Information to the Administrative Agent if requested until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given to Holdings and the Borrowers by the Administrative Agent and (ii) in every instance Holdings and the Borrowers shall be required to provide to the Administrative Agent a paper original of the Compliance Certificate required by Section 8.1(c).

Section 12.4. Benefit of Agreement. (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, provided that neither Holdings nor the Borrowers may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of all the Lenders. Each Lender may, in accordance with applicable law, at any time grant participations in any of its rights hereunder or under any of the Notes to another financial institution or any fund that regularly invests in bank loans, provided that in the case of any such participation, the participant shall not have any rights under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents (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) and all amounts payable by the Borrowers hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation, except that the participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.10, Section 2.11, Section 3.5 and Section 5.4 of this Agreement to the extent

 

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that such Lender would be entitled to such benefits if the participation had not been entered into or sold and the participant shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, be deemed to have the right of setoff in respect of its participation in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent as if the amount of its participation were owing directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement provided that, in purchasing such participation, such participant shall be deemed to have agreed to share with the Lenders the proceeds thereof as provided in Section 12.6(b) as fully as if it were a Lender hereunder, and, provided, further, that no Lender shall transfer, grant or assign any participation under which the participant shall have rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this Agreement or any other Credit Document except to the extent such amendment or waiver would (i) waive any Term Loan Scheduled Repayment or extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan or Note in which such participant is participating (it being understood that any waiver of the application of any prepayment or the method of any application of any prepayment to, the amortization of the Term Loans shall not constitute a waiver of any Term Loan Scheduled Repayment or an extension of the final maturity date), 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 or of a mandatory reduction in the Total Commitment, or a mandatory prepayment, shall not constitute a change in the terms of any Commitment), (ii) release Holdings or all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Guarantors from their obligations under their respective Guaranties except in accordance with the terms thereof, (iii) release all or substantially all of the Collateral except in accordance with the Credit Documents or (iv) consent to the assignment or transfer by Holdings or the Borrowers of any of their rights and obligations under this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in accordance with applicable law at any time and from time to time, any Lender may assign all or a portion of its Loans and/or Commitments and its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more other Persons with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:

(i) the Borrowers, provided that no consent of the Borrowers shall be required (x) for an assignment of any Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, (y) for an assignment of any Revolving Commitment to a Lender with a Revolving Commitment immediately prior to such assignment or (z) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

(ii) the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of any Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and

(iii) in the case of any assignment of any Revolving Commitment, the Letter of Credit Issuer.

Any assignment pursuant to this Section 12.4(b) need not be ratable as among the Term Loans and the Revolving Commitments of the assigning Lender except as provided in the next sentence. Unless the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent otherwise agree, no assignment pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall to the extent such assignment represents an assignment to an institution other than one or more Lenders or their Affiliates or an Approved Fund hereunder, be in an aggregate amount less than $1,000,000 unless the entire Commitment and Loans and other interests of the assigning Lender (and of all Lenders which are

 

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Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor as the assigning Lender) are so assigned. In the case of an assignment by a Lender to its CLO, the assigning Lender shall retain the sole right to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, provided that the Assignment Agreement between such Lender and such CLO may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of such CLO, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the third proviso to the second sentence of Section 12.4(a) that directly affects such CLO. If any Lender so sells or assigns all or a part of its interests hereunder or under the Notes, any reference in this Agreement or the Notes to such assigning Lender shall thereafter refer to such Lender and to the respective assignee to the extent of their respective interests, and the respective assignee shall have, to the extent of such assignment (unless otherwise provided therein), the same rights and benefits as it would if it were such assigning Lender. Each assignment pursuant to this Section 12.4(b) shall be effected by the assigning Lender and the assignee Lender executing an Assignment Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E (appropriately completed) and either the assigning or the assignee Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent a nonrefundable assignment fee of $3,500. At the time of any assignment pursuant to this Section 12.4(b), (i) Annex 1.1A shall be deemed to be amended to reflect the Commitment of the respective assignee (which shall result in a direct reduction to the Commitment of the assigning Lender) and of the other Lenders, and (ii) if any such assignment occurs after the Closing Date, the Borrowers will, if requested by the assignee or assignor, issue new Notes to the respective assignee and to the assigning Lender in conformity with the requirements of Section 2.5. Each Lender and the Borrowers agree to execute such documents (including, without limitation, amendments to this Agreement) as shall be necessary to effect the foregoing. Nothing in this clause (b) shall prevent or prohibit any Lender from pledging its Notes or Loans, including, without limitation, to a Federal Reserve Bank in support of borrowings made by such Lender from such Federal Reserve Bank.

(c) The Administrative Agent acting on behalf of the Borrowers shall maintain at its Payment Office a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered to it (as required hereby) and a register (the “Register”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender from time to time (whether or not evidenced by a Note). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of the Loan or Note evidencing a Loan recorded therein for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. Any assignment of any Loan whether or not evidenced by a Note shall be effective only upon appropriate entries with respect thereto being made in the Register (and each Note shall expressly so provide). Any assignment or transfer of all or part of a Loan evidenced by a Note shall be registered on the Register only upon surrender for registration of assignment or transfer of the Note evidencing such Loan, accompanied by a duly executed Assignment Agreement, and thereupon one or more new Notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the designated assignee and the old Notes shall be returned by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers marked “cancelled”. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

Section 12.5. 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 Credit Document and no course of dealing between any Credit Party 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 Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise

 

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of any other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies herein expressly provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which the Administrative Agent or any Lender would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on any Credit Party in any case shall entitle any Credit Party 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.

Section 12.6. Payments Pro Rata. (a) Subject to the next sentence, and subject to Section 4.2 and Section 5.1 hereof, the Administrative Agent agrees that promptly after its receipt of each payment from or on behalf of any Credit Party in respect of any Obligations of such Credit Party hereunder, it shall distribute such payment to the Lenders pro rata based upon their respective shares, if any, of the Obligations with respect to which such payment was received. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, Reimbursement Obligations, interest, indemnities and Fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest, indemnities, Fees and expenses then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest, indemnities, Fees and expenses then due to such parties; provided, that any interest, indemnities, Fees and expenses and owing to the Administrative Agent shall first be paid before any Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer is paid any amount under this clause (i), (ii) second, towards payment of principal, obligations in respect of any Hedge Agreements with any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender and Reimbursement Obligations then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal, obligations in respect of any Hedge Agreements and Reimbursement Obligations then due to such parties and (iii) third, towards the payment of other Obligations ratably among the parties entitled thereto.

(b) Each of the Lenders agrees that, if it should receive 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 Credit Documents, or otherwise) which is applicable to the payment of the principal of, or interest on, the Loans, Fees or Reimbursement Obligations, of a sum which 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 of the respective Credit Party to such Lenders in such amount as shall result in a proportional participation by all of the Lenders in such amount, provided that if all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from such Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.

Section 12.7. Calculations; Computations. The financial statements to be furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant hereto shall be made and prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time during the periods involved (except as set forth in the notes thereto or as otherwise disclosed in writing by Holdings or the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent). Any changes in GAAP as applied in the preparation of such financial statements will be incorporated in such calculations and computations unless Holdings, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, or the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, by written notice Holdings, objects to the inclusion of such changes in GAAP, whereupon such changes in GAAP shall be excluded from calculations and computations hereunder until such time as the parties hereto have amended this Agreement to reflect

 

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appropriately the effect of such change in GAAP, and, in any event, Holdings shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. Interest and Fees shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed. Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the Base Rate or the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change in the Base Rate is announced or such change in the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements becomes effective, as the case may be.

Section 12.8. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. (a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal District Court of the Southern District of New York, and of any state court of the State of New York located in the Borough of Manhattan and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York state court or , to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document against Holdings or either Borrower or their properties in the courts of any jurisdiction. With respect to the choice of law provided for in this paragraph, the parties hereto expressly acknowledge that, given the large number of state jurisdictions which have relationships to one or more of the parties or to the transactions in question, thoughtful negotiations were had in respect to that issue and the parties ultimately selected the State of New York for a number of reasons, including that (i) the State of New York had direct relationships to certain of the parties and the related transactions (e.g., the transactional documents initially were being delivered by the Borrowers and the Guarantors to the Administrative Agent’s counsel in the State of New York, and the Administrative Agent’s counsel and certain of the Lenders maintain places of business in the State of New York) and (ii) the parties and their respective counsel uniformly were comfortable with the law of the State of New York based upon their prior experiences which involved application of that law in similarly sophisticated commercial transactions. In that regard, the parties hereto further expressly acknowledge and agree that a reasonable basis existed for their selection of the choice of law arrangement provided for in this paragraph.

(b) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document brought in the courts referred to in clause (a) above and hereby further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

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(c) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to the service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 12.3. Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

(d) EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

Section 12.9. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, including by means of facsimile, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.

Section 12.10. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the date (the “Closing Date”) on which (a) Holdings, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall have signed a copy hereof (whether the same or different copies) and shall have delivered the same to the Administrative Agent or, in the case of the Lenders, shall have given to the Administrative Agent telephonic (confirmed in writing), written or facsimile transmission notice (actually received) at such office that the same has been signed and mailed to it and (b) each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.1 shall have been satisfied.

Section 12.11. Headings. The headings of the several sections and subsections 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.

Section 12.12. Amendment or Waiver. Subject to Section 2.14, neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated unless such change, waiver, discharge or termination is in writing signed by each applicable Credit Party and the Required Lenders, provided that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall:

(i) waive any Term Loan Scheduled Repayment, defer any Term Loan Scheduled Repayment or extend the Term Facility Final Maturity Date or the Revolving Facility Final Maturity Date or the date for any scheduled payment of principal (it being understood that any waiver of the application of any prepayment of, or the method of application of any prepayment to the amortization of, the Loans shall not constitute a waiver of any such Term Loan Scheduled Repayment or any such extension), or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of any interest (except (x) as a result of waiving the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates and (y) that any amendment or modification of defined terms used in the definition of “First Lien Leverage Ratio” shall not constitute a reduction in interest rate for purposes of this clause (i)) or Fees payable hereunder, or forgive or reduce the principal of any amounts payable hereunder or under any other Credit Documents, or increase the Commitment of any Lender over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the Total Commitment shall not constitute a change in the terms of any Commitment of

 

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any Lender), in each case without the written consent of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) directly affected thereby; provided that no increase of the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender will be effective without the consent of such Defaulting Lender;

(ii) release or subordinate all or any material portion of the Collateral (other than in connection with the sale of such Collateral to the extent permitted herein) or release all or substantially all of the Guarantors from their respective Guaranties (in each case except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) without the written consent of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) directly affected thereby;

(iii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 12.12 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder without the written consent of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) directly affected thereby;

(iv) reduce the percentage specified in, or otherwise modify, the definition of Required Lenders without the written consent of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) directly affected thereby;

(v) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Credit Party of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the written consent of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) directly affected thereby;

(vi) alter any allocation of mandatory prepayments under Section 5.2 between the Term Loans or the Revolving Facility without the written consent of a majority in interest of the Lenders of the Term Loans or the Revolving Facility, as the case may be, adversely affected thereby (provided that, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, mandatory prepayments under clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) of Section 5.2 may be reduced or eliminated);

(vii) change Section 5.3 or Section 12.6, or change Section 6.5 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, in each case, in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(viii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3 or Section 11 without the written consent of the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Administrative Agent, respectively; or

(ix) amend Section 2.9(a) to permit Interest Periods of greater than six months without the unanimous written consent of the Lenders under the applicable Facility.

In addition, (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Letter of Credit Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Letter of Credit Issuer under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Request relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swingline Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swingline Lender under this

 

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Agreement; and (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Credit Parties, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and all future holders of the Loans. In the case of any waiver, the Credit Parties, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement, including this Section 12.12, and the other Credit Documents may be amended (or amended and restated) pursuant to Section 2.14(a) in order to add the Incremental Commitments to this Agreement and (a) to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement (including the rights of the Incremental Lenders with Incremental Term Commitments to share ratably with the Term Facility in prepayments pursuant to Section 5.1 and Section 5.2) and the other Credit Documents with the Term Loans and Total Revolving Extensions of Credit and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof, (b) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facility in any determination of the Required Lenders and (c) to amend other provision of the Credit Documents so that the Lenders holding Incremental Commitments are appropriately incorporated (including this Section 12.12).

In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, Holdings, the Borrowers and the Lenders (or new lenders) providing the relevant Replacement Term Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing or modification of all outstanding Term Loans (“Refinanced Term Loans”) with a replacement term loan tranche hereunder (“Replacement Term Loans”), provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Refinanced Term Loans plus the amount of any Incremental Commitments, (b) the Applicable Margin for such Replacement Term Loans shall not be higher than the Applicable Margin for such Refinanced Term Loans, (c) the weighted average life to maturity of such Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of such Refinanced Term Loans at the time of such refinancing and (d) all other terms applicable to such Replacement Term Loans shall be agreed upon by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 12.13. Survival. All indemnities set forth herein including, without limitation, in Section 2.10, Section 2.11, Section 3.5, Section 5.4, Section 11.7 or Section 12.1 shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making and repayment or assignment of the Loans.

Section 12.14. 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 that the Borrowers shall not be responsible for costs arising under Section 2.10, Section 3.5 or Section 5.4 resulting from any such transfer (other than a transfer pursuant to Section 2.12) to the extent not otherwise applicable to such Lender prior to such transfer.

Section 12.15. USA Patriot Act. Each Lender hereby notifies Holdings and the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Holdings and the Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of Holdings and the Borrowers and other information that will allow such Lender to identify Holdings the Borrowers in accordance with the Act.

Section 12.16. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees to keep confidential all non-public information provided to it hereunder with respect to any Credit Party pursuant to this Agreement that is designated by such Credit Party as confidential; provided that nothing herein shall prevent the Administrative Agent or any Lender from disclosing any such information (a) to the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or, subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions of this Section, any Lender Affiliate, (b) subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions of this Section, to any assignee or participant or prospective assignee or participant or any actual or prospective direct or indirect counterparty to any Hedge Agreement (or any professional advisor to such counterparty), (c) on a need-to-know basis, to its employees involved in the administration of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants, consultants and other professional advisors or those of any of its Affiliates (each of whom shall be instructed to hold the same in confidence), (d) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority having supervisory authority over such Lender, (e) in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law, (f) that has been publicly disclosed other than in breach of this Agreement, (g) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender, (h) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Credit Document, (i) with the consent of the Borrowers or (j) that becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries.

Section 12.17. Release of Liens and Guarantees. In the event that the Borrowers or any Subsidiary conveys, sells, leases, assigns, transfers or otherwise disposes of all or any portion of any of the Capital Stock, assets or property of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries in a transaction expressly permitted by this Agreement or any other Credit Document, the Administrative Agent shall promptly (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to) take such action and execute any such documents as may be reasonably requested by the Borrowers and at the Borrowers’ expense to release any Liens created by any Credit Document in respect of such Capital Stock, assets, property, including the release and satisfaction of record or partial release of record of any

 

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mortgage or deed of trust granted in connection herewith, and, in the case of a disposition of all or substantially all the Capital Stock or assets of any Subsidiary Guarantor, terminate such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and release all Liens on the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor. In addition, the Administrative Agent agrees to take such actions as are reasonably requested by the Borrowers and at the Borrowers’ expense to terminate the Liens and security interests created by the Credit Documents when all the Obligations are paid in full and all Letters of Credit and Commitments are terminated.

Section 12.18. Integration. This Agreement and the other Credit Documents represent the agreement of the Borrowers, the other Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Credit Documents.

Section 12.19. Acknowledgments. Holdings and the Borrowers hereby acknowledge that:

(i) no amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of Section 3 or Section 11 shall be or become effective without the written consent of the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Administrative Agent, respectively; or

(ii) they have been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents; or

(iii) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to Holdings or the Borrowers arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, and the relationship between Administrative Agent and Lenders, on one hand, and Holdings and the Borrowers, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and

(iv) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Credit Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among Holdings, the Borrowers and the Lenders.

(b) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the each of the “Joint Lead Arrangers”, the “Sole Bookrunner” and the “Co-Documentation Agents” (in their respective capacities as such) shall have no obligations, duties or liabilities under this Agreement or the other Credit Documents.

Section 12.20. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding any terms or provisions contained herein or any of the other Credit Documents, in no event or contingency shall the aggregate amount of Interest (as defined below) contracted for, reserved, charged, collected, taken or received by any Lender pursuant to or in connection with the terms of any of the Credit Documents exceed the maximum amount permissible (the “Maximum Rate”) under the Usury Laws. No agreements, conditions, provisions or stipulations contained in any of the Credit Documents or the exercise by any Lender or the Administrative Agent of the rights to accelerate the payment or the maturity of all or any portion of the Obligations, or the exercise of any option whatsoever contained in any of the Credit Documents, or the prepayment by the Borrowers of any of the Obligations, or the occurrence of any contingency whatsoever, shall entitle any Lender to charge, collect or receive Interest in excess of the Maximum Rate and in no event shall the Borrowers be

 

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obligated to pay Interest exceeding the Maximum Rate. All agreements, conditions or stipulations, if any, which may in any event or contingency operate to bind, obligate or compel the Borrowers to pay Interest exceeding the Maximum Rate shall be without binding force or effect, at law or in equity, but only to the extent of the excess of Interest over such Maximum Rate. If any Interest is contracted for, charged, collected, taken or received in excess of the Maximum Rate (“Excess”), the Borrowers acknowledges and agrees that any such obligation, charge, collection or receipt shall be the result of a bona fide error, and such Excess, to the extent received, shall be applied first to reduce the principal amount of the Obligations and the balance, if any, returned to the Borrowers; it being the intent of the parties hereto not to enter into a usurious or otherwise illegal relationship. All monies paid to any Lender under any of the Credit Documents, whether at maturity or by prepayment, shall be subject to rebate of unearned interest as and to the extent required by the Usury Laws. By the execution of this Agreement, the Borrowers covenant and agree that (i) the credit or return of any Excess shall constitute the acceptance by the Borrowers of such Excess, and (ii) the Borrowers shall not seek or pursue any other remedy, legal or equitable, against any Lender, based in whole or in part upon contracting for, charging, collecting or receiving any Interest in excess of the Maximum Rate. For the purpose of determining whether or not any Excess has been contracted for, charged, collected or received by any Lender, all Interest at any time contracted for, charged, collected or received from the Borrowers in connection with any of the Credit Documents shall, to the extent permitted by the Usury Laws, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread in equal parts throughout the full term of the Obligations. The Borrowers and each Lender shall, to the maximum extent permitted under the Usury Laws, (i) characterize any non-principal payment as an expense rather than as Interest and (ii) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof. The provisions of this Section shall be deemed to be incorporated into every Credit Document (whether or not any provision of this Section is referred to therein). For purposes hereof, the term “Interest” shall mean any and all interest, fees, premiums and other charges for the use of money or the extension of credit and shall include any "interest" (or any amount or sum deemed to be “interest”) under and as defined in the Usury Laws; and the term “Usury Laws” shall mean any applicable laws, statutes (including, without limitation, Title 7, Chapter 4 of the Official Code of Georgia), rules, regulations or ordinances limiting, governing or otherwise regulating the rate or amount of Interest or the manner which Interest may be calculated, charged, collected, paid, contracted for or disclosed.

[Signatures on Following Page]

 

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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.

 

Address (for ABX Holdings, Inc., ABX Air,     ABX AIR, INC.
Inc. and CHI Acquisition Corp.):      
145 Hunter Drive     By:   /s/ Quint O. Turner
Wilmington, Ohio 45177       Name:   Quint O. Turner
Attention: Quint O. Turner       Title:   Chief Financial Officer
                Chief Financial Officer        
E-mail: quint.turner@abxair.com        
Telecopy: (937) 382-5591        
    CHI ACQUISITION CORP.
with a copy to:        
145 Hunter Drive        
Wilmington, Ohio 45177     By:   /s/ Quint O. Turner
Attention: Joseph E. Roux       Name:   Quint O. Turner
                Director, Treasury       Title:   Chief Financial Officer
E-mail: joe.roux@abxair.com        
Telecopy: (937) 382-5591        
    ABX HOLDINGS, INC.
with a copy to:        
145 Hunter Drive        
Wilmington, Ohio 45177     By:   /s/ Quint O. Turner
Attention: W. Joseph Payne       Name:     Quint O. Turner
                General Counsel       Title:   Chief Financial Officer
E-mail: joe.payne@abxair.com        
Telecopy: (937) 382-5591        
       
Address:     SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent and as a Lender
201 Fourth Avenue, North, 3rd Floor        
MC: TN-Nashville-1909        
Nashville, Tennessee 37219        
    By:   /s/ William H. Crawford
P.O. Box 305110       Name:   William H. Crawford
Nashville Tennessee 37230-5110       Title:   Director
Attention: Bill Crawford        
                Email: bill.crawford@suntrust.com        
Telecopy: (615) 748-5269        


REGIONS BANK, as a Lender
By:   /s/ David L. Waller
  Name:     David L. Waller
  Title:   Sr. Vice President

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement with ABX Air, Inc.]


FIFTH THIRD BANK, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Rey R. Curva III
  Name:    Rey R. Curva III
  Title:   AVP

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement with ABX Air, Inc.]


MERRILL LYNCH COMMERCIAL FINANCE CORP., as a Lender
By:   /s/ Jeffrey Beyer
  Name:    Jeffrey Beyer
  Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement with ABX Air, Inc.]


CITIZENS BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Curtis C. Hunter III
  Name:    Curtis C. Hunter III
  Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement with ABX Air, Inc.]


THE PRIVATE BANK, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Nicholas Fadel
  Name:    Nicholas Fadel
  Title:   Associate Managing Director

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement with ABX Air, Inc.]


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Jason W. Sutton
  Name:    Jason W. Sutton
  Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement with ABX Air, Inc.]


HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Gregory S. Leszczuk
  Name:    Gregory S. Leszczuk
  Title:   Assistant Vice President

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement with ABX Air, Inc.]


 

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Shawna Elkus
  Name:    Shawna Elkus
  Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement with ABX Air, Inc.]


THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Jeffrey P. Sullivan
  Name:    Jeffrey P. Sullivan
  Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement with ABX Air, Inc.]


PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Bruce A. Kintner
  Name:    Bruce A. Kintner
  Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement with ABX Air, Inc.]


ATLANTIC CAPITAL BANK, as a Lender
By:   /s/ J. Christopher Deisley
  Name:    J. Christopher Deisley
  Title:   SVP

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement with ABX Air, Inc.]


SECOND BANK & TRUST, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Judson G. Foster
  Name:    Judson G. Foster
  Title:   Commercial Loan Officer

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement with ABX Air, Inc.]


TRISTATE CAPITAL BANK, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Tricia Balser
  Name:    Tricia Balser
  Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement with ABX Air, Inc.]


FIRSTMERIT BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:   /s/ Nicol B. Halishak
  Name:    Nicol B. Halishak, CRC
  Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement with ABX Air, Inc.]


Annex 1.1A

 

Institution

   Revolving
Commitment
   Term Loan
Commitment
  

Address

SunTrust Bank

   $ 15,000,000    $ 53,000,000    (See signature page to Credit Agreement)

Regions Bank

   $ 10,500,000    $ 39,000,000   

201 Milan Parkway

Birmingham, Alabama 35211

Attn: Stephanie Reid

Fax: (205) 801-5250

Fifth Third Bank

   $ 7,500,000    $ 27,500,000   

200 E. Robinson St., Suite 800

Orlando, Florida 32801

Attn: Arlyn Castro

Fax: (407) 999-3130

Merrill Lynch Commercial Finance Corp.

   $ 6,500,000    $ 23,500,000   

222 North La Salle Street

17th Floor

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: Celestine Hill

Fax: (312) 269-1348

Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania

   $ 5,500,000    $ 19,500,000   

20 Cabot Road

Medford, Massachusetts 02155

Attn: Lynn Downing

Fax: (781) 655-4097

The Private Bank

   $ 5,500,000    $ 19,500,000   

38505 Woodward Ave.

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304

Attn: June Gorman

Fax: (248) 644-7107

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

   $ 4,500,000    $ 15,500,000   

1740 Lincoln

Denver, Colorado 80274

Attn: Jennie Calderon-Sanchez

Fax: (303) 863-2729

Huntington National Bank

   $ 3,500,000    $ 11,500,000   

2361 Morse Road

Columbus, Ohio 43229

Attn: Amy L. Pierce

Fax: (614) 480-2249

LaSalle Bank National Association

   $ 3,500,000    $ 11,500,000   

312 Walnut Street, Suite 2200

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Attn: Cynthia Gray

Fax: (513) 929-0923

The Northern Trust Company

   $ 3,500,000    $ 11,500,000   

50 S. LaSalle

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Attn: Sharon Jackson

Fax: (312) 630-1566


Institution

   Revolving
Commitment
   Term Loan
Commitment
  

Address

PNC Bank, National Association

   $ 2,500,000    $ 10,000,000   

500 First Avenue

Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 15219

Attn: Marc Accamando

Fax: (412) 768-4586

Atlantic Capital Bank

   $ 2,000,000    $ 8,000,000   

3525 Piedmont Road, NE

Building 7, Suite 510

Atlanta, Georgia 30305

Attn: Nadine Bell

Fax: (404) 841-0911

Second Bank & Trust

   $ 2,000,000    $ 8,000,000   

205 Wallace Lane

Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408

Attn: Patricia True

Fax: (540) 891-7515

cc: Sofia Rodriguez

Fax: (804) 290-4328

TriState Capital Bank

   $ 2,000,000    $ 8,000,000   

One Oxford Center

301 Grant Street

27th Floor

Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 15219

Attn: Genie DiChiazza

Fax: (412) 304-0339

FirstMerit Bank, N.A.

   $ 1,000,000    $ 4,000,000   

4455 Hills & Dales Rd. NW

Canton, Ohio 44708

Attn: Brenda Knight

Fax: (330) 996-6071

                

Total

   $ 75,000,000    $ 270,000,000   
                
EX-10.2 5 dex102.htm GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

Exhibit 10.2

 


A&B Draft 12/26/07

GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

made by

ABX HOLDINGS, INC.

ABX AIR, INC.,

CHI ACQUISITION CORP.

and their respective Subsidiaries

in favor of

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent

Dated as of December 31, 2007

 



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

           Page

Section 1.

   DEFINED TERMS    1

1.1.

   Definitions    1

1.2.

   Other Definitional Provisions    5

Section 2.

   GUARANTEE    5

2.1.

   Guarantee    5

2.2.

   Right of Contribution    6

2.3.

   No Subrogation    6

2.4.

   Amendments, etc., with respect to the Borrower Obligations    6

2.5.

   Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional    7

2.6.

   Reinstatement    8

2.7.

   Payments    8

Section 3.

   GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST    8

Section 4.

   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES    9

4.1.

   Title; No Other Liens    9

4.2.

   Perfected First Priority Liens    10

4.3.

   Jurisdiction of Organization    10

4.4.

   Equipment    10

4.5.

   Farm Products    10

4.6.

   Investment Property    10

4.7.

   Receivables    11

4.8.

   Intellectual Property    11

4.9.

   Commercial Tort Claims    11

4.10.

   Aircraft    11

Section 5.

   COVENANTS    11

5.1.

   Delivery of Instruments, Certificated Securities and Chattel Paper    11

5.2.

   Maintenance of Insurance    12

5.3.

   Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation    12

5.4.

   Changes in Locations, Name, etc.    12

5.5.

   Notices    12

5.6.

   Investment Property    13

5.7.

   Receivables    14

5.8.

   Intellectual Property    15

5.9.

   Commercial Tort Claims    16

5.10.

   Aircraft    16

Section 6.

   REMEDIAL PROVISIONS    18

6.1.

   Certain Matters Relating to Receivables    18

6.2.

   Communications with Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable    18

6.3.

   Pledged Stock    19

 

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           Page

6.4.

   Proceeds to be Turned Over to Administrative Agent    20

6.5.

   Application of Proceeds    20

6.6.

   Code and Other Remedies    20

6.7.

   Securities Law Restrictions    21

6.8.

   Deficiency    21

Section 7.

   THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT    22

7.1.

   Administrative Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc.    22

7.2.

   Duty of Administrative Agent    24

7.3.

   Filing of Financing Statements    24

7.4.

   Authority of Administrative Agent    24

Section 8.

   MISCELLANEOUS    25

8.1.

   Amendments in Writing    25

8.2.

   Notices    25

8.3.

   No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies    25

8.4.

   Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification    25

8.5.

   Successors and Assigns    26

8.6.

   Setoff    26

8.7.

   Counterparts    26

8.8.

   Severability    26

8.9.

   Section Headings    27

8.10.

   Integration    27

8.11.

   GOVERNING LAW    27

8.12.

   Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers    27

8.13.

   Acknowledgments    27

8.14.

   Additional Grantors    28

8.15.

   Releases    28

8.16.

   Subordination    28

8.17.

   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL    29

SCHEDULES

     

Schedule 1

   Intellectual Property   

Schedule 2

   Investment Property   

Schedule 3

   Commercial Tort Claims   

Schedule 4

   Jurisdictions of Organization   

Schedule 5

   Inventory and Equipment Locations   

Schedule 6

   Aircraft   

Schedule 7

   Notice Addresses   

Exhibit 8

   Excluded Aircraft and Engines   

ANNEX

     

Annex 1

   Form of Assumption Agreement   

 

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THIS GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of December 31, 2007, made by each of the signatories hereto (together with any other entity that may become a party hereto as provided herein, the “Grantors”), in favor of SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the lending and other financial institutions (the “Lenders”) from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among ABX HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), ABX AIR, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ABX”) and CHI ACQUISITION CORP., a Florida corporation (“CHI”, together with ABX, the “Borrowers”), the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Holdings, the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent have entered into the Credit Agreement, pursuant to which the Lenders have severally agreed to make extensions of credit to the Borrowers upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

WHEREAS, Holdings and the Borrowers are members of an affiliated group of companies that includes each other Grantor;

WHEREAS, the proceeds of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement will be used in part to enable the Borrowers to make valuable transfers to one or more of the other Grantors in connection with the operation of their respective businesses;

WHEREAS, Holdings, the Borrowers and the other Grantors are engaged in related businesses, and each Grantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the making of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement; and

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the obligation of the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement that the Grantors shall have executed and delivered this Agreement to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements hereinafter set forth, and in order to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and in order to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrowers thereunder, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:

SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS

1.1. Definitions. (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement, and the following terms are used herein as defined in the New York UCC: Accounts, Certificated Security, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Documents, Equipment, Farm Products, Fixtures, General Intangibles, Goods, Instruments, Inventory, Letter of Credit Rights, Promissory Notes and Supporting Obligations.

 

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(b) The following terms shall have the following meanings:

Agreement”: this Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Applicable Governmental Authority”: as defined in Section 5.7(c).

Borrower Obligations”: the collective reference to the unpaid principal of and interest on the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations, indebtedness and liabilities of the Borrowers (including, without limitation, (i) interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrowers, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding, and (ii) the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations in respect of overdrafts and related liabilities owed to the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates and arising from treasury, depository and cash management services in connection with any automated-clearing-house transfers of funds) to the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender (or, in the case of any Specified Hedge Agreement, any Affiliate of any Lender), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, or pursuant to, the Credit Agreement, this Agreement, the other Credit Documents, any Letter of Credit, any Specified Hedge Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in connection with any of the foregoing, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, Reimbursement Obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders that are required to be paid by the Borrowers pursuant to the terms of any of the foregoing agreements).

Collateral”: as defined in Section 3.

Collateral Account”: any collateral account established by the Administrative Agent as provided in Section 6.1 or 6.4.

Copyrights”: (i) all copyrights arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished (including, without limitation, those listed in Schedule 1), all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office, and (ii) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.

Copyright Licenses”: any written agreement naming any Grantor as licensor or licensee (including, without limitation, those listed in Schedule 1), granting any right under any Copyright, including, without limitation, the grant of rights to manufacture, distribute, exploit and sell materials derived from any Copyright.

 

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Deposit Account”: as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction and, in any event, including, without limitation, any demand, time savings, passbook or like account maintained with a depositary institution.

Excluded Property”: as defined in Section 3.

Foreign Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary organized under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States of America.

Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock”: the voting Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary.

Guarantor Obligations”: with respect to any Guarantor, all obligations and liabilities of such Guarantor which may arise under or in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 2) or any other Credit Document or any Specified Hedge Agreement to which such Guarantor is a party, in each case whether on account of guarantee obligations, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders that are required to be paid by such Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Credit Document).

Guarantors”: the collective reference to each Grantor other than the Borrowers.

Intellectual Property”: the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including, without limitation, the Copyrights, the Copyright Licenses, the Patents, the Patent Licenses, the Trademarks and the Trademark Licenses, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.

Intercompany Note”: any promissory note evidencing loans made by any Grantor to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.

Investment Property”: the collective reference to (i) all “investment property” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the New York UCC (other than any Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock excluded from the definition of “Pledged Stock”) and (ii) whether or not constituting “investment property” as so defined, all Pledged Notes and all Pledged Stock.

Issuers”: the collective reference to each issuer of any Capital Stock constituting Collateral.

New York UCC”: the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.

Obligations”: (i) in the case of the Borrowers, the Borrower Obligations and (ii) in the case of each Guarantor, its Guarantor Obligations.

paid in full” and “payment in full”: paid in full in cash.

 

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Patents”: (i) all letters patent of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof and all goodwill associated therewith, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule 1, (ii) all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country and all divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule 1, and (iii) all rights to obtain any reissues or extensions of the foregoing.

Patent License”: all agreements, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered in whole or in part by a Patent, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule 1.

Pledged Notes”: all promissory notes listed on Schedule 2, all Intercompany Notes at any time issued to any Grantor and all other promissory notes issued to or held by any Grantor.

Pledged Securities”: the collective reference to the Pledged Stock and the Pledged Notes.

Pledged Stock”: the shares of Capital Stock listed on Schedule 2, together with any other shares, stock certificates, options or rights of any nature whatsoever in respect of the Capital Stock of any Person that may be issued or granted to, or held by, any Grantor while this Agreement is in effect; provided that in no event shall more than 65% of the total outstanding Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary be required to be pledged hereunder.

Proceeds”: all “proceeds” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the New York UCC and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, all dividends or other income from the Investment Property, collections thereon or distributions or payments with respect thereto.

Receivable”: any right to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered, whether or not such right is evidenced by an Instrument or Chattel Paper and whether or not it has been earned by performance (including, without limitation, any Account).

Secured Parties”: the collective reference to the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Lenders and any Lender Affiliate to which Borrower Obligations or Guarantor Obligations, as applicable, are owed.

Securities Act”: the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Trademarks”: (i) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, logos and other source or business identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise, and all common-law rights related thereto, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule 1, and (ii) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.

 

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Trademark License”: any agreement, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to use any Trademark, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule 1.

Transportation Code”: Title 49 of the United States Code, as the same may be amended, modified, restated or replaced from time to time.

1.2. Other Definitional Provisions. (a) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section and Schedule references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(b) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

(c) Where the context requires, terms relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, when used in relation to a Grantor, shall refer to such Grantor’s Collateral or the relevant part thereof.

SECTION 2. GUARANTEE

2.1. Guarantee. (a) Each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties and their respective successors and permitted indorsees, transferees and assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Borrowers when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Borrower Obligations.

(b) Anything herein or in any other Credit Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Credit Documents shall in no event exceed the amount which can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable federal and state laws relating to the insolvency of debtors (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 2.2).

(c) Each Guarantor agrees that the Borrower Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or affecting the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder.

(d) The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall remain in full force and effect until all the Obligations shall have been satisfied by payment in full, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments shall be terminated, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of the Credit Agreement the Borrowers may be free from any Borrower Obligations.

 

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(e) Except as provided in Section 8.15, no payment made by the Borrowers, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by the Administrative Agent or any Lender from the Borrowers, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any setoff, appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Borrower Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any Guarantor hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by such Guarantor in respect of the Borrower Obligations or any payment received or collected from such Guarantor in respect of the Borrower Obligations), remain liable for the Borrower Obligations up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until the Borrower Obligations are paid in full, no Letter of Credit is outstanding and the Commitments are terminated.

2.2. Right of Contribution. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Subsidiary Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Subsidiary Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.3. The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for the full amount guaranteed by such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.

2.3. No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any setoff or application of funds of any Guarantor by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrowers or any other Guarantor or any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Borrower Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Borrowers or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders by the Borrowers on account of the Borrower Obligations are paid in full, no Letter of Credit is outstanding and the Commitments are terminated. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Borrower Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, if required), to be applied against the Borrower Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Administrative Agent may determine. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in the foregoing shall operate as a waiver of any subrogation rights.

2.4. Amendments, etc., with respect to the Borrower Obligations. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Borrower Obligations made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be rescinded by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and any of the Borrower Obligations continued,

 

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and the Borrower Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon them or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, and the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Administrative Agent (or the Required Lenders or all Lenders, as the case may be) may reasonably deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Borrower Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for the Borrower Obligations or for the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or any property subject thereto.

2.5. Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Borrower Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 2; the Borrower Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2; and all dealings between the Borrowers and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Borrowers or any of the Guarantors with respect to the Borrower Obligations. Each Guarantor understands and agrees that the guarantee contained in this Section 2, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, any of the Borrower Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (b) any defense, setoff or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Borrowers or any other Person against the Administrative Agent or any Lender or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Borrowers or such Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Borrowers for the Borrower Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the Borrowers, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Borrower Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the Borrowers, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security

 

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or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Borrowers, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against any Guarantor. For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

2.6. Reinstatement. The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Borrower Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrowers or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrowers or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

2.7. Payments. Each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the Administrative Agent without setoff or counterclaim in Dollars at the Payment Office.

SECTION 3. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

Each Grantor hereby assigns and transfers to the Administrative Agent, and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of the following property now owned or at any time hereafter acquired or created by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (wherever located, collectively, the “Collateral”), as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of such Grantor’s Obligations:

(a) all Accounts;

(b) all Chattel Paper;

(c) all Deposit Accounts;

(d) all Documents;

(e) all Equipment (including, without limitation, all Aircraft and Engines);

(f) all Fixtures

(g) all General Intangibles;

(h) all Instruments;

(i) all Intellectual Property;

 

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(j) all Inventory;

(k) all Investment Property;

(l) all Letter of Credit Rights;

(m) all Commercial Tort Claims with respect to the matters described on Schedule 3;

(n) all other personal property not otherwise described above;

(o) all books and records pertaining to the Collateral;

(p) all other Goods and personal property, whether tangible or intangible; and

(q) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;

provided, however, that notwithstanding any of the other provisions set forth in this Section 3, the term Collateral and the terms set forth in this Section defining the components of Collateral shall not include, and this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in, any of the following (the “Excluded Property”): (a) any Equipment (including Aircraft and Engines) owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired that is subject to a Lien securing a purchase money, capital or finance lease obligation permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 9.4(c) of the Credit Agreement to the extent that the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such purchase money, capital or finance lease obligation) prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such property; (b) any Deposit Account exclusively used for all or any of payroll, benefits, taxes, escrow, customs, insurance impress accounts or other fiduciary purposes; (c) Aircraft and Engines set forth on Schedule 8 hereto; (d) the shares of Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary to the extent such Capital Stock exceeds 65% of the voting power of all classes of Capital Stock of such Foreign Subsidiary entitled to vote; and (e) any Grantor’s interests as a lessee under any operating lease existing on or after the date hereof to the extent that such operating lease expressly prohibits the creation of any Lien on such interests; provided, however, that Excluded Property shall not include any Proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Property referred to above and such Proceeds shall not constitute “Excluded Property” (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would constitute “Excluded Property” as defined above) provided further, however, that if and when (1) the granting of such security interest is not so prohibited, or (2) upon the consent of any holder of a Lien of the type described in clause (a) of the first preceding proviso, the Administrative Agent will be deemed to have, and at all times to have had, a security interest in such Excluded Property.

SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrowers thereunder, each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each of the other Secured Parties that:

4.1. Title; No Other Liens. Except for the security interest granted to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement and the Permitted Liens, such Grantor owns each item of the Collateral free and clear of any and all Liens. No effective financing statement, security agreement or other public notice with respect to all or any part of the Collateral is on file, of record or registered in any public office or is of record under the Cape Town Convention, except such as have been filed in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement or as are expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement or as to which documentation to terminate the same shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

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4.2. Perfected First Priority Liens. The security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement (i) upon the filing of financing statements for the Grantors, the filing with the FAA of Aircraft Security Agreements covering the Aircraft and Engines included in the Collateral, and the registration of such Liens in the Aircraft and Engines under the Cape Town Convention, will constitute valid perfected security interests in all of the Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as collateral security for such Grantor’s Obligations, enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof against all creditors of such Grantor and any Persons purporting to purchase any Collateral from such Grantor except with respect to any Intellectual Property, to the extent the security interest therein may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the United States pursuant to the New York UCC or the rules and regulations of the FAA and (ii) are prior to all other Liens on the Collateral in existence on the date hereof except for Permitted Liens which have priority over the Liens on the Collateral by operation of law (including the priority rules under the New York UCC) or which are expressly permitted pursuant to Section 9.3 of the Credit Agreement to be prior to the security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement.

4.3. Jurisdiction of Organization. On the date hereof, such Grantor’s jurisdiction of organization and identification number from the jurisdiction of organization (if any) are specified on Schedule 4. Such Grantor has furnished to the Administrative Agent a certified charter, certificate of incorporation or other organization document and long-form good standing certificate as of a date which is recent to the date hereof.

4.4. Equipment. On the date hereof, the Equipment of each Grantor is kept at the locations listed on Schedule 5. The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall not apply to Equipment in transit, that has been sold, that is out for repair, that is at other locations for purposes of onsite maintenance or repair or that is being used for purposes related to such Grantor’s business as permitted by Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement.

4.5. Farm Products. None of the Collateral constitutes, or is the Proceeds of, Farm Products.

4.6 Investment Property. (a) On the date hereof, the shares of Pledged Stock pledged by such Grantor hereunder constitute all the issued and outstanding shares or ownership interests, as applicable, of all classes of the Capital Stock, as applicable of each Issuer owned by such Grantor, and in the case of Issuers that are Foreign Subsidiaries, the shares of such Foreign Subsidiaries pledged by

 

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such Grantor constitute 65% of the outstanding Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock of each Issuer owned by such Grantor (or, if such Grantor owns less than 65% of the outstanding Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary, constituting all the Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock of such Foreign Subsidiary owned by such Grantor).

(b) All the shares of the Pledged Stock as to which a Subsidiary of Holdings is the Issuer have been duly and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.

(c) Each of the Pledged Notes constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the obligor with respect thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(d) Such Grantor is the beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the Investment Property pledged by it hereunder, free of any and all Liens or options in favor of any other Person, except the security interest created by this Agreement or Liens expressly permitted pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

4.7. Receivables. No amount payable to such Grantor under or in connection with any Receivable is evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper which has not been delivered to the Administrative Agent.

4.8. Intellectual Property. Schedule 1 lists all Intellectual Property owned by each Grantor on the date hereof.

4.9. Commercial Tort Claims. On the date hereof, except to the extent listed in Section 3 above, no Grantor has knowledge of rights in any Commercial Tort Claim.

4.10 Aircraft. As of the date hereof, Schedule 6 lists all Aircraft and Engines owned by any Grantor, including the following information for each such Aircraft: make, model, serial number and registration number. Such Schedule shall include for all Engines the following information for each Engine: make, model, serial number, if less than 550 horsepower, the takeoff horsepower rating. Such schedule also includes the primary location and base of operations for each of the foregoing. Each Grantor that owns any Aircraft and/or Engines is registered pursuant to the Cape Town Convention. The Borrowers shall update this Schedule 6 concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(a) and (b) of the Credit Agreement so that the representations made under this Section shall be true and correct at such time.

SECTION 5. COVENANTS

Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the Obligations shall have been paid in full, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments shall have terminated:

5.1. Delivery of Instruments, Certificated Securities and Chattel Paper. If (a) any amount owed by any Subsidiary of the Borrowers to any Grantor or (b) any other amount under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any Instrument, Certificated Security or Chattel Paper, such Instrument, Certificated Security or Chattel Paper shall be delivered as soon as reasonably practicable to the Administrative Agent, duly indorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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5.2. Maintenance of Insurance. Such Grantor will maintain or caused to be maintained the insurance required by Section 8.3 of the Credit Agreement.

5.3. Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation. (a) Such Grantor shall take all actions reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to maintain the security interest created by this Agreement as a security interest having at least the perfection and priority described in Section 4.2 and shall take all actions reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to defend such security interest against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever, subject in each case to Liens permitted by the Credit Agreement and to the rights of such Grantor under the Credit Documents to dispose of the Collateral.

(b) Such Grantor will furnish to the Administrative Agent from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the assets and property of such Grantor and such other reports in connection therewith as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.

(c) At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Administrative Agent, and at the sole expense of such Grantor, such Grantor will promptly and duly execute and deliver, and have recorded, such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted, including, without limitation, (i) filing any financing or continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial Code (or other similar laws) in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the security interests created hereby and (ii) in the case of Investment Property not issued by the Borrowers’ Subsidiaries, Letter of Credit Rights and any other relevant Collateral, using commercially reasonable efforts to take, at any time after the request of the Administrative Agent, any actions necessary to enable the Administrative Agent to obtain “control” (within the meaning of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code) with respect thereto.

5.4. Changes in Locations, Name, etc. Such Grantor will not, except upon 10 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter notice as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and delivery to the Administrative Agent of all additional financing statements and other documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests provided for herein, (i) change its jurisdiction of organization from that referred to in Section 4.3 or (ii) change its name.

5.5. Notices. Such Grantor will advise the Administrative Agent promptly, in reasonable detail, of:

(a) any Lien (other than security interests created hereby or Permitted Liens) on any of the Collateral which could affect the ability of the Administrative Agent to exercise any of its remedies hereunder; and

 

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(b) the occurrence of any other event which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the aggregate value of the Collateral or on the security interests created hereby.

5.6. Investment Property. (a) If such Grantor shall become entitled to receive or shall receive (either prior to, or after, the date hereof) any certificate (including, without limitation, any certificate representing a stock dividend or a distribution in connection with any reclassification, increase or reduction of capital or any certificate issued in connection with any reorganization), option or rights in respect of the Capital Stock of any Issuer, whether in addition to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or in exchange for, any shares of the Pledged Stock, or otherwise in respect thereof, such Grantor shall accept the same as the agent of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, hold the same in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and deliver the same forthwith to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received, either duly indorsed by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent, or together with an undated stock power covering such certificate duly executed in blank by such Grantor, to be held by the Administrative Agent, subject to the terms hereof, as additional collateral security for the Obligations; provided, however, that Holdings shall deliver the certificate(s) evidencing the Capital Stock of ABX within 5 Business Days of the date hereof (or such longer period to which the Administrative Agent consents in its sole discretion), together with undated stock powers covering such certificate(s). If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and any distribution of capital to a Grantor (other than cash) required to be included in Collateral shall be made on or in respect of the Investment Property or any property (other than cash) required to be included in Collateral shall be distributed to a Grantor upon or with respect to the Investment Property pursuant to the recapitalization or reclassification of the capital of any Issuer or pursuant to the reorganization thereof, such Grantor shall, unless such distribution of capital or property is otherwise subject to a perfected security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause it to be subject to a perfected security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent to the extent and in the manner required pursuant to Section 5.3 hereof. If any such property so distributed in respect of the Investment Property shall be received by such Grantor, such Grantor shall, until such property is delivered to the Administrative Agent, hold such property in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as additional collateral security for such Grantor’s Obligations.

(b) Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, such Grantor shall not (i) sell, assign, transfer, exchange, or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, the Investment Property or Proceeds thereof (except pursuant to a transaction expressly permitted by Section 9.2 of the Credit Agreement), (ii) create, incur or permit to exist any Lien or option in favor of, or any claim of any Person with respect to, any of the Investment Property or Proceeds thereof, or any interest therein, except for the security interests created by this Agreement or Permitted Liens or (iii) except as expressly permitted by Section 9.7(b) of the Credit Agreement, enter, subsequent to the date upon which such Investment Property becomes Collateral hereunder, into any agreement (other than the Credit Agreement) or undertaking restricting the right or ability of such Grantor or the Administrative Agent to sell, assign or transfer any of the Investment Property required to be included in Collateral or Proceeds thereof.

 

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(c) In the case of each Grantor which is an Issuer, such Issuer agrees that (i) it will be bound by the terms of this Agreement relating to the Investment Property required to be included in Collateral issued by it and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to it, (ii) it will notify the Administrative Agent promptly in writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 5.6(a) or (b) with respect to such Investment Property issued by it and (iii) the terms of Sections 6.3(b) and 6.7 shall apply to it, mutatis mutandis, with respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Section 6.3(b) and 6.7 with respect to such Investment Property issued by it.

(d) Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Grantor shall be permitted to receive all dividends (other than dividends payable in Capital Stock) paid in respect of the Pledged Stock and all payments made in respect of the Pledged Notes, in each case to the extent permitted in the Credit Agreement, and to exercise all voting and corporate or other organizational rights with respect to the Investment Property; provided, however, that such Grantor will not be entitled to exercise any such right if the result thereof could reasonably be expected to adversely affect, in any material respect, the rights inuring to a holder of the Investment Property or the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties under any Credit Document or the ability of the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties to exercise the same.

5.7. Receivables. (a) Other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, such Grantor will not (i) grant any extension of the time of payment of any Receivable, (ii) compromise or settle any Receivable for less than the full amount thereof, (iii) release, wholly or partially, any Person liable for the payment of any Receivable, (iv) allow any credit or discount whatsoever on any Receivable or (v) amend, supplement or modify any Receivable in any manner that could adversely affect the value thereof.

(b) Such Grantor will deliver to the Administrative Agent a copy of each demand, notice or document received by it that questions or calls into doubt the validity or enforceability any of the then-outstanding Receivables the non-validity or unenforceability of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) If such Grantor shall enter into any contract or other transaction with an Applicable Governmental Authority (as defined below) which will result in an Applicable Governmental Authority becoming an obligor on any Receivable, such Grantor shall (i) promptly thereafter notify the Administrative Agent thereof, (ii) provide to the Administrative Agent all such documents and instruments, and take all such actions, as shall be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to enable the Administrative Agent to comply with the requirements of the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any other applicable Requirement of Law to perfect its security interest in such Receivables and obtain the benefits of such Act or Law with respect thereto and (iii) otherwise comply with its obligations under Section 5.3(c) with respect thereto. As used in this paragraph, the term “Applicable Governmental Authority” shall mean any Governmental Authority the Requirements of Law applicable to which provide that, for a creditor of a Person to which such Governmental Authority has an obligation to pay money, whether pursuant to a Receivable, a General

 

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Intangible or otherwise, to perfect such creditor’s Lien on such obligation and/or to obtain the full benefits of such Lien and such Requirements of Law, certain notice, filing, recording or other similar actions other than the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code must be given, executed, filed, recorded, delivered or completed, including, without limitation, any Federal Governmental Authority to which the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 is applicable.

5.8. Intellectual Property. (a) Such Grantor will (i) continue to use each Trademark in order to maintain such Trademark that is material to such Grantor in full force free from any claim of abandonment for non-use, (ii) maintain as in the past the quality of products and services offered under each Trademark, (iii) use each Trademark with the appropriate notice of registration and all other notices and legends required by applicable Requirements of Law, (iv) not adopt or use any mark which is confusingly similar or a colorable imitation of such Trademark unless the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, shall obtain a perfected security interest in such mark pursuant to this Agreement to the extent required by this Agreement and (v) not (and not permit any licensee or sublicensee thereof to) do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby such Trademark may become invalidated or impaired in any material respect.

(b) Such Grantor will not do any act, or omit to do any act, whereby any Patent that is material to such Grantor may become forfeited, abandoned or dedicated to the public.

(c) Such Grantor (i) will employ each Copyright that is material to such Grantor and (ii) will not (and will not permit any licensee or sublicensee thereof to) do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any portion of the Copyrights may become invalidated or otherwise impaired. Such Grantor will not do any act whereby any portion of the Copyrights may fall into the public domain.

(d) Such Grantor will not do any act that knowingly uses any Intellectual Property to infringe the intellectual property rights of any other Person.

(e) Such Grantor will notify the Administrative Agent immediately if it knows, or has reason to know, that any application or registration relating to any Intellectual Property that is material to such Grantor may become forfeited, abandoned or dedicated to the public, or of any adverse determination or development (including, without limitation, the institution of, or any such determination or development in, any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any court or tribunal in any country) regarding such Grantor’s ownership of, or the validity of, any such Intellectual Property or such Grantor’s right to register the same or to own and maintain the same.

(f) Whenever such Grantor, either by itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee, shall file an application for the registration of any Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, such Grantor shall report such filing to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after the filing thereof. Upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, such Grantor shall execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements, instruments, documents, and papers as the

 

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Administrative Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ security interest in any Copyright, Patent or Trademark and the goodwill and general intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby.

(g) Such Grantor will take all reasonable and necessary steps, including, without limitation, in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, to maintain and pursue each application (and to obtain the relevant registration) and to maintain each registration of the Intellectual Property that is material to such Grantor, including, without limitation, filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use and affidavits of incontestability.

(h) In the event that any Intellectual Property is infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party, such Grantor shall (i) take such actions as such Grantor shall reasonably deem appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Intellectual Property and (ii) if such Intellectual Property is of material economic value, promptly notify the Administrative Agent after it learns thereof and sue for infringement, misappropriation or dilution, to seek injunctive relief where appropriate and to recover any and all damages for such infringement, misappropriation or dilution.

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement, nothing shall prevent any Grantor in the Ordinary Course of Business from abandoning, ceasing to use or otherwise impairing or disposing of any Intellectual Property if such Grantor reasonably believes that doing so is in its business interests.

5.9. Commercial Tort Claims. If such Grantor shall obtain an interest in any Commercial Tort Claim in an amount which could reasonably be expected to exceed $1,000,000, such Grantor shall within 30 days of obtaining such interest execute and deliver documentation reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent granting a security interest under the terms and provisions of this Agreement in and to such Commercial Tort Claim.

5.10. Aircraft. (a) Such Grantor shall cause all Aircraft to be duly registered in its name by the Aviation Authority, and the Aircraft shall at all times be subject to United States registration and bear United States registration markings, and shall take no action that shall cause or permit any Aircraft to fail to be so registered, and in the event any Aircraft is not so registered, take all necessary action to cause such Aircraft to be registered as provided above; provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to the extent the use or operation of such Aircraft does not require such registration. In addition, such Grantor that owns Aircraft and/or Engines shall at all times be registered pursuant to the Cape Town Convention.

(b) Such Grantor shall maintain, service, repair, overhaul and test, or shall cause to be maintained, serviced, repaired, overhauled or tested, each Aircraft in accordance with any Material Contracts applicable thereto and so as to keep such Aircraft in good operating condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and in such condition as may be necessary to enable the airworthiness certification of such Aircraft to be maintained in good standing at all times under the Transportation Code and all FAA regulations thereunder. Each Grantor shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, all records, logs and other materials required to be maintained in respect of the

 

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Aircraft by the Transportation Code, FAA regulations thereunder, the FAA or any other Governmental Authority, and shall promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent such information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request with respect thereto.

(c) The Aircraft shall at all times be used solely for commercial or business purposes (including, without limitation, dry leases); provided, however, that the Aircraft may be used as part of Civilian Reserve Air Fleet. No Grantor will permit any Aircraft to be maintained, used or operated in violation of any insurance policy provisions, any Material Contract or any Requirement of Law of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction (domestic or foreign), including without limitation the FAA, or in violation of any airworthiness certificate, license, registration or operating certificate relating to such Aircraft and issued by any such Governmental Authority, nor will any Grantor suffer any Aircraft to be so maintained, used or operated. No Grantor will operate or suffer any Aircraft to be operated except within the geographical limits set forth in applicable insurance policies or operating certificates, whichever may be the more restrictive. In the event that any Requirement of Law requires alteration or modification of any Aircraft, the Grantors will conform thereto or obtain conformance therewith at no expense to the Administrative Agent. The Grantors will permit or require each Aircraft to be operated only by (i) pilots, appropriately qualified and licensed, considering the particular authorized business or commercial purpose involved and (ii) appropriately qualified and licensed mechanics, but only in connection with taxi operations, and will permit each Aircraft to be maintained only by duly licensed and qualified mechanics or others as permitted by any Aviation Authority with jurisdiction over such maintenance. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Grantors will not operate or locate any Aircraft or suffer any Aircraft to be operated or located in any recognized or, in any Grantor’s reasonable judgment, threatened area of hostilities, unless such operation is within the scope of such Grantor’s insurance coverage or in connection with a contract with the government of the United States of America pursuant to which said government has assumed liability for all damage, loss, destruction or failure to return possession of such Aircraft at the expiration of the term of such contract as well at for any injury to person or damage to property of others.

(d) Grantors shall not change the primary location or primary base of operations of any Aircraft from the locations set forth on Schedule 6 other than with at least 10 Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent.

(e) Such Grantor will not permit the Aircraft owned or leased by it to be landed except at established and properly maintained airports and runways except when reasonably necessary as a precautionary measure or in an emergency in order to prevent the probable occurrence of damage to such Aircraft or injury to persons.

5.11. Further Assurances. Each Grantor shall furnish to the Administrative Agent from time to time upon request statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Further, at any time and from time to time, at the request of the Administrative Agent, and at the sole expense of such Grantor, each Grantor shall promptly and duly execute and deliver, and have recorded, such further instruments and

 

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documents and take such further action as the Secured Parties may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted, including the filing of any financing or continuation statement under the UCC (or other similar laws) in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the security interests created hereby.

SECTION 6. REMEDIAL PROVISIONS

If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under Section 10 of the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent may exercise in respect of the Collateral any of the following rights and remedies:

6.1. Certain Matters Relating to Receivables. (a) The Administrative Agent shall have the right to make test verifications of the Receivables in any manner and through any medium that it reasonably considers advisable, and each Grantor shall furnish all such assistance and information as the Administrative Agent may require in connection with such test verifications.

(b) If required by the Administrative Agent, any payments of such Receivables, when collected by any Grantor, (i) shall be forthwith (and, in any event, within two Business Days) deposited by such Grantor in the exact form received, duly indorsed by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent if required, in a Collateral Account maintained under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, subject to withdrawal by the Administrative Agent for the account of the Secured Parties only as provided in Section 6.5, and (ii) until so turned over, shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Grantor. Each such deposit of Proceeds of Receivables shall be accompanied by a report identifying in reasonable detail the nature and source of the payments included in the deposit.

(c) At the Administrative Agent’s request, each Grantor shall deliver to the Administrative Agent all original and other documents evidencing, and relating to, the agreements and transactions which gave rise to the Receivables, including, without limitation, all original orders and invoices.

6.2. Communications with Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable. (a) The Administrative Agent in its own name or in the name of others may communicate with obligors under the Receivables to verify with them to the Administrative Agent’s satisfaction the existence, amount and terms of any such Receivables.

(b) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent each Grantor shall notify obligors on the Receivables that such Receivables have been assigned to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties and that payments in respect thereof shall be made directly to the Administrative Agent.

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to be observed and performed by it thereunder, all in accordance with the terms of any agreement giving rise thereto. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any such Receivable (or any agreement giving rise thereto) by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party of any payment relating thereto, nor shall the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of any Grantor under or pursuant to any such Receivable (or any agreement giving rise thereto), to make any payment, to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party thereunder, to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.

6.3. Pledged Stock. (a) If the Administrative Agent shall give notice of its intent to exercise such rights to the relevant Grantor or Grantors, (i) the Administrative Agent shall have the right to receive any and all cash dividends, payments (including sums paid upon the liquidation or dissolution of any Issuer or in connection with any distribution of capital) or other Proceeds paid in respect of the Investment Property and make application thereof to the Obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement and (ii) any or all of the Investment Property shall be registered in the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee, and the Administrative Agent or its nominee may thereafter exercise (x) all voting, corporate and other rights pertaining to such Investment Property at any meeting of shareholders of the relevant Issuer or Issuers or otherwise and (y) any and all rights of conversion, exchange and subscription and any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to such Investment Property as if it were the absolute owner thereof (including, without limitation, the right to exchange at its discretion any and all of the Investment Property upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other fundamental change in the corporate or other organizational structure of any Issuer, or upon the exercise by any Grantor or the Administrative Agent of any right, privilege or option pertaining to such Investment Property, and in connection therewith, the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Investment Property with any committee, depositary, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency upon such terms and conditions as the Administrative Agent may determine), all without liability except to account for property actually received by it, but the Administrative Agent shall have no duty to any Grantor to exercise any such right, privilege or option and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing. If any sums of money paid or distributed in respect of Investment Property, which the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to receive pursuant to clause (i) above, shall be received by a Grantor, such Grantor shall, until such money is paid to the Administrative Agent, hold such money in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties as additional collateral for the Obligations.

(b) Each Grantor hereby authorizes and instructs each Issuer of any Investment Property pledged by such Grantor hereunder to (i) comply with any instruction received by it from the Administrative Agent in writing that (x) states that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) is otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without any other or further instructions from such Grantor, and each Grantor agrees that each Issuer shall be fully protected in so complying, and (ii) unless otherwise expressly permitted hereby, pay any dividends or other payments with respect to the Investment Property directly to the Administrative Agent.

 

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6.4. Proceeds to be Turned Over to Administrative Agent. If the Administrative Agent so requests, all Proceeds received by any Grantor consisting of cash, checks and Cash Equivalents shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Grantor, be turned over to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by such Grantor (duly indorsed by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent, if required). All Proceeds received by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be held by the Administrative Agent in a Collateral Account maintained under its sole dominion and control. All Proceeds while held by the Administrative Agent in a Collateral Account (or by such Grantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties) shall continue to be held as collateral security for all the Obligations and shall not constitute payment thereof until applied as provided in Section 6.5.

6.5. Application of Proceeds. If an Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing, the Administrative Agent may (and shall at the request of the Required Lenders) apply any payments received by it under any of the Credit Documents and all or any part of Proceeds required to be included in Collateral held in any Collateral Account in payment of the Obligations as set forth in Section 10.16 of the Credit Agreement.

6.6. Code and Other Remedies. The Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may exercise, in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to them in this Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Obligations, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the New York UCC or any other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon any Grantor or any other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may in such circumstances forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, assign, give option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of the Administrative Agent or any Lender or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions as it may reasonably deem advisable and at such prices as it may reasonably deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. The Administrative Agent or any Lender shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption in any Grantor, which right or equity is hereby waived and released. Each Grantor further agrees, at the Administrative Agent’s request, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Administrative Agent at places that the Administrative Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Grantor’s premises or elsewhere. The Administrative Agent shall apply the net proceeds of any action taken by it pursuant to this Section 6.6, after deducting all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of every kind incurred in connection therewith or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any way relating to the Collateral or the rights of the Administrative

 

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Agent and the Secured Parties hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, to the payment in whole or in part of the Obligations in accordance with Section 6.5 hereof, and only after such application and after the payment by the Administrative Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including, without limitation, Section 9-615(a)(3) of the New York UCC, need the Administrative Agent account for the surplus, if any, to any Grantor. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Grantor waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Administrative Agent or any Lender arising out of the exercise by them of any rights hereunder. If any notice of a proposed sale or other disposition of Collateral shall be required by law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given at least 10 days before such sale or other disposition.

6.7. Securities Law Restrictions. (a) Each Grantor recognizes that the Administrative Agent may be unable to effect a public sale of any or all the Pledged Stock, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or otherwise, and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers which will be obliged to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may result in prices and other terms less favorable than if such sale were a public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner. The Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Stock for the period of time necessary to permit the Issuer thereof to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act, or under applicable state securities laws, even if such Issuer would agree to do so.

(b) Each Grantor agrees to use its best efforts to do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be necessary to make such sale or sales of all or any portion of the Pledged Stock pursuant to this Section 6.7 valid and binding and in compliance with any and all other applicable Requirements of Law. Each Grantor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 6.7 will cause irreparable injury to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that each and every covenant contained in this Section 6.7 shall be specifically enforceable against such Grantor, and such Grantor hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance of such covenants except for a defense that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Credit Agreement.

6.8. Deficiency. Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay its Obligations and the reasonable fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to collect such deficiency.

6.9. Maintenance of United States Citizenship of Grantors. The parties hereto acknowledge that each Grantor that is granting a security interest in Aircraft is an air carrier certificated by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pursuant to the United States Code, Title 49 (Transportation), Subtitle VII, and applicable DOT and

 

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FAA regulations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent agrees to exercise its rights and remedies under this Agreement in a manner that complies in all material respects at all times, and each Grantor hereby agrees that it will comply at all times, with the United States citizenship requirements of the above-mentioned laws and regulations and any successor provisions thereto (the “Citizenship Requirements”). Any exercise by the Administrative Agent of such rights shall be void ab initio and unenforceable to the extent that such exercise would result in contravention of or failure to meet the Citizenship Requirements. Nothing in this Section shall in any way affect or impair the Lien of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, in the Collateral or the exercise by the Administrative Agent of its rights and remedies under this Agreement or any Aircraft Security Agreement filed with the FAA, so long as such exercise is in compliance with the Citizenship Requirements. Further, nothing in this Section shall give rise to any claims, causes of action or other rights in favor of any Grantor against the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

SECTION 7. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

7.1. Administrative Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc. (a) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, subject to the last sentence of this clause (a), as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or in its own name, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor hereby gives the Administrative Agent the power and right, on behalf of such Grantor, without notice to or assent by such Grantor, to do any or all of the following:

(i) in the name of such Grantor or its own name, or otherwise, take possession of and indorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due under any Receivable or with respect to any other Collateral and file any claim or take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due under any such Receivable or with respect to any other Collateral whenever payable;

(ii) in the case of any Intellectual Property, execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Administrative Agent may request to evidence the Administrative Agent’s and the Secured Parties’ security interest in such Intellectual Property and the goodwill and general intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby;

(iii) pay or discharge taxes and Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral, effect any repairs or any insurance called for by the terms of this Agreement and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs thereof;

 

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(iv) execute, in connection with any sale provided for in Section 6.6 or 6.7, any indorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Collateral; and

(v) (1) direct any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the Administrative Agent or as the Administrative Agent shall direct; (2) ask or demand for, collect, and receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral; (3) sign and indorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any of the Collateral; (4) commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any portion thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral; (5) defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect to any Collateral; (6) settle, compromise or adjust any such suit, action or proceeding and, in connection therewith, give such discharges or releases as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem appropriate; (7) subject to any licenses (and the rights granted therein) existing at the time of such assignment, assign any Copyright, Patent or Trademark (along with the goodwill of the business to which any such Copyright, Patent or Trademark pertains), throughout the world for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Administrative Agent shall in its sole discretion determine; and (8) generally, sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though the Administrative Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and do, at the Administrative Agent’s option and such Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Administrative Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the Administrative Agent’s and the Secured Parties’ security interests therein and to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might do.

Anything in this Section 7.1(a) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent agrees that it will not exercise any rights under the power of attorney provided for in this Section 7.1(a) unless a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred.

(b) If any Grantor fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained herein, the Administrative Agent, at its option, but without any obligation so to do, may perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or compliance, with such agreement.

(c) The reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with actions undertaken as provided in this Section 7.1, together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the highest rate per annum at which interest would then be payable on any category of past due Loans under the Credit Agreement, from the date of payment by the Administrative Agent to the date reimbursed by the relevant Grantor, shall be payable by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent on demand.

 

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(d) Each Grantor hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until this Agreement is terminated and the security interests created hereby are released.

7.2. Duty of Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the New York UCC or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Administrative Agent deals with similar property for its own account. Neither the Administrative Agent, any Lender nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any Grantor or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The powers conferred on the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties hereunder are solely to protect the Administrative Agent’s and the Secured Parties’ interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender to exercise any such powers. The Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither they nor any of their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment.

7.3. Filing of Financing Statements. Pursuant to any applicable law, each Grantor authorizes the Administrative Agent to file or record financing statements and other filing or recording documents or instruments with respect to the Collateral without the signature of such Grantor in such form and in such offices as the Administrative Agent determines appropriate to perfect the security interests of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement. Each Grantor authorizes the Administrative Agent to use the collateral description “all personal property” or “all assets” in any such financing statements. Each Grantor hereby ratifies and authorizes the filing by the Administrative Agent of any financing statement with respect to the Collateral made prior to the date hereof.

7.4. Authority of Administrative Agent. Each Grantor acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement with respect to any action taken by the Administrative Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Administrative Agent of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or resulting or arising out of this Agreement shall, as between the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, be governed by the Credit Agreement and by such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but, as between the Administrative Agent and the Grantors, the Administrative Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Secured Parties with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Grantor shall be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such authority.

 

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SECTION 8. MISCELLANEOUS

8.1. Amendments in Writing. None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with Section 12.12 of the Credit Agreement.

8.2. Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Administrative Agent or any Grantor hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section 12.3 of the Credit Agreement; provided that any such notice, request or demand to or upon any Guarantor shall be addressed to such Guarantor at its notice address set forth on Schedule 7.

8.3. No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Section 8.1), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any Default or Event of Default. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or such Lender would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.

8.4. Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification. (a) Each Guarantor agrees to pay or reimburse each Lender and the Administrative Agent for all its out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in collecting against such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in Section 2 or otherwise enforcing or preserving any rights under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent.

(b) Each Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales or other taxes which may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the Collateral or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(c) Each Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties harmless from, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement to the extent the Borrowers would be required to do so pursuant to Section 12.1 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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(d) The agreements in this Section 8.4 shall survive repayment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

8.5. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each Grantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Secured Parties and their permitted successors and assigns; provided that no Grantor may, except pursuant to a merger or consolidation expressly permitted by Section 9.2 of the Credit Agreement, assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

8.6. 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, during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent and each Lender is hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind to any Grantor, any such notice being hereby expressly waived by each Grantor to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, 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 the Administrative Agent or such Lender (including, without limitation, by branches and agencies of the Administrative Agent or such Lender wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of any Grantor against and on account of the Obligations of such Grantor then due and payable to the Administrative Agent or such Lender under this Agreement or under any of the other Credit Documents, including, without limitation, all interests in Obligations of the Borrowers purchased by such Lender pursuant to Section 12.4(b) of the Credit Agreement, and all other claims of any nature or description then due and payable arising out of or connected with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, irrespective of whether or not the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder and although said deposits or Indebtedness owing by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, or any of them, shall be contingent or unmatured. The Administrative Agent and each Lender shall notify such Grantor promptly of any such setoff and the application made by the Administrative Agent or such Lender of the proceeds thereof, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of the Administrative Agent and each Lender under this Section 8.6 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of setoff) which the Administrative Agent or such Lender may have.

8.7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

8.8. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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8.9. Section Headings. The Section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

8.10. Integration. This Agreement and the other Credit Documents represent the agreement of the Grantors, the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to subject matter hereof and thereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Credit Documents.

8.11. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

8.12. Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and of any state court of the State of New York located in the Borough of New York and any appellate courts from any thereof;

(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such Grantor at its address referred to in Section 8.12 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and

(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right 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.

8.13. Acknowledgments. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that:

(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a party;

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relationship between the Grantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and

(c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Credit Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Secured Parties or among the Grantors and the Secured Parties.

8.14. Additional Grantors. Each Subsidiary of Holdings that is required to become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.10 of the Credit Agreement shall become a Grantor for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of an Assumption Agreement in the form of Annex 1 hereto.

8.15. Releases. (a) At such time as the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the other Obligations shall have been paid in full, the Commitments have been terminated and no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding, the Collateral shall be released from the Liens created hereby, and this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Administrative Agent and each Grantor hereunder shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Grantors. At the request and sole expense of any Grantor following any such termination, the Administrative Agent shall deliver to such Grantor any Collateral held by the Administrative Agent hereunder and execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.

(b) If any of the Collateral shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by any Grantor in a transaction permitted by Section 9.2 of the Credit Agreement, then (i) the Liens created hereby on such Collateral shall automatically be released and (ii) the Administrative Agent, at the request and sole expense of such Grantor, shall execute and deliver to such Grantor all releases or other documents reasonably necessary or desirable for the release of the Liens created hereby on such Collateral.

8.16. Subordination. Each Grantor agrees that any Indebtedness of any Grantor owing to any other Grantor pursuant to Section 9.4(b) of the Credit Agreement, whether created prior to, on, or after the date hereof (the “Intercompany Debt”), shall be subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Obligations. Following the Borrowers’ receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent given during the existence of an Event of Default, the Grantors shall pay to the Administrative Agent any and all payments in respect of the Intercompany Debt and any amount so paid to the Administrative Agent shall be applied to payment of the Obligations as provided in Section 6.5 hereof. Each payment on the Intercompany Debt received in violation of any of the provisions hereof shall be deemed to have been received by such Grantor as trustee for the Secured Parties and shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent immediately on account of the Obligations, but without otherwise affecting in any manner such Grantor’s liability hereof. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Grantors may make and receive payments among themselves in respect of the Intercompany Debt. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 8.16 to the contrary, the Cargo Holdings Intercompany Loan, evidenced by the Cargo Holdings Intercompany Note, shall be permitted to be extinguished upon the consummation of the CHI Merger.

 

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8.17. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH GRANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

ABX HOLDINGS, INC.
ABX AIR, INC.
CHI ACQUISITION CORP.
ABX CARGO SERVICES, INC.
ABX MATERIAL SERVICES, INC.
FIRST SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Quint O. Turner
  Name:   Quint O. Turner
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer
727 AIRCRAFT ONE, INC.
By:   /s/ George A. Golder
  Name:   George A. Golder
  Title:   Corporate Secretary
727 AIRCRAFT TWO, INC.
By:   /s/ George A. Golder
  Name:   George A. Golder
  Title:   Corporate Secretary
757 AIRCRAFT ONE, LLC
By:   /s/ Peter F. Fox
  Name:   Peter F. Fox
  Title:   Sole Manager
767 AIRCRAFT ONE, LLC
By:   /s/ Peter F. Fox
  Name:   Peter F. Fox
  Title:   Sole Manager

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AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
By:   /s/ Todd A. Hunter
  Name:   Todd A. Hunter
  Title:   Sole Manager
CAPITAL CARGO INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, INC.
By:   /s/ George A. Golder
  Name:   George A. Golder
  Title:   Corporate Secretary
CAPITAL CARGO REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, INC.
By:   /s/ Peter F. Fox
  Name:   Peter F. Fox
  Title:   President
CAPITAL LOGISTICS, INC.
By:   /s/ George A. Golder
  Name:   George A. Golder
  Title:   Corporate Secretary
CARGO AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT, INC.
By:   /s/ Todd A. Hunter
  Name:   Todd A. Hunter
  Title:   Treasurer
CARGO AVIATION, INC.
By:   /s/ George A. Golder
  Name:   George A. Golder
  Title:   Corporate Secretary
CARGO HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:   /s/ Peter F. Fox
  Name:   Peter F. Fox
  Title:   President

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DC-8 AIRCRAFT ONE, INC.
By:   /s/ George A. Golder
  Name:   George A. Golder
  Title:   Corporate Secretary
DC-8 AIRCRAFT TWO, LLC
By:   /s/ Peter F. Fox
  Name:   Peter F. Fox
  Title:   Sole Manager
By:   /s/ George A. Golder
  Name:   George A. Golder
  Title:   Corporate Secretary
LGSTX FUEL MANAGEMENT, INC.
By:   /s/ Frank J. Visconti
  Name:   Frank J. Visconti
  Title:   President
LGSTX GROUP, INC.
By:   /s/ Todd A. Hunter
  Name:   Todd A. Hunter
  Title:   Treasurer
LGSTX SERVICES, INC.
By:   /s/ Todd A. Hunter
  Name:   Todd A. Hunter
  Title:   Treasurer

 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT***

The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated as of December 31, 2007 (the “Agreement”), made by the Grantors parties thereto for the benefit of SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent. The undersigned agrees for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties as follows:

1. The undersigned will be bound by the terms of the Agreement and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to the undersigned.

2. The undersigned will notify the Administrative Agent promptly in writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 5.6(a) or (b) of the Agreement.

3. The terms of Sections 6.3(b) and 6.7 of the Agreement shall apply to it, mutatis mutandis, with respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Section 6.3(b) or 6.7 of the Agreement.

 

[NAME OF ISSUER]
By    
  Name:  
  Title:  
Address for Notices:

 

 

 

Fax:

*** This consent is necessary only with respect to any Issuer which is not also a Grantor. This consent may be modified or eliminated with respect to any Issuer that is not controlled by a Grantor. If a consent is required, its execution and delivery should be included among the conditions to the initial borrowing specified in the Credit Agreement.


Annex 1 to

Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of                     , 20    , made by                                                  , a                      corporation (the “Additional Grantor”), in favor of SUNTRUST BANK, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), for the lending and other financial institutions (the “Lenders”) parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in such Credit Agreement.

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, ABX AIR, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ABX”) and CHI ACQUISITION CORP., a Florida corporation (“CHI”, together with ABX, the “Borrowers”), ABX HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the Lenders and the Administrative Agent have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2007 (as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers, Holdings and certain of their Affiliates (other than the Additional Grantor) have entered into the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”) in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties;

WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement requires the Additional Grantor to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Additional Grantor has agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption Agreement in order to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

1. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. By executing and delivering this Assumption Agreement, the Additional Grantor, as provided in Section 8.10 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as a Grantor thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Grantor thereunder (including the guaranty obligations in Section 2 of the Guaranty and Collateral Agreement) and further grants to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties a security interest in the Collateral, pursuant to Section 3 of the Guaranty and Collateral Agreement. The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in the Schedules to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. The Additional Grantor hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is true and correct on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date.


2. GOVERNING LAW. THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

[ADDITIONAL GRANTOR]
By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  


Annex 1-A to

Assumption Agreement

Supplement to Schedule 1

Supplement to Schedule 2

Supplement to Schedule 3

Supplement to Schedule 4

Supplement to Schedule 5

Supplement to Schedule 6

Supplement to Schedule 7

EX-10.3 6 dex103.htm ESCROW AGREEMENT Escrow Agreement

Exhibit 10.3

ESCROW AGREEMENT

This Escrow Agreement, dated December 31, 2007 (this “Escrow Agreement”), is among ABX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ABX Holdings”), ABX Air, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of ABX Holdings (“ABX Air” and together with ABX Holdings, the “Companies”), each of the significant shareholders listed on the Schedule of Significant Shareholders attached hereto (individually, a “Significant Shareholder” or a “Buyer” and collectively, the “Significant Shareholders” or the “Buyers”; ABX Holdings, ABX Air and the Significant Shareholders, collectively, the “Parties” and, individually, a “Party”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”).

RECITALS

A. ABX Holdings, CHI Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of ABX Holdings (“Acquisition”), Cargo Holdings International, Inc. (“CHI”), the Significant Shareholders and certain other persons named therein entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 1, 2007 (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, on the date hereof, Acquisition is purchasing from the Significant Shareholders and the other holders of shares of capital stock, options and/or warrants to purchase capital stock of CHI, all of the outstanding shares of capital stock, options and warrants of CHI for consideration consisting of cash and shares of common stock of ABX Holdings.

B. ABX Holdings and ABX Air believe that DHL Express (USA), Inc. or one of its affiliates or the holder(s) of the DHL Note, as hereinafter defined (collectively, “DHL”) may assert that the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement and the related merger of Acquisition into CHI (the “Merger”) results in DHL having the right to demand prepayment of that certain First Non-Negotiable Promissory Note dated as of August 15, 2003 made by ABX Air in favor of Airborne, Inc. in the original principal amount of $92,948,714, with a principal balance outstanding as of December 31, 2007 of $92,275,656 (the “DHL Note”).

C. In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the Companies and each of the Buyers are entering into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Buyers have (subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement and in this Escrow Agreement) severally and not jointly agreed to purchase from the Companies, and the Companies have agreed to issue and sell to the Buyers, certain securities of the Companies described in the Securities Purchase Agreement for an aggregate purchase price of $61,000,000 (the “Purchase Price”), for the purpose of providing a source of financing to the Companies in the event that, prior to the Funding Deadline (as defined below), ABX Air receives from DHL a written demand for prepayment of all of the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the DHL Note.

 


D. The Companies and the Buyers have agreed to deposit the Purchase Price, the Securities and certain other documents into an escrow account to facilitate the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement if the conditions to closing set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement and this Escrow Agreement are satisfied.

E. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

In consideration of the promises and agreements of the Parties and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties and the Escrow Agent hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

ESCROW DEPOSIT; COVENANTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Section 1.1. Deposit and Receipt of Escrow Property.

(a) Each of the Significant Shareholders hereby directs ABX Holdings and ABX Air to cause to be delivered to the Escrow Agent on the date hereof, a portion of the cash consideration payable to such Significant Shareholder upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by the Escrow Agent, in the amount set forth opposite such Significant Shareholder’s name in column (3) on the Schedule of Significant Shareholders attached hereto (collectively, the “Escrowed Funds”).

(b) ABX Holdings and ABX Air hereby agree to cause the Escrowed Funds to be delivered to the Escrow Agent on behalf of the Significant Shareholders on the date hereof. ABX Holdings and ABX Air further agree to deposit with the Escrow Agent on the date hereof (i) the original executed (but not dated) ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes to be issued to each of the Buyers at the Closing in the respective principal amounts set forth opposite each Buyer’s name in column 3 of the Schedule of Buyers attached to the Securities Purchase Agreement, (ii) the original executed (but not dated) ABX Air Senior Notes to be issued to each of the Buyers at the Closing in the principal amounts set forth opposite each Buyer’s name in column (4) of the Schedule of Buyers attached to the Securities Purchase Agreement, (iii) eight originals of the Registration Rights Agreement, executed (but not dated) by ABX Holdings, ABX Air and each of the Buyers, (iv) eight originals of the Senior Note Guaranty, executed (but not dated) by ABX Holdings and the direct or indirect subsidiaries of ABX Holdings listed as signatories thereto, (v) eight originals of the Senior Convertible Note Guaranty, executed (but not dated) by ABX Air and the direct or indirect subsidiaries of ABX Holdings listed as signatories thereto (the documents referred to in clause (i) through (v) of this Section 1.1(b) being referred to as the “Escrowed Documents” and together with the Escrowed Funds, the “Escrow Property”).

 

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(c) The Escrow Agent agrees to promptly acknowledge receipt of the Escrow Property, and agrees to hold and distribute the Escrow Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 1.2. Investments.

(a) The Escrow Agent is hereby directed to deposit, transfer, hold and invest the Escrowed Funds, including principal and interest, in the Wells Fargo Money Market Deposit Account (“MMDA”). Each of the parties hereby acknowledges that (i) amounts on deposit in the MMDA are insured, subject to the applicable rules and regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), in the basic FDIC insurance amount of $100,000 per depositor, per insured bank, such deposit to include principal and accrued interest up to a total of $100,000, (ii) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association has short term debt ratings of “P-1” from Moody’s Investors Service and “A-1+” from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, (iii) deposits in the MMDA are not secured, (iv) the Parties have full power to direct investments in the account, and (v) the Parties may change this direction at any time and that it shall continue in effect until revoked or modified by the Parties’ written notice to the Escrow Agent. Any investment earnings and income on the Escrowed Funds shall become part of the Escrow Property, and shall be disbursed in accordance with Section 1.3 or Section 1.5 of this Escrow Agreement.

(b) The Escrow Agent is hereby authorized and directed to sell or redeem any such investments as it deems necessary to make any payments or distributions required under this Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility or liability for any loss which may result from any investment or sale of investment made pursuant to this Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Agent is hereby authorized, in making or disposing of any investment permitted by this Escrow Agreement, to deal with itself (in its individual capacity) or with any one or more of its affiliates, whether it or any such affiliate is acting as agent of the Escrow Agent or for any third person or dealing as principal for its own account. The Parties acknowledge that the Escrow Agent is not providing investment supervision, recommendations or advice.

Section 1.3. Disbursements.

(a) Notwithstanding anything herein or otherwise to the contrary, and whether or not any of the Parties is in default of any of its obligations hereunder, in the event that, prior to April 30, 2008 (as such date may be extended by ABX Air pursuant to Section 1.3(f) or by mutual agreement of the Parties pursuant to Section 1.3(g), the “Funding Deadline”): (i) a Change in Control (as defined in the Credit Agreement (as defined below) on the date hereof) has not occurred, (ii) ABX Air receives from DHL a written demand for prepayment of all of the outstanding principal and accrued interest on the DHL Note (the “DHL Prepayment Demand”), (iii) ABX Air delivers a copy of the DHL Prepayment Demand to each of the Buyers and the Escrow Agent, (iv) ABX Air, ABX Holdings and the Administrative Agent (as defined below) deliver to each of the Buyers and the Escrow Agent a certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (a “No-Default Certificate”), duly executed by each of ABX Air, ABX Holdings and the Administrative Agent, and (v) ABX Air and ABX Holdings deposit or cause to be deposited with the Escrow Agent immediately available funds in an amount

 

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not less than the difference between (A) the amount necessary to pay in full all outstanding principal, interest, fees, penalties and other charges due under the DHL Note (as indicated in the DHL Prepayment Demand or as certified in writing by ABX Air to each of the Buyers and the Escrow Agent) and (B) $61,000,000 (the difference between clause (A) and (B) being referred to as the “ABX Funds”), together with wire transfer instructions for DHL (the “DHL Wire Instructions”), then, the Escrow Agent shall promptly, but in no event later than the third (3rd) Business Day following the Escrow Agent’s receipt of the Prepayment Demand, the No-Default Certificate, the ABX Funds and the DHL Wire Instructions:

(i) deliver to DHL, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified in the DHL Wire Instructions, all of the ABX Funds and, subject to Section 1.3(c), all of the Escrowed Funds;

(ii) insert the date that the wire transfer is made to DHL on each of the Escrowed Documents and deliver to each of the Buyers, by Federal Express or other overnight courier service (A) the original ABX Holdings Convertible Notes issued in the name of such Buyer or its nominee, (B) the original ABX Air Senior Notes issued in the name of such Buyer or its nominee, (C) an original Registration Rights Agreement, (D) an original Senior Note Guaranty and (E) an original Senior Convertible Note Guarantee.

(b) The date inserted by the Escrow Agent on the Escrowed Documents shall be deemed to be the “Issuance Date” of each of the ABX Holdings Convertible Notes and each of the ABX Air Senior Notes, shall be deemed to be the effective date of all of the other Escrowed Documents and shall be deemed to be the “Closing Date” under the Securities Purchase Agreement. The delivery of the Escrowed Funds to DHL by the Escrow Agent shall be deemed to constitute the payment of the Purchase Price for the ABX Holdings Convertible Notes and ABX Air Senior Notes by each of the Buyers.

(c) In the event that, as of the date that the Escrow Agent is required to transfer funds to DHL pursuant to Section 1.3(a), the value of the Escrowed Funds is less than $61,000,000 (a “Purchase Price Shortfall”), then each of the Significant Shareholders shall promptly deliver to the Escrow Agent, by wire transfer or other delivery of immediately available funds, such Significant Shareholder’s proportional share of such Purchase Price Shortfall based on their percentage ownership of the Escrowed Funds as set forth in column (5) on the Schedule of Significant Shareholders, and the Escrow Agent shall promptly deliver such additional funds to DHL. In the event that, as of the date that the Escrow Agent is required to transfer funds to DHL pursuant to Section 1.3(a), the value of the Escrowed Funds is greater than $61,000,000, the Escrow Agent shall deliver only $61,000,000 of the Escrowed Funds to DHL and the Escrow Agent shall promptly disburse all Escrowed Funds in excess of $61,000,000 to the Significant Shareholders in accordance with their percentage ownership of the Escrowed Funds as set forth in column (5) on the Schedule of Significant Shareholders.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if (i) a Change in Control occurs prior to the Funding Deadline, or (ii) at 5:00 p.m. New York Time on the Funding Deadline, the Escrow Agent has not received the DHL Prepayment Demand, the

 

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No-Default Certificate, the ABX Funds and the DHL Wire Instructions, the Escrow Agent shall (unless otherwise instructed in writing by all of the Significant Shareholders) promptly (but in any event within two (2) Business Days after the earlier to occur of a Change in Control and the Funding Deadline) (i) disburse all of the Escrowed Funds to the Significant Shareholders in accordance with their percentage ownership of the Escrowed Funds as set forth in column (5) on the Schedule of Significant Shareholders, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts designated by the Significant Shareholders and (ii) deliver all of the Escrowed Documents to ABX Holdings or ABX Air by Federal Express or other overnight courier service.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.3, the Escrow Agent shall make such distributions from the Escrow Property as the Parties and the Administrative Agent may jointly direct in writing.

(f) In the event that, as of April 29, 2008, ABX Air has not received a DHL Prepayment Demand, but ABX Air has received written notice from DHL that DHL believes that the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Merger or the Credit Agreement constitutes a breach of, or an event of default under, the terms of the DHL Note (a “DHL Default Notice”), ABX Holdings and ABX Air may extend the Funding Deadline to July 29, 2008, by delivering, no later than April 30, 2008, written notice of such extension to each of the Significant Shareholders and the Escrow Agent together with a copy of the DHL Default Notice.

(g) In the event that, as of April 15, 2008, ABX Air has not received a DHL Prepayment Demand or a DHL Default Notice, but ABX Holdings and ABX Air reasonably believe that DHL intends to assert that the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Merger or the Credit Agreement will constitute a breach of, or an event of default under, the terms of the DHL Note or any other commercial agreement between ABX Holdings or ABX Air and DHL, ABX Air may, no later than April 20, 2008, send a written request (an “Extension Request”) to each of the Significant Shareholders requesting that that the Escrow Property remain in the Escrow Account for up to an additional 90 days following April 30, 2008. If the Significant Shareholders consent to such request, the Parties shall deliver a joint written notice to the Escrow Agent prior to April 29, 2008 setting forth the date to which the Funding Deadline has been extended. The Significant Shareholders shall not unreasonably withhold their consent to an Extension Request.

(h) For purposes of this Agreement, the “Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated December 31, 2007, by and among the Companies, Acquisition, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), Regions Bank, as Syndication Agent, and Fifth Third Bank and Merrill Lynch Commercial Finance Corp., as Co-Documentation Agents, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Section 1.4. Income Tax Allocation and Reporting.

(a) The Parties agree that, for tax reporting purposes, all interest and other income from investment of the Escrowed Funds shall, as of the end of each calendar year and to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Service, be reported as having been earned by the Significant Shareholders in accordance with percentage ownership of Escrowed Funds as set forth in column (5) on the Schedule of Significant Shareholders, whether or not such income was disbursed during such calendar year.

(b) Prior to or upon execution hereof, the Parties shall provide the Escrow Agent with certified tax identification numbers by furnishing appropriate forms W-9 or W-8 and such other forms and documents that the Escrow Agent may request. The Parties understand that if such tax reporting documentation is not provided and certified to the Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agent may be required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Regulations promulgated thereunder, to withhold a portion of any interest or other income earned on the investment of the Escrowed Funds.

(c) To the extent that the Escrow Agent becomes liable for the payment of any taxes in respect of income derived from the investment of the Escrowed Funds, the Escrow Agent shall satisfy such liability to the extent possible from the Escrowed Funds. The Parties, jointly and severally, shall indemnify, defend and hold the Escrow Agent harmless from and against any tax, late payment, interest, penalty or other cost or expense that may be assessed against the Escrow Agent on or with respect to the Escrowed Funds and the investment thereof unless such tax, late payment, interest, penalty or other expense was directly caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Escrow Agent. The indemnification provided by this Section 1.4(c) is in addition to the indemnification provided in Section 3.1 and shall survive the resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent and the termination of this Escrow Agreement.

Section 1.5. Termination. Upon the disbursement of all of the Escrow Property, including any interest and investment earnings on the Escrowed Funds, this Escrow Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect except that the provisions of Sections 1.4(c), 1.6, 3.1 and 3.2 hereof shall survive termination.

Section 1.6. Covenants and Acknowledgements.

(a) Incurrence of Indebtedness. Neither ABX Holdings nor ABX Air shall (and neither ABX Holdings nor ABX Air shall permit any Subsidiary to), contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, other than Permitted Indebtedness (as defined in the form of Senior Subordinated Convertible Note attached a Exhibit A to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Form of Convertible Note”).

(b) Existence of Liens. Neither ABX Holdings nor ABX Air shall (and neither ABX Holdings nor ABX Air shall permit any Subsidiary to), create, incur or suffer to exist any Lien (as defined in the Form of Convertible Note) upon or with respect to any property or assets of any kind (real or personal, tangible or intangible) of ABX Holdings, ABX Air or any such Subsidiary, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or sell any such property or assets subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or

 

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otherwise, to repurchase such property or assets (including sales of accounts receivable or notes with recourse to ABX Holdings, ABX Air or any Subsidiary of ABX Holdings or ABX Air) or assign any right to receive income, or file or authorize the filing of any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or any other similar notice of Lien under any similar recording or notice statute, except for Permitted Liens (as defined in the Form of Convertible Note)). Neither ABX Holdings nor ABX Air (and neither ABX Holdings nor ABX Air shall permit any Subsidiary to), directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement similar to the agreement contained in the immediately preceding sentence with any other Person, other than the Credit Agreement.

(c) Dilutive Issuances. ABX Holdings hereby acknowledges and agrees that, if and whenever on or after the date of this Escrow Agreement and prior to the termination of this Escrow Agreement, there is a Dilutive Issuance (as defined in the Form of Convertible Note), the initial Conversion Price (as defined in the Form of Convertible Note) under each of the Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes to be issued to the Significant Shareholders shall be reduced in accordance with the terms of Section 7 of the Form of Convertible Note.

(d) Amendments of DHL Note. Neither ABX Holdings nor ABX Air shall (and neither ABX Holdings nor ABX Air shall permit any Subsidiary to), amend, modify or change the DHL Note without the prior written consent of all of the Significant Shareholders.

(e) Legal Opinions. On the date hereof, the Companies shall cause Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, the Companies’ outside counsel (“VSSP”), to deliver an opinion addressed to each of the Buyers and to the Senior Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement), dated the date hereof, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1. On the Closing Date, the Companies shall cause VSSP to deliver an opinion addressed to each of the Buyers and to the Senior Lenders, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-2.

(f) Certificates. On the date hereof, the Companies shall deliver to each of the Buyers (i) a certificate evidencing the formation and good standing of each of the Companies in each such entity’s jurisdiction of formation issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of such jurisdiction, as of a date within 10 days of the date of this Agreement, (ii) a certificate, executed by the Secretary each of the Companies and dated as of the date of this Agreement, as to (A) the resolutions consistent with Section 3(b) of the Securities Purchase Agreement as adopted by the Boards of Directors of the Companies in a form reasonably acceptable to such Buyer, (B) the Certificates of Incorporation of each of the Companies and (C) the Bylaws of each of the Companies, each as in effect as of the date hereof in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Buyers.

(g) Representations, Warranties and Covenants. ABX Holdings and ABX Air acknowledge and agree that the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement on the Closing Date in accordance with this Escrow Agreement shall not constitute a waiver by any of the Buyers of (i) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by ABX Holdings or ABX Air in this Escrow Agreement or in any of the Transaction Documents or any other

 

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certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby or (ii) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of ABX Holdings or ABX Air contained in this Escrow Agreement or in any of the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, and each of the Buyers shall be entitled to indemnification from ABX Holdings and ABX Air for any such misrepresentations or breaches in accordance with Section 9(k) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(h) No Representative. Each of the Significant Shareholders acknowledges and agrees that Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is not acting as the representative of any of the Significant Shareholders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Escrow Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.

ARTICLE 2

DUTIES OF THE ESCROW AGENT

Section 2.1. Scope of Responsibility. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Escrow Agent is obligated only to perform the duties specifically set forth in this Escrow Agreement, which shall be deemed purely ministerial in nature. Under no circumstances will the Escrow Agent be deemed to be a fiduciary to any Party or any other person under this Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Agent will not be responsible or liable for the failure of any Party to perform in accordance with this Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Agent shall neither be responsible for, nor chargeable with, knowledge of the terms and conditions of any other agreement, instrument or document other than this Escrow Agreement, whether or not an original or a copy of such agreement has been provided to the Escrow Agent; and the Escrow Agent shall have no duty to know or inquire as to the performance or nonperformance of any provision of any such agreement, instrument or document. References in this Escrow Agreement to any other agreement, instrument or document are for the convenience of the Parties, and the Escrow Agent has no duties or obligations with respect thereto. This Escrow Agreement sets forth all matters pertinent to the escrow contemplated hereunder, and no additional obligations of the Escrow Agent shall be inferred or implied from the terms of this Escrow Agreement or any other agreement.

Section 2.2. Attorneys and Agents. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely on and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the advice of counsel or other professionals retained or consulted by the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall be reimbursed as set forth in Section 3.4 for any and all reasonable compensation (fees, expenses and other costs) paid and/or reimbursed to such counsel and/or professionals. The Escrow Agent may perform any and all of its duties through its agents, representatives, attorneys, custodians and/or nominees.

Section 2.3. Reliance. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the direction or consent of the Parties or their respective agents, representatives, successors or assigns. The Escrow Agent shall not be

 

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liable for acting or refraining from acting upon any notice, request, consent, direction, requisition, certificate, order, affidavit, letter or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper person or persons, without further inquiry into the person’s or persons’ authority. Concurrent with the execution of this Escrow Agreement, the Parties shall deliver to the Escrow Agent authorized signers’ forms in the form of Exhibit C-1, Exhibit C-2, Exhibit C-3 and Exhibit C-4 to this Escrow Agreement.

Section 2.4. Right Not Duty Undertaken. The permissive rights of the Escrow Agent to do things enumerated in this Escrow Agreement shall not be construed as duties.

Section 2.5. No Financial Obligation. No provision of this Escrow Agreement shall require the Escrow Agent to risk or advance its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability or potential financial liability in the performance of its duties or the exercise of its rights under this Escrow Agreement.

ARTICLE 3

PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE ESCROW AGENT

Section 3.1. Indemnification. The Parties, jointly and severally, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Escrow Agent from and against any and all loss, liability, cost, damage and expense, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses or other reasonable professional fees and expenses which the Escrow Agent may suffer or incur by reason of any action, claim or proceeding brought against the Escrow Agent, arising out of or relating in any way to this Escrow Agreement or any transaction to which this Escrow Agreement relates, unless such loss, liability, cost, damage or expense shall have been finally adjudicated to have been directly caused by the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Escrow Agent. The provisions of this Section 3.1 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent and the termination of this Escrow Agreement.

Section 3.2. Limitation of Liability. THE ESCROW AGENT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FOR ANY (I) DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES ARISING OUT OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER, OTHER THAN DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES WHICH HAVE BEEN FINALLY ADJUDICATED TO HAVE DIRECTLY RESULTED FROM THE ESCROW AGENT’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, OR (II) SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF THE ESCROW AGENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSSES OR DAMAGES AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION.

Section 3.3. Resignation or Removal. The Escrow Agent may resign by furnishing written notice of its resignation to the Parties, and the Parties may remove the Escrow Agent by furnishing to the Escrow Agent a joint written notice of its removal along with payment of all fees and expenses to which it is entitled through the date of termination. Such resignation or removal, as the case may

 

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be, shall be effective thirty (30) days after the delivery of such notice or upon the earlier appointment of a successor, and the Escrow Agent’s sole responsibility thereafter shall be to safely keep the Escrow Property and to deliver the same to a successor escrow agent as shall be appointed by the Parties, as evidenced by a joint written notice filed with the Escrow Agent or in accordance with a court order. If the Parties have failed to appoint a successor escrow agent prior to the expiration of thirty (30) days following the delivery of such notice of resignation or removal, the Escrow Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor escrow agent or for other appropriate relief, and any such resulting appointment shall be binding upon the Parties.

Section 3.4. Compensation. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to compensation for its services as stated in the fee schedule attached hereto as Exhibit D. ABX Holdings and ABX Air collectively, on the one hand, and the Significant Shareholders, collectively on the other hand, agree to pay the Escrow Agent fifty percent (50%) of such compensation. The fee agreed upon for the services rendered hereunder is intended as full compensation for the Escrow Agent’s services as contemplated by this Escrow Agreement; provided, however, that in the event that the conditions for the disbursement of funds under this Escrow Agreement are not fulfilled, or the Escrow Agent renders any service not contemplated in this Escrow Agreement, or there is any assignment of interest in the subject matter of this Escrow Agreement, or there is any material modification hereof, or any material controversy arises hereunder, or the Escrow Agent is made a party to any litigation pertaining to this Escrow Agreement or the subject matter hereof, then the Escrow Agent shall be compensated for such extraordinary services and reimbursed for all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, occasioned by any such delay, controversy, litigation or event. If any amount due to the Escrow Agent hereunder is not paid within thirty (30) days of the date due, the Escrow Agent in its sole discretion may charge interest on such amount up to the highest rate permitted by applicable law. The Escrow Agent shall have, and is hereby granted, a prior lien upon the Escrow Property with respect to its unpaid fees, non-reimbursed expenses and unsatisfied indemnification rights, superior to the interests of any other persons or entities and is hereby granted the right to set off and deduct any unpaid fees, non-reimbursed expenses and unsatisfied indemnification rights from the Escrow Property.

Section 3.5. Disagreements. If any conflict, disagreement or dispute arises between, among or involving any of the parties hereto concerning the meaning or validity of any provision hereunder or concerning any other matter relating to this Escrow Agreement, or the Escrow Agent is in doubt as to the action to be taken hereunder, the Escrow Agent is authorized to retain the Escrow Property until the Escrow Agent (i) receives a final non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction or a final non-appealable arbitration decision directing delivery of the Escrow Property, (ii) receives a written agreement executed by each of the parties involved in such disagreement or dispute directing delivery of the Escrow Property, in which event the Escrow Agent shall be authorized to disburse the Escrow Property in accordance with such final court order, arbitration decision or agreement, or (iii) files an interpleader action in any court of competent jurisdiction, and upon the filing thereof, the Escrow Agent shall be relieved of

 

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all liability as to the Escrow Property and shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses and other costs incurred in commencing and maintaining any such interpleader action. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to act on any such agreement, court order, or arbitration decision without further question, inquiry, or consent.

Section 3.6. Merger or Consolidation. Any corporation or association into which the Escrow Agent may be converted or merged, or with which it may be consolidated, or to which it may sell or transfer all or substantially all of its corporate trust business and assets as a whole or substantially as a whole, or any corporation or association resulting from any such conversion, sale, merger, consolidation or transfer to which the Escrow Agent is a party, shall be and become the successor escrow agent under this Escrow Agreement and shall have and succeed to the rights, powers, duties, immunities and privileges as its predecessor, without the execution or filing of any instrument or paper or the performance of any further act.

Section 3.7. Attachment of Escrow Property; Compliance with Legal Orders. In the event that any Escrow Property shall be attached, garnished or levied upon by any court order, or the delivery thereof shall be stayed or enjoined by an order of a court, or any order, judgment or decree shall be made or entered by any court order affecting the Escrow Property, the Escrow Agent is hereby expressly authorized, after notice to the Parties, to respond as it deems appropriate or to comply with all writs, orders or decrees so entered or issued, or which it is advised by legal counsel of its own choosing is binding upon it, whether with or without jurisdiction. In the event that the Escrow Agent obeys or complies with any such writ, order or decree it shall not be liable to any of the Parties or to any other person, firm or corporation, should, by reason of such compliance notwithstanding, such writ, order or decree be subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside or vacated.

ARTICLE 4

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 4.1. Successors and Assigns. This Escrow Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Parties and the Escrow Agent and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No other persons shall have any rights under this Escrow Agreement. No assignment of the interest of any of the Parties shall be binding unless and until written notice of such assignment shall be delivered to the other Parties and the Escrow Agent and any such assignment shall require the prior written consent of the other Parties and the Escrow Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld).

Section 4.2. Escheat. The Parties are aware that under applicable state law, property which is presumed abandoned may under certain circumstances escheat to the applicable state. The Escrow Agent shall have no liability to the Parties, their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns, or any other party, should any or all of the Escrow Property escheat by operation of law.

 

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Section 4.3. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications required under this Escrow Agreement shall be in writing, in English, and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered (i) personally, (ii) by facsimile transmission with written confirmation of receipt, (iii) by overnight delivery with a reputable national overnight delivery service or (iv) by U.S. mail, return receipt requested, and postage prepaid. If any notice is mailed, it shall be deemed given five business days after the date such notice is deposited in the United States mail. Any notice given other than by mail shall be deemed given upon the actual date of such delivery. If notice is given to a party, it shall be given at the address for such party set forth below. It shall be the responsibility of each party hereto to notify the other parties hereto in writing of any name or address changes.

If to a Significant Shareholder, to its address and facsimile number set forth in column (2) on the Schedule of Significant Shareholders, with copies to such Significant Shareholder’s representatives as set forth in column (5) on the Schedule of Significant Shareholders.

with a copy (for informational purposes only and which shall not constitute notice) to:

Robinson & Cole LLP

280 Trumbull Street

Hartford, CT 06103

Attention: Matthew J. Guanci, Jr., Esq.

Telephone: 860-275-8244

Facsimile: 860-275-8299

if to ABX Holdings or ABX Air, to:

[ABX Holdings, Inc./ABX Air, Inc.]

145 Hunter Drive

Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Attention: W. Joseph Payne, Esq., VP, General Counsel and Secretary

Telephone: (937) 382-5591

Facsimile: (937) 382-2452

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

221 East Fourth Street, Suite 2000

Cincinnati, Ohio 45201

Attention: Roger E. Lautzenhiser, Esq.

Telephone: (513) 723-4091

Facsimile: (513) 852-8490

 

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If to the Escrow Agent:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Corporate Trust and Escrow Services

Sixth and Marquette MAC N9303-110

Minneapolis, MN 55479

Attention: Thomas H. Caruth

Telephone: (612) 667-2124

Facsimile: (612) 667-2160

Section 4.4. Governing Law. This Escrow Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements executed and to be performed solely with such state, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.

Section 4.5. Entire Agreement. This Escrow Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties related to the Escrow Property.

Section 4.6. Amendment. This Escrow Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, rescinded or canceled only by a written instrument executed by the Parties and the Escrow Agent.

Section 4.7. Waivers. The failure of any party to this Escrow Agreement at any time or times to require performance of any provision under this Escrow Agreement shall in no manner affect the right at a later time to enforce the same performance. A waiver by any party to this Escrow Agreement of any such condition or breach of any term, covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Escrow Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall neither be construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such condition or breach nor a waiver of any other condition or breach of any other term, covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Escrow Agreement.

Section 4.8. Headings. Section headings of this Escrow Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall in no way restrict or otherwise modify any of the terms or provisions of this Escrow Agreement.

Section 4.9. Counterparts. This Escrow Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by facsimile and electronic transmission, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 4.10 Expenses. On the Closing Date, ABX Holdings and ABX Air shall reimburse Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“Mass Mutual”) or its designee(s) for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred up to and including the Closing Date in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Escrow Agreement and the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements in connection therewith, documentation and implementation of the transactions contemplated by this Escrow Agreement and the Transaction Documents and due diligence in connection therewith). In addition, whether or not the transactions contemplated by the Transactions Documents are consummated,

 

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ABX Holdings and ABX Air shall reimburse Mass Mutual or its designee(s) for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred after the Closing Date in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Escrow Agreement and the Transaction Documents (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements in connection therewith, documentation and implementation of the transactions contemplated by this Escrow Agreement and the Transaction Documents and due diligence in connection therewith). ABX Holdings and ABX Air shall pay, and hold Mass Mutual harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any claim relating to any such payment.

Section 4.11. Disclosure of Transaction and Other Material Information. On or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the fourth Business Day following the date of this Agreement, ABX Holdings shall issue a press release and file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act and attaching the Escrow Agreement and the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, the Securities Purchase Agreement, the form of Senior Subordinated Convertible Note, the form of Senior Convertible Note, the form of Senior Note Guaranty, the form of Senior Convertible Note Guaranty and the form of Registration Rights Agreement) as exhibits to such filing (including all attachments, the “8-K Filing”). Subject to the foregoing, neither ABX Holdings, ABX Air or their Subsidiaries nor any Significant Shareholder shall issue any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that ABX Holdings shall be entitled, without the prior approval of any Significant Shareholder, to make any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions (i) in substantial conformity with the 8-K Filing and contemporaneously therewith and (ii) as is required by applicable law and regulations (provided that in the case of clause (i) each Significant Shareholder shall be consulted by ABX Holdings in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release). Without the prior written consent of any applicable Significant Shareholder, neither ABX Holdings nor ABX Air nor any of their Subsidiaries or affiliates shall disclose the name of such Significant Shareholder in any filing, announcement, release or otherwise except as required by law, regulation or governmental agency.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Escrow Agreement has been duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

ABX HOLDINGS, INC.
By  

/s/ W. Joseph Payne

Name:   W. Joseph Payne
Title:   VP, General Counsel and Secretary
ABX AIR, INC.
By  

/s/ W. Joseph Payne

Name:   W. Joseph Payne
Title:   VP, General Counsel and Secretary
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Escrow Agent
By  

/s/ Gil Hernandez

Name:   Gil Hernandez
Title:   Vice President
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:   Babson Capital Management LLC, Its Investment Adviser
By:  

/s/ Elisabeth A. Perenick

Name:   Elisabeth A. Perenick
Title:   Managing Director
MASSMUTUAL HIGH YIELD PARTNERS II, LLC
BY:   HVP MANAGEMENT LLC, AS MANAGING MEMBER
BY:  

/s/ Elisabeth A. Perenick

Name:   Elisabeth A. Perenick
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Escrow Agreement]


MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LIMITED
BY:   MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AS INVESTMENT MANAGER
BY:  

/s/ Steven J. Katz

Name:   Steven J. Katz
Title:   Second Vice President and Associate General Counsel
ACI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:  

/s/ Raymond W. Zehr, Jr.

Name:   Raymond W. Zehr, Jr.
Title:   President
AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP CORP.
By:  

/s/ R. Stephen Hannahs

Name:   R. Stephen Hannahs
Title:   CEO and Group Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Loren M. Dollet

Name:   Loren M. Dollet
Title:   Executive Vice President and Assistant Secretary
ACG ACQUISITION XX LLC
By:  

/s/ R. Stephen Hannahs

Name:   R. Stephen Hannahs
Title:   Manager
By:  

/s/ Benjamin Jung

Name:   Benjamin Jung
Title:   Manager
MINNESOTA FOX II, LLC
By:  

/s/ Peter Fox

Name:   Peter Fox
Title:   Sole Manager

[Signature Page to Escrow Agreement]


SCHEDULE OF SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS

 

(1)

  

(2)

  

(3)

  

(4)

  

(5)

Significant Shareholder

  

Address and Facsimile Number

  

Aggregate Purchase Price

  

Legal Representative’s Address and
Facsimile Number

  

Percentage Ownership

of Escrowed Funds

A.C.I. International, Inc.   

A.C.I. International, Inc.

c/o Mr. Raymond W. Zehr, President

60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3880 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 Fax: (612) 661-3825

   $20,000,000   

Brian D. Wenger Esq.

Briggs and Morgan, P.A.

2200 IDS Center 80 South 8th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-2157

Fax: (612) 977-8650

   32.7869%
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company   

1295 State Street Springfield, Massachusetts 01111

Attention: Andrew O’Toole Facsimile: (413) 744-6114

   $11,137,038.30   

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

c/o Babson Capital Management LLC

1500 Main Street, Suite 2800 Springfield, MA 01115

Attention: Steven J. Katz, Esq.

Facsimile: (413) 226-2059

   18.2574%
MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Limited   

1295 State Street Springfield, Massachusetts 01111

Attention: Andrew O’Toole Facsimile: (413) 744-6114

   $7,074,261.77   

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

c/o Babson Capital Management LLC

1500 Main Street, Suite 2800 Springfield, MA 01115

Attention: Steven J. Katz, Esq.

Facsimile: (413) 226-2059

   11.5972%
MassMutual High Yield Partners II, LLC   

1295 State Street Springfield, Massachusetts 01111

Attention: Andrew O’Toole Facsimile: (413) 744-6114

   $1,788,699.93   

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

c/o Babson Capital Management LLC

1500 Main Street, Suite 2800 Springfield, MA 01115

Attention: Steven J. Katz, Esq.

Facsimile: (413) 226-2059

   2.9323%


Aviation Capital Group Corp.   

610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1400

Newport Beach, California 92660-6465

Attention: Legal Department

Fax: +1 (949) 718-5803

   $13,350,691.05       21.8864%
ACG Acquisition XX LLC   

610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1400

Newport Beach, California 92660-6465

Attention: Legal Department

Fax: +1 (949) 718-5803

   $6,649,308.95       10.9005%
Minnesota Fox II, LLC   

c/o Peter F. Fox

950 Lancaster Drive Orlando, Florida 32806

Tel: (407) 898-7628

   $1,000,000.00       1.6393%

[Signature Page to Escrow Agreement]


EXHIBIT A

No Default Certificate

Reference is hereby made to the Escrow Agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”), dated as of December 31, 2007, by and among ABX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ABX Holdings”), ABX Air, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of ABX Holdings (“ABX Air”), each of the significant shareholders listed on the Schedule of Significant Shareholders attached thereto (individually, a “Significant Shareholder” and collectively, the “Significant Shareholders”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”).

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Escrow Agreement.

In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Escrow Agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement, each of ABX Holdings and ABX Air hereby certifies to each of the Significant Shareholders, the Escrow Agent and the Administrative Agent (as defined below) as follows:

1. On the date hereof, no Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) has occurred and is continuing under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement), and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement will not result in, or constitute a Default or Event of Default under, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents.

2. As of the date hereof, neither the Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement) nor any of the other Credit Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement) have received a notice of default (as described in Section 11.5 of the Credit Agreement) from any Lender (as defined in the Credit Agreement)] [or] [The Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and/or the other Credit Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement) have received a notice of default (as described in Section 11.5 of the Credit Agreement) from one or more Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement), but the Default(s) or Event(s) of Default described in such notice of default has or have been cured or waived in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Escrow Agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Administrative Agent hereby certifies to each of the Significant Shareholders and the Escrow Agent that, as of the date hereof, [the Administrative Agent has not received a notice of default (as described in Section 11.5 of the Credit Agreement) from any Lender or the Borrowers or any other Credit Party] [or] [the Administrative Agent has received a notice of default (as described in Section 11.5 of the Credit Agreement) from one or more Lenders or the Borrower, but the Default(s) or Event(s) of Default described in such notice of default has or have been cured or waived in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement].

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this No-Default Certificate as of this          day of             2008.

 

ABX HOLDINGS, INC.
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  
ABX AIR, INC.
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  
SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  


EXHIBITS B-1 and B-2

Form of Opinions

[Attached]


EXHIBIT C-1

CERTIFICATE AS TO AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES

The specimen signatures shown below are the specimen signatures of the individuals who have been designated as authorized representatives of ABX Holdings, Inc. and ABX Air, Inc. and who are authorized on behalf of ABX Holdings, Inc. and ABX Air, Inc. to initiate and approve transactions of all types for each escrow account established under the Escrow Agreement to which this Exhibit C-1 is attached.

 

Name; Title

      

Specimen Signature

 

    

 

Name      Signature

 

    
Title     

 

    

 

Name      Signature

 

    
Title     

 

    

 

Name      Signature

 

    
Title     


EXHIBIT C-2

CERTIFICATE AS TO AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES

The specimen signatures shown below are the specimen signatures of the individuals who have been designated as authorized representatives of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual High Yield Partners II, LLC and MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Limited and who are authorized on behalf of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual High Yield Partners II, LLC and MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Limited to initiate and approve transactions of all types for each escrow account established under the Escrow Agreement to which this Exhibit C-2 is attached.

 

Name; Title

      

Specimen Signature

 

    

 

Name      Signature

 

    
Title     

 

    

 

Name      Signature

 

    
Title     

 

    

 

Name      Signature

 

    
Title     


EXHIBIT C-3

CERTIFICATE AS TO AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES

The specimen signatures shown below are the specimen signatures of the individuals who have been designated as authorized representatives of ACI International, Inc. and who are authorized on behalf of ACI International, Inc. to initiate and approve transactions of all types for each escrow account established under the Escrow Agreement to which this Exhibit C-3 is attached.

 

Name; Title

      

Specimen Signature

 

    

 

Name      Signature

 

    
Title     

 

    

 

Name      Signature

 

    
Title     

 

    

 

Name      Signature

 

    
Title     


EXHIBIT C-4

CERTIFICATE AS TO AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES

The specimen signatures shown below are the specimen signatures of the individuals who have been designated as authorized representatives of Aviation Capital Group Corp. and ACG Acquisition XX LLC and who are authorized on behalf of Aviation Capital Group Corp. and ACG Acquisition XX LLC to initiate and approve transactions of all types for each escrow account established under the Escrow Agreement to which this Exhibit C-4 is attached.

 

Name; Title

      

Specimen Signature

 

    

 

Name      Signature

 

    
Title     

 

    

 

Name      Signature

 

    
Title     

 

    

 

Name      Signature

 

    
Title     


EXHIBIT C-5

CERTIFICATE AS TO AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES

The specimen signatures shown below are the specimen signatures of the individuals who have been designated as authorized representatives of Minnesota Fox II, LLC and who are authorized on behalf of Minnesota Fox II, LLC to initiate and approve transactions of all types for each escrow account established under the Escrow Agreement to which this Exhibit C-5 is attached.

 

Name; Title

      

Specimen Signature

 

    

 

Name      Signature

 

    
Title     

 

    

 

Name      Signature

 

    
Title     

 

    

 

Name      Signature

 

    
Title     


EXHIBIT D

FEES OF ESCROW AGENT

 

Acceptance Fee:    $ 5,000.00

The Acceptance Fee includes review of all related documents and accepting the appointment of Escrow Agent on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. The fee also includes setting up the required account(s) and accounting records, document filing and coordinating the receipt of funds/assets for deposit as Escrow Property. The Acceptance Fee is due at the time of closing.

Wells Fargo’s bid is based on the following assumptions:

 

   

Number of escrow accounts to be established: One (1)

 

   

Investment in the Wells Fargo Money Market Deposit Account described in Section 1.2(a)

EX-10.4 7 dex104.htm SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT Securities Purchase Agreement

Exhibit 10.4

THE INDEBTEDNESS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBORDINATE IN THE MANNER AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (THE “SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT”) DATED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 AMONG SUNTRUST BANK, IN ITS CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE SUBORDINATED CREDITORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES THEREOF, ABX HOLDINGS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, ABX AIR, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, CHI ACQUISITION CORP., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES THEREOF, AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS, AND EACH HOLDER OF THIS INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT. TO THE EXTENT ANY TERM, PROVISION, COVENANT, AGREEMENT OR CONDITION HEREIN CONFLICTS WITH OR OTHERWISE CONTRADICTS ANY OF THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT, THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT SHALL CONTROL.

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of December 31, 2007, by and among ABX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 145 Hunter Drive, Wilmington, Ohio 45117 (“ABX Holdings”), ABX Air, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of ABX Holdings with headquarters located at 145 Hunter Drive, Wilmington, Ohio 45117 (“ABX Air” and together with ABX Holdings, the “Companies”), and the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (individually, a “Buyer” and collectively, the “Buyers”).

WHEREAS:

A. The Companies, CHI Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of ABX Holdings (“Acquisition”), Cargo Holdings International, Inc. (“CHI”), the Buyers and certain other persons named therein entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 1, 2007 (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Acquisition will purchase from the Buyers and the other holders of shares of capital stock, options and/or warrants to purchase capital stock of CHI, all of the outstanding shares of capital stock, options and warrants of CHI.

B. The Companies believe that DHL International, Inc. (“DHL”) may assert that the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement and the related merger of Acquisition into CHI (the “Merger”) results in DHL having the right to demand prepayment of that certain First Non-Negotiable Promissory Note dated as of August 15, 2003 made by ABX Air in favor of Airborne, Inc. in the original principal amount of $92,948,714, with a principal balance outstanding as of December 31, 2007 of $92,275,656 (the “DHL Note”).

C. In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the Companies, each of the Buyers and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”) are entering into an Escrow Agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, on the date hereof the Buyers will deposit or cause to be deposited into an escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) the aggregate amount of $61,000,000, for the purpose of providing a source of financing to the Companies in the event that, prior to the Funding Deadline (as defined in the Escrow Agreement), ABX Air receives from DHL a written demand for prepayment of all of the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the DHL Note (the “DHL Note Refinancing”).

D. In anticipation of the possible DHL Note Refinancing, ABX Holdings has authorized a new series of senior subordinated convertible notes of ABX Holdings, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes”), which ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes shall be convertible into ABX Holding’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) (as converted, the “Conversion Shares”), in accordance with the terms of the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes, and (ii) ABX Air has authorized a new series of senior notes of ABX Air, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B


(the “ABX Air Senior Notes” and together with the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes, the “Notes,” and the Notes together with the Conversion Shares, the “Securities”).

E. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement, (i) each Buyer wishes to purchase, and ABX Holdings wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, that aggregate principal amount of the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (which aggregate amount for all Buyers shall be $20,500,000), and (ii) each Buyer wishes to purchase, and ABX Air wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, that aggregate principal amount of the ABX Air Senior Notes set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (which aggregate amount for all Buyers shall be $40,500,000);

F. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) ABX Holdings is executing (but not dating) and delivering to the Escrow Agent the original ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes to be issued to each of the Buyers at the Closing (as defined below), (ii) ABX Air is executing (but not dating) and delivering to the Escrow Agent the original ABX Air Senior Notes to be issued to each of the Buyers at the Closing, (iii) ABX Holdings and the Buyers are executing (but not dating) and delivering to the Escrow Agent a Registration Rights Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which ABX Holdings will agree to provide certain registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (iv) ABX Holdings and certain direct or indirect subsidiaries of ABX Holdings and ABX Air are executing (but not dating) and delivering to the Escrow Agent a Guaranty, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “Senior Note Guaranty”), pursuant to which ABX Holdings and the direct or indirect subsidiaries of ABX Holdings or ABX Air signatory thereto will agree to guaranty the obligations of ABX Air under the ABX Air Senior Notes, and (v) ABX Air and certain other direct or indirect subsidiaries of ABX Holdings are executing (but not dating) and delivering to the Escrow Agent a Guaranty, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (the “Senior Convertible Note Guaranty” and, together with the Senior Note Guaranty, each a “Guaranty” and collectively, the “Guarantees”), pursuant to which ABX Air and the other direct or indirect subsidiaries of ABX Holdings signatory thereto will agree to guaranty the obligations of ABX Holdings under the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes.

G. Each of the Companies and each Buyer is executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act, and Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the 1933 Act.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Companies and each Buyer hereby agree as follows:

1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF NOTES.

(a) Purchase of Notes.

(i) Notes. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below, (A) ABX Holdings shall issue and sell to each Buyer, and each Buyer severally, but not jointly, agrees to purchase from ABX Holdings on the Closing Date (as defined below), a principal amount of ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers, and (B) ABX Air shall issue and sell to each Buyer, and each Buyer severally, but not jointly, agrees to purchase from ABX Air on the Closing Date, a principal amount of ABX Air Senior Notes as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers (the “Closing”).

(ii) Closing. The date and time of the Closing (the “Closing Date”) shall be 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date, if any, on which the Escrow Agent is required to distribute the Escrow Funds (as defined in the Escrow Agreement) to DHL pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, at the offices of Robinson & Cole LLP, 885 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, or at such other place as may be mutually agreeable to the parties.

 

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(iii) Purchase Price. The aggregate purchase price for the Notes to be purchased by each such Buyer at the Closing (the “Purchase Price”) shall be the amount set forth opposite each Buyer’s name in column (5) of the Schedule of Buyers. Each Buyer shall pay $1,000 for each $1,000 of principal amount of Notes to be purchased by such Buyer at the Closing.

(b) Form of Payment. On the Closing Date, (i) each Buyer shall pay, or cause to be paid out of the Escrow Account, its Purchase Price to ABX Holdings or ABX Air, as applicable, for the Notes to be issued and sold to such Buyer at the Closing, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Companies’ written wire instructions and (ii) ABX Holdings and ABX Air, as applicable, shall deliver, or cause to be delivered by the Escrow Agent, to each Buyer the applicable Notes which such Buyer is then purchasing hereunder duly executed on behalf of ABX Holdings or ABX Air, as applicable, and registered in the name of such Buyer or its designee.

2. BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Buyer represents and warrants with respect to only itself that:

(a) No Sale or Distribution. Such Buyer is acquiring the Notes and upon conversion of the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes will acquire the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act and pursuant to the applicable terms of the Transaction Documents (as defined in Section 3(b)). Such Buyer does not presently have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Securities.

(b) Accredited Investor Status. Such Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D.

(c) Reliance on Exemptions. Such Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Companies are relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire the Securities.

(d) Information. Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Companies and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities that have been requested by such Buyer. Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Companies. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Buyer’s right to rely on the Companies’ representations and warranties contained herein. Such Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk and is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. Such Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.

(e) No Governmental Review. Such Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.

(f) Transfer or Resale. Such Buyer understands that except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Companies an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form (it being agreed that in-house counsel shall be acceptable), to the effect that such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, or (C) such Buyer provides the Companies with reasonable assurance that such Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A promulgated under the 1933 Act, as amended, (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, “Rule 144”);

 

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(ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person (as defined in Section 3(s)) through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Companies nor any other Person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. The Securities may be pledged in connection with a bona fide margin account or other loan or financing arrangement secured by the Securities and such pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Buyer effecting a pledge of Securities shall be required to provide the Companies with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Companies pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (as defined in Section 3(b)), including without limitation, this Section 2(f).

(g) Legends. Such Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments representing the Notes, and until such time as the resale of the Conversion Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, the stock certificates representing the Conversion Shares, except as set forth below, shall bear any legend as required by the “blue sky” laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):

[NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN][THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN] REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM (IT BEING AGREED THAT IN-HOUSE COUNSEL SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE), THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.

The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Companies shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the Securities upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by state securities laws, (i) such Securities are registered for resale under the 1933 Act, (ii) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer, such holder provides the Company with an opinion of a law firm reasonably acceptable to the Companies (with in-house counsel being deemed acceptable), in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities may be made without registration under the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws, or (iii) such holder provides the Companies with reasonable assurance that the Securities can be or have been sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A.

(h) Validity; Enforcement. This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Buyer enforceable against such Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

(i) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Buyer of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the consummation by such Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Buyer or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Buyer is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Buyer, except in the case of clauses (ii) and

 

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(iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Buyer to perform its obligations hereunder.

(j) Residency. Such Buyer is a resident of that jurisdiction specified below its address on the Schedule of Buyers.

(k) Transfer. Without the prior consent of ABX Holdings (which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Buyers acknowledge and agree that the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes may not be transferred in increments of less than $1,000,000 (provided, that such minimum amount shall not apply in the case of (x) a transfer of the remaining Principal amount of the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes held by a Buyer or (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes)). Without the prior consent of ABX Air (which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Buyers acknowledge and agree that the ABX Air Senior Notes may not be transferred in increments of less than $1,000,000 (provided, that such minimum amount shall not apply in the case of (x) a transfer of the remaining Principal amount of the ABX Air Senior Notes held by a Buyer or (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the ABX Air Senior Notes)).

3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANIES. Each of the Companies, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to each of the Buyers that, except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto (the “Disclosure Schedule”), the statements contained in this Section 3 are true and correct as of December 31, 2007. The Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in subsections corresponding to the lettered subsections contained in this Section 3. The disclosures in any subsection of the Disclosure Schedule shall qualify only the corresponding subsection in this Section 3.

(a) Organization and Qualification. Each of the Companies and their respective “Subsidiaries” (which for purposes of this Agreement 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 either of the Companies directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries and (ii) any partnership, association, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity in which either of the Companies directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries, has more than a 50% equity interest; provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 3 only, the term “Subsidiaries” shall not include CHI or any entity in which CHI, directly or indirectly, owned any of the capital stock or held any equity or similar interest immediately prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement) are entities duly organized and validly existing and, to the extent legally applicable, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, and have the requisite power and authorization to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted. Each of the Companies and their respective Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign entity to do business and to the extent legally applicable, is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, operations, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Companies and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby and the other Transaction Documents or by the agreements and instruments to be entered into in connection herewith or therewith, or on the authority or ability of either of the Companies to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined below). The Companies have no subsidiaries except as set forth on Section 3(a) of the Disclosure Schedule. The Companies and their Subsidiaries do not own any voting stock (or other equity interests, including partnership interests then outstanding and normally entitled to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof) of any Person other than sock or interests held in the ordinary course of their respective businesses or stock or interests in a Subsidiary listed on Section 3(a) of the Disclosure Schedule.

(b) Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. Each of the Companies has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Notes, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Senior Note Guaranty and the Senior Convertible Note Guaranty and each of the other agreements entered into by the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Companies and the

 

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consummation by the Companies of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Notes and the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Companies, and other than as set forth in Section 3(e), no further filing, consent or authorization is required by either of the Companies, their respective Boards of Directors or their respective stockholders. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents of even date herewith have been duly executed and delivered by each of the Companies, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of each of the Companies enforceable against each of the Companies in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

(c) Issuance of Securities. The issuance of the Notes are duly authorized and are free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. As of the Closing, a number of shares of Common Stock shall have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance which equals or exceeds 130% of the aggregate of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes. Upon conversion in accordance with the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes, the Conversion Shares respectively, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. Assuming the accuracy of each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement, the offer and issuance by the Companies of the Securities is exempt from registration under the 1933 Act.

(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by each of the Companies and the consummation by each of the Companies of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Notes and reservation for issuance and issuance of the Conversion Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of any certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, any certificate of designations or other constituent documents of either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries, any capital stock of either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries or bylaws of either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) in any respect under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq National Market (the “Principal Market”) applicable to either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) Consents. Except as set forth on Section 3(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither of the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries is required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in each case in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, except for the following consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations (none of which is required to be filed or obtained before the Closing, except for clause (iv) below): (i) the filing with the SEC of one or more Registration Statements in accordance with the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement, (ii) the filing of a notification form for the listing of additional shares of Common Stock for the Conversion Shares with the Principal Market, which shall be done pursuant to the rules of the Principal Market, (iii) the filing of a notice of Sale of Securities on Form D with the SEC under Regulation D, and (iv) the filing of a Form 8-K pursuant to Section 4(i). The Companies and their Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances that might prevent the Companies from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or filings pursuant to the preceding sentence. ABX Holdings is not in violation of the listing requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts that would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock in the foreseeable future.

(f) Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of Securities. The Companies acknowledge that no Buyer is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the

 

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Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by a Buyer or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such Buyer’s purchase of the Securities. The Companies further represents to each Buyer that the Companies’ decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Companies and their representatives.

(g) No General Solicitation; Placement Agent’s Fees. Neither of the Companies, nor any of their affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities. Neither of the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries has engaged any placement agent or other agent in connection with the sale of the Securities.

(h) No Integrated Offering. Neither of the Companies, nor any of their Subsidiaries, nor any of their affiliates, nor any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by either of the Companies for purposes of the 1933 Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the securities of either of the Companies are listed or designated. Neither of the Companies, nor any of their Subsidiaries, nor any of their affiliates, nor any Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps referred to in the preceding sentence that would require registration of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings.

(i) Dilutive Effect. ABX Holdings understands and acknowledges that the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes will increase in certain circumstances. ABX Holdings further acknowledges that its obligation to issue (i) Conversion Shares upon conversion of the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes in accordance with this Agreement and (ii) the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes in accordance with this Agreement is, in each case, absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other stockholders of ABX Holdings.

(j) [Reserved.]

(k) SEC Documents; Financial Statements. During the three (3) years prior to the date hereof, the Companies has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by them with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”). As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Companies included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Companies as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).

(l) Absence of Certain Changes. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Documents, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Documents or in Section 3(l) of the Disclosure Schedule, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) neither of the Companies has incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

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incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Companies’ financial statements pursuant to U.S. generally accepted accounting principals or required to be disclosed in filings made with the SEC, (iii) the Companies have not altered their method of accounting or the identity of their auditors, (iv) neither of the Companies has declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) neither of the Companies has issued any equity securities to any officer, director or affiliate, except pursuant to existing equity compensation plans of the Companies. Neither of the Companies has taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does either of the Companies have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact that would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. The Companies and their Subsidiaries, individually and on a consolidated basis, are not as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur at the Closing, will not be Insolvent (as defined below). For purposes of this Section 3(l), “Insolvent” means, with respect to any Person (as defined in Section 3(r)), (i) the present fair saleable value of such Person’s assets is less than the amount required to pay such Person’s total Indebtedness (as defined in Section 3(r)), (ii) such Person is unable to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person intends to incur or believes that it will incur debts that would be beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature or (iv) such Person has unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted.

(m) Conduct of Business; Regulatory Permits. Neither of the Companies nor their Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Bylaws”), or any certificate of designations of any outstanding series of preferred stock of either of the Companies, or their organizational charter or bylaws, respectively. Neither of the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to either of the Companies or their Subsidiaries, and neither of the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries will conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing, except for possible violations which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither of the Companies is in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Principal Market or has knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. During the two (2) years prior to the date hereof, (i) the Common Stock has been designated for quotation on the Principal Market, (ii) trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and (iii) neither of the Companies has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock from the Principal Market. Each of the Companies and their Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither of the Companies nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.

(n) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither of the Companies, nor any of their Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.

(o) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Companies are in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof.

(p) Transactions With Affiliates. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, none of the officers or directors of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries is presently a party to any transaction with either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries (other than for ordinary course services as officers or directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the

 

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furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any such officer or director or, to the knowledge of the Companies, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any such officer, director, or employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.

(q) Equity Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of ABX Holdings consists of 75,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which as of the date hereof, 62,678,856 shares are issued and outstanding, 3,000,000 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the ABX Holdings’ equity compensation plans and agreements, 4,767,442 shares are reserved for issuance upon conversion of the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes and no shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to other securities exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of Common Stock and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which as of the date hereof no shares are issued and outstanding. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of ABX Air consists of 1,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of which as of the date hereof, 1,000 are issued and outstanding, all of which shares are owned beneficially and of record by ABX Holdings. All of such outstanding shares of each of the Companies have been, or upon issuance in accordance with their respective terms, will be, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as disclosed above or in Section 3(q) of the Disclosure Schedule (or in the cases of (iii) and (iv) below, Section 3(r) of the Disclosure Schedule) or except as created under the Transaction Documents: (i) none of either of the Companies capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by either of the Companies; (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional capital stock or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock ; (iii) there are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing Indebtedness in excess of $25,000,000, individually, or $25,000,000, in the aggregate from any one lender (together with such lender’s affiliates) of either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries or by which either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries is or may become bound; (iv) there are no financing statements securing obligations in any material amounts, either singly or in the aggregate, filed in connection with either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries; (v) there are no agreements or arrangements under which either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the 1933 Act (except pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement); (vi) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries; (vii) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities; (viii) neither of the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries has any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (ix) neither of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents but not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Companies’ or their Subsidiaries’ respective businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(r) Indebtedness and Other Contracts. Except as disclosed in Section 3(r) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither of the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries (i) has any outstanding Indebtedness (as defined below) in excess of $25,000,000, individually, or $25,000,000, in the aggregate from any one lender (together with such lender’s affiliates), (ii) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument, the violation of which, or default under which, by the other party(ies) to such contract, agreement or instrument could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) is in violation of any term of or in default under any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where such violations and defaults would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, or (iv) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, the performance of which, in the judgment of the Companies’ officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement:

(A) “Indebtedness” of any Person shall mean without duplication (A) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (B) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables incurred in

 

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the ordinary course of business of such Person; provided, that trade payables overdue by more than 120 days shall be included in this definition) and all obligations of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement(s) relating to property acquired by such Person, (C) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (D) all obligations of such Person under any lease of (or arrangement conveying the right to use) any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee which, in conformity with GAAP, is classified and accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person (a “Capital Lease”), in each case, taken at the amount thereof accounted for as liabilities in accordance with GAAP (“Capitalized Lease Obligations”), (E) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party to reimburse any bank or other Person under acceptance, letter of credit or similar facilities, (F) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participation or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity, including any preferred stock, any limited or general partnership interest and any limited liability company membership interest (“Capital Stock”) of such Person other than such repurchases from present or former directors, officers or employees made pursuant to stock option agreements, (G) all Contingent Obligations (as defined below) of such Person, (H) off-balance sheet liability retained in connection with asset securitization programs, “synthetic leases” (meaning any lease of goods or other property, whether real or personal, which is treated as an operating lease under GAAP and as a loan or financing for U.S. income tax purposes), sale and leaseback transactions or other similar obligations arising with respect to any other transaction but which does not constitute a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries, (I) every obligation of any other third Person secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien (as defined in the Notes) on property or other assets (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) of such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment or performance of such obligation and (J) all obligations of such Person in respect of any commodity, interest rate or currency swap, cap, floor, collar, forward agreement or other exchange or protection agreements or any option with respect to any such transaction (“Hedge Agreements”) (after giving effect to any applicable netting provisions under such Hedge Agreement); for the avoidance of doubt, clause (J) shall not include any underlying notional amounts. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor. The “amount” or “principal amount” of any Indebtedness at any time of determination represented by (1) any obligation under clause (I) shall be the lesser of (i) the amount of the applicable obligation and (ii) the Fair Market Value of the property to which such obligation relates (where “Fair Market Value” shall mean the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party, determined in good faith by the chief financial officer or Board of Directors (or similar governing body) of the Person required to make such determination, (2) any Indebtedness, issued at a price that is less than the principal amount at maturity thereof, shall be the accreted value at such time of determination, (3) any Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be the amount that is required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP, (4) any “synthetic lease” under clause (H) shall be the stipulated loss value, termination value or other equivalent amount, (5) any Hedge Agreement shall be the maximum amount of any termination or loss payment required to be paid by such Person if such agreement were, at the time of determination, to be terminated by reason of any event of default or early termination event thereunder, whether or not such event of default or early termination event has in fact occurred, and (6) any Contingent Obligation shall be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such guaranty or other contingent 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);

(B) “Contingent Obligations” shall mean as to any Person (the “guaranteeing person”), any obligation of (a) the guaranteeing person or (b) another Person (including, without limitation, any bank under any letter of credit) to induce the creation of which the guaranteeing person has issued a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, in either case guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the “primary obligations”) of any other third Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) 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 obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold

 

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harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Contingent Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Contingent Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrowers in good faith; and

(C) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.

(s) Absence of Litigation. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by the Principal Market, any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Companies, threatened against either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries, the Common Stock or any officer or director of either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries, which (a) seeks either damages in excess of $10,000,000 or equitable relief or (b) in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(t) Insurance. Each of the Companies and each of their Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Companies and their Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither of the Companies nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(u) Employee Relations. (i) Except as disclosed in Section 3(u) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither of the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. The Companies and their Subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good. No executive officer of either of the Company or any of their Subsidiaries (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the 1933 Act) has notified either of the Companies or any such Subsidiary that such officer intends to leave either of the Companies or any such Subsidiary or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with either of the Companies or any such Subsidiary. No executive officer of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and, to the knowledge of the Companies, the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject either of the Companies or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.

(ii) Each of the Companies and their Subsidiaries are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(v) Title. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or in Section 3(v) of the Disclosure Schedule, each of the Companies and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Companies and their Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects such as are described in the SEC Documents except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property and facilities held under lease by either of the Companies and any of their Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(w) Intellectual Property Rights. Each of the Companies and their Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, service marks and all applications and registrations therefor, trade names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, original works of authorship, inventions, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights (“Intellectual Property Rights”) necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(x) Environmental Laws. Each of the Companies and their Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval except where, in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term “Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.

(y) Subsidiary Rights. Except as set forth in Section 3(y) of the Disclosure Schedule, each of the Companies or one of its Subsidiaries has the unrestricted right to vote, and (subject to limitations imposed by applicable law) to receive dividends and distributions on, all capital securities of its Subsidiaries as owned by the Companies or such Subsidiary.

(z) Tax Status. Each of the Companies and each of their Subsidiaries (i) has made or filed all foreign, federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required to be made or filed as of December 31, 2007 by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, and are shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the Companies know of no basis for any such claim, except as described in the SEC Documents.

(aa) Internal Accounting and Disclosure Controls. ABX Holdings maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any difference. ABX Holdings maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-14 under the 1934 Act) that are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by ABX Holdings in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed in to ensure that information required to be disclosed by ABX Holdings in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated to ABX Holdings’ management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(bb) Ranking of Notes. Other than Permitted Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Notes), no Indebtedness of either of the Companies is senior to or ranks pari passu with the Notes in right of payment, whether with respect to payment of redemptions, interest, damages or upon liquidation or dissolution or otherwise. Other than in connection with Permitted Liens (as defined in the Notes), no Indebtedness of either of the Companies is secured by any assets of either of the Companies.

(cc) Off Balance Sheet Arrangements. There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between either of the Companies and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by ABX Holdings in its 1934 Act filings and is not so disclosed or that otherwise would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(dd) Investment Company Status. Neither of the Companies is, and upon consummation of the sale of the Securities will be, an “investment company,” a company controlled by an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(ee) [Reserved]

(ff) Transfer Taxes. On the Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income or similar taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the sale and transfer of the Securities to be sold to each Buyer hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Companies, and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been complied with.

(gg) Manipulation of Price. Neither of the Companies has, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of either of the Companies to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of either of the Companies.

(hh) Acknowledgement Regarding Buyers’ Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding, but subject to compliance by the Buyers with applicable law and except to the extent as provided in any confidentiality or other agreement between a Buyer and either of the Companies, it is understood and acknowledged by the Companies (i) that none of the Buyers have been asked by either of the Companies to agree, nor has any Buyer agreed with either of the Companies, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of either of the Companies, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by either of the Companies or to hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii) that past or future open market or other transactions by any Buyer, including, without limitation, short sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of either of the Companies’ publicly-traded securities; (iii) that any Buyer, and counter parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Buyer is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock, and (iv) that each Buyer shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Companies further understand and acknowledge that (a) one or more Buyers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Conversion Shares deliverable with respect to Securities are being determined and (b) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interests in the Companies at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted.

(ii) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. Neither of the Companies is, nor has either of the Companies ever been, a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Companies shall so certify upon any Buyer’s request.

(jj) FAA and DOT Compliance. Except as provided in the SEC Documents, each of the Companies and each of the Subsidiaries are conducting their business in compliance with the rules and regulations of the United States Federal Aviation Administration (the “FAA”) and the United States Department of Transportation (the “DOT”) and all applicable federal, state and local laws, orders, rules, regulations, directives, decrees and judgments of each of the jurisdictions in which it is conducting business, including, without limitation, all applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations governing health, sanitation, safety, zoning and land use, except where the failure to be so in compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no pending or threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings before the FAA or the DOT or any other federal, state, local or foreign governmental bodies that involve or effect either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries which, individually or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(kk) Trade Secrets. Each of the Companies has taken reasonable steps in accordance with normal industry practice to protect its rights in the Companies’ confidential information and trade secrets, the secrecy of which is material to the business of the Companies as described in the SEC Documents.

(ll) Disclosure. All disclosure provided to the Buyers regarding the Companies and their Subsidiaries, their business and the transactions contemplated hereby furnished by or on behalf of the Companies, was true and correct on the date provided and did not on the date provided (or as of the date or dates shown on the disclosure) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Except as set forth on Section 3(ll) of the Disclosure Schedule, no event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to either of the Companies or any of its Subsidiaries or their business, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by ABX Holdings but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed.

(mm) No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances. Except as disclosed on Section 3(mm) of the Disclosure Schedule, no event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred since January 1, 2007 or exists, or is contemplated to occur, with respect to either of the Companies, their Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Companies under applicable securities laws on a registration statement filed with the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by ABX Holdings of its Common Stock and which has not been publicly announced.

Each of the Buyers acknowledges and agrees that the Companies have not made and are not making any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in the Transaction Documents.

4. COVENANTS.

(a) [Reserved.]

(b) Form D and Blue Sky. Each of the Companies agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to each Buyer promptly after such filing. Each of the Companies shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Companies shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify the Securities for sale to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or prior to the Closing Date. Each of the Companies shall make all filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of the Securities required under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States following the Closing Date.

(c) Reporting Status. Until the date on which none of the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes is outstanding (the “Reporting Period”), ABX Holdings shall timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and ABX Holdings shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination.

(d) Use of Proceeds. The Companies will use the proceeds from the sale of the Securities solely to repay outstanding principal and interest on the DHL Note.

(e) Financial Information. ABX Holdings agrees to send the following to each Investor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) during the Reporting Period unless the following are filed with the SEC through EDGAR and are available to the public through the EDGAR system, within one (1) Business Day after the filing thereof with the SEC, (i) a copy of its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, any Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, any Current Reports on Form 8-K and any registration statements (other than on Form S-8) or amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, (ii) within two (2) Business Days thereof, facsimile or e-mailed copies of all press releases issued by either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries, and (iii) copies of any notices and other information made available or given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the making available or giving thereof to the stockholders. As used herein, “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

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(f) Listing. ABX Holdings shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Common Stock is then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain, in accordance with the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes, such listing of all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents. ABX Holdings shall maintain the Common Stocks’ authorization for quotation on the Principal Market or on any Eligible Market (as defined in the Notes). Neither of the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries shall take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market or on any Eligible Market, as applicable. The Companies shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying their obligations under this Section 4(f).

(g) Fees. On the date hereof, the Companies shall pay, or cause to be paid, the fees and expenses of Robinson & Cole LLP, counsel to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“Mass Mutual”) (a Buyer), in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Escrow Agreement, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents through the date of this Agreement. In addition, whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are consummated, the Companies shall pay, or cause to be paid (or reimburse to the extent already paid by Mass Mutual), all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Mass Mutual after the date of this Agreement in connection with the Escrow Agreement, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements in connection therewith, documentation and implementation of the transactions contemplated by the Escrow Agreement, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and due diligence in connection therewith), which amount shall be non-accountable and paid by the Companies at the Closing or upon termination of this Agreement (in addition to any other expense amounts paid to any Buyer prior to the date of this Agreement). The Companies shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent’s fees, financial advisory fees, or broker’s commissions (other than for persons engaged by any Buyer or its investment advisor) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby, if any. The Companies shall pay, and hold each Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any claim relating to any such payment.

(h) Pledge of Securities. The Companies acknowledge and agree that the Securities may be pledged by an Investor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in connection with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the Securities. The pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Investor effecting a pledge of Securities shall be required to provide either of the Companies with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to either of the Companies pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including, without limitation, Section 2(f) hereof; provided that an Investor and its pledgee shall be required to comply with the provisions of Section 2(f) hereof in order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment of Securities to such pledgee. The Companies hereby agree to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Securities to such pledgee by an Investor.

(i) Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information. On or before 8:30 a.m., New York City time, on or before the fourth Business Day following the date of this Agreement, ABX Holdings shall issue a press release and file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act and attaching the Escrow Agreement and the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement, the form of the Notes, the forms of Guarantees and the form of Registration Rights Agreement) as exhibits to such filing (including all attachments, the “8-K Filing”). Subject to the foregoing, neither the Companies, their Subsidiaries nor any Buyer shall issue any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that ABX Holdings shall be entitled, without the prior approval of any Buyer, to make any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions (i) in substantial conformity with the 8-K Filing and contemporaneously therewith or (ii) as is required by applicable law and regulations (provided that in the case of clause (i) each Buyer shall be consulted by ABX Holdings in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release). Without the prior written consent of any applicable Buyer, neither of the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries or affiliates shall disclose the name of such Buyer in any filing, announcement, release or otherwise except as required by law, regulation or governmental agency.

 

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(j) Additional Registration Statements. Until 30 days after the date that the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) is first declared effective by the SEC (the “Effective Date”), ABX Holdings shall not file a registration statement under the 1933 Act relating to securities that are not the Securities (other than a registration statement on Form S-8).

(k) Restriction on Redemption and Cash Dividends. So long as any Notes are outstanding, ABX Holdings will not, and will not permit ABX Air or any of its other Subsidiaries to, without the prior express written consent of the holders of Notes representing a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, declare or pay any dividends (other than dividends payable solely in Capital Stock of such Person) or return any capital to, its stockholders or other equity holders, or authorize or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its stockholders or equity holders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, for consideration, any shares of any class of its Capital Stock now or hereafter outstanding (or any warrants for or options or stock appreciation rights in respect of any of such shares), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, or permit any of their Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of any class of the Capital Stock of ABX Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, now or hereafter outstanding (or stock appreciation or similar rights issued by such Person with respect to its Capital Stock) (all of the foregoing “Dividends”), except that: (i) any Subsidiary may pay Dividends to the holders of its Capital Stock, (ii) ABX Holdings may make noncash repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of such options, (iii) ABX Holdings may pay cash Dividends to the holders of its Common Stock and ABX Holdings may make cash repurchases of Capital Stock; provided that (x) no Event of Default (as defined in the Notes) is then in existence or would result from such payment of Dividends or cash repurchases of Capital Stock, and (y) the aggregate amount of all cash Dividends paid and cash repurchases of Capital Stock shall not exceed $25,000,000 in any fiscal year of ABX Holdings, and (iv) ABX Holdings may make cash repurchases of Capital Stock pursuant to employee compensation arrangements, so long as no Event of Default is then in existence or would result therefrom.

(l) Additional Notes; Variable Securities; Dilutive Issuances. So long as any Buyer beneficially owns any Securities, the Companies will not issue any Notes other than to the Buyers as contemplated hereby and the Companies shall not issue any other securities that would cause a breach or default under the Notes. For so long as any Notes remain outstanding, ABX Holdings shall not, in any manner, issue or sell any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock at a price which varies or may vary with the market price of the Common Stock, including by way of one or more reset(s) to any fixed price unless the conversion, exchange or exercise price of any such security cannot be less than the then applicable Conversion Price (as defined in the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes) with respect to the Common Stock into which any Senior Convertible Note is convertible. For so long as any ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes remain outstanding ABX Holdings shall not, in any manner, enter into or affect any Dilutive Issuances (as defined in the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes) if as a result of such Dilutive Issuance the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes, but for the Exchange Cap (as defined in the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes), would exceed the Exchange Cap.

(m) Corporate Existence. So long as any ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes remain outstanding, ABX Holdings shall not be party to any Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes) unless ABX Holdings is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental Transactions set forth in the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes.

(n) Reservation of Shares. ABX Holdings shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, no less than 130% of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes issued at the Closing (without taking into account any limitations on the Conversion of the Notes set forth in the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes).

(o) Additional Issuances of Securities.

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(A) “Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.

(B) “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

(C) “Common Stock Equivalents” means, collectively, Options and Convertible Securities.

(ii) From the date hereof until the date that is 30 days following the Effective Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) (the “Trigger Date”), except for the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes, ABX Holdings will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition of) any of its or its Subsidiaries’ equity or equity equivalent securities, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock or other instrument or security that is, at any time during its life and under any circumstances, convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (any such offer, sale, grant, disposition or announcement being referred to as a “Subsequent Placement”).

(iii) From the Trigger Date until the second anniversary of the Closing Date, ABX Holdings will not, directly or indirectly, effect any Subsequent Placement unless ABX Holdings shall have first complied with this Section 4(o)(iii).

(A) ABX Holdings shall deliver to each Buyer a written notice (the “Offer Notice”) of any proposed or intended issuance or sale or exchange (the “Offer”) of the securities being offered (the “Offered Securities”) in a Subsequent Placement, which Offer Notice shall (w) identify and describe the Offered Securities, (x) describe the price and other terms upon which they are to be issued, sold or exchanged, and the number or amount of the Offered Securities to be issued, sold or exchanged, (y) identify the persons or entities (if known) to which or with which the Offered Securities are to be offered, issued, sold or exchanged and (z) offer to issue and sell to or exchange with such Buyers (i) at least 50% of the Offered Securities, allocated among such Buyers (a) based on such Buyer’s pro rata portion of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes purchased hereunder (the “Basic Amount”), and (b) with respect to each Buyer that elects to purchase its Basic Amount, any additional portion of the Offered Securities attributable to the Basic Amounts of other Buyers as such Buyer shall indicate it will purchase or acquire should the other Buyers subscribe for less than their Basic Amounts (the “Undersubscription Amount”), which process shall be repeated until the Buyers shall have an opportunity to subscribe for any remaining Undersubscription Amount.

(B) To accept an Offer, in whole or in part, such Buyer must deliver a written notice to ABX Holdings prior to the end of the fifth (5th) Business Day after such Buyer’s receipt of the Offer Notice (the “Offer Period”), setting forth the portion of such Buyer’s Basic Amount that such Buyer elects to purchase and, if such Buyer shall elect to purchase all of its Basic Amount, the Undersubscription Amount, if any, that such Buyer elects to purchase (in either case, the “Notice of Acceptance”). If the Basic Amounts subscribed for by all Buyers are less than the total of all of the Basic Amounts, then each Buyer who has set forth an Undersubscription Amount in its Notice of Acceptance shall be entitled to purchase, in addition to the Basic Amounts subscribed for, the Undersubscription Amount it has subscribed for; provided, however, that if the Undersubscription Amounts subscribed for exceed the difference between the total of all the Basic Amounts and the Basic Amounts subscribed for (the “Available Undersubscription Amount”), each Buyer who has subscribed for any Undersubscription Amount shall be entitled to purchase only that portion of the Available Undersubscription Amount as the Basic Amount of such Buyer bears to the total Basic Amounts of all Buyers that have subscribed for Undersubscription Amounts, subject to rounding by ABX Holdings to the extent its deems reasonably necessary.

(C) ABX Holdings shall have fifteen (15) Business Days from the expiration of the Offer Period above to offer, issue, sell or exchange all or any part of such Offered Securities as to which a Notice of Acceptance has not been given by the Buyers (the “Refused Securities”), but only to the offerees described in the Offer Notice (if so described therein) and only upon terms and conditions (including, without limitation, unit prices and interest rates) that are not more favorable to the acquiring person or persons or less favorable to ABX Holdings than those set forth in the Offer Notice.

 

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(D) In the event ABX Holdings shall propose to sell less than all the Refused Securities (any such sale to be in the manner and on the terms specified in Section 4(o)(iii)(C) above), then each Buyer may, at its sole option and in its sole discretion, reduce the number or amount of the Offered Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance to an amount that shall be not less than the number or amount of the Offered Securities that such Buyer elected to purchase pursuant to Section 4(o)(iii)(B) above multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which shall be the number or amount of Offered Securities ABX Holdings actually proposes to issue, sell or exchange (including Offered Securities to be issued or sold to Buyers pursuant to Section 4(o)(iii)(C) above prior to such reduction) and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the original amount of the Offered Securities. In the event that any Buyer so elects to reduce the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance, ABX Holdings may not issue, sell or exchange more than the reduced number or amount of the Offered Securities unless and until such securities have again been offered to the Buyers in accordance with Section 4(o)(iii)(A) above.

(E) Upon the closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of all or less than all of the Refused Securities, the Buyers shall acquire from ABX Holdings, and ABX Holdings shall issue to the Buyers, the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in the Notices of Acceptance, as reduced pursuant to Section 4(o)(iii)(C) above if the Buyers have so elected, upon the terms and conditions specified in the Offer. The purchase by the Buyers of any Offered Securities is subject in all cases to the preparation, execution and delivery by ABX Holdings and the Buyers of a purchase agreement relating to such Offered Securities reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Buyers and their respective counsel.

(F) Any Offered Securities not acquired by the Buyers or other persons in accordance with Section 4(o)(iii)(C) above may not be issued, sold or exchanged until they are again offered to the Buyers under the procedures specified in this Agreement.

(G) ABX Holdings and the Buyers agree that if any Buyer elects to participate in the Offer, (y) neither the securities purchase agreement (the “Subsequent Placement Agreement”) with respect to such Offer nor any other transaction documents related thereto (collectively, the “Subsequent Placement Documents”) shall include any term or provisions whereby any Buyer shall be required to agree to any restrictions in trading as to any securities of ABX Holdings owned by such Buyer prior to such Subsequent Placement (unless such term or provision applies to all Persons who are participating in the Subsequent Placement), and (z) any registration rights set forth in such Subsequent Placement Documents shall be similar in all material respects to the registration rights contained in the Registration Rights Agreement.

(H) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4(o) and unless otherwise agreed to by the Buyers, ABX Holdings shall either confirm in writing to the Buyers that the transaction with respect to the Subsequent Placement has been abandoned or shall publicly disclose its intention to issue the Offered Securities, in either case in such a manner such that the Buyers will not be in possession of material non-public information, by the fifteenth (15th) Business Day following delivery of the Offer Notice. If by the fifteenth (15th) Business Day following delivery of the Offer Notice no public disclosure regarding a transaction with respect to the Offered Securities has been made, and no notice regarding the abandonment of such transaction has been received by the Buyers, such transaction shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the Buyers shall not be deemed to be in possession of any material, non-public information with respect to ABX Holdings. Should ABX Holdings decide to pursue such transaction with respect to the Offered Securities, ABX Holdings shall provide each Buyer with another Offer Notice and each Buyer will again have the right of participation set forth in this Section 4(o)(iii). ABX Holdings shall not be permitted to deliver more than one such Offer Notice to the Buyers in any 60 day period except to the extent such additional Offer Notice concerns a modification of the terms of the Subsequent Placement.

(iv) The restrictions contained in subsections (ii) and (iii) of this Section 4(o) shall not apply in connection with the issuance of any Excluded Securities (as defined in the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes).

(p) Guaranties of New Subsidiaries. Upon the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiaries (as defined in the Guarantees) by ABX Holdings or ABX Air or any subsidiary of ABX Holdings, ABX Air or any Guarantor (as defined in the Guarantees), ABX Holdings or ABX Air, as applicable, shall, within 30 days (which may be extended by up to additional 10 days by the Majority Holders (as such term is defined in the Guarantees)) after such formation or acquisition, cause such Domestic

 

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Subsidiary to duly execute and deliver to each Buyer a guaranty supplement, in the form attached as Annex I to the applicable Guaranty. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as long as the Credit Agreement (as defined below) remains in effect, only Domestic Subsidiaries that are required pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement to execute and deliver a guaranty to the Senior Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) shall be required to execute and deliver a guaranty supplement to each Purchaser.

(q) Total Leverage Ratio. So long as any Notes remain outstanding, ABX Holdings will not permit the Total Leverage Ratio (as defined below) at the end of any Test Period (as defined below) ending on or about any date set forth below to be more than the ratio set forth opposite such date:

 

Fiscal Quarter End Date

  

Total Leverage
Ratio

December 31, 2007

   4.25 to 1.00

March 31, 2008

   4.25 to 1.00

June 30, 2008

   4.25 to 1.00

September 30, 2008

   4.25 to 1.00

December 31, 2008

   4.00 to 1.00

March 31, 2009

   4.00 to 1.00

June 30, 2009

   4.00 to 1.00

September 30, 2009

   4.00 to 1.00

December 31, 2009

   3.75 to 1.00

Each Fiscal Quarter thereafter

   3.75 to 1.00

For purposes of this Section 4(q),

(i) “Total Leverage Ratio” shall mean at any date the ratio of Consolidated Total Debt of ABX Holdings and its Subsidiaries at such date to Consolidated EBITDA of ABX Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the Test Period ending on or immediately preceding such date.

(ii) “Consolidated Total Debt” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of ABX Holdings and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

(iii) “Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Net Income of ABX Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such period plus, without duplication and to the extent reflected as a deduction in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (A) total income tax expense during such period, (B) Consolidated Interest Expense during such period, (C) depreciation and amortization expense, (D) amortization of intangibles (including, but not limited to, goodwill), and (E) any extraordinary expenses or losses and minus any extraordinary income or gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, gains or losses on the sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business).

(iv) “Consolidated Net Income” shall mean for any period, the net income (or loss) of ABX Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period determined in conformity with GAAP, provided that there shall be excluded (i) the income (or loss) of any Person in which any other Person has a joint interest, in each case except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually received by ABX Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries from such Person during such period, (ii) the income of any Subsidiary of ABX Holdings (other than a Credit Party (as defined in the Credit Agreement)) to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Subsidiary and (iii) the income statement effect of FASB 52 foreign currency gains and losses.

 

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(v) “Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, total interest expense determined in accordance with GAAP (including that attributable to Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP) of ABX Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of ABX Holdings and their Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing.

(vi) “GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the accounting profession), or in such other statements by such other entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the accounting profession, as in effect from time to time.

(vii) “Test Period” shall mean, at any time of determination, the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of ABX Holdings (taken as one accounting period) then last ended; provided, however, for the purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4(q) for any Test Period ending prior to the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2008, (x) Consolidated Interest Expense of ABX Holdings and its Subsidiaries for each such Test Period shall be determined by taking the actual Consolidated Interest Expense for the period from December 31, 2007 through the last day of such Test Period and multiplying such amount by (i) in the case of the Test Period ending March 31, 2008, 4, (ii) in the case of the Test Period ending June 30, 2008, 2, and (iii) in the case of the Test Period ending September 30, 2008, 4/3; and (y) Consolidated EBITDA of ABX Holdings and its Subsidiaries for each such Test Period shall be determined by taking the actual Consolidated EBITDA of ABX Air and its Subsidiaries and the actual Consolidated EBITDA of Cargo Holdings International, Inc. and its Subsidiaries on a combined basis for the applicable Fiscal Quarters.

(viii) “Relief Fund” shall mean ABX Air Employee Catastrophic Relief Fund, an Ohio non-profit corporation.

For the purposes of calculating the financial covenant set forth in this Section 4(q), the Relief Fund shall be deemed not to be a “Subsidiary.”

5. REGISTER; TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.

(a) Register. Each of the Companies shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Companies as it may designate by notice to each holder of Securities), a register for the applicable Notes in which the Companies shall record the name and address of the Person in whose name the Notes have been issued (including the name and address of each transferee), the principal amount of Notes held by such Person, and the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes held by such Person. The Companies shall keep the register open and available at all times during business hours for inspection of any Buyer or its legal representatives.

(b) Transfer Agent Instructions. No later than the Closing Date, ABX Holdings shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, to issue certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), registered in the name of each Buyer or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares issued at the Closing or upon conversion of the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes in such amounts as specified from time to time by each Buyer to ABX Holdings upon conversion of the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes in a form reasonably acceptable to the Buyers. ABX Holdings warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5(b), and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(g) hereof, will be given by ABX Holdings to its transfer agent, and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of ABX Holdings as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. If a Buyer effects a sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities in accordance with Section 2(f), ABX Holdings shall permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as specified by such Buyer to effect such sale, transfer or assignment. In the event that such sale, assignment or transfer involves Conversion Shares sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144, the transfer agent shall issue such Securities to the Buyer, assignee or transferee, as the case may be, without any restrictive legend. ABX Holdings acknowledges that a

 

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breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to a Buyer. Accordingly, ABX Holdings acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5(b) will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by ABX Holdings of the provisions of this Section 5(b), that a Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an order and/or injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANIES’ OBLIGATION TO SELL. The obligation of the Companies hereunder to issue and sell the Notes to each Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of the following condition:

(a) Prior to the Funding Deadline, ABX Air shall have received from DHL a written demand for prepayment of all of the outstanding principal and accrued interest on the DHL Note (the “DHL Prepayment Demand”).

7. CONDITIONS TO EACH BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE. The obligation of each Buyer hereunder to purchase the Notes at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

(a) Prior to the Funding Deadline, ABX Air shall have received the DHL Prepayment Demand and shall have provided a copy of the DHL Prepayment Demand to each of the Buyers and the Escrow Agent;

(b)(i) On the Closing Date, no Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of December 31, 2007, among the Companies, Acquisition, the lending and other financial institutions listed from time to time on Annex 1.1A thereto, and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”)) or Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) shall have occurred and be continuing under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement), and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not result in, or constitute a Default or Event of Default under, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, (ii) each of the Buyers, the Escrow Agent and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer of each of the Companies, certifying that (A) neither the Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement) nor any of the other Credit Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement) have received a notice of default (as described in Section 11.5 of the Credit Agreement) from any Lender (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or (B) the Borrowers and/or the other Credit Parties have received such a notice of default, but the Default(s) or Event(s) of Default described in such notice of default has or have been cured or waived in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, and (iii) each of the Buyers and the Escrow Agent shall have received a certificate executed by the Administrative Agent, certifying that (A) the Administrative Agent has not received a notice of default (as described in Section 11.5 of the Credit Agreement) from any Lender or the Borrowers or any other Credit Party, or (ii) the Administrative Agent has received such a notice of default, but the Default(s) or Event(s) of Default described in such notice of default has or have been cured or waived in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement; and

(c) ABX Air shall have deposited or caused to be deposited into the Escrow Account an amount not less than the difference between (i) the amount necessary to pay in full all outstanding principal, interest, fees, penalties and other charges due under the DHL Note and (ii) $61,000,000.

8. TERMINATION. In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred on or before the Funding Deadline, this Agreement shall automatically terminate without liability of any party to any other party; provided, however, if this Agreement is terminated for any reason, the Companies shall remain obligated to pay, or cause to be paid, all costs and expenses of Mass Mutual described in Section 4(g) above.

9. MISCELLANEOUS.

(a) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection

 

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herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not a facsimile signature.

(c) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.

(d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

(e) Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents supersede all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyers, the Companies, their affiliates and Persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein and therein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither of the Companies nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Companies and the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and any amendment to this Agreement made in conformity with the provisions of this Section 9(e) shall be binding on all Buyers and holders of Securities as applicable; provided, that (i) no amendment to this Agreement which has a disproportionate negative impact on any Buyer as compared to the other Buyers may be made without the approval of such negatively affected Buyer, (ii) no amendment to Section 4(o) may be made without the approval of ABX Holdings and each Buyer entitled to participate in Subsequent Placements pursuant to the terms thereof, (iii) no amendment to any provision of this Agreement that relates solely to the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes may be without the approval of ABX Holdings and the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities issued and issuable hereunder and under the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes, and (iv) no amendment to Section 4(g) may be made without the further approval of the Companies, the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities issued and issuable hereunder and under the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes and Mass Mutual. No provision hereof may be waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the applicable Securities then outstanding. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents or holders of Notes, as the case may be. Neither of the Companies has, directly or indirectly, made any agreements with any Buyers relating to the terms or conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except as set forth in the Transaction Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, the Companies confirm that, except as set forth in this Agreement, no Buyer has made any commitment or promise or has any other obligation to provide any financing to the Companies or otherwise.

 

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(f) Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

If to either of the Companies:

[ABX Holdings, Inc./ABX Air, Inc.]

145 Hunter Drive

Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Attention: W. Joseph Payne, Esq., VP, General Counsel and Secretary

Telephone: (937) 382-5591

Facsimile: (937) 382-2452

with a copy to:

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

221 East Fourth Street, Suite 2000

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Attention: Roger E. Lautzenhiser, Esq.

Telephone: (513) 723-4091

Facsimile: (513)852-8490

If to the Transfer Agent:

National City Bank

Shareholder Services Administration

Suite 635 – LOC 3116

629 Euclid Avenue

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Attention: Sherry L. Damore

Telephone: (216) 222-2494

Facsimile: (216) 222-2649

If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, with copies to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers,

with a copy (for informational purposes) to:

Robinson & Cole LLP

280 Trumbull Street

Hartford, CT 06103

Telephone: (860) 275-8244

Facsimile: (860) 275-8299

Attention: Matthew J. Guanci, Jr., Esq.

or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

 

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(g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of the Notes. Neither of the Companies shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of (i) the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding and (ii) the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities issued and issuable hereunder, including by way of a Fundamental Transaction (unless ABX Holdings is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental Transactions set forth in the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes). A Buyer may assign some or all of its rights hereunder without the consent of the Companies, in which event such assignee shall be deemed to be a Buyer hereunder with respect to such assigned rights; provided, that such assignment is in compliance with the transfer provisions contained in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the prior consent of the Companies (which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), the Notes may not be transferred in increments of less than $1,000,000 (provided, that such minimum amount shall not apply in the case of (x) a transfer of the remaining Principal amount of the ABX Holdings Senior Convertible Notes or ABX Air Senior Notes held by a Buyer or (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the Notes)).

(h) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

(i) Survival. Unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 8, the representations and warranties of the Companies and the Buyers contained in Sections 2 and 3, and the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9 shall survive the Closing. Each Buyer shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.

(j) Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(k) Indemnification. In consideration of each Buyer’s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities thereunder and in addition to all of the Companies’ other obligations under the Transaction Documents, each of the Companies shall, jointly and severally, defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Buyer and each other holder of the Securities and all of their stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Companies in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Companies contained in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Companies) and arising out of or resulting from (i) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities, (iii) any disclosure made by either of the Companies pursuant to Section 4(i), or (iv) the status of such Buyer or holder of the Securities as an investor in the Companies pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Companies may be unenforceable for any reason, the Companies shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities that is permissible under applicable law. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the mechanics and procedures with respect to the rights and obligations under this Section 9(k) shall be the same as those set forth in Section 6 of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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(l) No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

(m) Remedies. Each Buyer and each holder of the Securities shall have all rights and remedies set forth in the Transaction Documents and all rights and remedies which such holders have been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which such holders have under any law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. Furthermore, the Companies recognize that in the event that they fail to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of their obligations under the Transaction Documents, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Buyers. The Companies therefore agree that the Buyers shall be entitled to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security.

(n) Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Buyer exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and either of the Companies does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Buyer may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Companies, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights

(o) Payment Set Aside. To the extent that either of the Companies makes a payment or payments to the Buyers hereunder or pursuant to any of the other Transaction Documents or the Buyers enforce or exercise their rights hereunder or thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to either of the Companies, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, foreign, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

(p) Independent Nature of Buyers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Buyer under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Buyer, and no Buyer shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Buyer under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Buyer pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Buyers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Buyers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Company acknowledges that the Buyers are not acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Buyer confirms that it has independently participated in the negotiation of the transaction contemplated hereby with the advice of its own counsel and advisors. Each Buyer shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of any other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Buyer to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and each of the Companies have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANIES:
ABX HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ W. Joseph Payne

Name:   W. Joseph Payne
Title:   VP, General Counsel and Secretary
ABX AIR, INC.
By:  

/s/ W. Joseph Payne

Name:   W. Joseph Payne
Title:   VP, General Counsel and Secretary

[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and each of the Companies have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

BUYERS:
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:  

Babson Capital Management, LLC,

Its Investment Adviser

By:  

/s/ Elisabeth A. Perenick

Name:   Elisabeth A. Perenick
Title:   Managing Director
MASSMUTUAL HIGH YIELD PARTNERS II, LLC
BY:  

HVP MANAGEMENT LLC,

AS MANAGING MEMBER

BY:  

/s/ Elisabeth A. Perenick

Name:   Elisabeth A. Perenick
Title:   Vice President
MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LIMITED
BY:   MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AS INVESTMENT MANAGER
BY:  

/s/ Steven J. Katz

Name:   Steven J. Katz
Title:   Second Vice President and Associate General Counsel
ACI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:  

/s/ Raymond W. Zehr, Jr.

Name:   Raymond W. Zehr, Jr.
Title:   President
AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP CORP.
By:  

/s/ Benjamin L. Jung

Name:   Benjamin L. Jung
Title:   Managing Director and COO
By:  

/s/ Loren M. Dollet

Name:   Loren M. Dollet
Title:   Executive Vice President and Assistant Secretary

[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]


ACG ACQUISITION XX LLC
By:  

/s/ Benjamin L. Jung

Name:   Benjamin L. Jung
Title:   Manager
By:  

/s/ Loren M. Dollet

Name:   Loren M. Dollet
Title:   Attorney-in-fact
MINNESOTA FOX II, LLC
By:  

/s/ Peter Fox

Name:   Peter Fox
Title:   Sole Manager

[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]


SCHEDULE OF BUYERS

 

(1)

  

(2)

   (3)    (4)    (5)   

(6)

Buyer

  

Address and Facsimile Number

   Principal Amount of
ABX Holdings Senior
Convertible Notes
   Principal Amount of
ABX Air Senior Notes
   Aggregate Purchase
Price
  

Legal Representative’s Address and
Facsimile Number

A.C.I. International, Inc.   

A.C.I. International, Inc.

c/o Mr. Raymond W. Zehr, President

60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3880

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Fax: (612) 661-3825

   $6,721,311.48    $13,278,688.52    $20,000,000.00   

Brian D. Wenger Esq.

Briggs and Morgan, P.A.

2200 IDS Center

80 South 8th Street

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-2157

Fax: (612) 977-8650

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company   

1295 State Street

Springfield, Massachusetts 01111

Attention: Andrew O’Toole

Facsimile: (413) 744-6114

   $3,742,775.17    $7,394,263.13    $11,137,038.30   

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

c/o Babson Capital Management LLC

1500 Main Street, Suite 2800

Springfield, MA 01115

Attention: Steven J. Katz, Esq.

Facsimile: (413) 226-2059

MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Limited

(Notes to be issued in the name of Gerlach & Co.)

  

1295 State Street

Springfield, Massachusetts 01111

Attention: Andrew O’Toole

Facsimile: (413) 744-6114

   $2,377,415.84    $4,696,845.93    $7,074,261.77   

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

c/o Babson Capital Management LLC

1500 Main Street, Suite 2800

Springfield, MA 01115

Attention: Steven J. Katz, Esq.

Facsimile: (413) 226-2059

MassMutual High Yield Partners II, LLC

(Notes to be issued in the name of Gerlach & Co.)

  

1295 State Street

Springfield, Massachusetts 01111

Attention: Andrew O’Toole

Facsimile: (413) 744-6114

   $601,120.47    $1,187,579.46    $1,788,699.93   

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

c/o Babson Capital Management LLC

1500 Main Street, Suite 2800

Springfield, MA 01115

Attention: Steven J. Katz, Esq.

Facsimile: (413) 226-2059

Aviation Capital Group Corp.   

610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1400

Newport Beach, California 92660-6465

Attention: Legal Department

Fax: +1 (949) 718-5803

   $4,486,707.65    $8,863,983.40    $13,350,691.05   
ACG Acquisition XX LLC   

610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1400

Newport Beach, California 92660-6465

Attention: Legal Department

Fax: +1 (949) 718-5803

   $2,234,603.83    $4,414,705.12    $6,649,308.95   
Minnesota Fox II, LLC   

c/o Peter F. Fox

950 Lancaster Drive

Orlando, Florida 32806

Tel: (407) 898-7628

   $336,065.57    $663,934.43    $1,000,000.00   


EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A   Form of Senior Convertible Note
Exhibit B   Form of Senior Note
Exhibit C   Form of Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit D   Form of Senior Note Guaranty
Exhibit E   Form of Senior Convertible Note Guaranty


DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

 

Section 3(a)    Subsidiaries
Section 3(e)    Consents
Section 3(l)    Absence of Certain Changes
Section 3(q)    Equity Capitalization
Section 3(r)    Indebtedness
Section 3(u)    Employee Relations
Section 3(v)    Title
Section 3(y)    Subsidiary Rights
Section 3(ll)    Disclosure
Section 3(mm)    Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances
Section 4(i)    Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information
EX-10.5 8 dex105.htm FORM OF SENIOR SUBORDINATED CONVERTIBLE NOTE Form of Senior Subordinated Convertible Note

Exhibit 10.5

[FORM OF SENIOR SUBORDINATED CONVERTIBLE NOTE]

NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM (IT BEING AGREED THAT IN-HOUSE COUNSEL SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE), THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES. ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THIS NOTE, INCLUDING SECTIONS 3(c)(iii) AND 20(a) HEREOF. THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE AND, ACCORDINGLY, THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 3(c)(iii) OF THIS NOTE.

THE INDEBTEDNESS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBORDINATE IN THE MANNER AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (THE “SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT”) DATED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 AMONG SUNTRUST BANK, IN ITS CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE SUBORDINATED CREDITORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES THEREOF, ABX HOLDINGS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, ABX AIR, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, CHI ACQUISITION CORP., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES THEREOF, AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS, AND EACH HOLDER OF THIS INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT. TO THE EXTENT ANY TERM, PROVISION, COVENANT, AGREEMENT OR CONDITION HEREIN CONFLICTS WITH OR OTHERWISE CONTRADICTS ANY OF THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT, THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT SHALL CONTROL.

ABX HOLDINGS, INC.

SENIOR SUBORDINATED CONVERTIBLE NOTE

 

Issuance Date:                     , 2008    Original Principal Amount: U.S. $ [                    ]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ABX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of [                    ] or registered assigns (“Holder”) the amount set out above as the Original Principal Amount (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to redemption, conversion or otherwise, the “Principal”) when due, whether upon the Maturity Date (as defined below), acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay interest (“Interest”) on any outstanding Principal at a rate equal to three and one quarter percent (3.25%) per annum (the “Interest Rate”), from the date set out above as the Issuance Date (the “Issuance Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether upon an Interest Date (as defined below), the Maturity Date, acceleration, conversion, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof). This Senior Subordinated Convertible Note (including all Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this “Note”) is one of an issue of Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes (collectively, the “Notes” and such other Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes, the “Other Notes”) issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined below). Certain capitalized terms are defined in Section 31.


(1) MATURITY. On the Maturity Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing all outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest and accrued and unpaid Late Charges, if any, on such Principal and Interest. The “Maturity Date” shall be the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Issuance Date set forth on the first page of this Note, as may be extended at the option of the Holder (i) in the event that, and for so long as, an Event of Default (as defined in Section 4(a)) shall have occurred and be continuing on the Maturity Date (as may be extended pursuant to this Section 1) or any event that shall have occurred and be continuing that with the passage of time and the failure to cure would result in an Event of Default and (ii) through the date that is ten (10) Business Days after the consummation of a Change of Control in the event that a Change of Control is publicly announced or a Change of Control Notice (as defined in Section 5(b)) is delivered prior to the Maturity Date.

(2) INTEREST; INTEREST RATE. Interest on this Note shall commence accruing on the Issuance Date and shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year and actual days elapsed and shall be payable in arrears for each Calendar Quarter on the first day of the succeeding Calendar Quarter during the period beginning on the Issuance Date and ending on, and including, the Maturity Date (each, an “Interest Date”) with the first Interest Date being the first day of the Calendar Quarter immediately following the Calendar Quarter in which the Issuance Date set forth above occurs. Interest shall be payable on each Interest Date, to the record holder of this Note on the applicable Interest Date, in cash. Prior to the payment of Interest on an Interest Date, Interest on this Note shall accrue at the Interest Rate and be payable by way of inclusion of the Interest in the Conversion Amount in accordance with Section 3(b)(i). From and after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Interest Rate shall be increased to thirteen and one quarter percent (13.25%) (the “Default Interest Rate”); provided, however, that, in the case of an Event of Default other than an Event of Default described in Section 4(a)(v), such Default Interest Rate shall not commence until the 30th day following the occurrence of the Event of Default. In the event that such Event of Default is subsequently cured, the adjustment referred to in the preceding sentence shall cease to be effective as of the date of such cure; provided that the Interest as calculated at such increased rate during the continuance of such Event of Default shall continue to apply to the extent relating to the days after the occurrence of such Event of Default (or in the case of an Event of Default other than an Event of Default described in Section 4(a)(v), after the 30th day following the occurrence of such Event of Default) through and including the date of cure of such Event of Default.

(3) CONVERSION OF NOTES. This Note shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3.

(a) Conversion Right. Subject to the provisions of Section 3(d), at any time or times on or after the Issuance Date, the Holder shall be entitled to convert all (or any portion equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount (as defined below) into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 3(c), at the Conversion Rate (as defined below). The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any conversion. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to the nearest whole share. The Company shall pay any and all taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Common Stock upon conversion of any Conversion Amount.

(b) Conversion Rate. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount pursuant to Section 3(a) shall be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) the then applicable Conversion Price (the “Conversion Rate”).

(i) “Conversion Amount” means the sum of (A) the portion of the Principal to be converted, redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination is being made, (B) accrued and unpaid Interest with respect to such Principal and (C) accrued and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such Principal and Interest.

 

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(ii) “Conversion Price” means, as of any Conversion Date (as defined below) or other date of determination, five dollars and fifty-nine cents ($5.59), subject to adjustment as provided herein.

(c) Mechanics of Conversion.

(i) Optional Conversion. To convert any Conversion Amount into shares of Common Stock on any date (a “Conversion Date”), the Holder shall (A) transmit by facsimile (or otherwise deliver), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York Time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Conversion Notice”) to the Company in accordance with Section 25(a), with a copy to the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) for the Common Stock, by facsimile to (216) 222-2649, Attention: Sherry L. Damore or Vice President and (B) if required by Section 3(c)(iii), surrender this Note to a common carrier for delivery to the Company as soon as practicable on or following such date (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Note in the case of its loss, theft or destruction). On or before the second (2nd) Business Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company’s (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and deliver to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled. If this Note is physically surrendered for conversion as required by Section 3(c)(iii) and the outstanding Principal of this Note is greater than the Principal portion of the Conversion Amount being converted, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of this Note and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 20(c)) representing the outstanding Principal not converted. The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of this Note shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock on the Conversion Date.

(ii) [Reserved]

(iii) Book-Entry. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of any portion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Company unless (A) the full Conversion Amount represented by this Note is being converted or (B) the Holder has provided the Company with prior written notice (which notice may be included in a Conversion Notice) requesting reissuance of this Note upon physical surrender. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the Principal, Interest and Late Charges converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon conversion.

(iv) Pro Rata Conversion; Disputes. In the event that the Company receives a Conversion Notice from more than one holder of Notes for the same Conversion Date and the Company can convert some, but not all, of such portions of the Notes submitted for conversion, the Company, subject to Section 3(d), shall convert from each holder of Notes electing to have Notes converted on such date a pro rata amount of such holder’s portion of its Notes submitted for conversion based on the principal amount of Notes submitted for conversion on such date by such holder relative to the aggregate principal amount of all Notes submitted for conversion on such date. In the event of a dispute as to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holder in connection with a conversion of this Note, the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock not in dispute and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 25.

(d) Limitations on Conversions.

(i) Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, the Company shall not effect any conversion of this Note, and the Holder of this Note shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Note pursuant to Section 3(a), to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, the Holder (together with the Holder’s affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock

 

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beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted portion of this Note beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any Other Notes or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 3(d)(i), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. For purposes of this Section 3(d)(i), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within three (3) Business Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Note, by the Holder or its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and not to any other holder of Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the limitations in this Section 3(d)(i) shall not apply to any Holder of this Note if, as of the Subscription Date, the Holder beneficially owned in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock and (ii) the limitations in this Section 3(d(i) shall not apply to the original Holder of this Note (but shall apply to subsequent Holders) if, after the Subscription Date, such original Holder (or its affiliates) acquires beneficial ownership of any additional shares of Common Stock (other than shares of Common Stock acquired upon conversion of this Note).

(ii) The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Note if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon conversion of the Notes without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market (the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the Principal Market for issuances of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) obtains a written opinion from counsel to the Company (it being agreed that in-house counsel shall be acceptable) that such approval is not required, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. Until such approval or written opinion is obtained, no purchaser of the Notes pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchasers”) shall be issued in the aggregate upon conversion of Notes, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the product of the Exchange Cap multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of Notes issued to such Purchaser pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued to the Purchasers pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement on the Closing Date (with respect to each Purchaser, the “Exchange Cap Allocation”). In the event that any Purchaser shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Purchaser’s Notes, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Purchaser’s Exchange Cap Allocation, and the restrictions of the prior sentence shall apply to such transferee with respect to the portion of the Exchange Cap Allocation allocated to such transferee. In the event that any holder of Notes shall convert all of such holder’s Notes into a number of shares of Common Stock which, in the aggregate, is less than such holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation, then the difference between such holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation and the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued to such holder shall be allocated to the respective Exchange Cap Allocations of the remaining holders of Notes on a pro rata basis in proportion to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then held by each such holder.

 

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(4) RIGHTS UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT.

(a) Event of Default. Each of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

(i) the failure of the applicable Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement to be declared effective by the SEC on or prior to the date that is one hundred and twenty (120) days after the applicable Effectiveness Deadline (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), or, while the applicable Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement lapses for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order) or is unavailable to any holder of the Notes for sale of all of such holder’s Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, and such lapse or unavailability continues for a period of ten (10) consecutive Business Days or for more than an aggregate of thirty (30) Business Days in any 365-day period (other than days during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement));

(ii) the suspension from trading or failure of the Common Stock to be listed on the Principal Market or on an Eligible Market for a period of ten (10) consecutive Business Days or for more than an aggregate of twenty (20) Business Days in any 365-day period;

(iii) the Company’s (A) failure to issue a certificate to the Holder or credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon conversion of any Conversion Amount on or prior to the date which is fifteen (15) Business Days after the applicable Conversion Date or (B) notice, written or oral, to any holder of the Notes, including by way of public announcement or through any of its agents, at any time, of its intention not to comply with a request for conversion of any Notes into shares of Common Stock that is tendered in accordance with the provisions of the Notes;

(iv) at any time following the twentieth (20th) consecutive Business Day that the Holder’s Authorized Share Allocation is less than the number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder would be entitled to receive upon a conversion of the full Conversion Amount of this Note (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in Section 3(d) or otherwise);

(v) the Company’s failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, Late Charges or other amounts when and as due under this Note (including, without limitation, the Company’s failure to pay any redemption payments or amounts hereunder), except, in the case of a failure to pay Interest and Late Charges when and as due, in which case only if such failure continues for a period of at least five (5) Business Days;

(vi) any acceleration prior to maturity of any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under or pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $10,000,000 other than with respect to any Other Notes;

(vii) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, pursuant to or within the meaning of Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar Federal, foreign or state law for the relief of debtors (collectively, “Bankruptcy Law”), (A) commences a voluntary case, (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (C) consents to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official (a “Custodian”), (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or (E) admits in writing that it is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due;

(viii) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (A) is for relief against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in an involuntary case, (B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or (C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries;

(ix) a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $10,000,000 are rendered against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within ninety (90) days after the entry thereof, bonded, discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within ninety (90) days after the expiration of such stay; provided, however, that any judgment which is covered by insurance or an indemnity from a credit worthy party shall not be included in calculating the $10,000,000 amount set forth above so long as the Company provides the Holder a written statement from such insurer or indemnity provider (which written statement shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder) to the effect that such judgment is covered by insurance or an indemnity and the Company will receive the proceeds of such insurance or indemnity within thirty (30) days of the issuance of such judgment;

 

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(x) the Company breaches any representation, warranty, covenant or other term or condition of any Transaction Document (including either of the Guarantees) in a manner that is materially adverse in the aggregate to the Holder, except, in the case of a breach of a covenant which is curable, only if such breach continues for a period of at least twenty (20) consecutive Business Days;

(xi) any breach or failure in any respect to comply with Section 16 of this Note; or

(xii) any Event of Default (as defined in the Other Notes) occurs with respect to any Other Notes.

(b) Redemption Right. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to this Note or any Other Note, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day deliver written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier (an “Event of Default Notice”) to the Holder. At any time after the earlier of the Holder’s receipt of an Event of Default Notice and the Holder becoming aware of an Event of Default, the Holder may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof (the “Event of Default Redemption Notice”) to the Company, which Event of Default Redemption Notice shall indicate the portion of this Note the Holder is electing to redeem. Each portion of this Note subject to redemption by the Company pursuant to this Section 4(b) shall be redeemed by the Company at a price equal to the greater of (i) the product of (x) the Conversion Amount to be redeemed and (y) the Redemption Premium and (ii) the product of (A) the Conversion Rate with respect to such Conversion Amount in effect at such time as the Holder delivers an Event of Default Redemption Notice and (B) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the date immediately preceding such Event of Default (the “Event of Default Redemption Price”). Redemptions required by this Section 4(b) shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 13. To the extent redemptions required by this Section 4(b) are deemed or determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prepayments of the Note by the Company, such redemptions shall be deemed to be voluntary prepayments. The parties hereto agree that in the event of the Company’s redemption of any portion of the Note under this Section 4(b), the Holder’s damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for the Holder. Accordingly, any Redemption Premium due under this Section 4(b) is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of the Holder’s actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty.

(5) RIGHTS UPON FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTION AND CHANGE OF CONTROL.

(a) Assumption. The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless (i) the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Note and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5(a) pursuant to written agreements, including agreements to deliver to each holder of Notes in exchange for such Notes a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to the Notes, including, without limitation, having a principal amount and interest rate equal to the principal amounts and the interest rates of the Notes held by such holder, having similar conversion rights as the Notes and having similar ranking to the Notes, (ii) the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) is a publicly traded corporation whose common stock is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market and (iii) the credit risk of the Successor Entity to the Holder in relation to this Note is no greater than that of the Company prior to the Fundamental Transaction, as reasonably determined by the Company’s Board of Directors in good faith based on the customary methods of evaluating credit risk and exposure. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Note referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Note with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon conversion or redemption of this Note at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property) issuable upon the conversion or redemption of the Notes prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of the publicly traded common stock (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Note. The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion or redemption of this Note.

 

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(b) Redemption Right. No sooner than fifteen (15) days nor later than ten (10) days prior to the consummation of a Change of Control, but not prior to the public announcement of such Change of Control, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier to the Holder (a “Change of Control Notice”). At any time during the period beginning after the Holder’s receipt of a Change of Control Notice and ending twenty (20) Trading Days after the consummation of such Change of Control, the Holder may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof (“Change of Control Redemption Notice”) to the Company, which Change of Control Redemption Notice shall indicate the Conversion Amount the Holder is electing to redeem. The portion of this Note subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 5 shall be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price equal to the greater of (i) the product of (x) the Conversion Amount being redeemed and (y) the quotient determined by dividing (A) the greater of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock immediately prior to the consummation of the Change of Control, the Closing Sale Price immediately following the public announcement of such proposed Change of Control and the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock immediately prior to the public announcement of such proposed Change of Control by (B) the Conversion Price and (ii) 115% of the Conversion Amount being redeemed (the “Change of Control Redemption Price”). Redemptions required by this Section 5 shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 and shall have priority to payments to stockholders in connection with a Change of Control. To the extent redemptions required by this Section 5(b) are deemed or determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prepayments of the Note by the Company, such redemptions shall be deemed to be voluntary prepayments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5, but subject to Section 3(d), until the Change of Control Redemption Price is paid in full, the Conversion Amount submitted for redemption under this Section 5(c) may be converted, in whole or in part, by the Holder into Common Stock pursuant to Section 3. The parties hereto agree that in the event of the Company’s redemption of any portion of the Note under this Section 5(b), the Holder’s damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for the Holder. Accordingly, any redemption premium due under this Section 5(b) is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of the Holder’s actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty.

(6) RIGHTS UPON ISSUANCE OF PURCHASE RIGHTS AND OTHER CORPORATE EVENTS.

(a) Purchase Rights. If at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Note) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

(b) Other Corporate Events. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “Corporate Event”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon a conversion of this Note, (i) in addition to the shares of Common Stock receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets to which the Holder would have been entitled with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares of Common Stock been held by the Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Note) or (ii) in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of shares of Common Stock in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as the Holder would have been entitled to receive had this Note initially been issued with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to shares of Common Stock) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate. The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion or redemption of this Note.

 

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(7) RIGHTS UPON ISSUANCE OF OTHER SECURITIES.

(a) Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Issuance of Common Stock. If and whenever on or after the Subscription Date, the Company issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 7(a) is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock (including the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock owned or held by or for the account of the Company, but excluding Excluded Securities) for a consideration per share (the “New Issuance Price”) less than a price (the “Applicable Price”) equal to the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal the product of (A) the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance and (B) the quotient determined by dividing (1) the sum of (I) the product derived by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance and the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance plus (II) the consideration, if any, received by the Company upon such Dilutive Issuance, by (2) the product derived by multiplying (I) the Applicable Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance by (II) the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding immediately after such Dilutive Issuance. For purposes of determining the adjusted Conversion Price under this Section 7(a), the following shall be applicable:

(i) Issuance of Options. If the Company in any manner grants or sells any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Option is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share. For purposes of this Section 7(a)(i), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Option” shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon granting or sale of the Option, upon exercise of the Option and upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such share of Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities.

(ii) Issuance of Convertible Securities. If the Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange or exercise thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 7(a)(ii), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange or exercise” shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of the Convertible Security and upon the conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Security. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such share of Common Stock upon conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities, and if any such issue or sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Conversion Price had been or are to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 7(a), no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.

(iii) Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If the purchase price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities, or the rate at which any Convertible Securities are convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock changes at any time, the Conversion Price in effect at the time of such change shall be adjusted to the Conversion Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities provided for such changed purchase price, additional consideration or changed conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold. For purposes of

 

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this Section 7(a)(iii), if the terms of any Option or Convertible Security that was outstanding as of the Subscription Date are changed in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such change. No adjustment shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Conversion Price then in effect.

(iv) Calculation of Consideration Received. In case any Option is issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities of the Company, together comprising one integrated transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Options by the parties thereto, such Options will be deemed to have been issued for the difference of (x) the aggregate fair market value of such Options and other securities issued or sold in such integrated transaction, less, (y) the fair market value of the securities other than such Option, issued or sold in such transaction, and the other securities issued or sold in such integrated transaction will be deemed to have been issued or sold for the balance of the consideration received by the Company. If any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor will be deemed to be the net amount received by the Company therefor. If any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of the consideration other than cash received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company will be the Closing Sale Price of such securities on the date of receipt. The fair value of any consideration other than cash or securities will be determined jointly by the Company and the Required Holders. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined, at the Company’s expense, within five (5) Business Days after the tenth (10th) day following the Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Required Holders. The determination of such appraiser shall be deemed binding upon all parties absent manifest error.

(v) Record Date. If the Company takes a record of the holders of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase, as the case may be.

(b) Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced. If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased.

(c) Other Events. If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 7 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Conversion Price so as to protect the rights of the Holder under this Note; provided that no such adjustment will increase the Conversion Price as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 7.

(d) Expiration of Options or Convertible Securities. Upon the expiration or termination of any unexercised Option or unconverted or unexchanged Convertible Security which resulted (either upon its original issuance or upon a revision of its terms) in an adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of Section 7(a), the Conversion Price shall be readjusted to such Conversion Price as would have obtained had such Option or Convertible Security never been issued.

 

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(8) COMPANY’S RIGHT OF OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.

(a) Optional Redemption. The Company shall have the right to redeem from time to time all or any portion of the Conversion Amount then remaining under this Note as designated in the Optional Redemption Notice (as defined below), as of the Optional Redemption Date (as defined below) (an “Optional Redemption”). The portion of this Note subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 8 shall be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price equal to the greater of (i) the product of (x) the Conversion Amount being redeemed and (y) the quotient determined by dividing (A) the average of the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the Optional Redemption Notice Date by (B) the Conversion Price and (ii) 100% percent of the Conversion Amount being redeemed (the “Optional Redemption Price” and, collectively with the Event of Default Redemption Price and the Change of Control Redemption Price, the “Redemption Prices” and each, a “Redemption Price”) on the Optional Redemption Date; provided, however, that if there is an Equity Conditions Failure, the Optional Redemption Price shall be a price equal to the greater of (i) the product of (x) the Conversion Amount being redeemed and (y) the quotient determined by dividing (A) the average of the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the Optional Redemption Notice Date by (B) the Conversion Price and (ii) 115% percent of the Conversion Amount being redeemed. The Company may exercise its right to require redemption under this Section 8(a) by delivering a written notice thereof by facsimile and overnight courier to all, but not less than all, of the holders of Notes and the Transfer Agent (the “Optional Redemption Notice” and, collectively with the Event of Default Redemption Notice and the Change of Control Redemption Notice, the “Redemption Notices” and each, a “Redemption Notice” and the date all of the holders received such notice is referred to as the “Optional Redemption Notice Date”). The Optional Redemption Notice delivered shall be irrevocable and shall state (A) the date on which the Optional Redemption shall occur (the “Optional Redemption Date”) which date shall be no sooner than twenty (20) Trading Days following the Optional Redemption Notice Date and no later than thirty (30) Trading Days following the Optional Redemption Notice Date and (B) the aggregate Conversion Amount of the Notes which the Company has elected to be subject to Optional Redemption from all of the holders of the Notes pursuant to this Section 8 (and analogous provisions under the Other Notes) on the Optional Redemption Date. All Conversion Amounts converted by the Holder after the Optional Redemption Notice Date shall reduce the Conversion Amount of this Note required to be redeemed on the Optional Redemption Date. Redemptions made pursuant to this Section 8 shall be made in accordance with Section 13.

(b) Pro Rata Redemption Requirement. If the Company elects to cause an Optional Redemption pursuant to Section 8(a), then it must simultaneously take the same action with respect to the Other Notes. If the Company elects to cause an Optional Redemption pursuant to Section 8(a) (or similar provisions under the Other Notes) with respect to less than all of the Conversion Amounts of the Notes then outstanding, then the Company shall require redemption of a Conversion Amount from each of the holders of the Notes equal to the product of (i) the aggregate Conversion Amount of Notes which the Company has elected to cause to be redeemed pursuant to Section 8(a), multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the aggregate Original Principal Amount of the Notes purchased by such holder and the denominator of which is the sum of the aggregate Original Principal Amount of the Notes purchased by all holders (such fraction with respect to each holder is referred to as its “Redemption Allocation Percentage”, and such amount with respect to each holder is referred to as its “Pro Rata Redemption Amount”). In the event that the initial holder of any Notes shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such holder’s Notes, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such holder’s Redemption Allocation Percentage and Pro Rata Redemption Amount.

(9) COMPANY’S RIGHT OF MANDATORY CONVERSION.

(a) Mandatory Conversion. If at any time from and after the Subscription Date (the “Mandatory Conversion Eligibility Date”), (i) the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock exceeds for at least ten (10) Trading Days in any thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period following the Mandatory Conversion Eligibility Date (the “Mandatory Conversion Measuring Period”) 135% of the Conversion Price on the Issuance Date (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, combinations, reverse stock splits or other similar events during such period), (ii) there is no Equity Conditions Failure and (iii) the Company is in compliance with the covenant relating to total leverage ratio contained in Section 4(q) of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company shall have the right to require the Holder to convert all, or any portion, of the Conversion Amount then remaining under this Note as designated in the Mandatory Conversion Notice into fully paid, validly issued and nonassessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 3(c) hereof at the Conversion Rate as of the Mandatory Conversion Date (as defined below) (a “Mandatory Conversion”). The Company may exercise its right to require

 

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conversion under this Section 9(a) by delivering within not more than two (2) Trading Days following the end of any such Mandatory Conversion Measuring Period a written notice thereof by facsimile and overnight courier to all, but not less than all, of the holders of Notes and the Transfer Agent (the “Mandatory Conversion Notice” and the date all of the holders received such notice is referred to as the “Mandatory Conversion Notice Date”). The Company may deliver one (1) Mandatory Conversion Notice hereunder and the Mandatory Conversion Notice shall be irrevocable. The Mandatory Conversion Notice shall state (i) the Trading Day selected for the Mandatory Conversion in accordance with Section 9(a), which Trading Day shall be at least twenty (20) Business Days but not more than sixty (60) Business Days following the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date (the “Mandatory Conversion Date”), (ii) the aggregate Conversion Amount of the Notes subject to mandatory conversion from all of the holders of the Notes pursuant to this Section 9 (and analogous provisions under the Other Notes) and (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to such Holder on the Mandatory Conversion Date. All Conversion Amounts converted by the Holder after the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date shall reduce the Conversion Amount of this Note required to be converted on the Mandatory Conversion Date. The mechanics of conversion set forth in Section 3(c) shall apply to any Mandatory Conversion as if the Company and the Transfer Agent had received from the Holder on the Mandatory Conversion Date a Conversion Notice with respect to the Conversion Amount being converted pursuant to the Mandatory Conversion.

(b) Pro Rata Conversion Requirement. If the Company elects to cause a conversion of any Conversion Amount of this Note pursuant to Section 9(a), then it must simultaneously take the same action in the same proportion with respect to the Other Notes. If the Company elects a Mandatory Conversion of this Note pursuant to Section 9(a) (or similar provisions under the Other Notes) with respect to less than all of the Conversion Amounts of the Notes then outstanding, then the Company shall require conversion of a Conversion Amount from each of the holders of the Notes equal to the product of (i) the aggregate Conversion Amount of Notes which the Company has elected to cause to be converted pursuant to Section 9(a), multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the aggregate Original Principal Amount of the Notes purchased by such holder and the denominator of which is the sum of the aggregate Original Principal Amount of the Notes purchased by all holders (such fraction with respect to each holder is referred to as its “Conversion Allocation Percentage,” and such amount with respect to each holder is referred to as its “Pro Rata Conversion Amount”). In the event that the initial holder of any Notes shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such holder’s Notes, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such holder’s Conversion Allocation Percentage and the Pro Rata Conversion Amount.

(10) [Reserved.]

(11) NONCIRCUMVENTION. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Note, and will at all times in good faith carry out all of the provisions of this Note and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder of this Note.

(12) RESERVATION OF AUTHORIZED SHARES.

(a) Reservation. The Company shall initially reserve out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock a number of shares of Common Stock for each of the Notes equal to 130% of the Conversion Rate with respect to the Conversion Amount of each such Note as of the Issuance Date. So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Company shall take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Notes, 130% of the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion of all of the Notes then outstanding; provided that at no time shall the number of shares of Common Stock so reserved be less than the number of shares required to be reserved by the previous sentence (without regard to any limitations on conversions) (the “Required Reserve Amount”). The initial number of shares of Common Stock reserved for conversions of the Notes and each increase in the number of shares so reserved shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of the Notes based on the principal amount of the Notes held by each holder at the Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) or increase in the number of reserved shares, as the case may be (the “Authorized Share Allocation”). In the event that a holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such holder’s Notes, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such holder’s Authorized Share Allocation. Any shares of Common Stock reserved and allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Notes shall be allocated to the remaining holders of Notes, pro rata based on the principal amount of the Notes then held by such holders.

 

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(b) Insufficient Authorized Shares. If at any time while any of the Notes remain outstanding the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon conversion of the Notes at least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Reserve Amount (an “Authorized Share Failure”), then the Company shall immediately take all action necessary to increase the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for the Notes then outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its stockholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, the Company shall provide each stockholder with a proxy statement and shall use its best efforts to solicit its stockholders’ approval of such increase in authorized shares of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the stockholders that they approve such proposal.

(13) HOLDER’S REDEMPTIONS.

(a) Mechanics. The Company shall deliver the applicable Event of Default Redemption Price to the Holder within five (5) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s Event of Default Redemption Notice. If the Holder has submitted a Change of Control Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 5(b), the Company shall deliver the applicable Change of Control Redemption Price to the Holder concurrently with the consummation of such Change of Control if such notice is received prior to the consummation of such Change of Control and within five (5) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of such notice otherwise. The Company shall deliver the Optional Redemption Price to the Holder on the Optional Redemption Date. In the event of a redemption of less than all of the Conversion Amount of this Note, the Company shall promptly cause to be issued and delivered to the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 20(c)) representing the outstanding Principal which has not been redeemed. In the event that the Company does not pay the applicable Redemption Price to the Holder within the time period required, at any time thereafter and until the Company pays such unpaid Redemption Price in full, the Holder shall have the option, in lieu of redemption, to require the Company to promptly return to the Holder all or any portion of this Note representing the Conversion Amount that was submitted for redemption and for which the applicable Redemption Price (together with any Late Charges thereon) has not been paid. Upon the Company’s receipt of such notice, (x) the Redemption Notice shall be null and void with respect to such Conversion Amount, (y) the Company shall immediately return this Note, or issue a new Note (in accordance with Section 20(c)) to the Holder representing such Conversion Amount and (z) the Conversion Price of this Note or such new Notes shall be adjusted to the lesser of (A) the Conversion Price as in effect on the date on which the Redemption Notice is voided and (B) the lowest Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock during the period beginning on and including the date on which the Redemption Notice is delivered to the Company and ending on and including the date on which the Redemption Notice is voided. The Holder’s delivery of a notice voiding a Redemption Notice and exercise of its rights following such notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments of Late Charges which have accrued prior to the date of such notice with respect to the Conversion Amount subject to such notice.

(b) Redemption by Other Holders. Upon the Company’s receipt of notice from any of the holders of the Other Notes for redemption or repayment as a result of an event or occurrence substantially similar to the events or occurrences described in Section 4(b) or Section 5(b) (each, an “Other Redemption Notice”), the Company shall immediately forward to the Holder by facsimile a copy of such notice. If the Company receives a Redemption Notice and one or more Other Redemption Notices, during the period beginning on and including the date which is three (3) Business Days prior to the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s Redemption Notice and ending on and including the date which is three (3) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s Redemption Notice and the Company is unable to redeem all principal, interest and other amounts designated in such Redemption Notice and such Other Redemption Notices received during such seven (7) Business Day period, then the Company shall redeem a pro rata amount from each holder of the Notes (including the Holder) based on the principal amount of the Notes submitted for redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice and such Other Redemption Notices received by the Company during such seven (7) Business Day period.

 

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(14) RESTRICTION ON REDEMPTION AND CASH DIVIDENDS.

(a) Until all of the Notes have been converted, redeemed or otherwise satisfied in accordance with their terms, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior express written consent of the Required Holders, declare or pay any dividends (other than dividends payable solely in Capital Stock (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) of such Person) or return any capital to, its stockholders or other equity holders, or authorize or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its stockholders or equity holders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, for consideration, any shares of any class of its Capital Stock now or hereafter outstanding (or any warrants for or options or stock appreciation rights in respect of any of such shares), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of any class of the Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, now or hereafter outstanding (or stock appreciation or similar rights issued by such Person with respect to its Capital Stock) (all of the foregoing “Dividends”), except that: (i) any Subsidiary of the Company may pay Dividends to the holders of its Capital Stock, (ii) the Company may make noncash repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of such options, (iii) the Company may pay cash Dividends to the holders of its Common Stock and the Company may make cash repurchases of Capital Stock; provided that (x) no Event of Default is then in existence or would result from such payment of Dividends or cash repurchases of Capital Stock, and (y) the aggregate amount of all cash Dividends and cash repurchases of Capital Stock shall not exceed $25,000,000 in any fiscal year of the Company, and (iv) the Company may make cash repurchases of Capital Stock pursuant to employee compensation arrangements, so long as no Event of Default is then in existence or would result therefrom.

(b) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any encumbrance or restriction which prohibits or otherwise restricts (i) the ability of any other Subsidiary to (A) pay Dividends or make other distributions or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any other Subsidiary, (B) make loans or advances to the Company or any other Subsidiary or (C) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any Subsidiary or (ii) the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon its property or assets, other than prohibitions or restrictions existing under or by reason of (A) the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (B) applicable law, (C) customary non-assignment provisions entered into in the ordinary course of business, (D) Permitted Liens and any documents or instruments governing the terms of any Indebtedness or other obligations secured by any such Liens, provided that such prohibitions or restrictions apply only to the assets subject to such Liens, (E) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of a Subsidiary, provided that such restrictions apply only to leasehold interest created by such lease, (F) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale of any property permitted under Section 9.2 of the Credit Agreement pending the consummation of such sale, provided that such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property subject to such sale; and (G) any restriction in effect at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of the Company, so long as such agreement was not entered into in connection with or in contemplation of such person becoming a Subsidiary of the Company.

(15) VOTING RIGHTS. The Holder shall have no voting rights as the holder of this Note, except as required by law, including but not limited to the General Corporate Law of the State of Delaware, and as expressly provided in this Note.

(16) COVENANTS.

(a) Rank. All payments due under this Note (i) shall rank pari passu with all Other Notes and (ii) shall be senior to all other Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries other than Permitted Senior Indebtedness as provided in Section 30 hereof.

(b) Incurrence of Indebtedness. So long as this Note is outstanding, the Company shall not, and the Company shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, other than (i) the Indebtedness evidenced by this Note and the Other Notes and (ii) Permitted Indebtedness.

 

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(c) Existence of Liens. So long as this Note is outstanding, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets of any kind (real or personal, tangible or intangible) of the Company or any such Subsidiary, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or sell any such property or assets subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such property or assets (including sales of accounts receivable or notes with recourse to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) or assign any right to receive income, or file or authorize the filing of any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or any other similar notice of Lien under any similar recording or notice statute, except for Permitted Liens.

(d) Restricted Payments. The Company shall not, and the Company shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, redeem, defease, repurchase, repay or make any payments in respect of, by the payment of cash or cash equivalents (in whole or in part, whether by way of open market purchases, tender offers, private transactions or otherwise), all or any portion of any Permitted Indebtedness other than (i) Permitted Senior Indebtedness and (ii) Indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business, whether by way of payment in respect of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on, such Indebtedness if at the time such payment is due or is otherwise made or, after giving effect to such payment, an event constituting, or that with the passage of time and without being cured would constitute, an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(17) PARTICIPATION. The Holder, as the holder of this Note, shall be entitled to receive such dividends paid and distributions made to the holders of Common Stock to the same extent as if the Holder had converted this Note into Common Stock (without regard to any limitations on conversion herein or elsewhere) and had held such shares of Common Stock on the record date for such dividends and distributions. Payments under the preceding sentence shall be made concurrently with the dividend or distribution to the holders of Common Stock.

(18) VOTE TO ISSUE, OR CHANGE THE TERMS OF, NOTES. The affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose or the written consent without a meeting of the Required Holders shall be required for any change or amendment to this Note or the Other Notes.

(19) TRANSFER. This Note may be offered, sold, assigned or transferred by the Holder without the consent of the Company, subject only to the provisions of Section 2(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement. In addition, the Notes may not be transferred in increments of less than $1,000,000 (provided, that such minimum amount shall not apply in the case of (x) a transfer of the remaining Principal amount of this Note or (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default).

(20) REISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE.

(a) Transfer. If this Note is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Note to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 20(c)), registered as the Holder may request, representing the outstanding Principal being transferred by the Holder and, if less then the entire outstanding Principal is being transferred, a new Note (in accordance with Section 20(c)) to the Holder representing the outstanding Principal not being transferred. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of Section 3(c)(iii) and this Section 20(a), following conversion or redemption of any portion of this Note, the outstanding Principal represented by this Note may be less than the Principal stated on the face of this Note.

(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Note. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Note, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 20(c)) representing the outstanding Principal.

(c) Issuance of New Notes. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Note pursuant to the terms of this Note, such new Note (i) shall be of like tenor with this Note, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Note, the Principal remaining outstanding (or in the case of a new Note being issued pursuant to Section 20(a) or Section 20(c), the Principal designated by the Holder which, when added to the principal represented by the other new Notes issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the Principal remaining outstanding under this Note immediately prior to such issuance of new Notes),

 

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(iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Note, which is the same as the Issuance Date of this Note, (iv) shall include on the face of such new Note the legends set forth on the face of this Note, (v) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Note, and (vi) shall represent accrued and unpaid Interest and Late Charges on the Principal and Interest of this Note, if any, from the Issuance Date.

(21) REMEDIES, CHARACTERIZATIONS, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Note and any of the other Transaction Documents at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Note. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

(22) PAYMENT OF COLLECTION, ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER COSTS. If (a) this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement or is collected or enforced through any legal proceeding or the Holder otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this Note or to enforce the provisions of this Note or (b) there occurs any workout, bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of the Company or other proceedings affecting Company creditors’ rights and involving a claim under this Note, then the Company shall pay the costs incurred by the Holder for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such workout, bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees and disbursements.

(23) CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS. This Note shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and all the Purchasers and shall not be construed against any person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Note are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Note.

(24) FAILURE OR INDULGENCE NOT WAIVER. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.

(25) DISPUTE RESOLUTION. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Closing Bid Price, the Closing Sale Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Rate or Weighted Average Price or any Redemption Price, the Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile within one (1) Business Day of receipt of the Conversion Notice or Redemption Notice or other event giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the Holder. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation within three (3) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days submit via facsimile (a) the disputed determination of the Closing Bid Price, the Closing Sale Price or the Weighted Average Price to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Rate or any Redemption Price to the Company’s independent, outside accountant. The Company, at the Company’s expense, shall cause the investment bank or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than five (5) Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.

 

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(26) NOTICES; PAYMENTS.

(a) Notices. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Note, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 9(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Note, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefore. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will give written notice to the Holder (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Conversion Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the Common Stock, (B) with respect to any pro rata subscription offer to holders of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder.

(b) Payments. Whenever any payment of cash is to be made by the Company to any Person pursuant to this Note, such payment shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by a check drawn on the account of the Company and sent via overnight courier service to such Person at such address as previously provided to the Company in writing (which address, in the case of each of the Purchasers, shall initially be as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers attached to the Securities Purchase Agreement); provided that the Holder may elect to receive a payment of cash via wire transfer of immediately available funds by providing the Company with prior written notice setting out such request and the Holder’s wire transfer instructions. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day and, in the case of any Interest Date which is not the date on which this Note is paid in full, the extension of the due date thereof shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the amount of Interest due on such date. Any amount of Principal or other amounts due under the Transaction Documents, other than Interest, which is not paid when due shall result in a late charge being incurred and payable by the Company in an amount equal to interest on such amount at the rate of thirteen and one quarter percent (13.25%) per annum from the date such amount was due until the same is paid in full (“Late Charge”).

(27) CANCELLATION. After all Principal, accrued Interest and other amounts at any time owed on this Note has been paid in full, this Note shall automatically be deemed canceled, shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation and shall not be reissued.

(28) WAIVER OF NOTICE. To the extent permitted by law, the Company hereby waives demand, notice, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note and the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(29) GOVERNING LAW. This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Note shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. In the event that any provision of this Note is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Note. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude the Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to the Holder, to realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Holder. THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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(30) SUBORDINATION.

(a) The indebtedness and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby are subordinate in the manner and to the extent set forth in the Subordination Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, and each holder of this instrument or agreement, by its acceptance hereof, irrevocably agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Subordination Agreement.

(b) Nothing contained in this Section 30 or elsewhere in this Note or in the Subordination Agreement is intended to or shall impair, as between the Company, its creditors (other than the holders of Permitted Senior Indebtedness) and the Holder, the obligation of the Company, which obligation are absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holder the principal of and interest on this Note as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof, or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holder and creditors of the Company (other than the holders of Permitted Senior Indebtedness), nor shall anything contained herein or therein prevent the Holder from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under this Note, subject to the rights, if any, under this Section 30 and the Subordination Agreement of the holders of Permitted Senior Indebtedness in respect of cash, property or securities of the Company received upon the exercise of any such remedy.

(c) Except as expressly provided in the Subordination Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 30 shall affect the obligation of the Company to make, or prevent the Company from making, payments of the principal of or interest on this Note, or redeeming this Note, in accordance with the provisions hereof.

(d) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Section 30 or the Subordination Agreement, (i) the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall not be deemed to constitute a payment or distribution on account of the principal of or interest on this Note or on account of the purchase or other acquisition of all or any portion of this Note for purposes of the Subordination Agreement. The payment, issuance or delivery of cash, property or securities (other than Common Stock) upon conversion of all or any portion of this Note shall be deemed to constitute payment on account of the principal of or interest on this Note or portion thereof.

(e) Nothing contained in this Section 30 or elsewhere in this Note is intended to or shall impair, as among the Company, its creditors and the Holder, the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to convert this Note in accordance with the terms hereof.

(31) CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Approved Stock Plan” means any employee benefit plan or agreement which has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued in the ordinary course of business to any consultant, employee, officer or director for services provided to the Company.

(b) “Bloomberg” means Bloomberg Financial Markets.

(c) “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

(d) “Calendar Quarter” means each of: the period beginning on and including January 1 and ending on and including March 31; the period beginning on and including April 1 and ending on and including June 30; the period beginning on and including July 1 and ending on and including September 30; and the period beginning on and including October 1 and ending on and including December 31.

 

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(e) “Change of Control” means (i) any Fundamental Transaction other than (x) any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification of the Common Shares or merger to which the Company is a party in which holders of the Company’s voting power immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or merger continue after such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or merger to hold publicly traded securities and, directly or indirectly, the voting power of the surviving entity or entities necessary to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities, or (y) pursuant to a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company, or (ii) during any period of twenty four (24) consecutive months beginning on or after December 31, 2007, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Company’s Board of Directors (together with any new or replacement directors whose election by the Company’s Board of Directors, or whose nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the directors then in office or (iii) any “change in control” or similar event under the Credit Agreement.

(f) “Closing Bid Price” and “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price, as the case may be, then the last bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price, as the case may be, of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 25. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

(g) “Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, which date is the date the Company initially issued Notes pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(h) “Common Stock Deemed Outstanding” means, at any given time, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time, plus the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be outstanding pursuant to Sections 7(a)(i) and 7(a)(ii) hereof regardless of whether the Options or Convertible Securities are actually exercisable at such time, but excluding any Common Stock owned or held by or for the account of the Company or issuable upon conversion of the Notes.

(i) “Contingent Obligation” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(j) “Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.

(k) “Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated December 31, 2007, by and among the Company, ABX Air, Inc. and CHI Acquisition Corp., the Lenders from time to time party thereto, SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Regions Bank, as Syndication Agent, and Fifth Third Bank and Merrill Lynch Commercial Finance Corp., as Co-Documentation Agents, including all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications and any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any indebtedness or other financial accommodation that has been incurred to extend, replace, refinance or refund in whole or in part the indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under the Credit Agreement (subject to the restrictions on modification of the Credit Agreement set forth in the Subordination Agreement).

 

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(l) “Eligible Market” means the Principal Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the American Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Capital Market.

(m) “Equity Conditions” means each of the following conditions: (i) on each day during the period beginning three (3) months prior to the applicable date of determination and ending on and including the applicable date of determination (the “Equity Conditions Measuring Period”), either (x) the Registration Statement filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall be effective and available for the resale of all remaining Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement and there shall not have been any Grace Periods (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) or (y) all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes shall be eligible for sale without restriction and without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws; (ii) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Common Stock is designated for quotation on the Principal Market or any other Eligible Market and shall not have been suspended from trading on such exchange or market (other than suspensions of not more than two (2) days and occurring prior to the applicable date of determination due to business announcements by the Company) nor shall delisting or suspension by such exchange or market been threatened or pending either (A) in writing by such exchange or market or (B) by falling below the then effective minimum listing maintenance requirements of such exchange or market; (iii) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company shall have delivered Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Notes to the holders on a timely basis as set forth in Section 2(c)(ii) hereof (and analogous provisions under the Other Notes); (iv) any applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination may be issued in full without violating the rules or regulations of the Principal Market or any applicable Eligible Market; (v) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company shall not have failed to make any payments within five (5) Business Days of when such payment is due pursuant to any Transaction Document; (vi) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, there shall not have occurred either (A) the public announcement of a pending, proposed or intended Fundamental Transaction which has not been abandoned, terminated or consummated or (B) an Event of Default; (vii) the Company shall have no knowledge of any fact that would cause (x) the Registration Statements required pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement not to be effective and available for the resale of all remaining Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement or (y) any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes not to be eligible for sale without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) and any applicable state securities laws; and (viii) during the Equity Conditions Measurement Period, the Company otherwise shall have been in material compliance with and shall not have materially breached any provision, covenant, representation or warranty of any Transaction Document which breach has not been cured prior to the end of such period.

(n) “Equity Conditions Failure” means that (i) on any day during the period commencing five (5) Trading Days prior to the Optional Redemption Notice Date through the Optional Redemption Date or (ii) on any day during the period commencing five (5) Trading Days prior to the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date through the Mandatory Conversion Date, the Equity Conditions have not been satisfied (or waived in writing by the Holder).

(o) “Excluded Securities” means any Common Stock issued or issuable (pursuant to any issued Convertible Securities): (i) in connection with any Approved Stock Plan; (ii) upon conversion of the Notes; (iii) pursuant to any bona fide firm commitment underwritten public offering with a nationally recognized underwriter, which generates gross proceeds to the Company in excess of $40,000,000 (other than an “at-the-market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the 1933 Act and “equity lines”); (iv) upon conversion of any Options or Convertible Securities which are outstanding on the day immediately preceding the Subscription Date, provided that the terms of such Options or Convertible Securities are not materially amended, modified or changed on or after the Subscription Date in a manner adverse to the Holder; (v) directly on an arm’s-length basis to an unrelated third party that is a counterparty, such counterparty’s affiliates or their respective stockholders, in connection with bona fide, strategic transactions, stock acquisitions, mergers, asset acquisitions, joint ventures, collaborations, licenses of products or technology, or similar transactions approved by the Company’s Board of Directors; provided that such issuance is made at a price equal to or greater than the arithmetic average of the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock for the five

 

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(5) consecutive Trading Days immediately prior to the date of such issuance and the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital; and (vi) in connection with any financing transaction (including, without limitation, private placements), the primary purpose of such issuance is to finance bona fide strategic transactions, stock acquisitions, mergers, asset acquisitions, joint ventures, collaborations, licenses of products or technology, or similar transactions approved by the Company’s Board of Directors; provided that in the case of (vi), in amounts not to exceed in the aggregate 20% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the beginning of any calendar year (the “20% Threshold”), in which case only those shares of Common Stock (or Common Stock underlying any Convertible Securities so issued) in excess of the 20% Threshold shall not be Excluded Securities.

(p) “Fundamental Transaction” means that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Person, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company to another Person, or (iii) allow another Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than the 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (iv) consummate a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of either the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination), (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock, or (vi) any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 30% or more on a fully diluted basis of the aggregate Voting Stock of the Company or shall have obtained the power (whether or not exercised) to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Company (other than pursuant to proxies solicited by the board of directors of the Company in connection with an election of directors), or (vii) the Company shall cease to beneficially own (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 100% on a fully diluted basis of the Capital Stock of ABX Air, Inc., CHI Acquisition Corp. and Cargo Holdings International, Inc.

(q) “GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

(r) “Guarantees” means (i) that certain Guaranty made by the Company and certain Subsidiaries of the Company pursuant to which the Company and such Subsidiaries have guaranteed for the benefit of the holders of the ABX Air Senior Notes (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) the obligations of the Company under the ABX Air Senior Notes and the other Transaction Documents as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and (ii) that certain Guarantee made by ABX Air, Inc. and certain other Subsidiaries of the Company pursuant to which ABX Air, Inc. and such other Subsidiaries have guaranteed for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the other Transaction Documents as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

(s) “Indebtedness” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(t) “Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, 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).

(u) “Maximum Amount” means, as of any date of determination, (a) $370,000,000 plus (b) unpaid interest, fees, costs, expenses, indemnities and other amounts payable pursuant to the terms of the Senior Documents (as defined in the Subordination Agreement), whether or not the same are added to the principal amount of the Senior Obligations (as defined in the Subordination Agreement) and including the same as would accrue and become due but for the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding (as defined in the Subordination Agreement), whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable in whole or in part in any such Insolvency Proceeding minus (c) the sum of all principal payments of term loans constituting Senior Obligations (including voluntary and mandatory prepayments).

 

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(v) “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

(w) “Parent Entity” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.

(x) “Permitted Indebtedness” means (i) Permitted Senior Indebtedness, (ii) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company, or of the Company to any Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens described in clause (ix) of the definition of Permitted Liens so long as the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness arising on or after December 31, 2007 does not exceed $75,000,000, (iv) existing Indebtedness listed in Section 3(r) of the Disclosure Schedule to the Securities Purchase Agreement and any renewals, extensions, refundings or refinancings of such Indebtedness, provided the amount thereof is not increased and the maturity of principal is not shortened, (v) Indebtedness under Hedge Agreements (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) (provided that such Hedge Agreements are entered into to hedge actual risks and not for speculative purposes), (vi) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within two Business Days of its incurrence, and (vii) other unsecured Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time $10,000,000.

(y) “Permitted Liens” means (i) Liens for taxes and assessments not yet due and payable or Liens for taxes being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Company) have been established, (ii) Liens in respect of property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of business, such as operators’, vendors’, repairmens’, construction, carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlord’s Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, and (x) which 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 the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien, (iii) Liens securing the Company’s obligations under Permitted Senior Indebtedness, (iv) Liens on assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries existing on December 31, 2007 and listed on Section 3(v) of the Disclosure Schedule to the Securities Purchase Agreement and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof; provided that no such Lien is spread to cover any additional property after December 31, 2007 and that the principal amount of Indebtedness secured thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness so secured at the time of such extension, renewal or replacement, (v) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 4, (vi) 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, old age pension or public liability obligation, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, trade contracts, leases, government contracts, 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), (vii) leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (viii) easements, encroachments, covenants, rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and municipal and zoning ordinances, (ix) Liens arising from UCC financing statements regarding Capital Leases (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) permitted by the Credit Agreement, (x) Liens on assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, each of which Liens (A) existed on such assets before the time of their acquisition by the Company or such Subsidiary, were not created in contemplation thereof and secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (iii) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, or (B) existed on such assets of any Subsidiary before the time it became a Subsidiary, were not created in contemplation of the owner thereof becoming a Subsidiary and secure Indebtedness permitted by clause

 

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(iii) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, or (C) was created solely for the purpose of securing Indebtedness representing, or incurred to finance, the cost of such assets and secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (iii) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness; provided that, with respect to Liens referred to in this clause (x)(C), (i) such Liens and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred within 90 days of the acquisition of such asset, (ii) such Liens shall at all times be confined to the assets (or, with respect to any such asset, the group of assets together with which it is acquired) so acquired and improvements, alterations, replacements and modifications thereto and (iii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall in no case exceed 100% of the cost of the assets (or group of assets) subject thereto at the time of acquisition thereof, and provided, further that with respect to each Lien referred to in this clause (x), any extension, renewal or replacement thereof shall be permitted only to the extent that the principal amount of Indebtedness secured thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness so secured at the time of such extension, renewal or replacement, (xi) Liens granted by a Subsidiary of the Company in favor of the Company or another Subsidiary of the Company in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations owed by such Subsidiary to the Company or such other Subsidiary, (xii) Liens that are rights of setoff relating to deposit accounts in favor of banks and other depositary institutions arising in the ordinary of business; (xiii) Liens securing the Cargo Holdings Intercompany Loan, and (xiv) Liens on the Aeronavali Aircraft (as defined in the Credit Agreement) granted to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, as Indemnifying Parties Representative.

(z) “Permitted Senior Indebtedness” means the principal of (and premium, if any), interest on, and all fees and other amounts (including, without limitation, any reasonable out-of-pocket costs, enforcement expenses (including reasonable out-of-pocket legal fees and disbursements), collateral protection expenses and other reimbursement or indemnity obligations relating thereto) payable by Company and/or its Subsidiaries under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, in a maximum amount not to exceed at any time the Maximum Amount.

(aa) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a government or any department or agency thereof.

(bb) “Principal Market” means the Nasdaq National Market.

(cc) “Redemption Premium” means (i) in the case of the Events of Default described in Section 4(a)(i) - (vi) and (ix) - (xii), 115% or (ii) in the case of the Events of Default described in Section 4(a)(vii) - (viii), 100%.

(dd) “Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain registration rights agreement between the Company and the initial holders of the Notes relating to, among other things, the registration of the resale of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes.

(ee) “Required Holders” means the holders of Notes representing at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

(ff) “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

(gg) “Securities Purchase Agreement” means that certain securities purchase agreement dated December 31, 2007 by and among the Company and the initial holders of the Notes pursuant to which the Company issued the Notes.

(hh) “Significant Subsidiaries” means the “significant subsidiaries” as such term is used under Regulation S-X significant subsidiaries under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(ii) “Subordination Agreement” means the Subordination Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2007, by and among SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent for the Senior Creditors (as defined in the Subordination Agreement), each of the Subordinated Creditors (as defined in the Subordination Agreement), the Company, ABX Air, Inc., CHI Acquisition Corp. and certain Subsidiaries of the Company identified therein.

(jj) “Subscription Date” means the Issuance Date set forth on the first page of this Note.

 

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(kk) “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(ll) “Successor Entity” means the Person, which may be the Company, formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been made, provided that if such Person is not a publicly traded entity whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed for trading on an Eligible Market, Successor Entity shall mean such Person’s Parent Entity.

(mm) “Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded; provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time).

(nn) “Voting Stock” of a Person means capital stock of such Person of the class or classes pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power to elect, or the general power to appoint, at least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at the time capital stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).

(oo) “Weighted Average Price” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York Time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official close of trading) as reported by Bloomberg through its “Volume at Price” functions, or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York Time (or such other time as such market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time (or such other time as such market publicly announces is the official close of trading) as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the Weighted Average Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Weighted Average Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 25. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

(32) DISCLOSURE. Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Note, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day after any such receipt or delivery publicly disclose such material, nonpublic information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to such Holder contemporaneously with delivery of such notice, and in the absence of any such indication, the Holder shall be allowed to presume that all matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.

 

ABX HOLDINGS, INC.
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT I

ABX HOLDINGS, INC.

CONVERSION NOTICE

Reference is made to the Senior Subordinated Convertible Note (the “Note”) issued to the undersigned by ABX Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”). In accordance with and pursuant to the Note, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the Conversion Amount (as defined in the Note) of the Note indicated below into shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), as of the date specified below.

 

 

Date of Conversion:                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 

Aggregate Conversion Amount to be converted:                                                                                                                                                               

 

Please confirm the following information:

 

Conversion Price:                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 

Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:                                                                                                                                                           

 

Please issue the Common Stock into which the Note is being converted in the following name and to the following address:

 

Issue to:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

 

Facsimile Number:                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 

Authorization:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

 

By:                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

 

Title:                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

Dated:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 

Account Number:                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

    (if electronic book entry transfer)

 

Transaction Code Number:                                                                                                                                                                                                        

    (if electronic book entry transfer)


ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The Company hereby acknowledges this Conversion Notice and hereby directs National City Bank to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated [                    ] from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by National City Bank.

 

ABX HOLDINGS, INC.
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
EX-10.6 9 dex106.htm FORM OF SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES Form of Senior Subordinated Notes

Exhibit 10.6

[FORM OF SENIOR NOTE]

THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM (IT BEING AGREED THAT IN-HOUSE COUNSEL SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE), THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES. ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THIS NOTE. THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE MAY BE LESS THAN OR MORE THAN THE AMOUNT SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF.

THE INDEBTEDNESS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBORDINATE IN THE MANNER AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (THE “SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT”) DATED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 AMONG SUNTRUST BANK, IN ITS CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE SUBORDINATED CREDITORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES THEREOF, ABX HOLDINGS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, ABX AIR, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, CHI ACQUISITION CORP., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES THEREOF, AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS, AND EACH HOLDER OF THIS INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT. TO THE EXTENT ANY TERM, PROVISION, COVENANT, AGREEMENT OR CONDITION HEREIN CONFLICTS WITH OR OTHERWISE CONTRADICTS ANY OF THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT, THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT SHALL CONTROL.

ABX AIR, INC.

SENIOR NOTE

 

Issuance Date:                     , 2008    Original Principal Amount: U.S. $ [                    ]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ABX Air, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of [                    ] or registered assigns (“Holder”) the amount set out above as the Original Principal Amount (as increased as a result of interest payable-in-kind (“PIK Interest”) pursuant to the terms hereof and as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to redemption or otherwise, the “Principal”) when due, whether upon the Maturity Date (as defined below), acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay interest (“Interest”) in cash or in-kind on any outstanding Principal in the manner and at the rates set forth in Section 2 below (the “Interest Rate”), from the date set out above as the Issuance Date (the “Issuance Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether upon an Interest Date (as defined below), the Maturity Date, acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof). This Senior Note (including all Senior Notes issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this “Note”) is one of an issue of Senior Notes (collectively, the “Notes” and such other Senior Notes, the “Other Notes”) issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined below). Certain capitalized terms are defined in Section 23.

(1) MATURITY. On the Maturity Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing all outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest and accrued and unpaid Late Charges, if any, on such Principal and Interest. The “Maturity


Date” shall be the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Issuance Date set forth on the first page of this Note, as may be extended at the option of the Holder (i) in the event that, and for so long as, an Event of Default (as defined in Section 3(a)) shall have occurred and be continuing on the Maturity Date (as may be extended pursuant to this Section 1) or any event that shall have occurred and be continuing that with the passage of time and the failure to cure would result in an Event of Default and (ii) through the date that is ten (10) Business Days after the consummation of a Change of Control in the event that a Change of Control is publicly announced or a Change of Control Notice (as defined in Section 5(b)) is delivered prior to the Maturity Date.

(2) INTEREST; INTEREST RATE.

(a) Cash and PIK Interest. Interest on this Note shall commence accruing on the Issuance Date and shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year and actual days elapsed and shall be payable in arrears for each Calendar Quarter on the first day of the succeeding Calendar Quarter during the period beginning on the Issuance Date and ending on, and including, the Maturity Date (each, an “Interest Date”) with the first Interest Date being the first day of the Calendar Quarter immediately following the Calendar Quarter in which the Issuance Date set forth above occurs. Commencing on the Issuance Date and ending on the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after the first anniversary of the Issuance Date (the “Interest Adjustment Date”), the Interest Rate shall be 5.00% per annum and Interest shall be payable on each Interest Date, to the record holder of this Note on the applicable Interest Date, in cash. Commencing on the Interest Adjustment Date, this Note shall bear interest in two components: (i) Interest shall be payable on each Interest Date, to the record holder of this Note on the applicable Interest Date, in cash on the outstanding Principal amount hereof (as increased by PIK Interest as described below) at an Interest Rate of 12.5% per annum, and (ii) Interest shall be payable in-kind on (and thereby increase) the outstanding Principal amount hereof (as such Principal amount is increased from time to time) at the initial interest rate of 2.25% per annum, which initial interest rate shall increase to 3.25% per annum on the first anniversary of the Interest Adjustment Date, and which interest rate shall increase by an additional 1.0% per annum on each subsequent anniversary of the Interest Adjustment Date until this Note is paid or redeemed in full. PIK Interest shall be payable quarterly in arrears as an increase in the Principal amount of this Note on each Interest Date with respect to this Note without any further action on the part of the Company or the Holder and such increased Principal amount of this Note shall be paid in full in connection with the repayment or redemption of this Note. From and after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the applicable Interest Rate paid in cash shall be increased to thirteen and one quarter percent (13.25 %) (the “Default Interest Rate”); provided, however, that, in the case of an Event of Default other than an Event of Default described in Section 3(a)(i), such Default Interest Rate shall not commence until the 30th day following the occurrence of the Event of Default. In the event that such Event of Default is subsequently cured, the adjustment referred to in the preceding sentence shall cease to be effective as of the date of such cure; provided that the Interest as calculated at such increased rate during the continuance of such Event of Default shall continue to apply to the extent relating to the days after the occurrence of such Event of Default (or in the case of an Event of Default other than an Event of Default described in Section 3(a)(i), after the 30th day following the occurrence of such Event of Default) through and including the date of cure of such Event of Default.

(b) Cash Payments in Lieu of PIK Interest. Notwithstanding Section 2(a) hereof, commencing with the first “accrual period” (as defined for purposes of the Code) ending after the fifth anniversary of the Issuance Date and continuing with each subsequent accrual period thereafter, the Company shall, in respect of this Note, pay in cash, on or before the end of such accrual period, an amount equal to the sum of the accrued and unpaid PIK Interest and the accrued and unpaid original issue discount (other than PIK Interest), with respect to this Notes if, but only to the extent that, the aggregate amount that would be includible in gross income with respect to the Note for periods before the close of any “accrual period” (as defined for purposes of the Code) ending after the date 5 years after the Closing Date, exceeds the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of interest to be paid under the Note before the close of such accrual period and (ii) the product of the “issue price” (as defined for purposes of the Code) for this Note and the “yield to maturity” (as defined for purposes of the Code) on this Note. Any such payment shall first be allocated to the accrued and unpaid PIK Interest. This language is intended to comply with the “applicable high yield discount obligation” rules under Section 163(e) of the Code and shall be interpreted consistent therewith.

 

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(3) RIGHTS UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT.

(a) Event of Default. Each of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

(i) the Company’s failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, Late Charges or other amounts when and as due under this Note (including, without limitation, the Company’s failure to pay any redemption payments or amounts hereunder), except, in the case of a failure to pay Interest and Late Charges when and as due, in which case only if such failure continues for a period of at least five (5) Business Days;

(ii) any acceleration prior to maturity of any Indebtedness of the Company, ABX Holdings or any of their Subsidiaries under or pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Indebtedness of the Company, ABX Holdings or any of their Subsidiaries in excess of $10,000,000 other than with respect to any Other Notes;

(iii) the Company or ABX Holdings or any Significant Subsidiary of ABX Holdings, pursuant to or within the meaning of Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar Federal, foreign or state law for the relief of debtors (collectively, “Bankruptcy Law”), (A) commences a voluntary case, (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (C) consents to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official (a “Custodian”), (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or (E) admits in writing that it is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due;

(iv) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (A) is for relief against the Company, ABX Holdings or any Significant Subsidiary of ABX Holdings in an involuntary case, (B) appoints a Custodian of the Company, ABX Holdings or any Significant Subsidiary of ABX Holdings or (C) orders the liquidation of the Company, ABX Holdings or any Significant Subsidiary of ABX Holdings;

(v) a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $10,000,000 are rendered against the Company, ABX Holdings or any Significant Subsidiaries of ABX Holdings and which judgments are not, within ninety (90) days after the entry thereof, bonded, discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within ninety (90) days after the expiration of such stay; provided, however, that any judgment which is covered by insurance or an indemnity from a credit worthy party shall not be included in calculating the $10,000,000 amount set forth above so long as the Company provides the Holder a written statement from such insurer or indemnity provider (which written statement shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder) to the effect that such judgment is covered by insurance or an indemnity and the Company will receive the proceeds of such insurance or indemnity within thirty (30) days of the issuance of such judgment;

(vi) the Company or ABX Holdings breaches any representation, warranty, covenant or other term or condition of any Transaction Document (including either of the Guarantees) in a manner that is materially adverse in the aggregate to the Holder, except, in the case of a breach of a covenant which is curable, only if such breach continues for a period of at least twenty (20) consecutive Business Days;

(vii) any breach or failure in any respect to comply with Section 9 of this Note; or

(viii) any Event of Default (as defined in the Other Notes) occurs with respect to any Other Notes.

(b) Redemption Right. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to this Note or any Other Note, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day deliver written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier (an “Event of Default Notice”) to the Holder. At any time after the earlier of the Holder’s receipt of an Event of Default Notice and the Holder becoming aware of an Event of Default, the Holder may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof (the “Event of Default Redemption Notice”) to the Company, which Event of Default Redemption Notice shall indicate the portion of this Note the Holder is electing to redeem. Each portion of this Note subject to redemption by the Company pursuant to this Section 3(b) shall be redeemed by the Company at a price (the “Event of Default Redemption Price”) equal to the product of (i) the Redemption Premium and (ii) the sum of (A) the portion of the Principal to be redeemed, (B) accrued and unpaid Interest with respect to such Principal and (C) accrued and unpaid Late Charges with

 

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respect to such Principal and Interest (the sum of (A), (B) and (C) being referred to as the “Redemption Amount.”). Redemptions required by this Section 3(b) shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 7. To the extent redemptions required by this Section 3(b) are deemed or determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prepayments of the Note by the Company, such redemptions shall be deemed to be voluntary prepayments. The parties hereto agree that in the event of the Company’s redemption of any portion of the Note under this Section 3(b), the Holder’s damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for the Holder. Accordingly, any Redemption Premium due under this Section 3(b) is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of the Holder’s actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty.

(4) RIGHTS UPON FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTION AND CHANGE OF CONTROL.

(a) Assumption. The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless (i) the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Note and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(a) pursuant to written agreements, including agreements to deliver to each holder of Notes in exchange for such Notes a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to the Notes, including, without limitation, having a principal amount and interest rate equal to the principal amounts and the interest rates of the Notes held by such holder and having similar ranking to the Notes, and (ii) the credit risk of the Successor Entity to the Holder in relation to this Note is no greater than that of the Company prior to the Fundamental Transaction, as reasonably determined by the Company’s Board of Directors in good faith based on the customary methods of evaluating credit risk and exposure. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Note referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Note with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the redemption of this Note.

(b) Redemption Right. No sooner than fifteen (15) days nor later than ten (10) days prior to the consummation of a Change of Control, but not prior to the public announcement of such Change of Control, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier to the Holder (a “Change of Control Notice”). At any time during the period beginning after the Holder’s receipt of a Change of Control Notice and ending twenty (20) Trading Days after the consummation of such Change of Control, the Holder may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof (“Change of Control Redemption Notice”) to the Company, which Change of Control Redemption Notice shall indicate the Conversion Amount the Holder is electing to redeem. The portion of this Note subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 4 shall be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price equal to the Conversion Amount being redeemed (the “Change of Control Redemption Price”). Redemptions required by this Section 4 shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 and shall have priority to payments to stockholders in connection with a Change of Control. To the extent redemptions required by this Section 4(b) are deemed or determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prepayments of the Note by the Company, such redemptions shall be deemed to be voluntary prepayments.

(5) COMPANY’S RIGHT OF OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.

(a) Optional Redemption. The Company shall have the right to redeem all or any portion of the Redemption Amount then remaining under this Note as designated in the Optional Redemption Notice (as defined below), as of the Optional Redemption Date (as defined below) (an “Optional Redemption”). The portion of this Note subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 5 shall be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price equal to the portion of the Redemption Amount to be redeemed (the “Optional Redemption Price” and, collectively with the Event of Default Redemption Price and the Change of Control Redemption Price, the “Redemption Prices” and each, a “Redemption Price”) on the Optional Redemption Date. The Company may exercise its right to require redemption under this Section 5(a) by delivering a written notice thereof by facsimile and overnight courier to all, but not less than all, of the holders of Notes (the “Optional Redemption Notice” and, collectively

 

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with the Event of Default Redemption Notice and the Change of Control Redemption Notice, the “Redemption Notices” and each, a “Redemption Notice” and the date all of the holders received such notice is referred to as the “Optional Redemption Notice Date”). An Optional Redemption Notice delivered shall be irrevocable and shall state (A) the date on which the Optional Redemption shall occur (the “Optional Redemption Date”) which date shall be no later than three (3) Business Days following the Optional Redemption Notice Date and (B) the aggregate Redemption Amount of the Notes which the Company has elected to be subject to Optional Redemption from all of the holders of the Notes pursuant to this Section 5 (and analogous provisions under the Other Notes) on the Optional Redemption Date. Redemptions made pursuant to this Section 5 shall be made in accordance with Section 7.

(b) Pro Rata Redemption Requirement. If the Company elects to cause an Optional Redemption pursuant to Section 5(a), then it must simultaneously take the same action with respect to the Other Notes. If the Company elects to cause an Optional Redemption pursuant to Section 5(a) (or similar provisions under the Other Notes) with respect to less than all of the Redemption Amounts of the Notes then outstanding, then the Company shall require redemption of a Redemption Amount from each of the holders of the Notes equal to the product of (i) the aggregate Redemption Amount of Notes which the Company has elected to cause to be redeemed pursuant to Section 5(a), multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the aggregate Original Principal Amount of the Notes purchased by such holder and the denominator of which is the sum of the aggregate Original Principal Amount of the Notes purchased by all holders (such fraction with respect to each holder is referred to as its “Redemption Allocation Percentage”, and such amount with respect to each holder is referred to as its “Pro Rata Redemption Amount”). In the event that the initial holder of any Notes shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such holder’s Notes, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such holder’s Redemption Allocation Percentage and Pro Rata Redemption Amount.

(6) NONCIRCUMVENTION. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Note, and will at all times in good faith carry out all of the provisions of this Note and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder of this Note.

(7) HOLDER’S REDEMPTIONS.

(a) Mechanics. The Company shall deliver the applicable Event of Default Redemption Price to the Holder within five (5) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s Event of Default Redemption Notice. If the Holder has submitted a Change of Control Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 4(b), the Company shall deliver the applicable Change of Control Redemption Price to the Holder concurrently with the consummation of such Change of Control if such notice is received prior to the consummation of such Change of Control and within five (5) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of such notice otherwise. The Company shall deliver the Optional Redemption Price to the Holder on the Optional Redemption Date. In the event of a redemption of less than all of the Redemption Amount of this Note, the Company shall promptly cause to be issued and delivered to the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 12(c)) representing the outstanding Principal which has not been redeemed. In the event that the Company does not pay the applicable Redemption Price to the Holder within the time period required, at any time thereafter and until the Company pays such unpaid Redemption Price in full, the Holder shall have the option, in lieu of redemption, to require the Company to promptly return to the Holder all or any portion of this Note representing the Redemption Amount that was submitted for redemption and for which the applicable Redemption Price (together with any Late Charges thereon) has not been paid. Upon the Company’s receipt of such notice, (x) the Redemption Notice shall be null and void with respect to such Redemption Amount, and (y) the Company shall immediately return this Note, or issue a new Note (in accordance with Section 12(c)) to the Holder representing such Redemption Amount. The Holder’s delivery of a notice voiding a Redemption Notice and exercise of its rights following such notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments of Late Charges which have accrued prior to the date of such notice with respect to the Redemption Amount subject to such notice.

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Section 3(b) (each, an “Other Redemption Notice”), the Company shall immediately forward to the Holder by facsimile a copy of such notice. If the Company receives a Redemption Notice and one or more Other Redemption Notices, during the period beginning on and including the date which is three (3) Business Days prior to the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s Redemption Notice and ending on and including the date which is three (3) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s Redemption Notice and the Company is unable to redeem all principal, interest and other amounts designated in such Redemption Notice and such Other Redemption Notices received during such seven (7) Business Day period, then the Company shall redeem a pro rata amount from each holder of the Notes (including the Holder) based on the principal amount of the Notes submitted for redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice and such Other Redemption Notices received by the Company during such seven (7) Business Day period.

(8) RESTRICTION ON REDEMPTION AND CASH DIVIDENDS.

(a) Until all of the Notes have been converted, redeemed or otherwise satisfied in accordance with their terms, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior express written consent of the Required Holders, declare or pay any dividends (other than dividends payable solely in Capital Stock (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) of such Person) or return any capital to, its stockholders or other equity holders, or authorize or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its stockholders or equity holders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, for consideration, any shares of any class of its Capital Stock now or hereafter outstanding (or any warrants for or options or stock appreciation rights in respect of any of such shares), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of any class of the Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, now or hereafter outstanding (or stock appreciation or similar rights issued by such Person with respect to its Capital Stock) (all of the foregoing “Dividends”), except that: (i) any Subsidiary of the Company may pay Dividends to the holders of its Capital Stock and (iii) the Company may pay cash Dividends to the holders of its Capital Stock.

(b) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any encumbrance or restriction which prohibits or otherwise restricts (i) the ability of any other Subsidiary to (A) pay Dividends or make other distributions or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any other Subsidiary, (B) make loans or advances to the Company or any other Subsidiary or (C) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any Subsidiary or (ii) the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon its property or assets, other than prohibitions or restrictions existing under or by reason of (A) the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (B) applicable law, (C) customary non-assignment provisions entered into in the ordinary course of business, (D) Permitted Liens and any documents or instruments governing the terms of any Indebtedness or other obligations secured by any such Liens, provided that such prohibitions or restrictions apply only to the assets subject to such Liens, (E) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of a Subsidiary, provided that such restrictions apply only to leasehold interest created by such lease, (F) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale of any property permitted under Section 9.2 of the Credit Agreement pending the consummation of such sale, provided that such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property subject to such sale; and (G) any restriction in effect at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of the Company, so long as such agreement was not entered into in connection with or in contemplation of such person becoming a Subsidiary of the Company.

(9) COVENANTS.

(a) Rank. All payments due under this Note (i) shall rank pari passu with all Other Notes and (ii) shall be senior to all other Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries other than Permitted Senior Indebtedness as provided in Section 22 hereof.

(b) Incurrence of Indebtedness. So long as this Note is outstanding, the Company shall not, and the Company shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, other than (i) the Indebtedness evidenced by this Note and the Other Notes and (ii) Permitted Indebtedness.

 

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(c) Existence of Liens. So long as this Note is outstanding, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets of any kind (real or personal, tangible or intangible) of the Company or any such Subsidiary, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or sell any such property or assets subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such property or assets (including sales of accounts receivable or notes with recourse to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) or assign any right to receive income, or file or authorize the filing of any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or any other similar notice of Lien under any similar recording or notice statute, except for Permitted Liens.

(d) Restricted Payments. The Company shall not, and the Company shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, redeem, defease, repurchase, repay or make any payments in respect of, by the payment of cash or cash equivalents (in whole or in part, whether by way of open market purchases, tender offers, private transactions or otherwise), all or any portion of any Permitted Indebtedness other than (i) Permitted Senior Indebtedness and (ii) Indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business, whether by way of payment in respect of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on, such Indebtedness if at the time such payment is due or is otherwise made or, after giving effect to such payment, an event constituting, or that with the passage of time and without being cured would constitute, an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(10) VOTE TO ISSUE, OR CHANGE THE TERMS OF, NOTES. The affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose or the written consent without a meeting of the Required Holders shall be required for any change or amendment to this Note or the Other Notes.

(11) TRANSFER. This Note may be offered, sold, assigned or transferred by the Holder without the consent of the Company, subject only to the provisions of Section 2(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement. In addition, the Notes may not be transferred in increments of less than $1,000,000 (provided, that such minimum amount shall not apply in the case of (x) a transfer of the remaining Principal amount of this Note or (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default).

(12) REISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE.

(a) Transfer. If this Note is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Note to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 12(c)), registered as the Holder may request, representing the outstanding Principal being transferred by the Holder and, if less then the entire outstanding Principal is being transferred, a new Note (in accordance with Section 12(c)) to the Holder representing the outstanding Principal not being transferred. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this Section 12(a), following redemption of any portion of this Note, the outstanding Principal represented by this Note may be less than the Principal stated on the face of this Note.

(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Note. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Note, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 12(c)) representing the outstanding Principal.

(c) Issuance of New Notes. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Note pursuant to the terms of this Note, such new Note (i) shall be of like tenor with this Note, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Note, the Principal remaining outstanding (or in the case of a new Note being issued pursuant to Section 12(a) or Section 12(c), the Principal designated by the Holder which, when added to the principal represented by the other new Notes issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the Principal remaining outstanding under this Note immediately prior to such issuance of new Notes), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Note, which is the same as the Issuance Date of this Note, (iv) shall include on the face of such new Note the legends set forth on the face of this Note, (v) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Note, and (vi) shall represent accrued and unpaid Interest and Late Charges on the Principal and Interest of this Note, if any, from the Issuance Date.

 

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(13) REMEDIES, CHARACTERIZATIONS, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Note and any of the other Transaction Documents at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Note. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

(14) PAYMENT OF COLLECTION, ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER COSTS. If (a) this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement or is collected or enforced through any legal proceeding or the Holder otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this Note or to enforce the provisions of this Note or (b) there occurs any workout, bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of the Company or other proceedings affecting Company creditors’ rights and involving a claim under this Note, then the Company shall pay the costs incurred by the Holder for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such workout, bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees and disbursements.

(15) CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS. This Note shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and all the Buyers (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) and shall not be construed against any person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Note are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Note.

(16) FAILURE OR INDULGENCE NOT WAIVER. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.

(17) DISPUTE RESOLUTION. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the arithmetic calculation of any Redemption Price, the Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile within one (1) Business Day of receipt of the Redemption Notice or other event giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the Holder. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation within three (3) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days submit via facsimile the disputed arithmetic calculation of any Redemption Price to the Company’s independent, outside accountant. The Company, at the Company’s expense, shall cause the accountant to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than five (5) Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.

(18) NOTICES; PAYMENTS.

(a) Notices. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Note, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 9(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Note, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefore.

(b) Payments. Whenever any payment of cash is to be made by the Company to any Person pursuant to this Note, such payment shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by a check drawn on the account of the Company and sent via overnight courier service to such Person at such address as previously provided to the Company in writing (which address, in the case of each of the Purchasers, shall initially be as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers attached to the Securities Purchase Agreement); provided that the Holder may elect to receive a payment of cash via wire transfer of immediately

 

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available funds by providing the Company with prior written notice setting out such request and the Holder’s wire transfer instructions. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day and, in the case of any Interest Date which is not the date on which this Note is paid in full, the extension of the due date thereof shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the amount of Interest due on such date. Any amount of Principal or other amounts due under the Transaction Documents, other than Interest, which is not paid when due shall result in a late charge being incurred and payable by the Company in an amount equal to interest on such amount at the rate of thirteen and one-quarter percent (13.25%) per annum from the date such amount was due until the same is paid in full (“Late Charge”).

(19) CANCELLATION. After all Principal, accrued Interest and other amounts at any time owed on this Note has been paid in full, this Note shall automatically be deemed canceled, shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation and shall not be reissued.

(20) WAIVER OF NOTICE. To the extent permitted by law, the Company hereby waives demand, notice, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note and the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(21) GOVERNING LAW. This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Note shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. In the event that any provision of this Note is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Note. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude the Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to the Holder, to realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Holder. THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(22) SUBORDINATION.

(a) The indebtedness and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby are subordinate in the manner and to the extent set forth in the Subordination Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, and each holder of this instrument or agreement, by its acceptance hereof, irrevocably agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Subordination Agreement.

(b) Nothing contained in this Section 22 or elsewhere in this Note or in the Subordination Agreement is intended to or shall impair, as between the Company, its creditors (other than the holders of Permitted Senior Indebtedness) and the Holder, the obligation of the Company, which obligation are absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holder the principal of and interest on this Note as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof, or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holder and creditors of the Company (other than the holders of Permitted Senior Indebtedness), nor shall anything contained herein or therein prevent the Holder from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under this Note, subject to the rights, if any, under this Section 22 and the Subordination Agreement of the holders of Permitted Senior Indebtedness in respect of cash, property or securities of the Company received upon the exercise of any such remedy.

 

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(c) Except as expressly provided in the Subordination Agreement, nothing contained in this Section 22 shall affect the obligation of the Company to make, or prevent the Company from making, payments of the principal of or interest on this Note, or redeeming this Note, in accordance with the provisions hereof.

(23) CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “ABX Holdings Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of ABX Holdings.

(b) “ABX Holdings” means ABX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and the parent company of the Company.

(c) “ABX Holdings Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(d) “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

(e) “Calendar Quarter” means each of: the period beginning on and including January 1 and ending on and including March 31; the period beginning on and including April 1 and ending on and including June 30; the period beginning on and including July 1 and ending on and including September 30; and the period beginning on and including October 1 and ending on and including December 31.

(f) “Change of Control” means (i) any Fundamental Transaction other than (x) any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of the ABX Holdings Common Stock in which holders of ABX Holding’s voting power immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification continue after such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification to hold publicly traded securities and, directly or indirectly, the voting power of the surviving entity or entities necessary to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities, or (y) pursuant to a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or ABX Holdings, or (ii) during any period of twenty four (24) consecutive months beginning on or after December 31, 2007, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the ABX Holdings’ Board of Directors (together with any new or replacement directors whose election by ABX Holdings’ Board of Directors, or whose nomination for election by ABX Holdings’ stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the directors then in office, or (iii) any “change in control” or similar event under the Credit Agreement.

(g) “Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, which date is the date the Company initially issued Notes pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(h) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and rules, regulations, standards, guidelines and publications, in each case issued from time to time hereunder.

(i) “Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company.

(j) “Contingent Obligation” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

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(k) “Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated December 31, 2007, by and among the Company, ABX Air, Inc. and CHI Acquisition Corp., the Lenders from time to time party thereto, SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Regions Bank, as Syndication Agent, and Fifth Third Bank and Merrill Lynch Commercial Finance Corp., as Co-Documentation Agents, including all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications and any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any indebtedness or other financial accommodation that has been incurred to extend, replace, refinance or refund in whole or in part the indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under the Credit Agreement (subject to the restrictions on modification of the Credit Agreement set forth in the Subordination Agreement).

(l) “Fundamental Transaction” means that the Company or ABX Holdings shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company or ABX Holdings is the surviving corporation) another Person, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company or ABX Holdings to another Person, or (iii) allow another Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or ABX Holdings Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock or ABX Holdings Common Stock held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (iv) consummate a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than the 50% of either the outstanding shares of Common Stock or ABX Holdings Common Stock or the outstanding shares of Common Stock or ABX Holdings Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock or ABX Holdings Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination), (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify the Common Stock or ABX Holdings Common Stock or, or (vi) any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 30% or more on a fully diluted basis of the aggregate Voting Stock of the Company or shall have obtained the power (whether or not exercised) to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Company (other than pursuant to proxies solicited by the board of directors of the Company in connection with an election of directors), or (vii) the Company shall cease to beneficially own (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 100% on a fully diluted basis of the Capital Stock of ABX Air, Inc., CHI Acquisition Corp. and Cargo Holdings International, Inc.

(m) “GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

(n) “Guarantees” means (i) that certain Guaranty made by ABX Holdings and certain Subsidiaries of ABX Holdings pursuant to which ABX Holdings and such Subsidiaries have guaranteed for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, the obligations of the Company under this Note and the other Transaction Documents as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and (ii) that certain Guarantee made by the Company and certain other Subsidiaries of ABX Holdings pursuant to which the Company and such other Subsidiaries have guaranteed for the benefit of the holders of the ABX Holdings Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes, the obligations of ABX Holdings under the ABX Holdings Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes and the other Transaction Documents as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

(o) “Indebtedness” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(p) “Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, 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).

(q) “Maximum Amount” means, as of any date of determination, (a) $370,000,000 plus (b) unpaid interest, fees, costs, expenses, indemnities and other amounts payable pursuant to the terms of the Senior Documents (as defined in the

 

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Subordination Agreement), whether or not the same are added to the principal amount of the Senior Obligations (as defined in the Subordination Agreement) and including the same as would accrue and become due but for the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding (as defined in the Subordination Agreement), whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable in whole or in part in any such Insolvency Proceeding minus (c) the sum of all principal payments of term loans constituting Senior Obligations (including voluntary and mandatory prepayments).

(r) “Permitted Indebtedness” means (i) Permitted Senior Indebtedness, (ii) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company, or of the Company to any ABX Holdings or any Subsidiary of the Company or ABX Holdings, (iii) Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens described in clause (ix) of the definition of Permitted Liens so long as the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness arising on or after December 31, 2007 does not exceed $75,000,000, (iv) existing Indebtedness listed in Section 3(r) of the Disclosure Schedule to the Securities Purchase Agreement and any renewals, extensions, refundings or refinancings of such Indebtedness, provided the amount thereof is not increased and the maturity of principal is not shortened, (v) Indebtedness under Hedge Agreements (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) (provided that such Hedge Agreements are entered into to hedge actual risks and not for speculative purposes), (vi) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within two Business Days of its incurrence, and (vii) other unsecured Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time $10,000,000.

(s) “Permitted Liens” means (i) Liens for taxes and assessments not yet due and payable or Liens for taxes being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Company) have been established, (ii) Liens in respect of property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of business, such as operators’, vendors’, repairmens’, construction, carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlord’s Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, and (x) which 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 the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien, (iii) Liens securing the Company’s obligations under Permitted Senior Indebtedness, (iv) Liens on assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries existing on December 31, 2007 and listed on Section 3(v) of the Disclosure Schedule to the Securities Purchase Agreement and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof; provided that no such Lien is spread to cover any additional property after December 31, 2007 and that the principal amount of Indebtedness secured thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness so secured at the time of such extension, renewal or replacement, (v) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 4, (vi) 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, old age pension or public liability obligation, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, trade contracts, leases, government contracts, 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), (vii) leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (viii) easements, encroachments, covenants, rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and municipal and zoning ordinances, (ix) Liens arising from UCC financing statements regarding Capital Leases (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) permitted by the Credit Agreement, (x) Liens on assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, each of which Liens (A) existed on such assets before the time of their acquisition by the Company or such Subsidiary, were not created in contemplation thereof and secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (iii) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, or (B) existed on such assets of any Subsidiary before the time it became a Subsidiary, were not created in contemplation of the owner thereof becoming a Subsidiary and secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (iii) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, or (C) was created solely for the purpose of securing Indebtedness representing, or incurred to finance, the cost of such assets and secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (iii) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness; provided that, with respect to Liens referred to in this clause (x)(C), (i) such Liens and the Indebtedness secured

 

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thereby are incurred within 90 days of the acquisition of such asset, (ii) such Liens shall at all times be confined to the assets (or, with respect to any such asset, the group of assets together with which it is acquired) so acquired and improvements, alterations, replacements and modifications thereto and (iii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall in no case exceed 100% of the cost of the assets (or group of assets) subject thereto at the time of acquisition thereof, and provided, further that with respect to each Lien referred to in this clause (x), any extension, renewal or replacement thereof shall be permitted only to the extent that the principal amount of Indebtedness secured thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness so secured at the time of such extension, renewal or replacement, (xi) Liens granted by a Subsidiary of the Company in favor of the Company or another Subsidiary of the Company in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations owed by such Subsidiary to the Company or such other Subsidiary, (xii) Liens that are rights of setoff relating to deposit accounts in favor of banks and other depositary institutions arising in the ordinary of business; (xiii) Liens securing the Cargo Holdings Intercompany Loan, and (xiv) Liens on the Aeronavali Aircraft (as defined in the Credit Agreement) granted to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, as Indemnifying Parties Representative.

(t) “Permitted Senior Indebtedness” means the principal of (and premium, if any), interest on, and all fees and other amounts (including, without limitation, any reasonable out-of-pocket costs, enforcement expenses (including reasonable out-of-pocket legal fees and disbursements), collateral protection expenses and other reimbursement or indemnity obligations relating thereto) payable by Company and/or its Subsidiaries under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, in a maximum amount not to exceed at any time the Maximum Amount.

(u) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a government or any department or agency thereof.

(v) “Principal Market” means the Nasdaq National Market.

(w) “Redemption Premium” means (i) in the case of the Events of Default described in Section 3(a)(i) - (ii) and (v) - (viii), 115% or (ii) in the case of the Events of Default described in Section 3(a)(iii) - (iv), 100%.

(x) “Required Holders” means the holders of Notes representing at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

(y) “Securities Purchase Agreement” means that certain securities purchase agreement dated December 31, 2007 by and among the Company and the initial holders of the Notes pursuant to which the Company issued the Notes.

(z) “Significant Subsidiaries” means the “significant subsidiaries” as such term is used under Regulation S-X significant subsidiaries under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(aa) “Subordination Agreement” means the Subordination Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2007, by and among SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent for the Senior Creditors (as defined in the Subordination Agreement), each of the Subordinated Creditors (as defined in the Subordination Agreement), the Company, ABX Air, Inc., CHI Acquisition Corp. and certain Subsidiaries of the Company identified therein.

(bb) “Subscription Date” means the Issuance Date set forth on the first page of this Note.

(cc) “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(dd) “Successor Entity” means the Person, which may be the Company or ABX Holdings, formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been made.

 

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(ee) “Trading Day” means any day on which the ABX Holdings Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the ABX Holdings Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the ABX Holdings Common Stock is then traded; provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the ABX Holdings Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the ABX Holdings Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time).

(ff) Transaction Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(gg) “Voting Stock” of a Person means capital stock of such Person of the class or classes pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power to elect, or the general power to appoint, at least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at the time capital stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).

(24) DISCLOSURE. Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Note, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company, ABX Holdings or their Subsidiaries, ABX Holdings shall within one (1) Business Day after any such receipt or delivery publicly disclose such material, nonpublic information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, nonpublic information relating to the Company, ABX Holdings or their Subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to such Holder contemporaneously with delivery of such notice, and in the absence of any such indication, the Holder shall be allowed to presume that all matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company, ABX Holdings or their Subsidiaries.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.

 

ABX AIR, INC.
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ABX Holdings hereby executes this Note for the limited purpose of agreeing to and becoming bound by the provisions of Section 24 of this Note.

 

ABX HOLDINGS, INC.
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

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EX-10.7 10 dex107.htm FORM OF GUARANTY OF SENIOR SUBORDINATED CONVERTIBLE NOTES Form of Guaranty of Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes

Exhibit 10.7

THE INDEBTEDNESS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBORDINATE IN THE MANNER AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (THE “SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT”) DATED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 AMONG SUNTRUST BANK, IN ITS CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE SUBORDINATED CREDITORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES THEREOF, ABX HOLDINGS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, ABX AIR, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, CHI ACQUISITION CORP., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES THEREOF, AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS, AND EACH HOLDER OF THIS INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT. TO THE EXTENT ANY TERM, PROVISION, COVENANT, AGREEMENT OR CONDITION HEREIN CONFLICTS WITH OR OTHERWISE CONTRADICTS ANY OF THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT, THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT SHALL CONTROL.

GUARANTY

GUARANTY (this “Guaranty”), dated as of                     , made ABX Air, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ABX Air”), and by each of the other Persons listed on the signature pages hereof under the caption “Guarantors” and the Additional Guarantors (as defined in Section 5.11) (such Persons so listed and the Additional Guarantors being, collectively, the “Guarantors” and, individually, each a “Guarantor”) in favor of and for the benefit of the Purchasers (as defined below).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), by and among ABX Air, ABX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the several buyers from time to time party thereto (the “Purchasers”), the Company has agreed to issue senior subordinated convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $20,500,000 (the “Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

WHEREAS, the Company is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes each of the Guarantors;

WHEREAS, the Company and the Guarantors are engaged in related businesses, and the Guarantors will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the issuance of the Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes under the Securities Purchase Agreement; and

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the obligation of the Purchasers to purchase the Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes under the Securities Purchase Agreement that the Guarantors shall have executed and delivered this Guaranty.


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Purchasers to enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement and to purchase the Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:

SECTION 1

DEFINED TERMS

1.1 Definitions.

(a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(b) The following terms shall have the following meanings:

Business Day”: any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the city of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

Company Obligations”: the collective reference to each Obligation of the Company to the Purchasers arising under, out of, or in connection with any Transaction Document, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith.

Credit Agreement:” the Credit Agreement, dated December 31, 2007, by and among ABX Air, the Company, and CHI Acquisition Corp., the Lenders from time to time party thereto, SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Regions Bank, as Syndication Agent, and Fifth Third Bank and Merrill Lynch Commercial Finance Corp., as Co-Documentation Agents.

Domestic Subsidiary”: a Subsidiary other than a Foreign Subsidiary.

Dollars” and “$”: dollars in lawful currency of the United States.

Foreign Subsidiary”: a Subsidiary that is not a “United States person” under and as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Guarantor Obligations”: with respect to any Guarantor, the collective reference to (i) the Company Obligations and (ii) each Obligation of such Guarantor to any Purchaser arising under, out of, or in connection with any Transaction Document, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith.

Majority Holders”: the holders of a majority in outstanding principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes.

Obligations”: (i) the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing, at the then applicable rate provided in the Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes after the maturity of the Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the

 

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commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Company or any Subsidiary (whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding)) the Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes and (ii) all other obligations and liabilities of the Company to any Purchaser whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Securities Purchase Agreement, any other Transaction Document, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees and other charges of counsel to any Purchaser that are required to be paid by the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to any such document) or otherwise.

Securities Act”: the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Termination Date”: the date on which all of the following shall have occurred: (i) the principal of and accrued interest on all outstanding Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes shall have been paid in full and (ii) all fees, expenses, premiums, indemnities and other amounts then due and payable in respect of the Obligations shall have been paid in full.

(c) The following terms are defined elsewhere in this Guaranty:

 

“ABX Air”    Preamble
Additional Guarantor    Section 5.11
Guaranty    Preamble
Guarantor    Preamble
Purchaser    Preamble
Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes    Preamble
Securities Purchase Agreement    Preamble

1.2 Other Definitional Provisions.

(a) The words “hereof”, “herein,” “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Guaranty shall refer to this Guaranty as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Guaranty, and Section, Annex and Schedule references are to this Guaranty unless otherwise specified.

(b) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

(c) Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (ii) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, revenues, accounts, leasehold interests and contract rights, (iii) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any applicable restrictions set forth herein or in any other Transaction Document), (iv) any reference herein to any Person shall be

 

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construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any applicable restrictions set forth herein or in any other Transaction Document), and (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

SECTION 2

GUARANTEE

2.1 Guarantee.

(a) Each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees to the Purchasers the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Company when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Company Obligations.

(b) Anything herein or in any other Transaction Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents shall in no event exceed the amount which can be validly guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable federal and state laws relating to the insolvency of debtors (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 2.2).

(c) Each Guarantor agrees that the Company Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or affecting the rights and remedies of the Purchasers hereunder.

(d) The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall remain in full force and effect until the Termination Date.

(e) No payment made by the Company, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person, or received or collected by any Purchaser from the Company, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Company Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any Guarantor hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by such Guarantor in respect of the Company Obligations or any payment received or collected from such Guarantor in respect of the Company Obligations), remain liable for the Company Obligations up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until the Termination Date.

2.2 Right of Contribution. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.3. The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to the Purchasers, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Purchasers for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.

 

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2.3 No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by the Purchasers, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Purchasers against the Company or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Purchasers for the payment of the Company Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Company or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until the Termination Date. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation, contribution or reimbursement rights at any time when all of the Company Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Purchasers, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, immediately upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Purchasers, in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Purchasers, if required), to be applied against the Company Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Majority Holders may determine.

2.4 Amendments, etc. with Respect to the Company Obligations. Each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, (i) any demand for payment of any of the Company Obligations made by any Purchaser may be rescinded by such Purchaser and any of the Company Obligations continued, (ii) the Company Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by any Purchaser, (iii) the Securities Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, in accordance with its terms, or (iv) any guarantee or right of offset at any time held by any Purchaser for the payment of the Company Obligations may be waived, surrendered or released.

2.5 Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional. Each Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Company Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Purchaser upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 2; the Company Obligations shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended, modified or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2; and all dealings between the Company and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Purchasers, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2. Each Guarantor waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Company or any of the Guarantors with respect to the Company Obligations. Each Guarantor understands and agrees that the guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to (i) the validity or enforceability of the Securities Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Document, any of the

 

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Company Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by any Purchaser, (ii) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Company or any other Person against any Purchaser, or (iii) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Company or such Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Company for the Company Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2, in bankruptcy or in any other instance (other than a defense of payment or performance). When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, any Purchaser may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Company Obligations, or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by any Purchaser to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person, or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of any Purchaser against any Guarantor. For the purposes hereof, “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

2.6 Reinstatement. The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Company Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by any Purchaser upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Company or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Company or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

2.7 Payments. Each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the Purchasers, for the benefit of the Purchasers, without set-off or counterclaim in immediately available funds in Dollars in accordance with the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes.

2.8 Information. Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Company’s and each other Guarantor’s financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Company Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that the Purchasers will not have any duty to advise such Guarantor of information known to it or any of them regarding such circumstances or risks.

 

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SECTION 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

To induce the Purchasers to enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement and to purchase the Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes pursuant thereto, each Guarantor, as to itself, hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers as of the date hereof that:

3.1 Representations in Securities Purchase Agreement. The representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 of the Securities Purchase Agreement as they relate to such Guarantor or to the Transaction Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, each of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, are true and correct, and shall be incorporated by reference herein as if they were fully set forth herein, provided that each reference in each such representation and warranty to the Company’s knowledge shall, for the purposes of this Section 3.1, be deemed to be a reference to such Guarantor’s knowledge.

3.2 Satisfaction or Waiver of Conditions Precedent. There are no conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Guaranty with regard to such Guarantor that have not been satisfied or waived.

3.3 Credit Analysis. Such Guarantor has, independently and without reliance upon any Purchaser and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Guaranty, and such Guarantor has established means satisfactory to it of obtaining from the Company and each other Guarantor on a continuing basis information pertaining to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties and prospects of the Company and such other Guarantors.

SECTION 4

COVENANTS

Each Guarantor, as to itself, covenants and agrees with the Purchasers that, from and after the date of this Guaranty until the Termination Date, such Guarantor will perform and observe, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to perform and observe, all of the terms, covenants and agreements set forth in the Transaction Documents on its or their part to be performed or observed or that the Company has agreed to cause such Guarantor or such Subsidiaries to perform or observe.

SECTION 5

MISCELLANEOUS

5.1 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Guaranty may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by each Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Guaranty shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

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5.2 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day, (b) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Business Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, (c) the 2nd Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.

5.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Purchaser, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights, remedies, powers or privileges provided by law.

5.4 Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification.

(a) Each Guarantor agrees to pay or reimburse each Purchaser for all its costs and expenses incurred in collecting against such Guarantor its Guarantor Obligations or otherwise enforcing or preserving any rights under this Guaranty and the other Transaction Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, including the fees and other direct out-of-pocket charges of one (1) outside counsel to the Majority Holders.

(b) Each Guarantor agrees to pay, indemnify and hold the Purchasers harmless from any and all claims with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Guaranty to the extent the Company would be required to do so pursuant to Section 9(k) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(c) The agreements in this Section 5.4 shall survive the termination of this Guaranty and the repayment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes and the other Transaction Documents.

5.5 Successors and Assigns. This Guaranty shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchasers and their respective successors and assigns and, to the extent expressly provided herein, their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, advisors and controlling persons including as provided in Section 5.4; provided that no Guarantor may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Guaranty without the prior written consent of the Majority Holders and any attempted assignment or transfer without such consent shall be null and void.

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Guaranty on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Guaranty by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. This Guaranty shall become effective as to any Guarantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Guarantor shall have been delivered to each Purchaser and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of each Purchaser. This Guaranty shall be construed as a separate guaranty with respect to each Guarantor and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Guarantor without the approval of any other Guarantor and without affecting the obligations of any other Guarantor hereunder.

5.7 Severability. If any provision of this Guaranty is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Guaranty shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Guaranty.

5.8 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Guaranty and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Guaranty will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

5.9 GOVERNING LAW. ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). Each Guarantor and, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, each Purchaser, agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Guaranty and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan. Each Guarantor and, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, each Purchaser, hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of this Guaranty), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is an improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each Guarantor and, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, each Purchaser, hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Guaranty and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH GUARANTOR AND,

 

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BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE BENEFITS HEREOF, EACH PURCHASER, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS GUARANTY, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. If any Purchaser shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Guaranty, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

5.10 Acknowledgments. Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that:

(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Guaranty;

(b) the Purchasers have no fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Guarantor arising out of or in connection with this Guaranty or any of the other Transaction Documents, and the relationship between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Purchasers, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and

(c) no joint venture is created hereby or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby.

5.11 Additional Guarantors. Upon the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiaries by any Guarantor, such Domestic Subsidiary shall, within 30 days (which may be extended by up to additional 10 days by the Majority Holders) after such formation or acquisition, cause such Domestic Subsidiary to duly execute and deliver to each Purchaser a guaranty supplement, in the form attached hereto as Annex I. Upon the execution and delivery by such Domestic Subsidiary of a guaranty supplement, (a) such Domestic Subsidiary shall be referred to as an “Additional Guarantor” and shall become and be a Guarantor hereunder, and each reference in this Guaranty to a “Guarantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Guarantor, and each reference in any other Transaction Document to a “Subsidiary Guarantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Guarantor, and (b) each reference herein to “this Guaranty”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to this Guaranty, and each reference in any other Transaction Document to the “Subsidiary Guaranty”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to this Guaranty, shall mean and be a reference to this Guaranty as supplemented by such guaranty supplement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as long as the Credit Agreement remains in effect, only Domestic Subsidiaries that are required pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement to execute and deliver a guaranty to the Senior Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) shall be required to execute and deliver a guaranty supplement to each Purchaser.

5.12 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Guaranty.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

GUARANTORS:    
ABX AIR, INC.     Address to Notice:
      145 Hunter Drive
By:  

 

    Wilmington, Ohio 45177
Name:       Attention: W. Joseph Payne, Esq., VP, General Counsel and Secretary
Title:       Telephone: (937) 382-5591
      Facsimile: (937) 382-2452
CHI ACQUISITION CORP.     Address to Notice:
ABX CARGO SERVICES, INC.    
ABX MATERIAL SERVICES, INC.     145 Hunter Drive
FIRST SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION     Wilmington, Ohio 45177
      Attention: W. Joseph Payne, Esq., VP,
By:  

 

    General Counsel and Secretary
Name:       Telephone: (937) 382-5591
Title       Facsimile: (937) 382-2452
727 AIRCRAFT ONE, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  George A. Golder     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Corporate Secretary     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
727 AIRCRAFT TWO, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  George A. Golder     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Corporate Secretary     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
757 AIRCRAFT ONE, LLC     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  Peter F. Fox     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Sole Manager     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301

[Signature Page to Guaranty]


767 AIRCRAFT ONE, LLC     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  Peter F. Fox     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Sole Manager     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301

AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

LIABILITY COMPANY

    Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  Todd A. Hunter     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Sole Manager     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
CAPITAL CARGO INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  George A. Golder     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Corporate Secretary     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
CAPITAL CARGO REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  Peter F. Fox     Orlando, Florida 32822
  President     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
CAPITAL LOGISTICS, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  George A. Golder     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Corporate Secretary     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
CARGO AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  Todd A. Hunter     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Treasurer     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301

[Signature Page to Guaranty]


CARGO AVIATION, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  George A. Golder     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Corporate Secretary     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
CARGO HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  Peter F. Fox     Orlando, Florida 32822
  President     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
DC-8 AIRCRAFT ONE, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  George A. Golder     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Corporate Secretary     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
DC-8 AIRCRAFT TWO, LLC     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  Peter F. Fox     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Sole Manager     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
By:  

 

    Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
  George A. Golder    
  Corporate Secretary    
LGSTX FUEL MANAGEMENT, INC.     Address to Notice:
      7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
By:  

 

    Orlando, Florida 32822
  Frank J. Visconti     Attention: President
  President     Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301

[Signature Page to Guaranty]


LGSTX GROUP, INC.     Address to Notice:
      7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
By:  

 

    Orlando, Florida 32822
  Todd A. Hunter     Attention: President
  Treasurer     Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
LGSTX SERVICES, INC.     Address to Notice:
      7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
By:  

 

    Orlando, Florida 32822
  Todd A. Hunter     Attention: President
  Treasurer     Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301

[Signature Page to Guaranty]

 

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Annex I to

Guaranty

GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT, dated as of             , 200    , made by                                         , a                      (the “Additional Guarantor”), in favor of and for the benefit of the Purchasers. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Guaranty referred to below.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, ABX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), ABX Air, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“ABX Air”), and the Purchasers have entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of                      (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Securities Purchase Agreement”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, ABX Air and certain Subsidiaries of the Company and ABX Air (other than the Additional Guarantor) have entered into a Guaranty, dated as of                     , (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guaranty”) in favor of and for the benefit of the Purchasers;

WHEREAS, the Securities Purchase Agreement requires the Additional Guarantor to become a party to the Guaranty; and

WHEREAS, the Additional Guarantor has agreed to execute and deliver this Guaranty Supplement in order to become a party to the Guaranty;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

1. Guaranty. By executing and delivering this Guaranty Supplement, the Additional Guarantor, as provided in Section 5.11 of the Guaranty, hereby becomes a party to the Guaranty as a Guarantor thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Guarantor thereunder. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Additional Guarantor, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Obligations, does jointly and severally with the other Guarantors, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Company when due (whether at the stated maturity by acceleration or otherwise) of the Company Obligations. Each reference to a “Subsidiary” or a “Guarantor” in the Guaranty shall be deemed to include the Additional Guarantor. The Guaranty is hereby incorporated herein by reference. The Additional Guarantor hereby represents and warrants as to itself that each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 3 of the Guaranty applicable to it is true and correct on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Guaranty Supplement) as if made on and as of such date.

2. Representations of Additional Guarantor. The Additional Guarantor represents and warrants to the Purchasers that this Guaranty Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,


reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

3. Counterparts; Binding Effect. This Guaranty Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute a single contract. This Guaranty Supplement shall become effective when (a) each Purchaser shall have received a counterpart of this Guaranty Supplement that bears the signature of the Additional Guarantor and (b) the each Purchaser has executed a counterpart hereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Guaranty Supplement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Guaranty Supplement.

4. Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect.

5. Severability. Any provision of this Guaranty Supplement 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 in such jurisdiction of the remaining provisions hereof and of the Guaranty; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

6. Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 5.2 of the Guaranty. All communications and notices hereunder to the Additional Guarantor shall be given to it at the address set forth under its signature below.

7. Fees and Expenses. The Additional Guarantor agrees to reimburse the each Purchaser for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Guaranty Supplement, including the reasonable fees and other charges of counsel to each Purchaser.

8. GOVERNING LAW. ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Guaranty Supplement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

[ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]

      Address to Notice:
By:  

 

     

Name:

       

Title:

       
       
EX-10.8 11 dex108.htm FORM OF GUARANTY OF SENIOR NOTES Form of Guaranty of Senior Notes

Exhibit 10.8

THE INDEBTEDNESS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBORDINATE IN THE MANNER AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (THE “SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT”) DATED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 AMONG SUNTRUST BANK, IN ITS CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE SUBORDINATED CREDITORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES THEREOF, ABX HOLDINGS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, ABX AIR, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, CHI ACQUISITION CORP., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES THEREOF, AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS, AND EACH HOLDER OF THIS INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT. TO THE EXTENT ANY TERM, PROVISION, COVENANT, AGREEMENT OR CONDITION HEREIN CONFLICTS WITH OR OTHERWISE CONTRADICTS ANY OF THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT, THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT SHALL CONTROL.

GUARANTY

GUARANTY (this “Guaranty”), dated as of                     , made by ABX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ABX Holdings”), and by each of the other Persons listed on the signature pages hereof under the caption “Guarantors” and the Additional Guarantors (as defined in Section 5.11) (such Persons so listed and the Additional Guarantors being, collectively, the “Guarantors” and, individually, each a “Guarantor”) in favor of and for the benefit of the Purchasers (as defined below).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), by and among ABX Holdings, ABX Air, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of ABX Holdings (the “Company”), and the several buyers from time to time party thereto (the “Purchasers”), the Company has agreed to issue senior notes in the aggregate principal amount of $40,500,000 (the “Senior Notes”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

WHEREAS, the Company is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes each of the Guarantors;

WHEREAS, the Company and the Guarantors are engaged in related businesses, and the Guarantors will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the issuance of the Senior Notes under the Securities Purchase Agreement; and

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the obligation of the Purchasers to purchase the Senior Notes under the Securities Purchase Agreement that the Guarantors shall have executed and delivered this Guaranty.


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Purchasers to enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement and to purchase the Senior Notes, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:

SECTION 1

DEFINED TERMS

1.1 Definitions.

(a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(b) The following terms shall have the following meanings:

Business Day”: any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the city of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

Credit Agreement:” the Credit Agreement, dated December 31, 2007, by and among ABX Holdings, the Company, and CHI Acquisition Corp., the Lenders from time to time party thereto, SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Regions Bank, as Syndication Agent, and Fifth Third Bank and Merrill Lynch Commercial Finance Corp., as Co-Documentation Agents.

Company Obligations”: the collective reference to each Obligation of the Company to the Purchasers arising under, out of, or in connection with any Transaction Document, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith.

Domestic Subsidiary”: a Subsidiary other than a Foreign Subsidiary.

Dollars” and “$”: dollars in lawful currency of the United States.

Foreign Subsidiary”: a Subsidiary that is not a “United States person” under and as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Guarantor Obligations”: with respect to any Guarantor, the collective reference to (i) the Company Obligations and (ii) each Obligation of such Guarantor to any Purchaser arising under, out of, or in connection with any Transaction Document, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith.

Majority Holders”: the holders of a majority in outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes.

Obligations”: (i) the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing, at the then applicable rate provided in the Senior Notes after the maturity of the Senior Notes and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Senior Notes after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the

 

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Company or any Subsidiary (whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding)) the Senior Notes and (ii) all other obligations and liabilities of the Company to any Purchaser whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Securities Purchase Agreement, any other Transaction Document, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees and other charges of counsel to any Purchaser that are required to be paid by the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to any such document) or otherwise.

Securities Act”: the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Termination Date”: the date on which all of the following shall have occurred: (i) the principal of and accrued interest on all outstanding Senior Notes shall have been paid in full and (ii) all fees, expenses, premiums, indemnities and other amounts then due and payable in respect of the Obligations shall have been paid in full.

(c) The following terms are defined elsewhere in this Guaranty:

 

ABX Holdings    Preamble
Additional Guarantor    Section 5.11
Guaranty    Preamble
Guarantor    Preamble
Purchaser    Preamble
Securities Purchase Agreement    Preamble
Senior Notes    Preamble

1.2 Other Definitional Provisions.

(a) The words “hereof”, “herein,” “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Guaranty shall refer to this Guaranty as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Guaranty, and Section, Annex and Schedule references are to this Guaranty unless otherwise specified.

(b) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

(c) Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (ii) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, revenues, accounts, leasehold interests and contract rights, (iii) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any applicable restrictions set forth herein or in any other Transaction Document), (iv) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any applicable restrictions set forth herein or in any other

 

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Transaction Document), and (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

SECTION 2

GUARANTEE

2.1 Guarantee.

(a) Each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees to the Purchasers the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Company when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Company Obligations.

(b) Anything herein or in any other Transaction Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents shall in no event exceed the amount which can be validly guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable federal and state laws relating to the insolvency of debtors (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 2.2).

(c) Each Guarantor agrees that the Company Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or affecting the rights and remedies of the Purchasers hereunder.

(d) The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall remain in full force and effect until the Termination Date.

(e) No payment made by the Company, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person, or received or collected by any Purchaser from the Company, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Company Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any Guarantor hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by such Guarantor in respect of the Company Obligations or any payment received or collected from such Guarantor in respect of the Company Obligations), remain liable for the Company Obligations up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until the Termination Date.

2.2 Right of Contribution. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.3. The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to the Purchasers, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Purchasers for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.

 

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2.3 No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by the Purchasers, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Purchasers against the Company or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Purchasers for the payment of the Company Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Company or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until the Termination Date. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation, contribution or reimbursement rights at any time when all of the Company Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Purchasers, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, immediately upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Purchasers, in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Purchasers, if required), to be applied against the Company Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Majority Holders may determine.

2.4 Amendments, etc. with Respect to the Company Obligations. Each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, (i) any demand for payment of any of the Company Obligations made by any Purchaser may be rescinded by such Purchaser and any of the Company Obligations continued, (ii) the Company Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by any Purchaser, (iii) the Securities Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, in accordance with its terms, or (iv) any guarantee or right of offset at any time held by any Purchaser for the payment of the Company Obligations may be waived, surrendered or released.

2.5 Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional. Each Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Company Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Purchaser upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 2; the Company Obligations shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended, modified or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2; and all dealings between the Company and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Purchasers, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2. Each Guarantor waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Company or any of the Guarantors with respect to the Company Obligations. Each Guarantor understands and agrees that the guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to (i) the validity or enforceability of the Securities Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Document, any of the Company Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from

 

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time to time held by any Purchaser, (ii) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Company or any other Person against any Purchaser, or (iii) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Company or such Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Company for the Company Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2, in bankruptcy or in any other instance (other than a defense of payment or performance). When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, any Purchaser may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Company Obligations, or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by any Purchaser to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person, or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of any Purchaser against any Guarantor. For the purposes hereof, “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

2.6 Reinstatement. The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Company Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by any Purchaser upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Company or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Company or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

2.7 Payments. Each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the Purchasers, for the benefit of the Purchasers, without set-off or counterclaim in immediately available funds in Dollars in accordance with the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Senior Notes.

2.8 Information. Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Company’s and each other Guarantor’s financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Company Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that the Purchasers will not have any duty to advise such Guarantor of information known to it or any of them regarding such circumstances or risks.

 

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SECTION 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

To induce the Purchasers to enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement and to purchase the Senior Notes pursuant thereto, each Guarantor, as to itself, hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers as of the date hereof that:

3.1 Representations in Securities Purchase Agreement. The representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 of the Securities Purchase Agreement as they relate to such Guarantor or to the Transaction Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, each of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, are true and correct, and shall be incorporated by reference herein as if they were fully set forth herein, provided that each reference in each such representation and warranty to the Company’s knowledge shall, for the purposes of this Section 3.1, be deemed to be a reference to such Guarantor’s knowledge.

3.2 Satisfaction or Waiver of Conditions Precedent. There are no conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Guaranty with regard to such Guarantor that have not been satisfied or waived.

3.3 Credit Analysis. Such Guarantor has, independently and without reliance upon any Purchaser and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Guaranty, and such Guarantor has established means satisfactory to it of obtaining from the Company and each other Guarantor on a continuing basis information pertaining to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties and prospects of the Company and such other Guarantors.

SECTION 4

COVENANTS

Each Guarantor, as to itself, covenants and agrees with the Purchasers that, from and after the date of this Guaranty until the Termination Date, such Guarantor will perform and observe, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to perform and observe, all of the terms, covenants and agreements set forth in the Transaction Documents on its or their part to be performed or observed or that the Company has agreed to cause such Guarantor or such Subsidiaries to perform or observe.

SECTION 5

MISCELLANEOUS

5.1 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Guaranty may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by each Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Guaranty shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

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5.2 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day, (b) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Business Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, (c) the 2nd Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.

5.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Purchaser, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights, remedies, powers or privileges provided by law.

5.4 Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification.

(a) Each Guarantor agrees to pay or reimburse each Purchaser for all its costs and expenses incurred in collecting against such Guarantor its Guarantor Obligations or otherwise enforcing or preserving any rights under this Guaranty and the other Transaction Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, including the fees and other direct out-of-pocket charges of one (1) outside counsel to the Majority Holders.

(b) Each Guarantor agrees to pay, indemnify and hold the Purchasers harmless from any and all claims with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Guaranty to the extent the Company would be required to do so pursuant to Section 9(k) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(c) The agreements in this Section 5.4 shall survive the termination of this Guaranty and the repayment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Senior Notes and the other Transaction Documents.

5.5 Successors and Assigns. This Guaranty shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchasers and their respective successors and assigns and, to the extent expressly provided herein, their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, advisors and controlling persons including as provided in Section 5.4; provided that no Guarantor may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Guaranty without the prior written consent of the Majority Holders and any attempted assignment or transfer without such consent shall be null and void.

5.6 Counterparts; Guarantor’s Separate Guarantees. This Guaranty may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Guaranty on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together

 

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shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Guaranty by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. This Guaranty shall become effective as to any Guarantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Guarantor shall have been delivered to each Purchaser and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of each Purchaser. This Guaranty shall be construed as a separate guaranty with respect to each Guarantor and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Guarantor without the approval of any other Guarantor and without affecting the obligations of any other Guarantor hereunder.

5.7 Severability. If any provision of this Guaranty is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Guaranty shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Guaranty.

5.8 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Guaranty and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Guaranty will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

5.9 GOVERNING LAW. ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). Each Guarantor and, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, each Purchaser, agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Guaranty and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan. Each Guarantor and, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, each Purchaser, hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of this Guaranty), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is an improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each Guarantor and, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, each Purchaser, hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Guaranty and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH GUARANTOR AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE BENEFITS HEREOF, EACH PURCHASER, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY

 

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RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS GUARANTY, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. If any Purchaser shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Guaranty, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

5.10 Acknowledgments. Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that:

(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Guaranty;

(b) the Purchasers have no fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Guarantor arising out of or in connection with this Guaranty or any of the other Transaction Documents, and the relationship between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Purchasers, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and

(c) no joint venture is created hereby or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby.

5.11 Additional Guarantors. Upon the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiaries by any Guarantor, such Domestic Subsidiary shall, within 30 days (which may be extended by up to additional 10 days by the Majority Holders) after such formation or acquisition, cause such Domestic Subsidiary to duly execute and deliver to each Purchaser a guaranty supplement, in the form attached hereto as Annex I. Upon the execution and delivery by such Domestic Subsidiary of a guaranty supplement, (a) such Domestic Subsidiary shall be referred to as an “Additional Guarantor” and shall become and be a Guarantor hereunder, and each reference in this Guaranty to a “Guarantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Guarantor, and each reference in any other Transaction Document to a “Subsidiary Guarantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Guarantor, and (b) each reference herein to “this Guaranty”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to this Guaranty, and each reference in any other Transaction Document to the “Subsidiary Guaranty”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to this Guaranty, shall mean and be a reference to this Guaranty as supplemented by such guaranty supplement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as long as the Credit Agreement remains in effect, only Domestic Subsidiaries that are required pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement to execute and deliver a guaranty to the Senior Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) shall be required to execute and deliver a guaranty supplement to each Purchaser.

5.12 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Guaranty.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

GUARANTORS:

 

ABX HOLDINGS, INC.     Address to Notice:
      145 Hunter Drive
      Wilmington, Ohio 45177
By:  

 

    Attention: W. Joseph Payne, Esq., VP,
Name:       General Counsel and Secretary
Title:       Telephone: (937) 382-5591
      Facsimile: (937) 382-2452
CHI ACQUISITION CORP.     Address to Notice:
ABX CARGO SERVICES, INC.    
ABX MATERIAL SERVICES, INC.     145 Hunter Drive
FIRST SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION     Wilmington, Ohio 45177
      Attention: W. Joseph Payne, Esq., VP,
By:  

 

    General Counsel and Secretary
Name:       Telephone: (937) 382-5591
Title       Facsimile: (937) 382-2452
727 AIRCRAFT ONE, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  George A. Golder     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Corporate Secretary     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
727 AIRCRAFT TWO, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  George A. Golder     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Corporate Secretary     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
757 AIRCRAFT ONE, LLC     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  Peter F. Fox     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Sole Manager     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301

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767 AIRCRAFT ONE, LLC     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  Peter F. Fox     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Sole Manager     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  Todd A. Hunter     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Sole Manager     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
CAPITAL CARGO INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  George A. Golder     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Corporate Secretary     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
CAPITAL CARGO REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  Peter F. Fox     Orlando, Florida 32822
  President     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
CAPITAL LOGISTICS, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  George A. Golder     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Corporate Secretary     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
CARGO AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  Todd A. Hunter     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Treasurer     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301

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CARGO AVIATION, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  George A. Golder     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Corporate Secretary     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
CARGO HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  Peter F. Fox     Orlando, Florida 32822
  President     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
DC-8 AIRCRAFT ONE, INC.     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  George A. Golder     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Corporate Secretary     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
DC-8 AIRCRAFT TWO, LLC     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

    7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
  Peter F. Fox     Orlando, Florida 32822
  Sole Manager     Attention: President
      Telephone: (407)-517-0296
By:  

 

    Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
  George A. Golder    
  Corporate Secretary    
LGSTX FUEL MANAGEMENT, INC.     Address to Notice:
      7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
By:  

 

    Orlando, Florida 32822
  Frank J. Visconti     Attention: President
  President     Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301

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LGSTX GROUP, INC.     Address to Notice:
      7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
By:  

 

    Orlando, Florida 32822
  Todd A. Hunter     Attention: President
  Treasurer     Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301
LGSTX SERVICES, INC.     Address to Notice:
      7100 TPC Drive, Suite 100
By:  

 

    Orlando, Florida 32822
  Todd A. Hunter     Attention: President
  Treasurer     Telephone: (407)-517-0296
      Facsimile: (407) 517-0301

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Annex I to

Guaranty

GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT, dated as of                     , 200    , made by                                         , a                      (the “Additional Guarantor”), in favor of and for the benefit of the Purchasers. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Guaranty referred to below.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, ABX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), ABX Air, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings (the “Company”), and the Purchasers have entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of                      (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Securities Purchase Agreement”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, Holdings and certain Subsidiaries of Holdings and the Company (other than the Additional Guarantor) have entered into a Guaranty, dated as of                     , (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guaranty”) in favor of and for the benefit of the Purchasers;

WHEREAS, the Securities Purchase Agreement requires the Additional Guarantor to become a party to the Guaranty; and

WHEREAS, the Additional Guarantor has agreed to execute and deliver this Guaranty Supplement in order to become a party to the Guaranty;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

1. Guaranty. By executing and delivering this Guaranty Supplement, the Additional Guarantor, as provided in Section 5.11 of the Guaranty, hereby becomes a party to the Guaranty as a Guarantor thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Guarantor thereunder. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Additional Guarantor, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Obligations, does jointly and severally with the other Guarantors, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Company when due (whether at the stated maturity by acceleration or otherwise) of the Company Obligations. Each reference to a “Subsidiary” or a “Guarantor” in the Guaranty shall be deemed to include the Additional Guarantor. The Guaranty is hereby incorporated herein by reference. The Additional Guarantor hereby represents and warrants as to itself that each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 3 of the Guaranty applicable to it is true and correct on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Guaranty Supplement) as if made on and as of such date.

2. Representations of Additional Guarantor. The Additional Guarantor represents and warrants to the Purchasers that this Guaranty Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,


reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

3. Counterparts; Binding Effect. This Guaranty Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute a single contract. This Guaranty Supplement shall become effective when (a) each Purchaser shall have received a counterpart of this Guaranty Supplement that bears the signature of the Additional Guarantor and (b) the each Purchaser has executed a counterpart hereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Guaranty Supplement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Guaranty Supplement.

4. Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect.

5. Severability. Any provision of this Guaranty Supplement 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 in such jurisdiction of the remaining provisions hereof and of the Guaranty; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

6. Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 5.2 of the Guaranty. All communications and notices hereunder to the Additional Guarantor shall be given to it at the address set forth under its signature below.

7. Fees and Expenses. The Additional Guarantor agrees to reimburse the each Purchaser for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Guaranty Supplement, including the reasonable fees and other charges of counsel to each Purchaser.

8. GOVERNING LAW. ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Guaranty Supplement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

[ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]     Address to Notice:
By:  

 

   
Name:      
Title:      
EX-10.9 12 dex109.htm FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT Form of Registration Rights Agreement

Exhibit 10.9

THE INDEBTEDNESS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBORDINATE IN THE MANNER AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (THE “SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT”) DATED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 AMONG SUNTRUST BANK, IN ITS CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE SUBORDINATED CREDITORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES THEREOF, ABX HOLDINGS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, ABX AIR, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, CHI ACQUISITION CORP., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES THEREOF, AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS, AND EACH HOLDER OF THIS INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT. TO THE EXTENT ANY TERM, PROVISION, COVENANT, AGREEMENT OR CONDITION HEREIN CONFLICTS WITH OR OTHERWISE CONTRADICTS ANY OF THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT, THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT SHALL CONTROL.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of             , 2008, by and among ABX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 145 Hunter Drive, Wilmington, Ohio 45117 (the “Company”), and the undersigned buyers (each, a “Buyer”, and collectively, the “Buyers”).

WHEREAS:

A. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the parties hereto of even date herewith (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to each Buyer senior subordinated convertible notes of the Company (the “Notes”), which will, among other things, be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”, as converted, the “Conversion Shares”) in accordance with the terms of the Notes.

B. To induce the Buyers to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “1933 Act”), and applicable state securities laws.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Buyers hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

a. “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

b. “Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

c. “Effective Date” means the date the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC.

d. “Effectiveness Deadline” means the date that is 180 days after the Closing Date.

e. “Filing Deadline” means the date that is 60 days after the Closing Date.

f. “Investor” means a Buyer or any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.


g. “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.

h. “register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to Rule 415 and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the SEC.

i. “Registrable Securities” means (i) the Conversion Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Notes (ii) any shares of capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the Conversion Shares and the Notes as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations on conversions of the Notes.

j. “Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering the Registrable Securities.

k. “Required Holders” means the holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities.

l. “Required Registration Amount” for the Registration Statement means 130% of the aggregate of the maximum number of Conversion Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the Notes (less any Conversion Shares previously sold pursuant to the Registration Statement) at the then applicable Conversion Price as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2(e) (without regard to any limitations on conversion of the Notes).

m. “Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis.

n. “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

2. Registration.

a. Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare, and, as soon as practicable but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of at least the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Registration Amount determined as of date the Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC. In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use such other form as is available for such a registration on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders, subject to the provisions of Section 2(d). The Registration Statement shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Required Holders) the “Selling Stockholders” and “Plan of Distribution” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Company shall use its best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline. By 9:30 am on the Business Day following the Effective Date, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement.

b. Allocation of Registrable Securities. The initial number of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement and any increase in the number of Registrable Securities included therein shall be allocated pro rata among the Investors based on the number of Registrable Securities held by each Investor at the time the Registration Statement covering such initial number of Registrable Securities or increase thereof is declared effective by the SEC. In the event that an Investor sells or otherwise transfers any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the then remaining number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement for such transferor. Any shares of Common Stock included in a Registration Statement and which remain allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement shall be allocated to the remaining Investors, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities then held by such Investors which are covered by such Registration Statement. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement without the prior written consent of the Required Holders.

c. Legal Counsel. Subject to Section 5 hereof, the Required Holders shall have the right to select one legal counsel to review and oversee any registration pursuant to this Section 2 (“Legal Counsel”), which shall be Robinson & Cole LLP or such other counsel as thereafter designated by the Required Holders. The Company and Legal Counsel shall reasonably cooperate with each other in performing the Company’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

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d. Ineligibility for Form S-3. In the event that Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.

e. Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. In the event the number of shares available under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement or an Investor’s allocated portion of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(b), the Company shall amend the applicable Registration Statement, or file a new Registration Statement (on the short form available therefor, if applicable), or both, so as to cover at least the Required Registration Amount as of the trading day immediately preceding the date of the filing of such amendment or new Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than fifteen (15) days after the necessity therefor arises. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof. For purposes of the foregoing provision, the number of shares available under a Registration Statement shall be deemed “insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities” if at any time the number of shares of Common Stock available for resale under the Registration Statement is less than the product determined by multiplying (i) the Required Registration Amount as of such time by (ii) 0.90. The calculation set forth in the foregoing sentence shall be made without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Notes and such calculation shall assume that the Notes are then convertible into shares of Common Stock at the then prevailing Conversion Rate (as defined in the Notes).

f. Effect of Failure to File and Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of Registration Statement. If (i) a Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement is (A) not filed with the SEC on or before the Filing Deadline (a “Filing Failure”) or (B) not declared effective by the SEC on or before the Effectiveness Deadline (an “Effectiveness Failure”) or (ii) on any day after the Effective Date sales of all of the Registrable Securities required to be included on such Registration Statement cannot be made (other than during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined in Section 3(r)) pursuant to such Registration Statement (including, without limitation, because of a failure to keep such Registration Statement effective, to disclose such information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to such Registration Statement or to register a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock) (a “Maintenance Failure”) then, as partial relief for the damages to any holder by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the underlying shares of Common Stock (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity), the Company shall pay to each holder of Registrable Securities relating to such Registration Statement an amount in cash equal to one and one half (1.5%) of the aggregate Purchase Price (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) of such Investor’s Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on each of the following dates: (i) the day of a Filing Failure and on every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty (30) days) thereafter until such Filing Failure is cured; (ii) the day of an Effectiveness Failure and on every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty (30) days) thereafter until such Effectiveness Failure is cured; and (iii) the initial day of a Maintenance Failure and on every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty (30) days) thereafter until such Maintenance Failure is cured. The payments to which a holder shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 2(f) are referred to herein as “Registration Delay Payments.” Registration Delay Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (I) the last day of the calendar month during which such Registration Delay Payments are incurred and (II) the third Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Registration Delay Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Registration Delay Payments in a timely manner, such Registration Delay Payments shall bear interest at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Securities Purchase Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall the aggregate amount of Registration Delay Payments (other than Registration Delay Payments payable pursuant to events that are within the control of the Company) exceed, in the aggregate, 10% of the aggregate Purchase Price of the Notes.

3. Related Obligations. At such time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), 2(d) or 2(e), the Company will use its best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:

 

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a. The Company shall submit to the SEC, within two (2) Business Days after the Company learns that no review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the staff of the SEC or that the staff has no further comments on a particular Registration Statement, as the case may be, a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than 48 hours after the submission of such request. The Company shall keep each Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Investors may sell all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any successor thereto) promulgated under the 1933 Act or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have sold all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (the “Registration Period”). The Company shall ensure that each Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading.

b. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-Q, Form 10-QSB, Form 10-K, Form 10-KSB or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the 1934 Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement.

c. The Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel to review and comment upon (i) a Registration Statement at least three (3) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC and (ii) all amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB, and Reports on Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB and Form 8-K and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC, and (B) not file any Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which Legal Counsel reasonably objects. The Company shall not submit a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto without the prior approval of Legal Counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall furnish to Legal Counsel, without charge, (i) copies of any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to any Registration Statement, (ii) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by an Investor, and all exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 3.

d. The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by an Investor, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, copies of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (in such number of copies as such Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor.

 

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e. The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale by Investors of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.

f. The Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the happening of any event, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information), and, subject to Section 3(r), promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver copies of such supplement or amendment to each Investor (in such number of copies as such Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify each Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to each Investor by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.

g. The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

h. If any Investor is required under applicable securities law to be described in the Registration Statement as an underwriter, at the reasonable request of such Investor, the Company shall furnish to such Investor, on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as an Investor may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors; provided, however, that such Investor shall have received advice of counsel that such documents are reasonably required or advisable for such Investor to avail itself of an underwriter due diligence defense with respect to the sale of Registrable Securities.

i. Upon the written request of any Investor in connection with any Investor’s due diligence requirements, if any, the Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any Investor, (ii) Legal Counsel and (iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Investors (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to an Investor) or use of any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the

 

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Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this or any other Transaction Document. Each Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and any Investor) shall be deemed to limit the Investors’ ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.

j. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning an Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning an Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Investor and allow such Investor, at the Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.

k. The Company shall use its best efforts either to (i) cause all of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure designation and quotation of all of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement on The Nasdaq National Market or (iii) if, despite the Company’s best efforts to satisfy, the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), to secure the inclusion for quotation on the The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Capital Market or the American Stock Exchange for such Registrable Securities and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to use its best efforts to arrange for at least two market makers to register with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(k).

l. The Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Investors may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Investors may request.

m. If requested by an Investor, the Company shall (i) as soon as practicable incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as an Investor reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) as soon as practicable make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) as soon as practicable, supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement if reasonably requested by an Investor holding any Registrable Securities.

n. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

o. The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with, and in the manner provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the effective date of a Registration Statement.

 

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p. The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.

q. Within two (2) Business Days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investors whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

r. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time after the Effective Date, the Company may delay the disclosure of material, non-public information concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company and its counsel, in the best interest of the Company and, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a “Grace Period”); provided, that the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Investors in writing of the existence of material, non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each notice the Company will not disclose the content of such material, non-public information to the Investors) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin, and (ii) notify the Investors in writing of the date on which the Grace Period ends; and, provided further, that no Grace Period shall exceed five (5) consecutive days and during any three hundred sixty five (365) day period such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of twenty (20) days and the first day of any Grace Period must be at least two (2) trading days after the last day of any prior Grace Period (each, an “Allowable Grace Period”). For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period shall begin on and include the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of Section 3(g) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy of the prospectus included as part of the applicable Registration Statement (unless an exemption from such prospectus delivery requirement exists), prior to the Investor’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and for which the Investor has not yet settled.

4. Obligations of the Investors.

a. At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from each such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that such Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.

b. Each Investor, by such Investor’s acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of such Investor’s election to exclude all of such Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.

c. Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f), such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant

 

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to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) and for which the Investor has not yet settled.

d. Each Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.

5. Expenses of Registration. All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, shall be paid by the Company. The Company shall also reimburse the Investors for the reasonable fees and disbursements of Legal Counsel in connection with registration, filing or qualification pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement.

6. Indemnification. In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:

a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Investor, the directors, officers, members, partners, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively, “Claims”) incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or (iv) any violation of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, “Violations”). Subject to Section 6(c), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person for such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d) and (ii) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9.

 

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b. In connection with any Registration Statement in which an Investor is participating, each such Investor agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “Indemnified Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(c), such Investor will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, further, however, that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any preliminary prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected on a timely basis in the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented.

c. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of an Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by the Investors holding at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement to which the Claim relates. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person reasonably apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent; provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation, and such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Indemnified Party. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.

 

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d. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.

e. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.

7. Contribution. To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities, which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) in connection with such sale, shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.

8. Reports Under the 1934 Act. With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“Rule 144”), the Company agrees to:

a. make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

b. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and

c. furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

9. Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by the Investors to any transferee of all or any portion of such Investor’s Registrable Securities if: (i) the Investor agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment; (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the 1933 Act or applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (v) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

10. Amendment of Registration Rights. Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon each Investor and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities and no amendment to this Agreement which has a disproportionate negative impact on any Holder as compared to the other Holders may be made without the approval of such negatively affected Holder. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.

 

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11. Miscellaneous.

a. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the record owner of such Registrable Securities.

b. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

If to the Company:

ABX Holdings, Inc.

145 Hunter Drive

Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Attention: W. Joseph Payne, Esq., VP, General Counsel and Secretary

Telephone: (937) 382-5591

Facsimile: (937) 382-2452

with a copy to:

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

221 East Fourth Street, Suite 2000

Cincinnati, Ohio 45201

Attention: Roger E. Lautzenhiser, Esq.

Telephone: (513) 723-4091

Facsimile: (513) 852-8490

If to Legal Counsel:

Robinson & Cole LLP

280 Trumbull Street

Hartford, CT 06103

Attention: Matthew J. Guanci, Jr.

Telephone: (860) 275-8244

Facsimile: (860) 275-8299

If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto, with copies to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

 

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c. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

d. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

e. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the instruments referenced herein and therein constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

f. Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.

g. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

h. This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.

i. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

j. All consents and other determinations required to be made by the Investors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, by the Required Holders.

k. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

l. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

m. The obligations of each Investor hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any obligations on any Investor vis-à-vis any other Investor. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated herein.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY
ABX HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

BUYERS:
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:  

Babson Capital Management LLC,

Its Investment Adviser

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
MASSMUTUAL HIGH YIELD PARTNERS II, LLC
BY:  

HVP MANAGEMENT LLC,

AS MANAGING MEMBER

BY:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LIMITED
BY:  

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,

AS COLLATERAL MANAGER

BY:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

BUYERS:  
ACI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
MINNESOTA FOX II, LLC
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

BUYERS:

AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP CORP.

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

ACG ACQUISITION XX LLC

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


SCHEDULE OF BUYERS

 

Buyer

  

Buyer’s Address and Facsimile Number

  

Buyer’s Representative’s Address and
Facsimile Number

A.C.I. International, Inc.   

A.C.I. International, Inc.

c/o Mr. Raymond W. Zehr, President

60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3880

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Fax: (612) 661-3825

  

Brian D. Wenger Esq.

Briggs and Morgan, P.A.

2200 IDS Center

80 South 8th Street

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-2157

Fax: (612) 977-8650

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company   

1295 State Street

Springfield, Massachusetts 01111

Attention: Andrew O’Toole

Facsimile: (413) 744-6114

  

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

c/o Babson Capital Management LLC

1500 Main Street, Suite 2800

Springfield, MA 01115

Attention: Steven J. Katz, Esq.

Facsimile: (413) 226-2059

MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Limited   

1295 State Street

Springfield, Massachusetts 01111

Attention: Andrew O’Toole

Facsimile: (413) 744-6114

  

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

c/o Babson Capital Management LLC

1500 Main Street, Suite 2800

Springfield, MA 01115

Attention: Steven J. Katz, Esq.

Facsimile: (413) 226-2059

MassMutual High Yield Partners II, LLC   

1295 State Street

Springfield, Massachusetts 01111

Attention: Andrew O’Toole

Facsimile: (413) 744-6114

  

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

c/o Babson Capital Management LLC

1500 Main Street, Suite 2800

Springfield, MA 01115

Attention: Steven J. Katz, Esq.

Facsimile: (413) 226-2059

Aviation Capital Group Corp.   

610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1400

Newport Beach, California 92660-6465

Attention: Legal Department

Facsimile: (949) 718-5803

  
ACG Acquisition XX LLC   

610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1400

Newport Beach, California 92660-6465

Attention: Legal Department

Facsimile: (949) 718-5803

  
Minnesota Fox II, LLC   

c/o Peter F. Fox

950 Lancaster Drive

Orlando, Florida 32806

Tel: (407) 898-7628

  

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS

OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

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Attention: [                            ]

 

  Re: ABX Holdings, Inc.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

[We are][I am] counsel to ABX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) entered into by and among the Company and the buyers named therein (collectively, the “Holders”) pursuant to which the Company issued to the Holders secured convertible notes (the “Notes”) convertible into the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Holders (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), including the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on             , 200    , the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-                    ) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Holders as a selling stockholder thereunder.

In connection with the foregoing, [we][I] advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff has advised [us][me] by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and [we][I] have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC’s staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.

This letter shall serve as our standing instruction to you that the shares of Common Stock are freely transferable by the Holders pursuant to the Registration Statement. You need not require further letters from us to effect any future legend-free issuance or reissuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holders as contemplated by the Company’s Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions dated [                    ].

 

Very truly yours,

[ISSUER’S COUNSEL]

By:

 

 

 

cc: [LIST NAMES OF HOLDERS]

 

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EXHIBIT B

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

The shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling stockholders are issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes. For additional information regarding the issuance of those convertible notes, see “Private Placement of Convertible Notes” above. We are registering the shares of Common Stock in order to permit the selling stockholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time.

The table below lists the selling stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock by each of the selling stockholders. The second column lists the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each selling stockholder, based on its ownership of the convertible notes, as of                     , 200    , assuming conversion of all convertible notes held by the selling stockholders on that date, without regard to any limitations on conversions.

The third column lists the shares of Common Stock being offered by this prospectus by each selling stockholder.

In accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement among the Company and the selling stockholders, this prospectus generally covers the resale of at least 130% of the sum of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to the term of the applicable convertible notes as of the trading day immediately preceding the date the registration statement is initially filed with the SEC. Because the conversion price of the convertible notes may be adjusted, the number of shares that will actually be issued may be more or less than the number of shares being offered by this prospectus. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus.

Under the terms of certain of the convertible notes, a selling stockholder may not convert the convertible notes to the extent such conversion would cause such selling stockholder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock which would exceed a certain percentage of our then outstanding shares of Common Stock following such conversion, excluding for purposes of such determination shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes which have not been converted. The number of shares in the second column does not reflect this limitation. The selling stockholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

Name of Selling Stockholder

   Number of Shares Owned Prior
to Offering
   Maximum Number of Shares to
be Sold Pursuant to this
Prospectus
   Number of Shares Owned After
Offering
        
        
        
        

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We are registering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes to permit the resale of these shares of Common Stock by the holders of the convertible notes from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholders of the shares of Common Stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of Common Stock.

The selling stockholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of Common Stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling stockholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of Common Stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions,


   

on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;

 

   

in the over-the-counter market;

 

   

in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;

 

   

through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;

 

   

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

   

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

   

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

   

an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

   

privately negotiated transactions;

 

   

short sales;

 

   

sales pursuant to Rule 144;

 

   

broker-dealers may agree with the selling securityholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

   

a combination of any such methods of sale; and

 

   

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

If the selling stockholders effect such transactions by selling shares of Common Stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of Common Stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of Common Stock or otherwise, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of Common Stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of Common Stock short and deliver shares of Common Stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling stockholders may also loan or pledge shares of Common Stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.

The selling stockholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the convertible notes, or shares of Common Stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of Common Stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, amending, if necessary, the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may transfer and donate the shares of Common Stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

The selling stockholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to,


any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of Common Stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of Common Stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling stockholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.

Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of Common Stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of Common Stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

There can be no assurance that any selling stockholder will sell any or all of the shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

The selling stockholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of Common Stock by the selling stockholders and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of Common Stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock.

We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, that a selling stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreements, or the selling stockholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling stockholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling stockholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreement, or we may be entitled to contribution.

Once sold under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of Common Stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.

EX-10.10 13 dex1010.htm EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Employment Agreement

Exhibit 10.10

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”), including the attached Exhibit A, is entered into between Cargo Holdings International, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Employer”), and Peter Fox, an individual currently residing in the State of Florida (“Employee”), on November 1, 2007.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, ABX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ABX”), CHI Acquisition Corp., a Florida corporation (“CAC”), Employer and the other parties named therein are entering into an Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which CAC will acquire all or substantially all of the outstanding common stock of Employer.

WHEREAS, as a condition to their willingness to enter into the Purchase Agreement, ABX and Employer have required that Employee, and in order to induce ABX and Employer to enter into the Purchase Agreement Employee has agreed to, enter into this Agreement upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

WHEREAS, effective as of the Closing Date, Employer desires to employ Employee pursuant to the terms and conditions and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement, and, effective as of the Closing Date, Employee desires to enter into such employment relationship pursuant to such terms and conditions and for such consideration.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants, and obligations contained herein, Employer and Employee agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINITIONS

1.1 When used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

ABX: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Action: means any civil, criminal, administrative, arbitration or mediation claim, demand, complaint, protest, charge, proceeding, suit, action, hearing or investigation (and appeals therefrom) before any Governmental Authority or any arbitrator or mediator.

Affiliate: with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. The term “control” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Agreement: as defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Applicable Law: means, with respect to any Person, any domestic or foreign, federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation or Order of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective properties, assets, officers, directors or employees (in connection with such officer’s, director’s or employee’s activities on behalf of such Person or any of its Affiliates).

CAC: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.


Code: means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Closing Date: has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement

Employee: as defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Employer: as defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Governmental Authority: means any federal, state, local or foreign governmental authority, quasi governmental authority, court, regulatory or administrative organization or agency, commission and tribunal or a department, branch or division of any of the foregoing.

Order: means any order, writ, injunction, directive, judgment, determination, decree, ruling, assessment or award of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.

Person: any natural person, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, corporation, trust, unincorporated society or association or other legal entity or Governmental Authority.

Purchase Agreement: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Term: as defined in Section 2.1.

ARTICLE 2.

EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES

2.1 Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Employer agrees to employ Employee, and Employee agrees to be employed by Employer, from the Closing Date and continuing until the end of the period described as the “Term” in Exhibit A (the “Term”). Upon expiration of the initial Term, the Term automatically shall be extended for successive one-year periods (the end of which thereafter shall be the “Term”), provided that neither party has delivered notice of non-extension to the other; provided further that any notice of non-extension shall be delivered no later than 90 days prior to the expiration of the then-applicable Term.

2.2 Employee initially shall be employed in the position set forth on Exhibit A. Employer may subsequently assign Employee to a different position or modify Employee’s duties and responsibilities. Moreover, Employer may assign this Agreement and Employee’s employment to any Affiliate of Employer, provided that no such assignment shall relieve Employer from its responsibilities hereunder. Employee agrees to serve in the assigned position and to perform diligently and to the best of Employee’s abilities the duties and services appertaining to such position as determined by Employer, as well as such additional or different duties and services appropriate to such position which Employee from time to time may be reasonably directed to perform by Employer. Employee shall at all times comply with and be subject to such policies and procedures that are applicable to Employee as Employer and/or ABX may establish from time to time. In the performance of Employee’s duties and obligations under this Agreement, Employee shall comply with all Applicable Laws.

2.3 Employee shall, during the period of Employee’s employment by Employer, devote Employee’s full business time, energy, and best efforts to the business and affairs of Employer. Employee may not engage, directly or indirectly, in any other business, investment, or activity that interferes with Employee’s performance of Employee’s duties hereunder, is contrary to the interests of Employer or any of its Affiliates, or requires any significant portion of Employee’s business time.

 

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2.4 Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee owes a fiduciary duty of loyalty, fidelity and allegiance to act at all times in the best interests of the Employer and to do no act which would injure Employer’s business, its interests or its reputation.

ARTICLE 3.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

3.1 Employee’s base salary during the Term shall be not less than the amount set forth under the heading “Monthly Base Salary” on Exhibit A, which shall be paid in equal or nearly equal installments in accordance with Employer’s standard payroll practice and not less frequently than monthly. Employee’s base salary shall be reviewed not less often than annually and shall be subject to such upward adjustments, but not reductions, as Employer may deem appropriate in its discretion; provided, however, that Employee’s base salary may be reduced to the extent that comparable reductions are made to the salary of other senior corporate officers of Employer and ABX. Employee shall be entitled to participate in incentive compensation programs comparable to the Executive Incentive Compensation Plan and 2005 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit B and Exhibit C, respectively, on a basis comparable to ABX’s senior corporate officers.

3.2 While employed by Employer (both during the Term and thereafter), Employee shall be entitled to participate, on the same basis generally as ABX’s and Employer’s senior corporate officers, in all general employee benefit plans and programs, including improvements or modifications of the same, which on the Closing Date or thereafter are made available by ABX and Employer to their senior corporate officers. Such benefit plans and programs may include, without limitation, medical, health, and dental care, life insurance, disability protection, and vacation plans. In addition, Employee shall be entitled to participate, on the same basis generally as ABX’s senior corporate officers in any bonus plan of ABX. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee shall have no right to participate in any 401(k) or pension plan of ABX, but shall remain a participant in any 401(k) or pension plan of Employer following the Closing Date and, in the event that Employer does not maintain a 401(k) or pension plan in which Employee can participate, Employer or ABX shall establish an alternative plan in which Employee may participate providing substantially comparable benefits. Nothing in this Agreement is to be construed or interpreted to provide greater rights, participation, coverage, or benefits under such benefit plans or programs than provided to similarly situated employees pursuant to the terms and conditions of such benefit plans and programs.

3.3 Employer shall not by reason of this Article 3 be obligated to institute, maintain, or refrain from changing, amending, or discontinuing, any employee benefit plan or program, so long as such actions are similarly applicable to covered employees generally.

3.4 Employer may withhold from any compensation, benefits or amounts payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city, or other taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to Applicable Law.

ARTICLE 4.

TERMINATION PRIOR TO EXPIRATION OF TERM AND

EFFECTS OF SUCH TERMINATION

4.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Employer shall have the right to terminate Employee’s employment under this Agreement at any time prior to the expiration of the Term for any of the following reasons:

(i) For “cause” upon the good faith determination by the Employer that “cause” exists for the termination of the employment relationship. As used in this Section 4.1(i), the term “cause” shall mean (a) Employee’s (1) indictment for fraud or a felony; (2) guilty plea to, plea of nolo contendere to, or conviction of, a felony, or (3) guilty plea to, plea of nolo contendere to,

 

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or conviction of, any other crime involving moral turpitude or financial impropriety or that would otherwise materially interfere with Employee’s ability to perform Employee’s duties or be injurious to the business or reputation of the Employer or any of its Affiliates; (b) any material breach of, or failure of Employee to perform in any material respect, Employee’s obligations under this Agreement (other than pursuant to, or as a result of, a condition described in Section 4.1(iii) or (iv)) that, if amenable to cure, is not cured within ten (10) days following notice given by the Employer to Employee of such breach or failure; or (c) any willful breach by Employee of Employee’s fiduciary duties to the Employer or willful misconduct relating to the Employer’s business, in each case that is injurious to the Employer or its Affiliates or their respective reputations.

(ii) for any other reason whatsoever, without cause, in the sole discretion of Employer;

(iii) upon Employee’s death; or

(iv) upon Employee’s long-term disability. For purposes of this Agreement, “long-term disability” shall have the same meaning as the term “long-term disability” or “permanent disability” or similar term in Employee’s long-term or permanent disability policy provided by Employer or an Affiliate of the Employer and covering Employee; provided that if there is no such policy in effect covering Employee, “long-term disability” shall mean that Employee has become incapacitated by accident, sickness, or other circumstance which renders him mentally or physically incapable of performing the duties and services required of Employee for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days.

The termination of Employee’s employment by Employer prior to the expiration of the Term shall constitute a “Termination for Cause” if made pursuant to Section 4.1(i); the effect of such termination is specified in Section 4.4. The termination of Employee’s employment by Employer prior to the expiration of the Term shall constitute an “Involuntary Termination” if made pursuant to Section 4.1(ii); the effect of such termination is specified in Section 4.5. The effect of the employment relationship being terminated pursuant to Section 4.l (iii) as a result of Employee’s death is specified in Section 4.6. The effect of the employment relationship being terminated pursuant to Section 4.1(iv) as a result of the Employee’s long-term disability is specified in Section 4.7.

4.2 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, Employee shall have the right to terminate the employment relationship under this Agreement at any time prior to the expiration of the Term of employment for any of the following reasons:

(i) any material breach or by the failure of Employer to perform in any material respect Employer’s obligations under this Agreement; provided that Employee provides Employer with written notice of the breach within ninety days of its occurrence, and such breach, if amenable to cure, is not cured within thirty (30) days following notice given by the Employee to Employer of such breach or failure;

(ii) the assignment to Employee of any duties inconsistent with his position;

(iii) a material reduction in Employee’s base salary or incentive compensation opportunity; provided however, that a reduction in base salary or incentive compensation opportunity shall not be material to the extent that other similarly situated corporate officers of Employer and ABX experience comparable reductions in base salary or incentive compensation opportunity;

(iv) any requirement that Employee be based at any office or location that is more than 50 miles from Employee’s current place of employment in Orlando, Florida;

(v) Employer’s failure to obtain the agreement from any successor to Employer to assume and agree to perform Employer’s obligations under this Agreement, except under circumstances in which such assumption occurs by operation of law; or

 

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(vi) for any other reason whatsoever, in the sole discretion of Employee.

The termination of Employee’s employment by Employee prior to the expiration of the Term shall constitute an “Involuntary Termination” if made pursuant to Sections 4.2(i) through 4.2(iv); the effect of such termination is specified in Section 4.5. The termination of Employee’s employment by Employee prior to the expiration of the Term shall constitute a “Voluntary Termination” if made pursuant to Section 4.2(v); the effect of such termination is specified in Section 4.3.

4.3 Upon a “Voluntary Termination” of the employment relationship by Employee prior to expiration of the Term, all future compensation to which Employee is entitled and all future benefits for which Employee is eligible shall cease and terminate as of the date of termination; provided that this Section 4.3 shall not constitute a waiver by Employee of any statutory right or rights Employee may have to continue to receive benefits after termination of employment. Employee shall be entitled to pro rata salary through the date of such termination plus any other payments generally available to other departing employees of Employer (such as unused personal vacation, personal days and other similar items and vested incentive compensation to which Employee is entitled to receive pursuant to a written incentive compensation plan of Employer or ABX, but Employee shall not be entitled to any individual bonuses or individual incentive compensation not yet paid or vested at the date of such termination. Payments of unpaid base salary shall be paid pursuant to Employer’s normal payroll schedule, as set forth in Section 3.1. Any other payments pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall be made at the same time as payments of unpaid base salary, if possible, but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the Employee’s termination.

4.4 If Employee’s employment hereunder shall be terminated by Employer prior to expiration of the Term pursuant to a Termination for Cause, all future compensation to which Employee is entitled and all future benefits for which Employee is eligible shall cease and terminate as of the date of termination; provided that this Section 4.4 shall not constitute a waiver by Employee of any statutory right or rights Employee may have to continue to receive benefits after termination of employment. Employee shall be entitled to pro rata salary through the date of such termination plus any other payments generally available to other departing employees of Employer (such as unused personal vacation, personal days and other similar items and vested incentive compensation to which Employee is entitled pursuant to a written incentive compensation plan of Employer or ABX, but Employee shall not be entitled to any individual bonuses or individual incentive compensation not yet paid or vested at the date of such termination. Payments of unpaid base salary shall be paid pursuant to Employer’s normal payroll schedule, as set forth in Section 3.1. Any other payments pursuant to this Section 4.4 shall be made at the same time as payments of unpaid base salary, if possible, but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the Employee’s termination.

4.5 Upon an Involuntary Termination of the employment relationship by either Employer or Employee prior to expiration of the Term, Employee shall be entitled, in consideration of Employee’s continuing obligations hereunder after such termination (including, without limitation, Employee’s non-competition obligations), to receive the compensation specified in Section 3.l (including cash-based incentive compensation at the “target” level) as if Employee’s employment (which shall cease as of the date of such Involuntary Termination) had continued for the greater of (a) one year, or (b) the full Term of this Agreement. In addition, during such period Employee shall be entitled to continue his participation in insurance, health and other welfare plans on the same terms as such benefits are made available by Employer or ABX to their senior corporate officers to the extent that such participation is permitted under the terms of such plans. All unvested equity-based incentive compensation awarded pursuant to a written plan of Employer or ABX that vests over a period of time shall vest in accordance with the terms of such plan. All unvested equity-based compensation awarded pursuant to a written plan of Employer or ABX that vests upon the attainment of performance goals shall vest in accordance with the terms of such plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee shall not be entitled to any further awards under any equity-based incentive compensative programs following any Involuntary Termination. Employee’s rights under this Section 4.5 are Employee’s sole and exclusive rights against Employer or its Affiliates, and Employer’s sole and exclusive liability to Employee under this Agreement for any Involuntary Termination of the employment relationship. Employee covenants not to sue or lodge any Action against Employer for any sums for Involuntary Termination other than those sums specified in this Section 4.5. All payments made pursuant to this Section 4.5 shall be made pursuant to Employer’s normal payroll schedule.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that, on the date of termination, Employee is a “specified employee” of ABX (or its successor), determined through the application of ABX’s specified employee identification procedures, the sum of all compensation specified in Section 3.1 which is paid pursuant to this Section 4.5 during the first six months following the date of Employee’s Involuntary Termination shall not exceed the lesser of: (1) twice the Employee’s base salary as in effect in the year preceding the year in which the Employee has an Involuntary Termination; or (2) twice the limit set forth in Section 401(a)(17) of Code, as in effect on the date of the Employee’s Involuntary Termination. Any amount that cannot be paid pursuant to the application of the preceding sentence shall be paid on the first day following the end of such six-month period. The amount that is paid on the first day of the seventh month following the date of termination shall include the cumulative amount of all payments that could not be made during such six month period.

4.6 Upon termination of the employment relationship as a result of Employee’s death, the estate of Employee shall be entitled to Employee’s pro rata salary through the date of such termination plus any other payments generally available to other departing employees of Employer (such as unused personal vacation, personal days and other similar items), but the estate of the Employee shall not be entitled to any individual bonuses or individual incentive compensation not yet paid to Employee at the date of such termination. Payments of unpaid base salary shall be paid pursuant to Employer’s normal payroll schedule, as set forth in Section 3.1. Any other payments pursuant to this Section 4.6 shall be made at the same time as payments of unpaid base salary, if possible, but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the Employee’s termination.

4.7 Upon termination of the employment relationship as a result of Employee’s long-term disability, Employee shall be entitled to his or her pro rata salary through the date of such termination plus any other payments generally available to other departing employees of Employer (e.g., unused vacation, personal days, etc.), but Employee shall not be entitled to any individual bonuses or individual incentive compensation not yet paid to Employee at the date of such termination. Payments of unpaid base salary shall be paid pursuant to Employer’s normal payroll schedule, as set forth in Section 3.1. Any other payments pursuant to this Section 4.7 shall be made at the same time as payments of unpaid base salary, if possible, but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the Employee’s termination.

4.8 In all cases, the compensation and benefits payable to Employee under this Agreement upon termination of the employment relationship shall be reduced by any amounts to which Employee may otherwise be entitled under any and all severance plans and policies of Employer or its Affiliates; provided that compensation for any accrued but unused vacation shall not constitute a severance plan or policy of Employer under this Agreement.

4.9 Termination of the employment relationship does not terminate those obligations imposed by this Agreement that are continuing obligations, including, without limitation, Employee’s obligations under Articles 6 and 7.

4.10 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, solely for purposes of determining Employee’s right to receive any payments pursuant to Article 4 of this Agreement, any reference to a “termination” or any form thereof) shall mean a termination that also constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h).

 

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ARTICLE 5.

CONTINUATION OF EMPLOYMENT BEYOND TERM;

TERMINATION AND EFFECTS OF TERMINATION

5.1 Should Employee remain employed by Employer beyond the expiration of the Term, such employment shall convert to an at-will relationship terminable at any time by either Employer or Employee for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause. Upon such termination of the employment relationship by either Employer or Employee for any reason whatsoever, all future compensation to which Employee is entitled and all future benefits for which Employee is eligible shall cease and terminate. Employee shall be entitled to pro rata salary through the date of such termination, but Employee shall not be entitled to any individual bonuses or individual incentive compensation not yet vested or paid at the date of such termination.

Payments of unpaid base salary shall be paid pursuant to Employer’s normal payroll schedule, as set forth in Section 3.1 and payments of individual bonuses or incentive compensation shall be made pursuant to the terms of such plans, and if no such plan exists, not later than March 15 of the calendar year following Employee’s termination.

ARTICLE 6

OWNERSHIP AND PROTECTION OF INFORMATION; COPYRIGHTS

6.1 All information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, and inventions, whether patentable or not, which are conceived, made, developed or acquired by Employee, individually or in conjunction with others, during Employee’s employment by Employer (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on Employer’s premises or otherwise) and that relate to Employer’s business, products or services (including, without limitation, all such information relating to corporate opportunities, research, financial and sales data, pricing and trading terms, evaluations, opinions, interpretations, acquisition prospects, the identity of customers or their requirements, the identity of key contacts within the customer’s organizations or within the organization of acquisition prospects, or marketing and merchandising techniques, prospective names, and marks), but excluding information that is publicly available or otherwise generally known within Employer’s industry (except to the extent that the information is publicly available or otherwise generally known due to Employee’s breach of Section 6.2), are and shall be the sole and exclusive property of Employer. Moreover, all drawings, memoranda, notes, records, files, correspondence, drawings, manuals, models, specifications, computer programs, maps and all other writings or materials of any type embodying any of such information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, and inventions are and shall be the sole and exclusive property of Employer.

6.2 Employee acknowledges that the business of Employer and its Affiliates is highly competitive and that their strategies, methods, books, records, and documents, their technical information concerning their products, equipment, services, and processes, procurement procedures and pricing techniques, the names of and other information (such as credit and financial data) concerning their customers and business affiliates, but excluding information that is publicly available or otherwise generally known within Employer’s industry (except to the extent that such information is publicly available or otherwise generally known due to Employee’s breach of this provision), all comprise confidential business information and trade secrets which are valuable, special, and unique assets which Employer or its Affiliates use in their business to obtain a competitive advantage over their competitors. Employee further acknowledges that protection of such confidential business information and trade secrets against unauthorized disclosure and use is of critical importance to Employer or its Affiliates in maintaining their competitive position. Employee hereby agrees that Employee will not, at any time during or after his or her employment by Employer, make any unauthorized disclosure of any confidential business information or trade secrets of Employer or its Affiliates, or make any use thereof, except in the carrying out of his or her employment responsibilities hereunder. As a result of Employee’s employment by Employer, Employee may also from time to time have access to, or knowledge of, confidential business information or trade secrets of third parties, such as customers, suppliers, partners, joint venturers, and the like, of Employer and its Affiliates. Employee also agrees to preserve and protect the confidentiality of such third party confidential information and trade secrets to the same extent, and on the same basis, as Employer’s confidential business information and trade secrets. Employee acknowledges that money damages would not be sufficient remedy for any breach of this Article 6 by Employee, and Employer shall be entitled to enforce the provisions of this Article 6 through specific performance and injunctive relief as remedies for such breach or any threatened breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed the

 

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exclusive remedies for a breach of this Article 6 but shall be in addition to all remedies available at law or in equity to Employer, including the recovery of damages from Employee and his or her agents involved in such breach.

6.3 All written materials, records, and other documents made by, or coming into the possession of, Employee during the period of Employee’s employment by Employer which contain or disclose confidential business information or trade secrets of Employer or its affiliates shall be and remain the property of Employer or its Affiliates, as the case may be. Upon termination of Employee’s employment by Employer, for any reason, Employee promptly shall deliver the same, and all copies thereof, to Employer.

6.4 If, during Employee’s employment by Employer, Employee creates any original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression which is the subject matter of copyright (such as videotapes, written presentations on acquisitions, computer programs, drawings, maps, architectural renditions, models, manuals, brochures, or the like) relating to Employer’s business, products, or services, whether such work is created solely by Employee or jointly with others (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on Employer’s premises or otherwise), Employee shall disclose such work to Employer. Employer shall be deemed the author of such work if the work is prepared by Employee in the scope of his or her employment; or, if the work is not prepared by Employee within the scope of his or her employment but is specially ordered by Employer as a contribution to a collective work, as a part of an audiovisual work, as a translation, as a supplementary work, as a compilation, or as an instructional text, then the work shall be considered to be work made for hire and Employer shall be the author of the work. If such work is neither prepared by the Employee within the scope of his or her employment nor a work specially ordered and then not deemed to be a work made for hire, then Employee hereby agrees to assign, and by these presents does assign, to Employer all of Employee’s worldwide right, title, and interest in and to such work and all rights of copyright therein.

6.5 Both during the period of Employee’s employment by Employer and thereafter, Employee shall assist Employer and its nominee, at any time, in the protection of Employer’s worldwide right, title, and interest in and to information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, and inventions, and its copyrighted works, including without limitation, the execution of all formal assignment documents requested by Employer or its nominee and the execution of all lawful oaths and applications for applications for patents and registration of copyright in the United States and foreign countries.

ARTICLE 7.

NON-COMPETITION OBLIGATIONS

7.l As part of the consideration for the compensation and benefits to be paid to Employee hereunder, in keeping with Employee’s duties as a fiduciary and in order to protect Employer’s interests in the confidential information of Employer and the business relationships developed by Employee with the clients and potential clients of Employer, and as an additional incentive for Employer to enter into this Agreement and ABX and Acquisition to enter into the Purchase Agreement, Employer and Employee agree to the non-competition provisions of this Article 7. Other than in connection with the performance of the Employee’s duties and obligations under this Agreement, Employee agrees that, while Employee is employed by Employer or any Affiliate of Employer and for a period of two years after Employee is no longer employed by either Employer or any Affiliate of Employer (the “Restricted Period”):

(i) Employee will not, directly or indirectly, engage or invest in, own, manage, operate, finance, control or participate in the ownership, management, operation, financing or control of, be employed by, consult for or with, be associated or in any manner connected with, or render services or advice or other aid or assistance to, or guarantee any obligation of, any Person engaged in or planning to become engaged (A) primarily in the air cargo business or (B) in any other air cargo or air passenger operation for or on behalf of, in either case, the United States military or United States Department of Defense that, in either (A) or (B),

 

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directly or indirectly, competes with the business of the Employer or any of its Affiliates anywhere within the United States or any other country in the world in which Employer or any of its Affiliates conducts business operations (including by having any air cargo flights to or from any such countries), except as the owner of 1% or less of the outstanding equity of a publicly traded company or fund; and

(ii) Employee will not, directly or indirectly, (A) induce or attempt to induce any employee of the Employer or any of its Affiliates to leave their employment; (B) in any way interfere with the relationship between the Employer or any of its Affiliates and any such employee; (C) employ or otherwise engage as an employee, independent contractor, consultant or otherwise any such employee of the Employer or any of its Affiliates; or (D) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee or other Person to cease doing business with the Employer or any of its Affiliates or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee or other business entity and the Employer and any of its Affiliates, provided that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to general solicitations not targeted specifically at employees of the Employer and its Affiliates.

7.2 Employee understands and agrees that the foregoing restrictions may substantially limit his or her ability to engage in certain businesses in the United States and elsewhere during the Restricted Period, but acknowledges and agrees that Employee will receive sufficiently high remuneration and other benefits under this Agreement and in connection with the Purchase Agreement to justify such restrictions. Employee acknowledges and agrees that ABX and Acquisition would not have entered into the Purchase Agreement and ABX would not have acquired control of the Employer without Employee entering into this Agreement and being bound by the restriction contained in this Agreement. Employee agrees that the restrictions contained in this Article 7 are reasonable with respect to their duration, geographical area and scope. Employee acknowledges that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Article 7 by Employee, and Employer shall be entitled to enforce the provisions of this Article 7 through specific performance and injunctive relief as remedies for such breach or any threatened breach, without any bond or other security being required. Such remedies shall not be deemed the exclusive remedies for a breach of this Article 7, but shall be in addition to all remedies available at law or in equity to Employer, including, without limitation, the recovery of damages from Employee. Employee acknowledges and agrees that the restrictions contained in this Article 7 shall apply regardless of the circumstances surrounding Employee’s termination of employment, including whether such termination is a Termination for Cause, an Involuntary Termination or otherwise.

7.3 It is expressly understood and agreed that Employer and Employee consider the restrictions contained in this Article 7 to be reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of Employer and its Affiliates, including, as the Closing Date, ABX. Nevertheless, if any of the aforesaid restrictions are found by a court having jurisdiction to be unreasonable, or overly broad as to geographic area or time, or otherwise unenforceable, the parties intend for the restrictions herein set forth to be modified by such courts so as to be reasonable and enforceable and, as so modified by the court, to be fully enforced.

ARTICLE 8.

MISCELLANEOUS

8.1 For purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when personally delivered, (b) when mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid to the party’s address set forth below, (c) when sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service to the party’s address set forth below, or (d) when sent by facsimile to the party’s facsimile set forth below:

If to Employer, to:

Cargo Holdings International, Inc.

7100 TPC Drive

Suite 200

Orlando, Florida 32822

Attn: President

Fax: (407) 517-0302

 

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If to Employee, to the address appearing in the Employer’s personnel records.

Either Employer or Employee may furnish a change of address or other changes in information set forth above to the other party in writing in accordance herewith.

8.2 This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Florida excluding any conflict-of-law rule or principle that might refer the construction of this Agreement to the laws of another State or country.

8.3 No failure by either party hereto at any time to give notice of any breach by the other party of, or to require compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.

8.4 If a dispute arises out of or related to this Agreement, other than a dispute regarding Employee’s obligations under Article 6 or Article 7, and if the dispute cannot be settled through direct discussions, then Employer and Employee agree first to endeavor to settle the dispute in an amicable manner by mediation, before having recourse to any other Action. Thereafter, if either party to this Agreement brings legal action to enforce the terms of this Agreement, the party who prevails in such legal action, whether plaintiff or defendant, in addition to the remedy or relief obtained in such legal action shall be entitled to recover its, his, or her expenses incurred in connection with such legal action, including, without limitation, costs of Court and attorneys fees. Any reimbursement of expenses by Employer shall be made by no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the year in which Employee’s right to reimbursement under this Section 7.5 arises (which shall be no later than date on which court issues it final decision with respect to the legal action).

8.5 It is a desire and intent of the parties that the terms, provisions, covenants, and remedies contained in this Agreement shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law. If any such term, provision, covenant, or remedy of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstances shall, to any extent, be construed to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, then such term, provision, covenant, or remedy shall be construed in a manner so as to permit its enforceability under the Applicable Law to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law. In any case, the remaining provisions of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstances other than those to which they have been held invalid or unenforceable shall remain in full force and effect.

8.6 This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Employer and any other Person which may hereafter acquire or succeed to all or substantially all of the business or assets of Employer by any means whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise. Employee’s rights and obligations under Agreement hereof are personal and such rights, benefits, and obligations of Employee shall not be voluntarily or involuntarily assigned, alienated, or transferred, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Employer.

8.7 This Agreement replaces and merges previous agreements and discussions pertaining to the following subject matters covered herein: the nature of Employee’s employment relationship with Employer and the term and termination of such relationship. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with regard to such subject matters, and contains all of the covenants, promises, representations, warranties, and agreements between the parties with respect such subject matters. Each party to this

 

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Agreement acknowledges that no representation, inducement, promise, or agreement, oral or written, has been made by either party with respect to such subject matters, which is not embodied herein, and that no agreement, statement, or promise relating to the employment of Employee by Employer that is not contained in this Agreement shall be valid or binding. Any modification of this Agreement will be effective only if it is in writing and signed by each party whose rights hereunder are affected thereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee agrees to amend this Agreement for purposes of avoiding penalties under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, provided that such amendment does not reduce the net after-tax benefits, taken as a whole, to Employee, except as provided by law.

8.8 If the Purchase Agreement is terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date of the merger contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, this Agreement shall, automatically and without further act of any Party hereto, terminate at the same time and date as the termination of the Purchase Agreement. No Person shall have any liability to any other Person by reason of any such termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.8.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Employer and Employee have duly executed this Agreement in multiple originals to be effective on the date first stated above.

 

CARGO HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:   /s/ George A. Golder
  Its:   Corporate Secretary
This 1st day of November, 2007

 

EMPLOYEE
/s/ Peter Fox
Peter Fox
This 1st day of November, 2007

 

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EXHIBIT “A”

TO

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

Employee Name:    Peter Fox
Term:    From the Closing Date until the date that is two (2) years after the Closing Date.
Position:    President
Monthly Base Salary:    $25,700.00

 

CARGO HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:   /s/ George A. Golder
  Its:   Corporate Secretary
This 1st day of November, 2007

 

EMPLOYEE
/s/ Peter Fox
Peter Fox
This 1st day of November, 2007

 

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EX-99.1 14 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

ABX Completes CHI Acquisition and Holding

Company Formation

WILMINGTON, Ohio, December 31, 2007 — ABX Holdings, Inc., successor to ABX Air, Inc., (NASDAQ:ABXA) announced today that it has completed its previously announced (November 2, 2007) holding company reorganization and plan to acquire Cargo Holdings International, Inc. (CHI), a privately held provider of outsourced air cargo services based in Orlando, Fla., for $332 million in cash and common shares of ABX Holdings, its newly formed parent company.

Immediately prior to the closing of the acquisition of CHI, ABX Air created a new holding company structure, with ABX Air becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of ABX Holdings, Inc. As a result, shareholders of ABX Air became shareholders of ABX Holdings. As part of this transaction, CHI became a subsidiary of ABX Holdings.

The final equity purchase price of the transaction was $259 million, consisting of $233 million in cash and four million shares of ABX Holdings common stock. ABX Air also assumed or repaid $73 million in outstanding net debt of CHI. The transaction was funded primarily with cash obtained through a new $345 million senior secured credit facility, led by SunTrust Bank and Regions Bank.

ABX Air and CHI have a total fleet of more than 135 aircraft, including the largest fleet of 767 freighter aircraft in the world. The majority of these aircraft operate under contracts to provide airlift on behalf of DHL and BAX/Schenker in the U.S. and various other customers around the world.

Joe Hete, ABX Holdings and ABX Air President and CEO, said that the transaction will increase value for ABX Holdings’ shareholders because of the greater scale, breadth of service offerings, and market reach of the ABX Holdings’ companies.

“With the completion of this transaction, we will now focus on developing new ways to serve customers, particularly for our principal customers DHL and BAX/Schenker, by leveraging the collective capabilities of our family of businesses,” Hete said. “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I also want to thank all of those who helped us meet our year-end closing target, and to the employees of ABX Air and CHI for maintaining outstanding service to customers during this period.”

As previously indicated, CHI projects, on a pre-acquisition basis, including results from its non-airline businesses, revenues of approximately $300 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. Based on ABX Holdings’ current estimates and outlook, the CHI acquisition is expected to be accretive to ABX Holdings’ earnings in 2008.

ABX Air also said it is in discussions with DHL regarding ABX Air’s $92.3 million note payable to DHL. ABX Air has obtained a commitment from certain shareholders of CHI to provide subordinated financing for a portion of that amount if it becomes necessary to retire the note.


Stifel Nicolaus & Company acted as financial advisor to ABX Air in this transaction.

About ABX Holdings

ABX Holdings has two principal operating businesses: ABX Air (www.abxair.com), an air cargo services provider operating out of Wilmington, Ohio, and 14 hubs throughout the United States; and Cargo Holdings International, Inc. (www.cargoholdings.com), a leading provider of air cargo transportation and related services to domestic and foreign air carriers, and other companies that outsource their air cargo lift requirements. ABX Air is a Part 121 operator and holds a Part 145 FAA Repair certificate.

Through four subsidiaries, including two companies with separate and distinct U.S. FAA Part 121 Air Carrier Certificates, CHI also provides aircraft leasing, airport ground services, fuel management, specialized transportation management, and air charter brokerage services.

Safe Harbor Statement

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this release contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. ABX Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries’ actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause ABX Holdings’ actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the ability to effectively integrate and obtain synergies from the combination of ABX Air and CHI and other factors that are contained from time to time in ABX Air’s and ABX Holdings’ filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including ABX Holdings’ Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers should carefully review this release and should not place undue reliance on the Company’s forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements were based on information, plans and estimates as of the date of this release. ABX Holdings undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events or other changes.

Contact:

ABX Holdings, Inc.

Quint Turner, 937-382-5591

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