UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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)
May 22, 2014
Fabrinet
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands | 001-34775 | Not Applicable | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited
190 Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman
KY1-9005
Cayman Islands
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
+66 2-524-9600
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 22, 2014, Fabrinet (NYSE:FN) entered into a credit agreement (the Credit Agreement) among Fabrinet, certain of its direct subsidiaries from time to time party thereto as guarantors, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the Administrative Agent) for the lenders.
The Credit Agreement provides for a $200 million secured credit facility, which includes a $150 million revolving loan facility and a $50 million delayed draw term loan facility, each scheduled to mature on May 22, 2019 (the Maturity Date). Fabrinet will be permitted to borrow under the Credit Agreement upon satisfaction of certain terms and conditions, including, without limitation, entering into control agreements with the Administrative Agent for each of Fabrinets deposit and securities accounts, subject to certain exceptions. In the event such conditions are not fulfilled within 120 days after the date of the Credit Agreement, the revolving loan and term loan commitments will expire and the Credit Agreement will terminate. The Credit Agreement contains an accordion feature permitting Fabrinet to request an increase in the revolving loan facility to provide up to an aggregate of $100 million in additional commitments, subject to customary terms and conditions, and provided that no default or event of default exists at the time of such request. Proceeds of the loans made under the Credit Agreement may be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including to finance a future manufacturing building in Thailand.
Loans under the Credit Agreement will bear interest, at Fabrinets option, at a rate per annum equal to a LIBOR rate plus a spread of 1.75% to 2.50%, or a base rate, determined in accordance with the Credit Agreement, plus a spread of 0.75% to 1.50%, in each case with such spread determined based on Fabrinets consolidated total leverage ratio for the preceding four fiscal quarter period. Interest is due and payable quarterly in arrears for loans bearing interest at the base rate and at the end of an interest period (or at each three month interval in the case of loans with interest periods greater than three months) in the case of loans bearing interest at the LIBOR rate. In the event that Fabrinet does not fulfill the conditions to borrowing within 60 days after the date of the Credit Agreement, Fabrinet will be obligated to pay the Administrative Agent, for the account of each lender, a fee equal to 0.05% of the total commitments. Once Fabrinet is permitted to borrow under the Credit Agreement, Fabrinet will be obligated to pay other customary commitment fees, arrangement fees, and administration fees for a credit facility of this size and type. The applicable spreads and commitment fees will increase in the event that Fabrinets Thailand subsidiary is unable to guarantee the obligations under the Credit Agreement within 180 days after the closing date.
Fabrinet may prepay the loans made under the credit facility in whole or in part at any time without premium or penalty. Revolving loans that are repaid or prepaid may be reborrowed. The revolving loan facility shall terminate and all principal and accrued and unpaid interest thereunder shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date. Term loans made under the Credit Agreement shall be repaid in quarterly installments equal to $2,500,000, beginning on June 30, 2015, with the remaining outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest being due and payable on the Maturity Date. Term loans repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
Fabrinets obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain of its existing and future direct material subsidiaries. Pursuant to a security and pledge agreement (the Security Agreement) by and between Fabrinet and the Administrative Agent, Fabrinets obligations under the Credit Agreement are also secured by Fabrinets present and future accounts receivable, deposit accounts, cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, as well as Fabrinets equity interests in certain of its direct subsidiaries.
The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants. Negative covenants include, among other things, limitations on liens, indebtedness, investments, mergers, sales of assets, changes in the nature of the business, dividends and distributions, affiliate transactions and capital expenditures. Fabrinet is also obligated to maintain cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of at least $40 million at financial institutions located in the United States. Any deposit or securities accounts with aggregate balances in excess of $10 million must be maintained with financial institutions where a control agreement, or the equivalent under the local law, can be effected in favor of the Administrative Agent. In addition, the Credit Agreement requires Fabrinet to maintain, on a consolidated basis: (i) a minimum tangible net worth of not less than $200 million plus 50% of quarterly net income for each full fiscal quarter ending after March 31, 2014, exclusive of quarterly losses; (ii) a minimum debt service coverage ratio of not less than 1.50:1.00; (iii) a maximum senior leverage ratio of not more than 2.50:1.00; and (iv) a minimum quick ratio of not less than 1.10:1.00, in each case determined in accordance with the Credit Agreement and tested as of the end of each fiscal quarter.
The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default including, among other things, payment defaults, breaches of covenants or representations and warranties, cross-defaults with certain other indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency events and change in control of Fabrinet, subject to grace periods in certain instances. Upon an event of default, the lenders may declare all or a portion of the outstanding obligations payable by Fabrinet to be immediately due and payable and exercise other rights and remedies provided for under the Credit Agreement. Under certain circumstances, a default interest rate will apply on all obligations during the existence of an event of default under the Credit Agreement at a per annum rate equal to 2.00% above the applicable interest rate or 2.00% above the rate applicable for base rate loans if a rate is not specified or available.
Certain of the lenders under the Credit Agreement and their affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, investment banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with Fabrinet or its affiliates. They have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions.
The foregoing descriptions of the Credit Agreement and Security Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement and Security Agreement, copies of which are attached as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit |
Description | |
10.1 | Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014, by and among Fabrinet, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent. | |
10.2 | Security and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014, by and between Fabrinet and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent. |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
FABRINET | ||
By: | /s/ Toh-Seng Ng | |
Toh-Seng Ng Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
Date: May 23, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Description | |
10.1 | Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014, by and among Fabrinet, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent. | |
10.2 | Security and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014, by and between Fabrinet and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent. |
Exhibit 10.1
Published CUSIP Number: G3323MAA6
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of May 22, 2014
among
FABRINET,
as the Borrower,
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER PARTY HERETO,
as the Guarantors,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
and
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO
BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH,
as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner
HSBC BANK USA, N.A.
as Syndication Agent
SUNTRUST BANK and SILICON VALLEY BANK
as Co-Documentation Agents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS | 1 | |||||
1.01 |
Defined Terms | 1 | ||||
1.02 |
Other Interpretive Provisions | 31 | ||||
1.03 |
Accounting Terms | 31 | ||||
1.04 |
Rounding | 32 | ||||
1.05 |
Times of Day | 32 | ||||
1.06 |
UCC Terms | 32 | ||||
1.07 |
Rates | 32 | ||||
ARTICLE II COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS | 33 | |||||
2.01 |
Loans | 33 | ||||
2.02 |
Credit Extensions, Conversions and Continuations of Loans | 33 | ||||
2.03 |
Prepayments | 34 | ||||
2.04 |
Termination or Reduction of Commitments | 35 | ||||
2.05 |
Repayment of Loans | 36 | ||||
2.06 |
Interest and Default Rate | 37 | ||||
2.07 |
Fees | 37 | ||||
2.08 |
Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate | 38 | ||||
2.09 |
Evidence of Debt | 39 | ||||
2.10 |
Payments Generally; Administrative Agents Clawback | 39 | ||||
2.11 |
Sharing of Payments by Lenders | 41 | ||||
2.12 |
Defaulting Lenders | 42 | ||||
2.13 |
Designated Lenders | 43 | ||||
2.14 |
Increase in Revolving Facility | 43 | ||||
ARTICLE III TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY | 44 | |||||
3.01 |
Taxes | 44 | ||||
3.02 |
Illegality and Designated Lenders | 47 | ||||
3.03 |
Inability to Determine Rates | 48 | ||||
3.04 |
Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans | 48 | ||||
3.05 |
Compensation for Losses | 50 | ||||
3.06 |
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders | 50 | ||||
3.07 |
Survival | 51 | ||||
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS | 51 | |||||
4.01 |
Conditions of Initial Credit Extension | 51 | ||||
4.02 |
Conditions to all Credit Extensions | 53 | ||||
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 54 | |||||
5.01 |
Existence, Qualification and Power | 54 | ||||
5.02 |
Authorization; No Contravention | 54 |
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5.03 |
Governmental Authorization; Other Consents | 55 | ||||
5.04 |
Binding Effect | 55 | ||||
5.05 |
Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect | 55 | ||||
5.06 |
Litigation | 56 | ||||
5.07 |
No Default | 56 | ||||
5.08 |
Ownership of Property | 56 | ||||
5.09 |
Insurance | 56 | ||||
5.10 |
Taxes | 56 | ||||
5.11 |
ERISA Compliance | 57 | ||||
5.12 |
Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act | 58 | ||||
5.13 |
Disclosure | 58 | ||||
5.14 |
Compliance with Laws | 58 | ||||
5.15 |
Solvency | 59 | ||||
5.16 |
Casualty, Etc. | 59 | ||||
5.17 |
Sanctions Concerns | 59 | ||||
5.18 |
Responsible Officers | 59 | ||||
5.19 |
Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties | 59 | ||||
5.20 |
Collateral Representations | 60 | ||||
5.21 |
Designation as Senior Indebtedness | 61 | ||||
5.22 |
Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. | 61 | ||||
5.23 |
Labor Matters | 61 | ||||
5.24 |
Representations as to Foreign Obligors | 61 | ||||
ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | 62 | |||||
6.01 |
Financial Statements | 62 | ||||
6.02 |
Certificates; Other Information | 63 | ||||
6.03 |
Notices | 65 | ||||
6.04 |
Payment of Obligations | 66 | ||||
6.05 |
Preservation of Existence, Etc. | 66 | ||||
6.06 |
Maintenance of Properties | 66 | ||||
6.07 |
Maintenance of Insurance | 66 | ||||
6.08 |
Compliance with Laws | 67 | ||||
6.09 |
Books and Records | 67 | ||||
6.10 |
Inspection Rights | 67 | ||||
6.11 |
Use of Proceeds | 68 | ||||
6.12 |
Material Contracts | 68 | ||||
6.13 |
Covenant to Guarantee Obligations | 68 | ||||
6.14 |
Covenant to Give Security | 68 | ||||
6.15 |
Further Assurances | 69 | ||||
6.16 |
Compliance with Environmental Laws | 70 | ||||
6.17 |
Approvals and Authorizations | 70 | ||||
6.18 |
Post-Closing Obligations | 70 |
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ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS | 70 | |||||
7.01 |
Liens | 70 | ||||
7.02 |
Indebtedness | 73 | ||||
7.03 |
Investments | 74 | ||||
7.04 |
Fundamental Changes | 75 | ||||
7.05 |
Dispositions | 76 | ||||
7.06 |
Restricted Payments | 77 | ||||
7.07 |
Change in Nature of Business | 78 | ||||
7.08 |
Transactions with Affiliates | 78 | ||||
7.09 |
Burdensome Agreements | 78 | ||||
7.10 |
Use of Proceeds | 79 | ||||
7.11 |
Financial Covenants | 79 | ||||
7.12 |
Capital Expenditures | 79 | ||||
7.13 |
Amendments of Organization Documents; Fiscal Year; Legal Name, Jurisdiction of Formation; Form of Entity and Accounting Changes | 80 | ||||
7.14 |
Sale and Leaseback Transactions | 80 | ||||
7.15 |
Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness | 80 | ||||
7.16 |
Amendment, Etc. of Indebtedness | 81 | ||||
7.17 |
Sanctions | 81 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES | 81 | |||||
8.01 |
Events of Default | 81 | ||||
8.02 |
Remedies upon Event of Default | 84 | ||||
8.03 |
Application of Funds | 84 | ||||
ARTICLE IX ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT | 85 | |||||
9.01 |
Appointment and Authority | 85 | ||||
9.02 |
Rights as a Lender | 85 | ||||
9.03 |
Exculpatory Provisions | 86 | ||||
9.04 |
Reliance by Administrative Agent | 87 | ||||
9.05 |
Delegation of Duties | 87 | ||||
9.06 |
Resignation of Administrative Agent | 87 | ||||
9.07 |
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders | 88 | ||||
9.08 |
No Other Duties, Etc. | 88 | ||||
9.09 |
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding | 89 | ||||
9.10 |
Collateral and Guaranty Matters | 90 | ||||
9.11 |
Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements | 91 | ||||
ARTICLE X CONTINUING GUARANTY | 91 | |||||
10.01 |
Guaranty | 91 | ||||
10.02 |
Rights of Lenders | 92 | ||||
10.03 |
Certain Waivers | 92 | ||||
10.04 |
Obligations Independent | 92 |
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10.05 |
Subrogation | 92 | ||||
10.06 |
Termination; Reinstatement | 93 | ||||
10.07 |
Stay of Acceleration | 93 | ||||
10.08 |
Condition of Borrower | 93 | ||||
10.09 |
Appointment of Borrower | 93 | ||||
10.10 |
Right of Contribution | 94 | ||||
10.11 |
Keepwell | 94 | ||||
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS | 94 | |||||
11.01 |
Amendments, Etc. | 94 | ||||
11.02 |
Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications | 96 | ||||
11.03 |
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement | 98 | ||||
11.04 |
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver | 98 | ||||
11.05 |
Payments Set Aside | 100 | ||||
11.06 |
Successors and Assigns | 100 | ||||
11.07 |
Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality | 104 | ||||
11.08 |
Right of Setoff | 105 | ||||
11.09 |
Interest Rate Limitation | 106 | ||||
11.10 |
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness | 106 | ||||
11.11 |
Survival of Representations and Warranties | 106 | ||||
11.12 |
Severability | 106 | ||||
11.13 |
Replacement of Lenders | 107 | ||||
11.14 |
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc. | 107 | ||||
11.15 |
Waiver of Jury Trial | 108 | ||||
11.16 |
Subordination | 109 | ||||
11.17 |
No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility | 109 | ||||
11.18 |
Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents | 110 | ||||
11.19 |
USA PATRIOT Act Notice | 110 |
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SCHEDULES TO DISCLOSURE LETTER
Schedule 1.01(c) | Responsible Officers | |
Schedule 5.09 | Insurance | |
Schedule 5.19(a) | Subsidiaries | |
Schedule 5.19(b) | Loan Parties | |
Schedule 5.20(b)(i) | Deposit Accounts & Securities Accounts | |
Schedule 5.20(b)(ii) | Electronic Chattel Paper & Letter-of-Credit Rights | |
Schedule 5.20(c) | Pledged Equity Interests | |
Schedule 6.14 | Excluded Accounts | |
Schedule 7.01 | Existing Liens | |
Schedule 7.02 | Existing Indebtedness | |
Schedule 7.03 | Existing Investments | |
Schedule 7.08 | Transactions with Affiliates | |
Schedule 7.09 | Burdensome Agreements |
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PREPARED SCHEDULES
Schedule A | Cash Equivalents | |
Schedule 1.01(a) | Certain Addresses for Notices | |
Schedule 1.01(b) | Initial Commitments and Applicable Percentages | |
Schedule 11.01 | Terms and Conditions of Incremental Tranche |
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A | Form of Administrative Questionnaire | |
Exhibit B | Form of Assignment and Assumption | |
Exhibit C | Form of Compliance Certificate | |
Exhibit D | Form of Joinder Agreement | |
Exhibit E | Form of Loan Notice | |
Exhibit F | Form of Permitted Acquisition Certificate | |
Exhibit G | Form of Revolving Note | |
Exhibit H | Form of Secured Party Designation Notice | |
Exhibit I | Form of Solvency Certificate | |
Exhibit K | Form of Term Note | |
Exhibit L | Form of Officers Certificate | |
Exhibit M | Form of Financial Condition Certificate | |
Exhibit N | Form of Authorization to Share Insurance Information | |
Exhibit O | Form of Notice of Loan Prepayment |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of May 22, 2014, among FABRINET, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the Borrower), the Guarantors (defined herein), the Lenders (defined herein), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:
WHEREAS, the Loan Parties (as hereinafter defined) have requested that the Lenders make loans and other financial accommodations to the Loan Parties in an aggregate amount of up to $200,000,000.
WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to make such loans and other financial accommodations to the Loan Parties on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1.01 Defined Terms.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
Acquisition means the acquisition, whether through a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of (a) a majority of the Voting Stock or other controlling ownership interest in another Person (including the exercise of an option, warrant or convertible or similar type security to acquire such a controlling interest at the time it becomes exercisable by the holder thereof), whether by purchase of such equity or other ownership interest or upon the exercise of an option or warrant for, or conversion of securities into, such equity or other ownership interest, or (b) assets of another Person which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or of a division, line of business or other business unit of such Person.
Additional Secured Obligations means (a) all obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements and (b) all costs and reasonable expenses incurred in connection with enforcement and collection of the foregoing, including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that Additional Secured Obligations of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor; provided, further that Additional Secured Obligations shall exclude obligations arising from Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreements.
Administrative Agent means Bank of America (or any of its designated branch offices or affiliates) in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
Administrative Agents Office means the Administrative Agents address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 1.01(a) or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.
Administrative Questionnaire means an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Affiliate means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
Aggregate Commitments means the Commitments of all the Lenders.
Agreement means this Credit Agreement.
Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents has the meaning specified in Section 5.24(a).
Applicable Percentage means (a) in respect of the Term Facility, with respect to any Term Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term Facility represented by (i) at any time during the Availability Period in respect of such Facility, such Term Lenders Term Commitment at such time and (ii) thereafter, the outstanding principal amount of such Term Lenders Term Loans at such time, and (b) in respect of the Revolving Facility, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Revolving Facility represented by such Revolving Lenders Revolving Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.12. If the Commitments of all of the Lenders to make Loans have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, or if the Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender in respect of the applicable Facility shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Lender in respect of such Facility most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The Applicable Percentage of each Lender in respect of each Facility is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 1.01(b) or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto or in any documentation executed by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.14, as applicable.
Applicable Rate means, for any day, the rate per annum set forth below opposite the applicable Level then in effect (based on the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio):
Applicable Rate
Level |
Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio |
Eurodollar Rate Loans |
Base Rate Loans | Commitment Fee (if the average daily unused portion of the Commitments < 50%) |
Commitment Fee (if the average daily unused portion of the Commitments > 50%) |
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1 |
< 1.0:1.0 | 1.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.35 | % | |||||||||||
2 |
|
> 1.0:1.0 but < 1.5:1.0 |
|
2.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.30 | % | 0.40 | % | |||||||||
3 |
|
> 1.5:1.0 but < 2.0:1.0 |
|
2.25 | % | 1.25 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.45 | % | |||||||||
4 |
> 2.0:1.0 | 2.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.50 | % |
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b); provided, however, that if a Compliance
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Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then, upon the request of the Required Lenders, Pricing Level 1 shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall remain in effect until the first Business Day following the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered, whereupon the Applicable Rate shall be adjusted based on the calculation of the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio contained in such Compliance Certificate. In addition, at all times while the Default Rate is in effect, the highest rate set forth in each column of the Applicable Rate shall apply.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, (a) the determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.07(d) and 2.08(b) and (b) the initial Applicable Rate shall be as set forth in Pricing Level 1 until the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b) for the fiscal year ending June 27, 2014 to the Administrative Agent. Any adjustment in the Applicable Rate shall be applicable to all Credit Extensions then existing or subsequently made or issued.
The Applicable Rate set forth above shall be increased as, and to the extent, required by Sections 2.07(d) and 2.14.
Applicable Revolving Percentage means with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, such Revolving Lenders Applicable Percentage in respect of the Revolving Facility at such time.
Appropriate Lender means, at any time, with respect to any Facility, a Lender that has a Commitment with respect to such Facility or holds a Loan under such Facility at such time.
Approved Fund means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
Arranger means Bank of America, N.A., an Affiliate of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner.
Assignment and Assumption means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit B or any other form (including an electronic documentation form generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
Attributable Indebtedness means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease or similar payments under the relevant lease or other applicable agreement or instrument that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease or other agreement or instrument were accounted for as a Capitalized Lease, (c) in respect of any Securitization Transaction, the outstanding principal amount of such financing, after taking into account reserve accounts and making appropriate adjustments, determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable judgment and (d) in respect of any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the present value (discounted in accordance with GAAP at the debt rate implied in the applicable lease) of the capitalized obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the term of such lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.
Audited Financial Statements means the audited Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended June 28, 2013, and the related Consolidated statements of income or operations, Shareholders Equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.
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Authorization to Share Insurance Information means the authorization substantially in the form of Exhibit N (or such other form as required by each of the Loan Partys insurance companies).
Availability Period means (a) in respect of the Revolving Facility, the period from and including the Effective Date to the earliest of (i) the Maturity Date for the Revolving Facility, (ii) the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.04, and (iii) the date of termination of the Commitment of each Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 8.02 and (b) in respect of the Term Facility, the period from and including the Effective Date to the earliest of (i) the date that falls one (1) day before the first anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) the Maturity Date for the Term Facility and (iii) the date of termination of the commitments of the respective Term Lenders to make Term Loans pursuant to Section 8.02.
Available Amount means an amount equal to (a) $45,000,000 minus (b) any amount expended pursuant to Sections 7.03(c) or 7.05(a)in reliance on the Available Amount plus (c) any amounts invested in reliance on Section 7.03(c)(iv) in any Subsidiary that, at the time such Investment was made, was not a Loan Party if such Subsidiary subsequently becomes a Loan Party solely to the extent that the net tangible assets of such Loan Party is equal to or greater than such amount invested in reliance on Section 7.03(c)(iv) in such Subsidiary before it became a Loan Party; provided, that the Available Amount shall at no time exceed the amount described in clause (a) of this definition.
Bank of America means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.
Base Rate means for any day a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its prime rate, and (c) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1.00%. The prime rate is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of Americas costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.
Base Rate Loan means a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
Borrower has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
Borrower Materials has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
Board of Directors means, with respect to any Person, the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such Person, including without limitation, any members, managers or member-managers of such Person.
BOT Approval in Principle means a written approval from the Bank of Thailand approving in principle the remittance of funds outside Thailand under any Guarantee (including the Guaranty) by Fabrinet Thailand or any Thai Material Subsidiary.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agents Office is located and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day that is also a London Banking Day.
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Capital Expenditures means, with respect to any Person for any period, any expenditure in respect of the purchase or other acquisition of any fixed or capital asset (excluding normal replacements and maintenance which are properly charged to current operations) that are set forth in a consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period prepared in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of this definition, (a) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment or with insurance proceeds, indemnity payments, condemnation awards (or payments in lieu thereof) or damage recovery proceeds shall be included in Capital Expenditures only to the extent of the gross amount by which such purchase price exceeds the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time or the amount of such insurance proceeds, indemnity payments, condemnation awards (or payments in lieu thereof) or damage recovery proceeds, as the case may be, (b) any expenditure made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary as payment of the consideration for (and transaction expenses incurred in connection with) a Permitted Acquisition shall be excluded, (c) any expenditures made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to effect leasehold improvements to any property leased by the Borrower or such Subsidiary as lessee shall be excluded to the extent such expenses have been reimbursed by the landlord.
Capitalized Leases means all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases, and, for purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.
Cash Equivalents means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens):
(a) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than three hundred sixty (360) days from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof;
(b) time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) (A) is a Lender or (B) is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or is the principal banking Subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, (ii) issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as described in clause (c) of this definition and (iii) has combined capital and surplus of at least $1,000,000,000, in each case with maturities of not more than ninety (90) days from the date of acquisition thereof;
(c) commercial paper issued by any Person organized under the laws of any state of the United States and rated at least Prime-1 (or the then equivalent grade) by Moodys or at least A-1 (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P, in each case with maturities of not more than one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of acquisition thereof;
(d) Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which are administered by financial institutions that have the highest rating obtainable from either Moodys or S&P, and the portfolios of which are limited solely to Investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this definition; and
(e) any other investments listed on Schedule A hereto or permitted by the Borrowers cash investment policy approved by the Borrowers Board of Directors (or a committee thereof) and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time; it being understood and agreed that any new investments
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permitted under such policy shall constitute Cash Equivalents for purposes of this Agreement only with the consent of the Administrative Agent (which such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed)), in each case, solely to the extent such investments constitute cash equivalents or marketable securities not classified as long-term investments under GAAP.
Cash Management Agreement means any agreement that is not prohibited by the terms hereof to provide treasury or cash management services, including deposit accounts, overnight draft, credit cards, debit cards, p-cards (including purchasing cards and commercial cards), funds transfer, automated clearinghouse, zero balance accounts, returned check concentration, controlled disbursement, lockbox, account reconciliation and reporting and trade finance services and other cash management services.
Cash Management Bank means any Person in its capacity as a party to a Cash Management Agreement that, (a) at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement with a Loan Party or any Subsidiary, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, or (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes a Lender, is a party to a Cash Management Agreement with a Loan Party or any Subsidiary, in each case in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement; provided, however, that for any of the foregoing to be included as a Secured Cash Management Agreement on any date of determination by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Cash Management Bank (other than the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) must have delivered a Secured Party Designation Notice to the Administrative Agent prior to such date of determination.
Change in Law means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a Change in Law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
Change of Control means an event or series of events by which:
(a) any person or group (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its Subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an option right)), directly or indirectly, of thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the Equity Interests of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or
(b) during any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that Board of Directors on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that Board of Directors was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that Board of Directors or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i)
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and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that Board of Directors (excluding, in the case of both clause (ii) and clause (iii), any individual whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a member of that Board of Directors occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any person or group other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the Board of Directors); or
(c) a change of control or any comparable term (including any change of control resulting solely from the failure of the Borrowers common stock to be listed or quoted on a national securities exchange or other applicable securities exchange) under, and as defined in, any Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities Document or other documents governing Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, in each case the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds the Threshold Amount, shall have occurred.
Closing Date means the date hereof.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended.
Collateral means all of the Collateral referred to in the Collateral Documents and all of the other property that is or is intended under the terms of the Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
Collateral Documents means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Fabrinet Thailand Share Pledge, the Fabrinet Mauritius Share Pledge, each of the mortgages, collateral assignments, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.14, and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
Commitment means a Term Commitment or a Revolving Commitment, as the context may require.
Commitment Fee has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(c).
Commodity Exchange Act means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
Compliance Certificate means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
Connection Income Taxes means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
Consolidated means, when used with reference to financial statements or financial statement items of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any other Person, such statements or items on a consolidated basis in accordance with the consolidation principles of GAAP.
Consolidated Capital Expenditures means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, all Capital Expenditures.
Consolidated Current Liabilities means all obligations classified as current liabilities under GAAP for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis.
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Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period to (b) the sum of (i) Consolidated Interest Charges, (ii) current maturities of long-term debt (as determined in accordance with GAAP) and (iii) current maturities of obligations in respect of Capitalized Leases, in each case, for the most recently completed Measurement Period.
Consolidated EBITDA means, for any period, the following determined on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, (a) Consolidated Net Income for the most recently completed Measurement Period plus (b) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income (without duplication): (i) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period, (ii) the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, including, without limitation, any franchise taxes or other taxes based on income, profits or capital and all other taxes that are included in the provision for income tax line item on the Consolidated income statement of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense for such period, (iv) non-cash charges and losses (excluding any such non-cash charges or losses to the extent (A) there were cash charges with respect to such charges and losses in past accounting periods or (B) there is a reasonable expectation that there will be cash charges with respect to such charges and losses in future accounting periods) for such period, (v) non-cash, stock-based compensation expenses for such period, (vi) extraordinary or one-time losses, costs and expenses for such period, including without limitation, costs, fees and expenses: (A) related to the Thai 2011 Flooding, (B) paid in connection with the Facilities, (C) related to any proposed or actual Permitted Acquisition and any financings thereof, in an aggregate not to exceed $2,000,000 (including integration costs and expenses); and (D) in connection with the primary or secondary offering of the Borrowers common stock, in an aggregate not to exceed $2,000,000 and (vii) non-cash losses for such period less (c) without duplication, and to the extent reflected as a gain or otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such period, (i) non-cash gains (excluding any such non-cash gains to the extent (A) there were cash gains with respect to such gains in past accounting periods or (B) there is a reasonable expectation that there will be cash gains with respect to such gains in future accounting periods) and (ii) extraordinary gains for such period, including, without limitation, gains relating to the Thai 2011 Flooding.
Consolidated Funded Indebtedness means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money (including Obligations hereunder) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; (b) the outstanding principal amount of all purchase money Indebtedness; (c) all direct obligations under issued and outstanding letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, less the amount then cash-collateralized on commercially reasonable and customary terms; (d) all obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts payable, intercompany charges of expenses, deferred revenue and other accrued liabilities in the ordinary course of business and (ii) any earn-out obligation or post-closing balance sheet adjustments prior to the time as it becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP) to the extent required to be reflected on the Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP; (e) all Attributable Indebtedness; (f) all obligations to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment prior to the Maturity Date in respect of any Disqualified Equity Interests (other than payments made solely in Qualified Equity Interests), valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; (g) without duplication, all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) through (f) above of Persons other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and (h) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which the Borrower or a Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to the Borrower or such Subsidiary.
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Consolidated Interest Charges means, for any Measurement Period, the sum of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, (b) all interest paid or payable with respect to discontinued operations, (c) the portion of rent expense under Capitalized Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, (d) the implied interest component of Synthetic Lease Obligations, and (e) any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk (net of the interest increase and gains on such hedging obligations and derivative instruments), in each case, of or by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for the most recently completed Measurement Period.
Consolidated Net Income means, at any date of determination, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for the most recently completed Measurement Period; provided that Consolidated Net Income shall exclude the effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrowers Subsidiaries) in any line item in the Borrowers consolidated financial statements required or permitted by GAAP and related authoritative pronouncements resulting from any purchase accounting in relation to any Permitted Acquisition or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes.
Consolidated Quick Assets means the cash, Cash Equivalents, net trade accounts receivable and marketable securities not classified as long-term investments of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis.
Consolidated Quick Ratio means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Quick Assets to (b) Consolidated Current Liabilities as of such date.
Consolidated Senior Funded Indebtedness means Consolidated Funded Indebtedness, but excluding Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities.
Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) Consolidated Senior Funded Indebtedness as of such date and (ii) obligations in respect of Capitalized Leases as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period.
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, Shareholders Equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on that date minus the Intangible Assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on that date.
Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date and (ii) obligations in respect of Capitalized Leases as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period.
Contractual Obligation means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
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Control means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. Controlling and Controlled have meanings correlative thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Person shall be deemed to be Controlled by another Person if such other Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power to vote fifteen percent (15%) or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors, managing general partners or the equivalent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Asia Pacific Growth Fund III, L.P. shall not be deemed to Control the Borrower.
Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities Documents means all agreements (including without limitation, intercreditor agreements, instruments and other documents) pursuant to which Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities have been or will be issued or otherwise setting forth the terms of any Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities.
Convertible Subordinated Debt Security means any debt security the terms of which provide for (a) the conversion thereof into Equity Interests, cash or a combination of Equity Interests and cash, to the extent such debt security has not, as of any applicable date of determination, been so converted, (b) subordination by its terms in right of payment to the prior payment of the Obligations on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion and (c) maturity more than one (1) year after the Maturity Date.
Credit Extension means a Revolving Borrowing or a Term Borrowing, as the context may require.
Debtor Relief Laws means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, winding-up, dissolution, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States, the Cayman Islands, Thailand or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect (including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Act of Thailand, B.E. 2483 (1940) (as amended), Part V of the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the Cayman Islands and the Companies Winding Up Rules 2008 (as amended) of the Cayman Islands).
Default means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
Default Rate means (a) with respect to any Obligation for which a rate is specified, a rate per annum equal to two percent (2%) in excess of the rate otherwise applicable thereto and (b) with respect to any Obligation for which a rate is not specified or available, a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans plus two percent (2%), in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.
Defaulting Lender means, subject to Section 2.12(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lenders determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lenders obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lenders determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public
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statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.12(b)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower and each Lender promptly following such determination.
Designated Jurisdiction means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory is the subject of any Sanction.
Designated Lender shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13.
Disclosure Letter means the disclosure letter dated as of the Closing Date delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and the Secured Parties, as supplemented from time to time pursuant to Section 6.02(c).
Disposition or Dispose means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction) of any property by any Loan Party or Subsidiary (or the granting of any option or other right to do any of the foregoing), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith, but excluding any Involuntary Disposition.
Disqualified Equity Interests means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interests of such Person which, by their terms or by the terms of any security into which they are convertible or for which they are putable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) mature or are mandatorily redeemable (other than solely as a result of a Change of Control or asset sale, so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or asset sale shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or are redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely as a result of a Change of Control or asset sale, so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or asset sale shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable), in whole or in part, or otherwise has any distributions or other payments which are mandatory or otherwise required at any time, in each case prior to the Maturity Date, or (b) are convertible into or exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for (x) debt securities or (y) any Equity Interest referred to in clause (a) above; provided, however, that if such Equity Interests are issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Borrower
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or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
Dollar and $ mean lawful money of the United States.
Effective Date means the date upon which all of the conditions described in Section 4.01 have been satisfied to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that no later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date: (a) the Effective Date shall have occurred or (b) the Borrower shall pay the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a fee equal to one-twentieth of one percent (0.05%) of the Commitments, which fee shall be (i) fully earned and payable, (ii) nonrefundable for any reason whatsoever and (iii) in addition to any other fees, costs and expenses payable pursuant to the Loan Documents; and provided, further that no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the Closing Date: (a) the Effective Date shall have occurred or (b) the Revolving Commitments and Term Commitments shall expire on such date
Eligible Assignee means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.06 (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.06(b)(iii)).
Environmental Laws means any and all federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.
Environmental Liability means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
Environmental Permit means the filing of any notification, report or assessment, any permit, certificate, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
Equity Interests means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, exempted limited partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities nor Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreements shall constitute Equity Interests.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended.
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ERISA Affiliate means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
ERISA Event means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a substantial employer as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (f) any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; (h) the imposition of any liability on the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA or (i) a failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to meet all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of a Pension Plan, whether or not waived, or the failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan.
Eurodollar Rate means:
(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), or a comparable or successor rate which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) (in such case, the LIBOR Rate) at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and
(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate, at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits with a term of one (1) month commencing that day;
provided that to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.
Eurodollar Rate Loan means a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of Eurodollar Rate.
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
Excluded Subsidiary means any Subsidiary that is prohibited or restricted by applicable Law from providing a Guaranty (for so long as such prohibition or restriction exists).
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Excluded Swap Obligation means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a Lien to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation thereof) by virtue of such Guarantors failure for any reason to constitute an eligible contract participant as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to Section 10.11 and any other keepwell, support or other agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantors Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor, or grant by such Guarantor of a Lien, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one Swap Contract, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swap Contracts for which such Guaranty or Lien is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.
Excluded Taxes means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 11.13) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii), (a)(iii) or (c), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lenders assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipients failure to comply with Section 3.01(e) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, Excluded Taxes shall not include any withholding tax imposed at any time on payments made by or on behalf of Borrower to any Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, provided that such Lender shall have complied with Section 3.01(e).
Fabrinet Mauritius means Fabrinet China Holdings, a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Mauritius, with a registration number 23862/5555 C1/GBL with the Registrar of Companies, and having its registered office at c/o Ocra (Mauritius) Limited, 2nd Floor, Maxcity Building, Remy Ollier Street, Port Louis, Mauritius.
Fabrinet Mauritius Share Pledge means that certain Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Borrower, as grantor, Fabrinet Mauritius, as issuer, and the Administrative Agent, as secured party.
Fabrinet Sweden means Fabrinet AB.
Fabrinet Thailand means Fabrinet Co., Ltd., a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Thailand, with registration number 0105542073726 and having its registered office at No. 5/6, Moo 6, Klong Nung Sub-district, Klongluang District, Pathumthani Province 12120, Thailand.
Fabrinet Thailand Alternative Fee Date has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(d).
Fabrinet Thailand Alternative Fees has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(d).
Fabrinet Thailand Real Property means that certain real property located at (a) No. 5/5, Moo 6, Klong Nung Sub-district, Klongluang District, Pathumthani Province 12120 Thailand and (b) No. 5/15, Moo 6, Klong Nung Sub-district, Klongluang District, Pathumthani Province 12120 Thailand.
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Fabrinet Thailand Share Pledge means that certain Pledge of Shares Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Borrower, as shareholder, the Administrative Agent and the entities named on Schedule I thereto, as secured parties, as may be amended, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.
Facility means the Term Facility or the Revolving Facility, as the context may require.
Facility Office means the office through which such Lender will perform its obligations under the Agreement.
Facility Termination Date means the date as of which all of the following shall have occurred: (a) the Aggregate Commitments have terminated and (b) all Obligations have been paid in full (other than obligations for Taxes, costs, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities in respect of which no claim or demand for payment has been made).
FASB ASC means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
FATCA means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
Federal Funds Rate means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.
Fee Letter means the amended and restated letter agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Arranger.
Foreign Obligor means a Loan Party that is not organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States.
Foreign Government Scheme or Arrangement has the meaning specified in Section 5.11(d).
Foreign Plan has the meaning specified in Section 5.11(d).
FRB means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
Fund means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.
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GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth from time to time 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) including, without limitation, the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied and subject to Section 1.03.
Governmental Authority means the government of the United States, Cayman Islands, Mauritius, Thailand or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, registrar, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including, without limitation, any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
Guarantee means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of the kind described in clauses (a) through (g) of the definition thereof or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the primary obligor) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness of the kind described in clauses (a) through (g) of the definition thereof or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed or expressly undertaken by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided, however that the term Guarantee shall not include any liability by indorsement of instruments for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business or indemnity obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business or in connection with any transaction permitted hereby. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith (and in the case of clause (b) above, shall not exceed the fair market value of the assets (determined by such Person in good faith) securing such Indebtedness or other obligation as at the date of determination). The term Guarantee as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
Guaranteed Obligations has the meaning specified in Section 10.01.
Guarantors means, collectively, (a) the Subsidiaries of the Borrower as are or may from time to time become parties to this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.13 or Section 6.18(a), as applicable, and (b) with respect to Additional Secured Obligations owing by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and any Swap Obligation of a Specified Loan Party (determined before giving effect to Sections 10.01 and 10.11) under the Guaranty, the Borrower.
Guaranty means, collectively, the Guarantee made by the Guarantors under Article X in favor of the Secured Parties, together with each other guaranty delivered pursuant to Section 6.13 or 6.18(a).
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Hazardous Materials means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
Hedge Bank means any Person in its capacity as a party to a Swap Contract that, (a) at the time it enters into a Swap Contract not prohibited under Article VI or VII, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, or (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes a Lender, is a party to a Swap Contract not prohibited under Article VI or VII, in each case, in its capacity as a party to such Swap Contract; provided that for any of the foregoing to be included as a Secured Hedge Agreement on any date of determination by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Hedge Bank (other than the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) must have delivered a Secured Party Designation Notice to the Administrative Agent prior to such date of determination.
Immaterial Subsidiary means each Subsidiary other than a Material Subsidiary (it being understood that the Borrower will identify Immaterial Subsidiaries on Schedule 5.19(a) to the Disclosure Letter when required pursuant to this Agreement).
Impacted Loans has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(a).
Indebtedness means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
(b) the maximum amount of all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;
(c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts payable, intercompany charges of expenses and intercompany payables, deferred revenue and other accrued liabilities (including deferred payments in respect of services by employees), in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) any earnout obligation or other post-closing balance sheet adjustment prior to such time as it becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP);
(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements other than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse (provided that if such indebtedness is nonrecourse to such Person, the amount of such indebtedness will be the lesser of the fair market value of such property (as determined by such Person in good faith) as at the date of determination and the amount so secured);
(f) all Attributable Indebtedness in respect of Capitalized Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person;
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(g) all obligations to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or make any payment (other than payments made solely in other Qualified Equity Interests and except to the extent permitted by Section 7.06) prior to the Maturity Date in respect of Equity Interests (valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends); and
(h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date.
Indemnified Taxes means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
Indemnitees has the meaning specified in Section 11.04(b).
Information has the meaning specified in Section 11.07.
Intangible Assets means assets that are considered to be intangible assets under GAAP, including customer lists, goodwill, computer software, copyrights, trade names, trademarks, patents, franchises, licenses, unamortized deferred charges, unamortized debt discount and capitalized research and development costs.
Intercompany Debt has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.
Interest Payment Date means, (a) as to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three (3) months, the respective dates that fall every three (3) months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.
Interest Period means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months thereafter (in each case, subject to availability), as selected by the Borrower in its Loan Notice; provided that:
(a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;
(b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and
(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.
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Investment means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or interest in, another Person (including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person), or (c) an Acquisition. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment, less all repayments, dividends, distributions and other returns of capital received or realized from such Investment, in each case in cash and Cash Equivalents (or in the case of a Guarantee, any reductions thereof without a corresponding payment in respect thereof).
Involuntary Disposition means any loss of, damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking for public use of, any property of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary.
IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Joinder Agreement means a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D executed and delivered in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.13 or 6.18(a), as applicable.
Laws means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, notifications, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
Lender means each of the Persons identified as a Lender on the signature pages hereto, each other Person that becomes a Lender in accordance with this Agreement and their successors and assigns.
Lending Office means, as to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, the office or offices of such Person described as such in such Persons Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as such Person may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent; which office may include any Affiliate of such Person or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate.
LIBOR has the meaning specified in the definition of Eurodollar Rate.
Lien means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment in the nature of a security interest, deposit arrangement in the nature of a security interest, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
Loan means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Term Loan or a Revolving Loan.
Loan Documents means, collectively, (a) this Agreement, (b) the Notes, (c) the Guaranty, (d) the Collateral Documents, (e) the Fee Letter and (f) each Joinder Agreement, (but specifically excluding any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Secured Cash Management Agreement).
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Loan Notice means a notice of (a) a Credit Extension, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit E, or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
Loan Parties means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.
London Banking Day means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.
Mandatory Cost means any amount incurred periodically by any Lender during the term of the Facility which constitutes fees, costs or charges imposed on lenders generally in the jurisdiction in which such Lender is domiciled, subject to regulation, or has its Facility Office by any Governmental Authority.
Master Agreement has the meaning set forth in the definition of Swap Contract.
Material Adverse Effect means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, the operations, business, assets, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), or financial condition of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document, or the ability of any Loan Party to perform its material obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.
Material Contract means, with respect to any Person, each contract or agreement (a) to which such Person is a party involving aggregate consideration payable to or by such Person of $10,000,000 or more in any year or (b) otherwise material to the business, financial condition, operations or properties of such Person or (c) any other contract, agreement, permit or license of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any party thereto, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Material Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that, together with its Subsidiaries, (a) generates more than five percent (5%) of Consolidated EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis for the four (4) fiscal quarter period most recently ended, (b) has cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities with a value in excess of $7,000,000 or (c) has total assets (including Equity Interests in other Subsidiaries and excluding investments that are eliminated in consolidation) equal to or greater than five percent (5%) of the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a Consolidated basis as of the end of the most recent four (4) fiscal quarters; provided, however, that if at any time there are Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) which are not classified as Material Subsidiaries but which collectively (i) generate more than ten percent (10%) of Consolidated EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis or (ii) have total assets (including Equity Interests in other Subsidiaries and excluding investments that are eliminated in consolidation) equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, then the Borrower shall promptly designate one or more of such Subsidiaries as Material Subsidiaries and cause any such Subsidiaries to comply with the provisions of Section 6.13 such that, after such Subsidiaries become Guarantors hereunder, the Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) that are not Guarantors shall (A) generate less than ten percent (10%) of Consolidated EBITDA and (B) have total assets of less than ten percent (10%) of the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis.
Maturity Date means (a) with respect to the Revolving Facility, May 22, 2019 and (b) with respect to the Term Facility, May 22, 2019; provided, however, that, in each case, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.
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Measurement Period means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending on the date of computation of any ratio or other provision contained herein or in any Loan Document.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
Multiemployer Plan means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five (5) plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
Multiple Employer Plan means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five (5) plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
Non-Consenting Lender means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders, or all Lenders or all affected Lenders in a Facility, in accordance with the terms of Section 11.01 and (b) has been approved by the Required Lenders.
Non-Defaulting Lender means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
Note means a Term Note or a Revolving Note, as the context may require.
Notice of Loan Prepayment means a notice of prepayment with respect to a Loan, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit O, or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer.
Obligations means (a) all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan and (b) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with enforcement and collection of the foregoing, including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof pursuant to any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that Obligations of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor.
OFAC means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
Officers Certificate means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit L or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Organization Documents means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to the Borrower, the certificate of incorporation (together with any
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certificate of incorporation on change of name), the memorandum and articles of association, the register of directors, the register of members, the register of mortgages and charges and the tax undertaking certificate, if any, (c) with respect to any limited liability company (other than the Borrower), the certificate or articles of formation or organization or the certificate of incorporation, memorandum and articles of association or formation, the affidavit of association, the specimen of seal (if any) and any operating agreement or limited liability company agreement (or equivalent or comparable documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); and (d) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, exempted limited partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation, exempted limited partnership or organization (or equivalent or comparable documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction).
Other Connection Taxes means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
Other Taxes means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06).
Outstanding Amount means with respect to Term Loans and Revolving Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans and Revolving Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date.
Participant has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).
Participant Register has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).
PBGC means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Pension Act means the Pension Protection Act of 2006.
Pension Funding Rules means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in, with respect to plan years ending prior to the effective date of the Pension Act, Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, each as in effect prior to the Pension Act and, thereafter, Section 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.
Pension Plan means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by the Borrower and any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.
Permitted Acquisition means an Acquisition by a Loan Party (the Person or division, line of business or other business unit of the Person to be acquired in such Acquisition shall be referred to herein as the Target), in each case that is a type of business (or assets used in a type of business) permitted to be engaged in by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in each case so long as:
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(a) no Default shall then exist or would exist after giving effect thereto;
(b) the Loan Parties shall demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent that, after giving effect to the Acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis, the Loan Parties are in Pro Forma Compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 7.11;
(c) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received not less than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the consummation of any such Acquisition (i) a description of the material terms of such Acquisition, (ii) audited financial statements (or, if unavailable, management-prepared financial statements) of the Target for its two most recent fiscal years and for any fiscal quarters ended within the fiscal year to date, (iii) Consolidated projected income statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (giving effect to such Acquisition) for the four (4) full consecutive fiscal quarters beginning with the fiscal quarter in which the Acquisition is consummated, and (iv) not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the consummation of any Permitted Acquisition, a Permitted Acquisition Certificate, executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that such Permitted Acquisition complies with the requirements of this Agreement;
(d) such Acquisition shall not be a hostile Acquisition and shall have been approved by the Board of Directors and/or shareholders (or equivalent), to the extent required by applicable Law, of the applicable Loan Party and the Target;
(e) if any of the consideration payable by the Loan Parties shall be in cash (other than cash in lieu of fractional shares), immediately prior to giving effect to such Acquisition, the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans available to be borrowed under Section 2.01(b) hereof shall be at least $100,000,000; and
(f) the cost of the Acquisition paid by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in cash at the closing of such Acquisition, plus any cash earnouts or similar deferred or contingent payments paid after closing of such Acquisition, for all Acquisitions made during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed $300,000,000 (plus any proceeds received from the issuance (within twelve (12) months prior to the closing of such Acquisition) of Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities).
Permitted Acquisition Certificate means a certificate substantially the form of Exhibit F or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreements means (a) any Swap Contract (including, but not limited to, any bond hedge transaction or capped call transaction) pursuant to which the Borrower acquires an option requiring the counterparty thereto to deliver to the Borrower shares of common stock of the Borrower, the cash value of such shares or a combination thereof from time to time upon exercise of such option and (b) any Swap Contract pursuant to which the Borrower issues to the counterparty thereto warrants to acquire common stock of the Borrower (whether such warrant is settled in shares, cash or a combination thereof), in each case entered into by the Borrower in connection with the issuance of Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities; provided that (i) the terms, conditions and covenants of each such Swap Contract are customary for Swap Contracts of such type (as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors of the Borrower in good faith) and (ii) in the case of clause (b) above, such Swap Contract is classified as an equity instrument in accordance with GAAP, and the settlement of such Swap Contract does not require the Borrower to make any payment in cash or Cash Equivalents that would disqualify such Swap Contract from so being classified as an equity instrument. For purposes of this definition, the term Swap Contract shall include any stock option or warrant agreement for the purchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower.
Permitted Liens has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.
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Permitted Transfers means (a) Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) Dispositions of property to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided, that Dispositions of property by a Loan Party to a non-Loan Party shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum of (i) the Available Amount and (ii) $25,000,000 in non-Collateral assets; (c) Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof; (d) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to others (including intercompany licensing of intellectual property) not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; (e) the sale or disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents in a manner not prohibited by this Agreement; (f) the granting, creation or existence of a Permitted Lien; (g) the surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract rights or other litigation claims, in each case in the ordinary course of business; and (h) any Involuntary Disposition.
Person means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Plan means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan), maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or any such Plan to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.
Platform has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
Pledged Equity has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.
Pro Forma Basis and Pro Forma Effect means, for any Disposition of all or substantially all of a division or a line of business or for any Acquisition, whether actual or proposed, for purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11, each such transaction or proposed transaction shall be deemed to have occurred on and as of the first day of the relevant Measurement Period, and the following pro forma adjustments shall be made:
(a) in the case of an actual or proposed Disposition, all income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the line of business or the Person subject to such Disposition shall be excluded from the results of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period;
(b) in the case of an actual or proposed Acquisition, income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property, line of business or the Person subject to such Acquisition shall be included in the results of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period;
(c) interest accrued during the relevant Measurement Period on, and the principal of, any Indebtedness repaid or to be repaid or refinanced in such transaction shall be excluded from the results of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period;
(d) any Indebtedness actually or proposed to be incurred or assumed in such transaction shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the applicable Measurement Period, and interest thereon shall be deemed to have accrued from such day on such Indebtedness at the applicable rates provided therefor (and in the case of interest that does or would accrue at a formula or floating rate, at the rate in effect at the time of determination) and shall be included in the results of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period; and
(e) the above pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a financial or accounting officer of the Borrower who is a Responsible Officer and may include, for the avoidance of doubt, the amount of synergies and cost savings projected by the Borrower from actions taken or expected to be taken during the 12-month period following the date of such transaction, net of the amount of actual benefits theretofore realized during such period from such actions; provided that (i) such amounts are
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reasonably identifiable, quantifiable and factually supportable in the good faith judgment of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, (ii) such synergies and cost savings are directly attributable to such transaction, (iii) no amounts shall be added pursuant to this clause (e) to the extent duplicative of any amounts that are otherwise added back in computing Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, with respect to such period and (iv) the aggregate amount of cost savings and synergies added pursuant to this clause (e) for any such period during any such period, shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of Consolidated EBITDA for such period, calculated without giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to this clause (e).
Pro Forma Compliance means, with respect to any transaction, that such transaction does not cause, create or result in a Default after giving Pro Forma Effect, based upon the results of operations for the most recently completed Measurement Period to (a) such transaction and (b) all other transactions which are contemplated or required to be given Pro Forma Effect hereunder that have occurred on or after the first day of the relevant Measurement Period.
Public Lender has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
Qualified ECP Guarantor means, at any time, each Loan Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an eligible contract participant under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another Person to qualify as an eligible contract participant at such time under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Qualified Equity Interest means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interests of such person which are not Disqualified Equity Interests.
Qualifying Control Agreement means an agreement, among the Borrower, a depository institution or securities intermediary and the Administrative Agent, which agreement is in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and which provides the Administrative Agent with control (as such term is used in Article 9 of the UCC) (or comparable concept under the relevant applicable Law) over the deposit account(s) or securities account(s) described therein.
Recipient means the Administrative Agent, any Lender, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder.
Register has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(c).
Related Parties means, with respect to any Person, such Persons Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Persons Affiliates.
Reportable Event means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived.
Required Lenders means, at any time, Lenders having Total Credit Exposures representing more than 50% of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders. The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.
Required Revolving Lenders means at any time Revolving Lenders having Total Revolving Credit Exposures representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the Total Revolving Credit Exposures of all Revolving Lenders. The Total Revolving Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Revolving Lenders at any time.
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Required Term Lenders means, at any time having Total Term Credit Exposures representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the Total Term Credit Exposures of all Term Lenders. The Total Term Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Term Lenders at any time.
Resignation Effective Date has the meaning specified in Section 9.06.
Responsible Officer means the chief executive officer, president, director, authorized director, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party, solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 4.01, the secretary or any assistant secretary of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party. To the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, each Responsible Officer will provide an incumbency certificate and appropriate authorization documentation, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Restricted Payment means (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares (or equivalent) of any class of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares (or equivalent) of any class of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding and (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of Equity Interests of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the conversion of any Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities into Qualified Equity Interests shall not constitute a Restricted Payment and (ii) any payment with respect to, or early unwind or settlement of, any Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreement shall not constitute a Restricted Payment.
Revolving Borrowing means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period, made by each of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
Revolving Commitment means, as to each Revolving Lender, its obligation to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b), in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lenders name on Schedule 1.01(b) under the caption Revolving Commitment or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The Revolving Commitment of all of the Revolving Lenders on the Closing Date is $150,000,000.
Revolving Exposure means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Loans at such time.
Revolving Facility means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Lenders Revolving Commitments at such time.
Revolving Increase Effective Date has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(d).
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Revolving Lender means, at any time, (a) so long as any Revolving Commitment is in effect, any Lender that has a Revolving Commitment at such time or (b) if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, any Lender that has a Revolving Loan at such time.
Revolving Loan has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).
Revolving Note means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Revolving Lender evidencing Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit G.
S&P means Standard & Poors Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.
Sale and Leaseback Transaction means, with respect to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any Person whereby such Loan Party or such Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any property used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.
Sanction(s) means any sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government (including, without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majestys Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
Secured Cash Management Agreement means any Cash Management Agreement between the any Loan Party and any of its Subsidiaries and any Cash Management Bank.
Secured Hedge Agreement means any interest rate, currency, foreign exchange, or commodity Swap Contract permitted under Article VI or VII between any Loan Party and any of its Subsidiaries and any Hedge Bank.
Secured Obligations means all Obligations and all Additional Secured Obligations.
Secured Parties means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders (including Designated Lenders), the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, the Indemnitees and each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.05.
Secured Party Designation Notice means a notice from any Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender substantially in the form of Exhibit H.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, including all amendments thereto and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Securitization Transaction means, with respect to any Person, any financing transaction or series of financing transactions (including factoring arrangements) pursuant to which such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person may sell, convey or otherwise transfer, or grant a security interest in, accounts, payments receivables, rights to future lease payments or residuals or similar rights to payment to a special purpose subsidiary or affiliate of such Person.
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Security Agreement means the security and pledge agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and accepted and agreed by each other Loan Party and each other direct Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than Fabrinet Sweden).
Shareholders Equity means, as of any date of determination, consolidated shareholders equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
Solvency Certificate means a solvency certificate in substantially in the form of Exhibit I.
Solvent and Solvency mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Persons ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature or otherwise, (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Persons property would constitute an unreasonably small capital, and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature or otherwise in the ordinary course of business. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
Specified Loan Party means any Loan Party that is not then an eligible contract participant under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 10.11).
Subsidiary of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of Voting Stock is at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a Subsidiary or to Subsidiaries shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Loan Parties.
Swap Contract means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a Master Agreement), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the following shall not be deemed a Swap Contract: (i) any phantom stock or similar plan (including any stock option plan) providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries, (ii) any stock option or warrant agreement for the purchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower, (iii) the purchase of Equity Interests or Indebtedness (including securities convertible into Equity Interests) of the Borrower pursuant to delayed delivery contracts or (iv) any of the foregoing to the extent that it constitutes a derivative embedded in a convertible security issued by the Borrower.
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Swap Obligations means with respect to any Guarantor any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a swap within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Swap Termination Value means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
Synthetic Lease Obligation means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property (including Sale and Leaseback Transactions), in each case, creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the application of any Debtor Relief Laws to such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
Target has the meaning set forth in the definition of Permitted Acquisition.
Taxes means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Term Borrowing means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
Term Commitment means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Lenders name on Schedule 1.01(b) under the caption Term Commitment or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The Term Commitment of all of the Term Lenders on the Closing Date is $50,000,000.
Term Facility means, at any time, (a) at any time during the Availability Period in respect of such Facility, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of the Term Commitments at such time and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans of all Term Lenders outstanding at such time and (b) thereafter, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans of all Term Lenders outstanding at such time.
Term Lender means (a) at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has a Term Commitment at such time, (b) at any time during the Availability Period in respect of the Term Facility, any Lender that has a Term Commitment or that holds Term Loans at such time and (c) at any time after the Availability Period in respect of the Term Facility, any Lender that holds Term Loans at such time.
Term Loan means an advance made by any Term Lender under the Term Facility.
Term Note means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Term Lender evidencing Term Loans made by such Term Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit K.
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Thai 2011 Flooding means the suspension of all manufacturing in Thailand from October 17, 2011 through November 14, 2011 due to severe flooding, including the closure of the Chokchai facility and related liabilities for losses to customers and insurance gains and losses incurred through the Borrowers fiscal year 2013.
Thai Guarantee License means a foreign business license issued by the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand in relation to any Guarantee (including the Guaranty) by Fabrinet Thailand or any Thai Material Subsidiary that is subject to the requirement under the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999), as amended, to obtain a foreign business license for the issuance of any Guarantee (including the Guaranty).
Thai Guarantor means any Guarantor incorporated or organized under the Laws of Thailand.
Thai Manufacturing Facility means the building and improvements located at Building 7, which shall be adjacent to No. 5/15 Moo 6, Klong Nung Sub-district, Klongluang District, Pathumthani Province 12120, Thailand.
Thai Material Subsidiary means any Material Subsidiary incorporated or organized under the Laws of Thailand, including, without limitation, Fabrinet Thailand.
Threshold Amount means $10,000,000.
TMB Term Indebtedness means the Indebtedness of Fabrinet Thailand owing to TMB Bank Public Company Limited, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $18,000,000, which is secured by a mortgage on the Fabrinet Thailand Real Property, which such Indebtedness shall not be extended, renewed or refinanced.
Total Credit Exposure means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused Commitments, Revolving Exposure and Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans of such Lender at such time.
Total Revolving Credit Exposure means, as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the unused Commitments and Revolving Exposure of such Revolving Lender at such time.
Total Revolving Outstandings means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans.
Total Term Credit Exposure means, as to any Term Lender at any time, the Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans of such Term Lender at such time.
Type means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York; provided that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.
United States and U.S. mean the United States of America.
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U.S. Loan Party means any Loan Party that is organized under the laws of one of the states of the United States.
Voting Stock means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests issued by such Person the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even though the right to so vote has been suspended by the happening of such contingency.
1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions.
With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
(a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation. The word will shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word shall. Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including the Loan Documents and any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Persons successors and assigns, (iii) the words hereto, herein, hereof and hereunder, and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory rules, regulations, orders and 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, extended, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words asset and property shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
(b) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word from means from and including; the words to and until each mean to but excluding; and the word through means to and including.
(c) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
1.03 Accounting Terms.
(a) Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.
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(b) Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. Without limiting the foregoing, leases shall continue to be classified and accounted for on a basis consistent with that reflected in the Audited Financial Statements for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any change in GAAP relating thereto, unless the parties hereto shall enter into a mutually acceptable amendment addressing such changes, as provided for above.
(c) Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. All references herein to Consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or to the determination of any amount for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis or any similar reference shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable interest entity that the Borrower is required to consolidate pursuant to FASB ASC 810 as if such variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as defined herein.
(d) Pro Forma Treatment. Each Disposition of all or substantially all of a line of business, and each Acquisition, by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that is consummated during any Measurement Period shall, for purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 and for purposes of determining the Applicable Rate, be given Pro Forma Effect as of the first day of such Measurement Period.
1.04 Rounding.
Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
1.05 Times of Day.
Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
1.06 UCC Terms.
Terms defined in the UCC in effect on the Closing Date and not otherwise defined herein shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, have the meanings provided by those definitions. Subject to the foregoing, the term UCC refers, as of any date of determination, to the UCC then in effect.
1.07 Rates.
The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of Eurodollar Rate or with respect to any comparable or successor rate thereto.
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ARTICLE II
COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
2.01 Loans.
(a) Term Borrowing. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term Lender severally agrees to make Term Loans to the Borrower, in Dollars, from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period for the Term Facility, in an aggregate amount not to exceed such Term Lenders Applicable Percentage of the Term Facility. Each Term Borrowing shall consist of Term Loans made simultaneously by the Term Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage of the Term Facility. Term Borrowings repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
(b) Revolving Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a Revolving Loan) to the Borrower, in Dollars, from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period for the Revolving Facility in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lenders Revolving Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Revolving Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Facility, and (ii) the Revolving Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed such Revolving Lenders Revolving Commitment. Within the limits of each Revolving Lenders Revolving Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow Revolving Loans, prepay under Section 2.03, and reborrow under this Section 2.01(b). Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
2.02 Credit Extensions, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.
(a) Notice of Credit Extension. Each Credit Extension, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrowers irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by: (A) telephone or (B) a Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Loan Notice. Each such Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Credit Extension of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans and (ii) on the requested date of any Credit Extension of Base Rate Loans. Each Credit Extension of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 (or, in connection with any conversion or continuation of a Term Loan, if less, the entire principal thereof then outstanding). Except as provided in Section 2.04(c), each Credit Extension of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $500,000 (or, in connection with any conversion or continuation of a Term Loan, if less, the entire principal thereof then outstanding). Each Loan Notice and each telephonic notice shall specify (A) the applicable Facility and whether the Borrower is requesting a Credit Extension, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Loans, as the case may be, under such Facility, (B) the requested date of the Credit Extension, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (C) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (D) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted, and (E) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Credit Extension of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one (1) month.
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(b) Advances. Following receipt of a Loan Notice for a Facility, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage under such Facility of the applicable Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Appropriate Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in Section 2.02(a). In the case of a Credit Extension, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agents Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Credit Extension is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.
(c) Eurodollar Rate Loans. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders, and the Required Lenders may demand that any or all of the outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans be converted immediately to Base Rate Loans.
(d) Notice of Interest Rates. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Bank of Americas prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.
(e) Interest Periods. After giving effect to all Term Borrowings, all conversions of Term Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Term Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than five (5) Interest Periods in effect in respect of the Term Facility. After giving effect to all Revolving Borrowings, all conversions of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Revolving Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than five (5) Interest Periods in effect in respect of the Revolving Facility.
2.03 Prepayments.
(a) Optional. The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Loan Prepayment, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Term Loans and Revolving Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty subject to Section 3.05; provided that, unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, (i) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (1) three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (A) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 (or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding); and (B) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $500,000 (or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding). Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurodollar Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lenders ratable portion of such prepayment (based on such Lenders Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility). If such notice is given by the
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Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein; provided that a Notice of Loan Prepayment delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or capital raising or the occurrence of a Change of Control or the occurrence of any other transaction, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied, and upon such revocation according to the foregoing terms the Borrower shall not be required to make the prepayment specified in the Notice of Loan Prepayment. Any prepayment of principal shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Each prepayment of the outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(a) shall be applied to the principal repayment of installments thereof in such order as the Borrower may direct. Subject to Section 2.12, such prepayments shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages in respect of each of the relevant Facilities.
(b) Mandatory.
(i) Revolving Outstandings. If for any reason the Total Revolving Outstandings at any time exceed the Revolving Facility at such time, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Loans (together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.
(ii) Application of Other Payments. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.12, prepayments of the Revolving Facility made pursuant to this Section 2.03(b), shall be applied to the outstanding Revolving Loans.
Within the parameters of the applications set forth above, prepayments pursuant to this Section 2.03(b) shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans and then to Eurodollar Rate Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities. All prepayments under this Section 2.03(b) shall be subject to Section 3.05, but otherwise without premium or penalty, and shall be accompanied by interest on the principal amount prepaid to but excluding the date of prepayment.
2.04 Termination or Reduction of Commitments.
(a) Optional. The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Revolving Facility, or from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Facility; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five (5) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Facility if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Outstandings would exceed the Revolving Facility. In addition, during the Availability Period in respect of the Term Facility, the Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent as set forth above, from time to time terminate (in whole or in part) the unused portion of the aggregate Term Commitments. Any such notice with respect to the Revolving Facility or the Term Facility may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or capital raising or a Change of Control or the occurrence of any other transaction, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied, and upon such revocation according to the foregoing terms neither Facility shall be terminated or reduced as provided in such notice.
(b) Mandatory. The aggregate Term Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the last day of the Availability Period for the Term Facility.
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(c) Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees.
(i) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitment under this Section 2.04. Upon any reduction of the Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender shall be reduced by such Lenders Applicable Revolving Percentage of such reduction amount. All fees in respect of the Revolving Facility accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Facility shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
(ii) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or reduction of the unused portion of the aggregate Term Commitments under this Section 2.04. Upon any reduction of the unused portion of the aggregate Term Commitments, the Term Commitment of each Term Lender shall be reduced by such Lenders ratable portion of such reduction amount. All fees in respect of the Term Facility accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Term Facility shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
2.05 Repayment of Loans.
(a) Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Term Lenders the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on the following dates in the respective amounts set forth opposite such dates (which amounts shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.03), unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 8.02;
Payment Dates |
Principal Repayment Installments | |
June 30, 2015 and on each September 30, December 31, March 31 and June 30 thereafter until the Maturity date or, if sooner, until repaid in full | $2,500,000 (or such lesser amount as may then be outstanding) |
provided, however, that (i) the final principal repayment installment of the Term Loans shall be repaid on the Maturity Date for the Term Facility and in any event shall be in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on such date and (ii) (A) if any principal repayment installment to be made by the Borrower (other than principal repayment installments on Eurodollar Rate Loans) shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, such principal repayment installment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be, and (B) if any principal repayment installment to be made by the Borrower on a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, such principal repayment installment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such principal repayment installment into another calendar month, in which event such principal repayment installment shall be due on the immediately preceding Business Day.
(b) Revolving Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Revolving Lenders on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Facility the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.
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2.06 Interest and Default Rate.
(a) Interest. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.06(b), (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; and (ii) each Base Rate Loan under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b) Default Rate.
(i) If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(ii) If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(iii) Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists (including a payment default), all outstanding Obligations may accrue at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(iv) Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
(c) Interest Payments. Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.
2.07 Fees.
(a) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent and the Arranger for its own account fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
(b) The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
(c) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a commitment fee (the Commitment Fee) equal to the product of (i) the Applicable Rate for a Commitment Fee times (ii) the average daily unused portion of the Commitments. The Commitment Fee shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each of March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date after the Effective Date.
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(d) Solely to the extent that Fabrinet Thailand is not joined as a Guarantor on or prior to the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, the following (collectively, the Fabrinet Thailand Alternative Fees): (i) on the date that is one hundred eighty-one (181) days after the Closing Date (the Fabrinet Thailand Alternative Fee Date), an additional upfront fee equal to one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the Commitments, which such fee shall be (A) fully earned and payable on the Fabrinet Thailand Alternative Fee Date, (B) nonrefundable for any reason whatsoever and (C) in addition to any other fees, costs and expenses payable pursuant to the Loan Documents, including any other Fabrinet Thailand Alternative Fees, and (ii) commencing on the Fabrinet Thailand Alternative Fee Date and continuing to but excluding the date upon which Fabrinet Thailand is joined as a Guarantor, the Applicable Rate and Commitment Fee corresponding to the rate per annum set forth below opposite the applicable Level then in effect (based on the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio):
Applicable Rate
Level |
Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio |
Eurodollar Rate Loans |
Base Rate Loans | Commitment Fee (if the average daily unused portion of the Commitments < 50%) |
Commitment Fee (if the average daily unused portion of the Commitments ³ 50%) |
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1 | < 1.0:1.0 | 2.25 | % | 1.25 | % | 0.45 | % | 0.55 | % | |||||||||
2 | ³ 1.0:1.0 but < 1.5:1.0 |
2.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.60 | % | |||||||||
3 | ³ 1.5:1.0 but < 2.0:1.0 |
2.75 | % | 1.75 | % | 0.55 | % | 0.65 | % | |||||||||
4 | ³ 2.0:1.0 | 3.00 | % | 2.00 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.70 | % |
2.08 Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate.
(a) Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365 day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.10(a), bear interest for one (1) day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(b) Financial Statement Adjustments or Restatements. If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or for any other reason, the Borrower, or the Lenders determine that (i) the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as calculated by the Borrower as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States or Cayman Islands, automatically and without further action by the Administrative
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Agent or any Lender), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any provision of this Agreement to payment of any Obligations hereunder at the Default Rate or under Article VIII. The Borrowers obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.
2.09 Evidence of Debt.
The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lenders Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
2.10 Payments Generally; Administrative Agents Clawback.
(a) General. All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made free and clear of and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agents Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lenders Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. Subject to Section 2.05(a) and as otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement, if any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.
(b) (i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Credit Extension of Eurodollar Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Credit Extension of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Credit Extension) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lenders share of such Credit Extension, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Credit Extension of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Credit Extension available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such
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corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Credit Extension to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lenders Loan included in such Credit Extension. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
(ii) Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Appropriate Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Appropriate Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(c) Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.
(d) Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Term Loans and Revolving Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 11.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan or to make any payment under Section 11.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan or to make its payment under Section 11.04(c).
(e) Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.
(f) Pro Rata Treatment. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (i) each Credit Extension shall be made from the Appropriate Lenders, each payment of fees under Section 2.07 shall be made for account of the Appropriate Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the
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Commitments shall be applied to the respective Commitments of the Lenders, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Commitments; (ii) each Credit Extension shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Commitments or their respective Loans that are to be included in such Credit Extension (in the case of conversions and continuations of Loans); (iii) each payment or prepayment of principal of Loans by the Borrower shall be made for account of the Appropriate Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Loans held by them; and (iv) each payment of interest on Loans by the Borrower shall be made for account of the Appropriate Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans then due and payable to the respective Appropriate Lenders.
2.11 Sharing of Payments by Lenders.
If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of (a) Obligations in respect of any of the Facilities due and payable to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations due and payable to such Lender at such time to (ii) the aggregate amount of the Obligations in respect of the Facilities due and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time) of payments on account of the Obligations in respect of the Facilities due and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by all the Lenders at such time or (b) Obligations in respect of any of the Facilities owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender at such time to (ii) the aggregate amount of the Obligations in respect of the Facilities owing (but not due and payable) to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time) of payments on account of the Obligations in respect of the Facilities owing (but not due and payable) to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by all of the Lenders at such time, then, in each case under clauses (a) and (b) above, the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (A) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (B) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of Obligations in respect of the Facilities then due and payable to the Lenders or owing (but not due and payable) to the Lenders, as the case may be, provided that:
(1) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and
(2) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).
Each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation.
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2.12 Defaulting Lenders.
(a) Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:
(i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lenders right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders and Section 11.01.
(ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lenders potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement; fourth, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lenders breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and fifth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise as may be required under the Loan Documents in connection with any Lien conferred thereunder or directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (1) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (2) such Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments hereunder. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section 2.12(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender having been a Defaulting Lender.
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2.13 Designated Lenders.
Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender at its option may make any Credit Extension or otherwise perform its obligations hereunder through any Lending Office (each, a Designated Lender); provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of such Borrower to repay any Credit Extension in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Any Designated Lender shall be considered a Lender; and provided, further, that in the case of an Affiliate or branch of a Lender, all provisions applicable to a Lender shall apply to such Affiliate or branch of such Lender to the same extent as such Lender.
2.14 Increase in Revolving Facility.
(a) Request for Increase. Provided there exists no Default, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Revolving Lenders), the Borrower may from time to time request an increase in the Revolving Facility by an amount (for all such increases that become effective) not exceeding $100,000,000 (an Incremental Facility); provided that any such request for an Incremental Facility shall be in a minimum amount of $25,000,000 and in increments of $5,000,000 in excess thereof, or, if less, the entire remaining unused amount of the Incremental Facility. At the time of sending such notice, the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Revolving Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten (10) Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Revolving Lenders).
(b) Lender Elections to Increase. Each Revolving Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to increase its Revolving Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Applicable Revolving Percentage of such requested increase. Any Revolving Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Revolving Commitment.
(c) Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Revolving Lenders. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, and subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Revolving Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement (New Revolving Lenders) in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(d) Effective Date and Allocations. If the Revolving Facility is increased in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the Revolving Increase Effective Date) and the final allocation of such increase. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Revolving Lenders and the New Revolving Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Revolving Increase Effective Date.
(e) Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase. As a condition precedent to such increase, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the Revolving Increase Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such increase, and (ii) in the case of the Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct, in the case of representations and warranties that contain a materiality qualification, or true and correct in all material respects in the case of representations and warranties that do not contain a materiality qualification, on and as of the Revolving Increase Effective Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct, or true and correct in all material respects, as applicable, as of such earlier date), and except that for purposes of this Section, the representations and warranties
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contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01, and (B) both before and after giving effect to the Incremental Facility, no Default exists. The Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered any other customary documents, (including, without limitation, legal opinions) as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Incremental Facility. The Borrower shall prepay any Revolving Loans outstanding on the Revolving Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Revolving Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Revolving Percentages arising from any nonratable increase in the Revolving Commitments under this Section.
(f) Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.11 or 11.01 to the contrary.
(g) Incremental Facility. Except as otherwise specifically set forth herein, all of the other terms and conditions applicable to such Incremental Facility shall be identical to the terms and conditions applicable to the Revolving Facility.
ARTICLE III
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
3.01 Taxes.
(a) Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes.
(i) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Laws. If any applicable Laws (as determined in the good faith discretion of the Administrative Agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Administrative Agent or a Loan Party, then the Administrative Agent or such Loan Party shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below.
(ii) If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including both United States federal backup withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) the Administrative Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Administrative Agent to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) the Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the Code, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.
(iii) If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by any applicable Laws other than the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment, then (A) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, as required by such Laws, shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by it to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, to the extent required by such Laws, shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with such Laws, and
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(C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.
(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties. Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(c) Tax Indemnifications.
(i) Each of the Loan Parties shall, and does hereby, jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each of the Loan Parties shall also, and does hereby, jointly and severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for any amount which a Lender for any reason fails to pay indefeasibly to the Administrative Agent as required pursuant to Section 3.01(c)(ii) below.
(ii) Each Lender shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, (A) the Administrative Agent against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (B) the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties, as applicable, against any Taxes attributable to such Lenders failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (C) the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties, as applicable, against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or a Loan Party in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii).
(d) Evidence of Payments. Upon request by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party or by the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower, as the case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be.
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(e) Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation.
(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, Forms W-9 and W-8) as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation shall not be required if in the Lenders reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii) Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 3.01 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(f) Treatment of Certain Refunds. Unless required by applicable Laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender. If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Loan Party or with respect to which any Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall pay to such Loan Party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Loan Party under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such Recipient, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that each Loan Party, upon the request of the Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Recipient in the event the Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to such Loan Party pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the Recipient in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person.
(g) Survival. Each partys obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.
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3.02 Illegality and Designated Lenders.
(a) If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its Lending Office to make, maintain or fund any Credit Extension whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, (i) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended, and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (A) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans and (B) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.
(b) If, in any applicable jurisdiction, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any Designated Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for the Administrative Agent, or any Lender or its applicable Designated Lender to (i) perform any of its obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (ii) to fund or maintain its participation in any Loan or (iii) issue, make, maintain, fund or charge interest with respect to any Credit Extension, such Person shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, then, upon the Administrative Agent notifying the Company, and until such notice by such Person is revoked, any obligation of such Person to issue, make, maintain, fund or charge interest with respect to any such Credit Extension shall be suspended, and to the extent required by applicable Law, cancelled. Upon receipt of such notice, the Loan Parties shall, (A) repay that Persons participation in the Loans or other applicable Obligations on the last day of the Interest Period for each Loan or other Obligation occurring after the Administrative Agent has notified the Company or, if earlier, the date specified by such Person in the notice delivered to the Administrative Agent (being no earlier than the last day of any applicable grace period permitted by applicable Law) and (B) take all reasonable actions requested by such Person to mitigate or avoid such illegality.
(c) Each Lender at its option may make any Credit Extension to Borrower through a Designated Lender and the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.05 and 11.04 shall apply to such Designated Lender to the same extent as such Lender; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Credit Extension in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, if any Lender or any Designated Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or
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its applicable Designated Lender to perform its obligations hereunder or to issue, make, maintain, fund or charge interest with respect to any Credit Extension to the Borrower then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, and until such notice by such Lender is revoked, any obligation of such Lender to issue, make, maintain, fund or charge interest with respect to any such Credit Extension shall be suspended. Upon receipt of such notice, the Loan Parties shall take all reasonable actions requested by such Lender to mitigate or avoid such illegality.
3.03 Inability to Determine Rates.
(a) If in connection with any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof, (i) the Administrative Agent determines that (A) Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan or (B) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan (in each case with respect to clause (i), Impacted Loans), or (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that for any reason the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Eurodollar Rate Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurodollar Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Credit Extension of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans (to the extent of the affected Eurodollar Rate Loans or Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Credit Extension of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Administrative Agent has made the determination described in clause (a)(i) of this Section, the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower and the Required Lenders, may establish an alternative interest rate for the Impacted Loans, in which case, such alternative rate of interest shall apply with respect to the Impacted Loans until (i) the Administrative Agent revokes the notice delivered with respect to the Impacted Loans under clause (a)(i) of this Section, (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that such alternative interest rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding the Impacted Loans, or (iii) any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to such alternative rate of interest or to determine or charge interest rates based upon such rate or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to do any of the foregoing and provides the Administrative Agent and the Borrower written notice thereof.
3.04 Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.
(a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 3.04(e));
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(ii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such Lender;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan the interest on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender, the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts (determined by such Lender in good faith) as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lenders holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lenders capital or on the capital of such Lenders holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lenders holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lenders policies and the policies of such Lenders holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts (determined by such Lender in good faith) as will compensate such Lender or such Lenders holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) Mandatory Costs. If any Lender incurs any Mandatory Costs attributable to the Obligations, then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender such Mandatory Costs. Such amount shall be expressed as a percentage rate per annum and shall be payable on the full amount of the applicable Obligations of such Lender.
(d) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and the reasons therefor and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.
(e) Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans. The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, (i) as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as Eurocurrency liabilities), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), and (ii) as long as such Lender shall be required to comply with any reserve ratio requirement or analogous requirement of any central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Loans, such additional costs (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs allocated to such Commitment or Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which in each case shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided the Borrower shall have received at least ten (10) days prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest or costs from such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amounts so requested. If a Lender fails to give notice ten (10) days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable ten (10) days from receipt of such notice.
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(f) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lenders right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine (9) months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lenders intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine (9) month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
3.05 Compensation for Losses.
Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:
(a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);
(b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or
(c) any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 11.13;
including any loss of anticipated profits and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.
For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded.
3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then at the request of the Borrower, such Lender shall, as applicable, use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
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(b) Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different Lending Office in accordance with Section 3.06(a), the Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 11.13.
3.07 Survival.
All of the Borrowers obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, resignation of the Administrative Agent and the Facility Termination Date.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
4.01 Conditions of Initial Credit Extension.
The obligation of each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Execution of Credit Agreement; Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of this Agreement, executed by a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party and a duly authorized officer of each Lender, (ii) for the account of each Lender requesting a Note, a Note executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, (iii) counterparts of the Security Agreement and each other Collateral Document, executed by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Loan Parties and a duly authorized officer of each other Person party thereto, as applicable and (iv) counterparts of any other Loan Document executed by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Loan Party and a duly authorized officer of each other Person party thereto, all of which shall be duly affixed with any applicable stamp duty.
(b) Officers Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received an Officers Certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to the Organization Documents of such Loan Party (which, to the extent filed with a Governmental Authority, shall be certified as of a recent date by such Governmental Authority), the resolutions of the Board of Directors of such Loan Party, the good standing, existence or its equivalent of such Loan Party (together with a certificate of good standing issued by the applicable Governmental Authority in such Loan Partys jurisdiction of organization, incorporation or formation as of a recent date), if applicable, and of the incumbency (including specimen signatures) of the Responsible Officers of such Loan Party.
(c) Legal Opinions of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have received opinions of New York, Cayman Islands, Mauritius and Thailand counsel for the Loan Parties, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of all Lenders), each in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
(d) Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 5.05(a) and (b), each in form and substance satisfactory to each of them.
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(e) Personal Property Collateral. The Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(i) (A) searches of UCC filings in the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable, of each Loan Party and each jurisdiction where any Collateral is located or where a filing would need to be made in order to perfect the Administrative Agents security interest in the Collateral, copies of the financing statements on file in such jurisdictions and evidence that no Liens exist other than Permitted Liens and (B) tax Lien (if any and/or applicable), judgment and bankruptcy searches;
(ii) completed UCC financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in the Administrative Agents sole discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agents security interest in the Collateral;
(iii) a certified copy of the annotated register of mortgages and charges of the Borrower updated to reflect the security created under the Collateral Documents;
(iv) stock, share or membership certificates, if any, evidencing the Pledged Equity and undated stock or transfer powers duly executed in blank, if any; in each case to the extent such Pledged Equity is certificated;
(v) to the extent required to be delivered, filed, registered or recorded pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents, all instruments, documents (including relevant page(s) of the share register book of any Person showing any pledge registration), notices and acknowledgements and chattel paper in the possession of the Borrower and/or any other Loan Party, together with allonges or assignments as may be necessary or appropriate to create and perfect the Administrative Agents security interest in the Collateral; and
(vi) Qualifying Control Agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to the extent required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.14.
(f) Liability, Casualty, Property, Terrorism and Business Interruption Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of insurance policies and/or certificates evidencing liability, casualty, property, terrorism and business interruption insurance meeting the requirements set forth herein or as required by the Administrative Agent. The Loan Parties shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an Authorization to Share Insurance Information.
(g) Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Solvency Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to the financial condition, Solvency and related matters of the Borrower and Fabrinet Thailand individually and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
(h) Financial Condition Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate or certificates executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as of the Closing Date, as to certain financial matters, substantially in the form of Exhibit M.
(i) Loan Notice. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Loan Notice with respect to the Loans, if any, to be made on the Effective Date.
(j) Existing Indebtedness of the Loan Parties. All of the existing Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness permitted to exist pursuant to Section 7.02) shall be repaid in full and all security interests related thereto shall be terminated on or prior to the Closing Date.
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(k) Consents. The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that all members, boards of directors, governmental, shareholder and material third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the entering into of this Agreement have been obtained.
(l) Fees and Expenses. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all fees and expenses, to the extent invoiced to the Borrower at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Effective Date, owing pursuant to the Fee Letter and Section 2.07.
(m) Licensing Requirements. Each Lender shall have obtained all applicable licenses, consents, permits and approvals as deemed necessary by such Lender in order to execute and perform the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.
(n) Due Diligence. The Lenders shall have completed a due diligence investigation of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in scope, and with results, satisfactory to the Lenders, including, without limitation, know your customer due diligence.
(o) Other Documents. All other documents provided for herein or which the Administrative Agent or any other Lender may reasonably request or require.
(p) Additional Information. Such additional information and materials which the Administrative Agent and/or any Lender shall reasonably request or require.
(q) Material Adverse Effect. Since June 28, 2013, there shall not have occurred any event or condition that has had or could reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) No Litigation. The absence of any action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending, or to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened in writing in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.
4.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions.
The obligation of each Lender to honor any Loan Notice (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) is subject to the following conditions precedent:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V or any other Loan Document shall (i) with respect to representations and warranties that contain a materiality qualification, be true and correct on and as of the date of such Credit Extension (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date) and (ii) with respect to representations and warranties that do not contain a materiality qualification, be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, (except to the
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extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), provided that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.05(a) and (b) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and (b), respectively.
(b) Default. No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds thereof.
(c) Loan Notice. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Loan Notice in accordance with the requirements hereof.
Each Loan Notice (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as of the date hereof and any other date made or deemed made pursuant to the Loan Documents, that:
5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power.
Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized, incorporated or formed, validly existing and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (a) (with respect to Immaterial Subsidiaries only), (b)(i) or (c), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.02 Authorization; No Contravention.
The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action on the part of such Loan Party, and do not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Persons Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under (other than in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties), or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party by which such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law, except in each case referred to in clause (b) or (c), to the extent such conflict, breach, contravention, payment or violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents.
No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with (a) the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, (c) the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including the first priority nature thereof, subject to Permitted Liens), to the extent required thereby, or (d) the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents, other than (i) authorizations, approvals, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained, (ii) filings to perfect or enforce the Liens created by, and the exercise of rights and remedies under, the Collateral Documents, (iii) as contemplated by Section 5.24 and (iv) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.04 Binding Effect.
This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).
5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
(a) Audited Financial Statements. The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness, to the extent required to be shown on financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. The unaudited Consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries dated December 27, 2013, and the related Consolidated and consolidating statements of income or operations and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on that date (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments and eliminations upon consolidation in the case of consolidating financial statements.
(c) Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(d) Forecasted Financials. The Consolidated and consolidating forecasted balance sheets, statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 6.01 were prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions the Borrower believed were reasonable in light of the conditions existing at the time of delivery of such forecasts; it being understood that (i) projections are (A) as to future events and are not to be viewed as facts and (B) subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Borrowers control, (ii) no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized and (iii) actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ significantly from the projected results and such differences may be material.
5.06 Litigation.
There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.07 No Default.
Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is in default under or with respect to, or a party to, any Contractual Obligation which default could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
5.08 Ownership of Property.
Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.09 Insurance.
The properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the applicable Loan Party or the applicable Subsidiary operates. The general liability, casualty, property, terrorism and business interruption insurance coverage of the Loan Parties as in effect on the Closing Date is outlined as to carrier, policy number, expiration date, type, amount and deductibles on Schedule 5.09 to the Disclosure Letter and such insurance coverage complies with the requirements set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
5.10 Taxes.
Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries have filed all federal, state and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all federal, state and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP.
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There is no proposed tax assessment against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect. No Loan Party is party to an agreement with any Person that is not a Loan Party that provides for the sharing or allocation of taxes. No Subsidiary of a Loan Party is party to an agreement with any Person that is not the Borrower or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party that provides for the sharing or allocation of taxes. The filing and recording of any and all documents required to perfect the security interests granted to the Administrative Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties) will not result in any documentary, stamp or other taxes.
5.11 ERISA Compliance.
(a) Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state laws. Each Pension Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter or is subject to a favorable opinion letter from the IRS to the effect that the form of such Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto has been determined by the IRS to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS. To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, nothing has occurred that would prevent or cause the loss of such tax-qualified status.
(b) There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, there has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred, and no Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate is aware of any fact, event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to constitute or result in an ERISA Event with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (ii) as of the most recent valuation date for any Pension Plan, the funding target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 430(d)(2) of the Code) is 60% or higher and no Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause the funding target attainment percentage for any such plan to drop below 60% as of the most recent valuation date; (iii) no Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability to the PBGC other than for the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due that are unpaid; (iv) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or Section 4212(c) of ERISA; and (v) no Pension Plan has been terminated by the plan administrator thereof nor by the PBGC, and no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that could reasonably be expected to cause the PBGC to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any Pension Plan.
(d) With respect to each scheme or arrangement mandated by a government other than the United States (a Foreign Government Scheme or Arrangement) and with respect to each employee benefit plan maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party that is not subject to United States law (a Foreign Plan):
(i) any employer and employee contributions required by law or by the terms of any Foreign Government Scheme or Arrangement or any Foreign Plan have been made, or, if applicable, accrued, in accordance with normal accounting practices;
(ii) the fair market value of the assets of each funded Foreign Plan, the liability of each insurer for any Foreign Plan funded through insurance or the book reserve established for any Foreign Plan, together with any accrued contributions, is sufficient to procure or provide for
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the accrued benefit obligations, as of the date hereof, with respect to all current and former participants in such Foreign Plan according to the actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used to account for such obligations in accordance with applicable generally accepted accounting principles; and
(iii) each Foreign Plan required to be registered has been registered and has been maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities.
5.12 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.
(a) Margin Regulations. The Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. Following the application of the proceeds of each Credit Extension, not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the value of the assets (either of the Borrower only or of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis) subject to the provisions of Section 7.01 or Section 7.05 or subject to any restriction contained in any agreement or instrument between the Borrower and any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender relating to Indebtedness and within the scope of Section 8.01(e) will be margin stock.
(b) Investment Company Act. None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower, or any Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
5.13 Disclosure.
The Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of its Subsidiaries or any other Loan Party is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No report, financial statement, certificate or other information furnished (whether in writing or orally) by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document (in each case as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished but excluding information of a general economic or general industry nature), taken as a whole and together with the Borrowers filings with the SEC, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, each Loan Party represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time; it being understood that (a) projections are (i) as to future events and are not to be viewed as facts and (ii) subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Borrowers control, (b) no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized and (c) actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ significantly from the projected results and such differences may be material.
5.14 Compliance with Laws.
Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary thereof is in compliance with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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5.15 Solvency.
(a) Each of Borrower and Fabrinet Thailand is individually Solvent.
(b) The Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis are Solvent.
5.16 Casualty, Etc.
Neither the businesses nor the properties of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries are affected by any fire, explosion, accident, strike, lockout or other labor dispute, drought, storm, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or of the public enemy or other casualty (whether or not covered by insurance) that, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.17 Sanctions Concerns.
No Loan Party, nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, any director, officer, employee, agent, Affiliate or representative thereof, is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by any individual or entity that is (a) currently the subject or target of any Sanctions or (b) located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction.
5.18 Responsible Officers.
Schedule 1.01(c) to the Disclosure Letter lists certain Responsible Officers, holding the offices or positions indicated next to their respective names, as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Section 6.02 and such Responsible Officers are the duly elected and qualified officers or directors of such Loan Party and are duly authorized to execute and deliver, on behalf of the respective Loan Party, this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents.
5.19 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties.
(a) Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures, Partnerships and Equity Investments. Set forth on Schedule 5.19(a) to the Disclosure Letter, is the following information which is true and complete in all respects as of the Closing Date or as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Section 6.02, as applicable: (i) a complete and accurate list of all Subsidiaries of the Loan Parties; (ii) the number of shares of each class of Equity Interests in each Subsidiary outstanding, (iii) the number and percentage of outstanding shares of each class of Equity Interests owned by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, (iv) the class or nature of such Equity Interests (i.e. voting, non-voting, preferred, etc.) and (v) an indication of whether such Subsidiary is an Immaterial Subsidiary. The outstanding Equity Interests in all Subsidiaries are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are owned free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties). There are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than stock options granted to employees or directors and directors qualifying shares) of any nature relating to the Equity Interests of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, except as may be permitted by the Loan Documents.
(b) Loan Parties. Set forth on Schedule 5.19(b) to the Disclosure Letter is a complete and accurate list of all Loan Parties, showing as of the Closing Date, or as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Section 6.02 (as to each Loan Party), as applicable: (i) the exact legal name, (ii) any former legal names of such Loan Party in the four (4) months prior to the Closing Date, (iii) the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as applicable, (iv) the type of organization, (v) the jurisdictions in which such Loan Party is qualified to do business, (vi) the address of its chief
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executive office, (vii) the address of its principal place of business, (viii) its U.S. federal taxpayer identification number or, in the case of any non-U.S. Loan Party that does not have a U.S. taxpayer identification number, its unique identification number, if applicable, issued to it by the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (ix) the organization identification number, if applicable, and (x) with respect to Subsidiaries, ownership information (e.g. publicly held or if private or partnership, the owners and partners of each Subsidiary).
5.20 Collateral Representations.
(a) Collateral Documents. The provisions of the Collateral Documents are effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on all right, title and interest of the Borrower in the Collateral described therein, subject to the timely and proper filings, deliveries, notations and other actions contemplated hereby and by the Collateral Documents and to the extent such Lien can be perfected by such filings, deliveries, notations and other actions. Except for filings completed prior to the Effective Date and as contemplated hereby and by the Collateral Documents, no filing or other action will be necessary to perfect or protect such Liens.
(b) Deposit Accounts, Electronic Chattel Paper, Letter-of-Credit Rights, and Securities Accounts.
(i) Set forth on Schedule 5.20(b)(i) to the Disclosure Letter, as of the Closing Date or as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Section 6.02, as applicable, is a description of all Deposit Accounts (as defined in the UCC) and Securities Accounts (as defined in the UCC) of the Borrower, including (A) in the case of a Deposit Account, (1) the name of the depository institution, (2)(a) as of the Closing Date, the average amount held in such Deposit Account for the three (3) months most recently ended prior to the Closing Date, or (b) when required to be updated in accordance with Section 6.02, the amount held in such Deposit Account as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter, as applicable, and (3) whether such account is a zero balance account, payroll account, withholding and trust account, tax account, escrow or other fiduciary account or cash collateral account, and (B) in the case of a Securities Account, (1) the Securities Intermediary (as defined in the UCC) or issuer and (2)(a) as of the Closing Date, the average aggregate market value held in such Securities Account for the three (3) months most recently ended prior to the Closing Date, or (b) when updated in accordance with Section 6.02, the amount held in such Securities Account as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter, as applicable.
(ii) Set forth on Schedule 5.20(b)(ii) to the Disclosure Letter, as of the Closing Date or as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Section 6.02, as applicable, is a description of all Electronic Chattel Paper (as defined in the UCC) and Letter-of-Credit Rights (as defined in the UCC) of the Borrower, including (A) in the case of Electronic Chattel Paper (as defined in the UCC), the account debtor and (B) in the case of Letter-of-Credit Rights (as defined in the UCC), the issuer or nominated person, as applicable.
(c) Pledged Equity Interests. Set forth on Schedule 5.20(c) to the Disclosure Letter, as of the Closing Date or as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Section 6.02, as applicable, is a list of (i) all Pledged Equity and (ii) all other Equity Interests required to be pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents (in each case, detailing the Person whose Equity Interests are pledged, the number of shares of each class of Equity Interests, the certificate number and percentage ownership of outstanding shares of each class of Equity Interests and the class or nature of such Equity Interests (i.e. voting, non-voting, preferred, etc.)).
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5.21 Designation as Senior Indebtedness.
The Obligations constitute Designated Senior Indebtedness or any similar designation (with respect to indebtedness having the maximum rights as senior debt) under and as defined in any agreement governing any Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities and the Subordination Provisions set forth in each such agreement are legally valid and enforceable against the parties thereto, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other Laws affecting creditors rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).
5.22 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.
Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person. To the knowledge of the Borrower, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by any Loan Party or any Subsidiaries infringes upon any rights held by any other Person. No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.23 Labor Matters.
Except as disclosed in the Borrowers filings with the SEC prior to the Closing Date, there are no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has suffered any strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other material labor difficulty within the last five (5) years preceding the Closing Date.
5.24 Representations as to Foreign Obligors. Each Foreign Obligor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
(a) Such Foreign Obligor is subject to civil and commercial Laws with respect to its obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party (collectively as to such Foreign Obligor, the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents), and the execution, delivery and performance by such Foreign Obligor of the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents constitute and will constitute private and commercial acts and not public or governmental acts. Neither such Foreign Obligor nor any of its property has any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) under the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Obligor is organized and existing in respect of its obligations under the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents.
(b) The Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents are in proper legal form under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Obligor is organized and existing for the enforcement thereof against such Foreign Obligor under the Laws of such jurisdiction, and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability, priority or admissibility in evidence of the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents. It is not necessary to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability, priority or admissibility in evidence of the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents that the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents be filed, registered or recorded with, or executed or notarized before, any court or other authority in the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Obligor is organized and existing or that any registration charge or
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stamp or similar tax be paid on or in respect of the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents or any other document, except for (i) any such filing, registration, recording, execution or notarization as has been made or is not required to be made until the Applicable Foreign Obligor Document or any other document is sought to be enforced and (ii) any charge or tax as has been timely paid.
(c) There is no tax, levy, impost, duty, fee, assessment or other governmental charge, or any deduction or withholding, imposed by any Governmental Authority in or of the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Obligor is organized and existing either (i) on or by virtue of the execution or delivery of the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents or (ii) on any payment to be made by such Foreign Obligor pursuant to the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents, except as has been disclosed to the Administrative Agent.
(d) The execution, delivery and performance of the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents executed by such Foreign Obligor are, under applicable foreign exchange control regulations of the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Obligor is organized and existing, not subject to any notification or authorization except (i) such as have been made or obtained or (ii) such as cannot be made or obtained until a later date (provided that any notification or authorization described in clause (ii) shall be made or obtained as soon as is reasonably practicable).
(e) There exist no restrictions or conditions that are applicable to the performance by any Foreign Obligor of its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party or that are applicable to the ability or permissibility of such Foreign Obligor transferring its capital or funds from its jurisdiction of organization or its principal place of business.
ARTICLE VI
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Each of the Loan Parties hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date and thereafter until the Facility Termination Date, such Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
6.01 Financial Statements.
Deliver to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to each Lender), in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(a) Audited Financial Statements. As soon as available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or, if earlier, fifteen (15) days after the date required to be filed with the SEC (after giving effect to any extension permitted by the SEC)), a Consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related Consolidated and consolidating statements of income or operations, changes in Shareholders Equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, (i) such Consolidated statements to be audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any going concern or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit, and (ii) such consolidating statements to be certified by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller that is a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to the effect that such statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on an individual basis in accordance with GAAP.
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(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three (3) fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or, if earlier, five (5) days after the date required to be filed with the SEC (without giving effect to any extension permitted by the SEC)), a Consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related Consolidated and consolidating statements of income or operations and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Borrowers fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and including managements discussion and analysis of operating results inclusive of operating metrics in comparative form, such Consolidated statements to be certified by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller who is a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated (or in the case of consolidating statements, individual) basis in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
(c) Budget. As soon as available, but in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, an annual budget of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, including forecasts prepared by management of the Borrower of Consolidated balance sheets and statements of income or operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a quarterly basis for the immediately following fiscal year.
As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(f), the Borrower shall not be separately required to furnish such information under Section 6.01(a) or (b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Borrower to furnish the information and materials described in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) above at the times specified therein.
6.02 Certificates; Other Information.
Deliver to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to each Lender), in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(a) [Reserved].
(b) Compliance Certificate. Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, director, treasurer or controller of the Borrower. Unless the Administrative Agent or a Lender requests executed originals, delivery of the Compliance Certificate may be by electronic communication including fax or email and shall be deemed to be an original and authentic counterpart thereof for all purposes.
(c) Updated Schedules. Concurrently with the delivery of the Compliance Certificate referred to in Section 6.02(b), the following updated Schedules to the Disclosure Letter (which may be attached to the Compliance Certificate) to the extent required to make the representation related to such Schedule true and correct as of the date of such Compliance Certificate: Schedules 1.01(c), 5.09, 5.19(a), 5.19(b), 5.20(b)(i), 5.20(b)(ii) and 5.20(c) to the Disclosure Letter; provided that, except in respect of Schedule 5.20(b)(i) to the Disclosure Letter, if no supplement is required to cause such Schedules to be true and correct as of the date of delivery of such Compliance Certificate, then the Borrower shall not be required to deliver such a report; it being understood and agreed that the Borrower shall be required to attach a complete and accurate copy of Schedule 5.20(b)(i) to the Disclosure Letter to each Compliance Certificate.
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(d) [Reserved].
(e) Audit Reports; Management Letters; Recommendations. Promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (through the Administrative Agent), copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the Board of Directors (or the audit committee of the Board of Directors) of the Borrower by the Borrowers independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any audit of any of them.
(f) Annual Reports; Etc. Promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of the Borrower, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto.
(g) Debt Securities Statements and Reports. Promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement or report furnished to any holder (other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary) of debt securities of any Loan Party or of any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement having an outstanding principal balance in excess of the Threshold Amount and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01 or any other clause of this Section (it being understood that notices or reports regarding conversion or convertibility of the Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities need not be furnished).
(h) SEC Notices. Promptly, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any investigation, or possible investigation or other inquiry, in each case that the Borrower believes is reasonably likely to lead to an investigation by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof.
(i) Notices. Not later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of all notices, requests and other documents (including amendments, waivers and other modifications) so received under or pursuant to any instrument, indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement having an outstanding principal balance in excess of the Threshold Amount.
(j) Environmental Notice. Promptly after the assertion or occurrence thereof, notice of any action or proceeding against or of any noncompliance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries with any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(k) Additional Information. Promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) may from time to time reasonably request. The Borrower and Subsidiaries may not make any changes in accounting policies or reporting practices (except as required by GAAP or as filed with the SEC) without providing thirty (30) days notice of such change to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period of time as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent).
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or Section 6.02(g) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (a) on which the
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Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrowers website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 1.01(a); or (b) on which such documents are posted on the Borrowers behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon its request to the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (by fax transmission or e-mail transmission) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by e-mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request by a Lender for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.
The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (A) the Administrative Agent and/or an Affiliate thereof may, but shall not be obligated to, make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, Borrower Materials) by posting the Borrower Materials on Debt Domain, IntraLinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar or another similar electronic system (the Platform) and (B) certain of the Lenders (each, a Public Lender) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons securities. The Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (1) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked PUBLIC which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word PUBLIC shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (2) by marking Borrower Materials PUBLIC, the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, any Affiliate thereof, the Arranger and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 11.07); (3) all Borrower Materials marked PUBLIC are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated Public Side Information; and (4) the Administrative Agent and any Affiliate thereof and the Arranger shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked PUBLIC as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated Public Side Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be under no obligation to mark any Borrower Materials PUBLIC.
6.03 Notices.
Promptly, but in any event within two (2) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer obtains actual knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent (for distribution to each Lender):
(a) of the occurrence of any Default;
(b) of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(c) of the occurrence of any ERISA Event that could reasonably be expected to give rise to liabilities in excess of the Threshold Amount.
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Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and to the extent applicable, stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.
6.04 Payment of Obligations.
Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its material obligations and liabilities, including (a) all tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets; (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property; and (c) all Indebtedness, as and when due and payable, but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness, unless in the case of any such obligation or liabilities (which, in the case of Indebtedness, must have an outstanding principal balance below the Threshold Amount), (i) the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and (ii) adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP (to the extent required thereby) are being maintained by the Borrower or such Subsidiary.
6.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc.
(a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its (i) legal existence and (ii) good standing (to the extent applicable) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation, except in each case in a transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05 and in the case of clause (ii) to the extent the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(c) preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation or non-renewal of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.06 Maintenance of Properties.
(a) Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and casualty events excepted and make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof, in each case except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(b) use the standard of care typical in the industry in the operation and maintenance of its facilities, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.07 Maintenance of Insurance.
Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons, including, without limitation, terrorism insurance. Annually, upon expiration of current insurance coverage, the Loan Parties shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Administrative Agent, such evidence of insurance
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reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, including, but not limited to: (i) certified copies of such insurance policies and (ii) evidence of such insurance policies (including, without limitation and to the extent applicable and available, ACORD Form 28 certificates (or similar form of insurance certificate), and ACORD Form 25 certificates (or similar form of insurance certificate)). As requested by the Administrative Agent, the Loan Parties agree to deliver to the Administrative Agent an Authorization to Share Insurance Information.
6.08 Compliance with Laws.
Comply with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.09 Books and Records.
(a) Maintain proper books of record and account, in which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects shall be made that are sufficient to prepare financial statements in accordance with GAAP; and
(b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.
6.10 Inspection Rights.
(a) Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants, all at the expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower, not to exceed more than one (1) time per calendar year so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; provided, however, that when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Borrower nor its Subsidiaries shall be required to disclose or discuss, or permit the inspection, examination or making of extracts of, any document, book, record or other matter, that (i) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or other representatives is then prohibited by applicable Law or any agreement binding on the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or (iii) is protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product privilege.
(b) If requested by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, permit the Administrative Agent, and its representatives, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower, to conduct an annual audit of the Collateral at the expense of the Borrower.
(c) If requested by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, permit the Administrative Agent to conduct a field examination of the accounts receivable, controls and systems of Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
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6.11 Use of Proceeds.
Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions to refinance certain existing Indebtedness and for working capital and general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document, including, without limitation for Permitted Acquisitions.
6.12 Material Contracts.
Perform and observe all the terms and provisions of each Material Contract to be performed or observed by it, maintain each such Material Contract in full force and effect (other than if such Material Contract expires at the end of its term) and enforce each such Material Contract in accordance with its reasonable business judgment and in each case except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.13 Covenant to Guarantee Obligations.
Except in respect of Fabrinet Thailand, for which the provisions of Section 6.18(a) shall govern exclusively, the Borrower will cause each of its Material Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) whether newly formed, after acquired or otherwise existing, to promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) days after such Material Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) is formed or acquired (or such longer period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion)) become a Guarantor hereunder by way of execution of a Joinder Agreement; provided that in the case of any Thai Material Subsidiary that is required under the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999), as amended, to obtain a Thai Guarantee License in order to become a Guarantor hereunder, the Guaranty of such Thai Material Subsidiary shall not be effective until such Thai Material Subsidiary shall have obtained a Thai Guarantee License and each of the Borrower and the relevant Thai Material Subsidiary shall use its best efforts to promptly obtain the Thai Guarantee License (and the time period for such Thai Material Subsidiary to become a Guarantor hereunder shall be automatically extended to permit the Thai Material Subsidiary to obtain such Thai Guarantee License and satisfy the other requirements of this Section 6.13). In connection therewith, the Borrower shall give notice to the Administrative Agent not less than five (5) days (or such shorter period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) prior to creating or acquiring a Material Subsidiary (which such notice shall include, as applicable, notice that such Material Subsidiary shall constitute an Excluded Subsidiary). In connection with the Joinder Agreement and concurrently therewith, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, with respect to each new Guarantor, to the extent applicable, (a) substantially the same documentation required pursuant to Sections 4.01(b) (f) and 6.14, (b) such updates to the Disclosure Letter as may be necessary with respect to such Guarantor and (c) such other documents or agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; provided that in the case of any Thai Material Subsidiary, such Thai Material Subsidiary shall also promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent certified copies of (i) a Thai Guarantee License (to the extent that such Thai Material Subsidiary is required under the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999), as amended, to obtain a Thai Guarantee License) and (ii) a BOT Approval in Principle. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall an Excluded Subsidiary be required to become a Guarantor.
6.14 Covenant to Give Security.
(a) Equity Interests and Personal Property. The Borrower will cause the Pledged Equity and all of its tangible and intangible personal property constituting Collateral now owned or hereafter acquired by it to be subject at all times to a first priority, perfected Lien (subject to Permitted Liens to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents) in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Secured Obligations pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents. The Borrower shall provide opinions of counsel and any filings and deliveries reasonably necessary in connection therewith to perfect the security interests therein, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
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(b) Account Control Agreements. From and after the Effective Date, Borrower shall not open, maintain or otherwise have any deposit or securities accounts at any bank or other financial institution, or any other account where money or securities are or may be deposited or maintained with any Person, other than (i) the accounts set forth on Schedule 6.14 to the Disclosure Letter; (ii) deposit accounts that are maintained at all times with depositary institutions as to which the Administrative Agent shall have received a Qualifying Control Agreement, (iii) securities accounts that are maintained at all times with financial institutions as to which the Administrative Agent shall have received a Qualifying Control Agreement, (iv) deposit accounts established solely as payroll accounts and other zero balance accounts, withholding and trust accounts, tax accounts, escrow or other fiduciary accounts and cash collateral accounts and (v) other deposit accounts and securities accounts, so long as at any time the balance in any such account does not exceed $10,000,000 and the aggregate balance in all such accounts does not exceed the lesser of (A) $20,000,000 and (B) ten percent (10%) of all cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower on a Consolidated basis. From and after the Effective Date, the Borrower shall maintain cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities in an aggregate amount not less than $40,000,000 in unencumbered (other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and Liens permitted under clause (j) or (n) of Section 7.01) deposit and/or securities accounts located in the United States at all times.
(c) Further Assurances. At any time upon request of the Administrative Agent, promptly execute and deliver any and all further instruments and documents and take all such other action (including, as applicable, promptly completing any registration or stamping of documents) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to maintain in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, Liens on the Collateral that are duly perfected in accordance with the requirements of, or the obligations of the Borrower under, the Loan Documents and all applicable Laws.
6.15 Further Assurances.
Promptly upon the reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, (a) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof, and (b) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments (including, as applicable, promptly completing any registration or stamping of documents) as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably require from time to time in order to (i) carry out more effectively the purposes of the Loan Documents, (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, subject the Borrowers properties, assets, rights or interests to the Liens now or hereafter intended to be covered by any of the Collateral Documents, (iii) perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority of any of the Collateral Documents and any of the Liens intended to be created thereunder and (iv) assure, convey, grant, assign (by security or otherwise), transfer, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively unto the Secured Parties the rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the Secured Parties under any Loan Document or under any other instrument executed in connection with any Loan Document to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is or is to be a party, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to do so.
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6.16 Compliance with Environmental Laws.
Comply in all material respects, with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; obtain and renew all Environmental Permits necessary for its operations and properties except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and conduct any investigation, study, sampling and testing, and undertake any cleanup, removal, remedial or other action necessary to remove and clean up all Hazardous Materials from any of its properties, in accordance with the requirements of all Environmental Laws; provided, however, that neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to undertake any such cleanup, removal, remedial or other action to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP or where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.17 Approvals and Authorizations.
Maintain all authorizations, consents, approvals and licenses from, exemptions of, and filings and registrations with, each Governmental Authority of the jurisdiction in which each Foreign Obligor is organized and existing, in each case that are required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Foreign Obligor of the Loan Documents to which it is a party.
6.18 Post-Closing Obligations.
(a) Fabrinet Thailand. (i) No later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the Closing Date, Fabrinet Thailand shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (A) a Joinder Agreement, executed by a Responsible Officer of each of the Borrower and Fabrinet Thailand, and (B) each other applicable item described in Section 6.13 (including, without limitation, (i) a legal opinion of Thailand counsel for the Loan Parties and (ii) a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of Fabrinet Thailand certifying and attaching copies of each of the Thai Guarantee License and the BOT Approval in Principle for Fabrinet Thailand), in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or (ii) the Borrower shall pay the Fabrinet Thailand Alternative Fees in accordance with Section 2.07(d). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and for so long as the Borrower complies with the requirements of clause (ii) above, the failure of Fabrinet Thailand to become a Guarantor shall constitute neither (x) a breach of any Loan Document nor (y) a Default or Event of Default.
(b) Fabrinet Sweden. No later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent either (i) evidence of the liquidation of Fabrinet Sweden or (ii) a pledge of the Equity Interests of Fabrinet Sweden, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE VII
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Each of the Loan Parties hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date and thereafter until the Facility Termination Date, no Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:
7.01 Liens.
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for the following (the Permitted Liens):
(a) Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;
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(b) Liens existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.01 to the Disclosure Letter and any renewals or extensions thereof, provided that (i) the property covered thereby is not changed, (ii) the amount secured or benefited thereby is not increased except as contemplated by Section 7.02(b), (iii) the direct or any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed and (iv) any renewal or extension of the obligations secured or benefited thereby is permitted by Section 7.02(b);
(c) Liens for Taxes, import duties or customs duties, in each case, not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP (to the extent required thereby);
(d) Statutory Liens such as carriers, warehousemens, mechanics, materialmens, repairmens or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than sixty (60) days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person; provided that a reserve or other appropriate provision shall have been made therefor and the aggregate amount of such Liens is less than $10,000,000;
(e) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation (including pledges or deposits securing liabilities for reimbursement or indemnity arrangements and letter of credit and bank guaranty arrangements with respect thereto), other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;
(f) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;
(h) attachment Liens securing judgments for the payment of money (or appeal or other surety bonds relating to such judgments) not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h);
(i) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(c); provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness, and any additions, improvements and attachments thereto and the proceeds thereof and reasonable and customary security deposits in connection therewith, and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost or fair market value, whichever is lower, of the property being acquired on the date of acquisition or the cost of such construction or improvement;
(j) bankers Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case in the ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or banks with which such accounts are maintained, securing solely the customary amounts owing to such bank with respect to cash management and operating account arrangements; provided, that in no case shall any such Liens secure (either directly or indirectly) the repayment of any Indebtedness;
(k) leases or subleases or licenses or sublicenses granted to others and not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(l) Liens arising out of judgments or awards not resulting in an Event of Default; provided the applicable Loan Party or Subsidiary shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review;
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(m) Any interest or title of a lessor, licensor or sublessor under any lease, license or sublease entered into by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof in the ordinary course of business and covering only the assets so leased, licensed or subleased;
(n) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC (or, if applicable, the corresponding section of the UCC or other Law in effect in the relevant jurisdiction) on items in the course of collection including Liens for any overdraft and related liabilities arising under Cash Management Agreements;
(o) Liens on the Fabrinet Thailand Real Property solely to the extent such Liens secure the TMB Term Indebtedness;
(p) Any zoning, building or similar laws or rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority;
(q) Cash-secured standby letters of credit in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $5,000,000;
(r) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under Section 7.03(a);
(s) Liens on property of a Person existing (i) at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (ii) at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary or (iii) on any property or assets prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that (A) such Liens were not created in contemplation of such merger, consolidation, Investment or acquisition, (B) such Liens do not encumber any property other than the property encumbered at the time of such merger, consolidation, Investment or acquisition, and the proceeds and products thereof, (C) such Liens do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person so merged, consolidated or acquired and its Subsidiaries or the assets so acquired, and (D) any Indebtedness secured by such Liens permitted under Section 7.02(f);
(t) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of Law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
(u) Customary Liens on insurance proceeds securing financed insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business;
(v) licenses of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business (including intercompany licensing of intellectual property between the Borrower and any Subsidiary or between Subsidiaries in connection with cost sharing arrangements, distribution, marketing, make sell and other similar arrangements) not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
(w) Liens on any cash earnest money deposit made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with any letter of intent or acquisition agreement relating to a Permitted Acquisition, Disposition or other transaction that is not prohibited by this Agreement;
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(x) Customary Liens granted in favor of a trustee pursuant to an indenture relating to Indebtedness not prohibited under this Agreement to the extent such Liens (i) secure only customary compensation, indemnification and reimbursement obligations owing to such trustee under such indenture and (ii) are limited to the cash held by the trustee (excluding cash held in trust for the payment of such Indebtedness);
(y) customary rights of first refusal, voting, redemption, transfer or other restrictions with respect to Equity Interests in any joint venture entities or other Persons that are not Subsidiaries;
(z) Liens arising on any real property as a result of eminent domain, condemnation or similar proceedings being commenced with respect to such real property;
(aa) Liens in favor of Governmental Authorities securing the obligations of the Borrower and is Subsidiaries in jurisdictions outside the United States; provided that (i) such Liens are acquired by such Governmental Authorities in order for the Borrower or such Subsidiary to conduct business in such jurisdiction and (ii) such Liens do not extend to any assets other than those of Borrower or such Subsidiary; and
(bb) Liens not to exceed $2,000,000 at any time outstanding, provided that no such Lien shall extend to or cover any Collateral.
7.02 Indebtedness.
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;
(b) Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof (or, in the case of any line of credit facility, available to be drawn thereunder) and listed on Schedule 7.02 to the Disclosure Letter and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that the principal amount of such Indebtedness (or, in the case of any line of credit facility, the maxium principal amount available to be drawn thereunder) is not increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to a reasonable premium or other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and the direct or any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed, as a result of or in connection with such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension;
(c) Indebtedness in respect of Capitalized Leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations and purchase money obligations for the purchase, construction or improvement of fixed or capital assets within the limitations set forth in Section 7.01(i); provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness at any one time outstanding shall not exceed $5,000,000;
(d) Unsecured Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Borrower owed to the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, which Indebtedness, in the case of Indebtedness owing by a Loan Party to a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, shall (i) be subordinated by its terms in right of payment to the prior payment of the Obligations and (ii) be otherwise permitted under the provisions of Section 7.03 (Intercompany Debt);
(e) Guarantees in respect of Indebtedness permitted hereunder;
(f) (i) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower after the date hereof in a transaction permitted hereunder and (ii) Indebtedness in the form of seller notes issued in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, in the case of clause (i) and (ii) combined in an aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness not to exceed $25,000,000; provided that such Indebtedness is existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower and, other than seller financing, was not incurred solely in contemplation of such Persons becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower;
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(g) obligations (contingent or otherwise) existing or arising under any Swap Contract, provided that (i) such obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person for the purpose of directly mitigating risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates or foreign exchange rates and (ii) such Swap Contract does not contain any provision exonerating the non-defaulting party from its obligation to make payments on outstanding transactions to the defaulting party;
(h) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $200,000,000 having a maturity date no earlier than one (1) year following the Maturity Date, evidenced by the Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities Documents;
(i) The TMB Term Indebtedness;
(j) Indebtedness in respect of surety, appeal, indemnity, performance or similar bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(k) Indebtedness in connection with customary Cash Management Agreements and from the honoring by a bank or financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds or from the endorsement of instruments for collection, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(l) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods and services purchased in the ordinary course of business;
(m) Indebtedness consisting of obligations under repurchase agreements constituting Cash Equivalents at the time such Investment was made;
(n) Indebtedness arising under any Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreement;
(o) Indebtedness consisting of financing of insurance premiums; and
(p) Other Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding.
7.03 Investments.
Make or hold any Investments, except:
(a) Investments held by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(b) advances to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,000,000 at any time outstanding, for travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes;
(c) (i) Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries outstanding on the date hereof, (ii) additional Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in Loan Parties, (iii) additional Investments by Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Loan Parties in other Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties and (iv) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such Investment, additional Investments by the Loan Parties in Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in an aggregate amount invested from the date hereof not to exceed the Available Amount at any time;
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(d) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, intercompany receivables and intercompany charges or expenses in the ordinary course of business, prepayment or other credits to suppliers or vendors made in the ordinary course of business and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;
(e) Guarantees permitted by Section 7.02;
(f) Investments existing on the date hereof (other than those referred to in Section 7.03(c)(i)) and set forth on Schedule 7.03 to the Disclosure Letter;
(g) Permitted Acquisitions (other than Investments that are covered by Section 7.03(c)(iv));
(h) Investments (including 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;
(i) Investments held by any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower after the Closing Date pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition; provided that such Investments are existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower and were not made in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition;
(j) Swap Contracts permitted by Section 7.02(g) and Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreements;
(k) to the extent permitted by Section 7.05, Investments consisting of non-cash consideration received from any Disposition;
(l) Investments that consist of or result from a merger or consolidation permitted by Section 7.04;
(m) Permitted Liens;
(n) Guarantees of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of leases (other than capitalized leases) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case, entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(o) Investments consisting of Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.06; and
(p) other Investments not contemplated by the above provisions not exceeding $5,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year of the Borrower;
7.04 Fundamental Changes.
Merge, dissolve, liquidate, wind-up, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom:
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(a) any Subsidiary may merge with (i) the Borrower; provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one of more other Subsidiaries; provided that when any Loan Party is merging with another Subsidiary, a Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person;
(b) any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Loan Party;
(c) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may dispose of all or substantially all its assets (including any Disposition that is in the nature of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to (i) another Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or (ii) to a Loan Party;
(d) in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it; provided that (i) the Person surviving such merger shall be a wholly-owned Subsidiary (other than directors qualifying shares) of the Borrower and (ii) in the case of any such merger to which any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) is a party, a Loan Party is the surviving Person; and
(e) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, each of the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries may merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it; provided, however, that in each case, immediately after giving effect thereto (i) in the case of any such merger to which the Borrower is a party, the Borrower is the surviving Person and (ii) in the case of any such merger to which any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) is a party, a Loan Party is the surviving Person.
7.05 Dispositions.
Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, except:
(a) Permitted Transfers;
(b) Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;
(d) Dispositions permitted by Sections 7.02, 7.03, 7.04 and 7.06;
(e) the unwinding of any Swap Contract pursuant to its terms; and
(f) other Dispositions so long as (i) at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the consideration paid in connection therewith shall be cash or Cash Equivalents paid contemporaneously with consummation of the transaction and shall be in an amount not less than the fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of the property disposed of, (ii) if such transaction is a Sale and Leaseback Transaction, such transaction is not prohibited by the terms of Section 7.14, (iii) such transaction does not involve the sale or other disposition of a minority Equity Interest in any Subsidiary, (iv) such transaction does not involve a sale or other disposition of receivables other than receivables owned by or attributable to other property concurrently being disposed of in a transaction otherwise permitted under this Section, and (v) the aggregate net book value of all of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in all such transactions in any fiscal year of the Borrower shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the Consolidated total assets of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (as determined based on the most recently delivered financial statements on the Closing Date or pursuant to Section 6.01, as applicable).
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For purposes of Section 7.05(f)(i), the amount of (x) any liabilities (as shown on the Borrowers or such Subsidiarys most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Obligations) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets and from which the Borrower and all Subsidiaries have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing and (y) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within one hundred eighty (180) days following the closing of such sale, transfer or other disposition, in each case shall be deemed to be cash paid contemporaneously with such Disposition.
7.06 Restricted Payments.
Make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except that, so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any action described below or would result therefrom:
(a) each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to any Person that owns Equity Interests in such Subsidiary, ratably according to their respective holdings of the type of Equity Interest in respect of which such Restricted Payment is being made;
(b) the Borrower and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in common Equity Interests of such Person;
(c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make non-cash Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for management, employees or other eligible service providers of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or in connection with a Permitted Acquisition involving the issuance of Equity Interests of the Borrower to its employees or other eligible service providers outside of a stock option or benefit plan that are subject to vesting and forfeiture conditions;
(d) the Borrower may distribute rights pursuant to a stockholder rights plan or redeem such rights, provided that such redemption is in accordance with the terms of such stockholder rights plan;
(e) the Borrower may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire Equity Interests issued by it with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issuance of its Equity Interests;
(f) the Borrower may repurchase or pay cash in lieu of fractional shares of its Equity Interests arising out of stock dividends, splits or combinations, business combinations or conversions of convertible securities (including Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities);
(g) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may pay withholding taxes in connection with the retention of Equity Interests pursuant to equity-based compensation plans;
(h) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may receive or accept the return to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary constituting a portion of the purchase price consideration in settlement of indemnification claims;
(i) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may pay cash in lieu of fractional shares in connection with the conversion of any Equity Interests or make cash settlement payments upon the exercise of warrants to purchase its Equity Interests or net share settle warrants;
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(j) the Borrower may make payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders as required by applicable Law;
(k) the Borrower may enter into, exercise its rights and perform its obligations under any Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreements; and
(l) the Borrower may make other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount during any fiscal year of the Borrower not to exceed eighty percent (80%) of the Borrowers Consolidated Net Income for the fiscal year immediately preceding the date on which such Restricted Payment is made.
7.07 Change in Nature of Business.
Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof or any business substantially related or incidental thereto.
7.08 Transactions with Affiliates.
Enter into any transaction or series of transactions with any officer, director or Affiliate of such Person other than transactions which are entered into in the ordinary course of such Persons business on fair and reasonable terms and conditions substantially as favorable to such Person as would be obtainable by it in a comparable arms length transaction with a Person other than an officer, director or Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (a) advances of working capital to any Loan Party; (b) transfers of cash and assets to any Loan Party; (c) intercompany transactions not prohibited by this Agreement; (d) indemnification arrangements and employee agreements, compensation arrangements (including equity-based compensation and reasonable and customary fees paid to directors) with, and reimbursement of, expenses of, in each case, current or former officers, directors, employees and consultants; (e) Permitted Transfers and Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.06; (f) extraordinary retention, bonus or similar arrangements approved by the Borrowers Board of Directors (or a committee thereof); (g) severance arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business; (h) Investments permitted by Section 7.03 and (i) intercompany transactions disclosed on Schedule 7.08 to the Disclosure Letter.
7.09 Burdensome Agreements.
Enter into any Contractual Obligation (except for this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or as disclosed on Schedule 7.09 to the Disclosure Letter) that (a) encumbers or restricts the ability of any such Person to (i) to act as a Loan Party; (ii) make Restricted Payments to any Loan Party, (iii) pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to any Loan Party, (iv) make loans or advances to any Loan Party, or (v) in the case of the Borrower, create any Lien upon any of its properties or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except, in the case of clause (a)(v) only, for any document or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(c), provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets constructed or acquired in connection therewith (and any additions, accessions, parts, improvements and attachments thereto, and the proceeds thereof), and except for (1) any Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing any Permitted Lien, provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets subject to such Permitted Lien, (2) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale of any property permitted under Section 7.05 pending the consummation of such sale, (3) customary provisions in leases, licenses and other contracts restricting the assignment, subletting or encumbrance thereof, (4) restrictions and conditions in any indenture, agreement, document, instrument or other arrangement relating to the assets or business of any Subsidiary existing prior to the consummation of a Permitted Acquisition in which such assets were, or Subsidiary was, acquired (and not created in contemplation of such Permitted
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Acquisition) so long as such restrictions and conditions do not apply to the Borrower or any of its other Subsidiaries, (5) customary rights of first refusal, voting, redemption, transfer or other restrictions with respect to the Equity Interests in any joint venture entities or other Persons other than Persons whose Equity Interests are pledged to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; provided that such provisions apply only to such joint venture or Person and to Equity Interests in such joint venture or Person, (6) restrictions on deposits imposed by customers of the Borrower or any Subsidiary under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business and (7) restrictions and conditions imposed by Law, or (b) requires the grant of any Lien on property for any obligation if a Lien on such property is given as security for the Secured Obligations, except for (i) any Contractual Obligation of any Subsidiary in effect at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such Contractual Obligation was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower and (ii) customary provisions in indentures for high yield or investment grade securities, so long as, in each case under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the applicable Contractual Obligation or indenture does not require the grant of a Lien on any Collateral.
7.10 Use of Proceeds.
Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose.
7.11 Financial Covenants.
(a) Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. Permit Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at any time to be less than the sum of (i) $200,000,000 and (ii) an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Consolidated Net Income earned each full fiscal quarter ending after March 31, 2014 (with no deduction for net loss in any such fiscal quarter).
(b) Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, beginning with the fiscal quarter ending June 27, 2014, to be less than 1.50:1.00.
(c) Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, beginning with the fiscal quarter ending June 27, 2014, to be greater than 2.50:1.00.
(d) Consolidated Quick Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Quick Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, beginning with the fiscal quarter ending June 27, 2014, to be less than 1.10:1.00.
7.12 Capital Expenditures.
Make any Capital Expenditure, except for (i) Capital Expenditures made in connection with the construction of the Thai Manufacturing Facility and (ii) Consolidated Capital Expenditures in the ordinary course of business not exceeding, in the aggregate for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during each fiscal year set forth below, the amount set forth opposite such fiscal year:
Fiscal Year |
Amount | |||
2014 |
$ | 40,000,000 | ||
2015 |
$ | 40,000,000 | ||
2016 |
$ | 40,000,000 | ||
2017 |
$ | 40,000,000 | ||
2018 |
$ | 40,000,000 |
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; provided, however, that so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such expenditure, any portion of any amount set forth above, if not expended in the fiscal year for which it is permitted above, may be carried over for expenditure in the next following fiscal year (excluding any carry forward available from any prior fiscal year); and provided, further, if any such amount is so carried over, it will be deemed used in the applicable subsequent fiscal year before the amount set forth opposite such fiscal year above.
7.13 Amendments of Organization Documents; Fiscal Year; Legal Name, Jurisdiction of Formation; Form of Entity and Accounting Changes.
(a) Amend the Organization Documents of any Loan Party in a manner materially adverse to the rights of the Lenders;
(b) change the fiscal year of the Borrower without the consent of the Administrative Agent, which such consent is not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; or
(c) without providing ten (10) days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent (or such lesser period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), change the name, jurisdiction of formation, form of organization or principal place of business of any Loan Party.
7.14 Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
Consummate any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, except for any Sale and Leaseback Transaction in which: (a) the sale is permitted under Section 7.05 and is consummated within ninety (90) days after the Borrower or its Subsidiary, as applicable, acquires or completes the construction of such fixed or capital asset, (b) any Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in respect of Capitalized Leases or Synthetic Lease Obligations arising from such transaction permitted by Section 7.02(c), and (c) any Liens on the assets of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries arising in connection with such transaction are permitted by Section 7.01(i).
7.15 Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness.
Voluntarily prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (including by the exercise of any right of setoff), or make any payment in violation of any subordination, standstill or collateral sharing terms of or governing, any Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(f) or (h), except: (a) refinancing and refunding of the Indebtedness in compliance with Section 7.02(b), (b) honoring conversion requests in respect of Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities regularly scheduled or required repayments or redemptions of Indebtedness under the Indebtedness set forth in Schedule 7.02 to the Disclosure Letter and refinancings and refundings of such Indebtedness in compliance with Section 7.02(b), (c) honoring conversion requests in respect of Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities and (d) payment in cash in lieu of fractional shares in connection with the conversions of Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities.
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7.16 Amendment, Etc. of Indebtedness.
(a) Amend, modify or change in any manner any term or condition of any Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities Document or give any consent, waiver or approval thereunder; provided that the Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities Documents may be amended or modified to extend the amortization or maturity of the indebtedness evidenced thereby, reduce the interest rate thereon, or otherwise amend or modify the terms thereof so long as the terms of any such amendment or modification are no more restrictive on the Loan Parties than the terms of such documents as in effect on the date hereof;
(b) take any other action in connection with any Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities Document that would impair the value of the interest or rights of any Loan Party thereunder or that would impair the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or
(c) amend, modify or change in any manner any term or condition of any Subordinated Indebtedness if such amendment or modification would add or change any terms in a manner materially adverse to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), or shorten the final maturity or average life to maturity or require any payment to be made sooner than originally scheduled or increase the interest rate applicable thereto.
7.17 Sanctions.
Directly or indirectly, use any Credit Extension or the proceeds of any Credit Extension, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such Credit Extension or the proceeds of any Credit Extension to any Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as Lender, Arranger, Administrative Agent, or otherwise) of Sanctions.
ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
8.01 Events of Default.
Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:
(a) Non-Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan, or (ii) within three (3) days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or any fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five (5) days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or
(b) Specific Covenants. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03(a), 6.05 (solely with respect to the existence of any Loan Party), 6.08, 6.11, Article VII or Article X; or
(c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) a Responsible Officer of the Borrower becoming aware of such failure and (ii) the date written notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent; or
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(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered by the Borrower or any Loan Party in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading when made or deemed made; or
(e) Cross-Default. (i) Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount (including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than the Threshold Amount and such default continues beyond any applicable grace period, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which a Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which a Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; provided that this clause (e) shall not apply to (x) Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness in a sale or transfer permitted under this Agreement, so long as such Indebtedness is repaid when required under the documents providing for such Indebtedness, (y) any redemption, repurchase, conversion or settlement of any Convertible Subordinated Debt Security pursuant to its terms unless such redemption, repurchase, conversion or settlement results from a default thereunder or an event of the type that constitutes an Event of Default or (z) any early payment requirement or unwinding or termination with respect to any Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreement not resulting from an event of default thereunder; or
(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) thereof institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or
(g) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) thereof becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within thirty (30) days after its issue or levy; or
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(h) Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments and orders) exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer is solvent, has been notified of the potential claim and does not dispute coverage) and (i) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (ii) there is a period of twenty (20) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or
(i) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or
(j) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all Obligations arising under the Loan Documents, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any provision of any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of any Loan Document; or
(k) Collateral Documents. Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents shall for any reason cease to create a valid Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, or any Loan Party shall assert the invalidity of such Liens;
(l) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control; or
(m) Subordination. (i) Any of the subordination, standstill, payover and insolvency related provisions of any of the Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities Documents (the Subordination Provisions) shall, in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against any holder of the applicable Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities; or (ii) the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall, directly or indirectly, disavow or contest in any manner (A) the effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any of the Subordination Provisions, (B) that the Subordination Provisions exist for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties or (C) that all payments of principal of or premium and interest on the applicable Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities, or realized from the liquidation of any property of any Loan Party, shall be subject to any of the Subordination Provisions.
Without limiting the provisions of Article IX, if a Default shall have occurred under the Loan Documents, then such Default will continue to exist until it either is cured (to the extent specifically permitted) in accordance with the Loan Documents or is otherwise expressly waived by Administrative Agent (with the approval of the requisite Appropriate Lenders (in their sole discretion) as determined in accordance with Section 11.01); and once an Event of Default occurs under the Loan Documents, then such Event of Default will continue to exist until it is expressly waived by the requisite Appropriate Lenders or by the Administrative Agent with the approval of the requisite Appropriate Lenders, as required hereunder in Section 11.01.
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8.02 Remedies upon Event of Default.
If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:
(a) declare the Commitment of each Lender to make Loans to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligations shall be terminated;
(b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; and
(c) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable Law or equity;
provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
8.03 Application of Funds.
After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02) or if at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all Secured Obligations then due hereunder, any amounts received on account of the Secured Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2.12, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:
First, to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel (including any local counsel) to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;
Second, to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders under the Loan Documents (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders arising under the Loan Documents and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;
Third, to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and other Secured Obligations arising under the Loan Documents, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;
Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and Secured Obligations then owing under the Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements, ratably among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them; and
Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.
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Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Secured Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received a Secured Party Designation Notice, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be. Each Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article IX for itself and its Affiliates as if a Lender party hereto.
ARTICLE IX
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
9.01 Appointment and Authority.
(a) Appointment. Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (except for the Borrowers consultation rights provided in Section 9.06 and the provisions of Section 9.10) neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term agent herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
(b) Collateral Agent. The Administrative Agent shall also act as the collateral agent under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Hedge Bank, and a potential Cash Management Bank) hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Secured Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as collateral agent and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX and Article XI (including Section 11.04(c)), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the collateral agent under the Loan Documents, as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
9.02 Rights as a Lender.
The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term Lender or Lenders shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder
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in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial, advisory, underwriting or other business with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders or to provide notice to or consent of the Lenders with respect thereto.
9.03 Exculpatory Provisions.
The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and its Related Parties:
(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and
(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty or responsibility to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary), or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 11.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender.
Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties have any duty or obligation to any Lender or participant or any other Person to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
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9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected in relying and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, communication, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall be fully protected in relying and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Loan Parties), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Effective Date specifying its objections.
9.05 Delegation of Duties.
The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the Facilities as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
9.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent.
(a) Notice. The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the Resignation Effective Date), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.
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(b) Defaulting Lender. If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, in consultation with the Borrower, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the Removal Effective Date), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.
(c) Effect of Resignation or Removal. With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (i) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (ii) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successors appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or removed) Administrative Agent (other than as provided in Section 3.01(g) and other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agents resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 11.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
9.08 No Other Duties, Etc.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the titles listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, or a Lender hereunder.
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9.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding.
In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Secured Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.07, 2.08(b) and 11.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.07, 2.08(b) and 11.04.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Secured Obligations or the rights of any Lender to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or in any such proceeding.
The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Secured Obligations (including accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Secured Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (a) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, or any similar Laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, (b) at any other sale or foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable Law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Secured Obligations owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid on a ratable basis (with Secured Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that would vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) in the asset or assets so purchased (or in the Equity Interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are used to consummate such purchase). In connection with any such bid (i) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles to make a bid, (ii) to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or Equity Interests thereof shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by the vote of the Required Lenders, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving
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effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in clauses (a) through (j) of Section 11.01 of this Agreement), and (iii) to the extent that Secured Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Secured Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of debt credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Secured Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Lenders pro rata and the Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of the Secured Obligations that had been assigned to the acquisition vehicle shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action.
9.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters.
Each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Cash Management Bank and a potential Hedge Bank) irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion,
(a) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon the Facility Termination Date, (ii) that is sold or otherwise disposed of or to be sold or otherwise disposed of as part of or in connection with any sale or other disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or (iii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders in accordance with Section 11.01;
(b) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 7.01(i);
(c) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents; and
(d) to (i) hold Liens created under any Collateral Document governed by the laws of Mauritius (including, without limitation, the Fabrinet Mauritius Share Pledge) and (ii) the other rights resulting from any such Collateral Document governed by the laws of Mauritius (including all proceeds of realization), in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agents authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.10. In each case as specified in this Section 9.10, the Administrative Agent will, at the Borrowers expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.10.
The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agents Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.
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9.11 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements.
Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, no Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefit of the provisions of Section 8.03, the Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) (or to notice of or to consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of the provisions hereof or of the Guaranty or any Collateral Document) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements except to the extent expressly provided herein and unless the Administrative Agent has received a Secured Party Designation Notice of such Secured Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements in the case of a Facility Termination Date.
ARTICLE
XCONTINUING GUARANTY
10.01 Guaranty.
Each Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally, jointly and severally guarantees, as a primary obligor and as a guaranty of payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of any and all Secured Obligations under or in connection with the Loan Documents (for each Guarantor, subject to the provisos in this sentence, its Guaranteed Obligations); provided that (a) the Guaranteed Obligations of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor; (b) the liability of each Guarantor individually with respect to this Guaranty shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States or any comparable provisions of any applicable state or foreign law or other applicable Law; (c) in respect of any Thai Guarantor (including Fabrinet Thailand upon becoming a Guarantor) (i) the Guaranteed Obligations shall constitute the principal amount of $200,000,000 (plus the amount of any Incremental Facility) plus all interest accrued thereon, default interest, indemnities, commissions, charges, fees, costs and expenses, debts or liabilities incurred or payable under the Loan Documents and (ii) such Thai Guarantor shall have obtained (A) a BOT Approval in Principle and (B) a Thai Guarantee License (to the extent that such Thai Material Subsidiary is required under the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999), as amended, to obtain a Thai Guarantee License). The Administrative Agents books and records showing the amount of the Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding, and shall be binding upon each Guarantor, and conclusive, absent manifest error, for the purpose of establishing the amount of the Secured Obligations. This Guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Secured Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any Secured Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection, non-perfection or extent of any collateral therefor, or by any fact or circumstance relating to the Secured Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to the obligations of the Guarantors, or any of them, under this Guaranty, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or all of the foregoing.
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10.02 Rights of Lenders.
Each Guarantor consents and agrees that the Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time, without notice or demand, and without affecting the enforceability or continuing effectiveness hereof: (a) amend, extend, renew, compromise, discharge, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment or the terms of the Secured Obligations or any part thereof; (b) take, hold, exchange, enforce, waive, release, fail to perfect, sell, or otherwise dispose of any security for the payment of this Guaranty or any Secured Obligations; (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in their sole discretion may determine; and (d) release or substitute one or more of any endorsers or other guarantors of any of the Secured Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor consents to the taking of, or failure to take, any action which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks of such Guarantor under this Guaranty or which, but for this provision, might operate as a discharge of such Guarantor.
10.03 Certain Waivers.
(a) Each Guarantor waives, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (i) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of the Borrower or any other guarantor, or the cessation from any cause whatsoever (including any act or omission of any Secured Party) of the liability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party; (ii) any defense based on any claim that such Guarantors obligations exceed or are more burdensome than those of the Borrower or any other Loan Party; (iii) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting any Guarantors liability hereunder; (iv) any right to proceed against the Borrower or any other Loan Party, proceed against or exhaust any security for the Secured Obligations, or pursue any other remedy in the power of any Secured Party whatsoever; (v) any benefit of and any right to participate in any security now or hereafter held by any Secured Party; and (vi) to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all other defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by applicable Law limiting the liability of or exonerating guarantors or sureties. Each Guarantor expressly waives all setoffs and counterclaims and all presentments, demands for payment or performance, notices of nonpayment or nonperformance, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and all other notices or demands of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the Secured Obligations, and all notices of acceptance of this Guaranty or of the existence, creation or incurrence of new or additional Secured Obligations.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, each Thai Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally, to the extent permitted by applicable law, waives all rights to avoid its obligations under this Guaranty which it may have under Sections 196, 293, 294, 684, 687, 688 to 690, 693, 694 and 697 to 701 of the Civil and Commercial Code of Thailand and agrees not to exercise any of its rights under Section 696 of the Civil and Commercial Code of Thailand unless and until the Guaranteed Obligations have been fully and irrevocably paid, repaid or discharged.
10.04 Obligations Independent.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are those of primary obligor, and not merely as surety, and are independent of the Secured Obligations and the obligations of any other guarantor, and a separate action may be brought against each Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty whether or not the Borrower or any other Person or entity is joined as a party.
10.05 Subrogation.
No Guarantor shall exercise any right of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or similar rights with respect to any payments it makes under this Guaranty until all of the Secured Obligations and any amounts payable under this Guaranty have been indefeasibly paid and performed in
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full and the Commitments and the Facilities are terminated. If any amounts are paid to a Guarantor in violation of the foregoing limitation, then such amounts shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall forthwith be paid to the Secured Parties to reduce the amount of the Secured Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.
10.06 Termination; Reinstatement.
This Guaranty is a continuing and irrevocable guaranty of all Secured Obligations now or hereafter existing and shall remain in full force and effect until the Facility Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect or be revived, as the case may be, if any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or a Guarantor is made, or any of the Secured Parties exercises its right of setoff, in respect of the Secured Obligations and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by any of the Secured Parties in their discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws or otherwise, all as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and whether or not the Secured Parties are in possession of or have released this Guaranty and regardless of any prior revocation, rescission, termination or reduction. The obligations of each Guarantor under this paragraph shall survive termination of this Guaranty.
10.07 Stay of Acceleration.
If acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Secured Obligations is stayed, in connection with any case commenced by or against a Guarantor or the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Laws, or otherwise, all such amounts shall nonetheless be payable by each Guarantor, jointly and severally, immediately upon demand by the Secured Parties.
10.08 Condition of Borrower.
Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it has the sole responsibility for, and has adequate means of, obtaining from the Borrower and any other guarantor such information concerning the financial condition, business and operations of the Borrower and any such other guarantor as such Guarantor requires, and that none of the Secured Parties has any duty, and such Guarantor is not relying on the Secured Parties at any time, to disclose to it any information relating to the business, operations or financial condition of the Borrower or any other guarantor (each Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Secured Parties to disclose such information and any defense relating to the failure to provide the same).
10.09 Appointment of Borrower.
Each of the Loan Parties hereby appoints the Borrower to act as its agent for all purposes of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents and electronic platforms entered into in connection herewith and agrees that (a) the Borrower may execute such documents and provide such authorizations on behalf of such Loan Parties as the Borrower deems appropriate in its sole discretion and each Loan Party shall be obligated by all of the terms of any such document and/or authorization executed on its behalf, (b) any notice or communication delivered by the Administrative Agent or a Lender to the Borrower shall be deemed delivered to each Loan Party and (c) the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may accept, and be permitted to rely on, any document, instrument or agreement executed by the Borrower on behalf of the Loan Parties.
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10.10 Right of Contribution.
The Guarantors agree among themselves that, in connection with payments made hereunder, each Guarantor shall have contribution rights against the other Guarantors as permitted under applicable Law.
10.11 Keepwell.
Each Loan Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor at the time the Guaranty or the grant of a Lien under the Loan Documents, in each case, by any Specified Loan Party becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Specified Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under the Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantors obligations and undertakings under this Article X voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. Each Loan Party intends this Section to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a keepwell, support, or other agreement for the benefit of, each Specified Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.01 Amendments, Etc.
No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:
(a) waive any condition set forth in Section 4.02 as to any Credit Extension under a particular Facility without the written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders or the Required Term Lenders, as the case may be;
(b) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.02) without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood and agreed that a waiver of any condition precedent in Section 4.02 or of any Default or a mandatory reduction in Commitments is not considered an extension or increase in Commitments of any Lender);
(c) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for (i) any payment (excluding mandatory prepayments) of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to any Lender hereunder or under such other Loan Document without the written consent of such Lender entitled to such payment or (ii) any scheduled reduction of any Facility hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Appropriate Lender;
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(d) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or, subject to clause (ii) of the third proviso of this Section 11.01, any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or change the manner of computation of any financial ratio (including any change in any applicable defined term) used in determining the Applicable Rate that would result in a reduction of any interest rate on any Loan or any fee payable hereunder without the written consent of each Lender entitled to such amount; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of Default Rate or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate;
(e) change (i) Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender or (ii) the order of application of any reduction in the Commitments or any prepayment of Loans among the Facilities from the application thereof set forth in the applicable provisions of Section 2.03(b) or 2.04(b), respectively, in any manner that materially and adversely affects the Lenders under a Facility without the written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders or the Required Term Lenders, as applicable or (iii) 2.10(f) in a manner that would alter the pro rata application required thereby without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
(f) change (i) any provision of this Section 11.01 or the definition of Required Lenders or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder (other than the definitions specified in clause (ii) of this Section 11.01(f)), without the written consent of each Lender or (ii) the definitions of Required Revolving Lenders or Required Term Lenders as each relates to the related Facility (or the constituent definition therein relating to such Facility) without the written consent of each Lender under such Facility;
(g) release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;
(h) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender, except to the extent the release of any Subsidiary from the Guaranty is permitted pursuant to Section 9.10 (in which case such release may be made by the Administrative Agent acting alone);
(i) release the Borrower or permit the Borrower to assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents without the consent of each Lender; or
(j) impose any greater restriction on the ability of any Lender under a Facility to assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the written consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such Facility;
and provided, further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (ii) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (A) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender, or all Lenders or each affected Lender under a Facility, may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (1) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (2) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender, or all Lenders or each affected Lender under a Facility, that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender; (B) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any bankruptcy reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender
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acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States supersede the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein and (C) the Required Lenders shall determine whether or not to allow a Loan Party to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and such determination shall be binding on all of the Lenders.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein the Administrative Agent may (x) with the prior written consent of the Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency and (y) enter into any Joinder Agreement with the Borrower and the Guarantor(s) party thereto, without the consent of any Lenders.
If any Lender does not consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, consent or release with respect to any Loan Document that requires the consent of each Lender and that has been approved by the Required Lenders, the Borrower may replace such Non-Consenting Lender in accordance with Section 11.13; provided that such amendment, waiver, consent or release can be effected as a result of the assignment contemplated by such Section (together with all other such assignments required by the Borrower to be made pursuant to this paragraph).
11.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications.
(a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service or sent by fax transmission or e-mail transmission as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:
(i) if to the Borrower or any other Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, to the address, fax number, e-mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 1.01(a); and
(ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, fax number, e-mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Borrower).
Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by fax transmission shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).
(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail, FPML messaging and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may each, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
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Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the senders receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the return receipt requested function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgment) and (ii) notices and other communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received by the intended recipient upon the senders receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the return receipt requested function, as available, return e-mail address or other written acknowledgement) indicating that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient.
(c) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED AS IS AND AS AVAILABLE. THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the Agent Parties) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrowers, any Loan Partys or the Administrative Agents transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through the Platform, any electronic platform or electronic messaging service or the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party.
(d) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may change its address, fax number or telephone number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, fax number or telephone number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one (1) individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the Private Side Information or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lenders compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the Public Side Information portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal or state securities laws.
(e) Reliance by Administrative Agent and Lenders. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including, without limitation, telephonic or electronic notices, Loan Notices and Notice of Loan Prepayment) purportedly given by or on behalf of
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any Loan Party even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of a Loan Party in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in such reliance. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.
11.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement.
No failure by any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 11.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.11), or (c) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b) and (c) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.11, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.
11.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
(a) Costs and Expenses. The Loan Parties shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel (including local counsel) for the Administrative Agent), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel (including local counsel) for the Administrative Agent or any Lender), and shall pay all fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights
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under this Section, or (B) in connection with Loans made hereunder, including all such reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Section 11.04 shall survive the termination of the Revolving Commitments and the Term Commitments as a result of any non-occurrence of the Effective Date.
(b) Indemnification by the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an Indemnitee) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related reasonable and documented expenses (including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee (which, in the case of counsel, shall be limited to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of (x) one (1) primary counsel and one (1) additional local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for the Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and (y) solely in the case of an actual or potential conflict of interest, as determined by the affected Indemnitees, one (1) additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to the affected Indemnitees (similarly situated taken as a whole))), and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (including the Borrower or any other Loan Party) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in respect of any matters addressed in Section 3.01), (ii) any Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of the Borrowers or such Loan Partys directors, shareholders or creditors, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from (A) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, (B) the material breach in bad faith by such Indemnitee of its express obligations under the Loan Documents pursuant to a claim initiated solely by the Borrower, or (C) any dispute solely among Indemnitees (not arising as a result of any act or omission by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) other than claims against Bank of America in its capacity or fulfilling its role as the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents. Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(c), this Section 11.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
(c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Loan Parties for any reason fail to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lenders pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each Lenders share of the Total Credit Exposure at such time) of such unpaid amount (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender), such payment to be made severally among them based on such Lenders Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity
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payment is sought), provided, further that, the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(d).
(d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, no Loan Party or Indemnitee shall assert, and each such Loan Party and Indemnitee hereby waives, and acknowledges that no other Person shall have, any claim against any Loan Party or Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a final nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor.
(f) Survival. The agreements in this Section and the indemnity provisions of Section 11.02(e) shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.
11.05 Payments Set Aside.
To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
11.06 Successors and Assigns.
(a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby or thereby, except neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent except pursuant to Section 7.04 and no Lender may assign or
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otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (e) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all or a portion of its Commitment(s) and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that (in each case with respect to any Facility) any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i) Minimum Amounts.
(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lenders Commitment under any Facility and/or the Loans at the time owing to it (in each case with respect to any Facility) or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
(B) in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if Trade Date is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $2,500,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Revolving Facility, or $1,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Term Facility, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with respect to the Loans and/or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Facilities on a non-pro rata basis.
(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:
(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof; and provided, further, that the Borrowers consent shall not be required during the primary syndication of the Facilities; and
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(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of (1) any unfunded Term Commitment or any Revolving Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment in respect of the applicable Facility, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender or (2) any Term Loan to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.
(iv) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made (A) to the Borrower or any of the Borrowers Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B), (C) to a natural Person or (D) any holder of Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities.
(vi) Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (A) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (B) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05 and 11.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment); provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder
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arising from that Lenders having been a Defaulting Lender. Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.
(c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Administrative Agents Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it (or the equivalent thereof in electronic form) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the Register). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person, a Defaulting Lender or the Borrower or any of the Borrowers Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a Participant) in all or a portion of such Lenders rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lenders obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 11.04(c) without regard to the existence of any participations.
Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 11.01 that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 3.01(e) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(e) shall be delivered to the Lender who sells the participation)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 11.13 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.01 or 3.04, with respect to any participation, than the Lender from whom it acquired the applicable participation would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrowers request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 3.06 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.11 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participants interest in the Loans or other obligations
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under the Loan Documents (the Participant Register); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participants interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(e) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note or Notes, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
11.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.
(a) Treatment of Certain Information. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (i) on a need to know basis to its Affiliates and to its Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (ii) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), in which case (except in the context of regular examinations by any regulatory authority of any Lender), the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree to the extent not prohibited by applicable Law, rule or regulation or order, to use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly inform the Borrower of the disclosure thereof, (iii) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, in which case, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree to the extent not prohibited by applicable Law, rule or regulation or order, to use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly inform the Borrower of the disclosure thereof, (iv) to any other party hereto, (v) to the extent necessary in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (vi) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (A) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or any Eligible Assignee invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section 2.14 or (B) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (vii) on a confidential basis to (A) any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder, (B) the provider of any Platform or other electronic delivery service used by the Administrative Agent to deliver Borrower Materials or notices to the Lenders or (C) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder, or (viii) with the consent of the Borrower or to the extent such Information (1) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (2) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. For purposes of this Section, Information means all information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information
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that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
(b) Non-Public Information. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledges that (i) the Information may include material non-public information concerning a Loan Party or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (ii) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (iii) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States federal and state securities Laws.
(c) Press Releases. The Loan Parties and their Affiliates agree that they will not in the future issue any press releases or other public disclosure using the name of the Administrative Agent or any Lender or their respective Affiliates or referring to this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, unless (and only to the extent that) the Loan Parties or such Affiliate is required to do so under law and then, in any event the Loan Parties or such Affiliate will consult with such Person before issuing such press release or other public disclosure.
(d) Customary Advertising Material. The Loan Parties consent to the publication by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of customary advertising material relating to the transactions contemplated hereby using the name, product photographs or logo of the Loan Parties, subject to the Administrative Agent or such Lender providing the Loan Parties a reasonable opportunity to review such advertising materials prior to their use or distribution.
11.08 Right of Setoff.
If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or its Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured, secured or unsecured, or are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (a) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.12 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (b) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Secured Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender and its Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or its Affiliates may have. Each Lender agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
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11.09 Interest Rate Limitation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the Maximum Rate). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.
11.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness.
This Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any certificate delivered thereunder, by fax transmission or e-mail transmission (e.g. pdf or tif) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement or such other Loan Document or certificate. Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent a manually executed counterpart is not specifically required to be delivered under the terms of any Loan Document, upon the request of any party, such fax transmission or e-mail transmission shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart.
11.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties.
All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied.
11.12 Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this
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Section, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
11.13 Replacement of Lenders.
If the Borrower is entitled to replace a Lender pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.06, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender or if any other circumstance exists hereunder that gives the Borrower the right to replace a Lender as a party hereto, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 11.06), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.04) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:
(a) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 11.06(b);
(b) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to 100% of the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
(c) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;
(d) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws; and
(e) in the case of an assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.
A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
11.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
(a) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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(b) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
(c) WAIVER OF VENUE. THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
(d) SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 11.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
11.15 Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (a) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (b) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
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11.16 Subordination.
Each Loan Party (a Subordinating Loan Party) hereby subordinates the payment of all obligations and indebtedness of any other Loan Party owing to it, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including but not limited to any obligation of any such other Loan Party to the Subordinating Loan Party as subrogee of the Secured Parties or resulting from such Subordinating Loan Partys performance under this Guaranty, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Obligations. If the Secured Parties so request during the continuance of an Event of Default, any such obligation or indebtedness of any such other Loan Party to the Subordinating Loan Party shall be enforced and performance received by the Subordinating Loan Party as trustee for the Secured Parties and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the Secured Parties on account of the Secured Obligations, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of the Subordinating Loan Party under this Agreement. Without limitation of the foregoing, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Loan Parties may make and receive payments with respect to Intercompany Debt and other intercompany obligations; provided, that in the event that any Loan Party receives any payment of any Intercompany Debt or other intercompany obligations at a time when such payment is prohibited by this Section, such payment shall be held by such Loan Party, in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid forthwith over and delivered, upon written request, to the Administrative Agent.
11.17 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.
In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates understanding, that: (a) (i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and any Affiliate thereof, the Arranger and the Lenders are arms-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and, as applicable, its Affiliates (including the Arranger) and the Lenders and their Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this Section, the Lenders), on the other hand, (ii) each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (iii) the Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b) (i) the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the Arranger) and each Lender each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary, for Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (ii) neither the Administrative Agent, any of its Affiliates (including the Arranger) nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (c) the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the Arranger) and the Lenders may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, any of its Affiliates (including the Arranger) nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, any of its Affiliates (including the Arranger) or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transactions contemplated hereby.
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11.18 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents.
The words delivery, execute, execution, signed, signature, and words of like import in any Loan Document or any other document executed in connection herewith shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender is under any obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent or such Lender pursuant to procedures approved by it and provided, further without limiting the foregoing, upon the request of any party, any electronic signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart.
11.19 USA PATRIOT Act Notice.
Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower and the other Loan Parties 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 each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the Act. The Borrower and the Loan Parties agree to, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all such other documentation and information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable know your customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
BORROWER: | FABRINET, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands | |||
By: | /s/ David T. Mitchell | |||
Name: | David T. Mitchell | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
GUARANTORS:
FABRINET CHINA HOLDINGS | ||
a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Mauritius | ||
By: | /s/ Toh Seng Ng | |
Name: | Toh Seng Ng | |
Title: | Director | |
FABRINET USA, INC., a California corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Toh Seng Ng | |
Name: | Toh Seng Ng | |
Title: | President | |
FBN NEW JERSEY MANUFACTURING, INC., a Delaware corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Toh Seng Ng | |
Name: | Toh Seng Ng | |
Title: | President |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | ||
as Administrative Agent | ||
By: | /s/ Ronaldo Naval | |
Name: | Ronaldo Naval | |
Title: | Vice President |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | ||
as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Bassam N. Wehbe | |
Name: | Bassam N. Wehbe | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
LENDERS: | ||
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Christopher M. Ames | |
Name: | Christopher M. Ames | |
Title: | Vice President |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
LENDERS: | ||
SunTrust Bank, as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Johnetta Bush | |
Name: | Johnetta Bush | |
Title: | Vice President |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
LENDERS: | ||
Silicon Valley Bank, as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Gregory Peterson | |
Name: | Gregory Peterson | |
Title: | Vice President |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE A
Cash Equivalents
Permitted Investments
| Obligations of the U.S. Treasury |
| Obligations issued by Federal Agencies |
| Credit Linked Notes with U.S. Government Bills/Bonds |
| Money Market Funds |
| Time Deposits and Demand Deposits with well-established banks with a minimum credit rating of A minus (A-) |
| Demand Deposits for operating cash with financial institutions where the operating entity is located |
| Bill of Exchange issued by financial institutions with a minimum credit rating of A minus (A-) |
| Commercial paper |
| Investments described on Schedule 7.03 to the Disclosure Schedule, solely to the extent such Investments expire on or before the Effective Date; provided, that in the case of the Investment described as Credit Linkage on Agricultural Development bank of China Depo on Schedule 7.03, such Investment shall continue to constitute a Cash Equivalent until August 15, 2014. |
Additional Guidelines
| Currency: All securities must be denominated in US Dollars. |
| Maturity: The maximum maturity of any security purchased will not be more than 18 months. |
| Ratings: All securities must be rated A1, P-1, F1 or better, or its equivalent, by at least one Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO). If there is no short term rating, a security must have a long term rating (financial institution rating) no lower than A3, A- or better, or the equivalent. |
| Diversification: No more than 20% of the portfolio will be invested in any one issuer (excluding U.S. Treasury obligations, Federal Agency obligations). Money market funds are highly diversified commingled investments. As such, they are excluded from the diversification constraints as listed above. However, all money market funds invested must be registered according to SEC Rule 2a-7 of the investment company Act of 1940. |
SCHEDULE 1.01(a)
Certain Addresses for Notices
Borrower:
Fabrinet 190 Elgin Avenue, George Town, Grand Cayman KYI-9005, Cayman Island Attn: Toh Seng Ng Phone: (662) 524-9600 Email: tsng@FabriNet.co.th Fax Number: (662) 524-9661 Website Address: http://www.fabrinet.com/
With a Copy to:
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 650 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 Attn: Kathleen D. Rothman, Esq. Phone: (650) 320-4629 Email: krothman@wsgr.com Fax Number: (650) 493-6811 Website Address: http://www.wsgr.com/ |
Administrative Agent:
For payments and Requests for Credit Extensions
Bank of America, N.A. 101 N. Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28255 Attn: Jennifer Clark Phone: (980)388-0017 Email: jennifer.clark@baml.com Fax Number: (704) 409-0135 Account No.: 1366212250600 Ref: Fabrinet ABA# 026009593
Other Notices for Administrative Agent
Bank of America, N.A. Agency Management 901 Main Street Dallas, TX 75202 Attn: Ronaldo Naval Phone: (214) 209-1162 Email: ronaldo.naval@baml.com Fax Number: (877) 511-6124
With a Copy to:
Sidley Austin LLP 1001 Page Mill Road, Building 1 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Attn: Pamela J. Martinson, Esq. Phone: (650) 565-7044 Email: pmartinson@sidley.com Fax Number: (650) 565-7100 Website Address: http://www.sidley.com/ |
SCHEDULE 1.01(b)
Initial Commitments and Applicable Percentages
Lender |
Revolving Commitment |
Applicable Percentage (Revolving Loans) |
Term Commitment |
Applicable Percentage (Term Loans) |
Total Commitment |
Applicable Percentage |
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Bank of America, N.A. |
$ | 52,500,000 | 35 | % | $ | 17,500,000 | 35 | % | $ | 70,000,000 | 35 | % | ||||||||||||
SunTrust Bank |
$ | 30,000,000 | 20 | % | $ | 10,000,000 | 20 | % | $ | 40,000,000 | 20 | % | ||||||||||||
HSBC Bank |
$ | 37,500,000 | 25 | % | $ | 12,500,000 | 25 | % | $ | 50,000,000 | 25 | % | ||||||||||||
Silicon Valley Bank |
$ | 30,000,000 | 20 | % | $ | 10,000,000 | 20 | % | $ | 40,000,000 | 20 | % | ||||||||||||
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EXHIBIT A
Form of
Administrative Questionnaire
On file with Administrative Agent.
EXHIBIT B
Form of
Assignment and Assumption
This Assignment and Assumption (this Assignment and Assumption) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each]1 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] Assignor) and [the][each]2 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] Assignee). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees]3 hereunder are several and not joint.]4 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (the Credit Agreement), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (a) all of [the Assignors][the respective Assignors] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other Loan Documents in the amount[s] and equal to the percentage interest[s] identified below of all the outstanding rights and obligations under the respective facilities identified below and (b) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Documents or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (a) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] Assigned Interest). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.
1. | Assignor[s]: |
___________________________________ |
2. | Assignee[s]: |
___________________________________ |
[for each Assignee, indicate [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [identify Lender]]
1 | For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language. |
2 | For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language. |
3 | Select as appropriate. |
4 | Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees. |
3. | Borrower: Fabrinet, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands |
4. | Administrative Agent: Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement |
5. | Credit Agreement: Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014 among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
6. | Assigned Interest: |
Assignor[s]5 |
Assignee[s]6 | Facility Assigned7 |
Aggregate Amount of Commitment/ Loans for all Lenders8 |
Amount of Commitment/ Loans Assigned |
Percentage Assigned of Commitment/ Loans9 |
CUSIP Number | ||||||||||||
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$ | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||
$ | $ | % |
7. | [Trade Date: ]10 |
Effective Date: , 20 [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
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5 | List each Assignor, as appropriate. |
6 | List each Assignee, as appropriate. |
7 | Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g. Revolving Commitment, Term Commitment, etc.). |
8 | Amounts in this column and in the column immediately to the right to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date. |
9 | Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder. |
10 | To be completed if the Assignor and the Assignee intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date. |
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR | ||
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR] | ||
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ASSIGNEE | ||
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE] | ||
By: |
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Title: |
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[Consented to and]11 Accepted: | ||
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent | ||
By: |
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[Consented to:]12 | ||
FABRINET, as Borrower | ||
By: |
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11 | To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
12 | To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
ANNEX 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
Standard Terms and Conditions for Assignment and Assumption
1. Representations and Warranties.
1.1. Assignor. [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2. Assignee. [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under the terms of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under the terms of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by [the][such] Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire [the][such] Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the][the relevant] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g. pdf or tif) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
EXHIBIT C
Form of
Compliance Certificate
Financial Statement Date: [ , ]
TO: | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
RE: | Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014, by and among Fabrinet, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the Borrower), the Guarantors, the Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the Credit Agreement; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement) |
DATE: | [Date] |
The undersigned Responsible Officer hereby certifies as of the date hereof that [he/she] is the [ ] of the Borrower, and that, as such, [he/she] is authorized to execute and deliver this Certificate to the Administrative Agent on the behalf of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, and that:
[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal year-end financial statements]
1. The Borrower has delivered (i) the year-end audited financial statements required by Section 6.01(a) of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal year of the Borrower ended as of the above date, together with the report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant required by such section and (ii) the consolidating balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidating statements of income or operations, shareholders equity and cash flows for such fiscal year. Such consolidating statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on an individual basis in accordance with GAAP.
[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal quarter-end financial statements]
1. The Borrower has delivered the unaudited financial statements required by Section 6.01(b) of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarter of the Borrower ended as of the above date. Such Consolidated and consolidating financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated (or in the case of consolidating statements, individual basis) in accordance with GAAP as at such date and for such period, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
2. The undersigned has reviewed and is familiar with the terms of the Credit Agreement and has made, or has caused to be made under [his/her] supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by such financial statements.
3. A review of the activities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such fiscal period has been made under the supervision of the undersigned with a view to determining whether during such fiscal period the Borrower and each of the other Loan Parties performed and observed all its obligations under the Loan Documents, and
[select one:]
[to the knowledge of the undersigned, during such fiscal period each of the Loan Parties performed and observed each covenant and condition of the Loan Documents applicable to it, and no Default has occurred and is continuing.]
or
[to the knowledge of the undersigned, the following covenants or conditions have not been performed or observed and the following is a list of each such Default and its nature and status:]
4. The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document are true and correct in the case of representations and warranties that contain a materiality qualification, or true and correct in all material respects in the case of representations and warranties that do not contain a materiality qualification on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct, or true and correct in all material respects, as applicable, as of such earlier date), and except that for purposes of this Compliance Certificate, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement, including the statements in connection with which this Compliance Certificate is delivered. [The following updated Schedules to the Disclosure Letter are attached hereto as Exhibit A, each of which is required to make the representations and warranties related to such Schedule true and correct as of the date hereof: [Schedules 1.01(c), 5.09, 5.19(a), 5.19(b), 5.20(b)(i), 5.20(b)(ii), and 5.20(c).]]1
5. The financial covenant analyses and information set forth on Schedule A attached hereto are true and accurate on and as of the date of this Certificate.
6. [Schedule 5.20(b)(i) attached to the Disclosure Letter is true and correct as of the date hereof].2
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Certificate by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g. pdf or tif) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Certificate.
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1 | Include to the extent applicable. |
2 | Include to the extent not included in item 4 above. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Compliance Certificate to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
FABRINET, | ||
an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands | ||
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Schedule A
Financial Statement Date: [ , ] (Statement Date)
CONSOLIDATED TANGIBLE NET WORTH EXHIBIT
This calculation covers the period from , 20 through , 20
Tangible Net Worth (on a consolidated basis) |
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Tangible Net Worth: |
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Shareholders Equity of Borrower and its Subsidiaries |
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- Intangible Assets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including customer lists, goodwill, computer software, copyrights, trade names, trademarks, patents, franchises, licenses, unamortized deferred charges, unamortized debt discount and capitalized research and development costs) |
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$200,000,000 |
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Related to any proposed or actual Permitted Acquisition and any financings thereof, in an aggregate not to exceed $2,000,000 (including integration costs and expenses) |
$ | |||||||
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In connection with the primary or secondary offering of the Borrowers common stock, in an aggregate not to exceed $2,000,000 |
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+ non-cash losses |
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- non-cash gains (excluding any non-cash gains to the extent (A) there were cash gains with respect ot such gains in past accounting periods or (B) there is a reasonable expectation that there will be cash gains with respect to such gains in future accounting periods) |
$ | |||||||
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- extraordinary gains (including gains related to the Thai 2011 Flooding) |
$ | |||||||
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Consolidated EBITDA |
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Current maturities of long term debt (as shown on the balance sheet dated , 20 ) |
$ | ||||||
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+ current maturities of obligations in respect of capitalized leases (as shown on the balance sheet dated , 20 ) |
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+ Consolidated Interest Charges |
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Consolidated Senior Funded Indebtedness: |
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Outstanding principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments |
$ | |||||||
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+ Purchase money indebtedness |
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+ All direct obligations under issued and outstanding letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, less the amount then cash-collateralized on commercially reasonable and customary terms |
$ | |||||||
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+ All obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts payable, intercompany charges of expenses, deferred revenue and other accrued liabilities in the ordinary course of business and (ii) any earn-out obligation or post-closing balance sheet adjustments prior to the time as it becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP) to the extent required to be reflected on the Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP |
$ | |||||||
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+ Attributable Indebtedness |
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+ All obligations to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment prior to the Maturity Date in respect of any Disqualified Equity Interests (other than payments made solely in Qualified Equity Interests), valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends |
$ | |||||||
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+ Without duplication, all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified above of Persons other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary |
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+ all Indebtedness of the types referred to above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which the Borrower or a Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to the Borrower or such Subsidiary |
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Obligations in Respect of Capitalized Leases |
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Consolidated EBITDA (see 1(A) in Debt Service Coverage Ratio calculation above) |
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EXHIBIT D
Form of
Joinder Agreement
THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of [ , ], is by and among [ , a ] (the Subsidiary Guarantor), Fabrinet, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the Borrower), and Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent) under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the Credit Agreement), by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.
The Subsidiary Guarantor is an additional Loan Party, and, consequently, the Borrower is required by Section 6.13 of the Credit Agreement to cause the Subsidiary Guarantor to become a Guarantor thereunder.
Accordingly, the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Borrower hereby agree as follows with the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties:
1. The Subsidiary Guarantor hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution of this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantor will be deemed to be a party to and a Guarantor under the Credit Agreement and shall have all of the obligations of a Guarantor thereunder as if it had executed the Credit Agreement. The Subsidiary Guarantor hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all representations and warranties, covenants and other terms, conditions and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other applicable Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing terms of this Paragraph 1, the Subsidiary Guarantor hereby guarantees, jointly and severally together with the other Guarantors, the prompt payment of the Guaranteed Obligations in accordance with Article X of the Credit Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein.
2. After giving effect to the information set forth on Schedule A hereto, each of the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Borrower hereby agree that all of the representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Loan Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in the case of representations and warranties that contain a materiality qualification, or true and correct in all material respects in the case of representations and warranties that do not contain a materiality qualification, as of the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct, or true and correct in all material respects, as applicable, as of such earlier date).
3. The Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges and confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and the schedules and exhibits thereto and each Loan Document and Collateral Document and the schedules and exhibits thereto. The information on the schedules to the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Documents are hereby supplemented (to the extent permitted under the Credit Agreement or Collateral Documents) to reflect the information shown on the attached Schedule A.
4. The Borrower confirms that the Credit Agreement is, and upon the Subsidiary Guarantor becoming a Guarantor, shall continue to be, in full force and effect. The parties hereto confirm and agree that immediately upon the Subsidiary Guarantor becoming a Guarantor the term Obligations, as used in the Credit Agreement, shall include all obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantor under the Credit Agreement and under each other Loan Document to which it is a party.
5. Each of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that at any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Administrative Agent, it will execute and deliver such further documents and do such further acts as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents in order to effect the purposes of this Agreement.
6. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g. pdf or tif) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
7. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. The terms of Sections 11.14 and 11.15 of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantor has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized officer, and the Administrative Agent has caused the same to be accepted by its authorized officer, as of the day and year first above written.
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR: | [SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR] | |||||
By: |
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Name: |
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Title: |
BORROWER: | FABRINET, | |||||
an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands | ||||||
By: |
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Name: |
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Title: |
Acknowled, accepted and agreed: | ||
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | ||
as Administrative Agent | ||
By: |
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Name: |
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Title: |
Schedule A
Schedules to Credit Agreement and Collateral Documents
[TO BE COMPLETED BY BORROWER]
EXHIBIT E
Form of
Loan Notice
TO: | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | |
RE: | Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014, by and among Fabrinet, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the Borrower), the Guarantors, the Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the Credit Agreement; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement) | |
DATE: | [Date] |
The undersigned hereby requests (select one):
¨ A Borrowing of [Revolving][Term] Loans
¨ A [conversion] or [continuation] of [Revolving][Term] Loans
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1. On (the Credit Extension Date).
2. In the amount of $ .
3. Comprised of: ¨ Base Rate Loans
¨ Eurodollar Rate Loans
4. For Eurodollar Rate Loans: with an Interest Period of months.
[The Revolving Borrowing requested herein complies with the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.01(b) of the Credit Agreement.]1
[The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the conditions specified in Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be satisfied on and as of the date of the Credit Extension Date.]2
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1 | Include this sentence in the case of a Revolving Borrowing. |
2 | Include this sentence only in the case of a Borrowing of Revolving Loans or Term Loans. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Loan Notice to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
BORROWER: | FABRINET, | |||||
an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands | ||||||
By: |
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Name: |
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Title: |
EXHIBIT F
Form of
Permitted Acquisition Certificate
TO: | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | |
RE: | Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014, by and among Fabrinet, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the Borrower), the Guarantors, the Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the Credit Agreement; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement) | |
DATE: | [Date] |
Borrower intends to make an Acquisition of [ ] (the Target). The undersigned Responsible Officer of Borrower, hereby certifies that:
(a) The Acquisition is an acquisition of a type of business (or assets used in a type of business) permitted to be engaged in by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement.
(b) No Default exists or would exist after giving effect to the Acquisition.
(c) After giving effect to the Acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis, the Loan Parties are in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with each of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 of the Credit Agreement (as demonstrated on Schedule A attached hereto).
(d) Attached hereto as Schedule B is a description of the material terms of the Acquisition (including a description of the business and the form of consideration).
(e) Attached hereto as Schedule C are the [audited financial statements] [management-prepared financial statements] of the Target for its two most recent fiscal years and for any fiscal quarters ended within the fiscal year to date.
(f) Attached hereto as Schedule D are the Consolidated projected income statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (giving effect to the Acquisition) for the next four (4) full consecutive fiscal quarters beginning with the fiscal quarter in which the Acquisition is consummated.
(g) The Acquisition is not a hostile acquisition and has been approved by the Board of Directors and/or shareholders (or equivalents), to the extent required by applicable Law, of the applicable Loan Party and the Target.
(h) If any of the consideration payable by the Loan Parties shall be in cash (other than cash in lieu of fractional shares), immediately prior to giving effect to the Acquisition, the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans available to be borrowed under Section 2.01(b) of the Credit Agreement is at least $100,000,000.
(i) the cost of the Acquisition paid by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in cash at the closing of such Acquisition, plus any cash earnouts or similar deferred or contingent payments paid after closing of such Acquisition, for all Acquisitions made during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed $300,000,000 (plus any proceeds received from the issuance (within twelve (12) months prior to the closing of such Acquisition) of Convertible Subordinated Debt Securities).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Permitted Acquisition Certificate to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
BORROWER: | FABRINET, | |||||
an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands | ||||||
By: |
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Name: |
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Title: |
Schedule A
Financial Covenant Calculations
[TO BE COMPLETED BY BORROWER]
Schedule B
Description of Material Terms
[TO BE COMPLETED BY BORROWER]
Schedule C
[Audited Financial Statements] [Management-Prepared Financial Statements]
[TO BE COMPLETED BY BORROWER]
Schedule D
Consolidated Projected Income Statements
[TO BE COMPLETED BY BORROWER]
EXHIBIT G
Form of
Revolving Note
[ , ]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the Borrower), hereby promises to pay to [ ] or its registered assigns (the Lender), in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the principal amount of each Revolving Loan from time to time made by the Lender to the Borrower under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the Credit Agreement; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan from the date of such Revolving Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates and at such times as provided in the Credit Agreement. All payments of principal and interest shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender in Dollars in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agents Office. If any amount is not paid in full when due hereunder, such unpaid amount shall bear interest, to be paid upon demand, from the due date thereof until the date of actual payment (and before as well as after judgment) computed at the per annum rate set forth in the Credit Agreement.
This Revolving Note is one of the Revolving Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement, and the holder is entitled to the benefits thereof. Revolving Loans made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or records maintained by the Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Lender may also attach schedules to this Revolving Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Revolving Loans and payments with respect thereto.
The Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives, to the extent permitted by law, diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and non-payment of this Revolving Note.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Revolving Note by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g. pdf or tif) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Revolving Note.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Revolving Note to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
BORROWER: | FABRINET, | |||
an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands | ||||
By: |
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Name: |
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Title: |
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EXHIBIT H
Form of
Secured Party Designation Notice
TO: | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
Fabrinet, | as Borrower |
RE: | Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014, by and among Fabrinet, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the Borrower), the Guarantors, the Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the Credit Agreement; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement) |
DATE: | [Date] |
[Name of Cash Management Bank/Hedge Bank] (the Secured Party) hereby notifies you, pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, that the Secured Party meets the requirements of a [Cash Management Bank] [Hedge Bank] under the terms of the Credit Agreement and is a [Cash Management Bank] [Hedge Bank] under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this notice by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g. pdf or tif) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this notice.
A duly authorized officer of the undersigned has executed this notice as of the day and year set forth above.
as a [Cash Management Bank] [Hedge Bank] | ||
By: |
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Name: |
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Title: |
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EXHIBIT I
Form of
Solvency Certificate
TO: | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
RE: | Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014, by and among Fabrinet, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the Borrower), the Guarantors, the Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the Credit Agreement; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement) |
DATE: | [Date] |
The undersigned Responsible Officer of the Borrower and Fabrinet Co., Ltd. (Fabrinet Thailand) is familiar with the properties, businesses, assets and liabilities of the Loan Parties and is duly authorized to execute this certificate on behalf of the Borrower and Fabrinet Thailand.
The undersigned certifies that [he/she] has made such investigation and inquiries as to the financial condition of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries as the undersigned deems necessary and prudent for the purpose of providing this Certificate. The undersigned acknowledges that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are relying on the truth and accuracy of this Certificate in connection with the making of Credit Extensions and the other transactions contemplated under the Credit Agreement.
The undersigned certifies that the financial information, projections and assumptions which underlie and form the basis for the representations made in this Certificate were reasonable when made and were made in good faith and continue to be reasonable as of the date hereof.
BASED ON THE FOREGOING, the undersigned certifies that, both before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement:
(a) The fair value of the property of the Borrower and Fabrinet Thailand individually and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of the Borrower and Fabrinet Thailand, respectively, individually and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, on a Consolidated basis.
(b) The present fair salable value of the assets of the Borrower and Fabrinet Thailand individually and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of the Borrower and Fabrinet Thailand, respectively, individually and the Borrower and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, on their debts as they become absolute and matured.
(c) The Borrower and Fabrinet Thailand individually and the Borrower and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, do not intend to, and do not believe that they will, incur debts or liabilities beyond their individual or consolidated ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature.
(d) The Borrower and Fabrinet Thailand individually and the Borrower and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, are not engaged in business or a transaction, and are not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which their property, on an individual or consolidated basis, would constitute an unreasonably small capital.
(e) The Borrower and Fabrinet Thailand individually and the Borrower and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, are able to pay their individual and consolidated debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business.
(f) The amount of contingent liabilities at any time have been computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Solvency Certificate to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
BORROWER: | FABRINET, | |||||
an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands | ||||||
By: |
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Name: |
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Title: |
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FABRINET THAILAND: | FABRINET CO. LTD., | |||||
a limited liability company incorporated under the Laws of Thailand | ||||||
By: |
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Name: |
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Title: |
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EXHIBIT K
Form of
Term Note
[ , ]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the Borrower), hereby promises to pay to [ ] or its registered assigns (the Lender), in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the principal amount of the Term Loan from time to time made by the Lender to the Borrower under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the Credit Agreement; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Term Loan made by the Lender from the date of such Term Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates and at such times as provided in the Credit Agreement. All payments of principal and interest shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender in Dollars in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agents Office. If any amount is not paid in full when due hereunder, such unpaid amount shall bear interest, to be paid upon demand, from the due date thereof until the date of actual payment (and before as well as after judgment) computed at the per annum rate set forth in the Credit Agreement.
This Term Note is one of the Term Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement and the holder is entitled to the benefits thereof. The Term Loan made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or records maintained by the Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Lender may also attach schedules to this Term Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
The Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives, to the extent permitted by law, diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and non-payment of this Term Note.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Term Note by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g. pdf or tif) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Term Note.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Term Note to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
BORROWER: | FABRINET, | |||||
an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands | ||||||
By: |
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Name: |
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Title: |
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EXHIBIT L
Form of
Officers Certificate
TO: | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
RE: | Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014, by and among Fabrinet, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the Borrower), the Guarantors, the Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the Credit Agreement; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement) |
DATE: | [Date] |
The undersigned Responsible Officer of [LOAN PARTY] (the Company) hereby certifies as follows:
1. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of the [certificate of incorporation] [list of shareholders] [specimen of seal (if any)] [specimen signatures of its authorized director(s)] [tax certificate (if any)] of the Company and all amendments thereto as in effect on the date hereof certified and/or issued as a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authorities of the state of incorporation of the Company.
2. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and complete copy of the [memorandum and articles of association][articles of association][bylaws][operating agreement] (if any) [power of attorney dated [ ] (if any)] of the Company and all amendments thereto as in effect on the date hereof.
3. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the [board of directors] of the Company on [ ] authorizing, among others, (i) the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents to which the Company is a party, (ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents to which the Company is a partyand (iii) the execution and delivery by the [directors or officers] of the Company of such other agreements, certificates or instruments and such other actions as such [directors or officers] may consider necessary or appropriate to carry out the foregoing resolutions and the transactions contemplated thereby. Such resolutions have not in any way been rescinded or modified and have been in full force and effect since their adoption to and including the date hereof, and such resolutions are the only corporate proceedings of the Company now in force relating to or affecting the matters referred to therein.
4. Attached hereto as Exhibit D are true and complete copies of the certificate[s] of good standing, existence or its equivalent of the Company certified as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authorities of the state of incorporation of the Company.
5. The persons named on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit E are the duly elected and qualified [directors officers] of the Company, holding the [offices] set forth opposite their respective names on the date hereof, and the signatures appearing opposite the names of the [directors or officers] are their true and genuine signatures, and each of such officers is duly authorized to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Company, the Credit Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents to be issued pursuant thereto.
6. Attached hereto as Exhibit F are the Companys copy registers listing the directors, members, mortgages and charges, as of a recent date.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunder subscribe my name effective as of the day and year set forth above.
By: |
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I, , the of the Company, hereby certify that is the duly elected and qualified of the Company and that his/her true and genuine signature is set forth above.
By: |
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EXHIBIT M
Form of
Financial Condition Certificate
TO: | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | |
RE: | Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014, by and among Fabrinet, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the Borrower), the Guarantors, the Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the Credit Agreement; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement) | |
DATE: | [Date] |
Pursuant to the terms of Section 4.01 of the Credit Agreement, a Responsible Officer of the Borrower hereby certifies on behalf of the Loan Parties and not in any individual capacity that, as of the date hereof, the statements below are accurate and complete in all respects:
(a) There are no actions, suits, investigations, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any other Governmental Authority against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purport to affect or pertain to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Immediately after giving effect to the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement to occur on the Closing Date, (i) no Default or Event of Default exists, (ii) all representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in the case of representations and warranties that contain a materiality qualification, or true and correct in all material respects in the case of representations and warranties that do not contain a materiality qualification, on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct, or true and correct in all material respects, as applicable, as of such earlier date), and (iii) the Loan Parties are in pro forma compliance with each of the initial financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 of the Credit Agreement, as demonstrated by the financial covenant calculations set forth on Schedule A attached hereto, as of the last day of the quarter ending at least twenty (20) days preceding the Closing Date.
(c) Immediately after giving effect to the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement to occur on the Closing Date, each of the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 have been satisfied.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Financial Condition Certificate to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
BORROWER: | FABRINET, | |||||
an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands | ||||||
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Schedule A
Financial Covenant Calculations
[TO BE COMPLETED BY BORROWER]
EXHIBIT N
Form of
Authorization to Share Insurance Information
TO: | Insurance Agent | |
RE: | Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014, by and among Fabrinet, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the Borrower), the Guarantors, the Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the Credit Agreement; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement) | |
DATE: | [Date] |
Grantor: | Fabrinet (the Grantor) | |
Administrative Agent: | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Secured Parties, I.S.A.O.A., A.T.I.M.A. * (the Administrative Agent) | |
Attn: MAC Legal Collateral Administration | ||
Mail Code CA4-702-02-25 | ||
2001 Clayton Road, 2nd Floor | ||
Concord, CA 94520 | ||
Policy Number: | [Insert Applicable Policy Number] | |
Insurance Company/Agent: | [Insert Applicable Insurance Company/Agent] (the Insurance Agent) | |
Insurance Company Address: | [Insert Insurance Companys Address] | |
Insurance Company Telephone No.: | [Insert Insurance Companys Telephone No.] | |
Insurance Company Fax No.: | [Insert Insurance Companys Fax No.] |
The Grantor hereby authorizes the Insurance Agent to send evidence of all insurance to the Administrative Agent, as may be requested by the Administrative Agent, together with requested copies of insurance policies and certificates of insurance.
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* | I.S.A.O.A. stands for its successors and/or assigns. A.T.I.M.A. stands for as their interest may appear. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Authorization to Share Insurance Information to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
BORROWER: | FABRINET, | |||||
an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands | ||||||
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EXHIBIT O
Form of
Notice of Loan Prepayment
TO: | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | |
RE: | Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014, by and among Fabrinet, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the Borrower), the Guarantors, the Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the Credit Agreement; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement) | |
DATE: | [Date] |
The Borrower hereby notifies the Administrative Agent that on 17 pursuant to the terms of Section 2.03 (Prepayments) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower intends to prepay/repay the following Loans as more specifically set forth below:
¨ | Optional prepayment of [Revolving][Term Loans] in the following amount(s): |
¨ | Eurodollar Rate Loans: $ 18 |
Applicable Interest Period:
¨ | Base Rate Loans: $ 19 |
[This notice is conditioned upon [ ] and may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date specified above) if such condition is not satisfied, and upon such revocation, the Borrower shall not be required to make the prepayment specified in this notice.]20
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17 | Specify date of such prepayment. |
18 | Any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000. |
19 | Any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $500,000. |
20 | Include if prepayment is conditional, pursuant to Section 2.03(a) of the Credit Agreement. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Notice of Loan Prepayment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
BORROWER: | FABRINET, | |||||
an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands | ||||||
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Exhibit 10.2
SECURITY AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT
This SECURITY AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this Agreement) is entered into as of May 22, 2014, between FABRINET, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the Grantor) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent) for the Secured Parties.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, modified, extended, restated, renewed, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the Credit Agreement) among the Grantor, the Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent, the Lenders have agreed to make Loans upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. | Definitions. |
(a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation. The word will shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word shall. Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including the Loan Documents and any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Persons successors and assigns, (iii) the words hereto, herein, hereof and hereunder, and words of similar import when used herein, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (iv) all references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections, Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless otherwise specified, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory rules, regulations, orders and 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, extended, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time, (vi) the words asset and property shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights, (vii) 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; and (viii) section headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(b) Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned thereto (i) in the Credit Agreement and (ii) in the UCC, as applicable.
(c) In addition, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
Assignment of Claims Act means the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 (41 U.S.C. Section 15, 31 U.S.C. Section 3737, and 31 U.S.C. Section 3727), including all amendments thereto and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Collateral has the meaning provided in Section 2 hereof.
Control means the manner in which control is achieved under the UCC with respect to any Collateral for which the UCC specifies a method of achieving control.
Excluded Account means any zero balance account, payroll account, withholding or trust account, tax account, escrow or other fiduciary account or cash collateral account.
Excluded Assets has the meaning provided in Section 2 hereof.
Government Contract means a contract between the Grantor and an agency, department or instrumentality of the United States or any state, municipal or local Governmental Authority located in the United States or all obligations of any such Governmental Authority arising under any Account now or hereafter owing by any such Governmental Authority, as Account Debtor, to the Grantor.
Issuer means the issuer of any Pledged Equity.
Pledged Equity means 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Subsidiary directly owned by the Grantor (other than, subject to Section 6.18(b) of the Credit Agreement, Fabrinet Sweden), including the Equity Interests of the Subsidiaries owned by the Grantor as set forth on Schedule 5.20(c) to the Disclosure Letter (as updated from time to time in accordance with the Credit Agreement), in each case together with the certificates (or other agreements or instruments), if any, representing such shares or other Equity Interests, and all options and other rights, contractual or otherwise, with respect thereto, including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) all Equity Interests representing a dividend thereon, or representing a distribution or return of capital upon or in respect thereof, or resulting from a share or other stock split, revision, reclassification or other exchange therefor, and any subscriptions, warrants, rights and options issued to the holder thereof, or otherwise in respect thereof; and
(ii) in the event of any consolidation or merger involving any Issuer and in which such Issuer is not the surviving Person, all shares of each class of the Equity Interests of the successor Person formed by or resulting from such consolidation or merger, to the extent that such successor Person is a direct Subsidiary of the Grantor.
Receivables has the meaning provided in Section 2 hereof.
REPO Fund Assets means that certain Investment Property held in the Viaduct Invest FCP-SIF-USD Evergreen 35 Repo Fund, a Luxembourg fonds commun de placement fonds dinvestissement spécialisé (an unincorporated joint ownership of assets specialized investment fund).
2. | Grant of Security Interest in the Collateral. |
To secure the prompt payment and performance in full when due, whether by lapse of time, acceleration, mandatory prepayment or otherwise, of the Secured Obligations, the Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in, and a right to set off against, any and all right, title and interest of the Grantor in and to all of the following, whether now
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owned or existing or owned, acquired, or arising hereafter (collectively, the Collateral): (a) all Accounts and all Supporting Obligations, Chattel Paper (including Electronic Chattel Paper and Tangible Chattel Paper), Instruments and Letter-of-Credit Rights in respect thereof or relating thereto (collectively, Receivables); (b) all cash, currency and Cash Equivalents; (c) all Deposit Accounts; (d) all Pledged Equity; (e) all Securities Accounts and all Financial Assets maintained in such Securities Accounts; (f) all Investment Property, including without limitation all REPO Fund Assets; (g) all books and records pertaining to the Collateral; and (h) all Proceeds of any and all of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the security interests granted under this Agreement shall not extend to: (i) any Receivable of the Grantor to the extent the grant of a security interest in such Receivable in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, under the terms thereof or under applicable Law, is prohibited and would result in the termination thereof or give the other parties thereto the right to terminate, accelerate or otherwise alter the Grantors rights, titles and interests thereunder (including upon the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both); provided, that (A) any such limitation described in the foregoing clause on the security interests granted hereunder shall only apply to the extent that any such prohibition or right to terminate or accelerate or alter the Grantors rights could not be rendered ineffective pursuant to the UCC or any other applicable Law (including Debtor Relief Laws) or principles of equity and (B) in the event of the termination or elimination of any such prohibition or right or the requirement for any consent contained in any applicable Law, Receivable, to the extent sufficient to permit any such item to become Collateral hereunder, or upon the granting of any such consent, or waiving or terminating any requirement for such consent, a security interest in such Receivable shall be automatically and simultaneously granted hereunder and shall be included as Collateral hereunder; (ii) any Excluded Account; (iii) assets and personal property for which a pledge thereof or a security interest therein is prohibited by applicable Laws; or (iv) any minority interest in equity securities (other than REPO Fund Assets) or (v) upon the written request of the Grantor, assets to which the cost of obtaining a security interest or perfection thereof are excessive in relation to the benefit to the Secured Parties of the security to be afforded thereby, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion in consultation with the Grantor (collectively, the Excluded Assets)
The Grantor and the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, hereby acknowledge and agree that the security interest created hereby in the Collateral constitutes continuing collateral security for all of the Secured Obligations, whether now existing or hereafter arising.
3. | Representations and Warranties. |
The Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties that:
(a) Ownership. The Grantor is the legal and beneficial owner of its Collateral and has the right to pledge, sell, assign and transfer the same. There exists no Adverse Claim with respect to the Pledged Equity of the Grantor.
(b) Security Interest/Priority. This Agreement creates a valid security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral of the Grantor and, when properly perfected by filing, shall constitute a valid and perfected, first priority security interest in such Collateral (including all uncertificated Pledged Equity consisting of partnership or limited liability company interests that do not constitute Securities), to the extent such security interest can be perfected by filing under the UCC, free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens. The Grantor has not authenticated any agreement authorizing any secured party thereunder to file a financing statement in the Collateral, except to perfect Permitted Liens. The taking possession by the Administrative Agent of the certificated securities (if any) evidencing the Pledged Equity and all other Instruments constituting Collateral will perfect and establish the first priority of the Administrative Agents security interest in all
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the Pledged Equity evidenced by such certificated securities and such Instruments. With respect to any Collateral consisting of a Deposit Account, Securities Entitlement or held in a Securities Account, upon execution and delivery by the Grantor, the applicable Securities Intermediary and the Administrative Agent of an agreement granting control to the Administrative Agent over such Collateral, the Administrative Agent shall have a valid and perfected, first priority security interest in such Collateral.
(c) Types of Collateral. None of the Collateral consists of, or is the Proceeds of, (i) As-Extracted Collateral, (ii) Consumer Goods, (iii) Farm Products, (iv) Manufactured Homes, (v) standing timber, (vi) an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine or related property, (vii) an aircraft leasehold interest, (viii) a vessel or (ix) any other interest in or to any of the foregoing.
(d) Accounts. (i) Each Account of the Grantor and the papers and documents relating thereto are genuine and in all material respects what they purport to be, (ii) each Account arises out of (A) a bona fide sale of goods sold and delivered by the Grantor (or is in the process of being delivered) or (B) services theretofore actually rendered by the Grantor to, the account debtor named therein, (iii) each Account of the Grantor evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper and having a face amount of $1,000,000 or more, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, has been endorsed over and delivered to, or submitted to the control of, the Administrative Agent, (iv) the right to receive payment under each Account is assignable and (v) no Account Debtor has any defense, set-off, claim or counterclaim against the Grantor that can be asserted against the Administrative Agent, whether in any proceeding to enforce the Administrative Agents rights in the Collateral otherwise, except defenses, setoffs, claims or counterclaims that are not, in the aggregate, material to the value of the Accounts (taken as a whole).
(e) Authorization of Pledged Equity. All Pledged Equity (i) is duly authorized and validly issued, (ii) is fully paid and, to the extent applicable, nonassessable and is not subject to the preemptive rights of any Person, (iii) is beneficially owned as of record by the Grantor and (iv) constitutes all the issued and outstanding shares or other Equity Interests of all classes of the equity of such Issuer issued to the Grantor, other than directors qualifying shares.
(f) No Other Equity Interests, Instruments, Etc. As of the Closing Date, (i) the Grantor owns no certificated Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that are required to be pledged and delivered to the Administrative Agent hereunder except as set forth on Schedule 5.20(c) of the Disclosure Letter (as updated from time to time in accordance with the Credit Agreement), and (ii) the Grantor holds no Instruments or Tangible Chattel Paper required to be pledged and delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4(c)(i) of this Agreement other than as set forth on Schedule 5.20(c) of the Disclosure Schedule (as updated from time to time in accordance with the Credit Agreement). All such certificated securities, Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper have been delivered to the Administrative Agent to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent; provided, that unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent has requested such delivery, Grantor shall not be required to deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificate or certificates evidencing the Equity Interests of Fabrinet Pte., Ltd., a company formed under the laws of Singapore.
(g) Partnership and Limited Liability Company Interests. Except as previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent, none of the Collateral consisting of an interest in a partnership or a limited liability company (i) is dealt in or traded on a securities exchange or in a securities market, (ii) by its terms expressly provides that it is a Security governed by Article 8 of the UCC, (iii) is an Investment Company Security, (iv) is held in a Securities Account or (v) constitutes a Security or a Financial Asset.
(h) Consents; Etc. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization or other action by, notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person (including, without limitation, any stockholder, member or creditor of the Grantor), is necessary or required for (i) the grant by the Grantor of the security interest in the Collateral granted hereby or for the execution, delivery or performance of this
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Agreement by the Grantor, (ii) the perfection of such security interest (to the extent such security interest can be perfected by filing under the UCC, the granting of control (to the extent required under Section 4(c) hereof) or otherwise) or (iii) the exercise by the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties of the rights and remedies provided for in this Agreement (including, without limitation, as against any Issuer), except in each case for (A) the filing or recording of UCC financing statements or other filings under the Assignment of Claims Act, (B) entering into such agreements as may be necessary to obtain control or otherwise to perfect the Liens created by this Agreement (to the extent required under Section 4(c) hereof) and such notices as may be required under such agreements, (C) such actions as may be required by Laws affecting the offering and sale of securities, (D) such actions as may be required by applicable foreign Laws affecting the pledge or other security of the Pledged Equity of Foreign Subsidiaries, and (E) consents, authorizations, filings or other actions which have been obtained or made.
4. | Covenants. |
The Grantor covenants that until the Facility Termination Date, that the Grantor shall:
(a) Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Information.
(i) Maintain the security interest created by this Agreement as a first priority perfected security interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) and shall defend such security interest against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever (other than the holders of Permitted Liens).
(ii) Maintain the register of mortgages and charges of the Grantor in the Cayman Islands as complete and accurate to reflect the security created by this Agreement.
(iii) From time to time furnish to the Administrative Agent upon the Administrative Agents or any Lenders reasonable request, statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection therewith as the Administrative Agent or such Lender may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.
(b) Required Notifications. The Grantor shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, in writing, of: (i) any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any of the Collateral which would adversely affect the ability of the Administrative Agent to exercise any of its remedies hereunder and (ii) the occurrence of any other event which could reasonably be expected to have a material impairment on the security interests created hereby.
(c) Perfection through Possession and Control.
(i) If any amount payable in excess of $1,000,000 under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any Instrument or Tangible Chattel Paper or Supporting Obligation, ensure that such Instrument, Tangible Chattel Paper or Supporting Obligation is either in the possession of the Grantor at all times or, if requested by the Administrative Agent to perfect its security interest in such Collateral, is delivered to the Administrative Agent duly endorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Grantor shall ensure that any Collateral consisting of Tangible Chattel Paper is marked with a legend reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent indicating the Administrative Agents security interest in such Tangible Chattel Paper.
(ii) Deliver to the Administrative Agent promptly upon the receipt thereof by or on behalf of the Grantor, all Collateral constituting Certificated Securities or Pledged Equity (including all original certificates and instruments); provided, that unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent has requested such delivery, Grantor
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shall not be required to deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificate or certificates evidencing the Equity Interests of Fabrinet Pte., Ltd., a company formed under the laws of Singapore. Prior to delivery to the Administrative Agent, all such certificates constituting Pledged Equity shall be held in trust by the Grantor for the benefit of the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto. All such certificates representing Pledged Equity shall be delivered in suitable form for transfer by delivery or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, substantially in the form provided in Exhibit A hereto or other form customary under applicable Law or reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
(iii) On or before the Effective Date, if any Collateral shall consist of Deposit Accounts, Electronic Chattel Paper, Letter-of-Credit Rights, Securities Accounts or uncertificated Investment Property, execute and deliver (and, with respect to any Collateral consisting of a Securities Account or uncertificated Investment Property, cause the Securities Intermediary or issuer, as applicable with respect to such Investment Property, to execute and deliver) to the Administrative Agent all control agreements, assignments, instruments or other documents as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining Control of such Collateral. If any Collateral shall consist of Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts, comply with Section 6.14 of the Credit Agreement.
(d) Filing of Financing Statements, Notices, etc. The Grantor shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and/or file such agreements, assignments or instruments (including affidavits, notices, reaffirmations and amendments and restatements of existing documents, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request) and do all such other things as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate (i) to assure to the Administrative Agent its security interest hereunder, including such instruments as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to perfect and maintain the security interest granted hereunder in accordance with the UCC, including, without limitation, financing statements (including continuation statements), (ii) to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iii) to otherwise protect and assure the Administrative Agent of its rights and interests hereunder. Furthermore, the Grantor also hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent, its nominee or any other person whom the Administrative Agent may designate, as the Grantors attorney in fact with full power and for the limited purpose to prepare and file (and, to the extent applicable, sign) in the name of the Grantor any financing statements, or amendments and supplements to financing statements, renewal financing statements, notices or any similar documents which in the Administrative Agents reasonable discretion would be necessary or appropriate in order to perfect and maintain perfection of the security interest granted hereunder, such power, being coupled with an interest, being and remaining irrevocable until the Facility Termination Date. The Grantor hereby agrees that a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or any such financing statement may be filed by the Administrative Agent without notice thereof to the Grantor wherever the Administrative Agent may in its sole discretion desire to file the same.
(e) Treatment of Accounts. Not grant or extend the time for payment of any Account, or compromise or settle any Account for less than the full amount thereof, or release any person or property, in whole or in part, from payment thereof, or amend, supplement or modify any Account in any manner that could reasonably be likely to materially adversely affect the value thereof, or allow any credit or discount thereon, other than as normal and customary in the ordinary course of the Grantors business or as the Grantor deems appropriate in its reasonable business judgment. The Grantor will deliver to the Administrative Agent a copy of each material demand, notice or document received by it that questions or calls into doubt the validity or enforceability of any Account.
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(f) Books and Records. Mark its books and records (and shall cause the Issuer of the Pledged Equity of the Grantor to mark its books and records) to reflect the security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement.
(g) [Reserved].
(h) Acquisition of Equity Interests in Partnerships or Limited Liability Companies.
(i) Not without executing and delivering, or causing to be executed and delivered, to the Administrative Agent such agreements, documents and instruments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require, acquire any Pledged Equity consisting of an interest in a partnership or a limited liability company that (A) is dealt in or traded on a securities exchange or in a securities market, (B) by its terms expressly provides that it is a Security governed by Article 8 of the UCC, (C) is an investment company security, (D) is held in a Securities Account or (E) constitutes a Security or a Financial Asset.
(ii) Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Grantor will not (A) vote to enable, or take any other action to permit, any applicable Issuer to issue any Investment Property or Equity Interests constituting partnership or limited liability company interests, except for those additional Investment Property or Equity Interests constituting partnership or limited liability company interests that will be subject to the security interest granted herein in favor of the Secured Parties and except for directors qualifying shares, or (B) enter into any agreement or undertaking, except in connection with a Disposition permitted under Section 7.05 of the Credit Agreement or restrictions permitted under Section 7.09 of the Credit Agreement, restricting the right or ability of the Grantor or the Administrative Agent to sell, assign or transfer any Investment Property constituting Collateral or Pledged Equity or Proceeds thereof. The Grantor will defend the right, title and interest of the Administrative Agent in and to any Investment Property constituting Collateral and Pledged Equity against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever.
(iii) If the Grantor shall become entitled to receive or shall receive any Certificated Securities (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 ownership interests of any Issuer, whether in addition to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or in exchange for, any Investment Property constituting Collateral, or otherwise in respect thereof, the Grantor shall accept the same as the agent of the Secured Parties, hold the same in trust for the Secured Parties, and promptly deliver the same to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in accordance with the terms hereof.
(i) Government Contracts. Promptly notify the Administrative Agent, in writing, if it enters into any contract with a Governmental Authority under which such Governmental Authority, as account debtor, owes a monetary obligation to the Grantor under any Account.
(j) Further Assurances. Promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent and at the sole expense of the Grantor, 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, (A) with respect to Government Contracts, assignment agreements and notices of assignment, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, duly executed by the Grantor in compliance with the Assignment of Claims Act (or analogous state applicable Law), and (B) all applications, certificates, instruments, registration statements, and all other
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documents and papers the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and as may be required by Law in connection with the obtaining of any consent, approval, registration, qualification, or authorization of any Person deemed necessary or appropriate for the effective exercise of any rights under this Agreement; provided that the Grantor shall not be required to take any action to perfect a security interest in any Collateral that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines in its sole discretion that the costs and burdens to the Grantor of perfecting a security interest in such Collateral (including any applicable stamp, intangibles or other taxes) are excessive in relation to value to the Lenders afforded thereby.
5. | Authorization to File Financing Statements. |
The Grantor hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to prepare and file such financing statements (including continuation statements) or amendments thereof or supplements thereto or other instruments as the Administrative Agent may from time to time deem necessary or appropriate in order to perfect and maintain the security interest granted hereunder in accordance with the UCC, which such financing statements may describe the Collateral in the same manner as described herein or may contain an indication or description of Collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Administrative Agent may determine, in its sole discretion, is necessary, advisable or prudent to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Collateral granted herein.
6. | Advances. |
On failure of the Grantor to perform any of the covenants and agreements contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent may, at its sole option and in its sole discretion, perform the same and in so doing may expend such sums as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem advisable in the performance thereof, including, without limitation, the payment of any insurance premiums, the payment of any taxes, a payment to obtain a release of a Lien or potential Lien, expenditures made in defending against any adverse claim and all other expenditures which the Administrative Agent may make for the protection of the security hereof or which may be compelled to make by operation of Law. All such reasonable and documented sums and amounts so expended shall be repayable by the Grantor promptly upon timely notice thereof and demand therefor, shall constitute additional Secured Obligations and shall bear interest from the date said amounts are expended at the Default Rate. No such performance of any covenant or agreement by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Grantor, and no such advance or expenditure therefor, shall relieve the Grantor of any Default or Event of Default. The Administrative Agent may make any payment hereby authorized in accordance with any bill, statement or estimate procured from the appropriate public office or holder of the claim to be discharged without inquiry into the accuracy of such bill, statement or estimate or into the validity of any tax assessment, sale, forfeiture, tax lien, title or claim except to the extent such payment is being contested in good faith by the Grantor in appropriate proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP (to the extent required thereby).
7. | Remedies. |
(a) General Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during continuation thereof, the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties shall have, in addition to the rights and remedies provided herein, in the Loan Documents, in any other documents relating to the Secured Obligations, or by any applicable Law (including, but not limited to, levy of attachment, garnishment and the rights and remedies set forth in the UCC of the jurisdiction applicable to the affected Collateral), the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC (regardless of whether the UCC is the law of the jurisdiction where the rights and remedies are asserted and regardless of whether the UCC applies to the affected Collateral), and further, the Administrative Agent may, with or without judicial process or the aid and assistance of others, (i) enter on any premises on which any of the Collateral may be located and, without resistance or interference by the Grantor, take possession of the Collateral, (ii) dispose of any Collateral on
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any such premises, (iii) require the Grantor to assemble and make available to the Administrative Agent at the expense of the Grantor any Collateral at any place and time designated by the Administrative Agent which is reasonably convenient to both parties, (iv) remove any Collateral from any such premises for the purpose of effecting sale or other disposition thereof, and/or (v) without demand and without advertisement, notice, hearing or process of law, all of which the Grantor hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted by Law, at any place and time or times, 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 any or all Collateral held by or for it at public or private sale (which in the case of a private sale of Pledged Equity, shall be to a restricted group of purchasers who will be obligated 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 and shall be made in compliance with applicable securities Laws), at any exchange or brokers board or elsewhere, by one or more contracts, in one or more parcels, for money, upon credit or otherwise, at such prices and upon such terms as the Administrative Agent deems advisable, in its sole discretion (subject to any and all mandatory legal requirements). The Grantor acknowledges that any such private sale may be at prices and on terms less favorable to the seller than the prices and other terms which might have been obtained at a public sale and, notwithstanding the foregoing, agrees that such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner and, in the case of a sale of Pledged Equity, that the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to delay sale of any such securities for the period of time necessary to permit the Issuer of such securities to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act. The Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold. Neither the Administrative Agents compliance with applicable Law nor its disclaimer of warranties relating to the Collateral shall be considered to adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale. To the extent the rights of notice cannot be legally waived hereunder, the Grantor agrees that any requirement of reasonable notice shall be met if such notice, specifying the place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made, is personally served on or mailed, postage prepaid, to the Borrower in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement at least ten (10) days before the time of sale or other event giving rise to the requirement of such notice. The Grantor further acknowledges and agrees that any offer to sell any Pledged Equity which has been (A) publicly advertised on a bona fide basis in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation in the financial community of New York, New York (to the extent that such offer may be advertised without prior registration under the Securities Act), or (B) made privately in the manner described above shall be deemed to involve a public sale under the UCC, notwithstanding that such sale may not constitute a public offering under the Securities Act, and the Administrative Agent may, in such event, bid for the purchase of such securities. The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale or other disposition of the Collateral regardless of notice having been given. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, any Secured Party may be a purchaser at any such sale. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, the Grantor hereby waives all of its rights of redemption with respect to any such sale. Subject to the provisions of applicable Law, the Administrative Agent may postpone or cause the postponement of the sale of all or any portion of the Collateral by announcement at the time and place of such sale, and such sale may, without further notice, to the extent permitted by Law, be made at the time and place to which the sale was postponed, or the Administrative Agent may further postpone such sale by announcement made at such time and place. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, the Grantor waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party arising out of the exercise by them of any rights hereunder except to the extent any such claims, damages or demands result solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in each case against whom such claim is asserted. The Grantor agrees that the internet shall constitute a place for purposes of Section 9-610(b) of the UCC and that any sale of Collateral to a licensor pursuant to the terms of a license agreement between such licensor and the Grantor is sufficient to constitute a commercially reasonable sale (including as to method, terms, manner, and time) within the meaning of Section 9-610 of the UCC.
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(b) Remedies Relating to Accounts.
(i) During the continuation of an Event of Default, whether or not the Administrative Agent has exercised any or all of its rights and remedies hereunder, (A) the Grantor shall notify (such notice to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) its Account Debtors subject to a security interest hereunder that such Accounts have been assigned to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties and promptly upon request of the Administrative Agent, instruct all account debtors to remit all payments in respect of Accounts to a mailing location selected by the Administrative Agent and (B) the Administrative Agent shall have the right to enforce the Grantors rights against its customers and account debtors, and the Administrative Agent or its designee may notify the Grantors customers and account debtors that the Accounts of the Grantor have been assigned to the Administrative Agent or of the Administrative Agents security interest therein, and may (either in its own name or in the name of the Grantor or both) demand, collect (including without limitation by way of a lockbox arrangement), receive, take receipt for, sell, sue for, compound, settle, compromise and give acquittance for any and all amounts due or to become due on any Account, and, in the Administrative Agents discretion, file any claim or take any other action or proceeding to protect and realize upon the security interest of the Secured Parties in the Accounts.
(ii) The Grantor acknowledges and agrees that the Proceeds of its Accounts remitted to or on behalf of the Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be solely for the Administrative Agents own convenience. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Secured Parties shall have any liability or responsibility to the Grantor for acceptance of a check, draft or other order for payment of money bearing the legend payment in full or words of similar import or any other restrictive legend or endorsement or be responsible for determining the correctness of any remittance.
(iii) During the continuation of an Event of Default, (A) the Administrative Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, to make test verifications of the Accounts in any manner and through any medium that it reasonably considers advisable, and the Grantor shall furnish all such assistance and information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require in connection with such test verifications, (B) upon the Administrative Agents request and at the expense of the Grantor, the Grantor shall cause independent public accountants or others reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to furnish to the Administrative Agent reports showing reconciliations, aging and test verifications of, and trial balances for, the Accounts and (C) the Administrative Agent in its own name or in the name of others may communicate with account debtors on the Accounts to verify with them to the Administrative Agents satisfaction the existence, amount and terms of any Accounts.
(iv) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Grantor shall forward to the Administrative Agent, on the last Business Day of each week, deposit slips related to all cash, money, checks or any other similar items of payment received by the Grantor during such week, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, copies of such checks or any other similar items of payment, together with a statement showing the application of all payments on the Collateral during such week and a collection report with regard thereto, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
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(c) Deposit Accounts/Securities Accounts. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during continuation thereof, the Administrative Agent may prevent withdrawals or other dispositions of funds in Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts subject to control agreements or held with any Secured Party.
(d) Investment Property/Pledged Equity. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuation thereof: the Administrative Agent shall have the right to receive any and all cash dividends, payments or distributions made in respect of any Investment Property or Pledged Equity or other Proceeds paid in respect of any Investment Property or Pledged Equity, and any or all of any Investment Property or Pledged Equity may, at the option of the Administrative Agent, be registered in the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee, and the Administrative Agent or its nominee may thereafter exercise (i) all voting, corporate and other rights pertaining to any such Investment Property or Pledged Equity at any meeting of shareholders, partners or members of the relevant Issuers or otherwise and (ii) any and all rights of conversion, exchange, redemption, withdrawal and subscription and any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to such Investment Property or Pledged Equity 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 or Pledged Equity upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other fundamental change in the corporate, partnership or limited liability company structure of any Issuer or upon the exercise by the Grantor or the Administrative Agent of any right, privilege or option pertaining to such Investment Property or Pledged Equity, and in connection therewith, the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Investment Property or Pledged Equity 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 the Grantor to exercise any such right, privilege or option and the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing. In furtherance thereof, the Grantor hereby authorizes and instructs each Issuer with respect to any Collateral consisting of Investment Property or Pledged Equity to (A) comply with any instruction received by it from the Administrative Agent in writing that (1) states that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (2) is otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without any other or further instructions from the Grantor, and the Grantor agrees that each Issuer shall be fully protected in so complying following receipt of such notice and prior to notice that such Event of Default is no longer continuing, and (B) except as otherwise expressly permitted hereby, pay any dividends, distributions or other payments with respect to any Investment Property or Pledged Equity directly to the Administrative Agent. Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Administrative Agent shall have given notice to the Grantor of the Administrative Agents intent to exercise its corresponding rights pursuant to this Section 7, the Grantor shall be permitted to receive all cash dividends, payments or other distributions made in respect of any Investment Property or Pledged Equity, to the extent such dividends, payments or distributions are permitted in the Credit Agreement, and to exercise all voting and other corporate, company and partnership rights with respect to any Investment Property or Pledged Equity to the extent not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(e) [Reserved].
(f) Access. In addition to the rights and remedies hereunder, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance thereof, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to enter and remain upon the various premises of the Grantor without cost or charge to the Administrative Agent, and use the same, together with materials, supplies, books and records of the Grantor for the purpose of collecting and liquidating the Collateral, or for preparing for sale and conducting the sale of the Collateral, whether by foreclosure, auction or otherwise. In addition, the Administrative Agent may remove Collateral, or any part thereof, from such premises and/or any records with respect thereto, in order to effectively collect or liquidate such Collateral. If the Administrative Agent exercises its right to take possession of the Collateral, the Grantor shall also at its expense perform any and all other steps reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to preserve and protect the security interest hereby granted in the Collateral, such as placing and maintaining signs indicating the security interest of the Administrative Agent, appointing overseers for the Collateral and maintaining inventory records.
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(g) Nonexclusive Nature of Remedies. Failure by the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties to exercise any right, remedy or option under this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any other document relating to the Secured Obligations, or as provided by Law, or any delay by the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties in exercising the same, shall not operate as a waiver of any such right, remedy or option. No waiver hereunder shall be effective unless it is in writing, signed by the party against whom such waiver is sought to be enforced and then only to the extent specifically stated, which in the case of the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties shall only be granted as provided herein. To the extent permitted by Law, neither the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties, nor any party acting as attorney for the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties, shall be liable hereunder for any acts or omissions or for any error of judgment or mistake of fact or law other than their gross negligence or willful misconduct hereunder as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties under this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties may have.
(h) Retention of Collateral. In addition to the rights and remedies hereunder, the Administrative Agent may, in compliance with Sections 9-620 and 9-621 of the UCC or otherwise complying with the requirements of applicable Law of the relevant jurisdiction, accept or retain the Collateral in satisfaction of the Secured Obligations. Unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have provided such notices, however, the Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have retained any Collateral in satisfaction of any Secured Obligations for any reason.
(i) Waiver; Deficiency. The Grantor hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable Laws, all rights of redemption, appraisement, valuation, stay, extension or moratorium now or hereafter in force under any applicable Laws in order to prevent or delay the enforcement of this Agreement or the absolute sale of the Collateral or any portion thereof. In the event that the proceeds of any sale, collection or realization are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties are legally entitled, the Grantor shall be jointly and severally liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon at the Default Rate, together with the costs of collection and the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel. Any surplus remaining after the full payment and satisfaction of the Secured Obligations shall be returned to the Grantor or to whomsoever a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine to be entitled thereto.
(j) Registration Rights.
(i) If the Administrative Agent shall determine that in order to exercise its right to sell any or all of the Collateral it is necessary or advisable to have such Collateral registered under the provisions of the Securities Act (any such Collateral, the Restricted Securities Collateral), the Grantor will cause each applicable Issuer (and the officers and directors thereof) to (A) execute and deliver all such instruments and documents, and do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, necessary or advisable to register such Restricted Securities Collateral, or that portion thereof to be sold, under the provisions of the Securities Act, (B) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the registration statement relating thereto to become effective and to remain effective until the earlier of the date that all securities registered thereunder have been sold and the date that is one year from the date of the first public offering of such Restricted Securities Collateral, or that portion thereof to be sold, and (C) make all amendments thereto and/or to the related prospectus which, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, are necessary or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and
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the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable thereto. In connection with the foregoing, the Grantor agrees to cause each applicable Issuer (and the officers and directors thereof) to comply with the provisions of the securities or Blue Sky laws of any and all jurisdictions which the Administrative Agent shall designate and, if applicable, to make available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement (which need not be audited) which will satisfy the provisions of the Securities Act.
(ii) The Grantor agrees to use its commercially reasonable 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 Restricted Securities Collateral valid and binding and in compliance with any and all other applicable Laws. The Grantor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 7 will cause irreparable injury to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, that the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties have no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that each and every covenant contained in this Section 7 shall be specifically enforceable against the Grantor, and, to the extent permitted by Law, the Grantor hereby waives 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 under the Credit Agreement.
8. Rights of the Administrative Agent.
(a) Power of Attorney. In addition to other powers of attorney contained herein, the Grantor hereby designates and appoints the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, and each of its designees or agents, as attorney-in-fact of the Grantor, irrevocably and with power of substitution, with authority to take any or all of the following actions upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) to demand, collect, settle, compromise, adjust, give discharges and releases, all as the Administrative Agent may reasonably determine;
(ii) to commence and prosecute any actions at any court for the purposes of collecting any Collateral and enforcing any other right in respect thereof;
(iii) to defend, settle or compromise any action brought and, in connection therewith, give such discharge or release as the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably appropriate;
(iv) to receive, open and dispose of mail addressed to the Grantor and endorse checks, notes, drafts, acceptances, money orders, bills of lading, warehouse receipts or other instruments or documents evidencing payment, shipment or storage of the goods giving rise to the Collateral of the Grantor on behalf of and in the name of the Grantor, or securing, or relating to such Collateral;
(v) to sell, assign, transfer, make any agreement in respect of, or otherwise deal with or exercise rights in respect of, any Collateral or the goods or services which have given rise thereto, as fully and completely as though the Administrative Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes;
(vi) to adjust and settle claims under any insurance policy relating thereto;
(vii) to execute and deliver all assignments, conveyances, statements, financing statements, continuation financing statements, security agreements, affidavits, notices and other agreements, instruments and documents that the Administrative Agent may determine necessary in order to perfect and maintain the security interests and liens granted in this Agreement and in order to fully consummate all of the transactions contemplated herein;
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(viii) to institute any foreclosure proceedings that the Administrative Agent may deem appropriate;
(ix) to sign and endorse any drafts, assignments, proxies, stock powers, verifications, notices and other documents relating to the Collateral;
(x) to exchange any of the Pledged Equity or other property upon any merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other readjustment of the Issuer thereof and, in connection therewith, deposit any of the Pledged Equity with any committee, depository, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency upon such terms as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem appropriate;
(xi) to vote for a shareholder resolution, or to sign an instrument in writing, sanctioning the transfer of any or all of the Pledged Equity into the name of the Administrative Agent or one or more of the Secured Parties or into the name of any transferee to whom the Pledged Equity or any part thereof may be sold pursuant to Section 7 hereof;
(xii) to pay or discharge taxes, liens, security interests or other encumbrances levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral;
(xiii) to direct any parties liable for any payment in connection with any of the Collateral to make payment of any and all monies due and to become due thereunder directly to the Administrative Agent or as the Administrative Agent shall direct; and
(xiv) to receive payment of and receipt for any and all monies, claims, and other amounts due and to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral;
(xv) do and perform all such other acts and things as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem to be necessary, proper or convenient in connection with the Collateral.
This power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until the Facility Termination Date. The Administrative Agent shall be under no duty to exercise or withhold the exercise of any of the rights, powers, privileges and options expressly or implicitly granted to the Administrative Agent in this Agreement, and shall not be liable for any failure to do so or any delay in doing so. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any act or omission or for any error of judgment or any mistake of fact or law in its individual capacity or its capacity as attorney-in-fact except acts or omissions resulting from its gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. This power of attorney is conferred on the Administrative Agent solely to protect, preserve and realize upon its security interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to exercise any such powers.
(b) Assignment by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may from time to time assign the Secured Obligations to a successor Administrative Agent appointed in accordance with the Credit Agreement, and such successor shall be entitled to all of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement in relation thereto.
(c) The Administrative Agents Duty of Care. Other than the exercise of reasonable care to assure the safe custody of the Collateral while being held by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or liability to preserve rights pertaining thereto, it being understood and agreed that the Grantor shall be responsible for preservation of all rights in the Collateral, and the Administrative Agent shall be relieved of all responsibility for the Collateral upon surrendering it or tendering the surrender of it to the Grantor. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable
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care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which the Administrative Agent accords its own property, which shall be no less than the treatment employed by a reasonable and prudent agent in the industry, it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall not have responsibility for taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any of the Collateral. In the event of a public or private sale of Collateral pursuant to Section 7 hereof, the Administrative Agent shall have no responsibility for (i) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relating to any Collateral, whether or not the Administrative Agent has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or (ii) taking any steps to clean, repair or otherwise prepare the Collateral for sale.
(d) Liability with Respect to Accounts. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Grantor shall remain liable under each of the Accounts to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it thereunder, all in accordance with the terms of any agreement giving rise to each such Account. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any Account (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 to such Account pursuant hereto, nor shall the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of the Grantor under or pursuant to any Account (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 under any Account (or any agreement giving rise thereto), 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.
(e) Releases of Collateral.
(i) If any Collateral shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Grantor in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement, then the Administrative Agent, at the request and sole expense of the Grantor, shall promptly execute and deliver to the Grantor all releases and other documents, and take such other action, reasonably necessary for the release of the Liens created hereby or by any other Collateral Document on such Collateral.
(ii) The Administrative Agent may release any of the Pledged Equity from this Agreement or may substitute any of the Pledged Equity for other Pledged Equity without altering, varying or diminishing in any way the force, effect, lien, pledge or security interest of this Agreement as to any Pledged Equity not expressly released or substituted, and this Agreement shall continue as a first priority lien on all Pledged Equity not expressly released or substituted.
9. | Application of Proceeds. |
After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 of the Credit Agreement (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable) any payments in respect of the Secured Obligations and any proceeds of the Collateral, when received by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party in cash or Cash Equivalents will be applied in reduction of the Secured Obligations in the order set forth in the Credit Agreement.
10. | Continuing Agreement. |
(a) This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the Facility Termination Date, at which time this Agreement shall be automatically terminated (other than obligations under this Agreement which expressly survive such termination) and the Administrative Agent shall, upon the request and at the expense of the Grantor, forthwith release all of its liens and security interests hereunder and shall execute and deliver all UCC termination statements and/or other documents reasonably requested by the Grantor evidencing such termination.
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(b) This Agreement shall continue to be effective or be automatically reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, in whole or in part, of any of the Secured Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party as a preference, fraudulent conveyance or otherwise under any Debtor Relief Law, all as though such payment had not been made; provided that in the event payment of all or any part of the Secured Obligations is rescinded or must be restored or returned, all reasonable and documented costs and expenses (including without limitation any reasonable and documented legal fees and disbursements) incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party in defending and enforcing such reinstatement shall be deemed to be included as a part of the Secured Obligations.
11. | Amendments; Waivers; Modifications, etc. |
This Agreement and the provisions hereof may not be amended, waived, modified, changed, discharged or terminated except as set forth in Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement.
12. | Successors in Interest. |
This Agreement shall be binding upon the Grantor, its successors and assigns and shall inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties hereunder, to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties and their successors and permitted assigns.
13. | Notices. |
All notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in conformance with Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement.
14. | Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. |
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any certificate delivered thereunder, by fax transmission or e-mail transmission (e.g. pdf or tif) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement or such other Loan Document or certificate. Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent a manually executed counterpart is not specifically required to be delivered under the terms of any Loan Document, upon the request of any party, such fax transmission or e-mail transmission shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart.
15. | Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. |
The terms of Sections 11.14 and 11.15 of the Credit Agreement with respect to governing law, submission to jurisdiction, venue and waiver of jury trial are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.
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16. | Severability. |
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
17. | Other Security. |
To the extent that any of the Secured Obligations are now or hereafter secured by property other than the Collateral (including, without limitation, real property and securities owned by the Grantor), or by a guarantee, endorsement or property of any other Person, then the Administrative Agent shall have the right to proceed against such other property, guarantee or endorsement upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and the Administrative Agent shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to determine which rights, security, liens, security interests or remedies the Administrative Agent shall at any time pursue, relinquish, subordinate, modify or take with respect thereto, without in any way modifying or affecting any of them or the Secured Obligations or any of the rights of the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties under this Agreement, under any other of the Loan Documents or under any other document relating to the Secured Obligations.
18. | Consent of Issuers of Pledged Equity. |
Each Issuer hereby acknowledges, consents and agrees to the grant of the security interest in the Pledged Equity issued by such Issuer by the Grantor pursuant to this Agreement, together with all rights accompanying such security interest as provided by this Agreement and applicable Law, notwithstanding any anti-assignment provisions in any operating agreement, limited partnership agreement, articles and memorandum of association or incorporation or similar organizational or governance documents of such Issuer.
19. | Marshaling. |
The Administrative Agent shall not be required to marshal any present or future collateral security (including but not limited to the Collateral) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Secured Obligations or any of them or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order, and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and in respect of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights and remedies, however existing or arising. To the extent that it lawfully may, the Grantor hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshaling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of the Administrative Agents rights and remedies under this Agreement or under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Secured Obligations or under which any of the Secured Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Secured Obligations is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may, the Grantor hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.
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20. | Injunctive Relief. |
(a) The Grantor recognizes that, in the event the Grantor fails to perform, observe or discharge any of its obligations or liabilities under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any remedy of law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties. Therefore, the Grantor agrees that the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, at the option of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages.
(b) The Administrative Agent, the other Secured Parties and the Grantor hereby agree that no such Person shall have a remedy of punitive or exemplary damages against any other party to a Loan Document and each such Person hereby waives any right or claim to punitive or exemplary damages that they may now have or may arise in the future in connection with any dispute under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether such dispute is resolved through arbitration or judicially.
21. | Secured Parties. |
Each Secured Party that is not a party to the Credit Agreement who obtains the benefit of this Agreement shall be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, and with respect to the actions and omissions of the Administrative Agent hereunder or otherwise relating hereto that do or may affect such Secured Party, the Administrative Agent and each of its Affiliates shall be entitled to all of the rights, benefits and immunities conferred under Article IX of the Credit Agreement.
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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.
GRANTOR: | FABRINET, | |||
an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands | ||||
By: | /s/ David T. Mitchell | |||
Name: | David T. Mitchell | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
Accepted and agreed solely with respect to Section 18 | ||||
ISSUERS: | FABRINET CO., LTD., | |||
a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Thailand | ||||
By: | /s/ Toh Seng Ng | |||
Name: | Toh Seng Ng | |||
Title: | Director | |||
FABRINET CHINA HOLDINGS a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Mauritius | ||||
By: | /s/ Toh Seng Ng | |||
Name: | Toh Seng Ng | |||
Title: | Director | |||
FABRINET USA, INC., a California corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Toh Seng Ng | |||
Name: | Toh Seng Ng | |||
Title: | President | |||
FBN NEW JERSEY MANUFACTURING, INC., a Delaware corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Toh Seng Ng | |||
Name: | Toh Seng Ng | |||
Title: | President |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITY AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT
FABRINET PTE. LTD., a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Singapore | ||
By: | /s/ Toh Seng Ng | |
Name: | Toh Seng Ng | |
Title: | Director |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITY AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | |||
By: | /s/ Ronaldo Naval | |||
Name: | Ronaldo Naval | |||
Title: | Vice President |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITY AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF]
IRREVOCABLE STOCK POWER
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to the following Equity Interests of [ ], a [ ]:
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and irrevocably appoints its agent and attorney-in-fact to transfer all or any part of such Equity Interests and to take all necessary and appropriate action to effect any such transfer. The agent and attorney-in-fact may substitute and appoint one or more persons to act for him.
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