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)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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20-3717839 |
(State or other
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(I.R.S. Employer
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One Beacon Street
Boston MA 02108
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 423-3644
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrants under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 24, 2010, LPL Investment Holdings Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the Company) entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the Amended Credit Agreement) among the Company, LPL Holdings, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the Borrower), the lending institutions from time to time parties thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding (MSSF), as Administrative Agent, and Morgan Stanley & Co. (MS&Co), as Collateral Agent. The Amended Credit Agreement amends and restates the Companys Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2007 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of December 9, 2009 and by the Incremental and Extension Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2010), among the Company, the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, MSSF, as Administrative Agent, MS&Co, as Collateral Agent, and the other parties thereto.
Pursuant to the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company has established a new term loan tranche of $580,000,000.00 maturing on June 28, 2017 (the 2017 Term Loans). The Company also extended the maturity of a $500,000,000.00 tranche of its term loan facility to June 25, 2015 (the 2015 Term Loans), with the remaining $317,117,390.58 tranche of the term loan facility maturing on the original maturity date of June 28, 2013 (the 2013 Term Loans).
The applicable margin for borrowings with respect to the (a) 2013 Term Loans is currently 0.75% for base rate borrowings and 1.75% for LIBOR borrowings; (b) 2015 Term Loans is currently 1.75% for base rate borrowings and 2.75% for LIBOR borrowings, and (c) 2017 Term Loans is currently 2.75% for base rate borrowings and 3.75% for LIBOR borrowings. The applicable margin on our 2013 Term Loans could change depending on our credit rating. The LIBOR Rate with respect to the 2015 Term Loans and the 2017 Term Loans shall in no event be less than 1.50%.
A copy of the Amended Credit Agreement is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth herein. The foregoing summary description of the Amended Credit Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby are not intended to be complete, and are qualified in their entirety by the complete text of the Amended Credit Agreement.
Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 24, 2010, the Company gave notice of redemption of all of its outstanding Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015 (the 2015 Notes), representing an aggregate principal amount of $550.0 million as of the date hereof. The redemption price of the 2015 Notes is 105.375% of the outstanding aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but not including June 22, 2010 (the Redemption Date). The 2015 Notes will be redeemed on the Redemption Date.
The 2015 Notes were issued and the redemption will be effected pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture, dated as of December 28, 2005, among LPL Holdings, Inc., as Issuer, each of the guarantors party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee. None of the 2015 Notes will remain outstanding after the Redemption Date. The Company will use the proceeds from the establishment of a new term loan tranche under its Amended Credit Agreement and additional cash on hand to finance the redemption. The Company anticipates that the aggregate cash payment for the redemption, including accrued and unpaid interest, will be approximately $610.4 million.
A copy of the Notice of Redemption, dated May 24, 2010, relating to redemption of the 2015 Notes is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
10.1 |
Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated May 24, 2010 among the Company, LPL Holdings, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, the lending institutions from time to time parties thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, as Administrative Agent, and Morgan Stanley & Co., as Collateral Agent. |
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99.1 |
Notice of Redemption dated May 24, 2010. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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LPL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Robert J. Moore |
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Name: Robert J. Moore |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: May 28, 2010
Exhibit 10.1
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THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of May 24, 2010
among
LPL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS INC.,
as Holdings,
LPL HOLDINGS, INC.,
as Borrower,
The
Several Lenders
from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
MORGAN
STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Administrative Agent,
and
MORGAN
STANLEY & CO.,
as Collateral Agent
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MORGAN
STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner
with respect to the 2015 Term Loans and the 2017 Term Loans
BANC OF
AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner
with respect to the 2015 Term Loans and the 2017 Term Loans
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. |
Definitions |
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1.1 |
Defined Terms |
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SECTION 2. |
Amount and Terms of Credit Facilities |
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2.1 |
Loans |
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2.2 |
Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing; Maximum Number of Borrowings |
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2.3 |
Notice of Borrowing |
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2.4 |
Disbursement of Funds |
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2.5 |
Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt |
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2.6 |
Conversions and Continuations |
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2.7 |
Pro Rata Borrowings |
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2.8 |
Interest |
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2.9 |
Interest Periods |
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2.10 |
Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. |
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2.11 |
Compensation |
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2.12 |
Change of Lending Office |
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2.13 |
Notice of Certain Costs |
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2.14 |
Incremental Facilities |
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2.15 |
Extensions of Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments and Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Loans and Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments |
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SECTION 3. |
Letters of Credit |
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3.1 |
Issuance of Letters of Credit |
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3.2 |
Letter of Credit Requests |
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3.3 |
Letter of Credit Participations |
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3.4 |
Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings |
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3.5 |
Increased Costs |
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3.6 |
New or Successor Letter of Credit Issuer |
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SECTION 4. |
Fees; Commitment Reductions and Terminations |
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4.1 |
Fees |
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4.2 |
Voluntary Reduction of Commitments |
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4.3 |
Mandatory Termination of Commitments |
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SECTION 5. |
Payments |
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5.1 |
Voluntary Prepayments |
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5.2 |
Mandatory Prepayments |
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5.3 |
Method and Place of Payment |
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5.4 |
Net Payments |
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5.5 |
Computations of Interest and Fees |
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5.6 |
Limit on Rate of Interest |
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SECTION 6. |
Conditions Precedent to Effective Date |
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6.1 |
Credit Documents |
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6.2 |
Collateral |
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6.3 |
Legal Opinions |
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6.4 |
No Defaults; Representations and Warranties |
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6.5 |
Consent |
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6.6 |
Effective Date Certificates |
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6.7 |
Corporate Proceedings |
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6.8 |
Corporate Documents |
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6.9 |
Fees and Expenses |
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6.10 |
Solvency Certificate |
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SECTION 7. |
Additional Conditions Precedent |
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7.1 |
No Default; Representations and Warranties |
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7.2 |
Notice of Borrowing; Letter of Credit Request |
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SECTION 8. |
Representations, Warranties and Agreements |
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8.1 |
Corporate Status |
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8.2 |
Corporate Power and Authority |
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8.3 |
No Violation |
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8.4 |
Litigation |
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8.5 |
Margin Regulations |
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8.6 |
Governmental Approvals |
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8.7 |
Investment Company Act |
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8.8 |
True and Complete Disclosure |
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8.9 |
Financial Condition; Financial Statements |
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8.10 |
Tax Returns and Payments, etc |
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8.11 |
Compliance with ERISA |
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8.12 |
Subsidiaries |
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8.13 |
Patents, etc. |
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8.14 |
Environmental Laws |
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8.15 |
Properties, Assets and Rights |
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8.16 |
[Reserved] |
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8.17 |
Solvency |
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8.18 |
Capital Stock |
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8.19 |
No Defaults |
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8.20 |
Employee Matters |
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8.21 |
Senior Indebtedness |
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8.22 |
Patriot Act |
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SECTION 9. |
Affirmative Covenants |
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9.1 |
Information Covenants |
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9.2 |
Books, Records and Inspections |
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9.3 |
Maintenance of Insurance |
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9.4 |
Payment of Taxes |
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9.5 |
Consolidated Corporate Franchises |
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9.6 |
Compliance with Statutes |
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9.7 |
ERISA |
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9.8 |
Good Repair |
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9.9 |
Transactions with Affiliates |
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9.10 |
End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters |
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9.11 |
Additional Guarantors and Grantors |
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9.12 |
Pledges of Additional Stock and Evidence of Indebtedness |
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9.13 |
Changes in Business |
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9.14 |
Further Assurances |
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9.15 |
Use of Proceeds |
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SECTION 10. |
Negative Covenants |
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10.1 |
Limitation on Indebtedness |
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10.2 |
Limitation on Liens |
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10.3 |
Limitation on Fundamental Changes |
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10.4 |
Limitation on Sale of Assets |
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10.5 |
Limitation on Investments |
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10.6 |
Limitation on Dividends |
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10.7 |
Limitations on Debt Payments and Amendments |
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10.8 |
Limitations on Sale Leasebacks |
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10.9 |
Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio |
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10.10 |
Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense Ratio |
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10.11 |
[Reserved] |
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10.12 |
Burdensome Agreements |
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10.13 |
Permitted Activities of Holdings |
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SECTION 11. |
Events of Default |
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11.1 |
Payments |
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11.2 |
Representations, etc. |
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11.3 |
Covenants |
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11.4 |
Default Under Other Agreements |
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11.5 |
Bankruptcy, etc. |
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11.6 |
ERISA |
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11.7 |
Guarantee |
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11.8 |
Security Documents |
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11.9 |
Subordination |
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11.10 |
Judgments |
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11.11 |
Change of Control |
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11.12 |
Borrowers Right to Cure |
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SECTION 12. |
The Administrative Agent |
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12.1 |
Appointment |
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12.2 |
Delegation of Duties |
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12.3 |
Exculpatory Provisions |
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12.4 |
Reliance by Administrative Agent |
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12.5 |
Notice of Default |
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12.6 |
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders |
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12.7 |
Indemnification |
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12.8 |
Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity |
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12.9 |
Successor Agent |
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12.10 |
Withholding Tax |
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12.11 |
Collateral Agent |
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SECTION 13. |
Miscellaneous |
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13.1 |
Amendments and Waivers |
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13.2 |
Notices |
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13.3 |
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies |
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13.4 |
Survival of Representations and Warranties |
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13.5 |
Payment of Expenses and Taxes; Indemnification |
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13.6 |
Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments |
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13.7 |
Replacements of Lenders under Certain Circumstances |
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13.8 |
Adjustments; Set-off |
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13.9 |
Counterparts |
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13.10 |
Severability |
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13.11 |
Integration |
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13.12 |
GOVERNING LAW |
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13.13 |
Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers |
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13.14 |
Acknowledgments |
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13.15 |
WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL |
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13.16 |
Confidentiality |
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13.17 |
USA PATRIOT Act |
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13.18 |
Effect of Amendment and Restatement of the Original Credit Agreement |
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13.19 |
Consent of Required Lenders |
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13.20 |
Legend |
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SCHEDULES |
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Schedule 1.1(a) |
Mortgaged Property |
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Schedule 1.1(b) |
Commitments and Addresses of Lenders |
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Schedule 1.1(c) |
Excluded Subsidiaries |
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Schedule 8.6 |
Government Approvals |
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Schedule 8.12 |
Subsidiaries |
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Schedule 8.18 |
Capital Stock |
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Schedule 9.9 |
Affiliate Transactions |
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Schedule 10.1 |
Indebtedness |
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Schedule 10.2 |
Liens |
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Schedule 10.5 |
Investments |
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Schedule 10.12 |
Burdensome Agreements |
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EXHIBITS |
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Exhibit A |
Form of Assignment and Acceptance |
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Exhibit B |
[Reserved] |
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Exhibit C |
Form of Mortgage |
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Exhibit D |
[Reserved] |
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Exhibit E |
[Reserved] |
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Exhibit F |
Form of Letter of Credit Request |
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Exhibit G-1 |
Form of Legal Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP |
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Exhibit G-2 |
Form of Legal Opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP |
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Exhibit G-3 |
Form of Legal Opinion of Bingham McCutchen LLP |
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Exhibit H |
Form of Effective Date Certificate |
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Exhibit I-1 |
Form of Promissory Note (2013 Term Loans) |
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Exhibit I-2 |
Form of Promissory Note (2015 Term Loans) |
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Exhibit I-3 |
Form of Promissory Note (2017 Term Loans) |
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Exhibit I-4 |
Form of Promissory Note (Incremental Term Loans) |
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Exhibit I-5 |
Form of Promissory Note (2011 Revolving Credit and Swingline Loans) |
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Exhibit I-6 |
Form of Promissory Note (2013 Revolving Credit and Swingline Loans) |
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Exhibit I-7 |
Form of Promissory Note (Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit and Swingline Loans |
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Exhibit J-1 |
Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement Term Sheet |
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Exhibit J-2 |
First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement Term Sheet |
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THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 24, 2010, among LPL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation (Holdings), LPL HOLDINGS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Borrower), the lending institutions from time to time parties hereto (each a Lender and, collectively, the Lenders), MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. (MSSF), as Administrative Agent, and MORGAN STANLEY & CO. (MS), as Collateral Agent.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in these Recitals and the preamble to this Agreement shall have the respective meanings set forth for such terms in Section 1.1 hereof;
WHEREAS, Holdings, the Borrower, the lending institutions party thereto (the Original Lenders), MSSF, as administrative agent, and MS, as collateral agent, are parties to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2007 (as heretofore amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Original Credit Agreement), pursuant to which the Original Lenders extended or committed to extend certain credit facilities to the Borrower;
WHEREAS, the Obligations (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement, hereinafter the Original Obligations) of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties under the Original Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement, hereinafter the Original Credit Documents) are secured by the Collateral (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement, hereinafter the Original Collateral) and are guaranteed or supported or otherwise benefited by the Original Credit Documents;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has provided a Term Loan Extension Request in accordance with Section 2.15 of the Original Credit Agreement with respect to the Tranche D Term Loans requesting that the final scheduled maturity date of up to an aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 of the Tranche D Term Loans be extended to the 2015 Term Loan Maturity Date;
WHEREAS, the 2015 Term Lenders have agreed to extend an aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 of the Tranche D Term Loans to the 2015 Term Loan Maturity Date (such extended term loans, the 2015 Term Loans and such portion of the Tranche D Term Loans not so extended, the 2013 Term Loans);
WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement in its entirety to, among other things, (a) provide for new senior secured term loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of $580,000,000 (the 2017 Term Loans), which shall be used to redeem all or a portion of the Senior Unsecured Subordinated Notes and, together with cash on hand of the Borrower, pay any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, redemption premiums in connection therewith and any fees and expenses in connection herewith and therewith (the Redemption), (b) incorporate the terms applicable to the 2013 Term Loans and the 2015 Term Loans and (c) incorporate the terms of Amendment No. 1 and the Incremental and Extension Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the 2015 Term Lenders extend the scheduled maturity date with respect to the 2015 Term Loans to the 2015 Term Loan Maturity Date, that the Lenders make available the 2017 Term Loans and other extensions of credit to the Borrower and that the Original Lenders amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement, in its entirety, in each case, as set forth in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto intend that (a) the Original Obligations which remain unpaid and outstanding as of the Effective Date shall continue to exist under this Agreement on the terms set forth herein and (b) the Original Collateral shall continue to secure, support and otherwise benefit the Original Obligations as well as the other Obligations of the Credit Parties under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents hereunder; and
WHEREAS, the 2015 Term Lenders are willing to extend the scheduled maturity date with respect to the 2015 Term Loans to the 2015 Term Loan Maturity Date and the Lenders are willing to provide the 2017 Term Loans and other extensions of credit, and the Original Lenders are willing to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
AGREEMENT:
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions
2005 Credit Agreement shall mean that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among Holdings, the Borrower, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, MSSF, as joint lead arranger, joint bookrunner and administrative agent, MS, as collateral agent, and Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc., as documentation agent.
2006 Credit Agreement shall mean that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2006, among Holdings, the Borrower, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, MSSF, as administrative agent, and MS, as collateral agent.
2010 Revolving Credit Extension Effective Date shall have the meaning provided in Section 7 of the Incremental and Extension Agreement.
2010 Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date shall have the meaning provided in Section 6 of the Incremental and Extension Agreement.
2011 Final Date shall mean, with respect to 2011 Revolving Credit Commitments, the date on which the 2011 Revolving Credit Commitments shall have terminated, no 2011 Revolving Credit Loans shall be outstanding and the 2011 Revolving Credit Lenders shall have no more Letter of Credit Exposure with respect to their 2011 Revolving Credit Commitments and 2011 Revolving Credit Loans.
2011 Letter of Credit Fee shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(c).
2011 Revolving Credit Commitment shall mean, (a) with respect to each 2011 Revolving Credit Lender on the 2010 Revolving Credit Extension Effective Date which does not execute the Incremental and Extension Agreement, the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment of such 2011 Revolving Credit Lender which shall terminate on the 2011 Revolving Credit Maturity Date, as such Revolving Credit Commitment may be reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, (b) with
respect to each 2011 Revolving Credit Lender on the 2010 Revolving Credit Extension Effective Date which does execute the Incremental and Extension Agreement, the amount of such Lenders 2011 Revolving Credit Commitment set forth on such Lenders signature page to the Incremental and Extension Agreement, as such Revolving Credit Commitment may be reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, (c) in the case of any Lender that receives an assignment of any portion of a 2011 Revolving Credit Commitment that was held by a 2011 Revolving Credit Lender on the 2010 Revolving Credit Extension Effective Date, the amount specified as such Lenders Revolving Credit Commitment in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender assumed a portion of the Total 2011 Revolving Credit Commitment, as such Revolving Credit Commitment may be reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and (d) in the case of any 2011 Revolving Credit Lender that increases its 2011 Revolving Credit Commitment or becomes an Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender with respect to its 2011 Revolving Credit Commitment, in each case pursuant to Section 2.14, the amount specified in the applicable Incremental Agreement, as such Revolving Credit Commitment may be reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
2011 Revolving Credit Facility shall mean the revolving credit facility represented by the 2011 Revolving Credit Commitments.
2011 Revolving Credit Lender shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to the Incremental and Extension Agreement.
2011 Revolving Credit Loan shall mean Revolving Credit Loans made by any 2011 Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to its 2011 Revolving Credit Commitment.
2011 Revolving Credit Maturity Date shall mean December 28, 2011.
2013 Final Date shall mean, with respect to 2013 Revolving Credit Commitments and Letters of Credit, the date on which the 2013 Revolving Credit Commitments shall have terminated, no 2013 Revolving Credit Loans shall be outstanding and the 2013 Revolving Credit Lenders shall have no more Letter of Credit Exposure.
2013 Letter of Credit Fee shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(c).
2013 Revolving Credit Commitment shall mean, (a) with respect to each 2013 Revolving Credit Lender on the 2010 Revolving Credit Extension Effective Date, the amount set forth on such Lenders signature page to the Incremental and Extension Agreement, as such Revolving Credit Commitment may be reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, (b) in the case of any Lender that receives an assignment of any portion of a 2013 Revolving Credit Commitment that was held by a 2013 Revolving Credit Lender on the 2010 Revolving Credit Extension Effective Date, the amount specified as such Lenders Revolving Credit Commitment in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender assumed a portion of the Total 2013 Revolving Credit Commitment, as such Revolving Credit Commitment may be reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and (c) in the case of any 2013 Revolving Credit Lender that increases its 2013 Revolving Credit Commitment or becomes an Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender with respect to its 2013 Revolving Credit Commitment, in each case pursuant to Section 2.14, the amount specified in the applicable Incremental Agreement, as such Revolving Credit Commitment may be reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
2013 Revolving Credit Facility shall mean the revolving credit facility represented by the 2013 Revolving Credit Commitments.
2013 Revolving Credit Lender shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to the Incremental and Extension Agreement.
2013 Revolving Credit Loan shall mean Revolving Credit Loans made by any 2013 Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to its 2013 Revolving Credit Commitment.
2013 Revolving Credit Maturity Date shall mean June 28, 2013
2013 Term Lender shall mean, (a) as of the Effective Date, each Tranche D Term Lender with respect to any Tranche D Term Loans of such Lender (or a portion thereof) that have not been extended pursuant to the 2015 Term Loan Extension Request and whose name and the aggregate principal amount of its Tranche D Term Loans not so extended are set forth on Schedule 1.1(b) under the heading 2013 Term Loan Amount (for each such Lender, the 2013 Term Loan Amount) and (b) after the Effective Date, each Lender that holds a 2013 Term Loan.
2013 Term Loan shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to this Agreement. The aggregate amount of the 2013 Term Loans as of the Effective Date is $317,117,390.58.
2013 Term Loan Amount shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term 2013 Term Lender.
2013 Term Loan Facility shall mean the 2013 Term Loans.
2013 Term Loan Maturity Date shall mean June 28, 2013; provided, that if such date is not a Business Day, the 2013 Term Loan Maturity Date will be the next preceding Business Day.
2013 Term Loan Repayment Amount shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(b).
2013 Term Loan Repayment Date shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(b).
2015 Term Lender shall mean (a) as of the Effective Date, each Tranche D Term Lender with respect to any Tranche D Term Loans of such Lender (or a portion thereof) that have been extended pursuant to the 2015 Term Loan Extension Request and whose name and the aggregate principal amount of its Tranche D Term Loans so extended are set forth on Schedule 1.1(b) under the heading 2015 Term Loan Amount (for each such Lender, the 2015 Term Loan Amount) and (b) after the Effective Date, each Lender that holds a 2015 Term Loan.
2015 Term Loan shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to this Agreement. The aggregate amount of the 2015 Term Loans as of the Effective Date is $500,000,000.
2015 Term Loan Extension Request: shall mean the Term Loan Extension Request delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent on May 11, 2010.
2015 Term Loan Amount shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term 2015 Term Lender.
2015 Term Loan Facility shall mean the 2015 Term Loans.
2015 Term Loan Maturity Date shall mean June 25, 2015; provided, that if such date is not a Business Day, the 2015 Term Loan Maturity Date will be the next preceding Business Day.
2015 Term Loan Repayment Amount shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(b).
2015 Term Loan Repayment Date shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(b).
2017 Term Lender shall mean each Lender that has a 2017 Term Loan Commitment or holds a 2017 Term Loan.
2017 Term Loan shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to this Agreement.
2017 Term Loan Commitments shall mean, in the case of each Lender, the amount set forth opposite such Lenders name on Schedule 1.1(b) as such Lenders 2017 Term Loan Commitment. The aggregate amount of 2017 Term Loans Commitments as of the Effective Date is $580,000,000.
2017 Term Loan Facility shall mean the 2017 Term Loan Commitments and the 2017 Term Loans thereunder.
2017 Term Loan Maturity Date shall mean June 28, 2017; provided, that if such date is not a Business Day, the 2017 Term Loan Maturity Date will be the next preceding Business Day.
2017 Term Loan Repayment Amount shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(c).
2017 Term Loan Repayment Date shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(c).
ABR shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) solely in the case of the 2015 Term Loans and the 2017 Term Loans, 2.50%. Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
ABR Loan shall mean each Loan bearing interest at the rate provided in Section 2.8 and, in any event, shall include all Swingline Loans.
Acceptable Reinvestment Commitment shall mean a binding commitment of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to reinvest proceeds of an Asset Sale Prepayment Event, Permitted Sale Leaseback or Recovery Prepayment Event entered into at any time prior to the date that is 15 months after the receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Asset Sale Prepayment Event, Permitted Sale Leaseback or Recovery Prepayment Event.
Acquired EBITDA shall mean, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business, any Converted Restricted Subsidiary, any Sold Entity or Business or any Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary (any of the foregoing, a Pro Forma Entity) for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Pro Forma Entity (determined using such definitions as if references to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries therein were to such Pro Forma Entity and its Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Pro Forma Entity in accordance with GAAP.
Acquired Entity or Business shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term Consolidated EBITDA.
Additional Lender shall mean, at any time, any Person (other than any such Person that is a Lender at such time) that agrees to provide any portion of an Incremental Term Loan Commitment, an Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment or Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase pursuant to an Incremental Agreement in accordance with Section 2.14.
Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Facility shall mean each tranche of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments made pursuant to Section 2.14.
Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Loans shall mean any loan made to the Borrower under a tranche of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments.
Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Lender shall mean, at any time, any Lender that has an Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment.
Adjusted Revolving Commitment shall mean, at any time and with respect to any Credit Facility other than a Term Loan Facility, the aggregate Commitments with respect to such Credit Facility of all Lenders less the aggregate Commitments with respect to such Credit Facility of all Defaulting Lenders.
Adjusted Total Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment shall mean, at any time, with respect to any tranche of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments, the Total Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment for such tranche less the aggregate Additional/Replacement Credit Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders in such tranche.
Adjusted Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall mean, at any time, the Total Revolving Credit Commitment less the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders.
Administrative Agent shall mean MSSF, together with its affiliates and permitted successors in such capacity, as the administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
Administrative Agents Office shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent located at 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, or such other office as the Administrative Agent may hereafter designate in writing as such to the other parties hereto.
Affiliate shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control a corporation if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power (a) to vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such corporation or (b) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such corporation, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Agents shall mean the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
Aggregate Customer Debits shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 15c3-3 of the Exchange Act.
Agreement shall mean this Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and of the other Credit Documents.
Amendment No. 1 shall mean Amendment No. 1 to the Original Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2009.
Applicable ABR Margin shall mean, at any date, (a) with respect to the 2013 Term Loans, (i) during any period in which the Borrowers corporate family rating by Moodys is B2 or less, 1.25% per annum, (ii) during any period in which the Borrowers corporate family rating by Moodys is Ba3 or better, 0.75% per annum, and (iii) during all other periods, 1.00% per annum, (b) with respect to the 2015 Term Loans, 1.75% per annum, (c) with respect to the 2017 Term Loans, 2.75% per annum, (d) with respect to 2011 Revolving Credit Loans (and, for each day prior to the 2010 Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date, the 2013 Revolving Credit Loans and the Swingline Loans), 1.00% per annum and (e) with respect to 2013 Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans, 2.50% per annum. Changes in the Applicable ABR Margin resulting from changes in ratings from Moodys shall become effective on the date such rating shall have changed.
Applicable Eurodollar Margin shall mean, at any date, (a) with respect to the 2013 Term Loans, (i) during any period in which the Borrowers corporate family rating by Moodys is B2 or less, 2.25% per annum, (ii) during any period in which the Borrowers corporate family rating by Moodys is Ba3 or better, 1.75% per annum, and (iii) during all other periods, 2.00% per annum, (b) with respect to the 2015 Term Loans, 2.75% per annum, (c) with respect to the 2017 Term Loans, 3.75% per annum, (d) with respect to 2011 Revolving Credit Loans (and, for each day prior to the 2010 Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date, the 2013 Revolving Credit Loans), 2.00% per annum and (e) with respect to 2013 Revolving Credit Loans, 3.50% per annum. Changes in the Applicable Eurodollar Margin resulting from changes in ratings from Moodys shall become effective on the date such rating shall have changed.
Applicable Laws shall mean, as to any Person, any law, rule, regulation, ordinance or treaty, or any determination, ruling or other directive by or from a court, arbitrator, self-regulatory body or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding on such Person or any of its property or assets or to which such Person or any of its property or assets is subject.
Applicable Margin shall mean the Applicable ABR Margin or the Applicable Eurodollar Margin, as applicable.
Approved Fund shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(b).
Asset Sale Prepayment Event shall mean any sale, transfer or other disposition (or series of related sales, transfers or dispositions) of any business unit, asset or property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including any sale, transfer or other disposition of any Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of the Borrower owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary); provided, that the term Asset Sale Prepayment Event shall not include (a) any Recovery Event or Permitted Sale Leaseback or (b) any sale, transfer or other disposition permitted under clauses (a), (b), (d)(i), (e), (f) and (h) of Section 10.4.
Assignment and Acceptance shall mean an assignment and acceptance substantially in the form of Exhibit A.
Authorized Officer shall mean the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or any other senior officer of the Borrower designated as such in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.
Available Amount shall mean, on any date (the Reference Date), an amount equal at such time to (a) the sum of, without duplication:
(i) an amount (which amount shall not be less than zero) equal to (x) the cumulative amount of Excess Cash Flow for all full fiscal years completed after the Closing Date (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006) and prior to the Reference Date minus (y) the portion of such Excess Cash Flow that has been after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Reference Date (or will be) applied to the prepayment of Loans in accordance with Section 5.2(a)(ii);
(ii) the amount of any capital contributions or other equity issuances (other than the Equity Contributions, issuances of Permitted Cure Securities or any other capital contribution or equity issuance to the extent utilized in connection with other transactions permitted pursuant to Section 10.5 or 10.6) made or received by Holdings or the Borrower during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Reference Date;
(iii) to the extent not already included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income, the aggregate amount of all cash dividends and other cash distributions received by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any Minority Investments or Unrestricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Reference Date (other than the portion of any such dividends and other distributions that is used by Holdings, the Borrower or any Guarantor to pay taxes); and
(iv) to the extent not already included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income, the aggregate amount of all cash repayments of principal received by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any Minority Investments or Unrestricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Reference Date in respect of loans made by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to such Minority Investments or Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
minus (b) the sum of:
(i) the aggregate amount of any Investments made by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 10.5(j)(ii), 10.5(t)(ii), 10.5(u)(ii) or 10.5(aa)(y) after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Reference Date; and
(ii) the aggregate amount of prepayments, repurchases and redemptions made by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to clause (i)(y) of the proviso to Section 10.7(a) and clause (i)(y) of the proviso to Section 10.7(b) after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Reference Date.
Bankruptcy Code shall mean the provisions of Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 USC §§ 101 et seq., as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
Board shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
Borrower shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.
Borrowing shall mean and include (a) the incurrence of Swingline Loans from the Swingline Lender on a given date and (b) the incurrence of one Class and Type of Loan on a given date (or resulting from conversions on a given date) having a single Maturity Date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the same Interest Period (provided that ABR Loans incurred pursuant to Section 2.10(b) shall be considered part of any related Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans).
Broker-Dealer Capital Requirement shall mean the sum of (a) the Clearing Broker-Dealer Minimum Capital, and (b) the Introducing Broker-Dealer Minimum Capital.
Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary shall mean any Subsidiary of the Borrower, without respect to SEC Rule 15c(3)-3, that is registered as a broker-dealer under the Exchange Act or any other Applicable Law requiring such registration.
Broker-Dealer Required Cash shall mean, as of any date of determination, the greater of (a) the difference of (i) all cash and cash equivalents (including Segregated Cash) on the balance sheet of the Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary as of such date less (ii) all Indebtedness on the balance sheet of the Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary as of such date, other than (A) Indebtedness under Margin Lines of Credit and (B) other Indebtedness that has been approved as regulatory capital for computation of Net Capital (as defined in Rule 15c3-1 of the Exchange Act) less (iii) the Broker-Dealer Surplus Capital of the Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary as of such date and (b) the sum of Calculated Segregated Cash and the Introducing Broker-Dealer Minimum Capital as of such date.
Broker-Dealer Surplus Capital shall mean, as of any date of determination, the difference of (a) the Net Capital (as defined in Rule 15c3-1 of the Exchange Act) of the Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary as of such date and (b) the Broker-Dealer Capital Requirement as of such date.
Business Day shall mean any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day that shall be in The City of New York or San Diego, California a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law or other governmental actions to close.
Calculated Segregated Cash shall mean, as of any date of determination, all cash and qualified cash equivalents required to be segregated as calculated as of such date under Rule 15c3-3 of the Exchange Act.
Capital Expenditures shall mean, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capital Leases, but excluding any amount representing capitalized interest) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as additions during such period to property, plant or equipment reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided, that the term Capital Expenditures shall not include (a) expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution, restoration or repair of assets to the extent financed from insurance proceeds or compensation awards paid on account of a Recovery Event, (b) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time, (c) the purchase of plant, property or equipment made within two years of the sale of any asset to the extent purchased with the proceeds of such sale, (d) expenditures that constitute any part of Consolidated Lease Expense or (e) any expenditures deemed to be made as part of a Permitted Acquisition.
Capital Lease shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is or is required to be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.
Capital Stock shall mean any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
Capitalized Lease Obligations shall mean, as applied to any Person, all obligations under Capital Leases of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case taken at the amount thereof accounted for as liabilities in accordance with GAAP.
Change of Control shall mean and be deemed to have occurred if (a) at any time prior to the consummation of an IPO, the Permitted Investors fail to own at least 50% of the Voting Stock of Holdings; (b) at any time after the consummation of an IPO, a person or group (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person and its Subsidiaries, and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), excluding the Permitted Investors, shall become the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under such Act), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the Voting Stock of Holdings, unless the Permitted Investors own Voting Stock of Holdings representing a greater percentage; (c) Holdings shall cease to beneficially own and control 100% of the Voting Stock of the Borrower; (d) the Borrower shall cease to beneficially own and control at least 100% of the Voting Stock of Linsco/Private Ledger Corp.; (e) the board of directors of Holdings shall cease to consist of a majority of Continuing Directors; or (f) any change of control (as defined in the Senior Unsecured Subordinated Note Indenture) shall occur.
Class, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are 2011 Revolving Credit Loans, 2013 Revolving Credit Loans, 2013 Term Loans, 2015 Term Loans, 2017 Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Extended Term Loans (of the same Extension Series) other than 2015 Term Loans, Extended Revolving Credit Loans (of the same Extension Series) other than 2013 Revolving Credit Loans, Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Loans (made pursuant to the same tranche) or Swingline Loans and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a 2011 Revolving Credit Commitment, a 2013 Revolving Credit Commitment, a 2017 Term Loan Commitment, an Incremental Term Loan Commitment, an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment (of the same Extension Series) other than 2013 Revolving Credit Commitments, an Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment (made pursuant to the same tranche) or a Swingline Commitment.
Clearing Broker-Dealer Minimum Capital shall mean, for any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a broker-dealer subject to SEC Rule 15c(3)-3, as of any date of determination, the greater of (a) $40,000,000 and (b) 15% of Aggregate Customer Debits on such date.
Closing Date shall mean December 28, 2005, the date of the initial credit event under the 2005 Credit Agreement.
Closing Date Indebtedness shall mean Indebtedness described on Schedule 10.1.
Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to the Code are to the
Code, as in effect at the date of this Agreement, and any subsequent provisions of the Code, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.
Collateral shall have the meaning provided in the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement or any Mortgage, as applicable.
Collateral Agent shall mean MS, together with its affiliates and permitted successors in such capacity, as the collateral agent for the Secured Parties.
Commitment shall mean, with respect to each Lender (to the extent applicable), such Lenders 2011 Revolving Credit Commitment, 2013 Revolving Credit Commitment, 2017 Term Loan Commitment, Incremental Term Loan Commitment, Extended Revolving Credit Commitment other than the 2013 Revolving Credit Commitment, Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment or Swingline Commitment.
Confidential Information shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.16.
Confidential Information Memorandum shall mean the Confidential Information Memorandum of the Borrower dated December 2005, delivered to the Lenders in connection with this Agreement.
Consolidated Earnings shall mean, for any period, income (loss) before the deduction of income and franchise taxes of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding (a) extraordinary items for such period, determined in a manner consistent with the manner in which such amount was determined in accordance with the audited financial statements referred to in Section 9.1(a) and (b) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles or policies during such period, whether effected through a cumulative effect adjustment or a retroactive application, in each case in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated EBITDA shall mean, for any period:
(a) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of (x) Consolidated Earnings and (y) to the extent already deducted in arriving at Consolidated Earnings:
(i) Consolidated Interest Expense;
(ii) depreciation expense;
(iii) amortization expense, including the amortization of deferred financing fees;
(iv) extraordinary losses and unusual or non-recurring charges, severance, relocation costs and curtailment or modification to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans (including any writeoffs, writedowns or other non-cash charges reducing Consolidated Earnings for such period, but excluding any such charge that represents an accrual or reserve for a cash expenditure for a future period or amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period);
(v) losses on asset sales;
(vi) restructuring charges, accruals or reserves (excluding any non-cash item to the extent that it represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period or
amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period), including any one-time costs incurred in connection with acquisitions after the Closing Date;
(vii) [Reserved];
(viii) any expenses or charges (including any commissions, discounts and other fees or charges) incurred in connection with any issuance of debt or equity securities, any refinancing transaction or any amendment or other modification of any debt instrument (whether or not successful);
(ix) any fees and expenses related to Permitted Acquisitions, dispositions, recapitalizations, Investments or asset sales;
(x) any deduction for minority interest expense;
(xi) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees and related expenses paid to the Sponsors (including any amortization thereof), to the extent permitted by Section 10.6(d);
(xii) any impairment charge or asset write-off pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 142-Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets or Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 144-Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 141-Business Combinations;
(xiii) any costs or expenses incurred by Holding, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of Holdings or the Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Capital Stock of Holdings or the Borrower;
(xiv) any losses from the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Agreements or other derivative instruments; and
(xv) any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to officers, directors or employees;
less (b) the sum of the amounts for such period of:
(i) extraordinary gains;
(ii) non-cash gains (excluding any such non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for potential cash item in any prior period) increasing Consolidated Earnings for such period, other than the accrual of revenues in the ordinary course of business;
(iii) any gains from the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Agreements or other derivative instruments; and
(iv) gains on asset sales;
all as determined on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP; provided, that (A) except as provided in clause (C) below, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Earnings for any period the income from continuing operations before income and franchise taxes and extraordinary items of all Unrestricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent otherwise included in Consolidated Earnings, except to the extent actually received in cash by the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period through dividends or other distributions, (B) there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA non-operating currency transaction gains and losses and (C) (x) there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period (1) the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) acquired to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of (but not including the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person, property, business or assets to the extent not so acquired) by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired, including pursuant to the UVEST Acquisition and the Pacific Life Acquisition, and not subsequently so disposed of, an Acquired Entity or Business), and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a Converted Restricted Subsidiary), in each case based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) and (2) for the purposes of the definition of the term Permitted Acquisition and Sections 10.1(j), 10.1(k), 10.3, 10.9 and 10.10, an adjustment in respect of each Acquired Entity or Business equal to the amount of the Pro Forma Adjustment with respect to such Acquired Entity or Business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) as specified in the Pro Forma Adjustment Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent and (y) for purposes of determining the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio only, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset so sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, a Sold Entity or Business), and the Acquired EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary), in each case based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer, disposition or conversion).
Consolidated EBITDA Growth Factor shall mean, as of any date of determination, a fraction, (a) the numerator of which is the difference (only if positive) between the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) for the last Test Period prior to such determination date for which Section 9.1 Financials have been delivered pursuant to Section 9.1, and (ii) for the fiscal year of the Borrower ending December 31, 2005, and (b) the denominator of which is $188,917,000.
Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense Ratio shall mean, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the relevant Test Period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such Test Period.
Consolidated Interest Expense shall mean, for any period, the cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP), net of cash interest income to the extent not included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA, of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers acceptance financing and net costs under Interest Rate Hedging Agreements, but excluding, however, amortization of deferred financing costs and any other amounts of non-cash interest, all as calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, and excluding, for
the avoidance of doubt, any interest in respect of items excluded from Indebtedness in the proviso to the definition thereof, any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133, any one-time cash costs associated with breakage costs in respect of Interest Rate Hedging Agreements and any interest expense in respect of Indebtedness outstanding under any Margin Lines of Credit or Warehouse Lines of Credit; provided, that (a) except as provided in clause (b) below, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Interest Expense for any period the cash interest expense (or income) of all Unrestricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent otherwise included in Consolidated Interest Expense, (b) for purposes of the definition of the term Permitted Acquisition and Sections 10.1(j), 10.1(k), 10.3, 10.9 and 10.10, there shall be included in determining Consolidated Interest Expense for any period the cash interest expense (or income) of any Acquired Entity or Business acquired during such period and of any Converted Restricted Subsidiary converted during such period, in each case based on the cash interest expense (or income) relating to any Indebtedness incurred or assumed as part of an acquisition of an Acquired Entity or Business or as part of the conversion of a Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) assuming any Indebtedness incurred or repaid in connection with any such acquisition or conversion had been incurred or repaid on the first day of such period and (c) for purposes of the definition of the term Permitted Acquisition and Sections 10.1(j), 10.1(k), 10.3, 10.9 and 10.10, there shall be excluded from determining Consolidated Interest Expense for any period the cash interest expense (or income) of any Sold Entity or Business disposed of during such period and of any Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary converted during such period, in each case, based on the cash interest expense (or income) relating to any Indebtedness relieved or repaid in connection with any such disposition of such Sold Entity or Business or as part of the conversion of a Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such disposal or conversion) assuming such debt relieved or repaid in connection with such disposition or conversion had been relieved or repaid on the first day of such period.
Consolidated Lease Expense shall mean, for any period, all rental expenses of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period under operating leases for real or personal property (including in connection with Permitted Sale Leasebacks), excluding real estate taxes, insurance costs and common area maintenance charges and net of sublease income, other than (a) obligations under vehicle leases entered into in the ordinary course of business, (b) all such rental expenses associated with assets acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition to the extent that such rental expenses relate to operating leases in effect at the time of (and immediately prior to) such acquisition and (c) Capitalized Lease Obligations, all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, that there shall be excluded from Consolidated Lease Expense for any period the rental expenses of all Unrestricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent otherwise included in Consolidated Lease Expense.
Consolidated Net Income shall mean, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) after the deduction of income taxes of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Total Assets shall mean, as of any date of determination, the total amount of all assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of such date.
Consolidated Total Debt shall mean, as of any date of determination, (a) the sum of (i) all indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for borrowed money outstanding on such date and (ii) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, all calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP minus (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of cash and cash equivalents included in the cash accounts listed on the
consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as at such date plus (ii) all Segregated Cash as at such date, to the extent that such sum exceeds the amount of Required Cash and to the extent the use thereof for application to the payment of Indebtedness is not otherwise prohibited by law or any contract to which the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is a party minus (c) all Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding under any Margin Lines of Credit or Warehouse Lines of Credit on such date.
Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio shall mean, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt as of the last day of the relevant Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.
Consolidated Total Net Tangible Assets shall mean, as of any date of determination, the total amount of (i) all Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries less (ii) the stated balance sheet goodwill of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and less (iii) the stated balance sheet intangible assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of such date.
Continuing Director shall mean, at any date, an individual (a) who is a member of the Board of Directors of Holdings on the Closing Date, (b) who, as at such date, has been a member of such Board of Directors of Holdings for at least the 12 preceding months, (c) who has been nominated to be a member of such Board of Directors of Holdings, directly or indirectly, by one or more Permitted Investors or Persons nominated by one or more Permitted Investors or (d) who has been nominated to be a member of such Board of Directors of Holdings by a majority of the other Continuing Managers then in office.
Contract Consideration shall have the meaning provided in the definition of Excess Cash Flow.
Contractual Obligation shall mean, 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 other than the Obligations.
Converted Restricted Subsidiary shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term Consolidated EBITDA.
Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term Consolidated EBITDA.
Credit Documents shall mean this Agreement, the Guarantee, the Security Documents and each Letter of Credit and any promissory notes issued by the Borrower hereunder.
Credit Event shall mean and include the making (but not the conversion or continuation) of a Loan and the issuance of a Letter of Credit.
Credit Facility shall mean any Term Loan Facility, the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, the 2013 Revolving Credit Facility, any Extended Revolving Credit Facility other than the 2013 Revolving Credit Facility and any Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Facility.
Credit Party shall mean each of the Borrower, Holdings, the other Guarantors and each other Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a party to a Credit Document.
Cumulative Consolidated Net Income Available to Stockholders shall mean, as of any date of determination, (i) Consolidated Net Income plus (ii) any impairment charge or asset write-off pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 142-Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets or Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 144-Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 141-Business Combinations less (iii) cash dividends paid or distributions made by Holdings with respect to its Capital Stock for the period (taken as one accounting period) commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which Section 9.1 Financials have been delivered under Section 9.1.
Cure Amount shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.12(a).
Cure Right shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.12(a).
Currency Hedging Agreement shall mean any swap, cap, collar, forward future, option or similar agreement or derivative transaction entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes in order to protect the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary against fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
Debt Incurrence Prepayment Event shall mean any issuance or incurrence by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness, but excluding Indebtedness permitted to be issued or incurred under Section 10.1 (other than under Section 10.1(i)(ii), Section 10.1(v)(i) or pursuant to clause (i) of the proviso to Section 2.14(b)).
Default shall mean any event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
Defaulting Lender shall mean any Lender with respect to which a Lender Default is in effect.
Dividends shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.6.
Dollars and $ shall mean dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.
Domestic Subsidiary shall mean each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state or territory thereof, or the District of Columbia.
Drawing shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.4(b).
Effective Date shall mean the date upon which the conditions set forth in Section 6 are satisfied.
Environmental Claims shall mean any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations (other than internal reports prepared by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (a) in the ordinary course of such Persons business or (b) as required in connection with a financing transaction or an acquisition or disposition of real estate) or proceedings relating in any way to any Environmental Law or any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law (hereinafter, Claims), including (i) any and all Claims by governmental or regulatory authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law and (ii) any and all Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost
recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment.
Environmental Law shall mean any applicable Federal, state, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code and rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any binding judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any binding judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to the environment, human health or safety or Hazardous Materials.
Equity Contributions shall have the meaning provided in the 2005 Credit Agreement.
ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA as in effect at the date of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of ERISA amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.
ERISA Affiliate shall mean each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) that together with the Borrower or a Subsidiary thereof would be deemed to be a single employer within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
Eurodollar Loan shall mean any Loan bearing interest at rate determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate.
Eurodollar Rate shall mean, in the case of any Eurodollar Loan, with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to such Eurodollar Loan, (a) the rate of interest determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to such Interest Period commencing on the first day of such Interest Period appearing on Page 3750 of the Telerate screen as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate. In the event that any such rate does not appear on the applicable Page of the Telerate Service (or otherwise on such service), the Eurodollar Rate for the purposes of this paragraph shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying Eurodollar rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower or, in the absence of such agreement, the Eurodollar Rate for the purposes of this paragraph shall instead be the rate per annum notified to the Administrative Agent by the Reference Lender as the rate at which the Reference Lender is offered Dollar deposits at or about 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period in the interbank Eurodollar market where the Eurodollar and foreign currency and exchange operations in respect of its Eurodollar Loans are then being conducted for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for the number of days comprised therein and in an amount comparable to the amount of its Eurodollar Loan to be outstanding during such Interest Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Eurodollar Rate with respect to the 2015 Term Loans and the 2017 Term Loans shall in no event be less than 1.50%.
Event of Default shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.
Excess Cash Flow shall mean, for any period, an amount equal to the excess of (a) the sum, without duplication, of:
(i) Consolidated Net Income for such period;
(ii) an amount equal to the amount of all after-tax non-cash expenses and losses to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income;
(iii) decreases in Net Working Capital for such period (other than decreases arising from Permitted Acquisitions or sales, leases, transfers or other dispositions of assets by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period);
(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net after-tax non-cash loss on the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of assets by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than sales, leases, transfers or other dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income; and
(v) the amount of tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period to the extent it exceeds the amount of cash taxes paid in such period;
over (b) the sum, without duplication, of:
(i) an amount equal to the amount of all after-tax non-cash gains included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income;
(ii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xii) below in such period, the aggregate amount actually paid by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in cash during such period on account of Capital Expenditures (excluding the principal amount of Indebtedness incurred in connection with such Capital Expenditures, whether incurred in such period or in a subsequent period);
(iii) the aggregate amount of all prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans made during such period to the extent accompanying reductions of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment except to the extent financed with the proceeds of other Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(iv) the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Term Loans and the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations, but excluding Revolving Credit Loans, Swingline Loans and voluntary prepayments of Term Loans pursuant to Section 5.1) made during such period (other than in respect of any revolving credit facility to the extent there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder) except to the extent financed with the proceeds of other Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(v) an amount equal to the aggregate net after-tax non-cash gain on the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of assets by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than sales, leases, transfers or other dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income;
(vi) increases in Net Working Capital for such period (other than increases arising from Permitted Acquisitions or sales, leases, transfers or other dispositions of assets by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period);
(vii) the amount of dividends, distributions or repurchases paid or made during such period pursuant to clause (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) of the proviso to Section 10.6 to the extent such dividends or distributions were (1) paid with the proceeds of any amount referred to in paragraph
(a) of this definition and (2) financed with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(viii) the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in cash during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees) to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period;
(ix) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xii) below in such period, the aggregate amount of cash consideration paid by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in connection with Permitted Acquisitions to the extent such Permitted Acquisitions were financed with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any such amounts funded through the utilization of the Available Amount);
(x) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are required to be made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness;
(xi) the amount of cash taxes paid in such period to the extent they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period; and
(xii) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in other periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the Contract Consideration) entered into prior to or during such period relating to Permitted Acquisitions or Capital Expenditures to be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period, provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of internally generated cash actually utilized to finance such Permitted Acquisitions or Capital Expenditures during such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters;
provided, that, in no event shall Excess Cash Flow exceed an amount equal to the difference of (a) all cash and cash equivalents (including Segregated Cash) on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as of the last day of such period, less (b) all Indebtedness on the balance sheet of the Regulated Subsidiaries as of such date, other than (A) Indebtedness under Margin Lines of Credit and under Warehouse Lines of Credit and (B) other Indebtedness that has been approved as regulatory capital for computation of Net Capital (as defined in Rule 15c3-1 of the Exchange Act) less (c) all Required Cash of all such Persons as of such date.
Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Excluded Subsidiary shall mean (i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower (a) on the Closing Date, that is listed on Schedule 1.1(c) and (b) created or acquired after the Closing Date or otherwise becomes after such date, a regulated entity that is subject to net worth or net capital or similar capital and surplus restrictions under Applicable Laws or accounting policies or principles or that is otherwise restricted by Applicable Law from guaranteeing Indebtedness and/or granting security interests in its assets or property and (ii) any Immaterial Subsidiary.
Existing Class shall mean Existing Term Loan Classes and each Class of Existing Revolving Credit Commitments.
Existing Revolving Credit Commitments shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(a)(ii). The 2011 Revolving Credit Commitments shall be deemed Existing Revolving Credit Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement.
Existing Revolving Credit Loans shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(a)(ii). The 2011 Revolving Credit Loans shall be deemed to be Existing Revolving Credit Loans for all purposes of this Agreement.
Existing Term Loan Class shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(a)(i). The 2013 Term Loan Facility shall be deemed to be the Existing Term Loan Class from which the 2015 Term Loans were extended for all purposes of this Agreement.
Extended Loans/Commitments shall mean Extended Term Loans, Extended Revolving Credit Loans and/or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments.
Extended Repayment Date shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(d).
Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(a)(ii). The 2013 Revolving Credit Commitments shall be deemed Extended Revolving Credit Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement.
Extended Revolving Credit Facility shall mean each tranche of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments established pursuant to Section 2.15(a)(ii). The 2013 Revolving Credit Facility shall be deemed an Extended Revolving Credit Facility for all purposes of this Agreement.
Extended Revolving Credit Loans shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(a)(ii). The 2013 Revolving Credit Loans shall be deemed Extended Revolving Credit Loans for all purposes of this Agreement.
Extended Term Loan Facility shall mean each tranche of Extended Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.15. The 2015 Term Loan Facility shall be deemed an Extended Term Loan Facility for all purposes of this Agreement.
Extended Term Loan Repayment Amount shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(d).
Extended Term Loans shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(a)(i). The 2015 Term Loans shall be deemed Extended Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement.
Extending Lender shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(b). The 2013 Revolving Credit Lenders and the 2015 Term Lenders shall be deemed Extending Lenders for all purposes of this Agreement
Extension Agreement shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(c). The Incremental and Extension Agreement shall be deemed an Extension Agreement with respect to the 2013 Revolving Credit Loans and this Agreement shall be deemed an Extension Agreement with respect to the 2015 Term Loans, in each case for all purposes of this Agreement.
Extension Election shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(b).
Extension Request shall mean Term Loan Extension Requests and Revolving Credit Extension Requests.
Extension Series shall mean all Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Credit Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Extension Agreement (or any subsequent Extension Agreement to the extent such Extension Agreement expressly provides that the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Extension Series) and that provide for the same interest margins, extension fees, if any, and amortization schedule.
Federal Funds Effective Rate shall mean, for any day, the weighted average of the per annum rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
Fees shall mean all amounts payable pursuant to, or referred to in, Section 4.1.
Final Date shall mean, in respect of the 2011 Revolving Credit Commitments, the 2011 Final Date and, in respect of the 2013 Revolving Credit Commitments, the 2013 Final Date.
Financial Performance Covenants shall mean the covenants of the Borrower set forth in Sections 10.9 and 10.10.
First Lien Obligations shall mean the Obligations and the Permitted Other Debt Obligations (other than any Permitted Other Debt Obligations that are unsecured or are secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Lien securing the Obligations), collectively.
First Restatement Effective Date shall mean December 29, 2006.
Foreign Asset Sale shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(h).
Foreign Recovery Event shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(h).
Foreign Subsidiary shall mean each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
Fronting Fee shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(b).
GAAP shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that if there occurs after the Effective Date any change in GAAP that affects in any respect the calculation of any covenant contained in Section 10, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith amendments to the provisions of this Agreement that relate to the calculation of such covenant with the intent of having the respective positions of the Lenders and the Borrower after such change in GAAP conform as nearly as possible to their respective positions as of the date of this Agreement and, until any such amendments have been agreed upon, the covenants in Section 10 shall be calculated as if no such change in GAAP has occurred.
Governmental Authority shall mean any nation or government, any state, province, territory or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
Guarantee shall mean the Guarantee, dated as of the Closing Date, among each Guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached to the 2005 Credit Agreement, as the same has been or may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and of the other Credit Documents.
Guarantee Obligations shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness of any other Person (the primary obligor) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such Indebtedness or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such Indebtedness or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such Indebtedness of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such Indebtedness or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of such Indebtedness against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Guarantee Obligations shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted by this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the Indebtedness in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.
Guarantors shall mean (a) each of Holdings and each Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings (other than Borrower or any Excluded Subsidiary) on the Effective Date and (b) each Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary, any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary) that becomes a party to the Guarantee after the Effective Date pursuant to Section 9.11.
Hazardous Materials shall mean (a) any petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive materials, friable asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing regulated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas; (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of hazardous substances, hazardous waste, hazardous materials, extremely hazardous waste, restricted hazardous waste, toxic substances, toxic pollutants, contaminants, or pollutants, or words of similar import, under any applicable Environmental Law; and (c) any other chemical, material or substance, which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any Environmental Law.
Hedging Agreement shall mean any Currency Hedging Agreement or Interest Rate Hedging Agreement, as applicable.
Hedging Obligations shall mean, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under Hedging Agreements.
Historical Financial Statements shall mean, as of the Second Restatement Effective Date, (a) the audited financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the immediately
preceding three fiscal years, and (b) to the extent reasonably available, the unaudited quarterly financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for each fiscal quarter ended at least 45 days before the Second Restatement Effective Date and following the latest date for which audited financial statements are available, in each case consisting of balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows for such periods.
Holdings shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.
HUD shall mean the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
HUD-Regulated Subsidiary shall mean the Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a HUD-approved non-supervised mortgagee.
HUD-Regulated Subsidiary Required Cash shall mean, as of any date of determination, the greater of (a) $100,000 and (b) the difference of (i) all cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet of the HUD-Regulated Subsidiary as of such date and (ii) the Adjusted Net Worth (as referenced in 12 CFR Section 202.5(n)) of the HUD-Regulated Subsidiary as of such date above $500,000.
Immaterial Subsidiary shall mean each Subsidiary of the Borrower other than a Material Subsidiary.
Incremental Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(e).
Incremental and Extension Agreement shall mean the Incremental and Extension Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2010, among Holdings, the Borrower, the other Credit Parties signatory thereto, the Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lenders signatory thereto, the 2013 Revolving Credit Lenders signatory thereto, the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and the Collateral Agent.
Incremental Facility Closing Date shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(e).
Incremental Limit shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(b).
Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(f)(i).
Incremental Term Loan Commitment shall mean the commitment of any lender to make Incremental Term Loans of a particular tranche pursuant to Section 2.14(a).
Incremental Term Loan Facility shall mean each tranche of Incremental Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.14.
Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date shall mean, with respect to any tranche of Incremental Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.14, the final maturity date thereof.
Incremental Term Loan Repayment Amount shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(d).
Incremental Term Loan Repayment Date shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(d).
Incremental Term Loans shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
Indebtedness of any Person shall mean (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) the deferred purchase price of assets or services that in accordance with GAAP would be included as liabilities in the balance sheet of such Person, (c) the face amount of all letters of credit issued for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder, (d) all Indebtedness of a second Person secured by any Lien on any property owned by such first Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed, (e) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person under interest rate swap, cap or collar agreements, interest rate future or option contracts, currency swap agreements, currency future or option contracts, commodity price protection agreements or other commodity price hedging agreements and other similar agreements (including Hedging Agreements) and (g) without duplication, all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (f); provided, that Indebtedness shall not include (i) trade payables and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business and (iii) purchase price holdbacks arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warrants or other unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset.
Interest Period shall mean, with respect to any Term Loan, Revolving Credit Loan, Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Loan or Extended Revolving Credit Loan, the interest period applicable thereto, as determined pursuant to Section 2.9.
Interest Rate Hedging Agreement shall mean any swap, cap, collar, future, option or similar agreement entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes in order to protect the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary against fluctuations in interest rates.
Introducing Broker-Dealer Minimum Capital shall mean for those Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are broker-dealers exempt from the provisions of SEC Rule 15c3-3, as of any date of determination, the greater of (a) 120% of such Subsidiaries consolidated minimum dollar Net Capital required (as defined in SEC Rule 15c3-1), and (b) the consolidated Aggregate Indebtedness (as defined in SEC Rule 15c3-1) of such Subsidiaries, divided by ten.
Investment shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.5.
IPO shall mean, with respect to any Person, a registered initial public offering of the Capital Stock of such Person (other than on Form S-8).
Lender shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.
Lender Consent Letters shall mean the lender consent letters authorizing the amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement.
Lender Counterparty shall mean each Agent or Lender or any Affiliate of an Agent or Lender that is a counterparty to a Hedging Agreement (including any Person who is an Agent or Lender (and any Affiliate thereof) as of the Closing Date but subsequently, whether before or after entering into a Hedging Agreement, ceases to be a Lender).
Lender Default shall mean (a) the failure (which has not been cured) of a Lender to make available its portion of any Borrowing or to fund its portion of any unreimbursed payment under Section 3.4 or (b) a Lender having notified the Administrative Agent and/or the Borrower that it does not intend to comply with the obligations under Section 2.1, 3.3 or 3.4, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b) above, as a result of the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to such Lender at the direction or request of any regulatory agency or authority.
Letter of Credit shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.1(a).
Letter of Credit Commitment shall mean $50,000,000, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 4.2.
Letter of Credit Exposure shall mean, with respect to any Lender, at any time, the sum of (a) the amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect of which such Lender has made (or is required to have made) Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 3.4(a) at such time and (b) such Lenders Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the Letters of Credit Outstanding at such time (excluding the portion thereof consisting of Unpaid Drawings in respect of which the Lenders have made (or are required to have made) Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 3.4(a)).
Letter of Credit Fee shall mean the 2011 Letter of Credit Fee or the 2013 Letter of Credit Fee, as applicable.
Letter of Credit Issuer shall mean MSSF, any of its Affiliates and any one or more Persons who shall become a Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to Section 3.6.
Letter of Credit Participant shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.3(a).
Letter of Credit Participation shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.3(a).
Letter of Credit Request shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.2(a).
Letters of Credit Outstanding shall mean, at any time, the sum of, without duplication, (a) the aggregate Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of all Unpaid Drawings in respect of all Letters of Credit.
Level I Status shall mean, on any date, the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio as of such date is greater than 5.75:1.00.
Level II Status shall mean, on any date, the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio as of such date is less than or equal to 5.75:1.00.
Lien shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, hypothecation, assignment, lien (statutory or other) or similar encumbrance, and any easement, right-of-way, license, restriction (including zoning restrictions), defect, exception or irregularity in title or similar change or encumbrance (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof).
Loan shall mean any Revolving Credit Loan, Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Loan (including swingline loans made thereunder), Extended Revolving Credit Loan, Swingline Loan or Term Loan made by any Lender hereunder.
Management Investors shall mean the management officers, directors and employees of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries who became investors in Holdings, the Borrower or any of their direct or indirect parent entities on or before the date that was 12 months after the Closing Date.
Mandatory Borrowing shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(f).
Margin Line of Credit shall mean any lines of credit established consistent with past business practices and used by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and to fund or support Margin Loans of customers of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and any replacement lines established on substantially similar terms and conditions.
Margin Loans as defined in Regulation T.
Material Adverse Change shall mean any change in the business, assets, operations, properties or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that would materially adversely affect the ability of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents.
Material Adverse Effect shall mean a circumstance or condition affecting the business, assets, operations, properties or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that would materially adversely affect (a) the ability of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or (b) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents.
Material Subsidiary shall mean, at any date of determination, each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (a) whose total assets at the last day of the Test Period ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal period for which Section 9.1 Financials have been delivered were equal to or greater than 5% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date or (b) whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 5% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP.
Maturity Date shall mean the 2013 Term Loan Maturity Date, the 2015 Term Loan Maturity Date, the 2017 Term Loan Maturity Date, the 2011 Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the 2013 Revolving Credit Maturity Date, any maturity date related to any tranche of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments, any Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date, any maturity date related to any Extension Series of Extended Term Loans other than the 2015 Term Loans and any maturity date related to any Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments other than 2013 Revolving Credit Commitments.
Mezz Participants shall mean the holders of the Senior Unsecured Subordinated Notes who hold any equity stake in Holdings or the Borrower.
Minimum Borrowing Amount shall mean (a) with respect to a Borrowing of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, $1,000,000 and (b) with respect to a Borrowing of Swingline Loans, $100,000.
Minority Investment shall mean any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owns Capital Stock.
Moodys shall mean Moodys Investors Service, Inc. or any successor by merger or consolidation to its business.
Mortgage shall mean a Mortgage or Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Financing Statement or other security document entered into by the owner of a Mortgaged Property and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in respect of that Mortgaged Property, substantially in the form of Exhibit C or, in the case of any Mortgaged Property located outside the United States of America, in such form as agreed between the Borrower and the Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and of the other Credit Documents.
Mortgaged Property shall mean, initially, the parcel of real estate and the improvements thereto owned by a Credit Party and identified on Schedule 1.1(a), and thereafter, each other parcel of real property and improvements thereto with respect to which a Mortgage is granted pursuant to Section 9.14(b).
MS shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.
MSSF shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.
Net Cash Proceeds shall mean, with respect to any Prepayment Event, (a) the gross cash proceeds (including payments from time to time in respect of installment obligations, if applicable) received by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Prepayment Event, less (b) the sum of:
(i) in the case of any Prepayment Event, the amount, if any, of all taxes paid or estimated to be payable by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Prepayment Event,
(ii) in the case of any Prepayment Event, the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (i) above) (x) associated with the assets that are the subject of such Prepayment Event and (y) retained by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, that the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of such Prepayment Event occurring on the date of such reduction,
(iii) in the case of any Prepayment Event, the amount of any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the assets that are the subject of such Prepayment Event to the extent that the instrument creating or evidencing such Indebtedness requires that such Indebtedness be repaid upon consummation of such Prepayment Event and such Indebtedness is actually so repaid,
(iv) in the case of any Asset Sale Prepayment Event (other than a transaction permitted by Section 10.4(d)(ii)) or Permitted Sale Leaseback, the amount of any proceeds of such Asset Sale Prepayment Event or such Permitted Sale Leaseback that the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary has reinvested (or intends to reinvest), or has entered into an Acceptable Reinvestment Commitment to reinvest, within the Reinvestment Period, in the business of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (subject to Section 9.13); provided, that:
(A) the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary shall comply with Sections 9.11, 9.12 and 9.14(b) with respect to such reinvestment;
(B) any portion of such proceeds that has not been so reinvested or made subject to an Acceptable Reinvestment Commitment within the Reinvestment Period shall (x) be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale Prepayment Event or Permitted Sale Leaseback occurring on the later of (1) the last day of the Reinvestment Period and (2) 180 days after the date that the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary has entered into an Acceptable Reinvestment Commitment and (y) be applied to the repayment of Term Loans in accordance with Section 5.2(a)(i); and
(C) any proceeds subject to an Acceptable Reinvestment Commitment that is later canceled or terminated for any reason before such proceeds are applied in accordance therewith shall be applied to the repayment of Term Loans in accordance with Section 5.2(a)(i), unless the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary enters into another Acceptable Reinvestment Commitment with respect to such proceeds prior to the end of the Reinvestment Period,
(v) in the case of any Recovery Prepayment Event, the amount of any proceeds of such Recovery Prepayment Event (x) that the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary has reinvested (or intends to reinvest), or has entered into an Acceptable Reinvestment Commitment to reinvest, within the Reinvestment Period, in the business of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (subject to Section 9.13), including for the repair, restoration or replacement of the asset or assets subject to such Recovery Prepayment Event, or (y) for which the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary has provided a Restoration Certification within the Reinvestment Period; provided, that:
(A) the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary shall comply with Sections 9.11, 9.12 and 9.14(b) with respect to such reinvestment;
(B) any portion of such proceeds that has not been so reinvested or made subject to an Acceptable Reinvestment Commitment or Restoration Certification within the Reinvestment Period shall (x) be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of a Recovery Prepayment Event occurring on the later of (1) the last day of the Reinvestment Period and (2) 180 days after the date that the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary has entered into an Acceptable Reinvestment Commitment or provided a Restoration Certification and (y) be applied to the repayment of Term Loans in accordance with Section 5.2(a)(i), as applicable; and
(C) any proceeds subject to an Acceptable Reinvestment Commitment that is later canceled or terminated for any reason before such proceeds are applied in accordance therewith shall be applied to the repayment of Term Loans in accordance with Section 5.2(a)(i), unless the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary enters into another Acceptable Reinvestment Commitment with respect to such proceeds prior to the end of the Reinvestment Period,
(vi) in the case of any Prepayment Event, reasonable and customary fees, commissions, expenses, issuance costs, discounts and other costs paid by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable, in connection with such Prepayment Event (other than those payable to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower), in each case only to the extent not already deducted in arriving at the amount referred to in clause (a) above.
Net Working Capital shall mean, at any date, the excess of (a) the cumulative sum of all amounts that would in conformity with GAAP constitute assets on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date, excluding assets constituting (i) cash, cash equivalents and bank overdrafts, other than all Required Cash of all such Persons as at such date (which shall be included as part of Net Working Capital), (ii) taxes receivable and deferred income taxes of all
such Persons, (iii) property, plant and equipment of all such Persons and (iv) goodwill and intangibles of all such Persons, over (b) the cumulative sum of all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, constitute liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, excluding (i) all Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness under Margin Lines of Credit and under Warehouse Lines of Credit (which shall be included as part of Net Working Capital), (ii) taxes payable and deferred income taxes of all such Persons, (iii) stockholders equity of all such Persons and (iv) dividends payable of all such Persons.
Non-Defaulting Lender shall mean and include each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.
Non-Excluded Taxes shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.4(a).
Non-U.S. Lender shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.4(a).
Non-U.S. Participant shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.4(c).
Notice of Borrowing shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.3.
Notice of Conversion or Continuation shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.6.
Obligations shall mean the collective reference to (a) the due and punctual payment of (i) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest at the applicable rate provided in this Agreement (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, (ii) each payment required to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including payments in respect of reimbursement of disbursements, interest thereon and obligations to provide cash collateral, and (iii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of the Borrower or any other Credit Party to any of the Secured Parties under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (b) the due and punctual performance of all covenants, agreements, obligations and liabilities of the Borrower under or pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (c) the due and punctual payment and performance of all the covenants, agreements, and liabilities of each other Credit Party under or pursuant to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, (d) the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of each Credit Party under each Hedging Agreement with a Lender Counterparty and (e) the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations in respect of overdrafts and related liabilities owed to the Administrative Agent or its affiliates arising from or in connection with treasury, depositary or cash management services or in connection with any automated clearinghouse transfer of funds.
OCC shall mean the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
OCC-Regulated Subsidiary shall mean any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is regulated by the OCC.
OCC-Regulated Subsidiary Required Cash shall mean, as of any date of determination, (a) all cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet of any OCC-Regulated Subsidiary as of such date minus (b) all Indebtedness on the balance sheet of any OCC-Regulated Subsidiary as of such date minus
(c) the difference of (i) the Risk-Based Capital (as referenced in 12 U.S.C. Section 282) of any OCC-Regulated Subsidiary as of such date and (ii) $4,000,000 (or such other amount that is required by the OCC or otherwise agreed to by any OCC-Regulated Subsidiary and the OCC).
Original Collateral shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to this Agreement.
Original Credit Agreement shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to this Agreement.
Original Credit Documents shall have the meaning provided in the recital to this Agreement.
Original Lenders shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to this Agreement.
Original Obligations shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to this Agreement.
Pacific Life Acquisition shall mean the acquisition by Borrower (or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof) of all of the outstanding Capital Stock of Pacific Select Group, LLC.
Participant shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(c)(i).
PBGC shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.
Perfection Certificate shall mean the certificate of the Borrower delivered on the Closing Date in substantially the form of Exhibit D and attached to the 2005 Credit Agreement.
Permitted Acquisition shall mean (a) the UVEST Acquisition; (b) the Pacific Life Acquisition and (c) any other acquisition, by merger or otherwise, by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of assets or Capital Stock, so long as (i) such acquisition and all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in accordance with all Applicable Laws; (ii) such acquisition shall result in the issuer of such Capital Stock becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and, to the extent required by Section 9.11, a Guarantor; (iii) such acquisition shall result in the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, being granted a security interest in any Capital Stock or any assets so acquired to the extent required by Sections 9.11, 9.12 and/or 9.14(b); (iv) after giving effect to such acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (v) after giving effect to such acquisition, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with Section 9.13; (vi) the Borrower shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such acquisition (including any Indebtedness assumed or permitted to exist or incurred pursuant to Sections 10.1(j) and 10.1(k), respectively, and any related Pro Forma Adjustment), with the covenants set forth in Sections 10.9 and 10.10, as such covenants are recomputed as at the last day of the most recently ended Test Period under such Sections as if such acquisition had occurred on the first day of such Test Period.
Permitted Additional Notes shall mean senior, mezzanine or subordinated notes issued by Holdings or the Borrower; provided, that (a) the terms of such notes do not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption, sinking fund obligation or other payment prior to the Senior Unsecured Subordinated Note Maturity Date, other than customary offers to purchase upon a change of control, asset sale or casualty or condemnation event and customary acceleration rights upon an event of default, (b) the covenants, events of default, Subsidiary guarantees and other terms for such notes (provided that such notes shall have interest rates and redemption premiums determined by the Board of Directors of Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable to be market rates and premiums at the time of
issuance of such notes), taken as a whole, are not more restrictive on Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries, or less favorable to the Lenders, taken as a whole, than the terms of the Senior Unsecured Subordinated Notes (as in effect on the Effective Date), (c) if such notes are subordinated notes, the terms of such notes provide for customary subordination of such notes to the Obligations and (d) no Subsidiary of Holdings or the Borrower (other than the Borrower or a Guarantor) is an obligor under such notes that is not an obligor under the Senior Unsecured Subordinated Notes.
Permitted Cure Security shall mean an equity security of Holdings or the Borrower having no mandatory redemption, repurchase or similar requirements prior to 91 days after the latest maturity date for any of the Loans, and upon which all dividends or distributions (if any) shall be payable solely in additional shares of such equity security.
Permitted Investments shall mean (a) Dollars and, with respect to any Foreign Subsidiaries, local currencies held by such Foreign Subsidiary, in each case in the ordinary course of business and securities issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, in each case having maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof; (b) securities issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having an investment grade rating generally obtainable from either S&P or Moodys (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moodys shall be rating such obligations, then from another nationally recognized rating service); (c) commercial paper or variable or fixed rate notes issued by or guaranteed by any Lender or any bank holding company owning any Lender; (d) commercial paper or variable or fixed rate notes maturing no more than 12 months after the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either S&P or Moodys (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moodys shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service); (e) time deposits of, or domestic and Eurodollar certificates of deposit or bankers acceptances maturing no more than two years after the date of acquisition thereof, issued by any Lender or any other bank having combined capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000 in the case of domestic banks and $100,000,000 (or the dollar equivalent thereof) in the case of foreign banks; (f) repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the type described in clauses (a), (b) and (e) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (e) above or securities dealers of recognized national standing; (g) marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either S&P or Moodys (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moodys shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service); (h) shares of investment companies that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and invest solely in one or more of the types of securities described in clauses (a) through (g) above; and (i) in the case of investments by any Restricted Foreign Subsidiary or investments made in a country outside the United States of America, other customarily utilized high-quality investments in the country where such Restricted Foreign Subsidiary is located or in which such investment is made.
Permitted Investors shall mean the Sponsors, the Mezz Participants and the Management Investors.
Permitted Liens shall mean (a) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or claims that are either (i) not yet due and payable and not subject to penalties for nonpayment or (ii) being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (b) Liens in respect of property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries imposed by law, such as landlords, carriers, warehousemens and mechanics Liens and other similar Liens, in each case so long as such Liens arise in the ordinary course
of business and do not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect; (c) Liens arising from judgments or decrees in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 11.10; (d) Liens incurred or pledges or deposits made in connection with workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security legislation, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business; (e) ground leases or subleases, licenses or sublicenses in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are located; (f) easements, rights-of-way, licenses, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), minor defects, exceptions or irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances, in each case not interfering in any material respect with the business of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and any exception on the title policies issued in connection with any Mortgaged Property; (g) any interest or title of a lessor or secured by a lessors interest under any lease permitted by this Agreement; (h) 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; (i) Liens on goods or inventory the purchase, shipment or storage price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit or bankers acceptance issued or created for the account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that such Lien secures only the obligations of the Borrower or such Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit to the extent permitted under Section 10.1; (j) leases or subleases, licenses or sublicenses granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (k) Liens created in the ordinary course of business in favor of banks and other financial institutions over credit balances of any bank accounts of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries held at such banks or financial institutions, as the case may be, to facilitate the operation of cash pooling and/or interest set-off arrangements in respect of such bank accounts in the ordinary course of business; (l) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sub licensor under leases entered into in the ordinary course of business; and (m) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or similar filings made in respect of operating leases entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
Permitted Other Debt Documents shall mean any document or instrument (including any guarantee, security agreement or mortgage and which may include any or all of the Credit Documents) issued or executed and delivered with respect to any Permitted Other Debt by any Credit Party.
Permitted Other Debt Obligations shall mean, if any secured Permitted Other Debt is issued or incurred, the collective reference to (a) the due and punctual payment of (i) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest at the applicable rate provided in the Permitted Other Debt Documents (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the indebtedness outstanding thereunder, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment, redemption or otherwise and (ii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of the Borrower or any other Credit Party to any of the Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties under the Permitted Other Debt Documents and (b) the due and punctual performance of all covenants, agreements, obligations and liabilities of the Borrower and each other Credit Party under or pursuant to the Permitted Other Debt Documents.
Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties shall mean the holders from time to time of the secured Permitted Other Debt Obligations (and any representative on their behalf).
Permitted Other Debt shall mean senior secured or senior unsecured, senior subordinated or subordinated debt (which debt, if secured, may either have the same lien priority as the Obligations or may be secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Lien securing the Obligations), in either case issued by any Credit Party, (a) the terms of which do not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligations prior to, at the time of incurrence, of such Permitted Other Debt, the latest Maturity Date of any Credit Facility outstanding on the date of such incurrence (other than customary offers to repurchase upon a change of control, asset sale or casualty or condemnation event and customary acceleration rights after an event of default), (b) the covenants, events of default, guarantees, collateral and other terms of such Indebtedness (provided that such Indebtedness shall have interest rates, fees, funding discounts and redemption or prepayment premiums determined by the Borrower to be market rates, fees, discounts and premiums at the time of issuance of such Indebtedness), taken as a whole, are determined by the Borrower to be market terms on the date of issuance and in any event are not more restrictive on the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms of this Agreement (as in effect on the effective date of Amendment No. 1) and do not require the maintenance or achievement of any financial performance standards other than as a condition to the relevant Credit Partys right to take specified actions under the relevant Permitted Other Debt Documents; provided that a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the relevant Credit Party shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the pricing (or any similar commitment event on the part of the Credit Parties) of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements, (c) if such Indebtedness is senior subordinated or subordinated Indebtedness, the terms of such Indebtedness provide for customary subordination of such Indebtedness to the Obligations, (d) if such Indebtedness is secured, such Indebtedness shall not be secured by any property or assets other than the Collateral, (e) no Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than a Guarantor) is an obligor under such Indebtedness and (f) the Net Cash Proceeds from the issuance of such Indebtedness shall be applied to repay Term Loans in accordance with the terms of Section 5.2.
Permitted Sale Leaseback shall mean the Sale Leaseback consummated by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date with respect to the Borrowers property listed on Schedule 1.1(a).
Person shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust or other enterprise or any Governmental Authority.
Plan shall mean any multiemployer or single-employer plan, as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA and subject to Title IV of ERISA, that is or was within any of the preceding five plan years maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is or was an obligation to contribute or to make payments to) the Borrower, a Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate.
Pledge Agreement shall mean the Pledge Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among Borrower, the other pledgors party thereto and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2 attached to the 2005 Credit Agreement, as the same has been or may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and of the other Credit Documents.
Prepayment Event shall mean any Asset Sale Prepayment Event, Recovery Prepayment Event, Debt Incurrence Prepayment Event or Permitted Sale Leaseback.
Prime Rate shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by The Bank of New York as its reference rate in effect at its principal office in New York City.
Pro Forma Adjustment shall mean, for any Test Period that includes any of the six consecutive fiscal quarters first ending following any Permitted Acquisition, with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the applicable Acquired Entity or Business or the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower affected by such acquisition, the pro forma increase or decrease in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of reasonably identifiable and factually supportable cost savings and costs (excluding one-time transition, transaction and restructuring costs), as the case may be, expected to be realized during such period by combining the operations of such Acquired Entity or Business with the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided, further that any such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, shall be without duplication for cost savings and costs (excluding one-time transition, transaction and restructuring costs) actually realized during such period and already included in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be.
Pro Forma Adjustment Certificate shall mean any certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 9.1(h) or setting forth the information described in clause (iv) to Section 9.1(d).
Real Estate shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.1(f).
Recovery Event shall mean (a) any damage to, destruction of or other casualty or loss involving any property or asset or (b) any seizure, condemnation, confiscation or taking under the power of eminent domain of, or any requisition of title or use of or relating to, or any similar event in respect of, any property or asset.
Recovery Prepayment Event shall mean the receipt of cash proceeds with respect to any settlement or payment in connection with any Recovery Event in respect of any property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the term Recovery Prepayment Event shall not include any Asset Sale Prepayment Event or any Permitted Sale Leaseback.
Redemption shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to this Agreement.
Reference Lender shall mean The Bank of New York.
Refinanced Senior Unsecured Subordinated Notes shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.1(i)(i).
Refinanced Term Loans shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.1.
Register shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(b)(iv).
Regulated Subsidiaries shall mean the Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary, the HUD-Regulated Subsidiary and any OCC-Regulated Subsidiary.
Regulation D shall mean Regulation D of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing reserve requirements.
Regulation T shall mean Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.
Regulation U shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.
Regulation X shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.
Reinvestment Period shall mean, with respect to any Asset Sale Prepayment Event, Permitted Sale Leaseback or Recovery Prepayment Event, the day which is fifteen months after the receipt of Net Cash Proceeds of such Asset Sale Prepayment Event, Permitted Sale Leaseback or Recovery Prepayment Event.
Related Parties shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Persons Affiliates and the directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, advisors of such Person and any Person that possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.
Repayment Amount shall mean a 2013 Term Loan Repayment Amount, a 2015 Term Loan Repayment Amount, a 2017 Term Loan Repayment Amount, an Extended Term Loan Repayment Amount with respect to any Extension Series of Extended Term Loans other than the 2015 Term Loans and an Incremental Term Loan Repayment Amount.
Repayment Date shall mean a 2013 Term Loan Repayment Date, a 2015 Term Loan Repayment Date, a 2017 Term Loan Repayment Date, an Extended Term Loan Repayment Date with respect to any Extension Series of Extended Term Loans other than the 2015 Term Loans and an Incremental Term Loan Repayment Date.
Replacement Term Loans shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.1.
Reportable Event shall mean an event described in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations thereunder.
Required Cash shall mean the sum of Broker-Dealer Required Cash, OCC-Regulated Subsidiary Required Cash and HUD-Regulated Subsidiary Required Cash; provided, that to the extent, after the Closing Date, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall acquire or create any new regulated Domestic Subsidiary that shall not be required to guaranty the Obligations pursuant to the Guaranty, then the definition of Required Cash shall also include the required cash of any such Person, which required cash shall be calculated in a substantially equivalent manner as Broker-Dealer Required Cash, OCC-Regulated Subsidiary Required Cash and HUD-Regulated Subsidiary Required Cash have been calculated and otherwise in a manner mutually agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
Required Credit Facility Lenders shall mean, (a) with respect to any Credit Facility consisting of Term Loans, the Required Term Class Lenders with respect to such Credit Facility and (b) with respect to any Credit Facility that is not a Term Loan Facility, the Required Revolving Class Lenders with respect to such Credit Facility.
Required Lenders shall mean, at any date, Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding a majority of the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans in the aggregate at such date, (b)(i) the Adjusted Total Revolving Credit Commitment at such date or (ii) if the Total Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated or for the purposes of acceleration pursuant to Section 11, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure (excluding the Revolving Credit Exposure of Defaulting Lenders) at such time, (c)(i) the Adjusted Total Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment of each tranche of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments at such date or (ii) if the Total Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment of any tranche of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments has been
terminated or for purposes of acceleration pursuant to Section 11, the outstanding principal amount of the Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Loans of such tranche and the related letter of credit exposure (excluding the letter of credit exposure of Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate at such date and (d)(i) the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of each Extension Series at such date or (ii) if the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of any Extension Series has been terminated or for the purposes of acceleration pursuant to Section 11, the outstanding principal amount of the Extended Revolving Credit Loans of such Extension Series and the related letter of credit exposure (excluding the letter of credit exposure of Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate at such date.
Required Reimbursement Date shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.4(a).
Required Revolving Class Lenders shall mean, at any date and with respect to any Credit Facility that is not a Term Loan Facility, Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding a majority of (a) the Adjusted Revolving Commitment at such date with respect to such Credit Facility or (b) if the Commitments with respect to such Credit Facility have been terminated or for the purposes of acceleration pursuant to Section 11, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans and revolving credit exposure, in each case with respect to such Credit Facility (excluding the revolving credit exposure with respect to such Credit Facility of Defaulting Lenders) at such time.
Required Term Class Lenders shall mean, at any date and with respect to any Credit Facility consisting of Term Loans, Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans of such Credit Facility in the aggregate at such date.
Restoration Certification shall mean, with respect to any Recovery Prepayment Event, a certification made by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, to the Administrative Agent prior to the end of the Reinvestment Period certifying (a) that the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary intends to use the proceeds received in connection with such Recovery Prepayment Event to repair, restore or replace the property or assets in respect of which such Recovery Prepayment Event occurred, (b) the approximate costs of completion of such repair, restoration or replacement and (c) that such repair, restoration or replacement will be completed by the later of (1) fifteen months after the date on which Net Cash Proceeds were received with respect to such Recovery Prepayment Event and (2) 180 days after delivery of such Restoration Certification.
Restricted Foreign Subsidiary shall mean each Restricted Subsidiary that is also a Foreign Subsidiary.
Restricted Subsidiary shall mean any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Revolving Credit Commitment shall mean, (a) with respect to each Lender that is a Lender prior to the 2010 Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date, the Revolving Credit Commitments as defined in the Credit Agreement as in effect at any time prior to such date, (b) with respect to each Lender that is a Lender on and after the 2010 Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date but prior to the 2010 Revolving Credit Extension Effective Date, the amount set forth opposite each Lenders name on Schedule A to the Incremental and Extension Agreement as such Lenders Revolving Credit Commitment and (c) with respect to each Lender that is a Lender on and after the 2010 Revolving Credit Extension Effective Date, the sum of such Lenders 2011 Revolving Credit Commitments and 2013 Revolving Credit Commitments. The aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Commitments in effect prior to the 2010 Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date is $100,000,000. The aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments in effect on the 2010 Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date is $218,212,250.
Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage shall mean at any time, for each Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Lenders Revolving Credit Commitment by (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that at any time when the Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall have been terminated, each Lenders Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage shall be its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage as in effect immediately prior to such termination.
Revolving Credit Exposure shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of such Lender then outstanding and (b) such Lenders Letter of Credit Exposure at such time.
Revolving Credit Extension Request shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(a)(ii).
Revolving Credit Facility shall mean the collective reference to the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and 2013 Revolving Credit Facility.
Revolving Credit Lender shall mean any Lender with a Revolving Credit Commitment.
Revolving Credit Loan shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(c), and shall include 2011 Revolving Credit Loans and/or 2013 Revolving Credit Loans, as applicable.
Sale Leaseback shall mean any transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (a) sells, transfers or otherwise disposes of any property, real or personal, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and (b) as part of such transaction, thereafter rents or leases such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold, transferred or disposed of.
S&P shall mean Standard & Poors Ratings Services or any successor by merger or consolidation to its business.
SEC shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.
Second Restatement Effective Date shall mean June 18, 2007.
Section 9.1 Financials shall mean the financial statements delivered, or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 9.1(a) or (b) together with the accompanying officers certificate delivered, or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 9.1(e).
Section 2.15 Additional Agreement shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(c).
Secured Parties shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.
Security Agreement shall mean the Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among Borrower, the other grantors party thereto and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1 attached to the 2005 Credit Agreement, as the same has been or may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and of the other Credit Documents.
Security Documents shall mean, collectively, (a) the Security Agreement, (b) the Pledge Agreement, (c) the Third Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement, (d) the Mortgages, (e) any
intercreditor agreement executed and delivered pursuant to Section 10.2 and (f) each other security agreement or other instrument or document executed and delivered pursuant to Section 9.11, 9.12 or 9.14 or pursuant to any other such Security Documents or Permitted Other Debt Documents to secure or perfect the security interest in any or all of the First Lien Obligations.
Segregated Cash shall mean, as of any date of determination, all cash and qualified cash equivalents segregated on the balance sheet of the Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary as of such date under Rule 15c3-3 of the Exchange Act.
Senior Unsecured Subordinated Note Indenture shall mean the Indenture, dated as of December 28, 2005, among the Borrower, each of the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee, pursuant to which the Senior Unsecured Subordinated Notes are issued, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent permitted by Section 10.7(c).
Senior Unsecured Subordinated Note Maturity Date shall mean December 28, 2015.
Senior Unsecured Subordinated Notes shall mean the Borrowers 10.75% senior subordinated notes due 2015.
Sold Entity or Business shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term Consolidated EBITDA.
Solvent shall mean, with respect to any Person, at any date, that (a) the sum of such Persons debt (including contingent liabilities) does not exceed the present fair saleable value of such Persons present assets, (b) such Persons capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business as contemplated on such date, (c) such Person has not incurred and does not intend to incur, or believe that it will incur, debts including current obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise), and (d) such Person is solvent within the meaning given that term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5).
Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(a)(ii).
Specified Obligations shall mean Obligations consisting of (a) the principal of and interest on Loans and (b) reimbursement obligations in respect of Letters of Credit.
Specified Subsidiary shall mean, at any date of determination, (a) any Material Subsidiary or (b) any Unrestricted Subsidiary (i) whose total assets at the last day of the Test Period ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal period for which Section 9.1 Financials have been delivered were equal to or greater than 15% of the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date or (ii) whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 15% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP.
Sponsors shall mean, collectively, Hellman & Friedman LLC and Texas Pacific Group and/or their respective Affiliates.
Stated Amount of any Letter of Credit shall mean the maximum amount from time to time available to be drawn thereunder, determined without regard to whether any conditions to drawing could then be met.
Status shall mean, as to the Borrower as of any date, the existence of Level I Status or Level II Status, as the case may be, on such date. Changes in Status resulting from changes in Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day following the delivery of the Section 9.1 Financials.
Statutory Reserve Rate shall mean for any day as applied to any Eurodollar Loan, a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages that are in effect on that day (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves), expressed as a decimal, as prescribed by the Board and to which the Administrative Agent is subject, for Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as Eurocurrency Liabilities in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
Subsidiary of any Person shall mean and include (a) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries and (b) any partnership, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries has more than a 50% equity interest at the time. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to a Subsidiary shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower.
Successor Borrower shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.3(a).
Swingline Commitment shall mean $50,000,000.
Swingline Lender shall mean MSSF in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder, or such other financial institution who, after the Effective Date, shall agree to act in the capacity of lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.
Swingline Loan shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(e).
Swingline Maturity Date shall mean, with respect to any Swingline Loan, the date that is five Business Days prior to the 2013 Revolving Credit Maturity Date.
Term Loan shall mean a 2013 Term Loan, a 2015 Term Loan, a 2017 Term Loan, an Incremental Term Loan or any Extended Term Loans other than 2015 Term Loans, as applicable.
Term Loan Extension Request shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(a)(i). The 2015 Term Loan Extension Request shall be deemed a Term Loan Extension Request for all purposes hereunder.
Term Loan Facility shall mean any of the 2013 Term Loan Facility, 2015 Term Loan Facility, 2017 Term Loan Facility, any Incremental Term Loan Facility and any Extended Term Loan Facility other than the 2015 Term Loan Facility.
Test Period shall mean, for any determination under this Agreement, the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then last ended.
Third Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement shall mean that certain Third Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and among the Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which the Credit Parties acknowledged and confirmed the full force and effect of the Security Documents and the Guarantee with respect to this Agreement and the Obligations.
Total 2011 Revolving Credit Commitment shall mean, on any date, the sum of the 2011 Revolving Credit Commitments on such date of all 2011 Revolving Credit Lenders.
Total 2013 Revolving Credit Commitment shall mean, on any date, the sum of the 2013 Revolving Credit Commitments on such date of all 2013 Revolving Credit Lenders.
Total 2017 Term Loan Commitment shall mean the sum of the 2017 Term Loan Commitments of all the Lenders.
Total Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment shall mean the sum of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments of all the Lenders providing any tranche of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments.
Total Commitment shall mean the sum of the Total 2017 Term Loan Commitment, the Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment, the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and the Total Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment.
Total Credit Exposure shall mean, at any date, the sum of the Total Commitment at such date and the outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans at such date.
Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment shall mean the sum of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments of any tranche of Incremental Term Loans of all the Lenders providing such tranche of Incremental Term Loans.
Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall mean the sum of the Revolving Credit Commitments of all the Lenders.
Tranche D Term Lender shall mean each Lender that holds a Tranche D Term Loan immediately prior to the Effective Date.
Tranche D Term Loan shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a).
Transferee shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(e).
Type shall mean (a) as to any Term Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Loan, (b) as to any Revolving Credit Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Loan and (c) as to any Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Loans, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.
Unfunded Current Liability of any Plan shall mean the amount, if any, by which the present value of the accrued benefits under the Plan as of the close of its most recent plan year, determined in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87 as in effect on the Closing Date, based upon the actuarial assumptions that would be used by the Plans actuary in a termination of the Plan, exceeds the fair market value of the assets allocable thereto.
Unpaid Drawing shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.4(a).
Unrestricted Subsidiary shall mean (a) any Subsidiary of Holdings or the Borrower that is formed or acquired after the Closing Date and is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary by Holdings or the Borrower at such time (or promptly thereafter) in a written notice to the Administrative Agent, (b) any Restricted Subsidiary subsequently re-designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary by Holdings or the Borrower in a written notice to the Administrative Agent; provided, that (x) such designation or re-designation shall be deemed to be an investment (and thus must be made in accordance with Section 10.5) on the date of such designation or re-designation in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the sum of (i) Holdings or the Borrowers direct or indirect equity ownership percentage of the net worth of such designated or re-designated Subsidiary immediately prior to such designation or re-designation (such net worth to be calculated without regard to any guarantee provided by such designated or re-designated Subsidiary) and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness owed by such designated or re-designated Subsidiary to Holdings or the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary immediately prior to such designation or re-designation, all calculated, except as set forth in the parenthetical to clause (i), on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (y) no Default or Event of Default would result from such designation or re-designation, and (c) each Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that at the time of any written designation or re-designation by Holdings, or the Borrower to the Administrative Agent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary shall no longer constitute an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Unrestricted Subsidiary shall cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent no Default or Event of Default would result from such designation or re-designation.
UVEST Acquisition shall mean the acquisition by Borrower or a (Restricted Subsidiary thereof) of all of the outstanding Capital Stock of UVEST Financial Services Group Inc.
Voting Stock shall mean, with respect to any Person, shares of such Persons Capital Stock having the right to vote for the election of directors of such Person under ordinary circumstances.
Warehouse Line of Credit shall mean any warehouse lines of credit established consistent with past business practices and used by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to fund or support their mortgage lending business and any replacement lines established on substantially similar terms and conditions.
SECTION 2. Amount and Terms of Credit Facilities
2.2 Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing; Maximum Number of Borrowings.The aggregate principal amount of each Borrowing of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans shall be in a multiple of $1,000,000 and Swingline Loans shall be in a multiple of $100,000 and, in each case, shall not be less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount with respect thereto (except that Mandatory Borrowings shall be made in the amounts required by Section 2.1(f)). More than one Borrowing may be incurred on any date, provided that at no time shall there be outstanding more than 20 Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans under this Agreement.
Repayment Date |
|
2013 Term Loan |
|
2015 Term Loan |
|
June 30, 2010 |
|
$792,793.48 |
|
$1,250,000 |
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
$792,793.48 |
|
$1,250,000 |
|
December 31, 2010 |
|
$792,793.48 |
|
$1,250,000 |
|
March 31, 2011 |
|
$792,793.48 |
|
$1,250,000 |
|
June 30, 2011 |
|
$792,793.48 |
|
$1,250,000 |
|
September 30, 2011 |
|
$792,793.48 |
|
$1,250,000 |
|
December 31, 2011 |
|
$792,793.48 |
|
$1,250,000 |
|
March 31, 2012 |
|
$792,793.48 |
|
$1,250,000 |
|
June 30, 2012 |
|
$792,793.48 |
|
$1,250,000 |
|
September 30, 2012 |
|
$792,793.48 |
|
$1,250,000 |
|
December 31, 2012 |
|
$792,793.48 |
|
$1,250,000 |
|
March 31, 2013 |
|
$792,793.48 |
|
$1,250,000 |
|
2013 Term Loan Maturity Date |
|
Balance of outstanding 2013 Term Loans |
|
|
|
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
$1,250,000 |
|
September 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
$1,250,000 |
|
December 31, 2013 |
|
|
|
$1,250,000 |
|
March 31, 2014 |
|
|
|
$1,250,000 |
|
June 30, 2014 |
|
|
|
$1,250,000 |
|
September 30, 2014 |
|
|
|
$1,250,000 |
|
December 31, 2014 |
|
|
|
$1,250,000 |
|
March 31, 2015 |
|
|
|
$1,250,000 |
|
2015 Term Loan Maturity Date |
|
|
|
Balance of outstanding 2015 Term Loans |
|
2017
Term Loan |
|
2017 Term Loan |
|
June 30, 2010 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
December 31, 2010 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
March 31, 2011 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
June 30, 2011 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
September 30, 2011 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
December 31, 2011 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
March 31, 2012 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
June 30, 2012 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
September 30, 2012 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
December 31, 2012 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
March 31, 2013 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
June 30, 2013 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
September 30, 2013 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
December 31, 2013 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
March 31, 2014 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
June 30, 2014 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
September 30, 2014 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
December 31, 2014 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
March 31, 2015 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
June 30, 2015 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
September 30, 2015 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
December 31, 2015 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
March 31, 2016 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
June 30, 2016 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
September 30, 2016 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
December 31, 2016 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
March 31, 2017 |
|
$1,450,000 |
|
2017 Term Loan Maturity Date |
|
Balance of outstanding 2017 Term Loans |
|
2.7 Pro Rata Borrowings Each Borrowing of 2017 Term Loans under this Agreement shall be granted by the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their then-applicable 2017 Term Loan Commitments. Each Borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans under this Agreement shall be granted by the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their then-applicable Revolving Credit Commitments without regard to the Class of the Revolving Credit Commitments held by such Lender. Each Borrowing of Incremental Term Loans under this Agreement shall be granted by the Lenders of the relevant tranche thereof on a pro rata basis of their then applicable Incremental Term Loan Commitments. Each borrowing of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Loans under the Agreement shall be granted by the Lenders thereof on a pro rata basis of their then applicable Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments for the applicable tranche. It is understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in its obligation to make Loans hereunder and that each Lender shall be obligated to make the Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to fulfill its commitments hereunder.
2.9 Interest Periods. At the time the Borrower gives a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion or Continuation in respect of the making of, or conversion into or continuation as, a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans (in the case of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto) or prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the third Business Day prior to the expiration of an Interest Period applicable to a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, the Borrower shall have the right to elect, by giving the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing), the Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing, which Interest Period shall, at the option of the Borrower, be a one, two, three, six or (if available to all the Lenders making such Loans as determined by such Lenders in good faith based on prevailing market conditions) a nine or twelve month period; provided, that the initial Interest Period (including, without limitation, with respect to the 2017 Term Loans) may be for a period less than one month if agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above:
then, and in any such event, such Lender (or the Administrative Agent, in the case of clause (i) above) shall within a reasonable time thereafter give notice (if by telephone, confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such determination (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the other Lenders). Thereafter (x) in the case of clause (i) above, Eurodollar Loans shall no longer be available until such time as the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice by the Administrative Agent no longer exist (which notice the Administrative Agent agrees to give at such time when such circumstances no longer exist), and any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion given by the Borrower with respect to Eurodollar Loans that have not yet been incurred shall be deemed rescinded by the Borrower, (y) in the case of clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender, promptly after receipt of written demand therefor such additional amounts (in the form of an increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as such Lender in its reasonable discretion shall determine) as shall be required to compensate such Lender for such increased costs or reductions in amounts receivable hereunder (it being agreed that a written notice as to the additional amounts owed to such Lender, showing in reasonable detail the basis for the calculation thereof, submitted to the Borrower by such Lender shall, absent clearly demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) and (z) in the case of clause (iii) above, the Borrower shall take one of the actions specified in Section 2.10(b) as promptly as possible and, in any event, within the time period required by law.
2.11 Compensation If (a) any payment of principal of a Eurodollar Loan is made by the Borrower to or for the account of a Lender other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan as a result of a payment or conversion pursuant to Section 2.5, 2.6, 2.10, 5.1, 5.2 or 13.7, as a result of acceleration of the maturity of the Loans pursuant to Section 11 or for any other reason, (b) any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans is not made as a result of a withdrawn Notice of Borrowing, (c) any ABR Loan is not converted into a Eurodollar Loan as a result of a withdrawn Notice of Conversion or Continuation, (d) any Eurodollar Loan is not continued as a Eurodollar Loan as a result of a withdrawn Notice of Conversion or Continuation or (e) any prepayment of principal of a Eurodollar Loan is not made as a result of a withdrawn notice of prepayment pursuant to Section 5.1 or 5.2, the Borrower shall, after receipt of a written request by such Lender (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount), pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any additional losses, costs or expenses that such Lender may reasonably incur as a result of such payment, failure to convert, failure to continue, failure to prepay, reduction or failure to reduce, including any loss, cost or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) actually incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund or maintain such Eurodollar Loan.
2.12 Change of Lending Office Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.10(a)(ii), 2.10(a)(iii), 2.10(b), 3.5 or 5.4 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event; provided, that such designation is made on such terms that such Lender and its lending office suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, with the object of avoiding the consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of any such Section. Nothing in this Section 2.12 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the right of any Lender provided in Section 2.10, 3.5 or 5.4.
2.13 Notice of Certain Costs Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent any notice required by Section 2.10, 2.11, 3.5 or 5.4 is given by any Lender more than 180 days after such Lender has knowledge (or should have had knowledge) of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the additional cost, reduction in amounts, loss, tax or other additional amounts described in such Sections, such Lender shall not be entitled to compensation under Section 2.10, 2.11, 3.5 or 5.4, as the case may be, for any such amounts incurred or accruing prior to the giving of such notice to the Borrower.
(B) The Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase shall be treated the same as the Revolving Credit Commitments (including with respect to maturity date thereof) and shall be considered to be part of the Revolving Credit Facility.
(C) The Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments (i) shall rank pari passu in right of payment and of security with the Revolving Credit Loans, (ii) shall not mature earlier than the 2013 Revolving Credit Maturity Date and shall require no mandatory commitment reduction prior to the
2013 Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (iii) shall have all-in pricing (including, without limitation, margins, fees, premiums and funding discounts) determined by the Borrower and the lenders of such commitments; (iv) shall contain procedures that require Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Loans thereunder to be borrowed and repaid (other than in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments) on a pro rata basis with any borrowings and repayments of Revolving Credit Loans under the Revolving Credit Commitments (which procedures may be implemented through the applicable Incremental Agreement and may include technical changes related to the borrowing and repayment procedures of the Revolving Credit Facility), (v) shall have voluntary and mandatory reductions of commitment rights that are subject to the provisions of Sections 4.2 and 5.2(e)(ii), (vi) may include provisions relating to swingline loans and/or letters of credit, as applicable, issued thereunder, which issuances shall be on terms substantially similar (except for the overall size of such subfacilities, the fees payable in connection therewith and the identity of the swingline lender and letter of credit issuer, as applicable, which shall be determined by the Borrower, the lenders of such commitments and the applicable letter of credit issuers and swingline lenders and borrowing, repayment and termination of commitment procedures with respect thereto, in each case which shall be specified in the applicable Incremental Agreement) to the terms relating to Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (vii) shall otherwise have terms and conditions substantially similar to those of the Revolving Credit Facility unless the differences are (x) solely technical in nature or (y) made for the benefit of the Lenders of the Revolving Credit Commitments.
(ii) Upon each provision of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to clause (ii) of the proviso to Section 2.14(b), each Lender with a Revolving Credit Commitment immediately prior to the providing of such Additional/Replacement Revolving Loan Commitments will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each Lender providing a portion of such Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment in respect of such provision, and each such Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Revolving Credit Lenders participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans such that, after giving effect to such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding (x) participations hereunder in Letters of Credit and (y) participations hereunder in Swingline Loans held by each Lender with a Revolving Credit Commitment and each Lender with an Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment will equal the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments and aggregate Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments of all Lenders represented by such Lenders Revolving Credit Commitment and Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable. If, on the date of the providing of such Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to clause (ii) of the proviso to Section 2.14(b), there are any Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, such Revolving Credit Loans shall, on or prior to the effectiveness of such Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit
Commitments, be prepaid from the proceeds of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Loans made hereunder (reflecting such Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments), which prepayment shall be accompanied by accrued and unpaid interest on the Revolving Credit Loans being prepaid and any costs incurred by any Lender in accordance with Section 2.11. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.
2.15 Extensions of Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments and Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Loans and Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments.
(ii) The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments and/or any Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments (and, in each case, including any previously extended Revolving Credit Commitments and/or Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments) existing at the time of such request (each, an Existing Revolving Credit Commitment and any related revolving credit loans under any such facility, Existing Revolving Credit Loans) be exchanged to extend the termination date thereof and the scheduled maturity date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of Existing Revolving Credit Loans related to such Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (any such Existing Revolving Credit Commitments which have been so extended, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and any related revolving credit loans, Extended Revolving Credit Loans) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.15. Prior to entering into any Extension Agreement with respect to any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the
Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Class of Existing Revolving Credit Commitments) (a Revolving Credit Extension Request) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments to be established thereunder, which terms shall be identical to those applicable to the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments from which they are to be extended (the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class) except (x) all or any of the final maturity dates of such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be delayed to later dates than the final maturity dates of the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, (y) the all-in pricing (including, without limitation, margins, fees and premiums) with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be higher or lower than the all-in pricing (including, without limitation, margins, fees and premiums) for the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and (z) the revolving credit commitment fee rate with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be higher or lower than the revolving credit commitment fee rate for Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.15 or otherwise, (1) the borrowing and repayment (other than in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments) of the Extended Revolving Credit Loans under any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with any borrowings and repayments of the Existing Revolving Credit Loans (the mechanics for which may be implemented through the applicable Extension Agreement and may include technical changes related to the borrowing and repayment procedures of the Revolving Credit Facility), (2) assignments and participations of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and Extended Revolving Credit Loans shall be governed by the assignment and participation provisions set forth in Section 13.6 and (3)(I) in the case of Section 4.2, and clause (ii) of the proviso to Section 2.14(b), no permanent repayment of Extended Revolving Credit Loans (and corresponding permanent reduction in the related Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) shall be permitted unless all Existing Revolving Credit Loans and all Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, shall have been repaid in full and terminated, respectively and (II) in all other cases, no termination of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and no repayment of Extended Revolving Credit Loans accompanied by a corresponding permanent reduction in Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be permitted unless such termination or repayment (and corresponding reduction) is accompanied by at least a pro rata termination or permanent repayment (and corresponding pro rata permanent reduction), as applicable, of the Existing Revolving Credit Loans and Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class (or all Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class and related Existing Revolving Credit Loans shall have otherwise been terminated and repaid in full). Any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of any Extension Series shall constitute a separate Class of revolving credit commitments from Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and from any other Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (together with any other Extended Revolving Credit Commitments so established on such date); provided that in no event shall there be more than three Classes of revolving credit commitments outstanding at any one time.
SECTION 3. Letters of Credit
provided, however, that no Letter of Credit Participant shall be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer its Letter of Credit Commitment Percentage of any unreimbursed amount arising from any wrongful payment made by the Letter of Credit Issuer under a Letter of Credit as a result of acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Letter of Credit Issuer.
3.5 Increased Costs. If, after the Closing Date, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or actual compliance by the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Letter of Credit Participant with any request or directive made or adopted after the Closing Date (whether or not having the force of law), by any such authority, central bank or comparable agency shall either (a) impose, modify or make applicable any reserve, deposit, capital adequacy or similar requirement against letters of credit issued by the Letter of Credit Issuer, or any Letter of Credit Participants Letter of Credit Participation therein, or (b) impose on the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Letter of Credit Participant any other conditions affecting its obligations under this Agreement in respect of Letters of Credit or Letter of Credit Participations therein or any Letter of Credit or such Letter of Credit Participants Letter of Credit Participation therein, and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to the Letter of Credit Issuer or such Letter of Credit Participant of issuing, maintaining or participating in any Letter of Credit, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by the Letter of Credit Issuer or such Letter of Credit Participant hereunder (other than any such increase or reduction attributable to taxes) in respect of Letters of Credit or Letter of Credit Participations therein, then, promptly after receipt of written demand to the Borrower by the Letter of Credit Issuer or such Letter of Credit Participant, as the case may be (a copy of which notice shall be sent by the Letter of Credit Issuer or such Letter of Credit Participant to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to the Letter of Credit Issuer or such Letter of Credit Participant such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Letter of Credit Issuer or such Letter of Credit Participant for such increased cost or reduction, it being understood and agreed, however, that the Letter of Credit Issuer or a Letter of Credit Participant shall not be entitled to such compensation as a result of such Persons compliance with, or pursuant to any request or directive to comply with, any such law, rule or regulation as in effect on the Closing Date. A certificate submitted to the Borrower by the Letter of Credit Issuer or a Letter of Credit Participant, as the case may be (a copy of which certificate shall be sent by the Letter of Credit Issuer or such Letter of Credit Participant to the Administrative Agent) setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for the determination of such additional amount or
amounts necessary to compensate the Letter of Credit Issuer or such Letter of Credit Participant as aforesaid shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower absent clearly demonstrable error.
SECTION 4. Fees; Commitment Reductions and Terminations
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0.50 |
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Level II |
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0.375 |
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(ii) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each 2013 Revolving Credit Lender, (A) for the period from the Closing Date to and excluding the 2010 Revolving Credit Extension Effective Date, a commitment fee which shall accrue at percentage per annum set forth below of the daily average unused portion of the 2013 Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender (which, for purposes of this Section 4.1 only, shall not include the incurrence of Swingline Loans) based upon the Status in effect on such date, and which shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December.
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0.50 |
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Level II |
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0.375 |
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and (B) for the period from and including the 2010 Revolving Credit Extension Effective Date to but excluding the 2013 Final Date, a commitment fee which shall accrue at 0.75% per annum of the daily average unused portion of the 2013 Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender (which, for purposes of this Section 4.1 only, shall not include the incurrence of Swingline Loans), and which shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December and on the 2013 Final Date.
(ii) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each 2013 Revolving Credit Lender, pro rata according to the Letter of Credit Exposure of such Lender, a fee in respect of each Letter of Credit (the 2013 Letter of Credit Fee) for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to but excluding the termination or expiration date of such Letter of Credit, computed at the per annum rate for each day equal to the product of (x) the Applicable Eurodollar Margin then in effect for 2013 Revolving Credit Loans the and (y) the product of (A) the average daily Stated Amount under such Letter of Credit and (B) the quotient obtained by dividing (I) the aggregate amount of 2013 Revolving Credit Commitments by (II) the sum of the 2011 Revolving Credit Commitments and the 2013 Revolving Credit Commitments. The 2013 Letter of Credit Fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December and on the 2013 Final Date.
4.2 Voluntary Reduction of Commitments. Upon at least one Business Days prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agents Office (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders), the Borrower shall have the right, without premium or penalty, on any day, permanently to terminate or reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments and/or any tranche of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments, as determined by the Borrower, in whole or in part; provided that (a) with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments, any such reduction shall apply proportionately and permanently to reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments of each of the Revolving Credit Lenders, except that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the establishment on any date of any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.15, the Revolving Credit Commitments of any one or more Lenders providing any such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments on such date shall be reduced in an amount equal to the amount of Revolving Credit Commitments so extended on such date (provided that (x) after giving effect to any such reduction and to the repayment of any Revolving Credit Loans made on such date, the Revolving Credit Exposure of any such Lender does not exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment thereof (such Revolving Credit Exposure and Revolving Credit Commitment being determined in each case, for the avoidance of doubt, exclusive of such Lenders Extended Revolving Credit Commitment and any exposure in respect thereof) and (y) for the avoidance of doubt, any such repayment of Revolving Credit Loans contemplated by the preceding clause shall be
made in compliance with the requirements of Section 5.3(a) with respect to the ratable allocation of payments hereunder, with such allocation being determined after giving effect to any exchange pursuant to Section 2.15 of Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Loans into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and Extended Revolving Credit Loans, respectively, and prior to any reduction being made to the Revolving Credit Commitment of any other Lender), (b) with respect to any tranche of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments, any such reduction shall apply proportionately and permanently to reduce the Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments of each of the Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Lenders of such tranche, except that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the establishment on any date of any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.15, the Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments of any one or more Lenders providing any such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments on such date shall be reduced in an amount equal to the amount of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments so extended on such date (provided that (x) after giving effect to any such reduction and to the repayment of any Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Loans made on such date, the revolving credit exposure of any such Lender does not exceed the Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment thereof (such revolving credit exposure and Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment being determined in each case, for the avoidance of doubt, exclusive of such Lenders Extended Revolving Credit Commitment and any exposure in respect thereof) and (y) for the avoidance of doubt, any such repayment of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Loans contemplated by the preceding clause shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 5.3(a) with respect to the ratable allocation of payments hereunder, with such allocation being determined after giving effect to any exchange pursuant to Section 2.15 of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments and Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Loans into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and Extended Revolving Credit Loans, respectively, and prior to any reduction being made to the Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment of any other Lender), (c) any partial reduction pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall be in the amount of at least $1,000,000, (d) after giving effect to such termination or reduction and to any prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans or cancellation or cash collateralization of Letters of Credit made on the date thereof in accordance with this Agreement, the aggregate amount of the Lenders Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and (e) after giving effect to such termination or reduction and to any prepayments of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Loans of any tranche or cancellation or cash collateralization of letters of credit made on the date thereof in accordance with this Agreement, the aggregate amount of the Lenders revolving credit exposures shall not exceed the Total Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment for such tranche.
SECTION 5. Payments
(ii) With respect to each such prepayment, (A) the Borrower will, not later than the date specified in Section 5.2(a) for offering to make such prepayment, give the Administrative Agent telephonic notice (promptly confirmed in writing) requesting that the Administrative Agent provide notice of such prepayment to each Lender of Term Loans, (B) the Administrative Agent shall promptly provide notice of such prepayment to each Lender of Term Loans, (C) each Lender of Term Loans will have the right to refuse any such prepayment by giving written notice of such refusal to the Borrower within fifteen Business Days after such Lenders receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent of such prepayment (and the Borrower shall not prepay any such Term Loans until the date that is specified in the immediately following clause), (D) the Borrower will make all such prepayments not so refused upon the earlier of (x) such fifteenth Business Day and (y) such time as the Borrower has received notice from each Lender that it consents to or refuses such prepayment and (E) any prepayment so refused may be retained by the Borrower; provided, that any prepayment so refused that relates to Net Cash Proceeds from a Debt Incurrence Prepayment Event in respect of the issuance of Permitted Additional Notes shall be re-allocated to the then outstanding Term Loans and shall be applied as set forth above in this paragraph (c).
(ii) With respect to each mandatory reduction and termination of Revolving Credit Commitments, Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments (and any previously extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) required by clause (ii) of the proviso to Section 2.14(b), the Borrower may designate (A) the Classes of Commitments to be reduced and terminated, which prior to the 2013 Revolving Credit Maturity Date, may not include any tranche of Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments and (B) the corresponding Classes of Loans to be prepaid; provided that (x) any such reduction and termination shall apply proportionately and permanently to reduce the Commitments of each of the Lenders within any such Class, (y) no such reduction and termination of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and prepayment of Extended Revolving Credit Loans accompanying a corresponding permanent reduction in such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) shall be permitted unless all Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class (and Existing Revolving Credit Loans related to such Commitments) shall have been terminated and repaid in full and (z) after giving effect to such termination or reduction and to any prepayments of Loans or cancellation or cash collateralization of letters of credit made on the date of each such reduction and termination in accordance with this Agreement, the aggregate amount of such Lenders credit exposures shall not exceed the remaining Commitments of such Lenders in respect of the Class reduced and terminated. For the avoidance of doubt, prior to the 2011 Final Date, subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.2(e)(ii), reductions and terminations of Revolving Credit Commitments may be allocated with regard to the Class of the Revolving Credit Commitments held by such Lender.
unless in any such case any change in treaty, law or regulation has occurred prior to the date on which any such delivery would otherwise be required that renders any such form inapplicable or would prevent such Lender from duly completing and delivering any such form with respect to it and such Lender so advises the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. Each Person that shall become a Participant pursuant to Section 13.6 or a Lender pursuant to Section 13.6 shall, upon the effectiveness of the related transfer, be required to provide all the forms and statements required pursuant to this Section 5.4(b), provided that in the case of a Participant such Participant shall furnish all such required forms and statements to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and after giving effect to all adjustments contemplated thereby, if any Lender shall have received from the Borrower an amount in excess of the maximum permitted by any applicable law, rule or regulation, then the Borrower shall be entitled, by notice in writing to the Administrative Agent, to obtain reimbursement from such Lender in an amount equal to such excess, and pending such reimbursement, such amount shall be deemed to be an amount payable by such Lender to the Borrower.
SECTION 6. Conditions Precedent to Effective Date
The effectiveness of this Agreement, the extension of the 2015 Term Loans and the occurrence of the borrowing of 2017 Term Loans under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(b) the Third Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each of Holdings, the Borrower and each other Guarantor as of the Effective Date.
6.4 No Defaults; Representations and Warranties After giving effect to each Credit Event occurring on the Effective Date, and the other transactions contemplated hereby to occur on or prior to the Effective Date, (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (b) all representations and warranties made on the Effective Date by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct as of the Effective Date (except where such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct as of such earlier date).
6.6 Effective Date Certificates The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of each Person that is a Credit Party as of the Effective Date, dated the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit H, with appropriate insertions, executed by the President or any Vice President and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of such Credit Party, and attaching the documents referred to in Sections 6.7 and 6.8 (if applicable).
6.7 Corporate Proceedings The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the resolutions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of the Board of Directors or other governing body, as applicable, of each Person that is a Credit Party as of the Effective Date (or a duly authorized committee thereof) authorizing (a) the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents (and any agreements relating thereto) to which it is a party and (b) in the case of the Borrower, the extensions of credit contemplated hereunder.
6.8 Corporate Documents The Administrative Agent shall have received true and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation and by laws (or equivalent organizational documents) of each Person that is a Credit Party as of the Effective Date; provided that, in lieu of delivery of each of the documents set forth in this Section 6.8, each applicable Credit Party may deliver a certificate executed by the President or any Vice President of such Credit Party certifying that there have been no material amendments to those documents previously delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 7 of the Incremental and Extension Agreement.
6.9 Fees and Expenses The fees in the amounts previously agreed in writing by the Agents to be received on the Effective Date and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including
the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel) for which invoices have been presented on or prior to the Effective Date shall have been paid.
6.10 Solvency Certificate The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the chief financial officer of the Borrower in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, with appropriate attachments and demonstrating that after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are Solvent.
SECTION 7. Additional Conditions Precedent
7.1 No Default; Representations and Warranties The agreement of each Lender to make any Loan requested to be made by it on any date after the date of the initial Credit Event (excluding Mandatory Borrowings) and the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuer to issue Letters of Credit on any date after the date of the Effective Date is subject to the satisfaction of the condition precedent that at the time of each such Credit Event and also after giving effect thereto (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (b) all representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of such Credit Event (except where such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date). The acceptance of the benefits of each Credit Event shall constitute a representation and warranty by each Credit Party to each of the Lenders that the conditions contained in this Section 7.1 have been met as of such date.
SECTION 8. Representations, Warranties and Agreements
In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement, make the Loans and issue or participate in Letters of Credit as provided for herein, each of Holdings and the Borrower make the following representations and warranties to, and agreements with, the Lenders, all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit:
8.1 Corporate Status Holdings, the Borrower and each Material Subsidiary (a) is a duly organized and validly existing corporation or other entity in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the corporate or other organizational power and authority to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged and (b) has duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions where it is required to be so qualified, except where the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
8.2 Corporate Power and Authority Each Credit Party has the corporate or other organizational power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of the Credit Documents to which it is a party and has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents to which it is a party. Each Credit Party has duly executed and delivered each Credit Document to which it is a party and each such Credit Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally and general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law).
8.3 No Violation None of (a) the execution, delivery and performance by any Credit Party of the Credit Documents to which it is a party and compliance with the terms and provisions thereof, or (b) the consummation of the other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby on the relevant dates therefor will (i) contravene any applicable provision of any material law, statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, (ii) result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of the property or assets of any of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Liens created under the Credit Documents) pursuant to, the terms of any material indenture (including the Senior Unsecured Subordinated Note Indenture), loan agreement, lease agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, agreement or other material instrument to which Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which they or any of their property or assets is bound or (iii) violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation, By-Laws or other constitutional documents of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries.
8.4 Litigation There are no actions, suits or proceedings (including Environmental Claims) pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings, threatened with respect to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
8.5 Margin Regulations Neither the making of any Loan hereunder nor the use of the proceeds thereof will violate the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board.
8.6 Governmental Approvals Except as set forth in Schedule 8.6, no order, consent, approval, license, authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any Governmental Authority is required to authorize or is required in connection with (a) the execution, delivery and performance of any Credit Document or (b) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Credit Document, except, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), the failure to obtain or make any of the foregoing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
8.7 Investment Company Act The Borrower is not an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
8.9 Financial Condition; Financial Statements The Historical Financial Statements, in each case present or will, when provided, present fairly in all material respects the financial position and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at the respective dates of such information and for the respective periods covered thereby subject, in the case of the unaudited financial information, to changes resulting from audit, normal year end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes. The Historical Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied except to the extent provided in the notes thereto. There has been no Material Adverse Change since December 31, 2004, other than solely as a result of changes in general economic conditions.
8.10 Tax Returns and Payments, etc Holdings and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns, domestic and foreign, required to be filed by them and have paid all material taxes and assessments payable by them that have become due, other than those not yet delinquent or contested in good faith. Holdings and its Subsidiaries have paid, or have provided adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower) in accordance with GAAP for the payment of, all material Federal, state and foreign income taxes applicable for all prior fiscal years and for the current fiscal year to the Effective Date.
8.12 Subsidiaries On the Effective Date, Holdings does not have any Subsidiaries other than the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 8.12. Schedule 8.12 describes the direct and indirect ownership interest of Holdings in each Subsidiary as of the Effective Date. To the knowledge of Holdings, after due inquiry, each Material Subsidiary and Specified Subsidiary as of the Effective Date has been so designated on Schedule 8.12.
8.13 Patents, etc. The Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries have obtained all patents, trademarks, servicemarks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other rights, free from burdensome restrictions, that are necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, except where the failure to obtain any such rights could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
8.15 Properties, Assets and Rights Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to or valid leasehold interest in all properties that are necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens permitted by Section 10.2) and except where the failure to have such good title could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Effective Date, Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries possess or have the right to use, under contract or otherwise, all assets and rights that are material to the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted.
8.16 [Reserved]
8.17 Solvency On the Effective Date after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, the Credit Parties, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.
8.18 Capital Stock The Capital Stock of each of Holdings and its Domestic Subsidiaries has been duly authorized and validly issued and, with respect to Holdings, the Borrower and each Domestic Subsidiary that is a corporation, is fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.18, as of the Effective Date, there is no existing option, warrant, call, right, commitment or other agreement to which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is a party requiring, and there is no membership interest or other Capital Stock of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries outstanding which upon conversion or exchange would require, the issuance by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of any additional membership interests or other Capital Stock of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or other Securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase, a membership interest or other Capital Stock of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.
8.20 Employee Matters Except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against any of Holdings, the Borrower or its Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, threatened; (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of each of Holdings, the Borrower or its Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other Applicable Laws dealing with such matters; and (c) all payments due from any of Holdings, the Borrower or its Subsidiaries on account of employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the relevant party.
8.21 Senior Indebtedness The Obligations constitute Senior Indebtedness under and as defined in the Senior Unsecured Subordinated Indenture. The obligations of each Guarantor under the Guarantee constitute Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor under and as defined in the Senior Unsecured Subordinated Indenture.
SECTION 9. Affirmative Covenants
Each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date and thereafter, until the Commitments and all Letters of Credit have terminated (unless such Letters of Credit have been collateralized on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Letter of Credit Issuer following the termination of the Commitments) and the Loans and Unpaid Drawings, together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations (excluding contingent indemnification obligations or Obligations with respect to Hedging Agreements) incurred hereunder, are paid in full:
9.1 Information Covenants The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent for further delivery to each Lender:
All such notices shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the claim, investigation, condition, occurrence or removal, remedial action and the response thereto. The term Real Estate shall mean land, buildings and improvements owned or leased by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, but excluding all operating fixtures and equipment, whether or not incorporated into improvements.
9.2 Books, Records and Inspections Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each of their Subsidiaries to, conduct meetings with the Borrower (which meetings, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, shall only occur once per calendar year and may be conducted via teleconference), permit (to the extent that it is within such partys control to permit such inspection) officers and designated representatives of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (coordinated through the Administrative Agent) to visit and inspect any of the properties or assets of Holdings, the Borrower and any such Subsidiary in whomsoevers possession, and to examine the books of account of Holdings, the Borrower and any such Subsidiary (other than materials protected by attorney-client privilege) and discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of Holdings, the Borrower and any such Subsidiary with, and be advised as to the same by, its and their officers and independent accountants (so long as the Borrower is afforded an opportunity to be present at such discussion with such independent accountants), all at such reasonable times and intervals and to such reasonable extent as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request.
9.3 Maintenance of Insurance Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each of the Material Subsidiaries to, at all times maintain in full force and effect, with insurance companies that the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower) are financially sound and responsible at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed, insurance in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (and with such risk retentions) as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or similar business as that of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and will furnish to the Administrative Agent for further delivery to the Lenders, upon written request from the Administrative Agent, information presented in reasonable detail as to the insurance so carried.
9.4 Payment of Taxes Holdings and the Borrower will pay and discharge, and will cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which material penalties attach thereto, and all lawful material claims that, if unpaid, could reasonably be expected to become a material Lien upon any properties of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, that neither Holdings, the Borrower nor any of their Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim that is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings if it has maintained adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower) with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP.
9.5 Consolidated Corporate Franchises Holdings and the Borrower will do, and will cause each Material Subsidiary to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to preserve and
keep in full force and effect its existence, corporate rights and authority, except to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may consummate any transaction permitted under Section 10.3, 10.4 or 10.5.
9.6 Compliance with Statutes. Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each of their Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders (including Environmental Laws and permits required thereunder), except to the extent the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
9.7 ERISA Promptly after Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know of the occurrence of any of the following events that, individually or in the aggregate (including in the aggregate such events previously disclosed or exempt from disclosure hereunder, to the extent the liability therefor remains outstanding), would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower will deliver to each of the Lenders a certificate of an Authorized Officer or any other senior officer of the Borrower setting forth details as to such occurrence and the action, if any, that the Borrower, such Subsidiary or such ERISA Affiliate is required or proposes to take, together with any notices (required, proposed or otherwise) given to or filed with or by the Borrower, such Subsidiary, such ERISA Affiliate, the PBGC, a Plan participant (other than notices relating to an individual participants benefits) or the Plan administrator with respect thereto: that a Reportable Event has occurred; that an accumulated funding deficiency has been incurred or an application is to be made to the Secretary of the Treasury for a waiver or modification of the minimum funding standard (including any required installment payments) or an extension of any amortization period under Section 412 of the Code with respect to a Plan; that a Plan having an Unfunded Current Liability has been or is to be terminated, reorganized, partitioned or declared insolvent under Title IV of ERISA (including the giving of written notice thereof); that a Plan has an Unfunded Current Liability that has or will result in a lien under ERISA or the Code; that proceedings will be or have been instituted to terminate a Plan having an Unfunded Current Liability (including the giving of written notice thereof); that a proceeding has been instituted against the Borrower, a Subsidiary thereof or an ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Section 515 of ERISA to collect a delinquent contribution to a Plan; that the PBGC has notified the Borrower, any Subsidiary thereof or any ERISA Affiliate of its intention to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; that the Borrower, any Subsidiary thereof or any ERISA Affiliate has failed to make a required installment or other payment pursuant to Section 412 of the Code with respect to a Plan; or that the Borrower, any Subsidiary thereof or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or will incur (or has been notified in writing that it will incur) any liability (including any contingent or secondary liability) to or on account of a Plan pursuant to Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA or Section 4971 or 4975 of the Code.
9.8 Good Repair Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, ensure that its properties and equipment used or useful in its business in whomsoevers possession they may be to the extent that it is within the control of such party to cause same, are kept in good repair, working order and condition, normal wear and tear excepted, and that from time to time there are made in such properties and equipment all needful and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, extensions, additions, betterments and improvements thereto, to the extent and in the manner customary for companies in the same or similar business as that of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and consistent with third party leases, except in each case to the extent the failure to do so could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
9.9 Transactions with Affiliates Holdings and the Borrower will conduct, and cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to conduct, all transactions with any of its Affiliates (other than the transactions between and among Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or any
Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction) on terms that are substantially as favorable to Holdings, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as it would obtain in a comparable arms-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate; provided, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to (a) the payment of fees and expenses related to the UVEST Acquisition, the Pacific Life Acquisition and, in each case, the transactions contemplated thereby, (b) the issuance of Capital Stock to the management of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the UVEST Acquisition, the Transactions (as defined in the 2005 Credit Agreement), the Pacific Life Acquisition and, in each case, the transactions contemplated thereby, (c) the payment of customary management, consulting and monitoring fees to the Sponsors in an aggregate amount in any fiscal year not to exceed $5,000,000 plus all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and customary indemnities related to any such activities, (d) employment and severance arrangements between Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees in the ordinary course of business, (e) payments by Holdings (and any direct or indirect parent thereof), the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any tax sharing agreements among Holdings (and any such parent thereof), the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on customary terms, (f) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers and employees of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (g) transactions (i) with customers who are Affiliates in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice as of the Closing Date and (ii) pursuant to permitted agreements in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 9.9 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect, (h) transactions permitted under Section 10.6, (i) in connection with the termination of management agreements with the Sponsors, the payment of up to $20,000,000 in termination fees thereunder to the Sponsors pursuant to the terms of such management agreement, (j) customary contractual arrangements with financial advisors to the extent any such financial advisor would be deemed to be an Affiliate,; (k) customary payments made by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Sponsors for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities (including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures), which payments are approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the board of directors of Holdings or the Borrower, in good faith and (l) to the extent expressly permitted under Section 10, payments or loans (or cancellation of loans) to employees of the Borrower, Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary.
9.10 End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters The Borrower will, for financial reporting purposes, cause (a) each of its, and each of its Subsidiaries, fiscal years to end on December 31 of each year and (b) each of its, and each of its Subsidiaries, fiscal quarters to end on dates consistent with such fiscal year-end and the Borrowers past practice; provided, however, that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change the financial reporting convention specified above to any other financial reporting convention reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary in order to reflect such change in financial reporting.
9.11 Additional Guarantors and Grantors Subject to any applicable limitations set forth in the Guarantee or the Security Agreement, as applicable, the Borrower will cause (i) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary, any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary or any Excluded Subsidiary) formed or otherwise purchased or acquired after the Effective Date (including pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition), and (ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary, any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary or any Excluded Subsidiary) that is not a Domestic Subsidiary on the Closing Date but subsequently becomes a Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary, any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary or any Excluded Subsidiary), in each case to
execute a supplement to each of the Guarantee and the Security Agreement, substantially in the form of Annex B or Annex 1, as applicable, to the respective agreement in order to become a Guarantor under the Guarantee and a grantor under the Security Agreement.
9.12 Pledges of Additional Stock and Evidence of Indebtedness Subject to any applicable limitations set forth in the Pledge Agreement, Holdings and the Borrower will pledge, and, if applicable, will cause each Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary, any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary or any Excluded Subsidiary) to pledge, to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (i) all the Capital Stock of each Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary, any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, PTC Holdings, Inc. or The Private Trust Company, N.A. or any other Subsidiary, the pledge of which would be prohibited by any Applicable Laws or Contractual Obligation) and 65% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of each Foreign Subsidiary directly held by any Credit Party, in each case, formed or otherwise purchased or acquired after the Effective Date, in each case pursuant to a supplement to the Pledge Agreement substantially in the form of Annex A thereto, (ii) all evidences of Indebtedness in excess of $5,000,000 received by any Credit Party in connection with any disposition of assets pursuant to Section 10.4(d), in each case pursuant to a supplement to the Pledge Agreement substantially in the form of Annex A thereto, and (iii) any global promissory notes executed after the Closing Date evidencing Indebtedness of Holdings and the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries that is owing to any Credit Party, in each case pursuant to a supplement to the Pledge Agreement in the form of Annex A thereto.
9.13 Changes in Business The Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will not fundamentally and substantively alter the character of their business, taken as a whole, from the business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, on the Closing Date and other business activities incidental or related to any of the foregoing.
9.15 Use of Proceeds The proceeds of the 2017 Term Loans shall be used only to effect the Redemption, to pay any redemption premiums in connection therewith, and to pay fees and expenses in connection therewith and herewith.
SECTION 10. Negative Covenants
Each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date and thereafter, until the Commitments and all Letters of Credit have terminated (unless such Letters of Credit have been collateralized on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Letter of Credit Issuer following the termination of the Commitments) and the Loans and Unpaid Drawings, together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations (excluding contingent indemnification obligations or Obligations with respect to Hedging Agreements) incurred hereunder, are paid in full:
10.1 Limitation on Indebtedness Holdings and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
10.2 Limitation on Liens Holdings and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any property or assets of any kind (real or personal, tangible or intangible) of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:
10.3 Limitation on Fundamental Changes Except as expressly permitted by Section 10.4 or 10.5, Holdings and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or convey, sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all its business units, assets or other properties, except that:
10.4 Limitation on Sale of Assets Holdings and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, (i) convey, sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its property, business or assets (including receivables and leasehold interests), whether now owned or hereafter acquired (other than any such sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition resulting from a Recovery Event), or (ii) sell to any Person (other than the Borrower or a Guarantor) any shares owned by it of any Restricted Subsidiarys Capital Stock, except that:
10.5 Limitation on Investments Holdings and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any advance, loan, extensions of credit or capital contribution to, or purchase any stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities of or any assets of, or make any other investment in, any Person (all of the foregoing, Investments), except:
(bb) Investments in connection with the UVEST Acquisition; and
(cc) Investments in connection with the Pacific Life Acquisition.
10.6 Limitation on Dividends Neither Holdings nor the Borrower will declare or pay any dividends (other than (a) in respect of Holdings, dividends payable solely in respect of its Capital Stock and (b) in respect of the Borrower, dividends payable solely in respect of its Capital Stock) or return any capital to its stockholders or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its stockholders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, for consideration, any shares of any class of its Capital Stock or the Capital Stock of any direct or indirect parent now or hereafter outstanding (or any options or warrants or stock appreciation rights issued with respect to any of its Capital Stock), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, or permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration (other than in connection with an investment permitted by Section 10.5) any shares of any class of the Capital Stock of Holdings or the Capital Stock of the Borrower, now or hereafter outstanding (or any options or warrants or stock appreciation rights issued with respect to any of its Capital Stock) (all of the foregoing Dividends):
10.8 Limitations on Sale Leasebacks The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into or effect any Sale Leasebacks, other than Permitted Sale Leasebacks.
10.9 Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio The Borrower will not permit the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio for any Test Period ending during any period set forth below to be greater than the ratio set forth below opposite such period:
Period |
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Ratio |
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April 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010 |
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4.10 to 1.00 |
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July 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010 |
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3.90 to 1.00 |
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October 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010 |
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3.70 to 1.00 |
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January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011 |
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3.50 to 1.00 |
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April 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011 |
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3.25 to 1.00 |
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Thereafter |
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3.00 to 1.00 |
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10.10 Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense Ratio The Borrower will not permit the Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense Ratio for any Test Period ending during any period set forth below to be less than the ratio set forth below opposite such period:
Period |
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Ratio |
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April 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010 |
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2.35 to 1.00 |
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July 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010 |
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2.50 to 1.00 |
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October 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010 |
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2.60 to 1.00 |
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January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011 |
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2.75 to 1.00 |
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April 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011 |
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2.95 to 1.00 |
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Thereafter |
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3.00 to 1.00 |
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10.11 [Reserved]
10.12 Burdensome Agreements Holdings and the Borrower, will not, nor shall they permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into or permit to exist any agreement (other than this Agreement or any other Credit Document) that limits the ability of (a) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor to pay Dividends to Holdings, the Borrower or any Guarantor or (b) the Borrower or any Credit Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Secured Parties with respect to the Obligations or under the Credit Documents; provided, that the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) shall not apply to agreements which (i) (x) exist on the Closing Date and (to the extent not otherwise permitted by this Section 10.12) are listed on Schedule 10.12 hereto and (y) to the extent any such agreements permitted by clause (x) are set forth in an agreement evidencing Indebtedness, any agreement evidencing any permitted renewal, extension or refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such renewal, extension or refinancing does not expand the scope of such agreement, (ii) are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, (iii) represents Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Credit Party and which is permitted by Section 10.1, (iv) arise pursuant to agreements entered into with respect to any sale, transfer, lease or other disposition permitted by Section 10.4, (v) are customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section 10.5 and applicable solely to such joint venture entered into in the ordinary course of business, (vi) are negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Section 10.1, but solely to the extent any negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness, (vii) are customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses or Capital Stock or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the Capital Stock or assets subject thereto, (viii) comprise restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 10.1 to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (ix) are customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (x) are customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, (xi) are restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, and (xii) are imposed by law.
10.13 Permitted Activities of Holdings Holdings shall not conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any business or operations other than (i) the ownership of the Capital Stock of the Borrower, (ii) the maintenance of its legal existence, including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance, (iii) participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group of Holdings and Borrower, (iv) the performance of the Credit Documents, (v) any public offering of its common stock or any other issuance of its Capital Stock not prohibited by Article 10, including the costs, fees and expenses related thereto, (vi) any transaction that Holdings is permitted to enter into or consummate under this Article 10, including making any Dividend permitted by Section 10.6 or holding any cash received in connection with Dividends made by the Borrower in accordance with Section 10.6 pending application thereof by Holdings in the manner contemplated by Section 10.6, (vii) incurring fees, costs and expenses relating to overhead and general operating including, without limitation, professional fees for legal, tax and accounting issues, (viii) providing indemnification to officers and directors and as otherwise permitted in Section 9 and 10 and (ix) activities incidental to the businesses or activities described in clauses (i) to (viii) of this Section 10.13. Holdings will not own or acquire any assets (other than shares of Capital Stock of the Borrower,
cash and Permitted Investments) or incur any liabilities (other than liabilities under the Credit Documents, liabilities under its guarantee of the Senior Unsecured Subordinated Notes (or Refinanced Senior Unsecured Subordinated Notes or Permitted Additional Notes) and liabilities imposed by law, including tax liabilities, and other liabilities incidental to its existence and business and activities permitted by this Agreement).
SECTION 11. Events of Default
Upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each an Event of Default):
11.1 Payments The Borrower shall (a) default in the payment when due of any principal of the Loans or (b) default, and such default shall continue for five or more days, in the payment when due of any interest on the Loans or any Fees or any Unpaid Drawings or of any other amounts owing hereunder or under any other Credit Document; or
11.2 Representations, etc. Any representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by any Credit Party herein or in any other Credit Document or any certificate, statement, report or other document delivered or required to be delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to be untrue in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made; or
11.3 Covenants Any Credit Party shall (a) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 9.1(e) or Section 10 or (b) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement (other than those referred to in Section 11.1 or 11.2 or clause (a) of this Section 11.3) contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of at least 30 days after receipt of written notice by the Borrower from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or
11.4 Default Under Other Agreements The Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall (i) default in any payment with respect to any Indebtedness (other than pursuant to Section 11.1) in excess of $20,000,000 in the aggregate for the Borrower and such Subsidiaries, beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist (other than, with respect to Indebtedness consisting of any Hedging Agreements, termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Hedging Agreements), the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, any such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or (b) without limiting the provisions of clause (a) above, any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or as a mandatory prepayment (and, with respect to Indebtedness consisting of any Hedging Agreements, other than due to a termination event or equivalent event pursuant to the terms of such Hedging Agreements), prior to the stated maturity thereof; or
11.5 Bankruptcy, etc. The Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary shall commence a voluntary case, proceeding or action concerning itself under Title 11 of the United States Code entitled Bankruptcy,; or an involuntary case, proceeding or action is commenced against the Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary and the petition is not controverted within 10 days after commencement of the case, proceeding or action; or an involuntary case, proceeding or action is commenced against the Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary and the petition is not dismissed within 60 days after commencement of the case, proceeding or action; or a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy
Code) receiver, receiver manager, trustee or similar person is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or substantially all of the property of the Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary; or the Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary commences any other proceeding or action under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary; or there is commenced against the Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary any such proceeding or action that remains undismissed for a period of 60 days; or the Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding or action is entered; or the Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary suffers any appointment of any custodian receiver, receiver manager, trustee or the like for it or any substantial part of its property to continue undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or the Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any corporate action is taken by the Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or
11.6 ERISA Any Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding standard required for any plan year or part thereof or a waiver of such standard or extension of any amortization period is sought or granted under Section 412 of the Code; any Plan is or shall have been terminated or is the subject of termination proceedings under ERISA (including the giving of written notice thereof); an event shall have occurred or a condition shall exist in either case entitling the PBGC to terminate any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan (including the giving of written notice thereof); any Plan shall have an accumulated funding deficiency (whether or not waived); any of the Borrower, any Subsidiary thereof or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or is likely to incur a liability to or on account of a Plan under Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA or Section 4971 or 4975 of the Code (including the giving of written notice thereof); (b) there could result from any event or events set forth in clause (a) of this Section 11.6 the imposition of a lien, the granting of a security interest, or a liability, or the reasonable likelihood of incurring a lien, security interest or liability; and (c) such lien, security interest or liability will or would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
11.7 Guarantee The Guarantee or any material provision thereof shall cease to be in full force or effect or any Guarantor thereunder or any Credit Party shall deny or disaffirm in writing any Guarantors obligations under the Guarantee; or
11.8 Security Documents Any Security Document or any material provision thereof shall cease to be in full force or effect (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof or as a result of acts or omissions of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender) or any grantor, pledgor or mortgagor thereunder or any Credit Party shall deny or disaffirm in writing any grantors, pledgors or mortgagors obligations under such Security Document; or
11.9 Subordination The Specified Obligations or the obligations of Holdings or the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Guarantee shall cease to constitute senior indebtedness under the subordination provisions of any document or instrument evidencing any permitted subordinated Indebtedness or such subordination provisions shall be invalidated or otherwise cease to be legal, valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with their terms; or
11.10 Judgments One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries involving a liability of $20,000,000 or more in the aggregate for all such judgments and decrees for the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (to the extent not paid or fully covered by insurance provided by a carrier not disputing coverage) and any such judgments or decrees shall not have been satisfied, vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or
11.11 Change of Control A Change of Control shall occur;
then, and in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default shall then be continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, upon the written request of the Required Lenders, by written notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, without prejudice to the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to enforce its claims against the Borrower, except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement (provided that, if an Event of Default specified in Section 11.5 shall occur with respect to the Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary, the result that would occur upon the giving of written notice by the Administrative Agent as specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (v) below shall occur automatically without the giving of any such notice): (i) declare the Total Revolving Credit Commitment or the Total Swingline Commitment terminated and whereupon any such Commitment, if any, of each Lender or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, shall forthwith terminate immediately and any Fees theretofore accrued shall forthwith become due and payable without any other notice of any kind, (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest and fees in respect of all Loans and all Obligations owing hereunder and thereunder to be, whereupon the same shall become, forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; (iii) terminate any Letter of Credit that may be terminated in accordance with its terms; and/or (iv) direct the Borrower to pay (and the Borrower agrees that upon receipt of such notice, or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 11.5 with respect to the Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary, it will pay) to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agents Office such additional amounts of cash, to be held as security for the Borrowers reimbursement obligations for Drawings that may subsequently occur thereunder, equal to the aggregate Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit issued and then outstanding.
SECTION 12. The Administrative Agent
12.1 Appointment Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Credit Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent.
12.2 Delegation of Duties The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
12.3 Exculpatory Provisions Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates shall be (a) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document (except for its or such Persons own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (b) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by the Borrower, any Guarantor, any other Credit Party or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Credit Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Credit Party to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Borrower.
12.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the Lender specified in the Register with respect to any amount owing hereunder as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Credit Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and such request and
any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans.
12.5 Notice of Default The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a notice of default. In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders, provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders (except to the extent that this Agreement requires that such action be taken only with the approval of the Required Lenders or each of the Lenders, as applicable).
12.6 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Credit Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to the Administrative Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower, any Guarantor and any other Credit Party and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower, any Guarantor and any other Credit Party. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, assets, operations, properties, financial condition, prospects or creditworthiness of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Credit Party that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.
12.7 Indemnification The Lenders agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective portions of the Total Credit Exposure in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with their respective portions of the Total Credit Exposure in effect immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (including at any time following the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of, the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Credit Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent
under or in connection with any of the foregoing, provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Administrative Agents gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section 12.7 shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
12.8 Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and any other Credit Party as though the Administrative Agent were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents. With respect to the Loans made by it, the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the terms Lender and Lenders shall include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity.
12.9 Successor Agent The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon 20 days prior written notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, then the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall be approved by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term Administrative Agent shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agents rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any Lenders or other holders of the Loans. After any retiring Administrative Agents resignation as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Section 12 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
12.10 Withholding Tax To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any interest payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax, except taxes imposed as a result of a current or former connection unrelated to this Agreement between the Administrative Agent and any jurisdiction outside of the United States imposing such tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender (because the appropriate form was not delivered, was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstances which rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason), such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, together with all expenses incurred, including legal expenses, allocated staff costs and any out of pocket expenses.
12.11 Collateral Agent Each Lender hereby further authorizes the Administrative Agent to appoint the Collateral Agent to act on behalf of the Lenders, and authorizes the Collateral Agent, on behalf of and for the benefit of Lenders, to be the agent for and representative of the Lenders with respect to the Collateral and the Security Documents.
SECTION 13. Miscellaneous
13.1 Amendments and Waivers Neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 13.1. The Required Lenders may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, (a) enter into with the relevant Credit Party or Credit Parties written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Credit Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or the Credit Parties hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided, however, that no such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification shall directly (i) forgive any portion of any Loan or extend the final scheduled maturity date of any Loan or reduce the stated rate, or forgive any portion, or extend the date for the payment, of any interest or fee payable hereunder (other than as a result of waiving the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates), or reduce or extend the date for payment of any Unpaid Drawings, or extend the final expiration date of any Lenders Commitment or extend the final expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the date specified in Section 3.1(a), or increase the aggregate amount of any Commitment of any Lender, or amend or modify any provisions of Section 13.8(a) or any other provision that provides for the pro rata nature of disbursements by or payments to Lenders, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, or (ii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 13.1 or reduce the percentages specified in the definitions of the terms Required Term Class Lenders, Required Revolving Class Lenders, Required Credit Facility Lenders and Required Lenders or consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of its rights and obligations under any Credit Document to which it is a party (except as permitted pursuant to Section 10.3), in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, or (iii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 12 without the written consent of the then-current Administrative Agent, or (iv) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3 without the written consent of the Letter of Credit Issuer, or (v) amend, modify or waive any provisions hereof relating to Swingline Loans without the written consent of the Swingline Lender, or (vi) change any Commitment to a Commitment of a different Class in each case without the prior written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, or (vii) release all or substantially all of the Guarantors under the Guarantee (except as expressly permitted by the Guarantee), or release all or substantially all of the Collateral under the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the Mortgages, in each case without the prior written consent of each Lender, or (viii) amend Section 2.9(a) so as to permit Interest Period intervals greater than six months without regard to availability to Lenders, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, or (ix) decrease any Repayment Amount, extend any scheduled Repayment Date or decrease the allocation of any mandatory prepayment to be received by any Lender holding any Term Loans, in each case without the written consent of the Required Term Class Lenders with respect to any affected Credit Facility, or (x) amend, modify or waive any provision of any Credit Document that would disproportionately affect the obligation of the Borrower to make payments with respect to any Credit Facility without the written consent of the Required Credit Facility Lenders with respect to any such Credit Facility. Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the affected Lenders and shall be binding upon the Borrower, such Lenders, the Administrative Agent and all future holders of the affected Loans. In the case of any waiver, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing, it being understood that no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may effect such amendments to this Agreement as may be necessary or appropriate to effect the provisions set forth in the proviso to the definition of Required Cash.
In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the relevant Replacement Term Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing, replacement or modification of all outstanding Term Loans (Refinanced Term Loans) with a replacement term loan tranche hereunder (Replacement Term Loans), provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of such Refinanced Term Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Refinanced Term Loans, (b) the Applicable Margin for such Replacement Term Loans shall not be higher than the Applicable Margin for such Refinanced Term Loans, (c) the weighted average life to maturity of such Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of such Refinanced Term Loans at the time of such refinancing (except to the extent of nominal amortization for periods where amortization has been eliminated as a result of the prepayment of applicable Term Loans) and (d) all other terms applicable to such Replacement Term Loans shall be substantially identical to, or no less favorable to the Lenders providing such Replacement Term Loans than those applicable to such Refinanced Term Loans, except to the extent necessary to provide for covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the latest final maturity of the Term Loans of such Class in effect immediately prior to such refinancing.
The Borrower:
LPL Holdings, Inc.
9785 Towne Centre Drive
San Diego, California 92121-1968
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telecopier: 858-642-7455
With a copy to:
LPL Holdings, Inc.
1 Beacon Street, 22nd Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02108-3100
Attention: General Counsel
Telecopier: 617-536-2811
The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent:
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
One Pierrepont Plaza, 7th Floor
300 Cadman Plaza West
Brooklyn, New York 11201
Attention: Larry Benison
Eric De Santis
Telephone: 718-754-7299 / 7290
Telecopier: 718-754-7249 / 7250
E-mail: larry.benison@morganstanley.com
Eric.desantis@morganstanley.com
provided, that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant to Sections 2.3, 2.6, 2.9, 4.2 and 5.1 shall not be effective until received.
13.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Credit Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
13.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties All representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Credit Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans hereunder.
(A) the Borrower; provided, that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender (unless increased costs would result therefrom, except if an Event of Default under Section 11.1 or Section 11.5 has occurred and is continuing), an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default under Section 11.1 or Section 11.5 has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee; and
(B) the Administrative Agent, and, in the case of Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Loans, the Swingline Lender, and in the case of Revolving Credit Commitments, the Letter of Credit Issuer; provided, that no consent of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer shall be required for an assignment of (x) any Commitment to an assignee that is a Lender with a Commitment of the same Class immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment or (y) any Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.
(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lenders Commitments or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitments or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than, in the case of Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments other than the 2013 Revolving Credit Commitments or Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Loans, Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Loans other than 2013 Revolving Credit Loans, $5,000,000, or in the case of a 2017 Term Loan Commitment, an Incremental Term Loan Commitment or Term Loans, $1,000,000 (provided that for purposes of calculating such minimum amounts of Term Loans, any assignment of a 2017 Term Loan Commitment or an Incremental Term Loan Commitment shall be aggregated), unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents; provided, that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under Section 11.1 or Section 11.5 has
occurred and is continuing; and provided, further, that contemporaneous assignments to a single assignee made by affiliated Lenders or Approved Funds and contemporaneous assignments by a single assignor made to affiliated Lenders or Approved Funds shall be aggregated for purposes of meeting the minimum assignment amount requirements stated above;
(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement; provided that this paragraph shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenders rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans;
(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance; and
(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire in a form approved by the Administrative Agent.
For the purpose of this Section 13.6(b), the term Approved Fund has the following meaning:
Approved Fund means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and that is administered, advised or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages a Lender.
13.9 Counterparts This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
13.10 Severability Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
13.11 Integration This Agreement and the other Credit Documents represent the agreement of Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Credit Documents.
13.12 GOVERNING LAW THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
13.13 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
13.14 Acknowledgments The Borrower hereby acknowledges that:
13.15 WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL HOLDINGS, THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
13.16 Confidentiality The Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall hold all non-public information (other than non-public information that becomes public other than by reason of a breach of this Section by a Person or from a known breach of any confidentiality obligations owing to Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries) furnished by or on behalf of Holdings and the Borrower in connection with such Lenders evaluation of whether to become a Lender hereunder or obtained by such Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement (Confidential Information) confidential in accordance with its customary procedure for handling confidential information of this nature and (in the case of a Lender that is a bank) in accordance with safe and sound banking practices and in any event may make disclosure as required or requested by any governmental agency or representative thereof or pursuant to legal or regulatory process or to such Lenders, the Collateral Agents, or the Administrative Agents attorneys, professional advisors or independent auditors or Affiliates; provided, that unless specifically prohibited
by applicable law or court order, each Lender, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent shall notify Holdings and the Borrower of any request by any governmental agency or representative thereof (other than any such request in connection with an examination of the financial condition of such Lender by such governmental agency) for disclosure of any such non-public information prior to disclosure of such information; and provided, further, that in no event shall any Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent be obligated or required to return any materials furnished by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower. Each Lender, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent agrees that it will not provide to prospective Transferees or to any pledgee referred to in Section 13.6(d) or to prospective direct or indirect contractual counterparties under Interest Rate Hedging Agreements to be entered into in connection with Loans made hereunder any of the Confidential Information unless such Person is advises of and agrees to be bound by the provisions of (or provisions substantially similar to) this Section 13.16.
13.17 USA PATRIOT Act Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the Patriot Act), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.
13.18 Effect of Amendment and Restatement of the Original Credit Agreement On the Effective Date, the Original Credit Agreement shall be amended, restated and superseded in its entirety. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (a) this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, whether executed and delivered in connection herewith or otherwise, do not constitute a novation, payment and reborrowing, or termination of the Original Obligations under the Original Credit Agreement as in effect prior to the Effective Date, (b) such Original Obligations are in all respects continuing (as amended and restated hereby) as Indebtedness and Obligations outstanding under this Agreement and (c) this Agreement shall supersede and replace in its entirety the Original Credit Agreement, and such Original Credit Agreement shall be of no further force and effect.
13.19 Consent of Required Lenders By its execution hereof, each Lender party to this Agreement consents to the amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement, as set forth herein, and the amendment, amendment and restatement, replacement or other modification to any other Credit Documents, in each case, as so amended, amended and restated, replaced or otherwise modified on the Effective Date in the form entered into by the Credit Parties and the applicable Agent.
13.20 Legend
The 2017 Term Loans may be issued with original issue discount (OID) for U.S. Federal income tax purposes. The issue price, amount of OID, issue date and yield to maturity of these 2017 Term Loans may be obtained by writing to the Administrative Agent at the address set forth in Section 13.2.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
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.
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LPL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS INC. |
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INDEPENDENT
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GLENOAK, LLC |
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LPL INSURANCE ASSOCIATES, INC. |
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MORGAN STANLEY & CO., as Collateral Agent |
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SCHEDULES TO THE
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of May 24, 2010
among
LPL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS INC.,
LPL HOLDINGS, INC.,
as Borrower,
The
Several Lenders
from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
MORGAN
STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Administrative Agent,
and
MORGAN
STANLEY & CO.,
as Collateral Agent
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MORGAN
STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner
with respect to the 2015 Term Loans and the 2017 Term Loans
BANC OF
AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner
with respect to the 2015 Term Loans and the 2017 Term Loans
Schedule 1.1(a)
Mortgaged Property
Parcel 1 of Parcel Map No. 17965, City of San Diego, County of San Diego, State of California, located on Towne Centre Drive, San Diego, California, 92121 (owned by LPL Holdings, Inc.).
Schedule 1.1(b)
Commitments and Addresses of Lenders
[On file with Administrative Agent]
Schedule 1.1(c)
Excluded Subsidiaries
LPL Financial Corporation, a California corporation
PTC Holdings, Inc., an Ohio corporation
The Private Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association
Uvest Financial Services Group, Inc., a North Carolina corporation
LSC Insurance Agency of Arizona, Inc., an Arizona corporation
IFS Agencies, Inc., a New York corporation
Mutual Service Corporation, a Michigan corporation
Waterstone Financial Group, Inc., an Illinois corporation
Associated Securities Corporation, a California corporation
Mutual Services Mortgage, LLC, a Delaware corporation
MSC Insurance & Securities, Inc., an Arizona corporation
Mutual Service Corporation, a Nevada corporation
Schedule 8.6
Governmental Approvals
None.
Schedule 8.12
Subsidiaries
Subsidiary |
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Jurisdiction of |
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Record and |
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Percentage of |
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LPL Holdings, Inc. |
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Massachusetts |
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LPL Investment Holdings Inc. |
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100% |
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No |
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Glenoak, LLC |
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Delaware |
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LPL Holdings, Inc. |
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100% |
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No |
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LPL Financial Corporation |
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California |
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LPL Holdings, Inc. |
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100% |
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Material and Specified |
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Independent Advisers Group Corporation |
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Delaware |
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LPL Holdings, Inc. |
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100% |
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No |
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PTC Holdings, Inc. |
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Ohio |
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LPL Holdings, Inc. |
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100%* |
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No |
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The Private Trust Company, N.A. |
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Ohio, National Association |
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PTC Holdings Inc. |
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100% |
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No |
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LPL Insurance Associates, Inc. |
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Delaware |
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LPL Holdings, Inc. |
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100% |
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No |
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Uvest Financial Services Group, Inc. |
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North Carolina |
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LPL Holdings, Inc. |
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100% |
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Material |
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LPL Independent Advisor Services Group, LLC |
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Delaware |
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LPL Holdings, Inc. |
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100% |
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No |
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Waterstone Financial Group, Inc. |
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Illinois |
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LPL Independent Advisor Services Group, LLC |
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100% |
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No |
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Associated Financial Group, Inc. |
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California |
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LPL Independent Advisor Services Group, LLC |
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100% |
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No |
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Associated Securities Corp. |
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California |
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Associated Financial Group, Inc. |
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100% |
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No |
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Associated Planners Investment Advisory, Inc. |
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California |
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Associated Financial Group, Inc. |
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100% |
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No |
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Mutual Service Corporation |
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Michigan |
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LPL Independent Advisor Services Group, LLC |
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100% |
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No |
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Mutual Services Mortgage, LLC |
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Delaware |
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Mutual Service Corporation |
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100% |
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No |
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MSC Insurance & Securities, Inc. |
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Arizona |
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Mutual Service Corporation |
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100% |
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Mutual Service Corporation |
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Nevada |
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100% |
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* For regulatory reasons, PTC Holdings, Inc. has a requirement that each of the following members of its Board of Directors own 1 share of Non-Voting Class B common stock: Richard T. Garrett, Willis Else, Mark Casady, Richard Beeman, Lawrence Hatch and Thomas Berry.
Schedule 8.18
Capital Stock
LPL Investment Holdings Inc. 2000 Stock Bonus Plan, as amended and restated January 17, 2006, approved by the board of directors of LPL Investment Holdings Inc. (LPL), effective on June 30, 2006.
LPL maintains a Stock Bonus Plan (the Plan) to provide equity compensation to certain of its financial advisors. The total stock bonus pool consists of rights in respect of 7,563,640 shares of common stock in LPL (to be converted into shares of LPL Investment Holdings Inc., as stated below). These rights are referred to as Bonus Credits (as defined in the Plan). The pool of Bonus Credits is divided among all qualifying financial advisors as follows:
· 50% of all Bonus Credits will be allocated among qualifying financial advisors, pro rata, based on each individual advisors gross revenues relative to total gross revenues of all of qualifying financial advisors during the Award Year (as defined in the Plan). Gross revenues are gross commissions, total advisory fees, 12b-1 fees paid on mutual funds and trailing fees paid on other financial products.
· 25% of all Bonus Credits will be allocated among qualifying financial advisors, pro rata, based on each individual advisors Recurring Fees (as defined in the Plan) relative to total Recurring Fees of all of qualifying financial advisors during the Award Year. Recurring Fees are advisory fees, 12b-1 fees paid on mutual funds and trailing fees paid on other financial products.
· 25% of all Bonus Credits will be allocated among financial advisors who are otherwise qualified (as described above) and who also have been registered with LPL since at least September 30, 2000, pro rata, based on each such individual advisors gross revenues relative to total gross revenues of all such tenured financial advisors during the Award Year.
The Bonus Credits is granted upon the later of (i) the consummation of the merger or (ii) January 1, 2006.
The Bonus Credits will vest over a three-year period, with 33 1/3% of Bonus Credits vesting on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of consummation of the merger unless the financial advisors representative agreement has been terminated before the applicable anniversary. If, however, a financial advisor dies while his or her representative agreement is in effect, all of his or her unvested Bonus Credits will vest. Upon a termination of a financial advisors representative agreement with Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., all unvested Bonus Credits will be forfeited. No vested Bonus Credits will be earned until the occurrence of a conversion event.
Vested Bonus Credits will convert into shares of LPL Investment Holdings Inc. upon the earliest to occur of:
· a sale of all or substantially all of the business or assets of LPL to a third party by merger, sale of stock or assets or otherwise that (i) occurs after the consummation of the merger and (ii) constitutes a change in control event under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder (Section 409A),
· 180 days following an initial public offering of common stock on a firm commitment basis by a nationally recognized investment bank on a registration statement filed with, and declared effective by, the SEC (an IPO).
In December of 2008, the Vested Bonus Credits were converted into Restricted Stock of LPL Investment Holdings Inc. The Restricted Stock is not transferrable until the earliest to occur of (a) a sale of all or substantially all of the business or assets of LPL to a third party by merger, sale of stock or assets or otherwise that (i) occurs after the consummation of the merger and (ii) constitutes a change in control event under Section 409A, and (b) an IPO.
LPL Investment Holdings Inc. Employee Stock Option Plans,
· LPL Investment Holdings Inc. 2005 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, adopted May 22, 2006, and as amended and restated effective as of December 28, 2005.
· LPL Investment Holdings Inc. 2005 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, adopted and as amended December 20, 2006.
· LPL Investment Holdings Inc. 2005 Incentive Stock Option Plan, adopted May 22, 2006, and as amended and restated effective as of December 28, 2005.
· LPL Investment Holdings Inc. 2005 Incentive Stock Option Plan, adopted and as amended December 20, 2006.
· LPL Investment Holdings Inc. 2008 Stock Option Plan, adopted December 18, 2007.
LPL Investment Holdings, Inc. (LPL) Stock Option Plans (the Stock Option Plans) were implemented to give highly valued employees the opportunity to participate in the growth, development and financial success of LPL as well as to maintain a competitive advantage by attracting, retaining and motivating employees. Under the LPL Stock Option Plans, employees may purchase common stock of LPL in the amounts and at the price guaranteed in their option contracts.
LPL Investment Holdings Inc. Advisor Incentive Plan,
· LPL Investment Holdings Inc. Advisor Incentive Plan, adopted as of January 1, 2008.
LPL Investment Holdings, Inc. Advisor Incentive Plan (the Advisor Plan) was implemented to give highly valued financial advisors the opportunity to participate in the growth, development and financial success of LPL as well as to maintain a competitive advantage by attracting, retaining and motivating financial advisors. Under the Advisor Plan, financial advisors may purchase common stock of LPL in the amounts and at the price guaranteed in their option contracts.
LPL Investment Holdings Inc. Financial Institution Incentive Plan,
· LPL Investment Holdings Inc. Financial Institution Incentive Plan, adopted as of January 1, 2008.
LPL Investment Holdings, Inc. Financial Institution Incentive Plan (the Financial Institution Plan) was implemented to give highly valued financial institutions the opportunity to participate in the growth, development and financial success of LPL as well as to maintain a competitive advantage by attracting, retaining and motivating financial institutions. Under the Financial Institution Plan, financial institutions may purchase common stock of LPL in the amounts and at the price guaranteed in their warrant agreements.
LPL Investment Holdings 2008 Deferred Compensation Plan
On November 19, 2008, LPL established an unfunded, unsecured deferred compensation plan to permit employees and former employees that held non-qualified stock options issued under the 2005 Stock Option Plan for Incentive Stock Options and 2005 Stock Option Plan for Non-qualified Stock Options that were expiring in 2009 and 2010 to receive stock units of the 2008 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Stock units represent the right to receive one share of common stock. Distribution will occur at the earliest of (a) December 31, 2012; (b) a change in control of the Company; or (c) death or disability of the participant. The issuance of stock units, which occurred in December 2008, is not taxable for federal and state income tax purposes until the participant receives a distribution under the deferred compensation plan. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company had 2,823,452 stock units outstanding under the 2008 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan.
Schedule 9.9
Affiliate Transactions
1. Secured Term Note, dated July 15, 2004, between LPL Holdings, Inc., as lender, and Tom Berry, Senior Vice President of Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., as borrower, for the sum of $200,000, due on July 14, 2007.*
2. Secured Term Note, dated April 1, 2004, between LPL Holdings, Inc., as lender, and Dave Freniere, Executive Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., as borrower, for the sum of $200,000, due on April 1, 2007. *
3. Term Commitment Note, dated January 31, 2005, between Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., as lender, and Steve Black Managing Director of Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., as borrower, for the sum of $170,000 with payments due annually on December 31, and the final installment due December 31, 2008. *
4. Term Commitment Note, dated January 23, 2005, between Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., as lender, and Dave Freniere, Executive Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., as borrower, for the sum of $200,000, due on January 23, 2006.*
5. Promissory Note, dated December 1, 2004, between Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., as lender, and Dan Kilroy, Senior Vice President of Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., as borrower, for the sum of $250,000, due on December 1, 2008.
6. Term Commitment Note, dated May 12, 2002, between Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., as lender, and Dawn Basore Assistant Vice President of Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., as borrower, for the sum of $45,000, due on May 13, 2012.
7. Intercompany Marketing and Services Agreement Amendment 1, dated January 1, 1998 and superceding the prior agreement dated June 1, 1996, between Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. and Independent Adviser Group Corporation, in which Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. agrees to provide marketing services and operations support to Independent Advisers Group Corporation, including accounting, computer, and administrative services.
8. Sublease, dated September 1, 2004, between Innovex Mortgage, Inc. and Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., for approximately 3000 square feet located at 9775 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego, CA, for monthly rent of $6,780.00, expiring August 31, 2012.
* Loan is to be paid off from transaction proceeds.
9. Software Development, Maintenance and Service Agreement, dated October 27, 2005, between GPA Technologies LTD. (GPA) and Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. GPA and LPL Holdings, Inc. have a common officer and director and common stock ownership by certain persons.
10. Services Agreement, dated October 27, 2005, between GPA Technologies LTD. (GPA) and LPL Holdings, Inc. GPA and Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. have a common officer and director and common stock ownership by certain persons.
Schedule 10.1
Indebtedness
1. Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. credit card guarantees for certain employee charge cards issued by American Express Inc. Maximum guarantee liability is $47,500.
2. Customer Securities Grid Note, dated April 30, 2003, between Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., as borrower, and Bank of America, N.A., as lender, for $20,000,000*, dated April 30, 2003. ∞
3. Master Promissory Note, dated July 22, 2004, and as amended July 22, 2004, between LPL Holdings, Inc., as borrower and Bank of America, N.A., as lender, for $10,000,000.00.∞
4. Master Promissory Note, dated January 24, 2005, between Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. and The Bank of New York for $10,000,000.00. ∞
* Note is for a total of $100,000,000, $80,000,000 of which is a margin line of credit, as clarified in a revised Note proposed by Bank of Amenca, N.A., to Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., by letter dated December 1, 2005.
∞ These notes will be terminated within 10 business days. Nothing is outstanding, nor will anything be drawn against these in the interim.
Schedule 10.2
Liens
Lease, dated December 14, 2000, between Konica Business Machines and Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., creating a security interest in three Konica copiers.
Lease, dated October 18, 1999, between Forsythe/McArthur Associates, Inc. and Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., creating a security interest in computer, data processing and related equipment.
Security interest evidenced by UCC-1 Financing Statement filed in the office of the Secretary of State of California on February 1, 2005 under file number 2418290002, against Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., relating to the financing through BAL Global Finance, LLC, of two Konica copiers.
Lease, dated August 16, 2005, between Banc of America Leasing & Capital LLC and Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., creating a security interest in two Konica copiers.
Security interest evidenced by UCC-1 Financing Statement filed in the office of the Secretary of State of California on February 21, 2003 under file number 0305560672, against Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., relating to the lease of a Canon copier.
Security interest evidenced by UCC-1 Financing Statement filed in the office of the Secretary of State of California on December 1, 2003 under file number 0333960181, against Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., relating to the financing through Fleet Business Credit, LLC, of Konica copiers.
Financing Agreement, dated September 7, 2004, between Fleet Business Credit, LLC and Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., creating a security interest in two Konica copiers.
Financing Agreement, dated October 3, 2003, between Fleet Business Credit, LLC and Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., creating a security interest in computer and data processing equipment.
Letter Agreement, dated February 8, 2000, between Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. and The Depository Trust Company, requiring Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. to maintain excess net capital of at least $500,000 while it is a participant in DTC.
Schedule 10.5
Investments
U.S. Treasuries & Agencies
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Market Valueo |
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Maturity Date |
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Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. |
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U. S. Treasury Bill |
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$ |
599,880 |
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12/29/05* |
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Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. |
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U. S. Treasury Bill |
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$ |
1,999,600 |
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12/29/05 |
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The Private Trust Company, N.A. |
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U.S. Treasury Note |
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$ |
100,260 |
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11/15/06 |
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The Private Trust Company, N.A. |
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Fanny Mae Discount Note |
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$ |
987,305 |
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4/28/06 |
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The Private Trust Company, N.A. |
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FNMA Discount Note |
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$ |
1,745,372 |
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1/27/06 |
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All Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 8.12
Transactions 1-6 set forth on Schedule 9.9.
o Value as of 12/27/05. These U.S. Treasury Bills are collateral required by the OCC and DTC in order to clear the trades of Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. As the firm grows and trade volume increases, the amount required as collateral will also increase.
* These positions are due to mature on 12/29/05, and will be replaced at that time.
EXHIBIT A
TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
Schedule 10.12
Burdensome Agreements
Master Promissory Note, dated July 22, 2004 and amended April 29, 2005, between LPL Holdings, Inc as borrower and Bank of America, N.A. as Lender for $10,000,000.00.
Master Promissory Note, dated January 24, 2005, between Linsco/Private Ledger Corp and The Bank of New York for $10,000,000.00.
Security Agreement, dated June 5, 2004, between The Bank of New York and Linsco/Private Ledger Corp.
Letter Agreement, dated March 28, 2003 and April 18, 2003 (the Letter Agreement) , between The Bank of New York and Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., pursuant to which the Special Reserve Account for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers of Linsco/Private Ledger Corporation (as defined in the Letter Agreement), was established.
Security Agreement, dated February 7, 2005, between The Chase Manhattan Bank and Linsco/Private Ledger Corp.
U.S. Broker/Dealer Facility Agreement, dated June 23, 2004, between Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., and Wachovia Bank, National Association.
Customers Securities Grid Note, dated April 30, 2003, between Bank of America, N.A. and Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., for $100,000,000.
Letter Agreement, dated February 8, 2000, between Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. and The Depository Trust Company, requiring Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. to maintain excess net capital of at least $500,000 while it is a participant in DTC.
Operations Clearing Corporation Clearing Member Agreement, dated April 19, 2005, between The Operations Clearing Corporation and Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., which requires Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. to maintain collateral with value based on daily trading volume.
National Securities Clearing Corporation Networking Agreement, dated February 7, 2000, between The National Securities Clearing Corporation (the NSCC) and Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., requiring pledging of securities, the amount of which are determined based on the volume and type of business Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. conducts through NSCC. It is a risk based approach with NSCC suggesting 60% of the requirement be in cash. Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. currently maintains excess capacity with the NSCC.
Commitment Letter, Note, Mortgage Warehousing and Security Agreement, dated February 28, 2006, between LPL Holdings, Inc. and GMAC Bank, for $10,000,000.
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
This Assignment and Acceptance (the Assignment and Acceptance) is dated as of the Effective Date (as defined below) and is entered into by and between the Assignor (as defined below) and the Assignee (as defined below). Capitalized terms used in this Assignment and Acceptance and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May [ ], 2010 (the Credit Agreement), among LPL Holdings, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the Borrower), LPL Investment Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, the lending institutions from time to time parties thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent and Morgan Stanley & Co., as Collateral Agent. 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 Acceptance as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 hereto and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all the Assignors rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of the Credit Facility identified below and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the Assigned Interest). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
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3. Assigned Interest:
Credit Facility |
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Percentage
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2013 Term Loan |
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0.000000000 |
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2015 Term Loan |
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0.000000000 |
% |
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2017 Term Loan |
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0.000000000 |
% |
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2011 Revolving Credit Commitment |
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$ |
[54,731,125] |
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The terms set forth in this Assignment and Acceptance are hereby agreed to:
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(3) See Section 13.6 of Credit Agreement.
ANNEX 1
STANDARD TERMS AND
CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
EXHIBIT F
TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF LETTER CREDIT REQUEST
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To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as Administrative Agent and [ ] as the Letter of Credit Issuer, under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May [ ], 2010 (the Credit Agreement), among LPL Holdings, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the Borrower), LPL Investment Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the lending institutions from time to time parties thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. as the Administrative Agent and Morgan Stanley & Co., as Collateral Agent.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby requests that the Letter of Credit Issuer issue a Letter of Credit on (6) (the Date of Issuance) in the aggregate stated amount of (7) in dollars.
For purposes of this Letter of Credit Request, unless otherwise defined, all capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the respective meanings provided therein.
The beneficiary of the requested Letter of Credit will be (8), and such Letter of Credit will be in support of (9)and will have a stated termination date of (10)
The undersigned hereby certifies that:
(a) representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained in the Credit Agreement or in the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Date of Issuance (except where such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).
(b) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof nor, after giving effect to the issuance of the Letter of Credit requested hereby, would such a Default or Event of Default occur.
(4) Letter of Credit Request Number.
(5) Date of Letter of Credit Request (at least five Business Days prior to the Date of Issuance or such lesser number of Business Days as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and such Letter of Credit Issuer).
(6) Date of Issuance.
(7) Aggregate initial stated amount of Letter of Credit.
(8) Insert name and address of beneficiary.
(9) Insert description of supported obligations and name of agreement to which it relates, if any.
(10) Insert last date upon which drafts may be presented.
EXHIBIT G-1
TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF LEGAL OPINION OF SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
[On file with Administrative Agent]
EXHIBIT G-2
TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF LEGAL OPINION OF ROPES AND GRAY LLP
[On file with Administrative Agent]
EXHIBIT G-3
TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF LEGAL OPINION OF BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP
[On file with Administrative Agent]
EXHIBIT H
TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF EFFECTIVE DATE CERTIFICATE
Reference is made to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May [ ], 2010 (the Credit Agreement), among LPL Holdings, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the Borrower), LPL Investment Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the lending institutions from time to time parties thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent and Morgan Stanley & Co., as Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
The undersigned [President or Vice President] of [ ] (the Certifying Credit Party) hereby certifies as follows:
(a) (i) The representations and warranties made by the Certifying Credit Party in each of the Credit Documents, in each case as they relate to the Credit Parties on the date hereof, are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof;
(b) [ ] is the duly elected and qualified [Assistant] Secretary of the Certifying Credit Party and the signature set forth on the signature line for such officer below is such officers true and genuine signature, and such officer is duly authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Certifying Credit Party each Credit Document to which it is a party and any certificate or other document to be delivered by the Certifying Credit Party pursuant to such Credit Documents.
The undersigned [Assistant] Secretary of the Certifying Credit Party hereby certifies as follows:
(a) There are no liquidation or dissolution proceedings pending or to my knowledge threatened against the Certifying Credit Party, nor to my knowledge has any other event occurred affecting or threatening the corporate existence of the Certifying Credit Party;
(b) The Certifying Credit Party is a [corporation] [limited] [general] partnership] [limited liability company] duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of [jurisdiction];
(c) Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a complete and correct copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) of the Certifying Credit Party on [ ], 2005 authorizing [(a)] the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents (and any agreements relating thereto) to which it is a party [and (b) the extensions of credit contemplated by the Credit Agreement]; such resolutions have not in any way been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded and have been in full force and effect since their adoption to and including the date hereof and are now in full force and effect; and such resolutions are the only corporate proceedings of the Certifying Credit Party now in force relating to or affecting the matters referred to therein;
(d) Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and complete copy of the certificate of [incorporation] [formation] of the Certifying Credit Party as in effect at all times since [ ], to and including the date hereof, certified by the [Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or appropriate Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of organization] as of a recent date;
(e) Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true and complete copy of the [by-laws] [partnership agreement] [limited liability company agreement] of the Certifying Credit Party as in effect at all times since [ ], to and including the date hereof; and
(f) The following persons are now duly elected and qualified officers of the Certifying Credit Party holding the offices indicated next to their respective names below, and such officers have held such offices with the Certifying Credit Party at all times since the date
appearing opposite their respective names below, to and including the date hereof, and the signatures appearing opposite their respective names below are the true and genuine signatures of such officers, and each of such officers is duly authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Certifying Credit Party each Credit Document to which it is a party and any certificate or other document to be delivered by the Certifying Credit Party pursuant to such Credit Documents:
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EXHIBIT
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TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE CERTIFICATE
[Bylaws/Partnership Agreement/Limited Liability Company Agreement]
FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE
2013 TERM LOANS
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, LPL HOLDINGS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Borrower), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of [Lender] or its registered assigns (the Lender), at the Administrative Agents Office or such other place as MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. (the Administrative Agent) shall have specified, in Dollars and in immediately available funds, in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Credit Agreement (as defined below; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement) on the 2013 Term Loan Maturity Date, the principal amount of [ ] US Dollars ($[ ]) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all 2013 Term Loans, if any, made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement. The Borrower further unconditionally promises to pay interest in like money at such office on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding at the rates per annum and on the dates specified in Section 2.8 of the Credit Agreement.
This Promissory Note is one of the promissory notes referred to in Section 13.6 of the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May [ ], 2010 (the Credit Agreement), among the Borrower, LPL Investment Holdings Inc., the lending institutions from time to time parties thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent and Morgan Stanley & Co., as Collateral Agent. This Promissory Note is subject to, and the Lender is entitled to the benefits of, the provisions of the Credit Agreement, and the
2013 Term Loans evidenced hereby are guaranteed and secured as provided therein and in the other Credit Documents. The 2013 Term Loans evidenced hereby are subject to prepayment prior to the 2013 Term Loan Maturity Date, in whole or in part, as provided in the Credit Agreement.
All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Promissory Note, whether maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind whatsoever in connection with this Promissory Note. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or the Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the Credit Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or the Lender of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any Credit Document on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that the Administrative Agent or the Lender would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
All payments in respect of the principal of and interest on this Promissory Note shall be made to the Person recorded in the Register as the holder of this Promissory Note, as described more fully in Section 2.5(f) of the Credit Agreement, and such Person shall be treated as the Lender hereunder for all purposes of the Credit Agreement.
THIS PROMISSORY NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, LPL HOLDINGS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Borrower), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of [Lender] or its registered assigns (the Lender), at the Administrative Agents Office or such other place as MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. (the Administrative Agent) shall have specified, in Dollars and in immediately available funds, in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Credit Agreement (as defined below; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement) on the 2015 Term Loan Maturity Date, the principal amount of [ ] US Dollars ($[ ]) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all 2015 Term Loans, if any, made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement. The Borrower further unconditionally promises to pay interest in like money at such office on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding at the rates per annum and on the dates specified in Section 2.8 of the Credit Agreement.
This Promissory Note is one of the promissory notes referred to in Section 13.6 of the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May [ ], 2010 (the Credit Agreement), among the Borrower, LPL Investment Holdings Inc., the lending institutions from time to time parties thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent and Morgan Stanley & Co., as Collateral Agent. This Promissory Note is subject to, and the Lender is entitled to the benefits of, the provisions of the Credit Agreement, and the 2015 Term Loans evidenced hereby are guaranteed and secured as provided therein and in
the other Credit Documents. The 2015 Term Loans evidenced hereby are subject to prepayment prior to the 2015 Term Loan Maturity Date, in whole or in part, as provided in the Credit Agreement.
All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Promissory Note, whether maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind whatsoever in connection with this Promissory Note. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or the Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the Credit Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or the Lender of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any Credit Document on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that the Administrative Agent or the Lender would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
All payments in respect of the principal of and interest on this Promissory Note shall be made to the Person recorded in the Register as the holder of this Promissory Note, as described more fully in Section 2.5(f) of the Credit Agreement, and such Person shall be treated as the Lender hereunder for all purposes of the Credit Agreement.
THIS PROMISSORY NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE
2017 TERM LOANS
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, LPL HOLDINGS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Borrower), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of [Lender] or its registered assigns (the Lender), at the Administrative Agents Office or such other place as MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. (the Administrative Agent) shall have specified, in Dollars and in immediately available funds, in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Credit Agreement (as defined below; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement) on the 2017 Term Loan Maturity Date, the principal amount of [ ] US Dollars ($[ ]) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all 2017 Term Loans, if any, made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement. The Borrower further unconditionally promises to pay interest in like money at such office on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding at the rates per annum and on the dates specified in Section 2.8 of the Credit Agreement.
This Promissory Note is one of the promissory notes referred to in Section 13.6 of the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May [ ], 2010 (the Credit Agreement), among the Borrower, LPL Investment Holdings Inc., the lending institutions from time to time parties thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent and Morgan Stanley & Co., as Collateral Agent. This Promissory Note is subject to, and the Lender is entitled to the benefits of, the provisions of the Credit Agreement, and the 2017 Term Loans evidenced hereby are guaranteed and secured as provided therein and in
the other Credit Documents. The 2017 Term Loans evidenced hereby are subject to prepayment prior to the 2017 Term Loan Maturity Date, in whole or in part, as provided in the Credit Agreement.
All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Promissory Note, whether maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind whatsoever in connection with this Promissory Note. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or the Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the Credit Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or the Lender of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any Credit Document on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that the Administrative Agent or the Lender would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
All payments in respect of the principal of and interest on this Promissory Note shall be made to the Person recorded in the Register as the holder of this Promissory Note, as described more fully in Section 2.5(f) of the Credit Agreement, and such Person shall be treated as the Lender hereunder for all purposes of the Credit Agreement.
THIS PROMISSORY NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE
INCREMENTAL TERM LOANS
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, LPL HOLDINGS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Borrower), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of [Lender] or its registered assigns (the Lender), at the Administrative Agents Office or such other place as MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. (the Administrative Agent) shall have specified, in Dollars and in immediately available funds, in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Credit Agreement (as defined below; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement) on the relevant Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date, the principal amount of [ ] US Dollars ($[ ]) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Incremental Term Loans, if any, made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement. The Borrower further unconditionally promises to pay interest in like money at such office on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding at the rates per annum and on the dates specified in Section 2.8 of the Credit Agreement.
This Promissory Note is one of the promissory notes referred to in Section 13.6 of the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May [ ], 2010 (the Credit Agreement), among the Borrower, LPL Investment Holdings, Inc., the lending institutions from time to time parties thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent and Morgan Stanley & Co., as Collateral Agent. This Promissory Note is subject to, and the Lender is entitled to the benefits of, the provisions of the Credit Agreement, and the Incremental Term Loans evidenced hereby are guaranteed and secured as provided therein
and in the other Credit Documents. Incremental Term Loans evidenced hereby are subject to prepayment prior to the Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date, in whole or in part, as provided in the Credit Agreement.
All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Promissory Note, whether maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind whatsoever in connection with this Promissory Note. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or the Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the Credit Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or the Lender of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any Credit Document on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that the Administrative Agent or the Lender would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
All payments in respect of the principal of and interest on this Promissory Note shall be made to the Person recorded in the Register as the holder of this Promissory Note, as described more fully in Section 2.5(f) of the Credit Agreement, and such Person shall be treated as the Lender hereunder for all purposes of the Credit Agreement.
THIS PROMISSORY NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
EXHIBIT I-5
TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE
2011 REVOLVING CREDIT AND SWINGLINE LOANS
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, LPL HOLDINGS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Borrower), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of [Lender] or its registered assigns (the Lender), at the Administrative Agents Office or such other place as MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. (the Administrative Agent) shall have specified, in Dollars and in immediately available funds, in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Credit Agreement (as defined below; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement) on the [2011 Revolving Credit] [Swingline] Maturity Date the principal amount of [ ] US Dollars ($[ ]) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all advances made by the Lender to the Borrower as [2011 Revolving Credit] [Swingline] Loans pursuant to the Credit Agreement. The Borrower further unconditionally promises to pay interest in like money at such office on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding at the rates per annum and on the dates specified in Section 2.8 of the Credit Agreement.
This Promissory Note is one of the promissory notes referred to in Section 13.6 of the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May [ ], 2010 (the Credit Agreement), among the Borrower, LPL Investment Holdings, Inc., the lending institutions from time to time parties thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent and Morgan Stanley & Co., as Collateral Agent. This Promissory Note is subject to, and the Lender is entitled to the benefits of, the provisions of the Credit Agreement, and the
[2011 Revolving Credit] [Swingline] Loans evidenced hereby are guaranteed and secured as provided therein and in the other Credit Documents. The [2011 Revolving Credit] [Swingline] Loans evidenced hereby are subject to prepayment prior to the [2011 Revolving Credit] [Swingline] Maturity Date, in whole or in part, as provided in the Credit Agreement.
All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Promissory Note, whether maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind whatsoever in connection with this Promissory Note. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or the Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the Credit Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or the Lender of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any Credit Document on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that the Administrative Agent or the Lender would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
All payments in respect of the principal of and interest on this Promissory Note shall be made to the Person recorded in the Register as the holder of this Promissory Note, as described more fully in Section 2.5(f) of the Credit Agreement, and such Person shall be treated as the Lender hereunder for all purposes of the Credit Agreement.
THIS PROMISSORY NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
TRANSACTIONS ON
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EXHIBIT
I-6
TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE
2013 REVOLVING CREDIT AND SWINGLINE LOANS
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, LPL HOLDINGS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Borrower), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of [Lender] or its registered assigns (the Lender), at the Administrative Agents Office or such other place as MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. (the Administrative Agent) shall have specified, in Dollars and in immediately available funds, in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Credit Agreement (as defined below; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement) on the [2013 Revolving Credit] [Swingline] Maturity Date the principal amount of [ ] US Dollars ($[ ]) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all advances made by the Lender to the Borrower as [2013 Revolving Credit] [Swingline] Loans pursuant to the Credit Agreement. The Borrower further unconditionally promises to pay interest in like money at such office on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding at the rates per annum and on the dates specified in Section 2.8 of the Credit Agreement.
This Promissory Note is one of the promissory notes referred to in Section 13.6 of the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May [ ], 2010 (the Credit Agreement), among the Borrower, LPL Investment Holdings, Inc., the lending institutions from time to time parties thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent and Morgan Stanley & Co., as Collateral Agent. This Promissory Note is subject to, and the Lender is entitled to the benefits of, the provisions of the Credit Agreement, and the
[2013 Revolving Credit] [Swingline] Loans evidenced hereby are guaranteed and secured as provided therein and in the other Credit Documents. The [2013 Revolving Credit] [Swingline] Loans evidenced hereby are subject to prepayment prior to the [2013 Revolving Credit] [Swingline] Maturity Date, in whole or in part, as provided in the Credit Agreement.
All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Promissory Note, whether maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind whatsoever in connection with this Promissory Note. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or the Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the Credit Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or the Lender of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any Credit Document on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that the Administrative Agent or the Lender would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
All payments in respect of the principal of and interest on this Promissory Note shall be made to the Person recorded in the Register as the holder of this Promissory Note, as described more fully in Section 2.5(f) of the Credit Agreement, and such Person shall be treated as the Lender hereunder for all purposes of the Credit Agreement.
THIS PROMISSORY NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
TRANSACTIONS ON
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FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE
ADDITIONAL/REPLACEMENT REVOLVING CREDIT AND SWINGLINE LOANS
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, LPL HOLDINGS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Borrower), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of [Lender] or its registered assigns (the Lender), at the Administrative Agents Office or such other place as MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. (the Administrative Agent) shall have specified, in Dollars and in immediately available funds, in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Credit Agreement (as defined below; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement) on the [Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit] [Swingline] Maturity Date the principal amount of [ ] US Dollars ($[ ]) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all advances made by the Lender to the Borrower as [Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit] [Swingline] Loans pursuant to the Credit Agreement. The Borrower further unconditionally promises to pay interest in like money at such office on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding at the rates per annum and on the dates specified in Section 2.8 of the Credit Agreement.
This Promissory Note is one of the promissory notes referred to in Section 13.6 of the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May [ ], 2010 (the Credit Agreement), among the Borrower, LPL Investment Holdings, Inc., the lending institutions from time to time parties thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent and Morgan Stanley & Co., as Collateral Agent. This Promissory Note is subject to, and the Lender is entitled to the benefits of, the provisions of the Credit Agreement, and the
[Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit] [Swingline] Loans evidenced hereby are guaranteed and secured as provided therein and in the other Credit Documents. The [Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit] [Swingline] Loans evidenced hereby are subject to prepayment prior to the [Additional/Replacement Revolving Credit] [Swingline] Maturity Date, in whole or in part, as provided in the Credit Agreement.
All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Promissory Note, whether maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind whatsoever in connection with this Promissory Note. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or the Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the Credit Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or the Lender of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any Credit Document on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that the Administrative Agent or the Lender would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
All payments in respect of the principal of and interest on this Promissory Note shall be made to the Person recorded in the Register as the holder of this Promissory Note, as described more fully in Section 2.5(f) of the Credit Agreement, and such Person shall be treated as the Lender hereunder for all purposes of the Credit Agreement.
THIS PROMISSORY NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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EXHIBIT J-1
TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
PARI PASSU INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT TERM SHEET
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the same meanings as specified therefor in the Credit Agreement.
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Permitted Other Debt constituting First Lien Obligations. |
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FINANCING DOCUMENTS: |
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Definitive documentation in respect of the Credit Agreement Obligations (as defined below) (the Credit Agreement Documents) and definitive documentation in respect of the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Obligations (as defined below) (the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Documents). |
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PARI PASSU SECURITY DOCUMENTS: |
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Collateral documents in respect of the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Obligations substantially identical to the Security Documents, with a collateral trustee (the Pari Passu Collateral Trustee) appointed as the representative of the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties. |
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INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT: |
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The Intercreditor Agreement as referred to in clause (A) to the proviso to Section 10.2(a) of the Credit Agreement.. |
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PARI PASSU PERMITTED OTHER DEBT SECURED PARTIES: |
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The Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties in respect of the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Obligations. |
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FIRST LIEN SECURED PARTIES: |
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The Secured Parties and the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties (each, a First Lien Secured Party). |
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FIRST LIEN OBLIGATIONS: |
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The Credit Agreement Obligations and the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Obligations (together with any hedging, and cash management and contingent indemnification obligations relating thereto). |
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FIRST LIEN COLLATERAL: |
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All assets of the Credit Parties that constitute Collateral under the Credit Agreement Documents and any other assets that are required to be Collateral as defined under each of the Credit Agreement Documents and the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Documents. |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT OBLIGATIONS: |
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All Obligations as defined in the Credit Agreement. |
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PARI PASSU PERMITTED OTHER DEBT |
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All Permitted Other Debt Obligations as defined in the Credit Agreement and that are secured by a Lien ranking pari passu with the Credit Agreement Obligations. (collectively, the Pari Passu Permitted |
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Other Debt Obligations). |
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PARI PASSU LIENS; REMEDIES: |
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(a) Liens securing the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Obligations shall be pari passu in all respects with Liens securing the Credit Agreement Obligations.
(b) At any time during which the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Credit Agreement Obligations (other than hedging, cash management and contingent indemnification obligations) exceeds 33.3% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the First Lien Obligations (other than hedging, cash management and contingent indemnification obligations), the Collateral Agent and the Pari Passu Collateral Trustee will take direction, on behalf of the Secured Parties and the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties, from the Administrative Agent (which, for the avoidance of doubt and unless otherwise specified, shall take direction from the Required Lenders) with regards to the enforcement of rights and remedies in respect of the First Lien Collateral. Otherwise, the Collateral Agent and the Pari Passu Collateral Trustee shall take direction, on behalf of the Secured Parties and the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties, from the representative of the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties that constitute the largest outstanding principal amount of any then outstanding Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Obligations with regards to the enforcement of rights and remedies in respect to the First Lien Collateral (such person with the power to direct the Collateral Agent and the Pari Passu Collateral Trustee at any time with regards to the enforcement of rights and remedies in respect to the First Lien Collateral, the First Lien Controlling Representative).
(c) The representative of the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties may exercise rights and remedies on behalf of the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties with respect to the First Lien Collateral only if (i) such representative has provided written notice to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent of its intention to exercise its rights and remedies with respect to the First Lien Collateral, which notice may be delivered at any time following an event of default under the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Documents, and (ii) the Collateral Agent has not commenced the exercise of rights and remedies with respect to the First Lien Collateral within 180 days following the delivery of such notice, at the direction of the Administrative Agent. |
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PROHIBITION ON CONTESTING LIENS: |
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No First Lien Secured Party will contest, or support any other person in contesting the priority, validity or enforceability of a Lien held by or on behalf of any of the other First Lien Secured Parties. |
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secure the Credit Agreement Obligations unless it has granted a Lien on a pari passu basis on such assets to secure the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Obligations.
No Credit Party shall grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset to secure the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Obligations unless it has granted a Lien on a pari passu basis on such assets to secure the Credit Agreement Obligations. |
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APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS/TURN-OVER: |
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The proceeds of any liquidation, foreclosure or similar action related to the First Lien Collateral will be applied in the following order of priority:
First, on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate of all expenses under the Credit Agreement Documents and the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Documents), to pay agent, trustee and issuing bank fees, expenses and indemnities under the Credit Agreement Documents and any fees, expenses and indemnities under the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Documents;
Second, on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate outstanding amount of First Lien Obligations), to pay the First Lien Obligations; and
Third, to the Borrower or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct. |
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Liens securing the Credit Agreement Obligations and the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Obligations will be released in connection with the enforcement of rights or remedies by the Collateral Agent as set forth above, and in the event the Liens on all or substantially all of the First Lien Collateral are being released, such release shall be consistent and in accordance with the Credit Agreement.
Any additional release of First Lien Collateral will be permitted as long as such release is permitted by the Credit Agreement Documents and the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Documents. |
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In connection with any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or other debt relief proceeding initiated by or on behalf of any Credit Party:
· DIP Financing: If the Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Administrative Agent) does not object to any Credit Party obtaining debtor-in-possession financing (a DIP Financing), then the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties shall be deemed to have accepted such DIP Financing and will not object or support any objection to any such DIP Financing as long as the Pari Passu Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties receive adequate assurance or supplemental Liens granted to the First Lien Secured Parties.
· Adequate Protection: No First Lien Secured Party shall contest (i) any request by the Collateral Agent, at the direction of the |
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Administrative Agent, for adequate protection; (ii) any objection by the Collateral Agent, at the direction of the Administrative Agent, to any motion, etc. based on the First Lien Secured Parties claiming a lack of adequate protection; or (iii) the payment of interest, fees, expenses or other amounts to the Collateral Agent or any other First Lien Secured Parties. However, (a) if any First Lien Secured Party is granted adequate protection in the form of additional collateral in connection with any DIP Financing, then the other First Lien Secured Parties may seek adequate protection in the form of a lien on such additional collateral (pari passu with the Liens securing the obligations of such First Lien Secured Parties and such DIP Financing), (b) in the event that any First Lien Secured Party is granted adequate protection in the form of additional collateral, then the other First Lien Secured Parties shall have a pari passu Lien and claim on such additional collateral and (c) in the event any First Lien Secured Party is granted adequate protection in the form of a superpriority claim, then the other First Lien Secured Parties may seek adequate protection in the form of a pari passu superpriority claim.
· Avoidance Issues: If any First Lien Secured Party is required to disgorge or otherwise pay any amount to the bankruptcy estate of any Credit Party for any reason (a Recovery), then the obligations of such First Lien Secured Party shall be reinstated to the extent of such Recovery. |
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FIRST LIEN/SECOND LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT TERM SHEET
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the same meanings as specified therefor in the Credit Agreement.
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FINANCING DOCUMENTS: |
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Definitive documentation in respect of the First Lien Obligations (as defined below) (the First Lien Documents) and definitive documentation in respect of the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Obligations (as defined below) (the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Documents). |
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SECOND LIEN SECURITY DOCUMENTS: |
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Collateral documents in respect of the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Obligations substantially identical to the Security Documents, with a collateral trustee (the Second Lien Collateral Trustee) appointed as the representative of the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties. |
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INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT: |
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The Intercreditor Agreement as referred to in clause (B) to the proviso to Section 10.2(a) of the Credit Agreement. |
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FIRST LIEN OBLIGATIONS: |
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Permitted Other Debt Obligations constituting First Lien Obligations (including any hedging, cash management and contingent indemnification obligations relating thereto), if any, together with the Credit Agreement Obligations. |
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FIRST LIEN SECURED PARTIES: |
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The Secured Parties together with the Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties with respect to Permitted Other Debt constituting First Lien Obligations, if any. |
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FIRST LIEN CONTROLLING REPRESENTATIVE: |
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The First Lien Controlling Representative, as defined in Exhibit A. |
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SECOND LIEN PERMITTED OTHER DEBT SECURED PARTIES: |
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The Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties in respect of the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Obligations. |
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The First Lien Secured Parties and the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties (each, a First Lien/Second Lien Secured Party). |
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All assets of the Credit Parties that constitute Collateral under the Credit Agreement Documents and any other assets that are required to be Collateral as defined under each of the First Lien Documents and the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Documents. |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT OBLIGATIONS: |
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All Obligations as defined in the Credit Agreement. |
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SECOND LIEN PERMITTED OTHER DEBT OBLIGATIONS: |
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All Permitted Other Debt Obligations as defined in the Credit Agreement and that are secured by a Lien ranking junior to the First Lien Obligations, as permitted by the terms of the Credit Agreement (including any post-petition interest, whether or not allowed or allowable in (collectively, the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Obligations). |
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(a) Liens securing the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Obligations shall rank second in all respects to the Liens securing the Credit Agreement Obligations.
(b) At any time during which any First Lien Obligations remain outstanding, the Collateral Agent, the Pari Passu Collateral Trustee, if any, and the Second Lien Collateral Trustee will take direction, on behalf of the First Lien Secured Parties and the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties, from the First Lien Controlling Representative with regards to the enforcement of rights and remedies in respect of the First Lien/Second Lien Collateral.
(c) At any time after which the First Lien Controlling Representative has given written notice to the representative of the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties that the First Lien Obligations have been irrevocably satisfied in full in cash (other than hedging, cash management and contingent indemnification obligations), the representative of the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties that constitute the largest outstanding principal amount of any then outstanding Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Obligations may exercise enforcement rights and remedies on behalf of the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties with respect to the First Lien/Second Lien Collateral; provided that the representative of the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties may also exercise enforcement rights and remedies on behalf of the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties with respect to the First Lien/Second Lien Collateral only if (i) such representative has provided written notice to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent of its intention to exercise its rights and remedies with respect to the First Lien/Second Lien Collateral, which notice may be delivered at any time following an event of default under the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Documents, and (ii) the Collateral Agent and the Pari Passu Collateral Trustee, if any, has not commenced |
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the exercise of rights and remedies with respect to the First Lien/Second Lien Collateral within 180 days following the delivery of such notice, at the direction of the First Lien Controlling Representative. |
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PROHIBITION ON CONTESTING LIENS: |
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No First Lien/Second Lien Secured Party will contest, or support any other person in contesting the priority, validity or enforceability of a Lien held by or on behalf of any of the other First Lien/Second Lien Secured Parties. |
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NO NEW LIENS/SIMILAR LIENS: |
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No Credit Party shall grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset to secure the First Lien Obligations unless it has granted a Lien on a second priority basis on such assets to secure the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Obligations.
No Credit Party shall grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset to secure the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Obligations unless it has granted a Lien on a first priority basis on such assets to secure the First Lien Obligations. |
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APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS/TURN-OVER: |
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The proceeds of any liquidation, foreclosure or similar action related to the First Lien Collateral will be applied in the following order of priority:
First, to pay agent, trustee and issuing bank fees, expenses and indemnities under the First Lien Documents;
Second, to pay the First Lien Obligations;
Third, to pay agent, trustee and issuing bank fees, expenses and indemnities under the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Documents;
Fourth, to pay the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Obligations; and
Fifth, to the Borrower or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct. |
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RELEASES: |
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Liens securing the First Lien Obligations and the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Obligations will be released in connection with the enforcement of rights or remedies by the Collateral Agent and the Pari Passu Collateral Trustee, if any, as set forth above, and in the event the Liens on all or substantially all of the First Lien/Second Lien Collateral are being released, such release shall be consistent and in accordance with the Credit Agreement.
Any additional release of First Lien/Second Lien Collateral will be permitted as long as such release is permitted by the First Lien Documents. |
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Any amendment to a Financing Document will be permitted as long as such amendment is permitted by the First Lien Documents and the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Documents and approved by the requisite vote, |
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solely to the extent any vote is required under such documents. |
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In connection with any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or other debt relief proceeding initiated by or on behalf of any Credit Party:
· DIP Financing: If the Collateral Agent and the Pari Passu Collateral Trustee, if any, (at the direction of the First Lien Controlling Representative) does not object to any Credit Party obtaining debtor-in-possession financing (a DIP Financing), then the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties shall be deemed to have accepted such DIP Financing and will not object or support any objection to any such DIP Financing.
· Adequate Protection: No Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Secured Party shall contest (i) any request by the Collateral Agent or the Pari Passu Collateral Trustee, if any, at the direction of the First Lien Controlling Representative, for adequate protection; (ii) any objection by the Collateral Agent or the Pari Passu Collateral Trustee, if any, at the direction of the First Lien Controlling Representative, to any motion, etc. based on the First Lien Secured Parties claiming a lack of adequate protection; or (iii) the payment of interest, fees, expenses or other amounts to the Collateral Agent, the Pari Passu Collateral Trustee or any other First Lien Secured Party. However, if (a) the First Lien Secured Parties are granted adequate protection in the form of additional collateral or superpriority claims in connection with any DIP Financing, then the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties may seek adequate protection in the form of a lien on such additional collateral (on a second priority basis with respect to the Liens securing the obligations of such First Lien Secured Parties and such DIP Financing) or superpriority claims, respectively, and (b) in the event that the First Lien Secured Parties are granted adequate protection in the form of additional collateral, then the Second Lien Permitted Other Debt Secured Parties shall have a second priority Lien and claim on such additional collateral.
· Avoidance Issues: If any First Lien Secured Party is required to disgorge or otherwise pay any amount to the bankruptcy estate of any Credit Party for any reason (a Recovery), then the obligations of such First Lien Secured Party shall be reinstated to the extent of such Recovery. |
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Exhibit 99.1
NOTICE OF FULL REDEMPTION
LPL Holdings, Inc.
10.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015 (the Notes)
CUSIP No. 50212YAA2
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE
HOLDERS of the above-referenced Notes
Pursuant to Section 3.07 of the Indenture, dated as of December 28, 2005 (the Indenture) among LPL Holdings, Inc., as Issuer (the Issuer), the Guarantors named on the signature pages thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the Trustee), relating to the above-referenced 10.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015 (the Notes), the Issuer has elected to redeem and will redeem on June 22, 2010 (the Redemption Date) $550 million aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes at a redemption price of 105.375% of the principal amount thereof (the Redemption Price), plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes redeemed to, but not including, the Redemption Date. Holders of the Notes will be paid the Redemption Price upon presentation and surrender of their Notes for redemption at the address indicated below. Notes called for redemption must be so surrendered in order to collect the Redemption Price. The address for delivery of the Notes to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Paying Agent (as defined in the Indenture), is as follows:
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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
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Corporate Trust Services |
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Northstar East Building - 12th Floor |
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On the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable on Notes called for redemption and, unless the Issuer defaults in making payment of the Redemption Price, interest on Notes called for redemption shall cease to accrue on and after the Redemption Date. If any Note is redeemed in part, upon surrender of the Note on the Redemption Date, a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion will be issued. If any Note contains a CUSIP or ISIN number, no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in this Notice of Redemption and the holder should rely only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes.
IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION
Under current United States federal income tax law, backup withholding, at a rate of 28%, generally may apply to the payment of gross redemption proceeds, unless (i) in the case of a non-corporate holder that is a beneficial owner of Notes and that is a United States person (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes), the paying agent has received a properly completed IRS Form W-9 setting forth the holders taxpayer identification number, or (ii) the holder otherwise establishes an exemption. A holder that is a beneficial owner of Notes and that is not a United States person (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes) generally may establish an exemption from backup withholding by providing to the paying agent an IRS Form W-8BEN, upon which it certifies its foreign status.
This Notice of Redemption was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding tax-related penalties under federal, state, or local tax law.
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Direct inquiries to the Trustee by telephone to at 1-800-344-5128 or by Fax at 612-667-6282.
LPL Holdings, Inc.
By: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee
Dated May 24, 2010